449 Public Libraries [sl and Sfm] — 2025 California Building Code

Public libraries funded from the California Library Construction and Renovation Act of 1988.

Automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed in: 1. New facilities, including additions;

SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCY AND USE

2. Existing facilities to which a project adds the lesser of 5,000 square feet (465 m [2] ) or 10 percent of the size of the existing facility, if the existing facility does not already have an automatic sprinkler system.

All fire protection systems shall be monitored by a fire alarm supervising station in accordance with the NFPA 72.

Any interior book return with a slot piercing the exterior wall shall have a separate sprinkler head and be enclosed in fire-rated construction.

For public libraries constructed with funds awarded under the California Read- ing and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000: 1. Fire sprinkler system requirement. All libraries funded for new construction, including additions, shall have automatic fire sprinkler systems installed. 2. Fire sprinkler system requirement for renovations of existing facilities. If there is no automatic fire sprinkler system in the existing facility, grant recipients shall be required to install a fire sprinkler system throughout the existing facility. 3. Fire sprinkler system types. The grant recipient may choose, on approval by the local fire authority, from wet-pipe, dry-pipe or pre-action systems, utilizing listed standard, early suppression fast response (ESFR), or on/off type sprinkler heads. 4. Book return rooms and slots. Book return rooms with slots in exterior walls shall have an automatic sprinkler head and be of approved fire-resistive construction. Book return slots and book drops shall have an additional automatic sprinkler head when shielded from the room sprinkler head. 5. System monitoring requirement. All fire protection systems shall be monitored by a fire alarm supervising station in accor- dance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72. 6. Alternate fire-extinguishing systems for specialized areas. When approved by the fire authority having jurisdiction, other types of approved automatic fire-extinguishing systems may be utilized as an alternate to sprinklers in the following areas: rare book rooms, central computer rooms and telecommunication rooms. 7. Automatic sprinkler system plan requirement. Fire sprinkler system drawings shall use the furniture plan as a background for coordination with furniture and book stack location and height.