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information from the water supply authority and as approved by the fire <br />code official. <br />"Water supply as required for such systems shall be provided in <br />conformance with the supply requirements of the respective standards; <br />however, every water -based fire protection system shall be designed with a <br />10 psi safety factor. Reference Section 507.4 for additional design <br />requirements." <br />Section 903.3, Installation requirements, shall be amended by adding Section <br />903.3.9, Automatic sprinkler system room access, to read as follows: <br />"903.3.9 Automatic sprinkler system room access. The entrance to <br />the riser room or area of fire appurtenances will be labeled." <br />Section 903.4, Sprinkler system supervision and alarms, shall be amended to <br />add a paragraph after the exceptions, to read as follows: <br />"Sprinkler and standpipe system water -flow detectors shall be <br />provided for each floor tap to the sprinkler system and shall cause an alarm <br />upon detection of water flow for more than 45 seconds. All control valves in <br />the sprinkler and standpipe systems except for fire department hose <br />connection valves shall be electrically supervised to initiate a supervisory <br />signal at the central station upon tampering." <br />Section 903.4.2, Alarms, shall be amended to add a second paragraph, to read <br />as follows: <br />"The alarm device required on the exterior of the building shall be a <br />weatherproof horn /strobe notification appliance with a minimum 75 candela <br />strobe rating, installed as close as practicable to the fire department <br />connection." <br />Section 905.2, Installation standard, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />"905.2 Installation Standard. Standpipe systems shall be installed in <br />accordance with this section and NFPA 14. Manual dry standpipe systems <br />shall be supervised with a minimum of 10 psig and a maximum of 40 psig air <br />pressure with a high /low alarm." <br />Section 905.3, Required Installations, shall be amended to add Section 905.3.9, <br />Buildings exceeding 10,000 sq. ft., and exception to read as follows: <br />"905.3.9 Buildings Exceeding 10,000 sq. ft. In buildings exceeding <br />10,000 square feet in area per story and where any portion of the building's <br />,Fill <br />