Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D 192 et seq., and the New Jersey Uniform Fire
Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70 et seq., shall be locally enforced in the Township
of Galloway, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau
of Fire Prevention, which is hereby created in the Fire Department
with offices to be located in conjunction with the Department of Code
Enforcement.
The local enforcement 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 Galloway Township, 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 Code.
The local enforcing agency established by § 199-2 of this chapter shall carry out the periodic inspections of the life-hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the New Jersey Commissioner of Community Affairs.
The local enforcing agency established by § 199-2 of this chapter shall be part of the Fire Department and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official who should report to the Fire Chief.
A.Â
Appointment of Fire Official. The local enforcing
agency shall be under the supervision of the Fire Official who shall
be appointed by the Township Manager.
B.Â
Term of office. The Fire Official shall serve for
an indeterminate term at the pleasure of the Township Manager in the
same manner as any other municipal employee.
C.Â
Inspectors and employees. Such inspectors and other
employees as may be necessary in the local enforcing agency shall
be appointed by the Township Manager upon the recommendation of the
Fire Official and the Chief of the Fire Department.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by any order of the local enforcement
agency shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of
Appeals of Atlantic County.
A.Â
The permit fees established by the Uniform Fire Code
shall be as follows:
[Amended 2-27-2018 by Ord. No. 1986-2018]
Type
|
Fee
| |
---|---|---|
1
|
$54
| |
2
|
$214
| |
3
|
$427
| |
4
|
$641
| |
5
|
(Reserved)
|
B.Â
Charitable and nonprofit organizations shall be exempt
from the above-scheduled permit fees.
C.Â
Definitions of the types of permits shall be on file
and posted in the offices of the Fire Inspector and Township Clerk.