The BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code and all amendments and supplements
thereto to the extent that the provisions of same exceed the Uniform Fire
Code are hereby adopted by the Township of Little Egg Harbor for the purpose
of establishing rules and regulations to improve the safety of the public
by promoting the control of fire hazards; regulating the installation, use
and maintenance of equipment, and the use and occupancy of structures, premises
and open areas; providing for the abatement of fire hazards; and establishing
and implementing standards to achieve the said objectives. The said standards,
rules, and regulations set forth in the said code shall be and the same are
hereby incorporated in this article by reference, three copies of which have
been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Township of Little Egg Harbor.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L. 1983, c.
383), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced locally within
the Township of Little Egg Harbor.
The local enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the codes and regulations adopted pursuant thereto in all
buildings, structures and premises within their respective geographic boundaries
within the Township of Little Egg Harbor, other than owner-occupied one- and
two-family dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the requirements of
the Uniform Safety Fire Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
The local enforcing agencies as established by §
179-3 of this article shall carry out the periodic inspections of life-hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by an order of the local enforcing agency
shall have the right to appeal to the County Construction Board of Appeals
in the County of Ocean.
In addition to the inspection and fees required pursuant to this article
and the regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, the following
additional inspections and fees for those uses not defined as life-hazard
uses shall be required:
A. The following buildings, uses, and premises contained
in this section other than those that are incidental or auxiliary to the agricultural
use of farm property are subject to registration and periodic inspection requirements
as hereby established. Where two or more of the same uses or different uses
exist at the same building or premises, each one shall be considered as separate
and distinct for the purpose of this section and shall be registered pursuant
thereto.
B. Type L uses.
(1) Business use as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, 500 square feet or less total gross floor
area. (Exception: Any Type L uses with suppression/detection systems shall
be classified under Type M.)
C. Type M uses.
(1) Business uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, more than 500 square feet but less than
2,500 square feet total gross floor area.
(2) Mercantile uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, more than 500 square feet but less than
2,500 square feet total gross floor area.
(3) Storage buildings as defined in the latest edition of
the BOCA Basic National Building Code, less than 2,500 square feet total gross
floor area.
D. Type N uses.
(1) Business uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, 2,500 square feet or more, but less than
5,000 square feet total gross floor area.
(2) Mercantile uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, 2,500 square feet or more, but less than
5,000 square feet total gross floor area.
(3) Storage buildings as defined in the latest edition of
the BOCA Basic National Building Code, 2,500 square feet or more, but less
than 5,000 square feet total gross floor area.
E. Type O uses.
(1) Business uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, 5,000 square feet or more, but less than
7,500 square feet total gross floor area.
(2) Mercantile uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, 5,000 square feet or more, but less than
7,500 square feet total gross floor area.
(3) Storage buildings as defined in the latest edition of
the BOCA Basic National Building Code, 5,000 square feet or more, but less
than 7,500 square feet total gross floor area.
F. Type P uses.
(1) Business uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, 7,500 square feet or more, but less than
10,000 square feet total gross floor area.
(2) Mercantile uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, 7,500 square feet or more, but less than
10,000 square feet total gross floor area.
(3) Storage buildings as defined in the latest edition of
the BOCA Basic National Building Code, 7,500 square feet or more, but less
than 10,000 square feet total gross floor area.
(4) Hotels and motels with 100 rooms or less and not defined
as life-hazard uses.
(5) Buildings where less than 100 persons assemble for the
purpose of amusement, entertainment, recreation centers and health spas.
G. Type Q uses.
(1) Business uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, 10,000 square feet or more total gross
floor area.
(2) Mercantile uses as defined in the latest edition of the
BOCA Basic National Building Code, 10,000 square feet or more total gross
floor area.
(3) Storage buildings as defined in the latest edition of
the BOCA Basic National Building Code, 10,000 square feet or more total gross
floor area.
(4) Factory and industrial uses as defined in the latest
edition of the BOCA Basic National Building Code, not defined as life-hazard
uses.
H. Required inspections. All additional uses as listed in
the aforementioned schedule shall be inspected for compliance with the provisions
of this section periodically but not less than specified therein.
(1) Type L uses: once every 12 months.
(2) Type M uses: once every 12 months.
(3) Type N uses: once every 12 months.
(4) Type O uses: once every 12 months.
(5) Type P uses: once every 12 months.
(6) Type Q uses: once every 12 months.
I. Registration fees for all additional uses. Where more
than one additional use exists under one ownership at a given location, the
highest use shall be registered at full fee and subsequent use at 1/2 the
schedule fee.
(1) Type L uses: $60 every two years.
(2) Type M uses: $60 per year.
(3) Type N uses: $75 per year.
(4) Type O uses: $100 per year.
(5) Type P uses: $125 per year.
(6) Type Q uses: $175 per year.
J. Site plans fee: $10. For the review of any site plan
or subdivision for the purpose of fire prevention as to the location of fire
hydrants, fire drafting stations, water mains, and fire lanes/zones.
All permit fees, as indicated within the Uniform Fire Code, Administrative
Code Title 5, Chapter 70, particularly N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9, are hereby adopted
for the purpose of setting fees for this article.