[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council)
of the Township of Hillside 12-21-1971 as Ch. XII, Sec.
12-3, of the 1971 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Township finds that the use and keeping, storing and maintenance
for use of portable liquid-fuel-burning space heaters in multiple dwellings,
one- and two-family houses and business, commercial and industrial structures
constitute a serious fire hazard and a serious threat to the lives, health
and safety of the occupants of such buildings and cause a high and increasing
evidence of fires and fatalities in such structures; and the immediate interdiction
of such use of portable liquid-fuel-burning space heaters without allowing
a reasonable opportunity for the substitution of safer means of providing
heat in such premises would make it difficult, if not impossible, for many
families and persons to obtain a sufficient supply of heat.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any heater, stove or appliance designed for the heating of space
in structures, using or designated for using kerosene, fuel oil or other flammable
liquid, which is neither flue nor chimney connected, which is not permanently
affixed to any part of a structure and which is capable of being moved while
in operation.
On and after April 1, 1956, no person shall use, keep for use or store
and maintain for use in any structure or portion of a structure a portable
liquid-fuel-burning space heater for the heating of space therein.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not exceeding
$1,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days; and/or a period of
community service not exceeding 90 days.
