The BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, as adopted in Section 1610.01, is hereby amended as follows:
BOCA Section F-100.1 Title: (Amended)
The regulations set forth herein shall be known as the Fire Prevention Code of Davison, Michigan, and are herein referred to as such or as "this Code."
BOCA Section F-101.2 Exemptions: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-101.6 Application of building code: (Amended)
The planning, design and construction of new buildings and structures to provide the necessary egress facilities, fire protection and built-in fire protection equipment shall be controlled by the building code, State Fire Safety Board rules or other applicable statutes, whichever provides the greatest safety. Any alteration, addition or change in buildings required by the provisions of this Code shall be made in accordance with the requirements for the construction of new buildings and structures.
BOCA Section F-104.1 Enforcement: (Amended)
The enforcement of this Code is authorized by Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended.
BOCA Section F-105.6 Rules and regulations: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall have authority as may be necessary in the interest of public safety, health, and general welfare to interpret and implement the provisions of this Code, to secure the intent thereof, and to designate requirements applicable because of climatic or other conditions, but an interpretation shall not have the effect of waiving any fire safety requirements specifically provided in this Code, State Fire Safety Board rules or other applicable statutes. An interpretation shall not violate accepted engineering practice involving public safety.
BOCA Section F-106.0 PERMITS: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-108.1 Investigation of fires: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee may investigate, or cause to be investigated, every fire or explosion occurring in the City.
BOCA Section F-109.3 Unsafe buildings: (Amended)
All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, that are or shall hereafter become unsafe or deficient in adequate exit facilities, constitute a fire hazard, are otherwise dangerous to human life or the public welfare, are used for illegal or improper purposes, are illegally or improperly occupied or maintained, or which have sustained structural damage by reason of fire, explosion or natural disaster shall be deemed unsafe. A vacant building, or portion of a building, unguarded or open at door or window, shall be deemed a fire hazard and shall have that portion of the building declared an unsafe area.
BOCA Section F-111.1 Notice of violation: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-111.1.1 Service of notice: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-111.2 Failure to correct violations: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-111.3 Penalty for violations: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-111.4 Correction of violation required: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-112.0 MEANS OF APPEAL: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-201.0 GENERAL DEFINITIONS:
Boiling point: (Amended) The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure of 14.7 psig or 760 mm of mercury. Where an accurate boiling point is unavailable for the material in question, or for mixtures which do not have a constant boiling point, for purposes of this classification, the 10 percent of a distillation performed in accordance with ASTM D86, may be used as the boiling point of the liquid.
Code official: (Amended) A person authorized to enforce rules promulgated under Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended.
Fire alarm system: (Amended) A functionally related group of devices which, when either automatically or manually activated, sounds audio or visual warning devices on or off the protected premises.
Residual pressure: (Amended) Pressure remaining in a system while water is being discharged from outlets.
BOCA Section F-301.3 Permit required: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-301.4.2 Bonfire material: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-303.2 Permit required: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-305.2 Permit required: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-308.2.1 Unauthorized seal removal: (Amended)
It shall be deemed a violation of this Code for any person, user, firm or agent to continue the use of any device or appliance which has been sealed or ordered sealed under Section F-308.2 of this Code, unless written authority to remove such seal is given by the City Manager or his or her designee. Removing or breaking the seal shall be deemed a violation of this Code.
BOCA Section F-312.4 Removal of signs prohibited: (Amended)
It shall be a violation of this Code for any person to obscure, remove, deface, mutilate or destroy a posted "no smoking" sign.
BOCA Section F-312.5 Compliance with "No Smoking" signs: (Amended)
It shall be a violation of this Code for any person to smoke, throw or deposit any lighted or smoldering substance in any place where "no smoking" signs are posted.
BOCA Section F-314.9 Circuit protection devices: (Addition)
Electrical box covers, switch panels and other protective devices shall be maintained in place unless the circuit is actually being worked on.
BOCA Section F-316.2 Notification required: (Amended)
A person shall not store, keep or have on hand more than 25 pounds of nitrate motion picture film without first notifying the City Manager or his or her designee of such activity.
A person shall not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any nitrate motion picture film to any person who has not notified the City Manager or his or her designee of the anticipated activity.
BOCA Section F-317.2 Notification required: (Amended)
All retailers, jobbers and wholesalers storing or handling more than 25 pounds of cellulose nitrate (pyroxylin) plastics shall notify the City Manager or his or her designee.
Notification of the City Manager or his or her designee shall also be made for the manufacture of articles of cellulose nitrate (pyroxylin) plastics, including the use of cellulose nitrate (pyroxylin) plastics in the manufacture or assembling of other articles.
BOCA Section F-319.0 FIRE RETARDANT COATINGS: (Addition)
BOCA Section F-319.1 Maintenance of protection: (Addition)
Fire retardant coatings shall be maintained so as to retain the effectiveness of the treatment under the service conditions encountered in actual use.
BOCA Section F-500.1 Scope: (Amended)
The provisions of this article shall govern the operation, maintenance and testing of all new and existing fire protection systems, devices, units, and fire safety equipment in all occupancies as herein provided. Such systems shall comply with the maintenance provisions of NFiPA 13, 13A, 14, 15, 20, 22, 24, 71, 72A, 72B, 72C, 72D, 72E, 231, 231C, 231D, and BOCA 100, where provisions of this article do not specifically cover conditions and operations.
BOCA Section F-500.2 Installations: (Amended)
Before any alarm, detection or fire suppression system is installed, enlarged or extended, plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Building Official. The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified and may request plans and specifications.
BOCA Section F-500.5 Signs: (Amended)
All Fire Authority connections and fire pump test connections shall be properly marked with a sign indicating their purpose and shall be maintained in a manner and location satisfactory to the City Manager or his or her designee. A metal sign with raised letters at least one inch (2.54cm) in size shall be mounted on all Fire Authority connections serving fire sprinklers, standpipes or fire pump connections. Such signs shall read: "Automatic sprinklers," "Standpipes" or "Test connection," as applicable.
BOCA Section F-500.7 Tampering: (Addition)
A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper with or otherwise disturb any fire protection device or system required to be installed or maintained under the provisions of this Code, except as may be necessary for appropriate maintenance or use in an emergency.
BOCA Section F-502.3 Dry standpipe stations: (Amended)
All fire hose stations for dry standpipe fire lines shall be marked with a permanently attached noncombustible sign which reads "Dry Standpipe-Fire Authority Use Only" and which is mounted or painted on or near the fire hose station. Sign letters shall be not less than two inches (5.08 cm) high and shall be in a color which contrasts with the background color.
BOCA Section F-514.4 Automatic controllers: (Amended)
Pumps that supply fire protection systems or devices shall be capable of self-activating operation by their own mechanisms when actuated by some impersonal influence, such as a change in current strength, pressure, temperature or mechanical configuration. Units shall be capable of self-starting. All pressure-actuated control switches which respond to water pressures shall be protected from accidental changes in pressure settings by the use of locking bars or other protective devices.
BOCA Section F-517.4.1 General: (Amended)
All hand-operated portable fire extinguishing equipment shall be selected, distributed, inspected, maintained, tested and recharged in accordance with NFiPA 10.
BOCA Section F-518.0 RESIDENTIAL SMOKE DETECTORS: (Addition)
BOCA Section F-518.1 General: (Addition)
All existing residential occupancies, as defined by the building code, shall be provided with a minimum of one approved smoke detector in the sleeping area, guest room or suite of a hotel, motel, lodging house, boarding house or residential multifamily dwelling unit. Each detector shall be installed in accordance with NFiPA 72E or NFiPA 74.When actuated, the smoke detector shall provide an alarm suitable to warn the occupants within the individual room or unit.
BOCA Section F-518.2 Exceptions: (Addition)
One-family and two-family dwelling units shall be exempt from these requirements for existing buildings.
BOCA Section F-518.3 Tampering: (Addition)
Anyone tampering or interfering with the effectiveness of a smoke detector shall be in violation of this Code.
BOCA Section F-601.4 Exterior egress: (Amended)
All exterior stairways and fire escapes shall be kept free of snow and ice. Any fire escape or exterior stairway found to be in a state of deterioration or determined to be unsafe by the City Manager or his or her designee shall be repaired immediately. The City Manager or his or her designee may require a load test of any fire escape before it is returned to service.
BOCA Section F-604.1 Exit signs: (Amended)
All exit signs shall be maintained in a clean and legible condition and shall be clearly illuminated at all times that the building is occupied. Supplemental internally illuminated directional signs, when necessary, shall be installed indicating the direction and way of egress.
BOCA Section F-702.0 EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES: (Addition)
Fire drills in educational occupancies shall comply with the requirements of Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended.
BOCA Section F-706.1 General: (Amended)
The owner or other person having charge of buildings identified as high-rise buildings or use group A, B, F, H, M, S, R1 or R2 in the building code shall be required to prepare and submit for review and approval of the City Manager or his or her designee a fire safety plan and evacuation procedure as set forth in this section.
BOCA Section F-706.4 Staff training requirements: (Addition)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner or agent of high-rise or use group A or R-1 buildings to train staff personnel to effectively implement the fire safety plan and evacuation procedure.
BOCA Section F-707.0 ALARM RECEIPT: (Addition)
BOCA Section F-707.1 Action to be taken upon receipt of fire alarm: (Addition)
When an alarm of fire is sounded, the City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified and the evacuation plan implemented immediately.
BOCA Section F-707.2 Fires to be reported: (Addition)
The person having charge of any facility subject to this Code shall make certain that the City Manager or his or her designee has been notified of any fire resulting in loss of life or injury or causing destruction or damage to property.
BOCA Section F-800.2 Notification required: (Amended)
Before initiating operation of an airport, heliport, helistop or aircraft hangar, the City Manager or his or her designee and any other agency having jurisdiction shall be notified.
BOCA Section F-900.1.1 Spray application: (Amended)
"Spray application" means the application of flammable or combustible materials when applied as a spray by compressed air, airless or hydraulic atomization, steam, electrostatic methods or by any other means in continuous or intermittent processes.
BOCA Section F-900.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of any spraying or dipping operations included within the scope of this article utilizing more than 10 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids on any working day.
BOCA Section F-902.1 General: (Amended)
Any area in which dangerous quantities of flammable vapors or combustible vapors, mists, residues, dusts or deposits are present due to the operation of spraying processes shall be considered a spraying area. The City Manager or his or her designee may define the limits of the spraying area in any specific case. A spraying area shall include all of the following:
(a) The interior of spray booths;
(b) The interior of ducts exhausting from spraying processes; and
(c) Any area in the direct path of spraying operations.
The spraying area in the vicinity of spraying operations will necessarily vary with the design and arrangement of equipment and method of operation. When spraying operations are strictly confined to predetermined spaces which are provided with adequate and reliable ventilation, such as a properly constructed spray booth, the spraying area will ordinarily not extend beyond the booth enclosure. When, however, spraying operations are not confined to adequately ventilated spaces, the spraying area may extend throughout the entire room containing spraying operations.
EDITOR'S NOTE: BECAUSE OF THE 1993 UPDATING AND REVISION OF THESE CODIFIED ORDINANCES, THE NEXT NUMBERED PAGE IS PAGE 13.
BOCA Section F-902.3.2 Floor: (Amended)
The floor construction of spray areas, if combustible, shall be covered by noncombustible material. All spraying areas shall be kept free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues. Combustible coverings, such as thin paper or plastic, and strippable coatings may be used to facilitate cleaning operations in spraying areas. If residue accumulates to excess in booths, ducts, duct discharge points or other spraying areas, then all spraying operations shall be discontinued until conditions are corrected.
BOCA Section F-902.3.3 Plates: (Amended)
If installed, baffle plates shall be of noncombustible material, readily removable or accessible on both sides for cleaning and designed to promote an even flow of air through the booth and to prevent the deposit of overspray before it enters the exhaust duct.
BOCA Section F-902.3.4 Frontal area requirements: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-902.3.6 Accessibility: (Amended)
Spray booths shall be installed so that all portions are readily accessible for cleaning. A clear space of not less than three feet on all sides shall be kept free from storage or combustible construction. This does not preclude the installation of a spray booth against a partition or wall having a one-hour fire resistance rating if the booth can be maintained and cleaned.
BOCA Section F-902.3.7 Illumination: (Amended)
When spraying areas are illuminated through glass panels or other transparent materials, only fixed lighting units shall be used as a source of illumination. Panels shall effectively isolate the spraying area from the area in which the lighting unit is located and shall be of noncombustible material of such nature or so protected that breakage will be unlikely. Panels shall be so arranged that normal accumulations of residue on the exposed surface of the panel will not be raised to a dangerous temperature by radiation or conduction from the source of illumination. A satisfactory and practical method of lighting is the use of 1/4-inch thick wired or tempered glass panels in the top or sides of spray booths with electrical light fixtures outside the booth, hence not in the direct path of spray.
BOCA Section F-902.5 Sources of ignition: (Amended)
There shall be no open flame, spark-producing equipment, or exposed surfaces exceeding the ignition temperature of the material being sprayed in the following areas, except as specifically permitted in Sections F-902.10 and F-904.0. Further, there shall be no equipment or processes that may produce sparks or particles of hot metal located above or adjacent to the following areas, unless means are provided to prevent the sparks or particles of hot metal from entering these areas:
(a) A spraying area as defined in Section F-902.1; and
(b) An area adjacent to a spraying area requiring electrical equipment conforming to the provisions of the National Electrical Code, NFiPA 70, for division 2 locations, unless separated therefrom by a partition extending at least to the boundary of the division 2 location.
BOCA Section F-902.7.1 Quantities: (Amended)
Where the quantity of liquid in five-gallon and smaller containers, other than original sealed containers, exceeds a total of 10 gallons, the liquid shall be stored in accordance with Article 28.
BOCA Section F-902.7.2 Flammable liquid containers: (Amended)
Closed containers, approved portable tanks, approved safety cans or a properly arranged system of piping shall be used for transporting flammable or combustible liquids. Open or glass containers shall not be used.
BOCA Section F-902.7.4 Container piping: (Amended)
All containers or piping to which is attached a hose or flexible connection shall be provided with a shutoff valve at the connection. Such valves shall be kept shut when spraying operations are not being conducted, except when a circulating system is used and it is provided with an automatically operated anti-runaway control.
BOCA Section F-902.7.6 Pump requirements: (Amended)
If flammable or combustible liquids are supplied to spray nozzles by positive discharge pumps, means shall be provided to prevent the discharge pressure from exceeding the safe operating pressure of the system. Any discharge shall be to a safe location.
BOCA Section F-902.9 Operation and maintenance: (Amended)
All spraying areas shall be kept from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues. Combustible coverings, such as thin paper or plastic, and strippable coatings may be used to facilitate cleaning operations in spraying areas. If residue accumulates to excess in booths, ducts, duct discharge points or other spraying areas, then all spraying operations shall be discontinued until conditions are corrected.
BOCA Section F-902.9.3 Cleaning solvent: (Amended)
Solvents for cleaning operations shall have flash points above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. However, for cleaning spray nozzles and auxiliary equipment, solvents having flash points not less than those normally used in spray operations may be used. Cleaning operations using flammable or combustible solvents shall be conducted inside spray booths with the ventilating equipment operated during cleaning or shall be conducted in other adequately ventilated locations complying with the requirements of NFiPA 33.
BOCA Section F-904.5 Guards: (Amended)
Adequate booths, fencing, railings or guards shall be placed about the equipment so that it is either by their location or character, or both, that a safe isolation of the process is maintained from plant storage or personnel.
BOCA Section F-1000.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of bowling pin refinishing and bowling lane resurfacing operations involving the use and application of flammable liquids or materials.
BOCA Section F-1100.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of any fruit ripening process.
BOCA Section F-1101.1 General: (Amended)
The layout, arrangement and construction of buildings and structures in which the process of ripening or coloring of crops is conducted shall comply with the applicable requirements of the building code for the appropriate use group classification and shall be provided with fire protection and fire extinguishing equipment as required by that code. Buildings and structures and their service equipment shall be maintained in safe and sound condition as required by this Code.
BOCA Section F-1101.2 Ethylene: (Amended)
(1) The location of buildings in which crop ripening or coloring processes utilizing gas containers of ethylene are conducted shall be approved by the City Manager or his or her designee.
(2) The method for introducing ethylene shall provide positive control. The ethylene shall be measured so that the quantity introduced does not exceed one part ethylene to 1,000 parts of air.
(3) Containers storing ethylene gas shall be built in an approved manner.
(4) Ethylene gas containers other than those connected for use shall be stored outside of the building or in a special building, except that not more than two portable department of transportation (DOT) containers not connected for use may be stored inside of the building premises. Such inside rooms or portions of buildings used for storage of these containers shall be constructed in accordance with Section F-2206.4.
(5) Ethylene piping shall be of steel pipe. Flexible connectors and hose, when used, shall be an approved type. Tubing shall be of brass or copper with not less than 0.049 inch (1.24 mm) wall thickness.
BOCA Section F-1101.3 Electrical equipment: (Amended)
Electrical wiring and equipment shall be installed as specified in NFiPA 70. Artificial lighting shall be by electricity only.
BOCA Section F-1101.4 Heating: (Amended)
(1) Heating of ripening and coloring rooms shall be by indirect means with low pressure steam, hot water, warm air, approved electric heaters, approved gas or kerosene heaters. Gas and kerosene heaters shall have sealed combustion chambers.
(2) Steam and hot water pipes and radiators shall have a clearance of at least one inch (2.54 cm) to combustible material.
(3) Gas heaters and their vents shall be installed in an approved manner. Gas heaters shall be equipped with an automatic pilot device to shut off the gas supply when the flame is extinguished.
(4) Burners for gas or kerosene heaters shall be installed so that air for combustion is taken from outside the ripening or coloring room and so that the products of combustion are discharged outside the building in an approved manner.
(5) Electric heaters shall be of a type not having an exposed surface at a temperature higher than 800 degrees Fahrenheit (426.67 degrees Celsius) and with thermostatic elements which do not produce sparks. They shall be of a type approved for use in hazardous locations.
(6) A protective guard shall be provided around any heater to prevent the possibility of its being knocked over by other equipment such as vehicles or lift trucks.
BOCA Section F-1200.2 Certificate required: (Amended)
A person shall not engage in the business of dry cleaning without first obtaining the certificate required by Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended. A change shall not be made in the solvent used in the equipment to a more hazardous class, unless permission for such change shall first have been obtained from the City Manager or his or her designee.
BOCA Section F-1300.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of the operation of any grain bleacher or elevator; flour, starch, or feed mill; malt house; wood flour manufacturing plant; or plant pulverizing aluminum, coal, cocoa, magnesium, spices, sugar, or other material producing dust as defined in the scope of this article.
BOCA Section F-1400.2 Notification required: (Amended)
A person shall not perform any fumigation or thermal insecticidal fogging without first notifying the City Manager or his or her designee.
BOCA Section F-1500.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of any facility or operation in which more than 100,000 board feet (236 m3) of lumber is to be stored or used.
BOCA Section F-1501.2.2 Fences: (Amended)
Permanent lumber storage which requires notification of the City Manager or his or her designee under Section F-1500.2 shall be surrounded with a suitable fence not less than six feet (1.83 m) high, unless storage is within a building.
BOCA Section F-1501.7 Fire extinguishing equipment: (Amended)
An approved water supply arrangement shall be provided for open storage yards. Portable fire extinguishing equipment suitable for the fire hazard involved shall be provided at convenient, conspicuous, accessible locations in open yards. When used, approved class A portable fire extinguishers, properly protected against freezing where necessary, shall be provided so that the travel distance to the nearest unit does not exceed 75 feet. In buildings, fire protection equipment shall be provided as required by the building code.
BOCA Section F-1700.2 Certificate required: (Amended)
A place of assembly, as defined in Section F-1700.3 shall not be maintained, operated or used as such without a certificate as provided for by Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended.
BOCA Section F-1700.4 Posting of maximum occupant load: (Amended)
Each place of assembly shall have its maximum occupant load posted in compliance with Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended. The number of occupants permitted shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the building code except that three square feet of net floor area for standing space in an assembly occupancy shall only be allowed in an approved waiting area. Each room constituting a place of assembly shall have the occupant load of the room posted in a conspicuous place, near the main exit from the room.
BOCA Section F-1703.1 General: (Amended)
The operator or the person in charge of operation or use of any place of assembly shall check egress facilities, before such place of assembly is occupied for any use, to determine compliance with the provisions of this section. If such inspection reveals that any element of the required means of egress is obstructed, inaccessible, locked, fastened or otherwise unsuited for immediate use, admittance to the place of assembly shall not be permitted until necessary corrective action has been completed.
BOCA Section F-1703.6 Announcements: (Addition)
As may be required by the City Manager or his or her designee, not more than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled commencement of any activity, event, performance, show, meeting, function or other occasion for which persons will gather at a place of assembly with a capacity of 50 or more people, the owner or his or her authorized agent shall orally notify all attendees concerning the location of the exits to be used in case of fire or other emergency, and shall also notify all attendees of smoking regulations.
BOCA Section F-1900.2 Inspections: (Amended)
The entire tent or air-supported structure system may be inspected at regular intervals to assure that the installation is maintained in proper condition.
BOCA Section F-1900.6 Notification required: (Addition)
A tent or air-supported structure covering an area in excess of 120 square feet (11.16 m2), including all connecting areas or spaces with a common means of egress or entrance, and used or intended to be used for a gathering of 10 or more persons, shall not be erected, operated or maintained for any purpose without prior notification of the Building Inspector and the City Manager or his or her designee. Tents used exclusively for recreational camping purposes shall be exempt from the requirements of this section. Special permits required by the building code shall be secured from the Building Official.
BOCA Section F-1900.7 Plans and specifications: (Addition)
Notification shall include the submission of drawings for each installation and use, including specifications indicating the location of the tent or air-supported structure on the site and adequate details regarding the location of egress facilities, seating capacity, construction and all mechanical and electrical equipment.
BOCA Section F-2000.2 Permit required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall require a permit to be obtained by any person who desires to conduct or maintain any wrecking yard, junk yard or waste material handling plant or operation.
BOCA Section F-2100.2 Notification required: (Amended)
Notification shall be made to the City Manager or his or her designee by each company, corporation, copartnership or owner-operator performing welding or cutting operations, except as provided in Section F-2100.2.1. This notification shall not be required for each welding or cutting job location. The company, corporation, copartnership or owner-operator shall notify the City Manager or his or her designee in advance where such work is taking place, except where such work is done in response to an emergency call that does not allow time for the City Manager to be notified in advance of the work.
BOCA Section F-2105.1 Notification required for storage: (Amended)
A person shall not store or keep calcium carbide in excess of 200 pounds without first notifying the City Manager or his or her designee.
BOCA Section F-2106.1 Notification required: (Amended)
A person shall not operate an acetylene generator having a carbide capacity exceeding five pounds without first notifying the City Manager or his or her designee.
BOCA Section F-2300.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of the storage and handling of combustible fibers in quantities in excess of 100 cubic feet.
BOCA Section F-2301.4 Agricultural products: (Amended)
A person shall not store hay, straw or similar agricultural products adjacent to buildings or combustible material unless a clear horizontal distance equal to the height of the pile is maintained between such storage and combustible material and buildings. Storage shall be limited to stacks of 100 tons each. Unlimited quantities of hay, straw and other agricultural products may be stored in or near farm buildings located outside closely built areas. Notification of the City Manager or his or her designee shall not be required for agricultural storage.
BOCA Section F-2400.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of the storage, handling or use at normal temperature and pressure of more than 2,000 cubic feet of flammable compressed gas or 6,000 cubic feet of nonflammable compressed gas.
BOCA Section F-2401.2 Storage containers: (Amended)
Cylinders and pressure vessels shall be designed, constructed, tested and maintained in accordance with ANSI K61.1, DOT 49 CFR or NFiPA 50, 50a, 56a, 56b, 56d, 56e or 56f.
BOCA Section F-2500.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of any of the following:
(a) The production, storage or sale of cryogenic liquids;
(b) The storage of nonflammable, nontoxic cryogenic liquids in quantities greater than 500 gallons; or
(c) The storage or use of more than 10 gallons of liquid oxygen, flammable cryogenic liquids or cryogenic oxidizers.
BOCA Section F-2502.1 General: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of locations which are intended for the dispensing of flammable cryogenic liquids, liquefied oxygen or liquid oxidizers. Water lines and hose shall be provided for cleaning the area and melting.
BOCA Section F-2600.1 Scope: (Amended)
The equipment, processes and operations involving the manufacture, possession, storage, sale, transportation and use of explosives and blasting agents shall comply with Act No. 202 of the Public Acts of 1970, as amended, being Section 29.41 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the applicable requirements of this Code and shall be maintained in accordance with NFiPA 495 and DOT 49 CFR, except as herein specifically exempted or where provisions of this article do not specifically cover conditions and operations.
BOCA Section F-2600.2 Permit required: (Amended)
A permit shall be obtained in compliance with Act No. 202 of the Public Acts of 1970, as amended, being Section 29.41 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
BOCA Section F-2600.2.1 Prohibited permits: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-2700.1 General: (Amended)
Fireworks shall comply with Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being Section 750.243a et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
BOCA Section F-2700.2 and remainder of ARTICLE 27: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-2800.2 General: (Amended)
Flammable and combustible liquids shall comply with R 28.601 to R 28.740 of the Michigan Administrative Code, as amended.
BOCA Section F-2800.3 and remainder of ARTICLE 28: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-2900.2 Notification required: (Amended)
(1) The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of the storage or handling of more than 55 gallons of corrosive liquids, more than 500 pounds of oxidizing materials, more than 10 pounds of organic peroxides, more than 500 pounds of nitromethane, 1,000 pounds or more of ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate fertilizers, and fertilizer mixtures covered in Section F-2904.6 or any amount of highly toxic material or poisonous gas.
(2) The City Manager or his or her designee shall also be notified of the storage or handling or any installation of more than one microcurie of radium not contained in a sealed source, more than one millicurie of radium or other radioactive material in a sealed source or sources or any amount of radioactive material for which a specific license from the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is required in accordance with nationally recognized good practice.
BOCA Section F-3000.1 General: (Amended)
Liquefied petroleum gases shall comply with R 28.3801 to R 28.3819 of the Michigan Administrative Code, as amended.
BOCA Section F-3000.2 and remainder of ARTICLE 30: (Deleted)
BOCA Section F-3100.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of the melting, casting, heat treating, machining or grinding of more than 10 pounds of magnesium per working day.
BOCA Section F-3200.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of the manufacture or storage of matches exceeding 25 cases in aggregate.
BOCA Section F-3300.2 Notification required: (Amended)
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be notified of any organic coating manufacturing operation making more than one gallon of an organic coating on any working day.
BOCA Section F-3301.5 Smoking: (Amended)
Smoking shall be prohibited except in designated safe areas. "No smoking" signs with lettering of approved size shall be conspicuously posted in all areas where smoking is not permitted. The City Manager or his or her designee may designate such areas.
BOCA Section F-3306.1 Nitrocellulose quantity: (Amended)
The amount of nitrocellulose brought into the operating area shall not exceed that required for a work shift. Any nitrocellulose which may be spilled on the floor or elsewhere shall be promptly swept up, put into a pail of water and removed at the end of the day or shift and disposed of in a proper manner.
BOCA Section F-3308.4.2 Spills: (Amended)
Spilled nitrocellulose shall be promptly wetted with water and disposed of in a proper manner.
(Ord. 88-3. Passed 3-28-88; Ord. 92-2. Passed 2-12-92.)