[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of West New York 2-21-1979 by Ord. No. 1334. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 161.
Fire prevention — Ch. 198.
Multiple dwellings — See Ch. 260.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Ord. No. 1334 Preamble
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DWELLING
Any building containing one or more rooms used as a dwelling unit or dwelling units.
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms arranged for the use of one or more persons as a single housekeeping unit and/or sleeping facilities.
HOTEL
Any building containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be used, which are used, rented or hired out to be occupied or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests.
[Added 1-21-1981 by Ord. No. 1444]
MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT HOUSE
A building or portion thereof containing more than two dwelling units and not classified as a one- or two-family dwelling.
[Added 1-21-1981 by Ord. No. 1444]
SMOKE DETECTOR
An Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., (UL) label and/or Factory Mutual approved, listed and labeled smoke detector device sensing visible or invisible particles of combustion which, when actuated, shall provide an alarm sufficiently audible to warn occupants of the dwelling unit, whether such occupants are sleeping or awake.
On or before September 30, 1979, in all existing dwellings shall be installed therein a sufficient number of, but no less than one per dwelling unit, smoke detectors as defined in § 344-1, to warn all the occupants of the presence of any visible or invisible particles of combustion. Such devices shall be placed in such locations in the dwellings that, when actuated, will sound off an alarm sufficiently audible to warn any sleeping occupants of the presence of such combustible particles.
[Added 1-21-81 by Ord. No. 1444]
Effective March 12, 1981, all multifamily houses will have installed, in the hallways and basement or cellar area, smoke detectors of the electric-type, to be installed by a licensed electrician working under a permit. This system must be electronically interconnected. Battery-type smoke detectors will be installed in the dwelling units. These will be installed to conform to both local and state codes as set by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
[Added 1-21-1981 by Ord. No. 1444]
Effective March 12, 1981, there will be installed smoke detectors of the electric-type, which will be of the electronically-inter-connected-type. These units will be installed by a licensed electrician working under a permit. This type of detector win be installed in all hallways, basements and in each living unit. These will be installed to conform to both local and state codes as set by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
Effective immediately, no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any new dwelling or any newly rehabilitated dwelling unless the Fire Department certifies that such dwelling has installed therein smoke detectors sufficient in number to warn all occupants of the dwelling. Such detectors shall be in proper working order and shall be installed in locations within the dwelling so that the detectors, when actuated, will be sufficiently audible to all occupants, whether they are asleep or awake.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of each building to have installed the number of smoke detectors required by this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any owner to fail or refuse to install such detectors in accordance with this chapter and to maintain the detectors in proper working order.
Any new, rehabilitated or existing dwelling which is required by law or regulation to have installed therein any smoke detector or fire prevention system other than that which is required by this chapter and does in fact have such system installed shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
Any person willfully violating this chapter shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge of the court of competent jurisdiction.
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Any person willfully violating this chapter by removal of energy supply or vandalizing the detector unit shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge of the court of competent jurisdiction.
The town officials charged with the duty of enforcing this chapter shall be the members of the Fire Department, the Construction Official and the Building Subcode Official.