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protect such areas shall be permitted to be located such that their deflectors are within 1 inch to 6 inches below the structural members and a maximum distance of 14 inches below the deck of the exterior balconies and decks that are constructed open wood joist construction. M. Subsection 903.4.2 of the IFC, entitled "Alarms," is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place: 903.4.2 Alarms. A listed and approved horn and strobe device, located on the front exterior of the building in an approved location and in close proximity to the buildings address, shall be connected to each automatic sprinkler system to serve the function of alerting arriving first responders of which building or sprinkler system is in operation before staging firefighting activities. Such sprinkler waterflow alarm device shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system. All fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 shall be provided with occupant notification appliances that will automatically activate throughout the notification zones upon a sprinkler water flow. Exception: NFPA 13D automatic sprinkler systems. N. Subsection 904.12.5.1 of the IFC, entitled "Existing automatic fire-extinguishing systems," is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place: 904.12.5.1 Existing automatic fire-extinguishing systems. Where changes in the cooking media, positioning of cooking equipment or replacement of cooking equipment occur in existing commercial cooking systems,the automatic fire-extinguishing system shall be required to comply with the applicable provisions of Section 904.12 through 904.12.4. All existing dry-chemical and wet chemical extinguishing systems shall comply with UL 300, no later than six months after the effective date of this section. Exception: Public schools kitchens, without deep-fat fryers, shall be upgraded to a UL 300 compliant system during modernizations projects or where changes in the cooking media, positioning of cooking equipment or replacement of cooking equipment occur in existing commercial cooking systems. 0. Subsection 904.12.5.1.1 of the IFC, entitled "Signage," is hereby added: 904.12.5.1.1 Signage. When required by the fire code official, existing automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be provided with signage on the exhaust hood or system cabinet, indicating the type of arrangement of cooking appliances protected by the automatic fire-extinguishing system. Signage shall indicate appliances from left to right, be durable, and the size, color, and lettering shall be approved. P. Subsection 907.1.4 of the IFC, entitled "All occupancies," is hereby added: 907.1.4 All occupancies. All occupancies with a gross floor area exceeding 3,000 square feet shall be equipped with an approved fire alarm system which includes automatic smoke detection and occupant notification installed in accordance with Section 907. Exception: FIRE CODE ORDINANCE Page 19 of 39