Littleton, CO Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)

City Code Section 3-23-9, the short-term rental chapter's unlawful-acts section, makes it a violation to operate a licensed short-term rental in Littleton without a functioning smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher on the premises. The Finance Director and Director of Community Development check for these life-safety items as part of the licensing process: Section 3-23-10(a)(10) requires every property to complete an initial premises compliance and safety check against a checklist the Director promulgates before a certificate of inspection issues, and Section 3-23-10(a)(13)-(14) folds in the broader duty to keep the unit compliant with Title 4 Building Regulations, including the International Property Maintenance Code as amended, and with the sanitation, mechanical, electrical, structural and fire-safety standards of Section 4-1-1 for as long as the license remains active.

4 referenced in the City's building code adoption. Because the smoke-detector duty sits inside the licensing statute rather than a stand-alone fire code section, the City enforces it through the short-term rental permit process rather than as a separate citation against every dwelling in Littleton.