By Kathleen Sprouse – KBIA
The city of Kirkville plans to require all new homes beginning in 2012 to have fire sprinklers. The city council approved the new code this week requiring sprinklers in duplexes and single family houses. Kirksville’s codes and planning director, Brad Selby says many apartment complexes are already required to have fire sprinklers so adding houses is not surprising.
“Eighty percent of all fires, structure fires are in residential structures. And, this would prevent that, this is a way of saving lives, I think this is a good thing.”
The measure was approved four to one. Council member Aaron Rodgerson was the one no vote. He used to build homes in Kansas City and says he does not think people should be forced to install sprinklers especially because of the already high costs in building a new home.
“If someone came to me and said, you know, I’m going to build a home and I could build it without the sprinkler system, it is going to cost a couple thousand dollars more with sprinkler system.” I would probably, personally not put a sprinkler system in.”
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