Division II — ADMINISTRATION.›Part I — GENERAL PROVISIONS.›Chapter 9 — FIRE-PROTECTION SYSTEMS.›SECTION 905. – STANDPIPE SYSTEMS.

San Francisco Fire Code § 905.3 Standpipe Systems

San Francisco Fire Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-23 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Fire Code § 905.3 · Text as of 2026-10-23

905.3.1.1. [For SF] Stages.¶

Stages greater than 1,000 square feet in area (93 m2) 1 shall be equipped with a Class III wet standpipe system with 1-1/2-inch and 3-inch (38 mm and 76.2 mm) hose connections on each side of the stage. CODIFICATION NOTE

So in Ord. 39-26.

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905.3.12. Buildings with Limited Fire Department Access.¶

Horizontal and/or vertical Class I standpipes shall be installed and maintained in any building, regardless of height, in which, in the opinion of the fire code official, standpipes are necessary to make those connections available to

firefighters.

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