[Adopted 4-18-1995 by Ord. No. 94-28]
[Amended 11-1-1999 by Ord. No. 99-10]
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 (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et seq.) shall be locally enforced in the
City of Bridgeton.
The local enforcing agency shall be the City
of Bridgeton 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.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by §
162-2 of this article 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.
[Amended 11-1-1999 by Ord. No. 99-10]
A. The application fees for the permits listed in N.J.A.C.
5:70 shall be as provided current state regulations for the following
type application and permit:
B. The cost issuance of a Certificate of Fire Code Status shall be as set forth in Chapter
149, Fees, Article
II, Schedule of Fees.
C. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms shall be inspected by the Division of Housing and Code Enforcement within the City limits of the City of Bridgeton, in accordance with N.J.A.C. §5:70-4.19 et seq, and certificates of approval with respect to operation thereof shall be issued by the Division of Housing and Code Enforcement as required. The approval or denial of a certificate with respect to the operation of such devices shall be undertaken by the Division of Housing and Code Enforcement of the City of Bridgeton, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter
265 or Chapter 267 of the Code of the City of Bridgeton to the contrary.
[Added 3-6-2007 by Ord. No. 06-22; amended 3-15-2016 by Ord. No. 16-07]
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 an action of the local enforcing agency shall have the right to
appeal to the local Construction Board of Appeals. If no such body
exists, appeals shall be made to the County Construction Board of
Appeals.
Enforcement and violations and penalties shall
be managed in conformity with the Uniform Fire Safety Act, and Uniform
Fire Code and all other laws of the State of New Jersey.