A Resolution Adopting and Amending the 2021 Edition of the International Fire Code®

WHEREAS, the Fire Chief and Fire Code Official have reviewed the International Fire Code, 2021 Edition, and recommend the adoption of the same by the Four Mile Fire Protection District; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Four Mile Fire Protection District deems it necessary and in the best interest of public safety to adopt and enforce the codes for the purpose of establishing rules of conduct and standards for the protection of life, health, property, security, and welfare of the inhabitants and visitors to the District; and

WHEREAS, the International Fire Code, 2021 Edition, published by the International Code Council, is a model code for the regulation and governing of the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials, and devices and from conditions hazardous to life and property in the occupancy of buildings and premises.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUR MILE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT:

1       Adoption of the 2021 International Fire Code

1.1     Code Adopted

The 2021 International Fire Code is adopted in the form including the sections as amended herein, including the following appendices:

•        Appendix A, Board of Appeals;

•        Appendix B, Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings;

•        Appendix C, Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution;

•        Appendix D, Fire Apparatus Access Roads;

•        Appendix F, Hazard Ranking;

•        Appendix I, Fire Protection Systems - Noncompliant Conditions;

•        Appendix K, Construction Requirements for Existing Ambulatory Care Facilities;

•        Appendix N, Indoor Trade Shows and Exhibitions.

The date on which this resolution shall take effect shall be the date of approval by the governing bodies of each county and municipality whose borders overlap the service area of the Four Mile Fire Protection District. This Code shall be in effect within the limits of the Four Mile Fire Protection District.

1.2      Code Described

The 2021 International Fire Code is published by the International Code Council, 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20001-2070.

1.3      Copies on File

At least one copy of the 2021 International Fire Code shall be kept on file in the office of the Are Code Official of the Four Mile Fire Protection District, 1740 Fourmile Canyon Dr, Boulder, CO 80302, and may be inspected during the District's regular business hours.

1.4      Purpose

The purpose of this code is to establish the minimum standards consistent with nationally recognized good practice for providing a reasonable level of life safety and property protection from the hazards of fire, explosion, and dangerous conditions in new and existing buildings, structures, and premises, and to provide for the safety of firefighters, and emergency responders during emergency operations.

2      Definitions

Wherever the term "Board of Directors" is used, it shall be held to mean the Board of Directors of the Four Mile Fire Protection District.

Wherever the word "District" or phrase "Fire District" is used, it shall mean the Four Mile Fire Protection District.

3       Amendments Made In and To the 2021 International Fire Code·

The 2021 International Fire Code is amended and changed in the following respects:

1.       Subsection 101.1 is amended to read as follows: 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the Four Mile Fire Protection District, hereinafter referred to as "this code".

2.       A new section is added: 102.13 Conflicts with Other Adopted Codes. Where a conflict arises between this Code and the International Building Code and/or the International Residential Code, the more stringent application of the respective codes shall apply.

Exception: When any provision from the respective codes is agreed upon by the Chief Building Official of the municipality or county having jurisdiction and the Fire Code Official as being applicable and acceptable.

3.        A new section is added: 102.14 Other Adopted Codes. Where this document refers to other ICC codes, the currently adopted edition for the location under consideration shall apply.

Exception: When any provision from the respective codes is agreed upon by the Chief Building Official of the municipality or county having jurisdiction and the Rre Code Officialas being applicable and acceptable.

4.        Subsection 103.1 is amended to read: 103.1 Code Compliance Agency. The Four Mile Fire Protection District shall be the code compliance agency. The official employed or contracted by the Four Mile Fire Protection District to oversee the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this code shall be known as the Fire Code Official.

5.       Subsection 104.7 Liability shall be amended by the addition of the following sentence at the end of the section: "Nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver of any immunities provided by section C.R.S. 24 - 10 - 101, et seq., or by other statutes, or by common law."

6.        Subsection 104.11 Fire investigations shall be amended by the addition of the following sentence at the end of the section: "The authority of the Chief of the District, or authorized designee, including all Fire Code Officials, to act as peace officers shall extend to the limits as authorized in C.R.S. 16-2.5-109."

7.        Subsection 104.12 Authority at fires and other emergencies shall be amended by the addition of the following sentence at the end of the section: "the authority of the Chief of the District, or authorized designee, including all Fire Code Officials, to act as peace officers shall extend as far as the authority set forth in C.R.S. Section 32-1-1002, 16-2.5-109, and other applicable state statutes."

8.       Subsection 105.5.34 is amended to read as follows: 105.5.34 Open Burning. An operational permit is required for the kindling or maintaining of an open fire or a fire on any public street alley road or other public or private ground. Instructions and stipulations of the permit shall be adhered to.

Exception: No permit shall be required if burning is regulated pursuant to the regulations promulgated under CRS Section 25-7-123, or regulated by the County Health Department.

9.       Section 107 is replaced in its entirety and replaced with: 107 Fees

107.1  Fees. Fees for services under this code shall be established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 32-1-1002(1)(e)

C.R.S. Said fees and charges may include a charge for reimbursement to the fire district of any consultation fees, expenses or costs incurred by the fire district in the performing of plan review, inspection, and enforcement related services under the provisions of this code.

107.2  Payment of fees. A permit shall not be valid until the fees prescribed by law have been paid; nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until additional fees, if any, have been paid.

107.3   Operational permit fee. An inspection fee may be charged for any operational permit required by Section 105.5. The inspection fee shall be based upon the time required to conduct inspections authorized by Section 105.2.2 and associated activities, to determine compliance with this code and other applicable laws and ordinances as required by Section 105.2.4, and to issue the permit as specified in Section 105.3.7.

107.4  Construction permit fee. A fee may be charged for any construction permit required by Section 105.6 of this code. The construction permit fee is intended to cover the cost of inspections required or requested in connection with the work for which the permit is granted, and the associated costs of processing the application. An application shall include an estimate of the total value of the work, including materials and labor, for which the permit is being sought. If, in the opinion of the Fire Code Official, the valuation is underestimated on the application, the permit shall be denied, unless written estimates are provided in a form acceptable to the Fire Code Official, and that support the valuation set forth in the application. Final construction permit valuation shall be set by the Fire Code Official.

107.5  Other inspection fee. Fees for re-inspections, for inspections outside normal business hours, or for inspections for which no fee is otherwise established may be charged.

107.6  Plan review fee. The plan review fee is intended to cover the significant costs and expenses incurred by the fire district in reviewing materials necessary to consult on and perform appropriate inspections of construction, uses, processes,

and operations. The fee shall be assessed based on the reasonable, customary, and necessary time associated with meeting with persons with fire code inquiries, reviewing or evaluating site plans; construction documents and calculations; changes, additions, or revisions to approved plans; and construction documents resubmitted after the Fire Code Officials issuing a statement explaining the reasons that a previous submittal does not conform to the requirements of this code. When submittal documents are incomplete or changed to require additional plan review, an additional plan review fee shall be charged. The plan review fee required by this Section 107.6 is separate from the construction permit fee required by Section 107.4.

107.7    Unauthorized Work Inspection Fee. Any person or entity that commences any work before obtaining a construction permit required by Section

105.6 shall be subject to an inspection fee in an amount equal to the amount of the construction permit fee. The fee shall be separate from and in addition to a construction permit fee. Payment of the inspection fee shall not relieve any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code or from any penalty prescribed by law. The inspection fee shall be assessed regardless of whether or not a construction permit is then or subsequently issued.

EXCEPTION: When approved in writing by the Rre Code Official, work may

commence prior to obtaining a construction permit.

107.8  Related Fees. The payment of the fee for construction, uses, processes, or operations authorized by an operational permit or construction permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law or required by Section 107.

10.  Subsection 111 is repealed in its entirety and reenacted to read as follows:

SECTION 111 MEANS OF APPEALS

111.1  Appeals Procedure-General. Any person, firm, or corporation who are grieved by an application, interpretation, or order made by the Fire Code Official or other fire district personnel, pursuant to any provision of the code for the standards adopted, may file within three days a written notice of appeal with the fire district requesting a hearing before the Fire Chief. All appeals must be made in writing to the Fire Chief at the district's administrative office. The Fire Chief shall establish reasonable rules for such appeal and shall make a record of all proceedings. The decision of the Are Chief shall be considered a final administrative decision.

111.1.1  Appeals Procedure-Administrative Decisions. To determine the suitability of alternate materials and types of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of the provisions of this code, upon request of an interested party, including the Fire Chief or designee, there shall be, and is hereby created a board of appeals consisting of five members who are qualified

by experience and training to pass judgment upon pertinent matters. The board of appeals shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and shall hold office at its pleasure. The Board of Directors may (at it's own discretion) elect to serve the role of the Board of Appeals in lieu of appointing an independent Board. The board of appeals shall adopt reasonable rules of procedure for conducting its business, and shall render all interpretations, decisions, and findings in writing to the appellant or requesting party with a duplicate copy to the Are Chief. All appeals of the Fire Chiefs decision shall be made in writing, within three days of the date of the Fire Chiefs decision, to the Board of Directors by delivery to the district Fire Chief or his representative at the district's administrative office.

111.1.2   Appeals Board and Procedures. See Appendix A, as adopted, for the makeup and procedures of the Board of Appeals.

11. Subsection 112.4 is amended to read as follows: 112.4 Violation penalties. Persons who violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall correct, install, alter, repair, or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directions of the Fire Code Official or of a permit or certificate used under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $250. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

12.  Subsection 113.4 is amended to read as follows: 113.4 Failure to comply. Any person whe:> shall continue any work after having been served a stop work order except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition shall be liable to a fine and/or imprisonment up to the maximum specified in CRS Section 32-1-1001 and CRS section 32-1-1002. Each day in which such violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation pursuant to CRS Section 32-1-1002 (3) (d).

13.  Section 202 General Definitions is amended by the addition of the following terms:

HAZMAT INVENTORY STATEMENT (HMIS). A portion of an HMR containing a list of all the HazMat in a facility including information related to the materials such as product names, locations, quantities, regulated hazards, and Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers.

HAZMAT MANAGEMENT PLAN (HMMP). A portion of a HazMat Permit Application containing site maps and facility floor plans identifying

HazMat locations and site and building features relevant to the management of HazMat inventories, systems and operations.

HAZMAT REPORT (HMR). A consolidated description of a facility and the HazMat therein including a contact list, code-based description of the building and adjacent outdoor areas, and a HazMat Inventory Statement (HMIS).

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14.   Subsection 503.2.9 is added to read: 503.2.9 Driveway Access. Driveways from platted roads to single-family residences shall be sized to meet the published municipal or county transportation department specifications on straight sections. Inside and outside curve radii will be determined by the Fire Code Official based upon data received from the Fire Chief to accommodate the fire apparatus expected to respond to the residence.

15.  Subsection 507.2.3 is added to read: 507.2.3 In-ground Cisterns. In-ground cisterns for fire protection shall be designed, installed, and maintained to meet the requirements of the municipal code or county land use code and the Fire Code Official.

16.   Subsection 507.2.4 is added to read: 507.2.4 Community Cisterns. Where an occupancy is close enough and has adequate access by firefighting apparatus, in the opinion of the Are Code Official, a community cistern may provide

firefighting water supply, instead of an In-ground Cistern, as described in

. Subsection 503.2.3.

17.   Section 507 of the International Fire Code is amended to add Section 507.5.3.1 and 507.5.7 to read as follows:

507.5.3.1. Privately Owned Hydrant Maintenance. Privately owned hydrants shall be maintained at the expense of the private property owner, subject to the direction and requirements of the Fire Code Official. Such private hydrants shall be flushed and tested periodically according to the Fire Code. In the event such testing reveals that the flow from private hydrants is inadequate according to applicable standards, modifications necessary to meet these standards shall be ordered by the Fire Code Official and made at the expense of the property owner. All private hydrants and their associated caps shall be painted following the color scheme identified by the Fire Code Official. Appropriate markings or signs restricting parking in front of or next to fire hydrants shall be designated by the Fire Code Official and implemented at the

expense of the owner of the property. No point of connection to any private fire hydrant shall be left uncapped without permission of the Fire Code Official.

507.5.7 Existing Private Fire Hydrants. Existing hydrants that do not conform to the Four Mile Fire Protection District specifications or that do not face in the direction most consistent with emergency use by the Fire Department, as established by the Fire Code Official, shall be changed to meet the District's requirements by the property owner and at the property owner's expense, within fifteen (15) days of service of notice of the required changes upon the property owner or its resident agent.

18.    In jurisdictions where single family and two-family residences are not required to be sprinklered per the adopted building and residential codes, subsection

903.2.8.1 is amended to read: 903.2.8.1 Group R. An automatic sprinkler

system installed under Section 903.3.1.3 shall be permitted in group R-3 occupancies. Single family and two-family residences are exempt from this requirement where the municipality or county has removed this requirement from the adopted building and residential codes.

19.    In jurisdictions where single family or two-family residences are required to be sprinkled per the adopted building and residential codes, Subsection 903.3.1.3 is amended to read as follows: 903.3.1.3 Residential Sprinkler Systems. Automatic sprinkler systems installed in one and two-family dwellings, Group R-3, and R-4, condition 1, and townhouses shall be permitted to be installed throughout in accordance with the applicable jurisdiction's Building Code, its amendments, and Subsections 903.3.1.3.1 through 903.3.1.3.3.

20.   Subsection 903.3.1.3.1 is added to read as follows: 903.3.1.3.1 Fire Department Connections. Residential sprinkler systems which are supplied by atmospheric pressure tanks and fire pumps shall be installed with a Fire Department connection, the size and location of which shall be determined by the Fire Code Official and Section 912.

21.   Subsection 903.3.1.3.2 is added to read as follows: 903.3.1.3.2 Attached Garage Sprinklers. Residences with attached garages, where the garage may serve as an egress path, shall have the garage sprinkled, as determined by the Fire Code Official.

22.   Subsection 903.3.1.3.3 is added to read as follows: 903.3.1.3.3 Interior and Exterior Notification. Residential sprinkler systems shall have adequate interior notification of the occupants provided to alert them that the sprinkler system is activated, in accordance with NFPA 72. Additionally, a horn and strobe

device shall be installed above the Fire Department Connection noted in Section 903.3.1.3.1. Such sprinkler waterflow alarm devices shall be activated by the water flow equivalent to the flow of single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. Where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system.

23.  Subsection 903.4.2 is amended to read as follows: 903.4.2 Alarms. An approved audible device, located on the exterior of the building in an approved location, shall be connected to each automatic sprinkler system. An approved audible alarm shall be provided in the interior of the building, in a normally occupied location, to alert building occupants of sprinkler discharge. Such sprinkler waterflow alarm devices shall be activated by the water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. Where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system.

24.  Section 907 of the International Fire Code is amended to add Section 907.6.7 to read as follows. 907.6.7 Extent of coverage. The Fire Code Official shall approve the extent of zone coverage for fire alarm systems in all buildings and structures.

25.   Appendix A is modified to read: Appendix A - Board of Appeals and Procedures

Section A101.2 is amended to read: A101.2 Application for appeal. Any person with an ownership interest in the affected property shall have the right to appeal a final administrative decision of the Fire Chiefto the board. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the intent of this code or the rules legally adopted here-under have been incorrectly interpreted, the

provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The application shall be filed on a form obtained from the Fire Chiefwithin three days after the notice was served.

26.   Section Al0l.3 is amended to read: A101.3 Membership of Board. The board shall consist of five voting members appointed by the Board of Directors on an ad hoc basis to hear matters that come up for appeal. The Board of Directors may (at it's own discretion) elect to serve the role of the Board of Appeals in lieu of appointing an independent Board. The Fire Code Official and the Fire Chief shall both be ex officio members of the board and shall not vote on matters before the board.

27.  Section A101.3.3 is deleted due to the ad hoc makeup of the board.

28.  Section Al0l.3.4 is amended to read: A101.3.4 Chairperson. The board shall select one of its members to function as chairperson to hear the matter brought before the boarp.

 Approved 27 JUNE, 2023 by the Board of Directors of the Four Mile Fire Protection District

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