Subject to the exceptions and conditions for compliance as stated herein, six months after the effective date of this subchapter, a smoke detector shall be required in any dwelling privately owned or rented for occupancy. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of each new and/or existing occupied dwelling unit to install a smoke detector in each dwelling unit as hereinafter provided. The smoke detector shall be capable of sensing visible or invisible particles of combustion and of providing a suitable alarm or visual alarm for the deaf or hearing impaired. This subchapter shall apply to any dwelling or dwelling unit, new or existing, which does not fall under the jurisdiction of the currently adopted State Building Code and/or the currently adopted Life Safety Code (LSC 101).
(1993 Code, § 52.02) Penalty, see § 94.99