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Township of Hanover, NJ
Morris County
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Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383),[1] the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced within the established limits of Fire District No. 2 and Fire District No. 3.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202.
The local enforcement agency shall be the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 2 within geographical limits established by a resolution dated February 7, 1921, and the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 3 within the geographical limits established by a resolution dated January 20, 1923.
The local enforcement agencies shall enforce the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the codes and regulations adopted under it in all buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries as established by a resolution dated February 7, 1921, of Fire District No. 2 and all buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries as established by a resolution dated January 20, 1923, of Fire District No. 3, 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.
Each local enforcement agency established by § 137-20 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.
Each local enforcement agency established by § 137-20 of this article shall be a part of the fire district and shall be under the supervision of the Board of Fire Commissioners or such other officer as it may designate. Such funds as may be necessary to support the operations of the enforcing agency shall be appropriated to the fire districts each year or shall be raised by the districts in a manner provided by law.
A. 
Appointment of Fire Official; term.
(1) 
Each local enforcement agency shall appoint a Fire Official, who shall be under the supervision of each respective local enforcement agency.
(2) 
The Fire Official shall serve a term of one year and shall be appointed at the reorganization meeting of each local enforcement agency.
B. 
Inspectors and employees. Each fire district shall appoint such inspectors as may be necessary to carry out all required inspection activity in the fire district. Such inspectors shall be under the supervision and control of the Fire Official. All life-hazard use inspectors shall be certified by the State of New Jersey.
C. 
Removal from office. The Fire Officials, inspectors and other employees of the enforcement agency shall be subject to removal by the respective Board of Fire Commissioners for inefficiency or misconduct. Each Fire Official, inspector or employee to be so removed shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the respective Board of Fire Commissioners or its designated hearing officer.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act,[1] any person aggrieved by any order of the local enforcement agencies shall have the right to appeal to the Morris County Construction Board of Appeals in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.19 et al.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and 52:27D-208.
[Amended 12-9-2010 by Ord. No. 31-10]
A. 
All commercial, industrial, educational, recreational and other nonresidential uses which are not within the definition of "life-hazard uses" shall be annually inspected for compliance with the Uniform Fire Code.
B. 
An annual application for registration and inspection shall be submitted to the Fire Official by the owner of each non-life-hazard building or use. The necessary forms shall be provided by the Fire Official and shall require information substantially similar to the registration of life hazard uses.
C. 
If ownership is transferred, whether by sale, assignment, gift, intestate succession, devise, reorganization, receivership, foreclosure, execution of process or any other method, the new owner shall file with the local enforcing agency an application for a certificate of registration within 30 days of said transfer.
[Added 12-9-2010 by Ord. No. 31-10; amended 9-8-2011 by Ord. No. 24-11]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention of Fire Districts No. 2 and No. 3 established by this chapter shall accept responsibility for cyclical inspections and enforcement of the Uniform Fire Code that are not life-hazard uses on an annual basis. The fee for the inspection on non-life-hazard use shall be as set from time to time by resolution, and shall be paid for by the building and/or property owner, or, where applicable, by a tenant and/or occupant of a commercial property, or by a condominium and/or townhouse association.
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 of either Fire District No. 2 or Fire District No. 3 and shall include but, not be limited to, assembly, business/professional, retail (mercantile), manufacturing (factory), storage, residential (other than R1 and those covered by the New Jersey Bureau of Housing) uses.
B. 
The uses mentioned above in Subsection A shall be inspected at a minimum once per calendar year; and the owner, occupant(s) and/or tenant(s) of buildings and structures shall be responsible in paying the applicable fee set forth below:
(1) 
Up to 2,500 square feet in gross area: $50.
(2) 
Between 2,501 square feet and 5,000 square feet in gross area: $75.
(3) 
Between 5,001 square feet and 10,000 square feet in gross area: $125.
(4) 
Between 10,001 square feet and 20,000 square feet in gross area: $150.
(5) 
Between 20,001 square feet and 50,000 square feet in gross area: $175.
(6) 
Excess of 50,001 square feet and 50,000 square feet in gross area: $200 for the first 50,000 square feet and $50 for each 100,000 square feet thereafter to a maximum fee of $525.
(7) 
For all attached residential structures, including accessory structures, buildings or premises:
(a) 
From two units to 10 units: $50 per year.
(b) 
From 11 units to 40 units: $100.
(c) 
Over 41 units: $150 per year.
[Added 12-9-2010 by Ord. No. 31-10]
The owner of all businesses, occupancies, buildings, structures or premises required to be inspected under this section that have a common area, sprinkler system, fire alarm system, private service mains with private hydrants, auxiliary appliances or other firesafety devices, shall pay a registration fee of $50.
[Added 12-9-2010 by Ord. No. 31-10]
A. 
All Hanover Township and Board of Education owned property shall be exempt from the fee for any inspections required under this chapter except as it pertains to life-hazard uses.
B. 
All building, business and/or property owners required to pay an annual non-life-hazard use registration fee under § 137-26.1B for said use shall be exempt from fees in § 137-26.2.
[Added 12-9-2010 by Ord. No. 31-10]
The penalty for failure to register annually with the Fire Prevention Bureau, within 30 calendar days after having been ordered to do so, shall result in a penalty amount equal to double the applicable registration fee. The penalty for failure to pay the registration fee, within 30 calendar days after having been ordered to do so, shall be an amount equal to double the unpaid fee. The penalty for failure to pay the applicable registration fee, within 60 calendar days, will result in the issuance of a summons through the Hanover Township Violations Bureau requiring a mandatory Municipal Court appearance.
The Building Department of the Township of Hanover is the agency having jurisdiction in issuing certificates of habitability, which certificates include compliance with N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3 et al. pertaining to the smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm compliance program.