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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR82-002 Eagle Vail Metro Fire CodeCommissioner �' ,' �` /; /� /�r -5 moved that the following Resolution be adopted: BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. `0 WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the "Special District Act ", more specifically 32- 1- 1002(1)(d), C.R.S. 1973, as amended, the Board of Directors of the Eagle -Vail Metropolitan District has adopted a fire code, attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference, for enforcement within its boundaries; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Eagle -Vail Metro- politan District has determined that said fire code is neces- sary and will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of the inhabitants of the District; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Eagle -Vail Metro- politan District has requested this Board to validate the applicability of said fire code within all areas of the District located within Eagle County in accordance with the provisions of said Section 32- 1- 1002(1)(d), C.R.S. 1973, as amended; and WHEREAS, this Board did on 1981, hold a public hearing on this matter, taking evidence regarding the need for and applicability of said fire code, at which hearing all interested parties were afforded an opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, this Board has fully considered the testimony and other evidence presented to it in this matter, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County, Colorado that pursuant to the provisions of 32- 1- 1002(1)(d), C.R.S. 1973, as amended, the fire code of the Eagle -Vail Metropolitan District, attached hereto as Exhibit 1 shall be fully applicable within all areas of the District located within Eagle County. Commissioner , seconded the adoption of the foregoing Resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as fol Commissioner - Commissioner - Commissioner - The Resolution the Board of County of Colorado. Lows: AJ was by vote of Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State Dated gy 1' r hereto as Exhibit 1 shall be fully applicable within all areas of the District located within Eagle County. Commissioner , seconded the adoption of the foregoing Resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as fol Commissioner - Commissioner - Commissioner - The Resolution the Board of County of Colorado. Lows: AJ was by vote of Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State Dated RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EAGLE -VAIL METRO- POLITAN DISTRICT ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1979 EDITION AS PUBLISHED BY THE WESTERN FIRE CHIEFS' ASSO- CIATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BUILDING OFFICIALS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO. WHEREAS, the Eagle -Vail Metropolitan District of Eagle County, Colorado, deems it in the best interests of the District to maintain adequate and updated regulations con- cerning fire and life safety requirements in the Fire District by means of adoption by reference of the 1979 Uniform Fire Code; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Direc- tors of the Eagle -Vail Metropolitan District, that The Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition, as developed by the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs' Association, is hereby adopted by reference pursuant to the provisions of 32- 1- 1002(d), C.R.S. 1973, as amended, with such amendments, changes and deletions as are hereinafter, set forth: 1. Definitions. JURISDICTION, as used in the Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition, adopted by this Resolution, shall mean the Eagle -Vail Metropolitan District, or his designated Representatives. CHIEF, STATE FIRE MARSHAL or FIRE MARSHAL, as used in the Uniform Fire Code, shall refer to the Fire Chief, of the Eagle -Vail Metropolitan District, or his designated Representatives. CORPORATION COUNSEL, as used in the Uniform Fire Code, shall refer to the Attorney for Eagle -Vail Metropolitan District. 2. Appendices. The Uniform Fire Code appendices, Sections C, G and H, 1979 Edition, are adopted as part of the code. The following appendices, A, B, D, E, F, I, and J are not adopted. 3. Board of Appeals. Section 2.302 is repealed in its entirety. 4. Conditions of Permits or Certificates. Section 4.102 is amended to include that permits be required for the following occupancies: 1. Day Care Centers 2. Group Home Facilities 3. Pre - schools. 5. Application for Permit. Section 4.103 is hereby amended as follows: All applications for a permit required by this code shall be made to the Bureau of Fire Pre- vention in such form and detail as it shall pre- scribe. Application for permits shall be accom- panied by such plans as required by the Bureau. 6. Hydrants and Access Parking. Section 10.207 is hereby amended to include (f) as follows: (f) Fire Hydrants: Obstructing Access: No one shall construct or cause or permit to be constructed any fence or wall, nor plant nor cause to be planted bushes or trees, nor permit branches or other obstruction to exist within the following distances of fire hy- drants: Within two feet (2') of the rear of a fire hydrant; Within five feet (5') on either side of a fire hydrant; Within eighteen feet (18') in front of a fire hydrant. The Chief is hereby empowered to remove obstruc- tions within the limits specified above in emer- gencies requiring immediate access to a hydrant. Access - Parking Prohibited: If, in the judg- ment of the Chief, it is necessary to prohibit vehicular parking along private accessways in order to keep them clear and unobstructed, he may require the owner, lessee or other person in charge of the premises to install signs or give other appropriate notice to the effect that parking is prohibited by the Fire Department. It shall there- after be unlawful for such owner, lessee or other person in charge to fail to install and maintain in good condition the form of notice so prescribed. 7. Installation. Section 10.301(a) is hereby amended as follows: All buildings and premises in the jurisdiction, other than private dwellings, shall have a minimum of 1 -5 1b. A.B.C. Type, portable fire extinguisher. 8. Fire Extinguishers in Auto and Trailer Camps. Section 10.306 is hereby amended as follows: All premises where trailer coaches, mobile homes, combustible structures, buildings or portions of buildings other than dwellings, or hazardous amounts of any combustible or hazardous materials are constructed, located or stored, access to such premises shall be provided as required by the Chief, with approved fire hydrants connected to a water system capable of supplying the fire flow required by the Chief. The location of such hy- drants shall be as designated by the Chief. 9. Fire Alarm System_. Section 10.307 is hereby amended as follows: (a) Every dwelling unit is to be equipped with a single station smoke detector. Where more than one detector is required, due to confi- guration of a particular unit, all detectors within that unit are to be wired for simultaneous operation, regardless of the fact that only one detector may have been activated. (b) In all dwelling occupancies, where the total number of units exceeds four (4), the smoke detectors installed in the units are to power an indicator light over the main entry door of that unit. The indicator light (or lamp) is to be red in color, and is to be visible from an angle as great as 90 degress from the plane of the entry door. The indicator lamp function is provided by a single station smoke detector equipped with a set of N/O dry contacts. (c)_ In dwelling occupancies where the total number of units exceeds fifteen (15), or the building is three (3) floors in heigth, including the basement or below grade levels, or both, a manual fire alarm system is to be installed, per nationally recognized standards. Pull Stations installed by this requirement are to be of the double acting type. (d) In dwelling occupancies where a manual fire alarm system is required, smoke detectors are to remain single station powering an indicator lamp; however, power to the detector and lamp is to come from the emergency power panel for the building. In addition, each dwelling unit is to be equipped with at least one (1) heat sensor (or multiple units if configuration warrants) which is to be connected to and powered from the building fire alarm control panel. Operation of any heat sensing device will alarm the entire building. (e) In all buildings requiring fire alarm systems, the location of the fire alarm control panel and the fire annunciator panel are to be approved by the Fire Department. Fire alarm systems shall be non - coded, continuous ring (unless interrupted by the Fire Department) and zone annunciated. (f) All common and service areas, such as, but not necessarily limited to, hallways, assembly areas, elevator lobbies, elevator shafts, boiler rooms, equipment rooms, commercial kitchens, laundry rooms, etc., are to be equipped with detection devices proper for the specific application. Specific applica- tions will be determined by the Fire Depart- ment during plan review. Such detectors will alarm the main building fire alarm system. (g) All fire alarm systems and automatic building extinguishing systems are to be supervised (monitored). This is to be accomplished through private industry providing such service. Company or service providing monitoring func- tion is to be approved by the Fire Department. (h) All commercial buildings, or any other building equipped with a fire alarm or sprinkler system, will be equipped with a "Knox -Box" keyed entry system for Fire Department use. Speci- fications, locations for installation, and properly executed order forms are to be ob- tained from the Fire Department. Boxes will be provided at the expense of the building owner or developer. (i) Plans, drawings, specifications, and operational function description for all fire alarm systems and components are to be submitted to the Fire Department for review and approval prior to any installation. 10. Fire Flows and Automatic Fire Extinguishing Sys- tems Security. Section 10.308 is hereby amended to include (e) and (f) as follows: (e) _Fire Flows. Fire flow requirements for fire protection systems and appliances including hydrants shall meet that specified by the Insurance Services Office. All proposed fire flows shall require the approval of the Fire Department as meeting insurance office standards. (f) Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems Security. All approved automatic fire extinguishing systems must have the main valve locked or chained in the open position. Management must have the keys to these locks in a secure location, inaccessible to the general public, and available to supervisory personnel. 11. General Requirements. Section 77.106(b) is hereby amended as follows: (b) The storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited within the boundaries of the Eagle - Vail Metropolitan District with the following exceptions: Gun Powder Wholesale and retail stock of small arms, ammunition, explosive bolts, explosive rivets or cartridges for explosive actuated power tools in quantities involving less than five hundred (500) pounds of explosive material. 12. Restricted Locations and Fire Protection. Section 79.201(a) is hereby amended as follows: The storage of flammable and combustible liquids in above the ground tanks outside of building is prohibited, except as follows: A permit may be issued by the Fire Marshal for temporary storage of quantities less than 50 gallons. 13. Location of Plants. Section 79.601 is hereby amended as follows: Construction of new bulk plants are prohibited. 14. Permits for Deliveries of Flammable and /or Combus- tible Liquids Required. Section 79.1319 is hereby added as follows: Deliveries of flammable and /or combustible liquids within the boundaries of the District may be made to an outlet or location only if the outlet or location meets the requirements described in Sec- tions 79.1320 and 79.1321. Applications for the permit described in this section must be made to the Fire Prevention Bureau. Upon application for such permit, the Chief of the Fire Department, or his duly authorized representative, shall then inspect the outlet or location for compliance with the provisions of Sections 79.1320 and 79.1321. It shall be unlawful to make deliveries of combus- tible or flammable liquids to an outlet or loca- tion unless such outlet or location has a permit, and it shall be unlawful for the owner or person in possession or control of the premises of an outlet or location to accept deliveries of flam- mable or combustible liquids unless the outlet or location has a permit. 15. Physical Characteristics of Outlets or Locations, New or Existing, Desiring Deliveries of Flammable or Combus- tible Liquids. Section 79.1320 is hereby added as follows: Any outlet or location, new or existing, for which a permit is requested for deliveries of flammable or combustible liquids must meet the requirements of this section. The outlet or location must contain sufficient room to accommodate the delivery vehicle from which the delivery is to be received. Sufficient room to accommodate the delivery vehicle shall be defined to mean that the delivery vehicle must be capable of being parked entirely within the property boundary lines of the outlet or loca- tion and in such a manner that no part of the delivery vehicle shall extend into any street, alley or sidewalk while such vehicle is off - loading flammable or combustible liquids. Further, the entrance and exit accessways provided for the delivery vehicle shall be so arranged that no undue obstruction of traffic results from the delivery vehicle entering or leaving the location or outlet, and said delivery vehicle shall travel in the forward direction when making entrance or exit. It shall be unlawful for the owner, or persons in possession or control of the premises, of an outlet or location or accept deliveries of flammable or combustible liquids in violation of the provisions of this Section, and it shall be unlawful to make deliveries to an outlet or loca- tion which does not meet the requirements of this Section. 16. Safety Devices Required for Outlets or Locations Accepting Deliveries of Flammable or Combustible Liquids. Section 79.1321 is hereby added as follows: Any outlet or location, to be issued a permit to accept deliveries of flammable or combustible liquids, must contain, be equipped with, and use at all times, the following safety devices and structures: 1. Storage tanks for flammable liquids must be underground and constructed in accordance with the appropriate sections of the Fire Prevention Code, provided however, that temporary storage tanks may be permitted above ground. 2. The hose connection employed in making a de- livery of flammable or combustible liquids must contain the safety device known as the "glass elbow" device, to allow inspection of the contents of the deliver- hose. 3. Any hose used in making deliveries of flam- mable or combustible liquids must contain the apparatus commonly known as the tight connection device to secure the off - loading device of the delivery vehicle to the intake structure of the storage tank. It shall be unlawful for the owner, or person in possession and control of the facilities, of an outlet or location to accept deliveries of flam- mable or combustible liquids in violation of the provisions of this section, and it shall be un- lawful to make deliveries to an outlet or location which does not contain safety devices required by this section. 17. Permits and Reports of Installations. Section 82.102(c) is hereby amended as follows: (c) No person shall install or maintain any LP Gas container, or operate any tank vehicle which is used for the transportation of LP Gas without a permit. Where a single container or the aggregate of interconnected containers is over 120 gallons water capacity, the installer shall submit plans to the Chief. A permit shall not be required for the installation or maintenance of portable con- tainers of less than 120 gallon water capacity. 18. Location of Containers. Section 82.105(d) is hereby amended as follows: (d) Containers shall be located with respect to buildings and line of adjoining property which may be built upon in accordance with the following table: TABLE NO. 82.105 Container Capacity (U.S. Gallons) Minimum Distance Less than 120 5 feet 120 to 500 25 feet 501 to 1200 35 feet Over 1,200 50 feet 19. Parking and Garaging. Section 82- 106(b) is hereby amended to read as follows: Any location, new or existing, for which a permit is requested for the delivery of liquefied petro- leum gas must meet the requirements of this sec- tion. The location must contain sufficient room i- to accommodate the delivery vehicle from which the delivery is to be received. Sufficient room to accommodate the delivery vehicle shall be defined to mean that the delivery vehicle must be capable of being parked entirely within the property boun- dary lines and in such a manner that no part of the delivery vehicle shall extend into any street, alley, or sidewalk while such vehicle is off- loading liquefied petroleum gas. Further, the entrance and exit access provided for the delivery vehicle shall be so arranged that no undue obstruc- tion of traffic results -from the delivery vehicle entering or leaving the location and said delivery vehicle shall travel in the forward direction when making entrance or exit. 20. Violations /Penalty. Failure to comply with the provisions of this code adopted by this District shall con- stitute a violation of this code and shall be punishable pursuant to 32- 1- 1002(3)(d), C.R.S. 1973, as amended. 21. Appeals. Whenever the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provi- sions of this code adopted by this District have been mis- constructed or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department pur- suant to the terms of 32- 1- 1002(3)(c), C.R.S. 1973, as amended. 22. Severability clause. If any part, section, sub- section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this code is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of the code or of said standards; the District hereby declares that it would have passed the code and adopted such standards in each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be de- clared invalid. 23. Repealer. All resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed, provided that such repealer shall not repeal the repealer clauses of such resolutions nor revive any resolution thereby. The above resolution was adopted by the Board of Direc- tors of the Eagle -Vail Metropolitan District at its regular business meeting the become effective imme