[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Lincoln Park 11-12-1991 by Ord.
No. 1,032 as Ch. 95 of the 1991 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby established in the Borough a State Uniform Construction
Code enforcing agency, to be known as the "Division of Building and
Zoning," consisting of a Construction Code Official, Building Subcode
Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode Official,
Fire Protection Subcode Official and other subcode officials for such
additional subcodes as the Commissioner of the Department of Community
Affairs of the state shall hereafter adopt as part of the State Uniform
Construction Code. The Construction Code Official shall be the chief
administrator of the enforcing agency.[1]
B.
Each official position created in Subsection A hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 217,[2] as amended, and N.J.A.C. 5:23, provided that, in lieu
of any particular subcode official, an on-site inspection agency may
be retained by contract pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23. More than one such
official position may be held by the same person, provided that such
person is qualified pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 217, and N.J.A.C. 5:23
to hold each such position.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq., the State
Uniform Construction Code Act.
C.
The public shall have the right to do business with the enforcing
agency at one office location, except for emergencies and unforeseen
or unavoidable circumstances.
D.
The Construction Code Official or the Director of Engineering and
Development, or their designee, shall be solely authorized to receive
any fee herein provided, and an appropriate receipt therefor shall
be given and records thereof maintained.
Fees under this chapter shall be in accordance with the fee
schedule, and any amendments thereto, on file with the Division of
Building and Zoning and the Borough Clerk, as authorized by the regulations
promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs
of the State of New Jersey pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code
Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.) and any amendments thereto.
A.
The Construction Code Official shall, with the advice of the subcode
officials, prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council, biannually,
a report recommending a fee schedule based on the operating expenses
of the agency and any other expenses of the municipality fairly attributable
to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction Code Act.
B.
In order to provide for the training, certification and technical support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and the regulations, the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to the fees specified in § 213-2, a surcharge fee as provided in Chapter 34, Fees, § 34-3A. Such surcharge fee shall be remitted to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Department of Community Affairs, on a quarterly basis for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30, and not later than one month succeeding the end of the quarter for which it is due. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first become effective, such fee shall be collected and remitted for the third and fourth quarters only.[1]
A.
The following fire limits are established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23:
Beginning in the center line of Boonton Turnpike at the point of the
intersection of the center line of Boonton Turnpike with the prolonged
dividing line between lots 304 and 320, block 22, as shown on the
current tax assessment maps of the Borough; running thence northwesterly
along the center line of Boonton Turnpike to the center line of Main
Street; thence easterly along the center line of Main Street to the
prolonged center line of McKelvey Street; thence northerly along the
center line of McKelvey Street to the center line of Station Road;
thence easterly along the center line of Station Road to the southerly
line of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad; thence southerly along the center
line of Station Road to the center line of Main Street; thence easterly
along the center line of Main Street to the point of intersection
of the center line of Main Street with the prolonged dividing line
between lots 304 and 308, block 22; thence southerly along the prolonged
dividing line between lots 304 and 308, block 22, and continuing along
such dividing line to the southwesterly corner of lot 208, block 22;
thence easterly along the dividing line between lots 304 and 308,
block 22, to the southeasterly corner of lot 308, block 22; thence
southerly along the dividing line between lots 304 and 309, block
22, to the southwesterly corner of lot 304, block 22; thence westerly
along the dividing line between lots 304 and 320, block 22, and continuing
along the prolonged dividing line between lots 304 and 320, block
22, to the center line of Boonton Turnpike, the point of beginning.
B.
The Construction Code Official shall prepare and submit to the Mayor
and Council, biannually, a report reevaluating the delineation of
the fire limits. This report shall indicate the recommendations of
the Construction Code Official, the Building Subcode Official and
the Fire Protection Subcode Official regarding those areas which should
be designated as within fire limits, with the reasons therefor.
The Construction Code Official shall promulgate rules for the
administration of the Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency and
the Uniform Construction Code Act. Any rule may be amended or repealed
by the same procedure prescribed for the adoption of new rules. The
Construction Code Official shall keep comprehensive records of applications,
of permits issued, of certificates issued, of inspections made, of
reports rendered, of fees collected and of notices or orders issued.
He shall retain on file copies of required plans and of all documents
related to the construction so long as any part of the building or
structure to which they relate may be in existence. All such records
shall be open to the public for inspection for good and sufficient
reasons at office hours observed by the municipality and shall not
be removed from the Division of Building and Zoning.
The Construction Code Official may request and shall receive,
as may be necessary in the discharge of his duties, the assistance
and cooperation of all other officials of the municipality.
[Added 8-17-2009 by Ord. No. 13-09, effective 9-6-2009]
A.
No building or structure that is over 35 feet in height, exceeds
199,000 square feet in area or contains below-grade space or parking
shall be altered or constructed without providing adequate radio coverage
for the Lincoln Park Police Department, Lincoln Park Fire Department,
emergency medical services, Office of Emergency Management and other
Borough employees and officials who may be called upon to respond
to emergencies.
B.
The frequency range utilized by the Borough, which must be supported
by adequate radio coverage, is 450 to 512 MHz.
C.
ALTERED
ADEQUATE RADIO COVERAGE
(1)
(2)
(3)
For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes the following:
A minimum signal strength of one microvolt available in 95%
of the area of each floor of the building when transmitted from the
Borough of Lincoln Park communications system;
A minimum signal strength of one microvolt received at the Borough
of Lincoln Park communications system when transmitted from 95% of
the area of each floor; and
A 95% reliability factor.
D.
All buildings and structures to which this section is applicable
shall be equipped with any of the following to achieve the required
adequate radio coverage: radiating cable system(s), internal multiple
antenna systems, satellite receivers with necessary comparator cards
and any other components needed. If any part of the installed system(s)
contains an electrically powered component, the system(s) shall be
capable of operating on an independent battery and/or generator system
for a period of at least two hours without external power input. The
battery system shall automatically charge in the presence of an external
power input.
E.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the Construction Code
Official shall require proof that substantiates compliance by the
applicant and/or owner of the building or structure with the provisions
of this section. The plans, specifications and whatever other data
would be relevant to a determination as to compliance shall be filed
by the applicant for the building permit, and the same shall be reviewed
by the Construction Code Official. Such plan may be reviewed by other
departments of the Borough when deemed necessary in the discretion
of the Construction Code Official.
F.
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the Chief of
Police and/or his designee shall test the radio amplification equipment
to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of this section. The
testing is to be performed at the expense of the applicant for the
building permit or the owner of the building or structure in which
the radio amplification equipment has been installed. The test shall
be performed in the presence of the Chief of Police, or his designee,
and the Fire Official, or his designee.
G.
In addition to the initial test, the Chief of Police, or his designee,
shall require annual tests to be conducted for a determination that
the radio amplification system equipment is still functioning at the
levels required in this section.
H.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any single-family
dwelling.
