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Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council)
Chapter 51-51 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Residential Code
Section 51-51-60105 - Appendix U-Dwelling unit fire sprinkler systems

Wash. Admin. Code § 51-51-60105

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Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 51-51-60105 - Appendix U-Dwelling 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.

P2904.1.1Required 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.

Wash. Admin. Code § 51-51-60105

Amended by WSR 16-03-025, Filed 1/11/2016, effective 7/1/2016
Amended by WSR 20-03-023, Filed 1/6/2020, effective 7/1/2020
Amended by WSR 20-21-041, Filed 10/13/2020, effective 11/13/2020
Amended by WSR 23-02-058, Filed 1/3/2023, effective 7/1/2023
Amended by WSR 23-23-104, Filed 11/15/2023, effective 3/16/2024

Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 13-04-068, § 51-51-60105, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 10-03-098, § 51-51-60105, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10.