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~."'" . Res. No. 2952--Forwarding to Boundary Commission recommendation -- for annexation of property located east of Arcadia . - Street and north of Harlow Road was read by number and title. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, that findings supporting the annexation as set forth in Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of May 2, 1978, be adopted by reference thereto; and that the resolution be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. C.B. 1712--Authorizing rezoning from County RA and AGT to City R-1 property located east of Arcadia Street and north of Harlow Road was read by council bill number and title only, there being no Councilor present requesting it be read in full. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, that findings supporting the rezoning as set forth in Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of May 2, 1978, be adopted by reference thereto; that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council; and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously. Lacking quorum of six Councilors present, the bill was held for second reading to July 24, 1978. C. Amendments to Fire Code Ordinance--Memo Distributed Manager said the proposed amendments addressed Council directions e and public testimony at its June 26 meeting in which it passed an ordinance adopting the new Fire Code. Four alternatives were suggested in consideration of inspection of fire detectors, with staff recommending Alternative No.1. Language changes also will allow smoke detectors to be installed on the wall and to be included in multiple corridors. Also, the amendment would provide release from responsibility for a landlord if a tenant removes batteries from smoke detectors .' Wendell Wick, Fire Marshal, reviewed the proposed amendments. He noted recordkeeping and inspection for Fire Department review would be required only for hotels and motels because of the transientcy of occupants. Regarding the six to twelve inches for wall mounting of smoke detec- tors, Mr. Williams wondered what part of the smoke detector should be measured to establish this correct mount. Mr. Wick said the top of the smoke detector should be no closer than six inches because of dead air space, and no lower than twelve inches because of the header of door entrances. He noted this conformed to the National Code language. Mr. Williams expressed another concern regarding how to prove whether or not the tenant has removed the battery. He wondered how it would be proved that the owner himself had not done so. Mr. Wick said the most likely case would be a tenant removing, as he might be bothered e 7/11/78--3 1f87