The provisions of this article address specific amendments to
the International Fire Code for use as the Fox Crossing Fire Prevention
Code.
The following amendments to the International Fire Code (IFC)
are hereby adopted as part of the Fox Crossing Fire Prevention Code:
A.
Chapter 1, Scope and Administration. This chapter applies to all public buildings and places of employment.
(1)
This chapter does not apply to buildings or situations
listed under the exclusions in § 101.01(11) and (12), Wis.
Stats., or under the exemptions in § 101.05, Wis. Stats.
(3)
This chapter does not apply to the types of buildings,
structures or situations identified in § SPS 314.01(1)(c)8,
Wis. Adm. Code.
(4)
Section 108 Board of Appeals, is not adopted as part
of this code. Appeals to any safety order written as condition of
this code may be done, in writing, to the Fire Chief within 15 days
of receipt of same.
B.
Chapter 2, Definitions, Section 202.
(1)
Add: "Department" means the Department of Safety and
Professional Services.
(2)
Add: "Code Official" means the Fire Chief or his designee.
(3)
Add: "Family" means two or more individuals who are
related to each other by blood, marriage, adoption or legal guardianship.
For purposes of this code, a group of not more than four persons not
necessarily related by blood or marriage, living together in a single
living unit, will be considered equivalent to a single family.
(4)
Add: "Multifamily Dwelling" has the meaning defined
in § 101.01(8m), Wis. Stats.
(5)
Add: "Municipality" means a city, village or town.
(6)
Add: "One- and two-family dwelling" has the meaning
as defined for "dwelling" in § 101.61(1), Wis. Stats.
(7)
Substitute: "False Alarm" is defined as any activation
of an alarm system because of human, mechanical, lack of maintenance,
negligent or electrical error.
(8)
Add: "Place of Employment" has the meaning as defined
in § 101.01(11), Wis. Stats.
(9)
Add: "Public Building" has the meaning as defined
in § 101.01(12), Wis. Stats.
(10)
Add: "User" is defined as the owner and/or occupants
of any building.
(11)
Substitute: "Automatic sprinkler system" or
"Automatic fire sprinkler system" has the meaning given in § 145.01(2),
Wis. Stats.
(12)
Add: A "sky lantern," also known as "Kongming
lantern" or "Chinese lantern," is a small hot air balloon made of
paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
It can be viewed as an airborne version of the paper lantern.
C.
Chapter 3, General Requirements.
(1)
Section 301.1 Scope:
(a)
Add: Cleanliness. Every public building and
place of employment, including connecting yards, courts, passages,
areas or alleys, shall be kept clean and orderly, and shall be kept
free from any accumulation of dirt, filth, rubbish, garbage or other
matter.
(b)
Add: Matches. The manufacture, storage and distribution
of matches shall comply with § 167.07, Wis. Stats.
(2)
IFC Section 307 Open Burning and Recreational Fires, is rescinded as part of the Fox Crossing Fire Prevention Code. Chapter 218, Article VIII, of the Fox Crossing Code is the prevailing requirement for open burning in the Village of Fox Crossing.
(a)
IFC Section 307.2. Substitute "obtaining a permit
in accordance with Section 105.6" with "getting written permission
from the Fire Department seven days in advance of the event."
(b)
Add Section 307.4.4 Sky Lanterns. This section
shall prohibit the use of sky lantern devices as defined within this
section of the code within the Village limits.
D.
Chapter 5, Fire Service Features, Section 503.1 Fire Apparatus Access Roads.
(1)
Add: The specific requirements for fire apparatus
access roads identified in Appendix D of the International Fire Code
are hereby adopted as part of this Code section.
(2)
Add: When required. Required fire lanes shall be provided
prior to the placement of combustible materials at the building site,
or the construction of any portion of a building or facility above
the footing and foundation.
(3)
Section 503.1.1 Buildings and facilities. Add: Where
any part of the building or facility is more than 30 feet above the
lowest level of fire apparatus access, the fire lane shall also be
parallel to one entire side of the building or facility with the near
edge of the fire lane within 30 feet of the building or facility on
that parallel side.
(4)
Section 503.2.1 Dimensions.
(a)
Add: Buildings or facilities with any part more
than 30 feet above the lowest level of fire apparatus access shall
be provided with a fire lane capable of accommodating aerial fire
apparatus. Overhead power utility lines may not be located across
or within a fire lane for aerial fire apparatus.
(c)
Add: Where a fire hydrant is provided to supply
fire apparatus on the fire lane, the minimum unobstructed width shall
be 27 feet for a minimum distance of 20 feet on each side of the fire
hydrant.
(d)
IFC Section 503.4 Obstruction of Fire Apparatus
Access Roads. Substitute in its entirety: Fire lanes may not be obstructed
in any manner including the parking of vehicles or the accumulation
of snow. The minimum required clearances shall be maintained at all
times.
E.
Chapter 5, Section 507 Fire Protection Water Supplies.
(1)
Add: Section 507.3 Fire flow. The provisions outlined
in Appendix B, Section B105 and Table B105.1 of the International
Fire Code are hereby adopted as part of this Code section.
(2)
Add: Section 507.5.1.1 Fire Hydrant Location and Distribution.
The provisions outlined in Appendix C, Sections C103, C104, C105,
and Table C105.1 of the International Fire Code are hereby adopted
as part of this Code section.
(3)
Add: Section 507.5.1.2 Fire Hydrant Location and Fire
Department Connections. Buildings conforming to the provisions of
Section 903 shall have a fire hydrant located within 150 feet of the
Fire Department connection. Distance shall be measured from the Fire
Department connection to the fire hydrant by a determined path that
fire apparatus would drive; as determined by the Fire Marshal.
(4)
Add: Section 507.5.7 Fire Hydrant Color Coding. All
fire hydrants in the Village of Fox Crossing shall conform to the
following color coding:
(a)
Hydrants supplied by the municipal water system
will have the barrels of the fire hydrant painted yellow.
[1]
Hydrants with a tested gallons per minute (GPM)
of 500 or less shall have the hose caps painted red.
[2]
Hydrants with a tested GPM of 501 to 1,000 shall
have the hose caps painted orange.
[3]
Hydrants with a tested GPM of 1,001 to 1,500
shall have the hose caps painted green.
[4]
Hydrants with a tested GPM of 1,500+ shall have
the hose caps painted blue.
(b)
Private fire hydrants shall have the hydrant
barrel painted red and the hose caps painted the corresponding GPM-rated
capacity.
(c)
Private fire hydrants that are supplied by a
fire protection system fire pump shall have the barrel and hose caps
painted blue.
(d)
Exact paint brand and color name and number
shall be coordinated through the Fire Department and Water Utility.
F.
Chapter 9, Fire Protection Systems.
(2)
Add: Section 907.9.2 Testing. Exception (1) Multifamily
dwellings with automatic fire alarm systems shall have the alarm system
tested at least once a month, and a record of the tests shall be kept
on site at a location accessible to the inspection authority.
(3)
Add: Section 907.1 Fire Alarm and Detection Systems,
General:
(b)
No person, firm or corporation shall use or
cause to be used any telephone or electronic device or attachment
that automatically selects a public primary telephone trunk line of
the Police Department, Fire Department or any other department of
the Village of Fox Crossing, and then reproduces any prerecorded message
to report any burglary or other emergency.
(4)
Add: Section 904.11.6.2 Cleaning. Hoods, grease-removal
devices, fans, ducts and other appurtenances shall be cleaned at intervals
necessary to prevent the accumulation of grease. Cleanings shall be
recorded, and records shall state the extent, time and date of cleaning.
Such records shall be maintained on the premises.
G.
Chapter 23, Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities and Repair
Garages. Where differences occur between the requirements of this
chapter and Ch. ATCP 93, Wis. Adm. Code, the requirements of Ch. ATCP
93 shall govern.
