760.15 FIRE HOSE AND STANDPIPES.
   (a)    Fire hose and standpipes shall be required on all new construction over two stories high. All fire hose couplings shall conform to the size, thread and pattern adapted to the standpipe installed.
   (b)    The number of standpipes shall be such that all parts of every floor area can be reached within thirty feet by a nozzle attached to 100 feet of hose connected to a standpipe.
   (c)    Standpipes shall be so located that they are protected against mechanical and fire damage with outlets within stairway enclosures as near the stairway as possible or outside or immediately inside of the exterior walls within one foot of a fire tower or exterior stairway or fire escape.
   (d)    Standpipes shall be installed in accordance with approved standards and maintained in readiness for use at all times.
(Ord. 45-64. Passed 10-15-64.)