Township of Franklin, NJ
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2023-09-27
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 183 Property Maintenance
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Article XI Firesafety Requirements
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 8 Alliance Against Substance Abuse
- Ch 13 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 20 Emergency Management
- Ch 23 Hamilton Street Business Community Special Improvement District
- Ch 26 Housing Authority
- Ch 41 Notaries
- Ch 46 Personnel Policies
- Ch 50 Police Department
- Ch 54 Political Contributions
- Ch 58 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 60 Retirement Programs
- Ch 62 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 66 Seal and Mission/Vision Statement
- Ch 70 Sewerage Authority
- Ch 74 Trust Funds
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 81 Affordable Housing
- Ch 85 Alarm Systems
- Ch 88 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 93 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 94 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 99 Amusement Devices
- Ch 106 Bingo and Raffles
- Ch 109 Clothing Bins, Charitable
- Ch 112 Land Development
- Ch 115 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 121 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 125 Business and Commercial Establishments
- Ch 132 Fire Prevention
- Ch 134 Cigarette Vending Machines
- Ch 138 Food Establishments
- Ch 142 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 146 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 151 Housing Standards
- Ch 156 Junkyards
- Ch 161 Curfew
- Ch 166 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 167 Noise
- Ch 169 Nuisances
- Ch 177 Exchange Zone for Online Transactions
- Ch 180 Fees
- Ch 183 Property Maintenance
- Ch 183 Art XI Firesafety Requirements
- § 183-47 Means of egress.
- § 183-48 Fire-resistance ratings.
- § 183-49 Fire-protection systems.
- Ch 185 Filming
- Ch 187 Firearms
- Ch 188 Firewood
- Ch 192 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 196 Fuel Oil Delivery, Emergency
- Ch 201 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 206 Soil Removal and Deposit
- Ch 207 Graffiti
- Ch 208 Handwashing
- Ch 210 Housing Discrimination
- Ch 214 Insurance
- Ch 219 Library
- Ch 222 Trees and Vegetation
- Ch 226 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 230 Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy
- Ch 235 Municipal Gazebo
- Ch 236 Municipal Services
- Ch 241 Newsracks
- Ch 245 Non-Gender-Specific Restrooms
- Ch 248 Nursing Homes and Rest Homes
- Ch 253 Parades
- Ch 260 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 265 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 271 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 278 Quarrying and Blasting
- Ch 284 Recycling
- Ch 287 Rehabilitation of Abandoned Property
- Ch 290 Rental Dwellings
- Ch 294 Rent Control
- Ch 298 Right of Entry
- Ch 300 Smoking on Public Property
- Ch 303 Sales
- Ch 308 Scrap Metal Dealers
- Ch 325 Special Events
- Ch 330 Stormwater Management
- Ch 333 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 340 Swimming Pools
- Ch 345 Taxation
- Ch 350 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 354 Telecommunications Services
- Ch 359 Tenant and Home Buyer Protection
- Ch 364 Tort Claims
- Ch 374 Vehicles, Inoperable
- Ch 378 Motorized Sport Bikes and Related Vehicles
- Ch 384 Water
- Ch 390 Wreckers
- Appendix
- Ch A400 New Jersey Bell Franchise
- Ch A401 Telecommunications Franchises
- Ch A402 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
A safe, continuous, and unobstructed path of travel
shall be provided from any point in a building or structure to the
public way. Means of egress shall comply with the provisions of both
the Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70) and the Uniform Construction
Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23). The required width of aisles in accordance with
said Code shall be unobstructed.
B.
All means of egress doors shall be readily openable
from the side from which egress is to be made without the need for
keys, special knowledge, or effort.
C.
Required emergency escape and rescue openings shall
be maintained in accordance with the code in effect at the time of
construction and shall be operational from the inside of the room
without the use of keys or tools. Bars, grilles, grates, or similar
devices are permitted to be placed over emergency escape and rescue
openings, provided the minimum net clear opening size complies with
the code that was in effect at the time of construction and such devices
shall be releasable or removable from the inside without the use of
a key, tool, or force greater than that which is required for normal
operation of the escape and rescue opening.
A.
The required fire-resistance rating of fire-resistance-rated
walls, fire stops, shaft enclosures, partitions, and floors shall
be maintained.
B.
All required opening protectives and fire- and smoke-stop
doors shall be equipped with UL listed door closures and shall be
maintained in an operative condition. Fire doors and smoke barrier
doors shall not be blocked, obstructed, or otherwise made inoperable.
A.
All systems, devices, and equipment to detect a fire,
actuate an alarm, suppress or control a fire, or any combination thereof
shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and be in
accordance with the provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code
(N.J.A.C. 5:70).
B.
Single- or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be
installed in all "R" Use Groups and in all other use groups where
they are required by either the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C.
5:23) or the Uniform Fire Code (N.J.S.A. 5:70), in accordance with
the requirements that were in effect at the time the current certificate
of occupancy was issued, and shall be maintained in an operative condition
at all times.
