HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18843ORDINANCE NO. _ ~ Q g ~ 3
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ~1ESTERN FIRE CHIEFS AND
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CONFERENCE OFFICIALS' UNIFORM
FIRE CODE WITH CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS AND
DELETIONS, AMENDING SECTIONS 5.190, 8.195 AND $«200
AND DELETING SECTION 5.203 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY of EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8.190 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
hereby amended to read:
$.190 Uniform Fire Code - Adoration.
~1} Except as sections 8.195 and $.200 of this
code provide to the contrary, the city hereby adopts as part
of its fire prevention code the 1979 edition of the Uniform
Fire Code of the International Conference of Building
Officials and of the Western Fire Chiefs Association, and as
the same may be amended hereafter. Copies of the code shall
be filed in triplicate in the office of the city finance
officer.
~ 2 } The city also adopts as part of its fire code
sections 5.195 and $.204 of the Eugene Code, 1971.
Section 2. Section 8.195 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
hereby amended to read:
8.195 Bureau of Fire Prevention.
41} The Bureau of Fire Prevention, which has pre-
viously been estabished and which shall operate under the
supervision of the chief of the fire department, shall
enforce this fire code.
~2 } The officer in charge of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention shall be the fire marshal, who shall be appointed
by the chief of the fire department for a term to continue
during the marshal's goad behaviour and satisfactory service.
~3 } The chief of the fire department may de tai 1 as
deputies and inspectors such members of the department as he
deems necessary for the proper functioning of the Bureau of
Fire Prevention.
~4} Sections 2.103 to 2,104 are deleted from the
Uniform Fire Code as adopted by section 5.190.
Section 3. Section 8.200 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
hereby amended to read;
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8,200. Uniform Fire Code - Exce tions Amendments.
41j The Uniform Fire Code as adopted by section
8,190 shall not include the code's Appendix C, Appendix E,
Appendix F, Appendix I, and Appendix J, but shall include its
Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix D, Appendix G and Appendix H.
~2j Section 2,201 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 2.201 - Infections and Unsafe Buildings.
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raj The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall inspect
as often as may be necessary, all buildings and
premises, including such other hazards or
appliances, as the chief may designate for the pur~-
pose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected
any conditions which would reasonably tend to cause
fire ar contribute to its spread, or any violation
of the purpose or pravis ions of this code and of
any other law or standard affecting fire safety.
4bj All buildings or structures which are
structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate
egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are
otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in
relation to existing use constitute a hazard to
safety or health, or public welfare, by reason of
inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence,
fire hazard, disaster, damage, or abandonment, as
specified in this code or any other effective
ordinance, are, for the purpose of this section,
unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings are
hereby declared to be public nuisances and may, in
addition to all other remedies, be abated by
repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal in
accordance with the procedure specified in section
203-B of the Administrative Code as amended by section
8, 005 ~2j of the Eugene Cade, 1971.
~3j Section 2.302 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read;
Sec . 2 ., 3 0 2,.,.,,.~Boar,,,,.d~of A~~e is . The Structural
Specialty Cody Board of Appeals as established b
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Section 204 of the Administrative Code as amended by
Section 8.005 ~3j of the Eugene Code, 1971, shall be respon-
sible for determinations of the suitability of alternate
materials and types of construction and shall provide
reasonable interpretations of this code.
~4j Section 4.101 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 4.101 - A lications for Permits. Permits far
blasting, installation of flammable liquid tanks, auto
display and all other permits specifically designated as
requiring application to the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall be applied for at and obtained directly from the
Bureau of Fire Prevention. All other applications for
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permits required by this code shall be made to the
finance officer in such form and de tai 1 as he or she
prescribes and shall be accompanied by whatever plans
the Bureau of Fire Prevention requires. Payment of a
fee as established by resolution of the counci 1 shall
accompany each permit application.
~5} Section 9.104 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to add in alphabectical order therein;
Basement is any floor level below the first story
in a bui lding, except that a floor level in a
building having only one floor level shall be
classified as a basement unless such floor level
qualifies as a f i r st story as defined herein.
Basement Area is a basements cellar or sub--cellar
as defined in the Structural Specialty Code.
~6} Section 9.105 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to add in alphabetical order therein:
Combustible Goods or Merchandise shall include
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items made of wood, paper or rubber; those con-
taining flammable liquids; those packed with quan-
tities of excelsior mass or paper; other goods or
merchandise of ,equivalent ar greater combustibility
and other readily ignitable or free burning
materials.
~7} Section 9.107 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to add in alphabetical order therein:
Ex losive Substance and Ex losive Com osition mean
any substance so arranged as to burn in less than
one second.
~8} Section 9.108 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to delete the definition of Fireworks included
therein.
~9} Section 9.117 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to add in alphabetical order therein:
occupy„n~c,lass.i f icat,.ion.,~ Gr„out SR
4c=„ancies. Division 1 and 2 occupancies are struc-
tures housing more than five ~5 } per sans of any a e not
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la.censed as a home for the aged, who are not members of
the provider's family and are used for:
Division 1. Lodging and care of up to fifteen
X15} ambulatory persons who may be either han-
dicapped to a degree which makes total self-
dependence either impossible or uncles irable ~ but
who possess sufficient faculties to recognize an
emergency situation and to react immediately and
positively to attain self-preservation.
Division ~. Lodging and supervision of per-
sons who are not handicapped whose place of resi-
dence therein is dictated by an authorized and
duly responsible governmental agency exercising
legal restraint over the occupants.
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X10} Section 9.121 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to add in alphabetical order therein:
Structural S ecialit Code is the code adopted by
Section 8.010 of the Eugene Code, 1971, and amended
by Section 8.015 of the Eugene Code, 1971.
X11} Section 9.123 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to add in alphabetical order therein;
UBC is the Uniform Building Code as defined herein.
~lZ} Section 10.209 is added to the Uniform Fire
Code to read:
Sec. 10.209 -- Tam erin with Fire A larm S stems.
~a} No person shall remove, temporarily or
otherwise ~ any part of the municipal fire alarm
system wires, conduit, or poles without written
permission of the fire chief .
~ b} No per son shall place or cause to be
placed any telegraph, telephone, or electrical
wires or other wires on poles belonging to the fire
alarm system of the city, or suspend the same
within three feet of any wires of the fire alarm
system, unless permission has been granted by the
fire chief in writing, specifically designating the
location where the wires or poles are to be placed,
and the person, or organization which is permitted
to place such wires.
~c} The connection of private auxiliary pro-
tective signaling systems with the municipal fire
alarm system through a master box may be permitted
by the fire chief.
~d} The owner or authorized agent of any pre-
mises presently connected with or desiring to con-
nect aprivate fire alarm or water flow tsprinkler}
alarm system with the municipal fire alarm system
shall make written application to the fire chief
for a permit authorizing such connection. The
applicant shall furnish the required fee and what-~
ever information relating to the connection the
fire chief requires and shall agree to meet
requirements prescribed by the fire department.
fie} The granting of a permit by the fire
chief shall entitle the permittee to connect the
private system to the municipal fire alarm system
under the terms and conditions specified in the
permit. The permit shall be revocable at all times
by the fire chief for failure of the permittee to
abide by the terms and conditions of the permit.
~f} In making the connection between the pri-
vate,system and the municipal fire alarm system the
perma.ttee shall furnish the master box and install
all wires and conduit from the private system to
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the master box location, subject to final inspec-
tion and approval of the entire private system by
the fire chief.
fig} The perrnitee shall install the master
box and make all connections between the master
box and the municipal fire alarm system.
~h} The granting of a permit for a connection
as herein provided or the expenditure of money pur-
suant thereto shall not be deemed to create any
vested right in the permitee or any estoppel
against the city, and the city may require the
disconnection of a private alarm system or systems
whenever it is determined that such action is in
the best interest of the city.
X13} Section 10.307 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 10.307 -- Fire Alarm Systems.
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~a} Fire alarm systems shall be installed and
maintained in buildings, both new and existing as
required by this section.
1. An approved electrically supervised
manually-operated local fire alarm system shall
be provided in all Group E occupancies
Educational and day care} with an occupant
load of mare than 50 as determined by the
Structural Specialty Code, Section 811.
~, An approved fire alarm system shall
be provided far all Group I occupancies
Institutional} as required by the Structural
Specialty Code, Section 1009.
3. An approved fire alarm system shall
be provided for all occupancies mare than one
story in height having sleeping accommodations
for more than 10 people above the first story
above grade, as determined by the Structural
Specialty Code, Section 1216.
4. An approved fire alarm system shall
be provided for all Group SR occupancies as
required by Structural Specialty Code, Section
1313.
fib} No signal system or intercommunicating
system used for any purpose other than fire warning
meets the requirements of this article without spe-
d f is approval of the fire chief .
~c} Installation, inspection and maintenance
of the fire alarm system shall be according to the
standards set forth in the NFPA Standard No. 7 ~~-A
X1975 Edition}.
~d} Stations for operating any manually-
operated fire alarm system shall be placed imme-
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diately adjacent to the telephone switchboard in
those occupancies having such a facility, in the
normal path of exit from the floor or area served,
and wherever else required by the fire chief ,
fie} Fire alarm signals shall be clearly
audible throughout each story, and shall be
distinctive from all other noise-creating devices
and signals,
~f} Where automatic fire extinguishing or
detection systems are provided, they shall be
interconnected with the local fire alarm system to
the effect that operation of such automatic system
will activate the local fire alarm.
EXCEPTION: Single station detection units
installed as required by Structural Specialty Code
Section 1~10~a} and this section 10,33 of this Code.
~l4} Section 10.308 ~d} of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
~d} Standards. Fire extinguishing systems
shall comply with the Standard for Installation of
Sprinkler Systems,NFPA Standard #13, 1978 edition
as adopted and copyrighted by the National Fire
Protection Association.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Automatic fire-~spr inkler systems
shall have at least one water supply of ade-
quate pressure, capacity and reliability.
2, Automatic fire-sprinkler systems may
be connected to the domestic water supply main
when approved by the chief provided the
domestic water supply is of adequate pressure,
capacity and slung for the combined domestic
and fire sprinkler requirements. In such
cases the fire-sprinkler system connection
shall be made between the public water ma ~. n or
meter and the building shutof f valve and there
shall not be intervening valves or
connections, The fire department connections
may be omitted when approved by the fire chief.
3, The sprinkler alarm valve for an
automatic fire-sprinkler system may be omitted
when the sprinkler system serves less than six
heads or where the system is connected to an
approved fire alarm system.
X15} Section 10.309 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
10._309 Aut,omatic.,,~~rri kler,_,,,5 r~s,~tems.
~a} General. Automatic sprinkler systems
shall be provided in accordance with the provisions
of this section.
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~b~ Wher_e Re wired. Automatic sprinkler
systems shal~l~~ be installed and maintained in
operable condition as specified in this article
in the following locations:
1. All occupancies except Group R, Division
3, and Group M.
A. In every story or basement of all
buildings when the floor area exceeds 1540 square
feet and there is not provided at least 24 square
feet of opening entirely above the adjoining ground
level in each 50 lineal feet or fraction thereof of
exterior wall in the story or basement on at least
ane side of the building. Qpenings shall have a
minimum dimension of not less than 34 inches, Such
openings shall be accessible to the fire department
from the exterior and shall not be obstructed in a
manner that fire fighting or rescue cannot be
accomplished from the exterior.
When openings in a story are provided an only
one side and the apposite wall of such story is
more than ?5 feet from such openings, the story
shall be provided with an approved automatic
sprinkler system, or openings as specified abov e
shall be provided on at least twa sides of an
exterior wall of the story.
I f any portion of a basement i s located mo r e
than 75 feet fram openings required in this sec-
tion, the basement shall be provided with an
approved automatic sprinkler system.
B. At the top of rubbish and linen chutes and
in their terminal rooms. Chutes extending through three
or mare floors shall have additional sprinkler heads
installed within such chutes at alternate floors.
Sprinkler heads shall be accessible for servicing.
C. All rooms where nitrate film is stored or
handled shall be equipped with an approved automatic
sprinkler system as specificed in U.B.C. Standard No, 48-1.
D. In protected combustible fiber storage vaults
such as in Section 9.118 of this code.
2. Group A Occupancies
A. In basements larger than 1544 square feet in
floor area.
B. When the occupancy has aver 12,444 square feet
of floor area which can be used for exhibition or
display purposes.
C. In any enclosed usable space below or over a
stairway in Group A, Divisions 2, ~.1, 3 and 4 occupancies.
D. Under the roof and gridiron, in the tie and
fly galleries and in all places behind the proscenium
wall of stages; over enclosed platforms in excess of 544
square feet in area, and in dressing roams, workshops
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and storerooms accessory to such stages or enclosed plat-
forms.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Stages or enclosed platforms
open to the auditorium roam on three or more sides.
2. Altars, pulpits ar similar platforms and
their accessory rooms.
3. Stage gridirons when side-wall sprinklers
with 135° F, rated heads with heat-baffle plates
are installed around the entire perimeter of the
stage at points no more than 30 inches below the
gridiron nor more than 6 inches below the baffle
plate.
4. Under stage or under enclosed platform
areas less than 4 feet in clear height used exclu-
s ively for chair or table storage and lined on the
inside with materials approved for one-hour f ire-
resistive construction,
3. Group E, occupancies.
A, In basements larger than 1500 square feet in
floor area.
B. In any enclosed usable space below or over a
stairway,
4. Group I occupancies:
EXCEPTIONS: 1. In hospitals of Types I, II
Fire-resistive and II One--hour construction, the
automatic sprinkler system may be omitted from
operating, delivery, cardiac, X-ray and intensive
care rooms and patient sleeping rooms not exceeding
450 square feet in area when each such room is pro-
vided with smoke detectors connected to a con-
tenuously attended station or location within the
building, Increases for area and height specific
in Sections 506~c~ and 50T shall not apply when
this exception is used.
2. In jails, prisons and reformatories, the
piping system may be dry, provided a manually
operated valve is installed at a continuously moni-
tored location, opening of the valve will cause
the piping system to be charged, Sprinkler heads
in such systems shall be equipped with fusible ele-
ments or the system shall be designed as required
for deluge systems in U,B.C, Standard No, 38-1,
5« Group H. Occupancies:
A. In Group H, Divisions 1 and 2 Occupaniies
larger than 1500 square feet in floor area,
B, In Group H, Division 3 Occupancies larger than
3000 square feet in floor area.
C. In Group H, Division 4 Occupancies more than
one story in height.
D. In rooms where flammable or combustible
liquids are stored or handled in excess of 30 gallons of
Class I-A, 60 gallons of Class I-~B, 90 gallons of Class
I-C, 120 gallons of Class II, 250 gallons of Class
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III-A, or any combination of flammable liquids totaling
240 gallons.
E. For paint spray booths or rooms and for spe-
cial provisions on hazardous chemicals and magnesium,
and calcium carbide, see Section 4.5208, Article 48, 49
and 80. See also Section 1D.301.
6. Group B, Division 2 occupancies:
A. In retail salesrooms classified as Group B,
Division 2, occupancies where the floor area exceeds
12,000 square feet on any floor or 24,000 square feet on
all floors.
B. In buildings used for high-piled combustible
storage, fire protection shall be in accordance with
Article 81.
7. Group SR occupancies:
A. Division 1 occupancies. Partial automatic
sprinkler system is required as specified.
~1} Automatic sprinklers as specified in NFPA
Standard 13, 1978 edition, using standard pipe
sizing and head spacing in required locations shall
be installed in the following areas:
i, exit corridors:
ii, exit stairways;
iii , inside room entrance ~cor r idor }
doors or other openings which face on interior
exit ways. Single-head location shall be no
more than six and no less than four feet
inside doors except that when side--wall
sprinklers are used they shall be located
above the opening.
iv, any other points necessary to ensure
the protection of the exit way.
~2} A water supply shall be provided suf-
ficient to operate at least five sprinkler heads
simultaneously for a period of 20 minutes at a
residual pressure of not less than 15 pounds a
square inch at the highest head in the system.
Such supply may originate from:
i, domestic water supply;
ii, separate connections to public mains;
iii , on-~s ite reservoirs or tanks, or
iv, wet standpipe lines.
~3} Building fire-alarm systems shall be con-
nected to a sprinkler system water--flow device.
~4} Systems shall be equipped with afire
department connection and a swing check valve on
the supply side.
EXCEPTIoN: The fire department connection may
be omitted when the water supply to the building is
capable of simultaneously operating the number of
sprinkler heads installed in the two largest
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separate areas which are directly inter-connected
by a normally closed Boar, or when waived by the
fire chief .
~5} Full fire rotectian, when required by
other provisions of this code, complete automatic
fire-extinquishing systems and stand pipes shall be
installed as specified in Article 10 of the Uniform
Fire Cade.
B. Division 2 occupancy. A complete automatic
fire extingui~s~hi~~n~g system and stand pipes shall be
installed as specified in Article 10 of the Uniform Fire
Code only when required by other provisions of this
code.
C. Alarms . When serving more than 100
sprinklers, automatic sprinkler systems shall be super-
vised by an approved central, proprietary or remote sta-
tion service or a local alarm which will give an audible
signal at a constantly attended location.
D. Permissible Omissions. Subject to the appro-
val of the building official with the concurrence of the
chief of the fire department, sprinklers may be omitted
in rooms or areas as follows:
~1} where sprinklers are considered unde-
sirable because of the nature of the contents or in
roams or areas which are of noncombustible
construction with wholly noncombustible contenst
and which are not exposed by other areas.
.Sprinklers shall not be omitted from any room
merely because it is damp or of fire-resistive
construction.
~ 2 } Sprinklers shall not be installed where
the application of water or flame and water to the
contents may constitute a serious life or fire
hazard, as in the manufacture of storage of quan-
tities of aluminum powder, calcium carbide, calcium
phosphide, metallic sodium and potassium,
quicklime, magnesium powder, and sodium peroxide.
~3} Safe deposit or other vaults of fire-
resistive construction, when used for the storage
of records, files and other documents, when stored
in metal cabinets.
~4} Communication equipment areas under the
exclusive control of a public communication utility
agency, provided:
i The equipment areas are separated from
the remainder of the building by one--hour fire--
res is t ive occupancy separation; and
ii Such areas are used exclusively for such
equipment; and
iii An approved automatic smoke detection
system is installed in such areas and is supervised
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by an approved central, proprietary or remote
station service! ar a local alarm which will give
an audible signal at a constantly attended
location; and
iv other approved fire-protection equipment,
such as portable fire extinguishers ar Class II
standpipes, is installed in such areas
~5 y Other approved automatic f ire-
extinguishing systems may be installed to protect
special hazards or occupancies in lieu of automatic
sprinklers.
8. Basements: where automatic sprinklers are required
to protect only basements or tellers and where no other por-
tion of the building is to be equipped with automatic
sprinklers, water supplies may be served through the
following arrangements:
A. If the cellar or basement is 10,000 square
feet or less in area, water service may be supplied by a
two inch I.D, pipe.
B, If the basement or cellar is less than 10, 000
square feet but more than 5,000 square feet in area, at
least one 2-1/2 inch two-way siamese fire department
connection placed on the street front of the building
in an unobstructed position at least one foot and not
more than four feet above the adjacent ground level
shall be provided and connected to the main sprinkler
system supply by means of 2-l/~ inch I.D, pipe.
C. If the basement or teller is 5,000 square feet
or less in area, at least one 2-1/2 inch fire department
connection shall be provided and placed as described in
foregoing Paragraph "B" and connected to the main
sprinkler supply by means of a 2-l/~ inch I.D. pipe.
D. Cellars or basements exceeding 10,00D square
feet in area shall be served by standard water supplies
as prescribed in U.B.C. Standard No. 38-1, or shall be
subdivided into sections not exceeding 10,000 square
feet by one-hour fire-resistive occupancy separations.
~17~ Section 10.320 is added to the Uniform
Fire Code to read;
Sec. 10.320 Limited access Structures.
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Standard automatic fire extinguishing systems shall
be installed and maintained in an existing or new
building which has no access to a public street
except by way of a pedestrian mall or to which
access by fire fighting equipment is restricted by
one or more structures ar amenities in a public
street or right-of-way, the requirement to apply
one year after construction of the building or the
making of the restriction, whichever time is the
later.
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~1$} Section 10.321 is added to the Uniform
Fire Cade to read:
Sec. 10.321 - Fire Extin uishin S stem in
High Rise Stru tures
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~a} Every structure five or more stories
or greater than 45 feet in height shall have
an approved automatic fire extinguishing
system installed throughout, including the
basement or cellar . The number of star ies or
height of the structure shall be measured from
the lowest level of fire department vehicle
access.
fib} The provisions of sub-section ~a} of
this section shall not apply to existing
structures other than Group R Occupancies
so long as:
1. The existing structure does not
constitute a life or safety hazard to its
occupants ; or
2. The existing structure is not
remodeled, in any single calendar year,
to the extent of more than 25 percent of
its market value immediately prior to
remodeling.
At such time as an existing structure
other than a Group R occupancy is deemed
to present a life or safety hazard to its
occupants or is remodeled to the extent
of more than 25 percent of its market
value, an approved automatic fire
extinguishing system shall be installed
throughout, including the basement or cellar.
~c} Existing Group R occupancies shall
comply with s~ub~-section ~ 1 } above except th a t
Group R occupancies in substantial compliance
with all present codes, and equipped with sma-
keproof towers, combination standpipes and
supervised fire alarms with manual pull sta~-
tions, upon recommendation of the fire marshal
and approval of the Structural Specialty Code
Board of Appeals, may be permitted to install
a less extensive sprinkling system, protecting
only the exit system of the building, in lieu
of the other requirements of this section.
The exit protection system must include auto-
matic sprinklers in all exit ways, an automa-
tic sprinkler head in each individual living
unit, and a nationally recognized testing
laboratory-approved battery or electrically
operated smoke detector in each living unit.
Sprinkler heads within living units shall be
located no closer than four ~4 } and no further
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than six 4~ } feet from the corridor door .
Side wall mounted sprinkler heads may be used
within living units if the spray from such
heads will completely cover the door area to
be protected.
{19} Section 10.322 is added to the Uniform Fire
Code to read:
Sec, 10.322 _ Fire Warning Systems. ~a} Every
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existing and new structure or building with a Group
R occupancy shall be provided with smoke detectors
conforming to UBC Standard 43--6 and the following:
1, In all Grou R occu ancies detectors
shall be located in accordance with approved
manufacturers instructions. When activated,
detectors shall provide an alarm in the imme-
diate area located, dwelling unit,
guest/sleeping room, cor r idor s ~ etc . In new
construction, required detectors shall receive
primary power from the building's electrical
wiring when such wiring is served from a com~
mercial source. Wiring shall be permanent and
without a disconnect switch other than those
required for over-current protection,
Detectors may be battery operated when
installed in existing buildings, in buildings
without commercial power, or in buildings
which undergo alteration, repair, etc, and
when such work does not involve the creation
of additional units or is a change of occu-
pancy,
2. In Grou R Division 1 occupancies
every dwelling unit within an apartment
house, and every guest room designed or used
for sleeping purposes within a hotel or motel,
shall be equipped with an approved smoke
detector, Detectors within apartment dwelling
units shall be mounted on ceiling or walls in
each unit at a point centrally located in the
corridor or other area with access to the
rooms used for sleeping purposes. In off i~-
ciency or studio apartments, and within hotel
and motel guest units, the detectors shall be
centrally located on the ceiling or wall.
Detectors inside dwelling units or sleeping
rooms, if awall-mounted detector is used,
shall not be less than six inches or more than
12 inches from the ceiling. where dwelling
units and sleeping rooms are on an upper
level, additional detectors shall be placed at
an accessible location as close as practical
to the center of the ceiling directly above
the stairways, The owner of each hotel or
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motel, or designee, shall inspect and service
each detector every lZ months. A record shall
be maintained for each detector listing the
date installed, dates inspected, and dates
serviced. This record shall be available
for inspection by the fire marshal,
The following shall apply to smoke detector s
within apartment house dwelling units:
a. The building owner or designee
shall past written instructions for the opera-
tion of the smoke detector within each
dwelling unit.
b. The tenant of each dwelling unit
shall be responsible for periodically testing
the unit's smoke detector. The building owner
ar designee shall not be responsible if a
tenant removes a battery from a detector.
c. Upon failure of the detector, the
tenant shall deliver a written notice of
failure to the building owner or designee.
d, The owner shall replace ar repair
the defective detector within ten t14~ days
from the date of the notice,
3. In Grou R Division 3 occupancies every
existing dwelling that is being rented, leased, or
is otherwise being occupied for consideration, and
each guest/sleeping room in a lodging house, shall
be equipped with an approved detector. Detectors
within qualifying buildings shall be mounted on the
ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in
each corridor or area giving access to rooms used
for sleeping purposes. When actuated, the detector
shall sound an alarm audible in each sleeping room.
The following shall apply to such detectors:
a. The building owner or designee
shall post written instructions for the opera-~
tion of the detector in each qualifying
dwelling and in each sleeping room within a
lodging house.
b. The tenant of each qualifying
dwelling or sleeping room shall be responsible
for periodically testing the unit's detector.
The building owner or designee shall not
be responsible if a tenon t remov es a battery
f rom a de tector .
c. Upon failure of the detector, the
tenant shall deliver a written notice of
failure to the building owner or his designee,
d. The owner shall replace or repair
the defective detector within ten ~14~ days of
the date of notice.
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4, No owner shall sell, transfer, or other-
wise convey a private dwelling without first
installing smoke detectors within the dwelling as
prescribed in section la. X22 ~1} as amended.
~ b} Every existing and new structure or building
with a group SR occupancy, Divisions 1 and 2 shall be
equipped with an approved electrically supervised fire
alarm and detector system. Audible alarm devices shall
be capable of being heard throughout the building. All
rooms utilized for sleeping purposes and the exit
systems} shall be provided with electrically supervised
automatic part isles-of -combustion detection systems con-
forming to the provisions of NFPA No. 72-A, 1975
Edition. Structures more than two stories or facilities
utilizing more than one building shall provide annun-
ciation capabilities sa located to provide the most
direct alerting of the persan~s} immediately responsible
for the protected room, zone or area,
All combustion detection, fire alarm and automatic
sprinkler systems shall be electrically interconnected
and have an automatic auxiliary power supply acceptable
to the State Fire Marshal which will maintain operating
energy for a period of at least eight hours.
The building owner or his designee shall inspect
and service each detector every six months. A record
shall be maintained for each detector listing the date
installed, dates inspected, and dates serviced.
This record shall be available for inspection by the
fire marshal.
tZ0} Section 11.101 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Section 11.101 -Outdoor Burnin and Fire Hazards.
~a} Except as subsection ~2} of this section
allows, no person may kindle, maintain, or allow to be
kindled or maintained on premises under his control, an
outdoor fire«
fib} The following outdoor fires are permissible:
~a} Fires used for cooking only.
fib} Recreation fires in fire pits in offi-
cially approved campsites.
~c} Fires set and maintained for training
public fire protection personnel in fire fighting.
~d} Fire set and maintained by written per-
mission of the fire marshal to remove ar alleviate
a fire hazard.
~c} No person may accumulate or allow to accumu-
late on premises under his control materials that the
fire marshal deems to constitute a fire hazard. The
fire marshal or his representative shall notify such a
person of the hazard. Within 72 hours after receiving
the notice the person shall remove the hazard.
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X21} Sections 11,102 through 11.116 pertaining to
inceneratars and open burning are hereby deleted from the
Uniform Fire Code.
~22~ Section ?7.105 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Section 77,105. Bond Re wired ~Blastin ~, Before
a permit is issued, as required by Subsection ~a}3, of
Section 77.104, the applicant shall file with the juris-
diction a corporate surety band in the principal sum of
$500,000 or a public liability insurance policy far the
same amount for the purpose of the payment of all dama-
ges to persons or property which arise from, or are
caused by, the conduct of ,any act authorized by the per-
mit upon which any legal judgment results. The chief
may specify a greater or lesser amount when, in his opi-~
neon, conditions at the lac atian of use indicate a
greater or lesser amount is required. Public ag necies
shall be exempt from this bond requirement,
~23~ Section 77.203 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Section 77.203. Class I Ma azines. Class I
Magazines shall not be permitted in the City.
~24~ Section 78.101 of the Uniform Fire Cade is
amended to read:
Section 78,101 Fireworks - Defined, Fireworks means any
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combustible or explosive composition or substance, ar any
combination of such compositions or substances, ar any other
article which is prepared for the purpose of providing a
visible or audible effect by combust ion ~ explosion, def lagra-
tian, or detonation. The ward includes blank cartridges and
toy cannons in which explosives are used, balloons which
require fire underneath to propel them, firecrackers, tar --
pedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, bombs, rockets, wheels,
colored fires, fountains, mines, serpents, and other articles
of like construction. The word also inlludes any article
containing an explosive or flamnable compound and any tablet
or other device containing an explosive substance or flam-
mable compound.
~25~ Section 78.102 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Section 78.102. Fireworks - Exclusions. The word
"fireworks" does not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy
guns, or other devices in which paper caps containing ,25
grains or less of explosive compound are used and for which
the rate of burning and explosive force of materials are not
greater than an equivalent weight of F.F.F,C, black powder,
and which are sa constructed that the hand cannot come in
contact with the cap when in place for explosion and the
major explosive farce is contained or dispelled within the
housing ar shell of the device with no visible flame during
discharge, no flaming or smoldering of components or parts of
the device after da.scharge, and without heat sufficient to
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ignite readily combustible materials upon which the device is
placed,
X25} Section 78.143 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 78.143. Fireworks - S arklers. The word
"sparklers" means material not in a container and
attached to a wire or other non-combustible support
which, when ignited, sparkles without throwing ar
dropping hat residue capable of igniting combustible
material; which is arranged in a cylindrical shape not
mare than 14 inches in length and not more than one-
quarter inch in diameter; and which does not burn mare
rapidly than one inch in 14 seconds.
X27} Section 75.144 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 78,104. Fireworks -Prohibited.
~a} The manufacture of fireworks within the
jurisdiction is prohibited.
fib} No person shall sell, keep or offer for
sale, expose far sale, possess, use, explode or
have exploded any fireworks within the city, except
as permitted by Sec. 78.145 and as follows:
1. Sales for use, possession or explo-
sion by persons having obtained a permit from
the state fire marshal for supervised public
display,
2. Sales to, use, possess ion or explo-~
s ion by railroads, boat, motor vehicle or
other transportation agencies, for signal,
warning, or illumination purposes in connec-
tion with such businesses.
3. Sales for user possess ion or explo-
sion of blank cartridges for licensed shows or
theatres or for signal or cermonial purposes
in athletic or sporting events,
4. Sales of blank cartridges for use r
possess ion or explosion by the armed farces or
any organization of war veterans or other
organization authorized by law to parade in
public a color guard armed with firearms.
5. Sale or possession of shells,
cartridges, gunpowder or other explosives for
use, possession or explosion in connection
with legally--permitted firearms.
X28} Section 78.145 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 78.145. Fireworks -Salable Items. Sale, use
and possession of the following items is permissible at
all times:
1. Items excluded in Sec. 78.1x2.
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2, Sparklers,
3, Snakes and similar smoke-producing
material that contains not more than 100
grains of combustible substance, and that pro-
duces na visible flame during discharge, no
after-smoldering, and insufficient heat to
ignite readily combustible materials upon
which the devices ar materials are placed,
X29} Section 78.106 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec, 78,106. Fireworks - Seizure. The fire
marshal shall seize and remove, or cause to be seized
and removed, at the expense of the owner, all stocks of
f fireworks, sold, offered or exposed for sale, stored, or
held in violation of this article.
~30~ Section 78.107 of the Uniform Fire Code is
added to read:
See, 78.107. Fireworks - Location of A roved
Stands,
Sales of articles described in Section 78,105, subsec-
tions 2 and 3, shall be conducted only from approved
stands out of doors, Such stands shall be located a
minimum of 10 feet from combustible buildings, com-~
bustible building wall openings in non--combustible
buildings, and spaces where vehicles are allowed to
park. The location, arrangement and operation of the
stand shall be in compliance with all reasonable rules
and regulations adopted and enforced by the fire chief.
X31} Sections 78,108 of the Uniform Fire Code is
added to read:
Section 78.108. Fireworks- Liabilit Insurance,
Persons applying for permits pursuant to
Section 78.104 Eby ~l} shall furnish liability insurance
or other form of indemnity in an amount not less than
$500, 000 conditioned for payment of all damages which
may be caused either to a person or property by reason
of the authorized display or sale and arising from any
acts of the applicant, his or her agents, employees or
subcontractors.
X323 Section 82.101 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec, 82.101. Li uefied Petroleum Gas - 5co e,
This article shall apply to all storage and handling of
liquefied petroleum gas and the installation of equip-
ment in systems for such uses,
~33~ Section 82.102 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec, 82.102, Li uified Petroleum Gas - Standards,
NFPA Pamphlet Nos. 58 and 59 and UFC Standards Nos,
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8 2-1 and 8 2-2 shall govern the design, installation and
construction of containers and equipment for the storage
and handling of liquified petrolum gases, including uti-
lity gas plants, In case of a conf list the NFPA
Pamphlets shall control.
434 Section 82.103 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 82.103. Li uified Petroleum Gas -
Definitions,
1. The term "liquified petroleum gas" means any
material that is composed predominantly of any of the
following hydrocarbons or mixtures of them: Propane,
Prophlene, Butane whether normal Butane or iso-Butanes ,
and Butylene.
2, The term "liquified petroleum gas equipment"
means all containers, piping exclusive of utility
distribution piping systems, and equipment pertinent to
the storage and handling of liquified petroleum gas, but
no gas-consuming appliances,
~35~ Section 82.104 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read;
Sec. 82,104. Li uified Petroleum Gas -- Permits
Re orts, The fire marshal shall be notified prior to
the tenth of each month by the installer of all new
installations made during the preceding month of con-
tainers or receptacles for liquified petroleum gas,
including installations for private homes and apart-
ments, The installer shall certify on a form provided
by the fire marshal that all such new installations are
duly and properly reported. The fire marshal may
require that the notification include the location and
description of the installation and the name of the
user, All fees due and payable as provided in this sec-
tion, shall accompany the notification. The replacement
of empty containers or receptacles with other containers
constructed in accordance with Interstate Commerce
Commission specifications shall not be considered such
new installation as to require notification to the fire
marshal or necessitate further inspection of the
installation. The fire marshal shall collect from the
installer an installation fee as established by resolu-
tion of the council,
~3G~ Section
amended to read:
Sec, 82,105.
After the initial
containers may be
when changes have
82.105 of the Uniform Fire Code is
Li uified Petroleum Gas -Ins ectian,
installation, liquid petroleum gas
inspected once every 10 years, except
been made in the original installa-~
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tion. The fire marshal shall be notified of such
changes in the same manner provided in this section for
new installations. The fire marshal shall collect from
the owner a fee to be established by resolution of the
council for the inspection of each container, The
manner of inspection, requirement of corrections, satis-
faction of such requirements, and collection of fees due
and payable shall be in conformity with the provisions
of new installations. Liquified petroleum gas installa-
tion licensees shall furnish a list of the location of
10-year-old installations which they service, upon
request of the fire marshal.
~37~ Section 82,106 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 82.106. Li uified Petroleum Gas
Corrections,
1. When, upon inspection of any tank ~ the
new installation does not comply with the require-
ments of the fire marshal, the fire marshal shall
instruct the installer as to what corrections are
necessary for compliance with the requirements.
The installer of the new installation shall within
the time set by the fire marshall, which in no case
shall be more than 60 days after notification,
notify the fire marshal that the new, installation
complies with his requirements, If the installer
so fails to notify the fire marshal, or the fire
marshal has reason to believe that the corrections
have not been made, the fire marshal shall
reinspect the new installation and collect from the
installer an additional fee as established by reso-
lution of the council. The installer shall not be
held responsible for the payment of this additional
fee resulting from the actions of the user which
require correction to achieve compliance with the
requirements. In that case the user shall pay the
additional fee.
2, No person, after notice from the fire
marshal, shall fail to correct any improper
installation within the time set by the fire
marshal, which in no case shall be more than 60
days after receiving such notice.
X383 Section 82.107 of
amended to read:
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Fees. If the fees provided
and payable but are not paid
vice of written notification
the Uniform Fire Code is
Petroleum Gas -- Delinquent
for in this section are due
within 30 days after ser-
by the fire marshal there-~
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for, or if the installer fails to notify the fire
marshal by the tenth of the month succeeding the month a
new installation is made or a change is made requiring
an inspection, the fees shall be delinquent, and a
penalty equal to the amount of the fee is hereby imposed
for such delinquency. All fees and penalties shall be
collected by the fire marshal.
X39} Section 82.108 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 82.10$. Li uified Petroleum Gas -Licenses.
1. No person shall engage in or work at the
business of installing, extending, altering, or
repairing any liquified petroleum gas appliance or
piping, vent, or flue connection pertaining to or
in connection with liquified petroleum gas
installations either as employer or individual,
unless he has received a gas installation license
from the state fire marshal in accordance with oRS
4$0.414 to 480.460 and is licensed as such by the
city in accordance with the Eugene Code, 1971.
2. No person shall do any liquified Petro-
leum gas fitting or gas venting wank, install,
repair or remodel any piping or venting or any
installation, repair service, connection, or
disconnection of any liquified petroleum gas
appliance which is subject to inspection under oRS
480.410 to 480.464 unless he has received a
liquified petroleum gas fitters license from the
state fire marshal in accordance with 4RS 480.460
and is licensed as such by the city in accordance
with the Eugene Code, 1971.
amended t
Fire
X40} Section 82.109 of the Uniform Fire Code is
o read;
Sec. 82.109. Li uified Petroleum Gas Bureau of
_ Prevention. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
inspect a number of liquified gas installations suf-
ficient to determine whether the provisions of this
article are being complied with.
X41} Section 82.110 of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read;
Sec. 82.110. Li uified Petroleum Gas -- Utility
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Plants.
1. No new liquified petroleum gas utility
plant shall be constructed within the limits
established by law as limits of the districts in
which such plants are prohibited.
2. No person shall maintain or operate a
liquified petroleum gas utility plant without first
obtaining from the city a permit to do so.
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Section 4. Re eal. Section 8.203 of the Eugene Code, 1971,
is hereby repealed.
Section 5. Severabilit . If any section, subsection
,
sentence, or clause of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to
be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The city declares
that it would have passed this ordinance.
Section ~. Sav_ i„_ nc~s. This ordinance shall not affect any
offense or act committed ar done, any penalty or forfeiture
incurred, or any contract or right established ar accruing before
this ordinance is enacted, or any prosecution, suit ar proceeding
pending at the time this ordinance is enacted.
Section 7. Emer enc The provisions herein affect the
public welfare and safety, and therefore, an emergency is Nearby
declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be effective imme~-
diately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the
Mayor .
Pas d by the City Council this
day of '~U~ , 1981
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Ca.ty Recorder
Approved by the ayor this
~`l~1 day of ~u~ 1981
Mayor
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