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Ordinance No. 96-105 page 10 Underwriters Laboratories of Canada approved early warning fire detection system. Prior to the construction of any such building, the developer or owner thereof shall present plans to the Building Commissioner and Fire Chief with respect to the placement of the early warning fire detection system. Such plan shall meet the approval of-the Commissioner and/or Fire Chief. Should the Commissioner and/or Fire Chief of the City deem it necessary to have additional detectors installed within the office building, the location and number of detectors shall be determined jointly by the Commissioner and Fire Chief. (d) Snecificationc nd Re.? ?irem n c (1) The early warning fire detection system detectors shall be sensitive to visible and invisible products of combustion. Detectors sensitive to heat alone aze not acceptable with respect to compliance with the requirements of this Code. (2) For the purposes of installation and maintenance, the application of the following standards of the National Fire Protection Association shall apply: No. 71, 72A, 72B, 72C, 72D and 74. 1701.19 FIRE HYDRANTS (a) Pu=se.. The purpose of this section is to regulate the installation of fire hydrants on both public and private property so as to achieve the maximum fire protection for structures located within the City. It is also the purpose of this section to establish standards for the placement, design, installation and maintenance of fire hydrants. (b) Public Hydrants, (1) An adequate water supply for fire-fighting purposes, as determined by the Fire Chief, shall be available for all buildings, structures and parts thereof. Such water shall be supplied from City water or private water supply mains. (2) All buildings and structures shall be so located that all parts thereof are not more than 300 feet from at least two readily accessible public or private Fire Department hydrants. Such distance shall be measured along streets, roadways or driveways complying with paragraph (d) and hydrants around buildings shall be spaced not more than 300 feet apart. (3) All dwellings, houses and other minor buildings or structures shall be so located that all parts thereof are not more than 300 feet from at least one readily accessible public or private fire hydrant. Such distance shall be measured along streets, roadways or driveways complying with paragraph (d). (c) Private Hydrants. Private fire hydrants shall be located, installed and maintained in accordance with the following: (1) Private fire hydrants shall be installed in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of paragraph (b) with the exception that the Fire Chief may approve a distance greater than 300 feet in paragraph (b)(2) when in his opinion the safety of occupants and fire-fighting personnel are not thereby endangered, and in accordance with nationally