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per sprinkler. Sprinklers shall be 200° - 212° degree F, quick response or standard <br />response, 7/16" orifice (K=4.0 to 4.5). Fire sprinkler density shall be .10 gallons per <br />minute per square foot. <br />5. Sprinklers shall be provided in the garage. Sprinklers in garages shall be 200° <br />degree F, quick response type, 7/16" orifice (K = 4.0 to 4.5) with a maximum spacing of <br />130 square feet per sprinkler. Fire sprinkler density to be .15 gallons per minute per <br />square foot. <br />6. Pipe type. UL approved plastic pipe shall be protected per the listing except that <br />pipe in the concealed spaces between floors may be exposed within the space. Attic <br />pipe shall be steel. <br />7. This guideline does not apply to motels, hotels, or day care centers with more than <br />12 occupants, and commercial/industrial buildings. These types of buildings shall have <br />sprinklers per NFPA 13. <br />20.24.160 CFC Section 903.3.1.3 added -NFPA 13D sprinkler systems. <br />CFC Section 903.3.1.3 is added. <br />Section 903.3.1.3 <br />Requirements for the installation of fire sprinkler systems in buildings up to 4 units or up <br />to a maximum of 12,000 square feet maximum. <br />National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 13D - 2002 edition is further amended to <br />read as follows. <br />Chapter 1 -General Information amended <br />Section 1.1 -Scope is amended to read: <br />This standard describes the requirements for the mechanical and performance <br />properties of the sprinkler itself. It also describes the requirements for the installation of <br />the complete sprinkler system for residential occupancies up to 3 units or 12,000 <br />square feet maximum. <br />Requirements for 1 to 4 dwelling units. <br />1. Fire walls (area separation walls) shall not be used to divide a large building into <br />sections of 4 units or less in order to reduce the number of units in order to qualify for <br />use of these criteria. <br />2. Fire sprinklers shall be located in residential areas per NFPA 13D. The number of <br />design sprinklers shall include all sprinklers within a compartment to a maximum of 3 <br />sprinklers. The flow rate, k factor, and temperature rating shall be per the sprinklers <br />manufacturers listing for the area covered. When the number of sprinklers in a <br />compartment is less than 3, the calculations shall include a 5 gallon per minute <br />domestic use simultaneous with the design sprinkler flow. The domestic demand shall <br />be added at the base of the riser. <br />3. Fire sprinklers shall be provided in the attic. Fire sprinklers shall be spaced a <br />maximum of 30' on center below the roof peaks (and a maximum of 15' from the wall <br />s~ <br />