(a) New Buildings.
(1) Buildings erected after June 27, 1949, shall be equipped with the standpipes specified in the following table:
Standpipes
Occupancy Classification
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Where Required
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Type of Installation
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To comply with State Building Code
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In bldgs more than 1 story in height irrespective of area
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In bldgs. where any floor area above 1st story exceeds 15,000 sq. ft.
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In bldgs. more than 2 stories in height above grade level
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In bldgs. more than 3 stories or 45 feet in height above grade level
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In bldgs. more than 55 ft. and more than 1 story in height above grade level
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Dry System
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Wet System
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First Aid Hose Attached
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Occupancy Classification
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Where Required
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Type of Installation
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To comply with State Building Code
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In bldgs more than 1 story in height irrespective of area
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In bldgs. where any floor area above 1st story exceeds 15,000 sq. ft.
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In bldgs. more than 2 stories in height above grade level
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In bldgs. more than 3 stories or 45 feet in height above grade level
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In bldgs. more than 55 ft. and more than 1 story in height above grade level
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Dry System
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Wet System
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First Aid Hose Attached
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Residential – Class “A” Multiple Dwelling | X | X | |||||||
Residential – Class “B” Multiple Dwelling | X | X | X | ||||||
Business | X | X | X | ||||||
Mercantile | X | X | X | X | |||||
Institutional | X | X | X | ||||||
Assembly* | X | (also) X | X | X | |||||
Educational | X | (also) X | X | X | |||||
Storage (Low or Moderate Hazard) | X** | X** | X | ||||||
Industrial N.C. | X | X | |||||||
Industrial C. | X | X | X | X | |||||
High Hazard | X*** | X | X | ||||||
Note: Standpipes required even though building is equipped with automatic fire extinguishing equipment. * For assembly occupancies group classified as indoor-exhibition assembly, standpipes required on all floors exceeding 15,000 square feet in area within exterior walls or within exterior walls and a fire wall or fire walls. ** For buildings approved for incombustible storage only, standpipes required only in buildings more than 55 feet and more than 1 story in height above grade level. *** Standpipes not to be installed where moisture hazard material is present. No standpipes required where no combustible, flammable or explosive products or materials are stored, used or processed. | |||||||||
(2) All new standpipe installations shall be made in conformity with the provisions of Sections 389.01 to 389.19, except that standpipe installations in buildings exceeding three hundred (300) feet in height shall also conform to the rules promulgated by the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals.
(b) Existing Buildings. Within one (1) year of June 27, 1949, buildings erected prior to June 27, 1949, which exceed fifty-five (55) feet in height, are more than one (1) story in height above grade level and are not equipped with a standpipe or standpipes three (3) inches or more in diameter, shall be equipped with standpipe installations conforming to the requirements of Sections 389.01 to 389.19 for standpipe installations in buildings erected after June 27, 1949.
(c) Change of Occupancy. When there is a change in occupancy involving a change in occupancy classification, standpipe installations shall be provided, or existing installations shall be altered, to conform to the requirements of Sections 389.01 to 389.19. In cases of undue hardship the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals may approve the continued use of an existing standpipe installation when it is determined by the Board that such existing installation, without change or with approved modifications, will be adequate for new occupancy.
(d) Inspection, Improvement and Approval of Existing Installations.
(1) Within one (1) year of June 27, 1949, every existing standpipe installation within the City shall be inspected by the owner and by the authorized representative of the Fire Chief and shall have been placed in serviceable condition and in substantial conformity with the applicable provisions of this Fire Prevention Code. All connections shall conform to Fire Division standards and all defective hose shall be replaced with hose of an approved type.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) hereof, the provisions of this subsection (d) shall not be interpreted to require alterations to existing systems installed in conformity with the regulations enforced prior to June 27, 1949, provided that such systems are in serviceable condition; nor shall the provisions of this subsection (d) be interpreted to require the conversion of existing systems from dry systems to wet systems. No first-aid hose or other hose shall be provided or maintained on dry systems.
(3) All parts of existing systems shall be cleaned of rust or other accumulations, and the interiors of all check valves, the clapper valves on Siamese connections and all threads on hose connections and inlets shall be inspected and tested and replacements or repairs made where found necessary to place the systems in serviceable condition.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)