The Fire Official, with the approval of the
Chief of Police and the Fire Chief of the Fire District for which
the fire lanes and fire zones are being requested to be established,
may designate fire lanes and fire zones on public and private property
to which the public is invited or which is devoted to public use,
if it is necessary to provide for the safety of the public, to provide
emergency access for Fire Department vehicles in the case of fire
or emergencies and to allow for Fire Department operations during
fires or emergencies.
The location, width and length of such zones shall be determined in accordance with §
123-10 herein. The description of such fire zones shall be based on the size, type and location of structures and areas and all relevant facts that determine fire zone descriptions.
All existing designated fire zones within the
Township of Readington shall comply with the provisions of this article.
It shall be a violation of the Uniform Fire
Code for any person to park a motor vehicle in or otherwise obstruct
a fire lane or fire zone.
It shall be unlawful to park any type of motor
vehicle in or to obstruct in any manner fire zones as herein so defined
or to obstruct with any motor vehicle any public or private fire hydrant
or building Fire Department sprinkler or standpipe connection.
The Fire Department, Fire Official and Fire
Inspectors of the Fire Prevention Bureau, the Fire Chiefs of the Township
and the Police Department shall have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce
the provisions of this article by the issuance of summons of the Readington
Township Municipal Court.
Any vehicle parked in any fire zone in violation
of this article and deemed a hazard to the general public may be towed
and impounded by the Readington Township Police Department.
[Amended 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 20-99]
Each violation of this article shall 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.