§ 30-175. General requirements.

A. 

Carbon monoxide detection alarms and systems installed within the Town of Brookhaven shall provide life safety protection and notification for the premises that requires said installation.

B. 

All carbon monoxide detection systems and, where permitted, carbon monoxide alarms, installed and maintained within the Town of Brookhaven, shall be in compliance with these requirements, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, NFPA 70, NFPA 72, and NFPA 720.

C. 

All carbon monoxide detection devices, including but not limited to detectors, alarms, and associated components, shall be listed or approved as specified herein by a nationally recognized testing laboratory for the purpose for which they are used and shall be installed in conformity with nationally recognized standards and the manufacturer's installation specifications.

D. 

Where an approved fire alarm system exists within a building that is capable of being interconnected to carbon monoxide detection devices, the carbon monoxide detection shall be interconnected to the existing fire alarm system. Activation of any carbon monoxide detector or alarm so connected shall neither cause activation of the fire alarm system and associated audible and visual devices, nor cause transmission of a fire alarm signal to the central station monitoring said system. Activation of any carbon monoxide detector or alarm so connected shall cause activation of a temporal 4 audible alarm, annunciation of a carbon monoxide activation at the control panel, the transmission of a carbon monoxide activation signal to the central station monitoring said system, and initiate the shut-down of all heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, with the exception of exhaust systems related to cooking operations.

E. 

In buildings without an existing fire alarm system where such system is not required, and buildings with an approved existing fire alarm system that is incapable of interconnection of carbon monoxide detection, carbon monoxide alarms may be permitted to be installed in a manner prescribed by the Chief Fire Marshal following a review of the existing conditions.

F. 

Where carbon monoxide alarms are permitted, such alarms shall be hard-wired to the building electrical system and equipped with battery backup. Such work shall be performed by a licensed electrician.