Palm Coast, FL Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

Section 15-136(c) of the Property Maintenance Code, adopted under Ordinance No. 2010-02 on March 2, 2010, requires carbon monoxide detectors in residential occupancies constructed after July 1, 2008, whenever the dwelling has fossil-fuel-burning appliances installed, such as a gas water heater, gas range, or gas furnace, or whenever the structure has an attached garage, since vehicle exhaust and idling equipment can introduce CO into living space. The detector must be installed within ten feet of a sleeping room, close enough to alert occupants while they sleep, which is when CO poisoning is most dangerous because the gas is colorless and odorless.

The code allows a combination smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector unit to satisfy this requirement, so a homeowner does not need two separate devices. Because the trigger date is tied to construction after July 1, 2008, older Palm Coast homes without fossil-fuel appliances or attached garages, or built before that date, fall outside this specific mandate, though they remain subject to the smoke alarm requirements in subsection (b) regardless of age. The requirement sits within the same fire protection systems section that also covers sprinkler system maintenance and smoke alarm power sourcing, and it is enforced the same way as the rest of the Property Maintenance Code, through the City's code enforcement process rather than a separate fire marshal citation.