New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 71 - FIRE CODE ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:71-1.4 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) As used in this
				chapter
"Act" means the Uniform Fire Safety Act ( P.L. 1983, c.383,
				  52:27D-192 et seq.).
"Board of Appeals" means the Construction Code Board of Appeals
				  created by the State Uniform Construction Code Act ( P.L. 1975, c.217,
				  52:27D-119 et seq.).
"Code" or "fire code" means the Uniform Fire Code adopted as
				  N.J.A.C. 5:70.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of
				  Community Affairs.
"County enforcing agency" means a county fire marshall designated
				  by a board of chosen freeholders to enforce the Code.
"Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
"Division" means the Division of Fire Safety of the Department of
				  Community Affairs.
"Fire company" means a private volunteer organization established
				  for the purpose of fighting fires.
"Fire department" means a paid, part paid or volunteer
				  fire-fighting force, body or agency established by ordinance as a division of
				  municipal government, or one or more volunteer fire companies that have contracted
				  with a municipality to provide fire protection. A fire district shall be treated as
				  a fire department for all purposes herein, but no fire fighting force, body or
				  agency within the territorial jurisdiction of a fire district shall in any case be
				  deemed to be a fire department.
"Fire district" means a district established pursuant to
				  40A:14-70.
"Fire Inspector" means a person working under the direction of the
				  fire official who is certified by the Commissioner of the Department of Community
				  Affairs and appointed or designated to enforce the Code by the appointing authority
				  of a local enforcing agency.
"Fire Official" means a person certified by the Commissioner of
				  the Department of Community Affairs and appointed or designated to direct the
				  enforcement of the Code. This term shall also include "Fire Marshall" where the fire
				  official has been appointed pursuant to
				  5:71-3.2.
"Fire subcode official" means the official appointed pursuant to
				  the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code to enforce the Fire Protection
				  Subcode.
"Local enforcing agency" means a municipal agency, fire
				  department, fire district, or county fire marshal authorized by municipal ordinance
				  to enforce the act within a specific local jurisdiction; or where such authorization
				  has not been granted by local ordinance, it means the Department of Community
				  Affairs. "Local enforcing agency" shall also mean and include a county fire marshal
				  authorized by ordinance or resolution of the board of chosen freeholders to enforce
				  the act in county facilities. With regard to enforcement of the act in premises
				  owned or maintained by the State of New Jersey or any of its boards, commissions,
				  agencies or authorities, "local enforcing agency" shall mean the Division.
"Life hazard use" means any life hazard use designated by the Code
				  as defined in 5:70-1.5.
"Owner" means a person who owns, purports to own, manages, rents,
				  leases, or exercises control over a building, structure, premises or use or any
				  portion thereof.