HomeMy WebLinkAbout06359ORDINANCE NO. 6359
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF TITLE III OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE, ADOPTING WITH
MODIFICATIONS THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1997 EDITION, PUBLISHED BY THE
INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE INSTITUTE, 5360 WORKMAN MILL ROAD, WHITTIER,
CALIFORNIA, 90601, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAID
CHAPTER AND UNIFORM FIRE CODE, AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN
RELATION THERETO
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, as amended, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
3 -2 -21: UNIFORM FIRE CODE - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE
The Uniform Fire Code, [1994] 1997 Edition, including the Appendices
thereto, promulgated and published by the International Fire Code Institute, [9300
Jollyville Road, Suite 105, Austin, Texas, 78759] 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier,
California. 90601 -2298 hereinafter referred tows the Uniform Fire Code (UFC) is
hereby adopted and enacted by reference as the fire prevention code of the City of
Pueblo; provided however, that the following portions or provisions thereof are not
hereby adopted: (a) the Preface, (b) the sample form of ordinance adopting the
UFC, (c) Appendix IV -B Christmas Trees, and (d) Appendix [VI -C] VI -D , Model
Citation Program.
SECTION 2
Section 3 -2 -29 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
3 -2 -29: VEHICLES TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INCLUDING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS - INSPECTIONS: APPROVAL
Section 7904.6.3 of the Uniform Fire Code, as adopted in this Chapter, is
amended by the addition of the following subparagraphs:
7904.6.3.14 It 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 a safe condition, and complies with all structural and safety requirements
prescribed by this Chapter and the Uniform 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.
7904.6.3.15 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.
7904.6.3.16 The Chief of the Fire Department, or his duly authorized repre-
sentative, 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 requirements of this Chapter or the Uniform
Fire Code.
SECTION 3
Section 3 -2 -30 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
3 -2 -30: SAME -- ROUTING: LOCAL DELIVERY
Section 7904.6.3 of the Uniform Fire Code as adopted in this Chapter, is
amended by the addition of the following subparagraphs to read as follows:
7904.6.3.17 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.
7904.6.3.18 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.
7904.6.3.19 Trucks making deliveries of hazardous materials, including
flammable liquids, within the City shall follow the approved routes as designated in
subsection [r.] 7904.6.3.18 wherever possible.
7904.6.3.20 During loading and unloading operations, wherever possible,
such trucks shall be off the street and not impeding other traffic.
7904.6.3.21 Trucks are prohibited inside any building during delivery
operations and all containers shall be filled outside buildings.
7904.6.3.22 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 4
Section 3 -2 -31 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
3 -2 -31: EXISTING BUILDINGS - EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 1.2 of Appendix I -A, of the Uniform Fire Code relating to the effective
date of regulations applicable to existing buildings is amended to read as follows:
1.2 Effective Date
(a) Whenever an existing building or structure is repaired,
renovated, or remodeled by any means to an extent of more than twenty -five (25)
percent of its replacement cost at the time of repair, remodeling or renovation, it
shall be repaired, renovated or remodeled only in conformity with the provisions of
this Code.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph (a) above, in
the event the use or occupancy classification of any existing building or structure is
materially changed to a use or occupancy class for which the Uniform Fire Code
imposes additional or more restrictive requirements than it requires for the former
existing use or occupancy, then in such event the building or structure shall be
required to comply with the requirements of the Uniform Fire Code applicable to
such changed use or occupancy class.
SECTION 5
Section 3 -2 -32 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
3 -2 -32: HIGH -RISE BUILDINGS - COMPLIANCE
Section 3 of Appendix I -B of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as
follows:
Section 3 - COMPLIANCE DATA AND DEADLINES
1. The City Council finds and declares: that the requirements of
Appendix I -B of the Uniform Fire Code relating to life safety requirements for
existing high -rise buildings have essentially been part of the City's fire prevention
code since at least 1986 and that owners of existing high -rise buildings constructed
prior to 1996 have not been required to bring such buildings into compliance except
under limited circumstances; that as high -rise buildings constructed prior to 1986
further age, the risk of fire increases; that the requirements of Appendix I -B are
necessary in order to provide a reasonable degree of protection to persons
occupying high -rise buildings including office buildings, senior - citizen housing and
other high -rise residential buildings; that in order to preserve and protect human life,
high -rise buildings constructed prior to 1986 should be required to comply with the
requirements of Appendix I -B of the Uniform Fire Code except in cases of extreme
hardship or where fundamentally differing factors exist which may justify non-
compliance; that a reasonable period should be established for all such buildings
to comply with Appendix I -B; and that Appendix I -B provides reasonable procedures
for obtaining such compliance and for avoiding undue hardship to owners.
2. Within 90 days [of the date of adoption of the Ordinance adopting the
Uniform Fire Code,] after October 15. 1996 (the date of adoption of Ordinance No.
6127 ) the chief shall duly notify the owners whose buildings are subject to the
provisions of Appendix I -B. Upon receipt of such notice, the owner shall, subject to
the following time limits, take necessary actions to comply with the provisions of
Appendix I -B.
3. Plans and specifications for the necessary alterations shall be filed
with the chief within eighteen (18) months after the date of owner notification. Work
on the required alterations to the building shall commence within 36 months of the
date of owner notification and such work shall be completed within five years from
the date of owner notification.
4. The Chief shall grant necessary extensions of time when it can be
shown that the specified time periods are not physically practical or pose an undue
hardship. The granting of an extension of time for compliance shall be based upon
the showing of good cause and subject to the filing of an acceptable systematic
progressive plan of correction with the Chief.
SECTION 6
Section 3 -2 -33 of Chapter 2, Title III of the 1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Article 78 of the Uniform Fire Code [relating to fireworks] "Fireworks and
Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material" is hereby deleted from said Code, provided,
however, that such deletion shall not prohibit or prevent the Chief of the Fire
Department from adopting any portion of Sections 7802 and 7803 thereof as part
of the rules and regulations governing fireworks display which the Chief is
authorized to adopt pursuant to Section 3 -2 -54 of this Chapter.
SECTION 7
Sections 3 -2 -22, 3 -2 -38, 3 -2 -50 through 3 -2 -53 inclusive, 3 -2 -55 through 3 -2 -57
inclusive, and 3 -2 -59, of Chapter 2, Title II I of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, are
hereby readopted.
SECTION 8
Section 3 -2 -54 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is
amended to read as follows:
3 -2 -54: REGULATIONS AND PERMITS FOR DISPLAY
(a) The requirements of this Chapter shall be in addition to the regulations
contained in the Uniform Fire Code previously adopted by Section 3 -2 -21 of these
Ordinances. This Chapter shall govern should there be any 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 item by fair associations, amusement 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 authorized representative.
Application for a permit shall be made in writing not less than fifteen days prior to
the date of 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
property. A permit fee of [twenty -five] thirty dollars shall accompany the application
and shall be collected by the City 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
constructed and maintained according to the Uniform Fire Code and the Uniform
Building Code.
SECTION 9
Section 3 -2 -58 of Chapter 2, Title III of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is
amended to read as follows:
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 Uniform Fire Code, and upon
conviction thereof, the punishment therefor shall be a fine of not more than Three
Hundred Dollars ($300) or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, 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 Bureau of Fire Prevention or other designated fire
inspector pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or the Uniform Fire Code, and
upon conviction thereof, the punishment therefor shall be a fine of not more than
Three Hundred Dollars ($300) or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days,
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 Uniform Fire Code, and upon
conviction thereof, the punishment therefor shall be a fine of not more than three
hundred dollars ($300} or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both
such fine and imprisonment.
(d) Any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or the
Uniform Fire Code may be suspended, terminated or revoked by the Chief of the
Fire Department for (1) any of the reasons stated in section 1.05.7 of the Uniform
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 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.
M In the event 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 Uniform 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. Uniform Fire Code, license or permit
[(f)] Lq� The enforcement remedies set forth in this Section are hereby
expressly declared to be cumulative, and the exercise of any one or more of them
is not dependant upon the exercise of any other remedy, nor does the exercise of
any one of more of them constitute any bar or limitation to the exercise of any other.
SECTION 10
A public hearing to consider the adoption of the Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition,
with modifications, shall be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 City Hall Place,
Pueblo, Colorado at 7:30 p.m. on October 13, 1998. 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 of the Uniform Fire Code shall not create any
duty to 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 the Pueblo Fire Department, 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 this 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, §24 -10 -101 et seq. C.R.S.,
or to waive any immunities or limitations on liability otherwise available to the City of
Pueblo or the Pueblo Fire Department, or their officers, employees or agents.
SECTION 12
If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or the
adopted Uniform 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 Uniform Fire Code.
SECTION 13
The Council finds and declares that a certified true copy of the Uniform Fire Code,
1997 Edition, 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 Uniform Fire Code shall be kept in the office of the Fire Chief at 1551 Bonforte
Boulevard, Pueblo, Colorado. Copies of the Uniform Fire Code shall be available through
the City Clerk for purchase by the public at a moderate price.
SECTION 14
This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED September 14, 1998
BY: John Verna
Councilperson
APPROVED:_
President oyhe C uncil
ATTEST:
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