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Cot~ncilmcmt~c~' l:';Mg questioned ii' qttad-condominium type of housing would be required to be <br />spri n k 1 ercd, a n d i nq u ired ab o ut a hc>~ ¢ with a basement and two floors. <br /> <br />Fire ('~odc lnspc:ctor Streich replied attached units would need to be sprinklered. He explained a <br />home would not re'cd to be sprinklt red unless all three stories equal 8,500 square feet, and it only <br />(~)cuscs on new construction. <br /> <br />Cou ncilmcmbcr [!,1 rig inqui red if th i s would affect a situation where a home is being remodeled. <br /> <br />Fire (;cdc [nspcclc~r Streich replied it would not affect a single family home being remodeled. <br />I lc rcvicwed Ih~ availability of spri~kler contractors. <br /> <br />Council~ncmbc~- Etvig stated it is h~,s tmderstanding a lot of local plumbers are very reluctant to <br />do any oF this clur: to liability codec;cms, which leaves people dependent on the list of the 57 <br />contractors. <br /> <br />Iqrc Code Inspector Strcich replied the system can be installed by a sprinkler designer as long as <br />thc design plan is followed. <br /> <br />C, ouncih~cmbci* l!ivig expressed c, mcern that the homeowner would almost be required to do <br />this work il' they cc:~u ld not gel a cor~ trar:tor to do it on a timely basis. <br /> <br />Councilmcmbc~' Cook commented lifts would not be a situation with a homeowner having to get <br />someone to do this: thc system wouid be put in when the condos and townhomes are built. <br /> <br />Fire Code lnsp(:ct(~J' Streich reviewed ~/~e following issues: <br /> <br />Councilmcmbcr El x% stated the co:4ts l~e heard were slightly higher than those reviewed by Fire <br />Code Inspector Strcich. [lis conc~¢rn is that they are putting in a lot of infrastructure for a <br />townhouse complex in Town Centex', and it makes him nervous to add $35,000 an acre in costs to <br />already expensive 1;tnd. Iqe qucstiocted what that xvould do to potential growth. He stated safety <br />is first, but this is a big cost fi~r peol~le. Itc asked if anyone has contacted D.R. Herren. <br /> <br />lriro Code Inspczctc, r Streich r¢:plie(i D.R. I-lo~nton contacted staff to find out the requirements, <br />because they were l~lanning on putti ~g sprinklers in. <br /> <br />Councihncmbc~' (;~ok comn~entcd we percent of the cost of the property is not too large of a <br />cost. If they were io have a fire on Ar~nstrong Boulevard and CR 116 with the wind bloxving in <br />the right dircction~ thc fire could g,.~ ~om housetop to housetop from Armstrong Boulevard to <br />Ramscy Boulevard He staled a $200,000 unit xvould only cost approximately $4,000 to put the <br />system in. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/May 25, 2004 <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />