Smoke alarms are required in dwellings through the building and fire codes Spartanburg County has adopted (the International Residential and Fire Codes), not a county-specific ordinance. Alarms are required in each bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on every level.
South Carolina enforces the International Residential Code and International Fire Code statewide, and Spartanburg County adopts and enforces these codes for construction in unincorporated areas. Under those codes smoke alarms must be installed in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every story of a dwelling, with interconnection and hardwiring required in new construction. The county publishes no separate smoke-detector ordinance beyond the adopted codes. Landlords and homeowners are responsible for working alarms; requirements are enforced through building permits and fire inspections rather than a stand-alone county rule.
Missing or non-working alarms are code violations found at inspection or permitting; enforcement is by the county building/codes and fire-marshal offices.
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