(a) Every rental dwelling unit within which fuel burning appliances are present, that utilizes fuel burning appliances for the heating of a dwelling unit or units, or within a dwelling unit that is located in a structure with an attached garage, shall be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors, that are UL approved and installed in compliance with OFC § 915.
(1) Installed outside of each separate sleeping area in immediate vicinity of each sleeping area.
(2) Installed on each story of the dwelling, including basements, and sellers, but not including crawlspaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwellings or dwelling units with split levels, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed on each level.
(3) The occupants of any dwelling unit shall be responsible for replacing the battery and battery-operated carbon monoxide detectors.
(4) The property owner shall be responsible for all maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors other than battery replacement. No person shall remove or render a carbon monoxide detector in operation.
(5) The new code provisions set forth specific parameters that each must meet, including they must be listed and they must be maintained in accordance with applicable NFPA standards (i.e., 2015 NFPA 720). See OFC §§ 915.3 - 915.6. (See also Sections 1742.08 et seq.)
(b) Definitions.
(1) "Carbon monoxide detector" means a device which detects the presence of carbon monoxide, and which emits audible and visual signals, indicating the presence of unhealthy or lethal levels of carbon monoxide.
(2) "Fuel-burning appliance" means a device, apparatus, furnace, fireplace, or a boiler that bums coal, wood, charcoal, oil, kerosene, propane, natural gas, or fossil fuels, and that produces carbon monoxide as a combustible by-product.
(Ord. 2023-020. Passed 3-6-23.)