HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 666ORDINANCE NO. 666
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 15.16.012,
SECTION 10.309(b)5, RELATIVE TO REQUIREMENTS FOR
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 10.309(b)5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"An approved, automatic fire sprinkler system shall be
installed in every building or portion thereof
hereafter constructed for Group A, B, E, R-1, H, M and
I occupanc i es where the gross f 1 oor area i s 3 , 000
square feet or more, regardless of stories. Fire
resistive walls shall not be considered for reducing
the gross floor area of the building for the purposes
of this code section. The floor area shall be
calculated by the building footprint, including all
areas which are normally fire sprinkIered per NFPA 13.
The floor area of additional stories shall be added in
for a cumulative total."
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert, California, this 23rd day of January, 1992,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, SNYDER, WILSON, KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
C
RICHARD S. KIELLY, MAY R
ATTEST: \
SHEILA R. QILLIGAN, ITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA