[Ord. 8/10/85, § 1;
amended 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 22-007G]
Fire Code shall be enforced in the Borough of Rumson, New Jersey,
or shall be completed through a shared services agreement with another
approved municipality.
[Ord. 8/10/85, § 2;
amended 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 22-007G]
The local enforcing agency shall be the Building Department
of the Borough of Rumson, under which a Bureau of Fire Prevention
is hereby created, or shall be enforced through a shared services
agreement with another approved municipality.
[Ord. 8/10/85, § 3]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention 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
Borough of Rumson, 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.
[Ord. 8/10/85, § 4]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by Section 20-2 of this chapter shall carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
[Ord. 8/10/85, § 5;
amended 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 22-007G]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by Section 20-2 of this chapter shall be a part of the Building Department of the Borough of Rumson, or shall be part of a shared services agreement with another approved municipality, and shall be under the direct supervision of the Fire Official, as stated in Section 20-6 of this chapter.
[Ord. 8/10/85, § 6;
amended 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 22-007G]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be under the direct supervision
of the fire official who may be the Fire Official appointed pursuant
to the State Uniform Construction Code Act (P.L. 1975, c. 217).
[Ord. 8/10/85, § 7]
The Fire Official shall serve for a period of four years. Any
vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
[Ord. 8/10/85 § 8; Ord. No. 13-009G]
Such inspectors and other employees as may be necessary in the
Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be appointed by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough upon the combined recommendation of the Fire Official,
and Construction Official.
[Ord. 8/10/85 § 9; Ord. No. 13-009G]
Inspectors and other employees of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall be subject to removal by the Mayor and Council for inefficiency
and misconduct when such removal is recommended by the Fire Official.
Each inspector or employee to be so removed shall be afforded an opportunity
to be heard by the appointing authority or a designated hearing officer.
[Ord. 8/10/85, § 10]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act
any person aggrieved by any order of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals
of the Borough of Rumson.
[Ord. 8/10/85 § 11; Ord. No. 10-005G; Ord.
No. 13-009G; amended 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 22-007G]
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 for
all commercial properties.
All of the commercial properties shall be subject to a cyclical
inspection with a fee of $0 per location.
[Ord. 8/10/85 § 12; Ord. No. 13-009G; Ord.
No. 18-004G § 2; amended 12-13-2022 by Ord. No.
22-007G]
The permit fees established by the Uniform Fire Code shall apply
and are as follows:
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Type 1
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$54.00
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Type 2
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$214.00
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Type 3
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$427.00
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Type 4
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$641.00
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Type 5
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—
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(Reserve)
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[Ord. 8/10/85, § 13]
Required permits shall be as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7.
[Ord. 8/10/85, § 14]
Required inspection shall be as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.5.
