Article VIII
Fees
Article IX
Severability
DINGMAN
TOWNSHIP
FIRE
PROTECTION
ORDINANCE
Article
I
TITLE
This
Ordinance
shall be
known as and
may be cited
as the Fire
Protection
Ordinance of
Dingman
Township.
The purpose
of this
ordinance is
to foster
greater
public
safety by
instituting
policies,
controls,
rules, and
laws that
promote fire
safety and
enhance the
ability of
the
Township’s
Emergency
Service
providers to
react with a
semblance of
order to a
catastrophe
or disaster.
The
provisions
of this
ordinance
shall not be
construed to
repeal or
offer an
alternative
to existing
zoning
and/or
building
code
requirements.
If conflict
exists
between the
lawful
statues or
ordinances,
the most
stringent
requirement
shall
prevail.
Redundancy
in this
document is
intended to
show the
importance
of specific
items but is
not intended
to detract
from other
items or
other
Dingman
Township
Ordinances.
The
Definitions
found below
are for the
purpose of
this
Ordinance.
Any
definitions
not included
below may be
obtained
from the
Dingman
Township
Subdivision
& Land
Development
Ordinance,
the Dingman
Township
Zoning
Ordinance,
or the
Pennsylvania
Municipalities
Planning
Code.
Burning
Ban
An area-wide
prohibition
on outdoor
burning
imposed by a
government
body (local,
state, or
federal).
Contained
Fire
A fire set
or
maintained
in an
outdoor
fireplace,
incinerator
or other
fireproof
container.
Campfire
An open
outdoor fire
contained in
a fire ring
of rocks or
other
similar
barrier,
having a
diameter of
four feet or
less, and
ignited for
the purpose
of cooking
or aesthetic
purposes.
Campfires do
not include
fires
ignited for
the purpose
of burning
trash or
debris.
Developer
The owner,
or
authorized
agent of the
owner,
including
but not
limited to,
any
individual,
partnership,
or
corporation
that
undertakes a
subdivision,
land
development,
or any of
the
activities
covered by
this
Ordinance.
Dry
Hydrant
An
arrangement
of pipe
permanently
connected to
a water
source other
than a
piped,
pressurized
water supply
system that
provides a
ready means
of water
supply for
fire-fighting
purposes and
utilizes the
drafting
(suction)
capability
of fire
department
pumpers.
Emergency
Management
Coordinator
The
person(s)
appointed by
the Dingman
Township
Board of
Supervisors
in
accordance
with the PA
Emergency
Management
Services
Code.
Fire
Department
The Fire
Department
having
primary
jurisdiction
over the
subject
area.
NFPA
National
Fire
Protection
Association
Owner
Responsible
party for
subject
property,
including,
but not
limited to
the
Developer,
Property
Owners’
Association,
etc.
Pressurized
Water
A system
having water
pipes
serving
hydrants
that is
under
Systems
continuous
pressure and
designed to
furnish,
over and
above
domestic
consumption,
a water
supply for
the purpose
of fire
fighting.
Static Water
Source A
source of
water that
is stored in
cisterns,
ponds,
streams,
rivers, etc.
that is made
available
for
fire-fighting
purposes
through the
use of dry
hydrant
systems.
The source
must remain
adequate and
reliable
every day of
the year.
Uncontained
Fire
Any fire not
meeting the
definition
of a
contained
fire or
campfire.
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All outdoor
fires,
except for
those
maintained
in a gas or
charcoal
cooking
or heating
appliances,
shall
conform to
the
requirements
set forth in
this
Article.
Section 4.01
General
Provisions
(a)No fire
shall be set
or contained
within
twenty-five
(25) feet of
any building
or
combustible
material
storage
container.
(b)
No fire
shall be set
or
maintained
that may
endanger any
building or
property,
except in
the instances
in which the
Fire
Department
has caused a
fire to be
set in a
building or
on a
property
under the
direct
supervision
of the Fire
Department,
for
the purposes
of
training
exercises
or
when
contracted
by the
property
owner for
the razing
of a
building,
and where
all
applicable
permits have
been
obtained.
(c)No fire
shall be
set,
maintained,
or allowed
to smolder
between the
hours of
10:00 pm and
6:00 am
except as
provided for
in this
ordinance.
(d)
No fire
shall be
set,
maintained,
or allowed
to smolder
during such
times that a
Burning Ban
has been
placed into
effect by
the
Supervisors
of Dingman
Township,
the County
of Pike, or
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania.
(e)The
burning of
recyclable
materials
eligible for
collection
through the
Pike County
Recycling
Program is
prohibited.
(f)
Outdoor
burning must
be
supervised
by a
responsible
adult who
shall remain
within a
reasonable
distance of
the fire.
(g) An
adequate
supply of
water, fire
extinguishers,
or other
acceptable
fire
suppression
materials,
sufficient
to
extinguish
the fire,
must be kept
in close
proximity to
the fire.
In addition,
adequate
equipment
and/or
personnel
must be
readily
available
on-site to
extinguish
the fire
when
necessary.
Section 4.02
Contained
Fires
For the
purpose of
this
ordinance, a
contained
fire is
defined as
any fire set
or
maintained
in an
outdoor
fireplace,
incinerator
or other
fireproof
container.
(a)Contained
fires shall
be used only
to burn
readily
combustible
material not
otherwise
prohibited
by any other
applicable
State or
local
regulations.
(b)
Nothing in
this section
shall be
deemed to in
any way
restrict or
alter the
provisions
of the Solid
Waste
Ordinance of
Dingman
Township.
Section 4.03
Campfires
For the
purpose of
this
ordinance, a
campfire is
defined as
an open
outdoor fire
contained in
a fire ring
of rocks or
other
similar
barrier with
a diameter
of four feet
or less.
(a)Campfires
may be
ignited and
maintained
only by an
adult
resident of
the property
on which the
campfire is
situated or
in
appropriately
designated
areas of
government
owned lands
or public or
private
campgrounds.
(b)
The area
around a
campfire
shall
be raked of
leaves,
twigs, and
other
ignitable
material for
a distance
of ten feet.
(c)An
adequate
supply of
water or
fire
extinguishers
sufficient
to
extinguish
the campfire
must be kept
in close
proximity to
the
campfire.
(d)
No campfires
may be
ignited,
maintained,
or allowed
to smolder
during a
declared
burning ban.
(See also
Section
4.01(d)
above).
(e)Campfires
must be
extinguished
prior to the
person
maintaining
it going
to sleep
or leaving
the area.
Section 4.04
Uncontained
Fires
For the
purpose of
this
ordinance,
an
uncontained
fire is
defined as
any fire not
meeting the
definition
of a
“contained
fire”
or a
“campfire”.
(a)Prior to
setting an
uncontained
fire, the
Pike County
Communications
Center shall
be
notified of
the
location,
planned
duration,
and name of
contact
person
responsible
for the
uncontained
burn.
(b)
No
uncontained
fire shall
be
maintained
unless
constantly
attended to
by at least
one
responsible
adult.
In addition,
no
uncontained
fire shall
be permitted
to burn in a
manner which
allows hot
ashes or
embers to
leave the
boundaries
of the
property
upon which
the fire has
been set.
(c)Any
uncontained
fire
permitted to
burn 1) in
an unsafe
manner or
under
adverse
weather
conditions,
2)
unsupervised,
or 3) is
determined
to be unsafe
by fire
department
or Township
personnel
who have
been duly
authorized
by the Board
of
Supervisors
to make such
determinations,
shall be
extinguished
immediately
upon demand
by such
official.
(d)
Nothing in
this section
shall be
deemed to in
any way
restrict or
alter the
provisions
of the Solid
Waste
Ordinance of
Dingman
Township.
Section 4.05
Exceptions
(a)In
the event
there is
compelling
reason(s) to
have an
uncontained
fire,
campfire,
etc. at such
time or in
such a
manner as to
violate the
provisions
of
Article
IV
of
this
Ordinance,
such fire
may be
permitted by
special
permission
of the Board
of
Supervisors
only upon
recommendation
of the Fire
Chief with
jurisdiction
over the
property and
proof of
adequate
insurance.
The
provisions
in this
Article, and
the
provisions
of other
local and
state
regulations
as may be
referenced
herein,
shall apply
to all new
applications
for any of
the
following:
1)
Residential
subdivisions/land
developments
or
multi-family
housing
projects
consisting
of 5 or more
lots/units
where the
applications
for same
were
submitted
after the
effective
date of this
ordinance
(February 4,
2003) and
additions to
existing
subdivisions
or land
developments
in which
five (5) or
more
additional
lots or
units are
proposed
after said
effective
date. In the
case where
lots or
units are
added which
total five
(5) after
the
effective
date of this
ordinance
but are not
proposed at
one time,
the
requirement
for
compliance
with this
ordinance
shall
commence in
the
application
where the
fifth (5)
lot or unit
is proposed
and shall
apply to all
lots or
units
included in
that
submission.
The Township
will presume
that this
ordinance
applies to
the lots or
units in any
subdivision
submitted
after the
effective
date and the
burden shall
be upon the
applicant to
submit
adequate
proof in the
form of
approved
maps or
plans to
show that it
does not
apply under
the
provisions
set forth
herein.
2)
Commercial
land
developments
proposing
buildings(s)
of an
aggregate
5,000 square
feet or
more.
3)
All land
developments
proposing
buildings or
places of
public
assembly,
regardless
of size.
4)
All
commercial
structures,
regardless
of size,
considered
severe or
high hazard
occupancies
(Occupancy
Hazard
Classification
of 3 or 4)
in
accordance
with the
National
Fire
Protection
Association
Publication
No. 1142.
The systems
and
facilities
described in
Article V
herein shall
be required
improvements
under the
Zoning,
Subdivision
& Land
Development,
and Building
Code
Ordinances
of Dingman
Township
upon the
effective
date of this
ordinance.
Section 5.01
General
Provisions
(a)Developments
and
subdivisions
meeting the
above
criteria of
this Article
shall
provide an
adequate and
reliable
water source
for fire
protection.
The entire
system
design shall
be submitted
as part of
any
subdivision
and/or land
development
application
and shall
conform with
the
standards
set forth in
this
section.
The fire
protection
water source
shall be
provided by
means of a
pressurized
water
system,
static water
source, or a
combination
thereof.
Provisions
of this
section are
for
non-sprinklered
structures;
sprinklered
structures
shall be
designed in
accordance
with NFPA 13
and may be
evaluated on
a
case-by-case
basis for
reductions
of these
standards at
the
discretion
of the Board
of
Supervisors.
(b)
The plans
submitted
shall be
reviewed by
the Township
Emergency
Management
Coordinator
and the Fire
Department
having
jurisdiction.
Plans may
also be
reviewed by
the Township
Engineer,
at
the
Township’s
discretion,
and at the
Developer’s
cost.
(c)Should
the proposed
subdivision
and/or
development
be located
in close
proximity to
an existing
fire
protection
water source
owned,
operated,
and/or
located on
property
unrelated to
the
Applicant,
an agreement
between the
two parties
for the
expansion
and/or
sharing of
said
existing
source will
be
considered
by the
Township
provided
that all
other
provisions,
especially
maximum
distances
from the
water
source, of
this
ordinance
are met and
that such
expansion
and/or
sharing does
not
compromise
the
functionability
and
reliability
of the
source.
(d)
Adequate
access shall
be provided
to all types
of water
sources at
all times.
In
situations
where the
source is to
be located
more than 20
feet from an
existing or
proposed
roadway, an
access road
meeting the
standards of
“Private
Streets” in
the Dingman
Township
Subdivision
and Land
Development
Ordinance
shall be
provided.
If an
existing
roadway
which does
not meet the
standards of
“Private
Streets” is
to provide
access to
the system,
said roadway
shall be
required to
be improved
to the
standards
for “Private
Streets”.
(e)Access
roads to
water
sources
shall
be
maintained
and kept
clear of all
debris,
snow, or any
impediment,
which would
limit access
to, from,
and/or
around all
water
sources. In
the event of
a storm,
access to
water
sources
shall be
cleared
within 24
hours
following
the storm,
or not less
than every
24 hours
during the
course of a
multiple-day
storm
event. To
assure this
end, an
Agreement,
between the
Township and
applicant,
shall be
duly
recorded
with the
Pike County
Recorder’s
Office prior
to Final
subdivision
and/or land
development
approval
being
granted by
the Board of
Supervisors.
(f)
Security
measures
shall be in
place to
eliminate or
alleviate
damage
to the
system and
its
components.
(g)
The
definitions
of technical
terms
contained
herein,
unless
otherwise
noted, may
be found in
the National
Fire
Protection
Association
(NFPA)
publication
1142.
(h)
Section 5.02
Static
Water
Systems
(a) Static
water
sources for
the purposes
of fire
protection
may include
ponds,
streams,
tanks,
swimming
pools, etc.
Where
streams and
pools are
proposed as
a water
source,
applicant
must be able
to prove, to
the
satisfaction
of the Fire
Department
and Board of
Supervisors,
that said
source will
prove
reliable
during all
seasons.
(b) For
Fire
Protection
sources
serving up
to 9
residential
lots/units,
a minimum of
1000 gallons
per lot/unit
shall be
provided,
with each
static water
source
containing
at least
5,000
gallons of
water. Each
static water
source shall
be located
not more
than 2000
feet from
the center
of the front
lot-line.
(c) For
Fire
Protection
sources
serving up
to 9
multi-family
units, a
minimum of
1000 gallons
per unit
shall be
provided,
with each
static water
source
containing
at least
5,000
gallons of
water. Each
static water
source shall
be located
not more
than 1000
feet from
each
multi-family
structure.
(d)
For Fire
Protection
sources
serving
ten or more
residential
lots/units,
a static
water source
containing a
minimum of
5,000
gallons
shall be
located no
more than
2000
feet from
the center
of the front
lot-line.
(e) For all
of the
following,
all water
source
design
(including
sizing), and
installation
standards
shall be in
accordance
with NFPA
1142, and
the location
of the
static water
source shall
be no more
than 1000
feet from
any area of
the proposed
structure:
1)
multi-family
housing
consisting
of ten or
more units,
2)
commercial
subdivisions
and/or land
developments
proposing
buildings(s)
of an
aggregate
5,000 square
feet or
more,
3)
all land
developments
proposing
building(s)
of public
assembly/use,
4)
all
commercial
structures,
regardless
of size,
considered
severe or
high hazard
occupancies
(Occupancy
Hazard
Classification
of 3 or 4)
in
accordance
with NFPA
1142, year
of latest
revision,
(f)
Dry hydrants
shall be
installed at
all static
sources and
located as
required to
satisfy the
distance
requirements
stated
above.
(g)
Dry hydrants
shall be
terminated
with a
45-degree
dry hydrant
head with a
six-inch
female
connection
and cap.
Hydrant
centerline
shall be 3
feet from
finished
grade. All
piping shall
be
eight-inch
diameter
schedule 80
PVC and
installed
below the
frost line
(4 foot
minimum
cover). The
strainer
shall be
located a
minimum of
three feet
below
the average
ice depth
and no less
than two
feet above
the source
invert. The
vertical
distance
from the
source to
the
centerline
of the
hydrant
shall be
fifteen feet
maximum.
(h) All
static
systems
shall be
designed and
installed in
accordance
with NFPA
1142.
(i)
Dry hydrants
shall be
tested and
inspected at
least
two
times per
year by the
Fire
Department.
Nominal fees
for said
inspections
may be
instituted
at the
approval of
the Board of
Supervisors
and shall be
included in
the Township
Fee
Schedule.
The Fire
Department
shall notify
the
Developer/Owner
at least ten
(10) days
prior to
conducting
the
inspection.
Should the
Developer/Owner
wish to
retain a
qualified
independent
contractor
to conduct
the
inspection
and testing
(at the
Developer’s
expense),
the Fire
Department
must be
notified at
least three
days prior
to the date
the
Department
has
scheduled to
conduct
their own
inspection.
The Fire
Department
retains the
right to
ascertain
any
contractors
chosen are
qualified to
conduct the
necessary
inspection
and testing
and to be
present
during said
inspection
and testing.
Within ten
days following
completion
of the
inspection/testing,
the
Developer/Owner
shall
submit
a written
report
prepared by
the
contractor
who
conducted
the
inspection/testing
and which
includes the
date
performed,
location and
owner of dry
hydrant, and
the results
of the
inspection/testing
to the Fire
Department
and the
Township.
The
Developer/Owner
shall be
informed of
any
maintenance
and/or
repairs
found to be
necessary,
which are
ultimately
the
responsibility
of the
developer/owner.
Said
maintenance
and/or
repairs
shall be
completed
within
fifteen days
of
notification.
The Fire
Department
may elect to
perform said
maintenance
and
or/repairs,
and may bill
the
developer/owner
for
reimbursement
of expenses
(materials
and/or
services
purchased)
incurred as
follows: 1)
at the
Developer/Owners
request if
within
fifteen days
of
notification
to Developer/Owner,
or 2) at any
time
following
the
expiration
of the
fifteen day
period and
verification
that the
maintenance
and/or
repairs have
not been
completed.
Should the
Developer/Owner
have the
maintenance
and/or
repairs
completed by
someone
other than
the Fire
Department,
notification
shall be
provided to
the Fire
Department
immediately
upon
completion.
In the event
that the
Developer/Owner
fails to pay
any sums due
under this
section
within
thirty (30)
days of
being sent
an invoice
for same,
the total
amount due
plus the
reasonable
costs of
collection
shall be
collected by
the Township
as a
Municipal
Lien.
The Fire
Department
shall
provide the
Township
with written
reports
at least
once
each quarter
of all
inspections/testing
and repairs
conducted,
which shall
include
the
dry hydrant
location,
date,
and
description
of work
performed.
Section 5.03
Pressurized
Water
Systems
(a)
The design
criteria for
all
pressurized
water
systems
shall comply
with this
Section.
(b)
The system
shall be
designed to
sustain a
minimum flow
of 1000 gpm
with a
residual
pressure of
30 psi for a
two-hour
duration
for all
commercial
structures
and a
one-half
hour
duration for
all
residential
structures.
All system
piping shall
be a minimum
of six
inches in
diameter.
(c)
Fire
hydrants
shall be
provided in
sufficient
locations to
enable the
needed fire
flow to be
delivered to
all required
areas of the
development.
In no case
shall a
structure
requiring
fire
protection
be located
closer than
40 feet nor
further
than
600
feet from a
fire
hydrant.
All fire
hydrants
shall be of
the dry
barrel type
with two
2-1/2 inch
NST
discharges
and one
4-1/2
inch
NST
discharge
and be
acceptable
to the Fire
Department
having
jurisdiction.
(d)
When the
system
relies on
electric
pumping
units for
supply of
fire flow, a
reliable
source of
back-up
power shall
be
provided.
This back-up
power source
shall be
equipped
with
automatic
transfer
capabilities
and be
capable of
sustaining
back-up
power for a
minimum of
two hours.
(e)The
system shall
be in
accordance
with NFPA
24, and must
be reviewed
and approved
by the
Township
Engineer and
the Fire
Department
having
jurisdiction.
(f)
The
Developer
shall
inspect and
test all
components
of the
pressurized
water system
at least
twice per
year and
provide the
Fire
Department
having
jurisdiction
with a copy
of the
result of
that
testing.
The Fire
Department
shall be
notified at
least one
week in
advance of
all testing
and shall be
given the
opportunity
of being
present when
the testing
is
conducted.
(g)
The
Developer
shall
provide the
Fire
Department
and the
Township
with
a copy of
the annual
maintenance
schedule as
well as
notification
of all
maintenance
performed,
routine or
emergency,
outside that
schedule.
Section 5.04
Fire Lanes
(a)All
commercial
buildings
shall
provide a
fire lane
immediately
adjacent to
and
surrounding
all
structures
to provide
adequate
access by
fire
department
equipment
and
personnel.
Fire lanes
shall be
located a
minimum of
125% and a
maximum of
200% of the
building
height away
from the
building
exterior and
shall be not
less than
twenty feet
of
unobstructed
width, have
a minimum of
thirteen
feet six
inches (13’
6”) of
vertical
clearance,
and be able
to withstand
live loads
of fire
fighting
apparatus.
Fire lanes
shall be
marked with
freestanding
signs that
have the
words “Fire
Lane – NO
PARKING”
painted in
contrasting
colors at a
size and
spacing
approved by
the
Township.
Fire Lanes
providing
access to
the rear of
a building
may also be
used as
short-term
loading and
unloading
areas. Fire
lanes
located at
the front of
buildings
shall remain
clear at all
times
without
exception.
Section 5.05
Additional
Provisions
(a)Where
access to
any
commercial
or
multi-family
structure(s)
is a
dead-end and
in excess of
one hundred
and fifty
feet in
length, a
turnaround
with a
minimum of a
ninety-foot
diameter
shall be
provided for
fire
fighting
apparatus.
At the Fire
Department’s
discretion,
travel lanes
of parking
areas
providing a
continuous
loop may act
as a
turnaround,
provided
that the
layout is
conducive to
the movement
of fire
fighting
apparatus
into,
through, and
out of the
developed
area.
Section 5.06
Exceptions
If an
applicant,
at a duly
advertised
public
hearing held
at a
regularly or
specially
scheduled
Board of
Supervisors
meeting, has
shown that
the
application
of any
mandated
provisions
of Article
IV of these
regulations
are
unreasonable
and cause
extraordinary
hardships as
they may
apply to
his/her
proposed
application,
the Board of
Supervisors
may, after
consultation
with the
Fire
Department,
approve a
reduction in
the
requirements
set forth in
Article IV
as follows:
(a) When the
application
of any
provision of
Article IV
to a
proposed
application
is found by
the Board to
be, due to
unusual
topography
or
conditions
beyond the
control of
the
applicant,
impractical
and
unnecessary,
the Board
may, after
consultation
with the
Fire
Department,
increase the
distance
and/or
decrease the
minimum
water supply
requirements
set forth in
Article IV
as deemed
reasonable
and
necessary.
(b)
Exceptions
may be
granted only
on the
majority
vote of the
entire Board
of
Supervisors,
when such
exception
will not
have the
effect of
nullifying
the intent
and purpose
of these
regulations.
The Board
may also
impose any
conditions
which, in
their
judgment,
are
necessary to
substantially
secure the
objectives
of the
standards or
requirements
so modified.
(c) The
Board may
waive the
duty to
provide fire
protection
facilities
completely
only where
the
applicant
shows a
reasonable
alternative
source of
water that
is adequate
for the
proposed
use, the
water is
accessible
and it is
located
within an
acceptable
distance
from the
proposed
use. The
Board may
also waive
this duty
completely
where the
lots
proposed are
ten (10)
acres in
size or
greater and
there is a
permanent
restriction
against
further
subdivision.
Section 5.07
Maintenance
Approval of
any
application
under this
ordinance
shall be
contingent
upon
approval by
the Township
following
review by
the Township
Solicitor of
a
Maintenance
Agreement
for the fire
protection
system and
all parts
thereof
between the
developer/owner
and the
Township.
Said
Agreement
shall
provide for
the
continued
maintenance
of the
system by
the
Developer or
by a
property
owners’
association
or tenant’s
association
as
applicable.
Article VI
ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS
Section 6.01
Key Boxes
(a)When
access to or
within a
structure or
an area is
unduly
difficult
because of
secured
openings or
where
immediate
access is
necessary
for
lifesaving
or
firefighting
purposes,
one or more
key boxes,
padlocks,
hazardous
materials
cabinets, or
key switches
shall be
installed in
accessible
locations
approved by
the Township
and/or the
Fire Chief.
In the
interest of
uniformity
and
security,
the
box shall
be a Knox
Box
(or
approved
equal)
restricted
key way,
U.L. listed,
and
furnished
with locks
and keys for
the
exclusive
use of the
Fire
Department
having
jurisdiction
to gain
necessary
access. The
following
occupancies/businesses
shall
install the
key box,
padlock,
hazardous
material
cabinet, or
keyswitch:
1) all
occupancies
(except
single-family
dwellings)
served by an
internal
automatic
fire/smoke
detection
system or
fire
suppression
system; 2)
All
businesses
that are
required to
file a
business
plan for
using or
storing
hazardous
materials;
3) all
public and
private
schools and
places of
public
assembly.
(b)
Within one
(1) year of
the
effective
date of this
ordinance,
all existing
occupancies
and
businesses
listed above
shall come
into
compliance
with
this Section
of the
ordinance.
Section 6.02
Gated
Streets
All the
following
provisions
shall apply
to Security,
Private
Street, and
vehicle
access
gates.
(a)Sliding
or swinging
gates shall
provide a
minimum
horizontal
clearance of
15
feet and
a minimum
vertical
clearance of
14 feet when
the gate is
at the full
open
position.
Horizontal
distance
shall be
measured
perpendicular
to the
direction of
travel on
the
driveway.
Vertical
distance
shall be
measured
from the
highest
elevation of
the driveway
to the
lowest
overhead
obstruction.
(b)
A fire
keybox or
keyswitch
with an
override
switch to
open the
gate shall
be installed
at each gate
control box
location.
The keybox
or keyswitch
shall be
installed on
the gate
control
pedestal or
on the gate
control box,
and shall be
water
resistant
and for the
exclusive
use of the
Fire
Department
having
jurisdiction.
(c)The
gate opening
device shall
have a
disconnect
feature for
manual
operation of
the gate,
or shall
fail in the
open
position in
the event of
electrical
power
outages.
(d)
A minimum
driveway
length to
the gate
from the
flow line of
the public
street shall
be fifty
feet for
developments
of twenty
units/lots
or less.
For each
increment of
twenty
units/lots
thereafter,
an
additional
twenty feet
shall be
added to the
driveway
length to
the gate
from the
flow line of
the public
street.
Section 7.01
Unlawful
Action
It shall be
unlawful for
any person,
firm or
corporation
whether as
owner,
lessee,
sub-lessee,
or occupant,
to erect,
construct,
enlarge,
alter,
repair,
improve,
remove,
convert,
demolish,
equip, use,
occupy, or
maintain any
building and
their
accessory
structures
in the
jurisdiction
or cause or
permit the
same to be
done,
contrary to
or in
violation of
any of the
provisions
of this
code. It
shall also
be unlawful
for any
person to
tamper with
any
hydrants,
sprinklers,
keyboxes or
other
components
of the
systems
described
herein.
Section 7.02
Violations
It is hereby
declared
that any
violation of
this code
constitutes
a public
nuisance,
and in
addition to
any other
remedies
provided by
this code
for its
enforcement,
the Township
may bring
civil suit
to enjoin
the
violation of
any of the
provisions
of this
code.
Section 7.03
Penalty
Any person,
firm or
corporation
violating
any of the
provisions
of this code
shall upon
conviction
be sentenced
to pay a
fine of not
more than
One Thousand
($1,000.00)
dollars. Any
property
owner or
owners shall
be
responsible
for the
actions of
all family
members,
tenants,
guests and
business
invitees
that violate
the
provisions
of this
ordinance on
real
property
owned by
them.
Each day a
violation
exists
constitutes
a separate
offense. In
default of
payment of
the fine,
such person,
members of
firms, shall
be liable to
imprisonment
for not more
than sixty
(60) days.
The Board of
Supervisors
may
institute
fees for all
or parts of
this
Ordinance.
Any fees
created
shall be
done by
Resolution
and shall be
included in
the Township
Fee
Schedule.
Should any
section or
provisions
of this
Ordinance be
declared by
the courts
to be
unconstitutional
or invalid,
such
decision
shall not
affect the
validity of
the
Ordinance as
a whole, nor
the validity
of any other
section or
provision of
the
Ordinance
than the one
so declared.
Hereby
adopted,
this the
______ day
of
____________________,
2003.
DINGMAN
TOWNSHIP
BOARD
OF
SUPERVISORS
______________________________
ATTEST:
Dennis L.
Brink
______________________________
_______________________________
Allen J.
Greening
______________________________
Thomas E.
Mincer
