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CHRIS CHRISTIE
Governor
KIM GUADAGNO
Lt . Governor
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TREN TO N ,NJ 8625-0800 609) 92-6420
State of New JerseyDepartment of Community AffairsDivision of Fire SafetyP.O. Box 809Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0809
In the Matter of:
ACR Energy Partners, LLCc/o Michael D. JingoliRegistered Agent3131 -Princeton PikeLawrenceville, NJ 08648
Revel A.C.
Polo North11198 PoloWellington,
ATTTFiC~RTTY
CHARLESA
ICHMANAct ing Com»tissioner
Country Club,Club Road
FLA 33414
Administrative Order
Inc.
This Administrative Order is issued pursuant to the
authority vested in the Department of Community Affairs,Division of Fire Safety ( the Division ), by the Uniform Fire
Safety Act ( the Act ), N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192, et seq., and itsimplementing regulations, set forth in the Uniform Fire Code
( the Code ), N.J.A.C. 5:70-1, et seq. Such authorizationincludes, without limitation, N.J.S.A. 52:27d-208 (authorizingthe Commissioner to enforce the Act and prosecute violators),and N.J.S.A. 52:27D-204 (vesting the Department with concurrentjurisdiction to enforce the Act in municipalities such as
Atlantic City which have opted to provide for local enforcementthrough the designation of a local enforcement agency).
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Polo North Country Club, Inc. ( Polo North ) is the ownerof the building located at 500 Board Walk, Atlantic City, NJ08401, known as the Revel Casino Hotel,
or Revel A.C.(hereinafter, the Revel ).
ACR Energy Partners, LLC (~~ACR ) owns, or substantiallyowns, and operates a utility plant built and designed to provideenergy services to the Revel, pursuant to a sales agreement with
the building's owner., ACR further claims to own, and operate,an energy distribution network located within the Revel, whichis indispensable to the distribution of power to the building.
FACTUAL BASIS
On May 8, 2015, the Division conducted an inspectionof the Revel, a high-rise property located on the Atlantic Cityboardwalk. At the time of the inspection, a building walk-through and review of fire safety systems was conducted, andrevealed that all systems were available, operating, and in goodorder. The parties, however, as the Division has learned, areinvolved in the litigation of a contract dispute over the feefor ACR's continued service. Service was discontinued as aresult of the dispute on April 9, 2015, and then restored, with
the understanding that it would again be terminated on or aboutMay 13, 2015.
The provision of electrical service to the Revel is neededfor the continued operation of the building's critical firesafety, detection, and suppression systems. The failure of any
one of these systems is a violation of the Act, which, by itsnature, constitutes an imminent hazard as defined by the Act.N.J.S.A. 52:27D-208; N. .A.C. 5:70-2.16.
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VIOLATIONS/IMMINENT HAZARD
The Act requires that [f]ire protection systems shallbe maintained in an operative condition at all times. U.F.C.901.4.1. The .Act thus requires the continued
operation ofnumerous systems at the Revel without cessation. Specifically,the fire protection systems that would be compromised by a powershut-off include:
1. Fire Pump Systems N.J.A.C. 5:70-3, 913.2; N. F.P.A.
20, 25.2. Sprinkler Systems, Ibid.3. Exit Signs N.J.A.C. 5:70-3, 1011.1.4. Automatic Fire Alarm System. N.J.A.C. 5:70-3,
901.4.1, 907.15.5. Multiple avenues of egress N.J.A.C. 5:70-3, 1028.1.6. Illumination Standards N.J.A.C. 5:70-3, 1006.1.7. Emergency and Standby Power N.J.A.C. 5:70-3, 604.1.
The inadequacy or failure of any one of the above fireprotection. systems, due to the presently intended termination ofthe building's power supply, constitutes a violation which, byits very nature, presents an imminent hazard to the building'soccupants, or intended occupants, fire fighters, or the generalpublic. N.J.S.A. 52:27D-208; N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.16(b)(5).
Failure of these systems also carries an elevated risk to
life, health, and safety as a result of the Revel's designationas a high-rise structure pursuant to the New Jersey Uniform Fire
Code and the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. N. J.A.C.5:70-1.5. All high-rise structures are designated Life HazardUse regulated properties pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.4(b)(1)(defining a type Bl Life Hazard Use as Any high-risestructure of 30 stories or more ).
Upon discovery of an imminent hazard to the safety orwelfare of occupants, the general public, or firefighters, theenforcing agency shall require corrective action within a periodnot to exceed 24 hours. N.J.S.A. 52:27D-208; N.J.A.C. ~ 5:70-2.16(a). For the purposes of the Act, the owner is any personwho owns, purports to own, manages, rents, leases, or exercisescontrol over a building, structure, premises, or use of anyportion thereof. N. J.A.C. 5:70-1.4. Owners are responsible forthe safe and proper maintenance of the premises at all times.All owners have a concurrent responsibility for compliance withthe Uniform Fire Code. N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.2.
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The parties are hereby ORDERED to:
1) Take all necessary steps to provide and maintain
adequate power for the maintenance of all required fire
protection systems;
2) Provide the Division with written confirmation of
compliance within 24 hours of receipt of this Administrative
Order.
RIGHT TO APPEAL
The parties have a right to appeal this Administrative
Order by filing a request for a hearing, to be conducted by the
Office of the Administrative Law pursuant to the Administrative
Procedure Act , N.J.S.A. 52:14F-1, t seq. ny such request
must be filed with the Commissioner no later than the 15 t day
after receipt of this Administrative Order.
The parties' appeal rights are without prejudice to the
Division's right to file a summary enforcement action, in
accordance with N.J.S.A. 2:27D-207(b), in the event the parties
fail to comply with this Administrative Order.
Charles A. Richman
Commissioner
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