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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 3', '§ 136', '§ 136']

Borough of Wharton, NJ Fire Prevention
Ch 136 Art I Uniform Fire Code
§ 136-1 Local enforcement.
§ 136-2 Agency designation.
§ 136-3 Duties.
§ 136-4 Organization.
§ 136-5 Appointments; qualifications; term of office; removal.
§ 136-6 Life-hazard uses.
§ 136-7 Non-life-hazard uses.
§ 136-8 Additional required inspections and fees.
Chapter 136: Fire Prevention
Fire Department — See § 3-14.
Chapter 136 : Fire Prevention
[Ch. XVIII of the Revised General Ordinances]
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act (P.L. 1983, c. 383), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et seq.) shall be locally enforced in the Borough of Wharton.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Wharton Fire Department 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.
The local enforcement agency shall enforce the Uniform Fire Code in buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries of the Borough of Wharton 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 of the state.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established by § 136-2 of this article shall be under the supervision and control of a Fire Official, who shall report to the Chief of the Fire Department.
Appointment 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 Chief of the Fire Department.
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.
Term of office. The Fire Official shall serve for a term of a minimum of one year. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention established in § 136-2 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.
In addition to the registrations required by the Uniform Fire Code, the following non-life-hazard uses shall register with the Bureau of Fire Prevention. These uses shall be inspected once per year and pay an annual fee.
[Amended 2-8-2016 by Ord. No. O-01-16]
Recreation centers, multipurpose rooms, etc., fewer than 50
Courtrooms, libraries, fraternal organizations condominium centers, fewer than 100
Professional use, 1- and 2-story, less than 5,000 square feet per floor
1- and 2-story, more than 5,000 square feet less than 10,000 square feet per floor
1- and 2-story, more than 10,000 square feet
3- to 5-story, less than 5,000 square feet per floor
3- to 5-story, more than 5,000 square feet less than 10,000 square feet per floor
3- to 5-story, over 10,000 square feet per floor
Retail (mercantile).
1- and 2-story, less than 5,000 square feet per floor
1- and 2-story, more than 5,000 square feet less than 10,000 square feet
1- and 2-story, more than 10,000 square feet per floor
3- to 5-story, more than 5,000 square feet less than 10,000 square feet
3- to 5-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.
Manufacturing (factory).
Storage S-1 (moderate hazard S-1, low hazard S-2).
NOTE: S exception life-hazard uses.
Residential (LEA listed with multifamily BHI). Fee is for each building.
In addition to the inspection and fees required pursuant to the act and the regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, all other building use groups, except owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings, shall be inspected as necessary.