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Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes portions of
R.O. 1966 C.S. 15:13-1-15:13-3 and Ordinance Nos. 6 S+FF, 1-15-1986;
6 S+FR, 1-3-1990; 6 S+FR, 4-18-1990; 6 S+FE, 3-6-1991; 6 S+FI, 10-16-1991;
6 S+FE, 7-11-2001.
[Ord. 6 PSF-D, 4-1-2009 § 1; Ord. 6 PSF-C, 3-16-2011; Ord. 6 PSF-H, 8-7-2019; amended 8-19-2021 by Ord. No. 6PSF-AC (s), 08-19-2021]
a.
Except as otherwise provided all owners/developers of public and
private buildings operating a building unit in the City of Newark
which contains over 100 housing units (defined as 100 certificates
of occupancy under one ownership entity within a one or two block
radius) shall be required to have present on the premises an armed
security guard for eight hours per day, and an unarmed security guard
for the remaining 16 hours per day, during each day of the year. In
the event that no one building entrance has access to 100 housing
units, then the security guard shall be required to patrol the entire
complex and provide adequate proof of the regular patrol of the entire
premises. The provisions of this section shall apply to any dwelling
unit which is a condominium, development or any rental or condominium
building with units each having an individual exterior entrance. Housing
units which are situated on the grounds of hospitals, regularly patrolled
by a security force and wherein such grounds are revisited by a security
patrol at least once per hour shall be exempt from the requirement
of maintaining an armed security guard on the premises.
The determination of 100 or more housing units shall be made
based on building plans and original certificates of occupancy issued
by the City of Newark. Any attempt to reduce the number of certificates
of occupancy in a building having been determined to be a building
with 100 housing units or more shall be considered a violation of
this chapter punishable by a fine of up to $500 per day for each day
the owner/operator is found to be in violation of this chapter.
This subsection supersedes any prior ordinances pertaining to
building security requirements.
b.
All
public and private housing buildings in the City of Newark which contain
over 100 housing units and which are Senior Citizens housing buildings
shall be required to have present on the premises an unarmed security
guard for 24 hours each day of the week.
c.
All
public and private housing complexes in the City of Newark, which
consist of more than one building, each with a separate entrance,
and each building containing more than 100 housing units shall be
required to have present on the premises of each building an armed
security guard for eight hours per day, and an unarmed security guard
for the remaining 16 hours per day, during each day of the year.
d.
All
public and private housing buildings in the City of Newark, considered
as one development, building, and/or complex is required to have at
least one (1) security guard present for twenty four (24) hours of
each day of the week, consisting of one (1) armed security guard for
eight (8) hours per day and one (1) unarmed security guard for the
remaining sixteen (16) hours per day, for every one hundred fifty
(150) residential units in said housing development, building, and/or
complex (i.e. for three hundred (300) residential units, two (2) armed
security guards shall be provided for eight (8) hours and two (2)
unarmed security guards for the remaining sixteen (16) hours per day,
during each day of the year).
[Ord. 6 PSF-D, 4-1-2009 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean a uniformed guard armed with a handgun who is
a Newark Police Officer, Newark Special Police Officer or an employee
of a licensed security officer company.
Shall mean a uniformed Newark Special Police Officer or a
uniformed employee of a licensed security officer company who is not
armed with a handgun.
[Ord. 6 PSF-D, 4-1-2009 § 1]
All Newark Police Officers, Newark Special Police Officers and
employees of licensed security officer companies shall comply with
the requirements as set forth in the Security Officer Registration
Act, N.J.S.A. 45:19A-1 et seq. where applicable.
[Ord. 6 PSF-D, 4-1-2009 § 1]
Violations of this Article by any person or corporation shall
be punishable by a fine of at least $100 but not exceeding $1,000
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or by a period
of community service not to exceed 90 days. Each day's violation of
this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 8-19-2021 by Ord. No. 6PSF-AC (s), 08-19-2021]
Nothing within this Article shall be interpreted and/or considered
to limit the Court's discretion to mandate enhanced safety measures
or the Public Safety Director's recommendations to require enhanced
safety measures, including, but not limited to requiring more security
guards, armed or unarmed, at any public or private residential development,
building, and/or complex, subject to the requirements within this
Article, as a result of any history of safety concerns within a particular
housing development, building, and/or complex.
All public and private housing buildings in the City of Newark,
New Jersey which contain parking lots or parking garages for thirty
(30) or more vehicles shall be required to install and maintain on
the premises video surveillance cameras which shall be in a state
of good repair and operating condition on a twenty-four (24) hour
per day, seven (7) days per week basis. Said video surveillance cameras
shall be positioned in such a manner as to reasonably cover the entire
parking lot/parking garage and all driveways and ramps.
[Ord. PSF-C, 3-16-2011]
The owner/operator of such public or private housing buildings
shall be required to keep and maintain on the premises the video tapes
for a period of 60 days.
[Ord. 6 PSF-D, 4-1-2009 § 1: Ord. 6 PSF-C, 3-16-2011]
Any owner/operator who shall fail to provide and maintain video
surveillance cameras in accordance with the provisions herein shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $500 for each
day the owner/operator is found to be in violation of this chapter.
