2007-21 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 70 - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE

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least one a roved carbon nionoxide alarm in an o erati condition within 15 feet of every room used f�r.sleepin�purposes. The carbo monoxide alarm ma be combined with smoke det;ctin devices rovided that t e combined unit com lies with the res ective rovisions of the administrative cod reference standards and de artmental rules relatin to both smoke detectin devi ces and carbon monoxide alarms and rovided that the combined unit emits an ala in a manner that clearl differentiates the hazard. b Ever structure that contai s more than one dwellin unit shall contain at lease one a roved carbon mo oxide alarm in o eratin condition within 15 feet of ever room used for slee i u oses. c It is the res onsibilit of the owner of a structure to su 1 and in tall all re uired alarms. It � is the res onsibilit of a tenant to test and to rovide neral maintenance for the 1 S ' ' i r r m'n ni an to notif the owner or a arm. wrthin the tenant s dwellm un t o 0o i u t d , the authorized a ent of the owner in writin of an d ficiencies that the tenant cannot correct. The owner is res onsible for rovidin o e tenant er dwellin unit the written information re ardin alarm testin and m intenance. The tenant is responsible for replacement of any required batteries in t e carbon monoxide alarms in the tenant's dwellin� unit, except that the owner shall nsure that the batte� s are in o eratin condition at the time the tenant takes osse sion of the dwellin unit. The tenant shall rovide the owner or the authorized a e t of the owner wit �access to the dwellin unit to correct an deficiencies in the c rbon monoxide al�trm that have been re orted in writin to the owner or the authori ed a ent of the owner.�d� The carbon monoxide alarms re uired ma be either bat er owered lu -ir► with batterv back-up, or wired into the structure's AC power ine with secondar batter back-u . Exem tions: The followin residential unit shall not re uire carbon monoxide detectors: 1 a residential unit in a buildin that: i does not rel on � combustion of fossil fuel for heat ventilation or hot w�a er; ii) is not connected in an � wa to a ara e• and iii is not sufficientl close t an ventilated source of carbon monoxide as determined b the local buildin fficial to receive carbon monoxide from that source. 2 a residential unit that is ot sufficientl close to an � source of carbon monoxide so as to be at risk of receiv'n carbon monoxide from ; that source, as determined by the local buildin� official. (iii) PM-8: Penalt . That no erson firm or co oration s all erect construct alter extend, re air remove demolish maintain o erate use r occu an structure or equi�ment regulated by the provisions of this cha te or of the Code ado ted hereb �, or b the rules or directives romul ated or no ices issued thereunder or cause the same to be done contrar to or in conflict wi or in violation of an of said rovisions rules directive or notices and an � rson firm or co oration violatin or found to be in violation thereof shall u on c nviction be fined no more than Five Hundred Dollars $500.00 for each offense and each da on which a violation occurs or continues shall be considered a se ara e offense. �� „ �� , �� „ �� „ �,o ..;*;� �a�� r r„� n�a i nn � �.., aoiv*;,,,� ��,.o,.,,�a:�:,,.,oa *o�+va „a�� • , , � ' .