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CITY OF MERIDIAN
ORDINANCE NO. 03- I tJ .3 9
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, ADOPTING THE
2000 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, 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,
FROM CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE OR PROPERTY IN THE
OCCUPANCY OF BUILDINGS AND PREMISES IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN,
IDAHO; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR HAZARDOUS
USES OR OPERATIONS; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 807 OF THE CITY
OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
THE ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Meridian City Code be, and the same is,
hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: That Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Meridian City Code be, and the same is,
hereby reenacted to read as follows:
10-4-1: INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE ADOPTED:
There is hereby adopted by the Mayor and the City Council ofthe City of Meridian,
County of Ada, State of Idaho, for the purpose of regulating and goveming the
safeguarding oflife 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 and terms of such
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International Fire Code, 2000 edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc.,
one (I) copy of which has been and is now on file in the office ofthe Meridian City Clerk
and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.
From the date in which this Chapter shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be
controlling within the limits of the City of Meridian, County of Ada, State ofIdaho.
10-4-2: AMENDMENTS TO THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE:
102,1.1 New construction. additions and alterations: Approval as a result of plan
reviews shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this
code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Plan reviews presuming to give authority
to violate or cancel provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall
not be valid.
103,1 General. The department of fire prevention is established within the jurisdiction
under the direction of the Fire Chief The function of the department shall be the
implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code.
103,2 Appointment. The Code Official shall be the Fire Chief of the jurisdiction. In the
absence of the Fire Chief, the Deputy Chief-Fire Prevention shall be designated the Code
Official.
104,1 General, The code official is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this
code and shall have the authority to render interpretations of this code, and to adopt
policies, procedures, rules and regulations in order to clarify the application of its
provisions. Such interpretations, policies, procedures, rules and regulations shall be in
compliance with the intent and purpose of this code and shall not have the effect of
waiving requirements specifically provided for in this code.
The fire chief is authorized to administer and enforce this code. Under the chiefs
direction, the fire department is authorized to enforce all ordinances of the jurisdiction
pertaining to:
a.
the prevention of fires;
b.
the storage, use and handling of hazardous materials;
c.
the installation and maintenance of automatic, manual and other private
fire alarm systems and fire-extinguishing equipment;
d.
the maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
e.
the maintenance of fire protection and the elimination of fire hazards on
land and in buildings, and other property, including those under
construction;
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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, for authority related to
control and investigation of emergency scenes, see Section 104.11.
104,1.2 Fire prevention bureau personnel and police. The chief and members of the
fire prevention bureau shall have the powers of a police officer in performing their duties
under this code. When requested to do so by the chief, the chief of police is authorized to
assign such available police officers as necessary to assist the fire department in
enforcing the provisions of this code.
104.6,3 The fire department shall keep a record of fires occurring within its jurisdiction
and of facts concerning the same, including statistics as to the extent of such fires and the
damage caused thereby, together with other information as required by the code official.
The fire department shall retain for not less than five (5) years a record of each
investigation made showing the cause, the findings and disposition of each
investigation."
10S,l.1Permits required, A permit, if required by the local jurisdiction, shall be
obtained from the designated official prior to engaging in activities requiring a permit
within the local jurisdiction. Fees: Whenever a pennit, inspection, or plan review is
required or allowed pursuant to the International Fire Code, or other applicable provision
of the Meridian City Code, the City may, by Resolution duly adopted by the City
Council, charge and collect a fee for such permit, inspection, or plan review.
109,3 Violation penalties, Persons who shall violate a provision of this code 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 code
official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served
shall be deemed a separate offense.
110,1.1.2 Overcrowding, Overcrowding and admittance of persons beyond the
approved capacity of a place of assembly is prohibited. The chief, upon fmding
overcrowding conditions, or obstructions in aisles, passageways or other means of egress,
or upon finding a condition which constitutes a serious menace to life, is authorized to
close the facility and cause the assembly, performance, presentation, spectacle or
entertainment to be stopped until such conditions are corrected or obstructions are
removed.
111.4 Failure to comply, Any person who shall continue any work after having been
served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to
remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 901,6,1.1 Periodic Inspection and Testing, The chief is authorized to require
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periodic inspection and testing of fire sprinkler systems, fire hydrant systems, standpipe
systems, fire alarm systems, portable fire extinguishers, smoke and heat ventilators,
smoke removal systems and other fire protection or fire extinguishing systems or
appliances.
a.
Automatic fire extinguishing systems shall be inspected and tested at least
annually, see the current edition of National Fire Protection Association
Standard 25.
b.
Fire alarm systems shall be inspected and tested at least annually, see the
current edition of National Fire Protection Association Standard 72.
c.
Standpipe systems shall be inspected and tested at least every five (5)
years, see the current edition of National Fire Protection Association
Standard 25.
901,4 Installation, Fire protection systems shall be maintained in accordance with the
original installation standards for that system. Required fire protection systems shall be
extended, altered, or augmented as necessary to maintain and continue protection
whenever the building is altered, remodeled or added to. Alterations to fire protection
systems shall be done in accordance with applicable standards. Fire protection systems
shall comply with the International Fire Code and the current appropriate edition of the
National Fire Protection Association Standards.
901.6.2 Inspection and Test Results, All inspection and test reports shall be sent to the
Chiefby the contractor (person) doing the maintenance or inspection. Reports of
inspections and tests shall be maintained on the premises and made available to the Chief
when requested.
903,2.7,1 Group R, Division 1 Occupancies. An automatic sprinkler system shall be
installed throughout apartment houses three or more floors in height or containing 6 or
more dwelling units, in congregate residence three or more floors in height and having an
occupancy load of 20 or more in hotels, three or more floors in height or containing 13 or
more guest rooms. Residential or quick-response standard sprinklers shall be used in
dwelling units and guest room portions of the building. For purposes of this requirement,
and determining the number of floors, the word "floors" include those floors that are
below grade plane, at grade plane and above grade plane.
903,4. Á. Multiple Tenants in a Single Building, An 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."
903,4,2 Alarms, Approved audible devices and visual alarms with a minimum candela
rating of 110 shall be connected to every automatic sprinkler system. Such sprinkler
water-flow alarm devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a
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single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. Alarm devices shall be
provided on the exterior of the building in an approved location. Where a fire alarm
system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building
fire alarm system.
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:
I. A floor plan.
2. Locations of alarm-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.
11.
12.
Details of ceiling height and construction.
The interface of fire safety control functions.
Fire Alarm Drawings shall be stand alone and drawn to 1/8" scale.
907,1.2,1 Design Standards, Fire Alarm systems shall be installed and maintained in
accordance with the International Fire Code and the current edition of National Fire
Protection Association Standards 72.
907.1.3,1. Notification Devices, When fire alarm systems not required by the
International Fire Code are installed, the notification devices shall meet the minimum
design and installation requirements for systems, which are required by this code. Intent:
(Non-required fire alarm systems shall provide the same level of occupant notification
that required systems provide).
907,1.3,2, Partial Or Limited Detection Systems Are Allowed. If notification devices
are provided, they must meet 907.1.3 (I.) above.
SECTION 3: CHAPTER 33 EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS
That sections 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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SECTION 3404 STORAGE
3404.2.13.1.3 Underground Tanks Out Of Service For One Year, Underground
tanks that have been out of service for a period of I 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 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 rule.
SECTION 3704 HIGHLY TOXIC AND TOXIC COMPRESSED GASES
3704.2,2,7 Treatment systems, 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 ofthe Chief, emergency response kits recommended by the Chlorine
Institute may be used for chlorine gas product leaks in lieu ofthe 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 Chief.
CHAPTER 45
Chapter 45 "Referenced Standards" - Shall be construed as the most current edition of
the National Fire Protection Association Standard available.
SECTION 4: REFERENCES TO APPENDIX. When the Meridian City Code
references an appendix to the International Fire Code 2000, the provisions of the
appendix shall apply to all APPENDICES A - G, APPENDIX A - BOARD OF
APPEALS, APPENDIX B - FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS,
APPENDIX C - FIRE HYDRANT LOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION, APPENDIX
D - FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS, APPENDIX E - HAZARD CATEGORIES,
APPENDIX F - HAZARD RANKlNGS, and APPENDIX G - CRYOGENIC FLUIDS -
WEIGHT AND VOLUME EQUIVALENTS, and all appendices are adopted, except as
for the amendments to APPENDIX A and APPENDIX D as amended herein below:
APPENDIX A SECTION AIO1.3.2 VACANCIES
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AI01.3,2 Vacancies, 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 full terms. If the
unexpired term cannot be filled by nomination by the code official or the chief
administrative officer of the jurisdiction, then the members shall be able to pursue a
member outside of the terms as outlined in Section AIOI.2, to appoint an unfilled
member position.
APPENDIX D:
SECTION Dl03 MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS
DI03,1 Access road width with a hydrant, Delete options 70' DIAMETER CUL-DE-
SAC and 60' HAMMERHEAD.
SECTION DI07 ONE- OR TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
DI07,1 One- or two-family dwelling residential developments. Developments of one-
or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 50 shall be provided
with separate and approved fITe apparatus access roads, and shall meet the requirements
of Section DI04.3.
Dl07,1 EXCEPTIONS:
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, which
is slated to occur within the next 6 months, or as determined by the code official.
10-4-5: SEVERABILITY:
The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed severable and a finding by a court of law
that a provision of this chapter is unlawful shall have no effect on the remaining
provisions.
SECTION 5: All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled.
SECTION 6: VALIDITY:
The Meridian City Council hereby declares that any section, paragraph, sentence or word
of this ordinance as adopted and amended herein be declared for any reason to be invalid
it is the intent of the Meridian City Council that it would have passed all other portions of
this ordinance independent of the elimination here from of any portion as may be
declared invalid.
SECTION 7: DATE OF EFFECT:
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This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, approval and publication
on the 26 +l, day of . Hu¡ u.r ¿- , 2003;
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
2Þ~ day of ~ur.¡. ,2003.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
26~ day of ~fA-.r¿' ,2003.
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Third Reading:
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On this 'Ll-fl- day of A~t ,2003, before me, the
undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said tate, personally appeared ROBERT D.
CORRIE and WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., known to me to be the Mayor and City Clerk of
the CITY of Meridian, Idaho, and who executed the within instrument, and
acknowledged to me that the City of Meridian executed the same.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year first above written.
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RECEIVED
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City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
Re:
Ordinance No. 03-1t? gCf , (Fire Code Ordinance Adopting the
International Fire Code for the City of Meridian) Summary of Publication
Dear Will:
Pursuant to the direction of the Meridian City Council, this office has prepared a
summarization of the ordinance for the City of Meridian, pursuant to the City's action. I do hereby
advise the City, and make this statement, that said summary is true and complete and provides
adequate notice to the public of the provisions of said ordinance.
You are hereby directed to file this statement with the ordinance, pursuant to the
provisions ofIdaho Code § 50-901(A).
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Wm. F. Nichols
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OR ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I,C, § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO, 03- 1 tl3 0/
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEALING OF THE FIRE CODE AND TO
INCORPORATE THE 2000 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
This ordinance repeals Ordinance No. 807 of the Meridian City Code, and
provides for the adoption of the 2000 Edition of the International Fire Code into the
Meridian City Fire Code, to provide for regulation and governing ofthe safeguarding of
life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from storage, handling and use
of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or
property in occupied buildings and premises within the City of Meridian. The ordinance
also provides for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations, and each and
all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Fire Code,
2000 edition. The ordinance includes specific amendments to various provisions of the
International Fire Code.
A full text of this ordinance is available for inspection at City Hall, City of /-tI.
Meridian, 33 East Idaho, Meridian, Idaho. The ordinance will be effective on this 21!:> -
day of ~uJf ,2003. "\\'~~"~'ËÅ."IIIII -
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Second Reading:
Third Reading:
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