Section 903.2.8 of the California fire code is hereby amended to read as follows:
903.2.8 Group R. An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with section 903.3 shall be provided throughout all buildings with a group R fire area.
Exceptions:
1. Existing Group R-3 occupancies converted to Group R-3.1 occupancies not housing bedridden clients, not housing non-ambulatory clients above the first floor, and not housing clients above the second floor.
2. Existing Group R-3 occupancies converted to Group R-3.1 occupancies housing only one bedridden client and complying with Section 435.8.3.3 of the California Building Code.
3. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code, Section 13113, occupancies housing ambulatory children only, none of whom are mentally ill children or children with intellectual disabilities, and the buildings or portions thereof in which such children are housed are not more than two stories in height, and buildings or portions thereof housing such children have an automatic fire alarm system activated by approved smoke detectors.
4. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code, Section 13143.6, occupancies licensed for protective social care which house ambulatory clients only, none of whom is a child (under the age of 18 years), or who is elderly (65 years of age or over).
5. When approved by the fire code official, detached group U private garages or carports accessory to a group R-3 occupancy, not located in the high or very high fire hazard areas of the jurisdiction as identified by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
6. When approved by the fire code official, detached group U private garages or carports accessory to a group R-3 occupancy not located within fifty (50) feet from an adjacent building, structure, and/or property line.
(Ord. 2948, 2022: Ord. 2900, 2019: Ord. 2840, 2016)