[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Alpine as Ch. XII (Ord. No. 174) of the 1970 Revised
General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended by Ord. No. 359]
A.
The Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et
seq., was enacted for the purpose of establishing a system for the
enforcement of minimum firesafety standards throughout the State of
New Jersey.
B.
The Uniform Fire Safety Act authorizes municipalities
to provide for local enforcement and to establish local enforcement
agencies for that purpose.
C.
It is in the best interest of the Borough of Alpine
to have the Uniform Fire Safety Act enforced locally.
D.
The Fire Department has agreed to the plan, which
is set forth herein, for the administration and enforcement of the
Uniform Fire Safety Code.
[Amended by Ord. No. 359]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202, the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be
locally enforced in the Borough of Alpine.
[Amended by Ord. No. 359]
A.
Designation. The local enforcing agency shall be the
Bureau of Fire Prevention.
[Amended 11-17-2003 by Ord. No. 626]
B.
Organization. The local enforcing agency shall be
a part of the Alpine Fire Department and shall be under the direct
supervision and control of the Fire Official.
C.
Fire Official.
(1)
Appointment of Fire Official. The Fire Official shall
be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of Council,
upon recommendation of the Fire Chief.
(2)
Term of office. The Fire Official shall serve for
a term of two years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired
term.
(3)
Monthly reports; recommendations. The Fire Official
shall submit monthly reports to the Fire Chief and the Borough Administrator.
The report shall contain all proceedings under the Uniform Fire Code,
a breakdown of all fees collected thereunder, the number of inspections
performed by each fire inspector and such statistics as the Fire Official
may wish to include therein. The Fire Official shall also recommend
any amendments to the Uniform Fire Code of this chapter which, in
his/her judgment, shall be desirable.
D.
Inspectors and employees. Such inspectors and other
employees as may be necessary in the local enforcing agency shall
be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of Council,
upon recommendation of the Fire Chief.
E.
Removal from office. The Fire Official, inspectors
and any other employees of the enforcing agency shall be subject to
removal by the Mayor and Council for inefficiency or official misconduct.
The Fire Official, inspectors or employees to be so removed shall
be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the appointing authority
or a designated hearing officer.
F.
Duties. 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 the Borough of Alpine, other than owner-occupied and
one- and two-family dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the
requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
G.
Life hazard uses. The local enforcing agency shall
carry out the periodic inspections of life hazard uses required by
the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
H.
Non-life-hazard uses. The local enforcing agency shall carry out
periodic inspections of non-life-hazard uses required by the Uniform
Fire Code on behalf of the Commission of Community Affairs.
[Added 10-23-2019 by Ord.
No. 789]
[Amended by Ord. No. 359]
Any person aggrieved by an order of the local
enforcement agency shall have the right of appeal to the Construction
Board of Appeals of the County of Bergen.
[Amended by Ord. No. 359]
A.
Permit fees. The permit fees shall be those fees
established under the New Jersey State Uniform Fire Code, as amended
from time to time.
[Amended by Ord. No. 428; 7-28-2004 by Ord. No. 640]
B.
Status report; fees. Upon the request of the owner
or purchaser of a building or structure over which the Fire Official
has jurisdiction, and upon obtainment of a fee in the sum of $25,
the Fire Official shall issue a certificate either enumerating the
violations indicated by its records to be unabated and the penalties
or fees indicated to be unpaid, or stating that its records indicate
that no violations remain unabated and no penalties or fees remain
unpaid.
C.
Disposition of fees. All fees collected pursuant to
this chapter shall be paid into the borough treasury and shall thereafter
be appropriated to the Fire Department for enforcement of the Uniform
Fire Safety Act.
The limits in which storage of explosives and
blasting agents is prohibited are established as the entire borough.
The limits in which bulk storage of liquefied
petroleum gas is restricted are established as the entire borough.
[Amended 11-17-2003 by Ord. No. 626]
The Mayor, the Chief of the Fire Department
and the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee
to determine and 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 code.
Any determination that a new permit is required shall be submitted
to the governing body. The permit for new materials, processes or
occupancies shall not become effective until adoption of an enabling
ordinance amending this chapter to include the new permit. Following
adoption, the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such
lists in a conspicuous place in his/her office and distribute copies
to interested persons.
[Amended by Ord. No. 469]
A structure used or intended for use for residential
purposes by not more than two households shall have a smoke-sensitive
alarm device on each level of the structure and outside each separate
sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and located
on or near the ceiling in accordance with National Fire Protection
Association Standard No. 74-1984 for the installation, maintenance
and use of household fire warning equipment. The installation of battery-operated
smoke-sensitive alarm devices shall be accepted as meeting the requirements
of this section. The smoke-sensitive alarm device shall be tested
and listed by a product certification agency recognized by the Bureau
of Fire Safety.
[Amended by Ord. No. 469; 11-17-2003 by Ord. No.
626]
Before any one- or two-family residential structure
is sold, leased or otherwise made subject to a change of occupancy
for residential purposes, the owner shall obtain a certificate of
smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm compliance, evidencing compliance
with this chapter and with the New Jersey Fire Safety Code, N.J.A.C.
5:70-4.19.
[Amended by Ord. No. 469; 2-25-1998 by Ord. No. 539; 7-28-2004 by Ord. No.
640; 10-23-2019 by Ord. No. 789]
A.
The fees for each inspection and issuance of a certificate shall
be those established by the New Jersey State Uniform Fire Code, as
amended from time to time.
B.
The fees for annual non-life-hazard registration are as established
by resolution of the governing body. All non-life-hazard use groups
shall be inspected every two years. At the discretion of the Fire
Official, vacant buildings or use groups shall be registered and inspected
according to the previous use of the building or structure.
C.
Fire watch.
(1)
The daily fee for the Fire Official to inspect a site for fire lane
approval, equipment, fire protection inspection (exits, special effects,
etc.) and an inspection on the day(s) of event shall be $100.
(2)
In the event the Fire Official requires fire equipment to be at the
site, the charge for each vehicle for each eight-hour shift or part
thereof shall be $200.
(3)
The charge for a standby or active firefighter shall be as determined
by the Fire Official and shall be at the rate of $40 per hour per
person, and there shall be a minimum payment of four hours per person
plus an administration fee of 15% applied for the person(s).
[Amended 1-22-2020 by Ord. No. 792]
(4)
If a fire safety permit is required, the fee shall be charged in
accordance with this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 469]
An owner who sells, leases, rents or otherwise permits to be occupied for residential purposes any premises as described in § 119-10 hereof when the premises do not comply with the requirements of § 119-10 hereof, or without complying with the inspection and certification requirements of § 119-11 hereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 which may be collected and enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention summary proceedings pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1 et seq.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1 was
repealed by L. 1999, c. 274, § 4. See now N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10
et seq.
