Point Pleasant Beach Borough

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Resale CCO Application ('Sale Application for Residential Real Estate'), combined with the smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm and fire extinguisher certificate · Point Pleasant Beach Building Department / Fire Official

• Separate application for each unit (for example each side of a duplex)
• The owner, agent or other listed party must be present at the inspection
• The application asks for the number of open permits on the property
• Smoke alarm on each level; type depends on the year built: before 1977, battery alarms (10-year sealed battery since January 1, 2019) in the hall by the bedrooms and on each level including the basement; 1977-1980, AC alarm in the hall by the bedrooms and battery alarms elsewhere; 1981-1983, interconnected AC alarms in the hall by the bedrooms and the basement; 1984-1990, interconnected AC alarms on all levels; 1991 and later, interconnected AC alarms in all bedrooms, the hall by the bedrooms and all levels (battery backup from 1992)
• Carbon monoxide alarm in the common hall outside, but within 10 feet of, the bedroom doors; battery, hardwired or plug-in (not needed if no fuel-burning device and no attached garage)
• Homes with a monitored NFPA 72 fire alarm system instead of AC alarms need an inspection and certificate of compliance from a certified alarm contractor or electrician

• Phone: 732-892-1118, ext. 224
• Application: https://main.govpilot.com/web/public/ec1c9006-de7_CCO-Application-pointpleasantbeach?uid=7316&ust=NJ&pu=1&id=0

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• Smoke alarm on each level; type depends on the year built: before 1977, battery alarms (10-year sealed battery since January 1, 2019) in the hall by the bedrooms and on each level including the basement; 1977-1980, AC alarm in the hall by the bedrooms and battery alarms elsewhere; 1981-1983, interconnected AC alarms in the hall by the bedrooms and the basement; 1984-1990, interconnected AC alarms on all levels; 1991 and later, interconnected AC alarms in all bedrooms, the hall by the bedrooms and all levels (battery backup from 1992)
• Carbon monoxide alarm in the common hall outside, but within 10 feet of, the bedroom doors; battery, hardwired or plug-in (not needed if no fuel-burning device and no attached garage)
• Homes with a monitored NFPA 72 fire alarm system instead of AC alarms need an inspection and certificate of compliance from a certified alarm contractor or electrician
• The Borough application still lists a portable fire extinguisher: 2A-10B:C, no more than 10 lbs, within 10 feet of the kitchen in the path of egress, on the maker's bracket, top no more than 5 feet above the floor, with the owner's manual left for the buyer, serviced within 12 months or with a purchase receipt (state law P.L.2025, c.19 removed the extinguisher from the state requirement)