10760
ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THAT
SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED
ON ALL ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS
THAT EXCEED $500.00 ON ALL RESIDENCES,
APARTMENTS, OR MOTELS, OR SIMILAR DWELLINGS,
WHERE CITIZENS LIVE IN WEST MEMPHIS,
ARKANSAS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. In every single family dwelling where
remodeling, alterations, or additions exceeding $500.00 are
made to the habitable living area of an existing residence,
or every dwelling unit within an apartment, house, condominium,
townhouse, motel, hotel, basement or cellar, there shall be
provided an approved, listed smoke detector installed in
accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and listing,
and when activated, the detector shall provide an audible alarm.
SECTION 2. A smoke detector shall be installed to
protect each separate sleeping area which may consist of
one (1) bedroom or immediately adjoining or adjacent bedroom
units of two (2) or more separate rooms and at the head of each
stairway leading to an occupied area. When activated the
detector shall provide an alarm which shall be clearly
audible in all bedrooms and over background noise levels with
all intervening doors closed.
~FC;TION 3. The test of the audibility level shall be
conducted with all household equipment in full operation.
Examples of such household equipment are, but not limited to,
air conditioners or room humidifiers.
fiF(":TTON 4. The test shall be conducted by the installer
in the presence of the owner or his authorized representative;
and, in the event an owner or his authorized representative
cannot be present for the installation test, the installer
shall submit to the owner a written notice that the smoke
detector was installed in accordance with the manufacturer's
specifications and tested and functioning properly.
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SECTION 5. It shall be the responsibility of the
owner of all of the above listed residential occupancies
to provide and install smoke detectors in full operating
condition. It shall be the responsibility of the occupant
to make the operational safety test and notify the owner
or lessor and/or managing agent in writing of any
malfunction.
SECTION 6. All Ordinances or Parts of Ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. Penalty. Any person or persons,
corporation, partnership, or association violating the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a violation
and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of ~(/~- Y ,
1981.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
MAYOR
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