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Home My WebLink About1999-09 03-08 CCONotice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 8th day of March, 1999, at 7 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider an Ordinance Amending Chapter 5 of the City Ordinances Relating to Open Burning and the Adoption of the Uniform Fire Code. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please contact the City Clerk at 569 -3300 to make arrangements. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES RELATING TO OPEN BURNING AND THE ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Brooklyn Center City Code Section 5 -201.b is amended as follows: b. Adoption of Codes and Standards: There is adopted and incorporated herein by reference as an ordinance of the City: 1. Uniform Fire Code Adopted. The Uniform Fire Code as promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials and Western Fire Chiefs' Association (199 +7 Edition) together with Appendices I -A, I -B, I -C, II -A, II -B, II -D, III -A III -B, III -C, IV -A, IV -B, VI -A, VI -B, VI -E and Minnesota Amendments as found in Rules part 7510.3510 through 7510.3710 is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated by reference and made part of Minnesota Rules 7510.3100 to 7510.3280, per Minnesota Statutcs Section 299F.011 together with Appendices I -A, I -B, I -C, II -A, II -B, I+-D, III -A, III -B, III -C, IV -A, VI -B, VI -D into the City Code in whole as if herein set out in full, subject to deletions or modifications contained in this section (which code is hereafter referred to as the UFC code hereinafter sct forth); and 1997 Edition.) 2. Adoption of National Fire Code. Whenever the Uniform Fire Codceridcd by 0 0 is silent on any subject, for any reason, in any situation, the provision of protection shall be in accordance with National Fire Code 19881997 Standards Numbered 13, 13A, 13D, 13R, 14, 20, 71, 72A, 72B, 72C, 72D, 72E, 72F, 74, 96 101, 231, 231C, 231D, and 231F and their appendices, issued by the National Fire Protection Association (Quincy, Massachusetts, 1988 1997) which are adopted by reference as part of this code as though set forth herein in their entirety. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER ORDINANCE NO. 99 -09 •1 q ORDINANCE NO. 99 -09 Section 2. Brooklyn Center City Code Section 5 -201.c is amended as follows: c. Codes on File: The city cicrk fire chief shall file one (1) copy of the Uniform Fire Code +99+ 1997 Edition with the State of Minnesota Amendments, and one (1) copy of those parts of the National Fire Code referred to in section two (2) of this Section, marked "Official Copy in his or her his/her office, and the copies shall be kept available for public inspection. Section 3. Brooklyn Center City Code Section 5 -204 is amended by adding new paragraph i as follows: i. Open Burning: 1. Except as authorized in this section, open burning of any material is prohibited. This prohibition does not apply to burning conducted by governmental authorities which have secured permission from the fire chief or to outdoor cooking using only propane or charcoal. 2. Outdoor recreational or cooking fires may be permitted subject to the following requirements: a. Such burning may be conducted only by persons living in a dwelling unit (as defined in Section 35 -900) for which a permit has been secured from the fire chief for burning in a specific location. Permits shall be issued for a calendar year and only one permit shall be issued for any dwelling unit. Subject to the conditions and restrictions of this section and any conditions or restrictions imposed by the fire chief, a person holding such a permit may conduct up to four (4) such fires in each calendar month. b. All fires must be in an approved outdoor fireplace or a pit which is at least one (1) foot below grade. A pit must be located at least fifteen (15) feet from buildings. fences, property lines or flammable materials. Pits may be no more than three (3) feet in diameter, and the outside edge shall be ringed with brick or rock. Commercially manufactured steel outdoor fire pits may be used provided they are not more than three (3) feet in diameter. c. Only clean dry wood may be burned. Wood must have been dried or cured for one (1) year or more and protected from rain and snow. No leaves, trash, treated or painted wood, or any other materials may be burned. All burning material must be contained in the pit at all times. ORDINANCE NO. 99 -09 d. Fires shall be so managed and maintained that fires do not exceed three (3) feet above the fire pit, and persons are able to stand within four (4) feet of the fire. e. The fire shall be attended by an adult at all times and must be extinguished when unattended. An adequate source of water must be available at the pit for extinguishing the fire. f. Prior to commencement of burning the Brooklyn Center police department must be notified. g. c. Amendments to the UFC: A fire may not be allowed to burn for more than six (6) hours. h. The fire chief is authorized to require that recreational fires be immediately extinguished if it is determined by the chief or the chief's designated agent that the fire constitutes a dangerous condition, or if the fire is burning without being permitted or in violation of permit conditions. Failure to comply with any provision of this Chapter, with the conditions of a permit. or with an order of the chief or the chief's designated agent is a violation of this section. Section 4. Brooklyn Center Code Section 5 -204.c is amended as follows: 1. If doors in fire corridors. separation walls, fire doors, or smoke barrier doors are needed to be kept open, they shall be held open by electric magnetic door holders that are controlled and released by the trip of a smoke detector or sprinkler head that covers the entire building. The approval of the fire chief is needed for this modification to a building. 1. Article 4, "Permits and Certificates" of thc UFC is included in its entirety with the a. Scction 4.101, No. 22, Ilazardous Materials, amended to rcad: 1. Class 1. A general hazard and firc safety inspections require a special hazard permit. 2. Class 2. A special hazard inspcction iiwolving various hazardous materials; or proccsscs in thc occupancies of buildings generally less than 3,000 square feet in arca. ORDINANCE NO. 99 -09 3. Class -3. A sp,ializ.,d -li aid -h spcction primarily dircctcd at, but not limited to, buildings 01 occupttacics 3,000 squarc fcct or more whcrc anterteleel a. Multiple hazards. c. cics in which evacuation or high valuation prcscnts 2. Tlic following sections of Article 1-0, "Fire Protcction" of thc UFC arc amcndcd as follows: Scction 10.307 (A) of the UFC is amcndcd by adding a new paragraph which installcd in stairways, or smokc barrier doors are to be kept opcn, thcy shall :II rcicascd by smokc detectors: hazardous matcrials, substanccs or proccsscs. b. S.,,, .nr-1- 0.307 -(E) „f 1 Ems ante hek,d -t .ricad- u.s -€.,lh av (G---)--Sttaldard 3. The following section of Articic 11, "General Precautions Against Firc "of UPC is a. Scction 11.204 of UFC is amcndcd by idcntifying thc first paragraph as (A), and adding a new paragraph to rcad as follows: (B) Tcst to cstablish flame ORDINANCE NO. 99 -09 Section 5. This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and thirty days following its legal publication. Adopted this 8th day of March 1999. ATTEST: Date of Publication Effective Date City Clerk March 17, 1999 April 16, 1999 72 /r/L (Strikeout indicates matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.)