Arizona Laws 9-807. Mandated fire sprinklers in certain residences prohibited; exception; permit application format
A. A municipality shall not adopt a code or ordinance or part of a uniform code or ordinance that prohibits a person or entity from choosing to install or equip or not install or equip fire sprinklers in a single family detached residence or any residential building that contains not more than two dwelling units. A municipality shall not impose any fine, penalty or other requirement on any person or entity for choosing to install or equip or not install or equip fire sprinklers in such a residence. This section does not apply to any code or ordinance that requires fire sprinklers in a residence and that was adopted before December 31, 2009.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 9-807
- Code: means a published compilation of rules or regulations prepared by a technical trade association and includes any building code, electrical wiring code, health or sanitation code, fire prevention code, wildland-urban interface code, inflammable liquids code, code for slaughtering, processing and selling meat and meat products or for production, pasteurizing and sale of milk and milk products, or other code that embraces rules and regulations pertinent to a subject that is a proper subject of municipal legislation. See Arizona Laws 9-801
- Municipality: means a city or town organized in accordance with law, including a home rule or charter city. See Arizona Laws 9-801
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. A fire sprinkler permit application may be in either print or electronic format.
C. A municipality shall include the provisions of subsection A of this section on fire sprinkler permit applications that are for a single family detached residence or any residential building that contains not more than two dwelling units.