[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Mansfield 9-26-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-08. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Commercial Security Code."
For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
are herein defined as follows:
The Chief of the Township of Mansfield Police Department
or his duly authorized agents.
Any kind of business operation that is carried on in one
or more structures whereby goods, services or entertainment of any
kind or type are offered for sale, lease or hire to the general public.
All enclosed or unenclosed pedestrian areas more than 10
feet in width that is open to the public containing a total gross
floor area of 125,000 square feet or more.
A security trailer equipped with video cameras, a speaker
and flashing strobes. Mobile lot cops are intended to be highly visible
and positioned in commercial parking areas as a deterrent to crimes.
The owner of the shopping center premises and the individual,
firm, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or legal
entity legally authorized by the owner of the shopping center premises
under a management agreement to lease commercial space or manage the
operation of the shopping center.
The combined area as measured in square feet, of all parking
areas, sidewalks, pedestrian ways and all open space associated with
the shopping center.
All that area associated with the shopping center or mall,
whether unenclosed or enclosed, which is used for or intended for
the off-street parking of motor vehicles, and including parking slabs,
spaces between stalls, access aisles, fire lanes, driveways and roadways
leading to and from the parking stalls, and loading zones adjacent
to parking stalls or otherwise accessible to the public.
The action of continually riding around and through a designated
area for the purpose of protecting persons and property in a motor
vehicle marked and identified on its door as a security vehicle, with
a flashing amber rotating light clearly visible to the general public,
along with a cellular telephone to be used for contacting the Police
Department of the Township of Mansfield.
Every individual, firm, corporation, partnership, unincorporated
association or legal entity owning or operating a commercial enterprise
located in a shopping center subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Any area consisting of multiple commercial enterprises including
a parking area or consisting of a clustering or grouping of commercial
enterprises with common ownership or a joint right to the use of a
parking area consisting of a minimum gross floor area of 125,000 square
feet or parking spaces in excess of 1,000 vehicles on site.
Wall-mounted equipment featuring video cameras, a speaker
and flashing strobes. Stationary lot cops are mounted on the exterior
of commercial buildings for surveillance coverage of the back and
sides of the building.
The purpose of this chapter is to enhance the peace, safety
and general welfare of persons who have come upon the premises of
certain shopping centers and malls to shop at or otherwise engage
in or use the services or faculties of the commercial enterprises.
Each shopping center or mall in the Township of Mansfield, whether
in existence, under development, or developed after the effective
date of this chapter, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
The following security services shall be provided at each shopping
center or mall consisting of any kind of business operation that is
carried on in any one or more structures whereby goods, services or
entertainment of any kind and/or type are offered for sale, lease
and/or hire to the general public. The security services required
by this chapter shall be from 10:00 a.m. to one hour after the last
commercial enterprise doing business in the shopping center or mall
closes.
A.Â
A minimum of one motor vehicle patrol service shall be provided for
a shopping center or mall, duly marked and identified on its doors
as a security vehicle, with a flashing amber rotating light clearly
visible to the general public; along with a cellular telephone to
be used for contacting the Mansfield Township Police Department.
B.Â
A shopping center or mall may satisfy the security services requirement
through the use of mobile and stationary lot cops during the hours
of 11:00 p.m. until 10:00 a.m. the next day. The requisite number
and placement of mobile and stationary lot cops must be coordinated
with the Mansfield Township Police Department. Shopping centers or
malls will not be considered to have satisfied the security services
requirements with the use of mobile and stationary lot cops unless
approval is received from the Mansfield Township Police Department.
A.Â
The security officer on patrol and in the patrol vehicle, or the
individual tasked with operation and monitoring of mobile and stationary
lot cop surveillance, shall notify by cellular phone the Mansfield
Township Police Department immediately upon discovery of any violation
of the laws of the State of New Jersey or the Township of Mansfield.
B.Â
It shall be the sole duty of any patrol security officer to make
periodic patrols and inspections of the shopping center or mall and
parking areas to assure the personal safety, privacy and protection
of the users, invitees, and patrol of the shopping center or mall;
and to notify the Police Department of such violations. The presence
of the officer at the shopping center or mall shall be for the purposes
of the deterrence of and observation of any loitering, disturbances
and other problems, or unlawful conduct on the premises.
No security officer employed for the purposes of this chapter
shall have any police power responsibility within the Township of
Mansfield.
Each shopping center or mall operator shall notify the Chief
of Police of the name, address and telephone number of the security
service being provided herein and the responsible person in charge
of said security service, together with the roster of security personnel
to be used on duty to supply the services required under this chapter.
Unless otherwise agreed between the operator and the responsible
persons, the operator of the shopping center or mall shall provide
the security services required by this chapter.
The Mansfield Township Police Department shall enforce the provisions
of this chapter, deemed necessary by the Chief for the proper enforcement
of this chapter.
In the event that the requisite security services shall not
be provided at a shopping center in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter:
A.Â
Each person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or
less than $100 or imprisonment in jail for not less than 90 days,
or both.
B.Â
Each day upon which a violation of this chapter takes place shall
constitute a separate offense.
