Ordinance No. 18743 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

1873 3. Group R, Division l Gccupancies with a Group B, Division 1 park.~ng garage in the base- ment or first floor shall comply with section 7Q2 ~a~.. 4. Attic space partitions and draft stops shall comply with section .3245. ~2~ Subsection 1210{_a~ Fire darning Systems is hereby amended to read; ~a~_ F_ire warning systems .~ Every existing and new structure or buil~d~ng with a Group R occupancy shall be provided with smoke detectors conforming to UBC Standard 43-6 and the following: 1. Tn Group R, General Gccupancies detectors shall be located in accordance with approved manu- facturers instructions. When activated detectors shall provide an alarm in the immediate area lo- cated, dwelling unit, guest/sleeping room, corri- dors, etc. In new construction, required detectors shall receive primary power from the building's electrical wiring when such wiring is served from a commercial source. Wiring shall be permanent and without a disconnect switch other than those required for over-current protection. Detectors may be battery operated when installed in existing buildings, in buildings without commercial power, ar in buildings which undergo alteration, repair, etc., and when such work does not involve the cre- ation of additional una.ts or is a change of occu-~ panty . 2. In Group R, Division 1 occupancies every existing dwelling unit within an apartment house, and every guest room designed or used for sleeping purposes within a hotel or motel, shall be equipped with an approved smoke detector. Dc- tectors within apartment dwelling ~~nits shall be mounted on ceiling or walls in each unit at a point centrally located in the corridor or other area with access to the rooms used for sleeping purposes. In efficiency or studio apartments and within hotel and motel guest units, the detectors shall be centrally located on the ceiling or wall. Detectors inside dwelling units or sleeping rooms, if awall-mounted detector is used, shall not be less than six inches or more than l2 inches from the ceiling Where dwelling units and sleeping rooms are an an upper level, additional detectors shall be placed at an accessible location as close as practical to the center of the ceiling directly above the stairways. The owner of each hotel or motel, or his designee, shall inspect and service each detector every 12 months. A re- cord shall be maintained for each detector list- ing the date installed, dates inspected, and dates serviced, if any. This record shall be available 4rdinar~ce -- 3