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(4) Water main and hydrant installations shall conform to all requirements of the current edition additien of N.F.P.A. #24, Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and their Appurtenances and Cleveland Water Department. (e) Access Streets, Roadways and Driveways. Access streets, roadways and driveways where required by paragraph(b) and paragraph (c), shall conform to the following: (1) The width shall be sufficient to permit easy passage of any Fire Division apparatus and in no case shall the width be less than twenty feet. (2) The surface shall be reinforced so that it can adequately support any Fire Division apparatus under any weather conditions. (3) The curve radii and grade elevation shall be such as to permit any Fire Division apparatus to negotiate curves and grades under any weather conditions. (f) Building Permit; Available Water Supply. No permit for the construction of any building shall be issued by the Building Commissioner unless adequate water supply and facilities 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. SECTION 2: That, in all other respects, the sections of Chapter 1701 that are not amended herein shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3: That all ordinances or resolutions, or parts of ordinances or resolutions, that are inconsistent or in conflict with the newly amended sections of Chapter 1701 are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict only. SECTION 4: That, if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, term, provision or part of this Ordinance, or Chapter 1701, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or inoperative, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, term, provision or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. SECTION 5: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and further for the reason that it is necessary that this Ordinance go into effect immediately in order to ensure immediate compliance with the latest standards in fire hydrant installation; and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. 5