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HomeMy WebLinkAbout014 - 02/07/1984 - ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 1982 EDITION ORDINANCE NO. 14 , 1984 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY 6F FORT COLLINS BEING AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE; NAMELY, THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE PROMULGATED BY THE WESTERN FIRE CHIEFS' ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, 1982 EDITION, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE, SAFETY AND PROPERTY, ESTABLISHING A FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU, AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE AND ENFORCE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF FIRES AND FIRE HAZARDS, ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF APPEALS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 50 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS: Section 1. The following sections of Chapter 50 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby amended as follows: Section 50-1 is repealed and readopted as follows: §50-1 . Adoption of the Uniform Fire Code, 1982 Edi- tion. Pursuant to the Authority conferred by Section 7 , Article II of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins and the laws of the State of Colorado, there is hereby adopted by the City of Fort Collins for the purpose of providing for the protection of the public health and safety from the hazards of fire and explosion, that certain Code known as the Uniform Fire Code promulgated by the Western Fire Chiefs' Association and the International Conference of Building Officials, being particularly the 1982 Edition thereof, and the whole thereof, including Articles 1 through 86, inclusive, and appendices, save and except as any portion of said Code or appendices is hereinafter deleted, modified or amended in §50-2 of this chapter. Furthermore, not less than three copies of said Code and appendices have been and now are on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, and may be inspected at regular business hours or purchased at a price not to exceed $20.00 per copy, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length here- in and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Fort Collins. 0 Section 50-2 is repealed and readopted as follows: §50-2. Amendments and Additions. A. The following articles, sections, divisions, sub- sections, appendices or parts thereof of the Uniform Fire Code, 1982 Edition, are hereby amended, except as noted, to read as follows: (1) Section 2 .302 is amended to read as follows: Section 2.302. Board of Appeals In order to determine the suitability of alternate materials and type of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of the provisions of this Code there shall be and hereby is created a Board of Appeals to be known as the Fire Board of Appeals. The members of the City of Fort Collins Building Board of Appeals, as appointed from time to time, shall constitute the Fire Board of Appeals. The Fire Chief, or his designated representative, shall attend the meetings of such Board. The Board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investigations and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the Fire Chief, with a duplicate copy to the appellant and may recommend to the executive body such new legislation as is consistent therewith. (2) Section 2.303 is amended to add the following: Section 2.303. Standards (b) Recognized Standards. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) STANDARDS (3) Section 4.101, (18)(A) and (B) , (22) , (26) and (37) are amended to read as follows: Section 4.101 Permit Required 18. Flammable or combustible liquids and tanks. A. To store, handle or use Class I liquids in excess of sixty (60) gallons in a building or in excess of six hundred and sixty ( 660 ) gallons outside of any building , except that a permit is not required for the following: -2- ( i ) The storage or use of Class I liquids in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, aircraft, motorboat, mobile power plant or mobile heating plant, unless such storage, in the opinion of the chief, would cause an unsafe condi- tion. ( ii) The storage or use of paints, oils, varnishes or similar flammable mixtures when such liquids are stored for main- tenance, painting or similar purposes for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. B. To store, handle or use Class II or Class III liquids in excess of sixty ( 60 ) gallons in a building or in excess of six hundred and sixty (660) gallons outside a building, except for fuel oil used in connection with oil-burning equipment. 22. Hazardous materials. To store, transport or handle more than fifty-five (55) gallons of corrosive liquids or more than five hundred (500) pounds of oxidizing materials or more than ten ( 10) pounds of organic peroxides or more than five hundred (500) pounds of nitromethane or one thousand (1000) pounds or more of ammonia nitrate, ammonia nitrate fertilizers and fertilizer mixtures covered by Section 80.106 (d) ; or any amount of highly toxic materials, pyrophoric materials, hypergolic materials or poisonous gases when in the opinion of the chief, such amounts constitute a distinct hazard to life and property. See Article 80. 26. Liquefied petroleum gases. Permits are required on all LP tanks one hundred twenty (120) gallon water capacity or larger. A plot plan must accompany all permit requests. 37 . Parade floats. DELETE. -3- (4) Section 10.207 (a) and (f) are amended to read as follows: Section 10.207 Access Roadways for Fire Apparatus (a) Required Construction. Every building hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of access roadways with all-weather driving surface of not less than twenty (20) feet of unobstructed width, with adequate roadway turning radius capable of supporting the imposed loads of fire apparatus and having a minimum of thirteen feet, six inches (13'6") of vertical clearance. Dead-end Fire Department access roads shall be provided with approved provisions for the turning around of fire department apparatus. ( f) Bridges. Where a bridge is required to be used as access under this section , it shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable standards. (5) Section 10.302 ( a) and (b) are amended to read as follows: Section 10.302 Maintenance (a) General . All sprinkler systems, fire hydrant systems, standpipe systems , fire alarm systems , portable fire extinguishers, smoke and heat ventilators, smoke-removal systems and other fire-protective or extinguishing systems or appliances shall be maintained in an opera- tive condition at all times and shall be replaced or repaired where defective . Fire-protective or extinguishing systems coverage, spacing and specifications shall be maintained in accordance with recognized standards at all times. Such systems shall be extended, altered or augmented as neces- sary to maintain and continue protection whenever any building so equipped is altered, remodeled or added to. All additions , -4- repairs, alterations and servicing shall be in accordance with recognized standards. Unless otherwise required by the chief, semi-annual tests of such systems shall be conducted by qualified persons approved by the chief. EXCEPTION: Systems not required by this or any other code need not be extended, altered nor augmented. Soda-acid, foam, loaded stream, antifreeze and water fire extinguishers of the inverting types shall not be recharged or placed in service for fire protection use. (b) Systems in Hi-rise Buildings. The building owner shall be responsible for assuring that the fire and life safety systems required by Sections 1807 and 1907 of the Uniform Building Code shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times. Unless otherwise required by the chief, semi-annual tests of such systems shall be conducted by qualified persons approved by the chief. ' A written record shall be main- tained and be made available to the inspec- tion authority. (6) Section 10.307(c) is amended to read as follows: Section 10.307 Fire Alarm System (c) Standard for Installation, Inspection and Maintenance. Installation , inspection and maintenance of the fire alarm system shall be according to the standards set forth in U.F.C. Standard No . 10-2 and the Code of the City of Fort Collins. (7) Section 11 .101(a) is amended to read as follows: Section 11 .101 Bonfires and Outdoor Rubbish Fires -5- (a) Permit Required. No person shall kindle or maintain any open fire other than for cooking purposes, without having obtained a permit from the Larimer County Health Department in conformance with the laws of the State of Colorado. This permit is required to be signed by the chief or his duly authorized representative before any such fire is ignited. (8) Section 11 .105(c) is amended to read as follows: Section 11 .105 Types and Construction of Inciner- ators (c) Residential incinerators shall not be per- mitted. (9) Section 11 .106 is amended as follows: Section 11 .106 Location DELETE. (10) Section 11 .112(b) (2) is amended to read as follows: Section 11 .112 Hours of Burning (b) EXCEPTION: (2) Such burning is done at a distance of more than one hundred (100) feet from any building, structure or other com- bustible waste matter. (11) Section 11 .203(c) is amended as follows: Section 11 .203 Storage of Readily Combustible Materials (c) Equipment Rooms. DELETE. (12) Section 11 .208(a) is amended to read as follows: Section 11 .208 Parade Floats (a) Obtain applicable City parade permit. -6- (13) Section 12.104(b) is amended to read as follows: Section 12.104 Doors (b) Type of Lock or Latch. Exit doors shall be openable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort. EXCEPTIONS: 1 . This requirement shall not apply to exterior exit doors in a Group B Occupancy if there is a readily visible, durable sign on or adjacent to the door, stating THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSINESS HOURS. The sign shall be in letters not less than 1 inch high on a contrasting background. The lock- ing device must be of a type that will be readily distinguishable as locked. The use of this exception may be revoked by the building official for due cause. 2 . Exit doors from buildings or rooms having an occupant load of 10 or less may be pro- vided with a night latch, dead bolt or security chain , provided such devices are openable from the inside without the use of a key, special knowledge or effort and mounted at a height not to exceed 48 inches above the finished floor. 3. All exterior exit doors from buildings or portions thereof with an occupant load of ten (10) or less and the main exit doors from the Group B Occupancies with an occupant load of less than fifty (50) , other than drinking and dining establishments , may have one key-operated locking bolt provided there is posted a sign conforming to exception (1) in this section. The use of this exception may be revoked by the building official for due cause. 4. This requirement shall not apply to exit doors serving individual dwelling units . -7- Manually operated edge- or surface-mounted flush bolts and surface 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 doorknob or surface-mounted hardware. The unlatching of any leaf shall not require more than one operation. EXCEPTIONS: 1 . Exit doors serving individual dwelling units may be provided with pairs of doors with one leaf having manual edge or surface bolts. 2. One leaf of a pair of exterior doors or one leaf of a pair of doors which serve as single tenant space may be inactivated with manual edge or surface bolts, provided such doors serve only those buildings or portions thereof having an occupant load of ten (10) or less, or serve Group B Occupancies having an occupant load of less than fifty (50) . In addition , the inactivated leaf shall not have any knob, handle, pushbar, or similar hardware and the leaf shall be clearly identified as not being usable for exit purposes. No door leaf that is required for exit width shall be inactivated. The use of this exception may be revoked by the building official for due cause. (14) Section 12 .113(b) (2) is amended to read as follows: Section 12 .113 Exit Illumination (b) Power Supply. 2 . Separate sources of power. A. DELETE. B. One hundred (100) in any occupancy category. EXCEPTION: Group A-4 Occupancies and churches with an occupant load of less than five hundred (500) . -8- C. DELETE. D. DELETE. E. DELETE. (15) Section 12.115 is added as follows: Section 12.115 Emergency Elevator Signs Except at the ground floor level , an approved pictorial sign of a standardized design shall be posted adjacent to each elevator call station which specifies, "IN CASE OF FIRE , DO NOT USE ELEVATORS - USE EXIT STAIRS". (16) Section 25.118( b) (4) is amended to read as follows: Section 25.118 Detailed Requirements for Use of Can es (b) Candles Used in Connection with Religious or Ritualistic Ceremonies 4. Candles held in persons' hands are especially dangerous and such use is pro- hibited except in connection with religious or ritualistic ceremonies. Any such use in connection with religious or ritualistic ceremonies shall take into consideration the danger presented and such use shall only be permitted if adequate ushers or other atten- dants are present and if adequate fire extinguishers and other fire fighting ma- terials are on hand and readily accessible. (17) Section 35 .102( i ) , ( j ) and ( k) are added as follows: Section 35.102 Special Provisions (i ) The minimum width of a mall shall be twenty (20) feet. There shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet clear width to a height of eight (8) feet between any projection from a tenant space bordering the mall and the nearest kiosk , vending machine, bench, display or other obstruction to egress. The mall shall be sufficient to accommodate the occupant load immediately tributary thereto. -9- (j) Malls which do not conform to the require- ments of this section shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 33 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the City of Fort Collins. EXCEPTION: Sidewalk sales (where the tenants are offer- ing their goods in the common mall space) can be conducted, with the approval of the Chief, in the space immediately adjacent to the retail space. (k) Prior approval must be granted in writing for all sidewalk sales and must be obtained at least twenty-four hours in advance of setting up such a sale. (18) Section 45 .207( 1) , (3) and (4) are amended as follows and ( 5) and (6) are added as follows: Section 45.207 Limited Spraying Areas 1. Such areas are built and maintained in accordance with the Building Code requirements for all Group H Occupancies. 3. Positive mechanical ventilation is installed providing a minimum of four (4) complete air changes per hour. 4. All electrical wiring within a twenty (20) foot area will be maintained in a proper and safe condition. 5. The area must be a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any open flame such as a heat torch, pilot light or any other ignition source. 6. NO SMOKING signs are posted in accordance with Section 45.103, within twenty (20) feet of this area. (19) Section 77 .106(b) is amended to read as follows: -10- Section 77.106 General Requirements (b) The storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited within the City of Fort Collins, except for temporary storage in an approved day box with an approved blasting operation, provided, however, this prohibi- tion shall not apply to wholesale and retail stocks of small arms and munitions, explo- sive blots, explosive rivets or cartridges or explosive-actuated power tools in quanti- ties of less than five hundred (500) pounds of explosive material . (20) Section 77.202 is amended to read as follows: Section 77.202 Gunpowder (a) The following regulations shall apply to the display and handling of smokeless powder, black powder, and primers in commercial establishments. 1. Not more than twenty (20) pounds of smokeless propellants, in containers of one pound maximum capacity, shall be displayed. 2. Display of smokeless powder shall be in original containers. 3. Smokeless powder shall not be repackaged except in original-type containers, and repackaging shall be permitted only in locations designated and approved by the chief. 4. Not more than one pound of black powder propellant shall be displayed in commer- cial establishments. 5. The repackaging of black sporting powder shall not be permitted. 6. Small arms primers shall not be stored or displayed with smokeless powder or other explosives. 7. Not more than ten thousand (10,000) small arms ammunition primers may be displayed in commercial establishments. -11- (b) Commercial stocks of smokeless propellants shall be stored as follows: 1. In quantities over twenty (20) pounds and not more than four hundred (400) pounds, they shall be stored in Class II maga- zines. There shall be not more than two hundred (200) pounds in any one magazine. 2. Commercial stocks in excess of four hundred (400) pounds and not more than two thousand five hundred (2500) pounds may be stored in a building if the following requirements are met: (i ) The warehouse or storage room is not accessible to unauthorized personnel . (ii ) The smokeless propellant stocks are stored in Class II magazines having shelves with not more than a three foot separation. (iii ) Not more than four hundred (400) pounds is permitted in any one cabinet. (iv) Cabinets are located only against walls of the storage room or warehouse with a minimum distance between cabinets of forty (40) feet. (v) Separation distance between cabinets may be reduced to twenty (20) feet if barricades: 1) are attached to the wall and are at least twice the height of the cabinet; 2) are centered between cabinets and extended at least ten ( 10) feet beyond the wall toward the center of the room; 3) are constructed of at least 2-inch thick lumber, brick or concrete block or of boiler plate at least 1/4 inch thick, or of equivalent materials, and -12- 4) are firmly attached to the building structure at both ends. (vi) Smokeless propellant is separated by a fire-resistive wall of 1-hour rating or by a distance of twenty-five (25) feet from materials classified by the U. S. Department of Transportation as flammable liquids, flammable solids and oxidizing materials. (vii) The building is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system installed in compliance with NFPA No. 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. 3. Commercial stocks of smokeless propel- lants not stored in accordance with subsection 1 or 2 of this section , whichever applies, shall be stored in a Class I magazine. 4. If smokeless propellants are stored in the same magazine with black powder propellants, the total quantity of such propellants shall not exceed that set forth for black powder propellants . (c) Commercial stocks of black powder shall be stored as follows: 1. Quantities of black powder propellants in excess of one pound ( for display purposes) and not to exceed fifty (50) pounds shall be stored in a Class II magazine. 2. Quantities of black powder propellants exceeding fifty (50) pounds shall be stored in Class I magazines. (d) Commercial stocks of small arms ammunition primers shall be stored as follows: 1. Quantities of up to 750,000 small arms ammunition primers may be stored in a building if not more than 100,000 are stored in any one pile and piles are at least fifteen (15) feet apart. - -13- 2. Quantities in excess of 750,000 small arms ammunition primers may be stored in a building if the following conditions are met: (i ) The warehouse or storage room is not accessible to unauthorized personnel . (ii ) The primers are stored in cabinets. (iii ) Shelves of storage cabinets do not have more than a two (2) foot vertical separation. (iv) Not more than 200,000 primers are stored in one cabinet. (v) Cabinets are located only against walls of the warehouse or storage room with a minimum distance between cabinets of forty (40) feet. (vi ) Separation distance between cabi- nets may reduced to twenty (20) feet if barricades are attached to the wall and are at least twice the height of cabi- nets. Barricades are to be centered between cabinets and shall extend at least ten ( 10) feet beyond the wall toward the center of the room. They are to be constructed of at least 2-inch thick lumber, brick, concrete block, or of boiler plate at least 1/4 inch thick , or of equivalent materials . Barricades shall be firmly attached to the building structure at both ends . (vii ) Small arms ammunition primers are separated by a fire-resistive wall of 1-hour rating or by a distance of twenty- five (25) feet from materials classified by the U.S. Department of Transportation as flammable liquids, flammable solids, and oxidizing materials. (viii ) The building is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system installed in compliance with NFPA No. 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. -14- r • • 3. Commercial stocks of small arms ammuni- tion primers not in accordance with subsection 1 or 2 of this section , whichever applies, shall be stored in a Class I magazine. (21) Section 79.108 is amended to read as follows: Section 79.108 Operating Heating, Lighting and 0o ing pp lances Heating, lighting or cooking appliances which utilize Class I liquids shall not be operated within a building or structure. EXCEPTIONS: 1. R-3 Occupancies. 2. Alcohol burners used in experiments and research. (22) Section 79.111 is amended to read as follows: Section 79.111 Waste Petroleum Products and ammab a or Combustib a Liqui s Flammable or combustible liquids or any waste liquid containing crude petroleum or its products shall not be discharged into or upon any street, highway, drainage canal or ditch, canal , storm drain, sewer or flood control channel , lake or tidal waterway, or upon the ground. (23) Section 79.113(c) is amended to read as follows: Section 79.113 Abandonment and Status of Tanks (c) Tanks Out of Service 90 Days. Any tank not used for a period of ninety (90) days shall be properly safeguarded or removed in a manner approved by the chief. Tanks which are to be placed back in service shall be tested by the " standfill " method prior to the use of the tank. -15- - r • • (24) Section 79.201(e) (2) (iii ) is added as follows: Section 79.201 General (e) 2. (iii ) Liquids stored for such purposes shall be in original containers or safety cans. (25) Section 79 .501 is amended to read as follows: Section 79.501 Restricted Locations The storage of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is pro- hibited within the limits of the City of Fort Collins, except where authorized in Article 79, Division X of this Code. (26) Section 79.708, second paragraph, is amended to read as follows: Section 79.708 Testing Existing piping shall be tested with the appropri- ate product, using NFPA 329 as a guide, when the Chief has reason to believe that a leak exists. Such tests shall be at the expense of the owner or operator. See also Section 79.605(c) . (27) Section 79.802(b) and (e) are amended to read as follows: Section 79.802. Inside Operations (b) Dispensing Equipment. Approved portable aboveground tanks under six hundred and sixty (660) gallons of liquid may be discharged by gravity into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles An industrial zones. (e) Control of Spills or Connection to Sewers. Provision shall be made to prevent flammable or combustible liquids which may be spilled at loading or unloading points from entering public sewer and drainage systems, irrigation -16- canals or natural waterways. Connections to such sewers, drains, canals or waterways by which flammable or combustible liquids might enter shall be provided with separator boxes or other approved means whereby such entry is precluded. Crankcase drainings and flammable or combustible liquids shall not be dumped into sewers but shall be stored in tanks or tight drums outside of any buildings until removed from the premises. (28) Section 79.803(a) is amended to read as follows: Section 79.803 Container-filling Facilities (a) Manual Operations. Class I liquids shall be not be run into conductive containers unless the nozzle and containers are electrically interconnected. The provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with where the metallic floor plates on which the container stands while filling are electrically con- nected to the fill stem where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling by means of a bond wire. (29) Section 79.902(f) and (g) are amended to read as follows: Section 79.902 Storage (f) Maintenance Testing. All leak-testing devices shall be tested annually by the owner or occupant of the property on which they are located. All test results shall be maintained and available to the chief upon request. (g) Inventory Control . Accurate daily inventory records shall be maintained and reconciled by all Class I, II or III-A liquids. A consistent or accidental loss of Class I , II or III-A liquids shall be immediately reported to the local fire department. -17- y • • (30) Section 79.1001 is amended to read as follows: 79.1001 Scope Section e p This division applies to permanent and temporary storage of Class I and Class II liquids for private use on farms and rural areas and at construction sites, earth-moving projects, gravel pits or borrow pits. The storage of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks is pro- hibited within the City of Fort Collins. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Areas zoned for agricultural use. 2. On construction sites for the refueling of construction equipment. 3. Areas zoned for industrial use. This division does not apply to the storage and use of fuel-oil tanks and containers connected with oil-burning equipment regulated in Article 61 and the Mechanical Code. (31) Section 82.102(a) is amended to read as follows: Section 82.102 Permits and Reports of Installa- tions (a) For a permit to install or maintain LP-gas container, see Section 4.101 . (32) Section 82 .103 is amended to read as follows: Section 82.103 Inspection of Installations It shall be the duty of the chief to inspect a reasonable number of liquified petroleum gas installations to determine if compliance is being made with the provisions of this article and NFPA No. 58. (33) Appendix I-A is amended as follows: Appendix I-A DELETE. -18- ' • ! (34) Appendix II-A is amended to read as follows: Appendix II-A 4 RESTRICTED ENTRY. The chief shall officially determine and publicly announce when any hazardous fire area shall be closed to entry and when such area shall again be opened to entry. No person other than those hereinafter expressly exempted shall go on or be upon an hazardous fire area, except public road- ways, inhabited areas or established trails and camp sites which have not been closed during such time when the hazardous fire area is closed to entry. It is not the intention of this section to prohibit residents or owners of private proper- ty within any hazardous fire area or their invi- tees or guests from going or being upon their lands, and such persons are to such extent ex- cepted from the provisions of this section. This section does not apply to any entry, in the course of duty, by any peace or police officer, or any other duly authorized public officer, member of any fire department, member of the United States Forest Service or member of the Colorado State Forest Service. Section 2. Severability. The City Council hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence word or other portion of this ordinance or the Code hereby adopted be declared invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect any other portion of this ordinance or said Code, and the City Council hereby declares that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance and adopted all other portions of said Code, independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion which may be declared invalid. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub- lished this 17th day of Jan. A.D. 1984, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of—Feb. A.D. 1984.II ,, r� May ATTEST: City Clerk -19- Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th day of Feb. A.D. 1984. Mayor ATTEST: City CIerK -20-