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Section 506, Key Boxes, of the IFC, is hereby amended by adding a new section as follows:
Section 506.3 Key Box Installation Requirements Buildings provided with an alarm system or a sprinkler system shall be provided with a key box at the front of the building typically adjacent to the main front door(s) at a height of five feet above grade or at a location as directed by the Code Official.
Section 507.5.1, Where Required, of the IFC, is hereby amended by deleting said section, including exceptions, and inserting in lieu thereof the following section and exception:
Section 507.5.1– Where required (fire hydrant spacing) Locate at street intersections or as approved by City subject to the following spacing:
1. Residential: 400 foot; maximum coverage: 86,000 SF.
2. Commercial: 400 foot; maximum coverage: 86,000 SF.
3. No part of a proposed single family dwelling or duplex shall be more than 250 feet from a hydrant unless said building is sprinklered.
4. No part of a multi-family, commercial or industrial building shall be more than 200 feet from a fire hydrant unless said building is fully sprinklered.
5. For Group R-3 and Group U occupancies and for buildings equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 the distance requirements may be modified when approved by the Code Official.
Section 507.5.1.1, Hydrant For Fire Department Connections, of the IFC, is hereby established by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section 507.5.1.1 Hydrant For Fire Department Connections Buildings equipped with a fire department connection installed in accordance with Section 912 shall have a fire hydrant located on a fire access road within 100 feet (30 m) of the fire department connection as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building.
Exception: The distance shall be permitted to exceed 100 feet (30 m) where approved by the Code Official
Section 507.5.7, Fire Hydrant Markers and Identification Colors, of the IFC, is hereby established by adding the following section:
Section 507.5.7 Fire Hydrant Markers and Identification Colors When required by the Code Official, hydrant locations shall be identified by the installation of an approved reflective marker. Both public and private hydrants shall comply with and be painted to Ankeny Water Utility specifications.
Section 507.5.8, Fire Hydrant Installation, of the IFC, is hereby established by adding the following section:
Section 507.5.8 Fire Hydrant Installation Fire hydrants shall be installed with the grade mark on the fire hydrant at the level of finished grade. The large diameter connection shall be installed such that the connection is oriented facing the fire department access road.
Section 903.2.11.1.3, Basements, of the IFC, is hereby amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section 903.2.11.1.3 Basements Where any portion of a basement is located more than 75 feet (22 860 mm) from openings required by Section 903.2.11.1, the basement shall be equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Section 903.4.2, Alarms, of the IFC, is hereby amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section 903.4.2 Alarms An approved weather proof audible device suitable for outdoor use with 110 candela visual signal shall be connected to every automatic sprinkler system. Such sprinkler water-flow alarm devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. Alarm devices shall be provided on the exterior of the building in an approved location. Where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system.
Section 907.1.4, FACP (Fire Alarm Control Panel), of the IFC, is hereby established by adding the following section and exception:
Section 907.1.4 FACP (Fire Alarm Control Panel) Each building shall have no more than 1 FACP. Installation of fire alarm panel shall be not exceed six feet in height measured from the floor to the top of the unit.
Exception: Suppression system releasing panels are not required to meet the height requirement or the limitation in the number of panels.
Section 907.2.24, Group R-4, of the IFC, is hereby established by adding the following section:
Section 907.2.24 Group R-4 Fire alarm systems and smoke alarms shall be installed in Group R-4 occupancies as required in Sections 907.2.24.1 through 907.2.24.3.
907.2.24.1 Manual fire alarm system.
A manual fire alarm system that activates the occupant notification system in accordance with Section 907.5 shall be installed in Group R-4 occupancies.
Exceptions:
1. A manual fire alarm system is not required in buildings not more than two stories in height where all individual sleeping units and contiguous attic and crawl spaces to those units are separated from each other and public or common areas by not less than 1-hour fire partitions and each individual sleeping unit has an exit directly to a public way, egress court or yard.
2. Manual fire alarm boxes are not required throughout the building where all of the following conditions are met:
2.1. The building is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2.
2.2. The notification appliances will activate upon sprinkler water flow.
2.3. Not fewer than one manual fire alarm box is installed at an approved location.
3. Manual fire alarm boxes in resident or patient sleeping areas shall not be required at exits where located at all nurses' control stations or other constantly attended staff locations, provided such stations are visible and continuously accessible and that the distances of travel required in Section 907.4.2.1 are not exceeded.
907.2.24.2 Automatic smoke detection system.
An automatic smoke detection system that activates the occupant notification system in accordance with Section 907.5 shall be installed in corridors, waiting areas open to corridors and habitable spaces other than sleeping units and kitchens.
Exceptions:
1. Smoke detection in habitable spaces is not required where the facility is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
2. An automatic smoke detection system is not required in buildings that do not have interior corridors serving sleeping units and where each sleeping unit has a means of egress door opening directly to an exit or to an exterior exit access that leads directly to an exit.
907.2.24.3 Smoke alarms.
Single and multiple station smoke alarms shall be installed in accordance with Section 907.2.10.
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