[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of St.
Francis 3-19-2013 by Ord. No. 1340.[1]Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 63.
Alarm systems — See Ch. 170.
Building construction — See Ch. 198.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 237.
Fireworks — See Ch. 249.
Nuisances — See Ch. 320.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 351.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 245,
Fire Prevention, adopted 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 1166 (§§ 5.02,
5.06 to 5.09 and 5.11 to 5.13 of the 1981 Code), as amended.
A.
All orders, rules and regulations of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, as are set forth in the Wisconsin Administrative Code as amended and renumbered from time to time, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter by reference. Except as otherwise indicated in this chapter, this includes but is not limited to the International Building Code, the Fire Prevention Code, the Electrical Code, and all administrative codes not listed. The Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 1), the Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) and all the referenced standards are incorporated herein by reference and adopted as part of this chapter. The NFPA Codes and standards set forth in § 245-8 of this Code as amended and renumbered from time to time are adopted and incorporated into this chapter by reference.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief and the Chief's authorized
assistants to enforce all laws, orders, regulations and all other
ordinances set forth in this chapter.
[Amended 2-19-2020 by Ord. No. 1458]
A.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to inspect
or cause to be inspected as often as may be necessary all buildings
and premises, except the interior of private dwellings, for the purpose
of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable
to cause fire or any violations of the provisions of this chapter.
(1)
Whenever any such inspector shall find in any building or upon any
premises combustible waste material or explosive matter which is so
situated as to endanger property, or shall find in any building or
structure obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways,
doors or windows liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire
Department or egress of occupants in case of fire, the inspector may
order the same to be removed or remedied.
(2)
Whenever any such inspector shall find any building or other structure
that, for want of repairs, lack of sufficient fire escapes, automatic
or other fire alarm apparatus, or fire extinguishing equipment, or
by reason of age or dilapidated conditions, or from any other cause,
is especially liable to cause or support fire and which is so situated
as to endanger other property or the occupants thereof, and whenever
such inspector shall find in any building combustible waste material,
explosive matter or flammable conditions dangerous to the safety of
such building or the occupants thereof, the inspector may order such
dangerous conditions or materials to be removed or remedied.
(3)
If in any existing building or structure, because of its use or occupancy,
additional exits are required or repairs to existing exits are necessary
or where repairs to any structural part of such building or structure
are required, the inspector will notify the Building Inspector, who
may reinspect such building or structure, thereafter instituting the
proper remedies as may be required.
B.
The Chief of the Fire Department is hereby empowered to order compliance
with the regulations of this chapter and all other lawful orders or
laws relating to fire prevention and fire protection in all existing
buildings and structures. Further, the Chief of the Fire Department
is hereby empowered to close any building or structure and order it
vacated whenever violations of any of the regulations of this chapter
are found and are not corrected within the time stipulated by the
Chief or the Chief's authorized representative. Where the public is
exposed to immediate danger, the Chief is hereby empowered to order
the closing and vacating of the building at once. This section shall
apply to all buildings, structures and premises in the City of St.
Francis.
C.
The Fire Chief and the Chief's designees are authorized to issue
citations for violations of this chapter.
D.
The fee for third and subsequent inspections for the same violation
or violations shall be as provided in the current fee schedule on
file with the City Clerk.
E.
Hazardous vacant building placarding.
(1)
Definition. In this subsection, "hazardous vacant building" means
any building or other structure that is vacant or abandoned or has
been ordered closed, removed, shut down or otherwise vacated under
§ 66.0413, Wis. Stats., or by court order.
(2)
Warning placard authorized. The Fire Chief is authorized to:
(a)
Mark any hazardous vacant or abandoned building with a first
responder warning placard alerting first responders to the existence
of the structural or interior hazards at the building of the type
that warrant extreme caution when conducting interior firefighting
or rescue operations at such building or exterior operations with
entry only occurring for known life hazards.
(b)
Remove a first responder warning placard when the authority
responsible for ordering the building closed, removed, shut down or
otherwise vacated lifts the applicable order or otherwise determines
that the building is no longer a hazardous vacant building.
(3)
Placard design and placement. Any hazardous vacant building determined
by the Fire Department to be especially unsafe in case of fire, under
§ 110, ch. 9.52, International Fire Code, as amended, shall
be identified and marked with one or more first responder warning
placards in accordance with the following:
(a)
Design of placards.
[1]
A square with a diagonal line from the bottom left corner to
the upper right corner shall mean that structural or interior hazards
exist and interior firefighting or rescue operations should be conducted
with extreme caution.
[2]
A square with two diagonal lines, one from the bottom left corner
to the upper right corner and another from the bottom right corner
to the upper left corner, shall mean that structural or interior hazards
exist to a degree that consideration should be given to limit firefighting
to exterior operations only, with entry only occurring for known life
hazards in a known location.
[3]
Additional symbols consistent with current Fire Department policy
shall be used to further designate descriptive hazards on the hazardous
vacant building placard.
(b)
Location and visibility.
[1]
The placard shall be applied on the front of the hazardous vacant
building and be visible from the street. Additional placards may be
applied to the side of each entrance to the building and on penthouses.
[2]
Each placard shall be 16 inches by 16 inches minimum in size
with a white background, orange reflective stripes and an orange reflective
border. The stripes and border shall have a one-inch minimum stroke.
[3]
Symbols shall include red lettering three inches minimum in
height.
(c)
Inspections. Prior to receiving a placard, every hazardous vacant
building shall be inspected by the Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's
designee.
(4)
Removal of placard prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person,
other than authorized City officials or their respective designees,
to cover, obliterate, deface, damage or remove any first responder
warning placard unless written permission to engage in such activity
has first been obtained from the Fire Chief.
(5)
Notice of demolition required. If any building marked with a first
responder warning placard is to be wrecked, demolished or razed, the
owner of the building or the owner's agent shall notify the Building
Inspector for proper removal.
(6)
Penalty for violation. Any person who violates any requirement of this Subsection E shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each offense together with the costs of prosecution.
(7)
Rules and regulations. The Fire Chief is authorized to promulgate
rules and regulations necessary or appropriate to implement the requirements
of this section, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations
pertaining to the location, number, size, color, reflective marking,
date of application, design, construction, use, symbols or removal
of first responder warning placards per current Fire Department policy.
(8)
Construction of subsection. The marking of a building with a first
responder warning placard is informational only and shall not be construed
to limit in any way the discretion of the on-scene incident commander
or similar Fire Department personnel. The absence of such warning
placard on any building shall not be construed to mean that entry
to such building is permitted or that such building is safe or otherwise
free of dangerous and hazardous conditions.
A.
Any orders shall be provided in writing to the occupant and owner
of the premises. In case the owner or occupant of the premises cannot
be found, such written order shall be affixed in a conspicuous place
on the entrance door to such building or structure or on the premises.
Thereafter, a copy of such order shall be mailed to the owner and
occupant addressed to their last known post office address. It shall
be unlawful for any person to remove such affixed notice without the
written consent of the Fire Chief.
B.
Any such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner and
occupant of such building, structure, or premises. The owner or occupant
may, within 24 hours, appeal to the Fire Chief for a review of such
order, who shall thereafter as soon as possible file his decision.
Unless such order is revoked or modified by the Chief of the Fire
Department, it shall remain in full force and be complied with within
the time fixed in said order.
A.
The Chief of the Fire Department or any fire inspector may, at all
reasonable hours, enter any public buildings or public structures
or enter upon any public premises or portions thereof for the purpose
of routine preventative inspection, in order to ascertain whether
conditions exist which are liable to cause fire or whether any violation
of any law or order relating to fire hazards or fire prevention exists
or has occurred. The owner, agent, or occupant of any such public
premises who refuses to permit or prevents or interferes with any
entry into or upon the public premises by such fire inspector or interferes
with any such fire inspection shall be deemed guilty of violating
this section.
B.
The Chief of the Fire Department or any fire inspector may, at all
reasonable hours, enter any buildings, structures, premises or areas
in the City of St. Francis, or portions thereof, with the consent
of the owner or the owner's authorized agent, for the purpose of routine
preventative inspection, in order to ascertain whether conditions
exist which are liable to cause fire or whether any violation of any
law or order relating to fire hazards or prevention of fires exists
or has occurred. No consent is needed in case of an emergency.
C.
Without consent, and in cases other than emergencies, the Chief of
the Fire Department or, in the Chief's absence, the officer in charge
of said department shall obtain a warrant from the Municipal Judge
of the Municipal Court of the City of St. Francis, or from any judge
of a court of record in Milwaukee County, prior to entering any building,
structure, or premises or any portion thereof, other than those portions
open to the public, in accordance with § 66.0119, Wis. Stats.,
for the purpose of inspection.
A.
The Fire Department may investigate the origin and cause and circumstances
of fires occurring in the City by which property has been destroyed
or damaged and, so far as possible, determine whether the fire is
the result of carelessness or design. Such investigations may begin
immediately upon the occurrence of such a fire, and if it appears
to the officer making such an investigation that such fire is of suspicious
origin, the Chief of the Fire Department shall be immediately notified
of the facts. The Chief shall notify the proper authorities designated
by law to pursue the investigation of such matters and shall further
cooperate with the authorities in the collection of evidence and in
the prosecution of the case. A member of the fire investigation team
in charge of such fire shall file a written report of damage associated
with every fire in a timely manner. It shall contain a statement of
all facts relating to the origin and cause and circumstances of such
fire and other information as may be required.
B.
The City Attorney and any other department of the City, upon request
of the Fire Chief, shall assist in the investigation of any fire that,
in the Chief's opinion, is of suspicious origin.
C.
The Fire Chief or officers in command at any fire are hereby vested
with full and complete police authority. Any officer of the Fire Department
may cause the arrest of any person failing to give the right-of-way
to the Fire Department in responding to an incident.
D.
The Fire Chief or officers in command may prescribe certain limits
in the vicinity of any fire within which no persons, excepting firefighters
and police officers and those admitted by order of any officer of
the Department, shall be permitted to enter.
E.
The Fire Chief or officers in command shall have the power to cause
the removal of any property whenever it is deemed necessary and prudent
for the preservation of such property or to prevent the spread of
fire or to protect any adjoining property. During the progress of
any fire, they shall have the power to cause the removal of all wires
or other facilities and the turning off of all electricity or other
services where the same impedes the work of the Department or other
services where the same impedes the work of the Department during
the progress of a fire.
F.
The Fire Chief, Fire Marshal or other designees shall have concurrent
jurisdiction with the Building Inspector for the purposes of enforcement
of this chapter, including the authority to conduct inspections as
requested by the Building Inspector, to issue corrective orders for
violations of this chapter or any other state codes enforceable within
the corporate limits of the City of St. Francis, and to refer matters
to the Building Inspector for prosecution through the office of the
City Attorney. This provision includes the authority to conduct inspections
as required by this chapter as requested by the Building Inspector
or any other agency of the City, to order that violations of this
chapter creating a clear and present danger cease immediately, to
issue corrective orders regarding compliance with this chapter and
to refer matters for prosecution in the Municipal Court or for any
other remedy deemed appropriate in the discretion of the office of
the City Attorney and as provided by the provisions of the City of
St. Francis Code.
G.
Entering adjacent property. It shall be lawful for any Fire Department
personnel while acting under the direction of the Fire Chief or any
other officer in command to enter the premises adjacent to or in the
vicinity of a building or other property that is on fire for the purpose
of extinguishing or containing such fire. No person shall hinder,
resist or obstruct any fireman in the discharge of his duties as is
hereinbefore provided. The person so offending shall be deemed guilty
of resisting firemen in the discharge of their duties.
H.
Destruction of property to prevent the spread of fire. During the
progress of any fire, the Fire Chief or officers in command at the
emergency shall have the power to order the removal or destruction
of any property necessary to prevent the further spread of fire or
to ensure that the fire has not extended to other areas, provided
that it is likely that, unless such property is removed, other property
is in danger of being destroyed by fire.
I.
Special inspection warrant. No person shall refuse to permit or shall
prevent or interfere with any entry into or upon such premises by
any such inspector or interfere with any such inspection. If consent
to entry to personal or real properties which are not public buildings,
or to portions of public buildings which are not open to the public,
has been denied, the Fire Chief shall obtain a special inspection
warrant under § 66.0119, Wis. Stats.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect the health, safety
and welfare of those that live, work, visit, or travel through the
City, including the fire personnel who serve the City or assist the
City, by establishing minimum standards for fire safety through the
standardization of the design, installation, testing and maintenance
requirements for automatic fire sprinkler, suppression and fire alarm
systems.
B.
Enforcement. The City of St. Francis Fire Department shall be responsible
for the enforcement of this section.
C.
State regulations. All Building Code requirements, rules and laws
of the State of Wisconsin shall apply to all buildings located within
the City of St. Francis, Wisconsin. The requirements of this section
shall not lessen any Building Code requirements, rules or laws of
the State of Wisconsin. Should any conflict arise between this section
and the codes, rules or laws of the state, the more stringent regulation
shall govern.
D.
Owner's responsibility.
(1)
Within buildings that the Fire Department is required to inspect,
no owner may construct or alter any building, or portion of a building,
or permit any building to be constructed or altered except in compliance
with this section.
(2)
The owner is also responsible for maintaining a current set of plans
for all detection, suppression and fire alarm systems.
(3)
The owner shall maintain all automatic fire sprinkler, suppression
and alarm systems (and the alarm monitoring of those systems) that
were required by the City as a condition of occupancy.
E.
Where installed (classification of occupancies). See Table 1 at the
end of this chapter.
F.
How installed. Approved fire suppression systems and fire alarm systems
shall be installed in accordance with current National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) standards and Wisconsin state codes.
G.
Standpipes and hose connections. Wet automatic standpipes shall be
provided in all buildings three stories or more in height. Standpipes
shall be installed in accordance with Section 375.22 of the Wisconsin
Administrative Code, Section 905 of the International Building Code,
and NFPA 14. Where the Wisconsin Administrative Code and NFPA 14 require
Class 11 or Class 111 standpipe systems, this department will require
the installation of a Class 1 system which is the installation of
hose valves of 2 1/2 inches in lieu of the former. Hose valves
shall be no further than 150 feet apart per floor. The Fire Department
connection for the standpipe shall be placed adjacent to a fire hydrant
within 150 feet travel distance. If there is a standpipe system and
fire sprinkler system, they shall be labeled as such at the Fire Department
connection on the outside of the building.
H.
Fire Department connection. The Fire Department connection (FDC)
for both the sprinkler system and standpipe systems shall be located
as approved by the Fire Department. The FDC shall be located within
150 feet travel distance of a fire hydrant. The FDC will be properly
identified.
I.
Fire hydrant(s).
(1)
Scope. The requirements of this section apply to fire hydrants and
water main systems supplying private fire hydrants or fire suppression
systems.
(2)
Installation and maintenance standards. Private fire hydrants and
water mains shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 24 and the
City of Milwaukee Water Utility. Private fire hydrants and water mains
shall be maintained in accordance with NFPA 25.
(3)
Approval required. Plans shall be submitted to the Fire Department
for review to determine compliance with the applicable standards prior
to the installation of private fire hydrants.
(4)
Approved water hydrant. An approved water hydrant shall mean a water
hydrant connected to a municipal water main, and the hydrant shall
have one connection of 4.5 inches and two connections of 2.5 inches.
The connecting waterline between the municipal water main and the
approved water hydrant shall not be less than eight inches. All water
hydrants shall be installed in such a manner and location so as to
be accessible at all times to the Fire Department. Note: The hydrant
must flow a minimum of 1,500 gallons per minute with 20 psi residual.
(5)
Hydrant location. Hydrant(s) shall be provided around the perimeter
of the building so that no hydrant is more then 350 feet from another
approved hydrant(s) measured by normal access routes.
(6)
Setback distances. Private fire hydrants shall be no more than five
feet from the curb or edge of the street or fire apparatus access.
Alternative setback distances may be considered when site conditions
conflict with the provisions of this section.
(7)
System design.
(a)
Valves. Control valves shall be provided to limit the number
of private hydrants and/or sprinkler systems affected by maintenance,
repair or construction. Valves shall be located at street intersections
and at no more than eight-hundred-foot intervals, and sectional control
valves shall be placed so that no more than a combination of five
hydrants and sprinkler systems can be isolated between control valves.
Valves shall be provided in each hydrant lead.
(b)
Outlet position. All hydrants shall be positioned so that the
largest outlet faces the street or fire apparatus access route unless
otherwise expressly approved by the Fire Department.
(c)
Hydrant height above grade. The center of the lowest outlet
cap of the fire hydrants shall be at least 18 inches above grade and
not more than 23 inches above grade.
(8)
Hydrant specifications. All fire hydrants shall meet the specifications
of the City of Milwaukee Water Utility.
(9)
Bollards. Private hydrants shall be protected from vehicular traffic
damage with bollards. The Fire Department shall determine the number
of bollards needed.
(10)
Obstructions. No obstructions, including but not limited to power
poles, trees, bushes, fences or posts, shall be located within five
feet of a fire hydrant. Grade changes exceeding 1.5 feet are not permitted
within five feet of a fire hydrant or hydrant lead. Owners shall remove
snow, vegetation or other material that has covered or obstructed
the view of hydrant(s) on their property.
(11)
Installation prior to construction. Fire hydrants shall be installed,
tested and placed in service prior to combustible construction.
J.
Annual inspections. Every standpipe system and sprinkler system required
by this chapter or by the administrative rules of the State of Wisconsin
shall, at the expense of the owner or the owner's representative,
be inspected at least once within each consecutive twelve-month period
and maintained in accordance with the most current edition of Section
SPS 314.13(4) of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and NFPA 25. The
completed inspection forms shall be kept on premises located in the
fire pump room if applicable or the maintenance room and be available
upon request of the fire inspector.
K.
Completion of work. At such time that each sprinkler project is completed,
the sprinkler contractor shall provide the owner of the building and
the Fire Department with a letter stating that:
(1)
The sprinkler system, or portion thereof, is one-hundred-percent
operational and built according to approved plans and the design of
the licensed and certified fire protection engineer.
(2)
All sprinkler systems have been tested in accordance with the manufacturer's
specification, code, and standard requirements.
(3)
All systems are operating, all installed sprinklers are free of paint
and tape, and all sprinklers are not obstructed and conform to all
sprinkler obstruction rules.
L.
Maintenance of automatic fire sprinkler, suppression and alarm systems.
Sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire alarm systems and other
fire protective or extinguishing systems or appliances which have
been installed in compliance with permit or order, or because of any
law or ordinance, shall be maintained in operative condition at all
times in accordance with NFPA 25 and NFPA 72. Further, it shall be
unlawful for any owner or occupant to reduce the effectiveness of
the protection so required, except that this shall not prohibit the
owner or occupant from temporarily reducing or discontinuing the protection
where necessary to make tests, repairs, alterations or additions.
The Fire Department shall be notified before repairs, alterations
or additions are begun and shall be notified again when the system
has been restored to service.
M.
Additions, remodeled buildings, and change of use. All existing public
buildings or places of employment and all additions shall conform
to this section, as follows. All square footage remodeled within a
building subsequent to April 19, 1994, and all square footage added
to such building after said date, shall be considered for purposes
of determining the applicable requirements of this section.
(1)
More than 50% remodeled or added. If more than 50% of the gross area
of a building is remodeled and/or added, the entire building shall
be provided with the requirements in this section, provided that the
City determines that the existing water supply is adequate.
(2)
Twenty-five percent to 50% remodeled or added. If 25% to 50% of the
gross area of a building is remodeled and/or added, that part of the
building which is remodeled and/or added shall be provided with the
requirements of this section.
(3)
Less than 25% or 10,000 square feet or less remodeled or added. The
requirement in this section may not be required unless the work includes
dwelling units if less than 25% of the gross area of the building
is remodeled and/or added or if 10,000 square feet or less of a building
is remodeled and/or added.
(4)
Change of use or occupancy classification. If the use of an existing
building is changed to a new use or the occupancy classification is
changed, the building shall comply with the percentages established
above and sprinklers shall be updated.
N.
Approval of plans. No automatic sprinkler equipment shall be installed
or altered in a building until plans have been submitted to the Fire
Department for approval. One copy of the approval should be placed
on file. No work may begin on installation of a sprinkler system until
the plans are approved by the Fire Department.
O.
Exemptions. Rooms or buildings devoted to the manufacture or storage
of aluminum powder, calcium carbide, calcium phosphate, metallic sodium
or potassium, quick lime, magnesium powder, sodium peroxide or like
materials where the application of water may cause or increase combustion
are exempt from the use of automatic water sprinkling systems but
are required to install other forms of fire protection systems approved
by the Fire Department.
P.
Fire alarm and detection systems. The application, installation,
performance and maintenance of fire alarm and fire detection systems
and their components shall comply with the Fire Alarm and Detection
Systems Section of the International Building Code Chapter 907 as
amended by Section SS 362.0907 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code,
and Chapter SPS 314 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code NFPA 70,
and NFPA 72. Note: Section 907 of the International Building Code
contains exceptions where a separate manual fire alarm system (manual
pull stations) is not required in some building groups. The City of
St. Francis does require a manual fire alarm system (manual pull stations)
to be installed in all building groups.
Q.
Automatic closing devices.
(1)
Where installed.
(a)
Except on single- and two-family dwellings, there shall be an
automatic closing device on all fire and smoke doors, except doors
leading directly outside in all buildings, regardless of size.
(b)
On all fire shutters and vents.
(c)
Wired into the fire alarm system when a fire alarm system is
required.
(2)
How installed. Per NFPA 80, Fire Doors and Windows, and the Opening
Protectives Section of the International Building Code, Section 715.
(3)
How maintained and inspected. Per NFPA Standard 80, Fire Doors and
Windows.
R.
Fire alarm systems.
(1)
A UL (Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.) approved listed central station
for fire shall monitor all fire suppression and detection systems.
(2)
The signal for a fire alarm shall be sent to an approved listed central
station for fire. The signal for tamper and/or supervision shall also
be sent to the listed central station for fire.
(3)
A minimum of one annunciator panel shall be placed in a location
approved by the Fire Department.
(4)
The fire alarm system and the annunciator panel shall be addressable.
(5)
The addressable system shall include fire detection and suppression
systems, pull stations, tamper supervision, and audio/visual devices.
(6)
In places of public occupancy, pull stations shall be required in
new construction and during remodel projects.
(7)
The owner shall maintain all fire alarm systems and monitoring of
those systems that were a condition of occupancy. No system or part
of a system or monitoring thereof can be removed without approval
of the City. The owner who removes or causes to be removed the alarm
system or monitoring of the alarm system shall be in violation of
this section.
T.
Plan review, approval and conditions.
(1)
The plans for all fire sprinkler, fire suppression and fire alarm
systems, both new and modified, must be submitted to the Fire Department
for review. The Fire Department may use a third-party contractor to
perform the review.
(2)
No automatic fire sprinkler, fire suppression or fire alarm equipment
shall be installed or altered in a building until plans have been
submitted and approved by the Fire Department. Upon payment of the
review fees, the City Building Inspector on behalf of the Fire Department
shall issue a permit. Work started before a permit is issued may be
subject to fine.
(3)
The Wisconsin-registered fire protection contractor or other contractor(s)
who was given the permit to work shall keep at the job site at all
times one set of approved plans bearing the stamp of conditional approval
from the Fire Department and a copy of the specifications. The plans
shall be open to inspection by an authorized representative of the
Fire Department immediately upon request.
U.
Revocation, extension and liability.
(1)
Revocation of approval. The Fire Department may revoke any approval,
issued under the provisions of this section, for any false statements
or misrepresentation of facts on which the approval was based.
(2)
Expiration of plan approval. Plan approvals issued by the Fire Department
shall expire two years after the approval date indicated on the fire
protection plans.
(3)
Limitation of liability. The conditional approval of an automatic
fire sprinkler, suppression or fire alarm design by the Fire Department
shall not be construed as an assumption of any design responsibility.
The fees for permits, applications and other work described
in this chapter shall be as provided by the current fee schedule on
file with the City Clerk.
The following documents or portions thereof are referenced as
mandatory requirements and shall be considered part of the requirements
of this chapter. The edition indicated for each referenced mandatory
document of the NFPA shall apply.
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NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
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NFPA 11, Standard for Low-Expansion Foam
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NFPA 12, Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems
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NFPA 12A, Standard on Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems
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NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
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NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes
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NFPA 13R, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height
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NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipes and Hose
Systems
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NFPA 15, Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection
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NFPA 16, Standard for the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler
and Foam-Water Spray Systems
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NFPA 17, Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems
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NFPA 17A, Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems
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NFPA 18, Standard for Wetting Agents
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NFPA 18A, Standard for Water Additives for Fire Control and
Vapor Mitigation
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NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for
Fire Protection
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NFPA 24, Standard for the Installation of Private Fire. Service
Mains and Their Appurtenances
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NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance
of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems
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NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
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NFPA 30A, Automotive and Marine Service Station Code
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NFPA 30B, Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products
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NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment
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NFPA 32, Standard for Dry-Cleaning Plants
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NFPA 33, Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible
Materials
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NFPA 34, Standard for Dipping and Coating Processes Using Flammable
or Combustible Liquids
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NFPA 36, Standard for Solvent Extraction Plants
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NFPA 40, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose
Nitrate Motion Picture Film
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NFPA 45, Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using
Chemicals
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NFPA 51, Standard for the Design and Installation of Oxygen-Fuel
Gas Systems for Welding Cutting and Allied Processes
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NFPA 51A, Standard for Acetylene Cylinder Charging Plants
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NFPA 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding Cutting
and Other Hot Work
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NFPA 52, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular Fuel Systems
Code,
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NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code
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NFPA 55, Standard for the Storage, Use, and Handling of Compressed
Gases and Cryogenic Fluids in Portable and Stationary Containers,
Cylinders, and Tanks
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NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code
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NFPA 59, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied
Petroleum Gases at Utility Gas Plants
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NFPA 59A, Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling
of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
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NFPA 61, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions
in Agricultural and Food Products Facilities
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NFPA 69, Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems
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NFPA 70, National Electrical Code
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NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code
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NFPA 75, Standard for the Protection of Information Technology
Equipment
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NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Fire Windows
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NFPA 82, Standard on Incinerators and Waste and Linen Handling
Systems and Equipment
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NFPA 86, Standard for Ovens and Furnaces
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NFPA 88A, Standard for Parking Structures
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NFPA 90A, Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning
and Ventilating Systems
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NFPA 90B, Standard for the Installation of Warm Air Heating
and Air-Conditioning Systems
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NFPA 91, Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors,
Gases, Mists, and Noncombustible Particulate Solids
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NFPA 92, Standard for Smoke Control Systems
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NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection
of Commercial Cooking Operations
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NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care Facilities
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NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
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NFPA 102, Standard for Grandstands, Folding and Telescopic Seating,
Tents
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and Membrane Structures
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NFPA 105, Standard for the Installation of Smoke Door Assemblies
and Other Opening Protectives
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NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems
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NFPA 111, Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and
Standby Power Systems
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NFPA 115, Standard for Laser Fire Protection
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NFPA 120, Standard for Coal Preparation Plants
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NFPA 140, Standard on Motion Picture and Television Production
Studio Soundstages and Approved Production Facilities
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NFPA 150, Standard on Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing
Facilities
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NFPA 160, Standard for Flame Effects Before an Audience
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NFPA 170, Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols
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NFPA 211, Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid
Fuel-Burning Appliances
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NFPA 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction
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NFPA 221, Standard for Fire Walls and Fire Barrier Walls
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NFPA 232, Standard for the Protection of Records
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NFPA 241, Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration,
and Demolition operations
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NFPA 400, Hazardous Materials Code
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NFPA 1123, Code for Fireworks Display
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NFPA 1124, Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage,
and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles
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NFPA 1126, Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics before a Proximate
Audience
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Use of outdoor fireplaces is permitted, provided that:
A.
Such outdoor fireplace is assembled and used according to the manufacturer's
instructions. No barrels or homemade units are permitted. Such shall
not exceed four feet in height, width or depth.
B.
Only clean fuels are used, such as firewood. No trash, bulk papers,
painted woods or the like are to be burned.
C.
Such outdoor fireplace shall have a screen and be covered at all
times when in use and placed on a nonflammable surface. Outdoor fireplaces
shall not be used on balconies, wood decks or other similar surfaces.
D.
An outdoor fireplace shall be located at least 10 feet from any structure
or any combustible material while in use.
E.
An extinguishing device shall be kept within 20 feet when such outdoor
fireplace is in use.
F.
An outdoor fireplace shall be attended by a competent person at all
times when in use.
G.
Such outdoor fireplace shall not be used in such a manner that smoke
or fumes go into any residences or residential dwelling units.
H.
Flames shall not exceed one foot above the fire source or otherwise
become a safety hazard.
I.
Outdoor fireplaces shall not be used between 12:00 midnight and 6:00
a.m.
A.
An access box system has been adopted for use by this Fire Department.
(1)
The following structures shall be equipped with an access box at
or near the main entrance or such location as required by the authority
having jurisdiction:
(a)
Commercial or industrial structures protected by an automatic
alarm system or automatic fire suppression system, or such structures
that are secured in a way that restricts access during an emergency.
(b)
Multifamily residential structures that have restricted access
through locked doors and have a common corridor for access to the
living units.
(c)
Nursing homes, community-based residential facilities, child
day care and other health facilities.
(d)
All educational occupancies.
(2)
The authority having jurisdiction shall have the authority to require
any structure to install and maintain an access box.
(3)
Exception. Any building or site that has twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week
guard service or any occupancy that remains open 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, does not require an access box, unless ordered by the
Fire Chief.
B.
All newly constructed structures subject to this section shall have
the access box installed and operational prior to the issuance of
an occupancy permit. All structures in existence on the effective
date of this section and which are subject to this section shall have
one year from the date of being ordered by the authority having jurisdiction
to have an access box installed to complete installation.
C.
The owner or agent of a structure required to have an access box
shall keep the following inside the box:
(1)
Keys to locked points of ingress and egress, whether on the interior
or exterior.
(2)
The keys to locked mechanical equipment and electrical and elevator
control rooms.
(3)
The keys needed to open any alarm panels.
(4)
Floor plans or maps as required by the authority having jurisdiction.
(5)
The keys to other areas as directed by the authority having jurisdiction.
D.
All items required to be kept in the access box shall be the most
currently used and must be continually updated.
E.
The access box shall be installed at the owner's expense.
F.
The size and type of access box will be determined by the authority
having jurisdiction.
All elevators installed in the City of St. Francis after March
1, 2013, shall be sized and located so as to accommodate, and allow
for the maneuvering of, Fire Department stretchers and personnel.
The elevator shall be large enough to allow the use of a twenty-five-inch
by eighty-six-inch stretcher in the horizontal, open position. St.
Francis Fire Department approval is required prior to installation.
Pedestrian accessibility ramps installed in the City of St.
Francis on or after March 1, 2013, shall be sized large enough to
accommodate and positioned so as to permit the maneuvering of Fire
Department stretchers and personnel. The ramp dimensions shall be
large enough to allow the use of a twenty-five-inch by eight-six-inch
stretcher in the horizontal, open position. St. Francis Fire Department
approval is required prior to installation.
If the lack of an internal communication system or the size,
design or construction of a building in the City of St. Francis causes
regular fire department radio communication to be unavailable or,
in the opinion of the Fire Chief, unreliable, the Fire Chief may direct
the building owner to install a repeater system, or a comparable component,
to assist radio communications.
A.
All fire protection system contractors providing monthly, quarterly,
semi-annual and annual inspection, testing and maintenance work on
any fire detection or suppression system in the City of St. Francis
shall submit a printed copy to the City of St. Francis Fire Department,
and an electronic copy in a format acceptable to the City of St. Francis
Fire Department, of any and all deficiencies found while inspecting,
testing or maintaining any fire detection or suppression system.
B.
Any deficiency revealed in the course of any such inspection, testing,
or maintenance work must be reported to the City of St. Francis Fire
Department within 14 days of the discovery of such deficiency unless
such deficiency creates a severe life hazard; in which event such
deficiency must be immediately reported to the City of St. Francis
Fire Department. Notification required under this section shall be
made electronically by sending to email to Inspectionbureau@stfranwi.org,
or United States Postal Service.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code.
