[Adopted 11-4-1981 by Ord. No. 387 (Ch.
91 of the 1970 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or rooms, or suite or apartment thereof, whether
furnished or unfurnished, which is occupied or intended or arranged
or designed to be occupied for sleeping or dwelling purposes by one
or more persons, including but not limited to the owner thereof or
any of his servants, agents or employees, and shall include all privileges,
services, furnishings, furniture, equipment, facilities and improvements
connected with the use of or occupancy thereof.
HOTEL
Any building, including but not limited to any related structure,
accessory building and land appurtenant thereto and any part thereof,
which contains 10 or more units of dwelling space or has sleeping
facilities for 25 or more persons and is kept, used, maintained, advertised
as or held out to be a place where sleeping or dwelling accommodations
are available to transient or permanent guests. This definition also
means and includes any motor hotel, motel or established guesthouse
which is commonly regarded as a motor hotel, motel or established
guesthouse, as the case may be, in the community in which it is located.
MULTIPLE DWELLING
Any building or structure of one or more stories and any
land appurtenant thereto and any portion thereof, in which three or
more units of dwelling space are occupied or are intended to be occupied
by three or more persons who live independently of each other.
MULTIPLE-STATION UNIT
A smoke detector which may be either a single-station unit
interconnected with other single-station units for common alarm annunciation
or a smoke detector of the non-self-contained alarm type connected
to a remote alarm in a system designed to be connected to an alternating
current (AC) power supply source.
OWNER
A person who owns, purports to own or exercises control of
any hotel or multiple dwelling.
SINGLE-STATION UNIT
A smoke detector which contains integral alarms capable of
emitting a minimum sound intensity of 85 dB(A)s at a ten-foot distance,
an easily seen and activated manual unit test button or approved alternative
and a power source monitor light or trouble signal. All such units
shall be listed as conforming to latest UL 217 requirements and shall
be installed and maintained as per manufacturers' recommendations
and shall comply with the latest NFPA No. 72 E and No. 74 standards
for design and performance.
SMOKE DETECTOR
A fire alarm device which consists of an assembly of electrical
components, including a smoke chamber and provision for connection
to a power source and may either be a single-station unit or a multiple-station
unit.
TAG
A sticker or a piece of oaktag or cardboard, attached or
affixed to a smoke detector, containing space for the entry of initials
of the person inspecting each detector and the date of inspection.
Any person or entity violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty as provided in §
1-15, General penalty, of this Code.
[Adopted 8-6-1985 by Ord. No. 428; amended
in its entirety 11-8-1995 by Ord. No. 95-15 (Ch. 63 of the 1970
Code)]
[Amended 7-1-2008 by Ord. No. 08-13]
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 Borough of Runnemede and penalties assessed in accordance with
that code.
[Amended 6-4-2003 by Ord. No. 03-04; 7-1-2008 by Ord. No.
08-13]
The local enforcing agency shall be the Borough
of Runnemede Fire Department, Bureau of Fire Prevention, through its
designated agents, employees, and assigns.
[Amended 7-1-2008 by Ord. No. 08-13]
The local enforcing agency shall enforce the
Uniform Fire Safety Act and the codes and regulations adopted under it in all
buildings, structures and premises, except owner-occupied detached
Use Group R-3 structures used exclusively for dwelling purposes under
said codes and regulations within the Borough of Runnemede, and shall
faithfully comply with the requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act and Uniform Fire Code. Except in the case of cyclical inspection
programs, i.e., one- and two-family dwelling resales, or other good
cause, inspections shall not include occupied dwelling units.
[Amended 6-4-2003 by Ord. No. 03-4; 7-1-2008 by Ord. No.
08-13]
The local enforcing agency established by §
170-5 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 Community Affairs.
[Amended 6-4-2003 by Ord. No. 03-4]
The local enforcement agency established by §
170-5 of this article shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official of the Borough of Runnemede.
[Amended 6-4-2003 by Ord. No. 03-4; amended 7-1-2008 by Ord. No.
08-13]
A. Inspectors and employees. Such inspectors and other
employees as may be necessary in the local enforcement agency shall
be appointed by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Runnemede,
upon the recommendation of the Fire Official.
B. Removal from office. Inspectors and other employees
of the enforcement agency shall be subject to removal by the Mayor
and Council, upon recommendation by the Fire Official, 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 7-1-2008 by Ord. No. 08-13]
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and 52:207D-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 Camden County.
[Amended 6-4-2003 by Ord. No. 03-4; 7-1-2008 by Ord. No.
08-13]
In addition to the inspections and fees for
life-hazard uses, the following additional inspections and fees, as
mandated by the State of New Jersey and the Borough of Runnemede shall
be required: (Refers to Borough of Runnemede, Bureau of Fire Prevention
Inspection Fee Schedule).
A. The Fire Official will register all non-life-hazard
structures and premises within the township, except single-family
dwellings occupied by the holder of title to the property and any
structures ancillary thereto and dwelling units within two-family
and multifamily dwellings.
B. Inspection fees for non-life-hazard structures and
premises shall be:
(1) Residential buildings/residential use group: time
of inspection, once every 12 months.
(2) Residential use group: includes buildings with dwelling
units not otherwise classified as life hazard used by the New Jersey
Division of Fire Safety, except one- or two-family owner-occupied
units.
[Amended 12-30-2019 by Ord. No. 19-15]
Number of Units
(per building)
|
Fee Per Building
|
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1 to 3/single building
|
$100
|
4 to 10/single building
|
$150
|
2 buildings up to 20 units
|
$100
|
2 buildings over 20 units
|
$125
|
3 or more buildings up to 25 units
|
$75
|
(3) Commercial, mercantile, business or industrial use
groups include all buildings not listed as life-hazard uses by the
New Jersey Division of Fire Safety. Fees are based upon gross floor
areas occupied by that particular business.
[Amended 12-30-2019 by Ord. No. 19-15]
Number of Units
|
Fee
|
---|
Building with or without attached dwelling unit(s)
not exceeding 1,000 square feet
|
$55
|
Building with or without attached dwelling unit(s)
exceeding 1,000 square feet, not exceeding 2,500 square feet
|
$75
|
Building exceeding 2,500 square feet, not exceeding
5,000 square feet
|
$125
|
Building exceeding 5,000 square feet, not exceeding
7,500 square feet
|
$225
|
Building exceeding 7,500 square feet, not exceeding
10,000 square feet
|
$325
|
Building exceeding 10,000 square feet, not exceeding
12,500 square feet
|
$375
|
Building exceeding 12,500 square feet, not exceeding
50,000 square feet
|
$475
|
Building exceeding 50,000 square feet, not exceeding
100,000 square feet
|
$500
|
Building exceeding 100,000 square feet, not
exceeding 200,000 square feet
|
$550
|
Building exceeding 200,000 square feet, not
exceeding 300,000 square feet
|
$650
|
Each additional 100,000 square feet or part
thereof
|
$200
|
NOTE:
|
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Each floor area shall be calculated as separate
areas for total building area calculation
|
C. Exemptions. The following building or structure, if
not otherwise classified as a life-hazard use with the Division of
Fire Safety, shall be exempt from registration fees, but shall comply
with the registration and inspection requirements pursuant to the
Act.
(1) Municipally owned buildings.
(4) Houses of worship (excluding rooms used for public
assembly purposes, i.e., meeting halls, fellowship halls, rental halls.
(5) Civic groups, not-for-profit (i.e., athletic associations,
Boy Scouts, little leagues).
D. Fire watch
service fees. A charge of $90 per hour per firefighter shall be imposed
for fire watch services. The term "fire watch" is defined as a person
assigned to be in an area for the express purpose of notifying the
Fire Department of an emergency, preventing a fire from occurring,
extinguishing
[Added 12-1-2020 by Ord. No. 20-12]
[Added 7-1-2008 by Ord. No. 08-13]
A. Storage or parking of internal combustion engine vehicle
or equipment.
(1) General. No person shall store or park, or cause to
store or park, any internal combustion engine vehicle or equipment
(including but not limited to: motorcycle, moped, dirt bike, lawnmower,
blower, weed trimmer, snowblower or any such equipment) within or
on any apartment or multifamily dwelling unit, porch, balcony, covered
patio, entrance, exit, common area, laundry room, basement or mechanical
room, or any other private area of an apartment or multifamily dwelling.
(2) Exception: approved storage areas designed and constructed
with the required fire separation as required by the New Jersey Uniform
Construction Code in effect at the time of the building's construction.
B. Outdoor fires.
(1) General. The use, storage, operation or maintenance
of any open fire or any device commonly known as a "barbecue" (also
included are open flame torches, fireplaces or fire pots, chimneys,
or other such similar devices or equipment) is prohibited in or on
any apartment or multifamily dwelling unit: porch, balcony, covered
patio entrance (electric grills are permitted), exit, or any other
private area of an apartment or multifamily dwelling unit.
C. Fire lanes.
(1) General. No person shall block, park, obstruct or
otherwise cause to block, park or obstruct any fire lane within the
Borough of Runnemede. Fire lanes shall be marked and signed in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:70 et seq. Enforcement of the fire
lanes shall be concurrent with the Runnemede Police Department.
(2) Penalties shall be as follows:
D. Appeals. Pursuant to the applicable sections of N.J.S.A.
52:27-206, any person aggrieved by any order of any local enforcement
agency shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of
Appeals of Camden County.
E. Commercial property identification of rear doors.
(1) General. The rear exterior doors on multiple tenant
commercial properties shall be identified with minimum two-inch letters
of contrasting colors stating the business name and unit number. The
signage shall be provided and maintained up-to-date by the landlord
at his expense. Names shall be updated as soon as occupancy changes.