Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383) the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced
in the Borough of Beach Haven.
The local enforcing agency shall be the office
of the Ocean County Fire Marshal as authorized by the Ocean County
Board of Chosen Freeholders.
The Ocean County Fire Marshal shall enforce
the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the codes and regulations adopted
under it in all buildings, structures and premises within the established
boundaries of the Borough of Beach Haven other than owner-occupied
one- and two-family dwellings and shall faithfully comply with the
requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
The office of the Ocean County Fire Marshal
shall carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required
by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community
Affairs.
The local enforcing agency established by §
95-90 of this Part
2 shall be in the office of the Ocean County Fire Marshal and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Ocean County Fire Marshal who shall serve as the Fire Official. The local enforcing agency shall consist of said Fire Official and such other inspectors and employees as may be necessary to enforce said code, being appointed by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders pursuant to the procedures set forth hereinbelow.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by a ruling, action, notice or order
of the local enforcing agency shall have the right of appeal to the
Construction Board of Appeals of the County of Ocean.
The permit fee shall be established pursuant
to the Uniform Fire Code. They shall be as follows, unless modified
by resolution of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders and
ordinance of the Borough of Beach Haven:
Permit
|
Fee
|
---|
Type 1
|
$ 25
|
Type 2
|
100
|
Type 3
|
200
|
Type 4
|
300
|
Type 5
|
1,000
|
[Added 4-25-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-12C]
[Amended 10-12-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-34C]
A. Applications received before May 31 shall be $35.
B. Applications received on or after May 31 shall be $70.
C. Owners with more than one rental property within the same block and
lot shall submit a separate application for each unit but will only
pay one application fee.
Enforcement, violations and penalties shall be managed in conformity
with the Uniform Fire Safety Act, the Uniform Fire Code and all other
laws of the State of New Jersey.