(A) In order to comply with this subchapter, only ionization or photo electric type detectors shall be installed.
(B) Smoke detectors shall be approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. (This means that the smoke detector itself shall be labeled and not just the cord.)
(C) Smoke detectors with power supplies other than a hard wire AC primary power source may be powered by self monitored batteries or operated from an electrical outlet which is fitted with a plug restraining device, provided that the outlet is not controlled by any switch other than the main power supply.
(D) Smoke detectors shall be placed in accordance with applicable national fire prevention association standards. Detectors may be ceiling or wall mounted, provided that if wall mounted they shall be within 12 inches, but not closer than six inches of the ceiling.
(E) In a dwelling unit which contains a well defined sleeping room separated from the other activity areas of the same unit, the detectors shall be located in the corridors within the unit or interior area giving access to the rooms used for sleeping purposes. Where sleeping areas are separated and/or where a single smoke detector will not adequately service all sleeping areas, there shall be smoke detectors installed adjacent to each sleeping area.
(F) In rooming unit, the smoke detector shall be centrally located in the ceiling.
(G) In a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units or any rooming unit, in addition to the requirements for individual smoke detectors in each dwelling unit or rooming unit, detectors shall be placed in centrally located areas so that smoke detectors will adequately service all sleeping areas.
(Ord. 02-82, passed 6-7-1982)