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9.A. - Page 11 <br /> resources for the future; and that it is helpful in limiting the release of <br /> greenhouse gases associated with a fire and the carbon footprint associated <br /> with rebuilding; and provides other benefits as well. <br /> b. City Code Section 9.57, which amends the City's Building Code, requires that <br /> automatic sprinkler systems shall be required as provided in the City's Fire <br /> Code. A separate ordinance, therefore, is not required to amend the City's <br /> Building Code. <br /> c. In recognition of the planning and resources necessary to implement the <br /> requirements of this ordinance, compliance shall be voluntary for the first five <br /> (5) years. <br /> d. After five years, affected building owners will have had adequate time to plan <br /> and set aside resources to comply with this new requirement to install <br /> automatic fire sprinkler systems in their buildings and therefore implementation <br /> at that time shall be required. <br /> e. The City Council, in its sole and unfettered discretion, may provide certain <br /> economic incentives to encourage compliance as may be more fully set forth <br /> by resolution of the City Council. <br /> Section 2. Text in brackets [example] is explanatory and not part of these <br /> ordinance amendments; text in underline (example) is an addition; text with strikeout <br /> (example) shows deleted text, is new or changed text. <br /> Section 3. Section 12.18 of Chapter 12 — Fire Prevention, of the City Code, is <br /> amended to read as follows: <br /> Section 12.18 -- SECTION 903.2.13 Added: <br /> Section 903.2.13 is hereby added to read as follows: <br /> [Editorial Note: Automatic Sprinkler System is defined in the 2013 California Fire and <br /> Building Codes at Section 202, General Definitions.] <br /> [The ordinance remained unchanged through subsection "d" except for capitalizing some <br /> words. Subsection "e" is added as new language.] <br /> 903.2.13. Automatic Sprinkler Systems. In addition to the requirements for Automatic <br /> Sprinkler Systems in this Code or the provisions of any other Code of the City, approved <br /> Automatic Sprinkler Systems shall also be installed in the following buildings or structures: <br /> (a) New Buildings: All new buildings or structures with a total floor area of three <br /> thousand (3,000) square feet or more. <br /> ATTY/ORD.410/FIRE SPRINKLER <br /> REV:05-12-15 PT <br /> Page 6 of 9 <br />