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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 189', '§ 189', '§ 189', '§ 189', '§ 189', '§ 189', '§ 189', '§ 189', '§ 189', '§ 189', '§ 189', 'Art. 16', '§ 189', '§ 189']

Town of Dover, NJ Fire Prevention
Ch 189 Art I (Reserved)
§ 189-1 through § 189-2. (Reserved)
Ch 189 Art II Uniform Fire Safety
§ 189-3 Local enforcement.
§ 189-4 Designation of local enforcing agency.
§ 189-5 Duties of local enforcing agency.
§ 189-6 Inspection of life hazard uses.
§ 189-7 Organization of local enforcing agency.
§ 189-8 Fire Official responsibilities; removal.
§ 189-9 Right to appeal.
§ 189-10 Additional required inspections and fees.
§ 189-11 Permit fees.
Chapter 189: Fire Prevention
Volunteer Fire Department — See Ch. 20.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 171.
False fire alarms — See Ch. 179.
Conduct at fires — See Ch. 193.
Fire insurance claims — See Ch. 225, Art. I.
Chapter 189 : Fire Prevention
Article II Uniform Fire Safety
Editor's Note: Former Art. I, Life Safety Code, adopted 7-27-1970 as Art. 16, Ch. F, of the 1969 Revised Ordinances, as amended, was repealed 2-26-2002 by Ord. No. 9-2002.
Article II: Uniform Fire Safety
[Adopted 8-13-1985 as Ord. No. 24-1985]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383),[1] the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be locally enforced in the Town of Dover, Morris County, New Jersey.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the Town of Dover.
The local enforcing agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Safety Act[1] and the codes and regulations adopted under it in all buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries of the Town of Dover, other than owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and the Uniform Fire Code.
The local enforcing agency established by § 189-4 of this article shall carry out the periodic inspections of the life hazard uses required by the Uniform Fire Code on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
[Amended 2-11-1992 by Ord. No. 4-1992; 2-26-2002 by Ord. No. 9-2002]
The local enforcing agency established by § 189-4 of this article. which is a part of the Fire Department of the Town of Dover, shall be under the direction, supervision and control of the Fire Official of the Town of Dover.
The Fire Official shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Chief of the Fire Department of the Town of Dover.
[Amended 2-26-2002 by Ord. No. 9-2002]
The Fire Official shall be subject to civil service laws contained in Title 11 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey and the regulations adopted thereto.
The Fire Official shall report to the Chief of the Fire Department of the Town of Dover.
Removal from office. The Fire Official may be removed from office pursuant to requirements of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Pursuant to Sections 15 and 17 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act,[1] any person aggrieved by any order of the local enforcing agency shall have the right to appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals of Morris County.
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-206 and N.J.S.A. 52:27D-208, respectively.
[Amended 8-13-1997 by Ord. No. 23-1997; 2-26-2002 by Ord. No. 9-2002; 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. 17-2005; 5-27-2008 by Ord. No. 12-2008]
In addition to the inspections and fees required pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act[1] and the regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, the following additional inspections and fees shall be required:
Non-Life Hazard Use
Eating establishments with a maximum permitted occupancy of less than 50 seats in which no alcoholic beverages are consumed
Retail stores and other mercantile uses containing (square feet):
5,001 to 9,000
Over 18,000, per 10,000 square feet additional
Over 50,000 per 10,000 square feet additional
Multiple-family dwellings per building (required once every five years) containing (square feet):
16 to 20 units
21 to 25 units
26 to 30 units
Common areas, one fee per building
Apartment complex, one fee per building
[Amended 8-13-1997 by Ord. No. 23-1997; 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. 17-2005]
Permit types and fees.
[Added 5-27-2008 by Ord. No. 12-2008]
Suppression tent