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b. stairwell or elevator shaft pressurization;
c. smoke management or smoke control systems; and
d. unlocking of doors
3. The functions specified in para (2) above shall be permitted to be
activated by any fire alarm and control system where otherwise not
required by this code. Additionally, such a fire alarm and control
system shall be permitted to recall elevators, if the activation of the
system for this purpose comes only from elevator lobby, hoistway, or
associated machine room detectors.
G. Location of Controls
Operator controls, alarm indicators, and manual communications
capability shall be installed in a control center at a convenient location
acceptable to the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction.
H. Annunciation
1. Where alarm annunciation is required by another section of this IRR, it
shall comply with the requirements of the para (2) through para (7)
below.
2. Alarm annunciation at the control center shall be by means of audible
and visible indicators.
3. For the purposes of alarm annunciation, each floor of the building,
other than floors of existing buildings, shall be considered as not less
than one zone, unless otherwise permitted by another section of this
code.
4. Unless otherwise permitted by another Section of this Code, if a floor
area exceeds one thousand eight hundred sixty square meters (1860
m 2 ), additional zoning shall be provided, and the length of any single
zone shall not exceed ninety one meters (91 m) in any direction.
Exception: where the building is provided with automatic sprinklers
throughout, installed in accordance with Section 10.2.6.5 of this IRR,
the area of the alarm zone shall be permitted to coincide with the
allowable area of the sprinkler zone.
5. A system trouble signal shall be annunciated at the control center by
means of audible and visible indicators.
6. A system supervisory signal shall be annunciated at the control center
by means of audible and visible indicators.
7. Where the system serves more than one building, each building shall
be considered separately.
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