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"903.2.11.9 Buildings Over 6,000 sq. ft. An automatic sprinkler <br />system shall be installed throughout all buildings with a building area <br />6,000 sq. ft. or greater and in all existing buildings that are enlarged to be <br />6,000 sq. ft. or greater. For the purpose of this provision, fire walls shall <br />not define separate buildings. <br />"Exception: Open parking garages in compliance with Section 406.5 <br />of the International Building Code." <br />Section 903.3.1.1.1, Exempt locations, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />follows: <br />"903.3.1.1.1 Exempt Locations. When approved by the fire code <br />official, automatic sprinklers shall not be required in the following rooms or <br />areas where such rooms or areas are protected with an approved automatic <br />fire detection system in accordance with Section 907.2 that will respond to <br />visible or invisible particles of combustion. Sprinklers shall not be omitted <br />from a room merely because it is damp, of fire - resistance -rated construction <br />or contains electrical equipment. <br />"1. Any room where the application of water, or flame and water, <br />constitutes a serious life or fire hazard. <br />"2. Any room or space where sprinklers are considered undesirable <br />because of the nature of the contents, when approved by the code <br />official. <br />"3. Generator and transformer rooms, under the direct control of a <br />public utility, separated from the remainder of the building by <br />walls and floor /ceiling or roof /ceiling assemblies having a fire - <br />resistance rating of not less than 2 hours. <br />"4. Elevator machine rooms, machinery spaces, and hoistways, other <br />than pits where such sprinklers would not necessitate shunt trip <br />requirements under any circumstances." <br />Section 903.3.1.2., NFPA 13R sprinkler systems, shall be amended to add <br />Section 9.3.1.2.3, Attics and attached garages, to read as follows:; add section to read <br />as follows: <br />"[F] Section 903.3.1.2.3 Attics and Attached Garages. Sprinkler <br />protection is required in attic spaces of such buildings two or more stories in <br />height, in accordance with NFPA 13 and or NFPA 13R requirements, and <br />attached garages." <br />Section 903.3.1.3, NFPA 13D sprinkler systems, shall be amended to read as <br />follows: <br />26 <br />