[Adopted 6-10-1986 by Ord. No. 86-812 (Ch.
42, Art. II, of the 1966 Code)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
All definitions of words and terms used herein,
except as specifically otherwise noted, shall be defined in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:70
et seq.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383), N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202, the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code shall be locally enforced in the Borough of Montvale.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau
of Fire Prevention, which has heretofore been created in the Borough
of Montvale, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey.
The local enforcing agency 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 Montvale, 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.
The local enforcing agency established by §
203-3 of this article shall carry out the periodic inspection of life-hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
The local enforcing agency established by §
203-3 of this article shall be under the direct supervision and control of the governing body of the Borough of Montvale, which body may from time to time delegate to the Borough Administrator such supervisory functions as it deems appropriate.
A. Appointment. The
Fire Official shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and
consent of the Council upon due consideration being given to the recommendation
of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Borough of Montvale, which
recommendation shall not be deemed binding.
B. Term of office.
The Fire Official shall serve for a term of one year, or thereafter
until his successor shall be appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled
for the unexpired term.
Such inspectors and other employees as may be
deemed necessary by the governing body in the local enforcing agency
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the
Council after having afforded the Fire Official and Chief of the Fire
Department an opportunity to recommend to the Mayor and governing
body the names of those persons deemed in their opinion to be qualified.
The Fire Official, inspectors and other employees
of the enforcing agency shall be subject to removal, during the term
for which they have been appointed, by the governing body for good
cause, inefficiency and misconduct. Each Fire Official, inspector
or employee to be so removed shall be afforded an opportunity to be
heard by the appointing authority or a designated hearing officer.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and 52:27D-208, any person aggrieved
by any order of the local enforcing agency shall have the right to
appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of the County of Bergen.
A. The annual registration
fee for life-hazard uses shall be as per the provisions of N.J.A.C.
5:70 et seq.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B. Except as otherwise
specified for storage or manufacturing operations in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(b),
where more than one life-hazard use exists under one ownership at
a given location, the highest life-hazard use shall be registered
at full fee and subsequent life hazard uses at 1/2 the scheduled fee.
Each life hazard use that is separately owned shall be registered
at full fee.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
C. The application
fee for a permit shall be as per the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:70 et
seq.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
D. In addition,
the annual registration, permit and inspection fees for non-life-hazard
uses shall be in accordance with the provisions of the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code, except as hereinafter set forth.
E. Annual inspection fees.
[Amended 12-12-1995 by Ord. No. 95-1015; 11-10-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-1293; 12-14-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-1335; 2-26-2013 by Ord. No.
2013-1371; 11-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-1434; 12-14-2023 by Ord. No.
2023-1546]
(1) Additional locally required
annual registration fees are as follows (non-life-hazard):
Residential
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Dwelling Units
|
Year and Fee
(per dwelling unit)
|
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2023
|
2024+
|
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Each unit up to 20
|
$55
|
$65
|
Each unit above 20
|
$15
|
$20
|
(2) The above fees shall be applicable
to all multiunit dwellings, including, without limitation, apartments,
condominiums, and cooperative housing complexes, and all single-unit,
non-owner-occupied dwelling units.
F. The following annual registration fees for nonresidential
buildings and uses as authorized by the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code
are as follows:
[Amended 11-12-1991 by Ord. No. 91-929; 11-10-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-1293; 12-14-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-1335; 2-26-2013 by Ord. No.
2013-1371; 11-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-1434; 12-14-2023 by Ord. No.
2023-1546]
Business
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Local
|
Area
|
Year and Fee
|
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Code
|
(square feet)
|
2023
|
2024+
|
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U1
|
1,000 or less
|
$65
|
$80
|
U1A
|
1,001 to 2,500
|
$115
|
$140
|
U2
|
2,501 to 5,000
|
$185
|
$225
|
U3
|
5,001 to 10,000
|
$365
|
$455
|
U4
|
10,001 to 50,000
|
$730
|
$915
|
U5
|
50,001 to 100,000
|
$1,025
|
$1,280
|
U6
|
100,001 to 200,000
|
$1,400
|
$1,750
|
U7
|
200,001 to 250,000
|
$2,050
|
$2,050
|
U8
|
250,001 or more
|
$2,670
|
$3,335
|
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-213b, buildings,
structures and premises owned or operated by the state, its agencies,
departments, political subdivisions (municipality and county) or instrumentalities
or an interstate agency shall be inspected exclusively by the Department
of Community Affairs or any agent thereof, including the Fire Prevention
Bureau, provided that said agent has been given express written authorization
by the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to duly enacted regulations
delegating said inspection authority.
The Fire Prevention Bureau shall annually adopt
a budget substantially consistent with the Local Fiscal Affairs Law,
N.J.S.A. 40A:5-1 et seq., in general and in particular in accordance
with the Fiscal Guidelines Pertaining to Implementation and Administration
of the Uniform Fire Code as promulgated by the New Jersey Department
of Community Affairs.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
A. Collection of
annual registration fees shall be made through the local enforcing
agency pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:70, Subchapter 2.
B. Permit fees provided
for by the code and otherwise by this article or any penalties collected
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:70,
Subchapter 2.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with this article are hereby repealed.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this article is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
hereof.
This article shall take effect immediately upon
publication and final passage pursuant to law.