Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A.
52:27D-202, the Uniform Fire Safety Code shall be locally enforced
in the Borough of Spotswood.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention 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 of the Borough
of Spotswood, 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 Safety Code.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention 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 10-15-2012 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
The Borough Attorney is hereby appointed to assist the Bureau
of Fire Prevention to enforce the Code, as provided for in N.J.A.C.
5:71-3.2(d).
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 local enforcement agency shall have the right to appeal to
the Construction Board of Appeals of Middlesex County.
In addition to the inspections and fees required pursuant to the Act and the regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, the following additional annual inspections shall be required for other than life hazard uses, with the fees therefor as set forth in §
91-5 of Chapter
91, Fees:
A. Food service uses. At use group classifications, except residential,
wherein cooking equipment is used for the preparation of food for
service to the public for either on-premises consumption or off-premises
consumption.
B. Business uses. At business use group occupancies with a gross floor
area, all floors, of 2,500 square feet or greater.
C. Storage uses. At storage use group occupancies with a gross floor
area of 2,000 square feet or greater.
D. Mercantile uses. At all mercantile use group occupancies regardless
of site or area.
E. Factory uses. At all factory use group occupancies regardless of
size or area.
F. Multifamily common areas. At all common areas of multifamily use
group occupancies.
The limits in which storage of flammable liquids in outside
aboveground tanks is prohibited are hereby established as the entire
Borough.
The limits in which storage of explosives and blasting agents
is prohibited are hereby established as the entire Borough.
The Mayor, the Chief of the Fire Department and the Fire Marshal
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee to determine
and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard,
any new materials, processes or occupancies which shall require permits,
in addition to those now enumerated in the Code. The Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place
in his office and distribute copies to interested persons.
[Added 10-20-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-11]
A. Definition. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
OPEN BURNING
The burning of any material in anything other than an approved
device or in an uncontained manner. Upon the recommendation of the
Borough Fire Marshal, the Borough Fire Department may use open burning
for training purposes only.
B. Open burning for any reason is hereby prohibited except where permits
have been obtained from the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, New Jersey Forest Fire Service, and the Borough Fire Marshal.
C. Fines. Anyone conducting open burning, without a permit or approval,
will be subject to a fine of $500 for the first offense and a fine
of $750 for a second and subsequent offenses.