The mayor and the city counsel do not have the power to revoke the grandfather rights that these buildings exist under. Nevermind that it would be political suicide to attempt to force so many older buildings to install pricey sprinklers. The property owners are too numerous and wealthy and quash such an effort very quickly.

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I think the only way that we would see sprinklers installed in Anchorage's older multifamily is if the city is willing to make a large amount of money available via grants to multifamily owners to install them. 

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Barring that, this is a literal pipe dream.