(A) Automatic fire sprinkler system. A multiple family residential dwelling constructed after April 21, 2005, shall be constructed in a manner as to be equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler system installed in compliance with the provisions prescribed in the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 13 or 13R, or other standards acceptable to the City Fire Marshal. Multiple family dwellings, for purposes of this section, shall be defined as any residential structure containing three or more separate living units, whether designated as townhouses, condominiums, apartment houses, tenements, garden apartments, or by any other name.
(B) Supervision. Where an automatic fire sprinkler system is installed in a multiple family residential dwelling, the system shall be monitored by a central, proprietary, or remote station system as prescribed in the NFPA 72.
(C) This section shall not be applicable to any multiple family residential dwelling currently under construction as evidenced by a valid building permit issued by the Building Division of the City of Palm Bay.
(D) A multiple family residential dwelling which receives a building permit for 'Substantial Improvement' as defined in § 174.005 of this Code shall be required to install and maintain an automatic fire sprinkler system as required by this section.
(Ord. 2005-11, passed 3-17-05) Penalty, see § 10.99