[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough of Sharon
Hill 5-10-1978 by Ord. No. 1070 (Ch. 104 of the 1972 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
No single-family dwelling or multiple-occupancy dwelling shall be
sold and no structural change, repairs or additions of a value in
excess of $500 shall be made thereto unless and until the structure
has installed therein an approved fire detection product-of-combustion
system.
B.
All single- or multiple-family dwelling units, hotel units and motel
units when leased or subleased to another shall be provided with a
detector of products-of-combustion system, which shall be permanently
wired to a proper unswitched circuit.
The detectors shall be capable of sensing visible or invisible
particles of combustion, except that detectors sensitive only to heat
are not acceptable. Alarm-signaling devices shall be rated at not
less than 85 decibels at 10 feet and shall be clearly audible in adjacent
bedrooms when all intervening doors are closed. For the purpose of
installation and maintenance only, the applicable section of the National
Fire Protection Association No. 74, Standard for the Installation,
Maintenance and Use of a Household Fire Warning System, shall be considered
accepted engineering practices. All detectors shall be listed by Underwriters'
Laboratories, Inc.
A.
At least one smoke detector shall be installed to protect each sleeping
area. A "sleeping area" is defined as the area or areas of the family
living unit in which the bedrooms (or sleeping rooms) are located.
Where bedrooms or rooms ordinarily used for sleeping are separated
by other use areas (such as kitchens or living rooms, but not bathrooms
or closets), they shall be considered as separate sleeping areas for
the purpose of this section.
B.
At least one smoke detector shall be installed at the head (top)
of each stairway leading up to an occupied area in such a manner so
as to assure that rising smoke is not obstructed in reaching the detector
and that the detector intercepts rising smoke before it reaches the
sleeping area.
Compliance with the requirements pertaining to single- or multiple-family
dwellings, hotel and motel units shall be required not later than
January 1, 1983.
[Amended 7-14-1988 by Ord. No. 1180]
Any owner of a building or structure who fails to comply with
the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a maximum fine
as provided from time to time by state statute.
