[Adopted 2-9-2006 as Ch. 80, Art. III, of the 2006 Code of the Borough of
High Bridge]
In the event of the sale of any structure heretofore erected
for three families or fewer, the owner thereof shall be required,
prior to the closing of title therefor, to install household fire
warning devices and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors as per the Uniform
Fire Code, Section 5:70-1.19.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
The fire warning device hereinabove provided for shall be sensitive
to the visible or invisible products of combustion. Devices that are
only heat sensitive or that detect only flames or infrared rays are
not authorized. Smoke detectors as referred to in this article shall
comply with the following standards: Underwriters' Laboratories Standard
No. 168 for photoelectric detectors and No. 167 for ionization-type
detectors. All devices and equipment for household fire warning systems
shall be approved or listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory,
i.e., Underwriters' Laboratories or FM.
A.
Each dwelling unit shall be provided with a minimum of one approved
smoke detector, installed in a manner and location approved under
the New Jersey Fire Code. Said smoke detector shall be equipped with
an alarm signal device for warning occupants within the dwelling unit,
and such alarm shall be clearly audible in all bedrooms when all intervening
doors are closed. Unit must be hard wired and have battery backup.
In multiple dwellings, in addition to the household fire warning device
in each dwelling unit, there shall be smoke detectors located at the
top of each stairway and/or exitway so as to warn the occupants of
the dwelling unit or apartments served by each such stairway or exitway.
B.
Each dwelling unit shall be provided with a minimum of one approved
CO detector, installed in a manner and location approved under the
New Jersey Fire Code. Said carbon dioxide detector shall be equipped
with an alarm signal device for warning occupants within the dwelling
unit, and such alarm shall be clearly audible in all bedrooms when
all intervening doors are closed. Unit must be hard wired and have
battery backup.
All occupied mobile homes shall have a minimum of one approved
smoke detector and one carbon dioxide detector installed and maintained
in operating condition adjacent to each sleeping area as per the Uniform
Fire Code, Section 5:70-1.19.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
The installation, testing and maintenance of smoke detectors
shall comply with the applicable sections of the latest edition of
the National Fire Prevention Association's Standard No. 74, Standard
for Household Warning Equipment. It shall be the obligation of the
owner of such smoke detectors to maintain the same in operable condition
at all times.
The enforcement of the provisions of this article is hereby
delegated to the Construction Code Officer or his designee.
