[Prior ordinance history: Ordinance Nos. 61-2, 85-11,
85-14, 86-12, 96-03, 2009-17, 2012-04.]
[Ord. No. 2014-09]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A.
52:27D-192 et seq., the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1
et seq.) shall be locally enforced in Wantage Township.
[Ord. No. 2014-09]
The local enforcing agency shall be the Hardyston Township Bureau
of Fire Prevention, which shall hereinafter be known as the local
enforcing agency.
[Ord. No. 2014-09]
a.
Within the established boundaries of Wantage Township, the local
enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Code in all buildings,
structures, and premises other than owner-occupied buildings of less
than three dwelling units used exclusively for dwelling purposes and
buildings, structures, and premises owned or operated by Interstate
Agencies or the State.
b.
The local enforcing agency shall faithfully comply with all the pertinent
requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
[Ord. No. 2014-09]
a.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by this section shall be
created and supervised by the Township of Hardyston and shall meet
all of the requirements of the applicable law and regulations.
b.
Appointment of Fire Official. The chief administrative officer of
the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be a State- certified Fire Official
appointed by the Governing Body of the Township of Hardyston consistent
with the procedures set forth in the applicable law and regulations.
The Governing Body of the Township of Hardyston may appoint inspectors
and other employees of the enforcing agency consistent with applicable
laws and regulations. All life hazard inspectors shall be certified
by the State.
[Ord. No. 2014-09]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by this section shall
carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by
the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of the New Jersey
Department of Community Affairs.
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a.
In addition to the registrations and permits required by the Uniform
Fire Code, all other uses subject to Uniform Fire Code inspections
shall register with the Bureau of Fire Prevention. These uses shall
be inspected once per year and shall pay an annual fee of $50.
b.
Uses requiring registration with the State as life hazard uses shall
not be required to register or pay fees pursuant to this section.
c.
Vacant buildings that create a fire hazard shall be charged and inspected
according to the schedule, above.
d.
Owners of more than one use at a given location shall pay a full
fee for the largest use and 1/2 fee or fees for any subsequent use
or uses.
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a.
The application fees for the permits listed in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7
shall be as specified in the Uniform Fire Code.
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Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206b; 208d, any person aggrieved
by any action of the local enforcing agency shall have the right to
appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of the County of Sussex.
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Enforcement, violations, and penalties shall be managed in conformity
with the Uniform Fire Safety Act, the Uniform Fire Code and all other
laws of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 2009-17 § 1]
A red light shall be illuminated 24 hours per day over any fire
department connection. In such suppression systems that Siamese connections
supply zoned areas of suppression, the red light shall flash intermittently
over the Siamese connection of the activated zone. The rate of flash
shall not be less than 60 flashes per minute.
[Ord. No. 2009-17, § 1]
Penalties assessed for firematic-related false alarms under Section 4-9 of Chapter 4 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Wantage, shall be deposited into the dedicated trust fund of Wantage Township entitled "Fire Prevention Trust Fund." All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be placed in the Fire Prevention Bureau.
The failure to pay a penalty assessed under this section within
30 days of the occurrence shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2009-17, § 1]
The rapid entry key box system is under the jurisdiction and
control of the fire official.
No insurance company authorized to issue fire insurance policies
in the State of New Jersey shall pay to an insured any claim in excess
of $2,500 for fire damages on any real property located within the
Township of Wantage, pursuant to any fire insurance policy issued
or renewed after the adoption of this section and the filing of this
section with the State Commissioner of Insurance, until such time
as:
a.
All taxes and assessments and all other municipal liens or charges
due and payable appearing on an official "certificate of search for
municipal liens" pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-12, shall have been paid
either by the owner of such real property or by the insurance company
or,
b.
The township submits to the insurance company a copy of a resolution
adopted, provided that if an appeal is taken on the amount of any
lien or charge, other than an appeal on the assessed valuation of
real property, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:3-21, the insurance company
shall withhold 75% of the full amount of the lien or charge being
contested pending termination of all proceedings.
The township committee may, by resolution, enter into an agreement
with the owner of any fire damaged property situated in the township
to pay in full all delinquent taxes, assessments or other municipal
liens by installments, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-19, or for the redemption
of a tax sale lien by installment payments, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-7,
if the township committee is satisfied that the claim for fire damages
is to be used to restore or improve the fire damaged property.
In the event of such resolution, a certified copy of the resolution
shall be sent to the insurance company authorizing the insurance company
to make full payment on the claim to the insured.
Notwithstanding the provision of this section, an insurance
company may pay proceeds of a fire insurance policy to a mortgagee
of fire damaged real property where the fire insurance policy, at
the time of the loss, listed the mortgagee as a named insured; provided
the payment may not be in an amount which exceeds that due and payable
to the mortgagee under the mortgage contract.
