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a high fire risk issue because of concealed spaces; Section <br />20.24.150 (fire alarm company permits) is amended to <br />provide City with necessary contact information and <br />verification); Section 20.24.160 (fire alarm system <br />monitoring) is amended to provide for targeted response by <br />Fire Department based on monitoring information; Section <br />20.24.190 (fire alarm systems - existing buildings) is added <br />because need for supervision to promote timely response; <br />Section 20.24.200 (hazardous materials plan) to parallel <br />local requirements; Section 20.24.210 (unauthorized <br />discharge) is amended for cost recovery; and Section <br />20.24.220 (fireworks prohibition) is amended to address <br />operator issues. <br /> <br />6. As to Sections 20.20.022 (Access and Entrance to <br />Working Space), 20.20.024 (Dwelling Unit Bedroom), <br />20.20.025 (Uses Permitted) and 20.20.026 (Table for <br />Ventilation) the City of Pleasanton is located in a very <br />active seismic area (seismic zone 4) and is located roughly <br />between the Calavaras and Greenville faults. The <br />topography of the City of Pleasanton is such that significant <br />areas of the City are either in an ancient swamp basin or on <br />hill slopes. The City is located in an area of high seismic <br />activities. Recent earthquake activities have indicated the <br />lack of flexibility of materials and/or building systems has <br />been a contributing factor to damages that reduced the <br />protection of the life-safety of building occupants and <br />increased the cost of rehabilitation of structures. Activities <br />have indicated the need for increased levels of safety in <br />buildings systems, including but not limited to means of <br />egress, wiring systems and fire protection systems. The <br />City feels it needs to provide for emergency egress out and <br />away from switch gear that is in distress and the need to <br />provide entire branch circuits with arc-fault protection, <br />which covers the use of lamps, cords, electric blankets, <br />water beds, clock radios, etc., as might be seen in a typical <br />bedroom. Also, because section 336-4 is the only section in <br />the NEC that refers to building type, it will aide in the use <br />of this type of raceway and a better understanding of where <br />and when to use the correct wiring method and section 625- <br />29 would add a "cubic meters" Table to the 2001 CEC <br />which would aide in calculating the required ventilation for <br />electric vehicle charging systems as more and more <br />equipment comes specified in metric from. The increase of <br />7 <br /> <br /> <br />