This article is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by
RSA 47:22
In the interest of public safety, the standards set forth in
the National Fire Protection Association Code for safety to life from
fire in buildings and structures known and referred to as the "NFPA
101, Life Safety Code," current edition, adopted by the State of New
Hampshire, are hereby adopted as set forth herein by the City of Dover
as safety standards to improve safety of the public by promoting the
control of fire hazards, regulating the installation, use and maintenance
of equipment and the use of structures, premises and open areas, providing
for the abatement of fire hazards and setting forth standards for
compliance to achieve these objectives.
In addition to the requirements of the current NFPA 1, Uniform
Fire Code, adopted by the State of New Hampshire, and the NFPA 101,
Life Safety Code, emergency lighting shall be required in all common
hallways in all business occupancies open to the public after 5:00
p.m.
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In addition to the requirements of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, current
edition, and International Residential Code for one- and two-family
homes, current edition, and International Building Code for three-family
and above and commercial buildings, current edition, interconnected
smoke detectors powered by the house electrical system with accompanied
battery backup shall be installed in each level of each common area,
each level of each dwelling unit and in each bedroom of each dwelling
unit. Said detectors are required in all new residential properties
and all residential properties used for rental purposes which do not
have an electric smoke detector in each of the following locations:
It shall be the responsibility of the tenant(s) of a rented
or leased residential dwelling or complex to ensure that the smoke
detector(s) installed in accordance with state and local codes is
not rendered inoperative by damaging or disconnecting said detector.
Any person found to have disconnected a smoke detector, damaged a
smoke detector or otherwise caused a smoke detector to be rendered
inoperative in a rented or leased residential dwelling or complex
shall be guilty of a violation.
The office of the City Clerk shall keep three copies of the
National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code on file and
accessible to the public during regular business hours.
Copies of the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety
Code are available from the National Fire Protection Association,
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269.
[Amended 7-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023.06.14-007]
The authority having jurisdiction for the administration and
enforcement of this article shall be the Inspection Services Division
within the City of Dover Planning and Community Development Department.
Fees shall be charged for plan reviews, issuance of permits, and inspections.
Fees shall be adopted by the City Council and published as an adopted
Fee Schedule. No permits, reviews or inspections shall be issued or
conducted until all outstanding fees owed by the applicant to the
City of Dover have been paid.
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
Any person, persons, firm, corporation or partnership who or
which shall violate any provisions of this article shall be guilty
of a violation punishable by a fine as provided in the City Fine Schedule.
Each day that a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate
offense.
