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safety communication systems utilized by the jurisdiction measured at the <br />exterior of the building. This section shall not require improvement of the <br />existing public safety communication systems. The Emergency <br />Responder Radio Coverage System shall comply with the Orange County <br />Sheriff's Department, Communications and Technology Division <br />guidelines and specifications and, where the functionality or performance <br />requirements in the California Fire Code are more stringent, this code. <br />Exceptions: <br />1.In buildings or structures where it is determined by the fire code <br />official that the radio coverage system is not needed, including but not <br />limited to the following: <br />a. Existing buildings or structures, unless required by the <br />Building Official and OCFA for buildings and structures undergoing <br />extensive remodel and/or expansion. <br />b. Elevators. <br />C. Structures that meet all of the following: <br />i. Three stories or less, and <br />ii. Do not have subterranean storage or parking, and <br />iii. Do not exceed 50,000 square feet on any single story. <br />Structures that meet all of the following: <br />i. Residential structures four stories or less, and <br />ii. Constructed of wood, and <br />iii. Do not have subterranean storage or parking, and <br />iv. Are not built integral to an above ground multi -story parking <br />structure. <br />Should a structure that is three stories or less and 50,000 square feet or <br />smaller on any single story include subterranean storage or parking, then <br />this ordinance shall apply only to the subterranean areas. <br />2. In facilities where emergency responder radio coverage is required <br />and such systems, components or equipment required could have a <br />negative impact on the normal operations of the facility, the fire code <br />official shall have the authority to accept an automatically activated <br />emergency radio coverage system. <br />(d) Section 510.2 Emergency responder radio coverage in existing <br />buildings is deleted without replacement. <br />(e) Section 510.3 Permit required is deleted without replacement. <br />Ordinance No. NS-2981 <br />Page 17 of 33 <br />