[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Closter:
Art. I, 11-22-1967 by Ord. No. 1967:179 as Art. I of Ch. 53 of the 1967 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-22-1967 by Ord.
No. 1967:179 as Art. I of Ch. 53 of the 1967 Code)]
The use of water for the sprinkling of lawns within the Borough of Closter
shall hereafter be regulated so as to provide adequate water pressure for
fire-fighting purposes at all hydrants within the Borough of Closter.
The inadequacy of water pressure at any fire hydrant within the Borough
of Closter shall be determined by the Bureau of Fire Prevention of the Borough
of Closter.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention, in making its determination, shall also
ascertain the periods of time during which the lack of water pressure exists
at any particular fire hydrant or hydrants within the Borough of Closter.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall transmit this information to the Mayor
for his or her guidance in making the order restricting the sprinkling of
lawns.
Upon the determination of the Bureau of Fire Prevention that inadequacy
of water pressure exists at any fire hydrant within the Borough of Closter
and upon request made by said Bureau to the Mayor, he or she shall declare
an emergency to exist within such area and shall forthwith order the discontinuance
of the use of water for the sprinkling of lawns in such portions of the Borough
of Closter as shall be necessary to relieve such emergency and to provide
adequate water pressure in all fire hydrants for adequate fire protection.
In making his or her order restricting the sprinkling of lawns, the
Mayor shall set forth the hours or periods of time during which the restriction
against the sprinkling of lawns shall apply.
If any person shall be aggrieved by the action of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention, an appeal in writing to the governing body may be taken. A hearing
thereon shall be had on notice to the members of the Bureau of Fire Prevention,
who shall be afforded an opportunity to present any evidence in support of
their determination. After such hearing, the governing body may affirm or
reverse the action of the Bureau of Fire Prevention by a recorded vote of
a majority of the total members thereof.
