[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of New Windsor 8-8-1990 by L.L. No. 5-1990 (Ch. 21 of the 1972
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
A Bureau of Fire Prevention in and for the Town of
New Windsor, Orange County, New York, is hereby established.
B.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall consist of nine
members composed as follows: three members each shall be appointed
from the New Windsor Fire Department, Inc., and Vails Gate Fire Company,
Inc., and one member shall be appointed from the Salisbury Mills Fire
Department. The names shall be proposed by the Board of Fire Commissioners
in each Fire District. Two people shall be appointed by the Town Board
and shall not be a member of any fire unit. After the initial appointments,
all appointments shall be made for three-year terms. In the event
that no names are submitted by the Board of Fire Commissioners within
30 days after being requested to submit said names, the Town Board
shall appoint qualified people from each district.
[Amended 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012]
C.
Members of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall hold office
at the pleasure of the Town Board and may be removed at the request
of the Board of Fire Commissioners or the Fire Advisory Board of their
respective districts, but only after a hearing upon five days' written
personal notice.
D.
Meetings of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be
held quarterly or at the call of the Chairman of the Bureau, who shall
call such a meeting whenever in his opinion it is necessary or upon
the request of two members of the Bureau. Five members shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number may
adjourn a meeting to a subsequent date.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 142-2, Fire Advisory
Board established, was repealed 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012.
The Town Board shall also appoint, upon recommendation
of the Bureau, one Fire Inspector and may appoint one or more Assistant
Fire Inspectors.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Inspector or duly
authorized assistants to enforce all laws and ordinances covering
the following:
(1)
The prevention of fires.
(2)
The storage and use of explosives and flammables.
(3)
The installation and maintenance of automatic and
other private fire alarm systems and fire-extinguishing equipment.
(4)
The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes.
(5)
The means and adequacy of exits in case of fire from
factories, schools, hotels, lodging houses, asylums, hospitals, churches,
halls, theaters and all other places in which numbers of persons are
employed, live or congregate from time to time, for any purpose.
(6)
The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances
of fires.
B.
The Fire Inspector shall also have the power to propose
regulations covering the aforesaid items to the Town Board of the
Town of New Windsor for approval.
C.
The Fire Inspector shall, at the request of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention, attend the meetings of the Bureau.
D.
The Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants is/are
authorized to sign "order to remedy violation" notices and may act
as witness in proceedings brought on account of such violations. The
Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants may act as complainant
in all violations.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection E, pertaining to the
banning of burning and the revocation of burning permits, which immediately
followed this subsection, was repealed 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012.
A.
The Town Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants
may, at all reasonable hours or at any time they have reason to believe
that a fire hazard may exist, enter any building or premises within
the Town of New Windsor, except the interior of a private dwelling,
for the purpose of making any inspection or investigation which, under
the provisions of this chapter, they deem necessary.
B.
The Town Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants,
police officers, and any Fire Chief or fire officer of the fire companies
protecting the Town of New Windsor may, in the event of an emergency
or disaster in which lives are in jeopardy, order an evacuation of
the area which is endangered. That evacuation may be made across the
private property of others if it is deemed necessary by the official
ordering the evacuation. If, after being ordered to evacuate, that
order is disobeyed, the Town Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants,
police officers and/or the Fire Department personnel may physically
remove said person or persons from the premises and area involved
in the emergency or disaster.
A.
[1]Apartment buildings. Apartment numbers and letters must
be posted on all apartment entranceways. These numbers or letters
are to be at least four inches in size, made of reflective material
and clearly visible from roadways. In addition, each apartment section
must be clearly marked with numbers or letters of reflective material
on the exterior of the building so that the numbers or letters may
be seen from the entrance road at a point no less than 150 feet from
the building. All numbers and letters shall be placed so that emergency
vehicles, with responding personnel, may easily see said letters or
numbers from the vehicles as they approach the building.
[Amended 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012]
B.
Mobile home parks. All mobile home parks must have signs, with lot
numbers posted on them, with numbers at least four inches in size,
at all intersecting roadways within the mobile home park, indicating
by arrows of at least four inches in length the direction of the lot
numbers. These signs are to be clearly visible and unobstructed at
all times. The bottom of the sign shall be at least six feet above
the grade level of the roadway. All homes or units shall be marked
with a unit number in a uniform manner throughout the mobile home
park.
[Amended 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012]
C.
Fire wall markings. For firefighting purposes, all existing fire
walls that are not identifiable by the extension of the fire wall
through the roof must be marked by a sign on the exterior wall of
the building at each end of the fire wall, in order to be seen by
firefighters. The sign is to read "fire wall here" and is to be clearly
visible and unobstructed from view on the outside wall of the building.
The sign is to be six inches in width and two feet in length. The
sign is to be affixed to the exterior building wall under the soffit
of the building.
[Amended 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012]
D.
All commercial kitchens, including but not limited to restaurants,
cafeterias, diners, taverns, luncheonettes, coffee shops and private
clubs, shall have an approved automatic fire-extinguishing system
incorporated into the range hood.
[Amended 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012]
(1)
Hoods, grease-removal devices, fans, ducts and other appurtenances
shall be cleaned weekly or prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated
with grease or oily sludge, whichever occurs first. Flammable solvents
or other flammable cleaning aids shall not be used. Grease cups are
to be cleaned daily.
(2)
Automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be inspected every six
months and a maintenance check shall be performed every year by a
reputable and authorized agent of the automatic fire-extinguishing-system
manufacturer. The extinguisher tank and manual pull stations shall
be tagged showing the date of the last inspection/maintenance examination
and the name of the authorized agent performing the examination. The
tag shall also list the examination performed, i.e., inspection, maintenance,
recharge, or hydrostatic test.
(3)
When an automatic fire-extinguishing system has operated because
of a fire or accidentally for any reason, commercial cooking equipment
involved is permitted to be continued in use for not more than 24
hours without the fire-extinguishing system being inspected and recharged.
If the automatic extinguishing system has not been restored to full
operation within 24 hours, the commercial cooking equipment shall
not be operated.
(4)
All automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be installed and maintained
in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association Code,
Standard for the Installation of Equipment for the Removal of Smoke
and Grease Laden Vapors from Commercial Cooking Equipment, NFPA 96,
and the manufacturer's installation requirements.
(5)
Any buildup of grease on the exterior surfaces of buildings shall
be removed weekly.
(6)
At least annually, the entire hood, duct, fan and other component
parts of the exhaust system shall be cleaned by a reputable contractor
to remove any and all buildup of grease. A sticker shall be affixed
to the hood, so that it may easily be seen, showing the name of the
contractor and date of cleaning. It shall include the following statement:
"This exhaust system has been cleaned in accordance with the requirements
of NFPA 96." The sticker shall be signed by the contractor.
(7)
Filters shall be cleaned daily.
E.
Truss-type construction.
[Added 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012]
(1)
All commercial and industrial buildings and structures that utilize
truss-type construction shall be marked by a sign or symbol that informs
persons conducting fire control and other emergency operations of
the existence of truss construction.
(2)
For purposes of this section, truss-type construction shall mean
a fabricated structure of wood or steel, made up of a series of members
connected at their ends to form a series of triangles to span a distance
greater than would be possible with any of the individual members
on their own.
(3)
This section shall apply to all commercial and industrial buildings
and structures in the Town of New Windsor, both new and existing.
Existing buildings and structures shall have 90 days from the effective
date of this subsection to comply.
(4)
Signs or symbols utilized to identify truss-type construction shall
be in conformance with Section 1264.4 of the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code.
F.
Closing of roadways. Any time a road is closed, either
public or private, for any reason, regardless of the amount of time,
the contractor, Town or private, shall notify the emergency services
prior to closing the road. The emergency services to be notified shall
include, but not be limited to, the ambulance corps, Police Department
and the Fire Department(s) which protect the road to be closed. In
addition, the office of the Fire Inspector shall be notified. If a
single access roadway is to be closed, the entire entrance may not
be closed at any one time and a minimum of 1/2 of the roadway or 12
feet, whichever is greater, must be maintained opened at all times.
If it becomes necessary, plating of sufficient thickness to support
fire apparatus (25 tons) may be used to cover openings in roadway.
G.
If during an inspection it is determined that the
owner of a building or structure does not have a certificate of occupancy
as issued by the Building Department of the Town of New Windsor, the
owner shall be given a maximum of five days in which to apply for
a certificate of occupancy and 30 days in which to obtain a certificate
of occupancy. With the approval of the Code Enforcement Officer or
Fire Inspector, the 30 days in which to obtain a certificate of occupancy
may be extended for an additional 30 days. If the owner fails to obtain
a certificate of occupancy, the building or structure shall be ordered
vacated immediately by the office of the Fire Inspector and all utilities
to the building or structure shall be terminated. No persons shall
occupy the building or structure until a certificate of occupancy
has been issued and a copy of the same is on file with the office
of the Fire Inspector.
H.
All occupancies which have security bars on windows
must have a minimum of two legal exits, remote from each other, from
the building.
I.
Insurance. All commercial occupancies, such as but
not limited to shopping centers, retail stores, factories, schools,
hotels, motels, churches, restaurants, meeting halls, theaters, warehouses,
trucking terminals, apartment complexes, etc., shall report yearly
to the office of the Fire Inspector the name and address of their
insurance carrier (company) and the name and address of their insurance
agent and their insurance policy number.
J.
Excavations. Prior to any excavation, the Underground
Utilities Call Center must be notified, and a dig number or case number
must be obtained. The person in charge of the excavating must notify
the Code Enforcement Officer and Fire Inspector of the dig or case
number at least 48 hours in advance.
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and
Building Code which became effective January 1, 1984, and as it may
hereafter be amended from time to time, is incorporated by reference
and made part of this chapter.
The Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings
and Structures, generally known as the "Life Safety Code 1988," published
by the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 101, 1988, adopted
January 23, 1964, and as it may hereafter be amended from time to
time, is incorporated by reference and made part of this chapter.
Upon any complaint or on his own initiative,
the Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants shall inspect, as
often as may be necessary, all specially hazardous manufacturing processes,
storage or installation of gases, chemicals, oils, explosives and
flammable materials and all interior fire alarm and automatic sprinkler
systems.
A.
Upon any complaint or on his own initiative, it shall
be the duty of the Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants to
inspect, as often as may be considered necessary, any building or
premises, except the interiors of private dwellings, for the purpose
of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condition liable to
cause fire or any violations of the provisions or intent of any New
York State law or any local law or ordinance of the Town affecting
the fire hazard.
B.
Whenever the Fire Inspector or a duly authorized assistant
shall find in any building or upon any premises combustible or explosive
matter or dangerous accumulations of rubbish or unnecessary accumulations
of wastepaper, boxes, shavings or any highly flammable materials,
which are so situated as to endanger property, passageways, doors
or windows or liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire
Department or egress of occupants in case of fire, he shall order
the same to be removed or remedied.
A.
Upon any complaint or on his own initiative, the Fire
Inspector or duly authorized assistant shall inspect buildings or
premises within his jurisdiction for violations. Whenever he shall
find any building or other structure which, for want of repairs, lack
of sufficient fire escapes, automatic or another fire alarm apparatus
or fire-extinguishing equipment, or by reason of age or dilapidated
condition or from any other cause is especially liable to fire, and
which is so situated as to endanger other property or the occupants
thereof, and whenever he shall find in any building combustible or
explosive matter or flammable conditions dangerous to the safety of
such buildings or the occupants thereof, he shall order such dangerous
conditions or materials to be removed or remedied.
B.
Whenever the Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistant
deems that a condition, violation or situation as set forth above
is such that it constitutes a distinct hazard to life or public safety,
he may remove the hazard and/or order the building or premises closed
immediately to the public, said building or premises to remain closed
until the hazard is removed or remedied at the owner's expense.
C.
Whenever the Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistant
deems that an obstruction to or on a fire lane or other means of access
to a building or premises or that obstruction to a source of water
or other services necessary for fire-fighting purposes is such that
it constitutes a distinct hazard to life or public safety or is interfering
with the operation of the Fire Department during an emergency, he
may order the obstruction removed immediately at the owner's expense.
D.
Whenever an order for immediate closing of a building
or premises or for the immediate removal of an obstruction is given,
said order shall be written and three copies made. The original is
to be kept on file in the office of the Fire Inspector, one copy is
to be given to the individual directed to carry out the order, and
one copy is to be given to the owner or occupant and, if none, affixed
to the premises or property.
E.
Should the Code Enforcement Officer or his assistant
be unavailable for any reason, the Fire Inspector or duly authorized
assistants may issue stop-work orders at a construction site if it
is found that conditions are such that NYCRR is being violated.
A.
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Those water main lines which are used to route water through
a residential or commercial subdivision in which the water is shared.
Those water main lines used to route water to a given area
of the Town.
B.
In order to ensure adequate fire-fighting capability,
the centers of hose outlets in fire hydrants shall be 18 inches above
the floor of the hose house or 18 inches above ground.
C.
There shall be a maximum of 500 feet between fire
hydrants situated along water main lines. Exceptions may be granted
for water mains solely used for the transmission of water rather than
the distribution of water.
D.
Water main lines less than eight inches in diameter
in residential areas and less than 12 inches in diameter in commercial
areas are prohibited.
E.
Distribution-type water main lines must loop into
the water system, and dead-end mains are prohibited.
F.
Emplacement or maintenance of material or objects,
including trees, bushes, flowers, shrubbery, rubbish, garbage cans,
mailboxes or guardrails, which hamper fire-fighting operations is
prohibited within 15 feet above or to any side of a fire hydrant.
G.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall approve hydrant
locations and water main lines in all areas of the Town of New Windsor
prior to final approval by the Town of New Windsor Planning Board.
This shall include, but not be limited to, new subdivisions, apartment
projects, commercial areas, industrial areas and where new schools
or churches are being constructed. The procedure hereinafter set forth
shall be followed by the individual, organization or corporation,
hereinafter referred to as "developer," installing the hydrants and
water mains.
(1)
The developer shall furnish the Bureau of Fire Prevention
with two maps or site plans showing street, water main locations and
hydrants, together with other site information.
(2)
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be allowed 30
days for review of the plans for location of hydrants and water mains.
The requirements shall be clearly shown on the maps or site plans
and signed by the Fire Inspector. One completed copy of the map shall
be returned to the developer.
(3)
After the final map or site plans are printed and
the necessary corrections shown on the site plan or map, the developer
will return two copies to the Fire Inspector who will review said
map or site plan within two days. If the changes are in accordance
with the requirements as previously set forth, the Fire Inspector
shall affix the approval stamp, sign and date the map or site plan
and return one copy to the developer.
H.
Hydrants must be installed and flow tested before
above the ground construction is commenced. The flow test shall comply
with the specifications of the Insurance Services Office of New York
(formerly New York Fire Rating Board) to produce an "A" rating.
I.
The Fire Inspector shall view all hydrant locations
prior to final approval by the Town of New Windsor. The Fire Inspector
shall supply to the Town Engineer a report stating either that the
hydrants are approved or a report stating the deficiencies which were
found on inspection. Any deficiencies found must be corrected prior
to final approval.
J.
Highway markers identifying fire hydrant location
shall be placed in the center of the roadway at all fire hydrant locations.
The reflective marker shall be blue in color.
A.
Service upon owner. Orders or other documents to be
served pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall be served upon
the owner in the manner set forth below:
(1)
Delivering within the state to the person to be served.
(2)
Delivering to a person of suitable age and discretion
at the address of the affected property and mailing a copy of said
order to the owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, at
the last address of record according to the Town of New Windsor's
Assessor's records.
(3)
Affixing to the entrance door of the affected premises
and mailing a copy of said order to the owner by certified mail, return
receipt requested, at the last address of record according to the
Town of New Windsor's Assessor's records.
B.
Service upon occupant or agent. In the event that
the order or document is to be served upon an occupant or agent of
the aforesaid, service shall be made as follows:
(1)
Delivering within the state to the person to be served.
(2)
Delivering to a person of suitable age and discretion
at the address of the affected property and mailing a copy of said
order or document to the lessee, occupant or agent of the aforesaid
by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the address of the
affected property.
(3)
Affixing to the entrance door of the affected premises
and mailing a copy of said order to the lessee, occupant or agent
of the aforesaid by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the
address of the affected property.
C.
In the event that a lessee, occupant or agent cannot
be served by any of the aforesaid means, service of all orders and
documents may be served upon the owner in the manner set forth above
and service shall be deemed complete upon the lessee, occupant or
agent of the aforesaid upon depositing a copy of said order in a sealed
postal wrapper properly stamped and addressed to the owner at the
last address of record according to the New Windsor Assessor's records.
The owner shall be deemed the agent of the lessee, occupant or agent
of the lessee or occupant for the purpose of receiving service of
process.
D.
In the event that a second or subsequent violation
of the same law or ordinance occurs or the order to remove or remedy
violation is not accomplished, the Fire Inspector or duly authorized
assistants may immediately issue an appearance ticket, returnable
in the Town Justice Court or any other court, without further service
of an order to remove or remedy.
E.
Any such order shall be complied with by the owner
or occupant of such premises or building within the time fixed in
said order. Such owner or occupant, however, may, within 48 hours,
appeal from such order to the Bureau of Fire Prevention of the Town
of New Windsor by filing his appeal, with the reasons therefor, with
the Chairman of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Such appeal shall stay
the enforcement of the order temporarily. The Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall, within 10 days after the filing of such appeal, review such
order and file its decision thereon within 30 days with the Town Clerk,
and unless such order is revoked or modified, it shall remain in full
force and be complied with within the time fixed in the order, which
time shall be construed to run from the date of filing of the decision
of the Bureau to Fire Prevention with the Town Clerk; provided, however,
that any such owner or occupant may, within five days after the filing
of the decision of the Bureau of Fire Prevention on an appeal from
such order, file his petition with a court of competent jurisdiction
praying for a review of such order.
F.
In the event that the Town prevails at the conclusion
of the appeal, the party appealing shall be responsible for paying
all costs of said party and Town, including reasonable attorney fees.
Parties so appealing to the court shall file with said court within
two days a bond in an amount to be fixed by the court, to be approved
by the court, conditioned to pay all costs of appeal in case the appellant
fails to sustain his appeal.
G.
Any determination pursuant to the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code may be appealed in a manner prescribed
by the Secretary of State, pursuant to the Executive Law.
A.
Upon request of the Fire Chief of the responsible
district, the Fire Inspector and duly authorized assistants shall
investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of every fire in which
a person has been injured or by which property has been destroyed
or damaged and, so far as possible, shall determine whether the fire
is the result of carelessness or design. If it appears that such fire
is of suspicious origin, the Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants
shall notify the proper authorities designated by law to pursue the
investigation of such matter and shall further cooperate with the
authorities in the collection of evidence, investigation of the incident
and in the prosecution of the case. Every fire to be investigated
shall be reported, in writing, to the Fire Inspector within two days
after the occurrence of the same by the officer in whose jurisdiction
the fire has occurred. Such report shall contain a statement of all
facts relating to the cause, origin and circumstances of such fire,
the extent of damage thereof, the insurance upon such property and
such other information as may be required on blanks provided by the
Fire Inspector. All fires not so reported shall be reported monthly
to the Fire Inspector.
B.
The Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistant shall
have the authority to order the immediate evacuation of a building
or premises substantially damaged or destroyed by fire and shall order
that the premises be immediately sealed off from public access or
by boarding up of openings in the structure at the expense of the
owner.
C.
The Fire Inspector or a duly authorized assistant
shall have the authority to order a building closed or a section of
the building or premises sealed off in the event of fire or emergency
so that an investigation may be conducted in order to determine the
cause of the fire or emergency.
D.
The Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants may
request the assistance of the Bureau of Fire Prevention in order to
determine cause, origin and circumstances of fire.
A.
Construction, installation and use requirements. All
storage tank construction, installation and use shall comply with
all requirements of this chapter, the Town Code, the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and applicable National
Fire Protection Association standards and codes, as well as all other
applicable generally accepted standards.
B.
Physical protection. All storage tank installations
shall be situated in such a manner or provided with suitable barriers
of substantial construction so as to protect the tank and related
system appurtenances from damage due to contact with vehicles or other
objects.
C.
Leak detection, leak containment and alarm monitoring.
All storage tank installations containing 1,100 gallons or more of
Class I, II or III liquids, as well as related piping and appurtenances,
shall be provided with leak detection, leak containment and alarm
monitoring. In addition, the following shall be provided by the owner,
at the owner's expense, when required by the office of the Fire Inspector:
(1)
Leak detection and alarm systems for any other storage
tank or appurtenances.
(2)
Continuous monitoring of alarm and trouble signals
by an approved alarm monitoring service or other approved facility.
(3)
Fail-safe-type shutoff devices on supply and discharge
piping activated automatically during an alarm, trouble or emergency
condition.
D.
Emergency planning and facilities. As required from
time to time by the office of the Fire Inspector, the following shall
be provided by the owner at the owner's expense:
(1)
Additional access as may be deemed necessary to accommodate
emergency vehicles.
(2)
Additional or new state of the art fire detection,
fire suppression and fire protection systems.
(3)
The cost of a Town or privately developed emergency
action and/or evacuation plan for the area potentially affected by
an emergency at the tank facility.
(4)
Any extraordinary costs associated with emergency
responses or mitigating actions. This includes but is not limited
to evacuations, specialized equipment rental or charges, employment
of specialists, purchases of all foam, etc., required as a result
of an emergency at the tank facility.
E.
Labeling of tanks. All storage tanks, fill piping,
discharge piping and appurtenances shall be adequately labeled so
that the materials contained therein are readily identifiable by emergency
personnel.
[Amended 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012; 11-1-2023 by L.L. No. 7-2023]
A.
All commercial occupancies 5,000 square feet or more in floor area,
regardless of fire walls, including, but not limited to, assembly
spaces, restaurants, office buildings, hotels, motels, manufacturing,
warehouses, retail stores, etc., erected after the adoption of this
chapter, shall install a fully automatic sprinkler system to the requirements
of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), NFPA13. Standard
for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, and applicable generally
accepted standards.
B.
All residential occupancies 5,000 square feet or more in floor area, regardless of fire walls, including, but not limited to, apartment buildings and condominiums, shall install in all common areas of the building, such as hallways, stairwells, storage areas, mechanical areas, basements, etc., a sprinkler system as described in Subsection A above.
C.
All sprinkler plans, designs and supervisions of installation shall
be approved prior to the installation of the system by the office
of the Fire Inspector.
(1)
The approval of the sprinkler system or for placement of standpipes
or fire department connections is for the purpose of checking for
the conformity with the building occupancy use and National Fire Protection
Association sprinkler standards.
(2)
Any building in which the occupancy use changes shall have the sprinkler
system remodeled to meet the density requirement for that occupancy.
(3)
All new and existing sprinkler systems shall be connected to an alarm
company which monitors the system 24 hours daily.
The Fire Inspector and duly authorized assistants
may render assistance to neighboring communities for the investigation
of fires and other emergency conditions, provided that the mutual
assistance is reciprocal.
In the event that it becomes necessary for any
of the emergency services or officials of the Town of New Windsor
to require any specialized equipment, material, personnel or any other
extraordinary expenses or service, it shall be the responsibility
of the person, persons, firm, property owner, transporter, business
entity or any other corporation to pay in full any such extraordinary
expenses.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 142-19, Town Attorney
to assist investigations, was repealed 12-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012.
A.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this chapter or neglecting to comply with
any order issued pursuant to any section thereof shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a
fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for
not more than one year, or both, for each offense. Each day that said
violation is permitted to exist beyond the period fixed in the order
so issued shall be a separate offense.
[Amended 5-5-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
B.
Notwithstanding the notice provisions set forth above,
the Fire Inspector or duly authorized assistants shall not be required
to give notice to interested parties before acting under the authorization
of this chapter.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are
at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations, ordinances or local laws, the most restrictive or that
imposing the highest standards shall govern.