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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 18, HOUSING CODE, CHAPTER 3, RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS/OPERATORS, SECTION 1, DWELLINGS: RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNER AND OPERATOR FOR GENERAL, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, ESTABLISHING SECTION 1.101(a)(5) REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY BACK UP GENERATOR FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS OR HOUSING UNITS WITH (40) OR MORE UNITS.
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Patrick O. Council
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council on behalf of the City of Newark wishes to increase home safety measures for Newark residents as a result of power outages in large residential apartment buildings/housing units present a danger to the occupants and have caused the need for the installation of an emergency backup generator in case of an emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to establish a required Emergency Back Up Generator for apartment buildings or housing units with forty (40) or more units; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council finds and declares the following amendments to the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, are deemed necessary for the safety of residents within the City of Newark.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
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SECTION 1. Title 18, Housing Code, Chapter 3, Responsibilities of Owners/Operators, Section 1, Dwellings: Responsibility of Owner and Operator for General, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, is amended and supplemented, to read as follows:
CHAPTER 3, Dwellings: Responsibility of Owners/Operators
? 18:3-1.101(a)(5) EMERGENCY SERVICE PLAN; OWNER RESPONSIBILITY; FILING OF PLAN; RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE; HEARING; PENALTY.
5. DEFINITION
EMERGENCY GENERATOR
A standby generator is a back-up electrical syste...
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