Fire code compliance in Lyndhurst, New Jersey
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code is enforced in Lyndhurst by the town's own local enforcing agency, the Township of Lyndhurst Bureau of Fire Prevention. This page names that agency and the chapters of the township code our code book lists for Lyndhurst.
Who enforces the fire code in Lyndhurst, and under which chapters
- Local enforcing agency
- Township of Lyndhurst Bureau of Fire Prevention
- Municipality
- Township of Lyndhurst, Bergen County
The Township of Lyndhurst code chapters
- Chapter 11, Fire PreventionTownship of Lyndhurst 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 8, Building and HousingTownship of Lyndhurst codeOur note in the code book, not part of the title: smoke detectors, fire alarm systems.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.
- Chapter 4, General LicensingTownship of Lyndhurst codeOur note in the code book, not part of the title: alarm systems.
From our code book, word for word: “Township of Lyndhurst Bureau of Fire Prevention. Code: Chapter 11, Fire Prevention; Chapter 8, Building and Housing (smoke detectors, fire alarm systems); Chapter 4, General Licensing (alarm systems).”
Chapter numbers and titles are from the Township of Lyndhurst code. General information about published codes, not legal advice. The fire official's word controls, so ask the Township of Lyndhurst 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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