Smoke Detectors: Brentwood vs Walnut Creek
How do smoke detectors rules compare between Brentwood, CA and Walnut Creek, CA?
Walnut Creek has fewer restrictions than Brentwood.
Brentwood, CA
Contra Costa County
California Health & Safety Code Section 13113.7 and Title 24 require working smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on each floor of all Brentwood dwellings. Units built or substantially remodeled since 2015 must have 10-year sealed lithium battery or hardwired interconnected alarms. Carbon monoxide alarms are also mandatory under SB 183.
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Contra Costa County
Smoke alarms are required in every sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of a home in Walnut Creek under the California Residential Code and Health & Safety Code Sections 13113.7 and 13114. Alarms installed since 2015 must be 10-year sealed-battery or hardwired; carbon monoxide alarms are also mandatory.
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