Wicomico County Public Hearing on Sprinkler Systems Set

On Tuesday, February 1st at 6pm the Wicomico county council will hold it's first meeting in February at the GOB. They will conduct a public hearing on mandating sprinkler legislation for all new construction in Wicomico county. This legislation originated with the feds, was passed down to the states, and now the county. The county has an option to adopt this legislation or opt out.

 

This is meaningful and important that you come out and voice your opinion.

 

This legislation would increase the cost of new housing by a MINIMUM of $10,000 to put it in a 1,300 sq foot home. Plus $4.500 to upgrade the water lines to the road to the new house to get the pressure you need for the sprinklers system to work. And must be in the NFPA 13 D standers. Which is a fed. law that the Fire Marshall office must use when they inspected the system.

 

• If you live out side off town limits and have a well and will coast 2x's as much.
• If you do have a fire, your electric goes out and the system will not work then.

 

Perhaps it would be an easier to digest a mandate of a housing cost increase if we weren't experiencing a historical housing market depression.

 

All home owners have the option to put in their own sprinkler system currently. We do not need additional government mandates that increase costs, kill jobs, and further depress the housing market.

 

Here are some links on sprinkler legislation to give you some back ground. Google the web for 2009 International Residential Building Code and Or MFPA 13 D to see what you need to have for this law.

 

Please come out to this public hearing and voice your opinion on more building costs and regulations in Wicomico on Tuesday, February 1st at 6pm at the GOB in Salisbury, Maryland and ask the county to opt out!

 

This agenda (attached) was faxed to me because Wicomico county has not updated their website, with a current agenda.

 

Thank you,

Julie Brewington
Maryland Society of Patriots
410-251-8884