08-1344 City Code 2006 International Fire CodeCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. ~~ _ l 3 ~~
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, ROUNTREE, BORTON, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 4, OF THE MERIDIAN
CITY CODE, REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE
CODE, 2006 EDITION; AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE
CODE, 2006 EDITION; PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE READING
RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 10, Chapter 4, of the Meridian City Code is amended as
follows:
10-4-1: INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, 2006 EDITION, ADOPTED:
There is hereby adopted by the mayor and the city council of the city of Meridian, county
of Ada, state of Idaho, for the purpose of regulating and governing the safeguarding of
life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and
use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life
or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the city of Meridian, Idaho,
and providing for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations; and each and
all of the regulations, provisions, conditions, terms, and appendices of such
:„+o...,.,*;,,„.,1 pro ,.,,ao ~nn~ International Fire Code, 2006 edition, published by the
International Code Council, Inc., one copy of which has been and is now on file in the
office of the Meridian city clerk and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as
fully as if set out at length herein with the revisions, additions. and deletions thereto as
set forth in this chapter. From the date in which this chapter shall take effect, the
provisions Ike~ee~of the International Fire Code, 2006 edition, and the revisions,
additions, and deletions thereto as set forth in this chapter shall be controlling within the
.limits of the city of Meridian, county of Ada, state of Idaho.
10-4-2: AMENDMENTS TO THE 383 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, 2006
EDITION:
The following amendments to the International Fire Code, 2006 edition (hereinafter
"IFC"), shall apples
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A. IFC section 103.2 APPOINTMENT shall be amended to read as follows. The code
official shall be the fire chief of the ~is~City of Meridian. In the absence of the
fire chief, the deputy chief/fire prevention or designee shall be the code official.
B. IFC section 103.3 DEPUTIES shall be amended to read as follows. In accordance with
the prescribed procedures of 13 the City of Meridian the fire chief shall have
the authority to appoint a deputy fire chief/fire prevention, or other technical officer,
inspectors and other employees.
C. IFC section 104.1 GEIVExAi, shall be amended to read as follows. The fire code
official is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of teethe IFC as herein
adopted and amended and shall have the authority to render interpretations of t~s
sedethe IFC as herein adopted and amended, and to adopt policies, procedures, rules and
regulations in order to clarify the application of i~ssuch provisions. Such interpretations,
policies, procedures, rules and regulations shall be in compliance with the intent and
purpose of t#is-c-edethe IFC as herein adopted and amended and shall not have the effect
of waiving requirements specifically provided for in t#i~-e~lethe IFC as herein adopted
and amended.
The fire chief is authorized to administer and enforce the IFC as herein adopted
and amended. Under the fire chief s direction, the fire department is authorized to enforce
all ordinances of the ~~~st~enCity of Meridian pertaining to:
a. the prevention of fires;
b. the suppression or extinguishment of dangerous or hazardous fires;
bc. the storage, use and handling of hazardous materials;
sd. the installation and maintenance of automatic, manual and other private fire alarm
systems and fire-extinguishing equipment;
de. the maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
e_f. the maintenance of fire protection and the elimination of fire hazards on land and
in buildings, and other property, including those under construction;
g. the maintenance of means of egress, and
h. the investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fire and unauthorized
releases of hazardous materials, except that for authority related to control and
investigation of emergency scenes, see IFC section 104.11 shall apply.
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D. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows. Section I~
104.6.3 RECORDS. -rti,° ar° a° .,..~.,.,°..~ X1,.,11 v°° ° ..a „~~,-° .:~i.; ;+~
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each investigation made showing the cause, the findings and disposition of each
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E. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows. Section
104.10.2 FIRE PREVENTION PERSONNEL AND POLICE. The fire chief and fire prevention
personnel shall have the powers of a police officer in performing their duties under this
code. When requested to do so by the fire chief, the chief of police is authorized to assigii
such available police officers as necessary to assist the fire department in enforcing the
provisions of the IFC as herein adopted and amended.
F. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows. Section
105.1.1.1 FIRE DEPARTMENT PLAN REVIEW. All comer-sial building plans ~
for i commercial buildings, residential buildings, tenant improvements and changes of
occupancy classification of a building er~ry-}~a~ke~ee€ shall be submitted to the ~e
a°~~~*-~°~* ~'°~° ~°•~~°~-• *°^'~~~^~°~ fire chief or designee for review for compliance with
the ' the IFC as herein adopted and
amended.
G. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows. Section
105.3.8 WORKING WITHOUT PERMIT. Any person who commences or causes the
commencement of work for which a permit is required under the IFC as herein adopted
and amended or under other provision of law without first obtaining each and every
required permit, shall, upon application for such permit or permits, pay a doubled permit
fee or fees, as established by fee schedule. This provision shall not apply to emer ency
repair work performed during off-business hours, where such emergencyrepair work is
undertaken in order to reinstate operational status, so lop:? as each and every applicable
ermit is obtained on the next business day.
H. IFC section 109.3 VIOLATION PENALTIES shall be amended to read as follows.
Persons who shall violate a provision of teethe IFC as herein adopted and amended
or 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 fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of edethe
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IFC as herein adopted and amended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine of not more than $500.00 dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both
such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been
served shall be deemed a separate offense.
I. IFC section 111.4 FAILURE To COMPLY shall be amended to read as follows. 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 misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a fine of not less than
$100.00 dollars and not more than $500.00 dollars.
J. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows. Section
501.4.1 FIRE HYDRANT INSTALLATION TIMING. All necessary fire hydrants shall be
installed and operational before any combustible materials, as such term is defined by
Section 703.4 of the 2006 International Building Code, may be brought onto the site.
Failure to comply with thisprovision will result in a stop work order which shall be
effective until all necessa f~ydrants are installed and operational.
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required system inspections, test and maintenance shall be maintained on the premises for
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a minimum of three (3) years. AnYperson undertakin sg uch system inspections,. tests,
and/or maintenance shall deliver a copy of such records to the fire chief.
L. IFC section 903.3.7 FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS shall be amended to read as
follows. The location of the fire department connection shall be within one hundred feet
X100') of a fire hydrant.
M. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows. Section
903.4.1.1°°~ ~~~r. ALL BUILDINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED.-`Ari
approved audible sprinkler flow alarm to alert the occupants of each tenant space shall be
provided in the interior of the building at a normally attended location within each tenant
space with a minimum of one per floor.'-'
N. A new section shall be added to the urovisions of the IFC as follows. Section
903.4.2.2 ALARMS. Approved audible devices and visual alarms with a minimum
candela rating of 110 shall be connected to every automatic sprinkler system on the
exterior of the building_per NFPA standard 131ocated above the fire department
connection. Such audible and visual alarms shall be
activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a s~gle one 1 sprinkler of the smallest
orifice size installed in the system.
. Where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the
automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system.
O. IFC section 903.4.3 FLOOR CONTROL VALVES shall be amended to read as
follows. Approved supervised indicating control valves shall be provided at the point of
connection to the riser on each floor in institutional and multi-tenant buildings two or
more stories in height.
P. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows. Section
903.4.4 LOCATION of FIRE SPRINKLER CONTROLS. Sprinkler riser and appurtenances
shall be enclosed in a one hour rated room equipped with an exterior door.
O. IFC section 906.1 WHERE REQUIRED shall be amended to read as follows.
Portable fire extinguishers shall be installed in the following locations:
1. In all Group A, B, E, F, H, I, M, R-1, R-2, R-4 and S occupancies, without exception.
2. Within 30 feet (9144 rnm) of commercial cooking equipment.
3. In areas where flammable or combustible liquids are stored, used or dispensed.
4. On each floor of structures under construction, except Group R-3 occupancies, in
accordance with Section 1415.1.
5. Where required by the sections indicated in Table 906.1.
6. Special-hazard areas, including but not limited to laboratories, computer rooms and
generator rooms, where required by the fire code official.
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907.1.1 Construction documents. Construction documents for fire alarm systems shall
be submitted for review and approval prior to system installation. Construction
documents shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
1. A floor plan.
2. Locations ofalarm-initiating and notification appliances.
3. Alarm control and trouble signaling equipment.
4. Annunciation.
5. Power connection.
6. Battery calculations.
7. Conductor type and sizes.
8. Voltage drop calculations.
9. Manufacturers, model numbers and listing information for equipment, devices and
materials.
10. Details of ceiling height and construction.
11. The interface of fire safety control functions.
12. Fire alarm drawings shall be stand alone and drawn to 1/8" scale.
13. Declaration of occupancy classification(s).
R. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows. Section
907.1.3 NON-REQUIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. ~1e~i~ea#esl~e;yea. V~~Where
fire alarm systems not required by the ~~~°---~^*~°~^' ~~° °°a° IFC as herein adopted and
amended or other provision of law are installed, tie any and all notification devices shall
meet the minimum design1-ate installation, and occupant notification requirements for
systems; which are required by the IFC as herein adopted and amended or other provision
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S. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows. Section
907.1.4 PARTIAL OR LIMITED FIRE ALARM DETECTION SYSTEMS
Wherepartial or limited fire alarm detection systems are installed, ~f any and all
notification devices ^ ° .:a°a *'~°-~ -~ •^~ ~°°~ nn~ i 2!7 ~ ^~.°..° shall meet the
minimum design, installation, and occupant notification reauirements applicable to full
and/or unlimited fire alarm systerns.
~t T. The followln~ sections of the IFC shall be deleted. SSections 3301.1.3,
3301.2.2, 3301.2.3, 3301.2.4.2, and 3308.1 through 3308.3 are hereby deleted from the
International Fire Code.
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U. IFC section 3404.2.13.1.3 UNDERGROUND TANKS OUT OF SERVICE FOR ONE YEAR
shall. be amended to read as follows. Underground tanks that have been out of service
for a period of one 1~ year shall be removed from the ground in accordance with section
3404.2.14 or abandoned in place in accordance with section 3404.2.13.1.4.
Upon approval of the fire chief, underground tanks that comply with the performance
standards for new or upgraded underground tanks set forth in title 40, section 280.20; or
280.21, of the Code of Federal Regulations may remain out of service indefinitely so long
as they remain in compliance with the operation, maintenance and release detection
requirements of the federal rules.
V. IFC section 3704.2.2.7 TREATMENT SYSTEMS shall be amended to read as follows.
The exhaust ventilation from gas cabinets, exhausted enclosures and gas rooms, and local
exhaust systems required in sections 3704.2.2.4 and 3704.2.2.5 shall be directed to a
treatment system. The treatment system shall be utilized to handle the accidental release
of gas and to process exhaust ventilation. The treatment system shall be designed in
accordance with sections 3704.2.2.7.1 through 3704.2.2.7.5 and section 510 of the
international mechanical code.
Upon approval of the fire chief, emergency response kits recommended by the Chlorine
Institute maybe used for chlorine gas product leaks in lieu of the treatment system
requirements of this section, as long as there are adequate responders immediately
available, who are trained in their use and acceptable to the fire chief.
W. IFC-`Chapter 45 REFERENCED STANDARDS" ~''°"''° ° ~~~~°'' ~~ ~'~° -~°~+
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National Fire Protection Association Standards are referenced, including,. but not limited
to NFPA Standards 13, 13R, 13D, and 72, such provisions shall refer to the 2007 editions
of the National Fire Protection Association Standards.
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X. IFC section A101.3.2 VACANCIES shall be amended to read as follows. Vacancies
shall be filled for an unexpired term in the manner in which original appointments are
required to be made. Members appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term shall be
eligible for reappointment to two Mull terms. If the unexpired term cannot be filled by
nomination by the fire code official or the Mayor ^--+''° ^'~~°~.,aw,:.,:°'~~+~~•° ^~~^°r ^~+''°
~a:~sd`ist~ien, then the members shall be able to pursue a member outside of the terms as
euflb3ed set forth in section A 101.2,
Y. IFC section B105 FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS shall be amended
to read as follows. Only non combustible construction, as such term is defined in the
2006 International bBuildngs sCodel sections 703.4, 703.4.1, 703.4.11 will be allowed
until the full fire flow as required by appendix B105 wand fire hydrants locations and
distribution are provided per appendix C are made serviceable.
Z. IFC section D107.1 ONE- ORTWO-FAMILY DWELLING RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENTS shall be amended to read as follows. Developments or portions of a
development of one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units
exceeds fifty 50 shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access
roads, and shall meet the requirements of section D 104.3.
~~ Exceptions:
1. Where a development or portion of a development serving more than fifty (50)
dwelling units has only a single public or private access way and all dwelling
units in the entire development are protected by an approved residential sprinkler
systems,. access from two directions shall not be required.
2. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall not be
increased unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with future development,
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AA. A .new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows.
D107.2 REMOTENESS. Where two access roads to a one- or two-family dwelling
residential development are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not
less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the
property or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses.
Section 2. That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of
the Members of the full City Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title
and one (1) reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly.
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This ordinance shall be in full force and effective on the ZS day of
~~ b ~ cc. a r r.1 , 2008 after its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 2 Zw~
day of V ~Z ~ ~-~- ~J , 2008.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this
of V G ~-u-~- ~ , 2008.
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. ® 9 — / S -4-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 4, OF THE MERIDIAN
CITY CODE, REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE
CODE, 2006 EDITION; AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE
CODE, 2006 EDITION; PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE READING
RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian amending Title 10, Chapter 4 of the Meridian City
Code, regarding adoption of the International Fire Code, 2006 Edition and amendments
to the International Fire Code, 2006 Edition. A full text of this ordinance is available for
inspection at City Hall, City of Meridian, 33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho. This
Ordinance
publication @shall become effective Monday, February 25, 2008 upon passag, and
Mayor and City Council of e C-ty o eridian
By: William G. Berg, Jr., City (jerk! 'y
First Reading:`� '��
� O Adopted after first reading �b ioAo�' e�0
Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-902: YES f,p
Second Reading. Third Reading: -= ,c
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.3¢¢-
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. O0—/3V¢ of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has
found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901 A(3).
DATED this 22
day of <,� 2008.
J
William. L.M. Nary, City Attorne
SUMMARY FOR 2006 FIRE CODE ORDINANCE
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