As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
SLEEPING AREA
The area of a dwelling unit in which the bedrooms or sleeping
rooms are located. Bedrooms or sleeping rooms separated by another
use, such as a kitchen, living room, or bathroom, are separate sleeping
areas.
[Amended 6-19-2012 by Ord. No. 884, approved 6-19-2012]
SMOKE DETECTOR
An instrument approved by an approved rating organization
for the detection of ionized gases or products of combustion produced
by burning or smoldering materials.
Any building which is used for sleeping or lodging
purposes is subject to the rules and regulations contained in this
article and includes, but is not limited by reason of enumeration
to, the following; a building all or part of which contains dwelling
units, including single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings and
multiple-family dwellings, hotels and motels, module houses, nursing
homes and convalescent homes, halfway houses and licensed rooming
houses.
A smoke detector shall be installed in each
separate sleeping area and on each level of the unit, including basements,
but excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics.
Beginning January 1, 1990, and thereafter, at
each change of occupancy of a dwelling unit occasioned by sale, lease
or sublease of said unit, the grantor, lessor or sublessor shall provide
and install all smoke detectors as required by this article. Failure
to comply with this section shall be punishable as set forth herein;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to render
void any contract of sale, lease or sublease subject hereto.
It shall be a violation of this article to tamper
with a smoke detector as to disable or render it inoperable.
[Amended 6-19-2012 by Ord. No. 884, approved 6-19-2012]
This article is intended to be used with and
supplemented by the applicable provisions of the National Fire Protection
Association Standards, No. 72, which are incorporated herein by reference.
In the event of conflict between this article and said standards,
the more restrictive of the two shall prevail.
The Fire Chief and the three Assistant Fire
Chiefs, or their designees, shall be authorized to act as inspectors
for the enforcement of the provisions of this article.