[Adopted 8-12-1985 by Ord. No. 85-7 (Ch.
99, Art. I of the 1984 Code)]
[Amended 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 85-11]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383),[1] the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced
in the Township of Independence.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202.
[Amended 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 85-11; 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-08; 2-11-2014 by Ord, No.
2014-03]
The local enforcing agency for fire code services,
including local amendments, fee schedules and non-life-hazard-use
inspection schedules, shall be Washington Township, in the County
of Morris, State of New Jersey, with which the Township of Independence
enters into a shared services agreement pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:65-1
et seq. (the “Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act”).
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 Independence 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.
[Added 3-16-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-03[1]]
A.
Life hazard uses. The local enforcing agency established by § 215-2 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.
B.
Non-life-hazard uses.
(1)
In addition to the registrations required by the Uniform Fire Code,
the following non-life-hazard uses shall register with the Bureau
of Fire Prevention. These uses shall be inspected once per year and
shall pay an annual fee as set forth below:
Use
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Annual Fee
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A: Assembly Use Group
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A-1 Eating establishment under 50
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$50
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A-2 Take-out food service (no seating)
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$50
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A-3 House of worship not exclusively used for religious purposes
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$50
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A-4 Recreation centers, multipurpose, etc. (fewer than 50)
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$75
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A-5 Courtrooms, library, fraternal organizations, condominium
centers (fewer than 50)
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$75
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A-6 Senior centers (fewer than 50)
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$75
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B: Business Use Group
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B-1 Professional use one- and two-story (up to 1,000 square
feet)
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$42
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B-2 One- and two-story (1,001 to 2,500 square feet)
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$50
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B-4 Three- to five-story
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Less than 5,000 square feet
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$100
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5,001 to 10,000 square feet
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$150
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B-5 Three- to five-story (10,001 square feet or greater)
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$190
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C: Retail/Mercantile Use Group
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M-1 One- and two-story (less than 5,000 square feet)
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$125
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M-2 One- and two-story (more than 5,000 square feet and less
than 12,000 square feet)
|
$150
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M-4 Three- to five-story (less than 5,000 square feet)
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$200
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M-5 Three- to five- story (more than 5,000 square feet and less
than 123,000 square feet)
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$225
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D: Manufacturing/Factory Group
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F-1 One- and two-story (less than 5,000 square feet)
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$100
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F-2 One- and two-story (more than 5,000 square feet and less
than 12,000 square feet)
|
$125
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F-4 Three- to five-story (less than 5,000 square feet)
|
$175
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F-5 Three- to five-story (more than 5,000 square feet and less
than 12,000 square feet)
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$200
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S: Storage Use Group
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S-1 One- and two-story (less than 5,000 square feet)
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$75
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S-2 One- and two-story (more than 5,000 square feet and less
than 12,000 square feet)
|
$125
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S-4 Three- to five-story (less than 5,000 square feet)
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$175
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S-5 Three- to five-story (more than 5,000 square feet and less
than 12,000 square feet)
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$200
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R: Residential Use Group
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R-1 1 to 2 units
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See § 215-4(2)B
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R-2 3 to 6 units
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See § 215-4(2)G
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R-3 7 to 12 units
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See § 215-4(2)G
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R-4 13 to 20 units
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See § 215-4(2)G
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R-5 Over 20 units
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See § 215- 4(2)G
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U: Utilities Use Group
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U-1 Under 2,500 square feet
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$100
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U-2 2,500 and over square feet
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$125
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E: Common Areas Use Group
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E-1 One- and two-story (less than 5,000 square feet)
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$75
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E-2 One- and two-story (more than 5,000 square feet and less
than 12,000 square feet)
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$100
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E-3 One- and two-story (more than 12,000 square feet)
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$125
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E-4 Three- to five-story (less than 5,000 square feet)
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$125
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E-5 Three- to five-story (more than 5,000 square feet and less
than 12,000 square feet)
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$150
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E-6 Three- to five-story (more than 12,000 square feet)
|
$200
|
(2)
R-1 fees shall be as set forth in the Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C.
5:70-2.9(d).
(3)
Uses not classified above that are subject to the Uniform Fire Code
shall be classified as business uses.
(4)
Uses required to register with the state as life-hazard uses shall
not be required to register under this section.
(5)
Vacant buildings which create a fire hazard shall be charged and
inspected according to the previous use of the building.
(6)
Township-owned buildings, buildings owned and occupied by municipal
fire companies and/or rescue squads, buildings owned and occupied
by nonprofit religious organizations that are used solely for religious
purposes and buildings owned and occupied by nonprofit organizations
used solely for nonprofit purposes shall be exempt from inspection
fees.
(7)
All residential uses except R-1 uses shall be inspected in the common
areas only, and the fees established for the Common Areas Use Group
shall apply.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 215-4,
Inspection of life hazard uses.
The local enforcing agency established by § 215-2 of this article shall be a part of the Independence Township Fire Department and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Independence Township Committee.
A.
Appointment of Fire Official. The local enforcing
agency shall be under the direct supervision of a Fire Official who
shall be appointed by the Township Committee.
B.
Term of office. The Fire Official shall serve for
a term of one year. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired
term.
C.
Inspectors and employees. Such inspectors and other
employees as may be necessary in the local enforcing agency shall
be appointed by the Township Committee.
D.
Removal from office. Inspectors and other employees
of the enforcing agency shall be subject to removal by the Township
Committee 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 Sections 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and
27D-208.
The permit fees established by the Uniform Fire
Code shall be collected, as follows:
Type of Permit
|
Fees
|
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Type 1
[Amended 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 03-6] |
$35
|
Type 2
|
$100
|
Type 3
|
$200
|
Type 4
|
$300
|
Type 5
|
$1,000[1]
|