[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Lebanon 8-20-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-08. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any portion of any street, parking yard, parking place, or parking lot, whether publicly or privately owned, which has been designated as a fire zone except as specifically permitted herein. Fire Department, rescue squad and police vehicles are exempted when performing official duties. Armored cars are exempt when engaged in the actual delivery or pickup of money and other valuables only for the period of time necessary to complete the transaction.
B. 
No person shall use a fire zone for dropping off or picking up passengers, packages or deliveries.
Map designations of designated fire zones in the Township of Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, shall be kept on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk and shall be available for inspection during normal business hours.
The owner of any property on which a fire zone is designated is hereby required to have proper signs and/or painted markings calling attention to the provisions of this chapter erected and/or placed upon the designated fire zones.
A. 
The Township Committee, in consultation with the Fire Official, the Chief of Police and Subcode Official, shall designate fire zones on public property or on private property to which the public is invited if it is necessary to provide safety to the public or to provide proper access for fire department operations.
B. 
The Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as applicable, may require fire zones after consultation with the Fire Official for any commercial applicant seeking site plan review and approval for a commercial property with 50 or more parking places. The Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as applicable, may adjust the number of parking spaces required of the applicant if the public need for the fire zone prevents the applicant from complying with the number of parking places required.
After designating an area as a fire zone, the Municipal Clerk, in conjunction with the Township Fire Official, shall notify the owner of the property, in writing, by certified mail or personal service, and specifically describe the area to be designated as a fire zone and the reason for making the designation. Within 30 days of receiving the notice of the designation of a fire zone, the owner shall mark the fire zone in accordance with appropriate directives from the Fire Official and/or Chief of Police. Any person aggrieved by the Township Committee determination of designating a fire zone on their property shall have the right to appeal to the Township Committee, upon written notice to the Municipal Clerk, within 30 days of receiving the notice designating an area as stated herein above.
Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not less than $20 nor more than $100. For purposes of this chapter, each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation.
Members of the Township Police Department and the Township Fire Official of are authorized to issue summonses for violations of this chapter.