(a) All smoke detectors installed in compliance with this chapter shall be listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, as recognized in NFPA 72 as listed in rule 1301:7-7-45 of the Ohio Administrative Code.
(b) (1) All smoke detectors installed in compliance with this chapter shall be powered by the 110 Volt AC building electrical system, provided, however, that smoke detectors installed in one- and two-family dwellings that were constructed prior to the effective date of this chapter may be approved battery-operated detectors.
(2) Where battery-operated smoke detectors are permitted by this section, it shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property to install the required detectors, and it shall be the responsibility of the occupant of the property to maintain the battery and clean the detector per the manufacturer’s guidelines so that the detector will be operative at all times.
(c) In buildings that are constructed after the effective date of this chapter, where, because of the physical arrangement of an apartment or a one- or two-family dwelling, the provisions of this chapter require the installation of more than one smoke detector per dwelling unit, the required detectors shall be interconnected with each other so that activation of any one detector in the dwelling unit shall cause all required detectors to emit a signal.
(d) In buildings that are constructed after the effective date of this chapter, when the facility is to be used primarily for the housing of elderly persons, or persons with physical hearing limitations or mental disorders, all required smoke detectors shall be capable of providing a visual and audible signal of a fire condition and shall be in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard 72G.
(e) Prior to the sale or transfer of title to property subject to the requirements of this chapter, the seller or transferor shall comply with the provisions hereof and shall obtain a certificate of compliance from an authorized inspector.
(Ord. 87-86, passed 12-29-1987; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 6-10-2010)