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Portions of Group E occupancies occupied for assembly purposes shall be <br />provided with a fire alarm system as required for the Group E occupancy. <br />"Exception. Manual fire alarm boxes are not required where the <br />building is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system <br />installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 and the occupant <br />notification appliances will activate throughout the notifications upon <br />sprinkler water flow. <br />"Activation of fire alarm notification appliances shall: <br />"1. Cause illumination of the means of egress with light of not less than <br />1 foot - candle (11 lux) at the walking surface level, and <br />"2. Stop any conflicting or confusing sounds and visual distractions." <br />Section 907.2.3, Group E, shall be amended in part to read as follows: <br />"907.2.3 Group E. A manual fire alarm system that initiates the <br />occupant notification signal utilizing an emergency voice /alarm <br />communication system meeting the requirements of Section 907.5.2.2 and <br />installed in accordance with Section 907.6 shall be installed in Group E <br />educational occupancies. When automatic sprinkler systems or smoke <br />detectors are installed, such systems or detectors shall be connected to the <br />building fire alarm system. An approved smoke detection system shall be <br />installed in Group E day care occupancies. Unless separated by a minimum <br />of 100' open space, all buildings, whether portable buildings or the main <br />building, will be considered one building for alarm occupant load <br />consideration and interconnection of alarm systems. <br />"Exceptions: <br />"1. A manual fire alarm system is not required in Group E occupancies <br />with an occupant load of 50 or less. <br />"1.1 Residential In -Home day care with not more than 12 <br />children may use interconnected single station detectors in <br />all habitable rooms. (For care of more than five children 2 <br />1/2 or less years of age, see Section 907.2.6.)" <br />There are no changes to the remainder of the exceptions. <br />In Section 907.2.13, High -rise buildings, Exception 3 shall be amended to read <br />as follows: <br />"3. Open air portions of buildings with an occupancy in Group A -5 in <br />accordance with Section 303.1 of the International Building Code;. <br />31 <br />