[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Pleasantville 7-3-2023 by Ord. No. 12-2023.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 135, Fire
Prevention, Art. I, Hazardous Materials, adopted 6-7-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982 as Art. II of Ch. 110 of the 1982 Code, as amended, and Art. II, Uniform Fire Safety Code, 6-3-1985 by Ord. No. 11-1985, as amended.
This ordinance provided that it shall take effect after final
passage and publication as provided by law no sooner than January
1, 2024, for proper notification to all business partners in the City
of Pleasantville.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Council of the City
of Pleasantville.
The local enforcing agency established by § 135-2, through its Fire Official, shall carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70 et seq. and the Uniform Fire Safety Act N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. on behalf of the Commission of Community Affairs.
The Fire Official shall report to the Mayor and Fire Chief of
the City of Pleasantville.
A.
The Fire Official shall be appointed by the Council of the City of
Pleasantville upon recommendation from the Mayor and Fire Chief.
B.
The Fire Official shall serve for a term of four years.
C.
Such inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency shall
be recommended and appointed by the Fire Official and Fire Chief.
D.
Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency shall be subject
to removal by the Mayor and Business Administrator upon recommendation
of the Fire Official and Fire Chief for inefficiency or misconduct.
The Fire Official shall be subject to removal by the Mayor and Business
Administrator upon recommendation of the Fire Chief for the same.
The Fire Official and inspectors or employees to be so removed shall
be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the City Administrator or
a designated hearing officer.
A.
In addition to the Business Registration and Annual Fire Safety Inspection
required pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the regulations
of the Department of Community Affairs, the following business registration
and annual inspections fees shall be required:
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Coded Use Group
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Annual Fee Per Registration
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Required Inspections
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Business
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(B-1) under 500 square feet
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$75
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Once every 12 months
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(B-2) 501 square feet to 4,999 square feet
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$125
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Once every 12 months
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(B-3) 5,000 square feet to 9,999 square feet
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$160
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Once every 12 months
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(B-4) over 10,000 square feet
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$200
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Once every 12 months
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Factory
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(F-1) under 5,000 square feet
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$125
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Once every 12 months
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(F-2) 5,001 square feet and over
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$200
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Once every 12 months
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Mercantile
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(M-1) under 5,000 square feet
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$125
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Once every 12 months
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(M-2) 5,001 square feet to 11,999 square feet
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$160
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Once every 12 months
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Storage
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(S-1) under 2,500 square feet per building
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$75
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Once every 12 months
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(S-2) 2,500 square feet and over per building
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$125
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Once every 12 months
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Residential
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Public and Common Areas Only for Use Groups R-1, R-2, R-3, and
R-4
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3 to 6 unit
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$100
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Once every 12 months
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7 to 12 units
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$150
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Once every 12 months
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13 to 20 units
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$500
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Once every 12 months
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Over 20 units
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$1,000
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Once every 12 months
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Utilities
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(U-1) under 2,500 square feet
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$115
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Once every 12 months
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(U-2) over 2,500 square feet
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$145
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Once every 12 months
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B.
All inspection fees are due and shall be paid no later than 30 days
after inspection. Nonpayment of inspection fee penalty will be two
times the original fee plus $500. (Example: a fee of $75 with penalty
of $500 would total $650.)
A permit shall not be issued until the designated fee has been
paid. The designated fee for such permits as listed below must be
paid to the City of Pleasantville.
A.
Permits.
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Type
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Fee
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|---|---|
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Type 1
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$75
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Type 2
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$225
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Type 2 Propane Exchange: 720 pounds or less
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$250
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721 pounds to 2,500 pounds
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$350
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Type 3
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$450
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Type 4
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$675
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C.
Food truck permit application. Application must be submitted seven
days' prior to event. A new application and permit must be completed
for each separate event. All cancellations must be done no later than
24 hours prior to the event.
D.
Permit fees shall be set forth in the fee schedule in the office
of the Fire Official.
Any person or entity who violates the provisions of this chapter,
upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 nor
more than $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days and/or
a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
Any person or entity who violates any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding
$5,000 for each violation.
A small, wall-mounted safe that holds building keys for firefighters
to retrieve in emergencies.
A.
The owner or person in control of the following types of buildings
shall install and maintain a Fire Department key lock box system approved
by the Fire Official.
(1)
Any nonresidential properties protected by an automatic fire alarm
system, external audible alarm, automatic fire-suppression system,
and/or standpipe system.
(2)
Any apartment building or other rental building containing four or
more residential units and in which access to the building or to common
areas or mechanical or electrical rooms within the building is denied
through locked doors.
(3)
Properties that are equipped with an elevator.
(4)
Properties that are required to prepare and have available material
safety data sheets and/or hazardous chemical inventory forms under
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA Title
III).
(5)
Any and all businesses operating in the city, as determined by the
Fire Official, secured in a matter that restricts access during an
emergency.
B.
All newly constructed structures subject to this article shall have
the key lock box system installed and operational prior to issuance
of an occupancy permit. All structures for which certificates of occupancy
have been issued as of the effective date of this article and subject
to this article shall have a key lock box installed and operational
within 12 months of the effective date of this article.
C.
The Fire Department key lock box system designated by the Fire Official
is: Knox-Box,® www.knoxbox.com. This shall be the only key lock
box system to be installed in the City of Pleasantville and the Fire
Official shall have the authority to require all structures to use
this designated system.
A.
The Fire Official shall approve the type of key lock box system and
its location prior to installation. The key lock box shall contain,
at a minimum, two separate sets of keys and combination access codes.
Each set shall contain the following individually labeled keys:
(1)
Keys to the locked point of egress, whether on the interior or exterior
of such buildings;
(2)
Mechanical and boiler rooms;
(3)
Rooms containing fire protection equipment, sprinkler control and
fire alarm components;
(4)
All locked fire protection devices that require restoring;
(5)
Elevator control rooms, elevator controls if the elevators are present
and equipped with a Fire Department bypass switch;
(6)
Any fenced or secured areas;
(7)
Keys to other areas in the building as directed by the Fire Official.
B.
In addition, the key box shall contain the following:
(1)
A current list of personnel and telephone numbers for callback purposes
in the event of an emergency;
(2)
All right-to-know records and Material Safety Data Sheets as required
by law.
(3)
In the alternative, a written direction card shall be located in
the key box, indicating the location of those records for facilities
having more MSDS sheets than the key box is capable of holding.
The lock or key box to be installed on the structure shall meet
the following specifications:
The City of Pleasantville Fire Department shall adopt procedures
for protecting the integrity and security of the master keys system
which allow access to key boxes within the City.
In the event that locks on the subject building are changed
after the installation of the key box, the Fire Official Fire shall
be notified of such change in writing, and a key(s) to the new lock(s)
shall be provided immediately. Failure to provide this written notification
and new key(s) may result in the imposition of a fine of not less
than $500.
Any building owner who knowingly and intentionally violates
this article, after receiving written notice from the Fire Official,
shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 per violation.
Enforcement of this article shall be performed by the Fire Official
or Fire Chief pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:70-1.2 et seq.
