Effective with the passage of this chapter,
the owners of all rented dwellings being used to house one or more
family units in the Borough of Dunellen shall be required to install
at least one smoke detector on each floor of said dwelling. This chapter
will apply to but not be limited to single rented quarters, boardinghouses,
hotels and two-or-more-family dwellings. Said smoke detectors shall
be required to be in working order.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DETECTOR
An instrument approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
for the detection of combustion products. The detector shall be of
the type operated by battery or electricity on a specific circuit.
A minimum of one detector shall be required
on each level containing sleeping quarters. Alarm signaling devices
shall be clearly audible in all bedrooms when all intervening doors
are closed.
The installation, location and number of said
units shall be subject to the inspection, recommendations and approval
of the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Borough of Dunellen, which Bureau
shall also control the enforcement of this chapter.
It shall be the sole responsibility of the owner
to install said smoke detectors and maintain them in proper working
order.
Failure to comply with this chapter will result
in a fine for the first offense not to exceed $100 and a fine for
the second offense not to exceed $200.