Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms

R314.3 Location. Smoke alarms shall be installed in the following locations:

• In each sleeping room
• Outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms
• On each additional story of the dwelling, including basements and habitable attics and not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics
• Smoke alarms shall be installed not less than 3 feet horizontally from the door or opening of a bathroom that contains a bathtub or shower unless this would prevent placement of a smoke alarm required by this section.
• Smoke alarms shall not be installed near cooking appliance locations unless this would prevent placement of a smoke alarm in a location required as noted above

Section R314.3.1 R314.2.2 Alterations, repairs and additions

An individual dwelling unit shall be equipped with smoke alarms located as required for new dwellings when:

• Alterations, repairs (including installation o replacement of windows or doors), or additions requiring a building permit occur or
• One or more sleeping rooms are added or created in an existing dwelling
• Interior remodel including basement or bathroom finish

Exceptions:

• Work involving the exterior surfaces of dwellings, such as the replacement of roofing or siding, or the addition of a an open porch or deck, or chimney repairs
• Installation, alteration, or repairs of plumbing, electrical, or mechanical systems

Interconnection of smoke alarms in existing areas shall not be required where alterations or repairs do not result in removal of interior wall or ceiling finishes exposing the structure.

• January 1, 2007 - newly constructed single-family and multifamily dwellings
• August 1, 2008 - existing single family homes
• August 1, 2009 - existing multifamily and apartment dwelling units