(a) Every rooming house operator is hereby required to install and maintain in full operating condition throughout the rooming house building, structure, or portion thereof, an automatic fire alarm system of a type approved by the Massillon Fire Department. The automatic fire alarm system shall be used for detection and signaling in the event of fire. The automatic detecting devices shall be smoke detectors, except an approved alternate type of detector shall be installed in spaces such as kitchens, furnace rooms, and boiler rooms where during normal operation, products of combustion are present in sufficient quantity to cause alarm.
(b) Every rooming house operator who operates a rooming house occupied by more than eight persons, exclusive of staff, is hereby required to install and maintain in full operating condition throughout the rooming house building, structure, or portion thereof, a fire suppression system, ei. a mechanical system designed and equipped to detect and suppress or control a fire and type approved by the Massillon Fire Department.
(c) Every rooming house shall be provided with portable fire extinguishers of a size, type and location that is approved by the Massillon Fire Department. Fire extinguishers shall be provided on each floor level installed in a location visible and readily accessible to the occupants.
(Ord. 176-1984. Passed 1-7-85.)