[Ord. No. 2011-13]
The Borough of Cliffside Park Bureau of Fire Prevention shall, pursuant to N.JA.C. 5:70-1, et seq., be ordained, the municipality's enforcing agency.
[Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes portions of Ordinance Nos. 11-74, 18-87 and 7-91.]
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The local enforcing agency shall undertake its municipal regulatory and statutory duties within the Building Department with this agency being entitled Bureau of Fire Prevention of the Borough of Cliffside Park.
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The members of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be directed and/or charged to enforce the Uniform Fire Code in regard to any/all buildings and/or structures erected within the boundaries of the Borough of Cliffside Park, including residential dwelling units situated above commercial establishments.
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Pursuant to the New Jersey Administrative Code, the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall not have jurisdiction over:
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The BFP shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official, who shall report directly to the Borough Administrator.
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a.
As a condition precedent to the appointment of the position of Fire Official, that person shall be certified by the State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs, Division of Fire Safety.
b.
Fire Inspectors shall be certified by the State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs, Division of Fire Safety.
c.
The Borough Attorney shall serve as legal counsel to the BFP.
d.
The Fire Official or Fire Inspector shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to consent of the Council and serve until December 31 of each appointed year.
e.
Removal from Office. Fire Official and/or Fire Inspectors are subject to removal by the Council of the Borough of Cliffside Park for just cause, subject to a disciplinary hearing before the Borough Administrator or his designee.
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The BFP shall conduct all necessary and proper inspections as required by the Uniform Fire Code as designated by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
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The following non-life hazard uses shall be required to register with the Bureau of Fire Prevention and are subject to an annual registration/inspection fee. All fees may be amended annually by the Council pursuant to resolution.
a.
Assembly:
1. | Eating establishment, under 50 occupant load | $40.00 |
2. | Take out food service, no seating | $40.00 |
3. | Eating and take out food with kitchen fire suppression with less than 50 occupant load or no seating | $70.00 |
4. | Recreation centers, multi-purpose rooms, under 100 occupant load | $40.00 |
5. | Condominium centers, under 100 occupant load | $60.00 |
6. | Senior centers fewer than 200 occupant load | $60.00 |
7. | Churches, places of worship, synagogue, fraternal organizations, non-profit charities organizations | EXEMPT |
b.
Business/Professional:
1. | 1 and 2 stories, less than 5,000 square feet per floor | $40.00 |
2. | 1 and 2 stories 5,001 to 10,000 square feet per floor | $60.00 |
3. | 1 and 2 stories 10,001 to 12,000 square feet per floor | $85.00 |
4. | 3 to 5 stories 5,000 square feet per floor | $110.00 |
5. | 3 to 5 stories 5,001 to 10,000 square feet per floor | $165.00 |
6. | 3 to 5 stories over 10,000 square feet per floor | $235.00 |
c.
Retail:
1. | 1 story, less than 2,000 square feet per floor | $40.00 |
2. | 1 and 2 stories, 2,001 to 5,000 square feet per floor | $80.00 |
3. | 1 and 2 stories, 5,001 to 8,000 square feet per floor | $125.00 |
4. | 1 and 2 stories, more than 8,001 square feet per floor | $210.00 |
5. | 3 to 5 stories less than 5,000 square feet per floor | $220.00 |
6. | 3 to 5 stories over 10,000 square feet per floor | $310.00 |
d.
Manufacturing (Factory) Non-Life Hazard Use Only:
1. | 1 and 2 stories less than 3,000 square feet per floor | $80.00 |
2. | 1 and 2 stories 3,001 to 7,000 square feet per floor | $135.00 |
3. | 1 and 2 stories more than 7,001 square feet per floor | $210.00 |
4. | 3 to 5 stories, all other, non-life hazard use | $325.00 |
e.
Storage:
1. | 1 and 2 stories less than 3,000 square feet per floor | $80.00 |
2. | 1 and 2 stories, 3,001 to 7,000 square feet per floor | $135.00 |
3. | 1 and 2 stories over 7,001 square feet per floor | $210.00 |
4. | 3 to 5 stories, all other non-life hazard use | $325.00 |
f.
Residential:
1. | Non-owner occupied one family | $50.00 |
2. | Non-owner occupied two family | $70.00 |
3. | 3 to 10 units multi-family | $75.00 |
4. | 11 to 20 units multi-family | $125.00 |
5. | 21 units or more multi-family | $165.00 |
g.
Residential Certificate of Continuing Occupancy for Sales:
1. | 1, 2 and 3 family residential | $75.00 |
2. | 4 units and up | $20.00 per unit |
h.
Residential Rental Inspection for Certificate of Fitness and Certificate of Continuing Occupancy:
1. | Each unit inspection for rental | $50.00 |
i.
Commercial or Business Inspection for Sale of Property:
1. | Under 2,000 square feet | $75.00 |
2. | Over 2,001 square feet | $100.00 |
j.
Fire Lane/ Fire Hydrant Violations:
1. | Parking in a legally designated fire lane | $250.00 |
2. | Obstructing/blocking/parking in front of fire hydrant | $250.00 |
k.
Fire Reports/Public Records:
1. | To obtain a copy of a fire report | $10.00 |
2. | To obtain a copy of a fire investigation | $10.00 |
3. | To obtain any other public record from the Bureau of Fire Prevention | $10.00 |
l.
Business:
1. | Up to 3,000 square feet | $25.00 |
2. | 3,001 square feet and over | $50.00 |
m.
Storage | $25.00 |
n.
Mercantile:
Commercial/mercantile use under 25,000 gross square feet | $75.00 |
Commercial/mercantile use 25,000 to 149,999 gross square feet | $125.00 |
Commercial/mercantile use 150,000 or more gross square feet | $200.00 |
o.
Factory/Industrial:
Factory/industrial use under 25,000 gross square feet | $75.00 |
Factory/industrial use 25,000 to 149,999 gross square feet | $125.00 |
Factory/industrial use 150,000 or more gross square feet | $200.00 |
Misc./other use under 25,000 gross square feet | $75.00 |
Misc./other use 25,000 to 149,999 gross square feet | $125.00 |
Misc./other use 150,000 or more gross square feet | $200.00 |
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Permit fees are established as follows and may be amended annually by the Council pursuant to resolution.
Type 1 | $50.00 |
Type 2 | $140.00 |
Type 3 | $280.00 |
Type 4 | $450.00 |
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All designated nonprofit IRS established 501(C)3 corporations including but not limited to churches, fraternal organizations as created pursuant to Title 15A of the New Jersey Non-Profit Act shall not be required to pay the Borough of Cliffside Park any registration or permit fees set forth in this chapter. The fee exemption does not exempt any nonprofit organization from registration, inspections and/or compliance with the Uniform Fire Code or any other fire regulations promulgated by the Department of Community Affairs.
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All delineated registration fees noted in this chapter are to be paid no later than April 1 of the current year. Failure to comply with the filing and fee requirements shall result in a one hundred ($100.00) dollar per week late fee charge. The Borough Administrator shall have the right, upon petition from the property owner, to reduce the late fees to no less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars per week, if in his opinion, the rationale presented by the property owner is bona fide and presented in good faith.
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Fire Officials may affix penalties, as permitted by the Uniform Fire Act N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.12 et seq., as may be amended. Any person aggrieved by a penalty and/or summons issued by the Borough of Fire Prevention have the right to appeal the summons directly to the Bergen County Construction Board of Appeals, One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601.
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All residential, commercial and industrial buildings located within the Borough of Cliffside Park are required to have a lock box.
a.
Said lock box shall contain the keys for the building entrance, common areas, boiler rooms, utility room, sprinkler room and alarm access.
b.
The following buildings are exempt from the lock box requirement:
1.
Owner-occupied single-, two- and three-family homes.
c.
The Fire Officials shall issue penalties for failure to install lock boxes as per the New Jersey Regulations, including but not limited to the Uniform Fire Code N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.12, as may be subsequently amended.
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a.
The use of any barbecue, hibachi, stove or any other type of unit that produces open flames and/or heat, shall be prohibited on or in any building, balcony, roof or building extension, which is more than three (3) stories or thirty (30) feet of height from grade.
b.
Excluded from this prohibition are electrical units, which are UL approved, with covered cooking areas that will prohibit smoke or odors escaping while the unit is in use.
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Any non one-, two- or three-owner occupied residential structures which have installed automatic fire alarm systems or fire suppression systems, shall be held responsible for nuisance alarms, subject to the following:
a.
Two (2) non-emergency activations within a calendar year;
b.
A third and subsequent non-emergency activation in the calendar year shall result in a $250.00 penalty for the first offense; $500.00 for the second offense and $1,000.00 for the third and any subsequent occurrences during the calendar year;
c.
In addition, the property owner shall be subject to any and all relevant provisions of the Uniform Fire Code N.J.A.C. 5:70-3 et seq., N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.12 et seq.;
d.
Residential owners of one-, two- and three-owner occupied dwellings, shall be permitted to have three non-emergency activations per year without penalty; thereafter, a fourth and subsequent non-emergency activation shall result in a $50.00 fine to be issued to the residential property owner.
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Any building structure, complex excluding one-, two- and three-owner occupied residential dwellings that has changed building ownership, management or agency is required to complete any and all updated fire prevention registration forms.
The fee for the updated form shall be $250.00. Failure to comply within sixty (60) days of the transfer of ownership shall result in an additional fee of $250.00 per month, with a maximum fine to be levied at not to exceed $1,000.00.
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All funds generated pursuant to the terms of this chapter which is subject to the New Jersey Administrative Code, shall be used to support the Fire Prevention Bureau and fire education programs.
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The Borough of Cliffside Park has adopted and will operate and enforce the Department of Community Affairs, Division of Fire Safety New Jersey State Uniform Fire Code.
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A fire watch is defined as a Borough ordered temporary measure intended to insure continuous and systematic surveillance of a building or portion thereof, by one or more qualified individuals, for the purpose of identifying and controlling fire and other life/property hazards.
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A fire watch may be ordered by the Fire Official at any time and after attorney review and written notice to the Borough Administrator, and Construction Code Official opining that a fire watch is required. A fire watch may be posted in any public and/or privately owned buildings and/or properties.
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Fire watches shall be performed by active members of the Borough of Cliffside Park Fire Prevention Bureau, Cliffside Park Volunteer Fire Department or Cliffside Park Police Department or designated individuals appointed by the Administrator.
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a.
All fire watch services ordered for the benefit/protections of private property shall be paid at the rate of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars per hour, per person with a minimum payment of four (4) hours per worker plus a fifteen (15%) percent administration fee. Additionally, there will be a one hundred ($100.00) dollar fee for the use of any Borough motor vehicle plus a one hundred twenty-five ($125.00) dollar fee for each onsite fire apparatus. All payments shall be made within ten (10) days after receipt of insurance. Payments shall be made payable to the Borough of Cliffside Park.
b.
The Council does hereby authorize the Tax Collector to lien any parcel if payment is not made within sixty (60) days of invoice.
[Added 9-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-09]
a.
The Borough of Cliffside Park does hereby deem the following areas to be expressly noted as Statutory Fire Lanes.
Name of Street | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Pine Street | From Accomando Place to dead end west side of street | |
2. | Cedar Street | From Accomando Place to dead end east side of street | |
3. | Gigante Terrace | At dead end west side of street | |
4. | Cliff Lane | Both sides of street from Walker Street to dead end | |
5. | Riverview Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
6. | Oakdene Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
7. | Lincoln Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
8. | Washington Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
9. | Crescent Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
10. | Columbia Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
11. | Lawton Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
12. | Grant Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
13. | Knox Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
14. | Lafayette Avenue | Dead end of roadway at the Cliffs | |
15. | Lafayette Avenue | Dead end at driveway to Norman Drive | |
16. | 100 Carlyle Drive (Carlyle Towers) | Roadway both sides of Norman Drive | |
17. | 100 Carlyle Drive (Carlyle Towers) | Front of building half of circular driveway | |
18. | 200 Winston Drive | Roadway from Winston Drive to front entrance of building, south side | |
19. | 300 Winston Drive | Roadway from Winston Drive to front entrance of building, south side | |
20. | Palisadium Drive | Palisade Avenue to rear entrance of Carlyle Towers, west side | |
21. | Palisadium Drive | East side of Palisadium Drive from Carlyle Towers to end of Palisadium building | |
22. | Palisadium Drive | Driveway north side of building, south side of curbline | |
23. | Railroad Avenue | Between Franklin Avenue and Wayne Avenue, east side of roadway | |
24. | Wayne Avenue | Dead end at the Greenhouse property line | |
25. | Wayne Avenue | Front of 272 Wayne Avenue, south side | |
26. | West End Avenue | Lafayette Avenue to Fort Lee border, west side of street | |
27. | Harvard Place | Little League driveway | |
28. | Florence Place | Little League driveway | |
29. | 770 Anderson Avenue (Greenhouse Hi-Rise) | Front roadway of building | |
30. | 250 Gorge Road (Briarcliff Hi-Rise) | Front roadway | |
31. | 250 Gorge Road (Briarcliff Hi-Rise) | Gorge Road, front of building | |
32. | Parking Lot (Rear of 744 Anderson Avenue) | Roadway to Parking Lot, both sides of roadway entrance | |
33. | Wheeler Street | Dead end of roadway, east side | |
34. | Borough Hall Parking Lot | Rear roadway along sidewalk, east side | |
35. | Public School #5 (Day Avenue Front of School) | From Rothwell Avenue through Summit Avenue (while school is occupied) | |
36. | Public School #3 (Palisade Avenue Front of School) | Park Avenue through school property line west side of Palisade Avenue (while school is occupied) | |
37. | Public School #6 (Oakdene Avenue Front of School) | South side of Oakdene Avenue (while school is occupied) | |
38. | Public School #6 (Longview Avenue Dead End) | Curbline at the dead end | |
39. | Public School #4 (Columbia Avenue Front of School) | (While school is occupied) | |
40. | Public School #4 (Lawton Avenue Front of School) | (While school is occupied) | |
41. | Cliffside Park High School (Rear Williams Terrace) | Driveway at end of street | |
42. | Head Start 263 (Lafayette Avenue Front of School) | (While school is occupied) | |
43. | 404-418 Palisade Avenue | 1. | North entrance of roadway from Gorge Road to the rear |
401-419 Gorge Road | 2. | South entrance roadway from Gorge Road to the rear | |
3. | The main roadway in the rear between the north and south entrance | ||
44. | 5 Bender Place | Roadway between 4 Washington Place and 5 Bender Place | |
b.
The Fire Prevention Official and/or the Cliffside Park Police Department shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to issue motor vehicle summonses for any vehicle parked within the fire lane.