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• AH ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE I, BUILDING CODE, OF CHAPTER 5, <br />BUILDINGS, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, <br />1976, AS AMENDED, TO REPEAL SECTION 5-3 RELATING TO <br />THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE DISTRICTS AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION, <br />NUMBERED 5-3.1 TO REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE <br />OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN BUILDINGS. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of <br />Charlottesville, Virginia: <br />1. Section 5-3 of the Code of the City of Charlottesville, <br />Virginia (1976), as amended, is hereby repealed. <br />2. Article I of Chapter 5 of the Code of the City of <br />Charlottesville, Virginia (1976), as amended, is amended to add <br />the following new section: <br />Section 5-3.1. Requirement for fire suppression systems in <br />certain buildings. <br />(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general <br />or special, fire suppression systems must be installed and <br />maintained in full operating condition in buildings 50 feet or <br />• more in height for which building permits issue after the <br />effective date of this section. <br />• <br />(b) The technical requirements for the installation, <br />repair, operation and maintenance of such fire suppression <br />systems shall be those found in Article 17, Fire Protections <br />Systems, of the BOCA Basic National Building Code/1984; Article <br />4, Fire Protection Systems, of the BOCA Basic/National Fire <br />Prevention Code/1984; Standard 13-83, Installation of Sprinkler <br />Systems, of the National Fire Protection Association (NFiPA). <br />Approved by Council <br />October 20, 1986 <br />■.c i <br />1 rk oALAn-of --ouncil <br />86-7-32 <br />1 <br />