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Not less than one approved smoke alarm shall be installed in every residential unit as defined in Section 13-56-020. The smoke alarm shall be installed on the ceiling and at least four inches from any wall or on a wall located from four to 12 inches from the ceiling, and within 15 feet of all rooms used for sleeping purposes, with not less than one smoke alarm per level containing a habitable room or unenclosed heating plant.
(a) Installation near cooking appliances. Smoke alarms shall not be installed in the following locations unless this would prevent placement of a smoke alarm in a required location.
(1) Ionization smoke alarms shall not be installed less than 20 feet horizontally from a permanently installed cooking appliance.
(2) Ionization smoke alarms with an alarm-silencing switch shall not be installed less than 10 feet horizontally from a permanently installed cooking appliance.
(3) Photoelectric smoke alarms shall not be installed less than 6 feet horizontally from a permanently installed cooking appliance.
(b) Installation near bathrooms. Smoke alarms shall not be installed less than 3 feet horizontally from the door or opening of a room that contains a bathtub or shower unless this would prevent placement of a smoke alarm in a required location.
(Prior code § 52-11.1; Amend Coun. J. 4-25-84, p. 6189; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-86, p. 33588; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 9)