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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107', '§ 107']

Township of Pemberton, NJ Fire Prevention
Ch 107 Art I Adoption and Enforcement of Standards
§ 107-1 Local enforcement.
§ 107-2 Agency designation.
§ 107-3 Duties of local agency.
§ 107-4 Organization.
§ 107-5 Appointments; qualifications; term of office; removal.
§ 107-6 Non-life-hazard uses.
§ 107-7 Permits and certificate of Fire Code status.
§ 107-8 Open burning.
§ 107-9 Technical amendments.
§ 107-10 Board of Appeals.
§ 107-11 Enforcement, violations and penalties.
Fire companies — See Ch. 25.
False alarms — See Art. I, Ch. 141.
Article I Adoption and Enforcement of Standards
Article I: Adoption and Enforcement of Standards
[Adopted 5-6-2004 by Ord. No. 13-2004[1]]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 107, Fire Prevention, Art. I, Adoption and Enforcement of Standards, adopted 8-2-1985 by Ord. No. 16-1985, as amended.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L. 1983 c. 383),[1] the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70 et seq.) shall be locally enforced in the Township of Pemberton.
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D et seq.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Pemberton Township Bureau of Fire Prevention which is hereby created therein. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall hereinafter be known as the local enforcing agency.
The local enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Code in all buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries of the Township of Pemberton other than one- and two-unit owner-occupied dwellings used exclusively for dwelling purposes and buildings, structures and premises owned or operated by federal government, interstate agencies or the state.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by § 107-2 of this article shall be under the direct supervision and control of a Fire Official who shall report to the Business Administrator.
Appoint and qualifications of the fire official. The Fire Official shall be certified by the state and appointed by the governing body from a list of three names submitted by the Mayor of Pemberton Township.
Appointment and qualifications of inspectors and other employees. Inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency shall be appointed by the governing body upon recommendation of the Fire Official. All life-hazard use inspectors shall be certified by the state.
Appointment of legal counsel. The Township Solicitor of the Township of Pemberton shall be designated as legal counsel to assist the agency in enforcing the Uniform Fire Code.
Recreation centers, multipurpose rooms, etc., fewer than 100
Court rooms, libraries, fraternal organizations, condominium centers fewer than 100
Senior citizen centers fewer than 200
Professional use one- and two-story less than 5,000 square feet per floor
One- and two-story more than 5,000 square feet and less than 10,000 square feet per floor
One- and two-story more than 10,000 square feet
Three- to five-story less than 5,000 square feet per floor
Three- to five-story more than 5,000 square feet and less than 10,000 square feet per floor
Three- to five-story 10,000 square feet per floor
One- and two-story less than 5,000 square feet per floor
One- and two-story more than 5,000 square feet and less than 10,000
One- and two-story more than 10,000 square feet per floor
Three- to five-story more than 5,000 square feet and less than 10,000 square feet
Three- to five-story over 10,000 square feet
NOTE: M, with the exception of hardware store 3,000 square feet and retail store over 12,000 square feet, are life-hazard uses.
Storage S-1 (moderate-hazard S-1, low-hazard S-2)
Common areas (each building).
Common areas (LEA not listed BHI) (each building).
The application fees for the permits listed in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7(b) shall be as provided by state regulation and are currently as follows:
Fees: certificate of smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm. The application fee for a certificate of smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm compliance (CSDSMAC) as required by N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3 shall be based upon the amount of time remaining before the change of occupant is expected as follows:
Requests for CSDSMAC received more than 10 business days prior to the change of occupant: $35.
Requests for CSDSMAC received four to 10 business days prior to the changes of occupant: $70.
Requests for CSDSMAC received fewer than four business days prior to the change of occupant: $125.
Regulations concerning open burning shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Fire Code.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, any person aggrieved by an 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.
Enforcement, violations and penalties shall be managed in conformity with the Uniformity Fire Safety Act, the Uniform Fire Code and all other laws of the State of New Jersey.