Sandy, UT Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

Sandy's short-term rental standards, found at Land Development Code Section 21-11-26, list a Health and Safety requirement mandating that the owner ensure the dwelling or the rented portion of the dwelling maintains at least one working carbon monoxide detector on each floor, alongside the required smoke alarm coverage. The same section requires the STR application's property description to identify the location of all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the dwelling as part of the interior layout submitted to the Community Development Department. Business licensing Section 15-11-5 backs this up with a mandatory inspection: before a short-term rental business license issues, building, fire, or code enforcement officials must confirm the STR unit has a working carbon monoxide detector on each floor, in addition to confirming compliance with the application and the current special use permit.

This is a use-specific requirement tied to STR licensing rather than a blanket citywide mandate reproduced in Sandy's own code text; Sandy separately adopts the current edition of the International Fire Code and International Residential Code by reference in Title 20 and Title 9, which carry their own general carbon monoxide alarm provisions for other occupancies, but those model-code sections are not reproduced verbatim in the municipal code text and are enforced as adopted. For an STR owner specifically, failing the carbon monoxide detector check blocks issuance or renewal of the business license, and the informational packet posted inside the unit must reference the STR permit sections so renters and inspectors can confirm compliance at any time.