Ord 2019-011/Amendments to Chapter 38 - Fire Prevention and Protection of the San Marcos City Code of Ordinances

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2. Adequate heat shall be provided for freeze protection as per the applicable referenced NFPA standard, and 3. The attic space is a part of the building's thermal, or heat, envelope, such that insulation is provided at the roof deck, rather than at the ceilinglevel. evel. Section 903.3.5: add a second paraeravh to read as follows: Water supply as required for such systems shall be provided in conformance with the supply requirements of the respective standards, however, every water-based fire protection system shall be designed with a 5 psi safety factor. Reference Section 507.4 for additional design requirements. Section 903.4, add a second paramraph after the exceptions to read as follows: Sprinkler and standpipe system water -flow detectors shall be provided for each floor tap to the sprinkler system and shall cause an alarm upon detection of water flow for more than 45 seconds. All control valves in the sprinkler and standpipe systems except for fire department hose connection valves shall be electrically supervised to initiate a supervisory signal at the central station upon tampering. Section 903.4.2; add second parajzraph to read as follows: The alarm device required on the exterior of the building shall be a weatherproof horn/strobe notification appliance with a minimum 75 candela strobe rating, installed as close as practicable to the fire department connection. Section 905.2; change to read as follows: 905.2 Installation Standard. Standpipe systems shall be installed in accordance with this section and NFPA 14. Manual &y standpipe systems shall be supervised with a minimum of 10 psig and a maximum of 40 psig air pressure with a high/low alarm. Section 905.3; add Section 905.3.9 and exception to read as follows: 905.3.9 Buildings Exceeding 10,000 sq. ft. In buildings exceeding 10,000 square feet in area per story and where any portion of the building's interior area is more than 200 feet (60960 mm) of travel, vertically and horizontally, from the nearest point of fire department vehicle access, Class I automatic wet or manual wet standpipes shall be provided. Exceptions 1. Automatic dry and semi-automatic dry standpipes are allowed as provided for in NFPA 14.