The following insertions and changes are hereby made to the CABO One
and Two Family Dwelling Code/1992:
A. Section R-106 is deleted in its entirety.
B. Section R-107 is hereby amended to add the following
sentence: "Appeals shall be taken to the Board of Appeals pursuant to Sections
121.1 through 121.5 of the BOCA Basic Building Code/1996, as amended by this
chapter."
The following provisions are hereby added to this code and incorporated
by reference into the BOCA National Building Code/1996:
A. In all dwelling units, there shall be installed smoke
detectors.
B. In all dwelling units, smoke detectors shall be wired
directly to the building electric power supply and be of a battery-operated
type approved by the Fire Marshal or Code Official.
C. Location of smoke detectors shall be installed as follows:
(1) At least one smoke detector shall be installed on each
floor level and immediately adjacent to each sleeping area in each and every
dwelling unit located in every building.
(2) In addition, where a common hall exists serving more
than one dwelling unit, there shall be at least one smoke detector in each
hallway and, if access or egress to such hall or hallway is obtained by a
stairway, the smoke detector shall be located in the hallway at the top of
the stairway leading to the hallway.
(3) In addition to the requirements above, at least one smoke
detector shall be installed at the head (top) of each stairway leading up
to a dwelling unit in such manner so as to assure that rising smoke is not
obstructed in reaching the smoke detector and the smoke detector intercepts
rising smoke before it reaches the dwelling unit.
D. No building permit shall be issued for the construction,
alteration or repair of, or addition to, any building which contains or which
is designed to contain a dwelling unit or dwelling units unless smoke detectors
are provided for as required by this chapter; nor shall any occupancy permit
be issued for the occupancy of any building or structure containing one or
more dwelling units unless said building or structure is in compliance with
this chapter; nor shall an occupancy permit be issued upon the change in ownership,
occupancy or use of any building or structure which contains one or more dwelling
units unless smoke detectors, as required by this chapter, are installed and
are in proper working conditions prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit.
E. No building shall be erected on any lot or parcel of
ground in Montgomery Township which is unimproved for real estate purposes
prior to the application for a building permit where said lot or piece of
ground contains thereon any drainage ditch or watercourse unless the applicant
for a building permit shall first tender to Montgomery Township a deed of
dedication, dedicating to Montgomery Township a permanent perpetual right-of-way
or easement in, through and under said ditch or watercourse of the full width
of the drainage ditch or watercourse plus 15 feet on either side of a drainage
ditch or watercourse that flows only in direct response to precipitation,
and that receives little or no water from springs or other sources, and the
channel is at all times above the water table; or 50 feet in width on either
side of a stream to allow the Township to maintain, repair or pipe such stream,
drainage ditch or watercourse if the Township should so desire.
F. All residential buildings having fossil fuel heating,
fireplaces, etc., shall be equipped with an AC/DC carbon monoxide detector
at all floor levels, including basement.