As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DWELLING
Any structure design for habitable use by human occupants.
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling forming
a single habitable unit which includes facilities for living, sleeping,
cooking, eating, bathing and toilet purposes.
SMOKE DETECTOR
A smoke-detection device, approved, listed and labeled by
Underwriters' Laboratory, sensing the visible or invisible particles
of combustion which shall comply with the latest NFPA standards for
design and performance, which when activated shall produce an alarm
capable of emitting a minimum sound intensity of 85 dba at a ten-foot
distance and which shall have an easily seen or activated manual unit
test button or power source monitor light or trouble signal.
No person shall receive any financial assistance or funding
from the City for the rehabilitation of a dwelling or dwelling unit
or receive a building permit respecting such dwelling or dwelling
unit unless such person first installs smoke detectors as required
by this article or makes satisfactory provision therefor in connection
with the application for financial assistance or building permit.
No tenant, occupant, owner, or any other person shall tamper
with, damage, destroy, steal, paint over, or do any other act to a
smoke detector or any of its parts installed hereunder so as to cause
said smoke detector to malfunction or fail to operate.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Chief
of the Fire Department, or the Director of the Department of Community
Affairs, Division of Fire Safety, or their respective designated representatives.
The provisions of this article are intended to be in addition
to the provisions of any other ordinance, statute or rule and regulation
with respect to the construction or maintenance of any dwelling or
dwelling unit and, in the event of any inconsistency in such provisions,
the provision requiring a stricter standard shall govern.