[Ord. No. 1960 §2, 1-21-1997; Ord. No. 2252 §1, 11-6-2001; Ord. No. 2545 §§1 — 3, 2-20-2007; Ord. No. 3009, 8-1-2017; Ord. No. 3353, 12-20-2022]
A certain document, copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Pacific, being marked and designated as the 2018 International Fire Code as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of Pacific and the terms of said Fire Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, described in Section 500.120.
[Ord. No. 1960 §2, 1-21-1997; Ord. No. 2252 §2, 11-6-2001; Ord. No. 2545 §§1 — 2, 4, 2-20-2007; Ord. No. 3009, 8-1-2017; Ord. No. 3353, 12-20-2022]
The following Sections of the International Fire Code, 2018
Edition, are herby revised as follows:
1.
101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known as "the
Fire Code of the City of Pacific, Missouri," hereinafter referred
to as "this code."
2.
102.3 Change Of Use Of Occupancy: No change shall be
made in the use or occupancy of any structure that would place the
structure in a different division of the same group or occupancy or
in a different group of occupancies, unless such structure is made
to comply with the requirements of this code, and the International
Building Code. Subject to the approval of the Code Official the use
or occupancy of an existing structure is allowed to be occupied for
the purposes in other groups without conforming to all the requirements
of this code and the International Building Code for those groups,
provided the use is less hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than
the existing use.
3.
102.6 Historic Buildings: The provisions of this code
relating to the construction, alteration, repair, enlargement, restoration,
relocation or moving of buildings or structures identified and classified
by the State or local jurisdiction as historic buildings when such
buildings or structures do not constitute a distinct hazard to life
or property. Fire protection in designated historic buildings and
structures shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of
NFPA 909.
4.
105.1.2 Type of Permits: Delete #1. Operational Permits.
5.
105.1.3 Multiple permits for the Same Location: Delete
in its entirety.
6.
105.2.2 Inspections Authorized: Delete in its entirety.
7.
105.3.1 Expiration and 105.3.2 Extensions Change - Every
permit issued shall become invalid after three hundred sixty-five
(365) days of issuance. The building official is authorized to grant,
in writing, one (1) or more extensions of time, for periods not more
than one hundred eighty (180) days each. The extension shall be requested
in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
8.
105.7.1 through F - 105.7.25 Required Operational Permits: Delete in its entirety.
9.
109.1 Board Of Appeals: Delete in its entirety. Add
the following: The Board of Appeals shall consist of the Board of
Adjustment.
10.
110.4 Violation Penalties: Any person who shall
violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any
of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, construct,
alter or repair of a building or structure in violation of the approved
construction documents or directive of the Code Official a permit
or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be
guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable as provided in Section 100.170 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pacific.
11.
112.4 Stop Work Orders: Upon notice from the Code
Official, work on any work that is being done contrary to the provisions
of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner shall immediately
cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner
of the property, or the owner's agent, or to the person doing
the work. The notice shall state the condition under which work is
authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the Code Official
shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping of
work. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure
after be served a stop work order, except such work as the person
is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition,
shall be guilty of an ordinance violation punishable by a fine on
not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
12.
106.2 Fee Schedule: The fees for any permit that is required, shall be paid in accordance as indicated in the schedule of fees as established in Article XII, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pacific.
13.
106.5 Fee Refund: Delete in its entirety.
14.
307.1 through F - 307.5 Open Burning: Delete in
its entirety. Add the following: No open burning is allowed within
the City of Pacific, per the Department of Natural Resources.
15.
505.1 Address Identification: Change to read as
follows: Letters and numbers shall be a minimum of three (3) inches
in height for residential, and six (6) inches in height for commercial,
and a minimum stroke of one-half (1/2) inches wide.
16.
903.8 Inspector's Test Outlet: An inspector's
test outlet, equivalent to the flow from a single sprinkler of the
smallest orifice size installed in the system, shall be installed
on each floor where a water flow alarm device is required in Section
903.4.2.
[Ord. No. 2371 §1, 2-4-2004]
A.
In addition to the requirements applicable to blasting provided for in Sections 500.110 — 500.120, no blasting shall be authorized on any property within the City until a blasting permit shall have been issued by the Pacific Fire District, filed with the City and approved by the City Code Official by endorsement thereon or by a separate City permit. The City Code Official shall issue such approval if, after review of the permit and permit application and such other information as may be reasonably requested, the Code Official determines that the permit complies with the requirements of the City Code, all separate zoning, grading and other development approvals and any special conditions that may reasonably be required to ensure the safety of property and persons in relation to the proposed blasting, including, but not limited to, conditions relating to scheduling of blasting, pre-blast surveys, remediation, bonding, notification or blasting locations. Except where waived for good cause by the Board of Aldermen, no blasting approval shall be granted for any site that does not have an approved site plan or building permit for which the blasting is required. A blasting plan shall be submitted with each blasting permit application showing the precise locations of each proposed blast, seismographic measurement locations, the proximity of all buildings within three hundred (300) feet and such other information as is reasonably required by the Code Official to ensure the protection of the public safety and property.
B.
The
City Code Official's approval of any blasting permit and blasting
plan shall be filed with the Board of Aldermen.
C.
A bond
as required by Section 3301.02.4.1 and such other required conditions
shall be satisfied prior to commencement of blasting activity, except
as such conditions may be approved or modified by the Board of Aldermen.
D.
Any
person aggrieved by any decision of the Code Official shall file an
appeal to the Board of Adjustment within ten (10) days of such decision,
wherein a hearing shall be held at the next Board of Adjustment meeting,
unless otherwise set by the Board, at which evidence shall be heard
and decision made on the appeal as in a contested case.
E.
Any
person granted a blasting permit shall, at least forty-eight (48)
hours prior to commencement of the blasting, have delivered notice
to all residences and business addresses within three hundred (300)
feet of the blasting. For multiple blasting times, notification of
the schedule followed will satisfy this requirement. The permittee
shall also notify the City Police Department of each blast occurrence
fifteen (15) minutes prior to such blast.
F.
Pre-blast
surveys shall be provided for all structures within three hundred
(300) feet of the blasting, unless otherwise approved by the Code
Official as being unnecessary due to the specific site facts provided
by the permittee in writing or because such survey is not possible
due to unwillingness of the owner of the structure to allow such survey.
G.
All
blasting shall be subject to any conditions set forth in the permit
including compliance with the approved blasting plan and shall be
videotaped by the permittee. All storage of blasting materials shall
be only on locations approved in the storage permit for explosives
and shall be subject to inspection by the Code Official. Permittee
shall allow inspections of the site by the Code Official before and
after blasting to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
