Chapter 15.20
FIRE CODE

Sections:

15.20.010    Adoption of International Fire Code.

15.20.020    Amendments to the International Fire Code, 2009 Edition.

15.20.030    Appeals.

15.20.040    New materials, processes or occupancies which may require permits.

15.20.050    Penalties.

15.20.010 Adoption of International Fire Code.

(1) For the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire and explosion, the 2009 Edition of the International Fire Code, and any subsequent editions, including the International Fire Code Standards, is hereby adopted including Appendices “B,” “C,” “D,” “E,” “F,” “G,” “H,” “I” and “J” but not Appendix “A” thereof, with such amendments as are set forth below.

(2) Pursuant to Section 10-3-711, Utah Code Annotated 1953, upon passage of the ordinance codified in this section, a copy of the 2009 Edition of the International Fire Code shall be placed on file in the office of the Riverton City recorder for the use and examination of the public.

(3) The storage of class I and class II hazardous materials in above-ground or below-ground tanks, inside and outside of buildings is prohibited unless allowed by the zoning provisions applicable to the location in which the proposed tanks are to be located. In addition, the storage of class I and class II hazardous materials pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of NFPA 30, 58 and 59A.1. [Ord. 10-07 § 1; Ord. 1-25-05-1 § 2. Code 1997 § 10-1-50.]

15.20.020 Amendments to the International Fire Code, 2009 Edition.

(1) Riverton City hereby adopts by reference and incorporates herein the amendments to the 2009 Edition of the International Fire Code, adopted by the Utah State Legislature pursuant to Section 58-56-4, Utah Code Annotated 1953, in House Bill 308 (2010 General Session).

(2) Section 903.4.2 of the International Fire Code, 2009 Edition, is amended to read as follows:

903.4.2 Alarms. Approved audible devices shall be connected to every automatic sprinkler system serving more than 20 fire sprinkler heads. Such sprinkler water flow alarm devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. Alarm devices shall be provided on the exterior of the building and interior spaces per NFPA 72 in an approved location. With the exception of R-3 occupancies where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system.

[Ord. 10-07 § 1; Ord. 1-25-05-1 § 3. Code 1997 § 10-1-51.]

15.20.030 Appeals.

Whenever the chief shall disapprove an application, refuse to grant a permit for which application has been received, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the fire code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the fire code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal the decision of the chief to the city council within 30 days from the date of such decision. [Code 1997 § 10-1-58.]

15.20.040 New materials, processes or occupancies which may require permits.

The building inspector and the chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies which shall require permits in addition to those now enumerated in the fire code.

The chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office and distribute copies thereof to interested persons. [Code 1997 § 10-1-59.]

15.20.050 Penalties.

(1) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the fire code or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the city council or by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein shall, severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue. All persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time, and when not otherwise specified, each 10 days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.

(2) The application of the penalty in subsection (1) of this section shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of the prohibited condition. [Amended during 2011 recodification. Code 1997 § 10-1-60.]