ARTICLE IX.
FIRE CODE1

Sec. 5-121 Adoption of codes.

(a) Adoption of the International Fire Code and Standards.

(1) The common council hereby adopts the code entitled “The International Fire Code,” 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, fourth printing, including Standards and Appendices as follows:

Appendix B – Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings;

Appendix C – Fire Hydrant Locations and Distributions;

Appendix D – Fire Apparatus Access Roads;

Appendix E – Hazard Categories;

Appendix F – Hazard Ranking;

Appendix G – Cryogenic Fluids – Weight and Volume Equivalents.

(2) The codes described in subsection (1) of this section are adopted for the purpose of providing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire and explosion.

(3) Three (3) copies of the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, shall remain on file and available for public inspection in the office of the city clerk.

(b) Establishment and duties of bureau of fire prevention.

(1) The International Fire Code shall be enforced by the bureau of fire prevention in the fire department of the City of Kingman, Arizona, which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the chief of the fire department.

(2) The officer in charge of the bureau of fire prevention shall be assigned by the chief of the fire department.

(3) The chief of the fire department may detail such members of the fire department as inspectors as shall, from time to time, be necessary.

(c) Definitions. Wherever the word “jurisdiction” is used in the International Fire Code, it is the City of Kingman, Arizona.

(Ord. No. 1916, § 11, 12-15-20)

Sec. 5-122 Amendments.

(a) The International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, is hereby amended in the following respects:

Chapter 1 – Scope and General Requirements

Amend Section 101.1, Title.

These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of Kingman, hereinafter referred to as “this code.”

Delete Section 105.6.30, Mobile food preparation vehicles.

Amend Section 110.4, Violation penalties.

Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $2,500.00 dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

Amend Section 112.4, Failure to comply.

Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with 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 of not less than $150.00 dollars or more than $250.00 dollars.

Chapter 11 – Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings

Delete Section 1103.5.1, Group A-2.

Delete Section 1104.16.2, Opening protectives.

Chapter 33 – Fire Safety During Construction and Demolition

Delete Section 3311.1, Stairways required.

Chapter 57 - Flammable and Combustible Liquids

Amend Section 5704.2.9.6.1.

Section 5704.2.9.6.1, Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited.

Storage of Class I and II liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within the limits established by law as the limits of districts in which such storage is prohibited in the City of Kingman.

Exceptions:

(1) Existing aboveground stationary tanks in use prior to 1974.

(2) Tanks having a liquid capacity not greater than one thousand (1,000) U.S. gallons for storage of Class III combustible liquids.

(3) Protected above ground tanks which are listed and meet the requirements of International Fire Code Sections 5704.2.9.7 through 5704.2.9.7.9.

(4) Tanks having a liquid capacity not greater than one thousand (1,000) U.S. gallons for storage and dispensing of Class II combustible liquids on construction sites.

Chapter 61 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases

Amend Section 6104.2.

Section 6104.2, Maximum capacity within established limits.

Within the limits established by law restricting the storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed a water capacity of 1,000 gallons in the City of Kingman.

Exception:

(1) Bulk plants or tanks. Storage tanks, bulk storage or bulk plants constructed underground shall be constructed in compliance with the 2018 Edition of the International Fire Code.

(Ord. No. 1916, § 11, 12-15-20)

Sec. 5-123 Appeals.

(a) For all purposes for which an appeal is permitted under the International Fire Code, the building board of appeals shall serve as the fire board of appeals. When the board is sitting as the fire board of appeals, the fire chief shall be an ex officio member and shall serve as secretary of the board. Regardless of whether the board is sitting as the building board of appeals or the fire board of appeals, it shall have no jurisdiction over any matter as to which criminal charges are pending in the municipal court or other court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) New materials, processes or occupancies which may require permits. The building board of appeals, the chief, and the officer in charge of the bureau of fire prevention shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, and any new materials, processes or occupancies for which permits are required in addition to those now enumerated in said code. The officer in charge of the bureau of fire prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.

(Ord. No. 1916, § 11, 12-15-20)

Secs. 5-1245-135. Reserved.


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Editor’s note: Article IX of Ch. 5 was repealed and replaced to read as herein set out by Ord. No. 1916, § 11, adopted Dec. 15, 2020. Prior to this amendment, Art. IX contained similar provisions and was derived from Ord. No. 793(R), adopted Feb. 20, 1990 and: Ord. No. 311, §§ 6—8, 1-19-78; Ord. No. 318, § 2, 4-10-78; Ord. No. 408, § 3, 1-12-81; Ord. No. 445(R), § 1, 3-8-82; Ord. No. 473-A, §§ 1—3, 11-8-82; Ord. No. 484, § 2, 3-14-83; Ord. No. 494, 4-25-83; Ord. No. 673(R), § 1, 9-21-87; Ord. No. 1465, § 1, 12-20-04, made pub. rec. by Res. No. 4061, 12-20-04; Ord. No. 1603, § 1, 12-17-07; Ord. No. 1664, § 1, 9-8-09, Ord. No. 1754, § 1, 5-21-13 and Ord. No. 1913, § 1, 10-6-20.

Cross references: Fire department, § 2-106 et seq.; fireworks prohibited, § 7-206.

State law references: Fire prevention powers of city, A.R.S. §§ 9-240, 9-499.01; state fire marshal to promulgate minimum fire prevention standards, § 26-335.