[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Johnson Creek at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. II). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The most current edition and any subsequent
editions of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce Administrative Code
are adopted by reference and made a part hereof, as if fully set forth
herein.
A.
In case of a conflict between any provisions of this
Code, the Wisconsin Administrative Code or the NFPA Code, the code
containing the strictest provisions shall apply.
B.
A copy of the codes and standards incorporated by
reference shall be kept at all times and available for inspection
during reasonable hours in the office of the Fire Chief.
A.
The following structures shall be equipped with a
key lock box at or near the main entrance or such other location required
by the Fire Chief:
(1)
Commercial or industrial structures protected by an
automatic alarm system or automatic suppression system, or such structures
that are secured in a manner that restricts access during an emergency;
(2)
Multifamily residential structures that have restricted
access through locked doors and have a common corridor for access
to the living units.
(3)
Governmental structures and nursing care facilities.
B.
All newly constructed structures subject to this section
shall have the key lock box installed and operational prior to the
issuance of an occupancy permit. All structures in existence on the
effective date of this section and subject to this section shall have
one year from the effective date of this section to have a key lock
box installed and operational.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This section was originally
adopted 10-3-2002 by Ord. No. 18-02.
C.
The Fire Chief shall designate the type of key lock
box system to be implemented within the Village and shall have the
authority to require all structures to use the designated system.
D.
The owner or operator of a structure required to have
a key lock box shall at all times keep a key in the lock box that
will allow for access to the structure.
E.
The Fire Chief shall be authorized to implement rules
and regulations for the use of the lock box system.
No person shall impede the progress of a fire
engine, fire truck or other fire apparatus of the Johnson Creek Fire
Department along the streets or alleys of such Village at the time
of a fire or when the Fire Department of the Village is using such
streets or alleys in response to a fire alarm or for practice.
A.
Over fire hose. No person shall willfully injure in
any manner any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the Village,
and no vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the Fire
Department when laid down on any street, private driveway or other
place, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent
of the Fire Department official in command.
B.
Parking vehicles near hydrants. It shall be unlawful
for any person to park any vehicle or leave any object within 10 feet
of any fire hydrant at any time.
C.
No parking near fire. It shall be unlawful for any
person, in case of fire, to drive or park any vehicle within one block
from the place of fire without the consent and authority of the Fire
Chief or any police officer.
Every person who shall be present at a fire
shall be subject to the orders of the Fire Chief or officer in command
and may be required to render assistance in fighting the fire or in
removing or guarding property. Such officer shall have the power to
cause the arrest of any person or persons refusing to obey said orders.
Whenever there shall be a fire or fire alarm
or the Fire Department shall be out for practice, every person driving
or riding in a motorized or other vehicle shall move and remain to
the side of the street until the fire engine and fire truck and other
fire apparatus shall have passed.
No person shall occupy any portion of such streets
or alleys with a motorized or other vehicle between such fire engine
or fire truck or other fire apparatus or any hydrant to which a fire
hose may be, or may be about to be, attached.
A.
Open burning prohibited. No person, firm or corporation shall build any outdoor fire within the corporate limits of the Village of Johnson Creek except as set forth in Subsection B of this section. Open burning as an alternative to refuse removal or disposal is prohibited as specified in Chapter 205, Solid Waste.
(1)
Outdoor solid fuel heating devices.
[Added 1-8-2004 by Ord. No. 01-04]
(a)
Outdoor solid fuel heating device: an outdoor
device, structure, building or apparatus which supplies direct or
indirect heat from the burning of solid fuel, including but not limited
to wood, to another building.
(b)
Use prohibited. Outdoor solid fuel heating devices
are prohibited and shall not be installed or operated within the Village
of Johnson Creek.
B.
Exceptions.
(1)
Subsection A of this section shall not apply to the following:
(a)
Outdoor cooking over a fire contained in a device
or structure designed for such use.
(b)
Controlled burning of grass or similar vegetation
for environmental management purposes, with the prior written approval
of the Fire Chief and a burning permit obtained from the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
(c)
Ceremonial campfire or bonfires, with prior
written approval of the Fire Chief.
(d)
Recreational fires shall be permitted without permit or approval
of the Fire Chief subject to the following:
[Added 8-9-2010 by Ord. No. 11-10]
[1]
Shall be no closer than 10 feet from any structure or any other combustible
material.
[2]
Only portable devices or noncombustible structures with lids and
ember-arresting screens shall be used.
[3]
Materials burned shall not include rubbish, garbage, recyclable items,
trash, yard waste, or any other materials made of or coated with rubber,
plastic, leather or petroleum-based materials and shall not contain
any combustible or flammable liquids.
[4]
Adequate fire-suppression equipment, such as fire extinguisher or
water hose or water container, shall be present at all times.
[5]
Fires shall be attended at all times.
[6]
Fires shall not be permitted from 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
[7]
Fires shall not create excessive smoke which affects other properties.
C.
The Village President, Fire Chief or their designee
may prohibit any or all bonfires and outdoor fires when atmospheric
conditions or local circumstances make such fires hazardous.
D.
Burning on streets. No materials may be burned upon
any street curb, gutter or sidewalk.
E.
Liability. Persons utilizing and maintaining outdoor
fires shall be responsible for any liability resulting from damage
caused by his or her fire. The cost of extinguishing the fire may
be recovered from the property owner. In the event the fee is not
paid, the charge shall become a lien against the property pursuant
to § 66.0703, Wis. Stats.
[Added 8-22-2005 by Ord. No. 13-05][1]
A.
Scope and purpose. This standard is established to
assist the Fire Department in the safeguarding of customers, and the
firefighters that protect them, from the hazards of fire, hazardous
materials, and natural disasters through the standardization of requirements
for fire sprinkler and standpipe systems within the Village of Johnson
Creek.
B.
Code authority. Johnson Creek Municipal Code Chapter 22, NFPA 13, 13R, 13D (fire sprinklers), NFPA 14 (standpipes) and NFPA 24 (private water supplies). Under NFPA, the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) is defined as the organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment, and installation, or a procedure. Under the Johnson Creek Village ordinance, the Chief is granted the authority to enforce the codes and ordinances of the Village.
C.
Permit requirements.
(1)
All fire sprinkler and standpipe systems, and their
water supplies, shall be approved and installed under a permit from
the Fire Prevention Bureau of Johnson Creek Fire Department.
(2)
All buildings of less than 7,000 square feet that
are required by local ordinance to be sprinklered may use either NFPA
13D as modified below or NFPA 13 non-state approved systems.
(a)
NFPA 13D, modifications for nonresidential occupancies:
[1]
Provisions of an approved Fire Department connection.
[2]
Provision of an approved local water flow alarm
device.
[3]
Protection shall include bathrooms, closets
and garages. All areas must be covered.
[4]
Combustible attic spaces shall be covered using
NFPA 13, 1997 pipe schedules for the appropriate hazard classification.
(3)
Provide the Fire Department with the name and local
telephone number of the job foreman or supervisor.
(4)
Provide the fire department with the name and telephone
number of the Sprinkler Company's manager.
(5)
An installation permit is required for any work performed
on nine sprinkler heads or more. This permit must be obtained from
the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Johnson Creek Fire Department prior
to any work being started on the system.
D.
General. Automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be
installed and maintained in full operating condition in the following
locations:
(1)
Assembly use: in all buildings, structures of portions
thereof of assembly use when more than 7,000 gross square feet in
area or exceeding two stories or 30 feet in height.
(3)
Health care use: in all buildings or structures or
portions thereof of health care use.
(4)
Residential use: in all buildings or structures or
portions thereof used for residential use other than one- and two-family
dwellings.
(8)
Storage use: in all buildings or structures or portions
thereof of storage use.
E.
Zoning of buildings.
(1)
All required automatic sprinkler and standpipe systems
shall be zoned in accordance with the requirements of the authority
having jurisdiction and shall include but shall not be limited to
the following:
(2)
An approved exterior visual water-flow indication
device, such as horn and strobe, shall be located above the Fire Department
connection. The device shall be installed at no less than 42 inches
above the finish grade.
F.
Permit fees shall be charged by the Johnson Creek
Fire Department.
G.
Fire Department connections (FDC's):
(1)
Fire Department connections shall consist of at least
two two-and-one-half-inch female hose ports with national standard
threads connected to a supply pipe that is not less than four inches
in diameter. Additional home connections and a larger supply pipe
size may be required for systems with demands larger than 500 gallons
per minute. For an NFPA 13R fire sprinkler system a single two-and-one-half-inch
inch diameter hose port will be sufficient with a supply pipe of not
less than 1 1/2 inches diameter.
(2)
In addition, the supply piping shall have a check
valve installed to prevent the backflow of water through the FDC.
NFPA 13D fire sprinkler systems shall not be required to have an FDC.
(3)
Approved locations of FDCs:
(a)
The inlets to the FDC shall be not less than
18 inches nor more than 36 inches above the finished grade of an approved
fire apparatus access road. This shall be measured to the top of the
FDC fitting.
(b)
FDCs shall not be located more than 150 feet
from a fire hydrant.
(c)
FDCs shall be located on the same side of an
approved fire apparatus access road as the fire hydrant.
(d)
Parking stalls will not normally be permitted
between the FDC and where the fire apparatus would park.
(e)
FDCs installed on the walls of buildings shall
be positioned so that there are no openings within 10 feet of the
connection.
(f)
All FDCs shall be identified, with an approved
method, as to the type of system served and the building or area served.
(g)
Buildings having multiple fire sprinkler risers
shall not be permitted to have separate FDCs for each riser unless
they are located on opposite sides of the building they are protecting.
(h)
If FDCs are provided for both a fire sprinkler
system and a standpipe system and they are not combined they shall
be installed within five feet of each other.
(i)
The inlets to the FDCs shall be installed so
that they face the fire apparatus access road.
(j)
All inlets to the FDCs shall be protected with
approved caps.
(k)
The check valve for FDCs shall be installed
in the double detector check valve vault or in a separate vault that
is large enough to allow a person to enter to service the check valve.
(l)
All fire sprinkler systems and Class Two and
Three standpipe systems shall have a city-approved double detector
check valve assembly installed. Contact the water purveyor for exact
requirements.
H.
Indicating valves.
(1)
Approved indicating valves. All valves used in fire
sprinkler and standpipe systems shall be of the indicating type. These
may be in the form of a post indicator valve (PIV); wall-mounted indicating
valve (WMIV), quarter-turn ball valves, or O S and Y valves. Water
supply valves for NFPA 13 systems shall not be located inside of a
building. NFPA 13D and 13R fire sprinkler systems may have their valves
located within a room attached to the building as long as they are
readily accessible.
(2)
Approved locations of indicating valves:
(a)
Post indicator valves (PIV) shall be located
within five feet of the Fire Department connection.
(b)
Wall-mounted indicating valve (WMIV) may be
used if the Fire Department connection is located within 15 feet and
there are no openings in the wall within 10 feet of the WMIV.
(c)
O S and Y and quarter-turn ball valves may be
used in NFPA 13D and 13R systems.
(d)
Water supply control valves for fire sprinkler
systems shall be installed in rooms that are maintained at or above
40° Fahrenheit in all weather conditions.
(e)
All valves for NFPA 13 and 13R fire sprinkler
systems shall be equipped with tamper switches. Exception: Valves
for an NFPA 13 system that are located in vaults may be chained and
locked in the open position.
(f)
The handles of quarter-turn ball valves shall
not be removed from the valves. The handles shall be locked onto the
valve assemblies so they cannot be removed. They shall be monitored
for tamper by the use of a tamper switch or locked in the open position.
(g)
Indicator valves for standpipe systems shall
be provided to permit isolating a standpipe without interrupting the
supply to other standpipes from the same source of supply. The exact
location of these valves shall be determined during the plan review
stage depending on the building design.
(h)
On a Class Two (II) or Class Three (III) standpipe
the connection to a public water supply shall be controlled by a PIV.
This valve shall be located at least 40 feet from the building that
is being protected. All valves shall be plainly marked.
J.
Protection from freezing.
(1)
All fire sprinkler and standpipe systems shall be
protected from freezing. All piping that contains water shall be kept
at or above 40° Fahrenheit at all times.
(2)
Sprinkler and standpipe piping that is located in
an attic space that is not part of a dry system, shall have bats of
insulation tented over the top of the piping to allow heat from the
occupied space below to keep the piping at or above 40° Fahrenheit
Blown-in insulation shall not be permitted under the tented insulation.
It shall be the responsibility of the installing company, developer,
and owner of the building to see that this requirement is met.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered
former § 134-10, Violations and penalties.
Any person violating the terms of this chapter shall be subject to a forfeiture as set forth in Chapter 60, Penalties.
