Each and every inhabitant of the Village shall aid in extinguishing
any fire, and, while rendering such aid, each such inhabitant shall
be subject to the command of the Fire Chief or such person as may
be acting as such.
Fire lanes shall be kept clear at all times, and no one shall
park any vehicle or cause any obstruction to be placed upon such fire
lanes. The fire lanes shall be established by the Board, by resolution,
after conference with the Superintendent of Public Works and Fire
Chief.
No owner or occupant of any building or any person or corporation
engaged, either as a contractor, workman or in any other capacity,
in any work upon any building shall maintain a fire in any building
within the Village in a stove, salamander or other similar contrivance
without having some person at all times present in such building to
attend such fire, unless a fireproof substance is at all times maintained
immediately under the same, and unless the same is connected with
the outside of the building by means of a noncombustible pipe or chimney
in such manner that all of the smoke and gases arising from such fire
are conducted directly to the outside of such building.
Except where another penalty is provided, any person found in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-4 of this Code.
Any structure containing more than two residential living units,
or any commercial building, industrial building, or institutional
or public service building constructed after August 8, 2005, or any
other building designated by the Village of Salem Lakes Building Inspector
or the Village of Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue Department Fire Inspector
shall be required to install a Knox-Box® to enable the Fire/Rescue
Department to achieve access to the structure and its individual components
in the event of an emergency or fire inspection. Any existing commercial
occupancy exceeding $3,000 in remodel and/or new construction shall
be required to install a Knox-Box®.