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Installing Smoke Alarms
At-a-glance
Battery Powered Smoke Alarms
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Is a ... |
Required? |
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Permit |
No |
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Contractor |
No |
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Zoning Check and Site Plan |
No |
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Inspection |
No |
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Construction Plan Review |
No |
Hardwired Smoke Alarms
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Is a ... |
Required? |
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Permit |
Yes |
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Contractor |
No |
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Zoning Check and Site Plan |
Yes |
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Inspection |
Yes |
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Construction Plan Review |
Yes |
Before You Start
Look at these pages:
Requirements for Additions and Alterations (pdf)
Minimum Standards for Dwellings (pdf)
A Consumer’s Guide to Hiring a Residential Building Contractor (pdf)
About Permits
About the Inspections Process
Handouts for Smoke Alarms/CO Detectors
Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Smoke Detectors from the Minnesota Housing Inspection Services (pdf) (Minimum standard of Housing Maintenance Code)
Requirements for smoke alarms at Common Required Repairs
Last updated Sep. 27, 2011