As used in the Fire Prevention Code adopted in Article II of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The Director of Law - Township Attorney.
The Township of Bloomfield.
A.
The Fire Prevention Code adopted by § 239-8 shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the Township, which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Fire Chief.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
The Fire Official in charge of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention shall be appointed by the Township Fire Chief.
C.
The Fire Chief may detail such members of the Fire
Department as inspectors as from time to time shall be necessary.
The Fire Chief shall recommend to the Township Council the employment
of technical inspectors.
D.
A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be
made annually and transmitted to the Fire Chief. It shall contain
all proceedings under the Fire Prevention Code, with such statistics
as the Fire Chief may wish to include therein. The Fire Chief shall
also recommend any amendments to the Fire Prevention Code which, in
their judgment, shall be desirable.
A.
No oil-burning equipment shall be installed until
an application has been filed with and a permit secured from the Building
Inspector.
B.
The application shall set forth in detail the specifications of the proposed installation based on the applicable provisions of the Fire Prevention Code adopted by § 239-8. The application shall be accompanied by plans drawn to an indicated scale. These plans shall show in detail the location and method of oil storage and all other features necessary for a complete description of the oil-burning system including proposed methods for protecting combustible material adjacent to the oil burner.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
No burner installation shall be placed in operation
until after inspection and approval, and a certificate is issued by
the Building Inspector.
A.
When located above ground inside of buildings or above
ground outside, the aggregate capacity of fuel-oil tanks used in connection
with an oil-burning system shall not exceed 275 gallons.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The failure or neglect of any person responsible under this article or the Fire Prevention Code adopted by § 239-8 to comply with any order of the Fire Official made pursuant to the provisions of this article or such Fire Prevention Code shall be deemed to be a violation of this article.
A.
The Chief of the Fire Department, the Fire Official of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or any inspector thereof or such officers or members of the Fire Department as may be detailed from time to time by the Chief of the Fire Department shall make inspections, investigations and examinations of any building or premises within the Township required or authorized under any law of the state, this article or the Fire Prevention Code adopted by § 239-8 or under any other ordinance, code, regulation or order of the Township.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with,
obstruct, prevent, hinder, delay, deny or refuse to permit or allow
such inspections, investigations and examinations of any building
or premises required or authorized as aforesaid.
