[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Each guest room, suite or sleeping area of Use Group R-1 (residential;
hotel; motel; lodging house; boardinghouse; and dormitory) and each
dwelling unit within buildings of Use Groups R-2 (residential; multifamily),
R-3 (residential one- and two-family) and R-4 (detached one- and two-family)
shall be provided with a minimum of one approved smoke detector on
each level of the premises and outside of each sleeping area in a
manner and location approved by the authority having jurisdiction
and in compliance with applicable sections of NFPA Standard 74 governing
the installation, maintenance and use of house-fire-warning systems
and the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code (the BOCA Basic Building
Code 1975).
No single-family or multifamily residence shall be sold or rented, unless and until the residence meets the requirements as stated in §
366-1.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
An approved smoke detector shall be either a ten-year sealed
battery-powered single-station smoke alarm, or an A/C-powered smoke
alarm. A/C-powered single- or multiple-station smoke alarms installed
as part of the original construction, or improvement or rehabilitation
shall not be replaced with battery-powered smoke alarms.
The installation of any and all smoke detectors shall be inspected
before the new owner has taken deed. Inspection shall be made by the
Fire Prevention Bureau.
The installation of any and all smoke detectors, battery operated
or hard wire, shall be in accordance with the approved method of the
manufacturer and the Fire Prevention Bureau, as to the area to be
installed and the number of detectors required. All such equipment
and installations shall comply with regulations established by NFPA
Standard 74 and the State Uniform Construction Code Act, where applicable.
It shall be the sole responsibility of the owner to maintain
the operation of all smoke detectors after they have been inspected
by the Fire Prevention Bureau.
[Added 5-24-1995 by Ord.
No. 1976; amended 10-21-1998 by Ord. No. 2079]
In any and all one- and two-family houses where the owner or the holder of the title does not occupy the premises, the building shall be equipped with an interconnected smoke alarm system with battery backup. Those smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in accordance with §§
366-5 and
366-6 of the Code of the Borough of Roselle, New Jersey.