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Rockville adopts updated local Fire Code with expanded sprinkler and safety requirements
Summary
The council adopted amendments to Chapter 9 of the Rockville City Code aligning local rules with state law and adding measures above state minimums — including increased separation for outdoor cooking, micro-mobility charging buffers, assembly sprinkler triggers, signage for unsprinkled high-rises, and a ban on valet trash in corridors; owners of unsprinkled high-rises have 12 years to retrofit.
The Rockville Mayor and Council voted unanimously to adopt amendments to Chapter 9 (Fire Code) that align the local code with state requirements, add local provisions that exceed state minimums and impose new compliance timeframes for existing buildings.
Fire-division staff (including Kina Campbell, Carl Young and Shannon Patrick) told the council the changes are required in part to align with the State Fire Prevention Code and Montgomery County standards and must be adopted by June 2026. Major local provisions highlighted in the…
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