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This article is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by
RSA 47:22 and RSA 153.
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There is hereby adopted by the City of Dover, New Hampshire,
for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous
to life and property from fire or explosion, codes known as the "State
Fire Code" (Chapter Saf-C 6000), "NFPA 1," or subsequent fire safety
codes, as adopted by the State of New Hampshire and the whole thereof,
save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified
or amended, of which not fewer than three copies have been and now
are filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Dover, New
Hampshire, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully
as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this article
shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within
the limits of the City of Dover, New Hampshire.
The limits referred to in current NFPA 1, State Fire Code, adopted
by the State of New Hampshire, in which storage of explosives and
blasting agents is prohibited, are hereby established as follows:
no area of the City without a permit from the Fire and Rescue Chief.
A.
The limits referred to in the current NFPA 1, State Fire Code, adopted
by the State of New Hampshire, in which storage of flammable liquids
in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited are hereby established
as follows: no area of the City without a permit from the Fire and
Rescue Chief.
B.
The limits referred to in the current NFPA 1, State Fire Code, adopted
by the State of New Hampshire, in which new bulk plants for flammable
or combustible liquids are prohibited are hereby established as follows:
no area of the City without a permit from the Fire and Rescue Chief.
The limits referred to in the current NFPA 1, State Fire Code,
adopted by the State of New Hampshire, in which bulk storage of liquefied
petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established as follows: no
area of the City without a permit from the Fire and Rescue Chief.
The routes referred to in the current NFPA 1, State Fire Code,
adopted by the State of New Hampshire, for vehicles transporting explosives
and blasting agents are hereby established as follows: Spaulding Turnpike.
The routes referred to in the current NFPA 1, State Fire Code,
adopted by the State of New Hampshire, for transporting hazardous
chemicals and other dangerous articles are hereby established as follows:
Spaulding Turnpike.
In addition to the requirements of Chapter 18 of NFPA 1, State
Fire Code, as adopted by the State of New Hampshire, all premises,
with the exception of one- and two-family dwellings which the Fire
and Rescue Department may be called upon to protect in case of fire
and which are not readily accessible from public roads shall be provided,
by the property owner, with suitable gates, access roads and fire
lanes so accessible to firefighting apparatus.
A.
Requirements. Fire lanes shall be provided for all buildings, with
the exception of one- and two-family dwellings which are set back
more than 150 feet from a public road or exceed 30 feet in height
and are set back more than 50 feet from the address side of the building
(main entrance); or any building, with the exception of one- and two-family
dwellings which, owing to the location and Fire and Rescue Department
accessibility as determined by the Chief of the Fire and Rescue Department,
or designee, require such lanes for a clear and unobstructed approach
to the building. Fire lanes shall be at least 20 feet in width, with
the road edge closest to the building at least 10 feet from the building.
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B.
Dead-end roads. Any dead-end road more than 300 feet long shall be
provided with a turnaround at the closed end at least 90 feet in diameter.
C.
Standpipes and sprinkler system connections. All premises which are
equipped with standpipe and/or sprinkler system connections shall
provide a clear and unobstructed access to said connections. Such
access lanes shall be at least 20 feet in width and shall be otherwise
regarded, for the purposes of this article, as a fire lane.
D.
Designation of fire lanes. The designation of the fire lanes on private
property shall be established as specified by the Chief of the Fire
and Rescue Department.
E.
Responsibility for posting and maintaining of fire lanes. It shall
be the responsibility of the property owner to post with approved
signs and/or mark all designated fire lanes, as required by the Chief
of the Fire and Rescue Department.
F.
Record of location of fire lanes. An official record of fire lanes,
as designated in accordance with this section, shall be kept with
the Inspection Services Division.
G.
Enforcement. Enforcement shall be the responsibility of the local
law enforcement agency and/or the Inspection Services Division.
A.
Permits for the possession, transport, use and explosion of Class
C fireworks may be obtained upon the approval of the Fire and Rescue
Chief and the Police Chief. All displays shall be conducted by a trained
operator holding a current license or State of New Hampshire certificate
of competency. A valid certificate of insurance shall be on file with
the Fire and Rescue Department prior to the display date. A City of
Dover fireworks application must be completed seven days prior to
date of the display and approved by the Fire and Rescue Chief and
the Police Chief.
Whenever the Building Official disapproves an application or
refuses to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed the Building
Official has misinterpreted the State Fire Code, the applicant may
appeal the decision of the Building Official to the Chief of the Dover
Fire and Rescue Department in the first instance and the City Manager
in the second instance.
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The City Manager of the City of Dover, New Hampshire, the Chief
of the Dover Fire and Rescue Department and the Building Official
may act as a committee to grant permits in extraordinary circumstances.
The Inspection Services Division shall post a list of exceptions in
a conspicuous place in its office and distribute copies thereof to
interested persons.
A.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Code of Dover Chapter 81, Article I, as hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plan submitted and approved 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 Chief of the Fire and Rescue Department 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 as provided in the City Fine Schedule for each offense. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time, and when not otherwise specified, each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
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B.
The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent
the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
