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Township of West Deptford, NJ
Gloucester County
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[Adopted 8-1-1985 by Ord. No. 85-8; amended in its entirety 3-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L. 1983 c. 383),[1] the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et seq.) shall be locally enforced in the Township of West Deptford.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Gloucester County Fire Marshal's Office. The Gloucester County Fire Marshal's Office shall hereinafter be known as the local enforcing agency.
A. 
The local enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Code in all buildings, structures, and premises within the established boundaries of the Township of West Deptford other than one- and two-unit owner-occupied dwellings used exclusively for dwelling purposes and buildings, structures, and premises owned or operated by the federal government, interstate agencies or the state.
B. 
The local enforcing agency shall faithfully comply with all the pertinent requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act[1] and the Uniform Fire Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq.
The Township of West Deptford shall defer to the Gloucester County Fire Marshal's Office Ordinance for matters governing organization, appointments, qualifications, term of office, removal, inspections of both life hazard uses and non-life hazard uses, permits and inspection fees, board of appeals, enforcement, violations and penalties, and any other provisions of the Gloucester County Fire Marshal's Office Ordinance not otherwise inconsistent with this article.