Inglewood, CA Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)

29 lists the criteria a conversion must meet before the City approves the final map. Subsection (E), covering utilities, requires each living unit to have individual utility shut-off services and "an approved electrically wired-in smoke detector," though units in community apartments being converted are exempted from the individual water shut-off portion of that rule. Subsection (L) adds a second, more specific standard: each unit must be provided with an AC-powered smoke detector approved by the State Fire Marshal, with installation required to comply with California Uniform Building Code Section 1210(a).

The conversion cannot proceed without inspection: Subsection (F) requires the City's Division of Building and Safety to inspect apartments for building or safety violations covering plumbing, fire, housing, electrical, earthquake, and property maintenance codes before an application for conversion is filed, and for community apartments specifically, any corrective work needed for fire exiting, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and fire alarms must be completed before the final subdivision map is approved. Community apartments also get a second inspection before the initial sale of each converted unit, with a written report of building deficiencies handed to the prospective purchaser, so a buyer sees the unit's fire-safety compliance status before closing.