[Adopted 8-21-1985 by Ord. No. V-12]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L.
1983, c. 383)[1] the Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced in the
City of Hoboken.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202.
[Amended 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27]
The Fire Division of the City of Hoboken, through the Bureau
of Fire Prevention and Investigation, shall enforce the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Safety Act and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
[Amended 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27]
The local enforcement agency shall enforce the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Safety Act and the codes and regulations adopted under it in
all buildings, structures, and premises within the established boundaries
of the City of Hoboken, other than owner-occupied one- and two-family
dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the requirements of the
New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act and the New Jersey Uniform Fire
Code.
[Amended 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27]
The local enforcement agency established by § 101-16 of this Article shall carry out periodic inspections of life-hazard uses as required by the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
[Amended 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27]
The local enforcement agency established by § 101-16 of this Article shall be part of the Hoboken Fire Division and shall be under the direct supervision and control of an officer of the Hoboken Fire Division designated in writing and assigned by the Fire Chief as Chief Inspector/Fire Marshal of the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Investigation, and who shall be under the direct supervision of the Fire Chief, to whom he shall be responsible for the proper discharge of duties.
[Amended 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27]
A.Â
Appointment of Fire Marshal. The Chief Inspector of the Hoboken Fire
Division's Bureau of Fire Prevention and Investigation shall hold
the dual designation of Fire Marshal and shall be known as "Chief
Inspector/Fire Marshal."
B.Â
Authority of Fire Marshal. The Fire Marshal shall serve as the chief
administrator of code enforcement pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:71-2.3(b).
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority
granted to the Fire Marshal by the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety
Act and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
C.Â
Term of office. The Fire Marshal shall serve for an indefinite term
and shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Hoboken Fire
Division.
D.Â
Inspectors and employees. Such inspectors as may be necessary in
the local enforcement agency shall be designated by the Fire Chief
from the uniformed force to the Hoboken Fire Division upon the recommendation
of the Chief Inspector/Fire Marshal. Other employees as may be necessary
in the local enforcement agency shall be appointed by the Director
of Public Safety, upon the recommendation of the Chief of the Fire
Division.
E.Â
Removal from office. Inspectors of the uniformed force of the Hoboken
Fire Division shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the
Hoboken Fire Division and shall be subject to removal for good cause
shown. Other employees shall be subject to removal for inefficiency
or misconduct by the Director of Public Safety or a designated hearing
officer.
[Amended 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27]
Any person aggrieved by an order of the local enforcement agency
shall have the right to appeal pursuant to the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Safety Act and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
[Amended 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27; 3-4-2009 by Ord. No. DR-395]
In addition to the inspection and fees required pursuant to
the Act and the regulations of the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs, the following additional fees shall be required. Copies of
the fire prevention and investigation public records and fire reports,
plus amendments and supplements thereto, shall be available to interested
parties. Fees for such copies shall be a search fee of $5 and $0.75
per page for the first 10 pages, and $0.50 per page for the next 10
pages, and $0.25 for any page thereafter. A certificate of Fire Code
status shall be available for a fee of $25. A certificate of smoke
detector compliance shall be available for the fee established by
the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
[Amended 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27; 3-4-2009 by Ord. No. DR-395]
Permit fees shall be as indicated in the State of New Jersey
Uniform Fire Safety Act and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code. The
Fire Marshal may assess additional fees where the permitted activity
results in increased costs to the Division of Fire. Invoices should
be payable to the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Investigation. Above
and beyond the state mandated permits fees pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:70
et seq., applicants must pay $75 per hour per Fire Division Official.
[Added 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27; amended 11-2-2016 by Ord. No. Z-445]
All non-life-hazard use inspections shall be performed by fire
officers, under the authority and direction of the Fire Marshal in
accordance with the Uniform Fire Code.
[Added 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27; amended 9-17-2008 by Ord. No.
DR-375; 11-2-2016 by Ord. No. Z-445]
All non-life-hazard use registration fees shall be collected
by fire officers, under the authority and direction of the Fire Marshal
in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code.
[Added 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27]
The Fire Division shall maintain three established accounts
into which received monies are to be deposited:
A.Â
Regular penalty account. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.12 et seq.,
all penalty payments, with the exception of dedicated penalties, shall
be deposited into the regular penalty account.
B.Â
Dedicated penalty account. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.12 et seq.,
all payments collected for dedicated penalties shall be deposited
into the dedicated penalty account.
C.Â
Fire safety account. All receivables are to be forwarded to the Division
of Finance so that said receivables may be applied to the administration
and enforcement of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act and the
New Jersey Uniform Fire Code as they pertain to the Bureau of Fire
Prevention and Investigation.
