HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18743ORDINANCE N0. $7
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE STATE OF OREGON STRUC-
TURAL SPECIALTY CODE AND FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CODE
WITH CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS, ADDITTQNS, AND DELE-
TI Oi15 ; REPEALING SECTIONS $ .010 , 8.0 l 5 AND 8.0 2 5
OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; RENUMBERING AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 8.020 AND 8.026 DF THAT CODE; AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
The State of Oregon has adopted as its Sta~uctural Specialty
Code and Fire and Life Safety Code, with certain state amendments,
the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, promulgated by the Inter-
national Conference of Building Officials.
The State of Oregon Structural Specialty Cade and Fire and Life
Safety Code may be administered at the local government level.
ORS 456.755 and 456.800 permit municipal administration of the
state's construction specialty codes.
The amendments to the State's Structural Specialty Code which
are made by this Ordinance are fire and life safety amendments which
may be locally adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAI~d AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sections 8.41D, 8.015 and 8.025 of the Eugene Code,
1971, are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section 8.420 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is hereby
renumbered S.O10 and amended to read:
8.010 Structural Specialty Code. A11 construction, altera-
tions, ~repairs~, demolition, moving and use of structures,
commenced after July 1, 1980, shall comply with the State of
Oregon Structural Specialty Code and Fire and Life Safety Code,
except Chapters 1, 2, and 3 thereof, and including Appendix
Chapters 7, 12, 32, 35, 38, 48, 49, 55, 57, and 59 has adopted
by the State of Oregon Department of Commerce pursuant to ORS
456.750 through 456.885, and as further amended by section
5.015 of the Eugene Code, 1871. As amended~by section 8.015,
the State of Oregon Structural Specialty Code and Fire and Life
Safety Code is hereby adapted by the city and shall constitute
the structural specialty code of the city. Copies of the code
shall be filed in triplicate in the off ice of the city finance
officer .
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Section 3. Section 8,026 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is hereby
renumbered 8.015 and amended to read:
8,015 Fire and. Life Safety Amendments to the Structural Spe-
cialty Code. The State of Oregon Structural Specialty
Code is hereby amended as follows:
~l~ Section 1202, Construction Height and Allowable
Area, is amended to read:
~a~ General. Buildings or parts of buildings
classified in Group R because of the use or character
of the occupancy shall be limited to the types of con-
struction set forth in Tables 5-C and 5-D, and shall
not exceed, in area or height, the limit specified in
Sections 505, 506, and 507. All attached dwelling
units shall be separated from each other by a one-~haur,
fire-resistive occupancy separation,
~b~ 5 ecial rovision.
1, Group R, Division l occupancies, except
apartment houses, having more than 3,000 square
feet of f loor area above the first floor shall be
of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construc-
tion throughout. In apartment houses, dwelling
units shall be separated from each other by one-
hour, fire-resistive occupancy separation.
Exception: Dwelling units within an apart-
ment house not over two stories in height may have
non-bearing walls of unprotected construction,
provided the units are separated from each other
and from corridors by construction having a fire-
resistive rating of not less than one hour. Open-
ings in such corridors shall be equipped with
doors conforming to section 3304 ~.h~ regardless of
the occupancy load served.
2, Group R, Division 1 occupancies provid--
ing low-income elderly housing for 20 or more per-
sons and funded wholly ar in part by state or
.federal funds shall include a multi-service room
required by aRS 456.?72. The multi-service room
shall be sized by the occupany load of one person
for each bedroom in the low-income elderly hous-
ing see Table 3.3-A}, As used in this section,
"low-income elderly" means persons over age 60
whose household income as defined in ORS 310.630
is less than $5,000 per year. The multi-service
room shall include adjacent toilet facilities for
both sexes; a service area with a kitchen sink,
counter top, and upper and lower cabinets and
a storage room sized to store tables, chairs or
benches, and janitorial supplies and tools. The
multi--ser~rice room and accessory rooms shall be
accessible to the handicapped in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 31.
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3. Group R, Division l Gccupancies with
a Group B, Division 1 park.~ng garage in the base-
ment or first floor shall comply with section
7Q2 ~a~..
4. Attic space partitions and draft stops
shall comply with section .3245.
~2~ Subsection 1210{_a~ Fire darning Systems is hereby
amended to read;
~a~_ F_ire warning systems .~ Every existing and new
structure or buil~d~ng with a Group R occupancy shall be
provided with smoke detectors conforming to UBC Standard
43-6 and the following:
1. Tn Group R, General Gccupancies detectors
shall be located in accordance with approved manu-
facturers instructions. When activated detectors
shall provide an alarm in the immediate area lo-
cated, dwelling unit, guest/sleeping room, corri-
dors, etc. In new construction, required detectors
shall receive primary power from the building's
electrical wiring when such wiring is served from
a commercial 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,
ar in buildings which undergo alteration, repair,
etc., and when such work does not involve the cre-
ation of additional una.ts or is a change of occu-~
panty .
2. In Group R, Division 1 occupancies
every existing 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. Dc-
tectors within apartment dwelling ~~nits 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 efficiency 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 l2 inches from
the ceiling Where dwelling units and sleeping
rooms are an 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 motel, or his designee, shall inspect
and service each detector every 12 months. A re-
cord shall be maintained for each detector list-
ing the date installed, dates inspected, and dates
serviced, if any. This record shall be available
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for inspection by the fare marshal.
The following shall apply to smoke detectors
within apartment house dwelling units:
a. The building owner or his designee
shall .post written instructions f~r.~the opera-
tion of the detector within each dwelling unit,
b. The tenant of each dwelling unit
shall be responsible for periodically testing
the unit's detector, The building owner or
his .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 fail-
ure 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.
3. In Group R, Division 3 occupancies every
existing dwelling that is being rented., leased, or
is otherwise being occupied for consideration, and
each guest/sleeping roam 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 sleep-
ing room. The following shall apply to such detec-
tors:
a. The building owner or his designee
shall post written instructions for the opera-
tion of the detector within each dwelling unit.
b. The tenant of each dwelling unit
shall be responsible for periodically testing
the unit's detector. The building owner or
his 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 his designee.
d. The owner shall replace or repair
the defective detector within ten ~l0 ~ days
of the date of notice.
4. No owner shall sell, transfer, or other-
w~,se convey a private dwelling without first in-
stalling smoke detectors within the dwelling as
prescribed in section 1~10~a} as amended.
~_3}. Section 1314 Fire Extin uishin Systems, is hereby
amended to read:
~a~. Group SR, Division 1 occupancies:
1. General. Partial automat%c sprinkler
system is required a,s specified.
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a. Automatic sprinklers as specified
in NFPA Standard 13, 1978 edition, using
standard pipe sizing and head spacing in re~-
quired locations shall be installed in the
allowing areas:
i, exit corridors;
ii, exit stairways;
iii, inside room entrance ~corri-
dor~. doors or other openings which face
on interior exit ways. Single-head lo-
cations shall be no more than six and
no less than four feet inside doors ex-
cept 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.
b. A water supply shall be provided
sufficient to operate at least five sprinkler
heads simultaneously for a period of 2Q min-
utes 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, an-site reservoirs or tanks, or
iv. wet standpipe lines.
c. wilding fire-alarm systems shall be
connected to a sprinkler system water-flow
device.
d. Systems shall be equipped with a
fire department connection and a swing check
valve on the supply side.
ExCEPTION: The fire department connec-
tion may be omitted when the water supply to
the building is capable of simultaneously
operating the number of sprinkler heads in-~
stalled in the two largest separate areas
which are directly inter-connected by a nor-
mally closed door, or when waived by the
fire chief,
2. Full fire protection. When required by
other provisions of this code, complete automatic
fire-extinguishing systems and stand pipes shall
be installed as specified in Chapter 38.
~b~ Group SR, Division 2 occupancy. A complete
automatic fire extinguishing system and stand pipes
shall be installed as specified in chapter 3S only
when required by other provisions of this code.
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~4~ Section 1313, Fire Alarms, is hereby amended by
adding an additional paragraph at the end of the second para-
graph to read:
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, if any.
This record shall be available for inspection by the
fire marshal.
~5~ Subsection ~345~d}, Snow.Laads, is hereby amended
to read:
~d}. Snow loads. The minimum snow load in the city
for a structure shall be ~0 pounds per square foot at
any ground elevation less than 800~feet above sea level
and 25 pounds per square foot for any ground elevation
more than 804 feet above sea level. Snow loads full or
unbalanced shall be considered in place of other re-
quired.loads..when such snow Loads... are greater ..anal .will
require larger members or connections. Potential accu-
mulations of snow at valleys, parapets., roof structures,
and offsets of roofs of uneven configurations shall be
considered in accordance with commentary X27 Snow
Loads of the National Building Code of Canada, 1974.
~ ~ ~ Subsection 3 801 ~_d~, Standards , is hereby amended by
deleting the words "UBC Standards Nos. 38-1, 35-2, and 38-3"~in-
cluding the same wording as appears in exception number one and
replacing in both locations the words "Standard for the Installa-
tion of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 13, 197H edition, as adopted
and copyrighted by the National Fire Protection Association."
~7~ Section 3802~b~, Where Required, is hereby amended
by adding subparts E. and F, to Subdivision 1. entitled, All
occupancies, except Group R, Division 3, Group N~, to read:
E. Tn every existing or new building or struc-
ture 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 struc-
tures or amenities inthe public street or right-af-way,
the requirements to apply one year after construction
of the building or the making of a restriction, which-
ever time is the latter; provided, however, the area
and height increases specified in Section 506~c~ and
507 shall be permitted.
F. In every existing ar new building or struc-
ture five. or more stories or greater than 45 feet in
height; provided, however, the respective increases
for area and height specified in Section 506 ~c~ and
547 shall be permitted and the allowances for reduc-
tion from the requirements of this code contained in
Section 1847 ~m~ 1. ,.anal 2, shall be allowed. For pur-
poses of this section, the number of stories or heights
of the structure shall be measured from the lowest
level of fire department vehicle access.
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~_8~ Subdivision 2.A, of Subsection 3502 ~b~ , Where
Required, is hereby amended to read:
2. Group A occupancies.
A. Tn basements and cellars of more than
1,500 square feet in floor area, and as required
by the fire code as amended by section 5.204~7y
Cgs of the Eugene Code, 1971.
~9~. Subdivision 3.A, of Subsection 3802 ~b~ , Where
Required; is hereby amended to read:
3. ~ Group E occupancies .
A. In basements and cellars of more than
I~500 square feet in floor area, and as required
by the fire code as amended by section 8.200~7~
~g ~_ o f the Eugene Cade , 19 71.
l0 . Subsection.~~ 3,,,8,_~,_,_b~,, Where,.,,,,,,R,equired, is hereby
amended by adding a subdivision 8. Group R occupancies, Except
Group R, Division 3, and Grou M, to read:
8. Grou R Occupancies except Group R, Division
3, and Gro~~ M.
A. For Group R occupancies, the provisions
in Subdivision 1. F, of Subsection 3802~b~ shall
not apply to existing structures so long as the R
occupancy is in substantial compliance with all
present codes, and equipped with smokeproof towers,
combination standpipes, and supervised fire alarms
with manual pull stations. Upon recommendation of
the fire marshal and approval of the Structural
Specialty Code Board of Appeals Group R occupancies
may be permitted to have a less extensive sprinkler
system protecting only the exit system of the
building, in lieu of other requirements of Subsec-
tion 3S02~b~. The exit-protection must include
automatic sprinklers in all exit ways, automatic
sprinkler heads in each individual living unit,
and an approved battery or electrically operated
smoke detector in each living unit. Sprinkler
heads within living units shall be located no clos-
er than four feet and no further than six feet
from the corridor door. Side-wall mounted sprink-
ler heads may be used within a living un~.t if the
spray from such heads will completely cover the
door area to be protected.
B. Smoke detectors shall be governed by
Subdivision 1210 ~.a}. 2.
~11~ Subsection 3803 ~..a~, General, is hereby amended to
read
~a~ General. Standpipes shall comply with the
requirements of this section and with NFFA No. 13,
1978 edition, as adopted and copyrighted by the National
Fire Protection Association. Standpipe systems are
classified as follows:
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Class 1, ..wet standpipe system for use by
the fire department and those trained in handling
heavy fire streams ~~2-1/2" hosed ;
Gass 2. A wet standpipe system for use by
the building occupants until the arrival of the
fire department ~1~1/2" hose;
Class 3. A wet standpipe system for use b
Y
the fire department ~2~-1/2" ar larger hose}.
.A combination standpipe system. A combined
sprinkler and wet standpipe system is where the
water piping serves both 2-1/Z inch hose outlets
for fire department .use and outlets sprinkler
heads for automatic sprinklers.
~12~ Section 3803,,_,,,,~tandpipes, is hereby amended by
adding Subsection ~.f ~.. to read:
~.f~ Location of combination standpi e s stem. A
combination standpipe shall be provided for each stair-~
way or smoke-proof enclosure which extends from the
top floor to the ground story in buildings four or more
stories in height. Combination standpipe systems shall
have outlets so located that all portions of the build-
ing and all rooms and other spaces are within 20 feet
of the nozzle attached to l00 feet of hose.
1. Size. Combination standpipe systems
~~
shall be nit less than four inches in diameter in
buildings in which the highest outlet is less than
75 feet from the fire department connection and
shall be not less than six inches in diameter where
the highest outlet is 75 feet or more above that
connection.
2. Construction and .Testing. Fittings and
connections shall be of sufficient strength to with-~
stand 300 pounds of water pressure per square inch
when ready for service. All combination stand-
pipes shall be tested hydrostatically to withstand
such pressure for two hours, but in no case shall
the pressure be less than 50 pounds per square
inch above the maximum working pressure.
3. Riser shut-off valve and drain. Each
individual riser. shall be equipped with an OS and
Y valve at its base and an approved valve far
draining.
4. Fire department connections. All four-
inch combination standpipes shall be equipped
with two-way fire department connections. All
six--inch combination standpipes shall be equipped
with four~way fire department connections. Com-
bination standpipe systems with three or more
standpipes shall be provided with at least four-
way fire department inlet connections. Each fire
department connection shall be located on a street
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front not less than 18 inches nar more than four
feet above grade and shall be equipped with an
approved straight-way check valve and substantial
plugs or caps. All fire department connections
shall be inspected against mechanical injury and
be visible and accessible. The number of fire de-
partment connections shall be the number that the
fire department finds necessary for adequate fire
protection.
5. Outlets. Every standpipe shall be
equipped with a ~-1/2 inch outlet with adapters
for l~l/~ inch hose not less than two feet nar
more than four feet above the floor level at each
story. All standpipes shall be equipped with a
three-way 2-1/2 inch outlet above the roof line
when the roof has a pitch of less than four inches
in 12. Roof outlets are not required for roofs
with a pitch greater than four inches in 12. All
outlets shall be installed so that a l2 inch wrench
nay be used in connecting the hose, with a wrench
clearance on all sides of the outlet. A standpipe
located in a smoke-proof enclosure shall have an
outlet in a vestibule or balcony. All such out-
lets shall be provided with 140 feet of 1-1/2
inch, approved-fabric hose that is equipped with
an adjustable low-pressure spray nozzle that is
approved by the fire department. An appraved
hose and nozzle shall be installed in a hose cabi-
net, and a dripcock or drain connection likewise
approved shall be located between the standpipe
outlet aid the hose. Raof outlets and outlets in
buildings or portions of buildings equipped with
a complete automatic fire extinguishing system
may not be provided with hoses, In areas subject
to freezing, wet standpipe systems shall be pro-
tected from freezing.
6. Signs. An approved, durable sign with
raised letters of at least one inch high shall be
permanently attached to all fire department con-
nections and test connections, and shall read:
"Combination standpipe and test connection."
x.13} Cha ter 44, Protection of Pedestrians During Con-
struction or Demolition, is hereby amended by adding Section
4410, Permit Required, to read:
Section 4410 - Permit Rewired. In addition to
rights under any other provision of Chapter S of the
Eugene Code, 1971, any pexson, vn proof of necessity
to the building official, and at the time of the issu-
ance of a building permit, nay be entitled to a permit
for the use of the street, alley, sidewalk, or other
public thox~oughfa,re upon a ,finding by the building
official that:
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~.~~ The following provisions have been com-
plied with:
1. Lnsurance. No permit shall be
issued by the building official until the
applicant first obtains and furnishes to the
city a copy af, or certificate of, insurance
in the sum of not less .than $100, 000 for per-
sonal injury or wrongful death, $50,000 for
property damage,and $300,000 an account of
one accident or occurrence, which will name
and insure the city from any and all liability
or damages to persons or property sustained
by any person, firm, ar corporation resulting
Exam the use of the street, alley, sidewalk,
or other public way for which a permit is
granted.
2. Fee. The fee for such permit to
saver the cost of issuance of same, inspection
and policing, shall be as established by reso-
lution of the council for all areas of streets,
alleys, sidewalks, or other public right-of-
way obstructed and used by such person obtain-
ing a permit. If a person in charge of prop-
erty occupies a public way prior to issuance
of a permit, the fee far the permit shall be
double the fee otherwise established for the
area occupied, from the time of occupancy
until the permit is issued.
3. Duration. A street permit shall
be issued for a period of not less than one
week and not exceeding l80 days, at the end
of which time the permit may be extended for
another period or periods not exceeding 30
days or more if in the judgment of the build-
ing official such extension is warranted by
existing conditions. In any event, the use
of the public way by the permit holder shall
not be continued longer than is necessary.
4, Suspension. Such a permit may be
suspended or revoked if the holder thereof
fails to comply with the conditions of the
permit or any other provision regarding the
use of public streets and projections over
public property.
~b~ All casts for the rerouting of traffic,
changes or removal of traffic-control signals or
signs, and the protection and relocation of faci-
li,tiesin the public way are being borne by the
permittee. '
~c~_ The use of the pubZi~c way does not imw
pede the safe and adequate flow of pedestrian or
vehicular traffic on the public way.
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~1~~ Subsection 4505 ~.b~ , ~~'ro '~ections and Clearance, is
hereby amended to provide:
~b~. pra'ections and Clearance. A marquee may pro-
. jest a maximum of nine feet otter public property, pro-
vide~ the horizontal clearance between the marquee and
the curb or driveway line i.s not less than two feet.
Na marquee shall project ~,nto a designated fire or
e~tergency vehicle lane. A marquee shall have not less
than eight feet clearance above the ground or pavement
below.
~15~.. Subsection 4505 ~.~~_., Lengthy is hereby deleted.
~16~. Subsection 1215 ~c~ , Effective Date, of Appendix
Chapter 12 is hereby amended to provide:
~c ~.. Effective date . Every building falling with-
in the scope of Subsection 1215~b~. shall conform to the
requirements of this section. Buildings which are found
to meet dangerous building criteria of Section 203 B of
the Administrative Code shall be vacated until made to
conform to the requirements of this section, other spe-
cialty construction codes, and the housing Cade.
~ l7 ~ Subsection 1215 Vim} , Alternates, of Appendix Chapter
12 is hereby amended to provide:
~m~. No alternate method of obtaining the fire pro-
tection and safety required by this section may be used
unless specifically provided for by the structural spe-
cialty code, as amended, ar sections 107, 108, and 109
of the administrative code, or unless the board of
appeals finds that such alternate method provides prow
tection and safety equivalent to that required. herein.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is, for any reason, held
lion shall not affect the validity
ordinance. The city declares that
nonce, including the r.efexenced St:
tion, clause, or phrase at a time,
one or more sections, subsections,
may be declared unconstitutional.
to be unconstitutional, such deci-
of the remaining portions of this
it would have passed this ardi-
ructural Specialty Code, one sec-
irrespective of the fact that any
sentences, clauses, or phrases
Section 5. That the provisions contained herein affect the pub-
lic welfare and safety and therefore, an emergency is hereby declared
to exist, and this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
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its passage by the City Council and appro~ral by the Mayor.
Passed by the City Council. this
.22nd day of Dece ber, 1984
-, .
t~
City Recox~de
~pp~oved by the Mayor this
23rd d~ of December, 1980
N~ayor
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