New Jersey § 52:27d-198
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 52:27d-198, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 52:27d-198.
a. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall, pursuant to the authority under the
“Uniform Fire Safety Act,” P.L.1983, c. 383 ( C.52:27D-192 et seq. ), promulgate rules and regulations to require that an identifying emblem be affixed
to the front of structures with truss construction. The emblem shall be of a bright and reflective color, or made of reflective material. The shape of the emblem shall be an isosceles triangle and the size shall be 12
inches horizontally by 6 inches vertically. The following letters, of a size and color to make them conspicuous, shall be printed
on the emblem: “F” to signify a floor with truss construction; “R” to signify a
roof with truss construction; or “F/R” to signify both a floor and roof with truss
construction. The emblem shall be permanently affixed to the left of the main entrance door at a
height between four to six feet above the ground and shall be installed and maintained
by the owner of the building. The act shall be enforced in accordance with enforcement procedures set forth in P.L.1983,
c. 383 ( C.52:27D-192 et seq. ). b. Detached one and two family residential structures with truss construction which
are not part of a planned real estate development shall be exempt from the provisions
of this act; however, the governing body of a municipality may require by ordinance
that emblems be affixed on structures with truss construction. Individual structures and dwelling units with truss construction which are part of
a planned real estate development as defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c. 419 ( C.45:22A-23 ) shall not be required to have an identifying emblem if there is an emblem affixed
at each entranceway to the development.
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