Camarillo, CA Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- CMC Sec. 16.04.398 (IPMC Sec. 705.1)
- General standard
- California Fire Code Sec. 1103.9
- Residential standard
- California Residential Code Sec. R315
- Applies to
- Existing dwellings, ongoing (property maintenance code)
- Enforcing agency
- Code Compliance Division (Sec. 16.04.316)
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000 / 6 months
Summary
Camarillo's Property Maintenance Code requires carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings citywide, pointing owners to California Fire Code Sec. 1103.9 for most buildings and to California Residential Code R315 for dwellings covered by that code. Sec. 16.04.398 (IPMC Sec. 705.1) is the local hook that keeps the requirement enforceable.
16.04.398 - General.
Section 705.1 of the IPMC is amended to read as follows:
705.1 General. Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in dwellings in accordance with Section 1103.9 of the California Fire Code, except that alarms in dwellings covered by the California Residential Code shall be in accordance with R315 of that code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 398 of the Camarillo Municipal Code, adopted by Ord. No. 2034, Sec. 9 of the California Fire Code, while dwellings covered by the California Residential Code follow Section R315 of that code instead. This sits alongside the city's broader fire protection and life safety amendments in the same chapter: Sec. 397 (IPMC Secs. 4) lists carbon monoxide alarms and detection systems, referencing California Fire Code Sec. 6, among the fire protection systems that must be inspected, tested and maintained in operative condition at all times and replaced or repaired when defective.
As a property-maintenance requirement, the carbon monoxide alarm mandate applies to existing dwellings, not just newly permitted construction, which is what lets Code Compliance cite an owner for a missing or disabled alarm found during an inspection rather than only at the time of a building permit.
Violations & Fines
Maintaining or occupying a dwelling without the required carbon monoxide alarms, or failing to keep a required carbon monoxide detection system operative under Sec. 16.04.397, is a misdemeanor under Sec. 16.04.310, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day of the violation treated as a separate offense. The Code Compliance Division, created under Sec. 16.04.316, enforces this requirement during property maintenance inspections.
Frequently Asked Questions
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