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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75']

Borough of Oaklyn, NJ Fire Prevention
Ch 75 Art I Standards
§ 75-1 Adoption of standards.
§ 75-2 Insertions.
§ 75-3 Amendments.
Ch 75 Art II Enforcement and Administration
§ 75-4 Local enforcement.
§ 75-5 Enforcement agency.
§ 75-6 Duties of enforcement agency.
§ 75-7 Organization; appointments.
§ 75-8 Life-hazard uses.
§ 75-9 Permit fees.
§ 75-10 Registration of life-hazard and non-life-hazard uses.
§ 75-11 Exemptions.
Chapter 75 Fire Prevention
Unfit buildings — See Ch. 62.
Fire Prevention Code fees — See Ch. 73, Art. II.
Fire control measures — See Ch. 74A.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 101.
Article II Enforcement and Administration
[Adopted 4-12-1985 by Ord. No. 2-83[1]]
Editor's Note: This chapter also superseded former Ch. 75, Fire Prevention, adopted 8-11-1959 by Ord. No. 4-59, as amended.
There is hereby adopted by the Borough of Oaklyn the BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code of 1981.
The following insertions are hereby made in the BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code/1981:
The "Borough of Oaklyn" should be inserted in the second line of Section F-100.1 on Page 1 of the code.
The "Borough of Oaklyn" should be inserted in Appendix C, the second line of Section 1 on Page 179 of the code.
The "State of New Jersey" should be inserted in Appendix C, the third line of Section 6 on Page 179 of the code.
The "12th of April 1983" should be inserted in Appendix C, the third line of Section 20 on Page 181 of the code.
Section F-105.5.1 of the BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code/1981 is hereby amended to read as follows:
F-105.5.1 Penalty for violations: Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the code or failing to comply with any order issued pursuant to any section thereof shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months, or both. Each day that a violation continues, after a service of notice as provided for in the code, shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Adopted 12-3-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01[1]]
Editor's Note: This chapter also superseded former Art. II, Enforcement and Administration, consisting of §§ 75-4 through 75-11, adopted 9-10-1985 by Ord. No. 6A-1985.
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. 5:70-1 et seq.) shall be locally enforced in the Borough of Oaklyn.
[Amended 4-12-2011 by Ord. No. 5-11]
Effective May 1, 2011, the Borough of Barrington, through its Bureau of Fire Prevention, shall be the local enforcing agency and 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 Borough of Oaklyn other than one- and two-unit owner-occupied dwellings used exclusively for dwelling purposes and buildings, structures and premises owned or operated by the federal government, interstate agencies or the state.
The local enforcing agency shall faithfully comply with all pertinent requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
The local enforcing agency shall be under the direct supervision of the Fire Marshal of the County of Camden. He or she shall provide monthly or annual reports, as requested, to the Chief of the Fire Department and to the Director of Public Safety of the Borough of Oaklyn.
The Fire Marshal and other employees of the local enforcing agency shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the personnel laws, regulations, ordinances, resolutions, policies, and procedures governing County of Camden employees.
The local enforcing agency established by § 75-5 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 the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
[Amended 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 7-11; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 11-18]
Application. Application shall be made to the Fire Official for the uses and/or activities set forth in § 75-9A. No application for a permit shall be acted upon unless such application is submitted 10 working days prior to an inspection.
[Added 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 7-11; amended 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 8-13; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 11-18]
The local enforcing agency established by § 75-2 shall carry out inspections, once every 12 months, of non-life-hazard uses and/or activities. The inspection fees for non-life hazard uses and/or activities shall be as follows:
Residential buildings with dwelling units not listed as life-hazard by the New Jersey Bureau of Fire Safety, except one- or two-family owner-occupied units:
Rental properties: home
21 to 40 units
Additional units or less
$58 per unit
Commercial or industrial use group includes all buildings not listed as life-hazard by the New Jersey Bureau of Fire Safety. Each floor or story shall be calculated as separate areas for total building calculation.
Building with or without attached dwelling units not in excess of 1,000 square feet
Building with or without attached dwelling units in excess of 1,000 square feet not exceeding 3,000 square feet
Buildings in excess of 3,000 square feet not exceeding 9,000 square feet
Buildings in excess of 9,000 square feet not exceeding 15,000 square feet
Buildings in excess of 15,000 square feet not exceeding 50,000 square feet
Buildings in excess of 50,000 square feet not exceeding 100,000 square feet
Buildings in excess of 100,000 square feet not exceeding 200,000 square feet
Buildings in excess of 200,000 square feet not exceeding 300,000 square feet
For each additional 100,000 square feet or part thereof
Smoke detector inspections. Smoke detector inspections, to be conducted on all one- and two-family residential dwellings for resale being sold within our local L.E.A. shall be charged as follows:
Request received 14+ business days prior: $56.
Request received eight to 13 business days prior: $64.
Request received four to seven business days prior: $96.
Request received three business days or less prior: $161.
[Added 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 8-13]
All buildings, structures and premises owned by the boroughs participating in the LEA, fire stations and EMS stations, if classified as non-life-hazard, although not exempt from registration or inspection, will be exempt from paying a registration fee as pursuant to this article.