13-64-100 Permitted housing for elderly persons.

   Housing for elderly persons shall be permitted in buildings of Type 1A construction only.

(Prior code § 52-10)

13-64-110 Desk clerk requirements.

   For desk clerk requirements, see Chapter 15-4.

(Prior code § 52-11)

13-64-120 Smoke alarms – Required in all residential units.*

   All buildings of residential occupancy or mixed occupancy having any residential units shall be equipped with approved smoke alarms in the manner prescribed in this chapter.

(Prior code § 52-11; Amend Coun. J. 4-25-84, p. 6189; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 8)

* Editor's note – Prior Code § 52-11, codified in this section, originated in Coun. J. 3-21-77, p. 5109.

13-64-130 Smoke alarms – Location.

   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)

13-64-140 Smoke alarms – Stairwell installation.

   Multiple dwellings, as defined in Section 13-56-040, and buildings of mixed occupancy having any residential units shall contain not less than one approved smoke alarm at the uppermost ceiling of all interior stairwells. All approved smoke alarms herein required shall be installed on the ceiling, at least four inches from the wall or on a wall located from four to 12 inches from the ceiling.

(Prior code § 52-11.2; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-86, p. 33588; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 10)

13-64-141 Smoke detection system in lieu of smoke alarms.

   Smoke detectors listed in accordance with UL 268-09 and provided as part of the building fire alarm system shall be an acceptable alternative to single- and multiple-station smoke alarms and shall comply with the following:

   (1)   The fire alarm system shall comply with all applicable requirements in Chapter 15-16.

   (2)   Activation of a smoke detector in a dwelling unit or sleeping area other than a dwelling unit shall initiate alarm notification in the dwelling unit or sleeping area.

   (3)   Activation of a smoke detector in a dwelling unit or sleeping area other than a dwelling unit shall not activate alarm notification appliances outside of the dwelling unit or sleeping area, provided that a supervisory signal is generated and monitored in accordance with Chapter 15-16.

(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 11)

13-64-150 Smoke alarms and smoke detectors – Standards.

   All approved smoke alarms and detectors herein required shall be either the ionization chamber or the photoelectric type and shall comply with Title 14E. Smoke alarms shall bear the label of a nationally recognized standards testing laboratory that indicates that the smoke alarms have been tested and listed as a single or single and multiple station smoke alarms. All approved smoke alarms installed in buildings erected or converted to residential use on or after June 1, 1984, shall be permanently wired to the electrical service of each dwelling unit in accordance with the provisions of Title 14E.

   In buildings required to have a standard fire alarm system as specified in Chapter 15-16 and in buildings subject to Chapter 13-76, smoke detectors in dwelling units shall be of the type tested and listed for fire protection signaling systems and shall have an integral audible device.

(Prior code § 52-11.3; Amend Coun. J. 4-25-84, p. 6189; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-86, p. 33588; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 12)

13-64-151 Smoke alarms – Additional requirements.

   In: (i) all buildings erected or converted to residential use, and (ii) all dwelling units substantially altered, on or after January 1, 2018, smoke alarms shall also comply with the following requirements:

   (a)   Standards for listing and installation. Single- and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be listed in accordance with UL 217-06 and installed in accordance with NFPA 72-13.

   (b)   Required locations. Single- or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained, regardless of occupant load, at all of the following locations:

      (1)   On the ceiling or wall outside of each sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms.

      (2)   In each room used for sleeping purposes.

      (3)   In each story within a dwelling unit, 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)   Interconnection. Where more than one smoke alarm is required to be installed within an individual dwelling unit or sleeping area other than a dwelling unit, the smoke alarms shall be interconnected in such a manner that the activation of one alarm will activate all of the alarms in the individual unit. Physical interconnection of smoke alarms shall not be required where listed wireless alarms are installed and all alarms sound upon activation of one alarm. The alarm shall be clearly audible in all bedrooms over background noise with all intervening doors closed.

   (d)   Power source. In new construction, required smoke alarms shall receive their primary power from the building wiring and shall be equipped with a battery backup. Smoke alarms with integral strobes that are not equipped with battery backup shall be connected to an emergency electrical system in accordance with 14E-7-700. Smoke alarms shall emit a signal when the batteries are low. Wiring shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than as required for overcurrent protection.

   Exception: Smoke alarms are not required to be equipped with battery backup where they are connected to an emergency electrical system that complies with Section 14E-7-700.

(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 13)