“We need to get our house in order,” Mayor Adams said when confronted by a landlord. “My city agencies must be more pro-business. They must get out of the way with the bureaucracy and red tape.”
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“We haven’t heard a word about that,” said Dana Campbell, a former Twin Parks resident and supporter of sprinkler legislation. “Had we had a sprinkler system, the fire wouldn't have gotten out of control.” Previous efforts to mandate the systems in older buildings have typically faltered under pressure from real estate groups. That process appears to have played out again in recent months.fire-related legislation
Council member Joann Ariola, the chair of the city’s Committee on Fire and Emergency Management, said she had not seen any legislation related to sprinklers. The memo cites the cost of installing pumps and in some cases water tanks, as well as the disruption to tenants, who may be forced to relocate during the installation process.
Other local governments have considered the costs and benefits of sprinklers and reached different conclusions. Following a fire that killed 24 people in an apartment complex, the city of Los Angeles, CAthat all residential buildings built before 1943 be retrofitted with sprinklers. The state of Florida has required the same of all high-rise buildings since 1994, while San Antonio, Texas mandates that common areas of residential buildings include sprinklers.
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