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Home My Public Portal AboutORD11704 i BILL NO. 91-126 AMENDED SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN HALSEY ORDINANCE NO. 11704 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING THE FIRE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, BY SPECIFYING DUTIES OF RENTAL UNIT OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS PERTAINING TO SMOKE DETECTORS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance 11610 is amended by the deletion of subpart 15 and enacting a new subpart 15 in lieu thereof which shall read as follows: 6 (15) Delete section F-404.4 and insert the following in its place: (A) Applicability. The owner of each residential rental unit shall install smoke detectors and/or fire suppression systems prior to the occupance of said dwelling unit in compliance with the existing building code and fire codes of the ' City of Jefferson in effect at the date of occupance. r'. (B) Date of Installation. The owner of each existing dwelling or newly constructed or rehabilitated unit that is not at the effective date of this ordinance required to be protected by a smoke detector or fire suppression system shall install smoke detectors as required by this ordinance within three months of the effective date of this ordinance. (C) Location of Detectors. The owner of each existing dwelling or newly constructed or rehabilitated unit shall install at least one smoke detector to protect each sleeping area. In an efficiency, the owner shall install the smoke . detector in the room used for sleeping. In all other dwelling units, the owner shall install the smoke detectors outside the bedrooms, but in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping area. An owner subject to this ordinance shall install each smoke detector on the ceiling at a minimum of four inches from the side wall to the near edge of the detector or on a wall located four to twelve inches from the ceiling to the top of the detector and within fifteen feet of all rooms used for sleeping purposes, with not less than one detector per level containing a habitable room and in the basement or cellar. The smoke detector shall not be installed in dead air space, such as where the ceiling meets the wall. Where one or more sleeping area are located on a level above the cooking and living area,the smoke detector 1 . 1.. y;, `r ` i Ry:.;Y.h£ :1r t:t�t{F '5:. ;d ':+` i r Srr' } 'y ., r a .��y:✓i.;.,�. t; ._ „�„!f T. t ��±+kk}....p;�j l�S;�+i ��y .!Y.t t..�£ ,+1�€�{. 3�r a1+�'�s.+yan +T��;�,:�� zit+:51�,�r:.��.t•...� �„V^�'�,�L <?'t�d�y�"h'4�� e��w �',• '..� ` "5 z ✓ {ZrvE ,�� r s..,..£.i Z3 +fir Wr,.'�ry,t...�Y ty�'d,.;'�,"si�`L4`�w? 4"Z �(3 t for such sleeping areas shall be placed at the top of the stairway. An owner shall also install not less than one smoke detector on the uppermost ceiling, not less . ' than four inches from any wall, or on a wall, located four to twelve inches from :a ti the uppermost ceiling of all interior stairwells. For good cause shown, the Chief of the Fire Department or his designated department representatives have the x authority to modify the location requirements of this ordinance. b 't (D) Type of Detector. The owner shall install a smoke detector which t ;° is capable of sensing visible or invisible particles of combustion and emitting an audible signal and may be wired directly to the building Y g power supply, or may be powered by self monitored battery. The smoke detector shall comply with all the specifications of the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Standard UL217 Standard F 3, for Safety-Single and Multiple Stations Smoke Detectors) 2nd Edition. October 4, ' ± 1978 as revised May 19, 1988 or any recognized standard laboratory testing that iK certifies the detector meets the requirement of National Fire Protection Y.0 Association (NFPA) Standards 72E and 74. Smoke detectors shall bear the 1 abel of a nationally recognized standards testing laboratory that indicates that the smoke detectors have been tested and listed under the requirement of UL217 2nd Edition or NFPA 72E and 74. r (E) Duties of Owner and Occupant. It shall be the responsibility of ' the owner to supply and install on a continuing basis all required detectors. The owner shall be responsible for testing and maintaining detectors in common stairwells. It shall be the responsibility of the tenant to provide and maintain functional batteries after initial installation for each detector, to test and maintain detectors within dwelling units, and to notify the owner or authorized agent in writing of any deficiencies. The owner shall be responsible for providing each tenant with written information regarding detector testing and maintenance. The owner shall provide notice to the occupant of the respective duties of the parties and the potential penalties for violation of the ordinance. The owner shall t either: r 1. Post a notice which is 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches or larger inside the rental unit in a conspicuous space, or 2. Include a notice provision in the lease agreement, or 3. Provide notice in separate agreement or addendum to lease If the owner chooses to put the notice in the lease or in a separate agreement, the notice shall be in at least 12 point type. The notice shall be prepared in duplicate and shall be signed and dated by the occupant. One copy shall be given to the occupant and one copy shall be kept on file by the owner and this copy shall be available for inspection by the Chief of the Fire Department or his agent between 2 R ✓ i l: .. ,+ + ,,q.'4 rR ,, t > :;M.<.` �• N. � x4 + t�`1{dG� C"'�1. �tz?'� `�'�.�r��;r x A= � �z�`"r :!� . .. . ;x• �_'° "� .r -� i 1 u 1 , 3 ,c r 7+a. ,s3 a'' '", T rj•�, 'f m p t h k%x r r: si.t } :n "• .3. ,.."zu � t,H Aq,! . ; -" s'rz r e Ar..Vc° .Lr . a 9 a.m. and 4 p.m, Monday through Friday. At a minimum the notice shall include the items as set out in Attachment A to this ordinance. ys y. (F) Enforcement and Inspection, The Chief of the Fire Department or �E his designated department representatives shall have jurisdiction to inspect z dwelling units for the installation of any smoke detector required to be installed under this or any other ordinance. Said inspections may be held during reasonable daylight hours. If a unit is found to be in noncompliance, owner shall be notified that he or she has 48 hours to get the unit in compliance. Notice of noncompliance to the occupant of the unit shall be posted inside the unit. If after 48 hours the building is still not in compliance it shall be posted as uninhabitable and shall remain so posted until reinspected for full compliance with this ordinance. StF 1 (G) Tampering. It shall be unlawful for an , H� � g• y person to remove batteries ' or in any way snake smoke detectors inoperable. (H) Noncomplying Units. It shall be unlawful for an owner to ?ease a ? noncomplying unit. i (I) Penalty. A violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by the standard penalty authorized in Section 1-13 of the Code of the City of Jefferson. (The general code penalty is a fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or by both such fine and imprisonment.) k Sec= 2. Chapter 8, Buildings and Building Regulations of the Code of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, is hereby amended by the deletion of Section 8-19(J) Smoke Detectors in leased or rental residential units. }: Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. AI sed �� -3, 19 9� Approved Presi ng Officer Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk 3 r ..;�, 'C`1f A %• t.. ...y . !C :^.:'L4 a.. ': t:�< `rY'i., 17,.. N+ �sS.§°��Eii t1 # f'�+g.+r�J+ 1r �� y+Ag+ � 4LF� /�y .St M1.��,zr+.',�e!#� a �{'h'�,''�`"§P:;zt�fY'f'��}"? �'�s't` rt fi7`''"'.�at� , • r ATTACHMENT A NOTICE OF IDUTIES OF OWNER AND OCCUPANT RELATING TO SMOKE DETECTORS ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING OF THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT OF THIS RENTAL UNIT: OWNER THE OWNER SHALL SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED DETECTORS. THE OWNER SHALL MAINTAIN AND TEST ALL DETECTORS IN COMMON STAIRWELLS. THE OWNER SHALL PROVIDE OCCUPANT WITH WRITTEN INFORMATION REGARDING DETECTOR TESTING AND MAINTENANCE. OCCUPANT THE OCCUPANT SHALL PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN BATTERIES FOR THE DETECTORS. THE OCCUPANT SHALL TEST AND MAINTAIN DETECTORS WITHIN DWELLING UNITS. THE OCCUPANT SHALL NOTIFY OWNER IN WRITING IN CASE OF DEFICIENCY OF DETECTOR. PENALTY IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO REMOVE BATTERIES OR IN ANY WAY MAKE SMOKE DETECTORS INOPERABLE. VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $500.00 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING THREE MONTHS. THIS NOTICE IS WRITTEN IN 12 POINT TYPE 4 �t .... .}}L _Y '{`.., i'"� '��+".wr. ..:.:[iS.�i�.4 ,i r...�', . W 3f�4t.A:'w'w .�r...k„�k{'pT,�` n�� .` e''�'if;,t». n.`"a'�' ,�?�,"`,''4.r•fk}' ... ..s r ...�:...,.. _ _