[Adopted 2-22-1989 by Ord. No. 911-89 (Ch. 152, Art. III
of the 1975 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to identify and mark buildings
of truss-type construction in order to safeguard the occupants and
emergency personnel in the event of fire or other hazardous condition.
The provisions of this article shall apply to the owner/occupant
of any building or structure of truss-type construction, as determined
by the Fire Official.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or
occupancy, including but not limited to commercial, residential, governmental,
educational and any other place of public assembly.
The Borough of Edgewater Fire Official, or his designated
representative, as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:70, Uniform Fire Code.
Any natural person or individual or any firm, partnership,
association, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, corporation
or other business entity or any government agency or entity.
A truss is a single-plane framework of individual structural
members connected at their ends to form a series of triangles to span
a distance greater than would be possible with any of the individual
members on their own.
A.
The article shall be enforced by the Fire Official as required by
the Mayor and Council.
B.
Upon inspection and identification of a building of such truss-type
construction, the owner/occupant shall be notified by the Fire Official
of the requirements of this article in accordance with the Uniform
Fire Code of the State of New Jersey.
C.
Upon notification, the owner/occupant will be required to permanently
affix an Edgewater Fire Department-approved twelve-by-eighteen-inch
reflective truss-construction identification logo on the building.
The exact location shall be determined by the Fire Official. The identification
logo shall be properly installed within 10 days of receipt of written
notice. The initial identification logo will be supplied by the Edgewater
Fire Department.
D.
The owner/occupant shall be required to maintain the approved identification
logo at the designated locations on the building; missing or damaged
identification logos will be reported to the Fire Official. Approved
identification logos are available from the Fire Official.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 152-27, Fees, which immediately
followed this section, was repealed 11-10-1982 by Ord. No. 997-82.
