[Adopted 9-15-1980 by Ord. No. D-317
(Sec. 4-25 of the 1973 Revised General Ordinances)]
A.
Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum of one electric
or battery-operated smoke detector device for each sleeping area. Any such
detector shall bear a seal, tested and listed by an approved rating organization,
and shall comply in design to all applicable state, federal or industrial
requirements. Smoke detectors shall be capable of being installed and maintained
by the person responsible for the occupancy of the family dwelling unit. They
shall consist of an assembly incorporating the detector, control equipment
and the alarm-sounding device in one unit. They shall have a power supply
consisting of a monitored battery or a cord connection to an electrical receptacle
which is fitted with a plug restrainer device. The plug-in receptacle shall
not be controlled by any switch other than that of the main power supply.
Two or more single-station smoke detector assemblies may be interconnected
so that actuation of one causes all integral or separate audible alarms to
operate.
B.
No residential unit shall be sold, rented or occupied
unless and until the residential unit has been brought into compliance with
this article.
C.
The Tax Collector of the Township of Old Bridge shall
provide to each person requesting a tax search from his or her office a statement
calling attention to the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code with respect
to smoke detectors. The Tax Collector shall further inform the recipient of
each and every tax search that the seller of real estate located in a residential
zone is required by the Fire Prevention Code to provide a certification to
the Township of Old Bridge certifying his or her compliance with this article.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Construction Official
unless the applicant shall have first complied with all the conditions of
this article.
The issuance of a certificate of continued use shall constitute evidence
of compliance with the terms of this article.
Whenever the following terms are used in the Fire Prevention Code, they
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Any of the following:
A qualified person appointed by the municipal appointing authority
or the Commissioner pursuant to the Act[1] and the regulations to enforce and administer the regulations
within the jurisdiction of the enforcing agency.
The Fire Inspector and the Fire Protection Subcode Official prescribed
by the Uniform Construction Code.[2]
[Amended 1-3-1989 by Ord. No. 70-88]
Shall be construed to mean "a violation of this article" and shall
not be construed as an attempt to constitute such offense a misdemeanor as
the same is defined by the law of the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 1-3-1989 by Ord. No. 70-88]
The Fire Protection Subcode Official, with the advice of the Construction
Official, shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention
Code upon application therefor, in writing, by the owner or lessee or his
duly authorized agent when there are practical difficulties in the way of
carrying out the strict letter of the Code, provided that, in any such event,
the spirit of the Code shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial
justice done, provided that any such modification shall be in writing, a copy
of which shall be forwarded to the appropriate Fire Official.
