[Adopted 6-27-1983 by Ord. No. 83-33; amended in its entirety 3-13-1987 by Ord. No. 87-5]
A.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383; N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202), the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code shall be locally enforced in the municipality.
[Amended 4-28-1993 by Ord. No. 93-14; 12-30-2002 by Ord. No. 02-32]
B.
One copy of the above code, as set forth above, is
now and has been available in the office of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
for examination by the public.
[Amended 6-26-2013 by Ord. No. 2013:07]
The local enforcement agency of this article shall be the Bureau
of Fire Prevention, under a shared service agreement with the Township
of Pennsauken and Borough of Collingswood, County of Camden and State
of New Jersey.
[Amended 6-26-2013 by Ord. No. 2013:07]
The local enforcement agency 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 Township
of Pennsauken and Borough of Collingswood, other than owner-occupied
one- and two-family dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the
requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et
seq.) and the Uniform Fire Code.
The local enforcement agency established by § 162-2 shall carry out the periodic inspections of life-hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
[Amended 3-7-2012 by Ord. No. 2012:02; 6-26-2013 by Ord. No.
2013:07]
The local enforcement agency established by § 162-2 shall be a part of the Pennsauken and Collingswood Fire Departments and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Chiefs of the Township of Pennsauken and Borough of Collingswood, County of Camden and State of New Jersey.
[Amended 6-26-2013 by Ord. No. 2013:07; 3-28-2018 by Ord. No. 2018:01]
The local enforcement agency shall be under the supervision
of a Fire Captain who is appointed annually by the Township of Pennsauken
as the Fire Official by resolution, in accordance with this article.
The Fire Captain/Fire Official shall be under the direct supervision
of the Chiefs of the Pennsauken and Collingswood Fire Departments.
The Fire Official must hold and maintain a New Jersey Fire Official's
License.
A.
Such inspectors and other employees as may be necessary
for the local enforcement agency to properly carry out its responsibilities
shall be appointed by a joint Committee, comprised of the Public Safety
Directors and Business Administrators of the Township of Pennsauken
and Borough of Collingswood, pursuant to Title 11, Civil Service,
of the Revised Statutes and or NJSA Title 40A as applicable.
[Amended 6-26-2013 by Ord. No. 2013:07]
B.
Removal from office. Inspectors and other employees
of the enforcement agency shall be subject to removal by the Township
Committee of the Township of Pennsauken for inefficiency or misconduct.
Each inspector or employee to be so removed shall be afforded an opportunity
to be heard by the appointing authority or a designated hearing officer.
[Amended 6-26-2013 by Ord. No. 2013:07]
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and 52:27D-208), any person aggrieved
by any order of the local enforcement agency shall have the right
to appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of the County of Camden.[1]
[Amended 6-26-2013 by Ord. No. 2013:07]
In addition to the inspections and fees required
pursuant to the N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202 et seq. and the regulations of
the Department of Community Affairs, the following additional inspections
and fees shall be required: The permit fees established by the Uniform
Fire Code shall be set by the Joint Committee of the Township of Pennsauken
Borough of Collingswood in separate ordinances and amended from time
to time under the discretion of the governing bodies.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Art. II, Schedule
of Inspection Fees.
[Added 11-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019:21]
If the enforcing agency finds a violation of the provisions
of the Uniform Fire Act to be willful or grossly negligent, or to
be in violation of a previously issued order, and to constitute a
clear danger to human life, in addition to ordering the building,
structure or premise vacated and closed until the violation is abated,
the enforcing agency may order the building, structure or premises
to remain vacated and closed for a further period not to exceed 60
days and until such time as a certificate of continued occupancy,
issued pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code, shall be obtained
by the owner.
