Burleson, TX Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

The carbon monoxide detector requirement is in § 14-580(a) of the Burleson Code of Ordinances, under the short-term rental registration article adopted by Ordinance No. 5092-05-2023 on May 1, 2023. It tells each short-term rental owner or operator to provide, in the rental, working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, with alarms, in accordance with adopted codes. The code does not print a detector count or placement rule in this section. It points to the codes the City of Burleson has adopted, so placement follows those building and fire codes.

The same subsection requires at least one working type A fire extinguisher. The owner or operator is responsible for obtaining annual independent inspections of the fire extinguishers in compliance with the city's current fire code. The premises must otherwise comply with applicable Code of Ordinances requirements, including all building and fire codes.

Section 14-580(b) adds that each owner or operator must keep, in a conspicuous place in the rental, a dimensioned floor plan identifying bedrooms, other living spaces and emergency evacuation routes. That same kind of floor plan has to accompany the permit application under § 14-576(d).

The requirement is checked at permit time. Under § 14-578, the owner or operator must allow an on-site inspection by the director or the director's designee within ten days of receiving notice from the city, before the permit issues. The inspection looks for compliance with minimum health and safety requirements. If the premises fail, the city sends written notice and sets a reinspection date, and the violation must be corrected before the permit is issued. The application also carries a statement from the owner that the rental will comply with the article, including annual extinguisher inspections.

A permit can later be denied or revoked under § 14-582 for reasons including two or more municipal court convictions within twelve months, and revocation bars a new permit for the same premises for one year.