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. . ? Ordinance No. 96-105 page 12 for fire fighting purposes are available as determined by the Fire Chief. If the Fire Chief finds, upon inspection of any building under construction, that adequate water supply or facilities for fire fighting purposes, as determined by the Chief, are not being furnished as required, then the Building Commissioner shall stop such construction and revoke the permit previously issued therefor until such time as adequate water supply or facilities for fire fighting purposes, as determined by the Chief are furnished. 1701.20 SMOKE BARRIERS AND DOORS. In the buildings of more than two occupied floors, smoke barriers shall be installed in any corridor more than 150 feet in length, or at intervals of not more than 150 feet. Smoke barriers and doors therein shall be of noncombustible materials or wood doors conforming to the Ohio Basic Building Code. Swinging doors shall be used and where normally kept in the open position shall be equipped to be closed manually and with smoke actuated devices; otherwise such doors shall be self-closing. They shall close the opening completely with only such clearance as is reasonably necessary for proper operation. When, upon inspection by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, such buildings are found lacldng smoke barriers as required by this section, the Chief of Fire shall order the owner of such facilities to submit plans and specifications to the Fire Prevention Bureau for installation of such barriers; and shall order the installation according to the approved plans. Such plans and specifications shall be submittsd within three months of receipt of such order and the installation of the smoke barriers shall be completed within one year of receipt of such order. 1701.21 BUILDING PERMIT. No permit for the construction of any building sha11 be issued by the Commissioner of Buildings except where adequate water supply and facilities for fire fighting purposes are available as determined by the Fire Chief. If the Fire Chief finds that upon inspection of any building under construction that adequate water supply or facilities for fire fighting purposes, as determined by the Chief are not being furnished as required, then the Commissioner of Buildings shall stop such construction and revoke the permit previously issued therefor until such time as adequate water supply or facilities for fire fighdng purposes, as determined by the Fire Chief, are furnished. 1701.22 INTERIOR EXITS AND EXITS FROM SUITES. Doors to the enclosures of interior stair exits shall be arranged to open from the stair side, on every floor, so that it will be possible to leave the stair enclosure should a fire render the lower part of the stair unusable during egress. All doors leading from individual suites in multiple family dwellings sha11 be equipped with self-closing devices. 1701.23 ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS. Above ground storage tanks for storage of flammable and combustible liquids shall be prohibited except as follows: