(A) Smoke detectors.
(1) Smoke detectors, either battery-operated or electrical, having the approval of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., shall be installed in each sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms.
(2) After December 31, 2012, when installing a new smoke alarm or replacing an existing smoke alarm, install a tamper-resistant, ten-year lithium battery smoke alarm. However, said design is not required in either of the following circumstances:
(a) The dwelling is equipped with a hardwired smoke alarm with a battery backup.
(b) The dwelling is equipped with a smoke detector combined with a carbon monoxide detector that meets the requirements provided in subsection (B).
(B) Carbon monoxide detectors. Dwellings shall have a minimum of one operable carbon monoxide detector per level, either battery-operated or electrical, that is listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (such as Underwriters Laboratories). This section applies only to dwellings having a fossil-fuel burning heater, appliance, or fireplace, and in any building or structure having an attached garage. Any operable carbon monoxide detector installed before January 1, 2010, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section.
(Ord. No. 23-082, § 1, passed 12-14-2023)