[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Barrington 6-13-1978 by Ord. No. 364. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Every existing building or structure occupied for residential purposes as a one- or two-family dwelling or as a multifamily dwelling shall be required to be equipped with an automatic fire-warning system equipped with automatic smoke- and/or gas-detection devices primarily intended for the protection of life. Compliance with this chapter shall be in conformity with the sections which hereinafter follow.
B. 
Each dwelling unit shall be provided with a minimum of one approved smoke detector capable of sensing visible or invisible particles of combustion, installed in a manner and location approved by the Barrington Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Fire Prevention. When actuated, the detector shall provide an alarm suitable to warn the occupants within the individual dwelling unit. Said devices must meet with the approval of the Underwriters Laboratories Incorporated or Factory Mutual Research Corporation.
[Amended 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 835]
Smoke detectors for one- and two-family dwellings; carbon monoxide detectors:
A. 
In Use Groups R-3 and R-4, dwellings subject to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3, smoke detectors shall be installed as follows:
(1) 
On each level of the premises; and
(2) 
Outside of each separate sleeping area.
B. 
The smoke detectors required in Subsection A above shall be located in accordance with NFPA 74-1984, incorporated herein by reference, and maintained in working order.
(1) 
The detectors shall not be required to be interconnected.
C. 
Smoke detectors may be battery powered and shall be listed in accordance with ANSI/UL 217, incorporated herein by reference.
(1) 
AC-powered smoke detectors shall be accepted as meeting the requirements of this section.
D. 
Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in all dwelling units in buildings in Use Groups I-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4, except for units in buildings that do not contain a fuel-burning device or have an attached garage, as follows:
(1) 
Single-station carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed and maintained in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping area(s).
(2) 
Carbon monoxide alarms may be battery operated, hard wired or of the plug-in type and shall be listed and labeled in accordance with UL 2034 and shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of this section and NFPA 720.
(3) 
As an alternative to the requirements of Subsection D(1) above, and with the approval of the Bureau of Housing Inspection, carbon monoxide detectors may be installed in any building required to be registered as a hotel or multiple dwelling in the locations specified in the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.20).
(4) 
As an alternative to the requirements of Subsection D(1) above, and with the approval of the Bureau of Rooming and Boarding House Standards, carbon monoxide alarms may be installed in any rooming house or boardinghouse in the locations specified in the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.20).
Every such installing contractor or supplier of the automatic fire-warning device as required by § 103-1 of this chapter shall supply to the person or persons who shall occupy such structure:
A. 
An instruction booklet illustrating typical installation layouts.
B. 
Instruction charts describing the operation, testing and proper maintenance of the device or system.
C. 
Printed information for establishing a household emergency evacuation plan.
D. 
Printed information to inform the owner where he may obtain repair or replacement service and where and how parts requiring replacement (such as batteries and bulbs) may be obtained within two weeks.
[Added 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 835[1]]
Requests for smoke and carbon monoxide detector inspections on all one- and two-family residential dwellings for resale shall be based upon the amount of time remaining before the change of occupant is expected, as follows:
A. 
Smoke and carbon monoxide detector inspections on all one- and two-family residential dwellings for resale with more than 14 days' notice: $40.
(1) 
Eight to 14 days' notice: $50.
(2) 
Four to seven days' notice: $75.
(3) 
Three days' notice or less: $125.
B. 
Reinspection/courtesy: $35.
C. 
Failure to keep appointment: $20.
[1]
Editor's Note: This section was adopted as § 103-3 and was renumbered during codification.
The lessors of all one- or two-family dwellings shall be responsible for the installation of the aforementioned fire-warning systems when the leases currently in existence on the date of the adoption of this chapter expire and before the commencement of any new leasehold.
A. 
The owners of all multifamily dwellings other than one- or two-family dwellings shall be responsible for the installation of the aforesaid fire-warning systems in all so-called apartment units wherein a family unit shall reside. The owner shall make a report on all such installations to the office of the Barrington Fire Marshal according to a form prescribed by that office.
B. 
It shall be the further duty of every owner as described in this subsection to inspect the fire-warning system on a quarterly basis and, if the system is battery operated, to replace the batteries on a yearly basis with new, unused batteries of the proper size and type as specified by the manufacturer of the system. It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Fire Prevention to ensure that the responsibilities are performed as required.
C. 
The Mayor and Council recognize the special characteristics of the multifamily dwelling with the respect to enhanced danger to life and property resulting from fire in such a dwelling. It is therefore required that all owners of multidwellings as herein described complete installation of required fire-warning systems by 12:00 midnight, January 1, 1979.
For all residential dwellings not previously described, it shall be required that a fire-warning system, as previously described, be installed at the time of any change in the occupancy of the dwelling, i.e., when any new family unit acquires, in any manner, possession of the dwelling. (For purposes of this chapter, "family unit" is defined as any group of one or more persons sharing common living, sleeping, sanitary or cooking facilities.) The responsibility for this installation shall be that of the new occupants, who shall have a period of 90 days after the commencement of occupancy or 30 days after notification from the Borough that installation is required, whichever is later, in which to complete installation of the required fire-warning system.
Failure by the responsible party to install the required firewarning system is punishable by a fine of no more than $50 for each violation. Said fine may be levied by the Judge of the Barrington Municipal Court or other appropriate judicial officer who may suspend said fine when good cause for such suspension is shown. Each day that installation is not completed in each dwelling unit requiring installation shall constitute a new violation and be punishable as heretofore provided.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply without regard to the regulations of lenders or funding agencies and shall be in addition to any control exercised by such agencies concerning construction and fire-protection requirements related to such construction.