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It shall be the duty of the fire commissioner to cause an inspection to be made of all standpipe systems at least once every year by an independent contractor licensed under the Illinois Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act. Such inspections shall be schedule with, and may be overseen by or in the presence of, the fire commissioner. If such inspection discloses any violations of, or variation from, the requirements of this Code pertaining to standpipes or standpipe systems, or any defective conditions which would handicap the operation of the standpipe system, notice shall be sent to the owner or agent in control of the building containing such standpipe system to remove or correct such defective conditions within such time as shall be set forth in said notice. It shall be the duty of the building owner to pay the comptroller an inspection fee of $50.00 for each standpipe, other than a manual dry standpipe, inspected in connection with such annual inspection.
(Prior code § 91-98; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-92, p. 27387; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 131; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94952, Art. II, § 4)
The provisions of Sections 15-16-710 to 15-16-1180, both inclusive, shall apply to existing buildings including pre-ordinance buildings and buildings hereafter constructed but no existing building shall be required to make any alteration in its standard inside standpipe system, if originally installed in accordance with approved plans and permits, by reason of amendments to this code adopted after passage of this ordinance.
(Prior code § 91-99; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1)
Existing buildings which require standpipes under Section 15-16-090(d) only, shall use the following design requirements to comply with this code:
1. Such building is equipped with one four-inch inside standpipe riser where the ground area of the building does not exceed 20,000 square feet and an additional four-inch inside standpipe riser where the ground area of the building is over 20,000 square feet.
2. Each such standpipe riser is equipped, in the basement and on each floor level, with a one and one- half inch connection with 75 feet of hose attached, and also a two and one-half inch valve and connection provided with standard Chicago fire department thread.
3. In such buildings, equipped throughout with an approved system of automatic sprinklers, sprinkler risers, which are not less than four inches in diameter, may be used in lieu of inside standpipe risers.
4. Such building is equipped with a siamese pumper connection.
5. The standpipe or sprinkler risers are maintained wet at all times.
6. The piping, fittings and equipment used in connection with such risers shall be capable of withstanding the water pressure required for fire extinguishment.
7. The location and equipment of such risers are approved by the fire commissioner.
(Prior code § 91-100; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 132)
PART 4. STANDARD FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS (15-16-1200 et seq.)
The words “standard fire alarm system” where used in this Code, are hereby defined to mean a manually operated fire alarm system equipped with automatic detectors, if required, as hereinafter defined. Such system shall be installed in a building for the purpose of notifying the occupants and/or employees of said building of conditions due to fire or other causes which necessitate that the building be vacated immediately by the occupants. All equipment and devices used in the installation of such a system shall be tested by and bear the label of approval of a nationally recognized testing laboratory acceptable to the fire commissioner and the bureau of electrical inspection. The workmanship, equipment and quality of installation shall conform to the requirements of Title 14E.
(Prior code § 91-101; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 133; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 50)
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