[1997 Code § 192-14]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., the Uniform Fire Safety
Code shall be locally enforced in the City of Absecon City.
[1997 Code § 192-15]
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau of Fire Prevention
in the Absecon Fire Department.
[1997 Code § 192-16]
The local enforcement agency 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 City
of Absecon City, other than owner-occupied one-family and two-family
dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the requirements of the
Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
[1997 Code § 192-17]
The local enforcing agency established by Section
192-2 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.
[1997 Code § 192-18]
The local enforcing agency established in Section
192-2 of this Article shall be a part of the Absecon Fire Department and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official, who shall report to the Fire Chief.
[1997 Code § 192-19]
The Fire Official shall be recommended by the Fire Chief and
submitted to the City Administrator for recommendation to the City
Council. City Council shall act on the recommendation of the Administrator.
Fire inspectors and other employees as may be necessary in the local
enforcing agency shall be recommended by the Fire Official and submitted
to the City Administrator for recommendation to the City Council.
City Council shall act on the recommendation of the Administrator.
[1997 Code § 192-20]
The Fire Official shall serve for a term of two years. Any vacancy
shall be filled for the unexpired term.
[1997 Code § 192-21]
The Fire Official and all fire inspectors shall be certified
in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:16A-4.3.
[1997 Code § 192-22]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., any person aggrieved
by any order of the local enforcement agency shall have the right
to appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of the County of Atlantic.
[1997 Code § 192-23]
Permit fees shall be established and specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.1
et seq.
[1997 Code § 192-24]
In addition to the inspections and fees required pursuant to
the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the regulations of the Department
of Community Affairs, the following additional inspections and fees
for those uses not defined as "life-hazard uses" shall be required.
The following buildings, uses, businesses and premises contained in
this section are subject to registration and periodic inspection requirements
as hereby established. Where two or more of the same uses or different
uses exist at the same building or premises, each one shall be considered
as separate and distinct for the purpose of this Article and shall
be registered pursuant thereto.
A. Buildings and uses defined in the latest edition of the BOCA Basic
National Building Code shall be registered and inspected for compliance
with the provisions of this Article periodically, but not less than
once every 12 months.
B. All assembly buildings or structures, or parts thereof, used or designed
for the gathering together of persons for purposes such as civic,
social or religious functions, recreation, food or drink consumption
or awaiting transportation with a maximum permitted occupancy of 99
or fewer. Exception: those listed and registered as life-hazard uses
in the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
C. All business buildings and structures, or parts thereof, which are
used for the transaction of business, for the rendering of professional
services or other services that involve stock of goods, wares or merchandise
in limited quantities for uses incidental to office uses or sample
purposes. Exception: those listed and registered as life-hazard uses
in the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
D. All mercantile buildings and structures, or parts thereof, which
are used for display and sales purposes involving stock of goods,
wares on merchandise incidental to such purposes and accessible to
the public, including, among others, retail stores, shops, sales rooms
and markets. Exception: those listed and registered as life-hazard
uses in the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
E. All residential buildings and structures, or parts thereof, in which
families or households live or in which sleeping accommodations are
provided (with or without dining facilities), including but not limited
to hotels, motels, boarding homes, multifamily dwellings and rental
units. Except: one- and two-family dwellings occupied by the holder
of title to the property and those listed and registered as life-hazard
uses in the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
F. All storage buildings and structures, or parts thereof, which are
primarily used for the storage of goods, wares or merchandise, including,
among others, warehouses, storehouses and freight depots. Exception:
those listed and registered as life-hazard uses in the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code and storage sheds located on single- and two-family
residential lots.
[1997 Code § 192-27; Ord. 12-21-1995; Ord. No. 16-2007]
A. The following annual registration fees are hereby established for
all additional required inspections contained in this Article:
|
Total Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Fee
|
---|
|
0 to 500
|
$50
|
|
501 to 2,500
|
$75
|
|
2,501 to 5,000
|
$100
|
|
5,001 to 7,500
|
$150
|
|
7,501 to 10,000
|
$200
|
|
10,001 to 12,500
|
$225
|
|
12,501 and more
|
$250
|
B. The following registration fees are hereby established for residential
buildings and structures as defined in this Article:
(2) Each additional unit: $5.
|
Exception: those listed and registered as life-hazard uses in
the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
|
C. Any person requesting a certificate of fire code status from the
Absecon Bureau of Fire Prevention shall pay to the Bureau prior to
the issuance of said certificate a fee of $10.
D. The above non-life-hazard uses shall be inspected at least once every
18 months.