[Adopted 4-12-1985 by Ord. No. 2-83]
There is hereby adopted by the Borough of Oaklyn
the BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code of 1981.
The following insertions are hereby made in
the BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code/1981:
A. The "Borough of Oaklyn" should be inserted in the
second line of Section F-100.1 on Page 1 of the code.
B. The "Borough of Oaklyn" should be inserted in Appendix
C, the second line of Section 1 on Page 179 of the code.
C. The "State of New Jersey" should be inserted in Appendix
C, the third line of Section 6 on Page 179 of the code.
D. The "12th of April 1983" should be inserted in Appendix
C, the third line of Section 20 on Page 181 of the code.
Section F-105.5.1 of the BOCA Basic Fire Prevention
Code/1981 is hereby amended to read as follows:
F-105.5.1 Penalty for violations: Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of the code or failing to comply with any order issued pursuant to
any section thereof shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to
a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment in the county jail
for a term not to exceed six months, or both. Each day that a violation
continues, after a service of notice as provided for in the code,
shall be deemed a separate offense.
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[Adopted 12-3-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L. 1983 c. 383), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et seq.)
shall be locally enforced in the Borough of Oaklyn.
[Amended 4-12-2011 by Ord. No. 5-11]
Effective May 1, 2011, the Borough of Barrington,
through its Bureau of Fire Prevention, shall be the local enforcing
agency and shall hereinafter be known as the "local enforcing agency."
The local enforcing agency established by §
75-5 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 the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
[Amended 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 7-11; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 11-18; 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 16-19]
A. Fees for permits.
Permit Type
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Fee
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Type I
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$64
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Type I (Open flame public gatherings)
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$64
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Type I (Unoccupied or vacant buildings, structures 2,500 square
feet or more but less than 12,000 square feet engrossed floor area)
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$64
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Type II (Propane exchange)
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$258
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Type II (Propane and forklift exchange
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$516
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Type II (Fumigation/fogging)
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$258
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Type II (Unoccupied or vacant buildings, structures 12,000 square
feet or more but less than 100,000 engrossed floor area)
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$258
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Type III
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$499
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Type III (Unoccupied or vacant buildings, structures 100,000
engrossed floor area)
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$499
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Type IV
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$767
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Type V
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$1,773
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B. Application. Application shall be made to the Fire Official for the uses and/or activities set forth in §
75-9A. No application for a permit shall be acted upon unless such application is submitted 10 working days prior to an inspection.
C. Code status reports. The fee for a Fire Code status report shall
be $90.
D. Fire reports. (When not, an OPRA requested report) the cost for a
detailed fire investigation summary report will be as follows:
(1) Fire cause and origin reports: $130 (Fire report only).
(2) Fire scene photos: $60 (Fire photos only).
(3) Total for both report and photos: $190.
[Added 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 7-11; amended 5-14-2013 by Ord. No.
8-13; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 11-18; 9-10-2019 by Ord. No. 11-19; 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 15-19]
A. The local enforcing agency established by §
75-2 shall carry out non-life-hazard inspection uses and/or activities. Failure to register with this Office within 30 days of receipt of bill will result in your annual fee being doubled. If doubled annual registration fee is not paid within 60 days, then that will result in court and legal action. The annual registration fees for non-life hazard uses and/or activities will be as follows:
[Amended 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 16-19]
(1) Residential buildings with dwelling units not listed as life-hazard
by the New Jersey Bureau of Fire Safety, except one- or two-family
owner-occupied units:
Unit Size
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Fee
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1 to 3 units
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$103
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Rental properties-home
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$103
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4 to 10 units
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$188
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11 to 20 units
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$251
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21 to 40 units
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$304
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41 to 60 units
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$362
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61 to 80 units
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$420
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81 to 100 units
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$478
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101 to 120 units
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$536
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121 to 140 units
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$594
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141 to 160 units
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$652
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161 to 180 units
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$710
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181 to 200 units
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$768
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201 to 220 units
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$826
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221 to 240 units
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$884
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241 to 260 units
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$942
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261 to 280 units
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$1,001
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281 to 300 units
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$1,059
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301 to 320 units
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$1,117
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321 to 340 units
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$1,175
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341 to 360 units
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$1,236
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361 to 380 units
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$1,291
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381 to 400 units
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$1,349
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401 to 420 units
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$1,407
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(2) Commercial or industrial use group includes all buildings not listed
as life-hazard by the New Jersey Bureau of Fire Safety. Each floor
or story shall be calculated as separate areas for total building
calculation.
Building Size
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Fee
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Building with or without attached dwelling units not in excess
of 1,000 square feet
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$90
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Building with or without attached dwelling units in excess of
1,000 square feet not exceeding 3,000 square feet
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$149
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Buildings in excess of 3,000 square feet not exceeding 9,000
square feet
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$188
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Buildings in excess of 9,000 square feet not exceeding 15,000
square feet
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$304
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Buildings in excess of 15,000 square feet not exceeding 50,000
square feet
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$412
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Buildings in excess of 50,000 square feet not exceeding 100,000
square feet
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$490
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Buildings in excess of 100,000 square feet not exceeding 200,000
square feet
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$844
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Buildings in excess of 200,000 square feet not exceeding 300,000
square feet
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$1,199
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For each additional 100,000 square feet or part thereof
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$380
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(3) Smoke detector inspections.
(a)
Smoke detector inspections, to be conducted on all one- and
two-family residential dwellings for resale being sold within our
local L.E.A. shall be charged as follows:
[1]
Request received 14+ business days prior: $56.
[2]
Request received 13 to 8 business days prior: $64.
[3]
Request received seven to four business days prior: $96.
[4]
Request received three business days or less prior: $161.
(b)
The above fee entitles the applicant to one inspection and one
reinspection. A third visit requires a new application and new fee.
(c)
A certificate is valid for a period of 90 days from the date
of issuance.
(4) All residential sleeping areas within the Borough shall have at least
one fully operable smoke detector located within each sleeping area.
All such residential sleeping areas enclosed by a door or otherwise
shall, in addition, have at least one fully operable smoke detector
located outside each sleeping area within 10 feet of such sleeping
area. Installation of the smoke detectors shall be in accordance with
the manufacturer recommendations and the National Fire Safety Code,
Borough ordinances or any other applicable statute or ordinance. Additionally,
a carbon monoxide detector(s) shall be installed, meeting the requirements
of UL Standard 2034; provided, however, that no carbon monoxide alarm
shall be required in any building that does not contain any fuel-burning
appliances and does not have an attached garage.
[Added 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 8-13]
All buildings, structures and premises owned by the boroughs
participating in the LEA, fire stations and EMS stations, if classified
as non-life-hazard, although not exempt from registration or inspection,
will be exempt from paying a registration fee as pursuant to this
article.
[Added 10-11-2022 by Ord. No. 16-22]
All buildings with an automatic fire alarm system or sprinkler
system are required to have a rapid-access key box, herein designated
as a Knox-Box
® 3200, or as approved by the Oaklyn Fire Official, in accordance with Chapter
84, Key Boxes, of the Code of the Borough of Oaklyn.
[Added 12-10-2019 by Ord.
No. 15-19]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided
in the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act.