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ATTY/ORD .0009/CC ORD FIRE CODE ADOPTION <br />REV: 08-29-25 MI <br />Page 13 of 16 <br />for, and access to, such system shall be installed on the ground floor of the <br />building at a location subject to the approval of the fire code official. <br /> <br />D. Fire Equipment Enclosure: Buildings of four (4) or more stories in height, a secure <br />cabinet or other enclosed area shall be provided as directed by the fire code <br />official for housing fire equipment. Fire equipment required to be provided by the <br />property owner or developer shall be at the direction of the fire code official. <br /> <br />Sec. 12.24. – SECTION 907.8.5 ADDED: <br /> <br />Section 907.8.5 is hereby added to read as follows: <br /> <br />907.8.5 Alarm Response, Violations. <br /> <br />A. In General. It shall be a violation of this Code to cause the Fire Department to <br />respond to more than two (2) unintentional alarms in a sixty (60) day period at a <br />commercial, industrial, or residential building. <br /> <br />B. Alarm System Testing, Maintenance or Repair. It is a violation of this Code to <br />cause the Fire Department to respond to an alarm caused by alarm system <br />testing, maintenance or repair. <br /> <br />C. As used in this Section, “unintentional alarm” means an alarm caused by <br />equipment malfunction, operator inadvertence or operator negligence. <br />“Unintentional alarm” does not include an alarm caused by alarm testing, <br />maintenance or repair. <br /> <br />Sec. 12.24.1. – SECTION 907.9 AMENDED: <br /> <br />Section 907.9 is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />907.9 Where required in existing buildings and structures. An approved fire alarm <br />system shall be provided in existing buildings and structures other than single family <br />residential or duplex structures, where required in Chapter 11 or when an addition, <br />tenant improvement, remodel, alterations, or modernization project meets the <br />definition of a substantial remodel, addition, or repair within a five (5) year period. <br /> <br />Sec. 12.24.2. – SECTION 913.2.3 ADDED: <br /> <br />Section 913.2.3 is hereby added to read as follows: <br /> <br />913.2.3 Alternate source of power. Notwithstanding the availability of a public <br />utility to provide electric service for a fire pump, electrically driven fire pumps shall <br />be provided with an alternate source of power in accordance with NFPA 20 due to <br />foreseeable extended electrical service interruptions along the California Power Grid <br />due to high demand, high heat, Public Safety Power Shutoffs, or damage to the