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Arlington City Council adopts residential fire sprinkler ordinance after live demonstration and edits
Summary
After a live sprinkler demonstration and council questions about ADUs and threshold language, Arlington City Council approved an amended ordinance adding residential sprinkler requirements to the Arlington Municipal Code (section 15.24.040).
Arlington City Council voted to adopt an amended ordinance adding a new residential fire sprinkler chapter to the Arlington Municipal Code, following a staff presentation and an in-person demonstration showing the difference a single sprinkler head can make in the early minutes of a home fire.
Amy Roscoe, community and economic development director, told the council the new chapter, section 15.24.040, clarifies requirements and thresholds that determine when existing single-family houses must be retrofitted with residential sprinklers. Roscoe said she left the changes in redline so council could see what was altered since the prior discussion and explained that section 1 covers new single-family homes while section 2 addresses existing homes and…
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