(A) When required. Automatic sprinkler systems shall be required in the following:
(1) An approved complete automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all buildings which have a gross area of more than 7500 square feet, and in all buildings which exceed either two stories in height or 27 feet in height, when such types of buildings are used or intended for the following uses or occupancies: assembly, educational, industrial, institutional, mercantile, storage, or sale of combustible goods.
(2) An approved complete automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all buildings, regardless of type of construction, use, or occupancy, which exceed either four stories in height or 55 feet in height.
(3) An approved complete automatic sprinkler and standpipe system shall be installed in all buildings regardless of type of construction that are used or occupied as a hospital, infirmary, nursing home, day care center, orphanage, sheltered care home, home for the aged, retirement complex, or any multi-family dwelling containing more than four dwelling units and which rent or sell primarily to the elderly.
(4) For purposes of this division, "GROSS FLOOR AREA" means the ground area of the buildings. The area included within the surrounding exterior walls of a building shall include roof overhangs and extensions and all enclosed extensions. Areas of a building not provided with surrounding walls shall be included within the building area if such areas are included within the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. Interior walls, including fire walls and party walls, shall not be considered as walls which divide a structure into two or more separate buildings, but structures containing such interior walls shall be considered as one building for the purposes of this section.
(B) Installation. All automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed so as to provide reasonable safety to persons and property and in accordance with all applicable provisions of this Fire Prevention Code and other applicable codes and ordinances of the village.
(C) Approval of plans. All plans for automatic sprinkler systems shall be initially approved by the ISO Commercial Risk Services, Industrial Risk Insurance Association, or insurance organization having interest in the building. The builders, building owners, or their agents shall then submit the initially approved and stamped plans for proposed sprinkler systems to the Fire Prevention Officer of the Bureau of Fire Prevention for additional approval. These plans shall show the size, capacity, and location of all sprinkler heads, pumps, tanks, pipes, and any other apparatus which is to be used in connection with such sprinkler systems. The plans, when approved by the Fire Prevention Officer, shall also be stamped by him to that effect before the system shall be installed. The Fire Prevention Officer shall not have authority to determine what sprinkler systems shall be installed, but only to approve plans for such proposed systems.
(Ord. 85-0-064, passed 12-23-85) Penalty, see § 95.99