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In occupancies required to have a fire alarm system of the type that sends an alarm signal to occupants of more than just an individual dwelling unit or sleeping unit, the system shall include visual alarms complying with NFPA 72 in not less than 20 percent of the dwelling units. The dwelling units required to have visual alarms shall be distributed proportionally among the various types and classes of units provided. Visual alarm appliance locations shall provide for coverage of all habitable rooms and bathrooms of the dwelling units required to have visual alarms. The complete system shall be provided at the time the occupancy is initially constructed, except that within the dwelling units required to have visual alarms, only the required conduit runs must be installed at that time. The visual alarm appliance and the wiring to connect the visual alarm appliance to the system may be omitted at the time of initial construction. The required visual alarm notification appliances and wiring shall be installed on an as-needed basis at the request of the initial occupant.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-26-06, p. 81373, § 1)