[Added 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. DR-27]
[Amended 3-4-2009 by Ord. No. DR-395]
A.
OWNER
OPERATOR
Definitions.
Owner means and includes, in addition to the usual meaning
thereof, any person that owns or operates a residential or commercial
building within the City limits. A holder of a mortgage or other security
interest in the real property shall not be deemed to be an owner of
the building unless or until it obtains title to the real property
by deed, foreclosure, court order, or by other process.
Any person that operates a residential or commercial building
within the City limits, including users, tenants, or occupants, having
and exercising direct actual control of the operations of a residential
or commercial building.
B.
The owner or operator of any and all multilevel buildings within
the City limits shall cause any and all identifying floor level markers
to be affixed to all building or elevator walls including, but not
limited to, elevator call buttons and illuminated floor numbers, floor
level markings, fire evacuation plans and stairway and hallway signs,
to provide a floor numbering system as follows:
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Floor or Level Number
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Description
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B-2
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Second level below grade
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B-1 (Basement)
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Level immediately below grade
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1
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Grade level
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2
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First level
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In buildings with two or more sets of stairways, the owner or
operator shall clearly mark an "R" on each and every door on each
and every floor which leads to the stairway that provides access to
the roof of the building. The "R" shall be in plain view and no smaller
than six inches in length. Additionally, in any such building, the
owner or operator shall mark both sides of every doorway to every
separate stairwell so that the stairwell can be identified by letter,
with said marking to be placed in plain view no smaller than six inches
in length.
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C.
Floor numbers shall continue sequentially for additional levels above
or below grade.
D.
The term "mezzanine" shall not be a freestanding floor designation.
E.
For buildings on sloping property and which contain a floor or floors
which possess different levels of grade, the owner or operator shall
make an application to the Fire Marshal who shall determine which
floor level shall be designated grade level.
F.
In residential dwellings containing three or more residential units
or occupancies under one roof, the owner or operator shall ensure
that all unit numbers commence with the floor level. (e.g., a fourth
floor unit could be designated 401 or 4A and may not be designated
as D0 1 or A or a similar designation.)
G.
In multifamily residential dwellings containing 10 or more units
per floor, the owner or operator shall erect a sign on each floor
which sign shall be visible from each elevator and shall direct persons
disembarking the elevator on each floor in which direction to turn
off the elevator in order to reach a particular unit.
H.
All buildings shall be subject to the final approval of the Chief
Housing Inspector, the Construction Official, and the Fire Marshal.
