A. Automatic fire sprinkler systems are required to be installed in any new residential building serviced by the Elk Ridge City water system or, Goosenest Water Company water systems, or within the Elk Ridge City boundaries, if any of the following conditions exist:
1. The structure:
a. Is located in an urban-wildlife interface area as provided in the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code adopted as a Construction Code under the State Construction Code; and
b. Does not meet the requirements described in Utah Code, subsection 65A-8-203(4)(a) and Utah Administrative Code, R652-122-200, Minimum Standards for Wildland Fire Ordinance;
2. The structure is in an area where a public water distribution system with fire hydrants does not exist as required in Utah Administrative Code R309-550-5, Water Main Design;
3. The only fire apparatus access road has a grade greater than ten percent (10%) for more than five hundred (500) continual feet;
4. The total floor area of all floor levels within the exterior walls of the dwelling unit exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet; or
5. The total floor area of all floor levels within the exterior walls of the dwelling unit is double the average of the total floor area of all floor levels of unsprinkled homes in the subdivision that are no larger than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
This requirement is for new construction of any heated structure or construction that constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) expansion of any dwelling unit and shall include any attached garage. The fire sprinkler system shall comply with the Fire Code and related regulations and the National Fire Protection Association article 13D standards adopted by the City. Sprinklers shall be provided with an exterior inspector's test port that complies with the following specifications or other material approved by the Fire Chief: a wall hydrant that is a Woodford model 65 (exposed type) or B65. (Ord. 17-7, 8-22-2017)