(a) A single-station smoke detector with alarm shall be installed within each dwelling unit and guest room in all Group R, Division 1, 2, and 3 Occupancies within three years of the date of adoption of this ordinance. The detector with alarm shall be furnished and installed as required by Section 907.2.10 of the San Francisco Building Code. Buildings which are certified by the Director as having installed the smoke and heat detection and alarm systems required under Section 909 and 910 of this Code and Section 907.2.10.of the San Francisco Building Code, and buildings which are equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed throughout in accordance with Chapter 9 of the San Francisco Building Code are exempt from the requirements of this Section. Except as noted below, battery-operated detectors are not acceptable. Buildings built prior to July 17, 1977, which have an approved smoke detector connected to the dwelling unit or guest room wiring, may be accepted provided that a licensed electrical contractor certifies that such detector and alarm in each unit complies with this Section.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings, a single-station smoke detector with alarm, energized either by the electrical system of the dwelling unit or by battery power, shall comply with this Section.
(2) No smoke detector shall be required in a hotel pursuant to this Section or Section
(or any subsection thereof) of the Building Code with respect to any hotel that is fully sprinklered in accordance with NFPA Recommended Standard No. 101, Life Safety Code. For purposes of this exception, a "fully sprinklered" hotel may include unsprinklered guest room bathrooms which are in excess of 55 square feet in area but which do not contain permanently installed combustible plastic vanity table or bath-shower fixtures.
(b) Property owners shall supply proof of compliance by following the procedures set forth in Section 907.2.10 of the Building Code.
(c) The building owner shall be responsible for the installation, testing and maintenance of the detector after installation. All such testing and maintenance shall be performed in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
(d) Smoke Detector Information Disclosure.
(1) Annual Smoke Detector Information Notice. On or before January 31, 2017, and on or before January 31 of each year thereafter, owners of a dwelling unit intended for human occupancy in which one or more units is rented or leased shall provide each tenant with a written notice regarding smoke alarm requirements on a form provided by the Fire Department as described in Section of the Fire Code.
(2) Posting Requirement. For all Apartment Houses as defined in this Code, the building owner shall post the notice referenced in subsection (d)(1) in at least one conspicuous location in a common area of each floor of the building.
(Added by Ord. 399-89, App. 11/6/89; amended by Ord. 161-92, App. 6/4/92; Ord. 350-95, App. 11/3/95; Ord. 256-07, App. 11/6/2007; Ord. 165-16
, File No. 160422, App. 8/11/2016, Eff. 9/10/2016)