[Ord. No. 09.50 §1, 12-16-2009; Ord. No. 13.87 §1, 12-19-2013; Ord. No. 21.27, 5-20-2021]
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Osage Beach, Missouri, being marked and designated as the 2018 International Fire Code as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Prevention Code of the City of Osage Beach, Missouri. This document will be used for the control of buildings and structures as provided herein; and each and all of these regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of the 2018 International Fire Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Article, with the additions, deletions, insertions and changes, as hereinafter prescribed.
[Ord. No. 09.50 §2, 12-16-2009; Ord. No. 13.87 §2, 12-19-2013; Ord. No. 21.27, 5-20-2021]
The following amendments shall be made in the Jurisdictional Title/Definitions:
101.1. Wherever "Name of Jurisdiction" appears in this code, it shall read "City of Osage Beach, Missouri."
103.2. Wherever "Fire Code Official" appears in this code, it is defined as the Building Official of the City of Osage Beach or his/her duly authorized representative.
103.2. Wherever "Chief Appointing Authority" appears in this code, it shall read "the Board of Aldermen of the City of Osage Beach, Missouri."
[Ord. No. 09.50 §3, 12-16-2009; Ord. No. 13.57 §5, 9-19-2013; Ord. No. 13.87 §§ 3—4; 12-19-2013; Ord. No. 21.27, 5-20-2021]
The 2018 Fire Code is amended in the following respects:
All references to the International Fuel Gas Code are hereby repealed. The 2018 International Fuel Gas Code shall apply to all installations of natural gas systems and NFPA 54-2018 National Gas Code shall apply to the installation of all propane gas systems.
Sections 105.6.1; 105.6.3; 105.6.5; 105.6.6; 105.6.7; 105.6.8; 105.6.9; 105.6.10; 105.6.11; 105.6.12; 105.6.17; 105.6.18; 105.6.19; 105.6.20; 105.6.21; 105.6.23; 105.6.24; 105.6.28; 105.6.29; are hereby repealed.
Section 105.6.32. Open Burning. An operational permit for open fire shall be obtained from the Osage Beach Fire Protection District.
Sections 105.6.35; 105.6.41; 105.6.42; 105.6.44; 105.6.45; 105.6.46; 105.6.48; 105.6.49; 105.6.50; 105.7.2; 105.7.7; and 105.7.23 are hereby repealed.
Section 110.4 shall be amended as follows:
Section 110.4. Refer to Section 100.190 of the Osage Beach Code of Ordinances
Section 507.5.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
507.5.1. Fire Hydrant. Dry hydrant, dry standpipes, yard hydrants, and public fire hydrants shall be installed, located, and protected as directed by the Fire Code Official or his/her designated representative and shall conform to the material and installation specifications as developed by the City of Osage Beach. The designated threads on all fire hydrants shall be as follows: The steamer connections shall be four and one-half (4 ½) inches and the two (2) other connections shall be two and one-half (2 ½) inches and all connections shall be NST.
Installation Of Other New Fire Hydrants: No person shall install or cause to be installed any fire hydrant within the City of Osage Beach, unless the location thereof, and the design and type of hydrant, including the threads and outlets thereof shall first have been approved by the Fire Code Official.
Placement Of Fire Hydrants And Prohibition Of Obstructing Fire Hydrants: All fire hydrants shall be placed within ten (10) feet of a roadway and not closer than forty (40) feet to any building. Where fire hydrants are to be installed in areas where vehicles would be parked or standing, said vehicle parking or standing should be restricted to ten (10) feet in each direction from the fire hydrant to the center of the public or private passageway. No person shall place a structure within forty (40) feet of a fire hydrant or obstruct or black the use of a hydrant in any manner. Unobstructed access to fire hydrants shall be maintained at all times. The Fire Department shall not be deterred or hindered from gaining immediate access to fire protection equipment or fire hydrants. Hydrant shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches and maximum of thirty-six (36) inches off the ground and from grade to center of discharge outlet.
Installation Requirements: Fire hydrants shall be installed according to the aforesaid plat or development plan, as approved by the Fire Code Official, and that such installation will be made as nearly forthwith as may be practicable. Fire hydrants shall be installed on water mains not less than six (6) inches in diameter in residential areas of single-family construction and not less than eight (8) inches in diameter in multi-family, commercial, or industrial construction areas. As may be approved by the Fire Code Official hydrants shall be installed at spacing of six hundred (600) feet of separation from hydrant to hydrant, and in other areas including multi-family, commercial and industrial areas, at spacing of three hundred (300) feet from hydrant to hydrant. In cases where special fire hazards exist, such as, but not limited to, buildings or structures where highly combustible materials are stored, used or installed, smaller spacing may be required between fire hydrants, as approved by the Fire Code Official.
Commercial buildings, condominiums and multi-family occupancies, which have a fire suppression system, must also be served by an approved fire hydrant not further than one hundred fifty (150) feet, in the line of hose path travel, from the Fire Department connection. All public and private fire hydrant barrels are to be painted red. All fire hydrant bonnets are to be painted as follows to indicate water main size:
Color
Water Main Size
Green
Fourteen (14) inch or larger
Orange
Ten (10) inch and twelve (12) inch
Red
Six (6) inch and eight (8) inch
System Design: The water supply delivery system shall be designed to deliver water supply according to Appendix B. The system design shall also meet all sprinkler demands. Fire protection systems for all new or remodeled facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction shall be designed with a ten percent (10%) safety factor.
Access: The commencement of construction of any such new development, or new building, within the City of Osage Beach, shall be deemed to be the grant of permission by such person for entry upon such property by the water company, or other water supplier, for the installation of any such aforesaid fire hydrant and the water main leading thereto, and also to the City of Osage Beach and the members of its staff and to its equipment, for access to such fire hydrant or hydrants which may be located upon any such property, for any purpose whatever within the function of the district, in consideration of issue of building permits.
All fire hydrants shall be accessible and provide to the fire protection district, at no cost for the water usage, the exercising of hydrants under emergency situations or training and shall further permit testing and record analysis for static and residual pressures and gallons of flow available.
507.5.1.8 Special Conditions. Any hydrant in the opinion of the Fire Code Official that has a special condition the bonnet shall be painted black.
Section 3104.8 Fireworks is hereby amended to read as follows:
3104.8 Fireworks. Fireworks shall not be used within three hundred (300) feet of tents or membrane structures.
Section 5608.1 General. The display of outdoor fireworks shall comply with this Chapter and NFPA 1123. The indoor display of fireworks, including proximate audience displays and pyrotechnic special effects in motion picture, television, theatrical, and group entertainment productions shall not be allowed in the City of Osage Beach. Sale or discharge of any fireworks shall comply with Section 210.2260, Sale and Discharge Regulations, of the Osage Beach Municipal Code.
Appendix B: Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings is hereby adopted.
[Ord. No. 09.50 §4, 12-16-2009]
Appendix B, Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings and Appendix D, Fire Apparatus Access Roads are hereby adopted.
[Ord. No. 09.50 §5, 12-16-2009]
Section D103.2 shall be amended to read as follows:
Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) in grade except as approved by the Osage Beach Fire Protection Fire Chief.
Section D104.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
Section D104.1. Buildings Exceeding Three Stories or Thirty Feet (30) in Height. Buildings for facilities exceeding 30 feet (9,144 mm) or three stories in height shall have at least two means of fire apparatus access for each structure.