S.385

New Jersey S385 establishes fire safety standards for light frame residential construction, including automatic sprinkler systems and fire watch.

New Jersey S385 establishes fire safety standards for certain light frame residential construction. The bill mandates that new residential buildings with more than two dwelling or sleeping units, hotels, and rooming and boarding houses must install automatic sprinkler systems in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 13. It also requires that fire partitions and horizontal separations have a fire-resistance rating of at least two hours.