[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of the Charter Township
of Huron 2-24-2016 by Ord. No.
16-01. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction standards — See Ch. 215.
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the
office of the Township Clerk of the Charter Township of Huron, being
marked and designated as "The International Fire Code, 2015 Edition"
as published by the International Code Council (ICC), is hereby adopted
as the Fire Prevention Code of the Charter Township of Huron, County
of Wayne, State of Michigan; for the control of buildings, structures
and premises as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations,
provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International
Fire Code, as hereby referred to, adopted and made part hereof, as
if fully set out in this chapter.
The following sections are hereby revised as follows:
A.
Section 101.1, Title. Insert: (Charter Township of Huron).
A.
The limits referred to in Section 5604 of the International Fire
Code, 2015 Edition, in which the storage of explosive materials are
prohibited, hereby established as follows: No quantity of explosives
in excess of the exempt amounts listed in Table 5604.3 shall be stored,
handled, or used within any structure within the boundaries of the
Charter Township of Huron.[1]
(1)
Section 5504.3.1.1 (limits in which the storage of flammable cryogenic
fluids in stationary containers is prohibited): in accordance with
regulations established by Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
(2)
Section 5706.2.4.4 (limits in which the storage of Class I and Class
II liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited): in accordance with
regulations established by Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
(3)
Section 6104.2 (limits in which the storage of liquefied petroleum
gas is restricted for the protection of heavily populated or congested
areas): in accordance with regulations established by Michigan Department
of Environmental Quality.
B.
Exceptions. Except for special use by contractors temporary display
purposes and only approved by the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)
shall modification to these exempt amounts be allowed.
C.
Furthermore, all exempt amounts shall be reported to the authority
having jurisdiction (AHJ) for the purpose of hazard material reporting
and pre-fire surveys.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have the power to modify
any of the provisions of the fire prevention code upon application
in writing by the owner or lessee, or his/her 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 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. Notice of the change shall be submitted to the Township
Board.
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 fire prevention code do not apply
or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued
or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal the decision of the
Chief of the Fire Department to the Township Supervisor within 30
days from the date of the decision appealed.
A.
The Township Supervisor, the Chief of the Fire Department and the
Township Building Official 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 such code. The Chief of the
Fire Department shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his/her
office, and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
B.
No new construction shall be started above grade level until the
required water mains and fire hydrants are installed and in service
in compliance with Fire Department and Water Department specifications.
C.
Fire hydrants are to be installed in compliance with the Fire Department
and Water Department specifications. In single-family residential
districts, no part of any building shall be more than 500 feet from
a fire hydrant, and there shall be no more than 500 feet between fire
hydrants. In all other districts, no part of any building shall be
more than 300 feet from a fire hydrant, and there shall be no more
than 300 feet between fire hydrants.
D.
The distance required herein shall be measured along the public or
private roads, wherever the structure is located, and shall not be
measured across private property.
E.
No new construction shall be started above grade level until an adequate
roadway, approved by the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), is provided
for Fire Department access. Proper street signage shall be installed
prior to above-grade construction.
A.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the fire prevention
code hereby adopted, or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate
or fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any order
made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement
of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any
certificate or permit issued thereunder and from which no appeal has
been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed
or modified by the Township Supervisor or by a court of competent
jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each
and every violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion
of the court. Each day that a violation of this chapter shall exist
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense and shall be so punishable.
B.
The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent
the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
Adoption by reference. A certain document, three copies of which
are on file in the office of the Township Clerk of the Charter Township
of Huron, being marked and designated as Life Safety Code 101, 2015
Edition, as published by the National Fire Protections Association,
is hereby adopted for the safety of life from fires in buildings and
structures for the Charter Township of Huron, County of Wayne, State
of Michigan; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties,
conditions and terms of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA
101) are hereby referred to, adopted and made part of the Code of
the Charter Township of Huron, as if fully set out in this chapter.
Nothing in this chapter or in the Fire Prevention Code hereby
adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending
in court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause
or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance
hereby repealed; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any
character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phase or portion
of this chapter is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional,
or is in conflict with Michigan State Construction Code Act of 1972,
being P.A. 1972, Act 230,[1] by any court of competent jurisdiction or the Michigan
State Construction Code Commission, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCLA § 125.1501 et seq.
