[CC 2000 §510.010; Ord. No. 853 §§1 — 3, 3-14-1988]
A.
SLEEPING AREA
SMOKE DETECTOR
For
purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
A room customarily intended or usually utilized for sleeping
or a combination of rooms intended for sleeping within a dwelling
unit, which are located on the same floor and are not separated by
another habitable room, such as a living room, dining room or kitchen
(but excluding bathroom, hallway or closet). A dwelling unit may have
more than one (1) sleeping area.
A device of either the ionization chamber or photoelectric
type, which detects visible or invisible particles of combustion,
which emits an audible warning upon detection, which complies with
all specifications of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., Standard
UL217 (Standard for Safety-Single and Multiple Station Smoke Detectors,
2nd Edition, October 4, 1978, as revised May 19, 1983) or any recognized
standard testing laboratory that certifies the detector meets the
requirement of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards
72E and 74, which bears the label of a nationally recognized standards
testing laboratory that indicates that the smoke detector has been
tested and listed under the requirement of UL217 2nd Edition or NFPA
72E and 74, and which is powered by being wired directly to the power
source of the dwelling unit or by a self-contained battery power source.
B.
Smoke Detectors Required — When.
1.
The owner of each dwelling unit prior to any construction, renovation,
improvement, sale, change of ownership or change of tenants or occupants
after March 14, 1988, shall install smoke detectors in said dwelling
unit. If smoke detectors already exist in said dwelling unit at said
time, the smoke detectors must comply with the provisions of this
Section.
2.
Upon the occurrence of any of the events set forth in Subparagraph
(1) of this Subsection, the owner of each dwelling unit shall install
at least one (1) smoke detector to protect each sleeping area. In
an efficiency apartment dwelling, the owner shall install the smoke
detector in the room used for sleeping. In all other dwellings, the
owner shall install the smoke detectors outside the sleeping areas
and on the ceilings in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping area
on the ceiling, at a minimum of four (4) inches from the side wall
to the near edge of the detector and within fifteen (15) feet of all
rooms used for sleeping purposes. A smoke detector shall be installed
on every floor level, including the basement. Therefor, a two-story
residence with a basement shall have a minimum of three (3) smoke
detectors. The smoke detector in the basement shall be as close as
possible to the top of the stairwell.
C.
Any
owner or other person convicted of violating any provision of this
Section shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars
($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment
for not more than ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Each violation relating to each smoke detector, required or otherwise
regulated by this Section, shall be deemed a separate offense.
