(A) The owner of every affected existing high-rise building which is not equipped throughout with an automatic fire sprinkler system shall submit for approval to the Department of IPL, in cooperation with the Chief of the Fire Department or suburban Fire District with jurisdiction which is the primary protector of the fire protection district in which the building is located, a detailed written plan describing the time schedule and method to be used for compliance with this subchapter.
(B) Time limits for the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be as follows:
(1) All high-rise buildings, with the exception of high-rise residential condominiums classified as such as January 1, 1993:
(a) By July 1, 1997, approved water supply shall be installed to all floors of the building. Also all lobby floors and below grade levels shall have installed and operational full automatic sprinkler system protection.
(b) By July 1, 1999, a minimum of 25% of the remaining unsprinkled square footage of the building shall have installed and operational full automatic sprinkler system protection.
(c) By July 1, 2001, a minimum of 50% of the remaining unsprinkled square footage of the building shall have installed and operational full automatic sprinkler system protection.
(d) By July 1, 2003, a minimum of 75% of the remaining unsprinkled square footage of the building shall have installed and operational full automatic sprinkler system protection.
(e) By July 1, 2005, total square footage of the building shall have completed, approved, operational automatic sprinkler system protection.
(2) High-rise residential condominiums:
(a) By July 1, 1997, approved water supply shall be installed to all floors of the building. Also all lobby floors and below grade levels shall have installed and operational full automatic sprinkler system protection.
(b) By July 1, 1999, with the exception of individual units, a minimum of 25% of the remaining unsprinkled square footage of all hallways, stairways and other common areas shall have installed and operational full automatic fire sprinkler protection.
(c) By July 1, 2001, with the exception of individual units, a minimum of 50% of the remaining unsprinkled square footage of all hallways, stairways and other common areas shall have installed and operational full automatic fire sprinkler protection.
(d) By July 1, 2003, with the exception of individual units, a minimum of 75% of the remaining unsprinkled square footage of all hallways, stairways and other common areas shall have installed and operational full automatic fire sprinkler protection.
(e) By July 1, 2005, with the exception of individual units, the total remaining unsprinkled square footage of the building shall have complete, approved, operational automatic fire sprinkler protection.
(C) All building owners that have in their possession at the time of passing of this section, a letter from the Fire Chief or Fire Marshal of the jurisdiction, shall continue to be excused from requirements under this section. If, in the future, the Kentucky State Fire Marshal requires installation of sprinkler systems in specific occupancies, building owners would be required to comply.
(1994 Jeff. Code, § 94.18) (Jeff. Ord. 32-1993, adopted and effective 10-13-1993; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 75-2005, approved 6-1-2005)
