Section 903.2.8 Group R, Amended.
El Paso City Code § 9.52.080.3
in effect9.52.080.3 - Section 903.2.8 Group R, Amended.
9.03.2.8. An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with IFC Section 903.3 shall be provided throughout all buildings with a Group R fire area. For Group R-2 occupancies, an automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all floors of buildings with a Group R-2 fire area where more than two stories in height, including basements, or where having more than 16 dwelling units.
Exceptions:
1. Group R-1, where guestrooms are not more than three stories above the lowest level of exit discharge and each guestroom has at least one door leading directly to an exterior exit access that leads directly to approved exits.
2. A residential sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.2 shall be allowed in buildings, or portions thereof, of Group R-1.
3. Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress, and their accessory structures not more than three stories above grade plane in height conforming with the provisions of the International Residential Code.
(Ord. No. 019521, § 1, 7-5-2023)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.52FIPRCO_9.52.080.3SE903.2.8GRRAMFetched: 10/28/2026