Ordinance No. 0709 03-17-1980ORDINRNCE ND. 709
AN DRDINANCE REPERLING CHAPTER 108 OF THE CITY CODE OF
FRIDLEY IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING A f9EW CHNPTER 108
ENTITLED FIRE PREVEIVTION
108.01. AOOPTION OF FIRE PREVENTION CODE
� M�nnesota Uniform F�re Code Adopted. The M�nnesota Um form
Fire Prevent�on Code, as promulyated ey the M�nnesota
Department of Publ�c Safety, andembodied �n Chapter Four of the
Rules and Regulations of the State F�re Marshall Div�s�on (Fire
iNar. 30-51 inclus�ve )�s hereby adopted by reference and made a
part of this code, hereafter referred as �1UFC except for those
provisions of said code amended, mod�fied or delei.ed. (Ref 329,
475)
108.011. NMEN�MENTS, MODIFIC,4TIONS
The MUFC is amended as follows:
l. Fire Mar. 45 is deleted and Rrticle 20 of the UFC
(published 6y the Internat�onal Conference of Building Offic�als
and Wzstern F�re Ch�efs AssociaLion, 1973 Ed )�s a�opted �n
�ts entirety by reference.
2. F�re P4ar. 33, Section C. �s deleted �n its ent�rety and
Section 1.203 of UFC (published by the Internat�onal Conference
oF Build7ng Officials and Western Fire Chiefs Assoc�ation, 7973.
Ed.) �s adopted �n its entirety.
3. Firz 1`�ar. 33, Section �. �s deleted �n its entirety and
5ectton 1.204 of UFC (publ�shed by the Internat�onal Conference
� of Build�ng Off�cials aiid Western F�re Ch�efs Nssociation, 1973.
Ed.) is adopted in its entirety.
4. F�re Mar. 33, Sect�on G. �s deleted in �ts ent�rety and
Sect�on 1.207 of UFC (published by the Internat�onal Conference
of Quild�ng Off�cials and Western F�re Ch�efs Associat�on, 1973.
Ed.) �s adopted in �ts ent�rety.
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1DS.02. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
�os.o2�.
No fire entingu�sher, required by the F�re P�°evc:nt�on Bureau,
shall be deemed acceptable unless such ext�nyu�sher has been
approved by and carries the rat�ny label of ti��e Underwr�t�rs
Laboratories.
108.022.
All hand f�re e,ctingu�shers us�ng cYiem�cal extingu�sn�ng ag�nts,
required by the F�re Prevent�on Bureau, shall be recharged by
the owner at least onc2 a year, or oftener �f su d�rected by the
Chief of the Fire Prevent�on Bureau.
108.023.
The recharg�ng of cnemically act�vated nand fire ext�ngu�shers
shall be accomplished by persons �vho are sk�lled and competent
in such work, including certified firms or �nd�viduals who are
actively engaged m the business of fire extinyu�s'ner serv�cing
in th2 area, and by such other persons who have been approved by
thz Chief of the Fire Prevent�on Bureau, such as persons who 6y
traun ng and qual�f�cat�ons are able to perform such serv�ce
(Ref. 262.)
10i3.03. EXPLOSIVES
708.031.
Permits for the use of explosives shall be obiained from thz
Police Department, (Ref. 475)
ADOPIIO� OF
FIRE
PREVENTION
CODC
AMENDIhENTS
MODIFICATIONS
FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS
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108.032.
No person shall possess, store, keep, sell o� offer for sale, or
give away, use, discharge or transport any explosives in the
C�ty except b� ti�e author�ty of a written permrt as specified
above and recommended by the Fire Prevent�on Off�cer.
108.04. FIRELANES
The F�re Prevent�on Chief or his duly authorized assistant shall
oe empowered to order thz establishment of fire lanes on public
or privat2 property as may� be necessary �n order that the travel
of fire equ�pment may not 6e iinpedzd or interfered with, and
that access to f�re hydrants and bu�ld�ngs may not be blocked
off. When a f�re lane has been ordered to be establ�shed, �t
shall be marked by a sign bear�ng the words "No Park�ng - Fire
Lane" or a s�m�lar message. When such fire lane is established
on public property or a publ�c r�ght of way, the necessary sign
or s�gns shall be provided 6y the City of Fr�dley, and when on
pr�vate property, they shall be erected and mainta�ned 6y the
owner at h�s e�pense. Such s�gns shall 6e �nstalled within
thirty (30) days after not�fication of the order Thereafter,
no person shall park a vehicl� or otherwise occupy or o�struct a
fire lane. (R2f. 423, 640).
108.05. LOCAL PROTECTIVE ALARIhS
The educat�onal, institut�onal and the following residential
occupanc�es--hotels, dorm�tor�es, lodging and rooming
homes--shall have local protect�ve alarm systems.
108.051
For the purposes of th�s Code, educational, institu�ional and
the follow�ng res�dential occupancies--hotels, dormrtories,
lodg�ng and room�ny homes--as defined �n the N.F.P.A. Std. 101,
referred to as the L�fe Safety Code, shall be equipped with a
Local Protect�ve S�gnaluig System in accordance with N.F.P.A.
Std. 72A.
lOS.052.
Each alarm system �nstalled �n tne above listed occupanc�2s
shall �mmediately, when act�vated 6y any means, sound a general
alarm signal through�ut the building and simultaneously s�gnal
an alarm cond�t�on to the Anoka County Emergency Commum cations
Center or other C2nter approved by the City of Fr�dley. The
alarm shall be so equ�pped as to s�gnal the Emergency
Commun�cat�ons Center- when tne alarm is act�vated or when there
�s trouble in the alarm system or when the power supply �s shut
oFf. T'ne Emergency Communicat�ons Center shall immediately
adv�se the Fridley F�re Departmenz of any such signal.
lOB D53.
Each occupancy as def�ned in Section 108.051 shall be required
to post in a prominent locat�on �n n2ar proximity to the alarm
po�ver supply sw�tch a s�gn indicatiny that tne Fire D2partment
shall be notified pr�or to shut down of the systems power supply.
108.054.
The requ�red s�gn shall be as follows not less than 6" x 10"
�d�th a red background and white letter�ng and shall read:
"WNRNINu - Fire Department w�ll respond if alarm syst2m �s
deactivated. Call 427-1212 before working on alarm
system."
FIRELAIVES
LOCAL
PROTECTIVE
ALARMS
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108.06. EFFECTIVE �ATE EFFECTIVE
DATE
Each occupancy required by this ordinance to have installed said
alarm systems shall have said alarms installed by not later than
60 days after the passage of this ordinance.
PASSE� AND ADOPTE� BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 17TH �AY
OF MARCH, 1980.
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MAYOR - WILLIEyi . NEE
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