The State Fire Code, 527 CMR, is hereby adopted by the City,
for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous
to life and property from fire or explosion. Such code is hereby adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out at length in this section,
and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits
of the City.
Nothing in the code adopted by this article shall be construed,
interpreted or applied to abrogate, nullify or abolish any law, ordinance,
rule, regulation or code adopted by the City or the commonwealth governing
the construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition,
use, location, occupancy and maintenance of buildings and structures
and their service equipment, except as otherwise specifically provided
in this article. When any provision of the code is found to be in
conflict with any building, zoning, safety, health or other applicable
law, ordinance, rule, regulation or code of the City or commonwealth,
the provision which establishes the higher standard for the promotion
and protection of the safety and welfare of the public shall prevail.
The City Council hereby declares that, should any section, paragraph,
sentence, or word of this article or of the code adopted by this article
be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the
City Council that it would have passed all other portions of this
article independent of the elimination from this article of any such
portion as may be declared invalid.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power to modify
any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon application
in writing by the owner or lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when
there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict
letter of the code, provided that the spirit of the code shall be
observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The
particulars of such modification, when granted or allowed, and the
decision of the Chief of the Fire Department thereon, shall be entered
upon the records of the department, and a signed copy shall be furnished
to the applicant.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall disapprove an
application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is
claimed that the provisions of the code adopted by this article do
not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been
misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from
the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department to the State Fire
Marshal within 10 days from the date of the decision appealed.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-40]
The Inspector of Buildings, the Chief of the Fire Department
and the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee
to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity
to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies which shall
require permits, in addition to those now enumerated in the code adopted
by this article. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
post such list in a conspicuous place in his office and distribute
copies thereof to interested persons.
The limits referred to in § 12.5b of the Fire Prevention
Code adopted by this article, in which storage of explosives and blasting
agents is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: closely built
commercial areas, heavily populated areas, and all other areas of
the City, except any area for which a license has been or may be granted
specifically for the storage of explosives and blasting agents by
the licensing committee of the City Council as required by MGL c.
148, § 13.
The limits referred to in § 21.6a of the Fire Prevention
Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted,
are hereby established as follows: all heavily populated and congested
commercial areas, and all other areas, except any area for which a
license has been or may be issued specifically for the bulk storage
of liquefied petroleum gas by the City Council as required by MGL
c. 148, § 13.
The routes referred to in § 12.7m of the Fire Prevention
Code adopted by this article for vehicles transporting explosives
and blasting agents are hereby established as follows:
A. For transportation of explosives and blasting agents through the
City, Routes 24 and/or 195 may be used.
B. For transportation of explosives and blasting agents within the City:
(1) The following streets and routes may be used for northbound or southbound
transportation: North Main Street from President Avenue north, President
Avenue from North Main Street west to Davol Street, Davol Street,
Viaduct Street, Broadway, South Main Street from Globe Street to State
Line, Bay Street, Globe Street between South Main Street and Bay Street,
Route No. 24, Highland Avenue between Wilson Road and Robeson Street,
Robeson Street, Plymouth Avenue and such other streets as may be necessary
to reach a delivery point, avoiding heavily populated and congested
districts and steep grades as much as possible.
(2) The following streets and routes may be used for eastbound or westbound
transportation: Route No. 195, Eastern Avenue, Northeastern Avenue,
President Avenue between Northeastern Avenue and Robeson Street, Robeson
Street, Wilson Road, North Main Street from President Avenue north,
Plymouth Avenue, Bedford Street, Central Street and such other streets
as may be necessary to reach a delivery point, avoiding heavily populated
and congested districts and steep grades as much as possible.
The routes referred to in § 20.14 of the Fire Prevention
Code adopted by this article for vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals
and other dangerous articles are hereby established as follows:
A. For transportation of hazardous chemicals and other dangerous articles
through the City, Routes 24 and/or 195 may be used.
B. For transportation of hazardous chemicals and other dangerous articles
within the City:
(1) The following streets and routes may be used for northbound or southbound
transportation: North Main Street to President Avenue north, President
Avenue from North Main Street west to Davol Street, Davol Street,
Viaduct Street, Broadway, South Main Street from Globe Street south
to the state line, Bay Street, Globe Street between Bay Street and
South Main Street, Route 24, Highland Avenue between Wilson Road and
Robeson Street, Robeson Street, Plymouth Avenue, and such other streets
as may be necessary to reach a delivery point, avoiding heavily populated
and congested areas and steep grades whenever possible.
(2) The following routes may be used for eastbound or westbound transportation:
Route 195, Eastern Avenue, Northeastern Avenue, President Avenue between
Northeastern Avenue and Robeson Street, Robeson Street, Wilson Road,
North Main Street, Plymouth Avenue, Bedford Street, Central Street
and such other streets as may be necessary to reach a delivery point,
avoiding heavily populated and congested areas and steep grades whenever
possible.
No person shall permit any vehicle under his care or control
to pass upon or over any fire hose placed in any street by order of
the Chief of the Fire Department or being used at a fire.