Residential Requirements (All new and Existing Structures)

1.  A Smoke detector is required on the ceiling or wall outside of each sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms (within 15′ of bedroom door(s)).
2.  A smoke detector is required in each room used for sleeping.
3.  A smoke detector is required in each story within a dwelling unit, including basements and cellars but not crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwellings with split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent lower level provide that the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level.
4.  A CO detector is required within the immediate vicinity of bedrooms (within 15′).

Note: Existing newer constructed homes that may have more/extra detection devices installed as part of the fire detection system is to be maintained. The system is required to be fully operational at time of inspection.

Additional New Residential Construction Requirements:
Along with the above listed smoke detector devices and location requirements, new construction requires the following additional devices.

1. A smoke detector is required at the top of each stairway. Regarding a basement stairway, the device may be relocated to the bottom, with fire department approval, when the top of the stairway location is near the kitchen facilities.
2. A heat detector is required in any attached garages and shall be interconnected with smoke detectors.
3. A heat detector is required in the utility areas where a washer and dryer are installed and shall be interconnected with smoke detectors.

Notes:

1. All new and remodel construction requires devices (heat, smoke, & carbon monoxide detectors) to be supplied by a 120 volt circuit with battery back-up and shall be interconnected.
2. Existing dwellings that currently do not have devices connected to 120 volts may continue to be powered by battery. If additional smoke detectors are required at inspection time, the additional devices are allowed to be installed with battery power.