[1967 Code § 11-1-1; Ord. No. 26-78 § 1; Ord. No. 12-85 § 1]
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code promulgated under the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 to 213, is hereby adopted in and for the Township and shall hereafter be known and cited as the "Fire Prevention Code" of the Township of Millburn. Any section or provision of the Code which is not specifically deleted, amended, or supplemented by subsection 13-1.3 is hereby adopted and, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1, deemed to be incorporated by reference in this subsection as if set forth at length herein. Three (3) copies of the Code, marked so as to indicate what portion thereof is 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.
[1967 Code § 11-1-2; Ord. No. 2212-03 § 1]
For the purposes of the Fire Prevention Code adopted by subsection 13-1.1, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this subsection:
Shall mean the Township Attorney.
Shall mean the officer of the Township Fire Department assigned
by the Chief of the Fire Department to be in charge of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention within the Fire Department.
Shall mean the Township of Millburn.
[1967 Code § 11-1.3; Ord. No. 26-78 § 2; Ord. No. 2-82 § 1; Ord. No. 9-84 § 1; Ord. No. 12-85 § 2; Ord. No. 16-91 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 14-92 § 1; Ord. No. 2212-03 § 2; Ord. No. 2220-03 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 2306-07 § 1; Ord. No. 2427-14; Ord.
No. 2514-18]
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code adopted by subsection 13-1.1 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
a.
Permit Fees. The permit fees established by N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9 (a,
b and c) of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code with respect to the types
of permits defined in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(c) shall be charged in the
Township of Millburn as follows:
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Type 1
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$54.00
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Type 2
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$214.00
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Type 3
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$427.00
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Type 4
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$641.00
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b.
Certificate of Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Compliance
Fee. The application for a Certificate of Smoke Detector and Carbon
Monoxide Alarm Compliance (CSDCMAC), as required by N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3,
shall be based upon the amount of time remaining before the change
of occupant is expected, as follows:
1.
Requests for a CSDCMAC received more than ten (10) business days
prior to property being sold (the closing date), leased (signing of
the lease), or otherwise made subject to a change of occupancy for
residential purposes: $100.00;
2.
Requests for a CSDCMAC received four (4) to ten (10) business days
prior to property being sold (the closing date), leased (signing of
the lease), or otherwise made subject to a change of occupancy for
residential purposes: $125.00;
3.
Requests for CSDCMAC received fewer than four (4) business days prior
to property being sold (the closing date), leased (signing of the
lease), or otherwise made subject to a change of occupancy for residential
purposes: $175.00.
4.
Reinspection fees of $50.00 will be charged for each additional inspection
after the original CSDCMAC.
c.
Exemption for Permit Fee. There shall be an exemption from permit
fee for any public display of fireworks on July 4 and any other event
sponsored by the Township or school systems which the Millburn Township
Committee approves by resolution.
d.
Section 605.10 is hereby amended to read as follows:
605.10.4 Portable heaters, electric space heaters. The use of
portable kerosene and portable oil fired heaters is prohibited in
all use groups in the Township. Portable, electric space heaters shall
comply with Sections 605.10.1 through 605.10.4.
e.
Section 906 entitled "Portable Fire Extinguishers—Where required"
is hereby supplemented by a new section 906.1(7) to read as follows:
906.1(7) Other occupancies. The Fire Official shall survey each
assembly, business, factory and industrial high hazard, institutional,
mercantile, multi-family and storage occupancy and shall specify appropriate
manual or portable fire extinguishing appliances which shall be provided
in or near boiler rooms, basements, storage areas, kitchens, mechanical
rooms, corridors, lobbies, sales floors, office areas and other places.
f.
(Reserved)
g.
A new Chapter 34 of the International Fire Code New Jersey Edition
2006, entitled "Flammable and Combustible Liquids" is hereby enacted
to read as follows:
3404.1.1 Storage tanks and dispensing units in residential districts.
Storage tanks for gasoline, diesel fuel, and other combustible or
flammable liquids and dispensing equipment related thereto are prohibited
in all residential districts of the Township. This prohibition shall
not apply to any tanks and accessory equipment for which a permit
has been issued by the Millburn Township Fire Official under the Fire
Protection Subcode adopted by the Township. This ordinance shall not
apply to tanks utilized in the storage of fuel oil used in connection
with oil-burning equipment for heating of residential buildings.
h.
N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7(a)4 is supplemented by the addition thereto of
a new subsection vi to read as follows:
5.70-2.7(a)4vi Displaying liquid or gas fuel powered equipment
in all Use Groups.
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Editor's Note: For other New Jersey Fire Code fees, see
applicable New Jersey Fire Code sections on file in the Township Bureau
of Fire Prevention.
[1967 Code § 11-1-7; Ord. No. 12-85 § 3; Ord. No. 2212-03 § 3]
a.
The Fire Prevention Code adopted by Section 1-5 shall be locally enforced in Millburn Township by the Fire Official in the Township Fire Department, which is hereby established, and which shall be operated under the direct supervision and control of the Fire Official.
b.
The officer in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be an
officer of the Fire Department assigned by the Chief of the Fire Department
to act as Fire Official.
c.
The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members of the Fire
Department as inspectors as shall be necessary.
d.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall make monthly reports to the Township
Committee, which reports shall contain all proceedings under this
Chapter, and such other information as the Committee may request.
e.
The Millburn Township Bureau of Fire Prevention 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 Millburn Township, other than owner-occupied one (1)
and two (2) family dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the
requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code.
f.
The Millburn Township Bureau of Fire Prevention shall carry out the
periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire
Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
[Ord. No. 2208-02 § 1]
The purpose of this section is to ensure that fire hydrants
are kept clear and unobstructed in the event they are needed for fire
suppression, training, or maintenance activities within the Township
as provided in Section F-102.1.1(2) of the Fire Prevention Code.
[Ord. No. 2208-02 § 1]
As used in this section.
Shall mean any device designed for firefighting applications
and for accessing water mains.
Shall mean the duly authorized municipal department charged
with fire suppression activities in Millburn Township.
Shall mean the duly appointed officers, inspectors, and firefighters
appointed to the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Millburn Township Fire
Department.
Shall mean any Millburn firefighter holding the rank of Captain,
Battalion Chief, Deputy Chief, or Chief of the Department.
[Ord. No. 2208-02 § 1]
The Millburn Fire Department, the Millburn Department of Public Works, the Township Beautification League and the provider of water to any fire hydrant shall be exempt from this Section 13-3.
[Ord. No. 2208-02 § 1]
a.
No person shall conceal, cover, paint, or disguise any fire hydrant.
b.
No person shall cover any fire hydrant with snow.
c.
The owners or occupants of property adjacent to a fire hydrant shall
not allow brush, bushes, grass, flowers and trees to encroach or otherwise
conceal a fire hydrant or hamper the ability of the Fire Department
to access the fire hydrant. A clear zone of two (2') feet shall
be maintained around all fire hydrants.
[Ord. No. 2208-02 § 1]
This Section 13-3 shall be enforced by the Millburn Police Department, the Millburn Fire Department — Fire Prevention Bureau, any Millburn Fire Department Officer, or the Millburn Township Forester.
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
The Fire Department of the Township of Millburn may establish
fire zones or fire lanes upon all properties subject to the approval
of the Township Committee by ordinance. The number, location, width,
length and markings of such fire zones or fire lanes shall be determined
by the Fire Department with the approval of the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
The fire zones or fire lanes shall be established to insure
fire equipment and other emergency vehicles unobstructed means of
ingress and egress to such properties and buildings, persons, vehicles,
fire hydrants, Fire Department connections and standpipes thereon
in case of fire or other emergency.
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
A description showing each fire zone and fire lane shall be set forth in Section 7-45, Parking Prohibited in Fire Lanes. The fire zones or fire lanes shall be clearly marked on the pavement and/or on the adjoining building wall area. Appropriate signs stating "No Parking, Fire Zone" or "No Parking, Fire Lane" shall be installed as directed by the Fire Department.
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
a.
Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with the implementation
or maintenance of a fire zone or fire lane as directed by the Fire
Department shall be subject to a penalty in accordance with N.J.A.C.
5:70-2.12 of the State Fire Code not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500.00).
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
As used in this Section 13-5:
Shall mean the standing or waiting of a vehicle not actually
engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or merchandise, unless
in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals.
Shall mean a cessation of movement of a vehicle; whether
occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or
traffic control or signal.
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
It shall be a violation of this Section 13-5 for anyone to park or stand a vehicle in, or cause an obstruction to, a fire zone or fire lane.
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
The owner or tenant of any real property upon which a fire zone
or fire lane has been established shall, within eight (8) hours of
the daylight hour after an accumulation of snow, remove such snow
from all such fire zones or fire lanes and ensure that such fire zones
or fire lanes shall remain clear of snow at all times thereafter.
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
a.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, any person convicted of a violation of this Section 13-5 shall be liable for a penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) days or both.
b.
The total amount of the penalty due must be paid within thirty (30)
days after issuance of the violation. If full payment is not made
within such time, the matter will be referred to legal counsel for
summary collection pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law (N.J.S.A.
2A-58-10).
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
Any violation of this Section 13-5 may be appealed within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the violation by filing an appeal in writing with the Essex County Construction Code Board of Appeals.
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
The Police Department shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the Fire Department to enforce the provisions of this Section 13-5.
[Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2]
The provisions of this Section 13-5 shall not apply to the following:
[Ord. No. 2282-06 § 1]
When a building within the Township of Millburn is protected
by an automatic fire suppression or standpipe system it shall be equipped
with a key box. The key box shall be at a location approved by the
Township of Millburn Fire Subcode Official/Fire Marshal. The key box
shall be a UL type and size approved by the Fire Subcode Official/Fire
Marshal.
[Ord. No. 2282-06 § 1]
When a building is protected by an automatic alarm system and/or
access to or within a building, or an area within that building, is
unduly difficult because of secured openings, and where immediate
access is necessary for life saving or firefighting purposes, the
Fire Subcode Official/Fire Marshal may require a key box to be installed
at a location approved by the Township of Millburn Fire Subcode Official/Fire
Marshal. The key box shall be a UL type and size approved by the Fire
Subcode Official/Fire Marshal.
[Ord. No. 2282-06 § 1]
The Fire Subcode Official/Fire Marshal may require a key box
tamper switch connected to the building's fire/security alarm
system.
[Ord. No. 2282-06 § 1]
When a property is protected by a locked fence or gate and where
immediate access to the property is necessary for life saving or firefighting
purposes, the Fire Subcode Official/Fire Marshal may require a security
padlock to be installed at a location approved by the Township of
Millburn Fire Subcode Official/Fire Marshal. The padlock shall be
UL type and size approved by the Fire Subcode Official/Fire Marshal.
[Ord. No. 2282-06 § 1]
When a building is protected by an automatic sprinkler system
or standpipe system and the Fire Department connection is exposed
to undue vandalism the Fire Subcode Official/Fire Marshal may require
that a Fire Department connection security cap(s) be installed. The
Fire Department connection security cap(s) shall be a type approved
by the Fire Subcode Official/Fire Marshal.
[Ord. No. 2282-06 § 1]
The term "building" used herein means any building or structure
located in the Township of Millburn, whether privately or publicly
owned, including, without limitation, any building owned by the Township
of Millburn, the Millburn Board of Education, or any other public,
quasi-public, or private entity or person provided however that this
section shall not apply to owner occupied one- and two-family dwellings.
[Ord. No. 2282-06 § 1]
The rapid key boxes shall contain the following:
a.
Keys to locked points of egress, whether in interior or exterior
of such buildings;
b.
Keys to the locked mechanical rooms;
c.
Keys to the locked elevator rooms;
d.
Keys to the elevator controls;
e.
Keys to any fence or secured areas;
f.
Keys to any other area that may be required to by Fire Subcode Official/Fire
Marshal;
g.
A card containing the emergency contact people and phone numbers
for such building.
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In addition, a floor plan of the rooms within the building may
be required.
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[Ord. No. 2282-06 § 1]
All existing buildings shall comply with this section six (6)
months from its effective date.[1] All newly constructed buildings, not yet occupied or buildings
currently under construction and all buildings or businesses applying
for a certificate of occupancy, shall comply immediately.
