Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) In one- and
two-family or attached single family dwellings subject to the requirements of
5:70-2.3, smoke alarms shall be installed as follows:
1. On each level of the premises;
and
2. Outside of each separate
sleeping area.
(b) The
smoke alarms required in (a) above shall be located and maintained in
accordance with NFPA 72.
1. The alarms shall
not be required to be interconnected.
(c) Ten-year sealed battery-powered single
station smoke alarms shall be installed and shall be listed in accordance with
ANSI/UL 217, incorporated herein by reference. However, A/C-powered single or
multiple-station smoke alarms installed as part of the original construction or
rehabilitation project shall not be replaced with battery-powered smoke alarms.
The effective date of this subsection shall be January 1, 2019.
1. A/C-powered smoke alarms shall be accepted
as meeting the requirements of this section.
(d) Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed
in all dwelling units in buildings in one- and two-family or attached
single-family dwellings, except for units in buildings that do not contain a
fuel-burning device or have an attached garage, as follows:
1. Single station carbon monoxide alarms
shall be installed and maintained in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping
area(s).
2. Carbon monoxide alarms
may be battery-operated, hard-wired, or of the plug-in type and shall be listed
and labeled in accordance with UL-2034 and shall be installed in accordance
with the requirements of this section and NFPA-720. Alternatively, the building
may be provided with a supervised carbon monoxide detection system installed in
accordance with the Uniform Construction Code.
(e) A portable fire extinguisher shall be
installed in accordance with the following:
1. The extinguisher shall be within 10 feet
of the kitchen and located in the path of egress;
2. The extinguisher shall be readily
accessible and not obstructed from view;
3. The extinguisher shall be mounted using
the manufacturer's hanging bracket so the operating instructions are clearly
visible;
4. The extinguisher shall
be an approved listed and labeled type with a minimum rating of 2A-10B:C and no
more than 10 pounds;
5. The owner's
manual or written operation instructions shall be provided during the
inspection and left for the new occupant;
6. The extinguisher shall be serviced and
tagged by a certified Division of Fire Safety contractor within the past 12
months or the seller must have a receipt for a recently purchased extinguisher;
and
7. The top of the extinguisher
shall not be more than five feet above the floor.
8. Exception: Portable fire extinguishers
shall not be required for seasonal summer units. For purposes of applying this
exception, "seasonal summer unit" shall mean a dwelling unit rented for a term
of not more than 125 consecutive days for residential purposes by a person
having a permanent residence elsewhere, but shall not include use or rental of
living quarters by migrant, temporary, or seasonal workers in connection with
any work or place where work is being performed.
