[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Salem 11-15-1999 by Ord. No. 99-18. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established a Department of
Inspections and Permits in and for the City of Salem.
The Council shall annually appoint a Committee
from its membership, of such number as it shall designate, to oversee
the Department of Inspections and Permits (the "Committee").
The function of the Department of Inspections
Permits and Inspections shall be as follows:
A.
To be the State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency for the City as set forth in Chapter 94 of this Code and exercise all powers and duties contained therein or required thereby.
B.
To administer and enforce the requirements of Chapter 163 of this Code pertaining to the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Salem and to exercise all powers and duties contained therein or required thereby.
C.
To administer and enforce the requirements of Chapter 172 of this Code pertaining to the licensing of all residential rental units and to exercise all powers and duties contained therein or required thereby.
D.
To administer and enforce the requirements of Chapter 84 of this Code pertaining to brush, grass, trash and weeds.
G.
To administer and enforce other health, safety and
sanitation laws, regulations or other provisions required to be administered
or enforced within the City of Salem.
H.
To do and perform such other duties as may be required
or established for the Department or as the Council may otherwise
direct.
A.
The Department of Inspections and Permits shall consist
of the following members, employees and personnel:
(1)
The Construction Code Official, who shall be empowered
to exercise and perform all duties of such position under the laws
of the State of New Jersey, this Code and otherwise as appropriate,
and shall serve as the head of the Department of Inspections and Permits
and the chief administrator of the Department in its role as the enforcing
agency of the State Uniform Construction Code.
(2)
A Plumbing Subcode Official, an Electrical Subcode
Official, a Fire Protection Subcode Official and such other additional
subcodes as the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs
of the State of New Jersey shall adopt as part of the State Uniform
Construction Code; however, in lieu of any particular subcode official,
an on-site inspection agency may be retained by contract pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 5:23.
(3)
A Housing Inspector, or Housing Inspectors, whose
number shall be determined by the Council from time to time.
(4)
A Building Inspector, or Building Inspectors, whose
number shall be determined by the Council from time to time.
(5)
A Sanitation Officer, or Sanitation Officers, whose
number shall be determined by the Council from time to time.
(6)
A Zoning Administrative Officer, who shall be empowered
to exercise and perform all duties of such position under the laws
of the State of New Jersey, including N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1, et seq.,
this Code and otherwise as appropriate.
(7)
A secretary, or secretaries, deputies and/or such
other support staff, whose number and title shall be determined by
the Council from time to time.
(8)
Code
enforcement officers or trainees, whose number shall be determined
from time to time.
[Added 8-15-2022 by Ord. No. 22-11]
B.
The Council shall appoint all members, employees and
personnel of the Department of Inspections and Permits subject to
the provisions of Title 11A of the Revised Statutes of the State of
New Jersey and other applicable law.
C.
The Council shall fix the compensation of the members,
employees and personnel of the Department of Inspections and Permits
by ordinance each year.
The Construction Code Official shall be the
head of the Department of Inspections and Permits and, subject to
the directives and oversight of the Council, either directly and/or
through the Committee, shall:
A.
Be responsible for the efficiency and day-to-day operations
of the Department of Inspections and Permits.
B.
Prescribe and/or supervise the duties, assignments
and performance of all other personnel of the Department of Inspections
and Permits.
C.
Assist in the fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities
of other Department personnel when he/she or the Chairperson of the
Committee consider the circumstances so require, and accordingly,
except to the extent that he/she lacks a legally required license
or certification to act as such, the Construction Code Official, as
head of the Department, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise
and discharge the functions, powers and duties of all other members,
employees, officers and/or other personnel of or assigned to the Department
of Inspections and Permits.
D.
Perform such other duties or special assignments as
the Committee or Council may direct from time to time.
E.
Delegate such of his authority as may be deemed necessary
for the efficient operation of the Department to be exercised under
his direction and supervision.
F.
Report at least monthly to the Committee in such form
as shall be prescribed by or acceptable thereto on the operations
of the Department during the preceding month, and to make such other
reports as may be requested by the Council or the Committee.
G.
Attend meetings of the Council and/or the Committee
upon request.
[Added 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-42[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance "shall take
effect upon the later of January 1, 2006, or such later date as when
a copy of this ordinance shall be filed with the New Jersey Division
of Fire Safety in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:71-2.7."
A.
There is hereby established within the Department
of Inspections and Permits a Bureau of Fire Prevention.
B.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be the "local
enforcement agency" responsible for enforcement of the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code within the City of Salem. The Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall be responsible to enforce the code, to conduct any and all inspections,
issue permits and take such other actions as are required or permitted
thereunder.
C.
The City Attorney shall serve as legal counsel to
the Bureau of Fire Protection.
A.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be under the direct
supervision of the Fire Official. The term "Fire Official" shall include
and be the same as "Fire Marshal."
B.
The Fire Official shall be appointed for a one-year
term by the Council. No persons shall be appointed as Fire Official
unless said person holds a valid certification as a New Jersey Fire
Official.
C.
The Fire Official shall be supported by the administrative
employees within the Department of Inspections and Permits, unless
and until the Council appoints a Fire Inspector and/or additional
staff for the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
D.
The Council shall, pursuant to its annual salary ordinance,
fix the salary of the Fire Official and all other employees assigned
to the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
E.
The Fire Official may adopt rules and policies for
the Bureau within the pervue of this article, the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Safety Act and the regulations thereunder.
A report of the Bureau shall be made monthly
and transmitted to the Mayor and Council. It shall contain all proceedings
under the code, with such statistics as the Fire Official may wish
to include.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-124 and N.J.S.A.
52:57D-198, any person aggrieved by any ruling, action, or notice
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have the right to appeal same
to the Construction Board of Appeals of the City of Salem or, in the
event such Board does not exist, to the Salem County Construction
Board of Appeals.
In addition to the inspection fees required
pursuant to the Act and the regulations of the Division of Fire Safety,
the following additional inspections and fees shall be required:
A.
Places of assembly, business, professional and mercantile:
|
Building Type
|
Usage
|
Fee
(per building)
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 or 2 stories
|
Places of assembly or eating or drinking, establishments
with less than 50 occupancy
|
$50
| |
|
1,000 square feet or less
|
Business, professional, mercantile
|
$50
| |
|
1,001 square feet to 5,000 square feet or more
|
Business, professional, mercantile
|
$100
| |
|
5,001 square feet or more
|
Business, professional, mercantile
|
$150
| |
|
Note: Churches, social, fraternal, or other
nonprofit places of assembly are exempt from fees if used solely for
meeting places.
| |||
|
2 units or more (not regulated by Division of
Fire Safety)
|
Apartment(s), complexes, motel, hotels, boardinghouses,
multifamily dwellings (rental units only)
|
$35
| |
B.
Storage facilities.
|
1,000 square feet or less
|
$50
| |
|
1,001 square feet to 5,000 square feet
|
$175
| |
|
5,001 square feet or more
|
$225
|
C.
Industrial complexes (building not regulated by Division
of Fire Safety).
|
1,000 square feet or less
|
$50
| |
|
1,001 square feet to 5,000 square feet
|
$175
| |
|
5,001 square feet or more
|
$225
|
D.
Permit fees (not regulated by Division of Fire Safety).
|
Type #1:
|
$75
| |
|
Type #2:
|
$175
| |
|
Type #3:
|
$275
| |
|
Type #4:
|
$375
| |
|
Type #5:
|
reserved.
|
E.
Propane exchange facilities annual permit fee.
|
20 cylinders or less
|
$65
| |
|
21 cylinders or more
|
$125
|
F.
Permit fees. The permit fees shall be as established
under the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
G.
Application of fees. All fees, fines or other monies
collected by or on behalf of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be
turned over to the City Treasurer within 72 hours and shall be applied
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
