ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS 1989 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I SECTION VI - RESPONSIBILITY Every owner, manager or agent of any multiple family dwelling unit or mobile home rental shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of all smoke detectors. This requirement applies to smoke detectors required by any state or federal law as well as by this ordinance, unless otherwise required by state or federal law. SECTION VII - CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE Between January 1 and January 31 each year the owner of each dwelling unit and mobile home in which a smoke detector has been installed shall certify in writing on forms prescribed by the Civil Town of Mooresville Fire Department that the required maintenance has been performed on all detectors in the owner's units and that the detectors are in good working condition as of the date of certification. Each owner shall certify to each new occupant of any dwelling unit and mobile home covered by this ordinance that all smoke detectors required have been installed and are in proper working condition. SECTION VIII - ENFORCEMENT The building inspector and the Fire Department of the Civil Town of Mooresville, Indiana, shall be charged with the duty of enforcing the terms of this ordinance. All violations shall be cited through the Mooresville Town Court. SECTION IX - PENALTIES Anyone found in violation of this ordinance upon conviction shall be fined in the amount of not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. SECTION X - SEVERABILITY If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof lS held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby. -3-