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88-9261 UBC Local Amendments1 1 1 (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. Kunn-Cox iin9—Sli1e, Kan (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 [SEAL] ATTEST: XRobertl� Biles, City Clerk