AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS; OTHER EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland pt. THREE, pt. IIID, tit. XI, ch. 389, pt. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS; OTHER EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT

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Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.21 Scope and Application of Provisions

§ 389.21 Scope and Application of Provisions (a) The provisions of Sections 389.21 to 389.34 shall govern the installation of required automatic fire extinguishing equipment in buildings and other structures. (b) Such automatic fire extinguishing equipment shall be approved automatic sprinklers, except that in locations where automatic sprinklers would be hazardous or inadvisable because of the nature of the occupancy or contents, automatic fire extinguishing equipment comprising one (1) or more of the following types of systems may be approved in lieu thereof by the Fire Chief. (1) Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishing Systems. When installed in conformity with the recommendation contained in NFPA Standard No. 12 entitled “Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems.” (2) Foam Extinguishing Systems. When installed in conformity with the recommendations contained in NFPA Standard No. 11 entitled “Foam Extinguishing Systems.” (3) Water Spray Extinguishing Systems. When installed in conformity with recommendations contained in NFPA Standard No. 15 entitled “Water Spray Fixed Systems.” (4) Steam Extinguishing Systems. When installed in conformity with the recommendations contained in NFPA Standard No. 86A entitled “Class A Ovens and Furnaces.” (5) Other Approved Automatic Systems. When approved and authorized for use by the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals and when installed in conformity with the conditions of approval. (c) No automatic sprinkler system shall be installed where water discharged therefrom will come in contact with high voltage electrical equipment or moisture-hazardous substances. For the purposes of this subsection, high voltage shall be deemed to be two thousand two hundred (2,200) volts and over. (d) As used in this Fire Prevention Code, “automatic sprinklers or other approved automatic fire extinguishing equipment” means approved automatic sprinklers except in instances where substitution of other automatic fire extinguishing equipment is approved by the Fire Chief. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.22 Required Locations

§ 389.22 Required Locations Automatic sprinklers or other automatic fire extinguishing equipment shall be installed in buildings or other structures where specified in the following table and where specified for special uses or occupancies in Chapter 3125. Automatic Sprinklers or Other Approved Automatic Fire Extinguishing Equipment Requirements for buildings erected or occupied after June 27, 1949, and for existing buildings when specified (See Note (e)). Occupancy Classification | Where Required All bldgs. exceeding either 1,000 sq. ft. in area or 1 story height | Bldgs. more than 2 stories in height and exceeding 10,000 sq. ft. in area; and occupancies above 2nd story occupying more than 10,000 sq. ft. (Also consult sections listed) | Basements and cellars: as specified under “Req. Based On Occupancy” when area exceeds 5,000 sq. ft. | In connectio n with stage and appurtena nt rooms | Lobbies, hallways and contiguous areas with combustible interior finish and serving as a required means ofegress; as required by Sections 3135.19 and 3151.07(f) | Paint shops and similar hazardous spaces | Kitchen compartments: where required by Section 3125.06(a)(3) Occupancy Classification | Where Required All bldgs. exceeding either 1,000 sq. ft. in area or 1 story height | Bldgs. more than 2 stories in height and exceeding 10,000 sq. ft. in area; and occupancies above 2nd story occupying more than 10,000 sq. ft. (Also consult sections listed) | Basements and cellars: as specified under “Req. Based On Occupancy” when area exceeds 5,000 sq. ft. | In connectio n with stage and appurtena nt rooms | Lobbies, hallways and contiguous areas with combustible interior finish and serving as a required means ofegress; as required by Sections 3135.19 and 3151.07(f) | Paint shops and similar hazardous spaces | Kitchen compartments: where required by Section 3125.06(a)(3) Residential – Multiple Dwelling | | | | | X (b) | X (b)(e) | X (a) Business | | | | | X (b) | X (b) | Mercantile | | X (3127.25(a)(2)) | X | | | X (b) | Institutional | | | | | | X (b)(e) | Assembly | | | | X | | X (b) | Educational | | | | | | X (b)(e) | Storage (Low or Moderate Hazard) | | X (3129.13(a)(1)B.) | X (c) | | | X (b)(f) | Industrial N.C. | | | | | | X (b) | Industrial C. | | X (3129.31(a)(2)) | X | | | X (b) | High Hazard | X (d) | | | | | X (b)(f) | (a) On domestic water supply; no alarm valve or exterior Fire Division connection required. (b) When only these areas in a building are sprinklered, connection to domestic water supply permissible and no alarm valve or exterior Division connection required. (c) May be omitted when storage is restricted to incombustible material. (d) When used for purposes, processes or storage involving combustible, flammable or explosive products or materials. Also consult Section 3129.49(a). (e) Applies also in existing buildings; consult Sections 3125.46(f), 3127.46, and 3127.82. (f) Note requirements for special uses and occupancies in Sections 381.05, 385.35, 385.76, 391.29, 3129.01 to 3129.18 and 3129.34 to 3129.50. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.23 Definitions

§ 389.23 Definitions As used in this Fire Prevention Code: (a) “Sprinkler system” means a system of piping connecting to one (1) or more approved sources of water supply and provided with distributing devices so located and arranged as to discharge or diffuse an effective stream or spray of water over the interior of a building or part of a building, or on the exterior of a building. (b) “Automatic sprinkler head” means a device which will open automatically within a predetermined temperature range because of fusing of a fusible element, or will operate automatically when controls are subjected to a predetermined accelerated rise in temperature. (c) “Automatic sprinkler system” means operate automatically to discharge or diffuse a stream or spray of water through automatic sprinkler heads or through open sprinkler heads. (d) “Wet-pipe sprinkler system” means a sprinkler system in which all piping is maintained filled with water and connected to an approved source of water supply. (e) “Dry-pipe sprinkler system” means a sprinkler system to which water is supplied upon operation of an automatic dry-pipe valve actuated and operated automatically by release or application of air pressure, or actuated and operated electrically by remote thermostatic control. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.24 Drawings

§ 389.24 Drawings All required automatic sprinkler installations shall be made in conformity with drawings which have been submitted to and approved by the Fire Chief. When the building or other structure is to be equipped with a required standpipe system, the drawing shall bear a notation to that effect, or may show the layout of the standpipe system. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.25 Design Pressure; Tests and Inspection

§ 389.25 Design Pressure; Tests and Inspection (a) Sprinkler system shall be designed and tested to withstand, when ready for use, a water pressure of two hundred (200) psi for two (2) hours without leakage at the joints, valves, fittings or any other part of the piping. (b) When ready for use, the entire system shall be inspected and tested in the presence of the authorized representative of the Fire Chief and shall be subject to his or her approval. All defects revealed by inspection or test shall be corrected before final approval. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.26 Approved Devices for Sprinkler Systems

§ 389.26 Approved Devices for Sprinkler Systems All Siamese and other connections, fire pumps and their control devices, check, control and other valves, pipeline fittings, and other units of equipment and accessories of sprinkler systems shall be of a type approved by the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals and classified by it for the water pressures or other operating and service conditions to which they will be subjected. Devices tested, classified or approved by the Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., or by other recognized testing laboratory with adequate equipment, experience and competency in this field, may be approved by the Board without additional tests. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.27 Approved Standards for Installation

§ 389.27 Approved Standards for Installation (a) All sprinkler installations shall be installed in conformity with the provisions of this Fire Prevention Code and accepted safe practice. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, statutes, rules or regulations promulgated by authority of statute or other ordinances, conformity with the recommendations and requirements of NFPA Standard No. 13 entitled “Installation of Sprinkler Systems” shall be accepted as conformity with accepted safe practice. However, only a single automatic water supply conforming to the requirements contained in NFPA Standard No. 13 for primary supply shall be required; provided further that the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals may change, modify or supplement any of the requirements of NFPA Standard No. 13 when deemed necessary in the interest of public safety or to further define accepted safe practice. (c) When deemed necessary for safety to life or property, the Commissioner of Building may require compliance with any recommendation or requirement of NFPA Standard No. 13 as modified in subsection (b) hereof. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.28 Water Supply Connections to City Main

§ 389.28 Water Supply Connections to City Main (a) When a connection to a City water main constitutes the primary source of water supply and a Fire Division connection is required by this Fire Prevention Code, such connection to the City water main shall be not less than three (3) inches in diameter. (b) Every sprinkler system shall be provided with an approved outside screw and yoke valve, or indicator gate valve, located to be readily accessible, to control all sources of water supply except that from the Division connection. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.29 Fire Division Connections

§ 389.29 Fire Division Connections (a) Except as provided in the table included in Section 389.22, every required sprinkler system shall be equipped with one (1) or more approved connections for use of the Division of Fire. The pipes from the sprinkle system to such connection shall be not less than four (4) inches in size except that a three (3) inch pipe may be used to connect a single inlet hose connection to a three (3) inch or smaller riser. (b) When Fire Division hose connections are required, they shall be provided on each street and alley frontage or, when the building sets back of the street lines, on each accessible exterior wall facing street or alley. However, when a frontage or exterior wall is less than fifty (50) feet in length no connection shall be required on that frontage when approved connections are provided on other frontages. (c) The threads of inlets on hose connections shall have female threads and shall conform to Division standard. Substantial caps shall be provided on each connection. (d) Each such connection shall be suitably marked with raised letters reading “Fire Department Connection – Automatic Sprinklers” or when only stories below grade are equipped, “Fire Department Connection – Basement Sprinklers” or “Cellar Sprinklers.” (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.30 Basement or Cellar Sprinklers

§ 389.30 Basement or Cellar Sprinklers Where the only required sprinklers in a building are those installed in a basement or cellar, a flow valve which operates on audible alarm or transmits an alarm, as directed by the Fire Chief, shall be mandatory only when the total area so sprinklered exceeds seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.31 Kitchen Compartments

§ 389.31 Kitchen Compartments Sprinkler installations in kitchen compartments shall conform to the provisions of Sections 389.21 to 389.34 and 3125.06(a)(3), governing installations connected to the domestic water supply. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.32 Connections to Domestic Water Supply

§ 389.32 Connections to Domestic Water Supply When sprinklers are permitted by this Fire Prevention Code to be supplied from the domestic water supply the following conditions shall be met: (a) Sprinkler systems shall be the automatic wet type; (b) There shall be sufficient water available to provide not less than twenty (20) gallons of water per minute for thirty (30) minutes, flowing at a pressure of not less than fifteen (15) psi at each head, within the largest floor area or room in the building equipped with sprinklers so connected; (c) The arrangement, location and spacing of sprinkler heads and the piping, materials, test connections and controls therefor shall conform to the standards established by Sections 389.26 and 389.27; (d) An adequate supply of spare sprinkler heads shall be on hand at all times; (e) No supply shall be taken from a standpipe system; (f) Domestic water supply connections shall be made so that stagnant water from the sprinkler system is not likely to flow to drinking fountains or other locations where water is used for human consumption. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.33 Combination Sprinkler and Standpipe Tanks

§ 389.33 Combination Sprinkler and Standpipe Tanks A tank used to provide the required water supply to a standpipe system may also be used to supply an automatic sprinkler system in the same building or other structure when the tank capacity and connection conform to the requirements included in Section 389.15(a)(2). (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 389.34 Maintenance and Inspection

§ 389.34 Maintenance and Inspection (a) Each sprinkler system shall be maintained in good condition and in such manner that it will function effectively in the event of fire. (b) Sprinkler systems shall be inspected at least once in every six (6) months by the owner or an authorized representative of the owner to ascertain that all parts are in good working order. When such inspections are to be made, the Division of Fire shall be notified and, when so requested by the Division, the inspection shall be made under the direction of the Division. (c) Fire pumps shall be tested by being operated at least once every thirty (30) days, and when the sprinkler system is inspected. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-18303Fetched: 11/1/2026