2025-76 Ordinance Amending City Code - Chapter 70 - Property Maintenance Code

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Chapter 70 the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level if the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level;however, if there is an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke detector shall be installed on each level. (3) Every structure which(i)contains more than one dwelling unit, or(ii)contains at least one dwelling unit and is a mixed-use structure, shall contain at least one approved smoke detector at the uppermost ceiling of each interior stairwell. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling, at least 6 inches from the wall, or on a wall located 6 to 12 inches from the ceiling, measure to the top of the detector. (mm)704.2.2 Interconnection is now 704.6.2 (nn) 704.2.3 Power Source is now 704.6.3 (oo) 705 Carbon Monoxide Alarm Detectors. Definitions: (i) "Approved carbon monoxide alarm" or"alarm"means a carbon monoxide alarm that complies with all the requirements of the rules and regulations of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, bears the label of a nationally recognized testing laboratory, and complies with the most recent standards of the Underwriters Laboratories or the Canadian Standard Association. (ii)Dwelling Unit. A room or suite of rooms used for human habitation, and includes a single family residence as well as each living unit of a multiple family residence and each living unit in a mixed use building. (iii) Section 1. Carbon Monoxide Detector. (a) Every dwelling unit shall be equipped with at least one approved carbon monoxide alarm in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. The carbon monoxide alarm may be combined with smoke detecting devices provided that the combined unit complies with the respective provisions of the administrative code, reference standards, and departmental rules relating to both smoke detecting devices and carbon monoxide alarms and provided that the combined unit emits an alarm in a manner that clearly differentiates the hazard. (b) Every structure that contains more than one dwelling unit shall contain at lease one approved carbon monoxide alarm in operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. (c) It is the responsibility of the owner of a structure to supply and install all required alarms. It is the responsibility of a tenant to test and to provide general maintenance for the alarms within the tenant's dwelling unit or rooming unit, and to notify the owner or the authorized agent of the owner in writing of any deficiencies that the tenant cannot correct. The owner is responsible for providing one tenant per dwelling unit the written information regarding alarm testing and maintenance. The tenant is responsible for replacement of any required batteries in the carbon monoxide alarms in the tenant's dwelling unit, except that the owner shall ensure that the batteries are in operating condition at the time the tenant takes possession of the dwelling unit. The tenant shall provide the owner or the authorized agent of the owner with access to the dwelling unit to correct any deficiencies in the carbon monoxide alarm that have been reported in writing to the owner or the authorized agent of the owner. (d) The carbon monoxide alarms required may be either battery powered, plug-in with battery back-up, or wired into the structure's AC power line with secondary battery back-up. Exemptions: The following residential units shall not require carbon monoxide detectors: (1) a residential unit in a building that: (i) does not rely on combustion of fossil fuel for heat, ventilation, or hot water; (ii) is not connected in any way to a garage; and (iii) is not sufficiently close to any ventilated source of