[Ord. 866, 9/8/2003 as amended by Ord. No. 1044, 10/9/2023]
1. All dwelling units (as defined in §
11-101, Part
1 of Chapter
11 of the Code of the Town of Bloomsburg) in all structures in the Town of Bloomsburg containing at least one dwelling unit that is subject to the Regulated Rental Unit Occupancy Ordinance of the Town of Bloomsburg shall be equipped with interconnected smoke detectors installed in accordance with the standards of the International Property Maintenance Code of 2018, as the same may be amended from time to time, or the provisions of this Ordinance, whichever is more stringent.
2. All such structures shall have smoke detectors installed no later
than 30 days from the date of enactment of this Part.
[Ord. 866, 9/8/2003; as amended by Ord. No. 1044, 10/9/2023]
1. All structures in the Town of Bloomsburg containing dwelling units (as defined in Section
11-202, Part
2 of the Code of the Town of Bloomsburg) with the exception of those structures and dwelling units listed in subsection
(2), below, shall be equipped with interconnected smoke detectors in accordance with the International Property Maintenance Code of 2018, as the same may be amended from time to time, or the provisions of this Ordinance, whichever is more stringent.
2. Structures and dwelling units exempted from installing interconnected
smoke detectors are as follows:
A. A single family, owner-occupied structure unless the same is required
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B. Multiple-family structures containing only two dwelling units located
side by side in which at least one dwelling unit is occupied by the
owner.
3. Structures requiring interconnection within each dwelling unit as required by the International Property Maintenance Code of 2018, as amended from time to time, or the provisions of this Ordinance, but not subject to interconnection between dwelling units under §
7-303(6) when no significant common area exits, are:
A. Multiple-family structures containing only two dwelling units located
side by side, provided there is a two-hour fire wall fully separating
the two dwelling units.
B. Multiple-family structures containing only two dwelling units in
which one dwelling unit is located above the lower-level dwelling
unit, provided there is a two-hour fire wall fully separating the
two dwelling units.
C. Multiple-family structures containing only two dwelling units where
each unit has a separate owner.
4. All such structures not subject to the Regulated Rental Unit Occupancy Ordinance and those not exempted in subsections
2 and
3 above, shall have interconnected smoke detectors installed as listed in subsection I, in accordance with the International Property Maintenance Code of 2018, as amended from time to time, or the provisions of this Ordinance, whichever is more stringent.
5. All such structures shall have smoke detectors installed no later
than 30 days from the date of enactment of this Part.
6. The owner of all such units that are required to install interconnected
smoke detectors under this Part shall notify the Code Enforcement
Office of the Town of Bloomsburg of a change in ownership or tenancy
that would affect the need for such interconnected smoke alarms within
30 days of the ownership or tenancy change.
The power source for all hard-wired smoke detectors required
by this Part shall be an AC primary power source with a battery backup.
Both hard-wired and wireless interconnected smoke detectors that are
battery operated, must emit an audible warning of a low battery. All
wiring shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other
than as required for overcurrent protection.
The owner and tenants of dwelling units which are required to
be equipped with smoke detectors as required by this Part shall keep
the smoke detectors maintained in good and working order.
1. It shall be unlawful for the owner or tenants of a structure
or dwelling unit which is required to be equipped with smoke detectors
as required by this Part to occupy, lease, rent or to permit the occupancy
of the dwelling unit by any person if the dwelling unit is not equipped
with smoke detectors as required by this Part.
Any person violating this Part shall, upon conviction in a summary
proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine between $100 to $300 for the
first offense, between $300 to $500 for the second offense, and $500
to $1,000 for the third offense and all offenses thereafter.
In the event that any provision of this Part is declared unconstitutional,
unlawful or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this
Part or of this Part as a whole, but such shall continue in full force
and effect as though the unconstitutional, unlawful or unenforceable
provision had never been a part hereof.
If any ordinance or part hereof is inconsistent with this Part,
it is deemed to be repealed.