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ORDINANCE N'O. Zl6H
ORDINANCE OF THE COONC!.L OF Tii.E CITY OF PALO A:LTO
, ~;ING ITEMS 33, 36 AN) 38 OF SECTION 34.102
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OF , m.£ J!U'ILOiiiG REGULATI• )NS OF THE PALO ALTO
Mmif.tCI?AL CODE AMEJmUIG ':liE REQUIREMENTS FOR
ltl.;OONATION OF EX:tT Sit~ is .. A.&O WET STANDPIPE
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COI!iSTRUC: ~ON
l'he Cou.tM:il of ,the .City of FaJ o .Alto does .ORDAIN as follows:
§;~C~QN 1~ · ltt:m 33 of Sectiot. 34.102 •:>£ t:he Buildi.n.g
R~eg-..llat.ions (Chapter 34) .of t:he Palo Alto Mlmici:ea.l Code is
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a.tn·ended · to read.· a~ f1,:,llaws : . ~ . . .
;)J.. ·Patt.;·~a.l~s ~· and 2 of Sub section (c) of Section 3312
:~re amended ,oy cnanging .the fi;ture 750 in.paravaph 1 to
400 , and· •t:ha~gi~~. the· figure 10 )0 in subp~ragraph C o E
p.a.J:≷P<~h 2 to ,so. . .
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-: • .. (d) t.~ihg,ency Ligh;i_T,!g.. Type of buildings req1:1iring
emergency. ... tlng: . .
A:ny 'building intended · fo:r use . t.S an assembly bui ldin.J~ and/ or
. d*signed f~r an oceupa,n.t\ load : .~ excess of· 100 persons and
i·ntended f~r use afte; wayligh,:: hours ·or designed in such
·a m.atmer as to exclude natural light from entertng ·the
buil-ding~
(1) .. All required emergency lighting faci.lities shall be
(2)
(3)
· autanatic:. not requjLring Lny man.ual ~ction to put
tbet~ .into operatio·n after failure o.f no~l lighting.
Eniergeucy "lighting facilt) es shall be arrariged t:o
main:tain the specif:Led derree of illumination irt the
even.t of failure of the nc: rmal ··lighting. for a. pt:::riod
of at least one half: hour. ·
. Installations, opera~tions and maintenance of ci:r·cuits,
.. sy~tems &nd equipm.er..t, shl.i 11 ccmJply with the standards
as set fo·rth in Article 32, Eta.e:rgeney Ligb:.tings Division
o-f I·n~t:d.al ~afety~ Title 8l California Ad:ministra~ive
Code~ 'and the National El~i!Ctrl.cal Code, NBFU No. 70,
. Stan.dard of the National Eda.rd of Fire Underwriters for Ele~:~'iic Wiring and Apparatus arid N .. F .. P4A. No .. 101,
'BUildin.g EXits Code, St~ndard of the National Fire
Protection Assocation."
SECTION 2. . That. Item 36 of Se:::tion 34 .. 102 of the Building
Reg.Jlations·· (Chapt~r 34) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code be
amended .to del~~te subsection (a) as Jmended and that the original
wording of the Unifot:m Building Code be sustail1.ed~
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SECTION 3.. That Item 38 of Se·~tion 34.102 of the Building ---
Re1gulat::i.ons (!.'bapt~ 34) of tlb.e Pal,> Alto Municipal Code is
· anumd;ed to read as follows:
• ~t38.. Sub~uec:tioos (a)~ (e) and (g) of Section 3806 is amended
to rt:ad:
(a.) ££nstxu_ction.. W~t st•andp:tp !S shall be of wrought iron,
;~a.lvan!zet! steel or type :L wate c copper tube and copper
.. fittings t'hall be of ·the :scme nHterial as the tubingt the
· ~::opper · j o:Lnts shall be br.azed w lth a bra.zing alloy of
trdnimtmt oi 45% silver having a :uini:mum. solidus tempex·ature
i)£ 1250 degre:ee fahrenheit, and together with fi~~i~;s or
.t:onnections sha.ll be of S!uffici ant strength to withstand
· :.cl hyd:b.:>static pressure cf not l aliS .than ,200 p¢und.s· pf;~r··
~~quare im:h of wa.cer pressure f )r two hours or at 50 pounds
per squa.r•a inch of water . ;pressure in excess of t.he nc,:rmal
pressure;;· whe:t the normal press . .1re is in excess of 15,0
pounds per square inch without leaking at the joints,
valves or fittin.gs. Tests shalt be conducted by the owner
.c•r contractor in the presence of t.he Fire Department when-
'·· Etver lieem•id 'necessary '·and order:~d by the Building Official,.
l'he tests 'Shall be applied at t :le top and bottom. coru:tections
of such s1:andpipes and the owner or contractor shall be
responsible :for any damage caused by breakage or faulty
installation ~'bile such tests are being conducted ..
(e) Outlet! and Hos.~ Cabinets: All interior wet st.:mdpipes
s'h:alroe .equfppea Witn a "O'ii"'e"an~ one-half inch (1-1/2~:)
valve in •each story, inch1d:!.ng che basement or cellar of
the build:Lng and the tope of the hose cabinet and/or 1-l/2tt
v.alv.e be not more than five feet (5 1
) from the floor ..
(;g) l'?A,ter .supplies.. All interior wet standpipes shall be
Ci:lnnectid to .a street water mai 1:1 not less than four tnches
{~+") . in"Aii.ameter, .or when th.e water pressure is insuj:ficient
· ti) mairitaln 30 po,.m.ds pressure at the highest hose outlet,.
such standpipe shall be conr,ected to .a pressure t.ank:, gravity
tank., or fire pump. Such supply shAll be sufficient to
furnish at least. 30 pounds pressure at the topmost s1:a.ndpipe
outlet. Connections shall be installed with a shut;..~)ff
valve in a pit with a cover.. C1over shall be labeled ''WET
STANDPIPE VAJ..VE" •
.§l~CEPTIO~: T3:ke off for wet standpipe may be taken :Erom the
Dcvmesd.c line between the streEt: meter and the build:lng
shut-off valve, providing that it meets· the water pr,essure
ar.:d shut-off valve requireolents as specified in this sub
SE!Ction.. Wet standpipes shall be irtdepend(!nt and us·ed for
fire protection and not a supply l:i.ne for the domestic system
·within the building.
When more than one interior wet standpipe is required in the
builjing, such s:tandpipes. shalJ be <:onnected at their bases
or at their tops by pipes:· of ec ual :size~ :t
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SECTION 3.. This ordinance .>hall become -effective upon the
expi:r~tion of thirty days from i :s pas.~age.
INTRODUCED: September 30, 1963
PASSED: October 14. 1963 by a una.I,imous vote~
. \.PPROVED :
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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