(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(1) Those terms defined in M.S. § 299F.362(1), as it may be amended from time to time, shall also carry those meanings when they appear below in smoke detector regulations.
(2) Those terms defined in M.S. § 299F.50, as it may be amended from time to time, shall also carry those meanings when they appear below in carbon monoxide detector regulations.
(3) For purposes of this section only, the phrases SINGLE-FAMILY HOME and SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT mean a dwelling unit occupied by a person living alone, or any of the following groups living together as a single non-profit housekeeping unit and sharing common living, sleeping, cooking and eating facilities:
(a) Any number of people related by blood, marriage, adoption, guardianship or other duly authorized custodial relationship;
(b) Three unrelated people; or
(c) Two unrelated people and any children related to either of them.
(4) When inspecting for compliance with this section, city inspectors shall presume that any dwelling with only one dwelling unit is a single-family home and a single-family dwelling unit for purposes of this subdivision and will not inquire regarding the relationships between occupants, but this presumption may be rebutted by information volunteered by an owner or occupant.
(B) In single-family homes or single-family dwellings.
(1) Single and multiple station smoke alarms shall be installed in the following locations:
(a) In each room used for sleeping purposes;
(b) On the ceiling or wall outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms; and
(c) 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.
(2) Smoke detectors improperly located or mounted may be required to be relocated or remounted; and
(3) The dwelling must have an approved and operational carbon monoxide alarm installed within ten feet of each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes.
(C) In residential structures other than single-family homes:
(1) For every other dwelling unit within an apartment house or within a dwelling that is not a single-family home:
(a) Each dwelling unit must be provided with a smoke detector meeting the requirements of the State Fire Code, Minn. Rules Chapter 7511;
(b) Smoke detectors must be mounted in the location or locations set forth in division (B)(1) above;
(c) When actuated, the detector must provide an alarm in the dwelling unit; and
(d) Where the occupant is not the owner of the dwelling unit, the owner is responsible for maintenance of the smoke detectors. The occupant of a dwelling unit must inform the owner of the dwelling unit of a non-functioning smoke detector within 24 hours of discovering that the smoke detector in the dwelling unit is not functioning.
(2) The following regulations apply to multi-family dwellings:
(a) Subject to the exception in division (C)(2)(b) below, every dwelling unit in a multi-family dwelling must satisfy at least one of these two standards:
1. It must have an approved and operational carbon monoxide alarm installed within ten feet of each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes; or
2. It must have approved and operational carbon monoxide alarms installed between 15 and 25 feet of carbon monoxide producing central fixtures and equipment, provided there is a centralized alarm system or other mechanism for responsible parties to hear the alarm at all times.
(b) An owner of a multi-family dwelling that contains minimal or no sources of carbon monoxide may be exempted from the requirements of division (C)(2)(a) above, provided that the owner has certified to the Commissioner of Public Safety that the multi-family dwelling poses no foreseeable carbon monoxide risk to the health and safety of the dwelling units.
(Ord. 163, passed 7-1-2013) Penalty, see § 10.99