This article shall apply to all buildings, structures
or premises located within Borough of Dunellen.
A.
Type 1 permits. The following permits shall be classified
as Type 1 permits:
B.
Asphalt (tar) kettle. No person, firm or corporation
shall make use of or fire any asphalt (tar) kettle without first securing
a permit from the Fire Official.
C.
Service of equipment.
(1)
No person, firm or corporation engaged in the business
of providing maintenance and/or inspections of fire-protection systems,
devices, units or equipment shall conduct such activities without
first securing a permit from the Fire Official. Permits issued under
this subsection shall be valid for all such work conducted within
the jurisdiction.[1]
(2)
The holder of the permit shall furnish the Fire Official
with a list of locations within the jurisdiction serviced, together
with the servicing schedule. All service reports shall be copied to
the Fire Official.
D.
Liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas.
A permit shall be obtained from the Fire Official for the storage
or use of liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas utilizing
storage containers with an aggregate water capacity exceeding 10 gallons
and less than 4,000 gallons.
E.
Flammable or combustible liquids and hazardous materials.
A permit shall be obtained for the Fire Official to test, install,
remove, repair or alter in any way a stationery tank for the storage
of flammable or combustible liquids or hazardous materials or to modify
or replace any line or dispensing device connected thereto if it is
not required to obtain a permit for such activity under the Uniform
Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23.
F.
Flammable or combustible liquids. A permit shall be
obtained from the Fire Official to store greater than 120 gallons
of flammable or combustible liquids above ground or to store any amount
of flammable or combustible liquids in underground tanks. (Exception:
fuel oil tanks for heating one- and two-family dwellings, up to 660
gallons in capacity.)
G.
Hazardous materials. A permit shall be obtained from
the Fire Official to store, handle or process hazardous materials
or chemicals which, because of their toxicity, flammability, liability
to explosion or decomposition, render firefighting abnormally dangerous
or difficult; also, to store, handle or process materials which are
chemically unstable and which may spontaneously form explosive compounds
or undergo spontaneous reactions of explosive violence or with sufficient
evolution of heat to be a fire hazard. Hazardous chemicals or materials
shall include but not be limited to such materials as flammable solids,
corrosive liquids, radioactive materials, oxidizing materials, potentially
explosive chemicals, toxic materials, poisonous gases, pesticides,
rodenticides and fertilizers. (Exception: materials or processes covered
by a life hazard use or permit under N.J.A.C. 5:70.)
H.
Other. Permits required by the Fire Official for hazardous
operations or activities other than those specifically listed.
A.
General. In addition to those required under N.J.A.C.
5:70, fire safety evacuation and emergency action plans shall be prepared
as set forth in this section in all locations inspected under this
chapter.
B.
Approval; distribution. The fire safety evacuation
and emergency action plans shall be approved by the Fire Official
and shall be distributed by the owner to all tenants and employees.
C.
Evacuation plan. The evacuation plan shall be conspicuously
posted on every floor and in each tenant space for the occupant's
use.
D.
Maintenance. The fire safety evacuation and emergency
action plans shall be maintained to reflect changes in the use and
physical arrangement of the building.
E.
Training. If an emergency action plan assigns employees
with specific responsibilities in areas such as evacuation coordination,
firefighting or material leak and spill handling, the employer shall
provide a minimum of annual training sessions to prepare the employee
for such activities.
F.
Emergency equipment. Equipment utilized shall be compatible
with that of the Dunellen Fire Department.
A.
Fire alarms. The Fire Official shall investigate,
or cause to be investigated, the activation of any fire alarm, fire
detector or fire protection system occurring within the jurisdiction
to determine the cause for such activation and to determine if the
device and/or equipment have been properly restored to full service.
B.
Failure to report. It shall be a violation of this
code for any person or persons, having knowledge of same, to fail
to report to the Fire Department and/or the Fire Official the activation
of any fire protection system or device or to fail to report the occurrence
of any fire or attempted arson or to fail to report the spill or leakage
of any flammable or combustible liquid or gas or of any hazardous
material immediately upon gaining such knowledge.
A.
General. Public and private fire hydrants, connections
and appliances shall be located and maintained in accordance with
this section. Fire hydrants, connections and appliances shall be installed
or modified in compliance with the New Jersey Uniform Construction
Code.
B.
Blocking hydrants or connections. No person shall
obscure from view, damage, deface, obstruct or restrict the access
to any fire hydrant or any Fire Department connection for the pressurization
of fire-suppression systems, including fire hydrants or Fire Department
connections that are located on public or private streets and access
lanes or on private property.
C.
Use of appliances. A person shall not obstruct, remove,
tamper with or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance
required to be installed or maintained under the provisions of this
code except for the purpose of extinguishing fire, training or testing
purposes, recharging or making necessary repairs or when permitted
by the Fire Official. In all cases other than fire extinguishment,
notification and approval of the Fire Official shall be required prior
to such activity. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as herein permitted,
it shall be replaced or reinstalled as soon as the purpose for which
it was removed has been accomplished. Defective and non-approved fire
appliances or equipment shall be replaced or repaired as directed
by the Fire Official.
D.
Approval. The Fire Chief shall approve the placement
of all fire hydrants prior to installation.
E.
Markings.
(1)
All full-service fire hydrants shall have red barrels
with white reflective caps; all limited-service fire hydrants shall
have yellow barrels with white reflective caps. All other fire protection
system appliances shall be red in color.
(2)
Control valves for fire system water supplies and
risers shall be provided with a sign identifying the area it controls,
i.e., Riser 1, Riser 2, hydrant loop, etc.
A.
Barbecue grills.
(1)
Location and storage. Barbecue grills shall not be
located for use within or upon any building or within five feet laterally
of any building wall or overhang. Barbecue grills shall not be stored
within five feet laterally of any building wall or overhang. (Exception:
one- and two-family owner-occupied dwellings.)
(2)
Responsibility. Condominium associations, homeowners'
associations, property managers, and or owners of residential complexes
and common areas shall be required to actively pursue compliance with
this requirement as part of their routine control over such common
areas through notices, newsletters, and enforcement of their own rules
and regulations.
B.
Access. All buildings or structures protected by fire
alarms shall be provided with a key box approved by the Fire Official.
The key box shall contain keys to provide access to all areas of the
building or structure and shall be installed in a location approved
by the Fire Official; such key box shall only be utilized in response
to a report of a fire or fire protection system activation or other
emergency call from the Police Communications Center.
(2)
Key box. The key box shall be provided with a monitored
tamper switch and shall be located in a lighted location, six feet
above grade.
(3)
Installation. Key boxes shall be installed within
90 days of receiving a notice from the Fire Official.
(4)
Knox box keys. Knox box keys shall be issued to the
Fire Prevention Bureau, the Fire Chief and to other emergency services
as deemed necessary by the Fire Chief. Each individual receiving keys
shall be responsible for the security of same at all times.
C.
Open burning. The burning of rubbish or combustible
waste matter shall be prohibited except in approved incinerators.
D.
Extinguishment. The Fire Official shall order the
extinguishment of all prohibited burning. In the event that the Fire
Official must call the Fire Department for extinguishment of the fires,
the violator shall be subject to the entire cost of the Fire Department
response.
A.
A person or persons shall not erect, construct, place
or maintain any bumps, fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood or
metal horses or any other type of obstruction in or on any street
within the boundaries of the municipality. The word "street," as used
in the code or this chapter, shall mean any roadway accessible to
the public for vehicular traffic, including but not limited to private
street or access lanes, as well as all public streets and highways
within the boundaries of the municipality.
B.
Prior to the closing of any street, notification shall
be made to the Fire Official, Fire Chief and Police Chief. Such notice
shall include why the street is to be closed, when the street is to
be closed and how long such closing shall last. Notification shall
also be made upon the reopening of the street.
