City of Grain Valley, MO Fire Code

[R.O. 1996 § 500.095; Ord. No. 2271 § 1, 12-3-2012; Ord. No. 2550, 7-26-2021]

Adopt the 2018 International Fire Code and all supplements published by the International Code Council for all construction other than one- and two-family residential for use May 1, 2021.

Appendix Chapters to be adopted: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J.

Amendments. Sections listed below are to be inserted in place of published Sections.

Section 507.3 Fire Flow is hereby amended to read as follows. Fire-flow requirements for buildings or portions of buildings and facilities shall be determined by using the adopted Appendix B of the International Fire Code.

Section 507.5 Fire Hydrant Systems is hereby amended to read as follows. The minimum number of hydrants shall be determined by using the adopted Appendix C of the International Fire Code.

The number of hydrants can be reduced by the Code Official if deemed appropriate.

Section 510.1 Emergency Responder Radio Coverage In New Buildings is here by amended to read as follows. Any building meeting the following criteria will produce signal strength test as described in IFC 510.

Any structure with an overall square footage of twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

II.

Any structure with a height of thirty (30) feet or more above grade level.

III.

Any structure with a level below grade.

IV.

Any structure determined to be a concern of proper radio communication, CJCFPD can request a signal strength study to be completed.

●	If a signal strength test is required it shall not be performed until all walls, roof, windows with glass, doors, and operational equipment has been completed and in place.
●	A field test shall be performed by CJC personnel ay the time of the final inspection utilizing CJC portable two-way communications. The test must pass to receive a Certificate of Occupancy. A temporary Certificate of Occupancy may be issued with an obligation to enhance the emergency radio communications coverage within six (6) months.
●	All other requirements for Emergency Responder Radio Coverage will follow the International Fire Code Section 510, NFPA 1221, and UL 2425.
●	All BDA installations shall conform to the following:
	▪	Cover 700 and 800 megahertz.
	▪	Install an annunciator.
	▪	Install a document box that contain installation plans, and pre- and post-survey test results.

Section 901.6.3.2 Submission of Records is hereby added to read as follows. All records of inspections and maintenance service on fire and life safety systems must be submitted electronically through who Central Jackson County Fire Protection District has contracted to collect and maintain ITM reports and track compliancy of the Fire Code as it pertains to the following.

Section 903.3.8.6 Separate Water Flow Switch/Water Source is hereby added to read as follows. Any building requiring an automatic sprinkler system as required by International Fire Code Section 903 and meets the following criteria must install a separate water flow switch that is addressable through the fire alarm system.

Any building that has an automatic sprinkler system with multiple addresses or suites that is greater than two (2).

II.

Any building requiring an automatic sprinkler system as required by the International Fire Code Section 903 shall have a permanent, maintained water source within one hundred (100) feet of the Fire Department connection.

Section 903.4.2 Alarms is hereby amended to read as follows. An approved audible and visual device, located on the exterior of the building in an approved location, shall be connected to each automatic sprinkler system. Such sprinkler water-flow alarm devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. Where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm.

Section 903.4.2.1 Notification Devices is hereby added and shall read as follows. Where an automatic extinguishing system is installed in a building, audible and visible notification appliances shall be installed throughout the building.

Audible notification appliances shall be installed so as to be audible at 15 dBa above average sound pressure level throughout the building.

II.

Visible notification appliances shall be installed in all public and common use areas, restrooms and corridors in accordance with the spacing requirements of NFPA 72.

III.

Visible notification devices can be eliminated in normally unoccupied portions of buildings were permitted by the Code Official.

●	Exception: The requirements of this Section do not apply to Group R-3 occupancies.

Section 907.6.6 Monitoring shall be amended as follows. Fire alarm systems required by the International Fire Code or the International Building Code shall be monitored by a listed UL Central Station Monitoring station as defined in NFPA 72. A certificate or placard shall be issued by a recognizing organization that has listed the prime contractor for the newly installed fire alarm system in commercial occupancies in accordance with NFPA 72. This regulation shall apply to all fire alarm systems that are newly installed in commercial occupancies the reside within the City limits of Grain Valley. Any existing fire alarm system in a commercial occupancy wherein the fire alarm control panel and/or alarm system components are to be replaced shall be considered newly installed for the purpose of this Section. Also, where there is reasonable cause due to non-compliance or faulty conditions, the Fire Code Official may require an existing fire alarm system meet the same requirements as a newly installed system. Central station service in full compliance with the 2016 Edition of NFPA 72, Chapter 26, shall be maintained at the protected property, so long as the requirement for the fire alarm exist.