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ORDINANCE 1993- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 901.5 OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE ADOPTED IN SECTION 5-1 OF THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING THE TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION IN WHICH AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER EQUIPMENT MUST BE INSTALLED; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 5-3 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by inserting the following revision to the building code adopted in Section 5-1 of the Code of Ordinances: 901.5 is amended to read as follows: 901.5 General Approved automatic sprinkler equipment meeting the requirements of 901 shall be installed in buildings as follows: 1. Residential occupancies with a gross total enclosed floor area of greater than 15,000 sq ft. 2. All buildings, except those classified as residential occupancies, with a gross total enclosed floor area of greater than 20,000 sq. ft. 3. All buildings four (4) stories or more or having a height of 40 ft or higher. 4. Basements having floor areas exceeding 2500 sq ft (232 M2) when used as workshops or for manufacture, repair, sale or storage of combustible materials or when used as lounges or nightclubs regardless of the size. See 402.4.1, Exception 2. 5. In buildings which do not have suitable access, as set forth in 703.2, to each story above grade on at least one accessible side of the building. openings which are glazed with security designed to withstand breakage shall not be considered access openings. 6. See Chapter 36, Standard Fire Prevention Code. 7. See 408.2.2, 412.2.6 and 412.2.2.7. 8. Spray finishing booth, area or room shall comply with Chapter 10 of the Standard Fire Prevention Code. SECTION 2. That if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in effect as if the unconstitutional or invalid portion had not been adopted. SECTION 2. That all ordinances and resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 1-5 of the San Marcos Code of ordinances. �6