[1991 Code § 97-1]
This chapter shall provide the Borough with rules and regulations
to improve public safety by:
A.
Promoting the control of fire hazards.
B.
Regulating the installation, use and maintenance of equipment.
C.
Regulating the use of structures, premises and open areas.
D.
Providing for abatement of fire hazards.
E.
Establishing the responsibilities and procedures for Code enforcement.
F.
Setting forth the standards for compliance and achievement of these
objectives.
[1991 Code § 97-2]
Pursuant to the State Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S. 52:27D-192
et seq., the Fire Prevention Code shall be that Code identified in
the New Jersey Administrative Code, including all revisions and amendments
promulgated in regulations by the New Jersey Commissioner of Community
Affairs, except as herein amended or deleted. Three copies of the
Fire Prevention Code are on file in the office of the Borough Clerk
and have been plainly marked to indicate amendments and deletions.
The Fire Prevention Code prescribes minimum requirements and regulations
consistent with nationally recognized good practice for the safeguarding
to a reasonable degree of life and property from the hazards of fire
and explosion arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous
substances, materials and devices and from conditions hazardous to
life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises.
[1991 Code § 97-3; Ord. No. 2001-20]
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate this chapter,
to permit or maintain such a violation, to refuse to obey any provision
thereof or to fail or refuse to comply with any such provision or
regulation except as variation may be allowed by the action of the
Fire Official in writing. Proof of such unlawful act or failure shall
be deemed prima facie evidence that such act is that of the owner
or other person in control of the premises. Prosecution, or lack thereof,
of either the owner, occupant or the person in charge shall not be
deemed to relieve any of the others.
