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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Section 202 of the California Fire Code is adopted in its entirety, except for the <br /> following amendment revising the definition of High-Rise and adding a definition for <br /> Planned Unit Development building as follows: <br /> <br /> HIGH-RISE BUILDING. As used in this Code: <br /> <br /> 1. "Existing high-rise structure" means a high-rise structure, the <br /> construction of which is commenced or completed prior to July 1, 1974. <br /> <br /> 2. "High-rise structure" means every building of any type of <br /> construction or occupancy having floors used for human occupancy <br /> located more than 55 feet above the lowest floor level having building <br /> access (see California Building Code, Section 403.1.2), except buildings <br /> used as hospitals as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1250. <br /> <br /> 3. "New high-rise structure" means a high-rise structure, the <br /> construction of which is commenced on or after July 1, 1974. <br /> <br /> PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) or PLANNED RESIDENTIAL <br /> UNIT DEVELOPMENT. As used in this Code, is a private residential <br /> subdivision or partition of land resulting in three or more dwelling units; as <br /> approved and recorded in accordance with local planning and zoning <br /> regulations. <br /> <br /> SECTION 56: That section 14-23 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended <br /> such that it reads as follows: <br /> <br /> Sec. 14-23. Accidental alarms (Section 401). <br /> <br /> Section 401.9 is added to the California Fire Code, to read as follows: <br /> <br /> 401.9 Accidental Alarms <br /> <br /> (a) As used herein, the following terms shall have the following <br /> meanings: <br /> <br /> "Accidental alarm" means an alarm, message, signal, or notice received <br /> by the fire department as a result of the failure of a fire alarm system to <br /> function properly. <br /> <br /> "Manually activated alarm system" means a nonresidential alarm system <br /> which is activated while the business is open and/or occupied and <br /> activated by the deliberate acts of an employee, or a residential alarm <br /> system designed to be activated by a tenant from within a residential unit. <br /> It does not include manual pull stations activated from areas accessible to <br /> the public. <br /> <br /> <br /> Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br /> 11 A-28 Page 28 of 43 <br />