As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AUTHORITY
The Director of Public Safety or members of the Department
of Public Safety designated by the Director of Public Safety shall
be the "authority" having the jurisdiction of the administration and
enforcement of this article.
DWELLING UNIT
A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities
for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
FIRE-RESISTIVE RATING
The time in minutes or hours, that materials or assemblies
have withstood a fire exposure as established in accordance with the
test procedures of the National Fire Protection Association's
Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
(NFPA 251-1972).
OWNER
The owner or owners in fee of the property or a lesser estate
therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, an assignee of rents,
receiver, executor, trustee, lessee or any other person, firm or corporation,
directly or indirectly in control of a building.
SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM
A system of interconnected smoke detectors powered from a
one-hundred-twenty-volt AC electrical power source, which may be reduced
to low voltage, and arranged so that the actuation of any of the interconnected
smoke detectors shall result in the alarm sounding in each of the
detectors.
SMOKE DETECTOR
An Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. (UL) label, approved
smoke-detecting device, sensing visible or invisible particles of
combustion and providing an automatic alarm and listed in accordance
with UL No. 217, Standard for Safety, Single and Multiple Station
Smoke Detectors, Second Edition, 1978.
On or before April 1, 1981, all existing multiple dwelling buildings
consisting of four or more dwelling units shall be equipped with an
approved smoke detection system.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of each building
to have an approved fire detection system installed and to maintain
the system in proper working order.
In all multiple dwelling buildings consisting of four or more
dwelling units, there shall be installed a smoke detection system
providing a minimum of one smoke detector located in the basement
and/or cellar and a minimum of one smoke detector located on each
hallway level.
Any existing multiple dwelling buildings consisting of four
or more dwelling units, having a fire-resistance rating of two hours
or more, and having enclosed interior stairways, shall be exempted
from the provisions of this article.