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18743 front not less than 18 inches nar more than four feet above grade and shall be equipped with an approved straight-way check valve and substantial plugs or caps. All fire department connections shall be inspected against mechanical injury and be visible and accessible. The number of fire de- partment connections shall be the number that the fire department finds necessary for adequate fire protection. 5. Outlets. Every standpipe shall be equipped with a ~-1/2 inch outlet with adapters for l~l/~ inch hose not less than two feet nar more than four feet above the floor level at each story. All standpipes shall be equipped with a three-way 2-1/2 inch outlet above the roof line when the roof has a pitch of less than four inches in 12. Roof outlets are not required for roofs with a pitch greater than four inches in 12. All outlets shall be installed so that a l2 inch wrench nay be used in connecting the hose, with a wrench clearance on all sides of the outlet. A standpipe located in a smoke-proof enclosure shall have an outlet in a vestibule or balcony. All such out- lets shall be provided with 140 feet of 1-1/2 inch, approved-fabric hose that is equipped with an adjustable low-pressure spray nozzle that is approved by the fire department. An appraved hose and nozzle shall be installed in a hose cabi- net, and a dripcock or drain connection likewise approved shall be located between the standpipe outlet aid the hose. Raof outlets and outlets in buildings or portions of buildings equipped with a complete automatic fire extinguishing system may not be provided with hoses, In areas subject to freezing, wet standpipe systems shall be pro- tected from freezing. 6. Signs. An approved, durable sign with raised letters of at least one inch high shall be permanently attached to all fire department con- nections and test connections, and shall read: "Combination standpipe and test connection." x.13} Cha ter 44, Protection of Pedestrians During Con- struction or Demolition, is hereby amended by adding Section 4410, Permit Required, to read: Section 4410 - Permit Rewired. In addition to rights under any other provision of Chapter S of the Eugene Code, 1971, any pexson, vn proof of necessity to the building official, and at the time of the issu- ance of a building permit, nay be entitled to a permit for the use of the street, alley, sidewalk, or other public thox~oughfa,re upon a ,finding by the building official that: Ordinance - 9