Sangamon County, IL Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Placement
- Within 15 feet of sleeping rooms
- Applies to
- Fuel-heat homes or those with a garage
- Exempt
- All-electric homes, no garage, no CO source
- Enforced by
- Dept. of Property Maintenance / Public Health
- Violation class
- Petty offense, § 15.05.210
Summary
In unincorporated Sangamon County, homes must have a working carbon monoxide alarm within 15 feet of every sleeping room, with exemptions for homes that don't burn fuel, lack a garage, and sit away from CO sources.
Every home is required to have at least one carbon monoxide alarm in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. Homes that do not rely on the burning of fuel for heat, ventilation or hot water; are not connected to a garage; and are not near a source of carbon monoxide as determined by the building official are not required to install carbon monoxide detectors. Errata. Any errata to the International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 Edition is adopted. (Res. 10 § 1(part), December 11, 2007: Res. 12 § 1(part), May 8, 2001).
(Res. No. 7, 6-10-2014)
HISTORY Amended by Res. Res 11-1 on 11/9/2021 Amended by Res. 11-1 Amending Title 15 on 4/8/2024
Full Breakdown
Sangamon County's 2018 amendment to the International Property Maintenance Code, Section 602.6, applies to buildings in unincorporated Sangamon County outside Springfield, Chatham and the county's other cities and villages. It requires at least one operating carbon monoxide alarm within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping. The requirement doesn't apply to homes that don't burn fuel for heat, ventilation or hot water, aren't attached to a garage, and aren't near a CO source, as the building official determines.
Violations & Fines
A violation of the adopted Property Maintenance Code, including the missing-alarm rule, is a petty offense under Sangamon County Code § 15.05.210; the state's attorney can pursue it before the county's Ordinance Violation Hearing Department or in circuit court.
Frequently Asked Questions
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