[Adopted 6-18-1990 by L.L. No. 15-1990]
A. 
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby finds and declares that installation of smoke- or heat-detection devices in certain residential and nonresidential occupancies is a matter which the Board of Trustees should regulate for the health, safety and welfare of residents and property owners. The Board of Trustees recognizes the numerous obstacles experienced in the Village of Tarrytown by the Fire Department when addressing the fire-fighting and lifesaving responsibilities of the Fire Department.
(1) 
First, the severe traffic congestion problems within the Village of Tarrytown increase the response time of the Fire Department. The traffic congestion problems are especially evident on Friday afternoons and during the change in shifts at the General Motors plant. In addition, the location of the firehouses and the inability of fire fighters to travel to the firehouses creates time delays. One firehouse located in the southern end of the village and five firehouses located in the northern end of the village separated by a congested state road provides concern should a major fire occur in the southern end of the village.
(2) 
Second, the adjacency of residential and nonresidential buildings throughout the village, especially in the older sections of the community, contributes to the difficulty in containing a fire in one building. This problem is exacerbated by the prevalence of wood-frame construction.
(3) 
Third, the Fire Department is experiencing a decrease in the number of volunteers, plus the aging of the existing volunteers in the Fire Department, which creates a manpower problem, reducing the number of fire fighters available to meet the fire-fighting needs of the community. In addition, the use of volunteers who work outside of the Village of Tarrytown creates a situation of minimal staffing during the weekdays.
B. 
The installation of smoke- or heat-detection devices in certain residential and nonresidential occupancies will provide an alert for occupants to the possibility of injury or death due to the presence of smoke or fire. Due to the three distinct concerns noted hereinabove, occupants cannot and should not rely strictly on the Fire Department for the saving of lives. An early warning system located throughout the residential and nonresidential occupancies will ultimately assist the Fire Department in its fire-fighting activities as well as in ultimately saving lives.
C. 
In view of the foregoing, it is necessary for the Board of Trustees to enact this article to preserve and ensure the public peace, health, safety and welfare as well as the quality of life in the Village of Tarrytown.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
HEAT DETECTOR
The minimal permissible "heat detector" shall be of single station type approved by the National Fire Protection Association and shall be either mechanically, electrically or gas powered.
SMOKE AREA
An area totally enclosed which contains at least 50 feet of floor area but not more than 600 square feet of floor area.
SMOKE DETECTOR
The minimal permissible "smoke detector" shall be a single-station alarm device approved by the National Fire Protection Association and shall be powered by a battery having a usable life of at least 12 months' duration.
A. 
All buildings, other than those used as dwellings, which do not contain approved sprinkler systems shall contain (except in areas where heat-detection devices are separately required) one smoke detector for each smoke area and, in the case of enclosed hallways, corridors and vestibules, one smoke detector for each 50 linear feet.
B. 
All buildings, other than those used as dwellings, which do not contain approved sprinkler systems shall contain in each room with cooking facilities, boilers, furnaces or other heat-producing units one heat-detection device for each smoke area.
C. 
All multifamily dwellings shall have smoke detectors in the following locations:
(1) 
At the top of any stairwell, if such stairwell is open to common hallways or corridors.
(2) 
One smoke detector for each 50 linear feet in common hallways and/or corridors.
(3) 
Storage areas: in areas exceeding 50 square feet, a minimum of one smoke detector for each smoke area or portion thereof.
D. 
All multifamily dwellings shall be required to have at least one heat detector in each boiler room.
All one- and two-family dwellings where construction is commenced after the adoption of this article shall have at the entrances to all bedrooms at least one smoke-detection device in such locations and numbers as are determined by the Chief of the Fire Department of the Village of Tarrytown.
A. 
All owners of buildings described in § 165-34 above shall, on January 15 of each calendar year, file with the Chief of the Fire Department of the Village of Tarrytown an affidavit setting forth the number and location of all smoke- and heat-detection devices in any building owned by the person signing the affidavit and shall certify that such devices have been examined and found to be in proper working condition on a date no more than 60 days prior to the signing of the affidavit. Such affidavit shall be in a form approved by the Fire Chief.
B. 
This article shall take effect in all existing buildings within the Village of Tarrytown in the following manner:
(1) 
Fifty percent of the total smoke and heat detectors required in a building shall be installed within 12 months of the adoption of this article.
(2) 
The remaining 50% of the smoke and heat detectors shall be installed within 24 months of the adoption of this article.
[Amended 5-6-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article, including but not limited to the failure to file an affidavit as provided in § 165-37 or making of any false statements in an affidavit filed pursuant to § 165-37, shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II.