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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 496 l', I - .' '7 . ORDINANCE NO. 496 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW BY AMENDING CHAPTER 63, "FIRE CODE" The Council of the City of Mounds View does hereby ordain: SECTION I. Adoption of the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code and amendments as recommended by the Blaine - Spring Lake Park - Mounds View Fire Department by deleting sections shown in brackets and adding sections shown underscored on the attached Chapter 63' "Fire Code". SECTION II. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the date of its publication. Read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 28th day of October, 1991. . Read and passed by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this ~ day of November , 1991. ATTEST: C2~~<# ror (SEAL) ~~J;RM: ity Att Y ~ (BULLETIN: NOVEMBER 20, 1991) . - , , . . , CHAPTER 63 FIRE CODE 63 . 01. STATE BUILDING' CODE_ Effective July 1, 1972, all buildings within the Municipality shall be regulated by Laws, 1971, Chapter 561. 63.02. ADOPTION OF MINNRSOTA UNIFORM FIRE CODE. {There is hereby adopted by Mounds View for the purpose of prescribing regulat'ions governing conditions hazardous to health and property from fire or explosion, that certain . code known as the Uniform Fire Code, 1973 Edition, recommended by the International Association, being particularly the 1973 edition thereof, and as amended from time to time, of which code at least one (1) copy has been and is now filed in the offices of the Clerk and the same in herby adopted and the date of which this ordinance shall take effect the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the Municipality.} , The Minnesota Un~form Fire Code, ~:~~u~~n: ~~~:~::ts ln effect, and annendlces thereto are d the . fire code of the city. 63.03. {GENERAL PROVISIONS.} AMENDMRN"rS TO FIRE CODE {(1) Sect"ion 9.102 Definitions of the Uniform Fire Code amended. (2) Section 102(a), Section 1.209 are herby amend to include "school bus" as an additional occupancy to be inspected and hazardous conditions remedied.} The Minnesota Uniform Fire Code is ,. amended and chan~ed in the followin~ resoects: Article 10 Section 10.207(c) is amend to read as follows: (c)Width The unobst~lcted width of a fire annaratu~ access road sha~l be not less than 24 feet - Section 10 306(a) is amended bv addin~ suboara~raoh: (1) All reoui:ed automatic'f;~~-~~tinguishinQ svstems shall be water sor1nkler svstems e: .. When lar~e amounts of electrical equioment are invo~ved, a~ alternative 7xtin~ishi~~ ;;;~:~ :a; ~7 consldered 1f the svstem lS desl~ed to d olvalent orotection as a water svstem. - , ' . In all cases the Fire Department will reouire a complete review and approval of.all Tire exti~~~i;hing systems. Article 10 is amended bv addin~ the followin~ section' Notifvin~ Devices . Section 10.314 Non-monitored automatic fire extin~ishin~ SYstems shall have both internal and external notifvin~ devices in aporoved locations. .. Article 11 . Section 11.101(a) is amended bv addin~ suboara~raph: (1) Recreation Fires. Recreational f;r~~ :~e ~~ose used for preparin~ food are permitted Th. i m promul~ate such re~lations as he deems ne~e~~~;; to imolement this section. Section 11 101 is amended bv addin~ the following suboara~raph: (e) Open Burnin~ Restriction. Ooen burnin~ is . prohibited except as allowed in section li~101(;)(1) and 11 101( f). (f) Fires for Trainin~ Sessions. Nothin~ in this. sec~i~n shall prohibit the fi~e de9artment~:o: ~o~~~c~;:~ tralnln~ sessions on actual flres of any t e purpose - Section 11 301 is amended to read as follows (a) For the purpose of this section. ~~e soundin~ of any fire alarm system shall constitute a f' e {63.04. AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARDS, JUNK YARDS AND WASTE MATERIAL HANDLING PLANTS_ Section 34.104, the burning of wrecked or discarded motor vehicles or of junk of any waste materials is hereby prohibited.} {53. OS. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE GENERAL is amended in its entirety as follows:- Article 11, General Precautions Against Fire, Division 1, Incinerators and open burning, bon fires and outdoor rubbish fires, Section 11.101(a) is amended . in its entirety as follows: (a) Definitions. - . , . .. "Director" - means the Director of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. "Garbage" -. animal and vegetable matter such as that originating in homes, restaurants, and food service and processing establishment. "Opening Burning" - burning any matter whereby the resultant combustion products are omitted directly to the open atmosphere without passing through an adequate stack, duct, or chimney. .. . "Refuse " - any combustible waste material, trade waste or garbage containing carbon in a free or combined state. "Salvage Operations" - any business, trade, industry or other activity conducted in whole or in part for the purpose of salvaging or reclaiming metals or chemicals or other products or materials. "Authorized" - approval of the Director and Fire Department as evidenced by a permit from both agencies. . (b) Exception. Recreational fire are permitted. These regulations shall not apply to wood burning fireplaces nor to fires used solely for the preparation of food by barbecuing. (c) Permit Required. Not withstanding a permit from the Director to conduct open burning, a permit must be obtained from the Fire Department prior to any burning. (d) Special Requirements. All authorized open burning ~ust comply with the following: (1) The location is not less than SO feet from any structure on the property on which the burning is conducted and adequate provisions are made to prevent fire from spreading to within 50 feet of any structure. (2) A competent person must be in constant attendance until the open burning is extinguished. This person shall have a garden hose connected to the water supply or other fire extinguishing equipment readily available for use. (3) Burning is only permitted from 6:00 PM to 6:00 am on any day. (4) Minnesota Air Pollution Control Agency Rule No. 8 . is hereby adopted in full and by reference and shall be in full force and effect in this city. (e) Chief May Prohibit. The Chief of the Fire Department may prohibit any or all authorized open burning - , ' . . when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make such fires hazardous.} {63.06} 63.04 ESTABLISHMENT AND OOTIES OF. BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION_ Subdivision 1. Enforcement. The Minnesota Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department under. contract with the city, which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department. . . Subdivision 2. Inspectors. The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members of the Fire Department as members of the Bureau of Fire Prevention and as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. Subdivision 3. Annual Report. A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made annually and transmitted to the Council. {Subdivision 4. Fire Inspector. The city shall appoint a fire inspector to handle routine inspections and fire prevention code violations, including, but not limited . to routine inspections of the schools, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and multiple dwelling occupancies. The appointed fire inspector shall be responsible for the enforcement of these routine inspection matters. All other matters currently handled by the fire department come under the direction of the Fire Chief, shall remain the function on the Fire Department.} Su~di vision 4. F.i re Inso~~~o~ ~ef~~ t~ ~~~ F~re Insoectlon Protocol Amendment ~u 0 f t n 06/01/87. 63 OS. FIRE DRPARTH'RN"r PRRMIT FEES_ All Fire Department Permit Fees shall be set in accordance with.a fee schedule adooted b; r;;ol~~i~~ of the city council 63 06 DK"l."KHMINATION OF ~ MATRRIAT..c;. PROCESSES OR OCCUPANCIES THAT REQUIRE PERMI _ Thecitv counc~l and the ~;:f ~f~~e ~~~~ ~~~:~~:~nt shall act as a commlttee to de n a s ~ f = ~~L ~ivin7 affected persons an oooor~unit: ~~ b: ~~~;~~ ~~; new materlals. ~rocesses or occuDancles~ h h h ~ o~~~e . Dermit~. in additi~n to thos: :~w ~:~~~~~~d l~ s~~~ c~~e The Ch1ef of the F1re Deoart e s s _h t a cons~icuous Dlace in his office and distribut; ~o~i;s thereof to interested Dersons. - . ' . . . {63.07. DEFINITIONS_ (1) Wherever the word "Municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean' Mounds View. (2) Whenever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the City Attorney for Mounds View.} {63.08. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS IN OUTSIDE ABOVE-GROOND TANKS -. IS TP BE PROHIBITED. . Subdivision L Above Ground Tanks. The limits. referred to in Section 79 of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of flammable liquids in outside above ground tanks is prohibited, are to be established by the Bureau of Fire Prevention and it shall be designated on a map which shall become a part of this Code. Three copies of said map shall be on file with the Clerk and one copy shall be posted in the office of the Chief of the Fire Department. Subdivision 2. Bulk Plants. The limits referred to in Section 79 of the Uniform Fire Code, in which new bulk . plants for flammable liquids are prohibited, are to be established by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, shall be designated on a map prepared Ior such purpose, three copies of which shall be kept on file with the Clerk's office, and one copy to be posted in the office of the Chief of the Fire Department.} {63.09. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS IN WHICH BULK STORAGE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASSES IS TO BE RESTRICTED. The limits referred to in Section 80.105 of the Uniform Fire Code, in which bulk storage of liquefiedpetroleUID gas in restricted, is to be established by the Bureau of Fire Prevent.ion, shall be designated on a map prepared for such purpose, three copies of which shall be kept on file in the Clerk-Administrator's Office, and one copy to be posted in the office of the Chief of the Fire Department.} {63.10. FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS_ Subdivision 1. Fire Prevention Policy Statement. It is declared to be the policy of the city of Mounds View to vigorously promote the safety and welfare of its citizens and visitors. In this context, the traditional approach to fire service -- suppressing fires once ignited, rescuing survivors, and too frequently exposing firefighters to . physical danger and death, all at a disproportionately high community investment of resources in manpower and equipment -- is declared unacceptable for the City of Mounds View. Rather, it is the fire safety policy of the City of Mounds View to effiCiently utilize its resources and maximize life, . - , . . . safety, and citizen welfare by requiring that fire prevention and extinguishing systems be built into certain new structures. Thus, the effectiveness of the Mounds View Fire Department is=nhanced and extended at a lower cost to the citizenry, life safety is allocated a priority at least as great as property protection, and the owner cost of built-in fire protection is partially or wholly repaid in savings on initial construction costs and annual fire insurance premiums. Subdivision 2. Fire Extinguishing Systems Required. Every story, basement, or cellar in every building hereafter . erected in I-l (industrial), B-1 (neighborhood business), B-2 (limited business) and R-O (residential/office) zoning districts shall have installed and be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system which complies with the provisions of the Sprinkler Standard NFPA No. 13. All Buildings built and heated hereafter for or by the City for its own life and purpose shall be sprinkled as required above. Every story, basement or cellar in every building exceeding three stories in height or exceeding 10,000 sq. ft. of floor area hereafter erected in any multi-family residential (R-3, R-4) district shall have installed and be . equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system. The system for multi-family residential (R-3, R-4) shall be considered complete when protection is provided in all habitable rooms. Exception: Buildings having a gross floor area less than 2,000 sq. ft. shall not be required to install a fire extinguishing system, provided each story of the building has at least 20 sq. ft. of opening above grade in each segment on the 50 lineal feet of exterior wall on at least one side of the building. Subdivision 3. Variances. Variances or adjustments from the requirements of the ordinance shall be considered by an Appeals Board, as established by the City Council. The Council shall make the final determination on all variance and adjustment cases. The Board of Appeals may recommend and the City Council may grant variances from the literal provision of the ordinance in instances where their strict enforcement would cause undue hardship beeause of circumstances unique and distinctive to the specific property or use under consideration. The provisions of this ordinance, considered in. conjunction with the unique and distinctive circumstances related to the property or uses ;thereof must be the approximate cause of hardship; circumstances caused by the property owner of the applicant . or predecessor in title shall not constitute sufficient justification to a grant a variance. A variance may be granted by the City Council after demonstration by evidence that all of the following qualifications are met: - . ( a) A particular hardship to the owner would result if the strict letter of regulations were carried out; (b) The condition upon which the application for a variance is based are unique to the parcel of land of the use thereof for which the variance is sought and are not common, generally, to other property or uses thereof within the same zoning classification; . (c) The granting of the variance will. not be . detrimental to the public. welfare or injurious to . other property or improvements in the neighborhood. Variances will not be considered unless the appellant has paid to the City the plan check fee as established by Chapter 59 of the Municipal Code. Subdivision 4. Board of Appeals. In order to determine the SUitability of alternate materials and type of . construction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of the provisions of this Code, there shall be and hereby is created a Board of Appeals. The City Council shall serve as such a Board of Appeals. The bUilding inspector shall be an ex officio member of such Board. The Board shall hear and determined all appeals from decisions of the Building Inspector with respect to any of the provisions of this Code and shall render all of its decisions in writing to the Building Inspector and to the Applicant.} - {63.11 PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Any person, firm, or corporation which shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. Subdivision 2. Orders Establishing Fire Lanes. The Bureau of Fire Prevention is hereby authorized to order the . establishment of fire lanes on public or private property as may not be necessary in order that the travel of fire equipment may not be interfered with, and that access to fire hydrants or buildings may not be blocked off. When fire lane has been offered to be established, it shall be - . " . , ' . marked by a sign bearing the words ~No Parking - Fire Lane" or a similar message. When the fire lane is on public property or a public-right-of-way, the sign or signs shall be erected by the owner at his own expense within 30 days after he has been notified of the order. Thereafter, no person shall park a vehicle or otherwise occupy or obstruct the fire lane.} {63.12 REPEAL. The adoption of the codes and standards referred to in this chapter shall not repeal or supersede any ordinances of Mounds View regulating the same subject matt,er, but the provisions of said codes and standards and . of the ordinances of the municipality shall all be applicable. In the event that there is a conflict between the provisions of said codes and standards and ordinances of Hounds View, the more restrictive provision shall prevail, except when there is a conflic~ between said codes and standards and the building cOd.e-~ then the provisions of building code sh~ll prevail.} . . , , , .0,'.... . . -' .-,-- '-. "'- ,. . . .. AMENDMENT No. I FIRE INSPECTION PROTOCOL . WHEREAS, i~ is ~he desire of the ci~y of Mounds View to contract wi~h the Spring Lake Park-Bla!ne-Mounds view Fire Departmen~ ~o provide certain fire inspection services on a interim baeis, and WHEREA9, the spring Lake Park-alaine-Mounds View Fire bepartment has met with the. Ci~y of Mounds View and agreed to the request of the city. NOW, THEREFORE, the followingptovisions of Amendment No. 1 to the Fire InspectlonPro~ocol are hereby agreed to. L The Fire Department will inspect all occupancies in sreas covered by the Uniform Fire Code except multiple dwellings. 2j Multiple dwellings will be inspected under the folowing . conditionel a. Requested by city Staff. b. Requested by occupant/Manager/Owner of building. c. Deficiency noted on a fire call to the building. "'" The city shall be notified ot all inspections undertaken as a result of 2.b. or 2.c. as listed. above and the reasons for those inspections prior to said inspection. 3, An analysis of the current city ordinance relating to fire prevention/inspection will be made and suggested amendments, if any, will be forwarded to the Clerk- Administrator for further discussion. 4. The Fire Oepartment will submit periodic reports to the Clerk-Administrator as to the progress being made, problems encountered, etc. . 5. The Fire Department will bill the city monthly for the inspection services listed above as a supplemen~al fire budget item. Permit fees collected by the Fire Depart- ment will be deducted from ~he total amount due. . " . I ~ . . . ^MBNOMENT No. I , FIRE INS~ECT!ON PROTOCOL P^GFJ TWO JI.1 I 6. This Amendment No. 1 to the ~ire Inspection Protocol shall be cancellable by unilateral action of either party upon 10 days ~ritten notice. Acceptedl City of Mounds View Spring Lake Park Fire Dept., Inc. c2 ,~ . . /_0.' -r-- ,uI t<t/;:~?(.~z..{.'. . Date' 6//1/> , """ .