88-9261 UBC Local Amendments1
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(Published in The Salina Journal August S-, 1988)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 88-9261
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SALINA CODE SECTION 8-38 AS IT
AMENDS SECTION 1210 OF CHAPTER 12 OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
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 ENFORCEMENT MEASURES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 8-38 of the Salina Code is hereby amended to
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:
(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 operable 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 manufacturer's 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 over current protection. Smoke
detectors may be battery operated when installed in existing
buildings, or in buildings without commercial power.
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 is 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. If
entry for the purpose of such inspection is refused, the
building official or his authorized representative shall have
recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry,
including, but not limited to, application for a warrant or an
order of the municipal court or the district court authorizing
the inspection.
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(c) Enforcement.
(1) In case of fire. Should a fire occur in any
dwelling unit or structure, and that dwelling unit
or structure is found not be be equipped with
approved and operable smoke detectors as required
herein, the owner and/or occupant, if the
occupant is or may be responsible for the
violation, shall be charged with a violation of this
section. In addition, the owner and/or occupant
shall be issued a "Notice to Comply."
(2) Inspection. Should an inspection made
pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this section
reveal that a dwelling unit or structure is not
equipped with approved and operable smoke
detectors as required herein, the owner and/or
occupant, if the occupant is or may be responsible
for the violation, shall be issued a "Notice to
Comply."
(3) Notice to comply. The owner and/or occupant
given such "Notice to Comply" shall be allowed ten
(10) days in which to comply with this section. A
reinspection will be made following expiration of
the ten (10) day compliance period within fourteen
(14) days. If, upon reinspection, it is found that
compliance has not been completed, the owner
and/or occupant of the property shall be charged
with violation of this section. Each seven (7)
days thereafter shall constitute a separate violation
for which subsequent charges will be issued.
(d) Violations. Violation of this ordinance shall be a
misdemeanor."
Section 2. That the existing Section 8-38 of the Salina Code is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
Introduced: July 18, 1988
Passed: August 1, 1988
S ney oderberg, ayor
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ATTEST:
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Biles, City Clerk