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Beloit, WI Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Local citation
§ 7.25(9), Property Maintenance Code
State statutes adopted
Wis. Stats. §§ 101.149, 101.647
Admin code adopted
SPS 321.097 and Ch. SPS 328
Enforcement path
Same as § 7.25(8) smoke alarms
Penalty
§ 25.04 forfeiture, daily violation

Summary

Beloit's Property Maintenance Code requires carbon monoxide detectors under § 7.25(9), which adopts Wisconsin's CO-detector statutes and administrative rules wholesale rather than writing a separate city standard. Violations run through the same 60-day correction-order and forfeiture process that covers every other Chapter 7 maintenance requirement, from smoke detectors to structural repairs.

(9)CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS. (Cr. #3466; Am. #3774) Sections 101.149 and 101.647, Wis. Stats., § SPS 321.097 and Ch. SPS 328, Wis. Admin. Code, and all subsequent amendments thereto, are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Update 01 - 05-2026).

Full Breakdown

647, Wis. 097 and Ch. SPS 328, Wis. Admin. Code, and all subsequent amendments thereto" by reference. Rather than drafting its own carbon monoxide standard, Beloit folded the state's CO-detector statutes and Wisconsin Administrative Code rules directly into Chapter 7, the Property Maintenance Code, so any future change the legislature or the Department of Safety and Professional Services makes to those sections becomes Beloit law automatically, without a new city ordinance. 25(8), within the same "Interior Structure" article, so an inspector checking a dwelling for smoke alarms reviews carbon monoxide alarm compliance during the same visit.

10, a building official who finds a violation issues a written order to correct it, with a compliance time generally not exceeding 60 days depending on the hazard, and that order stays in effect for 24 months. 11 are met.

Violations & Fines

Failing to install or maintain a required carbon monoxide detector is enforced as a Chapter 7 violation under § 7.18: the City issues a correction order, and anyone who violates any Property Maintenance Code provision is subject to the forfeiture set in § 25.04 of the Municipal Code, with each day the violation continues counted as a separate offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Beloit have its own carbon monoxide detector standard?
No. Section 7.25(9) simply adopts Wisconsin's CO-detector statutes and administrative code sections by reference rather than writing separate city specifications, so the state rules on where detectors go and which buildings need them control directly inside city limits.
Who enforces the carbon monoxide detector rule in Beloit?
The same Property Maintenance Code process that covers the rest of Chapter 7: a building official orders correction of a violation under § 7.10, and continued noncompliance is punished under § 7.18 with a forfeiture set by § 25.04 of the Municipal Code.
Is the carbon monoxide rule the same section as Beloit's smoke detector rule?
No, they are separate subsections. Smoke detectors are governed by the city's own detailed § 7.25(8), while carbon monoxide detectors sit next door at § 7.25(9) and point entirely to state statutes and administrative code instead of city-written specifications.

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