Oregon, OH Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- General dwelling standard
- Ohio Fire Code §1103.9
- Residential Code dwellings
- Ohio Residential Code §R315
- Short-term rental placement
- Immediate vicinity of sleeping rooms
- STR standard cited
- Residential Code of Ohio §315
- STR enactment
- Ordinance 091-2024
Summary
The City of Oregon, Ohio requires carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings under the locally amended Property Maintenance Code, Section 1335.03 (IPMC-705.1), installed to Ohio Fire Code Section 1103.9 or, for dwellings covered by the Residential Code of Ohio, to that code's Section R315. Short-term rental units carry their own carbon monoxide detector duty near every sleeping room under Section 1155.09(a)(9)D.2.
IPMC-705.1 General (Amended): Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in dwellings in accordance with Section 1103.9 of the most current edition of the Ohio Fire Code, except that alarms in dwellings covered by the most current edition of the Residential Code of Ohio shall be installed in accordance with Section R315 of that code.
Full Breakdown
1, to require carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings citywide. 9 of the current Ohio Fire Code, while dwellings covered by the current Residential Code of Ohio instead follow that code's Section R315. 2 specifically requires a carbon monoxide detector in the immediate vicinity of all sleeping rooms, meeting Residential Code of Ohio Section 315. The same short-term rental operating requirement also mandates smoke alarms meeting Residential Code of Ohio Section 314 and a fire extinguisher located as directed by the Oregon Fire Department, and operators must file an Affidavit of Life Safety Compliance verifying the life safety equipment when applying for their operating permit.
Both the general Property Maintenance amendment and the short-term rental provision were enacted under recent ordinances, 081-2024 for Chapter 1335 and 091-2024 for the short-term rental chapter, and both are enforced by the Department of Building and Zoning.
Violations & Fines
Occupying or renting a dwelling without a carbon monoxide alarm installed to the applicable Ohio Fire Code or Residential Code of Ohio standard under amended IPMC-705.1 violates Chapter 1335 and is subject to the Section 1321.99 daily-offense penalty. A short-term rental missing a carbon monoxide detector near its sleeping rooms violates Section 1155.09(a)(9)D.2 and can result in denial or revocation of the operating permit under Section 1155.09(a)(6).
Frequently Asked Questions
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