[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Wharton as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Ch. XVIII of the Revised General Ordinances]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C.
5:70-1 et seq.) shall be locally enforced in the Borough of Wharton.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Wharton
Fire Department through its Bureau of Fire Prevention, which is hereby
created therein. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall hereinafter be
known as the local enforcing agency.
A.
The local enforcement agency shall enforce the Uniform
Fire Code in buildings, structures and premises within the established
boundaries of the Borough of Wharton other than one- and two-unit
owner-occupied dwellings used exclusively for dwelling purposes and
buildings, structures and premises owned or operated by federal government,
interstate agencies of the state.
B.
The local enforcing agency shall faithfully comply
with all the pertinent requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act
and the Uniform Fire Code.
A.
Appointment and qualifications of the Fire Official.
The Fire Official shall be certified by the state and appointed by
the governing body from a list of three names submitted by the Chief
of the Fire Department.
B.
Appointment and qualifications of inspectors and other
employees. Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency
shall be appointed by the governing body upon recommendation of the
Fire Official. All life-hazard-use inspectors shall be certified by
the state.
C.
Appointment of legal counsel. The governing body shall
specifically appoint legal counsel to assist the agency in enforcing
the Uniform Fire Code.
D.
Term of office. The Fire Official shall serve for
a term of a minimum of one year. Any vacancy shall be filled for the
unexpired term.
E.
Removal from office. The Fire Official, inspectors
and other employees of the agency shall be subject to removal by the
governing body for just cause. Before removal from office, all persons
shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the governing body
or a hearing officer designated by the same.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established in § 136-2 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 the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
A.
In addition to the registrations required by the Uniform
Fire Code, the following non-life-hazard uses shall register with
the Bureau of Fire Prevention. These uses shall be inspected once
per year and pay an annual fee.
[Amended 2-8-2016 by Ord.
No. O-01-16; 9-28-2020 by Ord. No. O-15-20]
(1)
Assembly.
|
Use
|
Description
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A-1
|
Eating establishment under 50
|
$45
| |
|
A-2
|
Take-out food service (no seating)
|
$45
| |
|
A-3
|
Church or synagogue
|
$45
| |
|
A-4
|
Recreation centers, multipurpose rooms, etc.,
fewer than 50
|
$60
| |
|
A-5
|
Courtrooms, libraries, fraternal organizations
condominium centers, fewer than 100
|
$60
|
(2)
Business/professional.
|
Description
|
Fee
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
B-1
|
Professional use, 1- and 2-story, less than
5,000 square feet per floor
|
$45
| |
|
B-2
|
1- and 2-story, more than 5,000 square feet
less than 10,000 square feet per floor
|
$60
| |
|
B-3
|
1- and 2-story, more than 10,000 square feet
|
$85
| |
|
B-4
|
3- to 5-story, less than 5,000 square feet per
floor
|
$110
| |
|
B-5
|
3- to 5-story, more than 5,000 square feet less
than 10,000 square feet per floor
|
$160
| |
|
B-6
|
3- to 5-story, over 10,000 square feet per floor
|
$210
|
(3)
Retail (mercantile).
|
Use
|
Description
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M-1
|
1- and 2-story, less than 5,000 square feet
per floor
|
$135
| |
|
M-2
|
1- and 2-story, more than 5,000 square feet
less than 10,000 square feet
|
$160
| |
|
M-3
|
1- and 2-story, more than 10,000 square feet
per floor
|
$185
| |
|
M-4
|
3- to 5-story, less than 5,000 square feet per
floor
|
$210
| |
|
M-5
|
3- to 5-story, more than 5,000 square feet less
than 10,000 square feet
|
$235
| |
|
M-6
|
3- to 5-story, over 10,000 square feet
|
$260
|
|
NOTE: M, with the exception of hardware store,
3,000 square feet, and retail store, over 12,000 square feet, are
life-hazard uses.
|
(4)
Manufacturing (factory).
|
Use
|
Description
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
F-1
|
1- and 2-story, less than 5,000 square feet
per floor
|
$85
| |
|
F-2
|
1- and 2-story, more than 5,000 square feet
less than 10,000 square feet per floor
|
$110
| |
|
F-3
|
1- and 2-story, more than 10,000 square feet
|
$160
| |
|
F-4
|
3- to 5-story, less than 5,000 square feet per
floor
|
$185
| |
|
F-5
|
3- to 5-story, more than 5,000 square feet less
than 10,000 square feet
|
$210
| |
|
F-6
|
3- to 5-story, over 10,000 square feet
|
$260
|
(5)
Storage S-1 (moderate hazard S-1, low hazard S-2).
|
Use
|
Description
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S-1
|
1- and 2-story, less than 5,000 square feet
per floor
|
$60
| |
|
S-2
|
1- and 2-story, more than 5,000 square feet
less than 10,000 square feet per floor
|
$110
| |
|
S-3
|
1- and 2-story, more than 10,000 square feet
|
$160
| |
|
S-4
|
3- to 5-story, less than 5,000 square feet per
floor
|
$185
| |
|
S-5
|
3- to 5-story, more than 5,000 square feet less
than 10,000 square feet
|
$210
| |
|
S-6
|
3- to 5-story, over 10,000 square feet
|
$260
|
|
NOTE: S exception life-hazard uses.
|
(6)
Residential (LEA listed with multifamily BHI). Fee
is for each building.
|
Use
|
Description
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R-1
|
1 to 6 units
|
$35
| |
|
R-2
|
7 to 12 units
|
$60
| |
|
R-3
|
13 to 20 units
|
$85
| |
|
R-4
|
21 to 50 units
|
$110
| |
|
R-5
|
For each additional unit
|
$2
|
In addition to the inspection and fees required
pursuant to the act and the regulations of the Department of Community
Affairs, all other building use groups, except owner-occupied one-
and two-family dwellings, shall be inspected as necessary.
