City of Richmond, MO Article V Fire Code

Section 500.070 Fire Code Adopted.

[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]

A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Richmond, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2021 Edition, including Appendixes B, C, D, E, F, G and I, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of Richmond, in the State of Missouri, regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the City of Richmond; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Richmond is hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this legislation, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 500.080 of this Article.

Section 500.080 Additions, Insertions And Changes.

[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]

A. The following Sections of the 2021 International Fire Code are hereby revised as follows:

1. In Section 101.1 Title. Add "City of Richmond."

2. Section 103.1, add "Richmond Fire Department."

3. Delete Sections 103.2 and 103.3.

4. Section 105.1.1 Permits required, shall read "Any property owner or authorized agent who intends to conduct an operation or business, or install or modify systems and equipment which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the Building Official and be reviewed and approved by the Fire Code Official and obtain the required permit."

5. Delete Sections 105.1.6 and 105.1.6.1.

6. Section 107 Fee schedule. See City of Richmond Comprehensive Fee Schedule.

7. Delete Section 107.6.

8. In Section 112 Violation penalties. Add "Any person violating the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with Section 100.100 of the Richmond Municipal Code Penalties."

9. In Section 304.1.2 Vegetation. Remove "Vegetation clearance requirements in urban wildlife interface areas shall be in accordance with the International Wildlife-Urban Interface Code."

10. Section 307.1 General, shall read "A person shall not cause or allow any open burning unless approved in accordance with this code and Section 205.180 of the City of Richmond Code of Ordinances."

11. Add Section 307.1.1.1 Prohibited open burning of waste materials. Unauthorized and unpermitted burning of waste material, including the burning of insulation from wiring containing metals such as copper and aluminum, whether obtained legally or illegally, shall be considered a violation of this code.

12. Section 503.2.4 Turning radius, shall read "The required minimum inside turning radius of a fire apparatus access road shall be twenty-eight (28) feet."

13. Add Section 505.1.1. Address number size shall be increased by a minimum of two (2) inches for each fifty (50) feet the building is set back from the street, highway or road.

14. Add new Section 505.1.2. If the building is not visible from the street, highway or road, the address shall be posted at the intersection of the driveway and the main road by separate signage. If separate signage is used, numbers shall be installed so there is not less than three (3) feet nor more than five (5) feet from the ground level to the numbers.

15. Add Section 505.1.3. If the property has a rear access drive or road, the address shall be posted on the rear of the building or at the roadway.

16. Section 506.1 (Key Boxes) where required, shall Read "Key boxes are required in all new construction, renovations, or change of occupancy where to or within a structure or an area is restricted because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary for lifesaving or firefighting purposes. The Fire Code Official is authorized to require a key box to be installed in an approved location. The key box shall be of an approved type; the KnoxBox^® brand and shall contain keys to gain necessary access as required by the Fire Code Official. Any security doors and/or security gates installed with a key pad entry or a magnetic card swipe reader shall have a Knox-Box^® brand key-operated switch installed for emergency entry where required by the Code Official."

17. Section 506.1.1 Locks, shall read "A Knox-Box^® brand lock shall be installed on gates or similar barriers when required by the Fire Code Official."

18. Section 510 Emergency responder radio coverage. Remove entire Section.

19. In Section 606.2 Where required. Add "shall not apply to any non-commercial area (business) operating a two (2) or four (4) burner non-commercial cooking stove in a business break room or lunch area that has an exhaust vented hood over the stove and a five (5) or ten (10) pound Class K rated portable fire extinguisher in close proximity to the stove."

20. Section 907.2.13.2 Fire department communication system. Remove entire Section.

21. Section 912.1. Fire Department connection size, shall read "In no circumstances shall any Fire Department connection be less than two and one-half (2 1/2) inches, including systems that are otherwise required to comply with NFPA 13R and NFPA 13D."

22. Section 912.4.1 Locking Fire Department connection caps, shall read "Knox-Box^® brand locking Fire Department connections are required on all Fire Department connections for water-based protection systems."

23. Add 912.4.1.1 Locking fire connection caps on existing buildings, shall read "Existing buildings with non-locking Fire Department connection caps will not be required to install locking Fire Department connection caps unless it is determined by the Fire Code Official; the Fire Department connection is no longer adequately protected from obstructions because of missing non-locking caps."

24. Section 912.7 Inspection, testing and maintenance, shall read "All Fire Department connections shall be periodically inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with NFPA 25. If the inspector finds the Fire Department connection unprotected and missing, a non-locking cap(s) shall be placed with the approved Knox-Box^® brand locking Fire Department connection cap(s)."

25. Section 5601.1 Exception 4. Add new sentence: "These activities shall not take place within two hundred (200) feet of combustibles, such as gasoline storage tanks or service station fuel dispensing pumps."

26. Section 5704.2.9.6.1 Locations, where above-ground tanks are prohibited, shall read "within the corporate limits of the City of Richmond."

27. Section 5706.2.4.4 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited, shall read "Within Corporate limits of the City of Richmond."

28. Section 5806.2 Limitations, shall read "Within Corporate limits of the City of Richmond."

29. Delete Section 6101.2 Permits and replace with: "A permit shall be obtained from the Building Official for each liquefied petroleum gas utilizing storage containers in excess of one hundred (100) gallons individual water capacity; when installations of storage quantities exceed one thousand (1,000) gallons, the installer shall submit plans, and a copy of the State approved plans, if applicable to the Building Official and Fire Chief; if compliance with the requirements of this code is shown by the submitted plans, a permit may be issued. Installations with an aggregate water capacity in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons will not be allowed, unless approved by the Fire Chief, Community Development, and City Council."

30. Section 6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits, shall read "Within Corporate limits of the City of Richmond."

31. Section B105.2 Buildings other than one- and two-family dwellings. The minimum fireflow and flow duration for buildings other than one- and two-family dwellings shall be as specified in Table B105.1.(1).

32. Section D103.6 Signs, shall read "Fire apparatus access roads shall be marked with permanent NO PARKING - FIRE LANE signage as required in Section 503.3. Signs shall have a minimum dimension of twelve (12) inches wide by eighteen (18) inches high and have red letters on a white reflective background."

33. Note that the geographic limits referred to in certain Sections of the 2021 International Fire Code are "within the corporate limits of the City of Richmond."

Section 500.090 (Reserved)

Section 500.095 Penalty.

[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]

Any person violating the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with Section 100.100 of the Richmond Municipal Code Penalties.

Section 500.096 (Reserved)