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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR84-54 fire code for Beaver Creek Metro DistrictCommissioner _� �-�- moved adoption of the following Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 84 -� WHEREAS: the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of EAGLE and STATE OF COLORADO has .previously adopted Resolution NO.-82-7 and 83 -36, approving the fire code and certain amendments thereto adopted by the BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT; and WHEREAS, the Bea-ver Creek Metropolitan District by its Board Of Directors did on April 19, 1984; and on June 19, 1984 adopt certain amendments contained in Exhibit A attached hereto, to its previously adopted fire code; and WHEREAS, Section 32- 1- 1002(1)(d) of the Colorado Revised Statutes, provides no fire code shall apply in unicorporated portion of any county unless the governing body of the county adapts a resolution stating that such code shall be applicable in the unicorporated area of the County. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the aforesaid amendments as reflected by Exhibit A, are approved and shall be applicable within the boundaries of the Beaver Creek Metropolitan. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the /% h day of September, 1984. ATTEST: COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO By and Through its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS By: (� Clerk of the Board of W. Keith Troxel, Chairman County Commissioners David E. Mott, Commissioner liams, Commissioner Commissioner I.)II(I- djNjC, seconded the adoption of the foregoing Resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner W. Keith roxel M Commissioner David E. Mott Commissioner Dan Williams This Resolution adopted by 3 — Q vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. EXHIBIT A FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PART II Revised 02/05/82 Revised 02/11/83 Revised 04/19/83 Revised 06/19/84 Approved: 02/08/82 Beaver Creek Metropolitan District 02/11/82 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 demon- strate 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 provision 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 213 entitled "Sprinkler ". Electrical control rooms shall conform with at least one of the- following standards and shall be defined as any room with over 200 amp hour service breaker panel(s). a. An electrical room shall have a minimun of 2 hour fire rating. A 17 lb. Halon 1211 extinguisher shall be installed lust outside the door to the electrical room Fire Safety - 2.1 rical room shall be fully sprinklered with raintioht _(raintight rates) shall be installed either outside the electrical equipment room or outside the building A low voltage remote switch shall be installed inside the electrical eguipment room near the door, and locally connected to a fixed rate heat detector centrally mounted inside the room. A 17.1b. Halon 1211 extinguisher shall be installed just outside the door to the electrical equipment room Protection of areas inappropriate for sprinklering shall be determined by the Metropolitan District Board of Directors through the variance process. Fire Fighting Systems: a. Standpipes: Standpipe systems with hose cabinets shall be installed in compliance with current NFPA Pamphlet #14. The standpipes shall be set or dry depending upon their susceptibility to freezing. _A locking "break glass" cabinet is required where locations are accessible to the public b. Portable Fire Extinguishers: Appropriate fire extinguishers shall be installed at locations consistent with NFPA Pamphlet #10. A locking "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 current NFPA Pamphlet #96. * If location is acceptable (authority having jurisdiction) cabinets for standpipes and extinguisher may be one and the same. 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 _(current adopted version) b. Uniform Fire Code ( current version) C. Uniform Mechanical Code, and more specifically, NFPA Pamphlet #211 in the area of kitchen and heat exchanger ducts. (current version) d. National Electric Code, NFPA Pamphlet 970 (current adopted version) e. Life Safety Code, NFPA Pamphlet :101 (current version) f. Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems, NFPA Pamphlet 190A (current adopted version) Fire Safety - 2.2 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 super- visory 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, except for water flow devices where disconnection will not be allowed. The panel shall be provided with auxiliary dry contacts N/O (form C) per zone to operate in the event of "alarm" condition. The panel shall be provided with one of the following options for trouble conditions. 1. The panel shall be provided with auxiliary dry _contacts N/O (form C) per zone to operate in the event of a trouble condition 2 The panel shall be provided with auxiliary dry _contacts N/O (form C) to monitor two conditions: common trouble and switch out of Position. When the switch out of position is engaged this should allow the common trouble relay to clear for further trouble resound conditions ' - Any exceptions to the above shall have approval of the authority having Jurisdiction System type shall be noncoded, continuous rings, locking 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 each sprinkler flow and each supply and return duct system of air handling units over 2000 CFM. The control panel, annunciation panel and remote annunciation 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 60 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 current NFPA 101 and installed per current 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 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 light an approved red indicator lamp over the entry door, visible from the hallway or outside (180 degrees) 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 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 restart 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 separate trouble non - locking alarm but will not sound the building fire alarm. The trouble alarm shall be provided with N/O (form C) contacts for transmission of this condition i. Co=ercial 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. Fire Safety - 2.4 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 monitoring equipment will be supplied, wired and installed by the Beaver Creek Metropolitan _ Distract or designated agent- Interface equipment shall be provided by the developer to include: plywood mounted (size dependent on system) bridge with all alarm and trouble zones terminated and labeled for interface, 110 ac power source with receptacles (number of dependent on system) and proper phone line(s) interface * For condominium apartments a second N/O contact is required and shall be wired to the cable television 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 and building master(s). Only authorized emergency personnel will have access to the building "Knox Box ", which shall be equipped with a tamper switch for separate trouble 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. 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. All variances shall be made to and approved by 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 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 508 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 - 2.5 - ? jig jSy The next proposed amendment was for the Fire Safety Regulations, the rationale for which is attached hereto as Exhibit F and incorporated herein by this reference. Upon motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously RESOLVED that Beaver Creek Metropolitan District Fire Safety Regulations, Part II, Paragraph 1, Fire Suppression, be amended to read in its entirety as follows: 1. Fire Suppression: All portions of all buildings shall be fully sprinklered in accordance with Ordinary Hazard Group 2 of the National Fire Protections Association (NFPA) Pamphlet 1113 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. The Secretary then reported to the Board that Messrs. Jim Funk and Jay Hosburgh had began a process of inventorying fire lanes for future signage. It is their intent to provide a map of the identified egress lanes for the next Board meeting. Signage will be the financial responsibility of the District. The next item was the January Fire Operations Report, attached hereto as Exhibit G and incorporated herein by this reference. No Board action was - 6 - i t '} tw.w Next, upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously RESOLVED to appoint Ms. Kristi Rosten to serve as Secretary to the Board beginning May 1, 1983. The next item before the Board was discussion of the Beaver Creek �_/1-1A Metropolitan District Fire Board and a series of recommendations from Mr. Tom Hickey attached hereto as Exhibit Q and herein incorporated by this reference. There was considerable discussion of the fact that the Fire Board had in effect been dissolved by virtue of the resignations of its three members, Jay Hosburgh, Tom Hickey, and Dave Mott was unanimously Upon motion duly made and seconded, it RESOLVED that the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District Fire Safety Regulations be amended as follows: (a) by omitting reference to the Fire Board on the Title Page, Part II; (b) Paragraph 2.1 be amended by omitting the words, "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" and changing the last sentence of that paragraph to read, "Any variances from the regulations set forth will require written approval of the Beaver Creek Metropolitan District Board of Directors; and be it further RESOLVED that Messrs. Jim Funk and Tom Hickey be appointed to serve as special advisors to the Board for the interim one -month period. No action was taken on the recommendations for Pre - qualified Bidders for Fire Alarm Systems, also described in Exhibit Q. The Board agreed to table the amendments 113 and 114 referred to in Exhibit Q as well. - 9 -