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(c) Section 8.17.1.1.1 is hereby added as follows <br />8.17.1.1.1 Residential Waterflow Alarms. A local water -flow alarm shall be <br />provided on all sprinkler systems and shall be connected to the building fire <br />alarm or water -flow monitoring system, where provided. Group R occupancies <br />not requiring a fire alarm system by the California Fire Code shall be provided <br />with a minimum of one approved interior alarm device in each unit. Sound levels <br />in all sleeping areas shall be minimum of 15 DBA above the average ambient <br />sound or a minimum of 75 DBA with all intervening doors closed, whichever is <br />greater. Alarms shall be audible within all other living areas within each dwelling <br />unit. When not connected to a fire alarm or water -flow monitoring system, audible <br />devices shall be powered from an uninterruptible circuit (except for over - current <br />protection) serving normally operated appliances in the residence. <br />(d) Section 11.1.1.2 is hereby added as follows: <br />11.1.1.2 When fire sprinkler systems are required in buildings of undetermined <br />use other than warehouses, they shall be designed and installed to have a fire <br />sprinkler density of not less than that required for an Ordinary Hazard Group 2 <br />use, with no reduction(s) in density or design area. Warehouse fire sprinkler <br />systems shall be designed to Figure 16.2.1.3.2 (d) curve "G ". Use is considered <br />undetermined if a specific tenant/occupant is not identified at the time the <br />sprinkler plan is submitted. Where a subsequent occupancy requires a system <br />with greater capability, it shall be the responsibility of the occupant to upgrade <br />the system to the required density for the new occupancy. <br />(e) Section 11.2.3.1.1.1 is hereby added as follows: <br />11.2.3.1.1.1 The available water supply for fire sprinkler system design shall be <br />determined by one of the following methods, as approved by the Fire Code <br />Official: <br />1) Subtract the project site elevation from the low water level <br />for the appropriate pressure zone and multiply the result by 0.433; <br />2) Use a maximum of 40 psi, if available; <br />3) Utilize the Orange County Fire Authority water -flow test <br />form /directions to document a flow test conducted by the local water <br />agency or an approved third party licensed in the State of California. <br />(f) Section 23.2.1.1 is hereby revised as follows: <br />Section 23.2.1.1 Where a waterflow test is used for the purposes of system <br />design, the test shall be conducted no more than 42 6 months prior to working <br />plan submittal unless otherwise approved by the authority having jurisdiction. <br />SECTION 19: That section 8 -154 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended <br />such that it reads as follows: <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXXX <br />11A-15 Page 13 of 67 <br />