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Manager flags roll-up storefront door as a fire and planning concern; staff to consider code and planning options
Summary
Manager said a recently installed roll-up door at a business presents a potential fire hazard and planning nuisance; staff will coordinate fire-code and planning responses and look at storefront design standards.
The borough manager reported that a recently installed roll-up door on a commercial property raises fire-safety and neighborhood concerns because it reduces the number of egress points and can be an attractive nuisance.
The manager said the door creates two problems: it is an "attractive nuisance" to the neighborhood and, more importantly, may be a fire hazard because it leaves only one means of egress. He said the issue is in the fire code and that borough staff will attempt to "tie the codes together" and consider planning regulations that might require minimum window or storefront openings to avoid roll-up doors in certain neighborhoods.
The manager said he and the fire chief will meet and that staff will explore whether planning and code amendments or enforcement tools can address such installations. No specific ordinance language or enforcement action was proposed at the caucus meeting.
Ending
Staff will review fire-code implications and possible planning standards and report back with options for council consideration.
