San Jose Municipal Code Part 4 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems (CBC Chapter 9)

The amendments set forth in Parts 1 and 4 of this chapter are reasonably necessary because of the following local geological, topographical and climatic conditions:

A. San José is within a very active seismic area. Severe seismic action could disrupt communications, damage gas and water mains, cause extensive electrical hazards, and place extreme demands on the limited and widely dispersed resources of the fire department, resulting in failure of the Fire Department to meet and provide the fire protection and life safety needs of the community.

B. The local geographic, topographic, and climatic conditions pose an increased hazard in the acceleration, spread, magnitude, and severity of potential fires in the City of San José, and may cause disruptions in the operation of fire protection systems, equipment, and a delayed fire response time, allowing further growth of the fire.

C. This section adopts the latest standards currently listed by the State of California Fire Marshal's Office for automatic fire protection systems and includes references to the amendments to the standards made in the California Fire Code.

D. The type of automatic fire sprinkler systems set forth in the amendment is a more restrictive standard, which will better prevent fire damage that can result from local conditions.

(Ords. 28166, 28838, 31256.)

The provisions of this part contain cross-references to the provisions of the California Fire Code or CFC, 2025 edition, in order to facilitate reference and comparison to those provisions.

(Ords. 28166, 28838, 29334, 29806, 30326, 30837, 31256.)

A. CBC Section 903 is deleted and replaced with the 2025 fire code amendments as amended by the San José Municipal Code Section 17.12.640.

(Ords. 28166, 28838, 29334, 29806, 30326, 31256.)