ORDINANCE
NO. ______
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING FIRE PREVENTION CODE
FOR
THE HUNTLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Huntley Fire
Protection District is a fire protection district duly organized under the laws
of the State of
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees
of the District has express power pursuant to 70 ILCS 705/11, to adopt and
enforce fire prevention codes and standards parallel to national standards to
promote fire prevention; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees
of the District also has full power pursuant to 70 ILCS 705/6, to pass all
necessary ordinances, and rules and regulations for the proper management and
conduct of the business of the Board of Trustees of the District for carrying
into effect the objects for which the District was formed; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Protection
District Act, 70 ILCS 705/11, (the “Act”) empowers and makes it the legal duty
and obligation of this Board of Trustees to provide as nearly adequate
protection from fire for all persons and property within the District as
possible and to prescribe necessary regulations for the prevention and control
of fire therein; and
WHEREAS, the District is
empowered by the Act to provide reasonable safeguards through
Fire Prevention Codes to protect the Public Health and Safety against the
hazards of fire in buildings and structures; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees
of the District deem it in the best interest of the District to amend and adopt
a new Fire Prevention Code using the 2003 Edition of the International Fire
Code as the District’s model for the control of fire protection in buildings
and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations,
provisions, penalties, conditions and terms as amended by the Fire Prevention Codes
listed in Exhibit A hereto, are hereby adopted and made a part thereof,
as if fully set out in this Ordinance, except for the additions, insertions,
deletions and changes set forth in Exhibit A to this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the 2003 Edition of the ICC International Fire Code is a comprehensive
compilation of codes designed to meet the needs of the local fire jurisdictions
through model code regulations that prescribe safeguards for the safety and
public health of all communities; and
WHEREAS,
the ICC (International Code Council) is a result of the consolidation of
three previously recognized model code organizations: BOCA (Building Officials
& Code Administrators), ICBO (International Conference of Building
Officials) and SBCCI (Southern Building Code Congress International; and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the
Board of Trustees of the Huntley Fire Protection District,
SECTION 1: The facts and statements contained in the
preamble to this Ordinance are hereby found by the Board of Trustees to be true
and correct and are hereby adopted as part of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2: The fire prevention code of the Huntley Fire
Protection District (hereinafter referred to as the "Fire Prevention
Code") shall hereafter be identical with the provisions of the
publication(s) listed in Exhibit A hereto, and said publication(s)
listed in Exhibit A hereto are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if
fully set forth, except as amended in Exhibit A to this Ordinance. At least three (3) copies of this Fire
Prevention Code shall be placed on file with the District and shall be
available for public inspection at all times during regular business hours as
provided by law.
SECTION
3: That it shall be unlawful to
design, construct, alter, enlarge, repair, demolish, remove, use or maintain
any building or structure within the boundaries of the Huntley Fire Protection
District in violation of any terms or provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION
4: That
the specific terms and conditions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other
existing ordinances of the District to the extent that there might be any
conflict.
SECTION 5: All persons in violation of the Fire Prevention
Code shall be subjected to fines as set forth and established in the Codes and
in the District’s Ordinance No. __________.
SECTION 6: Future versions of the District’s Fire Prevention Code shall be
revised by Board approval of additional Exhibits hereto that amend the
current Exhibit A. All such
revisions shall be dated and shall be effective upon approval by the Board of
Trustees.
SECTION 7: The Board of Trustees of the District hereby declares that should
any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance or of the Code
hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of
said Board of Trustees that it would have passed all other portions of this
Ordinance independent of the elimination here from of such portion as may be
declared invalid.
SECTION 8: Neither the enactment of this Ordinance nor the repeal of any
ordinance or parts of ordinances as provided for herein shall be construed to
affect or abate any action or cause of action for violation of said prior
ordinance or ordinances.
SECTION
9: That
this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in accordance with the law.
ADOPTED this day of _________________, 2004, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
President,
Board of Trustees
Huntley
Fire Protection District
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Secretary,
Board of Trustees
Huntley
Fire Protection District
STATE OF
) SS
Counties of McHenry / Kane )
SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE
I, BONNIE BAYSER, the duly
qualified and acting Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Huntley Fire
Protection District,
ORDINANCE NO. _________
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING FIRE PREVENTION CODES
FOR
THE HUNTLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
which Ordinance was duly adopted by said Board of Trustees at
a regular meeting held on the
Day of _________________,
2004.
I do further certify that a quorum
of said Board of Trustees was present at said meeting and that the Board complied
with all requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand this day of
________________, 2004.
Bonnie
Bayser, Secretary
Huntley
Fire Protection District
EXHIBIT A
HUNTLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (Draft
FIRE PREVENTION CODE
2003 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS
ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE 2003
EDITION
The regulations of
the 2003 edition of the International Fire Code, as published by the
International Code Council is hereby adopted as the regulations governing the
safeguard of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising
from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and
devices; and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or
occupancy of existing or proposed new buildings or premises in the Huntley Fire
Protection District with such amendments as are hereafter set forth.
CHAPTER 1 - ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 101 –
GENERAL
101.1 Title
Delete this
section and insert the following:
These regulations
shall be known as the Fire Code of the Huntley Fire Protection District, hereafter
referred to as “this Code”.
101.2.1
Appendices
Add as additional
Appendices E, F, and G are adopted in entirety.
Appendix B is adopted as referenced in section 508.3.1.
Appendix D is adopted with exceptions noted in Section 503.
102.2
Add as additional
3. Buildings that have been
vacated for 90 days or more with the exception of single and two-family
residences.
SECTION 103 –
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION
103.1 General
Delete this
section and insert the following:
A Fire Prevention
Bureau is hereby established within the Huntley Fire Protection District under
the direction of the Fire Marshal. The function of the Fire Prevention Bureau
shall include, but not be limited to the implementation, administration and
enforcement of the provisions of this Code along with other duties deemed
necessary by the Chief in the interest of Public Safety.
103.2 Appointment
Delete this
section and insert the following:
The Chief of the
Huntley Fire Protection District, by reason of said position, shall appoint
personnel of the Huntley Fire Protection District to assist in enforcing this
Ordinance. Such appointments shall include, but be not limited to a Fire
Marshal, and as many inspectors, investigators, and public safety educators as
may be needed. For the purposes of this Code, the Fire Marshal is the same as
the Code Official.
SECTION 104 –
GENERAL AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
104.8
Modifications
Delete this
section and insert the following:
The Chief of the
Huntley Fire Protection District may grant a variance regarding any of the
provisions of this Code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee of
the building or structure, or their duly authorized agent, where there are
practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this
Code, provided that the spirit of the Ordinance codified in this chapter shall
be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. If the Fire
Chief decides to grant a variance, he may place conditions thereon. The decision
of the Fire Chief in either granting or denying the variance shall be in
writing and entered in the records of the Huntley Fire Protection District. A
signed copy of the Fire Chief’s decision shall be furnished to the applicant.
104.10.2 Reporting
hazardous locations
Add as an
additional section:
Any person
discovering the evidence of spontaneous heating or other abnormal heating of
any kind in any building, marine vessel, appliance, apparatus, tank, or open
stack or pile, or any person upon discovering or being apprised of an
uncontrolled hazardous gas leak or hazardous material or flammable and/or
combustible liquid spill, shall immediately notify the Huntley Fire Protection
District.
SECTION 105 -
PERMITS
105.1.1 Permits
Required
Delete this
section and insert the following:
Permits shall be
obtained from the Huntley Fire Protection District as required in other
sections of this Code. Permits shall be valid only for the calendar year they
were issued for, or until the expiration date on the permit for temporary
permits. A new permit along with the fee set forth in Section 105.8 shall be
required each calendar year. Issued permits shall be kept on the premises
designated therein at all times and shall be readily available for inspection by
the Code Official.
Exception –
Intergovernmental Agreement with Municipal Jurisdiction.
105.6 Required Operational permits
Delete this section and insert the following:
Permits will be
required for Fireworks displays, carnivals, circuses, use of temporary membrane
structures, and for installation of outdoor fireplaces.
105.8 Operational
Permit Fees (Annual Permit Fee or Event)
Add as an
additional section:
The following fees
are established for any operational permits required by this Code, and shall be
submitted along with the permit application.
Fee Schedule –
Administrative Operation Fees
Fireworks permit and inspection $ 50.00 minimum
Carnival / Circus inspection $100.00 minimum
Temporary membrane structures, tents, canopies $ 50.00 minimum
Outdoor Fireplaces $ 50.00 minimum
A fee of $ 60.00 per hour per inspector shall be required when, in the discretion of the Fire Chief a permit, review and /or inspection is required and it has not been specifically addressed in this ordinance. The hourly fee is charged in 1 hour increments with a minimum of a full hour charge for any portion thereof. The time charged starts when the inspector leaves his assigned station or is diverted from his assigned duties. This fee shall also apply to building walk through inspections.
Add as additional
sections:
105.9 The right
of site development and construction plan review
Each applicant for a
building permit involving new construction, additions and/or alterations,
subdivision improvements, Planned Unit Developments (P.U.D.’s),
fire detection/suppression systems or any other item that will affect the
Huntley Fire Protection District operation, shall submit to the Code Official
for review and approval, three (3) sets of all required plans, documents and a
complete description of work to be performed. Only site development and
sprinkler system plans and documents will be required for all single-family
residences. The Code Official shall, within ten (10) days, examine said plans
and documents to determine compliance with the applicable codes, standards,
ordinances and good fire safety practices. If said plans are approved, the Code
Official shall endorse said plans accordingly, and deliver said plans to the
Building Official. If said plans are found to be unsatisfactory, then said
plans shall be returned to the applicant with a memorandum listing the
specified deficiencies found. A copy of the list of deficiencies shall be
delivered to the Building Official with a recommendation to reject said plans
until corrected.
Exception –
Intergovernmental Agreement with Municipal Jurisdiction.
105.9.1 Plan
review and site inspection fee schedule
Each applicant shall
pay the following plan review and site inspection fees for review and site inspection
by the Huntley Fire Protection District Fire Prevention Bureau. No part of said fees shall be refundable.
Plan review fees shall include re-reviews, along with preliminary site visits
up to a total of three (3) inspections for the each category.
Site Plan – New
development $150.00
New construction
– Commercial / Retail
Life Safety Review: $
.10/square foot
New Construction – Single and multiple family $ 100/each unit
Automatic
fire-extinguishing systems
NFPA 13 R or 13D (Single family
residences): $200.00 Minimum
Small-scale tenant remodel of
sprinkler system: $100.00
Minimum
NOTE: In
addition to the review fees listed, the applicant shall pay, prior to the
issuance of any permit, the actual costs and expenses incurred by Huntley Fire
Protection District for extraordinary reviews of plans or specifications beyond
the review customarily involved in the usual course of such plan reviews. Such
costs and expenses shall include actual review fees by consultants or outside
contractors or time spent by Huntley Fire Protection District staff. Huntley
Fire Protection District staff time shall be billed at an hourly rate to be
determined by the Fire Chief or designee.
Exception –
Intergovernmental Agreement with Municipal Jurisdiction.
105.9.2 New development donations/impact
The Huntley Fire Protection District has
established the following fees for dwelling unit constructions within their
jurisdiction for compensation of equipment, facilities and personnel in
addition to all other fees depicted through the ordinances provided elsewhere.
The developer contribution fee per dwelling unit is as follows:
1.
All Dwelling Units - $600.00 each
Any future expansion or increase in density,
following approval of the preliminary plat, will be subject to the contribution
payment schedule. Payment will be due at a time agreed upon by both parties
prior to the issuance of any building permits.
Exception
– Intergovernmental Agreement with Municipal Jurisdiction.
SECTION 108 - BOARD OF APPEALS
108.1 Board of
appeals established
Delete this
section and insert the following:
Whenever the Code
Official shall disapprove an application, or refuse to grant permission or when
it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of the Ordinance have been
misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant or person affected may
appeal the decision of the Code Official to the Chief of the Huntley Fire
Protection District by written notice filed in the Huntley Fire Protection
District Chief’s office within five (5) days from the date of the decision
being appealed. The said Chief shall render a decision on said appeal within
fifteen (15) days of said notice. If the Chiefs decision does not resolve the
matter, the applicant or person affected may appeal to the Huntley Fire
Protection Districts Board of Trustees by written notice filed in the Huntley
Fire Protection Districts administrative offices within ten (10) days of the
Chiefs decision. The Board of Trustees shall call a hearing on said appeal
within forty five (45) days of said notice of appeal filing, and shall render a
decision within (10) days after completing such hearings. Nothing herein shall
restrict the Code Official from seeking immediate enforcement of the regulation
of this Ordinance in Court where the hazard involved requires such action.
108.1.1 Court of
jurisdiction
Any person aggrieved
by a decision of the Board, may apply to the appropriate Court of Jurisdiction.
Application for review shall be made to the proper court within fifteen (15)
days after the filing of the Board’s decision in the office of the
Secretary of the Board.
SECTION 109 - VIOLATIONS
109.3 Violation
Penalties
Delete this
section and insert the following:
Any person, firm, or
corporation who shall violate any provision of this Code or shall fail to
comply with any of the requirements thereof or shall erect, construct, alter or
repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive
from the Code Official, or of a permit or Certificate of Occupancy issued under
the provisions of this Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine of not less than $150.00 and not more than $750.00 per offense, or by
imprisonment not exceeding 180 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day the violation continues after due
notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
111.4 Failure to
comply.
Insert the
following amounts in their appropriate designated place.
...not
less than ($150.00) dollars or more than ($750.00) dollars.
CHAPTER 3 -
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE
SECTION 301 –
GENERAL
301.3 Items not
specifically covered
Add as an
additional section:
Whenever or wherever a condition is found in any building, lot, or
premises, that in the opinion of the Code Official is not specifically covered
by the provisions of this Chapter, but that requires correction or removal for
the protection of the occupants or the public, the Code Official shall order
such conditions be corrected or removed and the owner or occupant of such
buildings, lots, or premises shall comply with such orders.
SECTION 304 –
COMBUSTIBLE WASTE MATERIALS
304.1.4 Sweeping
Compounds
Add as additional
section:
Only approved water solutions or detergent floor sweeping compounds, and
grease absorbents shall be used for cleaning floors. The use of sawdust or
similar combustible products on combustible or flammable liquids spilled from
machinery or processed on any floor is prohibited.
SECTION 305 –
IGNITION SOURCES
Add as additional
sections:
305.5 Portable
Heaters
Portable heaters shall be designed and located so that they cannot be
easily overturned, and heaters shall be designed to shut off if overturned. The
Code Official may prohibit the use of portable heaters in occupancies or
situations in which such use or operation would present an undue danger to the
life or property of others. Any portable heaters or devices used to provide
heat shall be listed by an approved agency as accepted by the Code Official.
305.6 Heating and
lighting apparatus
Proper clearance (a minimum of 36 inches) shall be maintained between
lighting and heat producing equipment and combustibles so that continuous
operation at full capacity will not increase the temperature of the surrounding
combustibles to their flash point or ignition temperature.
SECTION 307 –
OPEN BURNING
307.3.2
Recreational Fires
insert the following:
Exception – Intergovernmental agreements with Municipal
Jurisdictions
307.5 Stationary
Outdoor Fireplaces
Add as additional
section:
Stationary outdoor fireplaces require a permit for construction and use
and must be approved by the Fire Code Official.
307.6
Spread of fire
Add as addition
section:
No person shall knowingly permit any fire to spread so as to endanger the
life or property of another or use or operate any device which may be a source
of ignition, unless proper removal of flammable material surrounding the
operation is accomplished, or such other reasonable precautions are taken to
ensure against the starting or spreading of unfriendly fires.
SECTION 308 –
OPEN FLAMES
308.3.1 Open Flame Cooking Devices
Revise exception
1 to:
1. One and Two family units and
town home type complexes with six (6) units or less as determined by the Fire
Official.
308.6 – Portable
outdoor fireplaces
Add as additional
section:
Portable outdoor
fireplaces approved by the code official, shall be used only on noncombustible
surfaces and shall be operated no closer than ten (10) feet from any structure
or property line. Fuel for an outdoor fireplace shall consist of only seasoned,
dry firewood or product manufactured or produced for such use and shall be
ignited in an approved manner. All approved fuel sources intended for use shall
be placed in such a manner as to not provide for independent ignition.
Section 316 Roof Coverings
Add as additional section:
Wood shingles are
not permitted for use in the roofing or re-roofing of any building.
CHAPTER 5 - FIRE
SERVICE FEATURES
SECTION 503 - FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS
Delete exception
1
503.1.4 Approval
Add as additional
section:
The location of the fire apparatus roads or fire lanes shall be reviewed
and approved by the Huntley Fire Protection District.
503.2.3 Surfaces
Delete this
section and insert the following:
Fire apparatus access roads or fire lanes shall have a solid surface
capable of supporting the appropriate fire apparatus as approved by the Fire
Code Official.. Fire apparatus roads shall be pitched
in such a manner as to allow the runoff of water and eliminate the potential of
standing water. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to
maintain the surface in a usable condition at all times, including the removal
of snow.
503.2.4
Add
The required turning radius of fire apparatus access roads shall be a
minimum of 60 feet (outside radius).
SECTION 506 - KEY BOXES
Delete this
section and insert the following:
506.1 When required
When access to, or
within a structure, or an area unduly difficulty because of secured openings,
or to gain access to fire protection controls, and where immediate access is
necessary for life saving or fire fighting purposes, the Code Official shall
require a minimum of one key lock box to be installed at a height not to exceed
six (6) feet, in an accessible location. All buildings with automatic fire
alarm systems and/or automatic fire suppression sprinkler systems shall have
installed an approved key lock box for access by the Huntley Fire Protection
District. The key lock box shall be of an approved type and shall contain keys
to gain access as required by the Code Official.
506.2 Key lock
box maintenance
Delete this
section and insert the following:
The operator of the
building shall immediately notify the Code Official and provide the new key
when a lock is changed or re-keyed. The key to such lock shall be secured in
the key lock box. The users shall be responsible for the proper installation
and maintenance of such key lock boxes, at their expense, and shall agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Huntley Fire Protection District, and their
officers, employees and agents from any liability with respect to such key lock
boxes.
SECTION 508 - FIRE PROTECTION WATER SUPPLIES
508.1 Required water
supply
Add as additional
requirements to this section:
508.1.1 General
All water
distribution facilities including piping, fittings, hydrants, valves, devices,
well pumps, and other needful appurtenances shall be subject to approval of the
Code Official and shall be installed according to the standards herein adopted.
A water supply system shall be capable of supplying the hydrants prior to the
construction of structures. It shall be unlawful to erect, alter, use or occupy
any structure that has been deemed to have inadequate water supply.
508.1.2 Water supply demand changes
Area water supplies shall be studied whenever additional demands will
be placed on the water supply by new construction, change in use, or changes in
hazard or contents. Standard fire flow calculation methods will be used to make
determinations. Upon determination by the Code Official that inadequate water
supplies exist, the Code Official shall reject any applicable plans and provide
the property owner, the water utility, and the Building Official with a
memorandum listing said deficiencies.
508.3 Fire flow
Add as additional
requirement to this section:
508.3.1 Minimum
flow requirements
Each fire hydrant shall be provided with an adequate water supply so as
to develop a minimum individual supply of not less than one thousand (1,000)
gallons per minute flow with not less than 20 pounds per square inch residual
pressure or as indicated in Appendix B as determined by the Fire Code Official.
508.5 Fire hydrant systems
508.5.1 Where
required
Delete this
section and insert the following:
The maximum hydrant spacing shall not exceed three hundred (300) feet
from the furthest point of any building or structure as measured by an approved
access route around the exterior of the facility or building unless otherwise
approved by the Code Official. Where the configuration of lots, distances
between buildings and lot lines or public utility easements, accessibility to
buildings for fire suppression requirements dictate, the Code Official shall
increase or decrease hydrant spacing and appropriate supply mains as deemed
necessary.
508.5.1.1 General
Additional fire hydrants shall be located within one hundred fifty
(150) feet of any Fire Department Connection (FDC). Hydrants shall not be
installed on water main less than six (6) inches in diameter. Dead end water
mains shall not to exceed one hundred (100) feet of six (6) inch pipe and six
hundred (600) feet of eight (8) inch pipe. It is recommended that a looped
water main system with a minimum pipe diameter of eight (8) inches be required
for each structure or group of structures.
Exception: Intergovernmental agreements with municipalities
508.5.1.2
All steamer ports shall be installed facing the right of way or as
otherwise approved by the Huntley Fire Protection District.
Fire service main shall be looped when there is a dead end greater than
300 feet.
All site developments shall be served by a looped municipal water
system where hydrants are planned.
The fire service main (lead-in) shall be a minimum of six (6) inches in
diameter but not less than the smallest riser.
All fire service mains shall be looped around the building when a
building exceeds 52,000 square feet in area or is classified as an unlimited
area building.
508.5.7
Identification
Add as an
additional requirement to this section:
1. All fire hydrants (public or private) shall be
marked with a hydrant flag that is approved by the Code Official.
2. All private
hydrants shall be painted yellow in color by the manufacturer prior to
installation. The Fire Code Official
shall require color-coding of supply size and the provider / installer shall
paint as required per NFPA 291 requirements.
Exception: Intergovernmental
agreements
508.5.7
Identification
Add as additional
requirements to this section:
2. All private
hydrants shall be painted yellow in color by the manufacturer or prior to
installation. The Fire Code Official shall require color-coding of supply size
and the provider / installer shall paint as required.
508.5.8 Apartment
and cluster type housing
In areas where apartment buildings, town/row houses, condominium
buildings, or other types of cluster-type housing are located, the area along
the roadway within seven and one-half feet on either side of the fire hydrant
shall be designated as "NO PARKING" and either the curb shall be
painted yellow or "NO PARKING" signs shall be installed (or both).
SECTION 511 - ELEVATORS
511.1 When Required
Add as additional
requirements to this section:
Elevator service
shall be provided in all buildings and structures three (3) stories or greater
in height, measured from the lowest level of fire department vehicle
access.
Exception: One and
two-family residences, unless covered elsewhere in this Code.
511.2 – Elevator
car requirements
Elevator cars are to
accommodate the ambulance stretcher. In the buildings two stories in height or
more, at least one elevator shall be of such a size and arrangement to
accommodate a 28-inch by 84-inch ambulance stretcher in the horizontal, open
position and shall be identified by the international symbol for emergency
medical services (Star of Life). The symbol shall not be less than 3 inches
high and shall be placed inside on both sides of the hoist way doorframe. The
inside hand rail shall be set at the maximum thirty six (36) inch height
allowed under
CHAPTER 6 -
BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
SECTION 610 -
COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOODS
Add as additional
sections:
610.1.2 Existing
kitchen hood fire suppression systems
Each existing required commercial or other occupancy kitchen exhaust hood
and duct system shall be protected with an approved wet chemical fire
suppression system installed and maintained per NFPA 17, and UL 300 Standard.
Every required automatic fire suppression system, when activated shall transmit
a fire alarm signal to the Huntley Fire Protection District main dispatch
center via an approved fire alarm system.
610.8 Maintenance
Commercial kitchen
exhaust systems shall be cleaned to remove deposits of residue and grease in
the system at intervals specified in the cleaning schedule required to be
submitted in accordance with the mechanical code listed in Chapter
45. Thorough cleaning of ducts, hoods
and fans shall require scraping, brushing or other positive cleaning methods.
610.8.1 Cleaning
Schedule
Where
a cleaning schedule is not on file, the Code Official shall require a schedule
to be submitted, indicating the method of cleaning and the time intervals
between cleanings.
CHAPTER 9- FIRE
PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SECTION 903 –
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
903.1 Alternative
protection
Delete this
section and insert the following:
Alternative automatic fire extinguishing systems complying with Section
904 may be permitted in lieu of automatic sprinkler protection where recognized
by the applicable standard and approved by the Code Official.
903.2 Where
required
Delete this
section and insert the following:
Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new buildings and structures
shall be provided in all Use Groups described in this Code. Automatic sprinkler
systems must be installed in accordance with applicable NFPA standards,
manufacturer’s recommendations, UL listings, and good fire safety practices.
Automatic sprinkler systems must be maintained in full operating condition at
all times. Automatic sprinkler systems shall be provided in all new residential
Use Groups including town homes/multi-family dwellings, and one and two family
dwellings, which are adopted by this Code. All new single-family dwellings
shall have automatic fire sprinklers installed throughout per NFPA 13R or
13D. All new town homes shall have
automatic fire sprinklers installed throughout per NFPA 13R or 13D. All new attached
garages shall have automatic sprinklers installed utilizing dry sidewall or dry
pendant sprinklers approved for that use.
This section of the code is to become effective May1, 2005.
Exceptions: Real estate sales and
construction trailers utilized during the development of property when approved
by the code official, agriculture storage buildings not used by the general
public.
903.2.1 Through
903.2.3.1 Where required
Delete these
sections in their entirety
903.2.6 Through
903.2.12.3 Where required
Delete these
sections in their entirety
903.3.1.1.1
Exempt locations
Delete this
section in its entirety
903.4.1 Signals
Delete this
section and insert the following:
All automatic fire
suppression systems required for occupancies in Use Groups A, B, E, F, H, I, M,
S, R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4, shall be supervised by directly connecting to the
main dispatch center for the Huntley Fire Protection District with NFPA 72 and
their respective listing by an approved agency.
Note – Not intended
for single-family detached dwelling units.
903.4.2 Alarms
Delete this
section and insert the following:
Approved audible
devices shall be connected to every automatic sprinkler system. Such sprinkler
water flow devices shall be activated by a water flow equivalent to the flow of
a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. All
water flow devices shall activate alarm notification devices in compliance with
NFPA 13 and 72.
There shall be a
white horn/strobe unit installed in an approved weatherproof housing above each
fire department connection for each automatic sprinkler system
Remote fire alarm detection system station monitoring connection is
required to go directly to the main dispatch center of the Huntley Fire
Protection District. The method of connection must be of a type approved by the
Fire Code Official.
Note – Not intended
for single-family detached dwelling units.
903.4.3
Floor control valves
Delete this
section and insert the following:
In multi story buildings, approved floor control valves with water flow
switches shall be provided for each floor. In large multi tenant buildings, a
smoke detection system approved by the Fire Code Official is required per NFPA
72.
Add as additional
sections:
903.4.5 Sprinkler
control valves
All new and existing
sprinkler control valves shall be equipped with electronic supervision (tamper
switches) in accordance with NFPA 72. All new tamper switches installed shall
have the capability to self-restore.
.
Note – Not intended
for single-family detached dwelling units.
903.6 Remodels of
existing buildings
add:
Existing buildings
or structures that are remodeled, repaired, either
voluntary or by involuntary act and that meet any of the criteria listed below,
shall provide fire protection for the structure as detailed in 903.2:
Exception: One and
two family detached dwellings.
Fire protection for
additions that increase the existing floor area of a building or structure by
25% or less shall be as follows:
a. Provide fire protection for the entire building or structure as detailed in 903.2 or
b.
Provide
a UL listed three-hour fire separation assembly between the existing building
and the new addition. Provide fire protection for the new addition as detailed
in 903.2.
Exception: One or
two family detached dwellings.
903.7 Hydraulic
calculations
Provide a minimum
10% or 5 psi minimum safety factor in the fire
protection system hydraulic calculation. The system demand shall be 5 psi minimum below the seasonal low water flow test supply.
The safety factor will allow for low pressures in the water supply. By each
hydraulic calculated area, on each drawing, provide a copy of the hydraulic
nameplate. This will make it easier to check the hydraulics of the sprinkler
system for future building or storage changes.
903.8 Appendices
of NFPA standards
Each appendix of the
NFPA standards are to be considered as part of each
standard and are considered a “shall” requirement and not “should” information.
This will require sprinkler system installations to be installed per NFPA
requirements and NFPA recommendations for good engineering practices and
installations.
903.9 Fire pump
test header
Provide an OS&Y
control valve on all fire pump test headers. Provide an outside test header on
fire pump installations.
Provide
a minimum 10% or 5 psi minimum safety factor in fire
protection system hydraulic calculation.
The system demand shall be 5-psi minimum below the seasonal low water
flow test supply.
Section 903.9 - Sprinkler System nameplate:
By each hydraulically calculated area, on each
drawing, provide a copy of the hydraulic nameplate.
903.10 Sprinkler
room access
Provide an outside
or inside access door at ground level to the sprinkler riser valve room and/or
the fire pump room.
903.11 Sprinkler
room fire separation
Provide a minimum
one (1) hour fire separation for the sprinkler riser valve room and/or the fire
pump room.
903.12 Check
valves
Provide a check
valve in each sprinkler riser. This will prevent each sprinkler system riser
from going into alarm.
903.13 Sprinklers
Office, assembly and
residential buildings shall be provided with residential and/or quick response
sprinklers.
903. 14 Fire hose
valves – Warehouse storage areas
In all warehouse
storage areas, where storage exceeds twelve (12) feet high, provide inside 2 ½”
fire hose valves with 1 ½” reducer to a 1 ½” connection. Locate the valves at
each door entrance to the warehouse and/or storage area. Provide additional 2
½” fire hose valves so that no portion of the warehouse and/or storage area is
more than 120’ maximum travel distance to a fire hose valve. Show the location
of all obstructions and/or racks on the drawing.
Fire hose valves
system piping shall be:
Section 904
– Alternative automatic fire-extinguishing systems
904.3.4.1 Kitchen
hood suppression systems
Add as an
additional section:
Kitchen hood
suppression systems shall be connected to the building fire alarm system
available.
SECTION 905 –
STANDPIPE SYSTEMS
905.3 Required
installations
Add the following
paragraph to section 905.3:
All required
standpipe systems shall be supplied by a separate riser. The supply riser shall
be hydraulically designed to supply 2 ½” hose drops. The riser system shall be
equipped with a separate control valve and flow switch. The standpipe shall be
a 2 ½” gated connection with a 1 ½” reducer and the Code Official shall approve
all locations. All standpipe and sprinkler risers shall have separate control
valves and flow switches per floor.
905.3.1 Building
height
Delete this
section and insert the following:
Class III standpipe
systems shall be installed throughout all buildings or structures more than two
(2) stories in height.
Exceptions:
Add as additional
sections:
905.12 Piping
design
The riser piping,
supply piping and the water service piping shall be sized to maintain a
residual pressure of at least 65 psi (448kPa) at the
topmost outlet of each riser while flowing the minimum
quantities of water specified in Section 905.11.1 and 905.11.2. The piping size
shall be based on the capacity of the automatic water supply system or,
where as automatic water supply is neither required nor provided to
maintain the residual pressure of 65 psi, the pipe
size shall be on a pressure of 150 psi available at
the fire department connection.
Exception: The residual pressure of 65 psi is not required in buildings equipped throughout with
an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3 and where
the highest floor level is not more than 150 feet above the lowest level of
fire department vehicle access.
Exception: One and two family dwellings
905.12.1 Riser
sizing
The riser size shall
be based on the hydraulic calculations for a minimum flow of 500 gallons per (gpm) (378 L/min.).
Exceptions:
907.1.2 Equipment
Add the following
language to the existing section:
New fire alarm
control panels shall be addressable unless otherwise approved by the Code
Official. The equipment shall be capable of having the audio signal silence
without resetting the fire alarm control panel. All fire alarm control panels
shall have an approved method of placing the system in trouble mode at the
location of the alarm panel.
907.21.1 – False
Fire Alarm :Definition
False fire alarm:
Any alarm signal which indicates the existence of an emergency situation, when
in fact no such emergency exists, and shall include any alarm signal generated
by any fire protection system by whatever means
907.21.3 False
fire alarm service charge
Exception
– Intergovernmental Agreement with Municipal Jurisdiction.
For false fire
alarms, an alarm user shall be charged a service charge of $300.00 for each
false alarm in excess of three (3) in any calendar year. All false fire alarm
service charges shall be remitted to the Huntley Fire Protection District by
the alarm user upon receipt of the statement for such service charge.
907.21.6
Liability
The Huntley Fire
Protection District assumes no liability for:
907.21.8
Penalties
Any person who
violates any of the provisions of this Article shall be subject to a fine of
not more than $500.00 for each violation. Such fines shall be in addition to
any other fee or charge authorized pursuant to the terms of the ordinance
codified in this chapter.
EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS
SECTION
3302 - DEFINITIONS
Add as additional
section:
3302.1 – FIREWORKS : Definition
The following words
and terms shall, for the purpose of this Chapter and as stated elsewhere in
this Code, have the meanings shown herein.
Fireworks: The term
"fireworks" shall mean and include any explosive composition, or any
substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of
producing a visible or audible effect of a temporary exhibition in nature by
explosion, combustion, deflagration or detonation, and shall include blank
cartridges, toy cannons, in which explosives are used, the type of balloons
which require fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, torpedoes,
sky-rockets, Roman candles, bombs, or other fireworks of like construction and
any fireworks containing any explosive compound, or any tablets or other device
containing any explosive substance, or containing combustible substances
producing visual effects, provided, however, that the term
"fireworks" shall not include trick noise makers known as "party
poppers", "booby traps",
and "snappers"; toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other
devices in which paper or plastic caps containing twenty-five hundredths of
grains or less of explosive compound are used, providing they are so
constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for
the explosion; and toy pistol paper or plastic caps which contain less than
twenty hundredths grains of explosive mixture.
Note: Devices such as sparklers, snake or glow
worm pellets, trick matches, etc. that require an open flame, such as a match
or lighter, to ignite are not permitted.
Delete this
section and insert the following:
3304.1 –
Explosive materials storage and handling
The storage of
explosive materials is prohibited unless otherwise approved by the Huntley Fire
Protection District.
3308.2 Permit
application
Delete this
section and insert the following:
A permit shall be
required for the possession, display or discharge of fireworks or pyrotechnical
displays. The permit application shall include the applicant’s name, address,
and age; the date and place of the proposed discharge of fireworks or
pyrotechnical display; the nature and quantities of fireworks to be discharged
or displayed; and the applicant’s experience, if any, in discharge of fireworks
or pyrotechnical displays. Also included shall be plans for the display,
inspections of the display site, and demonstrations of the display
operation. Such permit shall be applied
for a minimum of fifteen (15) days prior to the proposed date of display.
Upon receipt of the
application, the Code Official, or designee, shall inspect the location of the
proposed discharge of fireworks or pyrotechnical display. If, in the judgment
of the Code Official, or designee it would not be hazardous to any property or
persons to allow such discharge of fireworks or pyrotechnical displays, given
the resources of the Fire Department available for the requested date, the Code
Official shall approve the application and issue a permit for the discharge of
fireworks or pyrotechnical display. Fees
in accordance with Section 105.8 shall apply.
A permit granted
hereunder shall not be transferable, nor shall any such permit be extended
beyond the dates set out therein.
Section 3308.11 Fireworks / Retail Display and
Delete present section and add:
A person shall not possess,
manufacture, store, offer or expose for sale, sell at retail or discharge any
fireworks within the Huntley Fire Protection District with the exception of
approved supervised displays of fireworks in accordance with section 3308 of this
code.
Add as additional
section:
SECTION 3309 -
VIOLATIONS
Section 3309.1
General
A person shall not
possess, manufacture, store, offer or expose for sale, sell at retail or
discharge any fireworks within the Huntley Fire Protection District.
Exception: Where
approved for the supervised display of fireworks in accordance with Section
3308 of this Code.
Section 3309.2
Bond for display
The permit holder
shall furnish a bond in an amount approved by the code official for the payment
of all potential damage caused either to the person or property due to the
permitted display, and arising from any acts of the permit holder or agent of
the permit holder. In lieu of a bond, the permit holder may provide a
certificate of insurance, in an amount acceptable to the Code Official as an
additional insured and execute an agreement holding the Huntley Fire Protection
District harmless from any damage to persons or property caused by the
permitted display.
Section 3309.3
Fines for violations
Any person, firm,
partnership, association or corporation found violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be fined not less than one hundred and fifty dollars
($150.00), but not more than seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00).
CHAPTER 45
REFERENCED STANDARDS
Add the following
standards or change to the edition indicated:
NFPA 11 – 2002 NFPA 11A – 2002 NFPA 12 – 2003 NFPA
12A – 1998
NFPA 13 – 2002 NFPA 13D – 2002 NFPA 13R – 2002 NFPA
14 – 2003
NFPA 15 – 2003 NFPA 16 – 2001 NFPA 17 – 2002 NFPA
17A – 2002
NFPA 20 – 1999 NFPA 22 – 1998 NFPA 25 – 2002 NFPA
30 – 2003
NFPA 30A – 2003 NFPA 30B – 2002 NFPA 32 – 2003 NFPA
33 – 2003
NFPA 34 – 2003 NFPA 40 – 1997 NFPA 61 – 2002 NFPA
70 – 2002
NFPA 72 – 2002 NFPA 80 – 1999 NFPA 96 – 2001 NFPA
99 – 2002
NFPA 110 – 2002 NFPA 111 – 2001 NFPA 204A – 2002
NFPA 252 – 1999 NFPA 253 – 2003 NFPA 257 – 2003 NFPA
265 – 2002
NFPA 409 – 2001 NFPA 418 – 2001 NFPA 654 – 2003 NFPA
655 – 2001
NFPA 664 – 2002 NFPA 701 – 1999 NFPA 704 – 1996 NFPA
1142 – 2001
NFPA 1144 – 2002 NFPA 2001 – 2003 NFPA 291
Appendix A
– is hereby deleted. Reference to Section 108 provides appropriate
language.
Appendix B
Is hereby adopted to the text of the publication and is part of the
adoption ordinance as referenced in Section 508.31.
Appendix C
Is hereby deleted from the text of the
publication and not part of this ordinance
Appendix D
Is hereby adopted to
the text of the publication with exceptions and additions noted in Section 503
and is part of this adoption ordinance
Appendix E, Appendix F, Appendix G
Is hereby adopted to
the text of the publication and is part of the adoption ordinance.