Borough of Middlesex, NJ
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 212 Fire Detection Systems
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Background Checks, Criminal History Record
- Ch 6 Bylaws of Council
- Ch 10 Claims, Payment of
- Ch 12 (Reserved)
- Ch 14 Cooperative Pricing
- Ch 18 Court, Municipal
- Ch 19 Culture and Heritage Committee
- Ch 23 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 26 Board, Committee, and Commission Meeting Attendance
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 Environmental Commission
- Ch 36 Emergency Management
- Ch 40 Fire Department
- Ch 44 Flood Control Commission
- Ch 48 Health, Board of
- Ch 52 Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee
- Ch 56 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 60 Map, Official
- Ch 62 Municipal Alliance Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
- Ch 64 Mutual Assistance
- Ch 68 Officers and Employees
- Ch 72 Payroll Procedures
- Ch 76 Pensions
- Ch 80 Police Department
- Ch 84 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 86 Filming
- Ch 88 Purchasing Department
- Ch 92 Department of Public Recreation and Senior and Disabled Services
- Ch 93 Recreation and Parks Improvement Committees
- Ch 94 Redevelopment Committee
- Ch 96 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 100 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 103 Traffic Safety Committee
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 108 Adult Uses and Entertainment
- Ch 112 Advertising Materials
- Ch 117 Alarm Devices and False Alarms
- Ch 121 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 125 Amusement Games
- Ch 129 Animals
- Ch 150 Carnivals
- Ch 154 Certificates, Birth, Death and Marriage
- Ch 158 Certificates, Sale/Lease
- Ch 168 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 172 (Reserved)
- Ch 176 Conversions, Condominium and Cooperative
- Ch 182 Donation Bins
- Ch 186 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 190 (Reserved)
- Ch 195 Fees
- Ch 200 Festivals
- Ch 204 Fiber Optic Cables, Installation of
- Ch 208 Firearms and Ammunition, Sale of
- Ch 212 Fire Detection Systems
- § 212-1 Installation and maintenance of approved system in single- and two-family dwellings.
- § 212-2 Installation and maintenance of approved system in multifamily residential buildings.
- § 212-3 Compliance required prior to sale, rental or alteration of residences.
- § 212-4 Failure to comply; fine.
- Ch 216 Fire Lanes
- Ch 220 Fire Prevention
- Ch 224 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 240 Housing Standards
- Ch 244 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 248 Land Development
- Ch 252 Landfills
- Ch 254 Landscaping Services
- Ch 256 Laundries
- Ch 260 Library
- Ch 264 Littering
- Ch 265 Limousines
- Ch 268 Loitering
- Ch 272 Massage and Bodywork Therapy Establishments
- Ch 276 Meat, Retail Sale of
- Ch 280 Minibikes
- Ch 284 Newspaper Vending Machines
- Ch 288 Numbering of Buildings and Lots
- Ch 292 Parades and Other Assemblies
- Ch 296 Parking, Handicapped
- Ch 301 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 305 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 309 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 313 Poolrooms and Bowling Alleys
- Ch 315 Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 316 Prohibited Use of Borough Land
- Ch 317 Property Maintenance
- Ch 318 Property, Abandoned
- Ch 319 Rapid-Entry Key System
- Ch 320 Registration, Landlord
- Ch 321 Recreational Cannabis Retailing
- Ch 323 (Reserved)
- Ch 325 Riparian Zones
- Ch 327 Sales, Seasonal
- Ch 329 Schools
- Ch 332 Sewers
- Ch 334 (Reserved)
- Ch 336 Shopping Centers
- Ch 343 Smoking
- Ch 344 Smoking: Cannabis Limitations
- Ch 347 Soil Removal, Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 351 Solid Waste
- Ch 352 Steep Slopes
- Ch 354 Storm Drains
- Ch 355 Stormwater Control
- Ch 359 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 363 Structures, Dangerous
- Ch 367 Swimming Pool, Municipal
- Ch 371 Tattooing
- Ch 375 Taxation
- Ch 379 Taxicabs
- Ch 383 Tobacco, Sale of
- Ch 387 Towing
- Ch 391 Trailers and Campgrounds
- Ch 395 Trees
- Ch 399 Used Cars, Sale of
- Ch 403 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 407 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 414 Water
- Ch 420 Zoning
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 425 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 427 Barbershops, Beauty Parlors and Nail Salons
- Ch 429 Bylaws of Board of Health
- Ch 434 Gas and Oil Exploration
- Ch 436 Housing Standards
- Ch 438 Officers and Employees
- Ch 440 Rabies Control
- Ch 442 Radioactive Materials
- Ch 443 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 446 Sanitary Regulations
- Ch 450 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 456 Water Supplies, Individual and Semipublic
- Appendix
- Ch A457 Franchises
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Middlesex
4-11-1978 by Ord. No. 787. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 10-8-1991 by Ord.
No. 1213]
Every building constructed for single-family and two-family occupancy
shall have installed therein and thereafter maintained an approved fire detection
system. The detector shall be of the ionization or other approved type, sensitive
to any of the products of combustion, except that detectors sensitive to heat
only are unacceptable. The detector shall be of the types operated by battery
or electricity on a specific circuit. A minimum of one detector shall be required
on each level and within 10 feet of any bedroom door. Alarm signaling devices
shall be clearly audible in all bedrooms when all intervening doors are closed.
For the purposes of installation and maintenance, only the applicable sections
of the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) No. 74, Standard for the
Installation, Maintenance and Use of a House Fire Warning System, shall constitute
accepted practices. Installation of the fire detection system must have prior
approval of the Borough Construction Official or Fire Subcode official of
the Borough of Middlesex.
[Amended 10-8-1991 by Ord.
No. 1213]
Every building constructed for multifamily residential occupancy, including
but not limited to hotels, motels and apartment complexes, shall have installed
an approved supervised fire detection system. The detector shall be of the
ionization type, sensitive to any of the products of combustion, except that
detectors sensitive to heat only are unacceptable. A minimum of one detector
shall be required on each level of each individual unit and within 10 feet
of any bedroom door. Also, one unit shall be required at each central exitway
and at the top of each stairway. Fire alarm annunciator panels shall be provided
at such locations as required by the Borough Construction Official or Fire
Subcode Official. Installation of the system must have prior approval of the
Borough Construction Official or Fire Subcode Official of the Borough of Middlesex.
[Amended 11-13-1979 by Ord.
No. 847]
A.
No single-family, two-family or multifamily residence shall be sold or rented after June 1, 1978, and no structural change or alteration of a value in excess of $1,000 shall be made thereto, unless and until the residence meets the requirements of § 212-1 of this chapter, and there must be installed in said residence a fire detector of the ionization or other approved type as set forth in § 212-1 of this chapter.
B.
By May 1, 1980, all existing dwellings in the Borough, whether single-family, two-family or multifamily, must be equipped with an approved fire detection system as required under § 212-1 of this chapter.
C.
In the case of rental properties, the occupants of all
dwellings rather than the owners of said dwellings shall be responsible for
replacing batteries in fire detection devices whenever new batteries are required.
Failure to install and/or maintain a fire detection system will result
in a fine not to exceed $100 per residence unit of said dwelling.
