City of Milwaukee - File #: 040388

• File #: 040388
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/7/2004
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/21/2004
• Effective date: 10/8/2004
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to smoke alarms and smoke detectors in dwellings.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY, ALD. D'AMATO
• Indexes: ALARM SYSTEMS, BUILDING CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/7/2004	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
9/30/2004	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/21/2004	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
9/15/2004	2	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Speakers: Marty Collins, and Tracy Williams from the Dept. of Neighborhood Services; Atty. Heiner Geise, Orville Seymer and Kim Queen representing the Apartment Assoc. of Southeastern WI, Inc.	Pass	5:0
9/14/2004	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/8/2004	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/8/2004	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/21/2004	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/20/2004	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Speakers: Marty Collins, Tracy Williams, Dave Dorman - Apt. Association of SE Wisconsin - would like tenants to check the unit smoke detector and owners check the detectors in common areas and Orv Seymour.	Pass	3:1
7/13/2004	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/13/2004	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/7/2004	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
040388
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY AND D'AMATO
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to smoke alarms and smoke detectors in dwellings.
Sections
214-23 am
214-27-0 am
214-27-2 am
214-27-3 am
214-27-4 rc
Analysis
This ordinance makes the following changes to the city's regulations for smoke alarms and smoke detectors in dwellings:

1. Testing of battery-operated smoke alarms in dwellings shall be conducted not less than once per calendar year, rather than on a quarterly basis.

2. Testing shall be performed in accordance with the smoke alarm manufacturer's specifications for testing.

3. Within one year of passage of this ordinance, every smoke alarm located within 20 feet of the primary cooking appliance in a dwelling unit shall be required to have a silencing switch ("hush button").

4. Every residential building other than a one- or 2-family dwelling shall have a functional smoke detector or alarm at the head of every stairway on each floor level in the building.

5. Not all dwellings may have battery-operated or plug-in smoke detectors or alarms; the type of smoke detectors or alarms permitted depends on when the building was constructed and the code in effect at that time.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 214-23 of the code is amended to read:

214-23. Battery-Operated Smoke Alarms. Every battery-operated smoke alarm shall be tested by the owner [[on a quarterly basis]] >>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 be kept on the premises and]] shall include the [[dates]] >>date<< on which testing was performed and the name, telephone number and property relationship of the person who performed the [[tests]] >>test<<. [[Testing shall insure smoke entry into the sensing chamber...