Borough of Carteret, NJ
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2020-12-30
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 128 Fire Prevention
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Article II Local Enforcement of Uniform Fire Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administration of Government
- Ch 7 Aging, Office on
- Ch 9 Borough Property
- Ch 12 Commendation Committees
- Ch 15 Community Development Board
- Ch 16 Cultural and Arts Committee
- Ch 17 Disabled, Office for the
- Ch 18 Environmental Committee
- Ch 19 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 19A Emergency Services
- Ch 20 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 25 Fire Department
- Ch 27 Historical Committee
- Ch 28 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 30 Handicapped, Board for the
- Ch 35 Mutual Aid
- Ch 38 Personnel Policies
- Ch 42 Police Department
- Ch 43 Port Authority, Municipal
- Ch 45 Purchasing
- Ch 47 Recreation Commission
- Ch 48 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 50 Suggestion Award Committee
- Ch 52 Tax Map, Official
- Ch 55 Zone Development Corporation
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 60 Advertising Materials
- Ch 64 Air Pollution Control
- Ch 68 Alarm Systems
- Ch 71 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 75 Amusement Games
- Ch 80 Barbershops
- Ch 83 Bicycles
- Ch 85 Bingo and Raffles
- Ch 89 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 91 Building Permits
- Ch 92 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 93 Housing Standards; Unsafe and Abandoned Buildings
- Ch 95 Business Hours
- Ch 99 Certificates of Habitability
- Ch 101 (Reserved)
- Ch 105 Circuses, Carnivals and Other Entertainment
- Ch 107 Community Center
- Ch 109 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 111 Contracts
- Ch 113 Cranes
- Ch 114 Dance Halls
- Ch 118 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 121 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 124 Electrical Standards
- Ch 126 Entertainment, Public
- Ch 127 Fees
- Ch 127A Fertilizer
- Ch 128 Fire Prevention
- Ch 128 Art II Local Enforcement of Uniform Fire Code
- § 128-14 Local enforcement established.
- § 128-15 Designation of enforcing agency.
- § 128-16 Powers and duties of enforcing agency.
- § 128-17 Life hazard uses.
- § 128-18 Organization of enforcing agency.
- § 128-19 Fire Official.
- § 128-20 Inspectors and other employees.
- § 128-21 Board of Appeals.
- § 128-22 (Reserved)
- § 128-23 Permit fees.
- § 128-24 Amendments to plans.
- Ch 132 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 137 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 140 Graffiti
- Ch 142 Hazardous Materials, Transportation of
- Ch 146 Home Improvement Contractors
- Ch 149 (Reserved)
- Ch 151 Insurance
- Ch 152 Internet Page
- Ch 154 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 160 Land Development
- Ch 163 Lighting
- Ch 164 Licensing Procedures
- Ch 165 Littering
- Ch 168 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 172 Noise
- Ch 176 Parental Responsibility
- Ch 179 Parking
- Ch 182 Parks
- Ch 183 Open Space Trust Fund
- Ch 186 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 189 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 191 Poolrooms and Billiard Parlors
- Ch 193 Pornography
- Ch 195 Precious Metals and Gems, Sale of
- Ch 198 Property Maintenance
- Ch 202 Recycling
- Ch 203 Redevelopment Plans
- Ch 204 Rooming and Boarding Houses
- Ch 206 Security Screens
- Ch 207 Sewers
- Ch 208 Sex Offenders
- Ch 209 Shopping Carts
- Ch 210 Shopping Centers
- Ch 211 Skateboards
- Ch 212 Smoking
- Ch 215 Solid Fuel, Sale of
- Ch 217 Special Improvement District
- Ch 218 Spills, Liquid
- Ch 219 Steep Slopes
- Ch 220 Storm Sewers
- Ch 222 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 226 Surface Water Control
- Ch 229 Swimming Pools
- Ch 232 Taxation
- Ch 235 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 238 Towing and Storage
- Ch 240 Tractor Trailers
- Ch 243 Trailer Parks
- Ch 246 Trees and Shrubs
- Ch 249 Trucks, Unattended
- Ch 254 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 258 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 263 Waterfront, Maintenance of
- Ch 264 Waterfront Park
- Ch 266 Weapons
- Ch 270 (Reserved)
- Part III, Board of Health
- Ch 277 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 280 Barbershops
- Ch 283 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 287 Dogs
- Ch 290 Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 294 Fees, Licenses and Permits
- Ch 297 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 300 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 304 Housing Standards
- Ch 308 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 312 Poultry
- Ch 316 Rendering Plants
- Ch 320 Sanitation
- Ch 323 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 327 Surface Water Control
- Ch 330 Swimming Pools
- Ch 339 Vendors, Frozen Confection
- Ch 342 Water Supply, Individual and Semipublic
- Appendix
- Ch A345 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 8-8-1985 as Ord. No. 85-32]
[Amended 9-1-1988 by Ord. No. 88-22]
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 Municipality of Carteret.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau
of Fire Prevention in the Carteret Fire Department.
The local enforcement agency shall enforce the
Uniform Safety Act and the codes and regulations adopted under it
in all buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries
within the Borough of Carteret, 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 § 128-15 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.
[Amended 9-1-1988 by Ord. No. 88-22; 5-7-2020 by Ord. No. 20-09]
The local enforcing agency established by § 128-15 of this article shall be a part of the Carteret Fire Department and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official who shall report to the Fire Chief, or Battalion Chief.
A.
Appointment. The local enforcing agency shall be under
the direct supervision of a Fire Official, who shall be the fire prevention
officer in charge of fire prevention in the Fire Department.
B.
Term of office. The Fire Official shall serve for
a term of two (2) years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired
term.
[Amended 9-1-1988 by Ord. No. 88-22]
A.
Inspectors and employees. Such inspectors and other
employees as may be necessary in the local enforcing agency shall
be appointed by the Borough Council upon the recommendation of the
Fire Official.
B.
Removal from office. The Fire Official, inspectors
and other employees of the enforcing agency shall be subject to removal
by the Mayor and Borough Council for inefficiency or misconduct. The
Fire Official and 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 Middlesex County.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and
52:27D-208.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 128-22,
Additional inspections and fees, was repealed 9-1-1988 by Ord. No.
88-22.
[Amended 9-1-1988 by Ord. No. 88-2]
The state permit fees established in N.J.A.C.
5:18-2.8(c) are as follows:
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Type
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Type 1
|
$25.00
|
|
Type 2
|
$100.00
|
|
Type 3
|
$200.00
|
|
Type 4
|
$300.00
|
|
Type 5
|
$1,000.00
|
