[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Belvidere 8-19-1985 by Ord. No. 85-5 (Ch. 92 of the 1987 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act[1] (P.L. 1983, c. 383), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced in the Town of Belvidere.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202.
The local enforcing agency shall be the municipal Goodwill Fire Company.
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 Town, 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 § 266-2 of this chapter shall carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Town Council of the Town of Belvidere.
The local enforcing agency established by § 266-2 of this chapter shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Commissioner and the Town Council of the Town of Belvidere.
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Appointment of Fire Official. The local enforcing agency shall be under the direct supervision of a Fire Official, who shall be appointed by the Goodwill Fire Company.
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Term of office. The Fire Official shall serve for a term of one year.
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Inspectors and employees. Such inspectors and other employees as may be necessary in the local enforcing agency shall be appointed by the Fire Commissioner and the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Belvidere upon the recommendation of the Fire Official.
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Removal from office. Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency shall be subject to removal by the Fire Official for inefficiency or misconduct. Each inspector or employee to be so removed shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the appointing authority or a designated hearing officer.
Pursuant to Section 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act,[1] any person aggrieved by any order of the local enforcement agency shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of Warren County.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and 27D-208.
The permit fees shall be as established by the Uniform Fire Code.