[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of South Harrison 9-12-1985 by Ord. No. 0-11-85. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 0-21-09]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L. 1983 c. 383)[1], the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et
seq.) shall be locally enforced in the County of Gloucester.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192.
[Amended 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 0-3-91; 3-9-2011 by Ord. No.
0-11-03;[1] 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 0-21-09]
The local enforcing agency shall be the Gloucester
County Fire Marshal’s Office. The County Fire Marshal’s
Office shall hereinafter be known as the local enforcing agency.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance became effective January 1,
2011.
[Amended 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 0-21-09]
A.
The local
enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Code in all buildings,
structures, and premises within the established boundaries of the
County of Gloucester other than one and two unit owner-occupied dwellings
used exclusively for dwelling purposes and buildings, structures,
and premises owned or operated by federal government, interstate agencies
or the state.
B.
The local
enforcing agency shall faithfully comply with all the pertinent requirements
of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
[Amended 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 0-3-91; 3-9-2011 by Ord. No.
0-11-03;[1] 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 0-21-09]
The Township of South Harrison shall defer to
the Gloucester County Fire Marshal’s Office Ordinance for matters
governing Organization, appointments, qualifications, term of office,
removal, inspections of both life hazard uses and non-life hazard
uses, permits and inspection fees, Board of Appeals, enforcement,
violations and penalties, and any other provisions of the Gloucester
County Fire Marshal’s Office Ordinance not otherwise inconsistent
with this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance became effective January 1,
2011.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 74-5, Organization, amended
8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 0-3-91, was repealed 3-9-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-03,
effective 1-1-2011. Former § 4-6, Appointment of Fire Official;
term of office; inspectors and employees, amended 8-14-1991 by Ord.
No. 0-3-91, was repealed 3-9-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-03, effective 1-1-2011.
Former § 74-7, Board of Appeals; § 74-8, Additional
required inspections and fees, amended 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 0-3-91;
2-7-1996 by Ord. No. 0-1-96; and § 74-9, Permits, amended
8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 0-3-91, were repealed 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 0-21-09.
[Added 3-9-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-04]
A.
All properties within the Township of South Harrison having an automatic
fire alarm or fire sprinkler suppression system shall be equipped
with a rapid entry key box. Nothing herein contained shall be construed
to require such installations within residential one- or two-family
dwellings.
B.
The aforesaid key box shall be of a UL type and approved by the local enforcing agency identified within § 74-2.
C.
Key box contents. The rapid entry key boxes shall contain the following:
(1)
Keys to locked points of egress, whether on interior or exterior
of such buildings;
(2)
Keys to all locked mechanical rooms;
(3)
Keys to locked elevator rooms;
(4)
Keys to elevator controls;
(5)
Keys to any other areas as directed by the local enforcing agency
in order to serve the purposes of this section; and
(6)
A floor plan sketch of the premises identifying all rooms labeled
with the use of such rooms. This sketch need not be to scale, but
shall be prepared to reasonably provide rapid identification of the
use and accesses to all rooms.
D.
Time for compliance. All existing buildings subject to this section
shall comply within 12 months of the effective date hereof. All newly
constructed buildings, not yet occupied, or buildings currently under
construction, shall comply immediately upon occupancy.
E.
Penalties. Any building owner violating this section shall be subject
to penalties as set forth in the Uniform Fire Code.
