[Adopted 6-16-1975 by Ord. No. 9-1975]
There is hereby adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Tuckerton, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, that certain code known as the "Fire Prevention Code" recommended by the American Insurance Association, being particularly the 1970 edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended by §§
163-9 and
163-10 of this article, of which code not less than three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the Borough of Tuckerton and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this article shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the Borough of Tuckerton.
There will be a fee of $25 for all permits required by any section of
the Fire Prevention Code.
As used in this article and the code adopted hereby, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The limits referred to in Section 12.5b of the Fire Prevention Code,
in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, are hereby
established as follows: the limits of the Borough of Tuckerton.
The limits referred to in Section 21.6a of the Fire Prevention Code,
in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby
established as follows: the limits of the Borough of Tuckerton.
The fire lanes referred to in Section 28.16 of the Fire Prevention Code
are hereby established as follows:
The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have the power to 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 way 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 modification when granted or allowed
and the decision of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention thereon shall
be entered upon the records of the Department and a signed copy shall be furnished
the applicant.
Whenever the Chief of 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 have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may
appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention to
the Mayor and Council within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed.
The Mayor and Council, the Chief of the Fire Department and the Chief
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention 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 Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office and distribute copies
thereof to interested persons.
[Adopted 8-6-1979 by Ord. No. 7-1979]
Every building constructed for single-family and two-family occupancy
within the Borough of Tuckerton shall have installed therein and thereafter
maintained an approved fire detection system. The detector shall be of the
ionization or other approved type, sensitive to any of the products of combustion,
except that a detector sensitive to heat only is unacceptable. The detector
shall be of the type operated by battery
or electricity on a specific circuit. A minimum of one detector shall be required
on each level or floor containing sleeping quarters. Alarm signaling devices
shall be clearly audible in all bedrooms when all intervening doors are closed.
For the purpose of installation and maintenance, only the applicable sections
of National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) No. 74, Standard for the Installation,
Maintenance and Use of a House Fire Warning System, shall constitute accepted
practices. Installation of the fire detection system must have prior approval
of the Construction Code Official or Fire Subcode Official of the Borough
of Tuckerton.
Every building constructed for multifamily residential occupancy, including
but not limited to hotels, motels, rooming houses and apartment complexes,
shall have installed an approved, supervised fire detection system. The detector
shall be of the ionization type, sensitive to any of the products of combustion,
except that detectors sensitive to heat only are not acceptable. A minimum
of one detection system shall be required on each level or floor of individual
units containing sleeping quarters. Also, one unit shall be required at each
central exitway and at the top of each stairway. Fire alarm enunciated panels
shall be provided at such locations as required by the Construction Code Official
or Fire Subcode Official of the Borough of Tuckerton.
No single-family, two-family or multifamily residences shall be sold
or rented after the adoption of this article, and no structural changes or
alterations of a value in excess of $1,000 shall be made thereto, unless and
until the residence meets the requirements of the above sections.
Failure to install and/or maintain a fire detection system will result
in a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment of 90 days, or both.