a. The Firefighter Safety Building Marking System (FSBMS) provides basic building information for firefighters responding to a building or structure. The purpose of this Section is to facilitate the placement of an identifying symbol on buildings with structural systems known to rapidly collapse during fire conditions, to warn persons conducting fire control and other emergency operations a potential hazard exists.
b. New buildings with the following structural systems shall be required to have a FSBMS that shall comply with this Section:
1. Roof trusses;
2. Floor trusses;
3. Wooden I-joists; and,
4. Panelized wall or roof construction
Exceptions:
(a) Group U occupancies; and,
(b) One and two family dwellings.
c. Fire Code Officials shall ensure proper display of the FSBMS during or after construction of the property, and before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
d. Existing buildings shall be brought into conformance with this Section when one of the following occurs:
1. The Fire Department conducts an inspection intended to verify compliance with this Chapter, or any required inspection; or
2. When a change in use or occupancy has occurred.
(Ord. BG2021-15, 5/4/2021)