[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of Willingboro as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Derived from Ch. XII of the 2003 Revised General Ordinances]
A.
Adoption by reference. Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1
et seq., the entire code of rules and regulations, except as amended
by any reference made hereinafter, printed in book form as a code
known and commonly designated as the "2006 International Fire Code,
New Jersey Edition," a printed copy of which code in book form, plainly
marked so as to indicate therein which portions of the same are intended
to be adopted herewith, is annexed hereto and made a part hereof as
fully as if it were set forth herein, and the same is hereby adopted
as the Fire Prevention Code of the Township of Willingboro, and its
rules and regulations are hereby ordained to be the rules and regulations
for the specification, regulation or prohibition of conditions hazardous
to life and property by reason of fire and explosion in the Township.
B.
Public record. Three printed copies in book form of the Fire Prevention
Code, annexed to this article, similarly marked so as plainly to indicate
what portion thereof is intended to be adopted, have been placed on
file in the office of the Township Clerk and will remain on file there
for the use and examination of the public. Three printed copies of
the code annexed to this article, conforming to the copies annexed
hereto, shall be filed in the office of the Chief of the Fire Department.
Wherever the following words and terms are used in the Fire
Prevention Code, they shall have the meanings given herein:
The enforcing agency.[1]
The Attorney or Solicitor for the Township of Willingboro.
The Township of Willingboro.[2]
The enforcing agency shall have power to modify any of the provisions
of the Fire Prevention Code upon application, in writing, by the owner
or lessee, or by the owner's or lessee's duly authorized
agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying
out the strict letter of the code, provided that the spirit of the
code shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice
done. The particulars of such modification when granted or allowed
and the decision of the enforcing agency thereon shall be entered
in the records of the Township Clerk.
Whenever the enforcing agency shall disapprove an application
or refuse to grant a permit applied for or when it is claimed that
the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code do not apply or that the
true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly
interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the enforcing
agency to the Township Manager. Within 15 days from the date of the
decision of the appeal, any person aggrieved may appeal to the Township
Council.
The enforcing agency shall specify, after giving affected persons
an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies
which shall require permits, in addition to those now enumerated in
the Fire Prevention Code. The enforcing agency shall post such list
in a conspicuous place in the Township Municipal Building and shall
distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
Permits shall be issued by the enforcing agency or authorized designee, the Building Inspector of the Township of Willingboro, for a fee as provided in § 150-7 of the Code of the Township of Willingboro for each permit, and all permits so issued shall be subject to revocation by the enforcing agency or duly authorized designee for violation of any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code or of this article. No such permit may be effective for any period in excess of one year from the date on which the permit was issued, and, upon the expiration of that period, the permit will thereafter be null, void and ineffective.[1]
[Added 2-24-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6[1]]
On all new commercial/multiple-family/apartment complex construction
and all major renovations, reconstruction and rehabilitations to commercial
buildings, the Fire Department connections shall be as follows:
A.
Locations of all new Fire Department connections must be approved
by the Chief of the Fire Department.
All motor vehicles transporting explosives, blasting agents,
hazardous chemicals and/or other dangerous articles shall be permitted
to utilize only the following designated arterial routes within the
Township of Willingboro: Van Sciver Parkway; Levitt Parkway; Charleston
Road from Route 130 to John F. Kennedy Way; John F. Kennedy Way from
the Burlington Township line to Beverly-Rancocas Road; and Beverly-Rancocas
Road. All other streets, routes or public rights-of-way within the
Township are restricted and may not be utilized by motor vehicles
transporting such substances.
A.
Whenever,
in the judgment of the Chief of the Fire Department or Construction
Official, a condition exists in violation of the standards established
in the Township Fire Prevention Code, which condition causes an immediate
peril and danger to the life and safety of any person in the Township,
the enforcing agency may issue an order directing the prohibition
of access to the area of immediate peril and danger by all persons
other than those directly involved in removing or remedying the condition.
This order shall be posted in conspicuous places bordering the area
of immediate peril and danger, and a copy of the order, where possible,
shall be immediately served upon the owner or other person in charge
of the area. No persons, other than those involved in removing or
remedying the condition, shall thereafter enter into or remain in
the area of immediate peril or danger or authorize same until the
peril or danger has been abated or removed.[1]
B.
Appeals. Appeals from the decision of the Township enforcing agency ordering the prohibition of access to an area of immediate peril or danger shall be taken in accordance with § 170-4 of this article, except that the order shall not be stayed until a decision reversing the order of the enforcing agency on appeal is made.
