(A) Requirement. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all existing high-rise buildings having floors used for human occupancy located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of Fire Department vehicle access. Such automatic fire sprinkler systems and related installations shall be installed in accordance with appropriate National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards as approved by the Department of Inspections, Permits and Licenses ("IPL").
(B) Exceptions to the requirements above shall include:
(1) Airport control towers;
(2) Open parking structures;
(3) Buildings and structures used for outdoor assembly, and defined as use group A-5 by the provisions of the Kentucky Building Code;
(4) Buildings and structures designed for low-hazard special industrial uses, and defined in the Kentucky Building Code;
(5) Within telephone central office equipment buildings, the automatic fire-suppression system is not required in the following rooms or areas when such rooms or areas are protected with an approved automatic fire alarm system:
(a) Generator and transformer rooms;
(b) Communication equipment areas when such areas are separated with fire assemblies consisting of one-hour fire-resistance rated walls and two-hour fire-resistance rated floor/ceiling assemblies, and are used exclusively for such equipment;
(6) Individual living units in high-rise residential condominiums, classified as such as of January 1, 1993.
(1994 Jeff. Code, § 94.15) (Jeff. Ord. 32-1993, adopted and effective 10-13-1993; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 75-2005, approved 6-1-2005)
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