SEC. 906. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS.

   Automatic sprinklers shall be installed in:

      (1)   All existing garbage chutes within buildings four stories or less, except in dwellings, at the discharge end of the chute and immediately above the top of the highest hopper inlet, not to exceed 35 feet between heads;

      (2)   All existing garbage chutes within buildings five or more stories in addition to the requirements in item (1) of this section at every hopper inlet. If the hopper inlet opens directly into a public hall without an intervening door, a sprinkler head is to be installed on every floor above each hopper inlet;

      (3)   All laundry chutes except for dwellings;

      (4)   All garbage, trash and soiled linen rooms or compartments except in dwellings. Total number to be determined by area. The sprinkler head is to be set for 135 degrees;

      (5)   In all public areas of hotels not otherwise required to be sprinklered by this code. For purposes of this Section, the term "public areas" shall be defined to include only the following types of areas:

         (i)   Lobby areas,

         (ii)   Ballrooms,

         (iii)   Meeting rooms (excepting, however, those rooms which are used as meeting rooms on a temporary basis),

         (iv)   Restaurants and other areas generally used for the purpose of serving food to the public,

         (v)   Bars and cocktail lounges,

         (vi)   Night clubs and similar areas,

         (vii)   Retail shops and similar areas (excepting, however, those retail shops and similar areas which are separated from the rest of the hotel by a fire-rated wall (such wall may contain openings as long as each opening is the equivalent of a one-hour fire-rate assembly) and which (a) opens directly to the exterior of the building through a sprinkler protected corridor not more than 25 feet from the street and having a token sprinkler head on the retail shop side of the opening into such corridor), and

         (viii)   Corridors connecting any two or more public areas as defined in this Section.

(Added by Ord. 399-89, App. 11/6/89; amended by Ord. 161-92, App. 6/4/92; Ord. 192-02, App. 9/17/2002; Ord. 256-07, App. 11/6/2007)