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Office of: <br />JOEL R. HANSON, Administrator <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 <br />612-484-2177 <br />FAX: 612- 484 -4538 <br />CITY OF LITTLE CANADA <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />MEMO <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: John Palacio, Building Official <br />Frank Graczyk, Fire Chief <br />DATE: May 23, 1990 <br />RE: Fire Suppression /Appendix E <br />MAYOR <br />Michael Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Bill Blesener <br />Rick Collova <br />Jim LaValle <br />Fire access, fire service, Fire Department, fire personnel, fire <br />attack, rescue. What does this all mean? The decision that the <br />whole community of Little Canada accepted in the adoption of Appendix <br />E and a careful view was taken in regards to: <br />(a) Part -time Fire Department <br />(b) Fire Department access <br />(c) Water supply <br />(d) Fire Department equipment <br />(e) Rescue <br />All of the items listed have no boundaries or no limits in safety. <br />In the early 1980's the decision was made and business folks accepted <br />Appendix E, presently now known as the Fire Suppression Chapter, <br />State Building Code 1305.6905, Appendix Chapter 38. This Chapter has <br />provisions for installation of on- premise fire suppression systems <br />with specific requirements in regards to building floor area, type of <br />construction and class of occupancies. A question arose in regards <br />to accessory buildings, if one could be built on the same property <br />not meeting the requirements of fire suppression systems. A total <br />outlook must be taken and a complete overview of the area <br />(property). Do the buildings on the same property have fire <br />protection? Are they sprinkled? Do they have accessibility for the <br />Fire Department and for rescue? The other factor is the insurance <br />rating for the City. Presently we have the rating of 6. I recently <br />spoke with Mr. Gary Dyrstra from Commercial Risk Service. He <br />informed me that in 1986 the insurance rating was taken. I asked him <br />what type of information was needed to obtain the rating. His <br />response was fire alarm, Fire Department and water supply. My next <br />question was if accessory buildings would have an impact on the fire <br />rating. "Not necessarily" he commented. Since 1986 the City has had <br />new watermains installed and a considerable effort will be made in <br />looping watermains in the near future. There will also be a new fire <br />RAGE- 8 <br />