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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1727 PAGE SEVEN 1. That the combination of hydrants will deliver the required flow, and 2. That no single hydrant has a flow of less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallons per minute with a residual pressure measured at the hydrant outlet of not less than twenty (20) pounds per square inch during times of average daily consumption. Water supply may consist of reservoirs, pres- sure tanks, elevated tanks, water mains, or other fixed system capable of supplying their required fire flow, subject to the approval of the chief. The precise location, number, and type of fire hy- drants connected to a water supply to be provided in accordance with this subsection shall be subject to the approval of the chief. All hydrants shall be accessible to the fire department apparatus by roadways meeting the requirements of Section 10.207. No use of an existing building, or any portion thereof, for either a place of assemblage or a Group H occupancy, as defined in subsection (b) of this section, shall be initiated unless the building as a whole will comply with requirements of this subsection (c) such as would apply to the new construction of such building for the same uses. Sec. 14-32. Valuation of Existing Buildings (Section 10.301(f)). Subsection (f) is added to Section 10.301 of the Uniform Fire Code, to read as follows: (f) For purposes of this section, an existing building or structure shall be deemed to have a value equal to the current cost of construction of a building or structure of the same size and type of construction. In determining such value, the fire chief shall be guided by the most recent building valuation data published by the International Conference of Building Officials.