Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L.
1983, c. 383), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Code shall be enforced
locally within the established limits of Lindenwold Fire District
No. 1.
[Amended 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1163]
The local enforcing agency shall be the Lindenwold Fire District
No. 1 through its Bureau of Fire Prevention which is created herein.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall therefore be known as "the local
enforcing agency."
[Amended 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1163]
A. The local enforcing agency (LEA) shall enforce the Uniform Fire Safety
Act and the code and regulations adopted under it in all buildings,
structures and premises within the established boundaries of Fire
District No. 1, Borough of Lindenwold, other than owner-occupied one-
and two-family dwellings used exclusively for dwelling purposes and
buildings, structures and premises owned or operated by the federal
government, interstate agencies or the state.
B. The local enforcing agency shall faithfully comply with all the pertinent
requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
[Amended 7-12-2006 by Ord. No. 1185]
The local enforcing agency established by §
160-18 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. The life-hazard-use fees will follow the annual schedule listed by the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
[Amended 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1163]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by §
160-18 of this article shall be a part of the Lindenwold Fire District No. 1 and shall be under the supervision of the Fire Official, who shall report to the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 1. Such funds as may be necessary to support the operations of this agency shall be appropriated to the Fire District each year or shall be raised by the District in the manner provided by law.
[Amended 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1163]
A. The Fire Official shall be certified by the State of New Jersey and
appointed by the Board of Fire Commissioners, upon the recommendation
of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 1, Lindenwold.
B. Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency shall be appointed
by the Board of Fire Commissioners. All life-hazard-use inspectors
shall be certified by the State of New Jersey.
C. The Fire Official shall serve a term of one year. Any vacancy shall
be filled for the unexpired term. Certified Fire Inspectors shall
be appointed for a term of one year. Any vacancy may be filled for
the unexpired term.
D. The Fire Official, inspectors and or other employees of the enforcing
agencies shall be subject to removal by the Board of Fire Commissioners,
Fire District No. 1, Lindenwold, for inefficiency or misconduct. Each
inspector or employee to be removed shall be afforded the opportunity
to be heard by the appointing authority or a designated hearing officer.
The Board of Fire Commissioners reserves the right to not appoint
any fire official or fire inspector at the close of any one-year term
without prejudice.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by any order of the local enforcing
agency shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of
Appeals of Camden County.
[Amended 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1163; 7-12-2006 by Ord. No. 1185]
A. In addition to the inspections and fees pursuant to the Act and the
regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, all other structures
and buildings not defined as "life-hazard uses" shall be inspected
not less than once every two years.
B. Non-life-hazard-use fees shall be as provided in Chapter
150, Fees, Article
I, Fee Schedule, §
150-40.
[Amended 2-13-2008 by Ord. No. 1218; 11-5-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
[Amended 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1163; 7-12-2006 by Ord. No. 1185; 11-5-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01; 3-23-2022 by Ord. No.
2022-06]
See Chapter
150 for Uniform Fire Code permit fees.
[Amended 3-11-1992 by Ord. No. 898]
The following provisions are new and supplemental provisions
and are not otherwise changes of existing provisions of the Uniform
Fire Safety Code:
A. Storage or parking of internal-combustion engine vehicles. No person
shall store or park or cause to store or park any internal combustion
engine vehicle (including but not limited to those commonly known
as a "motorcycle," "moped," "dirt bike," "lawn mower," "snowblower,"
etc.) in or on any apartment or multifamily dwelling unit, porch,
balcony, covered patio area, entrance, exit or any other private area
of an apartment or multifamily dwelling unit.
B. Outdoor fires. The use, operation or maintenance of any open fire
or device commonly known as a "barbecue" is prohibited in or on any
apartment or multifamily dwelling unit porch, balcony, covered patio
area, entrance, exit or any other private area of an apartment or
multifamily dwelling unit. These devices are to be at least 10 feet
from all buildings.
C. Public water supply, location or relocation and use. The Fire Official
shall recommend to the Board of Fire Commissioners, who in turn shall
recommend to the Joint Land Use Board of the Borough of Lindenwold,
the location or relocation of new or existing fire hydrants and the
placement or replacement of adequate water mains located on public
property and deemed necessary to provide an adequate fire flow and
distribution pattern. A fire hydrant shall not be placed into or removed
from service until approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners of
Lindenwold Fire District No. 1. No person shall use or operate any
fire hydrant available for the use of the Fire Department for fire
suppression purposes unless such person or persons first secure approval
for such use from the Fire Official, the Board of Fire Commissioners
and the New Jersey Water Company.
[Amended 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 1331]
(1) Adaptors
on the steamer connection to enable fire hydrant connections. All
fire hydrants located in the Borough of Lindenwold shall have a five-inch
Storz connector on the steamer connection of the hydrant. This subsection
shall apply to all fire hydrants on private or public property, and
the costs associated with having the five-inch Storz connection on
the hydrant shall be borne by the owner of the hydrant and/or owner
of the property upon which the hydrant is located. All fire hydrants
located in the Borough of Lindenwold shall be fit with a five-inch
Storz connection on or before January 1, 2014.
[Added 7-10-2013 by Ord.
No. 1340]
D. Yard system water supply, location or relocation. All new shopping
centers, apartment complexes, industrial parks, educational or institutional
complexes and similar occupancies and uses involving high fire or
life hazards and which are located more than 900 feet from a public
street or which require quantities of water beyond the capabilities
of the public water distribution system shall be provided with properly
placed fire hydrants. Such hydrants shall be capable of supplying
fire flows as required by the Insurance Service Office and shall be
connected to a water system in accordance with accepted engineering
practices. The Fire Official and the Board of Fire Commissioners shall
designate and approve the number and location of fire hydrants. Private
hydrants shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved
by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Lindenwold Fire District No.
1.
E. Fire alarm systems.
(1) It shall be the responsibility of all persons who have had installed,
operated or maintained any fire alarm system within the Borough of
Lindenwold to prevent the activation and/or transmission of alarms
through a program of training, periodic inspection and maintenance
of the system.
(2) Excessive false alarms (excessive is described as four or more false
alarms in any calendar month), causing the response of fire personnel
when an emergency does not exist, shall be a violation of this article
and shall be subject to a penalty, the cost of which shall be payable
to the Fire District. The penalty for a first offense is $25; for
a second offense, $50; for a third offense, $100. An alarm signal
or message activated by an external source or cause reasonably beyond
the control of the alarm system owner or operator or its agents, such
as a storm, electrical failure, telephone circuit repair, etc., shall
not be deemed a false alarm.
F. Street obstruction or closings. Any person who constructs, places
or maintains any bumps, fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood or
metal horses or any type of obstruction in or on any street within
the Borough of Lindenwold which would effectively close the street
to emergency and nonemergency vehicles necessary for fire suppression
shall notify the Fire Official, the Chief of Police and the Board
of Fire Commissioners of the closing. This will allow the planning
of an alternate route in the event of an emergency.
G. Violations and penalties. Except where otherwise provided herein, any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties as set forth in Chapter
1, §
1-1, of this Code.
H. Rapid-entry boxes (Knox system).
[Added 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1163]
(1) All buildings with an automatic fire alarm or sprinkler system are
required to have a rapid-access key box installed at the expense of
the owner or occupant of the structure in an accessible location to
be approved by the Fire Official. The key box shall be of a type approved
by the Fire Official and shall be installed in a manner approved by
the Fire Official. The key box needs to be of a size necessary to
meet the needs of the building or complex and shall contain the following
pertinent items:
(a)
Updated keys necessary for access to all portions of the premises.
(b)
Keys to fire alarm control panels, keys necessary to operate
or service fire alarm control panels and keys necessary to operate
or service fire protection systems.
(c)
The name, address and phone numbers for the company or contractor
for servicing the alarm or fire suppression systems.
(e)
Elevator or emergency information.
(g)
Any other information which may be needed in an emergency or
as required by the Fire Official.
(2) Access to key boxes shall only be available to authorized emergency
personnel and only by master key. A key inventory will be conducted
by the Lindenwold Fire Department every six months and shall be recorded
in the office of the Board of Fire Commissioners.
(3) Any building owner or occupant who fails to install a key box, thereby
violating this subsection, after receiving due notice from the Fire
Official will be issued a minimum penalty of $100. After the penalty
is issued if the violation is still unabated after 30 days a daily
penalty of $100 for each day the violation remains unabated will be
imposed.
I. Emergency contacts. All businesses and multiple-family dwelling buildings
and complexes must post in a prominent, visible location a list of
emergency contacts and service companies for the use of emergency
service personnel.
[Added 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1163]
J. Snow removal. It is the responsibility of the owner or occupant to
have snow removed from his property in a manner which will not delay
the response of emergency personnel. Removal of snow shall not obstruct
the following:
[Added 7-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1163]
(1) Access to the parking lot, to the perimeter of any building, and
any fire lanes or designated no-parking area.
(3) All means of egress and exit doors.
(4) All fire protection systems and Fire Department water supply connections.