SMOKE DETECTORS

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 12, art. XI

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 12-251 Definitions.

§ 12-251. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) Hotel/motel means any building(s), structure(s), trailer(s), or any other facility(ies) of any kind or nature, in which the public may, for consideration, obtain sleeping accommodations and in which two or more rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests (regardless of whether such rooms are located in one or several buildings, structures, trailers or facilities). The term shall include hotels, motels, tourist homes, houses or courts of any kind or nature, lodging houses, inns, rooming houses, bed and breakfast inns, corporate lodgings, trailer houses, trailer motels, dormitory space where bed space is rented to individuals or groups, apartments of any kind or nature, and all other similar facilities where rooms or any other space with sleeping facilities are furnished for a consideration. The term shall not include hospitals, sanitariums or nursing homes. (2) Residential structure means any building used or intended for supporting or sheltering any residential use except those existing structures used as a single-family dwelling. (3) Single-family dwelling means a freestanding and structurally separated building that is used exclusively as a single-family residence. (4) Smoke detector means a smoke-sensitive warning device complying with the new construction smoke detector reference of Section 907 of the International Building Code in force in the City. (Ord. No. 24439, § II, 4-3-12; Ord. No. 26248, § 10, 9-24-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 12-252 Required in certain buildings.

§ 12-252. - Required in certain buildings. (a) All occupied structures, not equipped with smoke detection, fire alarm, and/or fire suppression systems as required by the International Building Code, or International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2015 edition, as applicable, shall be fitted or retrofitted with smoke detectors installed in conformance with the manufacturer's specifications, which, when activated, give an audible alarm. The smoke detectors shall be installed in sufficient numbers and locations so as to insure the alarm is audible in all portions of the structure. (b) The smoke detector shall be provided and installed in good working order by the owner of the structure. (c) The smoke detector shall be maintained in good working order by the occupant of the structure. (Ord. No. 24439, § II, 4-3-12; Ord. No. 25522, § 1, 12-6-16; Ord. No. 26248, § 10, 9-24-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 12-253 Hotels/motels and residential structures.

§ 12-253. - Hotels/motels and residential structures. All hotels/motels and residential structures constructed prior to the building code new construction requirement for smoke detector inclusion shall have a minimum of one approved smoke detector installed in a manner and location which would qualify it for a building permit under current procedures for smoke detector approval in new construction. When actuated, such detector shall be suitable to warn the occupants of said structures of the presence of smoke and the possibility of fire danger. (Ord. No. 24439, § II, 4-3-12)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 12-254 Responsibility for installation and maintenance.

§ 12-254. - Responsibility for installation and maintenance. A smoke detector shall be provided and installed in good working order by the owner of the hotel/motel, residential structure, or single-family dwelling. The smoke detector shall be maintained in good working order by the owner(s) of the hotel/motel and by the owners or occupants of the residential structure or single-family dwelling. (Ord. No. 24439, § II, 4-3-12)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 12-255 Violation.

§ 12-255. - Violation. Failure to install or maintain smoke detectors in a hotel/motel, residential structure, or single-family dwelling shall deem the structure or noncomplying portion of said structures uninhabitable. (Ord. No. 24439, § II, 4-3-12)

Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH12BUCO_ARTXISMDEFetched: 10/28/2026