[Adopted 8-21-1989 by Ord. No. 8-89]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act (P.L 1983, c. 383),[1] the New Jersey Uniform Code shall be locally enforced
in the Borough of Riverdale.
[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 Borough of Riverdale.
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 Borough of Riverdale, 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 § 100-2 of this chapter, shall carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
The local enforcing agency, established by § 100-2 of this article, shall be a part of the Borough of Riverdale Fire Prevention Bureau and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official of the Riverdale Fire Prevention Bureau.
A.
Appointment of Fire Official. The local enforcing
agency shall be under the supervision of the Fire Official.
[Amended 9-14-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
B.
Inspectors and employees. Such inspectors and other
employees as may be necessary in the local enforcing agency shall
be appointed by the Town Administrator upon the recommendation of
the Fire Official of the Fire Prevention Bureau.
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 the County of Morris.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and
27D-208, respectively.
A.
In addition to the inspections and fees required pursuant
to the Act and regulations of the Department of Community Affairs,
each building, and each use within each building if multiuse facilities,
should be inspected annually and the following annual registration
fees shall be required for each building and each use within each
building if multiuse facilities:
[Amended 9-14-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
|
Use Group
|
Gross Floor Area of the Building or Part
of the Building Used for Business
|
Registration Fee
|
|---|---|---|
|
Assembly
|
All
|
$100
|
|
Business: Group B
|
Up to 12,000 square feet
|
$50
|
|
Over 12,000 square feet and up to 25,000 square
feet
|
$75
| |
|
Over 25,000 square feet
|
$100
| |
|
Factory or industrial or storage buildings
|
Up to 12,000 square feet
|
$50
|
|
Over 12,000 square feet and up to 25,000 square
feet
|
$75
| |
|
Over 25,000 square feet
|
$100
| |
|
Mercantile
|
Under 5,000 square feet
|
$50
|
|
Over 5,000 square feet and up to 25,000 square
feet
|
$75
| |
|
Over 10,000 square feet
|
$100
| |
|
Residential (multifamily)
|
3 to 10 units
|
$50
|
|
10 to 20 units
|
$75
| |
|
Over 20 units
|
$100
| |
|
Temporary and miscellaneous
|
$50
|
B.
Buildings owned by the Board of Education and operated
solely for Board of Education services, municipal libraries and buildings
owned by the Borough of Riverdale are exempt from the fees imposed
by this section.
A.
Permit fees shall be as established in the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7), as amended.
[Amended 9-14-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
B.
Fees for single event individual permits shall be
paid at the time of application. All other permit fees are annual
permit fees and are to be paid on January 1 of each year for the calendar
year, but when paid shall cover only the balance of the calendar year
for which the same is paid or payable. Permit fees shall commence
on August 21, 1989.
The following ordinance and any others which
are not consistent with this article are hereby repealed: Chapter
100, Fire Prevention.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Ch. 100, Fire Prevention,
was adopted 11-4-1976 by Ord. No. 10-76.
[Amended 9-14-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
The Fire Official may affix penalties as set
forth in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.12.
