Leander, TX Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Group R dwellings, classrooms, animal facilities
- Trigger
- Fuel-burning appliance, furnace, fireplace, or garage
- Code adopted
- 2021 International Fire Code, as amended
- Enforced by
- Leander Fire Marshal / Fire Code Official
- Max fine
- Up to $2,000 per day
Summary
Leander's adopted Fire Code requires carbon monoxide detection in Group R dwellings, classrooms, and animal-care facilities with fuel-burning appliances, forced-air furnaces, fireplaces, or attached garages, under the city's 2021 International Fire Code amendments.
Carbon monoxide detection shall be provided in Group I-1, I-2, I-4, and R occupancies, in Group B fire areas containing an animal housing or care facility, and in classrooms in Group E occupancies in the locations specified in Section 915.2 where any of the conditions in Section 915.1.2 through 915.1.6 exist.
Exceptions:
1.Carbon monoxide detection shall not be required in dwelling units, sleeping units, rooms of animal housing or care facilities where animals are housed or cared for, and classrooms where there are no communicating openings between the fuel-burning appliance or fuel burning fireplace and the dwelling unit, sleeping unit, room of animal housing or care facility where animals are housed or cared for, or classroom.2.Carbon monoxide detection shall not be required in dwelling units, sleeping units, animal housing or care facilities where animals are housed or cared for, and classrooms where carbon monoxide detection is provided in one of the following locations:a.In an approved location between the fuel-burning appliance or fuel-burning fireplace and the dwelling unit, sleeping unit, animal housing or care facilities where animals are housed or cared for, or a classroom.b.On the ceiling of the room containing the fuel-burning appliance or fuel-burning fireplace. Amend:
Full Breakdown
Under Section 5.03.002 of the Leander Code, the city adopted the 2021 International Fire Code with local amendments, including Section 915.1.1: carbon monoxide detection is required in Group I-1, I-2, I-4, and R occupancies, Group B fire areas with animal housing, and Group E classrooms wherever a fuel-burning appliance, forced-air furnace, fireplace, or attached private garage creates a carbon monoxide risk. Detection may be omitted where there are no communicating openings to the hazard, or where a detector already sits between the hazard and the protected space. The requirement applies inside Leander's city limits, spanning both its Williamson and Travis County portions.
Violations & Fines
Violating the adopted Fire Code, including its carbon monoxide detection requirements, is a fire-safety offense under Code § 1.01.009(b), punishable by a fine up to $2,000, with each day a separate offense.
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