The 2016 NFPA 13R, save and except the deletions and additions set forth below, is hereby adopted as the regulations governing the installation of sprinkler systems in the city for residential occupancies up to and including four (4) stories in height. Three (3) copies of the 2016 NFPA 13R are on file in the office of the city secretary, being marked and designated as the 2016 NFPA 13R.
(Ordinance 00-12-17, sec. 1, adopted 12/19/00; Ordinance 15-06-39, sec. 3, adopted 6/16/15; Ordinance 17-11-75 adopted 11/7/17; Ordinance 19-11-111 adopted 11/19/19)
The following deletions and additions to the 2016 NFPA 13R are approved and adopted (deletions are evidenced by strikethrough and additions are evidenced by underline):
Chapter 6: Installation Requirements of the 2016 NFPA 13R is amended as follows:
Section 6.6 Location of Sprinklers of the 2016 NFPA l 3R is amended as follows:
6.6.2* [Entire subsection deleted.]
6.6.2* Sprinklers shall be required in all bathrooms regardless of size.
6.6.3 [Entire subsection deleted.]
6.6.3 Sprinklers shall be required in all closets, linen closets and pantries within the dwelling units.
6.6.5* [Entire subsection deleted.]
6.6.5* Sprinklers are required on all porches, balconies, corridors, and stairs that are open and attached.
6.6.6 [Entire subsection deleted.]
6.6.6 Sprinklers are required in all attics, penthouse equipment rooms, elevator machine rooms, crawl spaces, floor/ceiling spaces, elevator shafts constructed of combustible construction or containing combustible materials and other concealed spaces that are not used or intended for living purposes or storage.
6.6.7 [Entire subsection deleted.]
6.6.7 Sprinklers shall be required in closets (regardless of size) on exterior balconies and exterior breezeways/corridors regardless of size.
Section 6.8 Valves of the 2016 NFPA 13R is amended as follows:
6.8.2 [Entire subsection deleted.]
6.8.2 A listed water control valve assembly with a reliable position indication connected to a remote supervisory station shall be permitted. Valves on connections to water supplies, sectional control and isolation valves, and other valves in supply pipes to sprinklers and other fixed water-based fire suppression systems shall be supervised in accordance with the adopted International Fire Code.
Section 6.11* Fire Department Connection of the 2016 NFPA 13R is amended as follows:
6.11.2 [Entire subsection deleted.]
6.11.2 At least two 2-1/2-inch diameter fire department connections shall be provided. Connections shall be equipped with listed Knox locking caps properly secured and arranged for easy removal by the fire department.
Chapter 7: Discharge Criteria of the 2016 NFPA 13R is amended as follows:
Section 7.2 Design Criteria-Outside Dwelling Units of the 2016 NFPA 13R is amended as follows:
7.2.5 [Entire subsection deleted.]
7.2.5 The design discharge, number of design sprinklers, water demand of the system, sprinkler coverage and position of sprinklers for areas to be sprinklered outside the dwelling unit, that is not addressed in NFPA 13R, shall comply with the specifications in the 2016 NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, as adopted and amended by the Frisco City Council.
(Ordinance 00-12-17, sec. 2, adopted 12/19/00; Ordinance 15-06-39, sec. 4, adopted 6/16/15; Ordinance 17-11-75 adopted 11/7/17; Ordinance 19-11-111 adopted 11/19/19)
Any person, firm, corporation or entity violating this division, as it exists or may be amended, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not exceeding two thousand and no/100 dollars ($2,000.00). Each continuing day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. The penal provisions imposed under this division shall not preclude the city from filing suit to enjoin the violation. The city retains all legal rights and remedies available to it under local, state and federal law.
(Ordinance 00-12-17, sec. 3, adopted 12/19/00; Ordinance 15-06-39, sec. 6, adopted 6/16/15; Ordinance 17-11-75 adopted 11/7/17; Ordinance 19-11-111 adopted 11/19/19)