(a) All standpipes shall be so located that they are protected against corrosion and against physical and fire damage.
(b) All wet standpipes shall be so installed that they are protected against damage due to frost action.
(c) Standpipe outlets for use of the Division of Fire shall be within stairway enclosures. However, in buildings heretofore erected in which the stairways are not enclosed, such standpipe outlets shall be located as near the stairway as possible, or shall be outside or immediately inside the exterior walls within one (1) foot of an exterior stairway or fire escape as directed or approved by the Division.
(d) Standpipes and standpipe outlets in connection with assembly occupancy shall be located as specified by the Ohio Building Code.
(e) In Class B multiple dwellings, and in buildings or parts of buildings of mercantile occupancy, institutional occupancy or educational occupancy, first- aid hose, and the outlets therefor, shall be located in a public hallway, corridor or floor space, and hose shall be either within a cabinet, or on open racks, in an approved location where egress will not be obstructed thereby. First-aid hose in buildings of other occupancy classifications may be directly connected to the standpipe within a stair enclosure, or may be within an adjoining public hallway, corridor or floor space. Cabinet doors shall be plainly marked “Fire Hose” in letters not less than four (4) inches high.
(f) The location of all standpipes and standpipe outlets shall be subject to the approval of the Division.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)