[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield 7-8-1996 by Ord. No. 1567. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alarm systems — See Ch. 118.
Building construction — See Ch. 140.
Condominium conversions — See Ch. 162.
Hazardous materials — See Ch. 222.
Housing Code — See Ch. 235.
Multiple dwellings — See Ch. 271.
Nuisances — See Ch. 278.
Rental units — See Ch. 319.
Zoning, development and construction — See Ch. 390.
A.
Each dwelling unit in a structure used or intended for
use for residential purposes shall have a carbon monoxide sensor device located
inside the unit. The installation of a carbon monoxide sensor device shall
be accepted as meeting the requirement of this section if that device has
been tested and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory and has
been approved by the Division of Codes and Standards after consultation with
the Division of Fire Safety.
B.
The following dwelling units shall not be required to
have carbon monoxide sensor devices installed therein:
(1)
A dwelling unit in a building that does not rely on combustion
of fossil fuel for heat, ventilation or hot water and is not sufficiently
close to any ventilated source of carbon monoxide, as determined by the Department
of Community Affairs, to receive carbon monoxide from that source.
(2)
A dwelling unit that is heated by steam, hot water or
electric heat and is not connected by duct work or ventilation shafts to any
room containing a fossil-fuel-burning boiler or heater and is not sufficiently
close to any ventilated source of carbon monoxide, as determined by the Department
of Community Affairs, to receive carbon monoxide from that source.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes, but is not limited to, space heaters, fireplaces, wood-burning
stoves and attached garages.
A.
In any case in which a change of occupancy of any dwelling
unit subject to the requirements of a municipal ordinance requiring the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy, certificate of inspection or other documentary
certification of compliance with laws and regulations relating to the safety,
healthfulness and upkeep of the premises, no such certificate shall issue
until the municipal officer or agency responsible for its issuance has determined
that the unit is equipped with the sensor device.
In the case of a condominium, cooperative or homeowners' association,
the term "owner" shall mean the owner of the condominiums or homeowners'
association unit or, in the case of a cooperative, the owner of the shares
and holder of the proprietary lease.
In the case of a landlord-tenant residency, the cost of supplying and
installing the carbon monoxide detector as well as the cost of inspection
shall be at the landlord's expense and may not be passed on to the tenant.
A.
An owner who sells, leases, rents or otherwise permits
to be occupied for residential purposes any dwelling unit subject to the provisions
of this chapter when the premises does not comply with the requirements of
this chapter, or without complying with the inspection and certification requirements
of this chapter, shall be subject to a fine of $100, which may be collected
and enforced by the local enforcing agency by summary proceedings pursuant
to the Penalty Enforcement Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1 et seq.
B.
Unless a contrary fee is established by the Department
of Community Affairs, the fee for inspection of a carbon monoxide detector
is $5.
