Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 155 BUILDING CODES “Where the Fire Marshall determines that manual fire alarm boxes may be used to cause false fire alarms, the Fire Marshall is authorized to modify the requirements for manual fire alarm boxes.” 84. Amend Section 907.5.2.1.3.2 add a sentence to the end of the first sentence to read as follows: “Single-or multiple station smoke alarms shall be monitored by the fire alarm system as a supervisory signal.” 85. Amend Section 907.6.3 delete this section and replace with: “Initiating Device Identification. The fire alarm system shall identify the specific initiating device with an alphanumeric address description showing location, type of device, and status including indication of normal, alarm, trouble, and supervisory, as appropriate. Alphanumeric descriptions and locations shall be reported to the Emergency Communications Center upon activation of an alarm condition as specified by the Fire Marshall.” Exception: Special initiation devices that do not support individual device identification. 86. Add a new Section 907.6.4.3 to read as follows: “Zone and Address Location Labeling. Fire alarm and or annunciator panels shall have all zones and address points plainly and permanently labeled as to their location on the outside of the panel or on an easily readable map of the building if no display is present.” 87. Amend Section 907.6.6 delete the section and replace with: “Monitoring. All fire alarms required by this chapter, the International Building Code, or the Fire Marshall, shall be monitored by an approved UL listed Central Station service in accordance with NFPA 72 to provide for the immediate and automatic notification of the Emergency Communications Center. Each initiating device shall report an address point and an alpha or numeric descriptor showing location, type of device and status including indication of normal, alarm, trouble, and supervisory status, as appropriate. Alpha or numeric descriptor shall be required to be reported to the emergency communications center upon activation of alarm conditions as specified by the Fire Marshall.” Exception: Monitoring by a supervising station is not required for: 1. Single and multiple-station smoke alarms required by Section 907.2.10. 2. Smoke detectors in Group 1-3 occupancies. 3. Automatic sprinkler systems in one and two-family dwellings. 4. Fire alarm systems in one- and two-family dwellings.” 88. Add a new Section 907.7.4 to read as follows: “Device or Zone Map. An easily readable fire alarm device or zone map of the building shall be permanently mounted in or near the fire alarm control panel and documentation cabinet showing the location of all initiating devices when required by the Fire Marshall.” CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1296 -