Showing ordinances that apply to Crown Heights, NY
Crown Heights is an unincorporated community (population 2,872) in Dutchess County, New York. Because Crown Heights is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Dutchess County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The smoke detectors rules below are the ones that govern your area.
NY Executive Law 378(5) and 19 NYCRR Part 1225 require hardwired interconnected smoke alarms in new construction. Since April 2019 all replacement battery alarms in NY must be 10-year sealed lithium under General Business Law 399-ccc.
Contact Dutchess County at (845) 486-2000 for enforcement.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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