Title 17 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION›Part 10 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
§ 18.14
San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · San Jose
18.14.12 The system shall comply with all of the following:¶
(1)
Monitoring for integrity of the system shall comply with chapter 10 of NFPA 72.
(2)
System supervisory signals shall include the following:
(a)
Signal Source malfunction
(b)
Active RF-emitting device failure
(c)
Low-battery capacity indication when numerical 70% of the 12-hour operating battery capacity has been depleted
(d)
Active and passive system component (distribution antenna loop) failure
(3)
Power supply supervisory signals shall include the following for each RF-emitting device and active systems components:
(a)
Loss of normal ac power
(b)
Failure of battery charger
(4)
The communications link between the fire alarm system and the in-building emergency responder communications enhancement system shall be monitored for integrity.
(5)
Where approved by the AHJ, a single supervisory input to the fire alarm system to monitor all system supervisory signals shall be permitted.
18.14.2.2 The annunciator shall provide visual and labeled indications of the following…¶
component and RF-emitting device:
(1)
Normal ac power
(2)
Loss of normal ac power
(3)
Battery charger failure
(4)
Low-battery capacity (i.e., to 70 percent depletion
(5)
Signal source malfunction
(6)
Active RF-emitting device malfunction
(7)
Active and passive system component (distribution antenna loop) malfunction.
(Ord. 31258.)
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