A sprinkler system at St. Marys Cathedral has been drenching homeless men and women who seek shelter there for two years.

The sprinkler system was installed after church officials learned that this was a popular method in the city's financial district, according to a statement provided by church spokesman Larry Kramer.

The system was installed as a "safety, security and cleanliness measure to avoid the situation where needles, feces and other dangerous items were regularly being left in these hidden doorways," the church statement reads. The bishop said he was worried about students and elderly people passing by the church in these conditions.

WhenSt. Marys Cathedral'ssprinklers were spotlighted in the media earlier this week, the bishop backtracked, and said the church's aim was never to douse people.

At a news conference Wednesday, Archdiocese of San Francisco Bishop William Justice promised the sprinklers were already being removed at the iconic church on Gough Street, which turned on at least once every hour, spraying those who slept there. The bishop noted the Cathedral is a hub for "hundreds of homeless people," and opens its doors to help those in need "more than any other Catholic church."

The bishop said that those who regularly slept in the doorways of the church were told in advance about the sprinklers.

The "idea was not to remove those persons, but to encourage them to relocate to other areas of the Cathedral, which are protected and safer," the church statement read.

Still, the church conceded that leaders now realized the system needed a permit and "may violate San Francisco water-use laws," and work to remove the system has already started.

"We are sorry that our intentions have been misunderstood and recognize that the method used was ill-conceived," the statement read. "It actually has had the opposite effect from what it was intended to do, and for this we are sorry."

The church made its announcement only after KCBS radios Doug Sovern first reported the story, alleging that the church installed the watering system to keep the homeless from sleeping in the Cathedrals doorways.

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MORROW Council voted unanimously Monday to implement a less-strict sprinkler system.

Officials previously said the intent of the policy was to encourage economic development in the area.

Our imperative directive is to try to take off some of the chains in terms of economic development if theyre not necessary, said Interim City Manager Sylvia Redic at the Jan. 27 council meeting where the issue was first discussed.

The amendment to the fire codes repeals extra code restrictions the city ordinances place on businesses. Instead, the city will follow the less-strict state fire safety codes.

Right now, Morrows codes require that buildings of any type construction or occupancy shall be protected throughout by an approved supervised sprinkler system. But fire Chief Mark Herendeen and fire Marshal Herb Jones said in at least two council meetings they felt the ordinance was overly cautious.

When you get into commercial buildings, a lot of them are Type I, Type II concrete block and steel and theres not that need for that level of fire protection, Herendeen said at the Jan. 27 meeting.

Herendeen and Mayor J.B. Burke implied at that meeting the change in codes could encourage smaller businesses to set up shop in Morrow since they wouldnt necessarily need to pay for the full cast-iron-pipe sprinkler system the city codes require for commercial buildings.

If the council members vote to change the ordinances, the fire department would need to examine each building and how it would be used and determine by state codes whether it would need a sprinkler system.

What we need to remember about the state fire code is its not a book its volumes of books, Redic said.

Sprinkler systems have been a haunting theme of the city since controversy surrounding Olde Towne Morrow, a botched development project the city closed in February 2011.

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SAN ANTONIO - A bill that would require local governments and fire departments to report information on high-rise buildings in their jurisdictions not equipped with fire protection sprinkler systems to the state fire marshal has been introduced in the Texas House by San Antonio Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-District 116).

HB 4011 would also require the state fire marshal to report that information to the Legislature.

I filed this legislation to bring the state fire marshal further into the conversation, and to make sure that we have a statewide assessment of all residential high-rise buildings posing this extreme risk to our citizens, Martinez Fischer said in a statement. The goal of this bill is to ensure that local governments report detailed information on the state of such buildings, and encourage them to develop and maintain emergency plans of action and seek retrofit ordinances to retrofit these buildings with the appropriate safety systems.

In December, a fire at the Wedgwood Senior Apartments in San Antonio claimed the lives of six residents, injured a dozen more and displaced hundreds.

Though the cause of the fire has been ruled undetermined, the facility was not equipped with a sprinkler system. The Wedgwood did not have a sprinkler system because it was grandfathered in after the City of Castle Hills began requiring sprinklers in 2012.

According to Martinez Fischer, his bill "respects local control and affords local governments the flexibility they need to address these deficiencies, while enabling the fire marshal to monitor and make additional recommendations to advance this progress."

Meanwhile, State Rep. Rick Galindo, R-District 117, recently filed House Bill 3089 that require sprinklers in all high-rise residential buildings.

The bill defines a high-rise as a building reaching 75 feet above the ground or higher.

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MORROW Morrow officials say they are considering a less-strict sprinkler system policy to encourage economic development in the area.

Council is expected to vote on this change at a called meeting Monday at 6 p.m. in city hall.

Our imperative directive is to try to take off some of the chains in terms of economic development if theyre not necessary, said Interim City Manager Sylvia Redic at the Jan. 27 council meeting where the issue was first discussed.

Mayor and council looked over the first official reading of the amendment Tuesday that should repeal extra fire code restrictions the city ordinances place on businesses. Instead, the city will follow the less-strict state fire safety codes.

Right now, Morrows codes require that buildings of any type construction or occupancy shall be protected throughout by an approved supervised sprinkler system. But fire Chief Mark Herendeen and fire Marshal Herb Jones said in at least two council meetings they felt the ordinance was overly cautious.

When you get into commercial buildings, a lot of them are Type I, Type II concrete block and steel and theres not that need for that level of fire protection, Herendeen said at the Jan. 27 meeting.

Herendeen and Mayor J.B. Burke implied at that meeting the change in codes could encourage smaller businesses to set up shop in Morrow since they wouldnt necessarily need to pay for the full cast-iron-pipe sprinkler system the city codes require for commercial buildings.

If the council members vote to change the ordinances, the fire department would need to examine each building and how it would be used and determine by state codes whether it would need a sprinkler system.

What we need to remember about the state fire code is its not a book its volumes of books, Redic said.

Sprinkler systems have been a haunting theme of the city since controversy surrounding Olde Towne Morrow, a botched development project the city closed in February 2011.

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By Kuhl, Nick on March 14, 2015.

Nick Kuhl

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Residents at the citys Garden View Lodge may soon sleep a bit more soundly, following an investment of $840,000 to bring it up to fire code.

The money, announced by Lethbridge West MLA Greg Weadick at the seniors facility on Friday morning, will be allocated for the addition of sprinklers and other system upgrades.

This will create the safest environment possible for the residents, he said. Were so pleased and thrilled that this is going to happen in this facility. If there ever is a fire, theyll have the utmost, up-to-date equipment.

Most supported seniors housing built before 1990 doesnt have adequate fire suppression Weadick said Garden View Lodge, which opened in 1992, is the last such building in the city that needs it, although he didnt provide an exact timeframe for when the work will be completed.

The newer part of the complex, which is an independent seniors residence of the Green Acres Foundation, has a sprinkler system, however. Bill Martens, the foundations chairman, said his staff has been lobbying the government for quite awhile for money to upgrade the building.

Green Acres has always taken the safety of the seniors into consideration. We really appreciate the fact that the government has decided to give this money to the Green Acres Foundation for the sprinklers at Garden View Lodge, Martens said.

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