Buildings and structures shall be constructed and maintained to prevent and avoid fire hazards and in a manner conducive to firesafety as required by Chapter C of the Uniform Code.
A. 
Fire-protection equipment, including fire alarm, fire-detecting, watchman, sprinkler and standpipe systems and portable fire extinguishers, shall be maintained in proper operating condition at all times.
B. 
Sprinkler and standpipe systems shall have an adequate water supply available at all times.
C. 
Fire Department connections shall be conspicuously identified and maintained readily accessible for Fire Department use.
D. 
Sprinkler systems shall be maintained in good condition, free from mechanical injury. Sprinkler heads shall be maintained clean, free of corrosion and paint and not bent or damaged.
E. 
Unsupervised valves controlling water supply to sprinklers shall be secured in the open position.
F. 
Portions of the system subject to freezing shall be appropriately protected.
G. 
Storage of materials shall not interfere with the effective discharge of water from the sprinkler heads.
H. 
Gate valves at hose stations shall be maintained tight against leaks.
I. 
Hoses shall be in proper position, ready for operation, dry and free of deterioration.
J. 
Portable fire extinguishers shall be in their designated location and shall be maintained in an efficient and safe operating condition.
A. 
Required in multiple dwellings. All multiple dwellings shall have smoke detectors installed by the owners thereof. New construction shall have smoke detectors installed, inspected and approved before being occupied by any person or persons.
B. 
Requirements and specifications. Smoke detectors shall be of a type approved for sale in the State of New York, shall be capable of sensing visible and invisible products of combustion and, when activated, shall provide an alarm suitable to warn the occupants. Such detectors shall also include such markings and literature sufficient to inform the occupants and owners of the purposes, protective limitations and correct installation, operating, testing, maintenance and replacement procedures and servicing instructions for such equipment.
C. 
Installation and location. The manner of installation and the location of the smoke detectors shall be approved by the enforcement officer, which shall be in accordance with and shall not exceed the standards under which the detectors were tested and approved and any limitations of their use. Approval shall remain in effect unless the enforcement officer finds that the equipment is hazardous or unreliable, and, in such case, he or she shall revoke such approval.
D. 
Number required.
(1) 
At least one smoke detector shall be installed in each dwelling unit.
(2) 
In each multiple dwelling, interconnected smoke detectors of the hard-wire type shall be installed in each common passageway on each floor and in the cellar or basement, the signal or alarm of which shall be clearly audible throughout the structure, with alerting signals located on all floor levels. In all multiple dwellings equipped with smoke detectors, an auxiliary alarm pull-type station should be located on all floor levels interconnected with the audible alerting system in the building.
E. 
Maintenance. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of each multiple dwelling covered by this section to maintain all smoke detectors in good working order.
F. 
Certificates of compliance. During August of each year, the owner of each multiple dwelling in which smoke detectors have been installed shall certify to the enforcement officer in writing that the required maintenance has been performed on all such detectors in the owner's multiple dwelling and that the devices are in good working condition as of the date of the certification.
G. 
Inspections. The enforcement officer may inspect all dwellings covered by this section annually and as may be necessary to ensure compliance with this section.
[Added 12-18-2002 by L.L. No. 8-2002; amended 12-18-2002 by L.L. No. 9-2002]
Every one- or two-family dwelling or any dwelling accommodation located in a building owned as a condominium or cooperative or otherwise in the Village constructed, altered in such a manner as to require the installation of a smoke detector, offered for sale or rented after January 1, 2003, shall have installed therein an operable carbon monoxide detector.