13-64-260 Carbon monoxide detectors – Required in Class B institutional and Class C assembly units.

   Every new or existing building or part thereof hereafter designed, erected, altered or converted for the purposes of a Class B institutional unit or a Class C assembly unit as defined in Sections 13-56-050, 13-56-060 and 13-56-070 of this Code shall be equipped with approved carbon monoxide detectors.

(Added Coun. J. 3-23-94, p. 47711; Amend Coun. J. 3-6-96, p. 17599, effective 10-1-96)

13-64-270 Carbon monoxide detectors – Location; Class B institutional and Class C assembly units.

   In every Class B institutional unit as defined in Sections 13-56-050 and 13-56-060 and in every Class C assembly unit as defined in Section 13-56-070, not less than one approved carbon monoxide detector shall be installed per every 10,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, (a) on every floor on which a fossil fuel-burning appliance, boiler or furnace is located, and (b) on every floor heated by any type of warm air heating plant as described in Chapter 18-28 that burns fossil fuel. On every floor of a Class B institutional unit which contains sleeping quarters, one approved carbon monoxide detector shall also be installed within 15 feet of each room used for sleeping purposes that are either (a) located near a fossil fuel burning appliance, boiler or furnace or (b) heated by any type of warm air heating plant, as described in Chapter 18-28, which burns fossil fuel. Floor area shall be computed separately for each floor.

(Added Coun. J. 3-23-94, p. 47711; Amend Coun. J. 3-6-96, p. 17599, effective 10-1-96; Amend Coun. J. 7-31-96, p. 26646, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-14-07, p. 99609, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 20)

13-64-280 Carbon monoxide detectors – Buildings heated by central fossil fuel powered heating unit.

   In every building, regardless of occupancy, that is heated by a central fossil fuel powered heating unit, one approved carbon monoxide detector must be installed in the room containing the central heating unit.

(Added Coun. J. 3-2-94, p. 46875; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 21)

13-64-290 Fossil fuel defined.

   Whenever used in this chapter, the term “fossil fuel” shall include coal, natural gas, kerosene, oil, propane and wood.

(Added Coun. J. 3-2-94, p. 46875)

13-64-300 Penalties.

   Any person who violates Sections 13-64-190 through 13-64-280, for which a separate penalty is not provided, shall be fined in accordance with Section 13-12-040. Every day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(Added Coun. J. 3-2-94, p. 46875; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. VIII, § 15)