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 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 8. FIRE PREVENTION

  § 8-3. Fire warning equipment.

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  • No later than September 1, 1987, at least one (1) smoke detector (which may be a single-station alarm device) shall be installed on each floor of a dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit. The detector shall operate from an alternating current source, a monitored battery or a combination alternating-current/battery-power source. Detectors shall conform to the following standards:

    (a)

    A smoke detector shall be located outside the bedrooms, in a hallway or space communicating thereto and on or near the ceiling, and shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Dwelling units and rooming units having bedrooms separated by any one or a combination of common-use areas, such as a kitchen, dining room, living room or family room (but not a bathroom or utility room), shall have at least two (2) smoke detectors.

    (b)

    Every smoke-detecting device shall cause the operation of an alarm signaling device or devices which shall be clearly audible in all bedrooms with all intervening doors closed. Alarm sounding devices shall be rated not less than eighty-five (85) decibels at ten (10) feet.

    (c)

    Detectors requiring a light source for operation shall have an audible trouble signal on failure of the light source, but the failure shall not cause an alarm. Detectors not requiring a light source for operation shall either have a visible light to indicate operability or an audible trouble signal. Audible trouble signals shall be designated to operate at least every minute for seven (7) consecutive days.

    (d)

    "Smoke detector" means a device which detects visible or invisible particles of combustion. A single-station alarm device is an assembly incorporating a detector and an alarm sounding device in one (1) unit, operated from a power supply either in the unit or obtained at the point of installation.

    (e)

    Every occupant of a dwelling unit or rooming unit shall keep the smoke detector(s) therein in a clean and sanitary condition, shall be responsible for the exercise or reasonable care and the proper use and operation thereof and, except for occupants of roominghouses and boardinghouses, shall be responsible for the maintenance of all smoke detectors therein. Every owner of a roominghouse or boardinghouse shall be responsible for the maintenance of all smoke detectors therein.

(Ord. No. 87-1, § 1, 5-12-87)