ORD 2346 ORDINANCE NO .
AN ORDINANCE requiring automatic fire sprinkler education
prior to issuance of a residential building permit , and requiring
automatic fire sprinklers in all new model homes and new homes
used as sales offices .
WHEREAS , automatic fire sprinkler systems have been found to be an effective and
efficient means of providing life safety in combating fire , and
WHEREAS , it is the desire and intent of the City Council of the City of Camas to provide
the citizens with the greatest fire protection and life safety in the most cost effective manner ; and
WHEREAS the City Council desires to educate new home builders about the advantages
of automatic fire sprinklers , and
WHEREAS , the City Council further desires to require automatic fire sprinklers in single
family residences used as model homes and as sales offices ;
NOW , THEREFORE , be it ordained by the Council of the City of Camas as follows :
Section I
DFINIIONS : Automatic fire sprinkler systems shall mean automatic fire sprinkler
systems installed in single family and duplex residences that comply with National Fire Protection
Association Standard 13D .
Automatic Fire Sprinkler Education Materials shall mean : Information prepared and
assembled by the Fire Marshal concerning the cost , advantages , and installation of automatic fire
sprinkler systems in single family and duplex residential structures .
Home Sales Office shall mean : A new residential structure that is temporarily used as an
office to market residences within a development .
Model Home shah' mean : A new residential structure used as an example for the purpose of
marketing similarly constructed homes . A model home will be open for public display , may be
advertised as a model home , may be furnished , and may also be used as a home sales office .
Section II
E -Required : An applicant for a building permit for a single family or duplex
residential structure shall be required to obtain and read the automatic fire sprinkler system
educational materials , and the applicant ' s contractor shall provide an option for installation of an
automatic fire sprinkler system . Prior to issuance of a building permit for a single family or
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duplex residential structure , the applicant shall be required to complete a form , to be provided by
the Fire Marshal , stating under penalty of per) ury that the applicant has received and read the
automatic fire sprinkler system educational materials , and that the applicant ' s contractor provided
an option for installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system .
Section III
Automatic Fire Sprinkler Svstem Reaui Any new single family residence or new
duplex intended to be used as a model home or as a home sales office shall have an automatic fire
sprinkler system installed . Failure to have such an automatic fire sprinkler system installed shall
be grounds for denial or revocation of a conditional use permit for a home sales office .
Section IV
Violation of this ordinance shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a
maximum fine of $ 500 . 00 .
Section V
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five ( 5 ) days from and after its publication
according to law .
PASSED by the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this day of
2003 .
SIGNED :
Mayor
ATTEST : , �--
Clerk
APPROVED as form :
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City ttorney
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