Township of Hanover, NJ Fire Prevention

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Township of Hanover, NJ

Morris County

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Table of Contents

Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 2 Code of Ethics
Ch 5 Board Meeting Attendance; Removal From Office for Nonexcused Absences
Ch 9 Claims Approval
Ch 13 Community Development Revenue Sharing
Ch 14 Contracts
Ch 15 Cooperative Pricing
Ch 17 Municipal Court and Violations Bureau
Ch 19 Cultural Arts Committee
Ch 20 Defense and Indemnification
Ch 21 Economic Development Advisory Committee
Ch 22 Environmental Commission
Ch 27 Health, Board of
Ch 31 Landmark Commission
Ch 35 Local Assistance Board
Ch 39 Municipal Utilities Authority
Ch 43 Notices, Service of
Ch 47 Officers and Employees
Ch 50 Open Space, Parkland and Facilities Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee
Ch 53 Police Department
Ch 54 Police Officers, Off-Duty Employment of
Ch 57 Public Works, Buildings and Grounds and Park Maintenance Department
Ch 59 Recreation Commissioners, Board of
Ch 61 Salaries and Compensation; Personnel Policies
Ch 63 Stoney Brook Community Farm and Garden Advisory Committee
Ch 65 Sewerage Authority
Ch 67 Substance Awareness Council
Ch 69 Whippanong Garden Club
Ch 70 Whippanong Library
General Legislation
Ch 72 Affordable Housing
Ch 74 Aircraft
Ch 78 Alarm Systems
Ch 82 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 86 Amusement Devices
Ch 90 Autowreckers
Ch 92 Background Checks
Ch 94 Buildings and Structures
Ch 99 Carnivals
Ch 102 Checks, Fraudulent
Ch 105 Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 109 Curfew
Ch 113 Dance Halls
Ch 115 Developers' Disclosure
Ch 117 Dogs and Other Animals
Ch 120 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
Ch 121 Dry-Cleaning and Laundering Establishments
Ch 122 Filming
Ch 125 Fees
Ch 126 Fertilizer Application
Ch 129 Firearms and Weapons
Ch 133 Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 137 Fire Prevention
Ch 137 Art I Fire Prevention and Life Safety Standards
§ 137-1 Adoption of standards by reference.
§ 137-2 Definitions.
§ 137-3 Establishment of Fire Prevention Bureau; enforcement officer.
§ 137-4 Purpose.
§ 137-5 Authority of Fire Chief or recognized incident commander at fires or emergency scenes.
§ 137-6 Interference with Fire Department operations prohibited.
§ 137-7 Compliance with orders.
§ 137-8 Driving over fire hoses.
§ 137-9 Authorized emergency vehicles.
§ 137-10 Vehicles following fire apparatus.
§ 137-11 Tampering with emergency equipment prohibited.
§ 137-12 Damage to equipment and injury of personnel prohibited.
§ 137-13 Blocking of hydrants and connections prohibited.
§ 137-14 Restrictions of hydrants.
§ 137-15 Recommendations for hydrant location and replacement.
§ 137-16 Installation of private hydrants.
§ 137-17 Use and maintenance of fire-suppression equipment.
§ 137-18 Violations and penalties.
Ch 137 Art II Uniform Fire Safety Standards
§ 137-19 Local enforcement of code.
§ 137-20 Local enforcement agency designated.
§ 137-21 Enforcement in certain areas and for certain buildings.
§ 137-22 Inspection of life-hazard uses.
§ 137-23 Supervision of enforcement agency; appropriation of funds.
§ 137-24 Appointment, term and removal from office of Fire Official, inspectors and employees.
§ 137-25 Appeals.
§ 137-26 Registration and inspection of non-life-hazard uses.
§ 137-26.1 Additional non-life-hazard use inspections and fees.
§ 137-26.2 Appurtenance registration fee.
§ 137-26.3 Exemption from fee.
§ 137-26.4 Penalties for failure to register.
§ 137-27 Compliance with the certificate of habitability pertaining to the smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm program.
Ch 137 Art III Fire Lanes and Fire Zones
§ 137-28 Procedure for designation on new private property.
§ 137-29 Procedure for designation on existing private property.
§ 137-30 Delineation and marking.
§ 137-31 Obstructions and parking in fire lanes or fire zones prohibited.
§ 137-32 Enforcement.
§ 137-33 Violations and penalties.
Ch 137 Art IV Fire Service Requirements
§ 137-34 Business and property information.
§ 137-35 Key boxes.
§ 137-36 Fire protection warning stickers.
§ 137-37 Tax liens for fire-damaged properties.
§ 137-38 Labeling of exit doors and stairwell doors.
§ 137-39 Fire Department connection indicator light.
§ 137-40 Elevator emergency phones.
§ 137-41 Elevator emergency keys.
§ 137-42 Required fire watch.
§ 137-43 Plan review.
§ 137-44 Use of barbecue grills and exterior fireplace devices in multifamily buildings.
§ 137-45 Snow and ice removal from public hydrants.
§ 137-46 Violations and penalties.
Ch 141 Floodplain Management
Ch 146 Games of Chance
Ch 150 Garage Sales and Flea Markets
Ch 154 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 155 (Reserved)
Ch 158 Grading
Ch 161 Hazardous Substance Discharge and Recovery Costs
Ch 162 Hazardous Substances
Ch 165 Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax
Ch 166 Land Use and Development
Ch 171 Littering
Ch 176 Minibikes
Ch 179 Motels
Ch 179A Municipal Buildings, Restricted Areas to Safeguard Records
Ch 180 Nuisance Properties
Ch 183 News Vending Machines
Ch 184 Noise
Ch 187 Oil-Water Separators and Water Quality Basins
Ch 189 Parental Responsibility
Ch 193 Parking and Traffic in Semipublic Places
Ch 198 Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 200 Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)
Ch 202 Peace and Good Order
Ch 210 Pesticides
Ch 214 Poolrooms
Ch 218 Property Maintenance
Ch 220 Retail Establishments Hours of Operation
Ch 223 School Property, Use of
Ch 225 Scooters
Ch 228 Secondhand Dealers
Ch 229 Security
Ch 230 Separate Storm Sewer System
Ch 232 Sewers
Ch 235 Short-Term Rentals
Ch 237 Snow and Ice Removal
Ch 241 Soil Removal
Ch 243 Solicitors, Canvassers and Itinerant Vendors
Ch 248 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 250 Taxicabs and Limousines
Ch 253 Tennis Courts
Ch 255 Towing and Road Service
Ch 257 Traffic Control Regulations
Ch 258 Trees
Ch 263 Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 266 Vehicle Statutes Applicable to Private Property
Ch 267 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 277 Water
Board of Health Legislation
Ch 281 General Provisions, Board of Health
Ch 282 Alternate Members to Board of Health
Ch 284 Fees
Ch 288 Ice Delivery
Ch 289 (Reserved)
Ch 290 Milk and Milk Products
Ch 292 Mink Ranches
Ch 296 Notices, Service of
Ch 300 Nuisances
Ch 304 Odors, Offensive
Ch 308 Officers and Employees
Ch 312 Pigs
Ch 318 Retail Food-Handling Establishments
Ch 323 Sewage Disposal
Ch 327 Smoke
Ch 331 Swimming Pools
Ch 335 Vending Machines
Ch 336 Tobacco, Sale of
Ch 337 Electronic Smoking Devices
Appendix
Ch A343 Cable Television Franchise
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 137 Fire Prevention

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Hanover 2-10-2005 by Ord. No. 5-2005.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 137, Fire Prevention, consisting of the following: Art. I, Fire Prevention and Life Safety Standards, adopted 12-28-1978 by Ord. No. 29-78, as amended; Art. II, Uniform Fire Safety Standards, adopted 8-8-1985 by Ord. No. 19-85, as amended; and Art. III, Fire Lanes and Fire Zones, adopted 7-25-1996 by Ord. No. 11-96.