[Adopted 12-13-2017 by Ord. No. 1107-17]
A.
Designation. Fire lanes on private property shall be designated,
in writing, by the Fire Marshal in accordance with the provisions
of the Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-1.1 et seq., as may be amended
from time to time.
B.
Markings.
(1)
Signs. The owner of any property upon which fire lanes are designated
in accordance with the requirements of this article shall install
signs at intervals of one for every one hundred linear feet of fire
lane or part thereof, or as otherwise approved by the Fire Marshal.
Signs shall have a white reflective background and be provided with
red lettering which reads "No Parking - Fire Lane." Such signs shall
measure 12 inches by 18 inches or as approved by the Fire Marshal.
(2)
Striping. The owner of any property upon which fire lanes are designated
in accordance with the requirements of this article shall install
striping as described herein for all fire lanes on improved areas
provided as any portion of a fire lane. Fire lanes shall be provided
with yellow lines four inches in width along their entire circumference.
The fire lane shall further be provided with diagonal striping, yellow
in color and having a minimum width of four inches, spaced at intervals
of five feet.
(3)
Size. Fire lanes for vehicle access shall be a minimum of 12 feet
in width, or as otherwise required by the Fire Marshal. Fire lanes
for egress of occupants only shall only be required to be the width
of the exitway served.
C.
Notification. Once a fire lane on private property has been designated
by the Fire Marshal in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform
Fire Code N.J.A.C. 5:70-1.1 et seq., as may be amended from time to
time and properly marked by the property owner, the Fire Marshal shall
notify the Police Department and Municipal Clerk in writing of the
existence and location of such designated fire lane.
The Fire Marshal shall enforce the provisions of this article.
A.
No person
shall park or otherwise leave unattended any vehicle or place any
obstruction in or upon any fire lane at any time; or obscure from
view, damage, deface, obstruct or restrict the access to any fire
hydrant or any other Fire Department connection for the suppression
of fires, including fire hydrants and Fire Department connections
that are located in public or private streets and access lanes, or
on private property.
A.
It shall
be unlawful to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire
to interfere with, obstruct or restrict the mobility of or block the
path of travel of any Fire Department emergency vehicle in any way
or to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere
with, obstruct or hamper any Fire Department operation.
B.
Compliance with orders. A person shall not willfully fail or refuse
to comply with any lawful order or direction of the Fire Chief, Fire
Marshal or recognized incident commander or interfere with the compliance
attempts of another individual at a Fire Department operation.
C.
Driving over fire hoses. A vehicle shall not be driven or propelled
over any unprotected fire hose of the Fire Department, when laid down
on any street, alleyway, private drive or any other vehicular roadway,
without the consent of the Fire Chief or recognized incident commander
in command of said operation.
D.
Damaging or reducing effectiveness to fire protection systems It
shall be unlawful for any person to damage or deface or attempt or
conspire to damage or deface any fire protection system or reduce
the effectiveness at any time.
E.
Failure to report. It shall be a violation of this code for any person
or persons, having knowledge of same, to fail to report to the Fire
Department and/or Fire Marshal a fire or the activation of any fire
protection system or device; or to fail to report the spill or leakage
of any flammable or combustible liquid or gas or of any hazardous
material immediately upon gaining such knowledge.
