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Section 315.5.2 Fire Protection. Motorized parade floats and towing apparatus shall be provided with a minimum 2A10BC rated portable extinguisher readily accessible to the operator. SECTION 61: That section 14-29 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: Sec. 14-29. Emergency and Standby Power Systems (Section 604). Subsection 604.2.14 of the CFC is amended as follows: High-rise buildings and Group 1-2 occupancies having occupied floors located more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. Standby power, lights and emergency systems in high-rise buildings and Group 1-2 occupancies having occupied floors located more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department access shall comply with the requirements of Sections 604.2.14.1 through 604.2.14.3. SECTION 62: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares that adoption of Section 14-30 amending the California Fire Code section 903 is necessary due to artificially created topographic conditions. The City is 27 square miles with a population in excess of 350,000 with extensive traffic congestion. Depending on time of day and climatic conditions response times may be impacted. Therefore those occupancies that have the potential to large loss of life (Type "A") and those that have the highest potential for conflagration (Type "H") make it necessary to provide automatic on-site fire extinguishing systems in order to protect occupants and property. SECTION 63: That section 14-30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: Sec. 14-30. Installation of automatic sprinkler systems (Section 903). (a) Subsection 903.2.1 of the California Fire Code is amended as follows: 903.2.1 Places of Public Assemblage An automatic sprinkler system must be installed in any portion of a building whether newly constructed or preexisting, in or into which the following use is initiated or expanded. A place of public assemblage which provides for the gathering together of one hundred (100) or more persons, for such purposes of deliberation, education, instruction, worship activities, entertainment, amusement, or the awaiting of transportation, or in a dining or drinking establishment. The nearest level of exit discharge, regardless of occupancy classification must be provided with automatic sprinklers. (b) Subsection 903.2.5.1 of the California Fire Code is amended as follows: Ordinance No. NS-XXXX 11 A-36 Page 36 of 43