In article , Leroy Mowry wrote:

It's a small house or building at a little distance from the main church;
something like an outbuilding with a toilet, kitchen, fireplace and a
large dining table. There must be a draft problem because the smoke
seems to flow fine except on certain days. This is a non-profit place,
open for the public, design for volunteers such as cooks, gardener
butlers and a place to store food. Sleeping is prohibited, but instead
of kicking someone out, they just opt for higher insurance premiums.
Does anyone think this place is violating a (N. California)
code?

Probably, but who cares? The important thing is that taking down the
smoke detectors is stupid and dangerous no matter what the code says.
If the church is letting people sleep there, are they also going to
provide burial services if they die there of smoke inhalation?

Fix the chimney with a better cap and put the smoke detectors back up.