3.2.4.16.Manual Stations

(1) Except as permitted by Sentences (2) and (3), where a fire alarm system is installed, a manual station shall be installed in every floor area near (a) every principal entrance to the building, and (b) every exit. (See Note A-3.2.4.16.(1)) (2) In a building that is sprinklered throughout, a manual station is not required at an exterior egress doorway from a suite that does not lead to an interior shared means of egress in a hotel not more than 3 storeys in building height, provided each suite is served by an exterior exit facility leading directly to ground level. (3) In a building that is sprinklered throughout, a manual station is not required at an exterior egress doorway from a dwelling unit that does not lead to an interior shared means of egress in a building not more than 3 storeys in building height containing only dwelling units, provided each dwelling unit is served by an exterior exit facility leading directly to ground level. (4) In a building referred to in Sentence (2) or (3), manual stations shall be installed near doorways leading from shared interior corridors to the exterior. (5) Where a fire alarm system is installed, a manually operated fire alarm station shall be installed on the roof at each exit from a helicopter landing area. (6) In a building containing a hotel, a manual station shall be installed in the main reception area serving the hotel. (7) Except as permitted by Sentence (3), in Group C apartment buildings other than retirement homes, if a manual station is not installed on a floor area in accordance with Sentence (1) or (4), (a) a manual station shall be installed in every dwelling unit in the floor area near each egress door leading from the dwelling unit, (b) smoke detectors shall be installed in the floor area in public corridors and stairwells, and (c) fire detectors shall be installed in the floor area in all common public areas and in rooms not located within dwelling units. (8) In floor areas where the manual stations are located in dwelling units, a legible sign stating FIRE ALARM MANUAL STATIONS LOCATED IN APARTMENT UNITS shall be posted near every exit in a public corridor. (9) Key switch activated manual stations are permitted in an impeded egress zone and a contained use area in Group B, Division 1 and 2 occupancies.