(a) Criteria for Smoke Detectors.
(1) The location and number of smoke detectors required shall be based upon NFPA 74-1975 as now existing and as from time to time amended hereafter, captioned "standard for the installation, maintenance and use of household fire warning systems".
(2) There shall be a smoke detector installed:
A. Within each story of each required family living unit, including basements but excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics;
B. Within the immediate vicinity of all sleeping areas. At least one of these detectors on any floor with sleeping areas shall be of a tamperproof, enclosed battery variety.
(3) No smoke detector shall satisfy the requirements herein unless it shall bear the label of a nationally recognized testing laboratory.
(4) All detectors shall be sensitive to both visible and invisible products of combustion and shall not be acceptable if such smoke detectors are sensitive to heat only.
(b) Criteria for Carbon Monoxide Detectors.
(1) At least one carbon monoxide (CO) detector shall be installed in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping area, as per manufacturer's specifications, in any applicable dwelling unit that is heated by fossil fuel without a detached garage.
(2) The carbon monoxide (CO) detectors shall be approved by a recognized testing agency by the State of Ohio or NFPA and shall be capable of sensing the presence of carbon monoxide gas and providing a suitable alarm thereof when current applicable standards for low-level threshold concentrations of the gas are reached.
(3) When bedroom or sleeping areas are not fully enclosed or separated from other living areas within a living or sleeping unit, the smoke detector and carbon monoxide (CO) detector shall be installed nearest the area designated for sleeping, as per the manufacturer's specifications.
(c) Alternate Systems.
(1) As an alternate to self-contained smoke detectors, an approved fire detection system may be installed. Each fire detection system shall be individually approved by the Fire Chief. Where a carbon monoxide (CO) detector is required, a combination smoke detector / carbon monoxide (CO) detector may be used provided the unit meets all current codes and standards for each application and that the detector be tamper-proof in which a long-life battery pack, if so powered, is sealed within the detector. Such combination detectors shall be individually approved by the Fire Chief.
(Ord. 2015-7. Passed 5-26-15.)