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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 - FIRE PREVENTION & PROTECTION I. i I. i . . . Sec. 8-1. Sec. 8-2. Chapter 8 FffiE pREVENTION AND PROTECTlON* Uniform Fire. Code. Vested property rights. *Cross references-Enforcement or chapter by code enforcement officer, 9 2-34; technical codes, ~ 5-76 et seq. State law reference-Home rule powers, Col. Canst. Art. XX, ~ 6. Supp. No. 22 517 . e . . . FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION H-l Sec. 8-1. Uniform Fire Code. (a) Adopted. The Uniform Fire Code, including appendices I-A, section 6 only, I-C, II-A, II-B, II-D, II-E, II-F, II-G, II-H, II-I, II-J, ill-A, IV-A, IV-B, V-A, VI-A, VI-B, VI-C, VI-E, VI-F, VI-G, VI-H, VI-I, and the Uniform Fire Code Standards, Vol- ume 2 published by the International Fire Code Institute, Western Fire Chiefs Association and the International Conference of Building Offi- cials, 1997 Edition, are hereby adopted by refer- ence thereto and incorporated into this chapter by reference. Appendix chapters I-A, except section 6, I-B, II-C, ill-B, III-C, ill-D, VI-D are excluded from adoption. The Uniform Fire Code shall be known as the "fire code" and may be cited and referred to as such. (b) Amendments. The following amendments by additions, deletions, revisions, and exceptions are made to the fire code. Completely revise this section to read as follows: Section 103.2., Authority of Inspection and En- forcement, is amended to read as follows: "The Uniform Fire Code shall be adminis- tered and enforced by the codes administrator of the City of Wheat Ridge and designated assistants, who shall perform the following functions: "1. Approval of plans for building new struc- tures and remodeling of existing struc- tures. "2. The inspection of all construction of new structures and the remodeling of existing structures. "3. The destruction of unsafe structures. "4. The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the fire marshal's office of the Bureau of Fire Prevention of the Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District, and the bureaus of fire prevention of all adjoining fire protection districts, for the functions as listed, pertaining to each jurisdictions re- spective amendments. "The fire marshal's office shall be responsible, as a designee ofthe codes administrator of the City of Wheat Ridge, for the administration Supp. No. 22 and enforcement of the code and shall enforce all ordinances of the jurisdiction pertaining to: "1. The prevention of fires. "2. The storage, use, and proper handling of hazardous materials within businesses. "3. The installation and maintenance of au- tomatic, manual, and other private fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing equipment. "4. The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes. "5. The maintenance of fire protection and the elimination of fire hazards on land and in buildings, structures, and other property, including those under construc- tion. "6. The maintenance of means of egress_ "Whenever this code refers to the, 'chief' in context of code administration or enforcement, it shall refer to the fire marshal or designated representative by the codes administrator_ "The fire chief shall be responsible for: "1. The suppression or extinguishment of all dangerous or hazardous fires. "2. The investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances of fire and unauthorized releases of hazardous materials. "Whenever the code refers to the chief in the context of fire suppression, it shall mean the chief of the wheat ridge fire department and the chiefs of the adjoining fire departments." Section 103.2.2.1. of the fire code is amended and a second paragraph added and so shall read as follows: "Section 103.2.2.1 General. "The fire marshal, with approval of the dis- trict board and the codes administrator, is authorized to make such rules and regulations for the prevention and control of frres and fire hazards as may be necessary from time to time to carry out the intent of code. "Afire prevention bureau is established within and by the district under the direction of the 519 !l8-1 WHEAT RIDGE CITY CODE fire marshal and shall consist of personnel as may be assigned thereto. The function of this bureau shall be to assist the fire marshal in the administration and enforcement of the provi- sions of this code." Section 103_2.2.2, Fire Marshal, is amended to read as follows: "Section 103.2.2.2 Fire Marshal. "The Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District Board shall appoint the position of fire marshal to exercise the powers and perform the duties as set forth in this code. The fire marshal may also be known as a fire protection engineer." Section 1 05, Pennits, of the fire code shall be deleted in its entirety. Section 901.3 ofthe fire code shall be amended by adding an additional sentence to read as follows: "The timing of installation of fire apparatus access roadways and water lines and fire hy- drants shall be approved by the fire marshal." Section 901.4.4 of the fire code is amended by adding the sentence to the paragraph as follows: "Section 901.4.4 Premises Identification. "Approved numbers or addresses shall be pro- vided for all new and existing buildings in such a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said numbers shall contrast with their back- ground and shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in height." Section 902.2.2.1 of the fire code is amended to read as follows: "Section 902.2_2.1 Dimensions. "Fire apparatus access roadways in other than residential streets shall have a minimum width of not less than twenty-four (24) feet (7315 mm). Private streets shall be a minimum of twenty-six (26) feet (7925 mm) with parking allowed on one side." Section 902.2.2.4, Dead Ends, shall be amended with the addition Qf a second paragraph: "Buildings classified as Group R, Division 3 Occupancies. The length of a dead end fire Supp. No. 22 department access roadway may be increased to one hundred seventy-five (175) feet without provisions being provided for the turning around of fire apparatus when approved by the fire marshal. " Section 902.2.2.7 is added to the fire code. "902.2.2.7 Curbs: Vertical curbs shall not be installed at the entrance of or within fire access lanes and roads_ Hollywood style curbs, when approved by the fire marshal, may be used." Section 902.2.4.3 is added to the fire code_ "902.2.4.3. Gated communities: Gated commu- nities may be permitted providing the commu- nity meets the requirements of the fire mar- shal. "The access roadways within a gated commu- nity shall be a minimum of twenty-eight (28) feet (8534 mm) of unobstructed width and be maintained as an all-weather surface and main- tained as needed to provide all-weather driving capabilities and requirements set forth in sec- tion 902 of the fire code. '!\vo (2) separate means of ingress/egress shall be provided into the site. "Gates shall be staffed on a twenty-four-hour basis or with an automatic and manual gate system approved by the fire marshal." Section 902.4 of the fire code is amended by the addition of a second paragraph: "All buildings with a required fire alarm system or automatic fire extingnishing or standpipe system installed, shall be provided with a key box in an approved location. The key box shall be of an approved type and shall contain keys to gain necessary access, and shall be maintained with proper keys at all times." Section 903.4.2 is amended by the addition of the following sentence to paragraph one: "A fire hydrant shall be installed and main- tained within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a fire department connection serving a sprinkler or standpipe system." 520 . . . . . . e . e . FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION ~ 8-1 Section 1001.7.2. of the fire code is amended to read as follows: "A minimum of a three-foot clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of fire hydrants and a three-foot clear area around fire department connections except as other- wise required and approved by the fire marshal's office. II Section 1003.1.1 of the fire code is amended by adding a fifth and sixth paragraph and shall read as follows: "When a control unit or annunciator of a fire alarm system, or the main valves of an auto- matic extinguishing system or standpipe sys- tem are installed within a room, the door to the room shall be appropriately marked. Fire de- partment hose connections for sprinkler and standpipe systems shall be located a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches and a maximum of forty-eight (48) inches above finished grade. "When an automatic fire-extinguishing sys- tem or standpipe system is provided in a build- ing, and it serves more than one tenant space, the main control valve shall be located within a room that has access provided from the build- ing exterior with a door for fire department access. Said door shall be a three feet by six feet, eight inches (3'0"x 6'8") minimum dimen- sion and shall be appropriately labeled with a permanent sign with letters having a principal stroke of not less than 3f4-inch wide and at least six (6) inches tal1." Section 1003.3.2.1 of the fire code is amended to add a third paragraph which shall read as follows: "Audible and visual fire alarm signals shall be installed within any building containing a sprinkler system when such system is installed utilizing section 505.2 or section 505.3 Auto- matic Sprinkler Systems ofthe Uniform Build- ing Code." Section 1003.2.2 is amended to add a sixth para- graph to read as follows: "6. All buildings classified by the codes ad- ministrator as the following occupancies: B, F-l, F-2, S-I, S-2, S-3, or S-5, exceeding eigh- teen thousand (18,000) square feet shall have Supp. No. 22 an approved automatic fire suppression sprin- kler system installed throughout in accordance with NFPA-13." Section 1006.2.2. of the fire code is amended by deleting the following: (Please note that the Uni- form Mechanical Code, section 509.3., Type of System, will also need to be amended.) "A. Carbon Dioxide extinguishing system. "B. Wet-chemical extinguishing system." Section 1006.2.3.1 of the_ fire code is amended by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: "The control unit for the fire extinguishing system shall be electrically supervised by an approved fire alarm system." Section 1007.1.3 is added to read as follows: "1007.1.3 Tampering with Fire Alarm Systems. "Fire alarm systems and their appurte- nances shall not be molested, tampered. with, damaged or otherwise disturbed." Section 1007.2.4.1 of the fire code is amended to read as follows (Note: Uniform Building Code Section 305.9 will also need to be amended): "Group E Occupancies having an occupant load of twenty (20) or more shall be provided with an approved manual and automatic fire alarm system.1I Section 1007.2.9.2.5 of the fire code is added to read as follows: "1007.2.9.2_5 Group homes classified as 1-2 and/or R-3: Group homes classified as 1-2 and or R-3 for the developmentally disabled con- taining more than five (5) persons, including staff shall be provided with an approved ad- dressable automatic and manual fire alarm system. II Section 1007.2.12.6 ofthe fire code is amended by adding a second paragraph to read as follows: "The building shall be provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system through- out in accordance with section 1004.3.4.3, ex- ception 4, of the building code." 521 H-l WHEAT RIDGE CITY CODE Section 1007.3.1.1 of the fire code is added to read as follows: "1007.3.1.1 Addressable and Design. All fire detection systems required by the fire code shall be addressable, designed and installed in accordance with NFPA 72, and all other appli- cable standards. "EXCEPTION: A.system requiring two (2) or less devices may be nonaddressable." Section 1007.3.3.3.3 ofthe fire code is amended by adding a second paragraph to read as follows: "The installing contractor shall provide cal- culations for the sound level in the proposed area or building. Upon completion of the accep- tance test shall provide audibility test results to the fire marshal and shall comply with the decibel levels as required by the fire code." Section 1007.3.3.6.1 of the fire code is amended to read as follows: "Fire alarm systems required by this code shall be supervised by an approved central, propri- etary or remote station service or a local alarm which will give an audible signal at a con- stantly attended station." Section 1103.2.1.4.1 of the fire code is amended by adding a second paragraph to read as follows: "Trash enclosures including doors shall be of noncombustible construction as defined by ar- ticle 2 of the fire code." Section 1106 of the fire code is amended by adding a second paragraph to read as follows: "Gas meters shall be identified with the appropriate address and applicable unit num- ber.1I Section 1207.3 of the fire code is amended to read as follows: "1207.3 Locking Devices. Exit doors shall be openable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort. "EXCEPTIONS: 1. In Groups B, F, M, and S occupancies, key locking hardware may be used on the main exit doors when the exit consists of a single door or pair of doors if there is a readily visible, sign on or adjacent to the door stating, Supp. No. 22 'THIS DOOR IS TO REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSINESS HOURS. IF FOUND - LOCKED, CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.' The sign shall be in letters not less than one inch high on a contrasting background. The bottom of the sign shall be placed not less than four (4) feet nor more than six (6) feet above the floor level. When unlocked, the single door or a pair of doors must be free to swing without operation of any latching device_ The locking device shall be of a type that is easily identifi- able as locked or unlocked. The use of this exception may be revoked by the building offi- cial, or fire marshal for due cause. Additional exit doors in Groups B, F, M, and S occupancies may be provided with a thumb twist locking device in addition to the classroom lock when the door is provided with a sign stating, 'THIS DOOR IS TO REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSINESS HOURS. IF FOUND LOCKED, CALL THE FIRE DEPT.' The additional lock- ing device shall be unlocked during business hours. Double cylinder key locks, key locking devices of any kind, slide bolts, padlocks, and hasps are prohibited. When doors are provided with panic hardware no additional locks or latches may be provided. The use of this excep- tion may be revoked by the building official or fire marshal for due cause_ "2. Exit doors from individual dwelling units; and gnest rooms of Group R Occupancies hav- ing an occupant load often (10) or less may be provided with a night latch, dead bolt, or secu- rity chain, provided such devices are openable from the inside without use of a key or tool and mounted at a height not to exceed forty-eight (48) inches (1219 rom) above the finished floor. "Manually operated edge and surface mount bolts are prohibited. When exit doors are used in pairs and approved automatic flush bolts are used, the door leaf having the automatic flush bolts shall have no door knob or surface- mounted hardware. The unlatching of any leaf shall not require more than one operation. "EXCEPTIONS: 1. Group R, Division 3 Oc- cupancies. "2. When a pair of doors serving a room not normally occupied is are needed for the move- 522 . e . e . I. . . e . FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION ~ &-1 ment of equipment, manually operated edge or surface bolts may be used and a door closer need not be provided on the inactive leaf. "3. This requirement may not apply to an inactive leaf of a main exterior doors used in Groups F, M, S occupancies when the inactive leaf is not to provide the necessary exit width. The inactive door leafhaving the edge or surface- mounted bolts shall have a readily visible du- rable sign on the door stating, 'THIS DOOR IS TO REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSI- NESS HOURS. IF FOUND LOCKED, CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.' The sign lettering and placement shall be as stated above. The use of this exception may be revoked by the building official for due cause." Section 1207.3.1 shall be added and is to read as follows: - ~ - "Section 1207.3.1 Exit doors: Exit doors that could be obstructed from the outside shall be posted with a permanent sign on the exterior side of the door stating, 'EXIT DOOR-DO NOT BLOCK.' This sign shall consist ofletters having a principal stroke of not less than "f. inches wide and at least six (6) inches high on a contrasting background." Section 3010 of the fire code is added and is to read as follows: "3010 Electrical wiring in woodworking facili- ties: Electrical wiring in woodworking facilities shall meet the requirements set forth in the National Electrical Code and maintained in accordance with the Electrical Code in effect at the time of construction." Section 4502.2.1 of the fire code is amended to read as follows: "Spray booths shall be substantially constructed of steel not less than No. 18 gauge (.044 inch) thickness or other approved metallic or ma- sonry materials." Section 5201.6.3 ofthe fire code is adding a second paragraph and read as follows: "An approved automatic fire extinguishing system shall be provided at dispensing sta- tions." Supp. No. 22 Section 7904.6.3.2. of the fire code is amended to read as follows: "7904.6.3.2. Leaving Vehicle Unattended. The driver, operator or attendant of any tank vehi- cle shall not leave the vehicle while it is being filled or discharged. Delivery and/or vapor re- covery hoses, when attached to a tank vehicle, shall be considered to be a part of the tank vehicle. It shall ~ be unlawful for any driver, operator or attendant to defeat or fail to use any vapor recovery device or system that has been provided for use with the vapor recovery system. All equipment shall be approved for the use with the vapor recovery system pro- vided at the site." Section 8504 ofthe fire code is amended by adding a third paragraph to read as follows: "The premises wiring system, including cov- ers, shall be maintained as required for its original installation in the National Electrical Code." Section 8704.2 shall be amended to read as fol- lows: "8704.2 Access Roads. Fire department access roads shall be established and maintained prior to above grade construction in accordance with section 902." Section 8704.3 shall be amended to read as fol- lows: "8704.3 Water Supply. Water mains and fire hydrants shall be installed and operational and capable of providing required fire flows prior to above grade construction in accordance with section 903." Appendix Ill-A. 3.2 of the fire code shall be amended by adding a new paragraph which shall read as follows: "Appendix III-A. 3.2. When wooden shingles are provided an additional five hundred (500) gallons per minute shall be added to the total required fire flow." 523 S 8-1 WHEAT RIDGE CITY CODE Appendix V-A of the fire code is amended by adding the following to section 4.2.4. to read as follows: "National Fire Protection Association, National Fire Codes. Batterymarch Park, Quincy MA. 02269 ''Volume Numbers 99 and 101 are expressly excluded from adoption. . "Insurance Service Office Guide for Deternrin- ing Fire Flow Insurance Service Office 160 Water Street New York, NY. Fire Suppression Rating Schedule 1980" (Code 1977, ~~ 8-1, 8-3, 8-5; Ord. No. 1990-835, ~~ 1, 2, 7-9-90; Ord. No. 1992-914, ~~ 1, 2, 1-11-93; Ord_ No. 1998-1139, ~ 1, 11-23-98) Charter reference-Adoption by reference, ~ 5-16. State law reference-Adoption by reference, C.R.S. S 31-16-201 et seq. See. 8-2. Vested property rights. Approval of this ordinance [Ordinance No. 1998- 1139] does not create a vested property right. Vested property rights may ouly arise and accrue pursuant to the provisions of section 26(c) of Appendix A and the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge. (Ord_ No. 1998-1139, ~ 2, 11-23-98) Supp. No. 22 [The next page is 571] 524 . . . . .