1. Section 101.1 is hereby deleted and there is enacted in lieu thereof the following section:
Section 101.1 TITLE. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of Denison, Iowa, hereinafter known as “this code.”
2. Section 101.2.1 is deleted and replaced as follows:
Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are specifically adopted by the City of Denison.
3. The following section is added:
Section 104.12 STOPPING USES, EVACUATION. The code official is authorized to order an operation or use stopped or the evacuation of any premises, building or vehicle or portion thereof which has or is a fire or life safety hazard.
4. Section 105.1.2 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraphs to said section:
Section 105.1.2 OTHER PERMITS. Building, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing permits issued pursuant to provisions of their respective codes may be assumed to comply with section 2, Construction Permit.
5. Section 105.5 of the 2021 International Fire Code requires that a permit be obtained to engage in many activities, operations, practices, or functions. The ONLY permits that are required by this Fire Code are listed below:
105.5.3 Amusement Buildings
105.5.5 Carnivals and Fairs
105.5.10 Covered Mall Buildings
105.5.11 Cryogenic fluids
105.5.15 Exhibits and Trade Shows
105.5.16 Explosives
105.5.22 Hazardous Materials
105.5.34 Open Burning
105.5.39 Places of Assembly
105.5.42 Pyrotechnical Special Effects Material
105.6 Required Construction Permits. The following permits are required and shall be issued by the Denison Building Inspection Services Department as set forth in the sections noted below. Permit fees for construction permits shall be as established under the Building Code.
105.6.1 | Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems |
105.6.2 | Compressed Gases |
105.6.3 | Cryogenic fluids |
105.6.4 | Emergency responder communication coverage system |
105.6.5 | Energy storage systems |
105.6.6 | Fire Alarm and Detection Systems and Related Equipment |
105.6.7 | Fire Pumps and Related Equipment |
105.6.8 | Flammable and Combustible Liquids |
105.6.9 | Fuel cell power systems |
105.6.10 | Gas detection systems |
105.6.11 | Gates and barricades across fire apparatus access roads |
105.6.12 | Hazardous Materials |
105.6.13 | High-piled combustible storage |
105.6.14 | Industrial ovens |
105.6.15 | LP-gas |
105.6.16 | Motor vehicle repair rooms and booths |
105.6.18 | Private fire hydrants |
105.6.19 | Smoke control or smoke exhaust systems |
105.6.21 | Special event structure |
105.6.22 | Spraying or Dipping |
105.6.23 | Standpipe Systems |
105.6.24 | Temporary Membrane Structures, Tents and Canopies |
6. Section 112 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:
Section 112 VIOLATION: PENALTIES. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this code hereby adopted or shall fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made hereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved hereunder, or any certificate or permit issued hereunder and from which no appeal has been taken or who shall fail to comply with such order as affirmed or modified by any court of competent jurisdiction, with the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation be guilty of a municipal infraction. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not permit it to continue and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not specified, each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
7. Section 113.4 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:
113.4 FAILURE TO COMPLY. 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 as noted in section 109.3.
8. Section 113.5 shall be added, as follows:
Section 113.5 CITATION. Persons operating or maintaining an occupancy, premises, or vehicle subject to the requirements of this Code who allow a hazard to exist, or who fail to take immediate action to abate a hazard in regard to such occupancy, premises, or vehicle, when ordered or notified to do so by the code official, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Code officials, or designees, are hereby authorized to issue and deliver citations on forms prepared and approved by the City Attorney's office to persons accused of violating any of the provisions of this Code.
9. Section 115 shall be added, as follows:
Section 115 CHANGES IN USE OR OCCUPANCY.
Section 115.1 GENERAL. No change shall be made in the character of occupancy or use of any building which would place the building in a different division of the same group of occupancy or in a different group of occupancies as defined in chapter 3 of the 2021 International Building Code or sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.10 inclusive unless such building is made to comply with the requirements of this section of the Code for new buildings. Exception: The character of the occupancy of existing buildings may be changed subject to the approval of the Code Official and the building may be occupied for purposes in other Groups without conforming to the requirements of this section of the Code for those Groups, provided the new or proposed use is equal to or less hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the existing use.
10. Section 116 shall be added, as follows:
Section 116 OTHER FEES. The City Council of the City of Denison, Iowa, may by resolution prescribe the occasions when fees for Fire Department response or services are required.
11. Section 202 is hereby amended by modifying Section 202 General Definitions and adding or replacing the following definitions:
CHARCOAL GRILL. An outdoor cooking device using solid fuels as a heat source for cooking food. Examples not limited to: charcoal, wood, wood chips, coal or coke.
CODE OFFICIAL. The Chief Officer of the Fire Department, the Fire Marshal, or the Chief’s authorized representative.
MINI STORAGE WAREHOUSE. A storage/garage building that is divided into individual storage/garage units for rent or use by tenants or the general public.
MULTI-FAMILY COMPLEX. A residential occupancy such as: apartment building or condominium, or townhouse, or similar buildings with similar use.
12. Section 305 Ignition Sources is hereby amended by adding the following:
Section 305.6 Reckless Use of Fire. No person shall use fire or any incendiary device or material so as to recklessly endanger any property or safety of another.
13. Section 307.2 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:
Section 307.2 PERMIT REQUIRED. Open burning shall be conducted in accordance with Section 307 and its subsections and with Chapter 107 of this Code of Ordinances. Open burning shall also be conducted as required by other government agencies regulating emissions. Application for such approval shall only be presented by and issued to the owner of the land upon which the fire is to be kindled.
14. Section 308.1 OPEN FLAME and 308.1.4 OPEN-FLAME COOKING DEVICES shall be deleted.
15. Section 405.3 FREQUENCY shall be amended by deletion of the Group E requirements in Table 405.2 and addition of the following:
Fire drills and tornado drills in Group E Occupancies shall be conducted in accordance with the State Code of Iowa. The building fire alarm system shall be used for fire drills; however, prior to the drill, the fire alarm monitoring company must be contacted and advised that a drill will be occurring. Fire drills shall include the complete evacuation of all persons from the building or portion thereof used for educational purposes. Exception: The staff member responsible for notifying the Fire Department and handling emergency communications.
16. Section 408.3.1 FIRST EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILL and 408.3.2 EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILL DEFERRAL shall be deleted.
17. Section 502.1 DEFINITIONS shall be amended by deleting the definition for "fire apparatus road" and replacing it with the following:
Fire Apparatus Access Road. A road that provides fire apparatus access from a fire station to a facility, building or portion thereof. This is a general term inclusive of all other terms such as fire lane, private street, parking lot lane and access roadway, but excluding public streets. Public streets shall meet the requirements of the City's Code of Ordinances.
18. Section 503.2.4 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:
Section 503.2.4 TURNING RADIUS. The turning radii of a fire apparatus access road must be at least twenty-five (25) feet inside and forty-five (45) feet outside.
19. A new Section 504.4 shall be added as follows:
Section 504.4 IDENTIFICATION OF INTERIOR DOORS. The Chief may require that certain interior doors be identified. The Chief shall approve the type, size, and location of the sign.
20. Section 507.1 REQUIRED WATER SUPPLY shall be amended by adding the following:
The location, number and type of fire hydrants connected to a water supply capable of delivering the required fire flow shall be provided on the public street or on site of the premises as required in Appendices B & C of this Code and as required below or as approved by the Chief or the Chiefs designee. Fire hydrants shall be accessible to the Fire Department apparatus by roads meeting the requirements of Section 503 and appendix C of this Code.
21. Section 507.5.7 shall be added as follows:
Section 507.5.7 INSTALLATION.
507.5.7.1 Fire hydrant height: Fire hydrants shall be installed a minimum of eighteen (18) inches from the nominal ground level to the center of the lower water outlet.
507.5.7.2 Fire hydrant outlet direction: All fire hydrants shall be positioned so that the 4½-inch connection is facing the street or driveway accessible to Fire Department apparatus.
507.5.7.3 Fire hydrant threads: All fire hydrants within the limits of the City of Denison shall have National Standard Threads (NST).
507.5.7.4 Flow: The minimum flow requirements for a water main serving a fire hydrant is the rate of water flow, at a residual pressure of twenty pounds per square inch (20 psi) and for a specified duration, as specified in Appendix B of this Code.
507.5.7.5 Size of main: No fire hydrant shall be installed on a water main less than six (6) inches in diameter. Water mains shall be appropriately sized and installed to provide the required water flow.
Table C102.1 in Appendix C shall be amended by changing the average spacing between hydrants to 400 feet for required fire flows of 2,500 gallons or less per minute.
22. Section 907.1 is hereby amended by adding Section 907.1.4 as follows:
Section 907.1.4 MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES. Where in the opinion of the code official manual fire alarm boxes may be used to cause false alarms, the code official is authorized to modify the requirements for manual fire alarm boxes.
23. Section 907.1 is hereby amended by adding Section 907.1.5 as follows:
Section 907.1.5 FIRE ALARM OPERATION. For all automatic fire detection systems, trained on site staff may silence an alarm, but may not reset an alarm. Resetting must be done by Fire Department personnel or by approval of Fire Department personnel. All fire alarms must be reported to the Fire Department.
24. Section 1004.10 is added, as follows:
Section 1004.10 OVERCROWDING IN PLACES OF ASSEMBLY. Overcrowding and admittance of persons beyond the approved capacity in a place of assembly are prohibited. The code official, with assistance from the police department, upon finding overcrowding conditions or obstruction in aisles, passageways, or other means of egress, or upon finding a condition which constitutes a serious menace to life, is authorized to cause the performance, presentation, spectacle, or entertainment to be stopped until such condition or obstruction is corrected.
25. Section 1010.1 DOORS is hereby amended by adding a new section as follows:
Section 1010.6 FROST PROTECTION. Exterior landings at emergency exit doors shall be provided with frost protection.
26. Add a new exception to Section 1008.1.9 PANIC AND FIRE EXIT HARDWARE, as follows:
Exception: In Group A, Division 3 Occupancies and in all churches, panic hardware may be omitted from the main exit when the main exit consists of a single door or pair of doors. A locking device may be used in place of the panic hardware, provided the locking device can be unlocked from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge. Flush, edge or surface bolts or any type of device that may be used to close or restrain the door other than by operation of the locking device are prohibited. The unlatching of any leaf shall not require more than one operation. The use of this exception may be revoked by the Building or Fire Official for due cause.
27. Section 1025.5 WINDOW WELLS is hereby amended by adding a new section as follows:
Section 1031.5.3 DRAINAGE shall be amended to read as follows; All area wells shall be provided with approved drainage.
28. Delete the third paragraph in Section 2210.2.2 and replace it with the following:
Lubricating oil which has been drained from motor vehicles shall be stored and handled as required for Class III-A liquids in accordance with Chapter 34.
29. Delete Section 2403.2 and replace it with the following:
Section 2403.2 APPROVAL REQUIRED. Tents and membrane structures having an area in excess of 400 square feet and canopies in excess of 1,000 square feet shall not be erected, operated or maintained for any purpose without first obtaining a permit and approval from the code official.
Exception: Tents used exclusively for recreational camping purposes.
30. Add a new exception to Section 2404.3 LABEL as follows:
Exception: In lieu of a permanently affixed label on a temporary membrane structure, tent or canopy, flame-resistance or fire retardant shall be documented and certified by the manufacturer in an approved manner.
31. Add a new exception to Section 3103.12.6.1 EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION as follows:
Exception. Internally or externally illuminated exit signs are NOT required in tents when all of the following conditions are met: (1) The tent is not occupied after sunset; (2) The tent is not provided with any artificial lighting; (3) The tent has a minimum of 5 foot candles of natural external lighting for non lit exit signs during the hours the tent is open to the public.
32. Section 2403.12.7 MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION is hereby amended by adding Exception 1 as follows:
Exception 1. Means of egress is not required to be artificially illuminated when all of the following conditions are met: (1) The tent is not occupied after sunset; (2) The tent is not provided with any artificial lighting; (3) The tent has a minimum of 1 foot candle of natural external lighting for the means of egress during the hours the tent is open to the public.
33. Section 2704.4 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION SIGNS is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end of the paragraph:
Signs shall also comply with the Iowa Right to Know Law.
34. Section 2703.13 TIER II REPORTING is hereby amended by adding the following:
Facilities reporting hazardous chemical inventories in excess of their Threshold Planning Quantities pursuant to Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act shall use an approved electronic "Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory" form or show reason to use paper forms and submit the electronic or paper form prior to March I of each year.
35. Section 3301.1.3.1 SEIZURE OF FIREWORKS is hereby amended by adding the following:
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, sell at retail or use or explode any fireworks except as permitted by section 40.15 of this Code of Ordinances. Law Enforcement, Fire or Code officials shall seize, take, remove, or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored, or held in violation of this Code of Ordinances or the Code of Iowa.
36. Section 3301.2.5 PERMIT SUBMITTAL is hereby amended by adding the following:
Application for a permit shall be submitted with all required information not less than 14 days before a proposed event requiring a permit by Chapter 33 of this Code, or as approved by the code official.
37. Add to Section 3402 DEFINITIONS FOR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS the following:
Note: Used crankcase oils shall be considered a III-A combustible liquid.
38. Delete Section 5701.4 Flammable and Combustible liquids and replace it with the following:
Storage of flammable and combustible liquids in containers, cylinders, and tanks shall be in accordance with this section, applicable sections of Chapter 27 and rules and regulations promulgated by the State Fire Marshal.