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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-0419 - Adopting fire prevention code (Repealed by 850).,..,;.; ORDINANCE NO.~ An ordinan~adopting a fire prevention code;prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion;and providing penalties. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOVm COUNCIL OF THE TOW~OF MARYSVILLE. Section 1.Adoption of Fire Prevention Code. There is hereby adopted by the 'I'own of Marysville for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion,that certain code known as the Fire Prev~ntion Code,Abbreviated Edition,recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters,being particularly the 1954 edition theJ;",eof and the whole thereof,save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted,modif~ed or amended,of which code not less than three (3)copies have been and now are filed in the office /.. of the Clerk of the Town oflVfarysville and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fUlly as if set out at length herein,and the provisions thereof shall be controlling wi thin the limits of the Town of'Marysville. Section 2.Enforcement. The code hereby adopted shall be enforced by the Chief of the Fire Department and he is hereby given the power of arrest for such purpose. Section 3.Definition. ,Wherever the word "Municipality"is used in the code hereby adopted,it shall be held to mean the Town of Marysville. Section LI_.Establishment of Limits of Districts in which storage of Flammable Liquids in Outside Aboveground Tanks and Bulk storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gases is to be Restricted. The limits referred to in section 804a of the code hereby adopted in which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited,and the limits referred to in section 1104 of the code hereby adopted,in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum ,. gas is restricted,are hereby established as follows:Within the corporate limits of the Town of Marysville. Section 5.illnendments Made in the Code Hereby Adopted. The code hereby adopted is amended and changed in the following respects: 1.Sections 601, 602,603 and 604 are deleted, 2.A new Article is added to said code as follows: ARTICLE 14 PLACES OF ASSE1ffiLY Section 1401.License Required. (a)No place of assembly as defined in paragraph (b)of this section shall be maintained,operated or used as such except under a license from the 'I'own Council,except that no license shall be required for any place of assembly used solely as a place of religious worship. Such license shall be issued for one year from date of issue and shall be revokable for cause.Application for license shall be made on proper forms,and,wherEj deemed necessary,shall include bu i Ld l.ng plans,showing type of cons truction,exits,aisles and seating arrangements,and details of decorations.No license shall be issued until the provisions of thls ordinance have been complied with,and approval has been obtained from the Chief of the Fire Department. (b)"Place of assembly"shall mean a room or space used for religious,recreational,educational,political;social or amusement purposes or for the consumption of food or drink,in which provision is made for the seating of 100 or more persons,or which has a floor area of 1500 square feet or more used for such purposes.For the purpose of tpis definition such room or space shall include any similarly occupied connecting room or space in the same story,or in a story or stories above or below,where entrance is comraon to the rooms or spaces. - 2 - Section l402.Decorative Material. (a)C "Decorative material"shall include all such materials as curtains,draperies,streamers,wall or ceiling coverings for acous- tical or other effect,and also cloth,cotton batting,straw,vines, leaves,trees and moss used for decorative effect,but it shall not include floor coverings,ordinary window shades nor materials one fortieth of an inch or less in thickness applied directly to and adhering tightly to a noncombustible base. (b)No decorative material shall be used in a place of assembly which as applied will ignite and allow flame to spread over the sur- face when exposed to a match flame test conducted as described in (c)below.Flameproofing treatment s used to accompl ish this shall be renewed as often as may be necessary to maintain the flameproof effect. (c)'The match flame test shall consist of the application of a flame from a common paper match held in a horizontal position,one- half inch underneath the material to be tested,and at a constant location for a minimum of 15 seconds. Section 11~03.Pyroxylin Coated Fabric. Pyroxylin coated fabric used as a decorative material or as a surface covering on fixed furnishings,shall be limited in amount to the fOllowing: Such fabrics containing 1.4 ounces or more of cellulose nitrate per square yard shall not be used in excess of a total amount equivalent to one square foot of fabriC surface to 15 cubic feet of room v o'lume ,Each square foot of such fabric which c orrt aLna 1.7 ounces or more of cellulose nitrate per square yard shall be counted as two square feet in making this computation. Section 1404.Exit Doors. During the period of occupancy,no exit door shall be locked, bolted,or otherwIse fastened SO that the door cannot be opened from the Inside by the use of the pressure on the door or on a panic release device.Employees shall be instructed in the method of - 3 - collapsing revolving doors,and the doors shall be tested by collapsing at least once a month. Section lLe05.Aisles. In each room where chairs,or tables and chairs,are used,the arrangement shall be such as will provide for ready access by aisles to each exit doorway.Aisles leading directly to exit doorways shall not have less than 36 inches clear width which 'shall not be obstructed by chairs,tables or other objects. Section 1406.Marking of Exits. (a)In rooms accomodating more than 75 persons,in a place of assembly,required exi t doorways,other than those normally used for entrance,shall ciently illuminated distinguished. be plainly marked bY.appr ove~.exi t st;::'S~ffi­ when the floor area lS oc cupf ed,to e reachly (b)Directional signs,as required,shall be placed on walls or otherwise displayed in conspicuous locations to direct occupants to exits. Section 1~.07.Lighting of Exit Ways. (a)Required exi t way s shall be kept adequately lighted at all times that the place of assembly served thereby is occupied. (b)Where the number of'persons exceeds 75 in any room in a place of assembly the artificial lighting of'the room and of exit ways therefrom shall be by electricity so arranged and supplied that interruption of supply to any lighting br-anch circuit will not result in extinguishment of all the lights in the room or all the lights along any exit way. Section 1406.Use of'Exit Ways. No part of a stairway,whether interior or exterior,tior of a fire tower,nor of a hallway,cor-r-Loor-,vestibule,balcony or bridge 1eadIing to a stairway or exit of any kind,shall be used in any way that will obstruct its use as an exit or that will present a hazard of fire. - 4 - ,,~, '" Section lU09.Ash Trays. Where smoking is permitted,there shall be provided on each table and at other convenient places sui table noncombustible ash trays or match recei verso Section 1410.Fire Appliances. (a)Suitable fire appliances in and ne ar-boiler rooms, kitchens,storage rooms and other occupied areas shall be provided as designated by the Chief of the Fire Department.Such fire appliances may consist of automatic alarm systems,automatic sprink- lers,standpipe and hose systems,or portable extinguishers. (b)All fire appliances shall be kept in working condition. Extinguishers and hose and siiffil1ar appliances shall be visible and 'h andy at all times.It shall be the duty .of the owner and the occupan t of each building,or part of a building,occupied as a place of assembly to properly train sufficient regular employees in the use of fire appliances so that such appliances can be qu i ckLy put in operation. Section 1411.Inspection by Fire Department. The Chief of the Pire Department shall inspect,or cause to be inspected,each place of assembly,at least monthly and at such times,including time of occupancy an d use,as to assure compliance. Section 6.Modifications. The Chief of the Pire Department shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the code hereby adopted upon application in writing by the owner or lessee,or his duly authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties 'in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code,provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed,public safety secured,and substantial justice done. 'I'he particulars of such modification when granted or allowed and -5 - "I I, I I r " the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department thereon shall be entered upon the records of the department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant. Section 7.Appeals. Whenever the Chief of the F'ire Department shall di sapprove an application or refuse to grant a license or permit applied for, or when it is Claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been miscon- strmed or wrongly interpreted,the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department to Town Council within 30 days from the date of the decision of the appeal. Section 8.Penalties. a.Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith,or wh.o shall vio- late or fail to comply with any order made thereunder,or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder,or any certificate or per- mi t issued thereunder,and from which no appeal has been taken,or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Town Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction,within the time fixed herein,shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively,be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.The imposition of one penalty for any 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 s~parate offense. b.The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. _6 - 'l>i/li'; ,-,;;;]'.....w-1.- Section 9.Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or incon- sistent wi th the provisions of this ordinance or of the code hereby adopted are hereby repealed. Section 10.Validity. The Town Council of the To~m of Marysville hereby declares that should any section,paragraph,sentence,or word of this ordinance or of the code hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be in- valid,it is the intent of said Town Council that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination here from of any such portion as may be declared invalid. PASSED by the Council and approved by the Mayor this Jr~<, day of January,1956. AT'I'Es'r::li.7;~Town Clel'lC ~7 -