(a) At least one smoke detector shall be installed to protect each sleeping area. A sleeping area is defined as the area or areas of the family living unit in which the bedrooms, or sleeping rooms, are located. Where bedrooms or rooms ordinarily used for sleeping are separated by other use areas, such as kitchens or living rooms, but not bathrooms or closets, they shall be considered as separate sleeping areas for the purpose of this section.
(b) At least one smoke detector shall be installed at the head (top) of each stairway leading up to an occupied area in such a manner as to assure that rising smoke is not obstructed in reaching the detector and the detector intercepts rising smoke before it reaches the sleeping area.
(c) In two-story dwellings, split level or colonial structures, two smoke detectors, one each on the first and second floors, must be installed consistent with subsections (a) and (b) hereof. The exact location of the fire detectors shall be at the discretion of the Building Department.
(Ord. 35-1980. Passed 9-22-80.)