88-9230 Smoke Detector Require(Published in The Salina Journal Januarydq, 1988)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 88-9230
AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE MAINTENANCE AND USE OF
DWELLING UNITS AND GUEST ACCOMMODATIONS WITH SLEEPING ROOMS
WITHIN THE CITY OF SALINA; REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF SMOKE DETECTORS THEREIN AND PROVIDING FOR
INSPECTIONS TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE; AMENDING ARTICLE III, OF
CHAPTER. 8 OF THE SALINA CODE BY ADDING SECTION 8-38.
Kansas:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Section 1. That Article III of Chapter 8 of the Salina Code is hereby
amended by adding Section 8-38, which shall read as follows:
"Section 8-38. Amendment of Section 1210 of Chapter 12
of the Uniform Building Code.
Section 1210 of Chapter 12 of the Uniform Building Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
In new construction, required smoke detectors shall
receive their primary power from the building wiring when
such wiring is served from a commercial source. Wiring
shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other
than those required for overcurrent protection. Smoke
detectors may be battery operated when installed in existing
buildings, or in buildings without commercial power, or in
buildings which undergo alteration, repairs or additions
regulated by the second paragraph of this section.
A smoke detector shall be installed in the basement of
dwelling units having a stairway which opens from the
basement into the dwelling. Such detector shall be
connected to a sounding device or other detector to provide
an alarm which will be audible in the sleeping area.
(b) Inspections. Whenever a permit issued by the
Permits and Inspection Division for any alteration, addition
or repair to a Group R, Division 1 or 3 occupancy, a code
enforcement inspection shall be conducted by the building
inspection staff to determine compliance with this section.
Group R, Division 1 occupancies and commercial structures
with sleeping rooms shall also be inspected annually by the
fire department to determine compliance with this section. A
refusal by the owner and/or occupant to submit to an
inspection shall lead to a presumption that the premises is
not equipped with approved smoke detectors and will result
in a citation being issued.
(a) Smoke detectors. Every dwelling unit and every
guest room in a hotel, lodging house, apartment house, or
mobile home used for sleeping purposes shall be provided
with smoke detectors conforming to Uniform Building Code
Standard No. 43-6. In dwelling units, detectors shall be
mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in
the corridor or area giving access to rooms used for sleeping
purposes. In an efficiency dwelling unit, hotel sleeping
room, and in hotel suites, the detector shall be centrally
located on the ceiling of the main room or hotel sleeping
room. Where sleeping rooms are on an upper level, the
detector shall be placed at the center of the ceiling directly
above the stairway. All detectors shall be located in
accordance with approved manufacturers instructions. When
activated, the detector shall provide an alarm in the dwelling
unit or guest room.
In new construction, required smoke detectors shall
receive their primary power from the building wiring when
such wiring is served from a commercial source. Wiring
shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other
than those required for overcurrent protection. Smoke
detectors may be battery operated when installed in existing
buildings, or in buildings without commercial power, or in
buildings which undergo alteration, repairs or additions
regulated by the second paragraph of this section.
A smoke detector shall be installed in the basement of
dwelling units having a stairway which opens from the
basement into the dwelling. Such detector shall be
connected to a sounding device or other detector to provide
an alarm which will be audible in the sleeping area.
(b) Inspections. Whenever a permit issued by the
Permits and Inspection Division for any alteration, addition
or repair to a Group R, Division 1 or 3 occupancy, a code
enforcement inspection shall be conducted by the building
inspection staff to determine compliance with this section.
Group R, Division 1 occupancies and commercial structures
with sleeping rooms shall also be inspected annually by the
fire department to determine compliance with this section. A
refusal by the owner and/or occupant to submit to an
inspection shall lead to a presumption that the premises is
not equipped with approved smoke detectors and will result
in a citation being issued.
(c) Enforcement. Should an inspection reveal that a
dwelling unit or structure is not equipped with approved
smoke detectors, or should a fire occur in any dwelling unit
or structure, and that dwelling unit or structure is found
not to be equipped with operable smoke detectors as
required herein, the owner and/or occupant of said property
shall be in violation of this section and shall be issued a
citation for "Failure to Comply". A recheck will be made
within fourteen (14) days after the first citation was issued.
A second citation will be issued upon the recheck if
compliance has not been completed, and each seven (7) days
thereafter shall constitute a separate violation for which
subsequent citations will be issued.
(d) Violations. Violation of this ordinance shall be a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, a fine of fifty
dollars ($50) per citation, plus court costs, shall be levied."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
Introduced: January 11, 1988
Passed: January 25, 1988
Stephen C. Ryan, Mayor
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
Vobert K. Biles, City Clerk