[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.