[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Wyckoff 4-13-2004 by Ord. No. 1462.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Ch. 116, Fire Prevention Administration, adopted 8-13-1985
by Ord. No. 967, as amended in its entirety 11-4-1985 by Ord. No.
972.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383),[1] the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et seq.)
shall be locally enforced in the Township of Wyckoff.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Wyckoff
Fire Department through its Bureau of Fire Prevention which is hereby
created therein. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall hereinafter be
known as the local enforcing agency.
A.
The local enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform
Fire Code in all buildings, structures and premises within the established
boundaries of the Township of Wyckoff other than one- and two-unit
owner-occupied dwellings used exclusively for dwelling purposes and
buildings, structures and premises owned or operated by federal government,
interstate agencies or the state.
B.
The local enforcing agency shall faithfully comply
with all the pertinent requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act
and the Uniform Fire Code.
A.
Appointment and qualifications of the Fire Official.
The Fire Official shall be certified by the State and appointed by
the governing body from a list of three names submitted by the Chief
of the Fire Department.
B.
Appointment and qualifications of inspectors and other
employees. Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency
shall be appointed by the governing body upon recommendation of the
Fire Official. All life-hazard use inspectors shall be certified by
the state.
C.
Appointment of legal counsel. The governing body shall
specifically appoint legal counsel to assist the agency in enforcing
the Uniform Fire Code.
D.
Term of office. The Fire Official shall serve for
a term of a minimum of one year. Any vacancy shall be filled for the
unexpired term.
E.
Removal from office. The Fire Official, inspectors
and other employees of the agency shall be subject to removal by the
governing body for just cause. Before removal from office, all persons
shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the governing body
or a hearing officer designated by the same.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by § 116-2 of this chapter shall carry out the periodic inspections of life-hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
[Amended 8-3-2010 by Ord.
No. 1627; 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1925]
A.
In addition to the registrations required by the Uniform
Fire Code, the following non-life-hazard uses shall register with
the Bureau of Fire Prevention. These uses shall be inspected once
per year and pay an annual fee as follows:
[Amended 8-17-2021 by Ord. No. 1947]
|
Use Group
|
Fee
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assembly
|
$110
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|
Business
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|
Less than 5,000 square feet
|
$55
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|
5,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet
|
$110
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|
More than 10,000 square feet
|
$220
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|
Mercantile
| |||
|
Less than 5,000 square feet
|
$55
| ||
|
5,000 square feet to 12,000 square feet
|
$110
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|
Factory/storage
|
$110
| ||
|
Residential
| |||
|
Up to 10 units
|
$95
| ||
|
11 to 30 units
|
$220
| ||
|
31 to 50 units
|
$625
| ||
|
Over 50 units
|
$1,000
| ||
B.
Buildings owned or used by the Township of Wyckoff
and any buildings owned or used by the Board of Education of the Township
of Wyckoff shall be exempt from fees imposed by this section.
[Amended 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1925]
The permit fees and types as established by
the Uniform Fire Code shall be established by the New Jersey State
Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(c).
