[Adopted 8-15-1985 by Ord. No. 228-85]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code
shall be locally enforced in the municipality of the Township of Bethlehem.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau
of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs.
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 the Township of Bethlehem, 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 §
86-2 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 Community Affairs.
The local enforcing agency established by §
86-2 of this article shall be a part of the Bureau of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Bureau of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs.
The local enforcing agency shall be under the
direct supervision of the Fire Official, who shall be the Fire Subcode
Official appointed pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code
Act (P.L 1975, c. 217).
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 in accordance with regulations promulgated according to law.
[Adopted 4-6-2000 by Ord. No. 332-2000]
[Added 10-4-2018 by Ord.
No. 458.2018]
The Township Committee is authorized to amend or renew, by resolution,
the Agreement dated May 3, 2003, by and between the surrounding volunteer
fire companies and the Township of Bethlehem in order for the Township
to continue to receive fire protection services for the Township.