[Ord. No. 994,
§ 1(1), 6-13-1988]
When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall,
for the purpose of this article, have the meanings given them by this
section:
As used herein, the word "business" shall mean all structures
used primarily for office purposes, and the word "mercantile" shall
mean all structures used primarily for the sale of merchandise of
any nature, whether of any nature, whether at wholesale or retail.
Is defined as a hard-wired device capable of sensing visible
and invisible particles or products of combustion and which, when
activated thereby, provides an alarm audible within the building as
well as an alarm connected to a central monitoring station, which
device shall be approved by the Underwriters Laboratory, Inc., or
other comparable testing agency.
[Ord. No. 994,
§ 1(2), 6-13-1988; Ord. No. 1103, § 1, 5-11-1992]
(a)
The installation of hard-wired smoke detectors in each structure
shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 72(e) of the
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) fire code dealing with
standards on automatic fire detectors.
(b)
The installation of smoke detectors is hereby required for all new business and mercantile structures constructed subsequent to the effective date of this division which are classified as Class A or Class B mercantile occupancies under chapter 24, New Mercantile Occupancies, and chapter 26, New Business Occupancies, requiring detection, alarm and communications systems of the NFPA 101 as defined in section 6-1(c) of this Code, unless such structure is in compliance with the detection, alarm and communications systems requirements under the aforesaid chapters of the NFPA 101.
(c)
Within six (6) months of the effective date of this division, or at the time of any change in ownership, whichever shall first occur, smoke detectors shall be installed in all existing business or mercantile structures constructed subsequent to the effective date of this division which are classified as Class A or Class B mercantile occupancies under chapter 25, Existing Mercantile Occupancies, and chapter 27, Existing Business Occupancies, requiring detection, alarm and communications systems of the NFPA 101 as defined in section 6-1(c) of this Code, unless such structure is in compliance with the detection, alarm and communications systems requirements under the aforesaid chapters of the NFPA 101.
[Ord. No. 994,
§ 1(3), 6-13-1988]
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of each business
or mercantile structure to maintain all smoke detectors in good working
order.
[Ord. No. 994,
§ 1(4), 6-13-1988]
The owner of each business or mercantile structure shall, in
the month of January of each year, certify to the fire marshal that
the required maintenance has been performed on all detectors required
in the owner's structures and that said devices are in good working
condition as of the date of certification.
[Ord. No. 994,
§ 1(5), 6-13-1988]
Code enforcement officers of Plymouth Township may inspect all
residential structures required to install smoke detectors and may
issue such orders as may be required to insure compliance with this
division.
[Ord. No. 994,
§ 1(6), 6-13-1988]
The removal or destruction of smoke detector equipment by the
owner-occupant of any business or mercantile structure is a summary
offense punishable by fine or imprisonment as provided herein.
[Ord. No. 994,
§ 1(7), 6-13-1988; Ord. No. 1076, § 1, 6-10-1991]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
division shall be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) and imprisonment for not more than thirty (30)
days. Where the offense charged is failure or refusal to install smoke
detectors, or failure or refusal to maintain smoke detectors, each
day of violation shall be a separate offense punishable by fine or
imprisonment as provided herein.
