Automatic fire sprinklers required in new construction effective 2013

PRESS RELEASE
January 19, 2012

Automatic fire sprinklers will be required in all new construction for single family residences, effective January 1, 2013. The Board of County Commissioners are going to have a work session on March 13, 2012 to discuss this requirement.

The meeting will be in the Board of County Commissioners meeting room, 108 8th Street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, at 9:00 a.m. If you have interest in this subject and want to let the commissioners hear your comments, please attend this meeting.

For questions, please call the Building and Planning Department at 970-945-8212.

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