Dayton, OH Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Sleeping areas
- Detector required outside each one
- Fuel-burning rooms
- Detector required inside the room
- Multi-level homes
- Required on every sleeping level
- Exemption
- No fuel appliances, no vehicle parking
Summary
Dayton's fire code requires carbon monoxide detectors outside every dwelling sleeping area, in rooms with fuel-burning appliances, and on every occupiable level containing a sleeping area, including basements.
A carbon monoxide detector shall be installed and maintained in full operation in all of the following:
1)Outside of each dwelling unit sleeping area,2)Within any sleeping room containing a fuel burning appliance,3)On every occupiable level of structure containing a sleeping area, including basements.4)Within any motor vehicle, camper or temporary structure used for sleeping, Exception(s):
(1)Buildings or structures without any fuel-burning appliances and no provisions for motor vehicle operation or parking in or immediately adjoining the structure.(2)Buildings or structures provided with an approved carbon monoxide detection system, installed in accordance with the Ohio Building and Fire Codes.5)Standard of installation. New and existing structures regulated by this section shall be provided with carbon monoxide alarms or detectors in accordance with the applicable Ohio Fire, Building and/or Residential Code. Carbon monoxide alarm(s) or detection systems shall be installed and maintained in conformity with National Fire Protection Association Standard #72 and #720, as reference by the Ohio Fire Code. (Ord. 32042-23, passed 6-7-23)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 35).
Full Breakdown
Dayton R.C.G.O. § 92.119, part of the Fire Prevention chapter's carbon-monoxide and smoke-detector division, requires a CO detector outside each dwelling unit's sleeping area, inside any sleeping room with a fuel-burning appliance, on every occupiable level with a sleeping area including basements, and inside any motor vehicle, camper or temporary structure used for sleeping. Structures with no fuel-burning appliances and no vehicle parking are exempt, as are buildings with an approved CO detection system. Detectors must be installed per NFPA 72/720 as referenced by the Ohio Fire Code, and battery-only units are allowed for sleeping areas in dwellings built before 2019 under § 92.120.
Violations & Fines
Violating the carbon-monoxide detector requirement is a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a first-degree misdemeanor for repeat violations, with each day counted separately under § 92.999.
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