[R.O. 2009 §8.15.010]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
Equipment which has been manufactured and installed and which
must be maintained in compliance with the Uniform Fire Code, 1984
Edition, as amended, the Uniform Building Code as from time to time
amended and adopted by the City Council and which is listed in the
Underwriters Laboratory listings of such equipment.
Any structure designed for or actually used, whether on a
temporary or permanent basis, for domestic living functions including
sleeping, specifically including, without limitation, private owned
occupied houses, rental houses occupied by third (3rd) persons, apartment
houses, duplexes, multi-family housing units, hotels, motels, hospitals,
clinics, rooming houses, dormitories, barracks, mobile homes or manufactured
homes.
[R.O. 2009 §8.15.020]
No housing unit shall be used or occupied as such, following
January 1, 1994, which has not been equipped with approved smoke alarms/fire
detection equipment as hereinafter provided.
[R.O. 2009 §8.15.030]
Following the passage of this Article no occupancy permit for
any building, remodeling or conversion of housing units shall be issued
until the structure for which the permit is sought has been equipped
as herein directed.
[R.O. 2009 §8.15.040]
Location Of Detectors In Homes. Each residential
unit shall have a minimum of one (1) smoke detector per level and
detectors shall be located so as to protect each sleeping area in
the home. When sleeping rooms are located on the upper level of a
residence, a detector shall be located near the center of the ceiling
directly above the stairway serving the upper level. Additional detectors
may be required on an upper level where sleeping rooms are removed
from the stairway. Those properties with a basement shall have a detector
installed as near the stairway as possible.
[R.O. 2009 §8.15.050]
A.
Duties Of Both Owners And Tenants. It shall be the duty
of the owner to supply and install all required detectors. The owner
shall insure that the detector is operating properly upon installation
and upon each change of tenant. The owner shall be responsible for
installing, testing and maintaining detectors in common stairwells.
B.
It
shall be the responsibility of the tenant to provide and replace the
batteries as needed and to test and maintain detectors within their
respective dwelling units. It shall also be the duty of the tenant
to notify the owner or authorized agent of any deficiencies or malfunctions.
[R.O. 2009 §8.15.060]
Upon receipt of notification of deficiencies, the owner or authorized
agent shall take immediate steps to correct the problem by either
repairing or replacing the defective unit. Replacement detectors shall
be provided in the event that repairs will be delayed. It shall likewise
be the duty of the owner to provide the tenant with written information
regarding detector testing maintenance.
