[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Woodbury Heights 6-27-2022 by Ord. No. 13-2022]
Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history: Ordinance Nos.
6-85, 7-1989, 2-1992, 10-2000, 10-2002, 14-2002, 3-2011, 3-2016.
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 Woodbury Heights.
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 Borough of Woodbury Heights 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 local enforcing agency shall faithfully
comply with all the pertinent requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
The Borough of Woodbury Heights 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
chapter. All previous violations cited by the Borough of Woodbury
Heights shall transfer to the Gloucester County Fire Marshal's
office to insure compliance continues.
