That the International Fire Code/2015 and the appendices thereto adopted by this subchapter are amended and changed in the following respects (the Ohio Administrative Code OAC):
(1) Section 101.1: City of Dublin, Ohio
(2) Section 105.6:
Section 105.6 Required operational permits. Section 105.6.16 shall be deleted in its entirety. The following permit fee table is set for the operational permits spelled out in Section 105.6. The operational permits spelled out in Section 105.6 shall be issued annually by the Washington Township Fire Department and the Washington Township Fire Department shall collect fees.
Washington Township Fire Department
Operational Permit Type
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Section No.
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Amount
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Operational Permit Type
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Section No.
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Amount
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Aerosol Products | 105.6.1 | $80.00 |
Amusement Buildings | 105.6.2 | 100.00 |
Aviation Facilities | 105.6.3 | 100.00 |
Carnivals and Fairs | 105.6.4 | 100.00 |
Battery Systems | 105.7.2 | 40.00 |
Cellulose Nitrate Film | 105.6.5 | 100.00 |
Combustible Dust-Producing Operations | 105.6.6 | 100.00 |
Combustible Fibers | 105.6.7 | 100.00 |
Compressed Gases | 105.6.8 | 40.00 |
Covered Mall Buildings | 105.6.9 | 200.00 |
Cryogenic Fluids | 105.6.10 | 100.00 |
Cutting and Welding | 105.6.11 | 40.00 |
Dry Cleaning Plants | 105.6.12 | 40.00 |
Exhibits and Trade Shows | 105.6.13 | 100.00 |
Explosives | 105.6.14 | 100.00 |
Fireworks Exhibition (OFC) FM-3107.1 | 105.6.14 | 500.00 |
Fire Hydrants and Valves | 105.6.15 | N/A |
Flammable and Combustible Liquids | 105.6.16 | |
Paragraph A - To install, remove, repair or alter a stationary tank for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids or modify or replace any line or dispensing device connected there to. | ||
Paragraphs B, C, D, E and G (B) For the storage, handling or use of Class 1 liquids exceeding 5 gallons (19L) in an institutional or residential occupancy, or exceeding 10 gallons (38L) in any other occupancy, or exceeding 60 gallons (227L) outside of any building, except that a permit shall not be required for the following purposed: (1) for the storage or use of flammable liquids in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, aircraft, motorboat, mobile power plant or mobile heating plant; (2) for the storage or use of paints, oils, varnishes or similar mixtures when such liquids are stored for painting, maintenance, or similar purposes on the premises and are not stored for a period exceeding 30 days; and (3) for the storage or use of flammable liquids for operational purposes in equipment and machinery. (C) For the storage or use of Class II combustible liquids or Class III combustible liquids exceeding 25 gallons (95L) in a structure, except for fuel oil utilized in connection with oil-burning equipment in single family residential occupancies or for the storage or use of Class II or Class III combustible liquids for operational purposes in equipment or machinery. (D) For the manufacture, processing, blending or refining of flammable or combustible liquids. (E) For the storage of flammable or combustible liquids in stationary tanks. (G) For any structure utilized for servicing or repairing a motor vehicle therein. | 40.00 | |
Paragraph F - For placing in any flammable or combustible liquid stationary tank temporarily or permanent out-of-service and to place a tank back into service (see paragraphs (G)(2)) (FM-2807.2.1) and (H)(11) (FM-2808.11) of this rule. | 20.00 | |
Floor Finishing | 105.6.17 | 40.00 |
Fruit Crop Ripening | 105.6.18 | 40.00 |
Fumigation and Thermal Insecticide Fogging | 105.6.19 | 40.00 |
Hazardous Materials | 105.6.20 | 100.00 |
HPM Facilities | 105.6.21 | 100.00 |
High-piled Storage | 105.6.22 | 100.00 |
Hot Work Operations | 105.6.23 | 40.00 |
Industrial Ovens | 105.6.24 | 40.00 |
Lumber yards and Woodworking Plants | 105.6.25 | 100.00 |
Liquid or Gas Fueled Vehicles or Equipment in Assembly Buildings | 105.6.26 | 100.00 |
L-P Gas | 105.6.27 | 100.00 |
Magnesium | 105.6.28 | 100.00 |
Miscellaneous Combustible Storage | 105.6.29 | 100.00 |
Open Burning | 105.6.30 | 50.00 |
Open Flames and Candles | 105.6.32 | 20.00 |
Organic Coatings | 105.6.33 | 100.00 |
Place of Assembly | 105.6.34 | 50.00 |
Private Fire Hydrants | 105.6.35 | 20.00 |
Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material (OFC) FM-3119.1 | 105.6.36 | 250.00 |
Pyroxylin Plastics | 105.6.37 | 100.00 |
Refrigeration Equipment | 105.6.38 | 100.00 |
Repair Garages and Service Stations | 105.6.39 | See Section 105.6.17 |
Rooftop Heliports | 105.6.40 | 300.00 |
Spraying or Dipping | 105.6.41 | 40.00 |
Storage of Scrap Tires and Tire Byproducts | 105.6.42 | 100.00 |
Temporary Membrane Structures, Tents and Canopies 1 to 5 tents 6 to 10 tents 11 to 15 tents 16 to 20 tents 20 or more tents | 105.6.43 | 50.00 75.00 100.00 150.00 200.00 |
Tire-Rebuilding Plants | 105.6.44 | 100.00 |
Waste Handling | 105.6.45 | 200.00 |
Wood Products | 105.6.46 | |
(3) Section 105.7:
Section 105.7 Required construction permits. The Code Official is authorized to issue construction permits for work as set forth in Sections 105.7.1 through 105.7.12, inclusive. Requirements for construction permits shall be coordinated with the Code Official.
Washington Township Fire Department
Permit Type | Section No. | Amount |
Permit Type | Section No. | Amount |
Automatic Fire-extinguishing Systems | 105.7.1 | $100.00 |
Compressed Gases | 105.7.3 | $40.00 |
Fire Alarm and Detection Systems and Related Equipment | 105.7.5 | $50.00 |
Fire Pumps and Related Equipment | 105.7.6 | $50.00 |
Flammable and Combustible Liquids | 105.7.7 | See Section 105.6.17 |
Hazardous Materials | 105.7.8 | $100.00 |
Industrial Ovens | 105.7.7 | $40.00 |
LP-Gas | 105.7.10 | $100.00 |
Private Fire Hydrants | 105.7.11 | $20.00 |
Spraying or Dipping | 105.7.12 | $40.00 |
Standpipe Systems | 105.7.13 | $50.00 |
Temporary Membrane Structures, Tents and Canopies | 105.7.14 | |
(4) Section 109.3:
Section 109.3 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or who 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 Code Official or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor pursuant to R.C. § 505.374 and R.C. § 505.99, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
(5) Section 111.4:
Section 111.4 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 guilty of a minor misdemeanor pursuant to R.C. § 505.374 and R.C. § 505.99, and liable to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. Each day that such work continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
(6) Section D103IFC:
Section 0103.3 Turning radius. The turning radius on any fire apparatus access road public or private that provides access to a structure or equipment, shall be a minimum turning radius of 45 feet on the outside and 25 feet on the inside.
Public or private dead end roads or driveways shall have a cul-de-sac with a minimum radius of 40 feet to the back of the curb. Any common access drive, or public or private dead end road or driveway exceeding 300 feet in length, shall have a turn around with a minimum outside radius of 50 feet to the back of the curb.
(7) Section 505.391:
Section 505.391 False Alarms.
(A) If, after the fire department of a township, township fire district, or joint fire district, or a private fire company with which the fire department of a township, township fire district, or joint fire district contracts for fire protection, responds to a false alarm from an automatic fire alarm system at a commercial establishment or residential building, the board of township trustees gives written notice by certified mail that it may assess a charge of up to three hundred dollars for each subsequent false alarm occurring after three false alarms by that system within the same calendar year, the board of township trustees may assess that charge. This notice shall be mailed to the owner and the lessee, if any, of the building in which the system is installed. After the board gives this notice, the board need not give any additional written notices before assessing a charge for a false alarm as provided by this section.
(B) If payment of the bill assessing a charge for a false alarm is not received within thirty days, the township fiscal officer shall send a notice by certified mail to the manager and to the owner, if different, of the real estate of which the commercial establishment is a part, or to the occupant, lessee, agent, or tenant and to the owner, if different, of the real estate of which the residential building is a part, indicating that failure to pay the bill within thirty days, or to show just cause why the bill should not be paid within thirty days, will result in the assessment of a lien upon the real estate in the amount of the bill. If payment is not received or just cause for nonpayment is not shown within those thirty days, the amount of the bill shall be entered upon the tax duplicate, shall be a lien upon the real estate from the date of the entry, and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the township treasury to be earmarked for use for fire services.
(C) As used in this section, "commercial establishment" means a building or buildings in an area used primarily for nonresidential, commercial purposes.
Effective Date: 09-17-1986; 08-17-2006.
(8) Section 506.1:
Section 506.1 When required. When a property is protected by an automatic alarm system, and access to or within a structure, or an area on that property, is unduly difficult because of secured openings, and where immediate access is necessary for life saving or fire fighting purposes, the code official is authorized to require a key box to be installed in an accessible location. The key box shall be an approved type. The key box shall contain:
(a) Keys to locked points of ingress, whether on the interior or exterior of such building;
(b) Keys to locked mechanical equipment rooms;
(c) Keys to locked electrical rooms;
(d) Keys to elevator controls; and
(e) Keys to other areas or directed by the Code Official.
This section shall not apply to any residential units.
(9) Section 507.3:
Section 507.3 Fire flow. Fire flow requirements for buildings or portions of buildings and facilities shall comply with "International Fire Code 2015 Appendix B."
(10) Chapter 9: Fire protection systems: amend by insertion of new Section 914, titled General, which shall consist of the contents of OAC 1301: 7-7-05(A) Section FM-500-0, which is hereby adopted by reference for enforcement by the Code Official.
(11) Chapter 9: Fire protection systems: amend by insertion of new Section 915, titled Definitions, which shall consist of the contents of OAC 1301: 7-7-05(B) Section FM-501.0, which is hereby adopted by reference for enforcement by the Code Official.
(12) Chapter 33: Explosives and Fireworks; delete chapter and adopt OAC 1301:7-7-31 by reference for enforcement by the Code Official as stipulated therein.
(13) Chapter 34: Flammable and combustible liquid: delete chapter and adopt OAC 1301:7-7-28 by reference for enforcement by the Code Official as stipulated therein.
(14) All references within the International Fire Code/2015 or the appendices thereto adopted by this ordinance, to the International Building Code, or a section thereof, shall be changed and interpreted to refer to the provision(s) of the current Ohio Building Code governing the same topic or matter, whether or not such provision(s) are in agreement with the provisions of the International Building Code.
(15) All references within the International Fire Code/2015 or the appendices thereto adopted by this ordinance, to the International Mechanical Code, or a section thereof, shall be changed and interpreted to refer to the provisions(s) of the current Ohio Mechanical Code governing the same topic or matter, whether or not such provision(s) are in agreement with the provisions of the International Mechanical Code.
(16) All references within the International Fire Code/2015 or the appendices hereto adopted by this ordinance, to the International Plumbing Code, or a section thereof, shall be changed and interpreted to refer to the provision(s) of the current Ohio Plumbing Code governing the same topic or matter, whether or not such provision(s) are in agreement with the provisions of the International Plumbing Code.
(Ord. 36-74, passed 7-15-74; Am. Ord. 7-82, passed 2-15-82; Am. Ord. 73-85, passed 12-16-85; Am. Ord. 12-04, passed 3-1-04; Am. Ord. 77- 17, passed 11-20-17) Penalty, see § 93.99