MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                              3551

COMBUSTION (OTHER THAN HEAT) DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE
INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED IN ALL NEW EDUCATIONAL AND
INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS TWO STORIES OR MORE IN HEIGHT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE STANDARDS LISTED IN
THE BOCA FIRE CODE.

EACH DWELLING UNIT WITHIN A HOTEL,
MULTI-FAMILY, OR ONE AND TWO FAMILY BUILDING SHALL BE
PROVIDED WITH A MINIMUM OF ONE APPROVED SMOKE DETECTOR
SENSING VISIBLE OR INVISIBLE PARTICLES OF COMBUSTION
INSTALLED IN A MANNER AND LOCATION APPROVED BY THE FIRE
PREVENTION COMMISSION. WHEN ACTUATED, THE DETECTOR SHALL
PROVIDE AN ALARM SUITABLE TO WARN THE OCCUPANTS WITHIN
THE INDIVIDUAL DWELLING UNITS.]] EACH SLEEPING AREA
WITHIN ALL OCCUPANCIES CLASSIFIED RESIDENTIAL, AS DEFINED
IN CHAPTER 11 OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
LIFE SAFETY CODE, 1973 EDITION, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A
MINIMUM OF ONE APPROVED SMOKE DETECTOR SENSING VISIBLE OR
INVISIBLE PARTICLES OF COMBUSTION INSTALLED IN A MANNER
AND LOCATION APPROVED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION.
WHEN ACTIVATED, THE DETECTOR SHALL PROVIDE AN ALARM
SUITABLE TO WARN THE OCCUPANTS.

(B)    EACH DWELLING UNIT WITHIN EXISTING HOTELS AND
MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS OF TEN UNITS OR MORE WHICH CANNOT
CONFORM WITH THE [[BUILDING]] EXITING REQUIREMENTS OF THE
[[BASIC]] LIFE SAFETY CODE SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THIS SECTION WITHIN THREE YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF ADOPTION. INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
PROVISION SHALL BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE STATE FIRE
MARSHAL SUBJECT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
BY THE FIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION.

(C)    APPROVED [[FIRE]] SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
SHALL BE INSTALLED NOT TO EXCEED THE LINEAL OR SQUARE
FOOTAGE ALLOWANCES SPECIFIED, BASED ON THE GENERALLY
ACCEPTED TEST STANDARDS UNDER WHICH THEY WERE TESTED AND
APPROVED.

(D)    [[FIRE]] SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE
APPROVED FOR THE PARTICULAR [[APPLICANT]] SYSTEM AND
SHALL ONLY BE USED FOR DETECTION AND SIGNALING IN THE
EVENT OF FIRE.

(E) [[FIRE]] SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS SHALL OPERATE
ON AN AC PRIMARY SOURCE OF ELECTRIC POWER. EACH DETECTOR
SHALL BE WIRED INTO THE CIRCUIT SERVING THE AREA IN WHICH
IT IS LOCATED.

(F) [[FIRE]] SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS MAY OPERATE
ON APPROVED POWER SUPPLIES OTHER THAN AN AC PRIMARY
SOURCE WHEN APPROVED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION,
BUT ONLY WHEN IT IS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT REASONABLE
SAFETY IS SECURED.