§ 16.04.060. Chapter 9 of the California Fire Code.

Chapter 9 of the California Fire Code, as adopted and applied by the city of Weed, is amended as follows:

A.

Section 903.2 is amended to read as follows:

"Where required. Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new buildings and structures shall be provided in the locations described in Section 903.2.1 through 903.2.12, however, a variance can be granted by the city administrator for the installation of automatic sprinkler systems in single-family and duplex structures if the following are present:

a. The floor area of the occupancy is not 2,000 square feet or greater for a single-family structure and is not 3,000 square feet or greater for a duplex.

b. The building location does not exceed a maximum running time of three minutes or a maximum of five minutes average response time from the City's Fire Station.

c. The building is not located within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones identified in RMC Section 8.16.080.

d. The property owner can show to the satisfaction of the City Administrator that the installation of an automatic sprinkler system is a financial hardship. Evidence of financial hardship shall include a copy of the property owner's homeowner's insurance policy covering the building destroyed in the Boles Fire. If the insurance policy is a replacement cost policy, the property owner will be deemed not to have proven a financial hardship.

e. The building is being constructed or reconstructed following destruction by the Boles Fire on September 15, 2014."

(Ord. No. 421-2014, § 2, 1-8-2015)