(a) A minimum early fire warning system shall be installed and in operation in every family dwelling, apartment, condominium unit, dormitory building. .For the purpose of installation and maintenance only, the applicable sections of the National Fire Protection Association Standard No.72 Chapter 11, Single-and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems shall be considered accepted engineering practice for family dwelling, apartment, condominium unit, dormitory building only. Each dwelling unit, apartment and condominium unit shall have at least one smoke detector installed on every level of the dwelling unit, apartment, condominium unit, dormitory building and shall have at least one smoke detector installed in the immediate vicinity but outside of all sleeping rooms. Alarm signaling devices shall be clearly audible (minimum of 85 decibels) in all bedrooms within the dwelling unit, apartment, condominium unit or dormitory building when all intervening doors are closed.
(b) A minimum early fire warning system shall be installed and in operation in every places of assembly, businesses, education facilities, factory and industrial facilities, high hazard facilities, institutional structures, mercantile structures, storage facilities, utility and miscellaneous structures which does not have an automatic smoke detection system or sprinkler system in conformity with the rules of the Board of Building Standards adopted pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3781.10. For the purpose of installation and maintenance only, the following shall be considered as accepted engineering practice:
(1) Daytime Only Occupied Structures- Occupancies consisting of places of assembly, businesses, education facilities, factory and industrial facilities, high hazard facilities, institutional structures, mercantile structures, storage facilities, utility and miscellaneous structures which do not contain facilities for sleeping, do not have incapacitated or restrained occupants, or persons thereof not able to perform self-rescue, the use of battery powered, stand alone smoke detectors will be considered as acceptable engineering practices. Maintenance and compliance verification shall be documented and accessible to the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) that at a minimum:
A. Batteries have been replaced at six (6) month intervals.
B. Smoke detectors have been tested for operational readiness on a monthly basis.
(2) Day and Night Occupied Structures- Occupancies consisting of places of assembly, businesses, education facilities, factory and industrial facilities, high hazard facilities, institutional structures, mercantile structures, storage facilities, utility and miscellaneous structures which do contain facilities for sleeping, do have incapacitated or restrained occupants, or persons thereof not able to perform self-rescue, an early warning fire system capable of alerting all occupants shall be considered as acceptable engineering practices. This early fire warning system shall:
A. When one alarm is activated all alarms shall be activated.
B. Alarm signaling devices shall be clearly audible (minimum of 85 decibels) in all bedrooms within the dwelling unit, apartment, condominium unit or dormitory building when all intervening doors are closed.
(3) Maintenance and compliance verification shall be documented and accessible to the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) that at a minimum:
A. Batteries have been replaced at six (6) month intervals.
B. Smoke detectors have been tested for operational readiness on a monthly basis.
(Ord. 14-2006. Passed 4-20-06.)
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