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 of Hamilton.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau
of Fire Prevention, which is hereby created in the Township of Hamilton.
The local enforcement agency shall enforce the
Uniform Fire Safety Code and the codes and regulations adopted under
it in all buildings, structures and premises within the established
boundaries of the Township of Hamilton, other than owner-occupied
one- and two-family dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the
requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
[Amended 4-3-1995 by Ord. No. 1199-95]
The local enforcing agency established by §
170-5 of this article shall carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses and non-life-hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
[Amended 11-6-1995 by Ord. No. 1224-95]
The local enforcing agency established by §
170-5 of this article shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official, who shall report to the Township Administrator.
[Added 4-3-1995 by Ord. No. 1199-95; amended 11-5-2001 by Ord. No. 1414-2001; 12-2-2002 by Ord. No. 1445-2002; 11-7-2005 by Ord. No. 1547-2005; 9-8-2009 by Ord. No. 1659-2009]
A. The fee for the first and one reinspection (if needed)
conducted at the same location listed on the application form shall
be assessed according to the table below. Any inspections conducted
at this same location, after the initial inspection and subsequent
reinspection shall be assessed at least the same inspection fee for
each reinspection visit. The additional charge will be paid in full
before the reinspection is scheduled.
(1) Commercial and professional uses (B, I, A, E, M).
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Dimensions
(square feet)
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Fee
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3,000 and under
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$75
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3,001 to 6,000
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$90
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6,001 to 9,000
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$100
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9,001 to 11,999
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$115
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12,000 to 13,500
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$130
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(2) Industrial and utility uses (F, U, H).
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Dimensions
(square feet)
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Fee
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3,000 and under
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$65
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3,001 to 6,000
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$115
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6,001 to 9,000
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$165
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9,001 to 11,999
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$215
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12,000 to 13,500
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$265
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(3) Warehousing uses (S).
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Dimensions
(square feet)
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Fee
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3,000 and under
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$65
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3,001 to 6,000
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$115
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6,001 to 9,000
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$165
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9,001 to 11,999
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$215
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12,000 to 13,500
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$265
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B. Non-life-hazard uses that are not classified under
one of the above use groups, but which are subject to registration
and inspection under the Uniform Fire Code, shall be classified as
a commercial use for the purpose of imposing a registration fee.
C. Vacant buildings shall be charged a registration fee
consistent with the use and square footage outlined on the non-life
hazard fee listing.
D. The applicable non-life-hazard uses, as registered
within the Township, will be inspected on an annual revolving schedule.
E. Failure to return the completed registration form
or pay the registration/inspection fee within 30 days of receipt of
same may be subject to a monetary penalty which shall be a maximum
of triple the amount of the applicable registration/inspection fee.
[Added 2-19-2019 by Ord.
No. 1896-2019; amended 11-15-2021 by Ord. No. 1974-2021]
A. Registration fees for agricultural structures shall be collected in the manner provided for in §
170-9A.
Structure
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Fee
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Farm Market (as defined at N.J.S.A. 4:1C-3)
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$25
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Agricultural employee housing
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$50
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All other agricultural structures
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Total area of all structures less than 15,000 square
feet
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$50
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Total area of all structures 15,000 square feet
or greater
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$100
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The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be under
the supervision of a Fire Official, who shall be appointed by the
Township Committee.
Such inspectors and other employees as may be
necessary in the local enforcing agency shall be appointed by the
Township Committee upon the recommendation of the Fire Official.
[Amended 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 1352-1999; 11-5-2001 by Ord. No. 1414-2001]
Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing
agency shall be subject to removal by the Township Committee, upon
recommendation of their immediate supervisor, for inefficiency or
misconduct. Each inspector or employee to be so removed shall be afforded
an opportunity to be heard by the Township Committee or designated
hearing officer.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by an order of the local enforcement
agency shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of
Appeals of Atlantic County.
[Amended 4-3-1995 by Ord. No. 1199-95; 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 1352-1999; 11-5-2001 by Ord. No. 1414-2001; 5-5-2003 by Ord. No. 1461-2003; 10-2-2006 by Ord. No. 1574-2006; 9-8-2009 by Ord. No. 1659-2009]
A. All permit fees shall be as specified in the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code, the applicable provisions of which are incorporated
herein by this reference as if set forth in full.
(1) Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV, Type V permits
are required for certain activities as regulated by the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code. The fees for these permits must be collected before
a permit can be issued. The Township Committee gives the authority
to the Fire Official to waive the permit fees if the following criteria
are met:
(a)
All requests must be submitted with the Township
permit application form no less than 15 days prior to the event.
(b)
All requests for waivers for events to benefit
a nonprofit organization or charity must include a letter, to the
Fire Official, from the nonprofit/charitable organization, on its
official stationery, verifying that it is a bona fide nonprofit/charitable
organization [501(c)(3)]) and that the event is being held with its knowledge and
for its financial benefit.
B. Motels, hotels and smoke detectors.
(1) Motels and hotels (R-2, R-1) not covered by life hazard
use regulations shall be subject to the following inspection fee schedule:
(a)
Fees for inspection are based on number of units
as follows:
Number of Units
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Fee
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3-6
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$120
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7-12
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$240
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13-20
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$360
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Over 20
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$600
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(b)
Common area fire protection systems, flat fee:
$75 per building.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances of the
Township of Hamilton heretofore adopted that are inconsistent with
any of the terms and provisions of this article are hereby repealed
to the extent of such inconsistency, including, by description but
not limitation, Ordinance No. 544-75 and Ordinance No. 543-75.
[Added 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 1459-2003]
A. Purpose: to require rapid entry key box compliance
for structures listed, except one- and two-family dwellings, and to
establish installation requirements and compliance as determined by
the Fire Official.
B. Key box required. The owner or person in control of
the following types of buildings shall install and maintain a rapid
entry key box of a type approved by the Fire Official:
(1) Any apartment building or other rental building containing
two or more residential living units in which access to the building
has one common entrance door to access the individual residential
living units.
(2) Any nonresidential building where a fire detection
or suppression system is maintained by an alarm company or has an
external audible alarm.
C. Key box type and location. The key box shall be of
a UL type and approved by the Township of Hamilton Fire Official.
The key box shall be installed in a location or locations designated
and approved by the Fire Official in consultation with the Fire Chief.
The box shall be located at a height of not less than four feet and
not more than six feet above final grade.
D. Key box contents. The rapid entry box(es) shall contain
the following:
(1) Keys to locked points of ingress/egress, whether interior
or exterior, of such buildings.
(2) Keys to all locked rooms and/or panels, including
but not limited to mechanical, electrical, sprinkler and alarms.
(3) Key to locked elevator rooms and elevator controls.
(4) Keys to any fenced or otherwise physically secured
areas.
(5) Keys to any other areas as determined necessary and
appropriate by the Fire Chief or Fire Official.
(6) Emergency information card containing the name(s)
and phone number(s) of emergency contacts for such building.
E. Compliance. All existing buildings shall comply with
this section eight months from its effective date. All newly constructed
buildings not yet occupied or buildings currently under construction
and all buildings or businesses applying for a certificate of occupancy
shall comply immediately. All buildings under plan review for future
construction, the Fire Subcode Official shall be responsible for compliance
with the section requirements.
F. Penalties. Penalties for noncompliance by any building
owner in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject
to a fine up to $500, after receiving notice by the Fire Official.