[Adopted 11-15-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16 (Art. 723 of the 1960 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:
An agent, officer, fiduciary or employee of the owners;
The committee, conservator or legal guardian of an owner who
is incompetent, a minor or otherwise under a disability;
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
An executor, administrator, receiver, fiduciary, officer appointed
by any court, attorney in fact or other similar representative of
the owner of 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 photoelectric
type.
[Amended 12-17-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19]
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 smoke detector sensing devices which have received
Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., approval. The smoke detectors
shall be provided in accordance with the Uniform Construction Code,
except that all smoke detectors need not be connected to a sounding
device or other detectors to provide, when actuated, an alarm which
will be audible in all sleeping areas.
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 devices shall be installed as above
in all dwellings by the owner not later than upon change of ownership
of the real estate upon which the dwelling(s) is erected.
[Amended 1-28-1991 by Ord. No. 91-1]
At the time of settlement on a change of ownership of real estate
upon which a dwelling(s) is erected, the seller(s) shall certify and
the buyer(s) shall acknowledge, under oath, on a form provided by
the Township, that said dwelling(s) complies with the provisions of
this chapter.
