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Trustee pushes stamp requirement to verify smoke and carbon monoxide detectors; staff to begin inspections
Summary
Trustee Jamerson urged the village to require verification of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors during residential permit inspections; staff said the building code already requires detectors and instructed inspectors to enforce the rule, and the village will implement a stamped notice for permit drawings.
Trustee Jamerson urged the board to adopt a practical enforcement step to improve residential fire safety: require, at the time of building inspections tied to permits, verification that homes have the smoke and carbon‑monoxide detectors required by state law.
Jamerson noted that Northbrook’s program — stamping permit drawings and having…
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