Norman, OK Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

Norman's Code of Ordinances embeds its carbon monoxide detector requirement inside the short-term rental licensing chapter rather than as a freestanding residential mandate. NCC 20-2703, the application-requirements section of Article 20-XXVII, requires the owner to attest that the rental unit has operational smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors as required by the building code, and fire extinguishers as required by the fire code. That attestation sits alongside egress-window checks, a floor plan showing fire exits, and proof the structure carries a certificate of occupancy issued within the past ten years (NCC 20-2704), and it must hold up at the annual inspection every licensee must undergo.

The City Clerk can request documentation of any attestation at any time, and NCC 20-2703 closes by warning that fraud or a false statement in the attestations is grounds for immediate revocation, and that every listed requirement, detectors included, must be continuously maintained throughout the duration of the permit. A licensee who lets the detectors fail is not just risking a life-safety hazard: because the certification is a condition precedent to issuance and renewal (NCC 20-2708), the City Clerk can deny, suspend or revoke the license outright, and a documented failure feeds into the frequency-of-violations test the City applies to future applications under NCC 20-2709.