HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2999ORDINANCE NO. 2999
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AMENDING
CHAPTER 38 OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF
ORDINANCES AND ADOPTING THE 2006 EDITION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, INCLUDING APPENDICES B, D, AND F
THERETO; PROVIDING AMENDMENTS TO THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL
FIRE CODE; REGULATING AND GOVERNING THE SAFEGUARDING OF
LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS ARISING
FROM THE STORAGE, HANDLING AND USE OF HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES, MATERIALS AND DEVICES, AND FROM CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO LIFE OR PROPERTY IN THE OCCUPANCY OF
BUILDINGS AND PREMISES IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS; PROVIDING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR HAZARDOUS USES OR
OPERATIONS; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY; AUTHORIZING
PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the North Richland Hills City Council desires to amend Chapter 38 of the
North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances, to adopt the 2006 International Fire
Code along with Appendices B, D and F to such code with amendments in
order to better provide for the safety of residents of the City and their
property; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS:
Section 1: THAT Section 38-1 of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances be
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 38-1. Arson reward.
The city hereby offers a reward of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the arrest and
conviction of any person found guilty of committing the crime of arson within the corporate
limits of the city. This reward is a standing offer, and shall be paid out of the reserve for
contingency fund of the city."
Section 2: THAT Sections 38-31 and 38-32 Of the North Richland Hills Code of
Ordinances be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 38-31. International Fire Code adopted.
The documents, copies of which are on file in the office of the city secretary of the city,
marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2006 edition including Appendix
Chapters B, D and F (see International Fire Code, Section 101.2.1, 2006 edition), as
amended by the recommended amendments of the North Central Texas Council of
Governments as further amended by the city, which amendments are included in section
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38-32 are hereby adopted as the fire code of the city for regulating and governing the
safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage,
handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions
hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the city, and
providing for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations; and each and all of
the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Fire Code, 2006
edition, as amended by the recommended amendments of the North Central Texas
Council of Governments as further amended by the city, on file in the office of the city
secretary are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set forth in this
section.
Sec.38-32. Amendments.
The International Fire Code adopted in section 38-31 is hereby amended as follows:
Section 101.1; insert: City of North Richland Hills.
Section 102.6; change to read as follows:
Section 102.6 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards
referenced in this code shall be those that are listed in Chapter 45 and such codes,
when specifically adopted, and standards shall be considered part of the
requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference. Where
differences occur between the provisions of this code and the referenced standards,
the provisions of this code shall apply. Whenever amendments have been adopted
to the referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and standard
shall be considered to reference the amendments as well. Any reference to NFPA
70 or the ICC Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted.
Section 106.2.1; add to read as follows:
106.2.1 Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the permit holder or their duly
authorized agent to notify the fire code official when work is ready for inspection. It
shall be the duty of the permit holder to provide access to and means for
inspections of such work that are required by this code.
Section 106.2.2; add to read as follows:
106.2.2 Approval required. Work shall not be done beyond the point indicated in
each successive inspection without first obtaining the approval of the fire code
official. The fire code official, upon notification, shall make the requested
inspections and shall either indicate the portion of the construction that is
satisfactory as completed, or notify the permit holder or his or her agent wherein
the same fails to comply with this code. Any portions that do not comply shall be
corrected and such portion shall not be covered or concealed until authorized by
the fire code official.
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Section 108; change to read as follows:
Section 108. Board of appeals.
The construction code appeals board created in Code of Ordinances section 98-42,
shall be the appeals board under the fire code.
Section 109.3; change to read as follows:
Section 109.3 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code
or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install,
alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or
directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under the
provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor offense, punishable by a
fine of not more than $2,000.00. Each day that a violation continues after due notice
has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section 111.4; substitute: Any person who shall continue any work after being ordered to
stop shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding
$2,000.00.
Section 202; add definitions to read as follows:
High-rise building. A building having any floors used for human occupancy located
more than fifty five feet (55') above the lowest level of fire department vehicle
access.
Self-service storage facility. Real property designed and used for the purpose of
renting or leasing individual storage spaces to customers for the purpose of storing
and removing personal property on aself-service basis.
Standby personnel. Qualified fire service personnel, approved by the fire code
official. When utilized, the number required shall be as directed by the fire code
official. Charges for utilization shall be as normally calculated by the jurisdiction.
Addressable fire detection system. Any system capable of providing identification of
each individual alarm-initiating device. The identification shall be in plain English
and as descriptive as possible to specifically identify the location of the device in
alarm. The system shall have the capability of alarm verification.
Analog intelligent addressable fire detection system. Any system capable of
calculating a change in value by directly measurable quantities (voltage, resistance,
etc.) at the sensing point. The physical analog may be conducted at the sensing
point or at the main control panel. The system shall capable of compensating for
long-term changes in sensor response while maintaining a constant sensitivity. The
compensation shall have a preset point at which a detector maintenance signal shall
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be transmitted to the control panel. The sensor shall remain capable of detecting
and transmitting an alarm while in maintenance alert.
Section 202; amend definition of Fire Watch as follows:
Fire watch. A temporary measure intended to ensure continuous and systematic
surveillance of a building or portion thereof by one or more qualified individuals or
standby personnel when required by the fire code official, for the purposes of
identifying and controlling fire hazards, detecting early signs of unwanted fire,
raising an alarm of fire and notifying the fire department.
Section 307.2; change to read as follows:
307.2 Permit required. A permit shall be obtained from the fire code official in
accordance with Section 105.6 prior to kindling a fire for recognized trench burns or
open burning. Application for such approval shall only be presented by and permits
issued to the owner of the land or designee upon which the fire is to be kindled.
Examples of state or local law, or regulations referenced elsewhere in this section
may include but not be limited to the following:
1. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission guidelines and/or
restrictions.
2. State, county or local temporary or permanent bans on open burning.
3. Local written policies as established by the fire code official.
Section 307.4; change to read as follows:
307.4 Location. The location for open burning other than recreational fires shall not
be less than three hundred feet (300') from any structure, and provisions shall be
made to prevent the fire from spreading to within three hundred feet (300') of any
structure.
(Exceptions unchanged.)
Section 307.4.3; add to read as follows:
307.4.3 Trench burns. Trench burns shall be conducted in air curtain trenches and
in accordance with Section 307.2.
Section 307.5; change to read as follows:
307.5 Attendance. Open burning, trench burns, bonfires or recreational fires shall
be constantly attended by a person eighteen (18) years of age or older until the.. .
(remainder of section unchanged).
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Section 308.3.1; change to read as follows:
308.3.1 Open-flame cooking and heating devices. Open-flame cooking devices,
charcoal grills, outdoor fireplaces and other similar devices used for cooking,
heating or any other purpose shall not be located or used on combustible balconies,
decks, or within ten feet (10') of combustible construction.
Exceptions:
1. One and two-family dwellings.
2. Where buildings, balconies and decks are protected by an approved
automatic sprinkler system.
Section 308.3.1.1; amend to add the following exceptions:
Exceptions:
1. One and two-family dwellings may have containers with a water
capacity not greater than forty (40) pounds LP-gas capacity with an
aggregate capacity not to exceed one hundred (100) pounds.
2. Other residential occupancies where buildings, balconies and decks
are protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system, may have
containers with a water capacity not greater than twenty (20) pounds
LP-gas capacity with an aggregate capacity not to exceed forty (40)
pounds.
Section 401.3; add section 401.3.4 to read as follows:
401.3.4 Fire alarms and nuisance alarms. False alarms and nuisance alarms shall
not be given, signaled or transmitted or caused or permitted to be given, signaled or
transmitted in any manner.
Section 503.1.1; add the following sentence to the first paragraph:
Except for single ortwo-family residences, the path of measurement shall be along
a minimum of a ten foot (10') wide unobstructed pathway around the external walls
of the structure.
Section 503.2.1; change to read as follows:
503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width
of not less than twenty four feet (24'), ,except for approved security gates in
accordance with Section 503.6, and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less
than fourteen feet (14').
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Exception: Vertical clearance maybe reduced, provided such reduction does
not impair access by fire apparatus and approved signs are installed and
maintained indicating the established vertical clearance when approved.
Section 503.2.2; change to read as follows:
503.2.2 Authority. The fire code officia
increase in the minimum access widths
inadequate for fire or rescue operations.
shall have the authority to require an
and vertical clearances where they are
Section 503.3; change to read as follows:
503.3 Marking. Striping, signs, or other markings, when allowed by the fire code
official, shall be provided for fire apparatus access roads to identify such roads or
prohibit the obstruction thereof. Striping, signs and other markings shall be
maintained in a clean and legible condition at all times and be replaced or repaired
when necessary to provide adequate visibility.
(1) Striping -Fire apparatus access roads shall be continuously marked
by painted lines of red traffic paint six inches (6") in width to show the
boundaries of the lane. The words "NO PARKING FIRE LANE" or
"FIRE LANE NO PARKING" shall appear in four inch (4") white letters
at twenty five foot (25') intervals on the red border markings along
both sides of the fire lanes. Where a curb is available, the stripping
shall be on the vertical face of the curb.
(2) Signs -Signs shall read "NO PARKING FIRE LANE" or "FIRE LANE
NO PARKING" and shall be twelve inches (12") wide and eighteen
inches (18") high. Signs shall be painted on a white background with
letters and borders in red, using not less than two inch (2") lettering.
Signs shall be permanently affixed to a stationary post and the bottom
of the sign shall be six feet, six inches (6'6") above finished grade.
Signs shall be spaced not more than fifty feet (50') apart. Signs may
be installed on permanent buildings or walls or as approved by the fire
code official.
Section 503.4; change to read as follows:
503.4 Obstruction of fire apparatus access roads. Fire apparatus access roads shall
not be obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles. The minimum
widths and clearances established in Section 503.2.1 and any area marked as a fire
lane as described in Section 503.3 shall be maintained at all times.
Section 511 Emergency Radio Communications; add to read as follows:
Section 511 Emergency Radio Communications
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511.1 Signal strength in buildings. In all new and existing buildings in which the type of
construction or distance from an operational emergency services antenna or dispatch site
does not provide adequate frequency or signal strength as determined by the fire code
official, the building owner shall be responsible for providing the equipment, installation and
maintenance of said equipment in a mannerto strengthen the radio signal. The radio signal
shall meet the minimum input/output strengths according to the emergency radio system's
provider and system manager.
Section 704.1; change to read as follows:
704.1 Enclosure. Interior vertical shafts, including but not limited to stairways,
elevator hoistways, service and utility shafts, that connect two (2) or more stories of
a building shall be enclosed or protected in accordance with the codes in effect at
the time of construction but, regardless of when constructed, not less than as
specified in Table 704.1. When openings are required to be ... (remainder of
section unchanged).
Section 807.4.3.2 and Section 807.4.4.2; add an exception to read as follows:
Exception: Corridors protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system
installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 shall be limited to fifty percent
(50%) of the wall area.
Section 901.6.1; add section to read as follows:
901.6.1.1 Standpipe testing. Building owners/managers must utilize a licensed fire
protection contractor to test and certify standpipe systems. In addition to the testing
and maintenance requirements of NFPA 25 applying to standpipe systems, the
following additional requirements shall be applied to the testing that is required
every five (5) years:
The piping between the Fire Department Connection (FDC) and the
standpipe shall be hydrostatically tested for all FDC's on any type of
standpipe system. Hydrostatic testing shall also be conducted in
accordance with NFPA 25 requirements for the different types of
standpipe systems.
2. For any manual (dry or wet) standpipe system not having an
automatic water supply capable of flowing water through the
standpipe, the contractor shall connect hose from a fire hydrant or
portable pumping system (as approved by the fire code official) to
each FDC, and flow water through the standpipe system to the roof
outlet to verify that each inlet connection functions properly. There is
no required pressure criteria at the outlet. Verify that check valves
function properly and that there are no closed control valves on the
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system.
3. Any pressure relief, reducing, or control valves shall be tested in
accordance with the requirements of NFPA 25.
4. If the FDC is not already provided with approved caps, the contractor
shall install such caps for all FDC's. Contact the Fire Marshal for
additional information.
5. Upon successful completion of standpipe test, the contractor shall
place a blue tag (as per "Texas Administrative Code, Title 28.
Insurance, Part 1. Texas Department of Insurance, Chapter 34. State
Fire Marshal, Subchapter G. Fire Sprinkler Rules, 28 TAC § 34.720.
Inspection, Test and Maintenance Service (ITM) Tag") at the bottom
of each standpipe riser in the building. The tag shall becheck-marked
as "Fifth Year" for Type of ITM, and the note on the back of the tag
shall read "5 Year Standpipe Test" at a minimum.
6. The contractor shall follow the procedures as required by "Texas
Administrative Code, Title 28. Insurance, Part1. Texas Department of
Insurance, Chapter 34. State Fire Marshal, Subchapter G. Fire
Sprinkler Rules, 28 TAC" with regard to Yellow Tags and Red Tags or
any deficiencies noted during the testing, including the required
notification of the local Authority Having Jurisdiction (Fire Marshal).
7. Additionally, records of the testing shall be maintained by the owner
and contractor, as required by the State Rules mentioned above and
NFPA 25.
8. Standpipe system tests where water will be flowed external to the
building shall not be conducted during freezing conditions or during
the day prior to expected night time freezing conditions.
9. Contact the Fire Marshal for requests to remove existing fire hose
from Class II and III standpipe systems where employees are not
trained in the utilization of this fire fighting equipment. All standpipe
hose valves must remain in place and be provided with an approved
cap and chain when approval is given to remove hose by the fire code
official.
Section 901.7; amend to read as follows:
901.7 Systems out of service. Where a required fire protection system is out of
service or in the event of an excessive number of activations, the fire department
and the fire code official shall be notified immediately and, where required by the
fire code official, the building shall either be evacuated or an approved fire watch
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shall be provided for all occupants left unprotected by the shut down until the fire
protection system has been returned to service.
Remainder of this section is unchanged.
Section 902.1; add definition of "Fire Area" to read as follows:
Fire area. The aggregate floor area enclosed and bounded by the exteriorwalls of a
building.
Section 903.2.7; change to read as follows:
903.2.7 Group R. An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with
Section 903.3 shall be provided throughout all buildings with a Group R-1, R-2 and
R-4 fire area as specified in Sections 903.2.7.1, 903.2.7.2.
Section 903.2.7.1; add to read as follows:
903.2.7.1 Group R-1 and R-2. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout buildings with a Group R-1 or R-2 fire area.
Exceptions:
Where no portion of the R-1 Occupancy is located higher than
the first story, or in a basement, and contains less than twenty
(20) guest rooms.
2. Where no portion of the R-2 Occupancy is located higher than
the first story, or in a basement, and contains less than eight
(8) dwelling units.
3. Where no portion of the R-2 Occupancy is located higher than
the second story, or in a basement, and contains four (4) or
less dwelling units.
4. Where the R-2 Occupancy is used as a convent, dormitory or
monastery and contains less than twenty (20) occupants.
5. Where the R-2 Occupancy is used as a fraternity or sorority
and has an occupant load of ten (10) or less.
A residential sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.2
(NFPA 13R) may be permitted in buildings, or portions thereof, of Group R-1
and R-2 in accordance with the limitations of Section 903.1.2.
Section 903.2.7.2; add to read as follows:
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903.2.7.2 Group R-4. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all
buildings with a Group R-4 fire area with five (5) or more occupants.
Exception: An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with
Section 903.3.1.2 or Section 903.3.1.3 shall be allowed in Group R-4
facilities in accordance with the limitations of Section 903.1.2.
Section 903.2.8.3; add to read as follows:
903.2.8.3 Self-service storage facility. An automatic sprinkler system shall be
installed throughout all self-service storage facilities.
Exception: One-story self-service storage facilities that have no interior
corridors, with aone-hour fire barrier separation wall installed between every
storage compartment.
Section 903.2.10; amend the title to read "Windowless stories in all occupancies except R-
3and U"
Section 903.2.10; amend 903.2.10.3 and add 903.2.10.4, and 903.2.10.5 as follows:
903.2.10.3 Buildings more than thirty five feet (35') in height. An automatic sprinkler
system shall be installed throughout buildings with a floor level, other than
penthouses incompliance with Section 1509 of the International Building Code, that
is located thirty five feet (35') or more above the lowest level of fire department
vehicle access.
Exception:
Open parking structures in compliance with Section 406.3 of the Building
Code.
903.2.10.4 High-piled combustible storage. For any building with a clear height
exceeding twelve feet (12'), see Chapter 23 to determine if those provisions apply.
903.2.10.5 Spray booths and rooms. New and existing spray booths and spraying
rooms shall be protected by an approved automatic fire-extinguishing system.
Section 903.3.1.1.1; change to read as follows:
903.3.1.1.1; Exempt locations. When approved by the fire code official, automatic
sprinklers shall not be required in the following rooms or areas where such .. .
(bulk of section unchanged) ... because it is damp, of fire-resistance-rated
construction or contains electrical equipment.
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1. Any room where the application of water, or flame and water,
constitutes a serious life or fire hazard.
2. Any room or space where sprinklers are considered undesirable
because of the nature of the contents, when approved by the fire
code official.
3. Generator and transformer rooms, under the direct control of a public
utility, separated from the remainder of the building by walls and
floor/ceiling or room/ceiling assemblies having afire-resistance rating
of not less than two (2) hours.
Section 903.3.1.2; change to read as follows;
903.3.1.2 NFPA 13R sprinklersystems. Where allowed in buildings of Group R, up
to and including four (4) stories in height, automatic sprinkler systems shall be
installed throughout in accordance with NFPA 13R. However, for the purposes of
exceptions or reductions permitted by other requirements of this code, see Section
903.1.2.
Section 903.3.5; add a second paragraph to read as follows:
Water supply as required for such systems shall be provided in conformance with
the supply requirements of the respective standards; however, every fire protection
system shall be designed with a ten (10) psi safety factor.
Section 903.4; add a second paragraph after the exceptions to read as follows:
Sprinkler and standpipe system water-flow detectors shall be provided for each floor
tap to the sprinkler system and shall cause an alarm upon detection of water flow
for more than forty five (45) seconds. All control valves in the sprinkler and
standpipe systems except for fire department hose connection valves shall be
electrically supervised to initiate a supervisory signal at the central station upon
tampering.
Section 903.4.2; add a second paragraph to read as follows:
The alarm device required on the exterior of the building shall be a weatherproof
horn/strobe notification appliance with a minimum seventy five (75) candela strobe
rating, installed as close as practicable to the fire department connection.
Section 903.6.2; add to read as follows:
903.6.2 Spray booths and rooms. New and existing spray booths and spray rooms
shall be protected by an approved automatic fire extinguishing system in
accordance with Section 1504.
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Section 905.2; change to read as follows:
905.2 Installation standards. Standpipe systems shall be installed in accordance
with this section and NFPA 14. Manual dry standpipe systems shall be supervised
with a minimum of ten (10) psig and a maximum of forty (40) psig air pressure with a
high/low alarm.
Section 905.3.8; add Section 905.3.8 and exception to read as follows:
905.3.8 Building area. In buildings exceeding ten thousand square feet (10,000 ft2)
in area per story, Class I automatic wet or manual wet standpipes shall be provided
where any portion of the building's interior area is more than two hundred feet (200')
of travel, vertically and horizontally, from the nearest point of fire department vehicle
access.
Exception: Automatic dry and semi-automatic dry standpipes are allowed as
provided for in NFPA 14.
Section 905.4, item #5; change to read as follows:
5. Where the roof has a slope less than four (4) units vertical in twelve
(12) units horizontal (33.3 percent slope), each standpipe shall be provided
with atwo-way hose connection located either ... (remainder of paragraph
unchanged).
Section 905.9; add a second paragraph after the exceptions to read as follows:
Sprinkler and standpipe system water-flow detectors shall be provided for each floor
tap to the sprinkler system and shall cause an alarm upon detection of water flow
for more than forty five (45) seconds. All control valves in the sprinkler and
standpipe systems except for fire department hose connection valves shall be
electrically supervised to initiate a supervisory signal at the central station upon
tampering.
Section 907.1.3; add to read as follows:
907.1.3 Design standards. All alarm systems new or replacement serving twenty
(20) or more alarm actuating devices shall be addressable fire detection systems.
Alarm systems serving more than forty (40) smoke detectors or more than one
hundred (100) total alarm activating devices shall be analog intelligent addressable
fire detection systems.
Exception: Existing systems need not comply unless the total building
remodel or expansion initiated after the effective date of this code, as
adopted, exceeds thirty percent (30%) of the building. When cumulative
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building remodel or expansion exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the building,
existing systems must comply with the current code within eighteen (18)
months of permit application.
Section 907.2.1; change to read as follows:
907.2.1 Group A. A manual fire alarm system shall be installed in Group A
occupancies having an occupant load of three hundred (300) or more persons or
more than one hundred (100) persons above or below the lowest level of exit
discharge. Portions of Group E occupancies occupied for assembly purposes shall
be provided with a fire alarm system as required for the Group E occupancy.
Section 907.2.3; change to read as follows:
907.2.3 Group E. A manual fire alarm system shall be installed in Group E
educational occupancies. When automatic sprinkler systems or smoke detectors
are installed, such systems or detectors shall be connected to the building fire alarm
system. An approved smoke detection system shall be installed in Group E daycare
occupancies. Unless separated by a minimum of one hundred feet (100') of open
space, all buildings, whether portable buildings or the main building, will be
considered one (1) building for alarm occupant load consideration and
interconnection of alarm systems.
Section 907.2.3; change exception #1 and add exception #1.1 to read as follows:
1. Group E educational and day care occupancies with an occupant load
of less than fifty (50) when provided with an approved automatic
sprinkler system.
1.1. Residential in-home day care with not more than twelve (12) children
may use interconnected single station detectors in all habitable
rooms. (For care of more than five (5) children two and one-half (2'/2)
or less years of age, see Section 907.2.6.)
Section 907.2.12; change to read as follows:
907.2.12 High-rise buildings. Buildings with any floor used for human occupancy
located more than fifty five feet (55') above the lowest level of fire department
vehicle access shall be provided with an automatic fire alarm system and an
emergency voice/alarm communications system in accordance with Section
907.2.12.2.
Section 907.2.12; change exception #3 to read as follows:
3. Buildings with an occupancy in Group A-5 in accordance with Section
303.1 of the International Building Code, when used for open air
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seating; however, this exception does not apply to accessory uses
including but not limited to sky boxes, restaurants and similarly
enclosed areas.
Section 907.4; add a second paragraph to read as follows:
Manual alarm actuating devices shall be an approved double action type.
Section 907.6.1; add to read as follows:
907.6.1 Installation. All fire alarm systems shall be installed in such a manner that the
failure of any single initiating device or single open in an initiating circuit conductor will not
interfere with the normal operation of any other such devices. All initiating circuit
conductors shall be Class "A" wired with a minimum of six feet (6') separation between
supply and return circuit conductors. IDC-Class "A" style - D; SLC-Class "A" Style 6; NAC -
Class "B" Style Y. The IDC from an addressable device used to monitor the status of a
suppression system may be wired Class B, Style B provided the distance from the
addressable device is within ten feet (10') of the suppression system device.
Section 907.9.2; change to read as follows;
907.9.2 High-rise buildings. In buildings that have any floor used for human occupancy that
is located more than fifty five feet (55') above the lowest level... (remainder of section
unchanged).
Section 910.1; amend exception 2 to read as follows:
#2. Where areas of buildings are equipped with early suppression fast-
response (ESFR) sprinklers, only manual smoke and heat vents shall be
required within these areas.
Section 910.2; add subsection 910.2.4 and exceptions to read as follows:
Section 910.2.4 Group H. Buildings and portions thereof used as a Group H
occupancy as follows: In occupancies classified as Group H-2 or H-3, any of which
are more than fifteen thousand square feet (15,000 ft2) in single floor area.
Exceptions:
1. Buildings of noncombustible construction containing only
noncombustible materials.
2. In areas of buildings in Group H used for storing Class 2, 3,
and 4 liquid and solid oxidizers, Class 1 and unclassified
detonable organic peroxides, Class 3 and 4 unstable (reactive)
materials, or Class 2 or 3water-reactive materials as required
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for ahigh-hazard commodity classification.
Table 910.3; change the title of the first row of the table from "Group F-1 and S-1" to
include "Group H" and to read as follows:
Group H, F-1 and S-1
Section 910.3.2.2; add second paragraph to read as follows:
The automatic operating mechanism of the smoke and heat vents shall operate at a
temperature rating at least one hundred (100) degrees (F) greater than the
temperature rating of the sprinklers installed.
Section 913.1; add second paragraph and exception to read as follows:
When located on the ground level at an exterior wall, the fire pump room shall be
provided with an exterior fire department access door that is not less than three feet
(3') in width and six feet, eight inches (6'8") in height, regardless of any interior
doors that are provided. A key box shall be provided at this door, as required by
Section 506.1.
Exception: When it is necessary to locate the fire pump room on other levels
or not at an exterior wall, the corridor leading to the fire pump room access
from the exterior of the building shall provided with equivalent fire resistance
as that required for the pump room, or as approved by the fire code official.
Access keys shall be provided in the key box as required by Section 506.1.
Section 913.4; add a second paragraph to read as follows;
The fire-pump system shall also be supervised for "loss of power", "phase reversal"
and "pump running" conditions by supervisory signal on distinct circuits.
Section 1008.1.3.4; delete 1st paragraph and replace with the following:
1008.1.3.4 Access-controlled egress doors. The entrance doors in a means of
egress in all buildings and tenant spaces are permitted to be equipped with
approved entrance and egress access control systems when provided with an
approved smoke detection system installed throughout the building or lease space.
Egress access control systems must be installed in accordance with all of the
following criteria and shall be made retroactive in existing buildings within one (1)
year upon the fire marshal's annual fire inspection or shall be made retroactive and
included in the work of any subsequent building permits to alter, expand or remodel,
whichever occurs first. An approved smoke detection system is not required when
the building or tenant space is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system:
{Items 1 through 5 to remain unchanged; item #6 to read as follows}
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6. Unless approved by the Building Official and the fire code official,
entrance doors in buildings with an occupancy in Group A, B, E, or M
shall not be secured from the egress side during periods that the
building is open to the general public.
Section 1017.5; change to read as follows:
1017.5 Corridorcontinuity. Fire-resistance-rated corridors shall be continuous from
the point of entry to an exit, and shall not be interrupted by intervening rooms.
(Exception unchanged; add exception #2 to read as follows:)
2. When the corridor is not required to befire-resistance-rated, it is permitted
to pass through open office/business spaces provided the exit path is clearly
marked through to office/business area to the point of exit.
Section 1020.1.7; change to read as follows:
1020.1.7 Smokeproof enclosures. In buildings required to comply with Section 403
or 405 of the IBC, each of the exits of a building that serves stories where any floor
surface is located more than fifty five feet (55') above the lowest level of fire
...{remainder of section unchanged}.
Section 1028.2; change to read as follows:
1028.2 Reliability. Required exit accesses, exits or exit discharges shall be
continuously maintained free from obstructions or impediments to full instant use in
the case of fire or other emergency. Security devices affecting means of egress
shall be subject to approval of the fire code official.
Section 1504.4; change to read as follows:
1504.4 Fire protection. New and existing spray booths and spray rooms shall be
protected by an approved automatic fire extinguishing system ... (remainder of
section unchanged).
Section 2204.1; change to read as follows:
2204.1 Supervision of dispensing. The dispensing of fuel at motor fuel-dispensing
facilities shall be in accordance with the following:
1. Conducted by a qualified attendant; and/or,
2. Shall be under the supervision of a qualified attendant; and/or,
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3. Shall bean unattended self-service facility in accordance with Section
2204.3.
At any time the qualified attendant of item #1 or #2 above is not present, such
operations shall be considered as an unattended self-service facility and shall also
comply with Section 2204.3.
Section 2302; add a second paragraph to the definition of "High-Piled Combustible
Storage" to read as follows:
Any building exceeding six thousand square feet (6,000 ft2) that has a clear height in
excess of twelve (12) feet, shall be considered to be high-piled storage and shall
comply with the provisions of this section. When a specific product cannot be
identified, a fire protection system shall be installed as for Class IV commodities, to
the maximum pile height.
Table 2306.2; replace text of "footnote j" to read as follows:
j. Where areas of buildings are equipped with early suppression fast-response
(ESFR) sprinklers, only manual smoke and heat vents shall be required in these
areas.
Section 3204.3.1.1; (limits in which the storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary
containers is prohibited): None.
Section 3301.1.3; change to read as follows:
3301.1.3 Fireworks. The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use
of fireworks are prohibited.
Exceptions:
1. Only when approved for fireworks displays, storage and handling of
fireworks as provided in Section 3304 and 3308.
2. The use of fireworks for approved display as permitted in Section
3308.
Section 3302; change the definition of "fireworks" to read as follows:
Fireworks. Any composition or device for the purpose of producing a visible or an
audible effect for entertainment purposes by combustion, deflagration, detonation,
and/or activated by ignition with a match or other heat producing device that meets
the definition of 1.4G fireworks or 1.3G fireworks as set forth herein.
Section 3403.6; add a sentence to read as follows:
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An approved method of secondary containment shall be provided for underground
tank and piping systems.
Section 3404.2.9.5.1; (limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in above-
ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited): All except areas zoned industrial.
Section 3404.2.11.5; add a sentence to read as follows:
An approved method of secondary containment shall be provided for underground
tank and piping systems.
Section 3404.2.11.5.2; change to read as follows:
3404.2.11.5.2 Leak detection. Underground storage tank systems ... (bulk of
provision unchanged) ... and installed in accordance with NFPA 30 and as
specified in Section 3404.2.11.5.3.
Section 3404.2.11.5.3; add to read as follows:
3404.2.11.5.3 Dry sumps. Approved sampling tubes of a minimum six inches (6") in
diameter shall be installed in the backfill material of each underground flammable or
combustible liquid storage tank. The tubes shall extend from a point twelve inches
(12") below the average grade of the excavation to ground level and shall be
provided with suitable surface access caps. Each tank site shall provide a sampling
sump at the corners of the excavation with a minimum of four (4) sumps. Sampling
tubes shall be placed in the product line excavation within ten feet (10') of the tank
excavation and one every fifty feet (50') routed along product lines towards the
dispensers, a minimum of two (2) are required.
Section 3406.2.4.4; (limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in above-
ground tanks is prohibited): All residentially zoned districts.
Sections 3406.5.4.5 and 3406.5.4.5.1 through 3406.5.4.5.3; add to read as follows:
3406.5.4.5 Commercial, industrial, governmental or manufacturing. Dispensing of
Class II and III motor vehicle fuel from tank vehicles into the fuel tanks of motor
vehicles located at commercial, industrial, governmental or manufacturing
establishments is allowed where permitted, provided such dispensing operations
are conducted in accordance with Sections 3406.5.4.5.1 through 3406.5.4.5.3.
3406.5.4.5.1 Site requirements.
Dispensing may occur at sites that have been permitted to conduct
mobile fueling.
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Page 18 of 22
2. A detailed site plan shall be submitted with each application for a
permit. The site plan must indicate:
a. All buildings, structures, and appurtenances on site and their
use or function;
b. All uses adjacent to the property lines of the site;
c. The locations of all storm drain openings, adjacent waterways
or wetlands;
d. Information regarding slope, natural drainage, curbing,
impounding and how a spill will be retained upon the site
property; and,
e. The scale of the site plan.
3. The fire code official is authorized to impose limits upon the times
and/or days during which mobile fueling operations are allowed to
take place and specific locations on a site where fueling is permitted.
4. Mobile fueling operations shall be conducted in areas not generally
accessible to the public.
5. Mobile fueling shall not take place within fifteen feet (15') of buildings,
property lines, or combustible storage.
3406.5.4.5.2 Refueling operator requirements.
1. The owner of a mobile fueling operations shall provide to the
jurisdiction a written response plan which demonstrates readiness to
respond to a fuel spill, carry out appropriate mitigation measures, and
to indicate its process to properly dispose of contaminated materials
when circumstances require.
2. The tank vehicle shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 385 and
Local, State and Federal requirements. The tank vehicle's specific
functions shall include that of supplying fuel to motor vehicle fuel
tanks. The vehicle and all its equipment shall be maintained in good
repair.
3. Signs prohibiting smoking or open flames within twenty five feet (25')
of the tank vehicle or the point of fueling shall be prominently posted
on three (3) sides of the vehicle including the back and both sides.
4. Afire extinguisher with a minimum rating of 40:BC shall be provided
on the vehicle with signage clearly indicating its location.
5. The dispensing nozzles and hoses shall be of an approved and listed
type.
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Page 19 of 22
6. The dispensing hose shall not be extended from the reel more than
one hundred feet (100') in length.
7. Absorbent materials, non-water absorbent pads, a ten foot (10') long
containment boom, an approved container with lid, and anon-metallic
shovel shall be provided to mitigate a minimum five (5) gallon fuel
spill.
8. Tanker vehicles shall be equipped with a fuel limit switch such as a
count-back switch, limiting the amount of a single fueling operation to
a maximum of five hundred gallons (500) between re-settings of the
limit switch.
Exception: Tankers utilizing remote emergency shut-off device
capability where the operator constantly carries the shut-off
device which, when activated, immediately causes flow of fuel
from the tanker to cease.
9. Persons responsible for dispensing operations shall be trained in the
appropriate mitigating actions in the event of a fire, leak, or spill.
Training records shall be maintained by the dispensing company and
shall be made available to the fire code official upon request.
10. Operators of tank vehicles used for mobile fueling operations shall
have in their possession at all times an emergency communications
device to notify the proper authorities in the event of an emergency.
3406.5.4.5.3 Operational requirements.
1. The tank vehicle dispensing equipment shall be constantly attended
and operated only by designated personnel who are trained to handle
and dispense motor fuels.
2. Prior to beginning dispensing operations, precautions shall be taken
to assure ignition sources are not present.
3. The engines of vehicles being fueled shall be shut off during
dispensing operations.
4. Night time fueling operations shall only take place in adequately
lighted areas.
5. The tank vehicle shall be positioned with respect to vehicles being
fueled so as to preclude traffic from driving over the delivery hose and
between the tank vehicle and the motor vehicle being fueled.
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Page 20 of 22
6. During fueling operations, tank vehicle brakes shall be set, chock
blocks shall be in place and warning lights shall be in operation.
7. Motor vehicle fuel tanks shall not be topped off.
8. The dispensing hose shall be properly placed on an approved reel or
in an approved compartment prior to moving the tank vehicle.
9. The fire code official and other appropriateauthnrities shall be notified
when a reportable spill or unauthorized discharge occurs.
Section 3803.2.1.8; add to read as follows:
3803.2.1.8 Jewelry repair, dental labs and similar occupancies. Where natural gas
service is not available, portable LP-gas containers are allowed to be used to supply
approved torch assemblies or similar appliances. Such containers shall not exceed
twenty (20) pound water capacity. Aggregate capacity shall not exceed sixty (60)
pound water capacity. Each device shall be separated from other containers by a
distance of not less than twenty feet (20').
Section 3804.2; add an exception #2 to read as follows:
Exceptions:
1. {existing exception unchanged}
2. Except as permitted in 308.3 and 3804.3.2, LP-gas containers are not
permitted in residential areas.
Section 3804.3.2; add to read as follows:
3804.3.2 Spas, pool heaters, and otherlisted devices. Where natural gas service is
not available, LP-gas containers are allowed to be used to supply spa and pool
heaters or other listed devices. Such containers shall not exceed two hundred fifty
pound (250) water capacity. See Table 3804.3 for location of containers."
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is,
for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section,
subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
Section 4: Ordinances conflicting herewith are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of
such conflict; remaining portions of such ordinances are hereby saved from
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Page 21 of 22
repeal to the extent they do not conflict herewith.
Section 5: This ordinance is declared to be a health and safety measure. Any person,
. firm, or corporation violating any provision of the Fire Code herein adopted
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction fined in an
amount not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for each such
violation. Each day, a violation shall continue to exist shall constitute a
separate offense punishable hereunder. Violations may also be punished by
civil penalties imposed after suit. The amount of such civil penalties shall be
any amount up to the maximum allowed by law.
Section 6: The City Secretary is hereby ordered and directed to cause the descriptive
caption and penalty provisions of this ordinance to be published as an
alternative method of publication provided by law.
Section 7: This ordinance and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements, orders
and matters established and adopted hereby shall take effect and be in full
force and effect immediately upon passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 2008.
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Ordinance No. 2999
Page 22 of 22
any amount up to the Nota
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Passed and Approved
on this 23rd day of i
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George Staples - City
Attorney
Remit To : Star - Telegram Customer ID: CIT244
P.O. BOX 901051
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providing for the is-
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authorizing publica-
tion; and providing
an effective date.
This ordinance is de-
clared to be a health
and safety measure.
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County o1 Fire Code herein
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fined in an amount y
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299262991
$61.92
INVOICE
Star - Telegram
400 W. 7TH STREET
FORT WORTH, TX 76102
(817) 390 -7761
Federal Tax ID 22- 3148254
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Publication Dates:
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8/10/2008
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8/31/2008
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tion; and providing
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This ordinance is de-
THE STATE clared to be a health
and safety measure.
County of T; Any person, firm, or
corporation violating
any provision of the
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Telegram, p me de d guilty nand - legram, Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas; and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the
attached clil fried in an conviction Brit was published in the ove named paper on the listed dates: BIDS & LEGAL DEPT. STAR TELEGRAM
(817) 390 -7; not to exceed Two
Thousand Dollars Itllltlll/
($2,000) for each
such violation. Each 0i o
day, a violation shall Signed _ / � continue to exist S UBSCRIBI s parat ns l e ti offee ;EFORE ME, THIS Tuesday, August 12, 2008. tea• b e q��'o'. ss
punishable hereun- • der. Violations may :•
also be punished by
civil penalties lm- Notary Public
posed after suit. The -
amount of such civil • ;
penalties shall be
any amount up to the X44
maximum allowed by •
law. j �
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Thank Yi O5 ar Trevino -,Mayor ayment
ATTEST:
— — — — _ /s /Patricia Hutson
Patricia Hutson- city - - - - --
Secretary
APPROVED AS TO
FORM AND LEGAL-
Remit Tc , Attorney
P.O. BOX 901051
FORT WORTH, TX 76101 -2051
Customer ID:
Customer Name:
Invoice Number:
Invoice Amount:
PO Number:
Amount Enclosed:
CIT244
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAN
299263001
$61.92