[Adopted 6-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-11[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. II,
Uniform Fire Code, adopted 8-6-1985 by Ord. No. 85-10 (§ 8-7
of the 1971 Revised General Ordinances), as amended.
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 Code shall
be enforced by the County of Sussex.
The local enforcing agency shall be the County of Sussex.
The Sussex County Fire Marshall shall enforce the Uniform Fire
Safety Act and the codes and regulations adopted thereunder in all
buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries
of the Township of Stillwater covered by the Act and the codes and
regulations and shall faithfully comply with the requirements of the
Uniform Fire Safety Act and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
The Sussex County Fire Marshall shall conduct all life-hazard
and non-life-hazard building inspections. The Sussex County Fire Marshall
shall carry out the periodic inspection of life-hazard uses or whenever
conditions which constitute an imminent hazard are found to exist
as 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,
N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and 52:27D-208, any person aggrieved by any order
of the Sussex County Fire Marshall shall have the right to appeal
to the Construction Board of Appeals of Sussex County. The appeal
shall be filed with the Construction Board of Appeals by the 15th
day after the receipt by the person of notice of the ruling, action,
order or notice complained of.
The permit fees will be established by the County of Sussex.
Fire incident reports shall be made available to interested
parties after such parties make a request, in writing, to the Sussex
County Fire Marshall for such reports.
The Sussex County Fire Marshall shall maintain all records of
its activities on file.
Violations and penalties shall be as prescribed by N.J.S.A.
52:27D-207 through 52:27D-211 and as set forth in the New Jersey Administrative
Code pursuant to duly adopted regulations by the Department of Community
Affairs.
