Provo, UT Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)

26 issues or renews. The ordinance requires alarms to be both 'appropriately located' and 'operational,' meaning a landlord cannot satisfy the rule with a disconnected or dead unit, or with alarms placed only where convenient rather than where they will detect a fire. 070, which the business license official may conduct on demand and without charge to the landlord. Because a rental dwelling that passes this inspection is generally exempt from routine reinspection for the next thirty-six months, the operating smoke alarm requirement is primarily enforced at licensing and renewal rather than through ongoing spot checks, except where the City develops reasonable cause to believe conditions have changed. 080.