[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]
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.
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.
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.