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Home My WebLink AboutWS Item 01 - Fire Sprinkler OrdinanceSurvey of Cities with Fire Sprinkler Ordinance January 2005 1.) Is your jurisdiction planning to adopt the 2003 International Codes and NCTCOG Recommended Regional Amendments? 2.) If yes, are you adopting the 2003 IFC and 2003 IBC Option B amendment for requiring sprinkler systems over 6000 square feet (Section 903.2.10.6)? 3.) If you are going below 6000 square feet, what square footage are you going to? 4.) How do you calculate Sq. Footage, entire bldg. under roof, aircond. Space? 5.) Do you include one and two family dwellings? 6.) Do you have a height requirement where sprinklers are required, if so what? 7.) What is the height in your Highrise building definition, do you propose to go lower, if so what? Name Q-1 Q-2 Q-3 Q-4 Q-5 Q-6 Q-7 Addison Yes Yes 5000 sq. f.t Under roof + Yes 35 ft. 35 ft. retrofit additions must be sprinklered Allen Yes Yes 5000 sq. ft. Under roof Yes 35 ft. 35 ft. + retrofit Arlington Yes No N/A Under roof No 3 stories 75 ft. and higher Bedford Yes Yes Burleson Yes Yes Looking at Under Roof No Looking Looking options at at options options Carrollton Yes Yes NA Under roof 2+ 55 ft. 55 ft. 1-1-05 units under roof Coppell Yes No 5000 sq. ft. Under roof Yes 35 ft. 55ft. 5000 sq. ft. over 10,000 sq. ft. Dallas Yes No N/A. Under roof Yes 55 ft. 55 ft. with 7500 ft. some amend ments Farmers Yes No 5000 sq.ft. Entire Building Under 3 stories 55 ft. Branch 5000 sq. ft. Discus sion 0 Euless Yes Yes N/A Under roof Yes 35 ft. 55 ft. MF=2 stories + Frisco Yes No 5000 sq. ft. Gross floor Yes No 55 ft. 5000 sq. ft. area 6000 sq. ft Ort stories Flowermound Yes No 5000 sq. ft. Building area No 35 ft. 55 ft. 5000 sq. ft. Fort Worth Yes COG N/A Entire Building No 55 ft. 75 ft. Option A Garland No No N/A Under Roof No 55 ft. 55 ft. Going 7000 sq. ft. to 2006 Grand Prairie No NA N/A Under Roof No 55 ft. Grapevine Yes + No N/A Under Roof No 3 stories 55 ft. some + COG amend ments Greenville No No N/A Under Roof I No 3 stories 55 ft. going + to 2006 Hurst Yes No N/A Entire Building Yes 55 ft. 55 ft. current 12,000 sq. in 2000 ft Keller Yes Yes N/A Entire Bldg. Yes 35 ft. or 3 55 ft. Commercial & j stories air conditioned for Residential McKinney Yes Yes N/A Under Roof Yes No 55 ft. Mesguite Yes Yes N/A Fire Area No 35 ft. 55 ft. Murphy Yes Yes N/A Under Roof Plano Yes Yes N/A Conditioned Yes 35 ft. 5 + floors Space i Prosper Yes No N/A Gross Sq. Ft. Yes 5000 sq. ft. Comercial 6000 sq. ft residential Roanoke Yes No 5000 No 5000 Under roof and Yes 3+stories 3+stories sq. ft. sq. ft. attached commercial commercial 4500 sq. ft. 4500 sq. ft. Residential Residential Richardson No N/A N/A Entire Bldg. N/A 3+stories 7+stories Under 2000 IFC Richland Hills Yes Yes No Under Roof No 35 ft. 55 ft/ Rowlett Yes No 5000 Sq. ft. Aggregate floor Yes 35 ft. 35 ft. 5000 Sq. ft. area bounded Over 5000 sq. 5000 sq. by exterior 5000 ft. ft. walls sq. ft. 2 stories 2 stories Excep Excep Tions Tions deleted deleted Southlake Yes Yes N/A Usable space Yes 3 + 55 ft. or 3 under roof stories stories Weatherford Yes Yes N/A Under roof Yes 75 ft. 50 ft. Westlake Yes Yes 6000 Sq. ft. Air conditioned Yes No required space however some developers are adding sprinklers to all their homes * Notes in RED are from a COG informal survey