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III. Four and Five Story Buildings - a maximum of 60 <br />- 75 feet in height. Regardless of the type of <br />construction or its occupancy classification: <br />(a) No structure shall be more than five stories - <br />a maximum of 75 feet in height. <br />(b) Four and five story buildings can be permitted <br />if the Zephyrhills Fire Department has the manpower, <br />apparatus, equipment, water mains, and fire hydrants <br />necessary to handle emergencies in that particular <br />structure(s). <br />(c) The Building meets a11 the conditional <br />requirements for buildings more than three stories. <br />IV. Conditional Requirements for Buildings Three <br />Stones - maximum of 45 feet in height. <br />(1) Full Automatic Sprinkler System as per NFPA 13 <br />or NFPA 13D & SBC. <br />(a) Exception - Buildings three stories and a <br />maximum of 45 feet in height without interior halls or <br />corridors or stairs may be exempt from required sprinkler <br />protection if the guest areas, residential units, work <br />units, and office units have direct access to an exterior <br />non-combustible balcony or exit way that has a mim'mum of <br />two separate and remote exterior non-combustible stairs <br />that lead safely to the ground. <br />(b) Exception - Sprinkler heads may be omitted from <br />hazard areas when the hazard of water would create a <br />greater hazard than the hazard protected. These areas <br />shall be protected by Smoke/Heat Detectors and/or by <br />supression systems other than sprinkler heads. <br />(c) Exception - In Group R - Residential, <br />sprinklers may be omitted in closets 24 square feet or <br />less and in bathrooms 55 square feet or less. <br />2. Smoke Detectors - Single Station.