Standpipe and hose systems shall be installed and maintained in operable condition in all occupancies in the following locations:
A. 
In any new building with more than three interior stories, except one- and two-family dwellings.
B. 
Within any building 100,000 square feet or more in total gross area.
C. 
Within any building having any horizontal dimension of 300 or more feet.
A. 
Standpipe and hose systems shall be installed in accordance with § COMM 51.21, Wis. Adm. Code, or NFPA 14, Standards for Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems.
B. 
Standpipe and hose systems required in this chapter shall be Class I or III types, as specified in NFPA 14. Wet standpipe systems may be permitted as an integral part of an approved automatic fire sprinkler system, provided calculations for required fire flows have been submitted with sprinkler system plans.
No standpipe and hose system shall be installed or altered in any building until plans have been submitted to and reviewed by the Fire Department.
A. 
Two copies of the plans and specifications shall be submitted.
B. 
The plans shall contain drawings showing locations of valves, Fire Department connections, and hydraulic calculations.
C. 
The engineer submitting the calculations shall stamp and sign the report.
D. 
Approved plans shall be stamped with the date of review. One copy shall be returned to the owner and one copy kept on file in the Fire Department office.
A. 
Installation of standpipe and hose systems. The installation of all standpipes and hose systems shall be inspected by the Fire Department before being covered.
B. 
Installation of underground piping. The installation of underground piping shall be inspected by the Fire Department prior to being covered.
A. 
The system shall have a hydrostatic test performed in the presence of an inspector from the New Glarus Fire Department.
B. 
The system shall be tested in accordance with NFPA 14. The test shall be conducted by the installer in the presence of an inspector from the Fire Department.
C. 
The installer shall give three working days' advance notice to the Fire Department prior to the conduction of any test.
Failure to comply with the items listed in §§ 159-31 and 159-32 may result in enforcement action against the installer.
A. 
Standpipe and hose systems shall be maintained in accordance with NFPA 14, Standards for Installation of Standpipes and Hose Systems.
B. 
Inspection and maintenance of a standpipe and hose system shall be conducted annually by a qualified sprinkler/standpipe technician in accordance with NFPA 14, Chapter 8. Exception: Hydrostatic testing of underground piping may be omitted during annual testing.
C. 
A current inspection/maintenance report shall be posted near the system control valve.