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Section 5.2.2 of NFPA Standard 130 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5.2.2.1 Building construction for all new enclosed stations shall be not less than Type I or Type II or combinations of Type I and Type II noncombustible construction as defined in Chapter 6 of the International Building Code, for the station configuration, or as determined by an engineering analysis of potential fire exposure hazards to the structure.

5.2.2.2 Other types of construction are permitted for open stations in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6 of the International Building Code for corresponding station configurations.

5.2.2.3 Where access for firefighting is restricted, standpipes sized to provide 1000 gpm shall be provided. Hydraulic calculations shall be based on 500 gpm at 150 psi at the hydraulically most remote hose connection, with a simultaneous flow of 500 gpm at the next hydraulically most remote hose connection. The maximum calculated pressure at any point in the system shall not exceed 350 psi. Hose connection outlets shall be provided at maximum 200 feet spacing.

5.2.2.4* Illumination levels of enclosed stations shall not be less than .25 ft-candles at the walking surface.

(Ord. 6115 § 1, 2013.)