Georgia CommonsSB 374: Buildings; local fire ordinances requiring fire sprinklers in certain multifamily dwellings; authorize
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Senate Bill 374
By: Senator Strickland of the 42nd
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding buildings generally, so as to authorize local fire ordinances requiring fire sprinklers in certain multifamily dwellings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding buildings generally, is amended by revising Code Section 8-2-4, relating to certain residential fire sprinkler requirements prohibited, as follows:
"8-2-4.
Neither the state residential and fire building code nor any residential and fire building code adopted by a political subdivision of the state adopted after May 24, 2010, shall include a requirement that fire sprinklers be installed in a single-family dwelling or a residential building that contains no more than two dwelling units. This Code section shall not preclude any political subdivision of the state from adopting an ordinance requiring fire sprinklers to be installed in residential buildings that contain more than two dwelling units."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.