Butler County has no separate smoke-detector ordinance. Smoke alarms in one- to three-family homes are required by the Residential Code of Ohio, and Ohio law (ORC 3781.104) mandates approved smoke detectors installed in the immediate vicinity of sleeping rooms in every dwelling unit.
There is no countywide smoke-detector rule; the requirement comes from state building law. ORC 3781.104 requires each dwelling unit to have board-approved smoke detector devices installed in the immediate vicinity but outside all sleeping rooms, with alarm signals clearly audible in all bedrooms when intervening doors are closed. For new one-, two-, and three-family homes, the Residential Code of Ohio (based on the International Residential Code Section R314) requires smoke alarms in each sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every story, including basements. Cities such as Hamilton and Middletown enforce these codes through their building departments.
Building-code smoke-alarm violations are enforced by the local building department; occupancy or certificate approval can be withheld until alarms are installed and functional.
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