(a) Provide a standby emergency electrical power system per International Building Code Chapter 27 and NFPA 70 Article 700 Emergency Systems and Article 701 Legally Required Standby Systems, which shall have the capability of being connected to an emergency generator or other temporary power source. The emergency system capabilities shall include:
(1) An emergency lighting system;
(2) Illuminated exit signs;
(3) Fire protection systems, alarm, and sprinkler; and
(4) Minimum mechanical ventilation for health/safety purposes.
(b) Emergency generator. When emergency generators are pre-installed, the facility housing the generator, permanent or portable, shall be an enclosed area designed to protect the generators from wind and missile impact. Generators hardened by the manufacturer to withstand the area’s design wind and missile impact criteria shall be exempt from the enclosed area criteria requirement.
(1990 Code, Ch. 16, Art. 14, § 16-14.6) (Added by Ord. 12-34)