[Amended 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]
The purpose of this chapter is to implement the provisions of
P.L. 1983, c. 383, known as the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," and to
set forth that the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach will enforce said
code through its present Fire Official. The Borough will enforce the
Uniform Fire Safety Act as a result of the request by Ocean Fire Company,
Point Pleasant Beach Fire Department No. 2, and the Board of Fire
Officers of Point Pleasant Beach having requested and agreed to enforcement
through the Borough's Fire Official.
[Amended 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, P.L.
1983, c. 383 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-203), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code
shall be locally enforced within the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach,
Ocean County, New Jersey.
a.
For the purpose of enforcing fire lane violations, the Police Department, fire police, code enforcement officers, as well as the Fire Official of the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach are hereby designated as enforcement officers for the purpose of issuing fire lane violations. This acknowledges the fact that said fire lanes have been included within Chapter 15 although they are not a part of the Uniform Fire Safety Act. They have been incorporated into Chapter 15 for convenience purposes.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau of Fire Safety
within the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Construction Department.
The Bureau of Fire Safety of the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach
shall enforce the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the codes and regulations
adopted under it in all buildings, structures and premises within
the established boundaries of the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach,
other than owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings, and shall
faithfully comply with the requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
The Bureau of Fire Safety established by § 15-3 of this chapter shall carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey.
The Bureau of Fire Safety established by § 15-3 of this chapter shall be part of the Borough and shall be under the supervision and control of the Fire Official.
a.
Appointment of Fire Official. The Bureau of Fire Safety shall be
under the direct supervision of the Fire Official pursuant to the
Uniform Fire Code. The Fire Official, for the purposes of organization
structure, shall report to the Director of Community Development.
b.
Inspectors and employees. Such inspectors and other employees as
may be necessary in the Bureau of Fire Safety shall be appointed by
the Mayor and Council upon the recommendation of the Fire Official
and shall be certified by the Department of Community Affairs. Said
inspectors of the enforcing agency shall be subject to removal for
inefficiency or misconduct. Each inspector or employee to be removed
shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the appointing authority
or the designated hearing officer.
[Amended 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]
Pursuant to Section 15 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206) and Section 17
(N.J.S.A. 52:27D-208) of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved
by any order of the Bureau of Fire Safety shall have the right to
appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of the County of Ocean.
[Ord. 1985-22, § 8; Ord. #1989-10, § 1;
Ord. #2003-42, §§ 1,2; Ord. #2008-05, § 1;
Ord. #2010-10, § 3; Ord. #2011-20; amended 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13; 3-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
In addition to the inspection and fees required pursuant to
the Act and regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, Division
of Fire Safety and the Uniform Fire Act, the fees already established
within the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach are hereby ratified and
reaffirmed. All structures, occupancies, businesses, multifamily dwelling
and non-owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings shall register
and submit appropriate fees. Registrations shall be required annually,
be valid from a period of January 1 to December 31 with fees paid
within 30 days of invoice date.
a.
All structures owned or operated by the Borough of Point Pleasant
Beach or any other government agency shall be inspected annually.
Registration is required. There is no fee for registration.
b.
Annual registration and fee costs will be $65. A $50 late fee will
be assessed if payment is not received within 30 days of the date
of the invoice. An annual inspection is required for all occupancies
not defined as a life hazard use in the Uniform Fire Code or exempted.
c.
Annual registration and fee cost will be $110. A $50 late fee will
be assessed if payment is not received within 30 days of the date
of the invoice. An annual inspection is required for the following
uses:
d.
The fee for an inspection and certificate of smoke alarm, carbon
monoxide alarm and portable fire extinguisher compliance (CSACMAPFEC)
shall be $90. Said certificate, once issued, will be valid for a period
of 180 days. If a reinspection is required, a fee of $50 will be charged
and a new inspection date will be scheduled.
e.
All multiple-family dwellings of Use Group R-2, as defined in the
New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, shall require fees as shown
below:
[Amended 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-10, Technical Amendments,
was repealed 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13.
[Amended 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]
The current codes as adopted by the State of New Jersey and
the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach are available for review on the
New Jersey Division of Fire Safety website and in the office of the
Point Pleasant Beach Bureau of Fire Safety by appointment.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-12, Amendments, was repealed
9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13.
Any person who violates any one or more of the provisions of
this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 for
each separate offense and/or confinement in the Ocean County Jail
for a period of not more than 90 days. In the case of a continuing
violation or violations, a fine of not more than $500 may be assessed
for each day that said violation or violations are not corrected.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or
on which a violation occurs or continues.
[Ord. #1985-16; Ord. #1988-6; Ord. #2003-25, § 1;
Ord. #2005-34, § 1; Ord. #2013-40; Ord. #2014-14; Ord. #2016-17;
Ord. No. 2017-19; amended 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]
a.
The Code
of the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach is hereby supplemented to include
the following specific fire lanes as established by the Fire Official
and pursuant to the current relevant code as adopted in the Uniform
Fire Code. Fire lanes shall be marked with a freestanding sign measuring
12 inches wide by 18 inches high with the words “FIRE LANE-NO
PARKING” or “NO PARKING-FIRE LANE” on a white sign
in contrasting reflective colors with curbs painted with an approved
yellow to identify and prohibit the obstruction thereof. The means
by which fire lanes are designated shall be maintained in a clean
and legible condition at all times and be replaced or repaired when
necessary to provide adequate visibility. Pavement markings shall
be painted to include the entire lanes and shall read “NO PARKING
FIRE ZONE.”
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FIRE LANES
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Name of Street
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Sides
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Location
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Arnold Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Arnold Avenue at Boardwalk and 25 feet west
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Arnold Avenue
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Both
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Front of Ocean Fire Co. #1 - 50 feet from center of apparatus
doors
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Atlantic Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Atlantic Avenue at Boardwalk and 25 feet west
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Baltimore Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Baltimore and 25 feet south
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Beacon Lane
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Both
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Between Michelle Lane and Carter Avenue
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Boston Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Boston and 25 feet south
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Boston Avenue
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Both
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South of Harvard Avenue to Lake Louise
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Boston Avenue
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Both
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North of Niblick Street to Lake Louise
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Broadway
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Both
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Foot of Broadway at Boardwalk and 25 feet west
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Cedar Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Cedar and 25 feet east from start of pavement
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Central Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Central Avenue at Boardwalk and 25 feet west
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Channel Drive
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West side of building
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206 Channel Drive, rear of Sea Mist Motel - alley in front of
apartments
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Danby Place
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Both
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Both
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Elizabeth Avenue
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Entire cul-de-sac
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Cul-de-sac between State Highway #35 North and State Highway
#35 South
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Forman Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Forman Avenue at Boardwalk and 25 feet west
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Forman Avenue
[Repealed 3-17-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04] | ||
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Harvard Avenue
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Both
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End of Harvard Avenue by Lake Louise and 25 feet west
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Inlet Drive
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Both
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From Loughran Point to Broadway
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Inlet Drive
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South
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From Ocean Avenue to Loughran Point
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Inlet Pointe Condominium
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Both
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Entrance
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Inlet Pointe Condominium
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Open Driveway
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Jenkinson’s Parking Lot
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TBD
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Corner of Ocean Avenue and Broadway
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Kinmouth Alley
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Both
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Between 501 and 515 Arnold Avenue, from Arnold to McLean Avenue
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Lane Alley
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South
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From Lincoln Avenue to Woodland Avenue
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Laurel Avenue
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Both
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Front of Point Pleasant Beach Fire Co. #2 - 50 feet from center
of apparatus doors
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Long Point Lane
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Both
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Entire length
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Maryland Avenue
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Entire cul-de-sac
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Cul-de-sac at 310 Maryland Avenue, front of Oceanview Apartments,
aka Bay Head by the Sea
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Municipal Parking Lot (Arnold Avenue at Little Silver Lake)
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South
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2-car space just west of Boston Avenue enter south side of parking
lot
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Municipal Parking Lot (Arnold Avenue west at Little Silver Lake)
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Southwest
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Southwest side of lot center at a 45-degree angle from Arnold
and Ocean Avenue
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New Jersey Avenue
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Both
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Foot of New Jersey Avenue at Boardwalk and 25 feet west
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New York Avenue
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Both
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Foot of New York at Ocean Front and 25 feet west
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Niblick Street
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North
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25 feet from center of main doors of Antrim School both directions
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Ocean Avenue
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West
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From Broadway to Inlet Drive
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Parkway
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14 feet westerly of the westerly edge of the curb cut at 308-310
Parkway
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Parkway
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Both
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Foot of Parkway at Boardwalk. Whole cul-de-sac
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Parkway
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South
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In front of 310
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Randall Avenue
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West
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Between 135 and 201
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River Vista Lane
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Both
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Entire length from Curtis Avenue on the east, including the
entire turnaround area on the west end (A sign stating "No Trespassing
by Minors from 10PM until 6AM" shall be installed at the point on
River Vista Lane where access to the river is permitted.)
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Sea Avenue
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Entire cul-de-sac
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Cul-de-sac at 330 Sea Avenue front of Sea Garden Apartments
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St. Louis Avenue
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Both
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Foot of St. Louis and 25 feet south
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Trenton Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Trenton Avenue at Boardwalk and 25 feet west
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Trenton Avenue
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South
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From Bay Avenue to Gowdy Avenue
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Unnamed Alley
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Both
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Between 514 and 516 Arnold Avenue
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Unnamed Alley
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Both
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Between 622 and 624 Arnold Avenue
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Unnamed Alley
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Both
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Between 711 and 713 Arnold Avenue
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Washington Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Washington at Ocean Front and 25 feet west
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Water Street
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Both
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Foot of Water Street at Boardwalk and 25 feet west
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Yale Avenue
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Both
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Foot of Yale Avenue by Antrim School to 50 feet north
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The purpose of the within subsection is to protect the health,
safety and welfare of the residents of the Borough of Point Pleasant
Beach by the establishment of regulations to prohibit docking of boats
along certain street ends which are fire lanes potentially serving
for the drafting of water to service the Borough's fire departments.
It shall be unlawful for any individual, firm, partnership or
corporation to secure a boat or watercraft to the bulkhead in the
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach located upon the following street
ends:
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Baltimore Avenue at Wills Hole Thoroughfare
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Boston Avenue at Lake Louise
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Boston Avenue at Wills Hole Thoroughfare
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Cedar Avenue at Manasquan River
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Harvard Avenue at Lake Louise
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St. Louis Avenue at Wills Hole Thoroughfare
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These areas are to be appropriately marked "No Docking, Fire
Lane - Drafting Area" so that they are visible from the water and
land sides.
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Any person who violates one or more subsections of this section
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each separate
offense and/or confinement in the Ocean County Jail for a period of
not more than 90 days.
