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Kansas Statutes Chapter 12. Cities and Municipalities § 12-16,219. Cities, counties; prohibition on fire sprinkler requirements in certain residential dwellings

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Municipality” means any city or county.

(2) “Residential structure” means any improvement to real property to be used or occupied as a single-family dwelling or multi-family dwelling of two attached living units or less or any manufactured home.

(b) No municipality shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, order, code, standard or rule requiring the installation of a multi-purpose residential fire protection sprinkler system or any other fire sprinkler protection system in any residential structure. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from voluntarily installing a multi-purpose residential fire protection sprinkler system or any other fire sprinkler protection system in a residential structure.

(c) No municipality shall require the installation of a multi-purpose residential fire protection sprinkler system in any residential structure as a condition for consideration or approval of any building permit or plat.

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