Life Safety Town Ordinance

Please note that the following Town ordinance was passed by the voters of Newton, NH on March 8, 2022 and took effect immediately. 

Article 9 March 8, 2022

9.  To see if the Town of Newton will allow the Newton Fire Department to enforce a Life Safety initiative that would require all buildings or structures occupied in whole or in part for residential purposes and or retail businesses or commercial purposes upon the sale,  transfer, rental, of such building or structure shall be equipped by the seller or owner with approved smoke detectors and approved carbon monoxide detectors as referenced in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72 & 101: RSA 153:10-a; Saf-C 6000. To include home occupations, home businesses, and accessory apartments before occupancy. 

All commercial and or retail businesses shall be required to have annual life safety inspections as referenced in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1, 101, 13, and 72

Any fees collected under this section shall be turned over to the Treasurer of the Town of Newton and placed into the “Uniformed Fire Watch Details” Revolving Fund for the Newton Fire Department established per warrant article 5 during the 2018 town warrant.

The Newton Fire Chief or his/her designee shall enforce the provisions of this town ordinance.