Upper Township City Zoning Code
§ 20-5.5
Lighting and Fire Safety.
[Ord. #006-2002, § 2]
a.
Lighting. To control light spillage off-premises onto adjacent properties or streets, the maximum vertical illumination, when measured at a point five feet within the adjacent property line at a height of five feet and facing the light fixture(s), shall be no greater than 0.1 vertical footcandle.
[Amended 10-28-2019 by Ord. No. 016-2019]
b.
Fire Safety.
1.
No site plan approval shall be granted for any nonresidential structure or residential structures with three or more dwelling units or other multiple occupancy residential structures, and no major subdivision approval shall be granted for any residential subdivision not served by a public water distribution system and fire hydrants, unless the following fire safety water supply facilities are provided, or payments to the Township Fire Safety Capital Improvement Fund are made as required below:
(a)
Internal sprinkler systems as approved by the Construction Official; or
(b)
Underground storage cisterns with standpipes, including two gallons of underground storage per square foot of floor area; or
(c)
One eight-inch cased well equipped with a submersible pump (750 gpm or better) and fire hydrant per 10,000 square feet of floor area, or any combination of the above; or
(d)
Such other water points as may be recommended by the local Fire Chief and approved by the Planning Board in response to an evaluation of the unique characteristics of each proposal.
2.
Payment in Lieu of Fire Safety Water Supply Facilities. Where any nonresidential structure or any residential structure created through a major subdivision is proposed for development without a public water distribution system with fire hydrants, or other water points as approved by the local Fire Chief, the applicant for such permit shall deposit with the Construction Official a fee to be used as a fair share contribution to the Township Fire Safety Capital Improvement Fund.
To determine the fair share of payment in lieu of fire safety water supply facilities, the Planning Board should refer to the capital budget of the local Fire District in which the development or construction giving rise to such contribution shall occur and should request a recommendation from the local Fire Chief of the Fire District. The Planning Board shall, at its sole discretion, inform the application of the amount of the required contribution.
3.
No Certificate of Occupancy shall be granted to permit any occupancy until required fire safety improvements are installed and functioning or any required fees are paid to the Fire Safety Capital Improvement Fund.
4.
Any payment made pursuant to subparagraph 2 above, is to be used as a contribution to the Township Fire Safety Capital Improvement Fund and shall be utilized only within the Fire District in which the development or construction giving rise to such contribution shall occur.