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Standard fire extinguishers shall be provided on every floor, basement and subbasement of all buildings and structures as specified in the aforementioned NFPA ten with the following exceptions:
(1) Single-Family and Two-Family Dwellings. Fire extinguishers shall not be required in single-family and two-family dwellings.
(2) Multiple Dwellings. Fire extinguishers shall not be required in multiple dwellings not exceeding three stories in height and having a floor area not exceeding 3,000 square feet.
(3) Business, Mercantile, Industrial and Storage Units. Fire extinguishers shall not be required in one story buildings of business, mercantile, industrial or storage occupancy, having a floor area not exceeding 3,000 square feet.
(4) Stage Blocks. In stage blocks, one 2A-rated and one C-rated fire extinguisher shall be provided on each side of the stage, on each gallery above the stage level, on the gridiron and in accessible places below the stage.
(5) Projection Rooms. In motion picture projection rooms, one 2A-rated and one C-rated fire extinguisher shall be provided.
(6) Open Air Assembly Units. In open air assembly units, one 2A-rated fire extinguisher and labeled as an antifreeze type if the ambient temperature ever falls below 40 degrees Fahrenheit shall be provided for each 10,000 capacity or fraction thereof.
(7) Not less than one 2A-rated fire extinguisher shall be located within every assembly room having a capacity of 300 persons or more, except that such extinguisher may be located in a corridor within 15 feet of a doorway to such assembly room.
(8) Only dry chemical fire extinguishers shall be installed where grain bleaching processes employing sodium peroxide and sulphur are carried on, wherever calcium carbide is present and wherever the introduction of water would create an added hazard.
(9) Only fire extinguishers having a Class B rating shall be installed in dry cleaning rooms and spaces where flammable liquids are present.
(10) In hazardous chemical rooms, the nature of the chemical contents of such rooms shall determine the extinguisher requirements.
(11) Only fire extinguishers having a Class C rating shall be installed for use upon fires in electrical equipment.
(12) Lumberyards. Portable fire-extinguishing equipment suitable to the fire commissioner shall be provided at convenient conspicuous locations in open yards so located that the travel distance to the nearest unit does not exceed 75 feet. Where necessary, extinguishing agents shall be protected against freezing.
(13) Fire extinguishers in exhibition areas shall be provided at all hose cabinets as required in Section 15-16-090(e).
(Prior code § 91-47; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 124)