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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1034'..%ISrD ORDINANCE N0. 1034 A���P?DING SECTIOiJ 17.04.210 OF THE +IUIIICI- FAL CODE CONCERNING AUTOMATIC SPRINILLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN BUILDINGS The City Council of the City of Burlingame does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Section 17.04.210 of the Municipal Code of the City of Burlingame is amended to read as follows: °'Section 14.4 of the Fire Prevention Code is amended to 'read and provide as follows: A. All buildings on lands zoned C-4 in that area North of Bayshore Freeway and East of the westerly line of Section 18, Township 4 South, Range 4 West, M.D.B.: M., and all other build- ings of a total floor area in excess of 20,000 square feet and less than four stories in height shall be protected by an approv automatic sprinkler fire extinguishing system, with the following ;specific provisions: 1. The shut-off valves and the water flow devices shall be supervised, and their operations shall transmit a signal to the fire department headquarters. 2. If there is a local fire alarm in the building, the operation of the water flow devices shall activate the local alarm system. 3. Any local fire alarm system shall be designed to be heard by all occupants of the building and shall, when activated, transmit an alarm to the fire department head- quarters. 4. Exceptions: An approved automatic sprinkler fire extinguishing system will not be required if fire walls, without any openings or penetrations of any class or type, are constructed as specified in Section 505(d) of the -1- Building Code, and separate the building into areas of less than a total of 20,000 square feet for all floors. B. All buildings our (4) or more stories in height and less than 75 feet in height shall be protected by an approved automatic sprinkler fire extinguishing system with the following specific provisions: 1. Shut-off valves and water flow devices shall be provided on each floor. The water flow devices shall activate the local fire alarm system. The shut-off valves and water flow devices shall be supervised through an annunciator board at a location approved by the fire department, and the operation of either shall transmit a signal to the fire department headquarters. 2. Any local fire alarm system in the building shall be designed to be heard by all the occupants of the build- ing and shall, when activated, transmit an alarm to fire department headquarters. Each of the local fire alarm boxes shall be annunciated at a location approved by the fire department. 3. Combination dry standpipes and sprinkler system may be allowed if designed for such use 4. Hose and equipment requirements as specified. in Section 17.04.231, Burlingame Municipal Code, may be reduced to installations on every other floor starting with the third (3rd) floor. 5. An approved supervised system which will provide for automatic detection of products of combustion other than heat shall be installed in every mechanical room and in the return air portion of every air conditioning and mechanical ventilation system that serves floors other than the floor on which the equipment is located. Detectors shall be located at each opening into the -2- vertical shaft. Detectors shall be supervised through an annunciator board at a location approved by the fire department, and their operation shall transmit a signal to the fire department headquarters. C. All buildings more than 75 feet in height shall meet the appropriate requirements of Title 19 of the California Administrative Code." Section 2. This ordinance shall be published as required by law. r I, HERBERT K. WIIITE, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 17th day of March, 1975, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 7th day of April 19757 by the following vote: NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: clone -3- City lerk �