CHAPTER 12
FIRE PREVENTION CODE

SECTION:

5-12-1: Declaration Of Intent

5-12-2: Code Adopted

5-12-3: IFC Amendment, Section 101.1, Title

5-12-4: IFC Amendment, Section 103.3, Deputies

5-12-5: IFC Amendment, Add Section 104.2.1, Fire Department Plan Review

5-12-6: IFC Amendment, Section 105.2.3, Time Limitation Of Application

5-12-7: IFC Amendment, Section 105.3.2, Extensions

5-12-8: IFC Amendment, Section 105.3.3, Occupancy Prohibited Before

5-12-12: IFC Amendment, Section 109.1, Board Of Appeals Established

5-12-13: IFC Amendment, Section 110.4, Violation Penalties

5-12-14: IFC Amendment, Section 112.4, Failure To Comply

5-12-15: IFC Amendment, Section 202, General Definitions

5-12-16: IFC Amendment, Section 304.1.2, Vegetation

5-12-17: IFC Amendment, Section 307.2, Permit Required

5-12-18: IFC Amendment, Section 307.2.2, Air Quality Index

5-12-19: IFC Amendment, Add Section 315.3.5, Storage Height Signage

5-12-20: IFC Amendment, Add Section 401.8.1, Silencing Fire Alarms

5-12-21: IFC Amendment, Section 503.1.1, Buildings And Facilities

5-12-22: IFC Amendment, Section 503.2.4, Turning Radius

5-12-23: IFC Amendment, Section 503.2.6, Bridges And Elevated Surfaces

5-12-24: IFC Amendment, Add Section 503.3.1, Signage

5-12-25: IFC Amendment, Add Section 503.5.2, Barricade Specifications

5-12-26: IFC Amendment, Add Section 503.7, Dive Boat Access

5-12-27: IFC Amendment, Add Section 505.1.1, Corner Lots

5-12-28: IFC Amendment, Add Section 505.1.2, Tenant Space Identification

5-12-29: IFC Amendment, Add Section 505.1.3, Addresses For Multifamily Dwellings

5-12-30: IFC Amendment, Section 506.1, Key Boxes Where Required

5-12-31: IFC Amendment, Section 507.2, Type Of Water Supply

5-12-32: IFC Amendment, Section 507.5.1, Fire Hydrant Systems Where Required

5-12-33: IFC Amendment, Add Section 507.5.7, Fire Hydrant Supply Connections

5-12-34: IFC Amendment, Section 701.6, Owner’s Responsibility

5-12-35: IFC Amendment, Add Section 901.4.2.1, Non-Required Fire Alarm Systems

5-12-36: IFC Amendment, Add Section 903.3.1.1.3, Speculative Warehouse

5-12-37: IFC Amendment, Add Section 903.3.1.3.1, NFPA 13D Alarms

5-12-38: IFC Amendment, Add Section 903.3.5.3, Control Valve Location

5-12-39: IFC Amendment, Add Section 903.3.5.4, Depth Of Cover

5-12-40: IFC Amendment, Section 903.4.3, Floor Control Assembly

5-12-41: IFC Amendment, Add Section 904.7.2, Use Of Foam-Water Suppression Systems

5-12-42: IFC Amendment, Add Section 906.5.1, Multi-Story Installation Near Stairwells

5-12-43: IFC Amendment, Add Section 907.6.6.3, Single Communications Path Monitoring Systems

5-12-44: IFC Amendment, Add Section 907.6.7, FACP Location And Identification

5-12-45: IFC Amendment, Add Section 912.2.3, Distance To Access And Water Supply

5-12-46: IFC Amendment, Section 914.3.1.2, Water Supply To Required Fire Pumps

5-12-47: IFC Amendment, Add Section 914.8.3.3, Use Of Foam Systems In Aircraft Hangars

5-12-48: IFC Amendment, Section 1101.1, Scope

5-12-49: IFC Amendment, Section 2007.6, Foam Protection

5-12-50: IFC Amendment, Section 3304.5, Fire Watch

5-12-51: IFC Amendment, Add Section 3304.9, Fire Safety Requirements For Buildings Of Types IV-A, IV-B, And IV-C Construction

5-12-52: IFC Amendment, Add Chapter 40, CHILDCARE FACILITIES

5-12-53: IFC Amendment, Add Chapter 41, WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) CODE

5-12-54: IFC Amendment, Section 5601.1.3, Fireworks

5-12-55: IFC Amendment, Section 5609, Fireworks Sales And Use

5-12-56: IFC Amendment, Chapter 80, Referenced Standards

5-12-57: IFC Amendment, Adopt Appendix B, Fire-Flow Requirements For Buildings

5-12-58: IFC Amendment, Appendix B Section B104.2, Area Separation, Add Exception

5-12-59: IFC Amendment, Adopt Appendix C, Fire Hydrant Locations And Distribution

5-12-60: IFC Amendment, Adopt Appendix D, Fire Apparatus Access Roads

5-12-61: IFC Amendment, Amend Section D103.2, Grade

5-12-62: IFC Amendment, Amend Section D103.5, Fire Apparatus Access Road Gates

5-12-63: IFC Amendment, D107.1, One- Or Two-Family Dwelling Residential Developments

5-12-64: IFC Amendment, Adopt Appendix F, Hazard Ranking

5-12-65: IFC Amendment, Adopt Appendix L, Requirements For Fire Fighter Air Replenishment Systems

5-12-66: IFC Amendment, Appendix L, L101.1, Scope

5-12-67: IFC Amendment, Add Chapter 42, Requirements For Storage, Manufacturing, Or Usage Of Lithium Metal And Lithium- Ion Batteries

5-12-1: DECLARATION OF INTENT:

It is the intent of the Council, by the passage of this Chapter, to adopt minimum standards necessary to safeguard life and limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating: a) the storage, use and handling of dangerous and hazardous materials, substances, devices and processes; b) the maintenance of buildings, premises and certain equipment; c) the maintenance of adequate egress facilities; d) construction and remodel of buildings and premises in cooperation with the International Building Code as administered by Planning and Development Services; and e) fire safety measures for minimizing losses of life and property. It is the further intent of the Council not to duplicate, overlap or conflict with codes adopted by the Council heretofore, and as said codes are hereafter amended, which provide minimum standards necessary to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, layout, construction, quality of materials, use, occupancy and location of buildings and certain equipment required for the construction and operation of buildings. However, it is the intent of the Council by this chapter to acknowledge that in addition to setting maintenance requirements, the International Fire Code also regulates new construction. It is, therefore, the intent of Council to coordinate the provisions of the International Fire Code with the various International Codes (Building, Plumbing, Gas and Mechanical) so that these various International Codes complement each other to regulate construction, installation and occupancy use. (1952 Code § 7-01-01; amd. Ord. 48-20, 12-8-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)

5-12-2: CODE ADOPTED:

Intending each provision to have the force and effect of ordinance, the Council hereby adopts all the rules, regulations and ordinances of a general and permanent character relating and applying to and regulating (a) the storage, use and handling of dangerous and hazardous materials, substances, devices and processes, (b) the maintenance of buildings, premises and certain equipment, (c) the maintenance of adequate egress facilities, (d) construction and remodel of buildings and premises, and (e) fire safety measures for minimizing losses of life and property, as said rules, regulations and ordinances are printed and contained in a book in code form designated and entitled "International Fire Code," 2018 Edition printed and published by the International Code Council with the following amendments. (Ord. 48-20, 12-8-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)

5-12-3: IFC AMENDMENT, SECTION 101.1, TITLE:

   101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known hereafter as the "Fire Code" of the City of Boise, hereinafter referred to as "this code."

(Ord. 48-20, 12-8-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)

5-12-4: IFC AMENDMENT, SECTION 103.3, DEPUTIES:

   103.3 Deputies. In accordance with the prescribed procedures of this jurisdiction and with the concurrence of the appointing authority, the fire code official shall have the authority to appoint a deputy fire code official, other related technical officers, inspectors, code compliance officers, and other employees.

(Ord. 7-25, 2-25-2025)

5-12-5: IFC AMENDMENT, ADD SECTION 104.2.1, FIRE DEPARTMENT PLAN REVIEW:

   104.2.1 Fire Department Plan Review. It is the intent of Council by passage of this section to adopt minimum standards of life and property safety by requiring that all commercial building plans be submitted to the Fire Department for review for compliance with the International Fire Code as adopted and amended. It is further the intent of the Council that to avoid confusion, any amendments, waivers, variances, or approved equivalents to sections of the International Building Code, or any other adopted code in the city, which are duplicated in the International Fire Code do not automatically constitute amendment, waiver, variance, or approved equivalent of the affected section of the Fire Code, unless the fire code official has specifically approved an amendment, waiver, variance, or an equivalent of the affected section of the Fire Code. In addition to those items specified elsewhere in this code, the Fire Department shall review and approve plans for the following before a building permit is issued:

      1.   All new commercial buildings;

      2.   All remodels in commercial buildings requiring modification to fire sprinklers or fire alarms;

      3.   Any change of occupancy classification of a building or any part thereof;

      4.   New residential, or additions to existing residential occupancies that add fire area, and/or solar installations are to be reviewed for fire flow, fire hydrant distance, fire access, and hose reach only;

      5.   Commercial parking lots;

      6.   Commercial grading or drainage.

(Ord. 48-20, 12-8-2020, eff. 1-1-2021; amd. Ord. 7-25, 2-25-2025)