CHAPTER 8
FIRE CODE
FIRE CODE
10-8-1 Adoption of International Fire Code | 10-8-7 Liability for Damages |
10-8-2 Duties of Fire Department | 10-8-8 Outstanding Permits |
10-8-3 Storage of Flammables; Districts Established | 10-8-9 Indemnity |
10-8-4 Amendments to International Fire Code | 10-8-10 Repeal of Conflicting Standards |
10-8-5 Appeals | 10-8-11 Violations; Penalties |
10-8-6 New Materials, Processes, or Occupancies; Permits | 10-8-12 Fireworks |
The International Fire Code (IFC), 2021 edition, recommended by the participating communities of the Central Iowa Code Consortium, is hereby adopted by the Council for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling, and use of hazardous substances, materials, and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life and property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the City; providing for the issuance of permits for hazardous use or operations; that a certain document known as the International Fire Code, including Appendix, Chapters B, C, and D as published by the International Fire Code Council, being particularly the 2021 editions thereof and the whole thereof, save and except those portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended by Section 10-8-4, one copy of the local amendments which have been and are now filed in the office of the Clerk and one complete set of the International Fire Code, 2021 edition, to include local amendments filed in the fire administrative offices, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully set out at length herein, and from the date on which this chapter shall take effect, the provision thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City
Establishment of limits and districts referred to and placed upon certain sections of the International Fire Code, 2021 edition, are as follows:
1. The limits referred to in Section 5806.2, in which flammable cryogenic fluids storage in stationary containers are prohibited, are hereby established as follows: the entire City except M-1 Light Industrial and M-2 Heavy Industrial District.
2. The limits that are placed on Chapter 57 in which outside aboveground storage of flammable or combustible liquids is restricted are hereby established as follows: the entire City except as allowed as a principal, accessory, or conditional use in the M-1 Light Industrial District and M-2 Heavy Industrial District. Exceptions:
A. An aggregate amount of 1,000 gallons or less may be stored above-ground on a premises if used exclusively for heating fuel oil. A permit is required and the proposed installation must be approved by the Code Official prior to the issuance of a permit.
B. After July 1, 2005, any new above ground installations of Class I liquids shall have an aggregate total of not more than 1,100 gallons; Class II liquids shall have an aggregate total of not more than 5,000 gallons; and storage of more than 1,100 gallons shall be restricted to an approved vaulted tank above-ground where allowed as a principal, accessory, or conditional use in the M-1 and M-2 Zoning Districts; or 10,000 gallons or less of Class I or Class II liquids on construction sites, per legal lot or contiguous lots under common ownership. A permit is required and the proposed installation must be approved by the Code Official prior to the issuance of a permit.
C. After July 1, 2005, any new outside installation of a generator shall be limited to a maximum of 1,500 gallons of Type II fuel in a NFPA/UL compliant sub-base tank; quantities greater than 1,500 gallons, but less than 5,001 gallons of a Type II fuel shall be stored in an approved vaulted tank. Exception: Fuel storage requirements for generator use only shall not be limited to only M-1 and M2 Districts.
3. The limits that are placed on Chapter 57 in which new bulk plants and terminals for flammable or combustible liquids are prohibited, are hereby established as follows: the entire City.
4. The limits that are placed on Section 6104.2 (seeSection 10-8-4, “Amendments to International Fire Code,” of this chapter) in which storage of liquefied petroleum gases is to be restricted are hereby established as follows: the entire City.
5. The limits that are placed on Section 5601.1 in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is to be restricted are hereby established as follows: the entire City.
6. The limits that are placed on Section 5301.1 Exception 2, in which the storage of compressed natural gas is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: the entire City with the exception of M-1 and M-2 Districts.
The International Fire Code is amended and changed in the following respects.
1. Chapter 1 Section 101.1 Insert in Section 101.1 “the City of Clive.”
2. Section 103.1.1 Add section 103.1.1 Definitions.
A. Wherever the word “jurisdiction” is used in the International Fire Code, it is the City of Clive, Iowa.
B. Where the party responsible for the enforcement of the International Fire Code is given a title of “Fire Marshal”, and the following definition: “Fire Marshal is the Code Official of the Fire Prevention Bureau” or a duly authorized representative.
C. Whenever the words “Department of Fire Prevention” are used they shall be held to mean “Fire Prevention Bureau.”
D. The word “shall” is mandatory, and the word “may” is permissive.
3. Section 112.4 Amend Section 112.4 Violation Penalties. 112.4 to read as follows: Persons who shall violate a provision of this Code, or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect, install, alter, repair, or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Fire Code Official, or of a permit or certificate used under the provisions of this Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor crime punishable by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
4. Section 113.4 Amend Section 113.4 Failure to Comply. 113.4 to read as follows: Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine as provided for in Section 10-8-11.
A. Reinspection Fees
First reinspection | No charge |
Second reinspection | $100.00 |
Third reinspection | $200.00 |
Fourth reinspection | $400.00 |
Fifth or more reinspections | $800.00 |
5. Section 107.7 Mitigation Reimbursement Fees. Add Section 107.7 Mitigation Reimbursement Fees. Reimbursement fees that are actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the mitigation of specialized emergencies including, but not limited to, hazardous materials, specialized rescue, and crime scenes (including arson) shall be invoiced to the responsible person, firm, or corporation. An available fee schedule shall be reviewed and posted annually by the Fire Chief's office. Fees may include, but not be limited to, personnel compensation, apparatus use, equipment use, and specialized contract labor associated with the mitigation of the specialized emergency.
6. Section 107.8 Negligent False Alarms. Add Section 107.8 Negligent false alarms. A negligent false alarm shall be determined by the Fire Chief or designee as an alarm due to cleaning, construction, maintenance, repair, or any other act determined to be negligent in nature. Negligence shall be further defined as any activity where the life safety system shall be placed on test prior to the activity being performed or any careless act causing an activation of an alarm system. The fee schedule is defined below.
The first false alarms during a calendar year | $500.00 |
The second false alarm during a calendar year | $500.00 |
The third false alarm during a calendar year | $1,000.00 |
The fourth false alarm and each false alarm thereafter during a calendar year | $1,500.00 |
7. Section 107.9 Excessive False Alarms Add Section 107.9 Excessive False Alarms. Because a false alarm for security, intrusion, robbery and other nonfire causes usually requires from one to three police officers to respond in individual vehicular units, depending on the type of alarm, and a false alarm for fire suppression or other firefighting incidents usually requires multiple firefighters from the Fire Department to respond in multiple and specialized firefighting equipment, depending on the type of alarm, the City shall assess a service charge fee to any alarm user that generates an unnecessary number of false alarm responses during a calendar year as listed below (“false alarm fee.”) The alarm user shall pay the City the assessed false alarm fee within 20 days of the date an invoice is given to the alarm user for any false alarm created by the alarm user’s alarm system in accordance with the following schedule:
The first and second false alarms during a calendar year | $0.00 |
The third false alarm during a calendar year | $75.00 |
The fourth false alarm during a calendar year | $100.00 |
The fifth false alarm and each false alarm thereafter during a calendar year | $150.00 |
A. After the second false alarm, the alarm user shall receive a written notice from the Chief. The notice shall require that, by a specified date, the alarm user shall have their alarm system inspected by an alarm company and alarm user shall review operational procedures with the alarm system operator and any other individuals having access to the use and operation of the alarm system. Notice or billing from the City to any alarm user shall be deemed to have been given or rendered on the date such notice or billing is deposited in the U.S. mail, first class postage, addressed to the alarm user at the address shown for the alarm user. The alarm user shall notify the applicable Chief, in writing, after the inspection by the alarm company has been completed, and shall provide to the Chief a copy of any report of service, repair, or inspection of the alarm system given by the alarm company. An alarm company providing an inspection or repair of an alarm system shall notify the Chief in advance of such service. The alarm company shall be assessed a fee of $100.00 by the City when the Police Department or Fire Department respond to a false alarm and it is determined by the City that an on-site employee of the alarm company directly caused the false alarm. In such a circumstance, the false alarm shall not count against the alarm user.
8. Section 115 Life Safety Plans. Add Section 115 Life Safety Plans. All life safety plans submitted for review to include, but not limited to, fire sprinkler system plans, fire alarm system plans, and clean agent system plans shall be designed and stamped by a person with a minimum of a NICET III certification, fire protection engineer, qualified engineer with two years demonstrated experience in life safety system design or equivalency as determined by the Code Official. Plan approval will be based upon the plans submitted by the equipment supplier utilizing the above requirements.
9. Add section 115.1. All Life Safety Plans submitted to the Clive Fire Department will require a technical assistance review from a third-party firm. Life Safety Plans submitted that currently bear the stamp of a licensed Fire Protection Engineer shall be exempt from this requirement.
10. Section 116 Inspection Tags. Add Section 116 Inspection Tags. Tags for inspection of fire suppression systems, fire extinguishers, and fire alarm systems are required to be purchased from the West Des Moines Fire Prevention Bureau for use in the City of Clive as part of the West Metro licensing for fire protection contractors.
11. Chapter 2 Section 202 Definitions. Add to section 202:
A. Business is a commercial enterprise or establishment that is not part of a home occupation, for the purpose of the Fire Code.
B. Commercial buildings or structures are buildings that are used for purposes other than detached dwellings, for the purpose of the Fire Code.
C. Condominium is a building or structure of residential occupancies containing sleeping units, or more than two dwelling units where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature, having public space, unless defined as a townhouse, for purpose of the Fire Code.
D. Fire Prevention Bureau is the Fire Department of the jurisdiction.
E. Home Occupation is any occupation or profession conducted solely by the resident occupants in their place of abode, involving primarily service and limited sale of commodities upon the premises, for the purposes of the Fire Code.
F. Licensed daycare is a daycare that is licensed with the State.
G. Licensed Fire Alarm Monitoring Service is a business that supplies or contracts with a UL listed remote station monitoring service.
H. WestCom is the 9-1-1 dispatch center that serves the City.
12. Amend Section 202 Amend the following definitions:
A. [M] Commercial Cooking Appliances are appliances used in a commercial food service establishment for heating or cooking food and which produce grease laden vapors, steam, fumes, smoke, or odors that are required to be removed through a local exhaust ventilation system. Such appliances include deep fat fryers; upright broilers; griddles; broilers; steam-jacketed kettles; hot-top ranges; under-fired broilers; (charbroilers); ovens; barbecues; rotisseries; residential stoves/ovens and similar appliances. For the purposes of this definition, a food service establishment shall include any commercial building, or a portion thereof, used for the preparation and serving of food including for employee purposes.
B. Dwelling is a detached building on a building site designed for and used exclusively for residential purposes by one and two families and containing one or two dwelling units, for the purpose of the Fire Code.
C. Dwelling Unit is one room or rooms connected together and containing independent cooking, sleeping, and bathroom facilities, constituting a separate, independent housekeeping establishment for one family, for owner occupancy, or rental or lease to the same family for a time period of more than 31 consecutive days and physically separated from any other dwelling unit by a wall or yard.
13. Chapter 3 General Precautions Against Fire.
A. Add Section 307.2.1.1 Responsible Agencies for Open Burning. Within the City limits; in Polk County, approval from Polk County Water, Air, and Waste Management Department and the Code Official; in Dallas County, approval from State IDNR and the Code Official; future annexed land shall use the County Water, Air, and Waste Management Department of record or IDNR and the Code Official.
B. Amend Section 307.4.1: Bonfires are prohibited within the City.
C. Amend Section 307.4.2: Open burning is prohibited within the City.
D. Add Section 307.6: Outdoor fires are permitted when they meet the following requirements:
(1) Contained in a fireplace or grill, defined by the following requirements:
a. Fireplace: A structure, with an open recess at the base or a chimney or stack, with a grate for food preparation and provisions for under-fire air, for holding an outdoor fire off the ground.
i. Fuel shall consist of wood or charcoal only.
ii. Firewood shall be larger than two inches in diameter, and no longer than three feet in length. This requirement shall not apply to wood used/needed to start the fire (kindling).
iii. Device shall be no closer than 10 feet from any structure.
iv. Wood or charcoal within the device, shall not sit more than three feet above the base of the device.
v. Smoke shall not exit the user’s property at or below the user’s roof line.
vi. Shall not be used to dispose of yard waste, leaves, or twigs.
(2) Grill. A cooking utensil with a grate for food preparation and provisions for under-fire air, for holding an outdoor fire off the ground.
i. Fuel shall consist of wood or charcoal only.
ii. Firewood shall be larger than two inches in diameter, and no longer than three feet in length. This requirement shall not apply to wood used/needed to start the fire (kindling).
iii. Device shall be no closer than 10 feet from any structure.
iv. Wood or charcoal within the device, shall not sit more than three feet above the base of the device.
v. Smoke shall not exit the user’s property at or below the user’s roof line.
vi. Shall not be used to dispose of yard waste, leaves, or twigs.
E. Amend section 308.1.4 Open Flame Cooking Devices. Replace with: No barbecue grills or other devices which produce ashes or embers shall be operated or stored within 20 feet of multi-story buildings such as apartment buildings and condominiums. A maximum of one 20# propane cylinder attached to the cooking device shall be allowed. Exception: One- and two-family dwellings and townhomes. Cooking devices or the propane cylinders shall not be stored inside the living unit of apartment buildings or condominiums.
14. Chapter 5 Fire Service Features.
A. Add section 507.5.1.2 Hydrant for Fire Department Connections. Buildings equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler system with Fire Department connections installed per NFPA 13 shall have a fire hydrant within 100 feet of the Fire Department connections.
(1) Exception: The distance shall be permitted to exceed 100 feet where approved by the Fire Code Official.
15. Chapter 9 Fire Protection Systems.
A. For the purposes of this section, “story” shall be defined as any level of a structure, whether above or below grade capable of occupancy.
B. Open corridors/hallways shall be required to have fire sprinklers installed in them when the building they are constructed in is required by this Code to have a fire sprinkler system.
C. An approved complete automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed on all levels (including wood attics and wood cocklofts, but not wood attics and wood cocklofts in one- and two-family dwellings) in all buildings and structures erected from and after the effective date of the ordinance codified by this chapter, in which the gross square floor area exceeds the amounts specified in the following tables. An “approved automatic fire extinguishing system” includes, but is not limited to, a complete automatic fire sprinkler system. The following sections requiring complete automatic fire sprinkler systems shall install the fire sprinkler system following NFPA 13 standards unless otherwise noted. Alternative automatic extinguishing systems may be used if in the opinion of the Code Official the same life safety and property conservation measures are equivalent to the NFPA standard listed in this Code.
D. Delete Sections 903.2.1, 903.2.1.1, 903.2.1.2, 903.2.1.3, 903.2.1.4, 903.2.1.5, 903.2.2, 903.2.3, 903.2.4, 903.2.4.1, 903.2.5, 903.2.5.1, 903.2.5.2, 903.2.5.3, 903.2.6, 903.2.7, 903.2.9, 903.2.9.1, 903.2.9.2, 903.2.10, 903.2.10.1, 903.2.11.
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.1 Group A to read as follows: Group A: |
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.1 Group A to read as follows: Group A: | ||
NFPA 13 | A-1. Building or structures or portions thereof, having an assembly use, usually with fixed seating, intended for the production and viewing of the performing arts or motion pictures including, but not limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition A-1 | |
NFPA 13 | 1. Occupant load of 299 or less | 6,000 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | 2. Occupant load of 300 or more | 0 |
A-2. Building or structures or portions thereof, having an assembly use intended for food or drink consumption, including, but not limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition A-2 | ||
NFPA 13 | 1. Occupant load of 49 or less | 1,500 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | 2. Occupant load of 50 or more | 0 sq/ft |
A-3. Building or structures or portions thereof, having an assembly use intended for worship, recreation, or amusement and other assembly uses not classified elsewhere in group A, including, but not limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition A-3 | ||
NFPA 13 | 1. Occupant load of 299 or less | 6,000 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | 2. Occupant load of 300 or more | 6,000 sq/ft |
A-4. Building or structures or portions thereof, having an assembly 13 use intended for viewing of indoor sporting events and activities with spectator seating, including, but not limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition A-4 | ||
NFPA 13 | 1. Occupant load of 299 or less | 6,000 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | 2. Occupant load of 300 or more | 4,500 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | A-5. Building or structures or portions thereof, having an assembly use intended for participation in or viewing outdoor activities including, but not limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification Definition A-5 and IFC Section 903.2.1.5 for areas to be provided with protection. | 1,000 sq/ft |
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.2 Group B to read as follows: Group B: | ||
NFPA 13 | B. Building or structures or portions thereof, used for office, professional, or service type transactions, including storage of records and accounts. Business occupancies shall include, but not be limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition B. | 6,000 sq/ft |
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.3 Group E to read as follows: Group E: | ||
NFPA 13 | Building or structures or portions thereof, used by six or more persons at any one time for educational purposes. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | A licensed daycare is any buildings or structures, or portions thereof, used for educational, supervision, or personal care services for more than five children older than 21/2 years of age shall be classified as an E occupancy. | 0 sq/ft |
SUPPRESSION TYPE
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Add section 903.2.4 Group F to read as follows: Group F: | ||
NFPA 13 | F-1. Moderate-hazard factory and industrial occupancies including factory and industrial uses not classified as group F, division 2 occupancies shall include, but not be limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition F-1. | 2,500 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | F-1.1. Woodworking operations which generate finely divided combustible waste or uses finely divided combustible materials. | 2,500 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | F-2. Low-hazard factory and industrial occupancy uses that involve the fabrication or manufacturing of noncombustible materials which during finishing, packing, or processing do not involve a significant fire hazard shall include, but not be limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition F-1. | 15,000 sq/ft |
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.5 Group H to read as follows: Group H: | ||
NFPA 13 | H-1. Building or structures or portions thereof, that pose a detonation hazard in excess of those listed in Table 5003.1.1 (See 2015 IBC) shall include, but not be limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition H-1. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | H-3. Building or structures or portions thereof, which contain materials that readily support combustion or pose physical hazard in excess of those listed in Table 5003.1.1 (See 2015 IBC) shall include, but not be limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition H-3. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | H-4. Building or structures or portions thereof, which contain materials that are health hazards in excess of those listed in Table 5003.1.1 (See 2015 IBC) shall include, but not be limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition H-4. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | H-5. Semiconductors fabrication facilities and comparable research and development areas in which production materials are used, and s.f. the aggregate quantity of material is in excess of those listed in Tables 5003.1.1(See 2015 IBC) Such facilities and areas shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Section 415.10 of IBC. Design of the sprinkler system shall not be less than Table 903.2.5.2. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | FPA Pyroxylin plastics. Buildings or structures where cellulose nitrate film or pyroxylin plastics are manufactured, stored, or handled in quantities s.f. exceeding 100 pounds. | 0 sq/ft |
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.6 Group I to read as follows: Group I: | ||
NFPA 13D or NFPA 13R | I-1. Building or structures or portions thereof, housing more than 16 persons, on a 24-hour basis, who, because of age, mental disability, or other reasons, live in a supervised residential environment but which provides personal care services. The occupants are capable of responding to an emergency situation without physical assistance from staff. A facility such as the above with five or fewer persons shall be classified as Group R-3. A facility such as the above with at least six and not more than 16 persons shall be classified as Group R-4. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | I-2. Building or structures or portions thereof, used for medical, surgical, psychiatric, nursing, or custodial care on a 24-hour basis of more than five persons who are not capable of self-preservation. A facility such as the above with five or fewer persons shall be classified as Group R-3. Childcare facility is any buildings or structures, or a portion thereof, which provides care on a 24-hour basis to more than five children, 21/2 years of age or less, shall be classified as Group I-2. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | I-3. Building or structures or portions thereof, which are inhabited by more than five persons who are under restraint or security. See IFC Occupancy Classification definition I-3 for type of condition. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | I-4. Building or structures or portions thereof, which are occupied by persons of any age who receive custodial care for less than 24 hours by individuals other than parents or guardians, relatives by blood, marriage, or adoption and in a place other than the home of the person cared for. A facility such as the above with five or fewer persons shall be classified as Group R-3. Places of worship during religious functions are not included. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | Adult care facilities provide accommodations for less than 24 hours for more than five unrelated adults and provides supervision and personal care services. Childcare facilities provide supervision and personal care on less than a 24-hour basis for more than five children 21/2 years of age or less. | 0 sq/ft |
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.7 Group M to read as follows: Group M: | ||
NFPA 13 | Building or structures or portions thereof, for the display and sale of merchandise, and involving stocks of goods, wares, or merchandise, incidental to such purposes and accessible to the public shall include, but not be limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition Group M. (High-piled storage to refer to Chapter 32 IFC) | 6,000 sq/ft |
SUPPRESSION TYPE |
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.8 Group R to read as follows: Group R: | ||
NFPA 13R in 4 stories or less, NFPA 13 in more than 4 stories, both systems to include attic space as NFPA 13 | R-1. Hotels, motels, boarding houses (transient). (Occupy less than 30 days) | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13R in 4 stories or less, NFPA 13 in more than 4 stories, both systems to include attic space as NFPA 13 | R-2. Apartment houses, condominiums, boarding houses (non-transient), convents, dormitories, fraternities and sororities, monasteries. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13R to include attic space as NFPA 13 | Convents, dormitories, fraternities and sororities, monasteries. | 0 sq/ft |
NFPA 13D | R-3. Dwellings. | 8,000/ sq. ft. |
NFPA 13D | R-3. Townhouse. | Refer to IFC 2015 |
Townhouses that are not open on at least two sides are required to install fire sprinkler systems as set forth in the IFC, 2018 edition. | ||
NFPA 13D or NFPA 13R | R-4. Residential care/assisted living facilities for more than five, but not more than 16 occupants, excluding staff. | 0 sq/ft |
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.9 Group S to read as follows: Group S: | ||
NFPA 13 | S-1. Moderate hazard storage occupancies including building or portions of buildings used for storage of combustible materials not classified as Group S, Division 2 or Group H occupancies but not be limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition Group S- 1. | 6,000 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | NFPA Repair garages/service stations | 3,500 sq/ft |
NFPA 13 | Bulk storage of tires | 20,000 cu.f |
NFPA 13 | S-2. Low-hazard storage occupancies, including buildings or portions of buildings, used for storage of noncombustible materials, but not be limited to: See IFC Occupancy Classification definition Group S-2 | 15,000 sq/ft |
SUPPRESSION TYPE | ||
Add section 903.2.10.2 Group U to read as follows: Group U: | ||
NFPA 13 | Private garages, carports, sheds, and agricultural buildings | N/A |
E. Add Section 903.3.7.1 Fire Department Connection Identification. A minimum of 110 candela weatherproof strobe light suitable for cold weather use with a minimum of 75 candela at minus 30 degrees shall be tied into the building fire alarm system and mounted directly above the Fire Department connection between seven feet and 10 feet in height from the ground or as approved by the Code Official.
F. Add Section 903.3.1.4 Fire Sprinklers for Canopies. A canopy covering a door that is required to be marked as an exit shall be required to have fire sprinklers installed outside that door if the canopy extends more than four feet out from the door and is 12 feet or less in height from the ground regardless if the canopy is combustible or noncombustible. All canopies, regardless of height or construction type, that have vehicle access under them with door openings shall be required to have fire sprinklers installed under the entire canopy.
(1) Exception. If a building is not required by Code to have a fire sprinkler system, Section 903.3.1.4 does not apply.
G. Add Section 903.7 Fire Sprinkler Riser Room. A fire sprinkler riser room shall be separated from the electrical room. The riser room shall have no electrical panels, devices, or apparatus inside the room other than the outlets or support equipment (lighting) air compressor and heater required for the use by the fire sprinkler system or the fire alarm panel. Access to the fire sprinkler riser room shall not be accessed from the electrical room, but the electrical room may be accessed from the fire sprinkler riser room.
H. Add Section 903.7.1 Fire Sprinkler Riser Signage. Signage as determined by the Code Official shall be placed on the main sprinkler riser denoting a shunt trip has been installed.
16. Standpipe Systems.
A. Add Section 905.3.9 Additional Standpipe Systems. Additional standpipe systems may be added to new buildings or structures as deemed necessary by the Code Official.
17. Portable Fire Extinguishers.
A. Amend Table 906.3 (1) Fire Extinguishers for Class A Fire Hazards to read as follows:
(1) Portable fire extinguishers for fire protection in low and moderate hazard occupancies shall be five pounds ABC in buildings that are covered throughout with a fire sprinkler system. If there is no fire sprinkler system in low or moderate hazard occupancy, a 10-pound ABC fire extinguisher shall be installed. Spacing is based on a 75-foot travel distance to the fire extinguisher. Portable fire extinguishers for fire protection in high hazard occupancies shall be 10-pound ABC in buildings that are covered throughout with a fire sprinkler system. If there is no fire sprinkler system in a high hazard occupancy, a 20-pound ABC fire extinguisher shall be installed. Spacing is based on a 50-foot travel distance to the fire extinguisher.
B. Amend Table 906.3(2) Fire Extinguishers for Flammable and Combustible Liquids with Depths of Less Than or Equal to 0.25 in. to read as follows:
(1) Portable fire extinguishers for fire protection in low hazard occupancies shall be five-pound ABC in buildings that are covered throughout with a fire sprinkler system. If there is no fire sprinkler system in a low hazard occupancy, a 10-pound ABC fire extinguisher shall be installed. Spacing is based on a 50-foot travel distance to the fire extinguisher. Portable fire extinguishers for fire protection in moderate hazard occupancies shall be 10-pound ABC in buildings that are covered throughout with a fire sprinkler system. If there is no fire sprinkler system in a moderate hazard occupancy, a 20-pound ABC fire extinguisher shall be installed. Spacing is based on a 50-foot travel distance to the fire extinguisher. Portable fire extinguishers for fire protection in high hazard occupancies shall be 20-pound. ABC in buildings that are covered throughout with a fire sprinkler system. If there is no fire sprinkler system in a high hazard occupancy, a 20-pound. ABC fire extinguisher shall be installed. Spacing is based on a 50-foot travel distance to the fire extinguisher with a fire sprinkler system, 30-foot travel distance with no fire sprinkler system. Other hazardous occupancies will refer to NFPA 10.
18. Fire Alarm and Detection Systems.
A. Add Section 907.1.4. Fire Alarm Control Panels.
B. Each building shall have no more than one Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP).
C. Panel Height. Installation of the fire alarm panels shall not exceed six feet in height measured from the floor to the top of the panel.
(1) Exception 1. Panel height may be altered by the Code Official.
(2) Exception 2. Suppression system releasing panels are not required to meet limitation in the number of panels.
D. Amend section 907.2 Where Required General to read as follows: An approved addressable fire alarm system meeting provisions of this Code and NFPA 72 shall be installed when the gross square footage of a building is equal to or greater than the area as specified in Sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.11 inclusive, subject to the authority having jurisdiction or by Section 907.2, which ever shall be more restrictive. Exceptions:
(1) Buildings with eight or less initiating devices may use zoned systems provided only one device is used per zone. Each device shall have a plain English LCD (liquid crystal display). This alpha/numeric descriptor location is required to be reported to the WestCom Dispatch Center upon activation of the fire alarm system.
(2) R-3 dwellings are not required to meet Section 907.2 of this Code.
(3) Townhouses are required to be monitored only if a single fire sprinkler system is used for multiple units.
E. Add Section 907.2(a) Manual Fire Alarm Pull Boxes. Manual fire alarm pull boxes, “pull stations,” shall be required where deemed necessary by the Code Official.
F. Add Section 907.2(b) Monitoring. All fire alarm systems shall be monitored by a UL listed monitoring station.
G. Add section 907.2(c) Location. Each address point ID shall have an alpha/numeric descriptor location for the fire alarm system. This alpha/numeric descriptor location is required to be reported to the City Fire Department dispatch center upon activation of the fire alarm system.
H. Add Section 907.2(d) Where Required. Where corridors or hallways are protected by fire sprinkler systems, they shall also be protected by smoke detection. Smoke detection shall be of the photoelectric type or as approved by the Code Official.
I. Amend Section 907.2.3 General to read as follows: Educational occupancies shall have a monitored fire alarm system. Upon notification, existing educational occupancies having existing fire alarm systems shall comply within two years to meet the monitoring of the fire alarm system.
J. Delete Sections 907.2.8 and 907.2.9.
K. Add Section 907.2.8 Group R General. Group R-1 and Group R-2 apartment houses, condominiums, and boarding houses (non-transient) convents, dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and monasteries; and Group R-4 shall have a monitored addressable fire alarm system. Upon adoption of this Fire Code, Group R-1; Group R-2 apartment houses, condominiums, and boarding houses (non-transient) convents, dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and monasteries that have existing automatic fire alarm systems shall comply within five years to have that fire alarm system monitored.
L. Amend Section 907.2.11 Single and Multi-Station Smoke Alarms to read as follows: Listed single- and multiple-station smoke alarms complying with UL 217 shall be installed in accordance with provisions of this Code and the household fire warning equipment provision of NFPA 72. Smoke alarms shall be addressable with sounder bases and tied into the building fire alarm system as a supervisory signal only. Mini horns are not required if notification from a building fire alarm system is through the smoke alarms with sounder bases.
(1) Note: Section 907.2.11 only applies to R-1, R-2, R-4, and I-1 occupancies.
M. Add Section 907.6.4.3 Zone and Address Location Labeling. Fire alarm panels shall have all zones and address points plainly and permanently labeled as to their location on the outside of the panel or on an easily readable map of the building, if no display screen is present.
N. Amend Section 907.6.6 Monitoring General to read as follows: When required by this chapter, or the Code Official, an approved UL listed remote station in accordance with NFPA 72 shall monitor fire alarm systems to provide for the immediate and automatic notification of the Fire Department.
(1) Exception. Supervisory service is not required in one- and two-family dwellings.
O. Add Section 910.1 Exception 1. The Code Official may require smoke removal equipment be installed if it is deemed necessary by the Code Official for the protection of life and property.
P. Add Section 912.1.1 Fire Department Connection Height. The Fire Department connection shall be located not less than 18 inches from the bottom of the cap(s) and not more than three feet from the top of the cap(s) above the level of the adjacent grade or access level. The Code Official, for just cause, may grant deviation to this height.
Q. Amend Section 912.4 Access around Fire Department Connections to read as follows: Immediate access to Fire Department connections shall be maintained at all times and without obstruction by fences, bushes, trees, walls, or any other objects for a minimum of a five-foot clear space on each side of the connection to include in front of and above the connection.
19. Section 1009 Accessible Means of Egress.
A. Add to Section 1009.2 Continuity and Components Item #11.
(1) 11. Components of exterior walking surfaces shall be concrete, asphalt, or other approved hard surface.
20. Section 1010 Doors, Gates, and Turnstiles.
21. Section 1013 Exit Signs.
A. Add Section 1013.1.1 Additional Exit Signs. Exit signs may be required at the discretion of the Code Official to clarify an exit or exit access.
22. Chapter 33 Fire Safety During Construction and Demolition.
A. Add Section 3311.1.1 Construction Site Access. Construction sites shall have approved access roads as noted on the approved site plan to all areas of building or structure being constructed prior to actual construction taking place. Access roads to buildings or structures shall be constructed to provide vehicular access to within 50 feet of the building or structure with the middle of the building or structure no further than 150 feet from the access road. If the middle of the building or structure is more than 150 feet from the access road, temporary access roads shall be constructed around the building or structure where topography allows. It is highly recommended to install parking lots if planned for, prior to the beginning of construction, for storage of construction material and easier access to the site. Access road surface material shall be of aggregate or a base layer of asphalt capable of meeting load limits as outlined in Appendix D § D 102 of this Code for fire apparatus imposed loads unless otherwise approved by the Code Official.
B. Add Section 3315.3 Temporary Fire Department Connections. Where an automatic sprinkler system is being installed in a building under construction, temporary dry connections shall be made to a Fire Department connection as areas of the system are completed when combustible materials are being used for construction.
C. Add Section 3315.3.1 Temporary Fire Department Connection Identification. Where a temporary Fire Department connection is provided, temporary weatherproof signage shall also be provided to indicate what areas of the building under construction are served by the Fire Department connection.
23. Chapter 50 Hazardous Materials – General Provisions.
A. Add Section 5003.13 Hazardous Substances, Notification and Cleanup.
B. Scope. This section shall apply to the release of hazardous substances and the notification, cleanup, and recovery of costs associated with the mitigation of hazardous conditions.
C. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, these words have the following Meaning:
(1) “Cleanup” means the removal of the hazardous substances to a place where the waste will not cause any danger to persons or the environment, in accordance with the State statutes, rules, and regulations therefore, or the treatment of the material, as defined herein, to eliminate the hazardous condition, including the restoration of the area to a general good appearance without noticeable odor as far as practicable. “Cleanup” includes all actions necessary to contain, collect, identify, analyze, treat, disperse, remove, or dispose of a hazardous substance and to restore the sites from which the hazardous substance was cleaned up.
(2) “Hazardous condition” means any situation involving the actual, imminent, or probable spillage, leakage, or release of a hazardous substance:
a. Within the City or onto City property located outside the City which, because of the quantity, strength, and toxicity of the hazardous substance, its mobility in the environment and its persistence, creates an immediate potential danger to the public health or safety; or
b. Onto land, into the waters within the State, or into the atmosphere, but outside the City, which, because of the quantity, strength, and toxicity of the hazardous substance, its mobility in the environment and its persistence, creates an immediate potential danger to the public health or safety of persons or property within the City.
Hazardous conditions include any accident involving hazardous materials required to be reported under Section 321.266 (4) of the Code of Iowa.
(3) “Hazardous Substance” means any substance or mixture of substance that presents a danger to the public health or safety or environment and includes, but is not limited to, a substance that is toxic, corrosive, or flammable, or that is an irritant or that, in confinement, generates pressure through decomposition, heat, or other means. The following are examples of substances which, in sufficient quantity, may be hazardous: acids; alkalis; explosives; fertilizers; heavy metals such as chromium, arsenic, mercury, lead and cadmium; industrial chemicals; paint thinners; paints; pesticides; petroleum products; poisons; radioactive materials; sludges; and organic solvents. “Hazardous substance” includes any hazardous waste identified or listed by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, or any toxic pollutant listed under §307 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1976, as amended to January 1, 1977, or any hazardous material designated under §311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended to January 1, 1977, or any hazardous materials designated by the Secretary of Transportation under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, or any hazardous substance listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
(4) “Person” is a natural person, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, and also includes a firm, partnership, or corporation, its or their successors or assigns, or any other similar legal entity or the agent of any of the aforesaid.
(5) “Responsible Person” means the person, whether the owner, agent, lessor, or tenant, in charge of the hazardous substance being stored, processed, or handled, or the owner or bailee transporting hazardous wastes or substances whether on public ways or grounds or on private property where the spill would cause danger to the public or to any persons or to the environment.
(6) “Treatment” means a method, technique, or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of a hazardous substance so as to neutralize it or to render the substance non-hazardous, safer for transport, amenable for recovery, amenable for storage, or to reduce it in volume.
Treatment includes any activity or processing designed to change the physical form or chemical composition of hazardous substance to render it nonhazardous.
D. Notifications. When a hazardous condition is created, the responsible person shall notify WestCom 911 Dispatch Center and the Fire Department immediately upon discovery of the condition, but in no instance later than 30 minutes after the discovery of the hazardous condition.
E. Cleanup Required. Whenever a hazardous condition is created by the deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of a hazardous substance, so that the hazardous substance, or a constituent of the hazardous substance, may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including ground waters, the Fire Chief, or the Chief’s designee, may remove or provide for removal and the disposal of the hazardous substance at any time, unless the Fire Chief, or the Chief’s designee, determines the removal will be properly and promptly accomplished by the responsible person. If the responsible party does not initiate and complete cleanup within the time designated by the Fire Department, the City may proceed to remedy the hazardous condition by performing the necessary cleanup services.
F. Loss, Burden, or Costs. A responsible person shall be liable to the City for all mitigation costs incurred by the City or other contract agencies, including, but not limited to, chemical damage, contamination of equipment, and the use of consumable materials. If charges for cleanup costs are not paid within 30 days after invoice, the City shall proceed to obtain payment by all legal means.
24. Chapter 56 Explosives And Fireworks.
A. Amend Section 5601.1 Scope to read as follows:
(1) Add (a) The City deems the use of first-class and second-class consumer fireworks as a threat to public safety or a nuisance to landowners or persons with certain health conditions and therefore prohibits the use of first-class and second-class consumer fireworks in the City. It shall be unlawful, without a permit, for any person to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any explosives, explosive materials, first-class and second-class consumer fireworks within the corporate limits of the City of Clive.
(2) Add (b) The sale of consumer fireworks shall be regulated by the State Fire Marshal (SFM), who shall establish dates of permitted sales, the minimum requirements for obtaining a consumer fireworks seller license and registration by wholesalers, and shall issue such licenses and as otherwise provided by State law and the SFM rules.
(3) Add (c) Exceptions:
a. 1. The Armed Forces of the United States, Coast Guard, or National Guard.
b. 2. Explosives in forms prescribed by the official United States Pharmacopoeia.
c. 3. The possession, storage, and use of small ammunition when packaged in accordance with DOT packaging requirements.
d. 4. The possession, storage, and use of not more than one pound (0.454 kg.) of commercially manufactured sporting black powder, 20 pounds (nine kg.) of smokeless powder and 10,000 small arms primers for hand loading of small arms ammunition for personal consumption.
e. 5. The use of explosive materials by federal, State, and local regulatory, law enforcement, and fire agencies in their official capacities.
f. 6. Special industrial explosive devices which in the aggregate contain less than 50 pounds (23 kg.) of explosive materials.
g. 7. The possession, storage, and use of blank industrial power load cartridges when packaged in accordance with DOT packaging regulations.
h. 8. Transportation in accordance with DOT 49 C.F.R. parts100 through 178.
i. 9. Items preempted by federal regulations.
B. Add 10. Items considered as “Novelties” under State law.
C. Amend Section 5601.2.4 Financial Responsibility to read as follows: The applicant shall, at the time they makes their application for a permit, attach thereto a bond or certificate of insurance naming the applicant and the City as insured, in the sum of not less than $1,000,000.00, provided that the Code Official or the Council may, at their discretion, require a greater amount. The bond and insurance shall insure to the use and benefit of the City or any person who suffers damage either to person or property by reason of the display of fireworks.
D. Amend Section 5601.4 Qualifications to read as follows: Persons in charge of magazines, blasting, fireworks display, or pyrotechnic special effect operations shall not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs which impair sensory or motor skills, shall be at least 21 years of age, and shall demonstrate knowledge of all safety precautions related to the storage, handling, or use of explosives, explosive materials, or fireworks. Exception: Persons in charge of fireworks display or pyrotechnic special effect operations shall possess a valid PGI display fireworks operator certification or equivalent certification approved by the Code Official.
E. Amend Section 5601.7 Seizure. Replace with: The Code Official is authorized to seize, take, remove, or cause to be removed or disposed of in an approved manner, at the expense of the owner, explosives, explosive materials, and all stocks of illegal fireworks (not State-approved), offered or exposed for sale, possessed, stored, and held to be in violation of this section.
F. Amend Section 5605.1 Manufacture, Assembly, and Testing of Explosives, Explosive Materials, and Fireworks to read as follows:
(1) General: It shall be unlawful to manufacture, assemble and test explosives, explosive materials, and fireworks within the corporate limits of the City of Clive.
(2) Exceptions.
a. The hand loading of small arms ammunition prepared for personal use and not offered for sale;
b. The mixing and loading of blasting agents at blasting sites in accordance with NFPA 495.
c. The use of binary explosives or plosophoric materials in blasting or pyrotechnic special effects applications in accordance with NFPA 495 or NFPA 1126.
25. Chapter 57 Flammable and Combustible Liquids.
A. Add Section 5704.2.9.7.10 Alternative Containment and Protection. All tanks that have a secondary tank of steel, concrete, or approved materials shall be capable of holding 110 percent of the product stored. A non-combustible roof and roof framework shall cover all open top secondary tanks exposed to weather.
26. Chapter 61 Liquified Petroleum Gases.
A. Amend Section 6104.2 Maximum Capacity within Established Limits to read as follows: Within the limits established by law in the adopting ordinance restricting the storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed a water capacity of 1,000 gallons. Within the limits established by law in the adopting ordinance restricting the storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of M-1 Light Industrial Districts or M-2 Heavy Industrial District, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed a water capacity of 5,000 gallons.
Referenced Standards |
Referenced Standards | |
NFPA 10 | 2018 Edition |
NFPA 13 | 2019 Edition |
NFPA 13D | 2019 Edition |
NFPA 13R | 2019 Edition |
NFPA 20 | 2019 Edition |
NFPA 30 | 2021 Edition |
NFPA 30A | 2021 Edition |
NFPA 58 | 2020 Edition |
NFPA 70 | 2020 Edition |
NFPA 72 | 2019 Edition |
NFPA 96 | 2021 Edition |
NFPA 101 | 2021 Edition |
NFPA 1123 | 2018 Edition |
NFPA 1124 | 2006 Edition |
NFPA 2001 | 2018 Edition |
27. Appendix D. Fire Apparatus Access Roads.
A. Amend Section D101.1 Scope to read as follows: Fire apparatus access roads shall be in accordance with this appendix and all other applicable requirements of the International Fire Code.
B. Public streets are regulated using the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications for public improvements as amended by the City. Private streets are regulated using the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications for public improvements as amended by the City.
28. Section D103 Minimum Specifications.
A. Amend D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed Statewide Urban Design and Specifications for public improvements as amended by the City.
B. Amend D103.3 Turning Radius. The minimum turning radii shall be determined by the Code Official.
C. Amend D103.4 Dead-Ends. Replace with: Dead-end fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed Statewide Urban Design and Specifications for public improvements or as approved by City Engineer.
D. Amend D103.5 Fire Apparatus Access Road Gates. Replace with: Gates securing fire apparatus access roads shall comply with all of the following criteria:
(1) The minimum gate width shall accommodate a 14-foot clear drive lane width.
(2) Gates shall be of the swinging or sliding type;
(3) Construction of the gate shall be of materials that allow for manual operation by one person;
(4) Gate components shall be maintained in an operative condition at all times and replaced or repaired when defective;
(5) Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by Fire Department personnel for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the Code Official;
(6) Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain unless they are capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools; and
(7) Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval by the Code Official.
E. Amend D103.6 Signs. Replace with: Where required by the Code Official, fire apparatus access roads shall conform to Section 511.4. Signs shall be posted on one or both sides of the fire apparatus road as required by §D103.6.1 or D103.6.2.
F. Amend D103.6.1 Roads 20 to 26 Feet in Width to read as follows: Fire apparatus access roads 20 to 26 feet wide shall be posted on both sides as a fire lane when required by the Code Official.
G. Amend D103.6.2 Roads more than 26 Feet in Width to read as follows: Fire apparatus access roads more than 26 feet wide shall be posted on one side of the road as a fire lane when required by the Code Official.
29. Amend Section D104 Commercial and Industrial Developments.
A. Amend D104.1 Access. All buildings shall have, at a minimum, two fire apparatus accesses as approved by the Code Official. Based on the building occupancy hazard, the Code Official may require more than two fire apparatus accesses. The Code Official may reduce this requirement for just cause as long as safety to the buildings/occupants is not jeopardized.
B. Amend D104.3 Remoteness. Where two access roads are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one-half the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the property or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. The Code Official may reduce the separation distance between accesses for just cause as long as safety to the buildings/occupants is not jeopardized.
Whenever the Chief disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the International Fire Code do not apply, or that the true intent and meaning of said Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief to the Building Code Appeals Board within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed.
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