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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.
Section 907.6.6, Monitoring, of the IFC, is hereby amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following section and exception:
Section 907.6.6 Monitoring Fire alarm systems required by this chapter or by the International Building Code shall be monitored by a central station approved and listed under UL 827 in accordance with NFPA 72.
Exception: Monitoring station is not required for automatic sprinkler and fire alarm systems in one- and two- family dwellings.
Section 912, Fire department connections, of the IFC, is hereby amended by adding a new section and exception as follows:
Section 912.1.1 Storz fire department connection The fire department connection(s) shall be a five-inch (5") Storz type connector(s) compatible with the hose couplings currently used by the Ankeny Fire Department.
Section 912.1.1 Storz fire department connection exception 1 A fire department connection having the standard internal threaded swivel fittings of 2 1/2 inches NST may be substituted for the five-inch Storz connection with the approval of the Code Official where system pressures may exceed hose test pressure or water supply could require an extensive hose lay to the structure.
Section 1009.2, Continuity and Components, Of the IFC, is hereby amended by adding the following #11 to said section:
Section 1009.2 Continuity and Components #11 Components of exterior walking surfaces shall be concrete, asphalt or other approved hard surface.
Section 1009.8, Two-way Communication, of the IFC, is hereby amended by adding the following exception:
Section 1009.8 exception 7 Two-way communication systems are not required for elevators that serve two story buildings designed to meet the provisions of section IFC 1019, Exit Access Stairways and Ramps.
Section 1011.11, Handrails, of the IFC is hereby amended by deleting exception 4 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section 1011.11 Handrails exception 4 Changes in elevation of four or more risers within individual units of Group R-2 and R-3 occupancies require a handrail on at least one side.
Section 1013.1.1, Additional Exit Signs, of the IFC, is hereby established by adding the following section:
Section 1013.1.1 Additional Exit Signs Exit signs may be required at the discretion of the Code Official to clarify an exit or exit access.
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