Greenwood, IN Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

Greenwood regulates short-term rentals as a specific zoning use under Sec. 10-03-16(G), adopted by Ord. 20-29, Sec. 2 (9-21-2020) and amended by Ord. 21-44, Sec. 1 (10-4-2021). Subsection (G)(3) requires all short-term rental units to have operational fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detectors, sitting alongside the section's other conditions: the proprietor's primary residence must be on site in the RL, RM, and RA zones (G)(1), adult guests are capped at six per property (G)(2), and stays cannot exceed 40 days (G)(4). The code does not spell out a separate inspection schedule for this equipment; it is written as a standing operating condition for the use, enforced the same way as the rest of the Unified Development Ordinance's use standards.

Community Development Services, through the Planning Director, handles compliance, and a short-term rental found without functioning smoke or carbon monoxide detectors is processed as a civil zoning violation under Sec. 10-04-09, starting with a warning ticket before any citation is issued.