(a) Required 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.
(b) Each room, hall or auditorium having a capacity of 100 persons, and each place of business open to the public after 9:00 p.m. and each apartment house shall be provided with lights which shall be kept adequately lighted and so located and supplied with current as to provide, with one service interrupted, emergency illumination without appreciable delay. Such installation may consist of any one of the following:
(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 supply.
(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 section in the manner required by this chapter or the Ohio Fire Code.
(c) 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. 1969-5. Passed 2-10-69.)
(Ord. 1969-5. Passed 2-10-69.)