Hamilton, NJ Building Safety: Fire Sprinkler Requirements (2026)

§ 550-165, added 9-18-1996 by Ord. No. 96-042, sets the evaluation standards a GDP submission must meet, grouped by site layout, building massing, landscaping, drainage and, under Subsection U, public safety. That public-safety subsection pairs three requirements: the developer or owners' association must fund private security with foot and vehicle patrols during hours of operation; every building must be fully sprinklered with fire lanes, signage, and access to both the front and rear designed to meet the Township's fire code; and Title 39 (motor vehicle) enforcement authority is preserved for Township police within the development.

Compliance is enforced the same way as the rest of the chapter: the Construction Official will not issue a construction permit under § 550-282B until required site plan and subdivision approvals are granted, and a certificate of occupancy under § 550-282C is void if a violation is later found. This sprinkler rule is scoped to buildings inside an approved planned development, not a citywide retrofit mandate; homes built outside a PD zone remain governed by the state Uniform Construction Code's fire subcode.