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18445 ~.i}. Section 38x8 is hereby added and shall read as follows: Section 388, Fire warnin S stems. 1. Group R, Da.yision l Occupancies. Effec- tive ~'uly 1, ~.97~9, every dwelling unit within exist- ing apartment hawses, and every guest room designed or used for sleeping purposes within. existing hotels and motels, shah. be equipped with an Underwriter Labors,tory approved battery or electrically operat- ed smoke detector. .Detectors within apartment dwell- ing units shah. be mounted on the ceiling or wall of each unit at a point centrally located in the cor- e ridor or other area giving access to rooms used for sleeping purposes, ~Tn efficiency or studio apart-- menu, and within hotel and motel guest .units, de- tectors shall be centrally located an the ceiling or wall. If a wall mounted smoke detector is used, it shall not be less than six inches or more than twe~.v'e inches from the ceiling. The owner of each hotel or motel, or his designee, shall inspect and service each smoke detector every twelve ~~12~ months. ~ record shall be maintained for each detector list- ing the date installed, dates inspected and dates serviced, if any. This record shall be available for inspection by the Fire Marshal. The following shall apply to smoke detectors within apartment house dwelling units: a. The building owner ar his designee shall post written instructions for the opera- tion of the smoke detector within each dwell- ing unit. b. The tenant of each dwelling unit shall be responsible for periodically testing the units smoke detector. The building owner or designee shall not be responsible if a ten- . ant removes~a battery from a smoke detector. c. Upon f aa~.ur.e of the detector, the tenant shall deliver a written notice of the failure to the building owner or his designee. d. The ow~,er sha~.l replace or repair the defective .detector within ten ~1 ~ } days from the date of the notice.. 2. Grow ~, Division 2 Occupancies. Group care facilities used for lodga,ng and supervision of more than five persons who are no handicapped, and whose place of residence is dictated by a respon- sible government authority, shall be equipped with approved smoke detectors. Such detectors shall be installed in each sleeping room and in the building exit system,. and shall be interconnected into the building's manual fire alarm. The building owner or his~~designee shall inspect and service each de- . Lector every six G6~ months. A record shall be maintained for each detector lasting the date in- ordinance - 6