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(3) RESIDENTIAL~CUPANCIES (a) Hotels, motels, dormitories and lodging or roaming houses three (3) stories or more in height with exterior means of egress shall be totally sprinklered. (a-1) Hotels, motels, dormitories and lodging or rooming houses two (2) stories or more in height with interior means of egress shall be totally sprinklered. (b) Apartment building three (3) stories or more in height with exterior means of egress shall be totally sprinklered. (b-1) Apartment buildings two (2) stories or more in height with interior means of egress shall be totally sprinklered. (4) All buildings totally sprinklered shall have an electrically supervised water flaw alarm installed as per N.F.P.A. 72C specifications to transmit an alarm to the Fire Department dispatch office. (5) All sprinkler systems with twenty (20) or more sprinkler heads shall have a Fire Department connection. EXCEPTION In buildings with sprinkler systems that have four (4) sprinkler heads or less, all applicable N.F.P.A. 13 specifications shall be satisfied except: (1) The water supply may be furnished from the domestic water supply line if said water supply is adequate to meet the sprinkler system requirements. (2) The sprinkler system tap on said water supply line shall be made before the water meter. (3) The sprinkler system water supply line shall not have any interven- ing valves or connections, except for an emergency sprinkler system shut-off valve located outside the protected area in an accessible location. Motion to approve as presented made by Delbert Walker Motion seconded: John Dunham Ayes: 7 Nays: 1 FIRE CODE REVISION Artic e -Division 5 - Section 3.20 was discussed and approved to read as follows: ARTICLE 3 GE-~IERAL PRECAUTIONS AC~INST FIRE DIVISION 5 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND App'L,IANCES: C,L PROVISIONS. SEC. 0 Lora. a ication s stems; a ication o ire ext' Quis e - ment re 'rements where automatic s r' ers, etc., are insta e . a Fire extinguishing systems sha e instal an maintained in accordance with the Standards of the Fire Code. (b) Local application systems are subject to the approval of the Fire P7arshal and shall comply with one or more of the following N.F.P.A. Pamphlets Nubmers 11,11A,11B, 12,12A,12B,15,16,17,18, and 69 as applicable. (c) Application of fire extinguishing equipment requirements where automatic sprinklers, etc., are installed. Where a building, portion of a building or area is protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system or automatic chemical extinguishing system, then the number of portable fire extinguishers or standpipe systems required to be provided by this code may be reduced to the number deemed necessary by the Fire Marshal or his designated representative to adequately protect any specific hazardous operations or equipment housed within such building, portion of a building or area. Motion to approve as presented made by Paul Hickenbottom Seconded by: Delbert Walker Ayes: 8 Nays: 0 (2)