Chapter 80 referenced standards amendments is adopted in its entirety with the following amendments:
NFPA 13, 2022 Edition, Installation of Sprinkler Systems is hereby amended as follows:
Section 16.12.3.3 is hereby revised as follows:
16.12.3.3 Fire department connections (FDC) shall be of an approved type. The FDC shall contain a minimum of two 2 ½" inlets. The location shall be approved and be no more than 50 feet from a public hydrant. The size of piping and the number of inlets shall be approved by the fire code official. If acceptable to the water authority, it may be installed on the backflow assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red. When the fire sprinkler density design requires 500 gpm (including inside hose stream demand) or greater, or a standpipe system is included, four 2 ½" inlets shall be provided.
Section 19.2.1.1 is hereby added as follows:
19.2.1.1 When fire sprinkler systems are required in buildings of undetermined use other than warehouses, they shall be designed and installed to have a fire sprinkler density of not less than that required for an Ordinary Hazard Group 2 use, with no reduction/s in density or design area. Warehouse fire sprinkler systems shall be designed to Figure 16.2.1.3.2 (d) curve “G”. Use is considered undetermined if a specific tenant/occupant is not identified at the time the permit is issued. Where a subsequent occupancy requires a system with greater capability, it shall be the responsibility of the occupant to upgrade the system to the required density for the new occupancy.
NFPA 13R 2022 edition installation of sprinkler system in residential occupancies up to and including four stories in height is hereby amended as follows:
Section 6.11.2 is hereby amended as follows:
6.11.2 Fire department connections shall consist of at least two 2 ½ inch female couplings.
NFPA 13D 2022 edition installation of sprinkler systems in one and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes is hereby amended as follows:
Section 8.3.5.1.1 is hereby added as follows:
8.3.5.1.1 All attics shall be protected with an intermediate temperature quick response sprinkler which shall be located to protect attic penetrations created by the access scuttles or mechanical equipment.
NFPA 14, 2019 edition, installation of standpipe and hose systems is hereby amended as follows:
Section 6.4.5.4 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
6.4.5.4 The location of the FDC shall be approved and be no more than 50 feet from a public hydrant. If acceptable to the water authority, it may be installed on the backflow assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red.
NFPA 24, 2019 edition, installation of private fire service mains and their appurtenances is hereby amended as follows:
Section 5.9.1.2 is hereby revised as follows:
5.9.1.2 The fire department connection shall be of an approved type and contain a minimum of two 2 ½ inch inlets. The location shall be approved and be no more than 50 feet from a public fire hydrant. If acceptable to the water authority, it may be installed on the backflow assembly. The supply pipe shall be painted OSHA safety red.
(Ord. 1187, passed 12-6-16; Am. Ord. 1211, passed 11-19-19; Am. Ord. 1233, passed 11-15-22)