FIRE PREVENTION AND
PROTECTION
Art.
I In
General, Secs. 14‑1 ‑ 14‑26
Art.
II Fire Prevention
Codes, Secs. 14‑27 ‑ 14‑52
Art.
III Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Secs. 14‑53
‑ 14‑58
Art.
IV Burning
of Rubbish, Secs. 14‑59 ‑ 14‑67
Art.
V Fireman Work Agreement
Ordinance, Sec. 14‑78 ‑ 14‑79
Art.
VI Ambulance,
Secs. 14-80 - 14-82
Art. VII Insurance,
Sec. 14-83
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
*Cross references‑‑Ordinance
providing fire protection and assumption of indebtedness and obligation of West
Kankakee Fire Protection District, dated July 17, 1967, saved from repeal, Sec.
1‑7(10); ordinance authorizing City to enter into contract for operation
and monitoring of fire alarm systems numbered 69‑51, dated August 4,
1969, saved from repeal, Sec. 1‑7(11); authority of members of Fire
Department to issue tickets and citations, Sec. 2‑1 bond required for
Fire Chief, Sec. 2‑2; maintenance responsibility of Fire Chief, Sec. 21‑10(c);
false alarms, Sec. 22‑30; foreign fire insurance company tax, Sec. 31‑6;
fire lanes, Sec. 32‑171.2; unauthorized turning on or tampering with fire
hydrants, Sec. 34‑2.
State law reference‑‑Authority
of City to provide fire protection, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, Sec. 11‑6‑1
et seq.
Sec. 14‑01. Department
established; composition.
There is hereby established an executive
Department of the Municipal Government of the City which shall be known as the
Fire Department. This department shall be under the supervision and control of
the Chief of the Fire Department by and with the advice and consent of the City
Council and shall consist of the Chief and such employees as the City Council
may, from time to time, provide.
Sec. 14‑02. Reserved.
Editor note‑‑Ord. No. 75‑12, Sec. 1, adopted
Sec. 14‑02.1. Residence requirements for firemen.
(a) Any person employed by the City as a member
of the Fire Department shall reside within the City limits of the City.
(b) Any presently employed person residing
outside the City limits on the effective date of this section (March 3, 1975),
pursuant to the ordinance previously in effect allowing persons to live within
five (5) miles of the City limits, or any presently employed person under
written agreement to purchase real estate within five (5) miles of the City
limits on the effective date of this section shall not be affected by the requirements
of this section. (Ord. No.75‑19, Secs.1,2, 3‑3‑75)
Sec. 14‑03. Fire
Chief‑‑ Office created.
The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the
Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the City Council. (Code 1965, Sec.
6.02)
Sec. 14‑04. Authority of Fire Chief generally.
The Fire Chief shall have charge of the
Fire Department, and in subordination to the Mayor and the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners, shall have full command and control over the Fire
Department, and over all members thereof. He shall make and promulgate rules
and regulations governing the Fire Department, which shall be obeyed by the
members of the Fire Department. He shall have the general care and custody of
the property and equipment belonging to the Fire Department, and he shall
personally attend to all repairs required to be made upon the same. (Code 1965,
Sec. 6.02)
Sec. 14‑05. Discipline
within the Fire Department.
In order to enforce the discipline in the
Fire Department, the Fire Chief may temporarily suspend any member from duty,
or impose other appropriate penalty for any breach of discipline by a member.
He may, either upon his own knowledge, or upon information communicated to him
by others, prefer formal charges to the board of fire and police commissioners
against any member of the Fire Department for incompetence, neglect of duty,
disobedience of orders or violation of any of the standing rules and
regulations of the department. He may also, pending such charges, suspend such
delinquent member from duty, and such suspension shall continue in force until
the charges can be investigated by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
and final action be taken thereon by the board. (Code 1965, Sec. 6‑02)
Sec. 14‑06. Duty of Fire Chief to keep records.
The Fire Chief shall keep, in a book to
be provided by the City for that purpose, a full and accurate record of all
trans- actions in the Fire Department, and of all property placed in his charge
or custody; and he shall, annually, make a written report to the City Council
showing the condition of the department under his management, together with a
complete list of all fires occurring in the City during the preceding year, the
date and location of each fire, the name of the owner of the property
destroyed, the cause of the fire, loss incurred thereby, amount of insurance,
and such other information as he may deem important to the city. (Code 1965,
Sec. 6.02)
Sec. 14‑07. Assistant
Fire Chief.
There is hereby created the office of
Assistant Fire Chief. In case of the temporary
absence or disability of the Fire Chief, the Assistant Fire Chief being
present, having the most seniority, in terms of service with the Fire
Department, shall possess the powers and exercise the duties of the Fire Chief. The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the
City Council, shall appoint assistant Fire Chiefs in the number deemed
necessary from time to time in the best interest of the department.
In the event of the discharge of an
Assistant Fire Chief from the office of Assistant Fire Chief, the officer so
discharged from such office shall revert in seniority and position to his last
permanent rank, as established under the rules and regulations of the Police
and Fire Commission. (Code 1965, Sec. 6‑02; Ord.
No.71‑20, Sec. 1, 5‑17‑71; Ord.
No.75‑4, Sec. 1, 1‑20‑75; Ord. No.
76‑74, Sec.1, 12‑20‑76)
Sec. 14‑07.1. Acting Fire Chief.
The Mayor shall designate the Assistant
Fire Chief to serve as Fire Chief in the absence of or inability of the Fire
Chief to serve. The person designated shall receive additional compensation as
may be set by the council during the time of his designation. The Mayor may
change such designation from time to time in the best interest of the
department as he may deem proper. (Ord. No. 71‑21,
Sec. 1, 5‑17‑71)
Editor's note‑‑‑Ord. No.71‑21, Sec. 1, is included herein as Sec. 14‑7.1
at the discretion of the editors.
Sec. 14‑08. Duty to obey Fire Chief at fires.
Every person above the age of twenty‑one
(21) years present at any fire in the City, shall be
subject to the orders of the Fire Chief or other officer in command at the
fire, in extinguishing the fire, and in removing and protecting property. No
person not a member of the Fire Department shall be bound to obey the orders of
the Fire Chief or other officer at any fire, unless such officer is wearing his
badge of office, or his official character shall be otherwise known or made
known to such person. (Code 1965, Sec. 6.02)
Sec. 14‑09. Fire Inspector generally.
There is hereby created the office of
Fire Inspector who shall be appointed as provided by law. (Code 1965, Sec.
6.03)
Sec. 14‑10. Assistant Fire Inspector generally.
There is hereby created the office of
Assistant Fire Inspector, who shall be appointed as provided by law.
(Code 1965, Sec. 6‑031)
Sec. 14‑11. Duties of firemen generally.
(a) Each member of the Fire Department, when
on duty, shall wear an appropriate badge, to be furnished him by the City. If he destroys, or loses it, he shall replace
it at his own expense. When any person ceases to be a member, he shall
immediately deliver his badge and any other effects in his possession belonging
to the City to the Fire Chief.
(b) Members of the Fire Department shall be
on duty at all such hours of the day or night as shall be prescribed by the
rules and regulations of the department, except when otherwise ordered by the
Fire Chief. (Code 1965, Sec. 6.05)
Sec. 14‑12. Removal
of property saved from fire.
No person shall remove or be permitted to
remove any property in the possession of the Fire Department, saved from any
fire, until proof of the ownership thereof shall have been made to the
satisfaction of the Fire Chief. (Code 1965, Sec. 6.06)
Sec. 14‑13. Hindering firemen.
No person shall willfully resist,
obstruct or hinder any member of the Fire Department in the performance of his
duty at a fire or at any other time when said member shall be engaged in
official Fire Department duties. (Code 1965, Sec. 6.07; Ord.
No. 84‑39, Sec. 1, 12‑3‑84)
Sec. 14‑14. Damaging
fire apparatus prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
willfully or maliciously injure, break or deface any fire apparatus belonging
to the City. (Code 1965, Sec. 6.07)
Sec. 14‑15. Arrests at fires.
The Mayor, any Aldermen, or the Fire
Chief may, and the Chief of Police and all policemen shall, during the progress
of any fire, arrest any person found stealing or trespassing upon any property,
or willfully injuring or breaking any fire apparatus; or any person resisting or
obstructing any member of the Fire Department in the discharge of his duty, or
otherwise conducting himself in a riotous or disorderly manner. (Code 1965,
Sec. 6.08)
Sec. 14‑16. Fire protection agreement with
The City of Kankakee Illinois, is
authorized to enter into a fire protection agreement with Kankakee Community
College located on Illinois Route 49 in the County of Kankakee, State of
Illinois, whereby said college (shall) be permitted, at its own expense, to
connect to the city's fire alarm system at Fire Station No. 1 in Kankakee,
Illinois, and the City shall furnish protection and related services to said
college for a period of five years, commencing January 1, 1972, said college to
pay to the City in each year an annual amount of one dollar ($1.00), together
with such other terms and conditions as may be, from time to time, set forth by
the city; and the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute and sign said
agreement without further submission to the City Council. (Ord.
No. 71‑49, Sec. 1, 12‑20-71)
Editor's note ‑ Ord.
No. 71‑49 did not expressly amend this Code,
hence inclusion of Sec. 1 herein as Sec. 14‑16 was at discretion of the editors.
Sec. 14‑17. Isolation of area during emergency.
(a) Authority to place barricades, etc. The
Chief or other officers of the Fire Department in charge at the scene of an
emergency shall have the authority to place ropes, guards, barricades or other
obstructions across any street, alley, place or private property in the
vicinity of such operations so as to prevent accident or interference with the
lawful efforts of the Fire Department to manage and control the situation and
to handle the fire apparatus.
(b) Interference prohibited. No person
except a person authorized by the Chief or a public officer acting within the
scope of his public duties shall remove, unlock, destroy, tamper with, or
otherwise molest in any manner any lock, gate, door, barricade, chain
enclosure, sign, tag or seal which has been lawfully installed by the Fire
Department or by its order or under its control. (Ord.
No. 74‑6, Sec. 1, 2‑4‑74)
Sec. 14‑18. Obstructing fire hydrants.
No person shall place or keep any post,
fence, growth, weeds, bushes, trash or other material or thing near any fire
hydrant that would prevent such hydrant from being immediately discernible or
in any other manner deter or hinder the Fire Department from gaining immediate
access to a fire hydrant. Ord. No. 74‑6, Sec.
2, 2‑4‑74)
Sec. 14‑19.
(a) Election of City to participate. The City
of
(b) Completion of state training course
required. Before an individual may commence regular full‑time
(c) Amendment of personnel rules, etc. The
board of Fire and Police Commissioners is hereby instructed and directed to
make the necessary amendments to the personnel rules, the manual of rules of
the Kankakee Fire Department, and rules of said board of Fire and Police
Commissioners in order to require that any person appointed to the Fire
Department of the City shall not become a regular member of the Kankakee Fire
Department unless and until he shall complete pursuant to said Illinois Fire
Protection and Training Act, the approved training course within twelve (12)
months of the date of his initial employment. (Ord. No.
82‑32, Secs. 1‑4, 11‑1‑82)
Editor's note ‑ Having
not expressly amended the Code the provisions of Secs.
1 ‑ 4 of Ord. No. 82‑32, adopted
Sec. 14‑20. Fire
lanes on privately owned property within the corporate limits of the City of
A fire lane is defined as an area no less
than 50 feet in length and no less than 12 feet in width located at curbside.
A fire lane shall be no less than 50 feet
in length and no less than 12 feet in width and shall be identified by painted
lines outlining said area and shall be further identified by appropriate signs
at both ends of the length of said fire lane, at the owner's expense.
Fire lanes are established on the
following privately owned property within the corporate limits of the City of
1. 250 North Schuyler
2.
3. 50 Meadowview Center
4.
5.
6. 340 North
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12. 1801 W. Station
13.
It shall be an offense for any person to
block or obstruct a fire lane or any portion thereof by parking or stopping a
vehicle thereon or allowing a vehicle to stand therein for any purpose
whatsoever. Said fire lanes shall not be
used by any private or commercial vehicle for the purpose of unloading or
picking up cargo.
Any vehicle blocking or obstructing in
whole or in part any fire lane is declared a fire and life safety hazard and
public nuisance. Such vehicles may be
ticketed or removed from said fire lane by any officer of the Police or Fire
Department and the owner of said vehicle shall be liable for all costs related
to moving, towing or storing said vehicle and shall further be liable for any
fine accessed in connection herewith.
Violations of any provisions of this
Ordinance shall, upon conviction of that offense, be punished by a fine of not
more than $500.00. (Ord. No. 90-52, Sec. 1--5,
Sec. 14-21--14‑26.
Reserved.
Sec. 14‑27. Adoption of fire
prevention code.
The City of
the
the BOCA National Property
maintenance Code in Section 8-24.
the National Electrical
Code in Section 8-36.
the
the BOCA National
Mechanical Code in Section 8-140.
the Fire Prevention Code in
Section 14-27; and
the Life Safety Code in
Section 14-28,
all of the Municipal
Ordinances of the City of
Said Codes are regularly updated every
several years and it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of
Kankakee that the most up-to-date and best researched Codes be in force and
some of the Municipal Ordinances that adopted some of said Codes only adopted
an outdated edition of aid Code and have not regularly adopted anew revision of
said codes. Therefore, this ordinance -
Ordinance Number 99-05 ordains that all future changes and editions of said
enumerated Codes heretofore adopted by reference by the City of
Three (3) copies of each said updated
Code shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of
State law references ‑‑
Incorporation by reference of technical codes, Ill. Rev Stat. Ch. 24, Sec. 1‑3‑1
et seq. and Ch. 85, Sec. 101 et seq.
(a) There is hereby adopted by the City for
the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life
and property from fire or explosion, that certain code known as the Fire
Prevention Code recommended by the American Insurance Association, being
particularly the 1976 Edition thereof, and the whole thereof, of which code not
less than three (3) copies have been and now are filed in the office of the
City Clerk and the same are hereby incorporated as fully as if set out at
length herein. (Ord. No. 86‑41, Sec. 1, 11‑17‑86 )
(b) If any other ordinance or part of
ordinances or codes are in conflict or are inconsistent with the provisions of
the Fire Prevention Code, hereby adopted, the most stringent code shall
prevail. (Ord.
No. 74‑5, Sec. 1, 2‑4‑74; Ord. No. 76‑66,
Sec. 1, 11‑15‑76)
Sec. 14-27.5. Duties of Fire Prevention,
Education and Investigation Division.
(a) Fire Inspectors.
1. It shall be the duty of the uniformed
and civilian members of the Bureau of Fire Prevention to enforce all laws and
Ordinances of the Fire Prevention Code so adopted or written by the City of
2. They
shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are set forth in
other Sections of this Chapter and other provisions of the code of the City as
may be conferred and imposed from time to time by law.
(b) Arson Investigator.
1. It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief
or such other uniformed member of the Fire Prevention, Education and
Investigation Division assigned as a Fire Investigator to determine the cause,
origin, and circumstances of all fires where arson (incendiary nature) is
suspected, fires where death(s) occurred, fires where the cause(s) cannot be
readily determined, and to other fires or fire related incidents as required.
2. Arson Investigator. All designated Arson Investigators shall be
and the same are hereby designated Conservators of the Peace pursuant to the
extent authorized in this Chapter. When
acting in the scope of their investigative duties as provided in this Chapter,
they shall be possessed of all powers of peace officer referred to in Illinois
Revised Statutes, Chapter 127 1/2, Section 702, including powers of arrest,
search and seizure and possession and use of firearms necessary to carry out
the duties of their office. (Ord. 93-61;
Sec. 14‑28. Adoption of Life Safety
Code.
Refer to Section 14-27 which speaks to
the adoption of the Life Safety Code. (Ord. No.
99-05, Sec. 1&2,
State law references ‑‑
Incorporation by reference of technical codes, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, Sec. 1‑3‑1
et seq. and Ch. 85, Sec. 1001 et seq.
(a) There is also hereby adopted by the
city, by reference, the Life Safety Code, 1991 Edition, formerly known as Code
for Safety to Life from Fire in Building and Structures or the Building Exit
Code published by the National Fire Protection Association. This code deals
with life safety from fire and like emergencies. It covers construction,
protection and occupancy features to minimize danger to life from fire, smoke,
fumes or panic before buildings are vacated. It specifies the number, size and
arrangement of exit facilities sufficient to permit prompt escape of occupants
from buildings or structures in case of fire or other conditions dangerous to
life. Three (3) copies have been and now are on file in the office of the City
Clerk and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out
at length herein.
That all future changes
of the NFPA codes by and hereby are adopted automatically as they are from time
to time provided by the NFPA. (Sec.
14-28 (a) paragraph 2 amended by Ord. 93-35;
(b) In the event there is a conflict between
the provisions of the Code adopted by reference within this section and the
other provisions of this Code or ordinances of the city, the most stringent
provisions shall prevail. (Ord. No. 74‑5, Sec . 2, 2‑4‑74; Ord.
No. 77‑1, Sec. 1, 5‑16‑77; Ord. No.
28‑16, Sec. 1, 6‑7‑82; Ord. No. 86‑39,
Sec. 1, 11‑20‑86; Ord. No. 88‑30,
Sec. 1, 7‑18‑88; Ord. No. 91-38 amending Ord. No. 88-30, 6-17-91; Sec 14-28(a), paragraph 2; Ord. 93-35; 6-7-93)
Wherever the word
"municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held
to mean the City of Kankakee, Illinois.
Wherever the term "Corporation
Counsel" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the
attorney for the City.
Wherever the term "Chief of the Fire
Prevention Education and Investigation Division" is used in the Fire
Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the director of the Fire Prevention,
Education and Investigation Division for the City.
Wherever the term "division" of
fire prevention, education and investigation is used in the code, it shall be
held to mean the Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation Division for the
City. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68, Sec. 3; amended
by Ord. 94-46;
Sec. 14‑30. Establishment of Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation
Division, Enforcement of Fire Prevention Code, Fire Prevention, Education and
Investigation division generally.
There is hereby established, within the
City of
The Fire Prevention Code shall be
enforced by the Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation Division in the
Fire Department of the City, which is hereby established and which shall be
operated under the supervision of Chief of the Fire Department.
The Chief of the Fire Department may
detail such members of the Fire Department to the Fire Prevention, Education
and Investigation Division as shall from time to time be necessary.
A
report of the Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation Division shall be
made annually and transmitted to the Chief of the Fire Department. It shall contain all proceedings under this
Code, with such statistics as the Chief of the Fire Department may wish to have
included therein. The director of the Fire
Prevention, Education and Investigation Division shall also recommend any amendments
to the Code which, in their judgment, shall be desirable. (Ord.
of
Sec. 14‑31. Powers
and duties of Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation Division.
It shall be the duty of the officers and firefighters
of the Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation Division to enforce all
laws and ordinances of the City and of the state covering the following:
l. The prevention of fires.
2. The storage and use of explosives and
flammable liquids and gases.
3. The installation and maintenance of
automatic sprinklers, standpipes, fire alarm systems and other fire
extinguishment equipment.
4. Any building or structure which, for
want of repairs, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or from any
other cause, creates a hazardous condition.
5. The maintenance and regulations of fire
escapes and exits.
6. Any building or other structure which
lacks adequate exit facilities, such as educational, industrial, institutional,
commercial and apartment buildings and public assembly areas and all other
places in which numbers of persons work, live or congregate, from time to time,
for any purpose.
7. The investigation of the cause, origin
and circumstances of fires.
(a) Arson investigators shall have the
powers of arrest, search and seizure and possession and use of firearms
necessary to carry out the duties of their office.
8. Dangerous accumulations of rubbish,
wastepaper, boxes, shavings or other highly flammable or combustible materials.
9. Accumulations of dust or waste material
in air conditioning or ventilating systems or of grease in kitchen or other
exhaust ducts.
10. Fire safety programs for schools,
pre-schools, senior citizens, civic groups, and other business or groups.
11. Home fire safety surveys by request of
owner or occupant.
They shall have such powers and perform
such other duties as are set forth in this Code and as may be conferred and imposed by the Chief
of the Fire Department or by law. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68,
Sec. 4; amended by Ord. 94-46,
Sec. 14‑32. Establishment of limits of districts in which storage of flammable liquids in outside above ground tanks is prohibited are established as follows:
(a) The limits referred to in section 16.51
of the fire prevention code in which storage of flammable liquids in outside
above ground tanks is prohibited, are hereby established as follows:
According to the City
Zoning Ordinance and/or written consent of the Fire Prevention, Education and
Investigation Division.
(b) The limits referred to in section 16.51
of the Fire Prevention Code, in which new bulk plants for flammable or
combustible liquids are prohibited, are hereby established as follows:
According to the City Zoning Ordinance
and/or written consent of
the Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation Division. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68, Sec. 5; amended by Ord. 94-46,
The limits referred to in section 12.5b
of the Fire Prevention Code, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents
is prohibited, are hereby established as follows:
According to the City
Zoning Ordinance and/or written consent of the Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation
Division.
(Ord. of 12‑16‑68, Sec. 6; amended by Ord. 94-46,
The limits referred to in section 21.6a
of the Fire Prevention Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas
is restricted, are hereby established as follows:
According to the City
Zoning Ordinance and/or written consent of the Fire Prevention, Education and
Investigation Division. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68,
Sec. 7; amended by Ord. 94-46,
Sec. 14‑35. Transportation allowance for Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation Division.
When no automobile or vehicle is
furnished or assigned to the Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation
Division, each inspector or firefighter so assigned to the division working on
a daily basis, shall receive twenty‑five dollars ($25.00) per month form
the City of maintenance, repairs, additional insurance premiums, tires and
general wear and tear and depreciation for using their personal car in making
inspections, investigations, answering fire calls, handling complaints and
other duties pertaining to Fire Department business. (Ord.
of 12‑16‑68, Sec. 8; amended by Ord.
94-46,
Sec. 14‑36. Submittal
of building plans and specifications to the Fire Prevention, Education and
Investigation Division.
(a) All persons shall submit a complete set
of plans and specifications for all new building construction, remodeling,
alteration and demolition for all types of buildings, except one and two (2)
family dwellings, before acquiring a building permit. The Fire Prevention, Education and
Investigation Division shall check plans and specifications for life safety and
fire code requirements within ten (10) days after received, and shall submit in
writing all approvals, disapprovals, corrections or changes to be made to all
parties concerned. No building permit shall be issued until the plans have been
submitted and approved by the Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation Division.
(b) The area of authority, jurisdiction and
responsibility concerning reviewing building plans and specifications and
working with other City Inspectors will be for enforcement and compliances of
the following areas:
1. Enforcement of the Americans Insurance
Association, Fire Prevention Code as adopted by this article.
2. Enforcement of the National Fire
Protection Association, Fire Codes including Life Safety Code as adopted by
this article.
3. Fire protection and extinguishment systems
in all occupancies.
4.
Installation of fire walls, doors
and windows assemblies.
5. Installation of fire alarm systems,
exit and directional lighting.
6.
Installation of commercial
incinerators. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68, Sec. 9;
amended by Ord. 94-46,
Sec. 14‑37. Amendments made in the Fire Prevention Code and Life Safety Code.
The Fire Prevention Code and Life Safety
Code adopted by this article are amended and changed in the following respects:
(a) Amend Article 21, liquefied Petroleum Gases,
21.3a of the Fire Prevention Code by amending the
following words, "2000" gallons water capacity, to read "150
gallons water capacity".
(b) Amend Article 21, Liquefied Petroleum
Gases, Section 21‑5 of the Fire Prevention Code
by adding the following paragraphs:
b. All liquefied petroleum portable
cylinders and containers used or connected next to or alongside of buildings in
the City shall be set on fire resistive pads designed for such containers.
Wherever necessary, tanks shall be secured to building to prevent them from
falling or tipping over.
c. All liquefied petroleum portable and
permanently installed cylinders and containers shall have valves, connectors,
manifold valve assemblies and regulators covered by a metal hood, designed for
such use, at all times, for protection against the weather and physical
damage."
(c) Amend Article 21, Liquefied Petroleum
Gases, Section 21.6 of the Fire Prevention Code by
adding the following paragraphs:
c. No liquefied petroleum cylinders and
container shall be stored or installed on any public sidewalk, parkway, alley
or street.
d. No liquefied petroleum cylinders and
containers shall be stored or installed on porches, stairway landings,
breezeways, basement light wells or underneath means of egress or on upper
floors above ground level."
(d) Amend Article 28, Precautions Against
Fire. General, Section 28.15 of the Fire Prevention Code by adding: Section 28.17. Permit Required for Open Flame
Devices and Candles in Restaurants, Night Clubs and Public Assembly Areas.
1. A permit shall be required to use
candles and open flame devices, in restaurants, nightclubs and other public
assembly areas, under the following restrictions.
2. All open flame devices or candles shall
be installed and recessed within mesh covered glass containers designed for
such use, wire mesh cage, or set in hurricane type holders on heavy bases or
other similar safety devices approved by the director of Fire Prevention,
Education and Investigation Division.
3. Such open flame safety devices shall be
well supported against tipping or falling and so located as to avoid danger of
ignition of combustible material.
4. Kerosene, fuel oil, gasoline, liquefied
petroleum gas or any other flammable or combustible fuel fed lamps or lighting
devices is strictly prohibited.
5. Open flame devices maybe used on stages
where it is a necessary part of a theatrical performance, provided adequate
safety precautions satisfactory to the director of the Fire Prevention,
Education and Investigation Division are implemented.
6. This section is not meant to restrict
open flame devices or candles in churches or places of worship, where it is
required as a part of a religious or ceremonial service or activity, provided
adequate safety precautions are implemented to avoid danger or injury to the
occupants.
(e) Amend Life Safety Code, Chapter 11,
Residential Occupancies, Section 11‑3, Apartment Houses, Paragraph 11‑333,
Alarm Systems to read as follows:
"11‑333. Every apartment
building unless provided with automatic sprinkler protection in accordance with
Section 6‑4, or automatic fire alarms in accordance with Section 6‑3
shall have manual fire alarm facilities in accordance with Section 6‑3 if
of more than two (2) stories in height or more than seven (7) apartment units,
in which all apartment units open into a common exit facility inside the
building. Exceptions are: Where each apartment unit opens directly to the
outside, onto an open balcony type landing, which exits to ground level by two
(2) approved outside stairways." (Ord. of 12‑16‑68,
Sec. 10)
Sec. 14.37.1. The National Fire Code, 1990 Edition adopted.
(a) The National Fire Code, 1990 Edition is
hereby adopted by reference. One copy of
the National Fire Code shall be kept on file in the office of the Fire Chief
for public use, inspection and examination.
(b) In the event there is a conflict between
the provisions of the code adopted by reference within this section and the
other provisions of this Code or Ordinances of the City, the other provisions
of this Code or Ordinances of the City shall prevail. (Ord. No. 90-25,
Article I, Sec. 14-37.1,
Sec. 14‑38. Modifications.
The director of the Fire Prevention,
Education and Investigation Division shall have power to modify any of the
provisions of the Fire Prevention Code and Life Safety Code upon application in
writing by the owner or lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when there are
practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the
codes, provided that the spirit of the codes shall be observed, public safety
secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification
when granted or allowed and the decision of the director of the Fire Prevention,
Education and Investigation Division thereon shall be entered upon the records
of the department and a signed copy furnished the applicant. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68, Sec. 11; amended by Ord. 94-46,
Sec. 14‑39. Appeals.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department
shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or
when it is claimed that the provisions of the codes hereby adopted do not apply
or that the true intent and meaning of the codes have been misconstrued or wrongly
interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the
Fire Department to the City Council committee appointed by the Mayor within
thirty (30) days from the date of the decision appealed. (Ord.
of 12-16‑68, Sec. 12)
Sec. 14‑40. New materials, processes or occupancies which may require permits.
The Chief of the Fire Department,
director of the Fire Prevention, Education and Investigation Division and the
City Building Inspector shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after
giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials,
processes or occupancies, which shall require permits, in addition to those now
enumerated in said codes. The director of the Fire Prevention, Education and
Investigation Division shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his
office, and distribute copies thereof, to interested persons. (Ord. of 12‑16‑68, Sec. 13; amended by Ord. 94-46,
Sec. 14‑40.1. Installation of fire hydrants and fire protection equipment on
public and private property.
Editor's note ‑ Ord. No 74‑6, Secs. 3‑5,
amended this Code by adding, Secs. 14‑42-‑14‑44
which sections have been redesignated as Secs. 14‑40.1-‑14‑40.3
by the editors for purposes of classification.
(a) The Chief of Fire Department shall
designate the type, number and location of fire hydrants to be installed and
maintained upon all premises within the City of
(b) On all premises where a building or
buildings or portions of buildings including commercial, institutional, public
assembly, educational, mercantile, storage, business and residential
occupancies are hereafter constructed and set back more than four hundred (400)
feet from a City controlled street, avenue or road, fire hydrants shall be
installed as may be required by the Fire Department.
(c) This shall include new and existing
buildings which may front on a City street or road, but because of size or
future expansion or additions to the rear or side portions of a building or
buildings are set back further than four hundred (400) feet from a City street
or City fire hydrant, there shall be installed working fire hydrants in the
rear or side areas of the plant or complex as may be required by the Fire
Department.
(d) Fire hydrants shall be connected water
system. Paved access to fire hydrants shall be provided and maintained to
accommodate fire fighting apparatus.
(e) All costs pertaining to required
installation of fire hydrants and mains on private property shall be the
responsibility of the developer, contractor and or the owners, unless
satisfactory arrangements prior to installation are made between the City of