11-1473 City Code Adoption of the 2009 International Fire CodeCITY OF MERH)IAN ORDINANCE NO. -
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 4, OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE
REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; AMENDMENTS
TO THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the International Code Council has published a 2009 edition of the International
Fire Code;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian hereby finds that good cause exists for
the following amendments to the International Fire Code, 2009 edition, and that such amendments are
reasonably necessary for the expedient administration of the IFC and the protection of the public
health, safety, and welfare;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian hereby finds that the following
amendments do establish at least an equivalent level of protection to that of the 2009 International Fire
Code; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the following amendments was conducted on January 25,
2011 following publication of notice of the time and place thereof in the Valley Times on December
20 and 27, 2010 and provision of the proposed language of this ordinance to the entities identified in
section 39-4109(5), as enumerated in Exhibit A hereto, on December 15, 2010;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MERH)IAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 10, Chapter 4, of the Meridian City Code is amended as follows:
Chapter 4
FIRE CODE
10-4-1: INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE 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
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~Ie::u:a ::,~czi~t 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 of the i~tel~ati~~al-fire-wed , ~nn~ Q ay~r
International Fire Code, 2009 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, cc~ :*.;:-o ~~a~t~ fem.
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10-4-2: AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE:
To the extent that any provision of the International Fire Code 2009 edition (hereinafter "IFC")
conflicts with a provlslon of Idaho Code the provision of Idaho Code shall prevail Additional Tthe
following amendments to the " ,IFC shall
apply. ~ ~ ,
A. IFC section 103.2 ~~ shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 103.2 Appointment The code official shall be the fire chief of the 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:\
Section 103.3 Deputies. In accordance with the prescribed procedures of 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 ~l shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 104.1 General. The fire code official is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of the
IFC as herein adopted and amended and shall have the authority to render interpretations of the IFC as
herein adopted and amended, and to adopt policies, procedures, rules and regulations in order to clarify
the application of such provisions. Such interpretations, policies, procedures, rules and regulations
shall be in compliance with the intent and purpose of the IFC as herein adopted and amended and shall
not have the effect of waiving requirements specifically provided for in the 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 city of
Meridian pertaining to:
a. The prevention of fires;
b. The suppression or extinguishment of dangerous or hazardous fires;
c. The storage, use and handling of hazardous materials;
d. The installation and maintenance of automatic, manual and other private fire alarm systems and
fire-extinguishing equipment;
e. The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
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, IFC section 104.11 shall apply.
D. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows:
Section 104.6.3 Records retention. 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.
E. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows:
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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 assign such available police officers as
necessary to assist the fire department in enforcing the provisions of the 1FC as herein adopted and
amended.
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~F. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows:
Section X8105.3.9 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 emergency repair work performed during off-business hours, where
such emergency repair work is undertaken in order to reinstate operational status, so long as each and
every applicable permit is obtained on the next business day.
I4G. IFC section 109.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 109.3 Violation Penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of the 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 the 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.
IH. IFC section 111.4 shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 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, and shall be liable to a fine of not less than $100.00
dollars and not more than $500.00 dollars.
I. IFC section 113.5 shall be amended to read as follows:
113.5 Permit fee refunds Up to eiehty percent (80°Io) of the Hermit fee paid may be refunded to
the Hermit holder upon reauest The permit holder shall request such refund in writin to the
Public Works Director or desienee no later than one hundred ei~y (180) days following the date
of permlt Issuance. Plan revlew fees shall not to be refunded in part or in whole after com letion
of plan revlew.
J. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows•
113.6 Permit transfer. A permit Granted pursuant to this code may be transferred from one permit
holder to a another perlnlt holder upon written reauest by the current permit holder to the Public
Works Dlrector or deslcnee. Expired permits may not be transferred No permit transfer may be
made without written approval of the Public Works Director or designee• if transfer is attempted
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without written approval of the Public Works Director or designee such permit shall be deemed
vold.
1€IK. 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 ~ec~:c ~ ?^„3-,~ the 2AAF
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Failure to comply with this provision will result in a stop work order which shall be effective until all
necessary fire hydrants are installed and operational.
L. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows•
Section 505.1.1 Address Numbers. Address numbers shall have a minimum stroke width of one-half
inch (0.5"), and of a color contrasting with the background The required height of each address
number shall be calculated by the distance of the addressed building from the road as follows• where
the bu1ldml? Is less than one hundred feet (100') from the road the hei ht of each address number shall
be six inches (6") m helght where the building is one hundred feet to one hundred fifty feet (100 150')
from the road, the helsrht of each address number shall be at least eight inches (8") in height where
the bulldmg Is one hundred fifty-one feet to two hundred feet (150 200') from the road the hei hg t of
each address number shall be ten Inches (10") in height• where the building is two hundred one feet to
two hundred fifty-one feet (201-251') from the road the height of each address number shall be twelve
inches (12") m helght.
ISM. IFC section 901.6.2 Reeerds-shall be amended to read as follows:
Records. Records of all required system inspections, test and maintenance shall be maintained on the
premises for a minimum of three (3) years. Any person undertaking such system inspections, tests,
and/or maintenance shall deliver a copy of such records to the fire chief.
LN. IFC section 903.3.7 &ir~n°--~--+--~ + rV1i1z~~ shall be amended to read as follows:
Fire Department Connections. The location of the fire department connection shall be within one
hundred feet (100') of a fire hydrant.
140. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows:
Section 903.4.1.1 All Buildings That Are Required To Be Sprinklered. 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 with a minimum of one per floor.
la1P. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows:
Section ~~ '~.~ 903.4.2.1 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 13 located above the fire department connection. Such audible and visual
alarms shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of 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.
AQ. IFC section 903.4.3 ~'~^-- r----*--~~ ~~ ~ shall be amended to read as follows:
Floor Control Valves. 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.
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FR. 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.
QS. IFC section 906.1 :'~^--^ D^ -' shall be amended to read as follows:
Where Required. 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 (9.144 mm) 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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T. IFC section 907.1.2 shall be amended to read as follows:
907.1.2 Fire alarm shop drawings Shop drawings for fire alarm systems shall be submitted for
review and ayyroval prior to system installation and shall include but not be limited to all of the
following:
1. A floor elan that indicates the use of all rooms
2. Locations of alarm-initiating devices
3. Locations of alarm notification aaDliances including candela ratings for visible alarm notification
appliances.
4. Location of fire alarm control unit transponders and notification power su lies
5. Annunciators.
6. Power connection.
7. Battery calculations.
8. Conductor type and sizes
9. Volta e drop calculations
10. Manufacturers' data sheets indicative model numbers and listing information for equipment
devices and materials.
1.1. Details of ceiling height and construction
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12. The interface of fire safety control functions
13. Classification of the supervisin station
14. Fire alarm drawin s shall be stand alone and drawn to i/s" scale.
15. Declaration of occupancy classification(s)
Il;U. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows:
Section ~:~907.1.4 Non-Required Fire Alarm Systems. Where fire alarm systems not required
by the IFC as herein adopted and amended or other provision of law are installed, any and all
notification devices shall meet the minimum design, installation, and occupant notification
requirements for systems which are required by the IFC as herein adopted and amended or other
provision of law.
SV. A new section shall be added to the provisions of the IFC as follows:
Section nnwm907.1.5 Partial or Limited Fire Alarm Detection Systems. Where partial or limited
fire alarm detection systems are installed, any and all notification devices shall meet the minimum
design, installation, and occupant notification requirements applicable to full and/or unlimited fire
alarm systems.
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i~W. IFC section 3404.2.13.1.3 I~n~lp~b-~-- --a T~-->> n ~ nF c r n ~~ shall be
amended to read as follows:
Underground Tanks Out Of Service For One Year 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.
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~X. IFC Chapter 45 Referenced Standards shall be amended as follows: Where 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 ~'~ 2010 editions of the National Fire Protection
Association standards.
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Y. A endices mandatory. All appendices including Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C
A endix D A endix E A endix F A endix G A endix H A endix I and A endix J shall
be mandatory with these amendments•
1. IFC section A101.2.1 shall read as follows:
Design professional. One member should be a practicing design professional registered in the
practice of engmeering or architecture in the state of Idaho
2. IFC section A101.2.2 shall read as follows:
Fire protection engineering professional One member should be a aualified engineer
technologist, technician or safety professional trained in fire protection engineerin fire
science, or fire technology mcludmg fire protection contractors and certified technicians
engaged m fire protection system design
3. IFC section A101.2.3 shall read as follows:
Industrial safety professional One member should be a registered industrial or chemical
engineer, certified hygienist certified safety professional certified hazardous materials
manager or comparably aualified specialist experienced in chemical process safety or industrial
safety
4. IFC section A101.2.4 shall read as follows:
General contractor. One member should be a contractor re Marl en a ed in the
construction. alteration maintenance repair or remodeling of buildings or building services
ands stems re Mated b the code.
5. IFC section A101.2.5 shall read as follows:
General industry or business representative One member should be a representative of
business or industry not represented from one of the other categories of board members
described above.
6. ~'-. An introduction shall be added to IFC section B105 ~~r~DQqurrcn:cn
to read as follows:
Fire-Flow Requirements For Buildings Only non combustible construction, as such term is
defined in the ''nn~ ~r*°--~~*~~~°~ ~-~~'~a' a ,International Building Code 2009 edition
sections 703.4, 703.4.1, 703.4.2, will be allowed until the full fire flow is available as required
by appendix B105 and fire hydrants are located and distributed'°~*~ a a' * '~-
ra~=ia~-i~ as required by appendix C ° ^-' ~-~ ,
7 ~. IFC section D107.1 One- Or Two-Family Dwelling Residential Developments shall
be amended to read as follows: Developments 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 D104.3.
Exceptions:
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1. Where there are more than 50 dwelling units on a single public or private apparatus access
road and all dwelling units are voluntarily equipped throughout with approved automatic
sprinkler systems, in accordance with sections 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2 ~~on 2~~, 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, as determined by
the fire code official.
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10-4-3: 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 2. That all ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof or in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby voided.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 25th day of January,
2011.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 25th day of January, 2011.
APPROVED:
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.11- ~ y 1 ~j
PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT OF THE MERIDIAN CITY FIRE CODE
An ordinance of the City of Meridian amending Title 10, Chapter 4, of the Meridian City Code
regarding adoption of the 2009 International Fire Code; amendments to the 2009 International Fire
Code; providing a severability clause~,and l~k'ov~Idi~~n effective date. The full text of this ordinance
is available for inspection at City Hai]; `~City.af Merid~a~.,33 East Broadway, Meridian, Idaho. This
ordinance shall become effective ppQn its passage,and pilblication.
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City Me di n ' ~'i
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Mayor and ~ ' Council ~ ~ "
By: Jaycee Holman, City Clerk ~_~"~ `"
First Reading: 02 $", ~ c~ t 1
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to
Idaho Code § 50-902: YES~_ NO
Second Reading: ~----
Third Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO
ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.11- ~~
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.
11- (N~ 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 § 50-901A(3).
DATED this ~ day of a'~ 2011.
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William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
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