Number
151540
Version
Substitute 1
Reference
Sponsor
Ald witkowski
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the testing of battery-operated smoke alarms.
Sections
214-23-3 am
Analysis
The ordinance clarifies that each battery-operated smoke alarm in a building, including smoke alarms in each individual apartment within the building, must be annually tested by the property owner.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 214-23-3 of the code is amended to read:
214-23. Battery-Operated Smoke Alarms.
3. TESTING. Every battery-operated smoke alarm >>in the building<< shall be tested by the owner not less than once every calendar year. The owner shall provide a copy of test results to the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee upon request. Test results shall include the date on which testing was performed >>, the specific location of each alarm<< and the name, telephone number and property relationship of the person who performed the test. Testing shall be performed in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications for testing >>in the building<<.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
____________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: ______________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
____________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB #162785-2
Aaron Cadle
February 9, 2016