Murfreesboro, TN Building Safety: Fire Sprinkler Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- IRC section deleted
- R313 Automatic fire sprinklers
- Effect
- No residential sprinkler mandate
- Applies to
- New 1- and 2-family homes
- Code basis
- Murfreesboro City Code § 7-12(T)
Summary
Murfreesboro struck the International Residential Code's automatic fire sprinkler requirement entirely, so new one- and two-family homes in the city aren't required to install residential fire sprinklers.
(T)Section R313 Automatic fire sprinkler systems. Delete this section in its entirety.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
When Murfreesboro adopted the 2018 International Residential Code, it specifically amended Section R313, Automatic fire sprinkler systems, by deleting the section in its entirety. The city also stripped the sprinkler-credit language out of Section R101.2's scope provision. The practical effect: builders of new detached one- and two-family dwellings, and qualifying townhomes, are not required to install residential fire sprinkler systems as a condition of a building permit in Murfreesboro, unlike jurisdictions that keep R313 in force.
Violations & Fines
Not applicable: there is no local sprinkler mandate to violate. Fire code violations unrelated to sprinklers, such as blocked egress or faulty wiring, are still enforced under the adopted International Fire Code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Did Murfreesboro ever require residential sprinklers?
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