As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any of the following: Underwriters Testing Laboratories Factory
Mutual Research Corp., National Bureau of Standards or NFPA Standard
No. 74, 1975.
The chief administrator of the City of Clifton Building Department
created pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code Act, N.J.S.A.
52:27D-119 et seq., its amendments and supplements and ordinances
of the City of Clifton.
Any room or group of rooms located within a building forming
a single habitable unit with facilities which are used, designed or
arranged to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities.
A dwelling unit shall only be permitted to have one kitchen. If the
dwelling unit contains a basement, a full bathroom shall not be permitted
in the basement. A partial bathroom shall be permitted (a sink and
lavatory), provided the only access to same is through an existing
dwelling unit. If the dwelling unit contains an attic, a bathroom,
either partial or full, shall not be permitted in the attic.
[Amended 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. 6409-04]
The official in charge of the Fire Prevention Bureau as prescribed
by the State Uniform Fire Code, namely N.J.S.A. 52:27D-198, 52:27D-201
and 52:27D-219.
The fire protection subcode official prescribed by the State
Uniform Construction Code Act, namely, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.,
its amendments and supplements and ordinances of the City of Clifton.
An instrument approved by an approved rating organization
for the detection of ionized gases or products of combustion produced
by burning or smoldering materials.
Kerosene heaters, stoves and water heaters,
oil burners and stoves and ranges and oil-burning stoves without flues
or chimneys are prohibited in the City.
A.
Legislative declaration.
(1)
The City of Clifton Fire Department has indicated
that the proliferation of solid-gate security gates throughout the
City poses significant dangers and potentially hampers the ability
of firefighters to combat fires within said buildings and to protect
the health, safety and welfare of all citizens.
(2)
In order to address the above problem, the City of
Clifton is desirous of undertaking a program within the City of Clifton
requiring all security gates and/or doors to be of see-through composition.
B.
Regulations. Any security gates extending over or
across a window or door within the City of Clifton shall be of a grate
or lattice type, with a minimum of 75% of the gate area being of see-through
composition. All gates and accompanying hardware shall be maintained
in a state of good repair and coated to prevent rust and/or deterioration.
C.
Penalties. The failure to maintain said gates and
accompanying hardware as provided herein shall be considered a violation
punishable upon conviction of same by a fine in a minimum amount of
$100 and maximum amount of $1,000 or imprisonment of a period not
to exceed 90 days, or both.
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6646-07; 8-5-2009 by Ord. No. 6829-09]
Permit fees shall be those established in the
most currently adopted Uniform Fire Code:
A.
Every dwelling unit in the City of Clifton shall comply
with the requirements of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code for the
installation of smoke detectors.
B.
Smoke detectors shall be capable of being installed
and maintained by the person or persons entitled to occupy the dwelling
unit. Smoke detectors shall consist of an assembly incorporating the
detector, control equipment and the alarm-sounding device in one unit.
They shall have a power supply consisting of a monitored battery or
a cord connection to an electrical receptacle which is fitted with
a plug restrainer device. The plug-in receptacle shall not be controlled
by any switch other than that of the main power supply. Two or more
single-station smoke detector assemblies may be interconnected so
that activation of one causes all integral or separate audible alarms
to operate.
C.
Upon activation, the smoke detector shall provide
an audible alarm which is to be distributed and have such character
so that it can be heard in all rooms of the dwelling unit with their
doors closed. The audible signals shall be distinctive from other
audible signaling devices which may be used for other purposes in
the dwelling unit. The smoke detector shall be designed for and capable
of either self-restoration or manual restoration to normal conditions
for operation. No provisions shall be made for deactivation of the
audible alarm other than by reactivation of the system.
The fire official, with the advice of the construction
official, shall have the power to modify in writing, any of the provisions
of this chapter upon written application therefor by the owner or
lessee of a dwelling unit when there are practical difficulties in
carrying out the strict letter of this chapter with respect to such
dwelling unit; provided, however, that the spirit of this chapter
shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done.
A.
The owner of every dwelling unit in the City of Clifton
shall cause the same to be brought into compliance with the terms
and provisions of this chapter.
B.
Prior to the transfer of title, rental or change of
occupancy of any dwelling unit located in the City of Clifton, application
shall be made to the enforcing agency of the City of Clifton for the
issuance of a certificate of smoke detector compliance.
C.
A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued by
the appropriate official for any dwelling unit unless and until the
applicant therefor shall have first complied with all the terms and
conditions of this chapter. The fee for smoke detector inspections
shall be $30 per dwelling unit per inspection.
[Amended 7-5-2000 by Ord. No. 6147-00]
The tax search official of the City of Clifton
shall provide to each person requesting a tax search from his office
a statement calling attention to the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished
by one or more of the following:
B.
Each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter
and each day the same is violated shall be deemed and taken to be
a separate and distinct offense.
C.
The minimum penalty or fine for the violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be $100.
D.
In addition to the foregoing fines or penalties, any
person, partnership, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this chapter within one year of the date of a previous violation
of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to be sentenced
to an additional fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine shall
not be less than the minimum nor exceed the maximum fine as set forth
above and shall be calculated separately from the fine imposed for
a violation of the provisions of this chapter.
E.
In addition, any person, partnership, firm or corporation who rents, leases or causes to be rented, leased or otherwise occupied any dwelling unit in violation of any provision of this chapter or Chapter 210, Dwelling Certificate, Chapter 273, Housing Standards, and/or Chapter 461, Zoning, or any other chapters of the Code of the City of Clifton which results in the displacement of tenants shall be responsible for all relocation costs as set forth in N.J.S.A. 20:4-6.1 et seq.
The provisions of this chapter shall be administered
and enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention or any other code enforcement
agency of the City of Clifton.
