[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Eatontown as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 31.
Ambulances — See Ch. 86.
Outdoor burning — See Ch. 113.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 129.
Fire hydrants — See Ch. 158.
Fireworks — See Ch. 165.
Fire insurance claims — See Ch. 186, Art. I.
[Adopted 6-12-1985 by Ord. No. 8-85]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383),[1] the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced in the Borough of Eatontown.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Eatontown Fire Department.
The local enforcement agency 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 Eatontown, 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.
The local enforcing agency established by § 161-2 of this article 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 3-23-1988 by Ord. No. 7-88]
The enforcing agency established by § 161-2 of this article shall be part of the Eatontown Fire Department and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the fire officials, who shall report to the Chairman of the Fire Prevention Board.
A. 
Fire Official. The local enforcing agency shall be under the direct supervision of a Fire Official.
[Amended 5-26-2021 by Ord. No. 09-2021]
B. 
Inspectors.
(1) 
Such inspectors and other employees as may be necessary in the local enforcing agency shall be appointed by the Mayor and Council upon the recommendation of the Chief of the Fire Department.
(2) 
Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency shall be subject to removal by the Mayor and Council for inefficiency or misconduct. Each inspector or employee to be so removed shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the Mayor and Council or a hearing officer designated by it for such purpose.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and 27D-208), any person aggrieved by any order of the local enforcement agency shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of Monmouth County.
Annual registration fees shall be established and collected by the State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs, which shall then reimburse the municipality.
[Amended 3-23-1988 by Ord. No. 7-88; 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 9-90; 6-8-1994 by Ord. No. 10-1994; 7-9-2008 by Ord. No. 16-2008]
A. 
The state permit fees, as established in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(C), shall be used as follows with respect to the following applicable life hazard uses and activities:
[Amended 12-6-2017 by Ord. No. 08-2017]
Use
Fee
Type I
$54
Type II
$214
Type III
$427
Type IV
$641
B. 
Mercantile, factories, warehouses, repair shops, business offices and all other non-life-hazard businesses shall be inspected annually by the Bureau of Fire Prevention with a fee schedule of:
[Amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No. 12-2010; 1-25-2023 by Ord. No. 01-2023]
(1) 
Fifty-five dollars for the first 1,000 square feet.
(2) 
Ten dollars for each additional 1,000 square feet.
The provisions of § 36-1 et seq. are hereby repealed.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said provisions comprised original Ch. 36, Fire Hazards on Property, Removal of, adopted 2-11-1953.
Where the provisions of any fire prevention code previously adopted as a standard by the Borough of Eatontown shall conflict with any provision of the State Fire Prevention Code, as modified from time to time, the provisions of the State Fire Prevention Code shall be in full force and effect and take precedence over conflicting sections of any other code.
[Adopted 6-24-1998 by Ord. No. 5-98]
As used in this article, the words "building" and/or "structure" shall mean any buildings and/or structures which have an automatic fire suppression system or fire alarm system but shall not include one-family residential dwellings.
The owner, tenant and/or occupant of any building and/or structure, as defined in § 161-12 of this article, is required to have installed on said building and/or structure a rapid entry box and key system to allow access to said building and/or structure, including access to boiler rooms, sprinkler control valves, electrical rooms and/or panels and other locked areas of the premises as may be required by the Eatontown Bureau of Fire Prevention. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall make its determination as to which areas of the building and/or structure require access based on immediate need in the event of an activated fire alarm emitting from the building and/or structure or what appears to be a fire emergency.
The Eatontown Bureau of Fire Prevention shall prescribe specifications as to the required rapid entry box and key system and its location on a building and/or structure.
Any owner, tenant and/or occupant who is found guilty in Municipal Court of failing to install or maintain in an operating condition a rapid entry box and key system within 60 days of receiving notice to do so from the Eatontown Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.