Westampton Township

Burlington County

Certificate of Occupancy

Not required

Required

Requirements

House numbers at least 4 inches high, contrasting color, permanently fixed to the house and visible from the street (mailbox or lamp post numbers not accepted)
Smoke alarm on every level; basement alarm at the bottom of the stairwell on the ceiling (not between joists)
Hallway smoke alarms within 10 feet of all bedroom doors; smoke alarms on the ceiling in each bedroom if the home was built after 1991
Smoke and CO alarms must be less than 10 years old and working; battery smoke alarms must be the 10-year sealed type; hard-wired alarms cannot be replaced with battery alarms
CO alarm in the hallway within 10 feet of all bedrooms (plug-in, battery or hard-wired accepted; not in switched outlets)
Homes with a low-voltage fire alarm system need the system tested and certified by an alarm contractor before the inspection, with the certificate shown to the inspector
Fire extinguisher still listed on the WTES page (2026): mounted on a bracket within 10 feet of the kitchen in the path of egress, minimum rating 2A-10B:C, under 10 pounds

Fees

Request received 14 calendar days before settlement	$70.00
Request received 13 calendar days or less before settlement	$140.00
Request received 4 calendar days or less before settlement	$165.00
Re-inspection	$70.00

Timing

Submit the request 3 to 4 weeks before settlement. The lowest fee applies when the request is received 14 calendar days or more before settlement.

Phone

609-267-2041 (option 3 for the Fire Marshal)

Last checked September 30, 2026

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