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Commerce City Council makes residential sprinklers optional for new single‑family homes
Summary
On second reading, the Commerce City Council approved an amendment to the city building code that removes the requirement for residential fire sprinklers in new single‑family homes and duplexes; the measure passed 5–3.
The Commerce City Council voted 5–3 to remove a requirement that new single‑family homes include residential fire sprinkler systems, making sprinklers optional for newly constructed single‑family homes and duplexes in the city.
Council members debated an amendment to the city building code during a second‑reading ordinance. The text of the amendment, as described at the meeting, eliminates the mandatory sprinkler provision for certain residential building types. The council recorded a 5–3 vote in favor of the amendment.
City staff and the ordinance text were cited as the path to adopt the change via a second reading; the meeting record does not include additional detail on implementation timelines, inspection requirements, or any new incentives for voluntary sprinkler installation. The amendment alters the city’s code requirement but does not, in itself, specify funding or retrofit obligations for existing homes.
The ordinance reached a final vote at the meeting; council did not record additional conditions or phased implementation details in the meeting summary.
