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HomeMy WebLinkAbout028 - 06/03/1975 - ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE, NAMELY THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE ORDINANCE NO 28 1975 BEING AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE NAMELY THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE PROMULGATED BY THE WLSTERN FIRE CHILFS' ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OrFICIALS 1973 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 REPEALING SECTIONS 50-1 THROUGH 50-6 INCLUSIVE OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 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 pro- tection of the public heath 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 1973 Edition thereof and the whole thereof including Articles I through 36 inclusive save and except as any portion of said code is hereinafter deleted modified or amended (by Section 2 of this ordinance) of which code not less than three copies have been and now are in 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 $7 00 per copy and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein 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 Section 2 The following articles sections divisions subsections appendices or parts thereof of the Uniform Fire Code are hereby amended to read as follows (The words no change" indicate that there has been no change from the wording of the applicable provisions of the Uniform Fire Code the word "deleted" indicates that the applicable provision of the Uniform Fire Code has been deleted ) Section 1 207 (a) No change (b) All buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress or which constitute a fire hazard or are otherwise dangerous to human life or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety or health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance dilapidation obsoles- cense fire hazard disaster damage or abandonment as specified in this Code or any other effective ordinance are for the purpose of this Section unsafe buildings All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair rehabilitation demolition or removal in accordance with the provisions of the laws and ordinances of the City Section 1 215 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 legisla- tion as is consistent therewith Section 1 216 Whenever this Code is inapplicable for any reason to any situation involving the protection of persons and property from the hazards of fire and explosion the materials methods of construction installations practices or operations necessary to provide such protections shall to a reasonable degree be in accordance with nationally recognized and accepted standards principles and tests and generally recognized and well established methods of fire prevention and control as set forth in the following publications by recognized national authorities and technical or scientific organizations which are adopted by reference as part of this Code as though set forth herein in full NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION 60 Batterymarch Street Boston Mass 02110 -2- a NFPA STANDARDS 10 Installation Portable Fire Extinguishers 1974 10A Maintenance Use Portable Fire Extinguishers 1973 13 Sprinkler Systems Installation 1974 13A Sprinkler Systems Care Maintenance 1971 14 Standpipe and Hose Systems Installation 1974 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids 1973 33 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible materials 1973 58 Liquified Petroleum Gases Storage and Handling 1974 501B Standard for Mobile Homes 1974 96 Restaurant Hoods and Vents 1973 101 Life Safety Code 1973 Section 1 403 ADMINISTRATOR shall mean the City Manager of the City of Fort Collins Section 1 405 CGA shall mean Compressed Gas Association Cargo Tank shall mean any container having a liquid capacity in excess of 120 gallons used for the carrying of flammable or combustible liquids LP gas or hazardous chemicals and mounted permanently or otherwise upon a tank vehicle The term "cargo tank does not apply to any container used solely for the purpose of supplying fuel for propulsion of the vehicle upon which it is mounted Cellulose Nitrate Plastics (Pyroxylin) shall mean any plastic substance material or compound or gun- cotton or other explosive covered by Article 11 having cellulose nitrate as a base or whatever name known when in the form of blocks slabs sheets tubes or fabricated shapes Chief or Chief of the Fire Department shall mean the Chief Officer of the Fire Department serving the jurisdiction or his authorized representative Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall mean the head of the Fire Prevention Bureau Chief Engineer shall mean Chief Chief of Police or Police Department shall mean the chief law enforcement officers of the jurisdiction or his authorized representative Closed Container shall mean a container so sealed by means of a lid or other device that neither liquid nor vapor will escape from it at ordinary temperatures Combustible Fibres shall mean and include readily ignitable and free burning fibres such as cotton sisal henequen ictle jute hemp tow cocoa fibre' oakum baled waste baled wastepaper kapok hay straw excelsior Spanish moss and other like materials -3- Combustible Liquid shall mean any liquid having a flash point at or above 140' F and below 200' F and shall be known as Class III liquids Combustible Waste Matter shall mean magazines books trimmings from lawns trees flower gardens pasteboard boxes rags paper straw sawdust packing material shavings boxes and all rubbish and refuse that will ignite through contact with flames or ordinary temperatures Compressed Gas shall mean and include any mixture or material having in the container either an absolute pressure exceeding 40 pounds per square inch at 70°F or an absolute pressure exceeding 104 pounds per square inch at 130°F or both or any liquid flammable material having a vapor pressure as defined in Section 1 424 exceeding 40 pounds per square inch at 100OF Container shall mean any can bucket barrel drum or portable tank (except stationary tanks) tank vehicles and tank cars Conversion Oil Burner shall mean a burner for field installation in heating appliances such as boilers and furnaces It must be furnished with a primary safety control Under special circumstances it may be installed for firing ovens water heaters ranges special furnaces and the like A burner of this type may be a pressure atomizing gun type a horizontal or vertical rotary type or a mechanical or natural draft vaporizing type Conversion Range Oil Burner shall mean an oil burner designed to burn kerosene range oil or similar fuel This burner is intended primarily for installa- tion only in a stove or range a portion or all of which originally was designed for the utilization of solid fuel and which is flue-connected Corporation Counsel shall mean the City Attorney of the City of Fort Collins Corrosive Liquids shall mean and include those acids alkaline caustic liquids and other corrosive liquids which when in contact with living tissue will cause severe damage of such tissue by chemical action or are liable to cause fire when in contact with organic matter or with certain chemicals Crude Petroleum shall mean hydrocarbon mixtures that have a flash point below 150°F and which have not been processed in a refinery Section 1 407 Electrical Code shall mean the electrical code of the City of Fort Collins Colorado Executive Body shall mean the City Council of the City of Fort Collins Colorado -4- Exit is a continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public way and shall include intervening doors doorways corridors exterior exit balconies ramps stairways smokeproof enclosures horizontal exits exit passageways exit courts and yards Explosive shall mean and include any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion that contains any oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients in such proportions quantities or packing that an ignition by fire by friction by concussion by percussion or by detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life and limb Section 1 412 Jurisdiction as used in this Code shall mean the City of Fort Collins Jurisdictional Area shall mean the territory of the City of Fort Collins Section 1 423 U L Inc shall mean Underwriters Laboratories Inc U S B M shall mean United States Bureau of Mines Uniform Building Code shall mean the Building Code of the City of Fort Collins Uniform Mechanical Code shall mean the Mechanical Code of the City of Fort Collins Uniform Plumbing Code shall mean the Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Collins Section 2 102 Deleted Section 3 102 Deleted Section 3 104 Deleted Section 3 107 Access to Area Section 3 107 No motor vehicle or any part thereof junk or other waste material shall be stored displayed or kept in such a manner as to hinder or endanger fire-fighting operations Section 4 102 Deleted Article 5 Deleted Section 6 101 Definition Section 6 101 CELLULOSE NITRATE PLASTICS (PYROXYLIN) shall mean any plastic substance material or compound or guncotton or other explosives covered by Article II having cellulose nitrate as a base by whatever name known when in the form of blocks slabs sheets tubes or fabricated shapes Section 6 102 Prohibited Cellulose nitrate plastics shall not be so3U__ eTd for sale stored or used for manufacturing or otherwise in the City of Fort Collins -5- Section 6 103 Deleted Section 6 104 Deleted Section 6 105 Deleted Section 6 106 Deleted Section 7 102 Deleted Section 8 103 Deleted Section 9 102 Deleted Section 13 303 (a) Vaporizing Liquid Extinguishers shall not be installed or used in any location of the city (b) Deleted Section 13 306 Deleted Section 13 307 Deleted Section 13 314 (a) When required Basement pipe outlets shall be installed in the first floor of every store warehouse or factory having cellars or basements Section 14 102 Deleted Section 15 103 Deleted PeEffii -And-I-teense fee tlrese€er--No per-sea shall opQvaua a gasoI3.;4eserva:ee stat, en F.,,e the ope*at�t 9 siie4Tgae9!3:-e ser-v3mee stetien 5 p v..., t shell be ebt......_A _n____l l_ att _L- beiev the rI;A_i Q 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L_l l b_ L_ o f $5 0 �3'RLSQQS CC L4L�'RESfFCL'RltC'4lIStS��CCR. .ram. ,i T� T t tl.;�-Pr-OVIBIAN #_�e ire�d ' v "j be to ;Real; ana-shall-mea-H da::p: .�••,7 r 1. F d 1, shall l b paya1,l F y a e.7. dtspease* Section 15 217 (a) No change (b) No change (c) Deleted (d) Deleted (e) No change (f) No change Section 15 215 (a) No change (b) No change (c) Fill openings The fill-pipe opening shall be located outside of any building For flammable and -6- combustible liquid storage the fill-pipe shall be not less than 5 feet from any door or cellar opening The fill-pipe opening shall be closed and liquid tight when not in use Fill-pipe for filling by tank car or tank truck shall not be larger than 4 inches nominal inside diameter and shall not be constricted In automobile service stations all fill-pipes shall have a tight connection with the transport or tank truck delivery lines permitting the type delivery required by Section 15 1104(h) Section 15 704 (a) No change (b) Supervision Every service station open to the public shall have an attendant or supervisor on duty whenever the station is open for business 1 If the dispensing of Class I liquids at a service station available and open to the public is to be done by a person other than the service station attendant, the nozzle shall be a listed automatic closing type without latch open device (c) Location 1 Dispensing devices at automobile service stations shall be located at least 25 feet from any adjoining street line (measured at the curb) and at least 40 feet from all other property lines 2 Dispensing devices at automobile service stations shall be located no less than 20 feet from any building which is not of fire resistive construction Such dispensing devices shall also be located so r that the nozzle when the hose is fully extended shall not reach within 5 feet of any building opening 3 No change 4 The site of all automobile service stations shall be so graded that all drainage is away from any buildings on the site and any adjoining buildings or in a private storm sewer 5 Except for pump islands which are in direct line with each other there shall be a minimum distance between pump island of 15 feet (d) No change (e) No change (f) Special Type Dispensers Approved special dis- pensing systems such as but not limited to coin- operated and remote preset types are permitted at service stations provided there is at least one qualified attendant on duty chile the station is open to the public The attendant' s primary function shall be to supervise observe and control the dis- pensing of Class I liquids while said liquids are being dispensed It shall be the responsibility of the attendant to prevent the dispensing of Class I -7- liquids into portable containers not in compliance with Section 15 703 (d) control sources of ignition and to immediately handle accidental spills and fire extinguishers if needed 1 The attendant or supervisor on duty shall be capable of performing the functions and assuming the responsibilities covered in Section 15 704(f) and he shall have an unobstructed view of all dispensing equipment at all tines so that he can observe all dispensing of gasoline on the premises 2 Emergency controls shall be installed at a location approved by the Chief but controls shall be not more than 100 feet from dispensers Such controls shall be capable of shutting off any or all pumps at any time 3 No change 4 No change 5 Ready access approved by the Chief shall be provided from the attendant s observation point to the pumps 6 The layout of the site and all equipment thereon must be approved by the Chief and he may impose such additional requirements as he deems necessary for the protection of the public Section 15 1101 Deleted Section 15 1104 (a) No change (b) No change t (c) No change (d) No change (e) No change (f) No change (g) No change (h) Delivery to underground tanks of service stations shall be made by means of mechanically tight con- nection between the hose and the fill-pipe Section 15 1105 Smoking by tank vehicle drivers helpers repairmen or other personnel is prohibited while they are making deliveries filling or making repairs to tank vehicles Section 15 1302 Deleted Section 16 102 Deleted Section 17 102 Deleted Section 17 104 Notification of Fumigation The Chief shall be notified in writing at least 24 hours before any building or structure or ship is to be closed in connection with the use of any toxic or flammable fumigant or before any fumigation or thermal insecti- cidal fogging is carried on Section 18 102 Deleted -8- Section 19 102 Deleted Section 20 102 Deleted Section 21 101 Deleted Section 21 102 (a) No change (b) No change (c) Permanent lumber storage shall be surrounded with a suitable fence at least six feet high, unless storage is within a building Section 21 103 (a) Deleted (b) No change (c) No change (d) No change Section 23 101 Deleted Section 23 104 Match Bins Required Where shipping containers con- taining matches are opened the contents of such broken containers shall be removed and stored in metal or metal-lined bins equipped with self-closing metal or metal-lined covers The foregoing shall not apply to safety matches Section 23 105 Storage by Retailers Where matches are sold at retail original sealed packages may be stored on _shelves When such packages are broken, individual boxes shall be stored in metal or metal-lined bins as described in Section 23 104 The foregoing shall not apply to safety matches Section 24 106 (a) No change (b) No change (c) No change (d) Unvented heating appliances shall be equipped with integral tanks of capacity not more than 2 gallons Unvented heating appliances shall not be permanently installed in any location Section 25 102 Deleted Section 26 101 Deleted Article 27 - Division 1 - Deleted Section 27 302 (a) No change (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to give signal or transmit or for any person to cause or permit to be given signaled or transmitted in any manner any false alarm knowing the same to be false Section 28 101 Deleted Section 32 102 Deleted Section 32 105 Deleted Section 33 102 Deleted -9- ti Section 33 201 (a) Construction of Aircraft Refuelers Tank vehicles shall be designed and constructed in accordance with NFPA pamphlet No 385, Tank Vehicles for Flamable Liquids ' Section 34 103 Deleted Section 36 103 Deleted Appendix A - Deleted Appendix D - No change however, the inclusion of this Appendix shall not be construed as an adoption of the Standards and Publications therein mentioned Appendix E - Deleted Appendix F - Deleted Section 3 Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this code or who shall fail to comply with any of said pro- vision or who shall violate or fail to comply with any orders made hereunder or who shall act in any way in violation of any permit issued hereunder shall severally and for each and every violation and noncompliance respectively be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue and all persons shall be required to correct or remedy the violation or defects within a reasonable time and when not otherwise specified each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense The application of any penalty pursuant hereto shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions nor the suspension or removal of a permit or license issued hereunder Section 4 a The limits referred to in Section 15 201 of the Code herein adopted in which storage of flammable or combustible liquids in outside above ground tanks is prohibited are hereby established as follows All areas in the city zoned in the H-B Highway Business District the B-G General Business District the B-L Limited Business District or the B-P Planned Business District under the zoning ordinance of the City of Fort Collins b The limits referred to in Section 20 105(a) of the Uniform Fire Code in which bulk storage of liquified petroleum gas is restricted are hereby established as follows All of the City of Fort Collins except areas zoned C - Commercial or for industrial use under the City zoning ordinance c The limits referred to in Section 11 106 (b) of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of explosives and blasting -10- � k agents is prohibited are hereby established as follows All of the City of Fort Collins except any area zoned I-G General Industrial under the City zoning ordinance Section 5 Whenever the Chief shall disapprove any applica- tion made pursuant to this code or refuse to grant a permit applied for hereunder or when it is claimed that the provisions of this Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of this Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted or when any person requests a variance from the literal terms of this code the applicant or person affected may appeal the decision of the Chief to the Board of Appeals established pursuant to Section 1 215 of this code Such Board shall have the rower to vary or modify any requirement made by the Chief hereunder provided an appeal to the Board is made within 30 days of the date of the action complained of Within 15 days after the date of final action of the Board of Appeals either the Chief or the person affected may appeal to the City Council by filing a notice of such appeal with the City Clerk Section 6 Certain other standards or codes are adopted by the Uniform Fire Code as follows a National Fire Protection Association standards promulgated by National Fire Protection Association 60 Battery- march Street, Boston Massachusetts, 02110, as follows Standard No Subject Matter Date of Adoption 10 Installation Portable Fire Extinguishers 1974 1 10A Maintenance Use Portable Fire Extinguishers 1973 13 Sprinkler Systems Installation 1974 13A Sprinkler Systems Care Maintenance 1971 14 Standpipe and Hose Systems Installation 1974 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids 1973 33 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials 1973 58 Liquified Petroleum Gases Storage and Handling 1974 96 Restaurant Hoods and Vents 1973 101 Life Safety Code 1973 501B Standard for Mobile Homes 1974 At least three copies of such standards have been certified as true copies and have been and now are on file in the office of the City Clerk Said standards set forth nationally recognized and accepted standards in connection with their subject matter for the preventation of fire, explosion and associated perils -11- y � Section 7 Sections 50-1 through 50-6 inclusive of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and any code adopted thereby are hereby repealed Section 8 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 Piave passed all other portions of this ordinance and adopted al, 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 published this /7 M day of YYlu. i � � J) A D 1975 and to be presented for anal passage on the BAN day of A D 1975 ATTEST FFayor 7/-.;"' P l Lc City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this , day of A D 1975 ors �4/2 ATTEST y U/ A, sty Clerk -12-