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3 1383.()2 Authority to Adopt and Promulgate Rules. Authority is hereby conferred upon the Building Commissioner to adopt and promulgate rules based on the standards of the National Fire Codes embodying details of installation and construction of autonralic fire suppression systems to carry info effect the provisions of this chapter. Approval of devices shall be based on reports of a nationally recognized testing laboratory. All rules adopted by the Building Conuuissioner under this section shall be promulgated at least one rnonllr before application and enforcement. 1383.03 Buildings And Occupancies Requiring Automatic Fire Suppression Systems. Automatic fire suppression systems shall be installed and maintained as follows: (a) All new buildings 2500 square feet in area or more as herein defit~ed. (b) All additions to buildings as in subsection (a) hereof where the total area of the addition as herein defined is 25UU square feet or more, including any additional story or mezzanine, the addition shall have installed a complete fire suppression system. There shall be installed between any new additions requiring a fire suppression system and an Y uri-suppressed area, a fire wall in accordance with the fire resistance rating in Section 907.01 O.B.B.C. (c) Basement and cellar additions as in subsection (a) hereof where the addition is 2,000 square feet or more, or the total of the cotplete basement or cellar is 2,000 square feet or more. (d) All buildings, regardless of area, in use group li. EEigl~-Eiazard as defined in Article 3, U.B.B.C. including and mixed uses. (e) All fire suppression systems shall be supervised by a remote-station system or central-station system. (f) Automatic Fire Detection and Fire Protective Signaling systems shall be installed ire all buildings requiring automatic fire suppression systems in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of tl~e Ohio Basic Building