(a) Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems.
(1) All cooking appliances such as electric or gas-fired ranges, deep fat fryers, broilers, roasting ovens, candy kettles, chicken cookers, doughnut fryers, and other commercial cooking appliances used by establishments in this City preparing or serving food to the public on a regular basis, including private clubs, shall be provided with a hood and ventilating facilities, as required by the Building Code or other ordinances or regulations of this City.
(2) Fire protection shall be provided by means of an automatic fire extinguishing system providing protection above and below the filter area, the exhaust plenum behind the filters, the entire length of the exhaust duct, the deep fat fryers, doughnut-fryers, chicken cookers and candy kettles according to performance standards and specifications of the National Fire Protection Association.
(3) The normal manual control for actuation shall be located so as to be conveniently and easily accessible at all times, including at the time of fire. This control shall cause the complete system to operate in its normal fashion.
(4) All hazards venting through a common duct are to be protected simultaneously.
(5) Actuation of the system shall automatically close the dampers, shut off forced ventilating fans, and shut off the master fuel valve or power switch to all cooking equipment associated with the hood; these shall be of the type that requires manual resetting.
(6) Plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Fire Chief and the Ohio Inspection Bureau, for approval before installation may proceed.
(7) Automatic fire extinguishing systems shall be inspected and full flow tested with the extinguishing agent which the system is designed for, before acceptance and annually thereafter, by the manufacturer or his authorized agent, and a report of its test and inspection shall be sent to the Fire Chief. All testing shall be done under the direct supervision of the Fire Division. A discharge of twenty percent (20%) of the extinguishing agent shall be used in the annual test.
(8) If upon inspection by the Fire Division any such cooking appliances are found not to be protected by an automatic extinguishing system as required by this section, the Fire Chief shall order the owner, tenant or operator of such facilities, to submit plans and specifications to the Fire Division for the installation of such system and shall order 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 the system shall be completed within one year of receipt of such order, except that the Fire Chief may grant an extension of such time limits for delays caused by factors beyond the control of the person or persons so ordered.
(b) Alarm Systems Required.
(1) Permit required. Plans and specifications showing type of fire alarm system furnished must be submitted to the Fire Chief. The plans should be to scale and should include the details necesary to indicate clearly all the apparatus and its arrangements. The specifications should cover the character of the material and features relating to installation in detail.
(2) Upon the approval of the Fire Chief, a permit for installation will be issued.
(3) Fire alarm systems shall be required in all buildings, except single and two-family dwellings, which are over two stories high or thirty-five feet in height, as measured from the lowest exposed portion of the building. All buildings used for manufacture, sale or storage of combustible goods or merchandise and exceeding in area 40,000 square feet.
(4) Fire alarm boxes shall be used only for fire protective signaling purposes. Each box shall be mounted not less than four and one-half feet and not more than six feet above the floor level. Fire alarm boxes shall be distributed throughout the protected area so that they are unobstructed, readily accessible and located in normal path of exit from the area. Additional boxes shall be provided on each floor to obtain a maximum horizontal travel distance of 200 feet to the nearest box.
(5) Panel location board. A main panel shall be located on the first floor showing the signal designation. In multi-story buildings the signal designation shall be coded.
(6) Installation. Wiring, power supply and testing procedures shall be in accordance with the recommended good practices as set forth by the National Fire Protection Association book on Fire Codes - Alarms - and special extinguishing systems.
(c) Sprinkler Equipment Required.
(1) Plans showing the location, size and connections of the fixed portion of the sprinkler system shall be furnished the Fire Chief. The plans shall be to scale and will include the details necessary to indicate clearly all the apparatus and its arrangements. The plans shall be accompanied by specifications covering the character of the material and features relating to the installation in detail. Upon the approval of the Chief, a permit for the installation will be issued.
(2) 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 case the storage or locker rooms have 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. 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.
C. Except as otherwise specifically prescribed, complete sprinkler systems shall be installed wherever specified in City ordinances or State law or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(d) Installation and Approva1 of Sprinkler Equipment.
(1) 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 Division and the Ohio Inspection Bureau.
(2) 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 with leakage at joints, valves, fittings or any part of the piping.
(3) When ready for service the entire system shall be inspected and tested in the presence of a representative of the Fire Division. Defects developed by the inspection and test shall be corrected before final approval.
(4) Only sprinklers, fittings, connections and valves approved by the Fire Chief shall be used in the installation of sprinkler systems.
(5) Every sprinkler system shall be provided with an outside screw and yoke valve or indicator gauge 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 Fire Division connection.
(e) 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.
(f) Fire Division Connections to Sprinkler Systems.
(1) Every sprinkler system shall be equipped with one or more Fire Division connections approved by the Fire Chief. The pipe from the sprinkler system to the hose connection shall not be less than four inches in size.
(2) There shall be a Fire Division hose connection on each street frontage or when the building sets back of 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.
(3) Hose connections shall be so located as to permit prompt and easy attachment of hose.
(4) The thread of the connection shall be uniform with that used by the Fire Division. Substantial plugs shall be provided on each connection.
(5) Each connection shall be suitably marked with raised letters reading "Fire Department Connection Automatic Sprinklers", or when only stories below grade are equipped, "Fire Department Connection - Basement Sprinklers" (or "Cellar Sprinklers").
(6) An approved straightway check valve shall be installed in each Fire Division connection, located as near as practicable to the point where it joins the system. The pipe between the outside hose connections and the check valve shall be arranged to drain in an approved manner.
(7) Whenever in this chapter 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.
(8) All standpipe and sprinkler plans shall be approved by the Ohio Inspection Bureau.
(g) Sprinklers Required.
(1) Approved automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed in buildings that are:
Occupied as bowling lanes, restaurants, or for the manufacture, sale (wholesale or retail) or storage of combustible goods or merchandise (not including garages) and exceeding the areas in Table #1.
(2) Buildings housing one or more businesses covered by a common roof to create a mall area effect, even though separated by fire walls, shall be considered as one building and governed under the following tables.
TABLE NO. 1 Area of Any Floor in Square Feet Building Height over Building 1 Story 2 Story 2 Stories Height over Types of Construction Buildings Buildings or 35 Feet 50 Feet Fire Resistive Type A 40,000 20,000 10,000 10,000 Fire Resistive Type B 40,000 20,000 10,000 any area Protected noncombustible 20,000 20,000 8,000 any area Unprotected noncombustible 9,000 6,000 any area Heavy Timber 9,000 6,000 any area Ordinary 9,000 6,000 any area Wood Frame 6,000 4,000 any area |
(1) Basements or underground structures having these occupancies shall have approved automatic sprinkler systems installed when the basement or underground structure area exceeds 2,500 square feet.
(2) Approved automatic sprinklers shall be installed in work shops and spaces having storage of combustible goods in basements, exceeding 2,500 square feet in area, of buildings used for assembly, educational or residential occupancies. Approved automatic sprinklers shall be installed in the entire basement when such area exceeds a total of 5,000 square feet.
TABLE NO. 2 Occupied as educational, institutional or residential occupancies and do not have the windows in each wall facing a street, public place or public way and exceeding the areas in Table 2. Area of Any Floor in Square Feet Types of Construction 1 Story Buildings Multi-Story Buildings Fire Resistive Type A 30,000 15,000 Fire Resistive Type B 30,000 15,000 Protected Noncombustible 20,000 10,000 Unprotected Noncombustible 10,000 8,000 Heavy Timber 10,000 6,000 Ordinary 10,000 6,000 Wood Frame 7,500 5,000 |
TABLE NO. 3 Occupied as enclosed parking or repair garages and exceeding the areas of Table 3. Area of Any Floor in Square Feet Garage in Building with other Garage One Occu- Garage in Basement Story pancies Buildings Type of Type of or Under- Garage above- over 65 feet Garage Construction ground Building Building grade in height Parking Fire Resistive Type A 5,000 sq. ft. 40,000 35,000 8,000 Parking Fire Resistive Type B 5,000 sq. ft. 40,000 35,000 8,000 Parking Protected Non- combustible 5,000 sq. ft. 18,000 15,000 6,000 Parking Unprotected Non- combustible 5,000 sq. ft. 12,000 9,000 not permitted Parking Heavy Timber 5,000 sq. ft. 12,000 9,000 not permitted Parking Ordinary 5,000 sq. ft. 12,000 9,000 not permitted Parking Wood Frame 5,000 sq. ft. 10,000 6,000 not permi tted Repair Fire Resistive Type A not permitted 12,000 8,000 any area Repair Fire Resistive Type B not permitted 12,000 8,000 any area Repair Protected Non- combustible not permitted 10,000 6,000 any area Repair Unprotected Non- combustible not permitted 9,000 4,000 any area Repair Heavy Timber not permitted 9,000 4,000 any area Repair Ordinary not permitted 9,000 4,000 any area Repair Wood Frame not permitted 6,000 3,000 any area |
(h) First-Aid Hose in Sprinklered Buildings. In sprinklered buildings first-aid hose may be connected to a sprinkler supplied directly by a City water main, in which case dry standpipes may be substituted for wet standpipes required by this chapter.
(i) Hose.
(1) First-aid hose located inside of buildings shall be linen 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.
(2) Such hose shall be not less than one and one-half inches in diameter, and shall be provided with two and one-half inch outlet and shut-off valves, together with reducing couplings to conform to those of the Fire Division.
(3) Hose shall be kept on hose racks or in the hose cabinets approved by the Fire Chief.
(Ord. 1969-5. Passed 2-10-69.)