[Adopted 10-26-1995 by Ord.
No. 26-1995 as Ch. XIII of the 1994 Code]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202,
the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Code shall be locally enforced within the
established limits of Washington Township Fire District No. 1.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
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 Washington Township
Fire District No. 1, 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 Safety Code.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall carry out the periodic inspection
of life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Safety Code on behalf of
the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
Pursuant to sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A.
52:27D-206 and 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 Gloucester County.
[Amended 11-13-1997 by Ord.
No. 32-1997; 7-18-2002 by Ord.
No. 12-2002]
A. The permit fees established by the Uniform Fire Code
shall be the permit fees established in the Township of Washington.
B. Nonprofit organizations required to obtain a permit pursuant
to the Uniform Fire Code to hold fund-raising or occasional public events
shall not be required to pay a permit fee.
C. In addition to the above, the Fire Official and/or the
District Chief shall be notified of any regular or special events or performance
in any building located in Washington Township, and a permit fee shall be
required in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code as herein established.
[Amended 11-13-1997 by Ord.
No. 32-1997; 7-18-2002 by Ord.
No. 12-2002]
A. The inspections and fees required pursuant to this article
shall be those required pursuant to the Act and the regulations of the Department
of Community Affairs, including any amendments or supplements thereto.
B. In addition to the inspections and fees established in Subsection
A above, the Fire Official or the District Fire Chief may require inspections and continued monitoring to prevent overcrowding or to address other fire safety concerns for public safety during the occurrence of any regular or special events or performance in any building located in Washington Township. A fee shall be charged to the sponsor, entity owner or tenant of the building that is conducting the event or performance. The fee charged shall be the total hourly wage plus overtime, if applicable, paid by the Fire District to the respective Fire Inspector(s).
C. The inspections and fees required pursuant to this section for all buildings as defined in the Uniform Construction Code of New Jersey and not classified as life hazard buildings shall be as set forth in Chapter
80, Fees.
D. In the event a building, whether it be occupied by an
assembly, business, factory, mercantile, residential, storage, utility or
any combination thereof, is used by more than one legal entity, each legal
entity shall be considered a separate user for purposes of payment of fees
hereunder.
E. Any owner, agent or lessee who fails to pay the prescribed
registration fee within 30 days of written notification shall be in violation
of this section and shall be subject to a penalty equal to the amount of the
unpaid fee.
F. Collection of said unpaid fee shall be enforced through
a court of competent jurisdiction including but not limited to Municipal Court.
A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made quarterly and
transmitted to the Township Council and the Board of Fire Commissioners. It
shall contain a summary of proceedings under the Uniform Fire Safety Code
and this article, with such statistics as the Board of Fire Commissioners
may wish included therein.
[Adopted 6-21-2001 by Ord.
No. 16-2001]
Automatic fire sprinkler systems are to be installed in compliance with
the National Fire Protection Association standards in all new buildings regardless
of floor or occupancy type. For the purpose of this article, the floor area
within the surrounding exterior walls shall be considered as one building.
Area separation walls shall not be used in calculating allowable floor area
for sprinkler requirements.
The following structures will be exempt from this article:
C. Sheds and auxiliary structures under 200 square feet
and not used for human habitation.
Whenever a new addition is added to any existing building which results
in an increase of more than 50% in floor space or whenever total additions
result in an increase of more than 1,000 square feet in total floor area including
mezzanines or additional stories, or where alterations to existing buildings
exceed 50% of the replacement value as determined by the Building Official,
in that event the new construction will require an automatic fire sprinkler
system. Alteration values and additional floor area shall be cumulative with
each issuance of a building permit regardless of any change in ownership.
Violations of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I.