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Chapter 14 – Building Code

14.62 SMOKE AND FIRE DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEMS IN PUBLIC
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

(1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to require installation of smoke and fire
detection and warning systems in public portions of residential buildings as well as
private dwellings in accordance with §§101.145 and 101.645, Wis. Stats., and this
section. Such systems will help to provide protection from death, personal injury
and property damage from the hazards of smoke and fire. It is anticipated that early
detection provided by such systems will result in the increased effectiveness in
emergency actions by Village departments.

(2) DEFINITIONS.

Approved systems. Those systems or detectors which have received an
approved rating by Underwriters Laboratory (UL).

Smoke detectors. Devices which detect visible or invisible particles or products of
combustion. Detectors shall be sensitive to any of the products of combustion,
except the detectors sensitive only to heat are not acceptable as smoke detectors.

(3) DETECTORS REQUIRED. Smoke detectors shall be provided in dwellings in the
Village as required by the pertinent sections of this Municipal Code as follows:

(a) Existing one and two family dwelling units as required by State statutes and
this Code.

(b) New one and two family dwelling units as required by this Code.

(c) Dwellings of 3 or more units as required by this Code.

(4) DUTY TO INSTALL. All smoke detectors required by this section shall be
installed by the owner of the building. All other smoke detectors required by this
section and not previously required shall be installed by the owner of the building.

(5) MAINTENANCE.

(a) The owner of the dwelling shall be responsible for maintaining the smoke
detectors and the smoke detection system in good working order.

(b) Tenants shall be responsible for informing the owner in writing of any smoke
detector malfunction within 5 days of the date of discovery of the malfunction.

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