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ATTY/ORD .0009/CC ORD FIRE CODE ADOPTION <br />REV: 08-29-25 MI <br />Page 12 of 16 <br />1. One access jack shall be provided at each stairwell landing and two (2) access <br />jacks shall be provided in a lobby area of the building in plain view of elevator <br />doors, and in any event at locations and according to specifications subject to <br />the approval of the fire code official. <br />2. One telephone set shall be provided at each floor of the building; provided that <br />such telephone sets shall be located in the lobby area at a location and <br />according to specifications subject to the approval of the fire code official. <br /> <br />3. One additional telephone set shall be provided with not less than five hundred <br />feet (500') of telephone cord and shall be maintained on a roller device <br />providing convenient portability. Said telephone set shall likewise be <br />maintained at a location and according to specifications approved by the fire <br />code official. <br /> <br />B. Emergency Planning and Information: Buildings and occupancy groups specified <br />in Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 3.09, and buildings with <br />four (4) or more stories in height shall have posted a floor plan sign which shall <br />provide emergency procedures at every stairway landing, elevator landing, and <br />immediately inside all public entrances to the building. Information contained in <br />the floor plan signs shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: <br /> <br />1. Location of exits and fire alarm initiating stations. <br /> <br />2. Description of fire alarm sounds and appearance. <br /> <br />3. Fire Department emergency telephone number “911.” <br /> <br />4. Prohibition of the use of elevators during emergencies. <br /> <br />5. Instructions to be followed by ambulatory, non-ambulatory, and disabled <br />persons in the event of an emergency. <br /> <br />6. Notation 'you are here' or other readily understandable marking specifying the <br />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 information shall accurately depict the layout <br />of the floor where the sign is located. Signs shall be mounted as specified by the <br />California 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 Redwood City Fire Prevention Bureau. Controls <br />10.B. - Page 60 of 64 <br />300