Tulsa, OK Building Safety: Fire Sprinkler Requirements (2026)

R313.2 One- and two-family dwellings automatic fire systems. This section, including the exception, has been moved to the newly created Appendix U, entitled "Appendix U, Automatic Fire Systems" and is not adopted as a part of the statewide minimum code for residential construction within the State of Oklahoma. This section has been renumbered in Appendix U to become U101.1. The section number R313.2 itself, will stay as part of this code for numbering alignment but will not have any requirements attached to it.

R313.2.1 Design and installation. "Appendix U, Automatic Fire Systems" and is not adopted as a part of the statewide minimum code for residential construction within the State of Oklahoma.

R314.2.2 Alterations, repairs and additions - Amendatory. Where alterations, repairs, or additions requiring a permit occur, or where one or more sleeping rooms are added or created in existing dwellings, the individual dwelling unit shall be equipped with smoke alarms located as required for new dwellings.

Exceptions:

1.Work involving the exterior surfaces of dwellings, such as the replacement of roofing or siding, the addition or replacement of windows or doors, or the addition of a porch or deck, are exempt from the requirements of this section.2.Installation, alteration, or repairs of electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems are exempt from the requirements of this section.