[Amended 5-3-2011 by L.L. No. 17-2011]
(A) Single
or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained
in all residential or residentially-used dwelling units regardless
of occupant load. Any owner or person-in-charge of a dwelling unit
who fails, neglects or refuses to install and maintain such smoke
alarms shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
(B) Smoke
alarms shall be installed and maintained on the ceiling or wall outside
of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms;
and/or in each room used for sleeping purposes; and/or on each floor
within a dwelling unit, including basements and cellars but not including
crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwellings or dwelling units
with split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent
levels, a smoke alarm installed on the upper level shall suffice for
the adjacent lower level, provided that the lower level is less than
one full story below the upper level. Any owner or person-in-charge
of a dwelling unit who fails, neglects or refuses to install and maintain
such smoke alarms shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
(C) It
shall be unlawful for an owner, occupant, or person-in-charge of property
to fail, refuse or neglect to maintain smoke alarms in an operative
condition at all times.