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ORDINANCE N0. 1093-B AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1982 EDITIGN OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE, OR CURRENTLY ENFORCED BUILDING CODE, AS AMENDED, AND ALSO KPJOWN AS THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; BY APiENDIh1G SECTION 1125, SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEMS, REQUIRING AND REGULATING SMOKE DETECTORS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING Tt1AT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERt'IS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE FINED IN HNY SUM NOT MORE THAN TtJO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COh1PLIANCE '~IITH THE OPEN MEETING LA4J; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF., BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: SECTION 1. Section 1125 of the Standard Building Code, 1982 Edition, or currently enforced building code, heretofore adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: "Section 1125. SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEMS. Every newly constructed dwelling and every newly constructed dwelling unit within an apartment house, condominium, duplex, townhouse, and every guest room in a hotel, motel, or boarding house, and every base~~nent or cellar within such dwellings sf~all be provided with an Underwriters Laboratories Incorporated rated or Faci:ory Mutual approved smoke detector, which may be~either 120 volt A.C. or battery operated. Care shall be exercised to insure that the installation of all smoke detectors herein required will not interfere with the operating characteris- tics of the detector. Audibility of the alarm. l.~hen activated, all detectors herein required shall provide an audible alarm recognizable as such when sleeping room() door(s) is completely closed." SECTION ~. F~NAI,- APPROVAL 1. F1pa1 approval for alb Smoke deteGtQr location(s) herein required for all r!~~I;AC~~ ~x~stin+~ G~nst~uptjon sha~1 b~~the responsibility of thy? Fire Marshalfor his duly authorsz~d representative, ~, Final approval and inspection for all smoke detector installation herein`required for all new~an~ exiting construction shall be the responsi- bility Qf the ~h1sf Building Inspector or his duly authorized representative. SECTION 3. LOCATION OF S~10t:E DETECTORS Unless otherwise specified herein, a smoke detector shall be mounted on the ceiling or wall in the hallway(s) giving access to the room(s) used for sleeping purposes The detector shall be located prior to or across from the entrance to the first room inside said hallway(s). If the detector is mounted on the wall, the complete unit shall not be located lower than twelve (12) inches from the ceiling.