Borough of Leonia, NJ
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2023-07-24
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 136 Fire Prevention
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Article IV Fire Watch and Standby
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administrator
- Ch 8 Assessment, Commissioners of
- Ch 11 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 15 Chief Financial Officer
- Ch 18 Claims Approval
- Ch 19 Contracts
- Ch 21 Court, Municipal
- Ch 24 Emergency Management Coordinator
- Ch 26 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 29 Fire Department
- Ch 33 Housing Authority
- Ch 37 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 42 Officers and Employees
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Police Department
- Ch 53 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 56 Retirement
- Ch 62 Tort Claims
- Ch 64 Volunteer Coaches
- Ch 66 Volunteer Services
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 72 Affordable Housing
- Ch 76 Alarm Systems
- Ch 80 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 84 Amusements and Coin-Operated Devices
- Ch 88 Animals
- Ch 95 Building Construction
- Ch 96 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 100 Cannabis
- Ch 102 Cell Towers and Antennas
- Ch 109 Contractors, Registration of
- Ch 111 Contribution Disclosure Statements
- Ch 116 Energy Conservation
- Ch 118 Environmental Impact Statement
- Ch 123 Fees
- Ch 126 Filming Regulations
- Ch 129 Firearms
- Ch 132 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 136 Fire Prevention
- Ch 136 Art IV Fire Watch and Standby
- § 136-19 Fire watch.
- Ch 140 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 143 Food Establishments
- Ch 147 Garage Sales
- Ch 150 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 154 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
- Ch 161 Landscapers
- Ch 165 Laundromats and Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 169 Littering
- Ch 175 Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 178 Natural Areas
- Ch 181 Noise
- Ch 186 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 190 Parking, Off-Street
- Ch 191 Rehabilitation of Abandoned Property
- Ch 194 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 197 Parks
- Ch 204 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 208 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 212 Property Maintenance
- Ch 213 Invasive Plants
- Ch 220 Rent Control
- Ch 223 Residential Permit Parking
- Ch 226 Senior Citizen Housing
- Ch 228 Sewers
- Ch 230 Sidewalk Sale Days
- Ch 232 Signs
- Ch 236 Site Plan Review
- Ch 243 Solid Waste
- Ch 244 Storage Containers, Temporary
- Ch 245 Stormwater Control
- Ch 247 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 254 Swimming Pools
- Ch 258 (Reserved)
- Ch 261 Taxicabs
- Ch 262 Tools and Equipment
- Ch 267 Towing
- Ch 271 Trailers
- Ch 275 Trees
- Ch 278 Urination in Public
- Ch 281 Vehicle, Sale of
- Ch 290 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 293 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 297 Cats
- Ch 306 Food Handlers
- Ch 308 Lead Base Paint, Removal of
- Ch 311 Sanitary Standards
- Ch 316 Tobacco Products
- Appendix
- Ch A321 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A322 Telephone Agreement
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
Fire watch and protective standby. Whenever a determination is made
by the Fire Marshal that an increased potential of fire, life or property
loss is present at any building, facility, event or property there
may be ordered a protective watch to be performed. This watch shall
be performed by the Fire Marshal, Deputy Fire Marshal or fire inspector
from the Leonia Fire Prevention Bureau, a member of the Leonia Fire
Department who is a New Jersey State certified firefighter, a member
of a local, county, state fire prevention agency or municipal fire
department approved by the Fire Marshal. The requirement for such
a watch shall consider the status of occupancy and use, fire protection
equipment, structural damage from fire or accident and the potential
for fire, injury or loss of life from all sources.
B.
Fire watch cost. The cost of a fire watch shall be borne by the owner
of the involved property or the person responsible for creating such
hazard. The following fee schedule shall be enforced:
(1)
Per member of the Leonia Fire Prevention Bureau an hourly rate equal
to 1.5 times their hourly salary or $50, whichever is greater.
(2)
Per member of the Leonia Fire Department an hourly rate of $50.
(3)
Anyone conducting a fire watch shall be compensated for a minimum
of four hours.
(4)
In the event any fire suppression apparatus is required as part of
the fire watch, a rate of $35 per fire suppression vehicle per hour.
(5)
In the event any Fire Department vehicle other than suppression apparatus
if required as part of the fire watch, a rate of $10 per vehicle per
hour.
(6)
In the event manpower and/or fire suppression apparatus are not available
from the Borough of Leonia, the cost of the fire watch shall be the
rate and fees of the municipality providing the manpower and/or apparatus
for the fire watch services.
(7)
A 15% administrative fee shall be applied for all fire watches.
C.
The cost of a fire watch shall be paid within 30 days of receiving
written proof of cost and man-hours. Uncollected monies are subject
to collection through the municipal court and the Penalty Collection
Act (N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1). The decision of the Fire Marshal shall be
final in matters of immediate life safety or property loss.
