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(a) Standard inside standpipe systems complying with the requirements of Article II of Chapter 15-16 shall be provided:
(1) High-rise Buildings. In all buildings exceeding 80 feet in height with the following exceptions:
(A) Standpipes shall not be required in grain elevators or similar storage structures where such standpipes are ineffective owing to the type of structure and inaccessibility of hose connections.
(B) This section shall not apply to a building used as a business unit or storage unit in existence prior to January 20, 1950, which is equipped throughout with an approved system of automatic sprinklers or is a fire-resistive building of Type IA, IB or IC construction; provided, that a standpipe system complying with Section 15-16-1190 is also provided in the building.
(2) Institutional Units. In institutional units, standpipes shall be provided in all buildings more than four stories or 55 feet in height.
(3) Stage Blocks. In stage blocks, standpipes shall be provided on each side of the stage, on each tier of dressing rooms and within 50 feet of all property rooms, storerooms or workrooms.
(4) Exhibition Areas. In exhibition areas, standpipes shall be provided regardless of the height of the building and standpipe locations shall provide complete coverage of the fire area with 100-foot hose lengths and 30-foot hose streams.
(5) New Buildings Greater Than 55 Feet. For buildings first permitted after February 1, 2019, that are greater than 55 feet and not more than 80 feet in height, a manual dry standpipe shall be provided in each enclosed stairwell.
(b) For the purpose of determining standpipe requirements, the height of a building shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 13-48-020.
(Prior code § 64-8; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94952, Art. II, § 1)