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Borough of Haledon, NJ
Passaic County
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[Adopted 2-21-2008 by Ord. No. 2-07-2008A[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. I, Adoption of Standards, adopted 4-9-1974 by Ord. No. 3-14-79 (Ch. 113, Art. I, of the 1984 Code), as amended.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, P.L. 1983, c. 383, the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced in the Borough of Haledon.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Borough of Haledon Fire Department through its Bureau of Fire Prevention, which is hereby created therein. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall hereinafter be known as the local enforcing agency.
The local enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the codes and regulations adopted pursuant thereto in buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries of the Borough of Haledon and shall faithfully comply with the requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
The local enforcing agency shall carry out the periodic inspections of life-hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey.
The local enforcing agency shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official, who shall report to the Chief of the Fire Department. The local enforcing agency shall have at least one paid inspector.
The Fire Official shall be certified by the state and appointed by the governing body. The Fire Official shall be appointed for a one-year term and shall not be eligible for tenure in the position.
Such inspectors and other employees as may be necessary for the local enforcing agency to properly fulfill its responsibility shall be assigned by the Chief of the Fire Division of the Department of Public Safety.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by any order of the local enforcing agency shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals for the County of Passaic.
A. 
In addition to the registrations required by the State of New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, the following non-life-hazard uses shall register with the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Uses required to register with the state as life-hazard uses shall not be required to register under this section. These non-life-hazard uses shall be inspected once per year for possible fire hazards and compliance with State of New Jersey Uniform Fire Codes and shall pay an annual registration fee as set forth below:
Any Occupancy
Fee
Up to 999 square feet
$50
1,000 to 4,999 square feet
$100
5,000 to 9,999 square feet
$250
10,000 square feet and over
$400
(1) 
Duplicate copy of photographs: $5 per photograph.
(2) 
Duplicate copy of fire report or inspection report: $5.
(3) 
Duplicate copy of investigation report: $50.
B. 
Registration applications are nontransferable. Any changes in use or occupancy shall require a new registration.
A. 
The application fees for the permits listed in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7(c) shall be as provided by state regulation and are currently as follows:
[Amended 9-13-2018 by Ord. No. 08-09-2018A]
(1) 
Type 1: $54.
(2) 
Type 2: $214.
(3) 
Type 3: $427.
(4) 
Type 4: $641.
B. 
The cost for the issuance of a certificate of fire code status shall be $35.
The use of kerosene heaters, stoves and other similar fuel-burning appliances is hereby prohibited in the Borough of Haledon. A portable kerosene heater is a non-fuel-connected, self-contained, self-supported heater with integral reservoir, designed to be carried from one location to another. The sale of kerosene heaters in the Borough of Haledon is hereby prohibited unless a conspicuous sign is posted indicating "The use of portable kerosene heaters is prohibited in the Borough of Haledon."
Notice of violation shall be served upon the owner of record, provided that such notice shall be deemed to be properly served upon such owner if a copy thereof is delivered to him personally or, if not found, by leaving a copy thereof at his usual place of abode with a person of suitable age and discretion who shall be informed of the contents thereof or by sending a copy thereof by mail to his last known address or, if the letter with the copy is returned showing it has not been delivered to him, by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by the notice.
Whenever the Fire Official determines that there has been or is a violation or that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been or is a violation of any provision of this article, he shall give notice of such violation or alleged violation to the person or persons responsible therefor. Such notice shall:
A. 
Be in writing.
B. 
Include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification.
C. 
Specify the violation which exists and the remedial action required.
D. 
Allow a reasonable time for performance of any act it requires.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days or a period of community service for no more than 90 days, or any combination thereof, at the discretion of the court. Every day that a violation continues after due notice has been served, in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense.