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Home My WebLink AboutR83-036 adoption of fire safety rules for beaver creek metroe`) e PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE AND STATE OF COLORADO. RESOLUTION `X0. 93'3 WHEREAS, it has heretofore been resolved by Resolution 82, No. 7 that the Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601 including the National Fire Code, and the Life Safety Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, together with Appendices K and L, is applicable within the boundaries of the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District; and WHEREAS, by motion adopted February 11, 1983, certain amendments thereto, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, were adopted by the Board of Directors of the District; and WHEREAS, by motion adopted April 19, 1983, certain amendments thereto, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, were adopted by the Board of Directors of the District; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the aforesaid amendments shall be applicable within the boundaries of the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District as appendices to the Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition. ADOPTED the -� day of 198-3. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS i'-erk and • OF THE COUNTY EAGLE By: Chairman - 1 - Commissioner Commissioner Z FIRE SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS OF BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT EAGLE COUNTY, C, PARTS I AND PART I ADOPTED REVISED REVISED PART II ADOPTED REVISED REVISED )LORADO II 11 -18 -80 11 -01 -81 12 -21 -82 04 -14 -81 02 -05 -82 02 -11 -83 EXHIBIT A �) r FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PART II Revised 02/05/82 Revised 02/11/83 Approved: 2/8/82 Beaver Creek Metropolitan District 2/11/82 Eagle County Introduction The Beaver Creek Metropolitan District is responsible to provide for fire protection in the Beaver Creek Subdivision. As such, it is seeking to fulfill criteria to obtain the maximum fire protection rating for the project. This., would not only provide exceptional fire /life safety protection for the community, but it would also minimize insurance rates. In order to achieve a maximum fire protection rating, the project must demonstrate compliance in four areas: 1. Reliable water system. 2. Adequate fire fighting equipment and manpower. 3. Compliance with building construction codes and inclusion of specific fire /smoke alarms and fire suppression systems. 4. Communications System linking f ire /smoke alarms to a central fire fighting dispatch facility. The Beaver Creek Metropolitan District is committed to Items 1, 2 and 4 above. The following regulations and guidelines center around Item 3, plus provisions fov connecting to a central communications system. The District hereby establishes the Beaver Creek Fire Board, (hereinafter the Fire Board) . The board members shall include District's Fire Chief, and representatives from the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District and Vail Associates /Risk Management. The Fire Board will meet monthly to review fire protection matters. Any variances from the regulations set forth will require written approval of the Fire Board. Variances shall be allowed only when it is demonstrated that granting of the variance will cause no risk to the public safety and that undue hardship or practical difficulty would otherwise result. Fire Protection /Life Safety Standards Different criteria may apply to Beaver Creek Fire Protection /Life Safety on project location. The Village Core (Tract A) is very dense commercial area which must be fully sprinkled, alarmed and monitored. Other locations as a minimum need only comply with building codes, be monitored by the central dispatch facility, and have emergency access provisions (see paragraph 5), -providing they have no commercial function. Buildings within Tract A, and buildings outside Tract A with commercial functions shall comply with the following criteria. Fire Safety - 2.1 {r + 1. Fire Suppression: All portions of all buildings shall be fully sprinklered in accordance with Ordinary Hazard Group 2 of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Pamphlet #13 entitled "Sprinkler ". Electrical control rooms shall conform with at least one of the following standards: a) electrical rooms shall be fully sprinklered with raintight rated electrical equipment specified, b) electrical rooms shall have a minimum of 2 hour fire rating. In both applications the following specifications shall be included: a. A main disconnect switch (raintight rated) be installed either outside the electrical equipment room, or outside the building. b. A low voltage remote switch installed inside the electrical equipment room near the door, and locally connected to a fixed rate heat detector centrally mounted inside the room. C. A 17 lb. Halon 1211 extinguisher be installed just outside of the door to the electrical equipment room. Protection of areas inappropriate for sprinklering shall be determined by the Fire Board. (Amended by Resolution of the Board of Directors on February 11, 1983, to be retroactive-to April 14, 1981.) 2. Fire Fighting System: a. Standpipes: Standpipe systems with hose cabinets shall be installed in compliance with NFPA Pamphlet #14. The standpipes shall be wet or dry depending upon their susceptibility to freezing. b. Portable Fire Extinguishers: Appropriate fire extinguishers shall be installed at locations consistent with NFPA Pamphlet #10. A "break glass" cabinet is required where locations are accessible to the public. C. Commercial Range Hoods: Fixed extinguisher systems shall be installed in all commercial range hoods per.NFPA Pamphlet #96. 3. Building Design Codes: All buildings shall comply with the following codes in their most current edition and any other regulations as may be imposed by the local building department and fire marshall: a. Uniform Building Code Fire Safety - 2.2 b. Uniform Fire Code ' C. Uniform Mechanical Code, and more specifically, NFPA Pamphlet #211 in the area of kitchen and heat exchanger ducts. d. National Electric Code, NFPA Pamphlet #70 e. Life Safety Code, NFPA Pamphlet 4101 f. Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems, NFPA Pamphlet #90A 4. Fire Alarm System: a. Central Building Alarm System: All buildings shall include a fully monitored fire detection and annunciation system. Manual, automatic, extinguishing, waterflow alarm and supervisory signaling service shall meet with the NFPA standard 72A, 72C for retransmission. An exception to NFPA 72C shall be that standby power will be sized for 24 hour capacity rather than 60. A battery status meter shall be included on the alarm panel. The fire alarm panel shall be capable of individual zone disconnection. Additionally, the panel shall be provided with auxiliary dry contacts N/0 to operate in the event of "alarm" and /or "trouble" to notify the central communication system of all conditions monitored by the building alarm system. System type shall be uoncoded, continuous ring, zone annunciated. Zoning shall be per floor, per stair access and /or per use area on floor (i.e., kitchen, cafe /banquet, retail, trash collection points, etc.) for precise Fire Department response as approved by the fire chief. Separate annunciation shall be required for main sprinkler flow, and each supply and return duct system of air handling units over 2000 CFM. The control panel and annunciation panel shall be located as directed by the Fire Department. Central building signaling devices shall be located to be heard at a minimum sound level of 80 db throughout all common areas (including restaurants, clubs and areas-of assembly) and in each living unit (including lock -off rooms and hotel rooms). b. Manual Fire Alarms: Manual stations shall be of the double acting type and shall be located per NFPA 101 and installed Fire Safety - 2.3 4 _1%. per NFPA 72A. C. Thermal Detector Applications: Thermal detectors shall be located in mechanical rooms, commercial kitchens, locker areas, trash chutes and public restrooms. d. Common Area Alarms: System area smoke detectors shall be located in all common areas top of stairs, hall, and shafts (elevator and dumbwaiter). e. Elevator Alarms: Smoke /thermal detectors shall be located in elevator equipment rooms, electric equipment rooms, elevator lobbies, and storage areas opening onto corridors. Elevator lobby detectors shall be located per UBC, powered from the fire alarm control panel and contain an electrical contact (Form C) for elevator return. All thermal detectors and smoke detectors shall be spaced and located per NFPA 72E. f. Dwelling Unit Alarm: Single station smoke detectors having N/0 dry contacts shall be installed in each dwelling unit per UBC. N10 dry contacts shall light an approved red indicator lamp over the entry door, visible from the hallway or outside (180 °) as appropriate. Smoke detectors and indicator lamps shall be powered from the 120 volt emergency panel for the building.* In addition to smoke detectors, thermal detectors shall also be installed in each dwelling unit, connected to and powered from from the central building alarm system. Operation of the thermal detector shall annunciate the floor -area alarm zone. When two -or more single station detectors are required within a dwelling unit, they shall be interconnected to alarm simultaneously. g. Ventilation System Alarm: Duct smoke detectors shall be of the photocell type with Form C contacts. The detectors shall contain a "power on" lamp, an alarm lamp and test switch. The alarm lamp shall be easily observed. Capabilities- for manual re -start and subsequent control of ventilation system(s) are to be provided at the fire alarm control panel. Fire Safety - 2.4 u h. Tamper Switch Alarm: All fire protection control valves and "Knox Boxes " ** shall be equipped with tamper switches. Activation of these switches will result in a "trouble ": alarm but will not sound the building fire alarm. The Knox Box tamper switch shall be connected to an intrusion alarm panel. i. Commercial Kitchen Extinguishing System Alarms: Activation of a range hood extinguisher system will activate the central building alarm. j. Wiring: System wiring shall be "Class B" and installed per NFPA Pamphlet #70, Article 760. All fire alarm system wiring shall be solid. Stranded or braided wire shall not be permitted. When power limited cable is used, all components must be compatible with this application. k. Off -Site District Monitoring System: An off -site alarm receiving and dispatching facility shall be alerted whenever the "building alarm system" is activated. Space provisions for equipment which will interface with this off -site system shall be provided. This interface equipment will be supplied, wired and installed by the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District or designated agent. A three inch minimum size conduit shall be provided connecting this interface equipment with the nearest District man -hole or stub -out provided for this purpose. * For condominium apartments a second N/0 contact is required and shall be wired to the cable t.v. terminal box for that unit. ** See Article A5. 5. Emergency Access Provisions: A locked steel box ( "Knox Box ") containing keys for accessing all parts of the building shall be installed on the outside of the building (location to be approved by Fire Department) . The "Knox Box" shall also contain keys for the emergency operation of equipment such as elevators, fire alarm panel and annunciator, mechanical and electrical rooms. Only authorized emergency personnel will have access to the building "Knox Box ", which shall be equipped with a tamper switch for separate security annunciation. The requisitioning of "Knox Fire Safety - 2.5 _. „�. Boxes" must be coordinated with the Fire Department. 6. Exit Illumination: All emergency exit lights shall be green in color with test switches provided. Review Procedures Fire protection provisions and codes are technical'in nature, and therefore shall be reviewed as they relate to specific projects early in the design phase with the District's Fire Chief or his designated representative. He shall make judgement decisions of application of the various codes to specific situations. Appeals of decisions made by Fire Board shall be made directly to the Board of Directors of the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District. The District's Fire Chief or his representative shall make a final inspection after the building plans have been reviewed, to determine compliance before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued. Nonconforming Structures Within the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District there may exist structures which were lawfully erected or for which a building permit was issued before this Part II was passed, but which would be prohibited, regulated or restricted under the terms of this Part II. It is the intent of this Part II to permit these nonconformities to continue until they are removed, abandoned, or more than 50% remodeled or destroyed. It is the further intent of this Part II that nonconforming structures shall not be enlarged upon, expanded or extended nor be used as grounds for adding other structures or uses prohibited by this Part II. Fire Safety - 2.6 V t � i' FIRE SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS OF BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO PARTS I AND II PART I ADOPTED 11 -18 -80 REVISED 11 -01 -81 REVISED 12 -21 -82 PART II ADOPTED 04 -14 -81 REVISED 02 -05 -82 REVISED 02 -11 -83 REVISED 04 -19 -83 EXHIBIT B r �\ Y w FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PART II Revised 02/05/82 Revised 02/11/83 Revised 04/19/83 Approved: 2/8/82 Beaver Creek Metropolitan District 2/11/82 Eagle County Introduction The Beaver Creek Metropolitan District is responsible to provide for fire protection in the Beaver Creek Subdivision. As such, it is seeking to fulfill criteria to obtain the maximum fire protection rating for the project. This would not only provide exceptional fire /life safety protection for the community, but it would also minimize insurance rates. In order to achieve a maximum fire protection rating, the project must demonstrate compliance in four areas: 1. Reliable water system. 2. Adequate fire fighting equipment and manpower. 3. Compliance with building construction codes and inclusion of specific fire /smoke alarms and fire suppression systems. 4. Communications System linking fire /smoke alarms to a central fire fighting dispatch facility. The Beaver Creek Metropolitan District is committed to Items 1, 2 and 4 above. The following regulations and guidelines center around Item 3, plus provisions for connecting to a central communications system. Any variances from the regulations set forth will require written approval of the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District Board of Directors. Variances shall be allowed only when it is demonstrated that granting of the variance will cause no risk to the public safety and that undue hardship or practical difficulty would otherwise result. Fire Protection /Life Safety Standards Different criteria may apply to Beaver Creek Fire Protection /Life Safety on project location. The Village Core (Tract A) is very dense commercial area which must be fully sprinkled, alarmed and monitored. Other locations as a minimum need only comply with building codes, be monitored by the central dispatch facility, and have emergency access provisions (see paragraph 5), providing they have no commercial function. Buildings within Tract A, and buildings outside Tract A with commercial functions shall comply with the following criteria. 1. Fire Suppression: All portions of all buildings shall be fully sprinklered in accordance with Ordinary Hazard Group 2 of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Pamphlet 413 entitled "Sprinkler ". Electrical control rooms shall conform with at least one of the following standards: a) electrical rooms shall be fully sprinklered with raintight Fire Safety - 2.1 IL �`1 •s R 4 rated electrical equipment specified, b) electrical rooms shall have a minimum of 2 hour fire rating. In both applications the following specifications shall be included: a. A main disconnect switch (raintight rated) be installed either outside the electrical equipment room, or outside the building. b. A low voltage remote switch installed inside the electrical equipment room near the door, and locally connected to a fixed rate heat detector centrally mounted inside the room. C. A 17 lb. Halon 1211 extinguisher be installed just outside of the door to the electrical equipment room. Protection of areas inappropriate for sprinklering shall be determined by the Fire Board. (Amended by Resolution of the Board of Directors on February 11, 1983, to be retroactive to April 14, 1981.) 2. Fire Fighting System: a. Standpipes: Standpipe systems with hose cabinets shall be installed in compliance with NFPA Pamphlet 414. The standpipes shall be wet or dry depending upon their susceptibility to freezing. b. Portable Fire Extinguishers: Appropriate fire extinguishers shall be installed at locations consistent with NFPA Pamphlet #10. A "break glass" cabinet is required where locations are accessible to the public. C. Commercial Range Hoods: Fixed extinguisher systems shall be installed in all commercial range hoods per NFPA Pamphlet #96. 3. Building Design Codes: All buildings shall comply with the following codes in their most current edition and any other regulations as may be imposed by the local building department and fire marshall: a. Uniform Building Code b. Uniform Fire Code C. Uniform Mechanical Code, and more specifically, NFPA Pamphlet 4211 in the area of kitchen and heat exchanger ducts. d. National Electric Code, NFPA Pamphlet 470 Fire Safety - 2.2 j r a ' e. Life Safety Code, NFPA Pamphlet #101 s f. Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems, NFPA Pamphlet #90A 4. Fire Alarm System: a. Central Building Alarm System: All buildings shall include a fully monitored fire detection and annunciation system. Manual, automatic, extinguishing, waterflow alarm and supervisory signaling service shall meet with the NFPA standard 72A, 72C for retransmission. An exception to NFPA 72C shall be that standby power will be sized for 24 hour capacity rather than 60. A battery status meter shall be included on the alarm panel. The fire alarm panel shall be capable of individual zone disconnection. Additionally, the panel shall be provided with auxiliary dry contacts N/0 to operate in the event of "alarm" and /or "trouble" to notify the central communication system of all conditions monitored by the building alarm system. System type shall be noncoded, continuous ring, zone annunciated. Zoning shall be per floor, per stair access and /or per use area on floor (i.e., kitchen, cafe /banquet, retail, trash collection points, etc.) for precise Fire Department response as approved by the fire chief. Separate annunciation shall be required for main sprinkler flow, and each supply and return duct system of air handling units over 2000 CFM. The control panel and annunciation panel shall be located as directed by the Fire Department. Central building signaling devices shall be located to be heard at a minimum sound level of 80 db throughout all common areas (including restaurants, clubs. and areas of assembly) and in each living unit (including lock -off rooms and hotel rooms). b. Manual Fire Alarms: Manual stations shall be of the double acting type and shall be located per NFPA 101 and installed per NFPA 72A. c. Thermal Detector Applications: Thermal detectors shall be located in mechanical rooms, commercial kitchens, locker areas, trash chutes and public restrooms. Fire Safety - 2.3 i d. Common Area Alarms: System area smoke detectors shall be located in all common areas top of stairs, hall, and shafts (elevator and dumbwaiter). e. Elevator Alarms: Smoke /thermal detectors shall be located in elevator equipment rooms, electric equipment rooms, elevator lobbies, and storage areas opening onto corridors. Elevator lobby detectors shall be located per UBC, powered from the fire alarm control panel and contain an electrical contact (Form C) for elevator return. All thermal detectors and smoke detectors shall be spaced and located per NFPA 72E. f. Dwelling Unit Alarm: Single station smoke detectors having N/O dry contacts shall be installed in each dwelling unit per UBC. N/O dry contacts shall light an approved red indicator lamp over the entry door, visible from the hallway or outside (180 °) as appropriate. Smoke detectors and indicator lamps shall be powered from the 120 volt emergency panel for the building.* In addition to smoke detectors, thermal detectors shall also be installed in each dwelling unit, connected to and powered from from the central building alarm system. Operation of the thermal detector shall annunciate the floor -area alarm zone. When two or more single station detectors are required within a dwelling unit, they shall be interconnected to alarm simultaneously. g. Ventilation System Alarm: Duct smoke detectors shall be of the photocell type with Form C contacts. The detectors shall contain a "power on" lamp, an alarm lamp and test switch. The alarm lamp shall be easily observed. Capabilities for manual re -start and subsequent control of ventilation system(s) are to be provided at the fire alarm control panel. h. Tamper Switch Alarm: All fire protection control valves and "Knox Boxes " ** shall be equipped with tamper switches. Activation of these switches will result in a "trouble ": alarm but will not sound the building fire alarm. The Knox Fire Safety - 2.4 Box tamper switch shall be connected to an intrusion alarm panel. i. Commercial Kitchen Extinguishing System Alarms: Activation of a range hood extinguisher system will activate the central building alarm. J_ Wiring: System wiring shall be "Class B" and installed per NFPA Pamphlet #70, Article 760. All fire alarm system wiring shall be solid. Stranded or braided wire shall not be permitted. When power limited cable is used, all components must be compatible with this application. k. Off -Site District Monitoring System: An off -site alarm receiving and dispatching facility shall be alerted whenever the "building alarm system" is activated. Space provisions for equipment which will interface with this off -site system shall be provided. This interface equipment will be supplied, wired and installed by the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District or designated agent. A three inch minimum size conduit shall be provided connecting this interface equipment with the nearest District man -hole or stub -out provided for this purpose. * For condominium apartments a second N/0 contact is required and shall be wired to the cable t.v. terminal box for that unit. ** See Article A5. 5. Emergency Access Provisions: A locked steel box ( "Knox Box ") containing keys for accessing all parts of the building shall be installed on the outside of the building (location to be approved by Fire Department). The "Knox Box" shall also contain keys for the emergency operation of equipment such as elevators, fire alarm panel and annunciator, mechanical q , and electrical rooms. Only authorized emergency personnel will have access to the building "Knox Box ", which shall be equipped with a tamper switch for separate security annunciation. The requisitioning of "Knox Boxes" must be coordinated with the Fire Department. 6. Exit Illumination: All emergency exit lights shall be green in color with test switches provided. Fire Safety - 2.5 Review Procedures Fire protection provisions and codes are technical in nature, and therefore shall be reviewed as they relate to specific projects early in the design phase with the District's Fire Chief or his designated representative. He shall make judgement decisions of application of the various codes to specific situations. Appeals of decisions made by Fire Board shall be made directly to the Board of Directors of the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District. The District's Fire Chief or his representative shall make a final inspection after the building plans have been reviewed, to determine compliance before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued. Nonconforming Structures Within the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District there may exist structures which were lawfully erected or for which a building permit was issued before this Part II was passed, but which would be prohibited, regulated or restricted under the terms of this Part II. It is the intent of this Part II to permit these nonconformities to continue until they are removed, abandoned, or more than 50% remodeled or destroyed. It is the further intent of this Part II that nonconforming structures shall not be enlarged upon, expanded or extended nor be used as grounds for adding other structures or uses prohibited by this Part II. Fire Safety - 2.6