Legal Documents of Jefferson City

Section 1.2 Purpose.

At the end of this section add "Exception: This Code shall not apply to detached one and two-family dwellings and multiple single- family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height where each dwelling extends from the foundation to the roof, is open on at least two sides with each dwelling having a separate means of egress and their accessory structures as regulated by the 2018 International Residential Code."

Chapter 1 Administration.

Insert a new section as follows: "Section 1.7 Annexes. Annex A, Explanatory Materials, is specifically included in the adoption."

Section 3.3.37.3 Apartment Building. At the end of this section add "Exception: Townhouses which are a group of three or more attached single-family dwelling units not more than three stories above grade in height which each unit extends from foundation to roof and with open space on at least two sides with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures as defined by the 2018 International Residential Code shall not be considered as apartments for the purposes of this code."

Section 4. 7.1 Where required.

Immediately after "shall be conducted as" insert "deemed necessary by the fire code official, and as".

Section 4.7.6 Fire Drill Written Record.

Immediately after the word "manner" insert ", and upon request a copy shall be provided to the fire code official".

Section 6.1.14.1 General.

Add a new section as follows: "6.1.14.1.4 all multiple occupancies of which at least one of the occupancies is of residential use, in which occupants sleep shall be equipped with a fire alarm detection system install in accordance with LSC

9.6 and NFPA 72. Smoke and heat detection (depending on the area to be protected and the use of the area) shall be installed in the following locations:

Residential area used for sleeping purposes.

1. Within all bedrooms or sleeping rooms,
2. Centrally located in a corridor or area giving access to each group of rooms used for sleeping purposes, and
3. On every level of the residential apartment.

Occupancies within the same building or structure.

1. Within all areas of all occupancies within the same building or structure spaced in accordance with NFPA 72.

Plans and designs shall be submitted for permit and review in accordance with IFC Section 907.1.1, to the Jefferson City Fire Department prior to installation. An acceptance test of the system must be approved by the fire inspector upon completion."

Section 14.3.2.1(1)

At the end of the subsection add the following: "Laundries (equipped only with domestic equipment) and less than or equal to 100 square feet"

Section 14.3.2.1(2)(a)

After "Laundries" insert "greater than 100 square feet"

Section 15.3.2.1(1)

At the end of the subsection add the following: "Laundries (equipped with only domestic equipment) and less than equal to 100 square feet."

Section 15.3.2.1(2)(a)

After "Laundries" insert "greater than 100 square feet"

Section 16.1.1 Application

Add new section as follows: "16.1.1.10 Unless otherwise required by the adopted codes of the City of Jefferson City, Tennessee, all day care facilities (including adult day care facilities) with seven or more persons shall be sprinklered with an NFPA 13 system."

Section 16.3.2.3

Delete "or 16.3.2.5"

Section 16.3.2.5

Delete the text of this section in its entirety and replace with "Domestic cooking equipment capable of producing grease laden vapors shall be protected as required by NFPA 96."

Section 15.3.5.2

Delete section in its entirety.

Section 16.6.3.5 Extinguishment Requirements Delete this section in its entirety.

Section 17.3.2.5 Delete this section.

Section 17.3.2.5

Delete the text of this section in its entirety and replace with "Domestic cooking equipment capable of producing grease laden vapors shall be protected as required by NFPA 96."

Chapter 24 One- and Two-Family Dwellings. Delete Chapter 24 in its entirety.

Section A.4.7.6 Fire Drill Written Record.

Immediately after the word "paragraph" delete "should" and insert "shall" in its place.

Section A.24

Delete all Sixteen sections with the A.24 prefix in their entirety. (Ord. #98-30, Feb. 1999, modified, as replaced by Ord. #2009-16, Sept. 2009, and Ord. #2013-21, Dec. 2013, and Ord. #2024-12, Sept. 2024 Ch18_1-5-26)