Smoke Detectors: San Ramon vs Walnut Creek

California Health and Safety Code Section 13113.7 and the California Building Code require working smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every story of all dwellings in San Ramon. Alarms must be hardwired with battery backup in new construction and interconnected. Sellers must disclose compliance at property transfer.

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.