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House Numbers
House numbers must be affixed to or painted or carved upon such building or upon a permanent standard, base or support between such building and the street. Each number will be at least three (3) inches high, and shall be of such color and material to be visible from the street.Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Single or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in all dwellings, regardless of occupant load at all of the following locations:
- On the ceiling or wall outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms.
- In each room used for sleeping purposes.
- In each story of a dwelling unit, including basements/cellars but not crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwelling units with split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent levels, the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level provided the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level.
- Carbon monoxide alarms shall be provided in dwelling units and sleeping units located in buildings that contain an attached garage, fuel burning appliance or a fuel burning fireplace as set forth in Section 315 of the International Residential Code. Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms. Where a fuel burning appliance is located within a bedroom or its attached bathroom, a carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed within the bedroom.
Sidewalks and Curbs
Make sure sidewalks and curbs are in good condition. Any sidewalk block which is fragmented and/or deteriorating, excluding hairline cracks, must be replaced. Curbing which is deteriorating or missing must be replaced.Water Heaters
All hot water heaters and boilers must have the relief valve extended to within 6 inches of the floor elevation.Stairs
Every flight of stairs which is 4 or more risers high shall have a handrail on at least 1 side of the stair. Handrails shall not be less than thirty (30) inches nor more than forty-two (42) inches high, measured vertically above the nosing of the stair tread.Every open portion of any stair, landing, or balcony which is more than thirty (30) inches above the floor or grade shall have guardrails. Guardrails shall be not less than thirty (30) inches high above the stair landing or balcony;