1501.12 AMENDMENTS.
The Fire Prevention Code herein adopted is hereby amended in the following particulars:
(a) Section 1.11. Fire Drills in Educational and Institutional Occupancies. (Amended)
(a) Fire Drills shall be held at least once a month in educational occupancies where such occupancies constitute the major occupancy of a building. During severe weather, fire drills may be postponed. A total of ten fire drills shall be conducted during a complete school year from September through June. A record of all fire drills shall be kept and the person in charge of such occupancies shall notify the Fire Prevention Bureau immediately after such drill is held giving the name of the occupancy and the time taken to complete the drill.
Every public, private and parochial school shall have an adequate alarm system which system shall be connected directly to the Division of Fire alarm system, when it becomes available, or have a direct communication line to the Division of Fire in accordance with regulations of the Fire Chief.
(b) Section 11.3. Lighting of Exit Ways; Emergency Lighting. (Amended)
Stairways, hallways and other means of egress, including exterior open spaces to or through which exit ways lead, shall be kept adequately lighted at all times that the building served thereby is occupied.
Each room, hall or auditorium having a capacity of one hundred persons and each place of business open to the public after 9:00 p.m. and each apartment house shall be provided with lights meeting the following provisions and so located and supplied with current as to provide, with one service interrupted, emergency illumination without appreciable delay of not less than one foot-candle measured at the floor:
(1) An emergency lighting system, independent of the general lighting system, with provisions for automatically transferring by means of devices approved for the purpose the emergency system from a defective supply to another.
(2) Two or more separate and complete systems with independent current supply, each providing emergency lighting. Unless both systems are kept lighted, means shall be provided for automatically lighting each system upon failure of the other.
(3) Any other installation approved as adequate for the purpose of this subsection in the manner required by this section. All emergency generators, batteries (wet or dry), elevator cab lights and emergency elevator bell power, shall be maintained in a serviceable and operating condition.
(Ord. 67-7. Passed 2-7-67.)
(c) Section 11.6. Floor Numbers. (Added)
Each apartment or commercial building over two stories in height shall have the respective floor numbers installed on the hallway exit doors on the stairway side.
Each apartment or commercial building over two stories in height with elevators shall post directional suite numbers opposite elevator door openings on each floor thereof.
(d) Section 14.5. Installation of Standpipes. (Amended)
Wet standpipes shall be installed in all buildings over two stories high, except single and two-family dwellings. Such wet standpipes shall be not less than four inches in diameter for buildings not exceeding fifty-five feet in height, and not less than six inches in diameter for buildings over fifty-five feet in height.
On stages arranged or intended for theatrical, operatic or similar performances, regardless of building height, there shall be one, two and one-half inch wet standpipe on each side of the stage.
The installation of all standpipe systems shall be in accordance with plans and specifications based on the requirements of this article, and subject to the approval of the Fire Chief.
(1) Number of Standpipes. The number of wet standpipes shall be such that all parts of every floor area can be reached within thirty feet by a nozzle attached to one hundred feet of hose connected to a wet standpipe.
(2) Location of Standpipes. Wet standpipes shall be so located that they are protected against mechanical and fire damage, with outlets within stairway enclosures.
(3) Construction of Standpipes.
A. Standpipes shall be constructed of wrought iron or steel and shall be designed to withstand a working pressure of not less than one hundred pounds per square inch in excess of the static head of water due to the height of the standpipe.
B. Standpipes shall extend from the lowest story of the building to the topmost story, provided that standpipes serving parts of buildings that are not of the full height of the building need extend only to the top story of that part.
C. When more than one standpipe is required in a building, they shall be connected at their bases by pipes of a size equal to that of the largest standpipe, to permit water from any source to supply all the standpipes.
D. Where the water supply is furnished by a gravity tank or a pressure tank located in the building at or above the topmost outlet, a check valve shall be provided below the tank and a stop valve between the check valve and the tank.
E. Standpipes shall be equipped in every story with two and one-half inch hose connections and valves located not more than five feet above the floor level, such valves shall be provided with two and one-half inch to one and one-half inch reducing couplings for use with Division of Fire hose.
F. Sufficient stop valves or check valves shall be provided to permit cutting off a standpipe riser without interrupting the supply to other risers from the same source of supply. Stop valves which are located above the ground floor and which must be closed to permit continued use of one standpipe in case of failure of another, shall be arranged to permit operation from the ground floor or from the pump room.
G. Only fittings, connections and valves approved by the Fire Chief shall be used in the construction of standpipes.
H. Standpipe and sprinkler systems shall be tested at a minimum 200 psi for two hours for leakage.
(4) Fire Division Connections.
A. Standpipes shall be equipped with outside Siamese connections approved by the Fire Chief, with check valves in each inlet. The pipe from the standpipe to the Siamese connection shall be at least four inches in diameter.
B. There shall be one or more Siamese connection in each standpipe system.
C. Siamese connections shall be placed not less than eighteen inches nor more than thirty-six inches above the level of the adjoining ground or sidewalk.
D. The thread of such connections shall be uniform with that used by the Division of Fire. Substantial plugs, with chains, shall be provided to protect the threads on each connection.
E. Each such connection shall be suitably marked with raised letters reading "STANDPIPE WET".
F. Just inside of the building in a horizontal section of the standpipe connection, a straightway check valve approved by the Fire Chief shall be placed, with an automatic drip connection valve between the check valve and the exterior Siamese connection to prevent freezing.
(5) Hose.
A. Standpipes located inside of buildings shall have rubber lined hose approved by the Fire Chief, sufficient to reach all parts of the floor area, but not in excess of one hundred feet, attached to each outlet.
B. Such hose shall be not less than one and one-half inches in diameter and provided with two and one-half inch outlet and shut-off valves, together with reducing couplings to conform to those of the Division of Fire.
C. Each line of hose shall be provided with washers at both ends and fitted with smoothbore play pipe or nozzle at least twelve inches long having a one-half inch discharge outlet or an adjustable nozzle.
D. Hose shall be kept on hose racks or in the hose cabinets approved by the Fire Chief.
(6) Water Supply to Standpipes.
A. Standpipes shall be supplied under full pressure from an adequate water supply or the water supply shall be furnished automatically by the opening of a hose outlet or by the operation of suitably located thermostats, except in dwellings, churches and other buildings having floor areas of less than 2,500 square feet in which not less than one approved fire extinguisher is provided for such floor area, and except in sprinklered buildings in which one and one-half inch hose is connected to the sprinkler risers in each floor area, and except in buildings which, because of occupancy or type of construction, do not, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, require such constant and automatic water supply.
(Ord. 81-35. Passed 3-17-81.)
B. Such water supply shall be furnished by a street main in which the pressure is sufficient to maintain a pressure of not less than forty pounds per square inch at outlets in the top story of the building with a flow of 500 gallons per minute from a hydrant within 200 feet of the building or by a gravity tank of not less than 5,000 gallons capacity, having the bottom not less than twenty-five feet above the outlets in the top story of the building or by a pressure tank of not less than 4,500 gallons capacity (3,300 gallons of water), located in the top story or on the roof of the building or by automatic pumps having a combined capacity of not less than 750 gallons per minute.
C. When a tank which supplies a standpipe is also used for ordinary house supply and is located at the required height, the inlet to the house supply pipe shall be placed at a height above the bottom of the tank to reserve for fire purposes not less than the quantity of water herein specified for such purposes.
D. When the pressure on an outlet exceeds fifty pounds per square inch, an approved adjustable reducer or regulator shall be used to maintain a pressure of approximately fifty pounds per square inch on discharge side with a flow of 200 gallons per minute through the hose and nozzle.
(7) Pumps to Standpipe System.
A. In buildings exceeding 10,000 square feet in area, unless the required water supply is furnished by an automatic pump of the capacity prescribed in this section, fire pumps approved by the Fire Chief shall be installed in addition to the water supply that is provided and permanently connected to the required standpipe systems.
B. The capacities of the pumps shall not be less than 500 gallons per minute for a four-inch standpipe, not less than 750 gallons per minute for a six inch standpipe or two interconnected four-inch standpipes, not less than 1,000 gallons per minute for two or more six-inch standpipes.
C. The pumps shall have an adequate source of power and shall be supplied from street mains or from well systems or other storage systems furnishing not less than one hour's supply at the rated capacity of the pump.
(8) Testing of Standpipe Installations.
A. Upon the completion of a standpipe installation and at least once every two years thereafter, every standpipe shall be tested in the presence of a representative of the Division of Fire assigned to witness such test.
B. The test shall consist of a static pressure test, with all outlets closed, equivalent to the designed pressure due to the height of the standpipe. Flow tests shall also be made to prove that the standpipe, line valves, check valves and Siamese connections are free from obstructions and are workable.
(9) Maintaining in Operative Condition.
A. In buildings hereafter erected, required standpipes shall be installed as the construction progresses, in such a way that they are available for use by the Division of Fire to the topmost floor that has been constructed.
B. After the completion of a building hereafter erected, and in buildings heretofore erected, standpipes and pumps, tanks and other equipment, as a part of the standpipe system, shall be maintained in readiness for use at all times.
C. Sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire alarm systems and other fire protection or extinguishing systems of appliances which have been installed in compliance with any permit or order or because of any law or ordinance, shall be maintained in operative condition at all times, and no owner or occupant shall reduce the effectiveness of the protection so required, except this shall not prohibit the owner or occupant from temporarily reducing or discontinuing the protection where necessary to make tests, repairs, alterations or additions. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be notified before such tests, repairs, alterations or additions are started and work is to be continuous until completion.
(10) Sprinkler Equipment Required. In buildings hereafter erected, approved automatic sprinkler equipment shall be installed and maintained as follows:
A. Except single and two-family dwellings, all rooms in all buildings over two stories high or over thirty-five feet in height, as measured from the lowest exposed portion of the building, whichever is less, which are used for the storage of combustible materials, including common locker rooms but not individual locker rooms within suites, shall be provided with a sprinkler system connected to the building's water supply. In the case of storage or locker rooms with divided compartments, each locker or compartment shall be provided with one sprinkler head supplied from a water main not less than one inch in diameter, with the main size increased as may be required for larger than average installations and as approved by the Fire Chief. In no case, however, shall such sprinkler heads be spaced more than twelve feet apart.
B. Buildings over two stories in height used for the manufacture, sale or storage of combustible goods or merchandise and exceeding an area of 10,000 square feet, when of fire-resistive construction, or 7,500 square feet, when of other types of construction, shall be equipped with automatic sprinkler equipment meeting the standards of the American Insurance Association for the Installation of Sprinkler Equipment.
C. The following garages shall be equipped with automatic sprinkler equipment meeting the standards referred to in subsection (B): Basement or sub-basement garages housing more than three motor vehicles and garages located in buildings in which one or more stories or parts thereof above the garages are occupied for other purposes, when the garages have a capacity of eight or more passenger automobiles or are used as bus terminals for three or more busses or are used for the storage and loading of two or more trucks.
D. Basements and other stories below grade having floor areas exceeding 2,500 square feet, when used for the manufacture, sale or storage of combustible goods or merchandise shall be equipped with approved automatic sprinkler equipment, except that in public buildings, institutional and residence buildings, the automatic sprinkler system will be required only in the portions that will be used for storage purposes or as workshops. When adequate heat is not provided and, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, the hazard is not severe, such sprinkler systems may be replaced by a system having approved automatic sprinklers, but with supply only from a Division of Fire connection on the building front or with a protective device approved by the Fire Chief.
E. Those portions of a building occupied as a place of assembly and having a stage arranged or intended for theatrical, operatic or similar performances, shall be equipped with approved automatic sprinkler equipment except in the auditorium, foyers, lobbies and the immediate vicinity of automatic stage ventilators.
F. Except as otherwise specifically prescribed, complete sprinkler systems shall be installed wherever specified in this section or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(11) Installation and Approval of Sprinkler Equipment.
A. Required automatic sprinkler equipment shall be installed in accordance with detailed drawings of the complete sprinkler layout which have been submitted to and approved by the Fire Prevention Bureau and the Ohio Inspection Bureau.
B. Sprinkler systems shall be designed to withstand, when ready for service, a water pressure of not less than 200 pounds per square inch for two hours without leakage at joints, valves, fittings or any part of the piping.
C. When ready for service, the entire system shall be inspected and tested in the presence of a representative of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Defects detected by the inspection and test shall be corrected before final approval.
D. Only sprinklers, fittings, connections and valves approved by the Fire Chief shall be used in the installation of sprinkler systems.
E. Every sprinkler system shall be provided with an outside screw and yoke valve or indicator gate valve approved by the Fire Chief and located so as to be readily accessible to control all sources of water supply except that from the Division of Fire connection.
(12) Water Supply to Sprinkler Systems. Required sprinkler systems shall have at least one automatic water supply of adequate pressure, capacity and reliability, as determined by the Ohio Inspection Bureau.
(13) Fire Division Connections to Sprinkler Systems.
A. Every sprinkler system shall be equipped with one or more Division of Fire connections approved by the Fire Chief. The pipe from the sprinkler system to the hose connection shall be not less than four inches in size.
B. There shall be a Division of Fire hose connection on each street frontage or when the building is set back from the street line, on each accessible exterior wall, provided that when a frontage or exterior wall is less than fifty feet in length, no such connection will be required on that frontage if the required connections are provided on the other frontages.
C. Hose connections shall be so located as to permit prompt and easy attachment of hose.
D. The thread of the connection shall be uniform with that used by the Division of Fire. Substantial plugs shall be provided on each connection.
E. Each connection shall be suitably marked with raised letters reading "FIRE DIVISION CONNECTION-AUTO. SPRINKLERS" or, when only stories below grade are equipped, "FIRE DIVISION CONNECTION-BASEMENT SPRINKLERS" or "CELLAR SPRINKLERS".
F. An approved straightway check valve shall be installed in each Division of Fire connection, located as near as practicable to the point where it joins the system. The pipe between the outside hose connection and the check valve shall be arranged to drain in an approved manner.
Whenever in this Code the approval of the Fire Chief is required for any equipment, appliance or plan, the Fire Chief shall approve such equipment, appliance or plan if he finds that the same is safe and adequate for its intended purpose, otherwise he shall disapprove the same.
All standpipe and sprinkler plans shall be approved by the Ohio Inspection Bureau.
(e) Section 14.5. Standpipes Required. (Deleted)
(f) Section 14.4. Sprinkler and Alarm Systems Required. (Deleted)
(Ord. 67-48. Passed 6-20-67.)
(g) Fire Protection Facilities for Establishments Serving Food to the Public. (Added)
(a) Every owner, tenant or operator of any establishment serving food to the public, including private clubs who use any cooking appliance, such as electric or gas-fired ranges, deep-fat fryers, broilers, roasting ovens, candy kettles and other commercial cooking appliances, shall provide hoods, ventilating facilities and an automatic fire extinguishing system protecting the appliances, hoods and ducts above and below the filters.
(b) Plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Fire Chief for approval prior to installation. After the installation, the fire protection system shall be tested under the direct supervision of the Fire Chief.
(c) If, upon inspection by the Fire Chief, any such cooking appliances are found not to be protected by an automatic fire extinguishing system as required, the Chief shall order the owner, tenant or operator of such facilities to submit plans and specifications to him for the installation of such system according to approved plans. Such plans and specifications shall be submitted within six months of receipt of such order and the installation of such system shall be completed within one year of receipt of such order, except that the Chief may grant an extension of such time limits for delays caused by factors beyond the control of the person or persons so ordered.
(Ord. 67-7. Passed 2-7-67. )
(h) Section 16.72. Open Flame Welding in Service Stations Prohibited. (Added)
(a) No person shall perform any open flame welding or cutting operations within or upon the property of any gasoline service station.
(b) The Division of Fire shall be notified immediately of spillage or leakage of any quantity of flammable liquid.
(i) Section 19.6 Indoor Storage of Motor Vehicles. (Added)
In all buildings, other than one-family or two-family houses and garages accessory thereto, where space is provided for the storage of motor vehicles, the following fire protective measures shall be followed:
(a) The lawful capacity of each storage space shall be the number of vehicles which can be stored therein without blocking any aisle or exit. Storage of vehicles shall be so arranged and limited that each vehicle shall have a free access to an egress from its parking space without necessitating the moving of more than one other vehicle.
(b) A sign indicating the capacity as determined above shall be conspicuously posted near each entrance and exit of each storage space, in letters and figures not less than four inches high.
(c) No person owning or being in charge or control of the storage space shall store or park or cause or knowingly permit to be stored or parked, in the storage space at any time, a number of vehicles exceeding the capacity of the storage space as defined hereinbefore.
(d) No automotive repairs of any kind shall be made in any basement or subbasement garage.
(j) Section 21.3. Permits and Reports of Installations. (Amended)
(a) A permit shall be obtained for each installation of liquefied petroleum gas employing a container or an aggregate of interconnected containers of over 478 gallons water capacity, and for each permanent installation.
(k) Section 28.6. Accumulations of Waste Materials. (Amended)
(a) Roofs, courts, yards, vacant lots and open spaces shall be kept free and clear of deposits or accumulations of waste paper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter or combustible waste or rubbish of any kind. All weeds, grass, vines or other growth, when same endangers property or is liable to be fired, shall be cut down and removed by the owner or occupant of the property.
(b) No person making, using, storing or having charge or control of any shavings, excelsior, rubbish, sacks, bags, litter, hay, straw or combustible trash, waste or fragments, shall fail, neglect or refuse at the close of each day to cause all such material which is not compactly baled and stacked in an orderly manner to be removed from the building or stored in suitable vaults or in metal or metallined covered receptacles or bins. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall require suitable baling presses to be installed in stores, apartment buildings and similar places where accumulations of paper and waste materials are not removed at least every second day.
(c) In all multiple-family homes and apartments where storage is permitted in lockers or storage rooms, there shall be a clearance of at least eighteen inches between the top of material stored and the underside of the lowest beams, girders or other ceiling obstructions which might restrict the use of fire hose streams over the material.
(d) In all multiple-homes and apartments where individual furnace rooms are maintained, the storage of any materials, whether combustible or otherwise, is not permitted. (Ord. 67-48. Passed 6-20-67.)
(l) Section 28.17. Outdoor Grills. (Added)
No person shall kindle or maintain a fire to be used for the preparation of food in any type of outdoor or portable grill in any apartment or on any apartment house balcony or within fifteen feet of any structure housing more than one family. (Ord. 68-44. Passed 4-16-68.)
(m) Section 28.18 Basements of Store Units. (Added)
(a) Basements of individual store units shall be provided with one or both of the following plans of opening:
(1) At least one exterior window or other opening shall be provided at each end of the basement store unit, which window or opening shall be placed below the ceiling level and shall be accessible to the Division of Fire.
(2) In lieu of the opening required by subsection (a)(1) with respect to the end of a basement store unit adjacent to a street, there may be substituted, with the prior written approval of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, an opening from the basement store unit to the street level, which opening may be temporarily closed by concrete of such thickness that the concrete may serve as part of a sidewalk, but may be quickly and easily broken open by the Division of Fire. The dimensions of such opening, the thickness of such concrete and the method of installation shall be subject to the approval of the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
(b) In any retail or commercial establishment where people are employed regularly in the basement or to which the public is permitted to have ingress and egress, such basement, regardless of size, shall have not less than two direct means of egress which shall be as far apart as possible. At least one of such means of egress shall be in a fire-resistant enclosure with a one-hour fire door equipped with an approved fusable link closer. This requirement shall not be applicable, however, to a basement equipped with an approved sprinkler system, provided the public is not permitted in such basement and further provided that no more than three persons are regularly employed in such basement. For the purposes of this section, the word "egress" means a clear stairway leading to an outside exit, either directly or through a clear passageway.
(c) In all retail or commercial establishments where merchandise is stored in the basement, shelving or bins for such merchandise shall run lengthwise from the front to the rear of such basement and shall be constructed in such a manner that there are no cross-partitions, but only open shelving.
Where automatic sprinkler protection is provided, clearance of at least eighteen inches shall be maintained under sprinklers. Clearance of up to thirty-six inches may be required where the nature of the material stored requires greater clearance.
Where automatic sprinkler protection is not provided and reliance is placed upon hose streams for fire extinguishment, there shall be a clearance of at least three feet between the top of material stored and the underside of the lowest beams, girders or other ceiling obstruction which might restrict the play of hose streams over the material.
(d) No person shall be permitted to reside in any part of any retail or commercial establishment, except in apartments built, designed and intended to be used as dwelling units adjacent to or above such establishment, but in no case shall living be permitted in the basement thereof.
(n) Section 28.19 Fire Extinguishers. (Added)
(a) No person, directly or through an agent, shall sell or offer for sale in the City any make, type or model of extinguisher either new or used, unless such make, type or model of extinguisher has first been tested and is approved and labeled by the Factory Mutual Laboratories, or Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or other testing laboratory approved by the Fire Chief as providing adequate and reliable tests and examinations; and no person, directly or through an agent, shall deliver or make available for use in the City, any make, type or model of extinguisher which is not first tested and/or serviced as required in the standards of the National Fire Protection Association entitled "Standard for the Installation, Maintenance and Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers" (NFPA No. 10 and 10A).
(b) No person, directly or through an agent, shall sell or offer for sale in the City any make, type or model of vaporizing liquid fire extinguisher, whether laboratory approved or not, except for use on a motor carrier as authorized by the law of this State and laws of the United States relating to motor carriers.
(c) "Standard fire extinguisher" means a portable fire extinguisher which bears the label of a national testing laboratory acceptable to the Chief of the Division of Fire.
"Service man" means a person qualified and trained in the proper installation, repair, recharge or test of fire extinguishers.
"Service" where used in reference to fire extinguishers, means the inspection, repair, recharging or testing of fire extinguishers.
(Ord. 67-48. Passed 6-20-67.)
(d) Extinguishers shall be inspected annually and shall be recharged as specified by the N.F.P.A. Every fire extinguisher, when installed, shall be fully charged and ready for immediate use. Where an extinguisher is likely to be obscured by piles of stock, lumber or otherwise, a sign shall be installed and maintained which will mark the location of such extinguishers in a manner legible at a distance of at least fifty feet. All extinguishers shall be maintained in good condition and ready for immediate use at all times. Every fire extinguisher shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test five years after the date of manufacture and every five years thereafter as prescribed by the N.F.P.A. If the date of manufacture or the date of the last pressure test is not readily available, a pressure test shall be made at a time prescribed by the Bureau of Fire Prevention and subsequent pressure tests as required by the N.F.P.A.
(Ord. 81-35. Passed 3-17-81.)
(e) Every fire extinguisher shall have attached thereto a tag which clearly indicates the dates of inspection and recharging and the signature of the service man. Every such fire extinguisher which has passed the hydrostatic pressure test as prescribed shall be fitted with a test record of metal or equally durable material on which the following shall appear:
(1) Date of test,
(2) Test of pressure,
(3) Name of person or firm making the test.
(o) Section 28.20 Fire Limits; Construction. (Added)
No building shall be erected on or moved onto any lot or parcel of land in Local Retail, General Retail, Commercial, Office Apartment or Multi-Family Districts, as established by the Zoning Code of the City, or any amendments thereto, unless the outer walls of the building are constructed entirely of fireproof material,
If any such wall is within fifteen feet of any other building or adjoining lot line, it shall be or include not less than eight inches in thickness of stone, brick or Portland cement concrete. In such districts, all roof covering shall be of fire-resistive material and all partitions and floors shall have a one-hour fire-resistance rating.
(p) Section 28.21 Electrical Equipment Sales. (Added)
(a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, offer or expose for sale within the City any electrical materials, equipment, fixtures, appliances or devices which do not bear an Underwriter's Laboratories or Factory Mutual seal of approval or which has been declared by the Fire Chief or an inspector for the Bureau of Fire Prevention to be
(b) The Fire Chief or an inspector for the Bureau of Fire Prevention is hereby authorized to inspect any and all electrical materials, equipment, fixtures, appliances or devices sold, offered or exposed for sale within this City and to determine whether the same are safe or unsafe for use because of design, construction, wiring or assembly. If he shall find any such material unsafe, he shall give notice of the finding to the person selling or offering or exposing the same for sale and no such person shall violate this section unless such written notice shall have been given to him, to his employer or to the person in charge of the place where the article is sold, offered or exposed for sale.
(q) Section 28.22. Fired Premises a Nuisance. (Added)
Any premises within the City wherein a fire has occurred and either interior or exterior damage to a building or structure has been suffered is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Such nuisance may be summarily abated or the premises condemned for occupancy by the Safety Director when he has determined that a hazard to the public health or safety exists. In either case, prior to an abatement, the premises shall first be inspected by the Director of Health, the Building Director and the Fire Chief, or their duly authorized representatives, and each shall make written recommendations to the Safety Director as to specific work to be performed in order properly to abate such nuisance and to protect the public health and safety, and the Safety Director shall follow such recommendations to the extent possible in abating such nuisance.
(r) Section 28.23. Causing Fire Through Negligence in Places of Assembly. (Added)
(a) No person shall, in any hotel, motel, rooming house, lodging house, apartment house, tenement house, convalescent home, hospital, child care facility or similar place of abode, by any means whatsoever, through carelessness, neglect or negligence, set fire to or cause the burning of any bedding, furniture, rug, curtain, drape or other household furnishing or fitting or any other part of such buildings or premises in such a manner as to endanger the safety to any person or property.
(b) It shall be the duty of the manager, owner or lessee of any hotel or motel to post the provisions of this section in a conspicuous place in each room occupied by guests in such hotel or motel. It shall be the duty of the manager, owner or lessee of any rooming house, lodging house, apartment house, tenement house, convalescent home, hospital, child care facility or similar place of abode, to post the provisions of this section in a conspicuous place upon such premises.
(c) It shall be the duty of a manager, owner or lessee, of an employee of any manager, owner or lessee, of an occupant and of any person in direct control of rooming houses, apartments, hotels, motels, rest homes, department stores, theaters, auditoriums and other public places of assembly, upon the discovery of any unfriendly fire or upon receiving information that there is an unfriendly fire on the premises, immediately, and with all reasonable dispatch and diligence, to call or notify the Division of Fire concerning such fire and to spread an alarm
(s) Section 28.24. Elevators.
(a) All elevators equipped with photoelectric tube devices, which control the closing of automatic, power-operated elevator doors, shall have a switch located in the elevator car, which, when actuated, will render the photoelectric tube device ineffective.
This switch shall be of the constant pressure type, requiring not less than ten pounds nor more than fifteen pounds pressure to actuate. It shall be located not less than six feet nor more than six and one-half feet above the car floor, and shall be in or adjacent to the operating panel. The switch shall be clearly labeled "EMERGENCY SWITCH TO CLOSE DOORS".
(b) Each and every elevator cab shall have an emergency light to provide adequate light within the elevator car when the primary power fails.
(c) Each elevator cab shall be equipped with an emergency bell actuated by an emergency switch inside the cab, which shall be supplied with a source of emergency power so the bell may be actuated when the primary power fails.
(Ord. 67-48. Passed 6-20-67.)
(Ord. 67-48. Passed 6-20-67.)
(d) Any building which shall install elevators shall have at least one elevator cab with a minimum size of clear floor space of five by seven feet. All elevator plans are to be approved by the Chief of the Division of Fire prior to installation.
(e) One elevator in every building which shall be designated by the Fire Chief shall be equipped with a key lock switch on the ground floor to remove this elevator from automatic service and return this elevator to the ground level immediately for manual operation by the Division of Fire.
(1) A key operated lock switch shall be provided adjacent to the elevator at the street floor landing and at other landings, subject to the discretion of the Fire Chief.
(2) The key operated lock switch shall, when operated, cancel existing car calls, preventing registrations of further car calls, prevent the opening of the elevator doors except at the landing at which the switch is located and cause the cab to travel to that landing, bypassing other landing calls.
(3) When the elevator car arrives at the firemen's landing, the doors shall open and remain open until closed by the operator of the elevator from the car.
(4) The key lock switch to be used both in the elevator car and at the various floor levels as may be specified, shall be manufactured by the Chicago Lock Co. The lock model is No. 2174-2, and the key number is C 2136.
(Ord. 69-113. Passed 11-18-69.)
(t) Section 14.8. Residential Smoke Detection Requirements. (Added)
(a) Smoke detectors shall be installed in each one-family, attached one- family and two-family dwellings hereafter constructed. There shall be a minimum of one smoke detector for each dwelling unit. The Bedford Heights Fire Department may be consulted and they will suggest the locations where the smoke detectors can be placed based upon N.F.P.A. recommendations.
(b) Smoke detectors shall be installed in each dwelling unit of all existing and hereafter constructed multiple-family or multi-family dwellings. There shall be a minimum of one smoke detector for each dwelling unit. They shall be installed adjacent to all sleeping rooms. The Bedford Heights Fire Department may be consulted and they will suggest the locations where the smoke detectors can be placed based upon N.F.P.A. recommendations.
(c) All smoke detectors must be approved by Factory Mutual or Underwriter's Laboratory.
(d) All smoke detectors must be installed to comply with the manufacturer's recommendations and the recommendations of the approving or listing agency.
(e) If battery operated smoke detectors are used, the batteries must be replaced at least once a year or as recommended by the manufacturer of the smoke detector. All batteries must be dated on installation date. An AC primary source of electric power, if used, shall be a dependable commercial light and power supply source. A visible "power on" indicator shall be provided. All electrical systems designed to be installed by other than a qualified electrician shall be powered from a source not in excess of 30 volts and meeting the requirements power limited fire protective signaling circuits as defined in Article 760 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA No. 70-1975. A cord-connected installation is acceptable provided the installation makes use of a receptacle not subject to loss of power by a wall switch. A restraining means shall be used at the plug-in. Neither loss nor restoration of primary power shall cause an alarm signal.
(f) The detector shall be sensitive to visible and invisible products of combustion, except that detectors sensitive to heat only, are not acceptable. Detectors must be of an ionization smoke detector type to pick up P.V.C. or photoelectric cell.
(g) All alarm sounding devices shall be rated not less than 85 decibels at 10 feet and shall be able to sound this level of warning for a minimum of 4 continuous minutes.
Requirements set forth in this Section shall be in addition to existing N.F.P.A. Standards established for smoke detector usage in buildings with two or more dwelling units, commercial and industrial structures.
(Ord. 81-35. Passed 4-7-81.)
(u) Elevator Warning Signs. (Added)
In each apartment building and other structure having an elevator, there shall be conspicuously posted a sign warning individuals not to use the elevator and to use the stairway in case of fire.
(Ord. 83-126. Passed 11-1-83.)