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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 Approved Rating Organization shall mean any of the following: Underwriters Testing Laboratories (UL), Factory Mutual Research Corporation, National Bureau of Standards or National Fire Protection Association Standard Number 72 - 1996 Edition, National Fire Alarm Code. Carbon monoxide alarm shall mean an instrument approved by an Approved Rating Organization for the detection of carbon monoxide. Dwelling unit(s) shall mean any building, structure or portion thereof including but not limited to single and two-family residences. Enforcing agency shall mean the municipal department or agency which has been authorized to enforce provision of this section. Fire official shall mean the Fire Code Official of the Township who is employed to enforce the Uniform Fire Safety Act. Portable fire extinguisher shall mean an operable portable device, carried and operated by hand, containing an extinguishing agent that can be expelled under pressure for the purpose of suppressing or extinguishing fire, and which is (1) rated for residential use consisting of an ABC type; (2) no larger than a 10 pound rated extinguisher; and (3) mounted within 10 feet of the kitchen area, unless otherwise permitted by the enforcing agency. Seasonal rental 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. Smoke sensitive alarm device shall mean an instrument approved by an Approved Rating Organization for detection of combustion produced by burning or smoldering materials. b. Smoke-Sensitive Alarm Devices 1. A structure used or intended for use for residential purposes by not more than two households shall have a smoke-sensitive alarm devise on each level of the structure and outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and located on or near the ceiling in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 74-1984 for the installation, maintenance, and use of household

the bedrooms and located on or near the ceiling in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 74-1984 for the installation, maintenance, and use of household fire warning equipment. The installation of battery operated smoke-sensitive alarm devices shall be accepted as meeting the requirements of this section. The smoke-sensitive device shall be tested and listed by a product certification agency recognized by the Bureau of Fire Safety. 2. When it is necessary to install the smoke detector on the wall, it shall be installed with the top edge of the detector between four (4) and twelve (12) inches from the ceiling. 3. In buildings of more than two households which are not required to comply with the requirements set forth in 18-3.3(a)(1), Smoke-sensitive alarm devices shall be installed at the highest point in every stairway and a least one (1) on every floor. 4. This section does not amend or alter requirements of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Code and Building Code for installation and maintenance of Smoke-sensitive alarm devices in the common areas of multiple family dwellings. 5. All Smoke-sensitive alarm devices required hereunder shall bear a seal, tested and listed by an Approved Rating Organization and shall comply in design to all applicable State, Federal or industrial requirements. c. Portable Fire Extinguishers 209