[Amended in entirety 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06. Prior history includes 2002 Code 8.08; Ord. No. 2008-03; Ord. No. 2009-05; Ord. No. 2010-20; Ord. No. 2016-05; Ord. No. 2018-14.]
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
Pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced in the Borough of Fair Haven, New Jersey, or shall be enforced through a shared services agreement with another approved municipality.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau of Fire Prevention within the Borough, or shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention designated by a shared services agreement with another approved municipality.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by subsection 12-1.2 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, 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.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by subsection 12-1.2 shall carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by subsection 12-1.2 shall be part of the Administrative Department of the Borough or shall be organized pursuant to a shared services agreement with another approved municipality.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by subsection 12-1.2 shall be under the direct supervision of the Fire Official appointed pursuant to the Borough Code or shall be designated by a shared services agreement with another approved municipality.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The Fire Official appointed under subsection 12-1.6 shall serve for a period of four years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
Such inspectors and other employees as may be necessary in the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the Borough Council upon the recommendation of the Fire Official, or shall be provided through a shared services agreement with another approved municipality.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
Inspectors and other employees of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be subject to removal by the Mayor and Council for inefficiency and misconduct when such removal is recommended by the Fire Official. Each inspector or employee to be so removed shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the appointing authority or a designated hearing officer.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
Pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by any order of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of Monmouth County.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
In addition to the inspections and fees required pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, additional inspections and fees shall be required for all commercial properties. All of the commercial properties shall be subject to a cyclical inspection with a fee of $500 per location.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The permit fees established by the Uniform Fire Code shall apply and are as follows:
Type 1 — $54
Type 2 — $214
Type 3 — $427
Type 4 — $641
Type 5 — Reserved
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
Required permits shall be as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7.
[Amended 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
Required inspection shall be as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.5.
[2002 Code 13.12.010]
No person other than Borough personnel, fire company personnel and water company personnel, unless authorized by the duly franchised water company for the area of the Borough in which such fire hydrant is located, is permitted to operate or take away from any public or private fire hydrant for street sprinkling, flushing sewers, stormwater drains or for building construction or for any purposes other than fire protection purposes.
[2002 Code 13.12.020]
Unusual use of fire hydrants may be permitted for other purposes when special permission is obtained from the water company in writing. Permits to use hydrants will not be issued during cold weather, more particularly the period from December 1 to April 1, but not limited thereto. The water company will permit such special use pursuant to its own regulations.
[2002 Code 13.12.030]
No wrenches of any sort, other than the one supplied with the permit, shall be used for opening or closing hydrants. The water company will supply the Borough Public Works Department, the Borough Police Department and the Borough fire companies with the necessary wrenches to be retained permanently for their respective use. Anyone using a hydrant shall display his permit forthwith if requested. No attachment of any sort shall be left connected to a hydrant except when it is in actual use. No hydrant shall be left unattended while attachments are connected during the time it is in use. The hydrant shall be shut, attachments removed, caps replaced and the hydrant left in readiness for instant use when unattended.