[Adopted 10-27-1993 by Ord. No. 93-30 as
Ch. 105, Art. I, of the 1993 Code]
It is hereby adopted by the Township Committee
for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous
to life and property from fire or explosion that certain code known
as the "BOCA Basic/National Fire Prevention Code, 1984," and supplements
thereto, except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified
or amended, of which code not less than three copies of said code,
similarly marked, have been placed on file in the office of the Municipal
Clerk, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as
if set out at length herein, and the provisions thereof shall be controlling
within the Township limits.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have power
to waive or modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code
upon application, in writing, by the owner or lessee or his duly authorized
agent, when there are practical difficulties in the manner of carrying
out the strict letter of the code, provided that the spirit of the
code shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice
done. The particulars of such modifications when granted or allowed,
and the decision of the Bureau of Fire Prevention thereon, shall be
entered upon the record of the Department, and a signed copy shall
be furnished to the applicant, with a copy to the Township Committee.
Application for waiver or modification shall be made through the Township
Construction Code Official.
Whenever the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for,
or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply,
or that the true intent and meaning of the code has been misconstrued
or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention to the Township Committee of the
Township within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed.
The Township Committee and the fire inspectors
shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected
persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes,
or occupancies which shall require permits, in addition to those now
enumerated in said code. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post
such list in a conspicuous place in its office and distribute copies
thereof to interested persons.
No insurance or claims company shall pay a claimant
in excess of $2,500 for fire damage on any real property within the
municipality, pursuant to any fire insurance policy issued or renewed
after the adoption of this chapter and after the filing of this section
with the State Commissioner of Insurance, until such time as all taxes,
assessments and other municipal liens or charges due and payable,
appearing on the official certificate of search of the Township, have
been paid, either by the owner of such real property or by the insurance
or claims company, or only if the municipality enters into an agreement
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-19 or Article 7 of Chapter 5, Title 54,
of the Revised Statutes.
[Adopted 5-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-17, amended in its entirety 12-3-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-25]
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 Township.
All buildings, except owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings, within the boundaries of the Township that are not classified as a life-hazard use, Type A, B, C or D, pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code, its amendments and supplements, shall be inspected at least once every 12 months. The fee for a non-life-hazard use inspection shall be as set forth in §Â
110-13B hereof.
[Amended 4-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-07]
A. The fee for the issuance of a certificate of fire
code status shall be $55.
B. The fee for fire reports shall be $25.
C. The fee for photographs shall be $9 per photograph
or cost of CD.
D. The fee for the certificate of smoke detector and
carbon monoxide alarm compliance shall be $55.
As provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:71-3.2(d), the
legal counsel appointed to assist the local enforcement agency to
enforce the Code shall be the Township Attorney.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by any action of the local enforcing
agency shall have the right to appeal to the County Construction Board
of Appeals.
All penalties set forth in the N.J.A.C. Chapter
70 of Title 5 are adopted herein.