Fire code compliance in Westwood, New Jersey
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code is enforced in Westwood by the town's own local enforcing agency, the Borough of Westwood Fire Prevention Bureau. This page names that agency and the chapters of the borough code our code book lists for Westwood.
Who enforces the fire code in Westwood, and under which chapters
- Local enforcing agency
- Borough of Westwood Fire Prevention Bureau
- Municipality
- Borough of Westwood, Bergen County
The Borough of Westwood code chapters
- Chapter 166, Fire PreventionBorough of Westwood 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 272, Rental DwellingsBorough of Westwood codeRelated, not from this chapter: many towns inspect a rental unit at each turnover for a certificate of occupancy or a rental certificate, and check the fire items on the same visit.
- Chapter 81, Alarm Systems, BurglarBorough of Westwood code
From our code book, word for word: “Borough of Westwood Fire Prevention Bureau. Code: Chapter 166, Fire Prevention; Chapter 272, Rental Dwellings; Chapter 81, Alarm Systems, Burglar.”
Chapter numbers and titles are from the Borough of Westwood code. General information about published codes, not legal advice. The fire official's word controls, so ask the Borough of Westwood Fire Prevention Bureau 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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