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Workshop flags building-code and sprinkler requirements as cost driver for small multifamily
Summary
Slides note Savannah uses the 2018 IBC and the 2024 NFPA Life Safety Code and that residential buildings with three or more units are treated as commercial, requiring fire sprinklers in most new multifamily construction; staff suggested exploring state-level code alternatives for small apartment buildings.
The presentation identified building-code requirements as a material cost driver for small multifamily projects. Slides state that Savannah uses the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) and the 2024 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code, and that residential buildings with three or more units are treated as commercial and required to have fire sprinklers.
The deck noted sprinklers are costly for many new multifamily projects and suggested the city could work with state agencies to explore life-safety code options that allow lower-cost approaches for small apartment buildings (3 to 12 units) without compromising life-safety goals.
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