[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bronxville
2-9-1981 as Ch. 55 of the 1981 Code, amended by L.L. No. 6-1983. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Fire Prevention
Law of the Village of Bronxville, New York."
There is hereby adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bronxville
for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous
to life and property from fire or explosion, that certain Code known as the
"New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code," of which Code
not fewer than three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the
Clerk of the Village and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully
as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this chapter shall
take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits
of the Village of Bronxville.
A.
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code shall be enforced by the Fire Department of the Town of Eastchester.
B.
The Chief of the Fire Department is permitted to detail
such members of the Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time to time
be necessary. The Chief of the Fire Department may recommend to the Board
of Trustees the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authorization
is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness
for the position. The examination shall be open to members and nonmembers
of the Fire Department, and appointments made after examination shall be for
an indefinite term with removal only for cause.
C.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall make such periodic
reports to the Board of Trustees of the Village as the Board shall from time
to time reasonably request and the Chief of the Fire Department shall also
recommend any amendments to the Code which, in his or her judgment, shall
be desirable.
D.
The Chief of the Fire Department may request and shall
receive so far as may be necessary, in the discharge of his or her duties,
the assistance and cooperation of other officials of the village.
E.
Funds received from the State of New York under § 54-g,
State Finance Law, for the purpose of providing support of activities relating
to administration, enforcement and inspection as provided in the New York
State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code may be shared with the Eastchester
Fire District in recognition of the inspection services provided by that agency
in an amount to be fixed by action of the Board of Trustees on an annual basis
or as such funds are received if not on an annual basis.
[Added 3-14-1984 by L.L.
No. 3-1984]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Wherever used in the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code, it shall be held to mean the "Village of Bronxville."
Wherever used in the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code, it shall be held to mean the "Village Counsel for the Village of Bronxville."
The limits referred to in the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited,
in which manufacture and storage of fireworks are prohibited, in which storage
of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, in which
new bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquids are prohibited and in
which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established
as the limits of the Village of Bronxville.
The routes for vehicles transporting explosives and blasting agents
and for vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals and other dangerous articles
shall be established by the Chief of the Fire Department at the time of issuing
a permit for such transport.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by L.L.
No. 20-1990; 4-10-1995 by L.L.
No. 1-1995]
A.
Designated fire lanes. The fire lanes in the Village
of Bronxville are hereby established as follows:
(1)
Alden Place - 15 feet on each side of hydrant.
(2)
Latimer Lane - 15 feet on each side of hydrant No. 120.
(3)
For a distance of 45 feet in from the corner of Sagamore
Road and Beechtree Lane along the south side of Beechtree Lane.
(4)
For a distance of 30 feet in from the corner of Avon
Road and Beverly Road along the west side of Beverly Road.
(5)
For a distance of 80 feet on the north side of Avon Road
at Beverly Road going east toward Sagamore Road.
(6)
Alden Place - for a distance of 100 feet from the intersection
at Midland Avenue on both the east side and west side.
(7)
Both sides of the entrance road leading from Prescott
Avenue to the Gramatan Court Town Houses (located on the tax map as Section
12, Block 4, Lot 1), by posting sign at entrance from Prescott Avenue: "No
Parking Along Curbs - Fire Lane."
(8)
On the outer perimeter of the courtyard at Gramatan Town
Houses in front of units numbered 1 to 16 and units numbered 29 and 30, by
posting sign at top of entrance drive: "No Parking Along Curbs - Fire Lane."
(9)
Midland Gardens.
(a)
For a distance of 240 feet heading north from the corner
of Midland Avenue along the east side of the Midland Gardens service road,
adjacent to front (west facing facade) of Building #4.
(b)
For a distance of 71 feet from the northwest corner of
Building #4 heading east along the south side of the Midland Gardens service
road adjacent to the north side of Building #4.
(c)
For a distance of 175 feet from the northwest corner
of Building #1 heading south along the east side of the Midland Gardens service
road adjacent to the west side of Building #1.
(d)
For a distance of 85 feet from the southeast corner of
Building #3 heading south along the west side of the Midland Gardens service
road adjacent to the south side of Building #3.
(e)
For a distance of 123 feet from the southwest corner
of Building #2 heading counter clockwise along the circular portion of the
Midland Gardens service road adjacent to the front entrance of Building #3.
(10)
Eastbourne Apartments.
(a)
For a distance of 140 feet along the northerly property
line of Eastbourne Apartments between Stoneleigh Plaza and Lake Avenue.
(b)
Starting at Lake Avenue on the south connection road
between Lake Avenue and Stoneleigh Plaza in a westward direction for a distance
of 82 feet, then north along the east curbline of Stoneleigh Plaza for a distance
of 196 feet.
(11)
Stoneleigh Plaza. The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited
on Stoneleigh Plaza:
(a)
On the west side from the intersection of the north curbline
of Pondfield Road West and the west curbline of Stoneleigh Plaza northerly
to a point 236 feet northerly therefrom.
(b)
On the west side from a point in the north line of the
driveway leading from the garage of Stoneleigh Apartment northerly along the
west side of same and curving to the east and then to the south along the
east side of Stoneleigh Plaza for a total distance of 227 feet.
(12)
Lake Avenue and Rivermere Apartments. The parking of
vehicles is hereby prohibited on Lake Avenue as follows:
[Amended 1-8-2001 by L.L.
No. 1-2001; 6-11-2001 by L.L.
No. 4-2001]
(a)
On the east side from a point five feet south of the
northerly line of the Lake Avenue apartments extended to a point 19 feet northerly
therefrom.
(b)
Beginning at a point 30 feet southerly from the southeast
corner of the Rivermere Apartment building and 23 feet westerly from the Metro
North Railroad fence; thence westerly for a distance of 15 feet; thence southerly
for a distance of nine feet; thence northeasterly 28 feet to the point of
beginning.
(c)
Beginning at a point in the Metro North/Lake Avenue Owners
property line 92 feet eight inches southerly from the southeast corner of
the Rivermere Apartment building; thence running in a southerly direction
along the property line for a distance of 33 feet.
(13)
Southgate Apartments. The parking of vehicles is hereby
prohibited in the six feet area directly in front of the south extension staircase
exit on the connector road between Stoneleigh Plaza and Lake Avenue.
(14)
Bronxville Elementary School. From the driveway intersection
with Midland Avenue at the north end to the driveway intersection with Midland
Avenue at the south end including the entire traffic lane closest to the school
entrance for a distance of approximately 388 feet.
[Added 1-11-1999 by L.L.
No. 1-1999]
B.
Amendments. No fire lanes can be established on private
property other than those specifically set forth in this chapter, except by
formal amendment of this Section by the Board of Trustees pursuant to proper
legal notice, public hearing and other applicable provisions of law.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power to modify any of the
provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
upon application in writing by the owner or the lessee, or his or her duly
authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying
out the strict letter of such Code, provided that the intent of such Code
shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The
particulars of such modification when granted or allowed and the decision
of the Fire Department thereon shall be entered upon the records of the Department
and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall disapprove an application
or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions
of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code do not apply
or that the true intent and meaning of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, in each case
with respect to any property located within the Village of Bronxville, the
applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department
to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bronxville within 30 days from
the date of the decision appealed.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall determine and specify after giving
affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes
or occupancies, which shall require permits, in addition to those now enumerated
in the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. The Chief
of the Fire Department shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his
or her office and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
A.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, except for violations of § 150-7 hereof, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bronxville or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of a penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time.
[Amended 6-12-2000 by L.L.
No. 2-2000]
B.
Any person or persons violating § 150-7 hereof or neglecting to comply with any fire or police directive made pursuant to § 150-7 shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $25 or imprisonment up to 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each offense.
C.
The application of the above penalties shall not be held
to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
