[Adopted 11-14-2023 by Ord. No. 9338[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. II,
Fire Hydrants and Fire Lanes, adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 11, Secs. 11-5 and 11-6, of the 1972 Code;
amended in its entirety 10-1-1986 by Ord. No. 2532-A, as further amended, and recodified former §§ 189-3 and 189-4 as §§ 189-212 and 189-213, respectively.
That certain document, one copy of which is on file with the
Community Development Department, being marked and designated as the
International Fire Code, 2018 Edition and subsequent versions thereof,
as published by the International Code Council, Inc., and as currently
and subsequently modified by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission,
is hereby adopted as governing law the safeguarding of life and property
from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling
and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions
hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises
as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection
of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions,
penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Prevention Code are hereby
referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out
in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes,
if any, prescribed in this chapter, and except as to such matters
as may be provided for in other ordinances or in the rules and regulations
authorized under provision of this Code.
The International Fire Code adopted in § 189-201 is hereby amended as set forth in the following paragraphs:
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Subsection 101.1 is amended by inserting the phrase, "The City
of El Reno, Oklahoma" in lieu of the phrase, "[name of jurisdiction]."
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Subsection 102.1 is amended by adding the following subparagraph:
5. Existing structures that have been unoccupied or condemned for
more than 90 days.
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Section 103 is amended by inserting the phrase, "Fire Department"
in lieu of the phrase, "Department of Prevention."
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Subsection 103.1 shall be deleted.
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Subsection 103.2 is amended to read as follows: 103.2 Appointment.
The City Manager or his designee(s) and the Fire Chief shall be responsible
for the enforcement of this Code. The Fire Chief shall be the fire
code official. The fire code official shall not be removed except
for cause and after full opportunity to be heard on specific and relevant
charges by and before the City Manager.
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Subsection 103.3 is amended to read as follows: 103.3 Deputies.
Fire Chief shall have the authority, with the approval of the City
Manager, to appoint deputy fire code officials, the related technical
officers, inspectors, plan examiners and other employees. Such employees
shall have powers as delegated by the City Manager or Fire Chief.
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Section 109.1 is amended to read as follows: 109.1 General. Appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code shall be heard by the El Reno Board of Adjustment, as established and as prescribed in Article XVIII of Chapter 361 of this Code. The fire code official and a representative of the State Fire Marshall's Office shall be ex officio members of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board.
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Section 109.3 shall be deleted.
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Subsection 110.4 is amended to read as follows: 110.4 Violation
penalties. Any person who shall violate any provisions of this code
or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who
shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the
approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official,
or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code shall
be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished as
provided for by resolution. Each and every day such violation continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
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Subsection 5504.2.1 is amended by adding the following language
at the end of the subsection: "Flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary
containers are only allowed in Heavy Industrial (I-2) Zoning Districts."
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Subsection 5704.2.9.6.1 is amended to read as follows: 5704.2.9.6.1
Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited. Storage of Class
I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks is only allowed in Heavy
Industrial (I-2) Districts.
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Subsection 6104.2 is amended to read as follows: 6104.2. Maximum
capacity within established limits. The storage of liquified petroleum
gas is restricted from being placed near heavily populated areas and
is only allowed in Heavy Industrial (I-2) Districts.
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A.
International Fire Code Appendix B is hereby adopted by the City
of El Reno as governing law controlling all matters concerning fire-flow
requirements for buildings, as if fully set forth herein, except as
to such portions as are specifically amended or deleted in this chapter,
and except as to such matters as may be provided for in other ordinances
or in the rules and regulations authorized under provision of this
Code and other codes of the City of El Reno.
B.
International Fire Code Appendix C is hereby adopted by the City
of El Reno as governing law controlling all matters concerning fire
hydrant locations, as if fully set forth herein, except as to such
portions as are specifically amended or deleted in this chapter, and
except as to such matters as may be provided for in other ordinances
or in the rules and regulations authorized under provision of this
Code and other codes of the City of El Reno.
C.
International Fire Code Appendix D is hereby adopted by the City
of El Reno as governing law controlling all matters concerning fire
apparatus access roads, as if fully set forth herein, except as to
such portions as are specifically amended or deleted in this chapter,
and except as to such matters as may be provided for in other ordinances
or in the rules and regulations authorized under provision of this
Code and other codes of the City of El Reno.
(1)
Section D107.1 is amended by adding the following language at
the end of the subsection: "3. For phased residential developments,
the City Council may delay the construction of a second fire apparatus
access road as a part of a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The PUD
document shall include an enforceable plan for guaranteeing the completion
of the second fire apparatus access road."
To ensure compatibility with the present key box system and
related devices, the manufacturer of such devices shall be the Knox
Company and will be required on all commercial buildings with fire
alarms or fire suppression systems and other occupancies as determined
by the Fire Code Official.
Standby generators shall be provided for all new and existing
facilities that advertise to the elderly, independent living or any
facility that in the opinion of the Fire Code official is deemed necessary.
For existing facilities which currently do not meet this requirement,
compliance with this section shall be required by October 1, 2021.
A.
Exception 1: Where multiple structures/residences are located on
site, a standby generator shall be provided at the central clubhouse/community
complex on site. The structure must be open 24 hours and staffed by
one personnel during a power outage lasting longer than a twelve-hour
period. The following shall be provided at the complex:
B.
Exception 2: Where multiple structures/residences are located on
site, a signed contract with a rental company shall be provided for
a standby generator. The standby generator shall provide power at
the central clubhouse/community complex on site. The structure must
be open 24 hours and staffed by one personnel during a power outage
lasting longer than a twelve-hour period. The following shall be provided
at the complex:
A.
Required. All new building construction and development of commercial,
industrial, mercantile, educational, institutional, assembly, hotel,
motel, multifamily dwelling or mobile home park occupancies shall
comply with the following:
[Amended 1-14-2020 by Ord. No. 9221]
(1)
Where water mains are accessible, fire hydrants of a type and
manufacture approved by the Public Works Director shall be available
to serve the building site prior to construction of combustible materials.
(2)
Where water mains are not accessible, an adequate plan for fire
protection shall be submitted to and approved by the Fire Chief prior
to start of construction.
(3)
Closing valves shall be located in such a manner that in case
of a main line break no more than one hydrant is inoperable during
down time and/or repairs.
(4)
The placement of all new fire hydrants shall be made only with
the approval of the appropriate Fire Code Official.
(5)
In all areas except those containing only one- and two-family
detached dwellings, fire hydrants shall be located in such a manner
that no hose line will exceed 400 feet in length to reach any accessible
portion of the exterior of any building and is dependent on the ability
to place an apparatus in such a manner a necessary to utilize said
hydrant. Distance shall be measured by the lay of the hose, not by
line of sight.
(6)
A fire hydrant shall be located within 50 feet of all fire department
standpipe or sprinkler connections.
(7)
No more than one hydrant may be located on any dead-end water
main. A fire hydrant located on a dead-end water main may not be positioned
further than 300 feet from a looped water supply source. However,
up to two additional hydrants may be added to a dead-end main if the
main size is eight inches or greater, and the arrangement is approved
by the appropriate fire code official and the additional hydraulic
calculations are acceptable for Fire Department use.
(8)
Distance between hydrants located on apparatus access roads
shall be no more 500 feet.
B.
Interference with. No person shall use, molest, willfully
injure, interfere with, or turn on or off any fire hydrant, stop valve
or stopcock belonging to the City of El Reno, or attach any hose,
pipe or any apparatus to, or connect anything with any such hydrant
without first having secured from the Superintendent of the Water
Department a written permit specifying the purpose and conditions
for such use.
C.
Obstruction of. No person shall place or cause to
be placed upon or about any fire hydrant any rubbish, building material,
fence or other obstruction of any character whatsoever. No person
shall hitch or cause to be hitched to any fire hydrant any animal
nor fasten to the same any guy rope or brace, nor back or stand any
automobile, wagon, dray, vehicle or motor vehicle against any hydrant.
D.
Access. Free and unobstructed access to all fire hydrants
and water valves shall be maintained at all times. No material of
any kind whatsoever shall be placed in the proximity of a fire hydrant,
so as to obstruct its usage by fire-fighting equipment, nor more excavations
made than absolutely necessary.
A.
The marking of fire lanes on private property, devoted
to public use, shall be approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Protection and the Chief of Police.
B.
Parking of motor vehicles or otherwise obstructing
fire lanes shall be prohibited at all times.
C.
Fire lanes and driveways shall be located so that
all buildings served by them are accessible to fire equipment.
D.
The contractor or person in charge of any construction
site for commercial, industrial, mercantile, educational, institutional,
assembly, hotel, motel, multifamily dwelling or mobile home park occupancies
shall provide and maintain an approved hard surface, all-weather access
lane, not less than 20 feet in width, as shown on approved site plans.
Such access lane shall be complete at such time that construction
has progressed to first use of combustible materials; provided that
access lanes shall not be required for sites whose structures total
less than 4,000 square feet unless constituting or declared a high-hazard
occupancy by the Fire Chief.
A.
Any person, partnership, corporation or organization
of the City owning a building or structure used as a hospital, church,
theater, hotel, motel, apartment house, rooming house, dormitory,
rest home, nursing home, day nursery, convalescent home, auditorium
or child-care institution, existing or constructed in the City, shall
install in such building or structure a smoke detector or detectors
in accordance with the nationally recognized codes, standards or practices
adopted by the State Fire Marshal Commission to safeguard life and
property from the hazards of smoke and fire.
B.
For the purpose of this section, the term "smoke detector"
means a device which is:
(1)
Designed to detect visible or invisible products of
combustion;
(2)
Designed with an alarm audible to the rooms it serves,
and power source;
(3)
Powered by either battery, alternating current or
other power source; and
(4)
Tested and listed for use as a smoke detector by Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc., Factory Mutual Research Corporation, or United
States Testing Company, Inc.
C.
Any person, partnership, corporation or organization
of the City who or which is a lessor of a residential property shall
explain to the lessee or tenant the method of testing the smoke detector
to ensure that it is in working order. The responsibility for checking
a smoke detector to find out whether such detector is in working order
is with the tenant or lessee leasing or renting a one- or two-family
dwelling, including an apartment in each apartment house or apartment
complex, and not with the person, partnership, corporation or organization
of the City who is a lessor of the residential property to the lessee
or tenant.
D.
Any person who violates any provision of Subsection A of this section or any person who tampers with, removes, destroys, disconnects or removes power from any installed smoke detector, except in the course of inspection, maintenance or replacement of the detector, upon conviction, is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100.
E.
The City Fire Chief shall prescribe, adopt and promulgate
the rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of
this section, which shall include a practical time table for compliance
with the provisions of this article.
The fire prevention code adopted by this article
shall be enforced by the Fire Department of the City, under the supervision
of the Chief of the Fire Department. The Chief of the Fire Department
may detail such members of the Fire Department as inspectors as shall
from time to time be necessary to enforce such code.
