00                     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 129(L&C)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to municipal building code requirements for fire sprinkler systems in                                  
02 certain residential buildings."                                                                                         
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 29.10.200 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                            
05                 (62)  AS 29.35.144 (sprinkler fire protection systems).                                                 
06    * Sec. 2. AS 29.35 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
07            Sec. 29.35.144. Sprinkler systems in certain residential buildings. (a)                                    
08       Except as provided by (b) of this section, a municipality may not require a sprinkler                             
09       fire protection system to be included in the construction of all new single-family                                
10       residential buildings or in the construction of all new residential buildings with not                            
11       more than two dwelling units.                                                                                     
12            (b)  A municipality may, by ordinance, require a sprinkler fire protection                                   
13       system to be included in the construction of all new single-family residential                                    
14       buildings, in the construction of all new residential buildings with not more than two                            

01       dwelling units, or in both types of buildings. Before adopting an ordinance to                                    
02       implement this subsection, or before amending an ordinance to extend its coverage to                              
03       residential buildings described in this subsection, in addition to complying with the                             
04       other requirements relating to the adoption of an ordinance, the governing body of the                            
05       municipality shall                                                                                                
06                 (1)  notwithstanding the publication requirement in AS 29.25.020(b)(3)                                  
07       or a comparable notice publication requirement of a home rule municipality, at least                              
08       30 days before the first scheduled public hearing for the ordinance, publish                                      
09                      (A)  a summary of the ordinance or ordinance amendment; and                                        
10                      (B)  a notice of the time and place of each scheduled public                                       
11            hearing on the proposed ordinance or amendment; and                                                          
12                 (2)  notwithstanding the public hearing schedule requirement of                                         
13       AS 29.25.020(b)(6) or comparable public hearing scheduling requirement of a home                                  
14       rule municipality, schedule at least three public hearings on the proposed ordinance or                           
15       ordinance amendment to be held within a period of not less than 60 days and not more                              
16       than 180 days.                                                                                                    
17            (c)  This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.