Cranford Township

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Certificate of Continued Occupancy (CCO) · Cranford Fire Department, Bureau of Fire Prevention & Risk Management

• Ten-year sealed battery or hardwired interconnected smoke alarms on each level and in the bedroom area, including basements and finished attics
• Carbon monoxide detection in all sleeping areas, and wherever the home has a fuel-burning furnace or boiler or an attached garage
• House numbers clearly visible from the street, securely fastened, weatherproof and on a contrasting background (a sign within 25 feet of the street if the house is set back more than 150 feet)
• Sump pumps must discharge to a storm sewer or the street gutter line, never into the sanitary sewer
• Homes with a generator, solar panels, battery storage or other secondary power source need a printed (not handwritten) label within 18 inches of the main electrical panel and the electric meter
• All building permits must be closed (final inspections through the Building Department) before the certificate is issued
• Buildings must comply with zoning for their area

• Phone: 908-709-7360
• Timing: Not stated. Give at least two requested inspection dates; inspections are between 4 and 5 p.m. on business days and are confirmed by the office.
• Application: https://www.cranfordnj.org/DocumentCenter/View/929/cco_application_3

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• Ten-year sealed battery or hardwired interconnected smoke alarms on each level and in the bedroom area, including basements and finished attics
• Carbon monoxide detection in all sleeping areas, and wherever the home has a fuel-burning furnace or boiler or an attached garage
• Secondary power source label (generator, solar, battery storage) within 18 inches of the main electrical panel and the electric meter; no handwritten labels
• Handled as part of the Township Certificate of Continued Occupancy inspection (sump pump, house number, open permit and zoning items are checked at the same time)