[Adopted 8-25-1992 by Ord. No. 92-17]
This article is hereby established to create the requirements
for the installation and maintenance of smoke detectors in one- and
two-family dwelling units upon the sale or rental of the same.
A.
Smoke detectors shall be installed in each dwelling unit, as defined in Chapter 195, Land Use and Development, of the Code of the Borough of Westwood, upon the sale, rental, transfer or lease of any dwelling unit in the Borough of Westwood. Each dwelling unit sold, rented, leased or transferred shall have a minimum of one smoke detector on each level. A floor area separated by three or more risers from another floor area shall be considered a separate level. Where a basement exists, a smoke detector shall be installed on the basement ceiling. Smoke detectors shall not be required in an unoccupied attic. In order to achieve compliance with this article, smoke detectors are required to be listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories or the Factory Mutual Research Corp.
B.
Alarm signals from smoke detectors shall be clearly audible in all
rooms on the level which the smoke detector is installed when all
intervening doors are closed. Smoke detectors shall be powered by
AC current. The installation of the smoke detectors shall be governed
by the applicable sections of the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA), Standard No. 72E or 74.
Upon the sale of a one- or two-family residence, or the rental,
lease or transfer of any dwelling unit, the seller, landlord or transferor
is required to obtain from the Borough of Westwood a smoke detector
compliance certificate complying with the provisions of this article.
The fee for the smoke detector compliance certificate shall be $25.
Applications shall be submitted to the Building Department with a
copy to the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Borough of Westwood, and
the application fee shall be prepaid. Within 10 business days of the
receipt of said application, the Borough official charged with the
duty of making inspections for continued certificates of occupancy
shall inspect the premises to determine whether the same complies
with the terms of this article. If application is made in conjunction
with the certificate of occupancy inspection, the fee shall be waived.
