Port Jefferson board sets public hearing on broad fire-code rewrite after marshal’s presentation
Trustees scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 26 on a proposed rewrite of Port Jefferson’s fire-prevention code after Fire Marshal Matthew Garius presented a reorganized draft that expands the code from 31 to 59 pages and adds new permit authorities and enforcement tools.
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Fire Marshal Matthew Garius told the board he began reviewing Port Jefferson’s fire code after taking office July 1 and found the village’s document out of date compared with New York State changes. “The current fire code is 31 pages long. This new fire code is 59 pages long,” he said, describing the structure and the decision to organize the rewrite into five articles.
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