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20.24.120 and storage buildings to be pro- tected by automatic sprinkler sys- tems. (2) The design of the sprinkler systems shall be not less than that required under Uniform Building Code Standard No. 9-1 and Pleasanton Municipal Code. Where the materials or storage arrange- ment require a higher level of sprinkler system protection in accordance with nationally recog- nized standards, the higher level of sprinkler system protection shall be provided. (3) If the chemical properties of the regulated materials are such that the materials will be incom- patible with the use of a sprinkler system, the Fire Chief may require alternative forms of fire protec- tion. (c) Class II Regulated Materials. A regulated material which has an MHI equal to or greater than ten thousand (10,000) but less than five hundred thousand (500,000) shall be classi- fied as a Class II regulated material. (d) Class III Regulated Materials. A regulated material which has an MHI equal to or greater than four thousand nine hundred (4,900) but less than ten thousand (10,000) shall be classified as a Class III regulated material. (e) Materials Not Exceeding Mini- mum Threshold Quantity ("Min. T.Q."). Regulated materials which do not exceed the Min. T.Q. shall satisfy only the specific requirement established in section 89.401, and shall not otherwise be required to meet the requirements applicable to materials classified as Class I, II or III regulated materials. Division III Classification Of Materials SEC 89.301 (a) General. Regulated materials shall be classified according to their Material Hazard Index ("MHI") val- ue. (b) Class I Regulated Materials. Of the materials regulated by this arti- cle, Class I materials pose the great- est potential hazard. A regulated material which has an MHI value equal to or greater than five hundred thousand (500,000) shall be classi- fied as a Class I regulated material. (f) Exempt Amounts. (1) Except as provided in sub- section (2) of this section, material which would otherwise be regulat- ed is exempt from regulation un- der this article if: [i] The material has an MHI less than 4,900; or [ii] The aggregate quantity of the material in a control area does not exceed the Min. T.Q., and the quantity of the material in a single vessel does not ex- ceed 1 lb. 710_21 (Pleasanton 5-99)