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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1981-0454INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER ORDINANCE NO. 454 Series of 1981 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTIONS 8-1, 8-5, 8-6 and 8-7 AND REENACTING SECTIONS 8-1 AND 8-5 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1979 EDITION, COPYRIGHT 1979, PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 8-1 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: The Uniform Fire Code, 1979 edition, copyright 1979, by the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated into this article as though fully set forth herein as the Fire Code of the City of Wheat Ridge. Three (3) copies of said Uniform Fire Code shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours. Except as otherwise provided hereafter, such Code is adopted in full, including the outline of contents, index and appendixes contained therein. Section 2. Section 8-5 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: "Section 8-5. Amendments. The "Uniform Fire Code" 1979 edition, adopted by Section 8-1 hereof is hereby amended as follows (section numbers referred to herein refer to and correspond with the section numbers of the Uniform Fire Code): (a) Section 2.101 shall be amended by deleting the first paragraph in its entirety and substituting the following: The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Chief Building Inspector of the City of Wheat Ridge and his designated assistants, who shall perform the following functions: 1. Approval of plans for building new structures and remodeling of existing structures. 2. The inspection of all construction of new structures and the remodeling of existing structures. 3. The destruction of unsafe structures. In addition, the Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureaus of Fire Prevention of the Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District and the Arvada Fire Protection District, under the direction of the respective chiefs of the fire districts, for the functions as listed in Section 2.101. (b) Section 2.205 of the Uniform Fire Code shall be amended by the addition of the following sentences: "Certified mail may be used in place of registered mail. Service may be made as set out in the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure." (c) Section 2.302 shell be deleted and in its place the following sentences shall be added: PAGE TWO "In order to determine the suitability of alternate materials and type of construction, and provide reasonable interpretation of the provisions of this Code, the Building Code Advisory Committee, previously established by Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City shall have authority to hear and decide those matters delegated to it, and all matters requiring use of a board of appeals by this Fire Code." (d) Article 4, Sections 4.101 through 4.107 shall be deleted in their entirety. (e) Section 9.105. The definition of Chief or Chief of the Fire Department shall be defined in the following manner in place of that definition set out in the Code: Chief or Chief of the Fire Department shall mean the Chief of the Wheat Ridge Fire Department or the Chief of the Arvada Fire Department as authorized by the Directors of the Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District or the Arvada Fire Protection District. (f) Section 10.207. Access Roadways for Fire Apparatus (b) shall be amended by adding a second sentence to Section 10.207 (b) to read: It shall be the responsibility of the owner, tenant, manager or any agent of the owner to maintain the requirements of this section. (g) Section 11.101. Bonfires and Outdoor Rubbish Fires shall be deleted in full and the following shall be adopted. "Section 11.101. Bonfires and Outdoor Rubbish Fires Prohibited. No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire except in an incinerator approved by the Air Pollution Control District having jurisdiction, and any other such fire shall be prohibited. Fires built in fireplaces used for non- commercial or recreational purposes, fires necessary for agri- cultural operations, irrigation ditch maintenance and fires used for fire department training purposes shall be exempt from these regulations if an appropriate air pollution permit has been obtained and if such fires are not hazardous in the opinion of the Fire Chief." (h) Section 34.104. Burning Operations shall be deleted in full and the following adopted in its place: Section 34.104. The burning of wrecked or discarded motor vehicles or of junk or of any waste materials shall be pro- hibited." Section 3. Section 8-6 and 8-7 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge are hereby repealed in their entirety. Section 4. Purpose. The purpose of this Code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life and limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the City and certain equipment specifically regulated herein. Section 5. Violation and Penalties. Any person, firr, association, or other entity doing any act or omission in violation of this Code hereby enacted shall be guilty of a nisdeneanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $300.00, imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonnent. Section 6. Severability. are for any reason held to affect the validity of the The City Council hereby de ordinance and each part or that any one part or parts If any part or parts of this ordinance be invalid, such decision shall not remaining portions of this ordinance. --lares that it would have passed this parts thereof, irrespective of the fact be declared invalid. GE THREE Section 7. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the police power of the City of Wheat Ridge; that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation to these objectives. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on this 27th day of April , 1981; ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for May 11 , 1981,at 7:30 o'clock p.m., at Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of 8 to 0 , this 11th day of May , 1981. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 12th day of May , 1981. Frank Stites, Mayor ATTEST: arol F. Hampf, City 1st Publication April 30, 1981 2nd Publication May 21, 1981 Wheat.Rid e Sentine Effective gDate June 51 1981 Y w N t~ Co APPROVED AS TO FORM BY OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY: