15-16-1420 Trouble signal.

   The supervising circuit shall be provided with a trouble bell arranged to ring continuously in case of energy failure, an open circuit or a ground in the fire alarm circuit. The trouble bell shall be located so that, in the opinion of the fire commissioner, it will be within audible range of some responsible person in the building. The trouble bell circuit shall be provided with a silencing switch in such a manner that the act of silencing the bell by operation of the switch automatically and positively transfers the trouble bell to a red lamp near the trouble bell. Immediately adjoining each trouble bell, there shall be a sign clearly identifying it as a trouble bell. Where a standard fire alarm system has more than one trouble bell, each identification sign required by this section shall also indicate the portion of the system connected to each bell.

(Prior code § 91-120; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 137)

15-16-1430 City fire alarm box, where required.

   Except as provided otherwise in Section 15-16-1460, a city fire alarm box shall be located within a distance of 100 feet from the principal entrance of every institutional building or theater and every assembly unit other than a theater having a capacity of more than 1,000 persons, any day care center operating between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., every type III school having a capacity of 100 children, every type I school operating as or containing a day care center class I, and every existing or preordinance building and every building thereafter erected, two stories or more in height, used in whole or in part as a type I school with 100 or more occupants or used in whole as a type II school. The fire alarm systems required for such building under this Code shall be directly connected to the city fire alarm box or to a central station service as provided in Section 15-16-1460. However, the requirements of this section shall not apply to a type III school if not in operation between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or a type I school operating as or containing a day care center class I if not in operation between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., where all rooms occupied by the day care facilities and programs have a direct exterior exit.

(Prior code §  91-121; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-90, p. 17610; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-97, p. 57848, § 5)

15-16-1440 Connection to city fire alarm box – Where required.

   Only those standard fire alarm systems in occupancies listed in Section 15-16-1430 shall be directly connected to a city fire alarm box except that the height and population limits need not apply.

(Prior code §  91-122)

15-16-1450 Multiple system connections prohibited.

   The standard fire alarm system of not more than one building shall be directly connected to any one city fire alarm box. This requirement shall not apply to any building which was permitted to be connected to a common city fire alarm box prior to July 1, 1971.

(Prior code §  91-123)