CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
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Section 101.1 Title (Amended): The Fire Code of
the City of Town and Country ("Fire Code") shall consist of:
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1. The International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, one (1) copy of
which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Town
and Country.
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2. The amendments to the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition,
set forth herein. The International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, is referred
to herein as the "code."
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SECTION 109 BOARD OF APPEALS (Amended): The Board
of Adjustment shall hear all appeals from decisions of the Fire Marshal
made in the administration of the code, as described in Appendix B
of the International Building Code as adopted by the City of Town
and Country.
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Sections 109.1 through 109.3. Delete.
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110.4 Violation penalties (Amended): Persons who
shall violate a provision of this code 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 this code, shall be guilty of an ordinance
violation, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) 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.
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112.4 Failure to comply (Amended): 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 liable to a fine of not
more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense.
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CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS (Addition):
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Term or Phrase
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Meaning to Be Ascribed Thereto
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Building Code
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Chief appointing authority
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Mayor
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Chief authority of the municipality
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Mayor
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City
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City of Town and Country
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Fire Department
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The City's Fire Department
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Fire Prevention Bureau
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The Fire Department
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Legal representative of the City
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City Attorney or the City Prosecuting Attorney
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Local jurisdiction
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City of Town and Country
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Residential Building Code
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The jurisdiction
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City of Town and Country
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CHAPTER 5 FIRE SERVICE FEATURES
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503.7 Design vehicle — apparatus (Addition):
The design vehicle for the purposes of turning radii, access and other
site plan considerations shall be the largest apparatus currently
in service or under order by the West County EMS and Fire Protection
District or any of its mutual aid partners; however, under no circumstances
shall the design vehicle be smaller than a custom - manufacturer produce
aerial ladder truck with tandem rear axles, a 105-foot platform, weighing
at least ninety thousand (90,000) pounds and with dimensions of at
least nine (9) feet wide, thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches in height
and forty-five (45) feet in length.
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507.5.7 Color coding of public fire hydrants (Addition):
All public fire hydrants shall be painted yellow. All fire hydrant
bonnets are to be painted as follows:
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Color
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Water Main Size
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Green
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12-inch and larger
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Orange
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8-inch and 10-inch
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Red
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6-inch and smaller
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507.5.8 Color coding of private fire hydrants (Addition):
All private fire hydrants shall be painted yellow, including the bonnet.
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CHAPTER 7 FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES
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704.2.1 Fire caulk (Addition): Wherever fire caulk
is required as a fire block, fire stop or necessary to maintain the
integrity of a wall rating, the fire caulk shall meet a UL 1479 or
UL 2079 standard. Expended tubes must be maintained on a job site
for inspection as part of any permit. If the inspector is unable to
verity the product used, reapplication with a verified product may
be required.
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704.2.2 Fire foam (Addition): Fire foam may not
be used as a fire block, fire stop or as part of any rated wall or
building assembly.
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CHAPTER 9 FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS
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903.5.1 Water flow tests (Addition): Water flow
tests for automatic sprinkler systems shall be conducted between the
hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Tests shall
be within the last twelve (12) months.
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903.7 Post indicator valves (Addition): All automatic
sprinkler systems, except limited-area sprinkler systems, shall be
provided with a post indicator valve that shall control the water
supply to all automatic sprinkler systems in that building.
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907.11 Monitoring (Addition): All fire alarm and
detection systems shall be monitored by an approved central station
as defined in NFPA 72. Effective January 1, 2015, the central station
service shall be UL-listed for all new alarm installations or changes
in alarm service provider for existing alarm systems.
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Exception: Supervisory is not required for:
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1. Single- and multiple-station smoke alarms required by Section
907.2.10.
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2. Smoke detectors in Group I-3 occupancies.
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3. Automatic sprinkler systems in one- and two-family dwellings.
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907.12 Fire alarm automatic notification (Addition):
Any commercial building with a fire alarm or fire-suppression system
shall have a monitored fire alarm system that automatically notifies
the monitoring service (and 911 Dispatch via that service) of the
activation of the fire alarm, including specific details as to the
nature of the alarm. The system shall also feature notification devices
in all public areas of the building.
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907.13 Qualifying systems (Addition): A fire alarm
or fire suppression system shall be defined as any local fire alarm
or extinguishment system regulated by the International Fire Code,
including Type 1 hoods.
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907.14 Remote annunciator (Addition): If a fire
alarm panel is not installed in the immediate vicinity of the main
public entrance, a remote annunciator shall be installed in the main
lobby or in the immediate vicinity of the main public entrance. The
remote annunciator shall be capable of full control of the alarm system,
including viewing active alarms, trouble alarms and faults and shall
be capable of silencing and resetting the alarm system.
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907.15 Fully addressable alarm systems (Addition):
All new installations of fire alarm systems shall feature a fully
addressable alarm system identifying each detector by a description
of its physical location.
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907.16 Devices similar to fire alarm prohibited (Addition): No commercial building shall have any device or system
not part of a monitored fire alarm system that provides audible and/or
visual warning that could be reasonably mistaken for a fire alarm
system or otherwise provide an indication that an automatic fire response
is or will be underway.
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907.17 Fire alarm dialer (Addition): All new installations
of fire alarm systems and replacement of fire alarm panels shall feature
a fire alarm dialer that is capable of transmitting detailed data
to the alarm monitoring service, including the alarm type, alerting
device location and a description of the device/and or nature of the
specific alarm (i.e., smoke, heat, water flow, etc.).
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907.18 Alarm transmission time defined (Addition):
All fire alarm signals shall be transmitted to the remote monitoring
service within ninety (90) seconds per NFPA 72-16. Additionally, the
alarm service shall transmit the alarm signal, and all other identifying
point information to Central County 911 Dispatch within ninety (90)
seconds of the alarm monitoring service receipt of the alarm.
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907.19 Pretest of alarm system (Addition): All
fire alarm systems under permit for the modification or installation
of a fire alarm system shall be pretested prior to requesting a final
inspection. Signed pretest documentation shall be provided to the
Fire Marshal upon their arrival for the final inspection. Failure
to have the appropriate documentation will cancel the final alarm
inspection and require rescheduling.
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907.20 Signing (Addition): The room containing
the fire alarm control panel (FACP) shall be clearly marked with a
sign. The sign shall have the legend "FACP" in white letters six (6)
inches in height on a red retro-reflective background. The sign shall
be permanently affixed to the door on the room containing the FACP,
the nearest exterior door providing access to the building from outside
and on any doors and along any corridors leading between the exterior
door and the room containing the FACP as necessary.
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907.21 Trouble signals (Addition): A fire alarm
that experiences a supervisory or trouble signal shall be serviced
by a qualified technician within two (2) business days unless directed
to be done sooner by the Fire Marshal.
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912.8 Use groups R-3 and R-4 (Addition): There
shall be no more than six (6) dwelling units constructed prior to
the installation of a public water system with fire hydrants as set
forth herein so as to be accessible for fire district use in the event
of a fire emergency.
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912.9 Other use groups (Addition): In all other
use groups, public water systems with fire hydrants shall be installed
with commencement of construction.
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912.10 Fire hydrant placement (Addition): Fire
hydrants shall be placed within the guidelines of Section 912.10 through
912.10.9.
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912.10.1 Single-family residential (Addition):
In Use Groups R-2 and R-4, single-family residential developments,
fire hydrant spacing shall not exceed six hundred (600) feet from
hydrant to hydrant, or as special site conditions may dictate.
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912.10.1.1 Water supply required (Addition): In
Use Groups R-3 and R-4 single-family developments, when the density
is one (1) dwelling unit per ten thousand (10,000) square feet of
developed property or less and there are five (5) or more dwelling
units in a single development.
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912.10.2 Multifamily residential(Addition): In
Use Group R-2, multifamily residential developments, fire hydrant
spacing shall not exceed four hundred (400) feet from hydrant to hydrant,
or as special site conditions may dictate. Local conditions may be
such that this distance may vary as much as seventy-five (75) feet
to one hundred (100) feet in either direction.
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912.10.2.1 Water supply required (Addition): In
Use Group R-2 multifamily residential developments, when there are
four (4) or more dwelling units within one (1) building or structure.
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912.10.3 Other use group development (Addition):
In all other use groups, fire hydrant spacing shall not exceed four
hundred (400) feet from hydrant to hydrant, or as special site conditions
may dictate. No part of a building shall be more than four hundred
(400) feet from a fire hydrant. Local conditions may be such that
the distance between fire hydrants or from a building to a fire hydrant
may vary as much as seventy-five (75) feet to one hundred (100) feet
in either direction, if otherwise approved by the Fire Marshal.
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912.10.4 Area to be provided with fire hydrants (Addition): Fire hydrants and water mains shall be placed along
the full length of the property to be developed that abuts an existing
and/or proposed improved public way. Considerations may be required
by the water agency because of water quality considerations.
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912.10.5 Fire hydrants (Addition): Spacing of fire
hydrants along a public way shall be regulated by the use group classification
of the development that abuts the existing and/or proposed public
way.
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912.10.6 Private hydrants (addition): Where a development,
other than Use Group R-3 or R-4, is greater than one hundred fifty
(150) feet from an existing and/or proposed improved public way, measured
along the drivable access, additional private fire hydrants shall
be required on said developed property, private streets and/or parking
lots, at a spacing between fire hydrants as required by the Use Group
as set forth in Section 912.6.4.
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912.10.7 No-parking area at fire hydrants (Addition):
Where fire hydrants are required to be installed in areas where vehicles
would be parked or standing, said vehicle parking or standing shall
be restricted for ten (10) feet in each direction from the fire hydrant.
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912.10.8 Unacceptable locations for fire hydrants (Addition): Fire hydrants shall not be permitted in the locations
indicated in Section 912.6.8.1.
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912.10.8.1 Prohibited locations (Addition): A fire
hydrant shall not be placed at any location where the fire hydrant
could be damaged by vehicular traffic.
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912.10.9 Relocation of fire hydrants (Addition):
Relocation of fire hydrants requested or required by a property owner
and/or developer shall be located as specified by the water agency's
policies and procedures and approved by the Fire Marshal.
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912.11 Fire hydrant installation (Addition): All
fire hydrants shall be installed in accordance with Sections 912.11.1
through 912.11.3.
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912.11.1 Fire hydrant setback distance (Addition):
All fire hydrants shall be set back from the curb or edge of payment.
The setback exceeds twelve (12) feet.
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912.11.2 Fire Hydrant connection height (Addition):
Fire hydrants shall be installed a minimum of fourteen (14) inches
and maximum of thirty-six (36) inches above finished grade, measured
from the center of the steamer connection.
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912.11.3 Fire hydrant type (Addition): All fire
hydrants shall be approved by the American Water Works Association
(AWWA) and/or Missouri American Water.
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912.12 Obstructions (Addition): There shall be
no obstructions, plantings, bushes, trees, signs, light standards,
etc., within six (6) feet of any fire hydrant in all directions.
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912.13 Minimum fire flow - single hydrant (Addition):
The minimum fire flow from a single fire hydrant in any use group
shall be one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallons per minute at twenty
(20) psi residual pressure unless the new hydrant is ordered on a
preexisting main.
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912.14 Minimum fire flow - next two (2) hydrants (Addition): The minimum fire flow from the next two (2) fire hydrants
in any use group shall be a cumulative one thousand five hundred (1,500)
gallons per minute at twenty (20) psi residual pressure.
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912.15 Size (Addition): Fire Department connections
(FDC) shall consist of a five-inch Storz connection into a minimum
five-inch piping system. The piping system from the FDC to the main
sprinkler system piping shall be a minimum of five (5) inches in diameter.
The Storz connection shall be installed on a thirty-degree angle.
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912.16 Location (Addition): Fire Department connections
(FDC) shall be located no more than seventy-five (75) feet from a
hydrant capable of a minimum flow of one thousand five hundred (1,500)
GPM and shall be located no more than ten (10) feet from a paved surface
capable of supporting a ninety-thousand-pound aerial fire apparatus.
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912.17 Walkway (Addition): A walkway shall be provided
between the paved apparatus access and the FDC. The walkway shall
be of hot-placed asphalt pavement or of poured-in-place concrete and
shall be a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches in width.
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912.18 Visibility (Addition): The Fire Department
connection (FDC) shall be clearly marked with a sign. The sign shall
have the legend "FDC" in white letters six (6) inches in height on
a red retro-reflective background. The sign shall be permanently affixed
to the building above the FDC. The FDC shall be visible from the apparatus
access area and shall not be obstructed by any landscaping or other
concealment device.
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912.19 Residual pressure (Addition): Fire flow
demand calculations shall require a twenty percent (20%) reserve at
system design demand; however, the residual shall be at least twenty
(20) psi. The Fire Marshal may require a higher residual at their
discretion if special circumstances warrant.
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912.20 Fire main definition (Addition): Any water
main installed as part of any public or private construction project
that directly serves one (1) or more fire sprinkler systems shall
be considered a fire main and shall be installed and inspected to
NFPA standards.
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912.20.1 Fire main sizing (Addition): Fire mains
shall be sized according to required demand; however, no fire main
shall be sized less than as required below without specific approval
from the Fire Marshal.
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912.20.2 Fire main tied-in at 2 or more locations (Addition): Fire mains tied into the Missouri American water system
at two (2) or more locations shall use a minimum six-inch-diameter
pipe.
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912.20.3 Fire mains tied-in at 1 location (Addition):
Fire mains tied into the Missouri American water system at only one
(1) location shall use a minimum of eight-inch-diameter pipe.
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912.20.4 Fire mains not to connect to smaller service
main (Addition): Fire mains required to be sized at a certain
minimum size shall not be supplied from water service mains of a smaller
diameter.
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APPENDIX
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Appendix A - Delete
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Appendix B - Delete
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Appendix C - Delete
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APPENDIX D FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS
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D102.1 Access and loading (Amended): Facilities,
buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be
accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire
apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved
driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus
weighing up to ninety thousand (90,000) pounds.
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D102.2 Fire lane designation (Addition): Fire lanes
shall be located as necessary to ensure access for fire and emergency
medical services. Fire lanes shall be designated by the Fire Marshal.
Fire lanes must be maintained to full compliance for any adjacent
buildings to pass new occupancy and/or annual inspection.
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D102.3 Maintenance and repair (Addition): It shall
be the responsibility of the property owner to install and maintain
fire lanes. Active pavement and/or curb repairs shall have the markings
restored upon completion of repair work; however, no fire lane markings
shall be absent for more than thirty (30) calendar days due to repairs.
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D103.3.1 Culs-de-sac (Addition): New public and
private residential streets with a cul-de-sac less than ninety-six
(96) feet in diameter shall be built without any island, median or
other obstruction in the center of the cul-de-sac.
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D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates (Amended):
Gates meeting the conditions described hereinafter may be accepted
from the application of D103.5.1. In such case a developer, owner,
Board of Trustees, may install a gate if first approved by the Fire
Marshal. Gates securing the fire apparatus access roads shall comply
with all of the following criteria:
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1. That the gate to be erected is at least forty (40) feet back
from the edge of the cross street from which access to the gated road
is obtained.
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2. The minimum gate width shall be twenty (20) feet or have
net clear opening of twelve (12) feet for single-lane access.
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3. Gates shall be of the swinging or sliding type. Construction
of gates shall be of materials that allow manual operation by one
(1) person from the public side of the gate.
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4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operative condition
at all times and replaced or repaired when defective.
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5. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or
chain and padlock unless they are capable of being opened by means
of a Fire Department Master Key - Rapid Entry Knox System.
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6. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval
by the Fire Marshal.
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7. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening
the gate by Fire Department personnel for emergency access. Emergency
opening devices shall be approved by the Fire Marshal.
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8. That the developer and/or Board of Trustees, its successors
and assigns of the subdivision install an entry-operated switch through
the Knox-Box® System, known as a "rapid
entry system," approved by the Fire Marshal.
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9. All developers or trustees shall install a lock box of adequate
size so that all keys needed to gain access to the exterior and interior
designated areas (such areas designated for common use and/or all
service equipment areas) shall be accessible at all times. Owners
shall clearly mark all keys within the lock box and shall indicate
doors to which such keys belong. All tags, marking systems, location
and size of lock box, shall be at the discretion of and with the approval
of the Fire Marshal.
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10. The developer or trustee of said development shall install
the lock box system according to the manufacturers' recommendations
and direction, and at the direction and approval of the Fire Marshal.
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11. The developer or trustee of said development shall be responsible
for any key changes and additions to the plan, or plat filed with
the Fire Marshal, and it shall be the responsibility of the owner
to notify the Fire Marshal, in writing, of any changes or additions
required in or to the lock box.
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12. The cost of purchase, installation and maintenance of the
lock box security system shall be the responsibility of the developer
and/or trust of the subdivision.
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13. That the gate shall have installed a power failure override
and spring design system which will open the gates in the event of
an electric power failure and/or pull pin system.
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14. That the developer or Board of Trustees of the subdivision
shall agree to keep the gates open at all times during inclement weather.
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15. That the developer or Board of Trustees of the subdivision
agrees to incorporate and adopt in their indenture of subdivision
restrictions a provision accepted by the City. The provision must
hold the City, its agents and employees harmless from any and all
liability as a result of increased response time directly resulting
from the gated community and the system described and/or damage to
gates in answering of an emergency call. The maintenance and cost
of repair of the gates and supplies shall be at the sole cost of the
subdivision.
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16. To provide a means to manually release the gate from the
electronically operated mechanism.
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17. The trustees and/or property management shall notify the
City of any change in the trustees or property management company.
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D103.7 Street obstructions (Addition): No person
shall erect, construct, place or maintain any bumps, humps, fences,
bars, pipes, wood or metal horse or any other type of obstruction
in or upon any street within the City.
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D103.7.1 Exception for traffic-calming devices as part
of engineering study (Addition): Where a private street or
road exhibits a significant traffic safety concern, traffic-calming
devices may be allowed at the discretion of the Fire Marshal subject
to the following:
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A. A traffic study has been performed by a licensed professional
traffic operations engineer.
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B. The study is sealed by the same who shall be a licensed professional
engineer in the State of Missouri.
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C. The traffic study identifies one (1) or more specific problems,
as verified through engineering study, where traffic-calming devices
are proposed by the traffic engineer as a likely solution.
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D. The installation and maintenance of the traffic-calming devices
is to be performed by a municipal, county or State agency under whose
jurisdiction the maintenance of the driving surface lies.
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E. The responsible agency agrees to remove the traffic-control
devices if the fire district finds that the devices adversely affect
the fire district's ability to provide adequate EMS and fire
protection services due to physical damage to the fire district equipment
or inability to adequately navigate the device(s) or retain access
to property.
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F. The devices do not require personnel to stop and exit the
response apparatus to open, move or otherwise adjust the traffic-calming
device(s).
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G. The devices do not create a physical obstruction that would
damage apparatus.
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H. The installation of devices at any given location shall not
automatically approve or qualify installation of similar devices at
any other location within the City.
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D105.5 Rooftop access (Addition): All buildings
with at least one side elevation of less than seventy (70) feet, as
measured from the ground to the top edge of any wall, roof or other
building assembly shall have a location designated for aerial apparatus
rooftop access.
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D105.6 Paved access (Addition): The property shall
feature a location on the paved parking/driving area or accessed from
the paved parking/driving area that is designated an "aerial ladder
access" location. The designated area shall be able to accommodate
an aerial apparatus fifty (50) feet in length, twenty (20) feet in
width and capable of supporting a tandem drive axle apparatus with
a gross weight of ninety thousand (90,000) pounds. The location shall
be such that the aerial turntable of the apparatus is no more than
forty-five (45) feet from the side of the building. The location may
be part of the driveway, loading area or other paved driving surface
but shall not be a location where vehicles are allowed to be parked
and left unattended for any amount of time.
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D105.7 Marking (Addition): The aerial apparatus
access location shall be marked with a twelve-inch-by-eighteen-inch
sign, with a legend of "Aerial Ladder Access" consisting of white
letters and border on a red retro-reflective background. Additionally,
the location of the center line of the aerial apparatus turntable
shall be marked with a painted or epoxy thermoplastic four-inch red
strip placed horizontally across the pavement.
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D105.8 Rooftop ladder landing (Addition): There
shall be an established rooftop ladder landing location on the flat
roof of any building where the top edge of the building measures seventy
(70) feet or less from the adjacent ground surface to receive the
ladder from the aerial apparatus at the designated access area as
designated by the Fire Marshal.
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D105.8.1 Delineation (Addition): The landing shall
be delineated by two (2) permanently affixed red posts, a minimum
of eighteen (18) inches tall as measured from the top of outermost
edge of the roof to the top of the posts, and wrapped in red retro-reflective
sheeting. The posts shall be flexible delineation posts as typically
found on highway or aviation taxiway systems and shall give or bend
if they come into contact with the aerial ladder. The posts shall
be placed six (6) feet apart (center to center) on the edge of the
building roof or parapet wall and shall be clearly visible from the
ground level.
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D105.8.2 Landing platform (Addition): On any building
with a parapet wall that extends more than six (6) inches above the
plane of the roof, a platform shall be built as a landing area for
egress from the aerial ladder. The platform shall be a minimum of
six (6) feet wide by six (6) feet long and shall extend between the
delineation posts required in Section D105.5.9. The platform shall
feature a handrail on at least one side that extends forty-two (42)
inches above the platform landing and stairs.
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D105.8.3 Materials (Addition): The landing shall
be made of metal. All standing, walking and landing stairway surfaces
shall be made of diamond safety grating punched metal tread plate.
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D105.8.4 Stairway access to land platform (Addition):
Any elevated landing platform shall be accessed from the rooftop surface
by stairs conforming to the 2018 International Building Code.
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D105.8.5 Securement (Addition): Any landing and
stairway access shall be permanent affixed to the roof by bolted or
welded connections.
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D105.8.6 Roof edge suitable for aerial ladder (Addition):
The edge of the roof or parapet wall at the identified aerial ladder
landing area shall be built of a material that can accommodate the
placement of the aerial ladder gently against the building without
damaging the building or aerial apparatus.
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