2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
[F] 907.5.2.3.1 Public and common use areas.
Visible alarm notification appliances shall be provided in public use areas and common use areas, including but not limited to:
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Band rooms
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Classrooms
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Corridors
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Gymnasiums
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Lobbies
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Meeting rooms
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Multipurpose rooms
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Music practice rooms
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Occupational shops
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Occupied rooms where ambient noise impairs hearing of the fire alarm
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Sanitary facilities including restrooms, bathrooms and shower rooms
Exception: Where employee work areas have audible alarm coverage, the notification appliance circuits serving the employee work areas shall be initially designed with not less than 20-percent spare capacity to account for the potential of adding visible notification appliances in the future to accommodate hearing-impaired employee(s).
Advisory 907.5.2.3.1 Public and common use areas. This list is not exhaustive. In new construction, all public- and common-use areas shall have visible alarms if audible alarms are provided.◼
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