The following requirements shall supplement
but in no way restrict the National Fire Protection Association National
Fire Prevention Code or similar fire code separately adopted by the
City of Jamestown.
An approved single-station smoke detector continuously
powered by the house electrical service shall be installed in an approved
manner in every living unit within a building containing three or
more separate dwelling units. In one- and two-family dwellings a battery-operated
or electric smoke detector shall be installed in an approved manner
near each sleeping area. When activated, the detector shall initiate
an alarm which is audible in the sleeping rooms of each unit. This
individual-station smoke detector shall be in addition to any sprinkler
system or other detection system that may be installed in the building.
Any building containing three or more separate
dwelling units shall have protection for corridors and corridor doors
as set forth in Sections 19-3.6, 19-3.6.1, 19-3.6.2, 19-3.6.3 and
19-3.6.4 of the Life Safety Code as adopted by the National Fire Protection
Association, Inc., and as thereafter may be from time to time amended.
Solid fuels, such as cordwood, shall not be
stored within four feet of any property line. Storage shall be screened
through the use of landscaping or architectural features which harmonize
with the elements and characteristics of the property and adjacent
properties. Stored solid fuels shall not block exits or windows or
be so located as to hamper fire-fighting operations. Solid fuel storage
shall be limited to the amount required for one season.
All buildings defined by this chapter shall
be designated by a street number as heretofore issued by the City
of Jamestown. The number of such building shall be permanently affixed
upon the front portion of that building, either numerically or by
a combination of letters, which when taken as a whole correspond to
the number which it purports to represent, and shall be large enough
to see from the street upon which said building abuts and shall be
of contrasting color to the remainder of the building.
Multiple dwellings with 12 or more dwelling
units shall be equipped with a manual fire alarm system as required
by the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code and any
amendment thereto.
A. Fire alarm systems. Required fire alarm systems shall
be maintained in proper operating condition at all times.
B. Sprinkler equipment.
(1) Required sprinkler equipment shall be maintained in
proper operating condition at all times. Storage of materials shall
cause minimum interference to the effective discharge of water.
(2) Valves controlling the water supply to sprinklers
shall be secure in the open position.
(3) Sprinkler heads shall be maintained free of corrosion
and paint.
C. Standpipe systems.
(1) Standpipe systems shall be maintained in proper operating
condition at all times.
(2) Gate valves at hose stations shall be maintained tight
against leaks.
D. Portable extinguishers. Portable extinguishers required
for fire protection shall be in their designated locations and in
a condition which will permit efficient operation without delay.