[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.
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.