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Appendix UDwelling unit fire sprinkler systems.

The design and installation of residential fire sprinkler systems shall be in accordance with the International Residential Code Section P2904 Dwelling Unit Fire Sprinkler Systems.
P2904.1.1 Required sprinkler locations. Sprinklers shall be installed to protect all areas of a dwelling unit.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Uninhabitable attics, crawl spaces and normally unoccupied concealed spaces that do not contain fuel-fired appliances do not require sprinklers. In uninhabitable attics, crawl spaces and normally unoccupied concealed spaces that contain fuel-fired equipment, a sprinkler shall be installed above the equipment; however, sprinklers shall not be required in the remainder of the space.
 
2. Clothes closets, linen closets and pantries not exceeding 24 square feet (2.2 m2) in area, with the smallest dimension not greater than 3 feet (915 mm) and having wall and ceiling surfaces of gypsum board.
 
3. Bathrooms not more than 55 square feet (5.1 m2) in area.
 
4. Garages; carports; exterior porches; unheated entry areas, such as mud rooms, that are adjacent to an exterior door; and similar areas.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. WSR 23-23-104, § 51-51-60105, filed 11/15/23, effective 3/16/24; WSR 23-02-058, 23-12-104, and 23-20-024, § 51-51-60105, filed 1/3/23, 6/7/23, and 9/25/23, effective 3/15/24; WSR 20-21-041, § 51-51-60105, filed 10/13/20, effective 11/13/20; WSR 20-03-023, § 51-51-60105, filed 1/6/20, effective 7/1/20; WSR 16-03-025, § 51-51-60105, filed 1/11/16, effective 7/1/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 13-04-068, § 51-51-60105, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. WSR 10-03-098, § 51-51-60105, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10.]
Reviser's note: The permanent filing 23-23-104 contained no amendments to this section.
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