Original Version

Rule 84.8-C(4)

84.8-C4)    From Buildings and Structures: Service drops should be arranged so as not to hamper or endanger firefighters and workers in performing their duties.

Service drops are not required to clear buildings any specified horizontal distance but shall be so installed that they do not interfere with the free use of fire escapes, windows, doors and other points at which entrance or exit might be expected.

Service drops are not required to clear the roofs of buildings on the premises served any specified vertical distance. The vertical clearance above buildings on premises other than the one . being served shall not be less than 8 feet, except that a reduction to not less than 2 feet is permitted under either of the following conditions;

a)    Over roofs of 3/8 pitch (37 degrees from horizontal) or greater, or

b)    Over roofs where the service drop does not overhang the building by more than 6 feet.

Strikeout and Underline Version

Rule 84.8-C(4)

84.8-C4)    From Buildings and Structures: Service drops should be arranged so as not to hamper or endanger firefighters and workers in performing their duties.

Service drops are not required to clear buildings any specified horizontal distance but shall be so installed that they do not interfere with the free use of fire escapes, windows, doors and other points at which entrance or exit might be expected.

Service drops are not required to clear the roofs of buildings on the premises served any specified vertical distance. The vertical clearance above buildings on premises other than the one . being served shall not be less than 8 feet, except that a reduction to not less than 2 feet is permitted under either of the following conditions;

a)    Over roofs whose slope exceeds 9 inches of rise per 12 inches of run (see Sketch), of 3/8 pitch (37 degrees from the horizontal) or greater, or

b)    Over roofs where the service drop does not overhang the building by more than 6 feet.

Final Version

Rule 84.8-C (4)

84.8-C4)    From Buildings and Structures: : Service drops should be arranged so as not to hamper or endanger firefighters and workers in performing their duties.

Service drops are not required to clear buildings any specified horizontal distance but shall be so installed that they do not interfere with the free use of fire escapes, windows, doors and other points at which entrance or exit might be expected.

Service drops are not required to clear the roofs of buildings on the premises served any specified vertical distance. The vertical clearance above buildings on premises other than the one . being served shall not be less than 8 feet, except that a reduction to not less than 2 feet is permitted under either of the following conditions;

a)    Over roofs whose slope exceeds 9 inches of rise per 12 inches of run (see Sketch), or

b)    Over roofs where the service drop does not overhang the building by more than 6 feet.