A bureau of fire prevention of the borough is hereby established.
The bureau shall consist of a fire safety officer who shall be appointed
annually on January 1 by the mayor and council and fire inspectors
who shall be under the supervision of the fire safety officer. The
fire safety officer shall report the names of the inspectors to the
mayor and council, and after such inspectors have been confirmed by
the mayor and council they shall be sworn in for the faithful performance
of their duties.
The fire safety officer shall designate such inspectors from
time to time as may be necessary to fill vacancies in the same manner
as original inspectors, who shall be sworn in for the faithful performance
of their duties.
It shall be the duty of the fire safety officer of the bureau
of fire prevention to enforce all laws and ordinances covering the
following:
b. The storage and use of inflammables.
c. The installation and maintenance of automatic and other fire alarm
systems and fire extinguishing equipment.
d. The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes.
e. The maintenance and adequacy of exits in case of fire from retail
establishments, professional buildings, banks, factories, schools,
hospitals, churches, halls, theaters, amphitheaters and all other
public places in which numbers of persons or the public work, live
or congregate from time to time for any purpose.
f. To cooperate with the chief of the fire department when so requested
in the investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of any
fire.
g. The regulation, use, handling, storage and sale of fuel oil for the
arrangement, design, construction and installation of burners, tanks
and other equipment for the burning of fuel oil, gas or electricity
for heating purposes.
They shall have such powers and perform such other duties as
are set forth in other sections of this chapter, and as may be conferred
and imposed by law.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or neglects to comply with any order or notice issued pursuant to any section herein by the bureau of fire prevention, shall be subject to the provisions of section
5-13 this revision.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L.
1983, c. 383) the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced
in the Borough of Little Silver.
The local enforcing agency shall be the bureau of fire prevention
which is hereby created in the Borough of Little Silver.
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 Borough of Little Silver, 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 local enforcing agency established by subsection
13-4.2 of this section 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 local enforcing agency established by subsection
13-4.2 of this section shall be part of the administrative department of the borough and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the mayor and council of the borough.
Pursuant to Section 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act,
any person aggrieved by any order of the local enforcement agency
(or agencies) shall have the right to appeal to the construction board
of appeals of Monmouth 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 inspections and fees shall be required:
a. Mercantile business shall be inspected yearly with a fee schedule
of:
$35.00 for the first 1,000 square feet.
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$5.00 for each additional 1,000 square feet.
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b. Factories shall be inspected yearly with a fee schedule of:
$40.00 for the first 1,000 square feet.
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$50.00 for 1,001 to 3,500 square feet.
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$60.00 for 3,501 to 6,000 square feet.
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$70.00 for 6,001 to 10,000 square feet.
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$80.00 in excess of 10,000 square feet.
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c. Warehouses shall be inspected yearly with a fee schedule of:
$40.00 for the first 2,000 square feet.
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$50.00 for 2,001 to 5,000 square feet.
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$60.00 in excess of 5,000 square feet.
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d. Repair shops and service businesses shall be inspected yearly with
the same fee schedule as that pertaining to mercantile business.
e. Business offices (lawyers, doctors and other professional offices,
barber shops and insurance offices) shall be inspected yearly with
a fee schedule of:
$20.00 for one professional.
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$10.00 for each additional professional.
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f. All other types of structures and facilities not otherwise described
or included in this subsection shall be inspected yearly with the
same fee schedule as that pertaining to mercantile businesses.
The permit fees established by the Uniform Fire Code as follows
are adopted:
Type 1
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$42.00
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Type 2
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$166.00
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Type 3
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$331.00
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Type 4
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$497.00
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This section shall take effect upon final passage and publication
according to law.
Shall comply with N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3 Certificate of Smoke Detector
and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Compliance.
Where a change of occupancy of any building subject to the requirements of subsection
13-5.1 is subject to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, no such certificate shall be issued until the agency responsible for its issuance has determined that the building is equipped with an alarm, device or devices as required by subsection
13-5.1.
In case of change of occupancy of any building subject to the requirements of subsection
13-5.1 to which the provisions of subsection
13-5.2 of this section do not apply, no owner shall sell, lease or otherwise permit occupancy for residential purposes of that building without first obtaining from the relevant enforcement agency under the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L. 1983, c. 383 a certificate evidencing compliance with the requirements of this section.
The application fee for a certificate of smoke detector and
carbon monoxide alarm compliance (CSDCMAC), as required by N.J.A.C.
5:70-2.3, shall be based upon the amount of time remaining before
the change of occupant is expected, as follows:
a. Requests for CSDCMAC received more than ten business days prior to
the change of occupant: $35.00
b. Requests for CSDCMAC received four to ten business days prior to
the change of occupant: $70.00
c. Requests for CSDCMAC received fewer than four business days prior
to the change of occupant: $125.00
An owner who sells, leases, rents or otherwise permits to be occupied for residential purposes any premises subject to the provisions of this section when the premises do not comply with the requirements hereof, shall be subject to the provisions of section
5-13 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Little Silver.