[Ord. No. 2017-02]
There is hereby adopted by the Board of Commissioners, for the
purpose of prescribing rules and regulations to improve public safety
by promoting the control of fire hazards; regulating the installation,
use, and maintenance of equipment; regulating the use of structures,
premises, and open areas; providing for the abatement of fire hazards;
establishing the responsibilities and procedures for code enforcement;
and setting forth the standards for compliance and achievement of
these objectives.
This code shall be known as the City of Weatherford Fire Prevention
Code. The City of Weatherford hereby adopts the 2015 version of the
International Fire Code (IFC). This code shall be adopted with additions
and or deletions set forth by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission
as the statewide minimum standard code. In addition to the state minimum
standard, the City of Weatherford also adopts the following Appendices
from the IFC.
APPENDIX B
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FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS
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APPENDIX C
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FIRE HYDRANT LOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
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APPENDIX D
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FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS
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APPENDIX F
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HAZARD RANKING
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APPENDIX G
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CRYOGENIC FLUIDS-WEIGHT AND VOLUME EQUIVALENTS
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APPENDIX H
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLAN (HMMP) AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INVENTORY STATEMENT (HMIS) INSTRUCTIONS
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APPENDIX I
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FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS-NON COMPLIANT CONDITIONS
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The before mentioned codes shall be adopted in their entirety
except those portions such as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or
amended. The provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits
of the City of Weatherford.
The Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Fire Department
of the city, under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
The Fire Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members of the
Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary,
and such inspectors may be appointed as the Board of Commissioners
may authorize.
Whenever the word "municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention
Code, it shall be held to mean the City of Weatherford.
[Amended 3-31-1999, Ordinance
1999-3 § 1; 12-29-2005, Ordinance 2005-12; 11-30-2006, Ordinance 2006-12; 9-30-2009, Ordinance No. 2009-07; 11-30-2011, Ordinance 2011-08; Ordinance 2014-02, 4-30-2014; 1-31-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-03]
1. This
section refers to the above ground storage of liquefied petroleum
gas (LPG), flammable, and combustible liquids. These products when
stored in above ground tanks shall only be allowed within the Weatherford
City Limits when done so in accordance with this section.
2. No
container, tank-truck, or receptacle of any kind or nature containing
such products shall be placed, parked, left, or permitted to remain
within the city except for purposes of, and only for such time as
may be necessary in making deliveries for use within the City.
3. Residential
use of above ground tanks for the storage of LPG shall be limited
to portable tanks five gallons or smaller.
4. Commercial
retail sites shall be allowed to store and possess containers of (LPG)
for the specific use of resale or exchange, provided that all of the
following provisions have been met and approved by the City of Weatherford
Fire Marshall.
a. Each container shall be an approved DOT container not capable of
storing more than five gallons of LPG. The aggregate amount of LPG
on site shall not exceed 1,440 pounds of LPG at any time, specifically;
there shall be no more than 72 filled, five gallon LPG cylinders on
site at any given time. Empty cylinders shall be stored in the same
manner as full cylinders.
b. The cylinders shall be protected by an approved noncombustible locker
or rack that prevents tampering with valves and pilferage of the cylinder.
c. Protection against vehicle impact shall be provided where vehicle
traffic normally is expected.
d. Containers awaiting use, exchange, or resale shall not be stored
within five feet of any doorway.
e. Container storage sites shall not be located within 20 feet of any
motor fueling operations, flammable or combustible liquid dispensing
operations or any associated tank fill or off load operations involving
a flammable of combustible liquid.
f. All containers and cylinders shall be stored in a secure and upright
position or in a manner that ensures transmission of the vapor space
to the pressure relief valve.
g. Portable containers shall not be taken into retail locations and
a sign stating the same shall be posted at the storage site, which
is acceptable to the City of Weatherford Fire Marshal.
h. The area surrounding the storage site shall be of noncombustible
construction and free of any and all ignition sources for a distance
of not less than 10 feet.
i. There shall be no dispensing, refilling, or discharging of any container
or cylinder at the retail location. These sites shall be specifically
used as exchange sites only.
5. There
shall be granted an exception to the current restrictions on the size
and location of LPG containers within the Weatherford city limits,
where natural gas service is not currently available. In such instances,
upon request having been made to the Weatherford City Inspectors office,
and approval granted by the city inspector's office and the Weatherford
Fire Marshal's office, above ground LPG containers up to 250 gallons
may be permitted at a distance of no closer than 25 feet from a structure
or property line.
6. LPG
used in commercial applications such as mobile food vending, construction,
roofing, etc. Shall be allowed to poses within Weatherford city limits
not more than 100 gallons water capacity of LPG. LPG cylinders shall
be transported and secured within the foot print of the vehicle and
or trailer in accordance with NFPA 58. Cylinders shall not be mounted
on the rear or roof of any vehicle or trailer.
7. Industrial
sites (I-2 zoned property) shall be allowed to store and possess LPG
in above ground storage tanks; for industrial, manufacturing, and
retail uses, provided that all of the following provisions have been
met and approved by the City of Weatherford Fire Marshal.
a. The storage site shall not be located less that 1,000 feet from the
nearest residentially zoned property.
b. The use and storage of LPG shall be done so in accordance with current
NFPA standards and the International Fire Code.
c. Such other requirements as necessary to ensure public safety as determined
by the Weatherford Fire Department.
8. Industrial
sites (I-2 zoned property) shall be allowed to store and possess combustible
and flammable liquids in above ground storage tanks. The use and storage
of these products shall be done so in accordance with current NFPA
standards and the International Fire Code. No storage or use shall
take place unless plans have been approved by the City of Weatherford
Fire Marshal.
1. LIQUEFIED
PETROLEUM GAS – As used in this article shall mean and include
any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following
hydrocarbons or mixtures of the same: Propane, Propylene, Butanes
(normal Butane and Isobutane), and Butylenes.
2. FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS – Shall mean liquids which have flash points below 100°
F. (38° C).
3. COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS – Shall mean materials which have flash points at
or above 100° F. (38° C.).
[Amended 5-31-2012, Ordinance
2011-04]
The bulk storage of explosives and blasting agents within the
Weatherford city limits shall be restricted to the Weatherford Business
and Technology Park. Storage and handling of explosives shall be in
accordance with Chapter 33 of the International Fire Code, Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive (ATF) Publication 5400.7, and all
applicable National Fire Protection Association Codes.
Users of such explosives and blasting agents shall have current
permits issued by the Oklahoma Department of Mines and the ATF. Users
shall also have on site a current Notice of Clearance issued by the
ATF which list responsible persons or possessors of explosives and
blasting agents stored and handled at the location.
The Chief of the Fire Department, with approval of the Board
of Commissioners, 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 the applicant.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall disapprove an
application or refuse to grant a license or permit applied for, or
when it is claimed that the provisions of the code 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 Board of Commissioners
within 30 days from the date of the decision of the Chief.
The Mayor and the Chief of the Fire Department 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
said code. The Chief of the Fire Department shall post such list in
a conspicuous place in his office, and distribute copies thereof to
interested persons.
1. Any person, firm, or corporation 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 any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plan 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 Board of Commissioners or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed therein, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and costs as provided for in Section
9-31 of this Code. 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.
2. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent
the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
No person shall be allowed to place ashes in any trash container
or paper sack within or outside any building, in any box, or other
wooden container or upon any wooden container or floor. The placing
of ashes in such places or in such manner shall be an offense. This
applies to trash and garbage to be picked up by the City of Weatherford
as well.
It shall be an offense for any person, being the occupant, owner,
or lessee of any dwelling house, store house, warehouse or cellar
located within the corporate limits of the city, to keep or permit
to be kept therein any straw, hay or shavings or other combustible
material other than is actually necessary for the operation of his
or their business.
No person shall keep or permit to be kept on the premises, any
oily waste or oily rags, unless at all times when not actually in
use such oily waste and oily rags be kept in a metal can with self-closing
cover and riveted joints, standing on metal legs which raise the bottom
of the container at least five inches above the floor.
It shall be an offense to burn any trash or rubbish in the fire
limits and no permit shall allow same. It shall be an offense to set
fire to anything on any pavement or sidewalk.
[Amended 3-31-1997 by
Ordinance 1997-02; 12-31-2015 by
Ordinance 2015-10]
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person or persons
to do or cause to be done any open burning within the corporate limits,
of the City of Weatherford, Oklahoma, including but not limited to
lawns, grass, trash, lumber, leaves, straw or any other combustible
material.
1. Exceptions:
a. Burning conducted by the Fire Department for the purpose of training.
b. Bonfires for community activities (permit required).
2. Recreational fires shall be permitted at one or two family dwellings
only. The following restrictions shall apply:
a. Fires conducted in portable outdoor fireplaces which are constructed
of steel, concrete, clay or other noncombustible material shall be
permitted only when used over noncombustible surfaces and located
not less than 15 feet from a structure or combustible construction.
b. Ground or fire pits shall be permitted but restricted in size to
not more than three feet in diameter and not more than two feet in
height. The fire shall not be less than 25 feet from a structure or
combustible construction and conditions which could cause the fire
to spread within that 25 feet shall be eliminated prior to ignition.
c. The Weatherford Fire Department shall have full extinguishment authority.
Any fire that creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation
or becomes offensive because of smoke emissions, may be extinguished.
Outdoor open flame cooking devices shall not be operated on
combustible balconies or within 10 feet of a structure or combustible
construction. Such devices shall be operated over noncombustible surfaces.
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The owner shall be responsible for outdoor burning and open
flame cooking. Such activities shall be attended by the owner at all
times.
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