[Adopted by Ord. No. 8-1997 (Secs. 15.12.100 to 15.12.220 of the 1996 Municipal Code)]
The following buildings and structures, or parts thereof, constitute
firesafety use groups which are subject to registration and the periodic
inspection requirements as established by this article. Where two
or more uses exist in the same building and structure, or parts thereof,
each use shall be considered as separate and distinct and shall be
registered pursuant to the provisions of this article and the applicable
firesafety use group. When a building or structure is not specifically
stated, the Fire Official shall designate which firesafety use group
it will be placed in based upon its similarity to other uses in the
firesafety use group selected by the Fire Official and in the firesafety
use group which it is most similar to in terms of the existing life
and fire hazard.
All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, shall be classified
in Use Group A which are used or designed for places of assembly as
defined in this article.
A. Firesafety Use Group A-1 structures: (Reserved).
B. Firesafety Use Group A-2 structures: (Reserved).
C. Firesafety Use Group A-3 structures: all buildings in which persons
assemble, such as libraries or restaurants other than nightclubs.
D. Firesafety Use Group A-4 structures: all buildings used as churches
and for similar religious purposes.
E. Firesafety Use Group A-5 structures: bleachers, similar structures
and related use structures for outdoor assembly use.
A. All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, shall be classified
in Firesafety Use Group B which are used for the transaction of business,
for the rendering of professional services, or for other services
that involve stocks of goods, wares or merchandise in limited quantities
for use incidental to office uses or sample purposes.
(1) Firesafety Use Group B-1A: all business establishments having a gross
floor area of less than 250 square feet.
(2) Firesafety Use Group B-1B: all business establishments having a gross
floor area of 250 square feet or more, but less than 3,500 square
feet.
(3) Firesafety Use Group B-2: all business establishments having a gross
floor area of 3,500 square feet or more, but less than 12,000 square
feet.
(4) Firesafety Use Group B-2A: all business establishments having a gross
floor area of 12,000 square feet or more, but less than 24,000 square
feet.
(5) Firesafety Use Group B-2B: all business establishments having a gross
floor area of 24,000 square feet or more, but less than 48,000 square
feet.
(6) Firesafety Use Group B-2C: all business establishments having a gross
floor area of 48,000 square feet or more.
(7) Firesafety Use Group B-3: all buildings and structures or parts thereof
which are used for the purposes that meet the requirements of Use
Group B, and which comprise a multiplicity of rooms, suites or areas
to accommodate multiple business occupancies not to exceed 30 in number,
which are rented from a common owner. The building owner, who shall
control access to all areas, shall provide basic services as are needed
for each tenant to conduct his/her business. These services may include,
but are not limited to, clerical, phone answering and message taking,
photocopying and reproduction, mail services, security, secretarial
and stenographers.
B. The uses listed in Table I are indicative of, but not exclusive of,
and shall be classified as Firesafety Use Group B:
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Table I
Typical Firesafety Use Group B Business Uses
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Animal hospitals, kennels, pounds
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Automobile and other motor vehicle showrooms
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Banks
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Barbershops
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Beauty shops
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Car wash
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Civic administration
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Clinic, outpatient
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Colleges and universities [Added 2-2-2021 by Ord. No. 06-2021]
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Dry cleaning: pickup and delivery stations
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Electronic data processing
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Emergency service buildings
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Fire station
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Florists and plant nurseries
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Laboratories: testing, research and medical
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Laundries: pickup and delivery stations and self-service
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Police stations
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Print shops
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Professional services: attorney, dentists, physician, engineer,
etc.
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Radio and television stations
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Telephone exchanges
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A. All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, shall be classified
in Firesafety Use Group E, which are used for gathering people together
for the purpose of instructions, including, among others, schools
and academies.
[Amended 2-2-2021 by Ord. No. 06-2021]
B. Exceptions shall be school buildings, or parts thereof, for vocational
training which shall be classified in the same use group as the vocation
taught.
All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, in which occupants
are engaged in performing work or labor in the fabrication, assembling
or processing of products or materials shall be classified in Firesafety
Use Group F, including, among others, factories, assembling plants,
industrial laboratories and all other industrial and manufacturing
uses, except those of Firesafety Use Group H involving highly combustible,
flammable or explosive products and materials.
A. Firesafety Use Group F-1 structures: factory and industrial uses,
which are not otherwise classified as low hazard Firesafety Groups
F-2 et al, shall be classified as moderate-hazard factory and industrial
Firesafety Use Group F-1. The manufacturing processes listed in Table
II shall be indicative of, but not exclusive of, and shall be included
in Firesafety Use Group F-1 and further categorized as set forth in
this section.
(1) Firesafety Use Group F-JA: Firesafety Use Group F-1 structures with
a gross floor area of less than 3,500 square feet.
(2) Firesafety Use Group F-IB: Firesafety Use Group F-1 structures with
a gross floor area of 3,500 square feet or more, but less than 12,000
square feet.
(3) Firesafety Use Group F-IC: Firesafety Use Group F-1 structures with
a gross floor area of 12,500 square feet or more, but less than 24,000
square feet.
(4) Firesafety Use Group F-ID: Firesafety Use Group F-1 structures with
a gross floor area of 24,000 square feet or more, but less than 48,000
square feet.
(5) Firesafety Use Group F-IE: Firesafety Use Group F-1 structures with
a gross floor area of 48,000 square feet or more.
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Table II
Firesafety Use Groups F-1, Moderate-Hazard, Factory and
Industrial Uses
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Aircraft
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Appliances
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Athletic equipment
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Automobiles and other motor vehicles
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Bakeries
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Beverages, alcoholic
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Bicycles
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Boat building
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Boiler works
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Brooms or brushes
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Business machines, including repairs and rebuilding
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Cameras and photo equipment
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Canneries, including food products
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Clothing
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Condensed and powdered milk manufacturer
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Construction and agriculture machinery
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Disinfectants
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Electric light plants and power houses
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Electrolytic reducing works
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Electronics
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Engines, including rebuilding
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Film, photographic
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Food processing
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Furniture
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Hemp and jute products
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Laundries and tanneries, excluding enamelling or japanning distillation
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Motion pictures and television filming
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Musical instruments
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Optical goods
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Paper mills or products
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Plastic products
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Printing and publishing
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Recreational vehicles
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Refuse incinerators
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Shoes
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Soaps and detergents
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Sugar refineries
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Textile mills, including canvas, cotton cloth, bagging, burlap,
carpets and rags
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Tobacco
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Trailers
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Upholstery and manufacturing shops
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B. Firesafety Use Group F-2: Factory and industrial uses which involve
the fabrication or manufacturing of noncombustible materials which
during finishing, packing or processing do not involve a significant
fire hazard shall be classified as Firesafety Use Group F-2. The manufacturing
processed listed in Table II shall be indicative of, but not exclusive
of, and shall be included in Firesafety Use Group F-2 and shall be
categorized by size and set forth in this section.
(1) Firesafety Use Group F-2A: all structures of Firesafety Use Group
F-2 which have a gross floor area of less than 3,500 square feet.
(2) Firesafety Use Group F-2B: all structures of Firesafety Use Group
F-2 which have a gross floor area of 3,500 square feet or more, but
less than 12,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(3) Firesafety Use Group F-2C: all structures of Firesafety Use Group
F-2 which have a gross floor area of 12,000 square feet or more, but
less than 24,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(4) Firesafety Use Group F-2D: all structures of Firesafety Use Group
F-2 which have a gross floor area of 24,000 square feet or more, but
less than 48,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(5) Firesafety Use Group F-2E: all structures of Firesafety Use Group
F-2 which have a gross floor area of 48,000 square feet or more.
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Table III
Firesafety Use Groups F-1, Low-Hazard Factory and Industrial
Uses
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Beverages, nonalcoholic
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Brick and masonry
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Ceramics products
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Foundries
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Glass products
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Gypsum
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Ice
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Metal fabrication and assembly
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Water pumping plant
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All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, shall be classified
in Firesafety Group H which are used for the manufacturing, processing,
generation or storage of corrosive, highly toxic materials or poisonous
gas that may constitute a high fire or explosive hazard, including
loose combustible fibers, dust and unstable materials.
A. All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, shall be classified
in Firesafety Group I in which people suffering from physical limitations
because of health or age are harbored for medical or other care or
treatment.
B. Firesafety Use Group I-1. This group shall include buildings housing
individuals who, because of age, mental instability or other reasons,
must live in a supervised environment but who are physically capable
of responding to an emergency situation without personal assistance.
Included in this group are uses such as facilities for children, aged
persons, mentally impaired and convalescents, including convalescence
facilities, group homes, mentally retarded care facilities, nursing
homes (ambulatory) orphanages and residential care facilities.
All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, shall be classified
in Firesafety Group M which are used for display and sales purposes
involving stocks of goods, wares or merchandise incidental to such
purposes and accessible to the public, including, among others, retail
stores, shops and salesrooms and markets. Highly combustible goods
shall be limited to small quantities that do not constitute a high
hazard.
A. Firesafety Use Group M-1A: mercantile establishments having a gross
floor area of less than 250 square feet.
B. Firesafety Use Group M-1B: mercantile establishments having a gross
floor area of 250 square feet or more, but less than 3,500 square
feet.
C. Firesafety Use Group M-1C: mercantile establishments having a gross
floor area of 3,500 square feet or more.
All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, shall be classified
in Firesafety Use Group R in which families or households live, or
in which sleeping accommodations are provided for individuals with
or without dining facilities, excluding those that are classified
as institutional buildings.
A. Firesafety Use Group R-1 structures: (Reserved).
B. Firesafety Use Group R-2 structures: all multiple-family dwellings
having two or three dwelling units, except for two-family dwellings
one of which is occupied by the holder of title to the property.
C. Firesafety Use Group R-2A structures: all multiple-family dwellings
having four or more dwelling units, but less than 12 units.
D. Firesafety Use Group R-2B structures: all multiple-family dwellings
having 12 or more dwelling units but less than 22 dwelling units.
E. Firesafety Use Group R-2C: all multiple-family dwellings having 22
dwelling units or more.
All buildings and structures, or parts thereof, shall be classified
in Firesafety Use Group S which are used primarily for the storage
of goods, wares or merchandise, except those of Use Group H that involve
highly toxic materials or poisonous gases, including, among others,
warehouses, storehouses and freight depots.
A. Firesafety Use Group S-1: buildings used for storage of moderate-hazard
contents which are likely to burn with moderate rapidity, but which
do not produce poisonous gasses, fumes or explosions, including, among
others, but not limited to, the materials listed in Table IV, shall
be further categorized as set forth in this section.
(1) Firesafety Use Group S-1A: structures of Firesafety Use Group S-1
with a gross floor area of less than 3,500 square feet.
(2) Firesafety Use Group S-1B: structures of Firesafety Use Group S-1
with a gross floor area of 3,500 square feet or more, but less than
12,000 square feet.
(3) Firesafety Use Group S-1C: structures of Firesafety Use Group S-1
with a gross floor area of 12,000 square feet or more, but less than
24,000 square feet.
(4) Firesafety Use Group S-1D: structures of Firesafety Use Group S-1
with a gross floor area of 24,000 square feet or more, but less than
48,000 square feet.
(5) Firesafety Use Group S-1E: structures of Firesafety Use Group S-1
with a gross floor area of 48,000 square feet or more.
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Table IV
Firesafety Use Groups S-1, Storage Uses Moderate Hazard
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Bags, cloths, burlap and paper
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Bamboo and rattan
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Baskets
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Belting, canvas and leather
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Books and paper in rolls or packs
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Boots and shoes
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Buttons, including cloth covered, pearl or bone
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Cardboard and cardboard boxes
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Clothing, woolen wearing apparel
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Cordage
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Furniture
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Furs
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Glue, mucilage, paste and size
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Horn and combs, other than celluloid
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Leather, enamelling or japanning
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Linoleum
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Livestock shelters
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Lumberyards
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Petroleum warehouses for storage of lubricating oils with a
flash point of 200° F. (93.33° C.) or higher
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Photo engraving
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Public parking garages and stables
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Silk
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Soap
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Sugar
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Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff
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Upholstering and mattress manufacturing
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Wax candles
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B. Firesafety Use Group S-2. Low-hazard uses shall include buildings
used for the storage of noncombustible materials, and of low-hazard
wares, that do not ordinarily burn rapidly, such as products on wood
pallets or in paper cartons without significant amounts of combustible
wrappings. Such products may have a negligible amount of plastic trim,
such as knobs, handles of film wrapping. Such uses shall be classified
as Firesafety Use Group S-2, including, among others, but not exclusive
of, the materials listed in Table V and shall be further categorized
as set forth in this section.
(1) Firesafety Use Group S-2A: Firesafety Use Groups S-2 whose gross
floor area is less than 3,500 square feet.
(2) Firesafety Use Group S-2B: Firesafety Use Group S-2 whose gross floor
area is 3,500 square feet or more, but less than 12,000 square feet.
(3) Firesafety Use Group S-2C: Firesafety Use Group S-2 whose gross floor
area is 12,000 square feet or more, but less than 24,000 square feet.
(4) Firesafety Use Group S-2D: Firesafety Use Group S-2 whose gross floor
area is 24,000 square feet or more, but less than 48,000 square feet.
(5) Firesafety Use Group S-2E: Firesafety Use Group S-2 whose gross floor
area is 48,000 square feet or more.
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Table V
Firesafety Use Group S-2, Storage Uses Low Hazard
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Asbestos
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Beer or wine up to 12% alcohol in metal, glass or ceramic containers
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Cement in bags
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Chalk and crayons
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Dairy products in non-wax coated paper containers
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Distribution transformers, oil filled and other types
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Dry cell batteries
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Electric motors
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Electrical coils
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Empty cans, new
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Food products
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Foods in noncombustible containers
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Foods, frozen
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Fruits, fresh, and vegetables in non-plastic trays
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Glass
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Glass bottles, empty or filled
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Gypsum board
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Inert pigments
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Ivory
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Meats
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Metal cabinets
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Metal desks with plastic tops and trim
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Metal parts
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Metals
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Mirrors
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Porcelain and pottery
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Stoves
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Talc and soapstones
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Washers and dryers
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Buildings and structures of an accessory character and miscellaneous
structures not classified in any specific use group shall be equipped
and maintained to meet the requirement of this Act commensurate with
the fire and life hazard incidental to their use. Utility and miscellaneous
uses shall include tanks, cooling towers, sheds and agricultural buildings.
All structures or portions thereof vacant or unoccupied for
a period of 90 days and not under active renovation, modification
or construction shall be classified as Firesafety Use V.
[Amended 9-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 09-2017]
All life safety (LHU) uses shall be inspected in accordance with New Jersey Division of Fire Safety for compliance with the provisions of the Uniform Fire Safety Code, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., All nonlife safety (NLHU) uses shall be inspected at a minimum once every five years. Fees for these inspections shall be as set forth in Chapter
146, Fee Schedule. Where, in the opinion of the Fire Official, there exists a condition liable to cause fire, contribute to the spread of fire, interfere with firefighting operations, endanger life, or violate the provisions or intent of the Act, he/she shall inspect as often as necessary for the purpose of ascertaining the extent of these conditions and cause them to be corrected.
[Added 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 04-2024]
Subchapter 3, Chapter 5, of the 2015 New Jersey Uniform Fire
Code shall be supplemented to add as follows:
A. Fire service water meters shall be installed in collaboration with §
354-6G(2), whereas the failure to follow the aforementioned section shall result in the issuance of violations and penalties being issued by the Fire Official.
[Added 9-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 09-2017; amended 2-2-2021 by Ord. No. 06-2021]
Subchapter 3, Chapter 4, of the 2015 New Jersey Uniform Fire
Code shall be supplemented as follows:
A. Section F-402.4(4). No person shall operate or use or maintain any
open fire or any device commonly known as a "barbecue" (charcoal or
gas-fired) within 15 feet, in or on any apartment unit, porch, balcony,
covered patio area or any other private area of an apartment or multifamily
dwelling unit.
[Added 9-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 09-2017; amended 2-2-2021 by Ord. No. 06-2021]
Subchapter 3, Chapter 3, of the 2015 New Jersey Uniform Fire
Code shall be supplemented to add as follows:
A. Section F-320.0, Storage or parking of internal combustion engines.
No person shall store or park or cause to store or park any internal
combustion engine vehicle, including but not limited to those commonly
known as a "motorcycle," "moped," "go-cart," "dirt bike," "lawnmower,"
"snowblower," etc., in or on any apartment unit, porch, balcony, covered
patio area, entrance, exit or any other private area of an apartment
or multifamily dwelling unit.
(1) Approval by Fire Official. No person shall store, park or cause to
store or park an internal combustion engine vehicle in any occupancies
not in conformity with the Uniform Construction Code unless approved
by the Fire Official.
[Added 9-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 09-2017; amended 2-2-2021 by Ord. No. 06-2021]
Subchapter 3, Chapter 5, of the 2015 New Jersey Uniform Fire
Code shall be supplemented to add as follows:
A. Section F-518.5, Fire Department connection and fire hydrants; use
of fire hydrants. A person shall not use or operate any fire hydrant
intended for the use of the Fire Department for fire-suppression purposes
unless such person first secures a permit for such use from the Fire
Official and the water company and the municipal utilities authority
having jurisdiction. This section shall not apply to the use of such
hydrants by a person employed by, and authorized to make such use
by, the water company having jurisdiction.
B. Section F-518.6, Placement of fire hydrants and mains. The Fire Official
shall report to the Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Adjustment,
the Minor Site Plan Alteration Committee, the property owner and/or
the water company and/or the municipal utilities authority having
jurisdiction on land use, subdivision(s), site plan(s), temporary
use permits, and zoning approvals. The applicant shall prepare plans
in accordance with the requirements adopted herein. The applicant
shall be responsible for off-site improvements that affect the site
fire flow requirements adopted herein.
C. Section F-518.7, Fire Department connections, fire hydrants and water
supplies.
(1) Required water supply for fire protection. An approved water supply
capable of supplying the required and reliable fire flow for fire
protection shall be provided to all premises upon which facilities,
buildings, uses or portions of buildings or uses are hereafter constructed.
When any portion of the facility or building protected is in excess
of 100 feet from a water supply on a public street, as measured by
an approved route around the exterior of the facility or building,
on-site fire hydrants and mains capable of supplying the required
and reliable fire flow shall be provided when required by the Fire
Official.
(2) Fire hydrant systems: testing and maintenance. Fire hydrant systems
shall be subject to such periodic tests as required by the Fire Official.
Fire hydrant systems shall be maintained in an operative condition
at all times and shall be repaired where defective. Additions, repairs,
alterations and servicing shall be in accordance with approved standards.
Painting shall be in accordance with the City of Burlington standard
as follows:
(a)
The 4 1/2 inch (steamer) connection will be painted with
the color code identifying flow in accordance with N.F.P.A. standard
291.
(b)
All Fire Department connections shall have the identification
signs painted with the color code identifying the flow in accordance
with N.F.P.A. standard 291.
[1]
Flow indicators. The 4 1/2 inch (steamer) connection shall
be color-coded to indicate the hydrant's available flow at 20 psi.
Standard color codes are as follows:
NFPA 291, Chapter 3
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Class
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C
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Less than 500
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Red
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B
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500 to 999
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Orange
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A
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1,000 to 1,499
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Green
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AA
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1,500 and above
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Light blue
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(c)
All private hydrants will meet this standard.
(d)
Protection of hydrants. When exposed to potential vehicular
damage, fire hydrants shall be suitably protected as approved by the
Fire Official.
(e)
Fire hydrant locations and distribution.
[1]
Location. Fire hydrants shall be provided when required along
required fire apparatus access roads, adjacent public streets, on
each site within 100 feet of any portion of the facility or building
and within 50 feet of any Fire Department connection.
[2]
Consideration of existing fire hydrants. Existing fire hydrants
on public streets are allowed to be considered as available. Existing
fire hydrants on adjacent properties shall not be considered available
unless fire apparatus access roads extend between properties and easements
are established to prevent obstruction of such roads.
[Added 9-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 09-2017]
A. All new commercial buildings shall have installed a security box
containing key(s) or code for access (Knox Box), of a type and size
approved by the Fire Official, in a location specified by the Fire
Official prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
B. All existing commercial buildings constructing improvements that
require Planning Board approval shall have installed a security box
containing key(s) or code for access (Knox Box), of a type and size
approved by the Fire Official, in a location specified by the Fire
Official prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
C. All existing commercial buildings equipped with automatic fire detection
and/or suppression system shall have installed a security box containing
key(s) or code for access (Knox Box), of a type and size approved
by the Fire Official, in a location specified by the Fire Official,
within five years of the effective date of this section.
D. All multifamily residential structures that have restricted access
through locked doors and have a common corridor for access to the
living units shall have installed a security box containing key(s)
or code for access (Knox Box), of a type and size approved by the
Fire Official, in a location specified by the Fire Official, within
five years of the effective date of this section.
E. All security boxes containing key(s) or code for access (Knox Box),
shall contain labeled keys, easily identified in the field to provide
access into the property and/or building, and to any locked areas
within the building as the Fire Official may direct.