[Ord. No. 12; Ord. No. 10-2010 § 4; Ord. No. 09-2013]
a. Organization.
1. Within the Bureau, the Fire Prevention Officer and any other person
deemed necessary or advisable by the Borough, shall be delegated the
power to carry out its functions pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code.
2. Funds that may be necessary to support the operation of the Bureau
shall be raised by the Borough in the manner prescribed by law.
3. The annual budget for the operation of the Bureau shall be established
by the Borough.
4. The Fire Prevention Officer shall report directly to the Borough
Administrator.
b. Duties.
1. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall enforce the Uniform Fire Safety
Act and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code in all buildings, structures
and premises within the Borough other than owner-occupied one-family
and two-family dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the requirements
of the Uniform Fire Code.
2. The Bureau shall carry out periodic inspections of life-hazard uses
required by the Uniform Fire Code.
3. In addition, the Bureau shall be charged with the duties and enforcement
of such other ordinances, rules, and regulations that pertain to fire
prevention and control.
c. Personnel.
1. Appointment and Qualification of Fire Prevention Officer, Inspectors
and other Employees.
(a)
The Fire Prevention Officer shall be a person certified as a
Fire Official by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs
and appointed or designated to direct the enforcement of the Uniform
Fire Code.
(b)
Inspectors and other employees of the Bureau of Fire Prevention,
if any, shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Governing Body after consideration of the written recommendation
of the Fire Prevention Officer. Such inspectors and other employees
shall be appointed for terms of one year. Any vacancy shall be filled
for the unexpired term.
(c)
Members of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be appointed
annually by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Sea Girt.
d. Investigation of Violations and Fires; Records to Be Kept. The Fire
Prevention Officer shall inquire into all violations of the provisions
of this section or of any law of the State or ordinance of the Borough
relating to the prevention or extinguishment of fires, and shall cause
such legal proceedings to be had as shall prevent the continuance
of the same. He shall investigate the cause of all fires which may
take place within the Borough, and if the result of such inquiry shall
satisfy him that the fire was of incendiary origin, he shall report
to the Mayor that there are good and sufficient grounds of presumption
that the fire so occurring was caused by design, and it shall therefore
be lawful for the Mayor to offer such reward as he may deem advisable
or as the Council shall recommend for the discovery and apprehension
of the incendiary, to be paid on conviction of the person or persons
so offending. He shall keep a record of all alarms of fires and of
all fires which may happen within the Borough, with the cause thereof,
whenever the same can be ascertained; and the description of the building
or buildings injured or destroyed, the names of the owners or occupants,
the amount of loss in such case and also the amount of insurance as
near as the same can be ascertained on careful and diligent inquiry.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 6; Ord. No. 04-2019]
This subsection establishes permit fees in accordance with the
New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and any amendments and supplements thereto.
The permit fees shall be amended from those set forth in the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1.1 et seq. as allowed by N.J.A.C.
5:71-2.8(b) and in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(f) as listed
below:
a. Fees for permits as set forth in subsection
20-1.4, above:
Type Use
|
Permit Type
|
Permit Fee
|
---|
Type I
|
Fire Code Permit
|
$54
|
Type II
|
Fire Code Permit
|
$214
|
Type III
|
Fire Code Permit
|
$427
|
Type IV
|
Fire Code Permit
|
$641
|
Local Permits. Local Permit Type I fee is $54.
|
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 9; Ord. No. 04-2019]
a. In addition to the above inspections and fees required pursuant to
the Uniform Fire Safety Act, the following registration and inspection
fees shall be shall be paid by the business owner:
1. For the purpose of this section, all business, mercantile, storage,
factory, or industrial uses shall be defined pursuant to the current
edition of the International Building Code and New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code.
2. For all uses defined as business under this section wherein there
are two or more utilizing common areas or facilities within the building,
the owner of the building shall be subject to a fee for the common
area.
3. Fees:
Type Use
(Non-Life Hazards)
|
Structure/Occupant/Size
(Square Footage Total)
|
Required Fees
(Per Registration)
|
---|
Type A
|
0 — 3,000
|
$65
|
Type B
|
3,001 — 5,000
|
$100
|
Type C
|
5,001 and over
|
$250
|
Type D
|
Common Area
|
$75
|
Type V
|
Vacant Tenant Space
|
$45
|
4. Where two or more of the same uses or different uses exist at the
same building or on the same premises, each use shall be considered
as separate and distinct for purpose of this section and shall be
registered pursuant thereto, with the exception that, where two or
more of the same uses or different uses exist at the same building
or on the same premises, all of which are under common ownership,
the highest same or different uses shall be registered at full fee
with other uses registered at half the scheduled fee per use.
5. All multiple family dwellings whereas herein defined shall be classified
as Type D use and shall be subject to registration and fees as set
forth herein with the exception that the full fee shall be paid for
only one structure, with the remaining structures subject to a fee
of half of that set forth for other Type D uses.
6. Where there is a commercial space that is vacant from a tenant greater
than six months, inspections shall be scheduled and conducted on a
semi-annual basis. Permit fees shall be an annual Type V permit.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 10; Ord. No. 04-2019]
a. The Fire Prevention Officer, in accordance with the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code, shall review any commercial site or major subdivision plan
for the purpose of fire prevention, as to the location and size of
fire lanes, zones and areas, water mains, drafting locations, fire
hydrants, and any other such information as the Sea Girt Fire Department
and/or their designated agents may deem necessary or be required.
b. Submission of plans to the Bureau shall include any plans submitted
to the Planning/Zoning Board for the development, construction or
improvement of commercial properties in the Borough.
c. Said reviews shall include, but not be limited to, any construction or improvement of any use group, as defined in Chapter
3 of the latest edition of the International Building Code adopted by the State of New Jersey, as amended.
d. Fees for Review. Each applicant shall pay the following fees to the
Bureau for review of any site or subdivision plans:
Type
|
Fees
|
---|
Major or Commercial site plan
|
$250
|
Major subdivision
|
$250
|
Abridged
|
$100
|
Re-review
|
$100, only after the initial application and 1 review of the
same has been undertaken.
|
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 13]
Any owner or operator of a building or property affected by
the provisions issued pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code, who shall
disagree with the determination of the Bureau, shall have the right
of appeal in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.19 entitled "Appeals."
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 14]
The Bureau shall submit an annual report on or before January
15 of each year and transmitted to the Mayor and Council. It shall
contain a summary of all proceedings under this section, with all
statistics as the Fire Commissioner and/or the Borough Administrator
may wish to include therein. The Fire Commissioner and/or the Fire
Prevention Officer shall also recommend any amendments to existing
ordinances relating to fire prevention.
[New]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention, through its officers, shall,
in conjunction and consultation with the Chief of the Fire Department,
investigate the cause, origin and circumstance of every fire occurring
in the Borough by which property has been destroyed or damaged and,
so far as possible, shall determine if the fire is the result of either
carelessness or design. Such investigations shall be begun immediately
upon the occurrence of a fire by the Assistant, and if it appears
to the officer making the investigation that a fire is of suspicious
origin, the Chief Inspector of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
be immediately notified of the fact; he shall take charge immediately
of the physical evidence, shall notify the proper authorities designated
by law to pursue the investigation of such matters, and shall further
cooperate with the authorities in the collection of evidence and in
the prosecution of the case. Every fire shall be reported in writing
to the Bureau of Fire Prevention within two days after the occurrence
of same by the Chief Inspector. Such report shall be in such form
as shall be prescribed by the Fire Commissioner, and shall contain
a statement of all facts relating to the cause, origin and circumstance
of such fire, the extent of the damage, and the insurance upon such
property, and such other information as may be required.
[New]
The Inspectors of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, under the direction
of the Fire Commissioner, upon the complaint of any person or whenever
he or they shall deem it necessary, shall inspect all buildings and
premises. Whenever any of the officers shall find any building or
other structure which, for want of repairs, lack of or insufficient
fire escapes, automatic or other fire alarm apparatus or fire extinguishing
equipment, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition or from any
other cause, is especially liable to fire, and which is so situated
as to endanger other property or the occupants thereof, and whenever
such officer shall find in any building combustible or explosive matter
or inflammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such buildings
or the occupants thereof, he or they shall order such dangerous conditions
or materials to be removed or remedied, and such order shall forthwith
be complied with by the, owner or occupant of such premises or buildings.
If such order is made by the Chief Inspector or his Assistant Inspector,
such owner or occupant may, within 24 hours, appeal to the Fire Commissioner,
who shall, within five days, review such order and file his decision
thereon, and unless by his authority the order is revoked or modified,
it shall remain in full force and be complied with within the time
fixed in the order or in the decision of the Fire Commissioner relating
thereto.
[New]
The Chief Inspector or Assistant Inspector may, at all reasonable
hours, enter any building or premises within his jurisdiction for
the purpose of making an inspection or investigation which, under
the provisions of this section, he or they may deem necessary to be
made.
[New]
The annual report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be
made on or before January 15 of each year and transmitted to the Mayor
and Council of the Borough. It shall contain a summary of all proceedings
under this section, with such statistics as the Fire Commissioner
may wish to include therein. The Fire Commissioner shall also recommend
any amendments to existing ordinances relating to fire prevention
which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
[History includes Ord. No. 329, AIII § 6, deleted
by Ord. No. 04-2019]