Addendums to OFC by Jackson Township 2006
Resolution to adopt the 2005 Ohio Fire Code with
Jackson township addendums to the Ohio Fire Code and establish a Permit/Fee
Schedule as set forth in Section(s) 105.1.1, 105.1.1.2 and Appendix A. Ohio Administrative code 1301:7-7-01 of the
Ohio Fire Code 2005 edition passed April 4, 2006 by the Jackson Township Board
of Trustees.
503.2.8 Fire fighting access and operations- For all public or private roadways or access roads
where the width of the roadway is deemed inadequate to provide the fire
department with sufficient room to maneuver and operate fire apparatus and in
the interest of public safety, the fire code official may require that the
roadways be posted as “No Parking.” The
signs shall be of approved type, size and height.
Fire Hydrant Painting
508.5.7 Fire Hydrant Painting:
Public Fire Hydrants shall
have two coats of Sherwin Williams Industrial Enamel Alkyd Coating Safety
Yellow B54 Y 37 or equivalent prior to the Fire Department’s acceptance of the
fire hydrants. The Jackson Township
Fire Department shall approve equivalent.
(A) Public hydrants shall be
painted completely with the referenced paint.
(B) Private fire hydrants
shall be painted as a public hydrant except that the crown (top) and caps to
the hydrant discharges shall be painted reflective enamel white.
(C) Private hydrants
installed on a commercial fire loop that are pressurized by means of a fire
pump shall be painted bright red enamel.
(D) Private fire hydrants on
a commercial fire loop not pressurized by means of a fire pump must be painted
bright red enamel with reflective white enamel crown (top) and reflective white
enamel discharge caps.
Fire Protection Systems
Fire Department Connections:
All fire department
connections and standpipes shall be installed in accordance with the referenced
standards of the Ohio Building Code listed in Chapter 35 and as deemed
necessary upon review by the Code Official.
912.3.2 Location:
The fire department
connections to all fire protection systems installed within this jurisdiction
shall be located not more than seventy-five (75) feet from the nearest publicly
owned fire hydrant. In areas where
public water system is not available, fire department connections shall be
located no less than five (5) feet from the fire department access.
912.3.3 Maintenance of Fire Department Connection:
All fire department
connections to a fire protection system shall be painted bright red enamel as
approved by the fire code official and shall be provided with bright red
breakaway caps to the inlets. All other
maintenance reference NFPA 25.
912.3.4 Protection of freestanding (non-building
mounted) Fire Department Connections:
Fire Department Connections
shall be protected by bollards on four sides of the connection. The bollards shall not obstruct the intake
inlets.
915 False Alarms from Fire Alarm/Protection Systems:
Jackson Township (2005 Edition):
Upon receipt of the third
false alarm and each false alarm thereafter, from a fire alarm/protection system
to an alarm center, within one calendar year, and whereby the fire code
official determines the alarm to be false or inappropriate, the building
owner/occupant, or responsible party shall be charged no less than $300.00.
915.1 Continued False Alarms from Fire
Alarm/Protection Systems:
Upon receipt of six (6) or
more false alarms from a fire alarm/protection system to an alarm center,
within one calendar year, and whereby the fire code official determines the
alarm to be false or inappropriate, the building owner/occupant, or responsible
party shall be charged no less than $500.00 for each occurrence.
915.1.2 Exemption:
Single family residences
shall be excluded from section 915.
However, any multi-family residence with a afire alarm or fire
protection system that is required by the Ohio Building or Ohio Fire Code shall
be included for section 915 and 915.1.
Addendum to OFC by Jackson Township 2006
– Appendix C 2005 OFC
C106.1
Fire Hydrant Installation:
All fire hydrants shall be
provided with watch valves and installed and located per the City of Columbus
Construction and Material Specification guide item #809.03 and conform to
standard C-GC-31 (City of Grove City).
Fire Hydrant Water Mains:
Fire Hydrants shall not be
installed on a water main of less than 8 inches in diameter.
Fire Hydrant Spacing
General:
Where a condition exists in a
development area with more than one O.B.B.C. Use Group, the greater
requirements shall be applied.
Industrial Development - Use Groups F and H; Commercial Development Use
Groups R-1, A, B, E, I, M and S; Multi-Family Development Use Groups R-2, R-3
and Multi-Single Family:
Single-Family Developments - Use Group R-4: