[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Mount
Holly 5-23-1983 by Ord. No. 1983-8. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Unless a contrary meaning is clearly indicated by the text, the following
phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them when used in this chapter:
A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for
one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping,
eating, cooking and sanitation.
Any building or structure of one or more stories and any land appurtenant
thereto and any portion thereof in which three or more units or dwelling space
are occupied or intend to be occupied by three or more persons who live independently
of each other therein.
An instrument approved by Underwriters' Laboratories Inc. (UL) for
the detection of ionized gasses or products of combustion produced by burning
or smoldering materials.
A.
Dwelling units. One or more smoke detectors shall be
installed in every dwelling unit within 10 feet of all sleeping area exit
doors, outside of the sleeping area. If a required detector is closer than
five feet to a kitchen or bathroom area, it must be of the photoelectric type
only. If an improved ionization type unit presently exists in such location
which was installed prior to May 2, 1983, and is not creating frequent nuisance
alarms, it shall not be required to be replaced. All smoke detectors should
be located on ceilings.
B.
Multiple dwellings. Smoke detectors located in multiple
dwellings shall be regulated by New Jersey Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Laws.[1] It shall be the duty of the owner of such multiple dwelling or
premises to comply with the regulations set forth by the New Jersey Hotel
and Multiple Dwelling Laws pertaining to the installation and maintenance
of all smoke detection systems.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq., the Hotel and Multiple
Dwelling Law.
A.
Only smoke detectors conforming to UL standards and possessing
the required features noted in the regulations shall be installed in any dwelling
unit.
B.
Single-station units shall conform to UL 217 requirements,
both ionization and photoelectric types.
C.
Non-self-contained-type multiple-station units shall
conform to UL 268 requirements, both ionization and photoelectric types.
A.
It shall be the duty of the tenant or occupant of a dwelling
unit, at his own expense, to maintain, test and replace all batteries of battery-operated
smoke detector devices installed by the owner in the dwelling unit. Any tenant
who fails to so maintain and replace such batteries shall be guilty of violating
this section.
B.
It shall be the duty of the owner of the dwelling unit
to maintain the smoke detector in the dwelling unit in proper operating order,
other than the battery. It shall be the duty of the owner to maintain both
the battery and the unit installed in the common areas of the dwelling.
It shall be unlawful for any tenant, occupant, owner or any other person
to tamper with, damage, destroy, steal, paint over or to do any other thing
to cause such smoke detectors to malfunction or fail to operate.
Under no circumstances shall a certificate of occupancy permit or Property
Maintenance Code memo be issued unless the dwelling unit meets all specifications
pertaining to smoke detector regulations, as well as other Property Maintenance
Code regulations.[1]
[Amended 12-10-1984 by Ord.
No. 1984-22]
Any person violating this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject
to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 at the discretion of the
court. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served
shall be deemed a separate violation.
Compliance with this chapter for all dwelling units shall begin on and
after July 1, 1983.
