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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 29 of 38 <br />Section 28. Section 14-41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to <br />read as follows: <br /> <br /> Sec. 14-41 - Referenced standards (Chapter 80). <br /> <br /> (a) NFPA 13, 2022 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler <br />Systems is hereby amended as follows: <br /> <br /> (1) Section 16.12.3.3 is hereby revised as follows: <br /> <br />16.12.3.3 Fire department connections (FDC) shall be of an approved type. The <br />location shall be approved and be no more than 150 feet from a public hydrant. <br />The FDC may be located within 150 feet of a private fire hydrant when approved <br />by the fire code official. The size of piping and the number of 2½” inlets shall be <br />approved by the fire code official. If acceptable to the water authority, it may be <br />installed on the backflow assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall be <br />painted OSHA safety red or as approved. When the fire sprinkler density design <br />requires more than 500 gpm (including inside hose stream demand), or a <br />standpipe system is included, four 2½” inlets shall be provided. <br /> <br /> (2) Section 9.4.3.1 is hereby revised as follows: <br /> <br />9.4.3.1 When fire sprinkler systems are installed in shell buildings of undetermined <br />use (Spec Buildings) other than warehouses (S occupancies), fire sprinklers of the <br />quick-response type shall be used. Use is considered undetermined if a specific <br />tenant/occupant is not identified at the time the fire sprinkler plan is submitted. <br />Sprinklers in light hazard occupancies shall be one of the following: <br /> <br />(1) Quick-response type as defined in 3.6.4.8 <br />(2) Residential sprinklers in accordance with the requirements of 8.4.5 <br />(3) Quick response CMSA sprinklers <br />(4) ESFR sprinklers <br />(5) Standard-response sprinklers used for modifications or additions to existing <br />light hazard systems equipped with standard-response sprinklers <br />(6) Standard-response sprinklers used where individual standard-response <br />sprinklers are replaced in existing light hazard systems <br /> <br /> (3) Section 9.2.1.7 is hereby revised as follows: <br /> <br />9.2.1.7 Concealed spaces filled with noncombustible insulation shall not require <br />sprinkler protection when approved by fire code official. <br /> <br /> (b) NFPA 13D 2022 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler <br />Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes is hereby <br />amended as follows: <br />