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Home My WebLink About#229 Adopting Uniform Fire Code ' , r..r(ic.f~-c...-~... . YL STATE OF MINNESOTA , COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDItIANCE 140. 229 AN ORDTNANCE ADQPiING BY REF'ERFNCE THE MINNESOTA UNIFORM FIRE CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT ` THEREOF; ESTABLISIiING LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH CERTAIN FLAMMABLES, COMBUSTIBLES AND EXPLOSIVES ARE PROHIBITED; ESTABLISHING APPEALS PROCEDURES AND REVIEW COMMITTEE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS THEREOF; AP7D PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS The City Council of Arden Hills ordains: Section 1. Adoption of Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. The Minnesota Uniform Fire Code (including the Uniform Fire Code, 1982 Edition as promulgated and amended by the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association)--as now established and hereafter amended by the State Fire Marshal Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety in regulations adopted pursuant to the mandate of Section 299F.011 of Minnesota Statutes, as amended--which shall herein- after be called the "Fire Code", is hereby adopted by the City of Arden Hills for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion. Every provision contained in the Fire Code is incorporated herein by reference and shall be as muCh a part of this Ordinance as though it had been set forth in full herein. At least two (2) copies of the Fire Code, so adopted, shall at the time of passage hereof be marked as official copies and filed in the office of the Clerk-Administrator of the City of Arden Hills. Section 2. Definitions. (a) Corporatian Counsel. Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the Fire Code, it shall be deemed to mean the attorney for the City of Arden Nills. (b) Jurisdiction. Wherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the Fire Code, it shall be deemed to mean the City of Arden Hills. Section 3. Enforcement. (a) Enforcing Officer. The Chief of the Fire Oepartment serving the City of Arden Hills, or a representative designated by him, shall enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and the Fire Code. . (b) Inspectors. The Chief of the Fire Department may designate such members of the Fire Department as inspectors as he shall from time to time deem to be necessary. He may recommend the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authoriza- tion has been made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members and non-members of the Fire Department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for cause. Y Sectlon 4. Establishment of Limtts of Dtstricts In Which Storaqe of Flammable or Combustible dq and BuIk Storaae of L(auefied Petroleum Gases and Storaae of Exnlostves an,d Blast tna Aaents are to be Prohiblted. (a) Olstrlcts In Which Storaqe of Flammable or Combust- ible LI uids In Outside 1lbove round Tanks Is to be Prohlbtted, The Ilmits refe rred ta n Sectlon 79.501 of he re Code, n whtch storage of flammabls or combustible Iiquids In outsld'e, aboveground tanks is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: R-1, R-20 R-3 and R-4 Residential Distrtcts B-I and B-2 Business Olstrtcts (b) Districts In Which New Bulk Plants for Flammable or Combust(ble L1 uids are to be Prohiblted. The Ilmits (n whtch new bulk plants for flammabl• or combust bla Ilqutds, as regulated by Article 79, Otvision 14 of th• Fire Code, are prchlblted, ara hereby established as tollows: R-I, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Residenttal Districts B-I and 6-2.Businbss Distrtcts I-) Industrlal District , (c) Dlstricts In Whlch Bulk Stora e of L! uefled Petroleum Geses is to be Prohibited. ho m s re prred to n Sec on 82.105(a) of the Firs Coda, In which bulk storage of Itquefi4d petroloum gases Is prohlbited, excopt as allowed by Speclal Use Psrmits heretofore approved and In effect, In eccordance wtth Sec- tton V1, E, 10 0# ths Zoning Code, pr(ar to the •nactment of thts ordfnence, aro haraby ostebllshod as follows: R-I, R-2, R-3 end R-4 Residentlal Districts B-I and B-2 8uslness Districts (d) D_tstricts In Which Stora4e of Explosives and Blastina Agents are to be Prohlbtted. 7he Ilmlts reterrod to In Sectton 77.105(a of the F(re Code, In whlch storage of•explosives and blasting agents are prohlbited, ere hereby establlshed as follows: R-I, R-2, R-3.and R-4 Residentlal Districts B-I and B-2 Bustness Districts I-I I ndustrl e I 01 strl ct Section 5. New Materials Processes or Occu ancies Which May Requlre Permlts. The Building Inspector, oning Adminlstrator, and the Fire Chlef shall act as a committee to defiermine and specify, after glving affected parsons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies, which shall requtre permits, In addttion to those now enumerated (n the Ftre Code. The Flre Chiet shall post a Itst of such new mate rlals, processes or occupnnctss In a canspicuous place In his offlce and In the Clty Hall and shall distribute copies thereof to interested persons. Sectlon 6. Establlshment of Permlt Fees. Th• Ctty Council may from time to ttme establ sh by resolutlon permit fees for varlous permits requtred under the Fire Code, or by the committee constitute0 by the prevlous sectton hereot, whtch iees shall be uniformly and consistently applied to permittees. Sectlon 7 11 eais. Whenever the Fire Chief shall disapprove an appf cat on ar refuse to grant a permtt applted for, or when It is clalmed that the provistons of the Fire Code or thts Ordtnance do not apply or that the true intent and meaning ot the Fire Code or thls Ordinance have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Ftre Chlet ta the City Counctl wlthin thlrty (30) days from the date of the decislon appealed. -2 - 4. ~ Section S. RePeal of Conflicting Ordinances. A11 Ordin- ances of the City af Arden Hills previously passed, or parts or provisions thereaf conflicting or incansistent witih the provi- sions of this Ordinance or of the Fire Code hereby adopted# are hereby repealed. Section 9. Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Fire 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 plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or pexmit issued there- under, and from which no appeal has been taken, o,r who shall fail . to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both. 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. The applica- tion of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal or abatement of prohibited conditions. Section 10. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Pas ed by the City Council of Arden Hills this day of 1983. , . Robert L. Woodburn, Mayor Attest: C~ Le~lilti.. Charlotte McNiesh, Clerk-Administrator - 3 - STATE OF MINNESOTA , COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDIIIANCE UO. 229 AN ORDINANCE ADOPiING BY REFERENCE THE MINNESOTA UNIFORM FI.RE CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT ' THEREOF; ESTABLISIiING LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH CERTAIN FLAMMABLES, CdMBUSTIBLES AND EXPLOSIVES ARE PROHTBITED; ESTABLISHING APFEALS PROCEDURES AND REVIEW COMMITTEE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS THEREOF; P,ND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR 1fIOLATIONS The City Council of Arden Hills ordains: Section 1. Adoption of Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. The Minnesota Uniform Fire Code (including the Uniform Fire Code, 1982 Edition as promulgated and amended by the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Associatian)--as now established and hereafter amended by the State Fire Marshal Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety in regulations adopted pursuant ta the mandate of 5ection 299F.011 of Minnesota Statutes, as amended--which shall herein- after be called the "Fire Code", is hereby adopted by the City of Arden Hills far the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion. Every provision contained in the Fire Code is incorporated herein by reference and shall be as muCh a part of this Ordinance as though it had been set forth in full herein. At least two (2) copies of the Fire Code, so adopted, shall at the time of passage hereof be marked as official copies and filed in the office of the Clerk-Administrator of the City of Arden Hills. Section 2. Definitions. (a) Corporation Counsel. Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the Fire Code, it shall be deemed to mean the attorney for the City of Arden Hills. (b) Jurisdiction. Wherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the Fire Code, it shall be deemed to mean the City of Arden Hills. Section 3. Enforcement. (a) Enforcing Officer. The Chief of the Fire Department serving the City of Arden Hills, ar a representative designated by him, shall enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and the Fire Code. . (b) Inspectors. The Chief of the Fire Department may designate such members of the Fire Department as inspectors as he shall from time to time deem to be necessary. He may recommend the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authoriza- tion has been made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members and non-members of the Fire Department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for cause. . ~ ~ Sectton 4. Establtshment of Limits of Districts in Whlch Storaqe of Flammable or Combust ble L qu ds and BuIk Storaae of Liauefied Petroleum Gases and Storaae of Explostvgs and Blast Ina Aaents are to be Prohibtted. (a) Distrlcts in Which Storage ot Flammable or Combust- lble Li ulds !n Outside Above round Tanks is to be Prohiblted. The Itmtts referred to n ectton 79.501 cf he re o e, n whtch storage.of flammabls or combustible Iiqulds in outslde, aboveground tanks is prahtbited, ere horeby astabllshed as fallows: R-t, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Resldentia! Dlstrlcts B-1 and B-2 Buslness Dlstrtcts (b) Otstrtcts in Which New Bulk Plants for Flammable or Combustfble LI ulds ars to be Prohibited. The 11mIts In whlch nw bulk plants for flammable or commust ble Itqulds, as regulated by Art(cle 79, Olvtstan 14 of the Flre Code, are prohiblted, aro hereby established as follows: R-I, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Residentlal Districts 9-I and B-2-Businoss Distrlcts I-I Industrlel Dlstrict (c) Districts In whlch Bulk Sto ra e of L) uetied Petroleum Gases Is to be Prohib ted. ho m ts re erred to n Sect on 82. 105(e) of ths Ftre Coda, In which bulk starege of Ilquefied petroloum gases Is prohibited, except as allowed by Speclal Use Parmits heretofore approved and In effect, In accordance with Sec- tion YI, E, 10 of the Zoning Cods, prior to the enactment of thts ordtnance, are hereby ostablished as tollows: R-I, R-2, R-3 end R-4 Residentlal Dlstricts B-I and B-2 Bus i ness DI stri cts (d) Dtstricts In Which 5toraqe of Explosives and Blastinq Anents are to be Prohtblted. The (imits reterred to in Sectlon 77.106(a) of the Ftre Code, In whlch storage of•explosives and blasting agents are prohlbited, are hereby ssteblished as follows: R-I, R-2, R-3.and R-4 Restdentlal D[stricts . B-I and B-2 8ustness- Dlstficts I-I Industrlal Dlstrict Section 5. New Materlals Processes ar Occu ancles Which May Requlre Pe rmits. The 8utldlrig Inspector, oning Admin strator, end the Fire Chlef shall ect as a committse to determine end specify, aftar glving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancles, which shall requtre permtts, in additton to those now enumerated (n the ftre Code. The Fire Chiet shall post a Itst ot such new materlafs, processes or accupancles in a conspicuous plmce in his office and !n the City Hall and shall dlstrlbute coples thereot to tnterested persons. Section 6. Establtshment of Permtt Fees. Th• C(ty Councll may from t me to time estebl sh by resolution permlt fees for varlous permlts requtred under the Fire Code, or by the commlttae constituted by the prevlous section hereof, which feas shall be unlformly and conslstently appiled to psrmitteas. Section 7 A eals. Whenever the Fire Chlef shall disapprove an appl cat on or refuse to grant a permit appited for, or when it is clalmed that the provlslons of the Fire Code or this Ordlnance do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Fire Code or this Ordinance have been misconstrued or wrongly tnterpreted, the appilcant may appeal trom the decision of the Fire Chlef to the CI#y Council within thirty (30) days from the date of the decfslon eppeaisd. -2 - C. Section B. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. All Ordin- ances of the City of Arden Hills previously passed, or parts or provisions thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the provi- sions of this Ordinance or of the Fire Code hereby adopted, are hereby repealed. Section 9. Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Fire 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 af any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued there- under, and from which no appeal has been taken, o,r who shall fail , to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to. continue; and all such pcrsons 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. Tt?e applica- tion of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal or abatement of prohibited conditions. Section 10. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Pas ed by the City Council of Arden Hills this f/21< day of 1983. . Robert L. Woodburn, Mayor Attest: ~ Charlotte McNiesh, Clerk-Administrator - 3 - STATE OF MINNESOTA , COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDItIANCE iJO. 229 AN ORDINANCE ADOPiING BY REFERENCE THE MINNESOTA UNIFORM FIRE CODEf PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF; ESTABLISEiING LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH CERTAIN FLAMMABLES, COMBUSTIBLES AND EXPLOSIVES ARE PROHIBITED; ESTABLISHING APPEALS FROCEDURES AND REVIEW COMMITTEE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND PR4VISIONS THEREOF; ArID PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS The City Council of Arden Hills ordains: Section 1. Adoption of Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. The Minnesota Uniform Fire Code (including the Uniform Fire Code, 1982 Edition as promulgated and amended by the Internatianal Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association) --as now established and hereafter amended by the 5tate Fire Marshal Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety in regulations adopted pursuant to the mandate of Section 299F.011 of Minnesota Statutes, as amended--which shall herein- after be called the "Fire Code", is hereby adopted by the City of Arden Hills for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion. Every provision contained in the Fire Code is incorporated herein by reference and shall be as much a part of this ordinance as though it had been set forth in full herein. At least two (2) copies of the Fire Code, so adopted, shall at the time of passage hereof be marked as official copies and filed in the office of the Clerk-Administrator of the City of Arden Hills. Section 2. Definitions. (a) Corporation Counsel. Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the Fire Code, it shall be deemed to mean the attorney for the City of Arden Hills. (b) Jurisdiction. 4iherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the Fire Code, it shall be deemed to mean the City of Arden Hills. Section 3. Enforcement. (a) Enforcing Officer. The Chief of the Fire Department serving the City of Arden Hills, or a representative designated by him, shall enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and the Fire Code. . (b) Inspectors. The Chief of the Fire Department may designate such members of the Fire Department as inspectors as he shall from time to time deem to be necessary. He may recommend the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authoriza- tion has been made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members and non-members of the Fire Department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for cause. / ? • Section 4. Establishment of Llmlts of Dlstrlcts In Whlch Storaqe of Flammab u ds d Bulk Sto raae of Llauefled P$ roleum Gases and Storaae ot Exutasl,ves and 81ast Lna /laents are to be Prahiblted. (a) Ristricts In Which Storage of Flammable or Combust- lble Liqulds ih Outslde Aboveqround Tanks_ts to_be Prohlbltea. i he lI ml ts referred to n ect t on 79.501 of- theFi rq odZr e, I n Mh t ch storage of flammeble or combustible Itquids In outside, abovegrvund tanks is prohiblted, are hereby estebllshed as follows: R-I, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Residentlal Dlstrlcts 8-I and B-2 Buslness Districts (b) Districts In Whlch New Bulk Plents for Flammable ar Combustibl• LI ulds are to be Prohibited. The Ilmits In which nek bulk plants tor flammable or combust ble Ilquldso as rogulated by Artlcl• 79. plvislon 14 ot th• Fir• Code, ara prohibited, are hereby establlshed as follows: R-I, R-2, R-3 end R-4 Rosldentlal Distrlcts B-1 and 8-2 .Business Dlstricts I-I Industrt'al Diztrtct (c) Distrlcts In Which Bulk Stora e ot Li uefled Petroleum Geses is ta be Prohibited. he 1 m ts referred to n Sect on 82.105(a) of th• Firs Coda, In which bulk storage of Itqueflod petroleum gases Is prohibitad, excopt as alloMed by Special Use Permits heretoforo approved and In effecf, 1n accordanco with 5ec- tlon VI. E, 10 af tho Zoning Codo, prlar to the enactmsnt of thls ordinance, are hereby establtshed ea follows: R-I, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Resldentlal Districts B-1 and 6-2 Bus t ness DI strl cts (d) Distrlcts In Which Storaae ot Expiosives and Blasting A ents are to be Prohibitod. The Iimlts reforrod to in Sectlon 7.I06(a) of th• Irv Codo, In which storags ot•axplosives and blasting agents are prohibited, ars horaby astabllshed as follows: R-I, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Residentlal Dlstricts B-I and 8-2 8uslness Distficts I-1 Industrl a I DI stri ct Soction 5. Naw Materials Processes or Occu ancles Which May Require permits. he 6uilding Inspectcr, ontng Admtnistrator, and tho Fl s Chl shall act es a commtttee fio dotermine artd speclfy, after glvtng aftected persons an opportunlty to be heard, any new materlals, processes or occupancles, whlch ahall require permlts, In addltion tc those now enumerated In the Flre Code. The Flre Chief shall post a Ilst of such new matertals, processes or occupancles In a conspicuous place In hls office and In the City Hal( and shall dlstrlbute coples thereof to Interested persons. - Sectton 6. Establtshment of Permit Fees. The City Councll may from tlme to time establ sh by resolutlon permlt fees tor varlous permits required under the Fire Code, or by the committee constituted by the prevlous sectlon hereof, whlch fees shall be unlformly and consistently applied to permittoes. Section 7 A peals. Whenever the Fire Chlef shall dlsapprove an appl cat on or refuse to grant a permlt applied for, or when it is ctalmed that the provislons of the Fire Code or this Ordinanca do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Fire Code or tAls Ordinance have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the appllcant may appeal from the decislon of the Fire Chie# to the City Councll withln thirty (30) days from the date o# the Ceciston appealed. " -2 - 4 . ? • ~ . • Section S. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. All Ordin- ances of the City of Arden Hills previously passed, or parts ar provisions thereaf conflicting or inconsistent with the provi- sions of this Ordinance or of the Fire Code hereby adopted, are hereby repealed. Section 9. Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Fire Code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or wha shall violate or fail.to aamply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violatian of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued there- under, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Cour?cil or by a court of competent jurisdiction, withiR the time fixed herein, ehall aeverally for each and every such violation and noncomplfance respectively, be guilty oE a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred and no/100 Dollare ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both. 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. The applica- tion of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal or abatement of prohibited conditions. Section 10. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Passed by the City Council of Arden Hills this day of , 1983. . Robert L. Woodburn, Mayor Attest: Charlotte McNiesh, Clerk-Adminiatrator - 3 -