Parapet walls present collapse and fall hazards to firefighters,
and their dangers are well known to the fire service community; and
the Harrison Township Fire District has requested that all buildings
built with parapet walls be marked with a placard indicating their
height above the roofline to provide for the safety of their fire
suppression members.
For the purpose of this article, certain words and phrases are
defined as follows:
PARAPET WALL
The part of a wall entirely above the roofline or a barrier,
which is an extension of the roof, terrace, balcony or other structure.
ROOFLINE
The roofline shall be that portion of the roof structure
or truss which sits or is affixed to the outside bearing wall.
All existing buildings shall comply with this article within
12 months of its effective date. All newly constructed buildings or
structures, not yet occupied and/or currently under construction,
shall comply immediately.
Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply
with any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,250, imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not
exceeding 90 days. Any person, firm or corporation who is convicted
of violating the provisions of this article within one year of the
date of a previous violation of the same article and who was fined
for the previous violation shall be sentenced by the court to an additional
fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine imposed by the court
for a repeated offense shall not exceed the maximum fine fixed for
a violation of this article, but shall be calculated separately from
the fine imposed for the original violation of this article.