Ordinance 3196-10 - Laserfiche WebLink

L. Section 507 of the IFC, entitled "Fire Protection Water Supplies," is hereby amended by the addition of the following new subsection 507.6: 507.6 Notification. The owner of property on which private hydrants are located must provide the fire code official with the following written service notifications: 507.6.1 In-service notification. The fire code official shall be notified when any newly installed hydrant or main is placed into service. 507.6.2 Out-of-service notification. Where any hydrant is out of service or has not yet been placed in service, the hydrant shall be identified as being out of service and shall be appropriately marked as out of service, by a method approved by the fire code official. M. Subsection 509.1 of the IFC, entitled "Identification," is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place: 509.1 Identification. The following identification requirements shall apply to access to equipment. 1. Fire protection equipment and fire hydrants shall be clearly identified in an approved manner to prevent parking and/or other obstructions. 2. Entrances to rooms containing controls for sprinkler risers and valves, or other fire detection, suppression, or control elements shall be identified for the use of the fire department. 3. Approved signs are required to identify fire protection equipment and equipment location. 4. All fire department connections shall have a sign approved by the fire code official. The sign shall specify the type of water-based fire protection system it serves and the building areas served. 5. All main control valves and sectional valves for water-based fire protection systems shall have a sign specifying what the valves control. 6. All sprinklers and standpipe risers shall have signs to indicate which type of water-based fire protection system is being used. N. Chapter 5 of the IFC, entitled "Fire Service Features," is hereby amended by the addition of the following Section 510: SECTION 510 25