TC Ord. No. 1986-09i
TOWN OF AVON
ORDINANCE NO. 86-9
SERIES OF 1986
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 15.32 OF THE AVON MUNICIPAL CODE AND
REENACTING CHAPTER 15.32 OF THE AVON MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THE "UNIFORM FIRE CODE", 1985 EDITION AND THE NATIONAL
FIRE CODE, 1985 EDITION, INCLUDING THE LIFE SAFETY CODE, NFPA
PUBLICATION NO. 101, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF AVON, STATE OF COLORADO, that:
Section 1. Chapter 15.32 of the Municipal Code of the
Town of Avon is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
Chapter 15.32
UNIFORM FIRE CODE, NATIONAL FIRE CODE AND
NATIONAL LIFE SAFETY CODE
15.32.010 Adoption.
15.32.020 Additions and modifications.
15.32.030 Section 10.209 amended--Key box.
15.32.040 Section 10.301(a) amended--Type required.
15.32.050 Section 10.306 amended--Fire alarm system.
15.32.060 Section 10.308(a) amended--Where required.
15.32.070 Section 10.311(f) added--Standpipes.
15.32.080 Section 12.104(e) amended--Blocking of
self-or automatic-closing doors.
15.32.090 Article 14 added--Ski shops.
15.32.100 Section 77.105 amended--Bond r.eauired.
15.32.110 Section 77.201(j) and (k) amended--
Storage of explosives.
15.32.120 Section 77.301(b) amended--Handling
explosives.
15.32.130 Section 79.1204 amended--Operation of
tank vehicles.
15.32.140 Violation.
15.32.150 Penalty.
15.32.010 Adoption. A. Pursuant to Section 6.9 of
the Charter of the town, there is adopted, for the purpose of
providing minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health,
property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the
design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy,
location and maintenance of all buildings, structures and utilities
within the town, the following codes:
1. The Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, published by
the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 South
Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601, and the Western
Fire Chiefs Association, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier,
California 90601, including:
a. The National Fire Code, 1985 Edition, published
by the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park,
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269; and
b. The National Life Safety Code, Pamphlet 101,
as contained in the National Fire Code, 1985 Edition, published
by the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park,
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269.
A. Three copies of the primary codes and each secondary
code are filed in the office of the town clerk and may be inspected
during regular business hours. The same are adopted as if set out
at length save and except the following sections which are declared
to be inapplicable to the town and are therefore expressly deleted
from the Uniform Fire Code 1985 Edition:
1. Part I Administrative.
All of Article 1 - Title, Intent and Scope.
2. Part I Administrative.
All of Article 2 - Organization, Authority,
Duties and Procedures.
15.32.020 Additions and Modifications. The adoption
of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition (UFC) is subject to the
additions and modifications in Sections 15.32.030 through 15.32.130.
15.32.030 Section 10.209 Amended - Key Box. Section
10.209 is amended to read as follows:
Whenever a structure, new or existing, shall have within
its premises an alarm system, automatic fire extinguishing system,
hazardous materials, or any other condition that might dictate,
the chief may require a key box to be installed in an accessible
location. The key box shall be the "Knox Box" type approved by
the chief and shall contain keys necessary to gain access as required
by the chief.
15.32.040 Section 10.301(a) Added Type Required.
Section 10.301(a) is amended by the addition of a third paragraph
which reads:
Appropriate fire extinguishers shall be installed at
locations consistent with NFPA Pamphlet #10. A locking "Break Glass"
cabinet is required where locations are accessible to the public,
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and when not under the control of a qualified employee at all times.
If location is acceptable to authority having jurisdiction, cabinets
for standpipes and extinguisher may be one and the same.
15.32.050 Section 10.306 Added - Fire Alarm System.
Section 10.306 is amended by the addition of subsections f - q,
which reads as follows:
(f) A visual signal shall be required wherever an
audible alarm signal is required for an automatic fire alarm system.
The visual signal shall meet the following requirements:
(1) In systems with a fire department connection
the light is to be located at least twelve (12) feet above and as
directly vertical to the fire department connection as possible.
In systems without fire department connection, the light is to be
located so as to be visible from the nearest street.
(2) A sign with the words "Fire, Call Fire
Department" large enough to be visible from the center of the
adjacent street shall be mounted directly above the light.
(3) The light shall not replace the audible
alarms, but is to be used in conjunction with it.
(4) The visual and audio signal shall be together
on a circuit separate from all others except exit signs.
(g) An inside audible alarm is to be installed whenever
an alarm is required by the Uniform Fire Code, except in single
family, duplex, triplex, or fourplex residential dwellings. In
the case of public assembly areas with an occupant load of one
hundred (100) or more persons or where, in the opinion of the
building official or the fire chief, the installation of an inside
alarm may result in creating panic, the alarm signal shall be
installed in an attended area (e.g., projection booth, manager's
office) from where there can be effectuated an orderly evacuation
of the assembly area pursuant to the system approved by the building
official or fire chief.
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(h) All fire alarm systems within the Town shall be
capable of retransmission of a signal to a central receiving
facility. The central receiving facility to be utilized shall be
approved by the fire department.
(i) In all buildings requiring fire alarm systems, the
location of the fire alarm control panel as well as annunciator
panel are to be approved by the fire department. Fire alarm
systems are to be non-coded, continuous ring (unless interrupted
by the fire department) and zone annunciated.
(j) All fire alarm systems and automatic building
extinguishing systems are to be supervised (monitored). This
must be accomplished through private alarm monitoring companies
selected by the building owner or developer. The Monitoring company
to be used must be submitted to the fire department.
(k) Central Building Alarm System: System type shall be
noncoded, continuous rings, locking zone annunciated. zoning shall
be per floor, per stair access and/or per use area on the floor
(i.e., kitchen, cafe/banquet, retail, trash collection points, etc.)
or for Fire Department approved alternatives and for precise Fire
Department response as approved by the Fire Chief. Separate
annunciation shall be required for each sprinkler flow and each
supply and return duct system of air handling units over 2000 cfm,
or recognized alternative. The control panel, annunciation panel
and remote annunciation shall be located as directed by the Fire
Department. All access to the fire alarm panel shall be solely
that of the Fire Department. Central building signaling devices
shall be located to be heard at a minimum sound level as provided
in the National Fire Protection Association Code 72, 74; Section
4.4.2 throughout all common areas (including restaurants, clubs,
and areas of assembly) and in each living unit (including lock-off
rooms and hotel rooms). A battery status meter shall be included
on the alarm panel. The fire alarm panel shall be capable of
individual zone disconnection, except for water flow devices where
disconnection will not be allowed.
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(1) Manual Fire Alarms: Manual stations shall be of the
double acting type approved by the Fire Department and shall be
located per current NFPA 101 and installed per current NFPA 72A.
(m) Thermal Detector Applications: Thermal detectors
shall be located in mechanical rooms, commercial kitchens, locker
areas, trash chutes, and public restrooms.
(n) Common Area Alarms: System area smoke detectors
shall be located in all common areas, at top of stairs, hall, and
shafts (elevator and dumbwaiter).
(o) Elevator Alarms: Smoke/thermal detectors shall be
located in elevator equipment
elevator lobbies, and storage
Elevator lobby detectors shal
the fire alarm control panel,
(form C) for elevator return.
detectors shall be spaced and
rooms, electric equipment rooms,
areas opening onto corridors.
1 be located per UBC, powered from
and contain an electrical contact
All thermal detectors and smoke
located per NFPA 72E.
(p) Ventilation System Alarm: Duct smoke detectors shall
be of the photocell type with Form C contacts. The detectors shall
contain a "power on" lamp, and alarm lamp and test switch. The
alarm lamp shall be easily observed. Capabilities for manual
restart and subsequent control of ventilation system(s) are to be
provided at the fire alarm control panel.
(q) Commercial Kitchen Extinguishing System Alarm:
Activation of a range hood extinguisher system will activate the
central building alarm system; if alarm system is installed.
15.32.060 Section 10.308(a) Added - Where Required.
Section 10.308(a) is amended by the addition of a third paragraph
which reads:
All approved automatic extinguishing systems shall have
the main control valve, and any other water flow control valve,
locked, or chained and locked, in the open position, with locks,
consisting of the Knox-Box Brand, with chains approved by the
fire department. As an alternative, the main control valve, and
any other water flow control valve, may be supervised with an
approved tamper switch connected to an approved alarm system.
The activation of this tamper switch shall initiate a locking
trouble signal to the alarm panel.
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15.32.070 Section 10.311 Added Subsection (f) - Standpipes.
Section 10.311 is amended by the addition of subsection (f) which
reads:
(f) Standpipe systems with hose cabinets shall be
installed in compliance with current NFPA #14. The standpipes
shall be wet or dry depending upon their susceptibility to freezing.
A locking "Break Glass" cabinet is required where locations are
accessible to the public. If location is acceptable, to authority
having jurisdiction, cabinets for standpipes and extinguisher may
be one and the same.
15.32.080 Section 12.104(e) Amended - Blockinq of Self
or Automatic-Closing Doors. Subsection (e) of Section 12.104 is
amended to read:
(e) Blocking of Self-or Automatic-closing Doors. It
shall be unlawful to block, obstruct, or otherwise impair the
operation of any door required to be self-or automatic-closing.
In any new structure which is required to have an alarm system, the
chief may require doors that are required to be self-closing to be
automatic-closing upon the activation of an alarm system.
15.32.090 A New Article 14 Added - Ski Shops. Add
Article 14 as follows:
Section 14.101 Scope. This Article shall apply to all
commercial operations involving the processing, manufacturing,
repair, waxing, preparation and associated functions with respect
to snow skis, snow boots, water skis, skate boards and other
equipment with similar features.
Section 14.201 Equipment. All equipment used in the
above operations shall be listed by an approved agency when the
equipment uses heat, flame, or power operations. Said equipment
shall be maintained in good condition and used according to
manufacturers recommendations.
Section 14.301 Usage. Heat and flame producing devices
shall be used only by qualified personnel and shall be equipped
with a suitable base or holder. Said equipment shall not be used
on work tables with combustible surfaces.
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Section 14.401 Electrical. All electrical appliances,
fixtures, and equipment shall be listed by an approved agency and
shall be maintained in a safe and operable manner. Non-grounded
extension cords and multi-plug receptacles are strictly prohibited.
Section 14.501 Flammable and Combustible Liquids. As
regulated by Article 79, Uniform Fire Code.
Section 14.601 Open Flame. No open flame or heat
producing device shall be left unattended while in operation. All
such devices shall be turned off, disconnected, or extinguished if
not in immediate use.
Section 14.701 Ventilation. All shops wherein toxic,
flammable vapors, poisonous gases or other vapors are potential
hazards, shall be equipped with proper ventilation. Said venti-
lation system shall be capable of producing eight (8) to ten (10)
air changes per hour at no less than 420 cubic feet per minute,
for each area of 512 cubic feet. Make-up air shall be provided
so as not to create a negative pressure in excess of .01 inches
water column or .5 lbs./sq. in. Location of fans, hoods when
required by the Chief, and ducts shall meet the approval of the
Fire Department.
Section 14.801 Interior Finish. All ski shops shall have
no less than a one (1) hour fire-resistive assembly for walls,
ceilings, and floors. Interior finish of the room shall be Class A,
as defined by N.F.P.A. 101. All work tables where the application
of melting or burning wax, petex, or where the use of open flame
or heat producing devices is permitted, shall be of noncombustible
construction on the surface and all exposed surfaces adjacent to
such production processes.
15.32.100 Section 77.105 amended--Bond Reauired. Section
77.105 is amended to read as follows:
Before a permit is issued, as required by subsection
(a)3 of Section 77.104, the applicant shall file with the Town of
Avon, a corporate surety bond in the principal sum equal to the
amount required by Colorado Statutes of persons engaging in similar
activities, or a public liability insurance policy for the same
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amount, for the purpose of the payment of all damages to persons
or property which arise from, or are caused by any act authorized
by the permit upon which any legal judgement results. The fire
chief may specify a greater or lesser amount when, in his opinion,
conditions at the location of use indicate a greater or lesser
amount is required. Public agencies shall be exempt from this
bond requirement.
15.32.110 Section 77.201(j) and (k) amended--Storage
of explosives. A. Section 77.201(j) is amended to read:
Storage of explosives in quantities exceeding fifty (50)
pounds shall be in a Class I magazine, except that a Class II
magazine may be used for temporary storage of a larger quantity of
explosives at the site of blasting operations where such amount
constitutes not more than one day's supply for use in current
operations. At the end of the day's operations any remaining
explosives shall be safely destroyed or returned to a Class I
magazine.
B. Section 77.201(k) is amended to read:
Storage of explosives in quantities of fifty (50)
pounds or less shall be in Class I or Class II magazines, except
that explosives in any quantity when stored in remote locations
shall be in Class I, bullet resistant magazines.
15.32.120 Section 77.301(b) amended--Handling explosives.
Section 77.301(b) is amended to read:
The handling and firing of explosives shall only be
performed by the person possessing a valid explosives certificate
issued by the State of Colorado.
15.32.130 Section 79.1204 Amended - Operation of Tank
Vehicles. Section 79.1204 is amended by the addition of subsections
(n), (o) and (p) which reads:
(n) When tank vehicles are engaged in making deliveries
of Class I flammable liquids, there shall be maintained a liquid
and vapor-tight screw-tight connection between the tank vehicle and
the tank being filled. Other equally effective means of maintaining
a tight connection may be employed upon approval of the fire chief.
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(o) The maximum length of the delivery hose used to
connect the tank vehicle to the tank being filled.shall not exceed
twenty (20) feet.
(p) The following limitations upon capacities of motor
vehicles used in transport shall be enforced.
(1) Tank delivery vehicles used for delivery of
flammable liquids as defined in this article, having an aggregate
capacity in excess of one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallons
shall be equipped with a single cargo tank mounted thereon, self-
propelled, and of the diesel-powered type.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle
having a tank capacity in excess of eight thousand five hundred
(8,500) gallons aggregate, or with any one compartment thereof in
excess of five thousand (5,000) gallons individual capacity, to
deliver flammable liquids to any place of storage within the
corporate limits of the Town.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle
having a tank capacity in excess of eight thousand five hundred
(8,500) gallons liquid capacity to deliver LP gas to any place of
storage within the corporate limits of the Town.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle
transporting flammable liquids in excess of eight thousand five
hundred (8,500) gallons, or any motor vehicle transporting
explosives and other dangerous articles, to remain within the Town
for a period exceeding one hour, unless as provided herein.
(5) It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle
other than a "tank delivery vehicle" as defined herein to deliver
flammable liquids, LP gas, or other dangerous articles to any
place of storage within the corporate limits of the town.
15.32.140 Violation. The following clause concerning
violations is hereby set forth in full and adopted with reference
to all of the codes and standards named in the title of this chapter:
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
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convertor demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building
or structure in the Town of Avon or cause or permit the same to be
done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of any
of the Codes or Standards named in the title of this Ordinance.
15.32.150 Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of any of the codes or standards
named in the title of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and any such person, firm or corporation shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or
portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions
of any of the codes or standards named in the title of this chapter
is committed, continued or permitted and upon conviction of any
such violation, such person, firm or corporation shall be punished
by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment
for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 2. Saving Clause. If any part, section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or any of
the Codes or Standards adopted hereby are for any reason held to
be invalid, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the
remaining sections of this Ordinance of any of the Codes or Standards
adopted hereby; the Town Council hereby declares that it would have
passed this Ordinance and adopted the Codes and Standards named in
the title hereto in each part, section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases
be delcared to be invalid.
INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED
POSTED, this 25th
day of February , 1986 and a
public hearing on this Ordinance shall be held at the regular
meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Avon, Colorado, on
the 11th day of March
, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Municipal Building of the Town of Avon, Colorado.
Allan R. No tingham, dyor
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INTRODUCED, PASSED ON SECOND READING, APPROVED AND
ORDERED POSTED THIS day of , 1986.
Allan R. Nottingham, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patricia J. Doyle, Town Clerk
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STATE OF COLORADO )
COUNTY OF EAGLE ) SS
TOWN OF AVON )
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO AT 7:30 P.M. ON THE 11th
DAY OF March 1986 AT THE TOWN HALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSIDERING THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 86-9 , SERIES OF 1986.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 15.32 OF THE AVON MUNICIPAL CODE AND
REENACTING CHAPTER 15.32 OF THE AVON MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THE "UNIFORM FIRE CODE", 1985 EDITION AND THE NATIONAL
FIRE CODE, 1985 EDITION, INCLUDING THE LIFE SAFETY CODE, NFPA
PUBLICATION NO. 101, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
A copy of said Ordinance is attached hereto and is also on file
at the office of the Town Clerk and may be inspected during regular
business hours.
Following this hearing, the Council may consider final passage of
this Ordinance.
This notice given and published by order of the Town Council of
the Town of Avon, Colorado.
Dated this 25th day of February , 1986.
BY
POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THE TOWN OF AVON
ON February 26, , 1986.
THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE POST OFFICE,
THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO CITY MARKET,
THE PESTER GAS STATION; AND
THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOBBY
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO