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Borough of Chester, NJ Fire Prevention
Ch 132 Art I Local Enforcement of the Uniform Fire Safety Code
§ 132-1 Local enforcement.
§ 132-2 Agency designation.
§ 132-3 Duties.
§ 132-4 Organization.
§ 132-5 Appointment; term of office; removal.
§ 132-6 Life-hazard uses.
§ 132-7 Non-life-hazard uses.
§ 132-8 Permit fees.
§ 132-9 Technical amendments.
§ 132-11 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
Chapter 132 Fire Prevention
Article I Local Enforcement of the Uniform Fire Safety Code
[Adopted by 10-5-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-30[1]]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. I, Local Enforcement of the Uniform Fire Safety Code, adopted by Ord. No. 85-16, as amended.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, (P.L. 1983, c. 383, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq.) the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et seq.) shall be locally enforced in the Borough of Chester.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Township of Mount Olive through its Bureau of Fire Prevention which is hereby created therein. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall hereinafter be known as the local enforcing agency.
Within the established boundaries of the Borough of Chester, the local enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Code in all buildings, structures, and premises other than owner-occupied buildings of less than three dwelling units used exclusively for dwelling purposes and buildings, structures, and premises owned or operated by interstate agencies or the state.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by § 132-2 shall be under the direct supervision and control of a duly appointed Fire Official who shall report to the Mayor and Council of the Township of Mt. Olive (hereinafter referred to as the "governing body").
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have at least one paid Fire Official and such paid inspectors and other employees as may be necessary to properly enforce the Uniform Fire Code.
Appointment of Fire Official. The Chief Administrative Officer of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be a state-certified Fire Official appointed by the governing body.
Appointment and qualification of inspectors and other employees. The governing body, upon the recommendation of the Fire Official, shall appoint inspectors and other employees of the enforcing agency. All life hazard use inspectors shall be certified by the state.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by § 132-2 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.
In addition to the registrations and permits required by the Uniform Fire Code, all other uses subject to Uniform Fire Code inspections shall register with the Bureau of Fire Prevention. These uses shall be inspected once per year and shall pay an annual fee based on the fee schedule as set forth below:
Vacant buildings that create a fire hazard shall be charged and inspected according to the schedule above.
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 Construction Board of Appeals of the County of Morris.