(CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION)
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(SECTION 101 SCOPE AND GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS)
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101.1 Title. These regulations
shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri,
hereinafter referred to as "this code."
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(SECTION 102 APPLICABILITY)
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102.4 Application of building
code. The design and construction of new structures shall comply
with the International Building Code or International Residential
Code based on the scope of the respective code. Any alterations, additions,
changes in use or changes in structures required by this code shall
comply with the International Existing Building Code or International
Residential Code based on the scope of the respective code.
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(SECTION 103 DEPARTMENT OF
FIRE PREVENTION)
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103.1 General. The department
of fire prevention is established within the jurisdiction under the
direction of the fire code official. The function of the department
shall be the implementation, administration and enforcement of the
provisions of this code. For the purposes of this code, the Building
and Code Enforcement Division shall serve as the department of fire
prevention and the Building Official of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri
shall serve as the fire code official.
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(SECTION 104 GENERAL AUTHORITY
AND RESPONSIBILITIES)
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104.90 Rule-making authority. The fire code official shall have authority as necessary in the
interest of public health, safety and general welfare, to adopt and
promulgate rules and regulations to interpret and implement the provisions
of this code to secure the intent thereof and to designate requirements
applicable because of local climatic or other conditions. Such rules
shall not have the effect of waiving structural or fire performance
requirements specifically provided for in this code or of violating
accepted engineering practice involving public safety.
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(SECTION 105 PERMITS)
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105.3.3 Occupancy prohibited
before approval: Except as specifically provided for temporary
occupancy listed in Chapter 1 in the adopted Building Code, a building,
structure or portion thereof shall not be used or occupied in whole
or in part until all fire protection devices and equipment protecting
the building, structure or portion to be occupied have been tested
and approved by the code official charged with enforcing this code.
All portions of the means of egress for the building, structure or
portion to be occupied shall be unobstructed and available for immediate
use.
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105.4.1 Submittals. Construction
documents and supporting data shall be submitted, as required by the
Building Official, with each application for a permit and in such
form and detail as required by the fire code official. The construction
documents shall be prepared by a registered design professional where
required by the statutes of the jurisdiction in which the project
is to be constructed.
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Exception:
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The fire code official is authorized
to waive the submission of construction documents and supporting data
not required to be prepared by a registered design professional if
it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that review
of construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with
this code.
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105.4.90 Professionally prepared
plans. Where required, all plans and specifications shall be
prepared, signed and sealed by an architect or engineer licensed and
registered in the State of Missouri to render this service.
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105.7 Required construction
permits. The fire code official is authorized to issue construction
permits for work as set forth in Sections 105.7.1 through 105.7.18.
The term "construction permit" shall mean building permit and shall
follow the requirements of Section 105 of the Building Code in addition
to the requirements of this code.
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(SECTION 106 INSPECTIONS)
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106.90 Workmanship. Repairs,
maintenance work, alterations or installations which are caused directly
or indirectly by the enforcement of this code shall be executed and
installed in a workmanlike manner in compliance with this code, in
accordance with industry standards, and in accordance with the manufacturer's
installation instructions.
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(SECTION 108 MEANS OF APPEAL)
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108.1 Board of appeals established. For the purposes of this code, all appeals shall be in accordance
with the procedure established for the Building Code of the City of
O'Fallon, Missouri.
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108.2 Limitations on authority. Delete in its entirety.
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108.3 Qualifications. Delete in its entirety.
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(SECTION 109 VIOLATIONS)
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109.3 Notice of violation. When the Building Official determines that a violation of this code
exists, other than a stop work order, he/she shall immediately notify
the violator. The notification shall be in writing and shall be delivered
to the violator or his/her legally authorized representative or mailed
1st Class U.S. Mail to his/her last known address. Any person having
been notified that a violation other than a stop work order exists
and who fails to abate the violation within ten (10) days after notification
shall be subject to the penalties enumerated in Section 109.3.
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109.4 Violation penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of this
code, or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or
erects, constructs, alters or repairs a structure in violation of
an approved plan or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit
or certificate issued under the provisions of this code or a previous
ordinance, or who shall continue any work in or about a structure
after having been served a stop work order, except such work as that
person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions,
or any owner or tenant of a building or premises in which such violation
shall exist, shall upon conviction thereof be punishable by a fine
of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment
not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offence.
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(SECTION 111 STOP WORK ORDER)
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111.4 Failure to comply. Any person who continues any work in or about the structure after
having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that
person is directed to perform to remove said violation or unsafe conditions,
shall be liable to penalties as specified in Section 109.4 of this
code.
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(CHAPTER 11 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS)
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(SECTION 1103 FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS)
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1103.5.3 Group I-2 Condition
2. In addition to the requirements of Section 1103.5.2, existing
buildings of Group I-2 Condition 2 occupancy shall be equipped throughout
with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section
903.3.1.1. The automatic sprinkler system shall be installed as established
by the local fire district and the State of Missouri.
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(CHAPTER 56 EXPLOSIVES AND
FIREWORKS)
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(SECTION 5601 GENERAL)
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5601.1.3 Fireworks. Fireworks shall comply with Section 215.690 of the Municipal Code of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri.
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(SECTION 5609 TEMPORARY STORAGE
OF CONSUMER FIREWORKS)
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5609.1 General. Delete
in its entirety.
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(CHAPTER 57 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUIDS)
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(SECTION 5704 STORAGE)
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5704.2.9.6.1 Locations where
above-ground tanks are prohibited. Storage of Class I and II
liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within
the City limits of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, unless approved
by ordinance.
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(SECTION 5706 SPECIAL OPERATIONS)
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5706.2.4.4 Locations where
above-ground tanks are prohibited. Storage of Class I and II
liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within
the City limits of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, unless approved
by ordinance.
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(CHAPTER 58 FLAMMABLE GASES
AND FLAMMABLE CRYOGENIC FLUIDS)
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(SECTION 5806 FLAMMABLE CRYOGENIC
FLUIDS)
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5806.2 Limitations. Storage
of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers outside of
buildings is prohibited within the City limits of the City of O'Fallon,
Missouri, unless approved by ordinance.
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(CHAPTER 61 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM
GASES)
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(SECTION 6104 LOCATION OF LP-GAS
CONTAINERS)
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6104.2 Maximum capacity within
established limits. The aggregate capacity of any one installation
shall not exceed a water capacity of 2,000 gallons (7570 L) within
the City limits of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, unless specifically
approved by ordinance.
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