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Board reviews recommended fire- and life-safety updates for STRs
Summary
A board member recommended specific fire- and life-safety ordinance updates — two extinguishers per level, smoke alarms on each level and in sleeping areas, carbon monoxide detectors on each level, and propane safety information in homes.
David Dyer presented a set of recommended ordinance updates aimed at improving fire and life safety in short-term rentals. Dyer proposed requiring at least two unexpired fire extinguishers on each level, functioning, unexpired smoke alarms installed on each level and in each sleeping room and sleeping-area hallways (including basements and enclosed garages), a functioning carbon monoxide detector on each level, and clear information about propane safety for guests.
The board discussed these recommendations as proposed updates to their fire-safety section of the ordinance. No formal vote on ordinance language occurred at the April 13 meeting; the recommendations were submitted for further drafting as part of the ordinance revision packet.
