Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, the New
Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced in the City of
Cape May.
The Local Enforcing Agency (LEA) shall be the Bureau of Fire
Prevention, hereby established. Enforcement shall be undertaken by
the local Fire Official, who shall be appointed by, and shall be answerable
to, the City Manager.
The local Fire Official shall enforce the Uniform Fire Safety
Act and the codes and regulations adopted under it in all buildings,
structures and premises within the City, other than 1) solely owner-occupied
one- and two-family dwellings used exclusively for dwelling purposes;
and 2) buildings, structures and premises operated by the Federal
Government, Interstate Agencies, or the State. Owner-occupied one-
or two-family dwellings in which a portion is rented are subject to
enforcement under this section. The local Fire Official shall faithfully
comply with the requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the
Uniform Fire Safety Code.
The LEA shall carry out the periodic inspection of life hazard
uses required by the Uniform Fire Safety Code on behalf of the Commissioner
of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
The Fire Official shall be appointed by the City Manager for
an indefinite term. The Fire Official shall be certified by the State
Bureau of Fire Safety. The Fire Official shall recommend appointment
of inspectors to the City Manager, as may be necessary. Inspectors
shall be under the supervision and control of the Fire Official.
The Fire Official, Inspectors, and other LEA employees shall
be subject to removal by the City Manager for inefficiency or misconduct.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act,
any person aggrieved by an order of the LEA shall have to right of
appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of Cape May County.
