Snellville Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors Rules (2026)

There is no Snellville-specific smoke detector ordinance; the City of Snellville defers to Georgia state law and the Georgia State Minimum Standard Codes. Under O.C.G.A. 25-2-40, every new dwelling and dwelling unit constructed on or after July 1, 1987 must include an approved listed smoke detector installed per the manufacturer's listing, and every dwelling unit constructed before July 1, 1987 was required by July 1, 1994 to have at least an approved battery-operated smoke detector maintained in good working order. Detectors must be ceiling- or wall-mounted at a point centrally located in the corridor or area giving access to each group of rooms used for sleeping; in multi-story dwellings a detector is required on each story including cellars and basements but not uninhabitable attics. New construction also follows IRC R314 / Georgia State Minimum Standard Building Code Chapter 9, which requires interconnected, AC-primary with battery-backup smoke alarms inside each sleeping room and in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms. Snellville is served for fire prevention and inspections by the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services Fire Marshal's Office (678-518-4980, firemarshal@gwinnettcounty.com), which enforces the adopted state minimum fire safety standards in residential properties not otherwise covered by O.C.G.A. 25-2-13.