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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 22:44:57+00:00

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§ 256-1 Adoption of standards for rapid entry systems.
§ 256-2 Enforcing agency designation.
§ 256-4 Mandatory key boxes.
§ 256-5 Key box tamper switch.
§ 256-8 Access to the key box in a nonemergency.
§ 256-9 Access to the key box in an emergency.
§ 256-10 Contents of key boxes.
§ 256-11 Update of keys and information.
§ 256-13 Violations and penalties.
§ 256-14 Power to modify standards.
§ 256-15 Adoption of standards.
§ 256-16 Amendments and deletions.
§ 256-17 Enforcing agency designated.
§ 256-18 Fire Official/Fire Marshal; other employees.
§ 256-19 Duties of enforcing agency.
§ 256-20 Registration and inspection of certain uses.
§ 256-21 Permit and certification fees.
§ 256-22 Board of Appeals.
§ 256-23 Violations and penalties.
§ 256-24 Power to modify standards.
Fire Department — See Ch. 47.
Fire lanes — See Ch. 130, Art. XVII.
Alarm systems — See Ch. 138.
Fire insurance claims — See Ch. 251.
The Township of Jefferson does hereby adopt a code for rapid entry systems.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Jefferson Township Bureau of Fire Prevention as created in Chapter 256, Article II, for existing buildings as outlined in this article for all buildings already issued a certificate of occupancy. The Jefferson Township Fire Subcode Official shall be designated to enforce this article for all new construction and renovation of buildings as outlined in this article.
The term "building," used herein, means any building or structure located in the Township of Jefferson, whether privately or publicly owned, including, without limitation, any building owned by the Township of Jefferson, the Township of Jefferson Board of Education or any other public, quasi-public or private entity or person; provided, however that this article shall not apply to owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings.
The following structures shall be equipped with a key box at or near the main entrance or such other location as required and approved by the Township of Jefferson Fire Subcode/Fire Official. The key box shall be at a location outlined in the installation requirements of this article and approved by the Township of Jefferson Fire Subcode/Fire Official. The key box shall be a UL type and size approved by the Fire Subcode/Fire Official. This shall be a requirement for buildings under construction or renovation prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
Mandatory key boxes for fire suppression and standpipe system. When a building within the Township of Jefferson is protected by an automatic fire suppression or standpipe system, it shall be equipped with a key box.
Mandatory key boxes for automatic alarm systems. When a building within the Township of Jefferson 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 fire-fighting purposes, it shall be equipped with a key box.
Mandatory key boxes for multifamily residential structures. When a building within the Township of Jefferson is registered as a multifamily structure with the Township of Jefferson and the New Jersey Bureau of Housing and has restricted access through locked doors and have a common corridor for access to the living units, it shall be equipped with a key box.
Mandatory key boxes for buildings or facilities complying with Title III SARA. When a building within the Township of Jefferson contains a quantity of hazardous material which would require compliance with Title III of SARA (Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act), it shall be equipped with a key box.
The Fire Subcode/Fire Official shall require a key box tamper switch connected to the building's fire alarm system.
When a property is protected by a locked fence or gate and where immediate access to the property is necessary for life-saving or fire-fighting purposes, the Fire Subcode/Fire Official may require a security padlock be installed at a location approved the Township of Jefferson Fire Subcode/Fire Official . The padlock shall be a UL type and size approved by the Fire Subcode/Fire Official.
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/Fire Official 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/Fire Official.
The owner or person in control of any building or facility described in § 256-4 required to have a key box shall be present, himself/herself or through a designated agent, during access to such a key box by the Township of Jefferson Bureau of Fire Prevention except when the Township of Jefferson's Emergency Services have been dispatched and responded to the property in an emergency.
Jefferson Township Fire Company No. 1.
Jefferson Township Fire Company No. 2.
Jefferson Township Office of Emergency Management.
Jefferson Township police officers as authorized by the Police Chief or Captain.
Jefferson Township Fire Company No. 1 Chief or Acting Chief/designee.
Jefferson Township Fire Company No. 2 Chief or Acting Chief/designee.
Township of Jefferson Bureau of Fire Prevention Fire Official or Acting Fire Official.
Director of the Office of Emergency Management or a member of the office authorized by the Director.
The emergency service unit shall provide the dispatcher with their operator ID.
Identify the building location by address or key box number, if assigned.
Notify dispatch upon entry into the building.
Notify dispatch when all keys have been returned to the key box and key box is locked.
Dispatch shall repeat back to the radio operator the message received after each radio transmission.
Reset alarm once key is back in key box, if applicable.
Keys to locked points of egress, whether interior or exterior of such buildings.
Keys to the locked mechanical rooms and sprinkler control rooms.
Keys to the elevator rooms.
Keys to the elevator controls.
Keys to any fence or secured areas.
Keys to fire alarm rooms (if one exists).
Keys to fire alarm control panel.
Special keys to reset pull stations or other fire protection devices.
Keys to any other areas that may be required by the Fire Subcode/Fire Official.
A card containing the emergency contact people and phone numbers for such building. In addition, floor plan of rooms within the building may be required. Where such emergency cards and floor plans are not appropriate for storage in the key box, they shall be filed with the appropriate Emergency Service Department identified by the Fire Official.
Provide keys capable of access to such key box unit at all times to identified Township of Jefferson Emergency Services.
Maintain current information of hazardous materials stored in the building or facility by filing the information with the Township of Jefferson Bureau of Fire Prevention and the Fire Chief for the district the building or facility is located in.
Application shall be made to the Township of Jefferson Bureau of Fire Prevention or the Township of Jefferson Police Department, Office of Community Service, to obtain a registration form.
The property owner or operator shall be given an application for the key box to be obtained from the vendor.
Cause to be or confirm the required permits are obtained from the Division of Construction and Housing Inspection to connect the key box to the fire alarm system.
If an alarm system needs to be installed, obtain permits for the installation of the fire alarm system.
Register the alarm system with the Police Department.
The owner of applicable buildings, as described in § 256-4 above, shall install or cause to be installed a key box prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any portion of the building for new or remodeling construction or within 12 months of the adoption date of this article if no new construction or remodeling takes place.
The key box shall be installed on the front of the building near the main entry door and be between six feet and eight feet above the ground unless approved at a higher or lower level by the Fire Subcode/Fire Official.
The key box shall contain the key(s) as outlined in § 256-10 above. Keys within the key box shall be labeled for easy identification either by tenant name or indexed to a floor plan of the building and shall be kept current.
Where a building contains a tenant that is required to maintain material safety data sheets, a key box document vault shall be installed. The key box document vault shall be installed on the front of the building near the main entry door and between six feet and eight feet above the ground unless approved at a higher or lower level by the Fire Subcode/Fire Official. The vault shall contain copies of the material safety data sheets that are required to be on file within the building, as well as a floor plan or written description that indicates the location of the general areas of these materials will be found within the building.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article hereby adopted, or who fails to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Bureau of Fire Prevention or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every violation and noncompliance, respectively, be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation nor permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each 10 days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced correction of any identified requirement of this article.
The Fire Official of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have power to modify any of the provisions of this article upon application, in writing, by the owner or lessee or his duly authorized agent when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this article, and provided that the intent of this article shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification, when granted or allowed, and the decision of the Fire Official of the Bureau of Fire Prevention thereon shall be entered upon the records of the Bureau, and a signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant.
The Township of Jefferson does hereby adopt as the Fire Prevention Code for the Township of Jefferson the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq, and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-1.1 et seq. The Fire Prevention Code for the Township of Jefferson shall include any and all amendments to said statute and regulations, including interpretation of said regulations.
307.1.1 Prohibited open burning. Open burning shall be allowed after obtaining a permit from the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service. The permit holder shall apply to the Bureau for a Township permit and shall supply a copy of the state permit. No fee shall be required for the Township permit. The Bureau shall supply copies of both the state and Township permit to the police dispatcher and district fire chief for the district in which the permit is issued. Permits shall not exceed the time granted by the state permit nor any limitations which may be set forth in said permit.
503.1.1 Designation: The Township Fire Chief from the Township Fire Department or the Fire Official/Fire Marshal may require and designate public or private fire lanes as deemed necessary for the efficient and effective use of fire apparatus, subject to the applicable provisions of state and local laws.
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 130, Art. XVII, Fire Lanes.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Jefferson Township Bureau of Fire Prevention, which is hereby created therein. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall hereinafter be known as the "local enforcing agency."
Appointment and qualifications of Fire Official/Fire Marshal. The Fire Official/Fire Marshal shall be certified by the state and appointed by the governing body from a list of qualified candidates submitted through civil service records. The Fire Official's/Fire Marshal's appointment shall be probationary for six months, at which time a review will be conducted. The Fire Official/Fire Marshal shall not be removed from office except by the governing body and may succeed himself/herself upon successful completion of the probationary period. The Fire Official/Fire Marshal will report to the Township Mayor.
Appointment and qualifications of inspectors and other employees. Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency shall be appointed by the governing body upon the recommendation of the Fire Official/Fire Marshal from a list of qualified candidates submitted through civil service records. All life-hazard use inspectors shall be certified by the state.
The local enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Code in all buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries of the Township of Jefferson other than one- and two-unit owner-occupied dwellings used exclusively for dwelling purposes and buildings, structures and premises owned and operated by the federal government, interstate agencies or the state.
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 the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made annually and transmitted to the Township Administrator of the municipality. It shall contain all proceedings under this article, with such statistics as the Fire Official/Fire Marshal may wish to include therein. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall also recommend any amendments to this article which, it its judgment, shall be desirable.
Use group definitions are specified in the Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.1 et seq.).
In the discretion of the Fire Official/Fire Marshal, vacant buildings will be charged and inspected according to the previous use of the building.
All residential uses, except R-A Uses, shall be inspected in the common areas only.
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 490, Art. X, Zoning Compliance Permit.
The cost for the issuance of a certificate of Fire Code status shall be $35.
Fees for residential smoke detector, carbon monoxide, and fire extinguisher certification.
Requests for a CSDCMAC received 10 or more business days prior to the change of occupant: $40 per inspection.
Requests for a CSDCMAC received four to nine business days prior to the change of occupant: $75 per inspection.
Requests for a CSDCMAC received fewer than four business days prior to the change of occupant: $125 per inspection.
The applicant shall pay the fees outlined above relative to the identified registration and/or permit and/or certification requirement(s) to the Office of Fire Prevention. The Township Council, upon application, shall have the right to waive all or any portion of the applicable fee(s) for any charitable, nonprofit organization; quasigovernmental groups and associations, such as police, fire or civil defense organizations; and events sponsored by governmental units. The waiving by the Township Council of any such fees does not waive fees for any other departments of the Township or waive any fees which by law the Township cannot waive. This waiver is separate from any Township waiver granted under Chapter 342, Outdoor Gatherings.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by any action of the local enforcing agency shall have the right to appeal to the local Construction Board of Appeals. If no such body exists, appeals shall be made to the County Construction Board of Appeals.
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and 52:27D-208.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70, or who fails to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be assessed, levied and collected penalties pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code N.J.A.C. 5:70-2-12.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article not already covered in the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70, hereby adopted, or who fails to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Bureau of Fire Prevention or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every violation and noncompliance, respectively, be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation nor permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each 10 days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of any prohibited condition.
The Fire Official/Fire Marshal of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have power to modify any of the provisions of this article upon application, in writing, by the owner or lessee or his duly authorized agent when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of said article, and provided that the intent of this article shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification, when granted or allowed, and the decision of the Fire Official/Fire Marshal of the Bureau of Fire Prevention thereon shall be entered upon the records of the Bureau, and a signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant.

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