[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Waterford 11-1-1983 by L.L. No.
2-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be cited and may be referred to as the "Town
of Waterford Smoke Detector Law."
At least one single-station smoke-detecting alarm device located
on or near the ceiling, shall be installed:
A.
Adjacent to sleeping spaces within rented dwelling units.
B.
In sleeping rooms for transient occupancies (hotels, motels, lodging
houses and dormitory buildings), except that such devices shall not
be required for transient occupancies in buildings where:
[Amended 9-1-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987]
(1)
A fire- and smoke-detecting system (total coverage) is required by
the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and is
installed;
(2)
A sprinkler system (total coverage) is installed in accordance with
said code; or
(3)
Smoke-detecting alarm devices are installed in all corridors, hallways,
stairways and other exitways of the building, and heat detectors are
installed in furnace rooms, refuse rooms, storage rooms, janitors'
closets, lounges, garages, laundry rooms, mechanical rooms, kitchens
and other similar ancillary spaces and in cellars adjacent to any
interior stairways, and activation of any one of the detectors shall
cause an alarm to be sounded throughout the entire building.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An assembly comprised of a photoelectric or ionization type
of smoke detector in which the control equipment and audible alarm
is in one unit and which, upon detection of smoke, activates the alarm.
A single-station smoke-detecting alarm device shall be maintained
so that, under normal conditions of use, the device will not be a
danger to health and welfare and will not create excessive noise or
otherwise become a nuisance.
A single-station smoke-detecting alarm device shall be approved
by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
A single-station smoke-detecting alarm device shall be designed
and installed so as to avoid dead air space, detect smoke and activate
the alarm, be reasonably free from false alarm and provide indication
that the alarm is energized.
The alarm shall be clearly audible in adjacent sleeping spaces
with intervening doors closed.
The single-station smoke-detecting alarm device may be directly
wired into a lighting circuit or be cord-connected to an electrical
outlet or be battery powered.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of each erected
dwelling unit and of the owner of each sleeping room for transient
occupancy to assure compliance of such facilities with this chapter.
Any owner failing to comply with this chapter shall be guilty of a
violation of this chapter.
Anyone tampering with the devices installed pursuant to this
chapter shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
[Amended 9-1-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987]
Violators of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine not
to exceed $250 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days,
or both.
The Justice Court of the Town of Waterford is given jurisdiction
of violations of this chapter.
