Alloway Township

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Resale Pre-Occupancy Certificate (Certificate of Occupancy) · Alloway Township Housing and Zoning Official (Housing Department)

• Completed Pre-Occupancy Application and payment
• Well certificate (if the home has a well)
• Septic certification (if the home has a septic system)
• Smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm certificate from the City of Bridgeton Fire Department
• Chimney certification if the home has a wood burning fireplace or woodstove
• Bedrooms: at least 70 square feet for one occupant, and at least 50 square feet per person when more than one person sleeps in the room
• Township checklist (undated, older staff name): smoke detector on every level (10-year sealed battery; hardwired alarms must stay hardwired)
• Township checklist: carbon monoxide detector on the bedroom level if there are fuel burning appliances
• Township checklist: handrails on steps with more than 4 risers
• Township checklist: no broken glass in or around the house, such as windows
• Township checklist: passing water test
• Township checklist: fire extinguisher (2A10BC) in the kitchen

• Phone: (856) 935-4080 x210
• Official page: https://allowaytownship.com/?page_id=147

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• 10-year sealed battery smoke alarm on every level, or hardwired where required; hardwired alarms cannot be replaced with battery alarms
• Basement alarm at the bottom of the stairwell at ceiling level (not between joists)
• A 10-year sealed smoke alarm in every bedroom
• Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms must be less than 10 years old and working
• Carbon monoxide alarm in the hallway within 10 feet of all bedrooms
• House numbers at least 4 inches high, in a contrasting color, permanently fixed and visible from the street
• Homes with solar panels, a backup generator or battery storage need a permanent, not handwritten, 'Multiple Sources of Power' style label at the main electrical panel and the electric meter