The equipment storage rooms shall be located adjacent to an enclosed exit stairway which provides access to the roof. Placement of the equipment storage rooms shall begin five floors above the ground level and then placed at every fifth floor in an ascending order.
A. When travel distance between exit stairways exceeds two hundred (200) feet, both stairways shall have equipment storage rooms adjacent to them, meeting the requirements of Section 15.100.060 of this chapter. Such locations shall be on an approved alternate floor schedule.
B. When parking structures continue below grade, equipment storage rooms are not required on those levels.
C. Access to the equipment storage rooms shall be within ten (10) feet of the exit stairway. The door to each equipment storage room shall be visible from the entrance to the exit stairway, and shall be properly identified. The room shall be readily accessible at all times for fire department use.
D. The fire equipment storage room may be placed within the service elevator lobby, provided travel distance to the nearest stairway is no greater than thirty (30) feet, and it meets the provisions of Section 15.100.040 exception #2 for location.
E. Location of rooms shall be approved by the fire department. (Prior code §§ 9.28.1206, 15.08.802)