[Ord. No. 8-85 § 1;
New]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L.
1983 c. 383), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et
seq.) shall be locally enforced in the Borough of Ogdensburg.
[Ord. No. 8-85 § 2;
New]
The local enforcing agency shall be the Ogdensburg Fire Department
through its Bureau of Fire Prevention which is hereby created therein.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall hereinafter be known as the local
enforcing agency.
[Ord. No. 8-85 § 6,
7; New]
a. Appointment and Qualifications of the Fire Official. The Fire Official
shall be certified by the state and appointed by the Governing Body
from a list of three names submitted by the Chief of the Fire Department.
b. Appointment and Qualifications of Inspectors and Other Employees.
Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency shall be appointed
by the Governing Body upon recommendation of the Fire Official. All
life hazard use inspectors shall be certified by the state.
c. Appointment of Legal Counsel. The Governing Body shall specifically
appoint legal counsel to assist the agency in enforcing the Uniform
Fire Code.
d. Term of Office. The Fire Official shall serve for a term of a minimum
of one year. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
e. Removal from Office. The Fire Official, inspectors and other employees
of the agency shall be subject to removal by the Governing Body for
just cause. Before removal from office, all persons shall be afforded
an opportunity to be heard by the Governing Body or a hearing officer
designated by the same.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by subsection
13-1.2 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.
[New]
Non life hazard uses shall be inspected a minimum of once every
three years.
[Ord. No. 8-85 § 8;
New]
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act,
any person aggrieved by any action of the local enforcing agency shall
have the right to appeal to the County Construction Board of Appeals.
[New]
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.