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ATTY/ORD.435/FIRE CODE ADOPTION <br />REV: 11-21-16 RL <br />Page 7 of 9 <br />specified in Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 3.09, and <br />buildings with four (4) or more stories in height shall have posted a floor plan <br />sign which shall provide emergency procedures at every stairway landing, <br />elevator landing, and immediately inside all public entrances to the building. <br />Inf ormation contained in the floor plan signs shall include, but shall not be <br />limited to, the following: <br /> <br />1. Location of exits and fire alarm initiating stations; <br />2. Description of f ire alarm sounds and appearance; <br />3. Fire Department emergency telephone number “911”; <br />4. Prohibition of the use of elevators during emergencies; <br />5. Instructions to be followed by ambulatory, non-ambulatory, and disabled <br />persons in the event of an emergency; <br />6. Notation ‘you are here’ or other readily understandable marking <br />specifying the location on the floor plan sign. <br /> <br />Floor plan signs shall be printed in a non-decorative lettering which shall not be <br />less than three-sixteenths of an inch (3/16”) in height and shall provide a sharp <br />contrast with the background. The inf ormation shall accurately depict the layout of <br />the floor where the sign is located. Signs shall be mounted as specified by the <br />Calif ornia Building Code. <br /> <br />(c) Public Address System. In buildings four (4) or more stories in height, a public <br />address system shall be installed for the exclusive use of Fire Department <br />personnel, peace officers, or other City enforcement personnel according to <br />specifications approved by the Fire Prevention Bureau. Controls for, and <br />access to, such system shall be installed on the ground floor of the building at <br />a location subject to the approval of the fire code official. <br /> <br />(d) Fire Equipment Buildings of four (4) or more stories in height, a cabinet or <br />other enclosed facility shall be provided as directed by the Fire Code Official <br />Equipment to be provided shall be at the discretion of the Fire Code Official. <br /> <br />Sec. 12.24. SECTION 907.8.6 ADDED <br />Section 907.8.6 is hereby added to the Fire Code to read as follows: <br /> <br />907.8.6. Alarm Response, Violations. <br /> <br />(a) In General. It shall be a violation of this Code to cause the fire department <br />to respond to more than two (2) alarms in a sixty (60) day period at a <br />business or residence. <br /> <br />(b) Alarm System Testing, Maintenance or Repair. It is a violation of this <br />Code to cause the fire department to respond to an alarm caused by alarm <br />system testing, maintenance or repair. <br /> <br />(c) As used in this section, “unintentional alarm” means an alarm caused by <br />6.4.B. - Page 11