(a) Owners of each new and existing One-, Two- and Three-family Dwelling, as defined by the Residential Code of the Village of Chagrin Falls for One-, Two-and Three-family Dwellings, shall install UL 217 approved smoke alarms whenever any one or more of the following circumstances occur, except as provided in Section R313.1.1 of the Residential Building Code of Ohio for One-, Two-and Three-family Dwellings, which is incorporated herein by reference:
(1) A new dwelling or dwelling unit is constructed;
(2) Interior alterations, repairs or additions requiring a permit are undertaken; and/or
(3) When one or more sleeping rooms are added to or created in an existing dwelling. The smoke alarms shall be located as required by the Residential Code of the Village of Chagrin Falls for One-, Two- and Three-family Dwellings and the Village Fire Code. All new smoke alarms shall be continuously powered using 110 volts AC or power provided from an UL approved alarm panel specifically intended to power and monitor smoke alarms. All smoke alarms shall be provided with battery backup in case of the loss of primary AC power to the building and shall be interconnected so as to emit an alarm signal at all smoke alarm locations within the dwelling unit upon activation of any single smoke alarm. All smoke alarms shall be UL Listed and installed in accordance with the household fire warning provisions of NFPA 72 and the manufacturer’s instructions. No occupancy permit shall be granted until compliance with this section is determined by the Fire Chief of the Fire Department, the Officer in Charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, any member of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, the Building Inspector or the Assistant Building Inspector.
(b) Smoke alarms shall be installed in the following locations:
(1) In each sleeping room.
(2) Outside each separate sleeping area.
(3) On each additional story of the dwelling, including basements but not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwellings or dwelling units with split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke alarm installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level provided that the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level.
(c) Whoever violates any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. On a second or subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Each day of a continuing violation shall be deemed to be a separate offense. (Ord. 2011-06. Passed 1-24-11; Ord. 2019-64. Passed 11-11-19.)