Any business, whether individually and/or corporately owned,
shall apply for a commercial permit at the city billing and collection
office, if that business wishes to conduct commercial activity in
the city.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)
Said business shall submit the plans for fire alarm, sprinkler,
and vent hood suppression systems to the city billing and collection
office.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)
The fire marshal shall review, approve and stamp the approved
plans after said fire alarm system has been tested by the fire marshal’s
division.
(1) The
fire alarm system must be tagged by the fire alarm company and the
system shall be placed in LIVE Mode and be monitored twenty-four (24)
hours a day and seven (7) days a week.
(2) The
fire alarms system shall be certified by the fire alarm company with
a tag indicating the installation date and fire alarm company’s
information.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)
The fire marshal shall review, approve and stamp the approved
plans after the sprinkler system has been tested by an underground
hydro which must conducted, with the sprinkler system pressured at
200 PSI and it must hold pressure for a minimum of two (2) hours.
(1) The
fire marshal shall receive all required documentation for the underground
flush, underground and aboveground hydro in order to pass inspection.
(2) The
sprinkler system shall be certified by the sprinkler company with
a tag indicating the installation date and sprinkler company’s
information
(3) The
sprinkler system must be placed in LIVE mode, connected to and monitored
with the fire alarm system.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)
The fire marshal shall review, approve and stamp the approved
plans after said vent hood plans have been tested by the fire marshal’s
division. The vent hood system shall be certified by the vent hood
company installing the system and tag it with the installation date
and the vent hood company’s information.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)
All commercial buildings shall have post indicator valves (PIV)
and wall indicator valves (WPIV) and shall be approved by the fire
marshal division.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)
All commercial structures shall exit lights, emergency lighting,
fire extinguishers, exterior emergency lighting and landing on all
sides of the structure, the electric box shall be labeled, the riser
room shall be labeled, the electrical room shall be labeled, the storage
room shall be labeled, and the structure shall contain a Knox Box
where the fire alarm is required by the fire marshal.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)
Every fire apparatus access roads, which are dead end, shall
be provided with a turn around. The following types of roads are approved,
such as hammer head, cul-de-sac, “Y” turn around, and
must have an approved fire apparatus road prior building vertical.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)
The fire marshal shall approve all fire lanes in the city.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)
All fire hydrants shall be within 400 feet from the commercial
buildings.
(Ordinance 2020-07 adopted 2/25/20)