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211 - Automatic Sprinklers & Alarms Systems - Village of Brown Deer
Ordinance #211
Zoning
Automatic Sprinklers & Alarms Systems - Village of Brown Deer
Section I
12. Smoke detectors in One, Two and Multi Family Dwellings:
(a) all dwelling units, vacant or occupied, including one, two and multi family dwellings, shall have installed working, approved, listed and labeled smoke detectors. Smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
(b) All one and two family dwellings built on or after June 1, 1980,shall have smoke detectors installed in compliance with the uniform dwelling code in effect at the time of construction.
(c) All one and two family dwellings built before June 1, 1980 shall have shall have at least one (1) smoke detector on each floor level of each unit, including the basement and any finished attic.
(d) All multi family dwellings shall have smoke detectors installed in compliance with Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 101, Section 101.145.
(e) The owner of the building shall be solely responsible for the installation and maintenance of the smoke detectors, to include battery replacement as required. The owner shall immediately, upon notice from the tenant, repair/;replace the smoke detector or replace the battery as needed.
(f) The tenant shall be responsible for informing the owner of any smoke detector malfunction, to include the need for a new battery.
(g) The owner shall furnish to the tenant at the beginning of a new lease or new tenancy, if applicable, written nice of the responsibilities of the tenant and the obligations of the owner regarding smoke detectors, their batteries and their maintenance. New batteries shall be installed in rental units when leased and the same shall be noted on the lease agreement signed by both the owner (or agent) and the tenant.
(h) It shall be unlawful for any person to, in anyway, make inoperable a smoke detector required under this chapter, except that this provision shall not apply to any building owner, manager, and/or agent in the normal procedure of maintenance including replacement of batteries.
(i) The Building Inspector, or his/her designee, shall monitor compliance with this section for one and two family dwellings and may perform enforcement inspection in, but not limited to, the following instances: when notified of title transfer, when rehabbed (repair/reconstruction of the interior of the building or structure which requires a permit under the applicable building code), or when inspected for any other building, electrical or plumbing purpose.
Section II
13. Carbon Monoxide Detectors in One and Two Family Dwellings:
(a) Definitions:
(1) "Fossil fuel" shall include coal, natural gas, kerosene, oil, propane and wood.
(b) All one and two family dwellings shall have not less than one approved carbon monoxide detector installed in each residential unit if the dwelling contains a fossil fuel powered appliance which is within the interior of the building or structure. The detector shall be installed within twenty feet outside the area of all sleeping rooms and in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications for installation.
(c) Every approved carbon monoxide detector shall comply with all applicable federal and state regulations, and shall bear the label of a nationally recognized standard testing laboratory, and shall meet the standard of UL 2034 or its equivalent. The Building Inspector, or his/her designee, may issue rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the implementation and administration of these provisions.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to, in any way, make inoperable a carbon monoxide detector required under this chapter, except that this provision shall not apply to any building owner, manager, and/or agent in the normal procedure of maintenance including replacement of batteries.
(e) The owner of the building shall be solely responsible for the installation and maintenance o the carbon monoxide detectors, to include battery replacement as required. The owner shall immediately, upon notice from the tenant, repair/replace the carbon monoxide detector or replace the battery as needed.
(f) The tenant shall be responsible for informing the owner of any carbon monoxide detector malfunction, to include the need for a new battery.
(g) The owner shall furnish to the tenant at the beginning of a new lease or new tenancy, if applicable, written notice of the responsibilities of the tenant and the obligations of the owner regarding carbon monoxide detectors, their batteries and their maintenance. New batteries shall be installed in rental units when leased and the same shall be noted on the lease agreement signed by both the owner (or agent) and the tenant.
(h) The Building Inspector, or his/her designee, shall monitor compliance with this section for one and two family dwellings and may perform enforcement inspections in, but not limited to, the following instances: when notified of title transfer, when rehabbed (repair/reconstruction of the interior of the building or structure which requires a permit under the applicable building code), or when inspected for any other building, electrical or plumbing purpose.
Zoning
Automatic Sprinklers & Alarms Systems - Village of Brown Deer
Section I
12. Smoke detectors in One, Two and Multi Family Dwellings:
(a) all dwelling units, vacant or occupied, including one, two and multi family dwellings, shall have installed working, approved, listed and labeled smoke detectors. Smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
(b) All one and two family dwellings built on or after June 1, 1980,shall have smoke detectors installed in compliance with the uniform dwelling code in effect at the time of construction.
(c) All one and two family dwellings built before June 1, 1980 shall have shall have at least one (1) smoke detector on each floor level of each unit, including the basement and any finished attic.
(d) All multi family dwellings shall have smoke detectors installed in compliance with Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 101, Section 101.145.
(e) The owner of the building shall be solely responsible for the installation and maintenance of the smoke detectors, to include battery replacement as required. The owner shall immediately, upon notice from the tenant, repair/;replace the smoke detector or replace the battery as needed.
(f) The tenant shall be responsible for informing the owner of any smoke detector malfunction, to include the need for a new battery.
(g) The owner shall furnish to the tenant at the beginning of a new lease or new tenancy, if applicable, written nice of the responsibilities of the tenant and the obligations of the owner regarding smoke detectors, their batteries and their maintenance. New batteries shall be installed in rental units when leased and the same shall be noted on the lease agreement signed by both the owner (or agent) and the tenant.
(h) It shall be unlawful for any person to, in anyway, make inoperable a smoke detector required under this chapter, except that this provision shall not apply to any building owner, manager, and/or agent in the normal procedure of maintenance including replacement of batteries.
(i) The Building Inspector, or his/her designee, shall monitor compliance with this section for one and two family dwellings and may perform enforcement inspection in, but not limited to, the following instances: when notified of title transfer, when rehabbed (repair/reconstruction of the interior of the building or structure which requires a permit under the applicable building code), or when inspected for any other building, electrical or plumbing purpose.
Section II
13. Carbon Monoxide Detectors in One and Two Family Dwellings:
(a) Definitions:
(1) "Fossil fuel" shall include coal, natural gas, kerosene, oil, propane and wood.
(b) All one and two family dwellings shall have not less than one approved carbon monoxide detector installed in each residential unit if the dwelling contains a fossil fuel powered appliance which is within the interior of the building or structure. The detector shall be installed within twenty feet outside the area of all sleeping rooms and in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications for installation.
(c) Every approved carbon monoxide detector shall comply with all applicable federal and state regulations, and shall bear the label of a nationally recognized standard testing laboratory, and shall meet the standard of UL 2034 or its equivalent. The Building Inspector, or his/her designee, may issue rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the implementation and administration of these provisions.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to, in any way, make inoperable a carbon monoxide detector required under this chapter, except that this provision shall not apply to any building owner, manager, and/or agent in the normal procedure of maintenance including replacement of batteries.
(e) The owner of the building shall be solely responsible for the installation and maintenance o the carbon monoxide detectors, to include battery replacement as required. The owner shall immediately, upon notice from the tenant, repair/replace the carbon monoxide detector or replace the battery as needed.
(f) The tenant shall be responsible for informing the owner of any carbon monoxide detector malfunction, to include the need for a new battery.
(g) The owner shall furnish to the tenant at the beginning of a new lease or new tenancy, if applicable, written notice of the responsibilities of the tenant and the obligations of the owner regarding carbon monoxide detectors, their batteries and their maintenance. New batteries shall be installed in rental units when leased and the same shall be noted on the lease agreement signed by both the owner (or agent) and the tenant.
(h) The Building Inspector, or his/her designee, shall monitor compliance with this section for one and two family dwellings and may perform enforcement inspections in, but not limited to, the following instances: when notified of title transfer, when rehabbed (repair/reconstruction of the interior of the building or structure which requires a permit under the applicable building code), or when inspected for any other building, electrical or plumbing purpose.