[Adopted 8-14-1989 by Ord. No. 16-1989 as Ch. 7, Part 1,
of the 1989 Code]
For purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings:
A structure or portion thereof, building or portion thereof,
arranged for the use of one or more individuals living together as
a housekeeping unit on a permanent, temporary or transient basis,
which may or may not include sanitary facilities or facilities for
preparation, storage or serving of food.
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with other
persons, has legal title to any premises. This includes any person
who has charge, care or control over any premises as: a) an agent,
officer, fiduciary, or employee of the owners; b) the committee, conservator
or legal guardian of an owner who is incompetent, a minor or otherwise
under a disability; c) a trustee, elected or appointed, or a person
required by law to act as a trustee, other than a trustee under a
deed of trust to secure the payment of money; or d) an executor, administrator,
receiver, fiduciary officer appointed by any court, attorney-in-fact,
or other similar representative of the owner or his or her estate.
This does not include a lessee, a sublessee or other person who merely
has the right to occupy or possess a premises.
A device which detects visible or invisible particles of
combustion and is capable of providing a suitable audible alarm of
at least 85 decibels at 10 feet, either ionization or photo-electric
type.
In each dwelling unit or individual apartment within buildings
used as a multiple dwelling, there shall be provided by the owner
of the real estate a minimum of one smoke detector/sensing device,
which has received Underwriters' Laboratories' approval.
Said smoke detector/sensing device shall provide an alarm suitable
to warn occupants within individual dwelling units in the event of
fire.
The smoke detector/sensing device shall be installed as above
in all multiple dwellings immediately and shall be installed by the
owner in all other buildings within the Township of Robinson not later
than upon change of ownership of the real estate upon which the building
is erected.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600 and, in default of payment, to imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of this
article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
