Section 903.3.5.3 of the California fire code is hereby added to read as follows:
903.3.5.3 Water Supply For Areas Without City Water Service. In areas without city water service, buildings where the fire area exceeds 200 square feet (19 m2) shall be provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system. Group R-3 occupancies shall be provided with on-site water storage for a minimum 10-minute sprinkler demand. When approved by the fire code official, on-site water storage for other than group R occupancies may be reduced to that required for an approved 30-minute sprinkler demand. These flows and duration do not consider the needs required to provide domestic service. All sprinkler systems shall be suitably freeze-protected for climatic conditions when necessary.
Exception: When approved by the fire code official, group U 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.
(Ord. 2948, 2022: Ord. 2900, 2019: Ord. 2840, 2016)