HomeMy WebLinkAbout08900ORDINANCE NO. 8900
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE III OF
THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO AND
ADOPTING THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL,
INC., 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB
HILLS, IL 60478, ALONG WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS
THERETO AND PROVIDING REMEDIES AND PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate
matter being deleted, underscoring indicates new matter being added)
SECTION 1.
Section 3-2-21 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3-2-21. Legislative findings; International Fire Code adoption by reference.
(a) Legislative findings.
(1) City Council hereby finds and declares that there are
numerous fire, chemical and explosive risks within the City which affect or
are likely to adversely affect public health, safety and welfare. To correct
and prevent the existence of such adverse conditions and to achieve and
maintain such levels of fire prevention and fire safety as will protect and
promote public health, safety and welfare, the establishment and adoption
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of the 2009 International Fire Code is necessary.
(2) The purpose of this Chapter is to protect public health, safety
and welfare from the adverse effects of fire, explosions and chemical
spills.
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(3) The 2009 International Fire Code provides
reasonable and nationally recognized standards for fire prevention and
safety.
(b) International Fire Code adopted by reference. The International
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Fire Code, 2009 Edition, including the appendices thereto, promulgated
and published by the International Code Council, Inc., 4051 West Flossmoor
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Road, Country Club Hills, IL, 60478, May 2009,hereinafter referred to as
the International Fire Code (IFC), is hereby adopted and enacted by reference as
the fire prevention code of the City; provided, however, that the following portions
or provisions thereof are not hereby adopted: (a) the Preface, (b) the sample
form of ordinance adopting the IFC, and (c) Appendix A, Board of Appeals.
Whenever this Code refers to the “International Fire Code” or “I.F.C.,” the
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reference shall be taken to mean the International Fire Code, 2009
Edition, as adopted and amended in this Chapter.
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(c) Copies of the I.F.C., 2009Edition, are available in the office
of the Fire Inspector for the City of Pueblo, 1551 Bonforte Blvd., Pueblo, CO,
81001 for distribution and sale to the public.
SECTION 2.
Section 3-2-24 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 3-2-24. References to other codes.
(a) Whenever any provision of the International Fire Code contains a
\[Fire\] Electrical\[of\] or
reference to the “International Code” the “ICC Electrical
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Code,” the reference shall be taken to mean the National Electrical Code, 2008
2014
Edition, as adopted and amended by Chapter 3 of Title IV of this Code.
(b) Whenever any provision of the International Fire Code contains a
reference to the “International Plumbing Code” or the “ICC Plumbing Code,” the
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reference shall be taken to mean the Uniform Plumbing Code,
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2009 Edition, as adopted and amended by Chapter 4 of Title IV of this
Code.
(c) Whenever any provision of the International Fire Code contains a
reference to the “International Mechanical Code” or the “ICC Mechanical Code,”
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the reference shall be taken to mean the International Mechanical Code, 2009
2015
Edition,as adopted and amended by Chapter 5 of Title IV of this Code.
SECTION 3.
Section 3-2-29 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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Sec. 3-2-29. Vehicles transporting hazardous materials including
flammable liquids; inspections; approval.
Chapter 27 of the International Fire Code, as adopted by this Chapter, is
amended by the addition of the following new Section 2706 to read as follows:
“Section 2706. Transport of hazardous materials.
“2706.1It shall be the duty of the owner of any vehicle used for the
delivery of hazardous materials, including flammable liquids, within the City
to have such vehicle inspected annually by some agency approved by the
Chief of the Fire Department, and to file a report of such annual inspection
with the Fire Department before the first day of January each year. It shall
be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle for which an inspection
report has not been filed for the current year. The inspection report shall be
made on forms furnished by the Fire Department, and shall certify that the
vehicle has been inspected and found to be in safe condition and complies
with all structural and safety requirements prescribed by this Chapter and
the International Fire Code. Any vehicle which is involved in an accident
shall be reinspected and a report of the reinspection filed with the Fire
Department before it is put back into service.
“Section 2706.2 A certificate of approval shall be issued by the Fire
Department for each vehicle for which an inspection report has been filed.
Certificates of approval shall be valid until the first day of January following
the date of issuance. The Chief of the Fire Department may refuse to grant
such certificate of approval for good cause shown, or may revoke or
suspend a certificate for noncompliance with the provisions of this Chapter.
“Section 2706.3 The Chief of the Fire Department, or his duly
authorized representative, is authorized and empowered to inspect any
vehicle, apparatus or equipment used to transport hazardous materials,
including flammable liquids, at any time or place in the City, and shall have
the authority to prohibit the use of any vehicle which does not conform to the
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requirements of this Chapter or the International Fire Code.”
SECTION 4.
Section 3-2-30 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 3-2-30. – Routing; local delivery.
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Chapter 27 of the International Fire Code, as adopted by this Chapter,
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is amended by the addition of the following new section 2708 to read as
follows:
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“Section 2708. Designated routes for hazardous materials.
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5006.1
“2708.1 It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or
operate any tank truck or vehicle, empty, loaded or partially loaded with
hazardous materials, including flammable liquids, where such load did not
originate in delivery to any point within the City, except upon the routes
designated by the Chief of the Fire Department and the Traffic Engineer,
and approved by the City Manager. Routes are subject to change as
conditions warrant.
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5006.2
“2708.2 It shall be unlawful for any person in making
deliveries of hazardous materials, including flammable liquids, within the
City to drive or operate any vehicles loaded or partially loaded over or upon
any street or alley except on routes approved by the Chief of the Fire
Department. A routing map shall be filed with the Fire Department, subject
to approval of the Chief of the Fire Department and the Traffic Engineer,
and shall include all retail stations on each side of the street handling or
selling hazardous material, including flammable liquids, to any consumer.
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5006.3
“2708.3 Trucks making deliveries of hazardous materials,
including flammable liquids, within the City shall follow the approved routes
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as designated in Subsection 2708.2 wherever possible.
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5006.4
“2708.4 During loading and unloading operations, wherever
possible, such trucks shall be off the street and not impeding other traffic.
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“2708.5 Trucks are prohibited inside nay building
during delivery operations and all containers shall be filled outside buildings.
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5006.6
“2708.6 When trucks are making deliveries to retailer
stations of hazardous materials, including flammable liquids, there shall be a
liquid and vapor-tight connection maintained between the truck and the tank
or receptacle being filled.”
SECTION 5.
Section 3-2-33 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 3-2-33. – International Fire Code; fireworks.
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(a) The introductory paragraph of Section 3301.1 of Chapter
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33 of the International Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
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5601.1
3301.1 Scope. The provisions of this Chapter shall govern
the possession, manufacture, storage, handling, sale and use of explosives,
explosive materials, fireworks and small arms ammunition. The provisions,
requirements and prohibitions set forth in Sections 3-2-51 through 3-2-57 of
the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, shall be in addition to, and not in
substitution of, provisions set forth in this Chapter. In the event of any direct
conflict between such sections of the Pueblo Municipal Code and this
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(b) The remainder of Section 3301.1 is unchanged.
SECTION 6.
Section 3-2-53 of Chapter 2, Title III, of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 3-2-53. – Items not considered fireworks; permits for sale.
(a) Those items listed in Section 3-2-51 which are not included as
fireworks are sold in any temporary or permanent place of business shall only be
sold in a B-3, B-4, I-1, I-2 or I-3 Zone District as defined in Title XVII of this Code;
provided, however, that the sale of the same in any temporary or permanent place
of business shall be restricted to the period of seven (7) days prior to the Fourth of
or permanent
July in each year, and the use thereof if obtained from a temporary
place of business shall be restricted to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00
midnight on the Fourth of July.
(b) Any person wishing to sell those items described in this Chapter
which are not considered fireworks and are sold in any temporary place of
business shall obtain a permit therefor. Application for a permit to sell such items
for each location shall be made by June 15 of each year. A permit fee of one
hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be charged for each location and shall be paid to
the City license officer in the Finance Department. Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) of
the permit fee shall be refunded to the applicant if the site of the sale of these
items is cleaned of all stands, refuse and debris constructed or caused by said sale
to the satisfaction of the Chief of the Fire Department, or his or her authorized
representative, by July 10 of each year. No permit granted hereunder shall be
transferrable.
(c) No person shall be issued a permit to sell those items described in
Section 3-2-51(1)(b) which are not considered fireworks if he or she has been
convicted of any offense involving the possession, sale, transportation or use of
fireworks within a period of two (2) years prior to the time application for a permit is
made.
SECTION 7.
Section 3-2-54 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 3-2-54. – Regulations and permits for display.
(a) The requirements of this Chapter shall be in addition to the
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regulations contained in the Uniform Fire Code previously adopted
by Section 3-2-21 of this Code. This Chapter shall govern should there be any
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inconsistency between the Fire Code and this Chapter.
(b) The Chief of the Fire Department shall have the power to adopt
reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised public
display of fireworks at any time by fair associations, amusements parks and other
organizations or groups of individuals. Such rules and regulations may provide
minimum qualifications for persons conducting and supervising a display as
pyrotechnic operators. Every such display shall be handled by a qualified operator
who shall be approved by the Chief of the Fire Department. Every display shall be
of such character and so located that, in the opinion of the Chief of the Fire
Department, such display shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any
person.
(c) Any person wishing to conduct a fireworks display shall obtain a
permit therefor from the Chief of the Fire Department or his or her authorized
representative. Application for a permit shall be made in writing not less than
fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the display. Application shall be made upon a
form adopted by the Fire Chief which shall: identify the applicant; identify the
operator who shall conduct and supervise the display; state the qualifications and
expertise of the operator; identify the premises where the display will be
conducted; and contain a signed written consent of the owner of said premises to
the display being conducted upon his or her property. A permit fee of thirty dollars
($30.00) shall accompany the application and shall be collected by the License
Officer in the Finance Department. No permit granted hereunder shall be
transferable.
(d) It shall be unlawful to store, house or keep those items described in
Section 3-2-51(1)(b) which are not considered fireworks in any building or structure
unless such building or structure is provided with a sprinkler system that is properly
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constructed and maintained according to the Uniform Fire Code
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and the Uniform Building Code.
SECTION 8.
Section 3-2-58 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 3-2-58. - Unlawful conduct and criminal penalties; revocation of permits; other
enforcement.
(a) It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal offense for any person to
knowingly violate, disobey, omit, neglect, refuse or fail to comply with or resist the
enforcement of any provision of this Chapter or of the International Fire Code, and,
upon conviction thereof, the punishment therefor shall be a fine of not more than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than one (1) year,
or both such fine and imprisonment.
(b) It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal offense for any person to
refuse or fail to timely comply with any order issued by the Chief of the Fire
Department, the head of the Division of Fire Prevention or other designated fire
inspector pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or the International Fire Code,
and, upon conviction thereof, the punishment therefor shall be a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than one (1)
year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
(c) It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal offense for any person to
knowingly make any false statement, representation or certification in any
application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be
maintained pursuant to any requirement of this Chapter or the International Fire
Code, and, upon conviction thereof, the punishment therefor shall be a fine of not
more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than one
(1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
(d) Any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or the
International Fire Code may be suspended, terminated or revoked by the Chief of
the Fire Department for:
(1) Any of the reasons stated in Section 105.5 of the International
Fire Code; or
(2) Any material violation of the terms of said permit or
requirements applicable thereto. In addition, the Chief may immediately
suspend any permit issued pursuant to Section 3-2-53 of this Chapter upon
the arrest of any permittee or any agent or employee of such permittee for
possession of fireworks with intent to sell or offer to sell the same.
(e) In the event any owner or occupant of premises within the City shall
refuse entry to the Chief or any fire inspector, or if any premises are locked and the
Chief or any fire inspector has been unable to obtain permission of the owner or
occupant to enter, the Municipal Court is authorized to issue a search warrant
authorizing such entry in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Colorado
Municipal Court Rules.
(f) In the event that any owner or occupant of premises within the City,
or any licensee or permittee, shall fail or refuse to comply with any provision of this
Chapter, the International Fire Code or any license or permit issued thereunder,
the City may initiate an action for injunctive relief in any court of competent
jurisdiction to compel compliance with said Chapter, International Fire Code,
license or permit.
(g) The enforcement remedies set forth in this Section and in Section
109 of the International Fire Code are hereby expressly declared to be cumulative,
and the exercise of any one (1) or more of them is not dependent upon the
exercise of any other remedy, nor does the exercise of any one (1) or more of
them constitute any bar or limitation to the exercise of any other.
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109.4109.4.1
(h) Subsection 109.3 and 109.3.1 of the International
Fire Code are amended to read as follows:
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"109.3 Violations; abatement.
"The provisions set forth in Section 3-2-58(a) through (g) of the Pueblo Municipal
Code shall govern with respect to remedies and penalties for violation of, or
noncompliance with, this code."
SECTION 9.
Section 3-2-60 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 3-2-60. – Additional modifications to the International Fire Code.
The following Sections or Subsections of the International Fire Code and
Appendices thereto, as adopted by this Chapter, are amended as follows:
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(1) The definition of “Fire Apparatus Access Road” in Section 502.1
202
is amended to read as follows:
FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD.
“ A road on private
property that provides fire apparatus access from a public way to a
facility, building or portion thereof. This is a general term inclusive of
all other terms such as fire lane, private street, parking lot lane and
access roadway.”
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(2) The definition of “Public Way” in Section 1002.1, Definitions , is
amended to read as follows:
PUBLIC WAY.
“ A street, alley or other parcel of land that has
been platted, deeded, dedicated or otherwise permanently
appropriated to the public for public use or a private roadway subject
to a public ingress, egress or access easement.”
(3) Subsection 609.3.3.1 is amended to read as follows:
609.3.3.1. Inspection.
“Hoods, grease-removal devices, fans,
ducts and other appurtenances shall be inspected at intervals
specified in Table 609.3.3.1 or as approved by the fire code official.
Inspections shall be completed by qualified individuals. High volume
operations may remain at historical 6-month frequencies.”
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(4) Paragraph 1 of Subsection 2403.2 is amended to read as
follows:
3103.2 Approval Required.
“Tents and membrane structures
having a tent or membrane surface area in excess of 1,600 square
feet or having an occupancy of more than fifty (50) persons shall not
be erected, operated or maintained for any purpose without first
obtaining a permit and approval from the fire code official.”
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(5) Section 1002.1, Definitions is amended by the addition of a new
definition for “Emergency Vehicle Access” to read as follows:
EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS.
“ A continuous and
unobstructed paved or otherwise approved way of ingress and
egress from a public way to a development specifically intended for
the use of emergency service vehicles and not the general public.”
(6)Section 202 is amended by the addition of the term
“EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS” to the list of terms
referenced in Section 1002 and defined in Chapter 2.
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(7)
(6)Subsection D102.1 of Appendix D is amended to read as follows:
D102.1. Access and loading.
“Facilities, buildings or portions
of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire
department apparatus by way of a public way or an approved fire
apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved
driving surface which shall comply with the most recent Roadway
Classification Design Standards and Policies adopted by City Council
Resolution NO. 10264 pursuant to the authority of Section 12-4-7 of
the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended.”
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(7 Subsection D103.1 of Appendix D is amended to read as follows:
D103.1 Fire apparatus access roads.
“Fire apparatus access
roads shall be designed and constructed in accordance with this
Appendix D and all other applicable requirements of the International
Fire Code. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus
access road, the minimum road width shall be twenty-six (26) feet
(7925 mm). See Figure D103.1.”
(8) Paragraph 1 of Subsection D103.5 of Appendix D is amended to read
as follows:
“1. The minimum gate width shall be as determined by the Fire
Chief.”
(9) Figure D103.1 of Appendix D is amended by the deletion of the 70’
diameter cul-de-sac so as to appear as follows:
End of Figure D103.
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(7)
(10) A new Subsection D103.7 is hereby added to Appendix D to read
as follows:
D103.7 Public roadways.
“All public roadways shall be
designed and constructed in accordance with the Roadway
Classification Design Standards and Policies adopted by Resolution
No. 10264 and the Standard Construction Specifications and
Standard Details adopted by Resolution No. 10129.”
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(11)Subsection D104.2 and D104.3 of Appendix D are amended
to read as follows:
D104.2 Buildings or facilities or aggregate development
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exceeding 62,000 square feet in area or generating more than
2,000 vehicle trips per day.
Buildings or facilities or aggregate
development having a gross building area of more than 62,000
square feet (5,760 m²) or generating more than two thousand
(2,000) vehicle trips per day shall be provided with two (2)
separate and approved fire apparatus access roads within the site
and shall provide unimpeded access from two (2) separate
directions via public roadways.
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D104.3. Remoteness.
“Where two (2) fire apparatus roads
are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not
less than one-half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal
dimension of the property or area to be served, measured in a
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straight line between accesses.”
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(12) Subsection D106.1 of Appendix D is amended to read as follows:
D106.1 Multiple-family residential projects having more
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than 100 dwelling units or generating more than 600 vehicle
trips per day.
Multiple-family residential projects having more than
one hundred (100) dwelling units or generating more than six
hundred (600) vehicle trips per day shall be equipped throughout
with two (2) separate directions via public roadways.”
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(13) Subsection D107.1 of Appendix D is amended to read as follows:
D107.1 One- or two-family dwelling residential
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developments.
Developments of one- or two-family dwellings
where the number of dwelling units exceeds sixty (60) or the
development generates more than six hundred (600) vehicle trips
per day shall provide unimpeded access from two (2) separate
directions via public roadways.”
EXCEPTIONS:
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“1. Where there are between sixty (60) and one
hundred (100) dwelling units on a single public or private
access way and all dwelling units are protected by approved
residential sprinkler systems, public access from two (2)
directions shall not be required; however, a secondary
emergency vehicle access shall be required.
“2. Planned, sequential developments that will connect
with future public roadway networks of the City shall be
allowed to construct up to two hundred (200) dwelling units or
per day
generate up to two thousand (2,000) vehicle trips
without providing two (2) separate fire apparatus access roads
or public roadways to the site.”
(11) Subsection 912.4.2 is amended to read as follows:
“912.4.2 Clear space around connections. A hard surface
working space of not less than 36 inches in width and 48 inches
in depth, and a clear space of 78 inches in height shall be
provided and maintained in front of and to the sides of wall-
mounted fire department connections and around the
circumference of free-standing fire department connections,
except as otherwise required or by the fire chief.
approved
(12) The title to Section 5307 is amended to read as follows:
Section 5307 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Systems used in
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Beverage Dispensing or Marijuana Applications
(13) Subsection 5307.1 is amended to read as follows:
5307.1 General. Carbon dioxide systems with more
than 100 pounds (45.4 kg) of carbon dioxide used in
beverage dispensing or marijuana applications shall
comply with Sections 5307.2 through 5307.5.3.
(14) Section 5307 is amended by the addition of a new Subsection
5307.5.3 to read as follows:
5307.5.3 Warning signs where required. Approved
warning signs indicating the danger involved and
necessary precautions shall be posted on all doors and
entrances to any room or other area where carbon dioxide
can accumulate.
SECTION 10.
A public hearing to consider the adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code, with
modifications, shall be held in the Council Chambers, 1 City Hall Place, Third Floor,
Pueblo, Colorado at 7:00 p.m. on August 10, 2015. The City Clerk is directed to publish
notice of such hearing pursuant to Section 31-16-203 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
SECTION 11.
The adoption of this Ordinance and the 2015 International Fire Code shall not
impose any duty upon any person, firm, corporation, or other entity with regard to the
enforcement or nonenforcement of this Ordinance or said code. No person, firm,
corporation, or other entity shall have any private right of action, claim, or civil liability
remedy against the City of Pueblo or their officers, employees or agents, for any damage
arising out of or in any way connected with the adoption, enforcement, or nonenforcement
of this Ordinance or said code. Nothing in the Ordinance or in said code shall be
construed to create any liability, or to waive any of the immunities, limitations on liability,
or other provisions of the Governmental Immunity Act, Section 24-10-101, C.R.S. et seq.,
or to waive any immunities or limitation on liability otherwise available to the City of
Pueblo or their officers, employees or agents.
SECTION 12.
If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or the
adopted 2015 International Fire Code is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or of the 2015
International Fire Code.
SECTION 13.
The Council finds and declares that a certified true copy of the 2015 International
Fire Code, has been on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Pueblo for not less
than 15 days preceding the public hearing referred to in Section 10 of this Ordinance, and
shall remain in said office for public inspection. After adoption of this Ordinance, a copy of
the 2015 International Fire Code shall be kept in the office of the Pueblo Fire Inspector,
1551 Bonforte Blvd. Pueblo, CO 81001. Copies of the 2015 International Fire Code shall
be available through the Pueblo Fire Inspector for purchase by the public at a moderate
price.
SECTION 14.
The officers of the City are directed and authorized to perform any and all acts
consistent with the intent of this Ordinance to effectuate the policies and procedures
described herein.
SECTION 15.
This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: July 13, 2015
BY: Ed Brown
PASSED AND APPROVED: August 10, 2015
City Clerk’s Office Item # R-1
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 13, 2015
TO: President Stephen G. Nawrocki and Members of City Council
CC: Sam Azad, City Manager
VIA: Gina Dutcher, City Clerk
FROM: Shawn T. Shelton, Interim Fire Chief
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE III OF THE PUEBLO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO AND ADOPTING THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL
FIRE CODE PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC.,
4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478, ALONG
WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO AND PROVIDING REMEDIES AND
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF
SUMMARY:
Attached is an Ordinance which makes revisions to Chapter 2 of Title III relating to the Fire Code
and adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
City Council routinely adopts updates to the Fire Code with its last update adopting the 2009
International Fire Code and miscellaneous amendments to Chapter 2 of Title III, Pueblo Municipal
Code.
BACKGROUND:
The proposed Ordinance adopts the 2015 International Fire Code with minor amendments. The
adoption updates the International Fire Code to the same code cycle as the recently adopted
2015 International Building Code. It also provides for the adoption of the most recent codes
available addressing life safety and fire risk. The Ordinance also adds three (3) amendments that
address specific life safety concerns related to the marijuana industry not specifically mentioned in
the International Fire Code.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The proposed Ordinance will result in the expenditure of approximately $2,000 to purchase new
code books and reference materials.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
The Pueblo County Code Adoption and Revision Commission recommended adoption of the 2015
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International Fire Code at its meeting on May 4 2015.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
A county wide group of fire officials and the Pueblo Regional Building Department met over
several weeks to review the code and to make recommendations on amendments. All fire
agencies and fire districts with code enforcement authority were invited to attend the meetings in
addition, the building department and a representative from the home builders group were invited.
Representatives from Pueblo City Fire, Pueblo West Fire, Pueblo Rural Fire, Rye Fire, Beulah
Fire, Pueblo County Emergency Services Bureau, Boone Fire and the Pueblo Regional Building
Department attended.
ALTERNATIVES:
Failure to enact this Ordinance results in the City operating under a Fire Code which does not
meet the standards of the most recent international code. Not acting would also create a conflict
between the enforcement of the 2015 International Building Code and our current code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Ordinance.
Attachments:
None.