(a) Smoke detectors shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate proximity of the bedrooms. At least one smoke detector shall be installed in or near 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 occupied area, excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics.
(b) For family units with split levels which are defined as adjacent levels with less than one full story separation between levels, a smoke detector is required outside of each separate sleeping area, in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms, and on every other floor level without an intervening door.
(Ord. A-2097. Passed 9-8-97.)
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