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Brook Park, OH Code of Ordinances
CHAPTER 1509
Smoke Detection Systems
1509.01   Authority of Fire Chief to issue regulations.
1509.02   Buildings requiring installation.
1509.03   Installation upon resale.
1509.04   Additions to existing residential dwellings.
1509.05   Manner of installation.
1509.06   Maintenance duties of owners of hotels, motels, apartments, dormitories, boarding houses, nursing homes, homes for the aged and health institutions.
1509.07   Maintenance duties of owners of single-family premises.
1509.08   Owner's compliance.
1509.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Required in high rise apartments and condominiums - see Ohio R.C. 3781.104; OAC Ch. 4101:2-89
   Carbon monoxide detectors - see FIRE PREV. Ch. 1510
1509.01 AUTHORITY OF FIRE CHIEF TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.
   Authority is hereby conferred upon the Chief of the Fire Department to adopt and promulgate regulations based on the standards of a nationally recognized organization embodying details of installation, construction and disposal of smoke detectors to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 5416-1978. Passed 9-5-78.)
1509.02 BUILDINGS REQUIRING INSTALLATION.
   Approved smoke detector(s) shall be installed in the following buildings:
   (a)   Every newly constructed residential dwelling prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit.
   (b)   Every hotel, motel, apartment building, boarding house, dormitory, nursing home, home for the aged and health institutions, within one year from the date of passage of this section. However, if conditions exist which warrant the installation of smoke detector(s) in a shorter time period, the Fire Chief shall be empowered to order and secure compliance with such installation orders.
(Ord. 5416-1978. Passed 9-5-78.)
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