Greenburgh, NY Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

Town Code § 100-14F requires that "all buildings constructed after the effective date of this Chapter shall contain a carbon monoxide (CO) detector or detectors as required by the Uniform Code, NFPA and § 100-13," approved by a recognized independent laboratory or professional organization. Paragraph (1) sets the placement standard for residences: a CO detector must sit close enough to the sleeping area that occupants in each room can hear the alarm when it activates, and where sleeping areas are too far apart to share one detector, the Building Inspector may require additional units, guided by the manufacturer's specifications.

Paragraph (2) requires detectors in any non-residential building to be located near each source of combustion rather than tied to sleeping areas. Paragraph (3) allows a building with no self-contained combustion source to apply to the Building Inspector for an exemption from the CO detector requirement entirely. The section cross-references § 100-13, Greenburgh's sprinkler-system mandate, and ties CO compliance into the broader fire-alarm-system framework of § 100-14, which requires plans for new fire alarm systems to be signed by a licensed design professional and installed by a New York State-licensed alarm installer before a Fire Alarm Permit issues.