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Carmel-by-the-Sea appeals board denies request to install exterior rooftop sprinklers
Summary
The Building Code Board of Appeals on Jan. 15 denied Matthew DeMars’s appeal to install exterior rooftop sprinklers at a single‑family home, citing the fire code official’s concerns about municipal water pressure, lack of state guidance and the absence of demonstrated equivalence to recognized systems.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Building Code Board of Appeals on Jan. 15 denied an appeal from homeowner Matthew DeMars to install a fixed exterior fire‑sprinkler system on the roof of a single‑family dwelling on Ocean Avenue.
City staff and the fire code official had recommended denying the request, saying the proposed rooftop sprinklers were not shown to be an equivalent alternative under the California Fire Code and that approval should await guidance from the State Board of Forestry. "Those exterior fire sprinklers shall not be installed until such time the State Board of Forestry approves such systems and provides guidance on their usage," staff said, summarizing the fire official’s determination.
DeMars told the board he had researched the systems and believes they can be a site‑specific…
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