Fire code compliance in Demarest, New Jersey
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code is enforced in Demarest by the town's own local enforcing agency, the Borough of Demarest Bureau of Fire Prevention. This page names that agency and the chapters of the borough code our code book lists for Demarest.
Who enforces the fire code in Demarest, and under which chapters
- Local enforcing agency
- Borough of Demarest Bureau of Fire Prevention
- Municipality
- Borough of Demarest, Bergen County
The Borough of Demarest code chapters
- Chapter 98, Fire PreventionBorough of Demarest codeRelated, not from this chapter: non-life-hazard uses are registered with the municipality under its local fire-prevention ordinance and inspected by the local fire official on the local cycle.
- Chapter 60, Alarm SystemsBorough of Demarest codeRelated, not from this chapter: the NFPA 72 alarm inspection is a separate licensed trade. We do not do it. We track its date, make sure the visit happens, and file the report.
- Chapter 175, ZoningBorough of Demarest codeOur note in the code book, not part of the title: smoke detector certificate upon change of occupancy.Related, not from this chapter: a one- or two-family home needs a certificate for its smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms at sale and at change of occupancy.
From our code book, word for word: “Borough of Demarest Bureau of Fire Prevention. Code: Chapter 98, Fire Prevention; Chapter 60, Alarm Systems; Chapter 175, Zoning (smoke detector certificate upon change of occupancy).”
Chapter numbers and titles are from the Borough of Demarest code. General information about published codes, not legal advice. The fire official's word controls, so ask the Borough of Demarest Bureau of Fire Prevention when a question is close.
The state fire code comes first. The local chapters sit beside it.
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70) governs a building in use and applies to every building except owner-occupied one- and two-family homes. Life Hazard Uses are registered with the state Division of Fire Safety and inspected on the state's schedule. Every other use the fire code applies to is registered with the municipality under its local fire-prevention ordinance and inspected by the local fire official. The use decides which list a building goes on. The owner does not choose.
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