article_snippet: The main cathedral in San Francisco has been ordered to take down a sprinkler system used to deter homeless from sleeping in The main cathedral in San Francisco 30ft-high porchways.
article_snippet: Against building regulations: The main cathedral in San Francisco San Francisco has been ordered to take down a sprinkler system used to deter homeless from sleeping in The main cathedral in San Francisco porchways .
article_snippet: However, the church defended the sprinkler idea stating that the church wasn't safe having homeless people and drug addicts lurking when families were visiting.
article_snippet: Lyford claimed Lyford did not know about the sprinkler system until Lyford was brought to Lyford attention but another church staff member said the spouts were installed over a year ago.
article_snippet: However, now the sprinklers will be taken down as they reportedly violate the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection code.
article_snippet: The church has 15 days to comply and remove the sprinkler system.
article_snippet: Bishop William Justice, the rector of Saint Mary's Cathedral said the sprinklers were modeled on similar systems used in the city’s Financial District '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. '
article_snippet: Justice said since the archdiocese has learned the sprinkler system may violate the city’s water-use laws, work to remove the sprinkler system would be 'completed by the end of the day'.
highlights_snippet: The church has 15 days to remove the devices .