§ 14.17.090. Section [F] 903.2 amended—Fire extinguishing systems, where required.

New section [F] 903.2.13 is added to read as follows:

[F] 903.2.13 Building area. An approved sprinkler system shall be provided in new buildings, in existing buildings when square footage is added; in fire damaged buildings that are being repaired, and in substantially improved buildings if meeting any one of the following:

(a) In the Lacey, Olympia or Tumwater urban growth area, when municipal water is available and the completed building exceeds seven thousand five hundred square feet. Mezzanine areas shall be counted in the square footage. For purposes of this subsection (a), multiple fire walls do not create separate buildings;

Exception: A single firewall may be used to create two separate buildings without the need for a sprinkler system so long as the buildings on either side of the firewall do not exceed seven thousand five hundred square feet.

(b) Outside the urban growth areas for Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater, completed buildings exceeding twelve thousand square feet; or

(c) Any completed building exceeding thirty-five feet in height.

(Ord. No. 14388, § 1(Attach. 1), 8-3-2010; Ord. No. 14906, § 1(Att. A), 6-25-2013; Ord. No. 15648 , § 1(Att. A, § I), 8-7-2018)

Note— See the editor's note to § 14.17.080.