(A) All new and existing residential structures shall be provided with an automatic means of detecting the presence of fire and notifying the occupants in danger of such fire.
(B) Residential occupancies and terms used within this chapter shall be the same as those set forth in the Building Code.
(C) A minimum of 1 single station smoke detector shall be installed in each sleeping area, bedroom, guest room or suite in all multiple family uses, including; hotels, motels, lodging houses and boarding houses.
(1) A minimum of 1 single station smoke detector shall be installed in each sleeping area in all single-family residential uses. The detector(s) shall be located between sleeping areas and rooms where fires typically start, such as the kitchen, garage, basement or utility room.
(2) In buildings with only 1 sleeping area on a floor, the detector shall be located in the hallway outside the bedrooms as shown in Figure 1. In buildings with multiple sleeping areas on a floor, additional detectors shall be installed, 1 outside each bedroom area as shown in Figure 2. In multilevel buildings, detectors shall be located in sleeping areas and on each finished level of the building as shown in Figure 3. Basement level detectors shall be located in the bottom of the basement stairwells. Second floor detectors shall be located at the top of the stairwell, provided no door or other obstruction blocks the path of smoke.
(3) Each detector shall be installed in accordance with NFiPA 72E or NFiPA 74 as references in the Ohio Fire Code as adopted and made a part of the Tipp City Fire Code. When actuated, the smoke detector shall provide an alarm suitable to warn the occupants within the individual room or unit.
(D) Multiple family dwelling units 2 or more stories in height and having only 1 common means of egress shall be provided with at least 1 single station detector powered by the 110 Volt AC building electrical system at the top of the stairway.
(E) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property to provide the equipment and devices required by this chapter, and to properly maintain such equipment and devices, except that it shall be the responsibility of the occupant of all non-transient occupancies to test and provide general maintenance of any smoke detector and battery maintenance and/or replacement of the battery within their respective control so that the detector shall be operative at all times. The occupant shall notify the property owner immediately in the event the smoke detector is found to be defective. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to repair, or to provide and install a replacement smoke detector once notified by the occupant that a smoke detector is found to be defective.
(F) (1) It is prohibited for any person to deface, remove, alter, move, damage, destroy, or otherwise tamper with any smoke detector or any part of such system providing smoke detection that could cause any malfunction, defect, or other improper alarm to be transmitted or prevented from being transmitted when necessary.
(2) Persons duly authorized to perform service or maintenance work shall notify the code official when working on an automatic fire alarm system, and should make such notification when working on any other type of detection system.
(G) Housing, Building and Zoning Inspectors are authorized to enforce the applicable sections of this chapter to new and existing buildings used wholly or in part for residential purposes, where such Inspectors inspect such buildings in the ordinary course of their duties.
(1974 Code, § 92.03) (Ord. 36-92, passed 6-15-1992) Penalty, see § 92.99