[Amended 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-5; 2-18-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-02]
A.
Life Safety Code adopted. The 2018 edition of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, as amended to avoid conflict with the
Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code and as published by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted as the official Life Safety Code of the Town of Bar Harbor. A copy of said code shall be kept on file in the office of the Clerk of the Town of Bar Harbor.
[Amended 7-2-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06]
(1)
Amendments. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2018 edition, is adopted in its published form as if fully set forth herein, with the following amendments and exceptions:
(a)
Unvented fuel-fired heaters. Unvented fuel-fired heaters shall not be used in a bedroom or bathroom or in a manufactured home.
(b)
Extinguishment requirements in one- and two-family dwellings. Section 24.3.5.1 of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2018 edition, is not incorporated by reference.
(c)
Stair risers, guards, treads, and tread nosing. The following provisions of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2018 edition, are modified as indicated: The maximum height of risers as prescribed in Chapter 24, Section 24.2.5, is modified to permit a maximum seven-and-three-quarter-inch riser for newly constructed stairs in one- and two-family dwellings only. The minimum height of guards as prescribed in Chapter 24, Section 24.2.5, is modified to permit a minimum guard height of 36 inches for newly constructed stairs in one- and two-family dwellings only. The minimum tread depth as prescribed in Chapter 24, Section 24.2.5, shall be amended to permit a ten-inch tread depth for newly constructed stairs in one- and two-family dwellings only. Tread nosing as prescribed in Chapter
7, Section 7.2.2.3.3.2, is modified to permit a nosing at least 3/4 inch but not more than 1 1/4 inches in depth for newly constructed one- and two-family dwellings. Nosings are not required where tread depth is not less than 11 inches.
(d)
Separated occupancies. Tables 6.1.14.4.1 Part 1 and 2, "Required Separation of Occupancies (hours)," shall be cross referenced with Table 508.4, "Required Separation of Occupancies," of the 2015 International Building Code (IBC). Where separation requirements in the two tables conflict, separation requirements set forth in the IBC table control.
(e)
Accessory occupancies. Chapter 6, Section 6.1.14.1.3, of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2018 edition, is not incorporated. Section 508.2, Accessory Occupancies, of the 2015 International Building Code governs.
(f)
Dead-end corridors. The following provisions of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2018 edition, are modified as indicated: Chapter
18, Section 18.2.5.2, is modified to require dead-end corridors not to exceed 20 feet. Chapter 32, Section 32.3.2.5.4, is modified to require dead-end corridors not to exceed 50 feet. Chapter 42, Table 42.2.5, is modified to require that a dead-end corridor in an ordinary hazard storage occupancy protected by a sprinkler system not exceed 50 feet. A dead-end corridor in an ordinary hazard storage occupancy not protected by a sprinkler shall not exceed 20 feet.
(g)
Chapter 33.7.3.6. Add Section 19.7 shall apply in such instances.
B.
Fire Prevention Code adopted. In accordance with 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3003, as amended, the NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code, 2018 edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted as the Fire Prevention Code of the Town of Bar Harbor. A copy of said code shall be kept on file in the office of the Clerk of the Town of Bar Harbor. Said code is hereby incorporated by reference as the minimum standards for safeguarding life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises.
[Amended 7-2-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06]
(1)
Amendments. NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code, 2018 Edition, is adopted in its published form as if fully set forth herein, with the following amendments and exceptions:
(a)
Chapter 13, Section 3.2.20.1, of NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code, 2018 edition, is not incorporated.
(b)
Chapter 13, Section 3.2.3 shall be amended to read as follows: Chapter 13, Section 3.2.3 New buildings housing emergency fire, rescue or ambulance services shall be protected throughout by approved supervised automatic sprinkler systems. Sprinklers shall be permitted to be omitted from emergency fire, rescue or ambulance services that are storing vehicles or equipment only and are not part of a multiple mixed occupancy.
C.
Penalty. The violation of any provision of said Fire Prevention Code or Life Safety Code shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 plus costs and/or imprisonment for not more than six months. This penalty shall be deemed to be exclusive of any other appropriate legal or equitable action. Each day any violation of said code occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.