HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2018-21CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE N0. 2018-21
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 905 OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE
REGARDING FIRE PREVENTION CODE
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. Amendment. Section 905 of the Plymouth City Code is amended as follows:
Section 905 - Fire Prevention Code
905.01. State Fire Code. Subdivision 1. Minnesota State Fire Code Adopted. The
Minnesota State Fire Code as adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 299F.011 and as
modified by Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7511, is hereby adopted as the fire code for the City.
Every provision contained in the Minnesota State Fire Code, except as modified or amended by
this Section, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Section as if fully set forth herein.
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Subd. 42. Amendments Made in the Minnesota State Fire Code. The following
sections of the Minnesota State Fire Code are amended as follows:
A. Section 503.2.3 Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed
and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be paved
having a seven ton driving capacity.
B. Section 507.5.1 Exceptions:
-1. For buildings other than those regulated by the International
Residential Code equipped throughout with an approved automatic
sprinkler system installed in accordance with NFPA 13 or NFPA 13R,
the distance requirement shall be one fire hydrant within 50 feet of the
Fire Department connection, and 400 feet for other fire hydrants.
C. in addition to the ,.peed ees to the international Fire Code adopted
the Mimeseta State Fire Code, the following appendix of the intemational Fi
Code adopted as rt of the fire ede for the Cit In addition to the
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appendices to the International Fire Code adopted in the Minnesota State Fire
Code, the following appendices of the International Fire Code are adopted as
part of the fire code for the City:
1. Appendix B (Fire -Flow Requirements for Buildings)
2. Appendix K (Fires or Barbecues on Balconies or Decksl
3. Appendix L (Emergencyponder Radio Coverage
905.03. Inspection Authority. Duly authorized officers of the City may enter upon
private property for the purpose of operating and maintaining fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall
be inspected annually by the City, and an annual inspection fee established by the City Council
shall be charged for this service. There shall be no charge for multi -residential property.
905.05. Fire Apparatus Access Road Sims. sx'.".en a fire lane or emer- e aeeess W11V Vl V111V1 gVll�
been ordered to be -established, it shall 1. marked by a sigi3ear-ing the words No Pafk4ng-
Fir- r- message. When a fire lane or emergency access is on public property or
a public right-of-way, the sign or signs shall be erected by the City, and when on private
property, they shall be erected by the owner at his own expense within 30 days after he has
been notified of the order. Ongoing maintenance shall also be the sole responsibilityof
owner. Thereafter, no person shall park a vehicle or otherwise occupy or obstruct the fire lane
or emergency access lane.
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905.13. Fire Protection Plan Required. An electronic and reproducible "as built" and
Pre -Plan Fire Protection Plan, which shall include all information stipulated by the City of
Plymouth, shall be submitted to and approved by the City of Plymouth prior to the issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy for all developments, other than one and two family dwellings for
which site plan approval is required by the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance.
905.15. Fires or Cooking Devices on Balconies or Patios. Subdivision 1.
No person may kindle, maintain or eause any fife Flame Fire or
Cooking Device, fuel, tereh, or- other- heating or lighting e"ipment or- fiammable ehemieals e
any balcony above ground level of on any gFetmd floor patio iffffnediately adjaeent to or- widlin
15 Caet of any unit in any stpaetufe eontainifig two or more vertically staeked residential units,
Charcoal Cooking Devices. Devices using charcoal briquettes are not allowed.
Subd. -32. Exception; Permanent Natural Gas and Electrical Cooking Devices. Natural
gas fired or electrically heated Cooking Devices that are permanently mounted, plumbed to the
building's natural gas supply or electrically connected to the building's electrical service, not
merely plug -ins, and which maintain a minimum clearance of 16 inches on the sides and back
of the device may be installed on balconies and patios.
Subd. 43. Definitions. For the purpose of this Subsection, the following terms shall
have these meanings:
A. "Cooking device" means any barbecue, rotisserie, roaster, oven or
similar equipment used in food preparation.
B. "Open flame fire" means any burning of fuel, and includes any torch,
flare, decorative light, fondue or other heating, burning, or lighting equipment or
device having an open flame.
Effective Date. These amendments shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council on this 1 lth
ATTEST:
day of December, 2018.
Ke i lavik, Mayor