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Section 12.16. Section 1003.2.10 added. , <br /> <br /> Section 1003.2.10 is hereby added to the Fire C~de to read as follows: <br /> Section 1003.2.10. Automatic Sprinkler Systems. <br /> <br /> Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this Code or the provisions of any <br />other Code of the City, approved automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed in <br />the following buildings or structures: <br /> <br /> (a) New Buildings: (i) All new Group R, Division 3 occupancy dwellings and <br /> structures; (ii) all other new buildings or structures with a total floor area <br /> of three thousand (3,000) square feet or more. <br /> <br /> (b) Change in occupancy group: When there is a change in occupancy group <br /> or use from a less hazardous to a more hazardous occupancy group or <br /> use. <br /> <br /> In the event standards or requirements of this section are less restrictive than <br />the standards or requirements of any other provisions of the Redwood City <br />Code, as amended, the more restrictive standards shall govern. <br /> <br />Section 12.17. Section 1003.3.1 amended. <br /> <br /> Section 1003.3.1 of the Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Section 1003.3.1. Where required. <br /> <br /> All valves controlling the water supply for automatic sprinkler systems and <br />water-flow switches on all sprinkler systems shall be electrically monitored when <br />there are twenty (20) or more sprinkler heads. <br /> <br /> Valve monitoring and water-flow alarm and trouble signals shall be distinctly <br />different and shall be automatically transmitted to an approved central station as <br />defined by national standards. <br /> <br /> Exceptions: <br /> <br /> 1. Underground key or hub valves in roadway boxes provided by the <br /> municipality or public utility need not be momtored. <br /> <br /> 2. An alarm automatically transmitted to an approved central station is not <br /> required for Group R, Division 30ccupancies~ provided with a local water- <br /> flow alarm. <br /> <br />Section 12.18. Section 1001.5.3.2 added. <br /> <br />Ord-069a 7 2 16 6 <br />FlshlshlRCICouncil <br />05/25/99R;06/01/99;06/07/99R <br />FXS/DES:rg <br /> <br /> <br />