And more out of Kansas. There's a bigger problem brewing, the IBC currently requires sprinklers throughout all buildings that contain an R fire area (use).
"[F] 903.2.7 Group R. An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3 shall be provided throughout all buildings with a Group R fire area." Legislation such as this has the broad effect of reaching beyond the recent IRC modifications, threatening established fire safety provisions of the IBC. We could be witnessing a step backwards. John Drucker, CET -------------------------------------------- KANSAS CONSIDERS LAW NOT ALLOWING LOCAL RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER CODES. HOUSE BILL No. 2515 By Committee on Commerce and Labor 1-21 AN ACT concerning cities and counties; relating to residential fire protection sprinkler systems. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. As used in this act: (a) ''Municipality'' means any city or county. (b) ''Residential structure'' means any improvement to real property to be used or occupied as a single-family dwelling or multi-family dwelling of four attached living units or less. Sec. 2. On and after July 1, 2010, no municipality shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, order, code, standard or rule requiring the installation of a multi-purpose residential fire protection sprinkler system or any other fire sprinkler protection system in any residential structure. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from voluntarily installing a multi-purpose residential fire protection sprinkler system or any other fire sprinkler protection system in a residential structure. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2515.pdf _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
