City of Saint Paul - File #: Ord 16-33

• File #: Ord 16-33
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/28/2016
• Title: Amending Chapter 39 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Alarms in Certain Buildings.
• Sponsors: Russ Stark
• Ward: Ward - all

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/30/2016	1	Mayor's Office	Signed
9/28/2016	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass
9/21/2016	1	City Council	Public Hearing Closed; Laid Over to Fourth Reading/Final Adoption	Pass
9/7/2016	1	City Council	Laid Over to Third Reading/Public Hearing
8/24/2016	1	City Council	Laid Over to Second Reading

Title

Amending Chapter 39 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Alarms in Certain Buildings.

Body

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:

SECTION 1

Chapter 39 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Chapter 39. - Smoke Detectors Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Alarms in Certain Buildings

Sec. 39.01. - Installation required.

Smoke detectors alarms and carbon monoxide alarms shall be maintained in dwellings, lodginghouses, apartment houses and hotels as required by Laws of Minnesota for 1977, Chapter 333 statutes 299F.362 and 299F.51, in accordance with the rules promulgated thereunder. In new construction, smoke detectors alarms shall be attached to a centralized AC primary electrical power source. Carbon monoxide alarms are allowed to be battery operated, plug-in, or attached to a centralized AC electrical power source.

Sec. 39.02. - Owner's responsibilities.

(a) The owner of a lodginghouse, apartment house, hotel or rented dwelling shall deliver to the occupant of each dwelling unit or guest room a written explanation of the location and operation of each smoke detector alarm and carbon monoxide alarm, and instructions describing the actions to be taken when an alarm sounds and the procedures for testing the detectors alarms and for contacting the owner or his representative when a low-battery tone sounds or power light fails.

(b) The owner of a lodginghouse, apartment house, hotel or rented dwelling shall maintain all required smoke detectors alarms and carbon monoxide alarms and shall repair or replace, within twenty-four (24) hours after notification, any detector alarm that is defective or nonoperative.

(c) The owner of property requiring smoke detectors alarms and carbon monoxide alarms and requiring a certificate of occupancy shall file with each application for renewal of a certificate of occupancy an affidavit stating that all detectors alarms...