Pursuant to § 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (N.J.S.A.
52:27D-202), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et
seq.) shall be locally enforced in the Township of Buena Vista.
The local enforcing agency shall be the State of New Jersey
Division of Fire Safety.
The State of New Jersey Division of Fire Safety (hereinafter
"state") 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 Township of Buena Vista 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.
The state 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 types of life-hazard uses to be inspected
by the state are as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:70.1 et seq. and the buildings'
uses and premises described therein shall constitute the life-hazard
uses which are subject to registration and periodic inspection requirements
to be undertaken by the state.
Pursuant to §§ 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire
Safety Act, any person aggrieved by any order of the state shall have
the right to appeal to the Atlantic County Construction Board of Appeals.
The state shall make such inspections with the Township of Buena
Vista as are required by the Uniform Fire Code and shall charge such
fees for inspection and permits as are provided by the applicable
fee scheduler(s) as set forth in the New Jersey State Uniform Fire
Code, and any subsequent amendment(s) thereto.
The state shall inspect all non-life-hazard-use hotels and multiple
dwellings within the Township of Buena Vista to verify that all buildings
within these use groups comply with the requirements of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act. The state shall charge the inspection fees for inspection
of R-1 and R-2 use groups in accordance with the applicable fee schedule(s)
as set forth in the New Jersey State Uniform Fire Code, and any subsequent
amendment(s) thereto.
Structures owned by the Township of Buena Vista, by volunteer
fire companies, by volunteer rescue squads, by the Buena Vista School
District, and by all churches located in the Township of Buena Vista
shall be exempt from the fee requirements of this Part 1 for all inspections
of such structures. However, all such structures shall comply with
the requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and with the Uniform
Fire Code and shall be inspected by the state in the same manner as
all other structures under the jurisdiction of the state.
The application fees for the permits listed in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7
shall be as provided by state regulation.