A.
Placement of addresses. Addresses, as assigned pursuant to § 274-10, shall be placed on all structures or property supporting the same as follows:
(1)
Posting during and after construction.
(a)
During construction. The address of a building under construction shall be prominently posted on the property, along with the building permit posted pursuant to § 115-10.
(b)
The address of a completed building shall be permanently affixed
to the building as provided in this section.
(c)
The address tiles shall be continuously maintained to be clearly
readable, and in the event that replacement is required, the owner
may obtain duplicate address tiles from the Building Inspector.
(2)
Description of numbers and letters.
(a)
Numbers and letters shall be of contrasting colors (e.g., black
and white) and readable from the road or highway. Arabic numbers shall
be used; script and roman numerals cannot be used alone, but may be
used as an addition to the requirements of this section.
(b)
Numbers and letters shall be visible from the roadway at all
times of the year.
(3)
Multifamily requirements. All multifamily buildings shall have street
numbers placed on the exterior of the principal building that faces
the street, service drive or parking lot and located adjacent to the
individual unit entrances to the buildings.
(4)
Commercial and industrial requirements.
(a)
All suite numbers that identify each individual unit shall be
placed on the primary entrance to each business or occupancy.
(b)
All commercial or industrial structures that have a rear service
door shall identify the occupant and the street address conspicuously
on said rear door in contrasting and reflective letters and/or numbers
not less than six inches in height, and shall continually maintain
the same.
B.
Door, floor and stairway identification. Any occupancy having more
than five exterior means of egress and/or more than two floors in
height shall number the individual egress areas according to this
section:
(1)
An identifying number shall be placed on the interior and exterior
of each means of egress doorway not less than six inches high in contrasting
color and light reflective. The main entrance or means of egress shall
be numbered one, with each additional means of egress progressing
clockwise around the exterior of the structure to reflect its relationship
to the main entrance. All means of egress leading into the structure
shall be numbered, not just the required exit egresses.
(2)
Each interior door providing access to an enclosed stairway that
is considered part of an accessible means of egress shall be identified
with numbers and letters not less than 3 1/2 inches high in the
following manner:
(a)
Have a sign indicating floor level posted on both sides of the
egress door in a location acceptable to the AHJ.
(b)
Have a sign indicating the exterior exit door egress assigned in compliance with § 155-25B(2)(a) located on both sides of the egress door in a location acceptable to the AHJ.
All required passenger and freight elevators in all buildings
and structures hereinafter constructed, except one- and two-family
residential occupancies, shall:
A.
Provide at least one elevator to all floors of such a size and arrangement
to accommodate a twenty-four-inch by eighty-five-inch ambulance stretcher
in the horizontal, open position.
B.
The elevator arranged to accommodate an ambulance stretcher shall
be identified by the Star of Life. This symbol shall not be less than
three inches in height and shall be placed on both sides of the hoistway
door frame.
B.
Fire lanes shall have an unobstructed width of 24 feet with the road
edge closest to the building at least 10 feet from the building.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any persons to park motor vehicles on, or
otherwise obstruct, any fire lane.
D.
Where any part of a multifamily building is two or more stores in
height, the minimum unobstructed width of the fire lane parallel to
one side of the building shall be 26 feet.
E.
Designated fire access roads and fire lanes must be submitted and
conditionally approved prior to issuance of building permits.
F.
The Fire Chief or Fire Inspector shall establish fire lanes at any
shopping center, school or business which presents a potentially hazardous
situation because of restricted access for Fire Department vehicles
or by parked vehicles.
G.
Fire lanes shall provide access to at least two sides of all buildings
up to 200 feet in length.
H.
For buildings over 200 feet long, fire lanes shall be provided for
access to all four sides of the building or group of buildings.
I.
Fire lanes shall be at least 30 feet in width with the road edge
closest to the building located within 30 feet of the building, unless
a different distance is required by the Fire Department.
J.
Any dead-end fire lane more than 150 feet long shall be provided
with a turnaround area of at least 90 feet in diameter.
K.
All fire lanes shall be marked with freestanding signs, marked curbs,
sidewalks and traffic surfaces with the words "Fire Lane No Parking"
painted in contrasting colors at a size and spacing acceptable to
the Fire Department.
L.
Fire access roads and fire lane violations.
(1)
In any area designated as a fire lane, parking shall be prohibited
and shall result in the issuance of citations pursuant to the Code
of the City of Burlington.
(2)
Any vehicle parked in a fire lane for more than 24 hours shall be
towed at the owner's expense.
(3)
Any commercially licensed vehicle actively engaged in delivery or
pickup shall be excluded from this subsection.
(4)
All fire access roads and fire lanes must be maintained by the owner
or occupants at all times.
(5)
All fire access roads and fire lanes must have snow removed by the
owner or occupants at all times.
A.
Intent. The intent of this section is to ensure adequate water supply
for firefighting purposes to structures, buildings, and normal premises.
B.
Where hydrants required.
(1)
Buildings and/or structures. Any building or structure except single-
and two-family dwellings hereafter erected shall provide, at the owner's
expense, approved water hydrants. Hydrants shall be located so that
no part of the building is more than 300 feet from an approved hydrant
by normal access routes. One hydrant shall be located within 50 feet
of all required Fire Department connections, and this hydrant shall
not be counted as a required hydrant fulfilling the 300-foot coverage
rule. Required hydrants must be freestanding and shall be installed
not less than 40 feet from the building exterior wall and may not
be closer than 50 feet to another hydrant. Public hydrants across
divided roads/highways shall not be used to fulfill the hydrant requirements
for the building or premises. The AHJ will approve the actual location
of all private hydrants. Two copies of the building plans, including
site plans, shall be provided to the Building Inspector for Fire Department
use, in addition to any copies or building plans required by the Building
Inspector.
(2)
Mobile home parks. Any new mobile home or trailer park or any mobile
home or trailer park which expands by adding additional trailers or
area to the present court site shall provide an approved water hydrant
when any trailer or building located in such park is more than 300
feet from an approved hydrant. Water hydrants shall be provided so
that no trailer or building is more than 300 feet from an approved
hydrant by normal access routes.
C.
Approved water hydrant. An approved water hydrant shall mean a water
hydrant with two 2 1/2- and one 4 1/2-inch Fire Department
connections with National Standard Threads and an operating nut size
approved by the AHJ. The connecting water line between the municipal
water main and the approved water hydrant shall not be less than six
inches in size when the pipe length between the hydrant and the municipal
water main is 150 feet or less. If the pipe length between the hydrant
and municipal water main is greater than 150 feet, the water main
to the hydrant shall not be less than eight inches in size. All water
hydrants must be installed in accordance with the requirements of
the municipal Water Utility and NFPA 24 and conditionally approved
by the AHJ and the municipal Water Utility. All water hydrants shall
be installed and maintained in such a manner and location so as to
be accessible at all times to the Fire Department apparatus. All hydrants
shall be installed, tested, in service, and accessible to the Fire
Department prior to any aboveground construction or combustibles being
brought onto the site. If a water main supplies both a required water
hydrant and a fire sprinkler system or standpipe system, the minimum
size pipe between the hydrant and the municipal water main shall not
be less than eight inches in size.
D.
Inspection, testing, maintenance and repair. Private fire service
mains and water tanks shall be periodically inspected, tested and
maintained in accordance with the requirements contained in NFPA 25
and with the following requirements and at the following intervals:
(1)
Private fire hydrants shall be inspected, flow tested and maintained
annually and after each operation.
(2)
The property owner shall immediately advise the Fire Department and
the Water Utility as to hydrants that have been damaged, inoperable,
or have been found deficient in required fire flow.
(3)
All inoperable hydrants shall be repaired as soon as possible or
within a reasonable time frame as determined by the AHJ.
(4)
All records of inspections shall be maintained on site and made available
to the AHJ upon request.
E.
Hydrants must be accessible at all times.
F.
Prohibited obstructions may include but are not limited to snow,
parked vehicles, materials, equipment, storage, and refuse.
G.
No obstructions shall be within a four-foot radius of the hydrant.
A.
An access box system has been adopted for use by the City of Burlington
Fire Department.
B.
The following structures shall be equipped with an access box at
or near the main entrance or in a location as required by the AHJ:
(1)
Commercial or industrial structures protected by a fire alarm system,
fire control system, fire extinguishing system or fire suppression
system.
(2)
Any structures that are secured in a way that restricts access during
an emergency.
(3)
Multifamily residential structures that have restricted access through
locked doors and have any common areas.
(4)
Nursing homes, CBRFs, child day-care and other health facilities.
(5)
All educational occupancies.
(6)
Any location where entry to the property is secured in whole or part
by a fence, gate, wall or connected buildings, or as otherwise directed
by this Department. Entry key override switches shall be required
on any exit door at any location which uses a card reader entry system
and/or a magnetic door lock security system.
(7)
The AHJ shall have the authority to require any structure or facility
to have an access box installed and maintained.
(8)
The AHJ shall have the authority to require any structure or facility
to have additional access boxes installed and maintained.
(9)
Exception. Any building or site that has twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week
guard service or any occupancy that remains open 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, does not require an access box, unless ordered by the
Fire Chief.
C.
All newly constructed structures subject to this section shall have
the access box installed and operational prior to the issuance of
an occupancy permit. All structures in existence on the effective
date of this section and which are subject to this section shall have
one year from the date of being ordered by the AHJ to have an access
box installed to complete installation.
D.
The owner or agent of a structure required to have an access box
shall keep the following inside the box:
(1)
A master key or keys to locked points of ingress and egress, whether
on the interior or exterior.
(2)
The keys to locked mechanical equipment, electrical, and elevator
control rooms.
(3)
The keys needed to open any alarm panels or other emergency equipment.
(4)
Keys to elevator controls.
(5)
Floor plans or maps as required by the AHJ.
(6)
The keys to other areas as directed by the AHJ.
E.
All items required to be kept in the access box shall be the most
currently used and must be continually updated.
F.
The access box shall be installed at the owner's expense.
G.
The size and type of access box will be determined by the AHJ.
H.
Compliance. All existing buildings shall comply with this chapter
within six months from its effective date. All newly constructed buildings,
not yet occupied buildings currently under construction and all buildings
or businesses applying for a certificate of occupancy that are subject
to this section shall comply immediately.
I.
Ordering. Property owners shall be responsible for all costs of purchasing
and installation of any access box required herein. The City of Burlington
Fire Department shall not be responsible for ordering any access box
or key override switch or other device required by this chapter.
J.
Maintenance. Property owners shall be responsible for the maintenance
of all access boxes.
Prior to, and as a condition of, obtaining an occupancy permit,
the owner of all buildings, except one- and two-family units, shall
supply the Fire Department with an 8 1/2-inch by eleven-inch
site plan which includes the following:
A.
Location(s) of gas and electrical shutoffs.
B.
Location(s) of high pile storage.
C.
Location of Fire Department connection and sprinkler control valve.
D.
Dimensions of the structure in feet.
E.
Location of the standpipe(s).
F.
Main entrance labeled.
G.
Apartments, suites, or unit numbers.
H.
Location of all hydrants on the site and surrounding streets.
I.
Location of alarm panels.
J.
Location of access box(es).
K.
Special fire protection and area covered: heat vents, FM 200 systems,
etc.
L.
Special construction features: skylights, blowout walls, etc.
M.
Floor plans, including roof access points.
A.
All combustible roof spaces shall be subdivided every 3,000 square
feet by one-hour-rated partitions unless protected by a complete approved
automatic fire sprinkler system.
B.
Any openings in the required one-hour-rated partition must have a
minimum of a one-hour-rated self-closing door.
C.
All divided spaces shall have an approved and minimum one-hour-rated
access panel, the size of which must be acceptable to the AHJ.
A.
Rough inspections required by this chapter shall be conducted by
the AHJ.
B.
Rough inspections are required specifically to determine if substantial
compliance with this chapter has been provided for in all structures
regulated by this chapter.
C.
The following rough inspection requirements are specifically established
by this chapter and shall be enforced by the AHJ:
(1)
All automatic fire sprinkler systems must have rough inspections
done by the AHJ.
(2)
All fire sprinkler systems must have rough inspections done by the
AHJ.
(3)
All fire control systems must have rough inspections done by the
AHJ.
(4)
All fire suppression systems must have rough inspections done by
the AHJ.
(5)
All fire alarm systems must have rough inspections done by the AHJ.
(6)
All fire detection systems must have rough inspections done by the
AHJ.
(7)
Complete and accurate as-built drawings and revised hydraulic calculations
must be resubmitted for the AHJ's review and approval for all
fire sprinkler systems that utilize CPVC piping prior to any piping
being concealed, and a rough inspection must be done by the AHJ.
(8)
All systems and/or building components the AHJ deems necessary must
have rough inspections done by the AHJ.
(9)
All rough inspections must be completed by the AHJ prior to any system,
equipment and/or component thereof, subject to the requirements of
this chapter.
(10)
All rough inspections must be completed by the AHJ prior to
any system, equipment and/or component thereof being concealed in
any way and/or by any means.
(11)
All systems, equipment and/or components thereof must be in
plain view from the floor or grade level for all rough inspections.
D.
System and/or component concealment restrictions are hereby established.
E.
All structures regulated by this chapter shall comply with the following:
(1)
The AHJ shall allow the concealment of any system and/or component
thereof regulated by this chapter only after determining substantial
compliance with the requirements of this chapter has been accomplished.
(2)
If any system and/or any component thereof is concealed prior to
the AHJ conducting a rough inspection of any system and/or any component
thereof regulated by this chapter, the AHJ may order the removal of
any materials that are preventing a rough inspection from being completed,
such removal to be at the owner's expense.
(3)
All requirements of this chapter shall be complied with prior to
concealing any system and/or any component thereof.
(4)
If the requirements of this chapter are not complied with, the AHJ
may issue a stop-work order on any project or portion thereof.
The Fire Department shall conduct plan reviews and approvals
of fire-safety-related elements prior to construction of any public
buildings and/or places of employment.
All structures that have automatic sprinkler systems:
A.
Shall have sprinkler control rooms located with adequate access for
Fire Department, sprinkler maintenance and inspection personnel.
B.
Shall not be located within private dwellings, with the exception
of NFPA 13D systems.
C.
Shall have direct access from the exterior to the sprinkler control
valve(s) that is acceptable to the AHJ.
Entry key override switches shall be required on any exit door
at any location which uses a card reader entry system and/or a magnetic
door lock security system.
