Fire code compliance in Rutherford, New Jersey
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code is enforced in Rutherford by the town's own local enforcing agency, the Borough of Rutherford Bureau of Fire Safety. This page names that agency and the chapters of the borough code our code book lists for Rutherford.
Who enforces the fire code in Rutherford, and under which chapters
- Local enforcing agency
- Borough of Rutherford Bureau of Fire Safety
- Municipality
- Borough of Rutherford, Bergen County
The Borough of Rutherford code chapters
- Chapter 34A, Fire SafetyBorough of Rutherford 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 6, Alarm Equipment InstallationBorough of Rutherford 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 131, ZoningBorough of Rutherford codeOur note in the code book, not part of the title: certificate of zoning compliance on change of ownership.
From our code book, word for word: “Borough of Rutherford Bureau of Fire Safety. Code: Chapter 34A, Fire Safety; Chapter 6, Alarm Equipment Installation; Chapter 131, Zoning (certificate of zoning compliance on change of ownership).”
Chapter numbers and titles are from the Borough of Rutherford code. General information about published codes, not legal advice. The fire official's word controls, so ask the Borough of Rutherford Bureau of Fire Safety 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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