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Timestamp: 2019-07-19 14:33:12
Document Index: 390862329

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 169', '§ 169', '§ 169', '§ 169', '§ 169', '§ 169', '§ 169', '§ 169', '§ 169']

§ 169-1 Adoption of standards by reference.
§ 169-2 Establishment and duties of Bureau of Fire Prevention.
§ 169-2.1 Authority of the Chairman to pay bills.
§ 169-7 Submission of schedule of events by hotels and schools.
§ 169-8 Fire watch at entertainment events.
§ 169-16 Fire hydrants.
§ 169-19.2 Identifying emblems for lightweight construction.
Ord. No. 2019:25
Fire Prevention Amendment
[Amended 9-15-2009 by Ord. No. 2009:34]
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code[1] and any regulations adopted hereunder shall be enforced by the Township Bureau of Fire Prevention, its Fire Official and Fire Inspectors.
Editor's Note: See N.J.A.C. 5:70-1.1 et seq.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention of the Township shall be composed of the Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief of each fire district and one member of each of the six Boards of Fire Commissioners within the Township. Each fire district shall also appoint one Fire Commissioner and one Captain to serve as alternates to the Bureau. The Captain shall serve as an alternate for his/her respective Chief or Assistant Fire Chief and the alternate Fire Commissioner shall serve in the absence of the Fire Commissioner from his/her fire district. Alternate members may participate in discussions, but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member from his/her fire district as set forth above. Appointments of regular and alternate members shall be for one year.
The Chairman of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be elected annually by the members of the Bureau. Seven members of the Bureau shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. The Bureau of Fire Prevention is hereby designated as the liaison between the fire districts and the Township.
[Added 9-18-2007 by Ord. No. 2007:25]
In the event that a quorum cannot be attained at a regularly scheduled meeting where the payment of bills is scheduled to be approved, the Chairman of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall have the authority to approve the payment of those bills up to an aggregate amount of $2,000 per month. The authority provided herein is limited to those expenditures accounted for in the Fire Prevention Bureau’s annual budget. A complete list of the expenditures and payments so authorized by the Chairman in accordance with this section shall be provided to the Fire Prevention Bureau at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
The Division of Fire Prevention shall enforce the Uniform Fire Code in all buildings, structures and premises within the Township, other than owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings.
[Added 12-19-2006 by Ord. No. 2006:29]
The holding of any rank of officer by the Fire Official and Fire Inspectors under the direction of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall not interfere with the Fire Official's and Fire Inspectors’ titles under the Division of Fire Prevention operating under the direction of the Fire Official.
A depiction, in contrasting colors, of the most direct path to the means of egress (preferably red) and an alternate path (preferably blue).
[Amended 12-19-2006 by Ord. No. 2006:29]
All hotels and schools shall submit to the Fire Official a schedule of events. Hotels shall submit their schedules on a weekly basis. Schools shall submit their schedules on a monthly basis. For purposes of this provision, events are the use of conference or banquet facilities, cafeterias, auditoriums and gymnasiums, whether interior or exterior, with the gathering of 50 or more persons. Appropriate permits shall be applied for.
A fire watch team shall be established for entertainment events when deemed necessary by the Fire Official, when fire suppression or detection systems are out of service, when pyrotechnics are used during the performance or when an extraordinary hazard is present. The purpose of such fire watch team is to observe and recognize hazards that may occur during the course of said entertainment event and to assist in evacuation procedures.
There shall be one fire watch team member for every 500 occupants.
Fire watch team members shall be properly trained in evacuation procedures and crowd control.
Prequalified fire watch team members shall include any fire department member, any police officer, security personnel, cast members, promoter, or service employees of the building owner. Proof of fire or police department affiliation or training in evacuation and recognition of safety hazards for each team member shall be submitted 72 hours prior to the scheduled event for which a permit has been issued.
Each member of the fire watch team shall be identified. The team members shall report to the Fire Official or his designee one hour prior to the start of the event and be dedicated to the fire watch for the duration of the event. Each team member shall be under the direction of the Fire Official or his designee at the event.
Any requests for fire watch attendants for entertainment events shall be made to the Fire Official.
[Added 9-18-2007 by Ord. No. 2007:24]
The Fire Official, at his discretion, may assign Division of Fire Prevention personnel, Fire Department members and/or police personnel to perform fire watch services as described in the preceding subsections for entertainment events. While on said duties, the fire watch attendant so assigned shall be under the supervision and control of the Fire Official or his designee at the event and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
The Division of Fire Prevention shall be paid the sum of $40 per hour for each fire watch attendant assigned to the entertainment event, which sum includes the amount to be paid to the attendant assigned to the duty, and administrative charges for the processing of funds, maintenance of accounts, issuance of checks, payment of taxes and other administrative costs paid by the Township. The above-stated administrative charges shall be waived for all nonprofit agencies. If the Fire Official is not notified of the cancellation or postponement of an entertainment event at least four hours prior to the scheduled start time, the private party shall be required to pay the Township for a minimum of four hours at the above-specified rate for each fire watch attendant scheduled to work said event. This four-hour minimum guarantee for failure to notify in the case of cancellation or postponement shall be waived for all nonprofit agencies. The Fire Official is authorized to establish the appropriate procedure for payment and collection of this charge.
Fee for testing after normal business hours. Testing performed during normal business hours will be performed without a fee. If the testing cannot be performed during normal business hours, a fee of $200 shall be paid to the Division of Fire Prevention to perform the test during nonbusiness hours. Such a fee shall be paid prior to the performance of the test.
A Type 1 permit, as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7, shall be required where flammable or combustible liquids are applied for floor refinishing. Proper ventilation shall be supplied and all sources of ignition removed.
A Type 1 permit, as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7, shall be required for the use of tar kettles as defined in the Uniform Fire Code.
The following shall apply to all buildings of Use Group R-2 as defined in the Uniform Fire Code and to multiple single-family dwellings in Use Group R-3 as defined in the BOCA National Building Code/1996:
All fire hydrants located on private property shall be left unobstructed and shall be identified with a sign as described below so that the hydrants can be located in the snow.
All private fire hydrants shall be identified with a four-foot metal flag attached to the two-and-one-half-inch connection of the hydrant. The metal flag shall be four inches square and painted reflective blue.
Fire Department connections. All new and existing Fire Department connections shall be designated with a light containing a red lens which shall remain continuously illuminated and shall be approved by the Fire Official or his designee prior to installation. Owners of buildings with existing Fire Department connections shall be notified by the Division of Fire Prevention and given 60 days to comply with the terms of this subsection.
[Added 2-24-2015 by Ord. No. 2015:01]
Inspection of buildings, structures and premises other than owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings:
Premises under 3,000 square feet: $65.
Premises over 3,000 square feet and under 6,000 square feet: $150.
Premises over 6,000 square feet and under 12,000 square feet: $250.
Premises over 12,000 square feet: $400.
Multilevel premises under three stories: $250.
Multilevel premises with three to six stories: $500.
Hotels and motels without interior stairways and with less than 50 rooms: $250.
Hotels and motels without interior stairways and more than 50 rooms: $350.
Multifamily dwellings (Use Group R-2 as defined in the Uniform Construction Code): $75.
Life-hazard inspections: as per the Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(a).
Requests for a CSDCMAC received more than 10 business days prior to the change of occupant: $50.
Requests for a CSDCMAC received four to 10 business days prior to the change of occupant: $75.
Requests for a CSDCMAC received fewer than four business days prior to the change of occupant: $125.
Reinspection fee for CSDCMAC: $50.
Type 1A: $50. [Note: Type 1A permits for scheduled events as defined in § 169-7 will be $50 if application is made at least five business days prior to event, $100 if application is made less than five business days prior to the event, $250 if application is made less than two business days prior to the event, and $300 if application is made the day of the event.]
Lightweight construction emblem:
[Added 9-17-2013 by Ord. No. 2013:26]
All self-storage facilities shall be required to maintain a list of all items stored in each rental unit. This list shall include the following information:
A description of each item;
The quantity of each item; and
A specific reference to all flammable goods, chemicals, toxic material or anything hazardous.
In the event of a fire emergency, or upon the request of the Fire Official or his designee, the owner/operator of the self-storage facility shall immediately provide the Division of Fire Prevention or the highest ranking Fire Department officer at the scene of a fire emergency with the list of items, as described herein, for any and all requested units on the premises. These lists shall be maintained by the manager of the self-storage facility on site at the facility and shall be available for inspection as required herein.
The purpose of this section is to mandate the exterior identification of all structures within the Township of Parsippany that utilize engineered lumber, including prefabricated I-joists, truss joists, truss rafters, laminated beams, studs and other similar lightweight construction materials, as a method to construct, renovate, or alter any section of a structure. The pre-incident identification of these structures will provide fire-suppression crews with critical strategic and tactical information to be utilized during firefighting operations and significantly enhance the safety of fire-suppression personnel operating at emergency incidents. This section shall apply to all structures consisting of truss or premanufactured building components not currently regulated for identification within the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
This section shall govern the administration, use, and requirements of the Township of Parsippany's Lightweight Construction Identification Program.
The rearrangement of any space by the construction of walls or partitions, the addition or elimination of any door or window, the extension or rearrangement of any system, the installation of any additional equipment or fixtures and any work which effects a primary structural component.
BUILDING PREPLAN/SITE INSPECTION
Any preoccupancy site visit conducted by fire prevention or fire district personnel for the purpose of gathering building information, developing strategic and tactical incident action plans, reviewing construction type(s), and familiarizing personnel with the individual construction site or renovation project.
The individual responsible for enforcing the Township's Construction Code.
Prefabricated I-joists, truss joists, truss rafters, laminated beams, studs and other similar lightweight construction materials used to construct, renovate, or alter any section of a structure.
The individual Chiefs from the six fire districts responsible for the daily fire operations within the Township of Parsippany.
The six fire districts within the Township of Parsippany.
The individual responsible for the daily operations of the Fire Prevention Bureau.
HOUSING/PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION
An inspection of an individual residential unit or a building or property designed to determine if any violations of local or state ordinances, laws, or regulations governing housing and property maintenance are in existence.
The insignia that is used to identify the use of lightweight construction/engineered lumber components within a structure.
Any review of required building plans conducted by the Construction Official, Fire Chief, Fire Official, and/or any other official/agent authorized by the Township of Parsippany to review such plans.
The Fire Official (or his designee) that is responsible to administer and supervise the provisions of this section.
The owner or owners in fee of the property or a lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, an assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee or any other person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly in control of a building, structure, or real property and shall include any subdivision of the state.
The removal and replacement or covering of existing interior or exterior finish, trim, doors, windows, or other material with new materials that serve the same purpose and do not change the configuration of space. Renovation shall include the replacement of equipment or fixtures.
Any commercial or residential building or dwelling unit within the Township of Parsippany, including detached one- and two-family residential dwellings.
Determination of use, implementation, exemptions, enforcement, dimensions and placement.
The property owner of any existing or new structure that contains engineered lumber components in its construction, renovation, or alteration shall be required to install a lightweight construction identification emblem on the exterior of the structure or unit. Structures containing engineered lumber must have a reflective symbol affixed above the electric meter or to the right of the entrance door at a height of six feet above the ground and shall be applied by the owner of the property/building. Installation of the lightweight construction identification emblem on structures containing engineered lumber shall be a condition of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Construction Official.
The lightweight construction identification emblems shall be of a bright, reflective color, or be made of a reflective material. The shape of the emblem shall be a triangle and the size shall be six inches horizontally by six inches vertically. The emblem shall contain the letters "LWC" in red on a white reflective background. Letters shall be a minimum of three inches in height to make them conspicuous.
Individual structures and dwelling units constructed with engineered lumber that are part of a planned real estate development shall not be required to have identifying emblems if there is an emblem affixed at the entrance to the development.
This section shall be enforced by the Construction Official in cooperation with the Fire Official. Structures that existed prior to the implementation of this section where a certificate of occupancy was issued shall be enforced by the Fire Official. The identification of the use of the engineered lumber to construct, renovate, or alter any structure may occur through one or more of the following nonexclusive methods:
Fire prevention inspection.
Housing/property maintenance inspection.
Building preplan/site inspection.
Code enforcement inspections.
Fire district hazard assessment inspection.
Immediately upon identification of the use of engineered lumber as a method of construction, renovation, or alteration, the party identifying same shall notify the program administrator. This notification shall be in the form of a written memo and shall include the type of construction, location(s) within the structure, address, block/lot, and name of the property owner.
The program administrator (or his designee) shall then contact the property owner to inform him or her of the requirements set forth by this section and schedule any immediate or future inspections that will be required to assist the property owner with compliance and emblem placement. The program administrator (or his designee) shall ensure that all follow-up inspections and site visits are coordinated and scheduled to coincide with the completion of the building construction, alteration or renovation project.
Upon completion of the construction, renovation, or alteration project it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to permanently affix the identification emblem to the structure at the approved location as stipulated within this section. This installation shall be completed within 30 days of the completion of the construction, renovation, or alteration project. The property owner shall be responsible to maintain the emblem.
Upon completion of the construction, renovation, or alteration project it shall be the responsibility of the program administrator (or his designee) to ensure that the property owner installs the identification emblem at the approved location and has complied with all parts of this section. In addition, the program administrator (or his designee) shall provide the property owner with all contact information in order to assist the property owner with any future inquiries regarding compliance with this section.
The lightweight construction identification emblem shall be purchased by the property owner from the Township of Parsippany at a fee as established in § 169-18, Fees.
In the event the identification emblem becomes detached from the structure and is lost, the property owner shall immediately contact the Fire Official and purchase a replacement emblem.
The location shall provide firefighters with an immediate, unobstructed view of the emblem upon reaching the front entrance of the structure.
The emblem shall be located in an area that will not detract from the exterior appearance of the structure.