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HomeMy WebLinkAbout888 08-26-1986ORDINANCE NO. 888 An ordinance amending Chapter 6 of the Euless Code of Ordinances adopting a uniform fire code, prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion; providing for enforcement thereof; providing a severability clause, an effective date; a penalty for violation thereof. WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, finds it to be in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Euless to adopt the uniform fire code with amendments as provided in this ordinance. NOW, therefore, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas. I. Section 6 -1 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, is herewith amended to hereafter be and read as follows: Section 6 -1, Fire Prevention Code - Adopted (a) Code Adopted. There is hereby adopted by the City Council for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, that certain code known as the Uniform Fire Code recommended by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and the International Conference of Building Officials being particularly the 1985 edition thereof, including APPENDIX 1 -A through C, II -A through D, III -A through C, IV -A, V -A, VI -C through D, save and except such portions as are hereafter deleted, modified or amended by this chapter, copies of which uniform code are on file in the office of the City Secretary and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the city. (b) Definitions. Whenever and wherever used in the uniform fire code the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed thereto. (1) Wherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the Uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the City of Euless. (2) Wherever the term "corporation" is used in the Uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the attorney for the City of Euless, Texas. (3) Wherever the words "Fire Prevention Engineer" or "Fire Prevention Officer" are used, they shall be held to mean "Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention ". (4) Wherever the words "Fire Marshal" appear in the code of ordinances or within the Uniform Code adopted herein, they shall be held to mean the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. (c) Fire Prevention Officer. The fire Chief shall appoint, on the basis of qualifications, one of the classified fire personnel to perform the duties of fire prevention and such person shall be known as the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention and shall perform those duties herein assigned to the Fire Marshal, Fire and Arson Investigator, Fire Inspector or Fire Prevention Engineer. Other personnel may be assigned by the Fire Chief as needed or required to perform one or more of such functions, to hold one or more of such positions and /or assist personnel assigned to or holding one or more such positions. (d) Districts. The establishment of limits or districts, having to do with the storage of hazardous or explosive materials referred to within the Uniform Fire Code shall be as follows: (1) The limits referred to in Section 79.501 of the Uniform Fire Code in which flammable or combustible liquid storage in outside above ground tanks is prohibited are hereby established as the entire City of Euless; it being the intention of this body to entirely prohibit outside above ground storage of Class I and Class II flammable or combustible liquids; (2) The limits referred to in Section 82.105(a) of the Uniform Fire Code in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established as the entire City of Euless; it being the intention of this body to entirely prohibit the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas within the corporate limits of the City of Euless. (3) The limits referred to in Section 77.106(b) of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, hereby are established as being the entire City of Euless; it being the intention of this body to entirely prohibit the storage of explosives and blasting agents within the corporate limits of the City of Euless. (E) Amendments to the Uniform Fire Code. The Uniform Fire Code, as herein adopted, is amended in the following respects to be read as hereinafter indicated: 1. Section 2.105 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "The Chief and members of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall have the powers of police officers in performing their duties under this Code. They shall have the power to issue citations for offenses tending to cause fires or to make fire fighting more difficult including, but not limited to, the following offenses: (1) Failure to maintain proper.marking of designated fire lanes. (2) Parking of motor vehicles or otherwise obstructing any properly marked fire lanes. ORDINANCE NO.888 PAGE TWO OF FOURTEEN VA 3 4 (3) Parking within a prohibited distance from a fire hydrant or fire department connection. (4) Any offense defined in this chapter or under this Uniform Fire Code ". Section 2.303 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended by adding paragraph (c) to read as follows: (c) 1986 edition of the National Fire Protection Association Recognized Standards. Amend Article 4, Section 4.101 number 27, liquefied petroleum gases, to read as follows: Except for portable containers of less than twenty -five (25) gallon water capacity to install or maintain any LP gas tank vehicle which is used for the transportation of LP gas. Where a single container or the aggregate capacity of interconnected containers is over 100 gallon water capacity, the installer shall submit plans for such permit. See Article 82. Amend Article 4 by adding new Section 4.108 to read as follows: Permit Fees: (A) No permit shall be issued unless the applicant has first paid to the Bureau of Fire Prevention, the fee required therefor as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 I7 Permit Description Aircraft refueling vehicles $ Aircraft repair hangar Automobile wrecking yard Bonfires or rubbish fires (utilizing TACB approved air curtain system only) Bowling pin or alley refinishing Burning in public place Candles and open flames in assembly areas Cellulose nitrate storage Combustible fiber storage Compressed gases, flammable Combustible material storage Cryogens Dry cleaning plants (a) non - combustible liquid use (b) flammable or combustible liquid use Dust - producing operations Explosives or blasting agents Fireworks (certified display only) Flammable or combustible liquid pipeline operation and excavation Flammable or combustible liquid and tanks (a) storage of Class I liquids in safety cans ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE THREE OF FOURTEEN lication Fee 50.00 50.00 30.00 100.00 50.00 100.00 20.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 50.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 40.00 no charge 50.00 10.00 (b) storage of Class II or III liquids in portable containers 30.00 (c) installation of underground tanks for the storage, use or sale of flammable and combustible liquids 75.00 (d) remove, abandon, place temporarily out of service, flammable or combustible liquid tanks 30.00 (e) changing contents stored flammable or combustible liquid tanks 30.00 (f) operation of refineries, chemical plants and distilleries 40.00 19. Fruit ripening processing 30.00 20. Fumigation or thermal insecticidal fogging 30.00 21. Garages 30.00 22. Hazardous materials 50.00 23. Hazardous production materials 50.00 24. Highly toxic pesticides 30.00 25. High -piled combustible storage 30.00 26. Junk yards 30.00 27. Liquefied petroleum gases (a) portable containers of 25 gallons and up to and including 120 water gallon capacity 20.00 (b) container exceeding 120 water gallon capacity up to and including 1200 water gallons 30.00 (c) containers exceeding 1200 water gallon capacity of 2000 gallon water capacity 75.00 28. Lumber yards 30.00 29. Magnesium working of 30.00 30. Mall, covered (a) display booths, concessions 15.00 (b) as place of assembly 30.00 (c) open flame devices (use of) 10.00 (d) to display liquid or fueled powered equip. 30.00 (e) use of liquid or compressed flammable gas 10.00 31. Matches 50.00 32. Nitrate film 30.00 33. Oil and natural gas wells 30.00 34. Open burning (a) display fires, entertainment events 15.00 (b) warming fires or portable heating appliances 15.00 (c) training fires (F.D. use) no charge 35. Open -flame devices in marinas 30.00 36. Organic coatings 30.00 37. Oven, industrial baking or drying 30.00 38. Parade floats 10.00 39. (a) places of assembly 30.00 (:;) non profit organizations - churches, etc. no charge 40. Radioactive materials 30.00 41. Refrigeration equipment 30.00 42. Spraying and dipping operations 30.00 43. Tank vehicles for flammable and combustible ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE FOUR OF FOURTEEN (B) Consolidation of Permits. Where permits are consolidated as outline in Section 4.106, the permit fee shall be the sum of all fees for all uses so consolidated. (C) Uses in existence at the time of adoption of this provision shall be subject to the provisions of this Article Four requiring a permit, but shall be exempt from any fees due, based upon this schedule from the date of issuance for three (3) consecutive years. Any change in operation within that period requiring a new certificate of occupancy as outlined in the building code shall void such exemption. (D) Permits shall have an expiration date not to exceed three (3) consecutive years from the date of issuance. Temporary permits shall be valid for a period of time as set forth therein by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. 5. Section 10.206 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Obstruction of Fire Protection Equipment Sec. 10.206. (a) No person shall place or keep any post, fence, vehicle, growth, trash, storage or other material or thing near any fire hydrant, fire department connection or fire protection system control valve that would prevent such equipment or hydrant from being immediately discernible or in any other manner deter or hinder the fire department from gaining immediate access to said equipment or hydrant. A minimum 3 -foot clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of the fire hydrants except as otherwise required or approved by the chief. (b) Fire Zones. When the authority having jurisdiction determines that an area is necessary to gain immediate access to any fire ORDINANCE NO.888 , PAGE FIVE OF FOURTEEN liquids exempt -no charge 44. Temporary places of assembly (30 days maximum) (a) tents and air supported structures covering an area greater than 200 sq. ft. 30.00 (b) circus, side show, carnival 30.00 (c) exhibitions 30.00 (d) dance halls 30.00 45. Tire re- capping 30.00 46. Waste material handling plant 30.00 47 Welding and cutting operations 30.00 48. Speed bumps in marked fire lanes 15.00 49. Inspection fee (initial inspection) no charge 50. Re- inspection fee (3rd visit and thereafter) 15.00 51. Plan review fee no charge 52. Hydrant flow -test fee 15.00 53. Fire alarm system's fee schedule outlined in building code. 54. Fire sprinkler and wet /dry standpipe system's fee schedule outlined in building code. (B) Consolidation of Permits. Where permits are consolidated as outline in Section 4.106, the permit fee shall be the sum of all fees for all uses so consolidated. (C) Uses in existence at the time of adoption of this provision shall be subject to the provisions of this Article Four requiring a permit, but shall be exempt from any fees due, based upon this schedule from the date of issuance for three (3) consecutive years. Any change in operation within that period requiring a new certificate of occupancy as outlined in the building code shall void such exemption. (D) Permits shall have an expiration date not to exceed three (3) consecutive years from the date of issuance. Temporary permits shall be valid for a period of time as set forth therein by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. 5. Section 10.206 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Obstruction of Fire Protection Equipment Sec. 10.206. (a) No person shall place or keep any post, fence, vehicle, growth, trash, storage or other material or thing near any fire hydrant, fire department connection or fire protection system control valve that would prevent such equipment or hydrant from being immediately discernible or in any other manner deter or hinder the fire department from gaining immediate access to said equipment or hydrant. A minimum 3 -foot clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of the fire hydrants except as otherwise required or approved by the chief. (b) Fire Zones. When the authority having jurisdiction determines that an area is necessary to gain immediate access to any fire ORDINANCE NO.888 , PAGE FIVE OF FOURTEEN protection equipment, appliance, or hydrant or to gain access for fire department entry to buildings for the purpose of life safety, the area shall be marked or posted as approved by the authority having jurisdiction. 6. Section 10.207 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (a) General. Emergency access easements or roadways for fire apparatus shall be provided and maintained in accordance with provisions of this section. (b) Where required. Fire apparatus access roads or easements shall be required for every building hereafter constructed. Such roadway or emergency access easement shall provide for all portions of the first story of a structure to be within the unobstructed deployment of one hundred fifty (150) feet of pre- connected hose line from a fire apparatus, located within said access roadway or easement. Where access requirements cannot be fully provided, recognized fire protections systems shall be installed as prescribed and approved by the authority having jurisdiction. (c) Permissible Modifications. Clearances or widths required by this section may be increased when in the opinion of the Chief or the Bureau of the Fire Prevention, minimum clearances or widths are not adequate to provide fire apparatus access. For high -piled combustible storage, see Section 81 -109. (d) Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained in a manner to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus. Access roadway surfaces shall be constructed of asphalt or concrete and engineered so as to provide all- weather driving and maneuvering capabilities. (e) Width. The minimum un- obstructed width of a fire apparatus access road way shall not be less than twenty (20) feet, unless such roadway parallels parking facilities on one or more sides, in which case, such roadway or access easement shall not be less than twenty -four (24) feet of un- obstructed width. The authority having jurisdiction may increase minimum widths when deemed necessary to provide adequate access for protection. (f) Vertical Clearance. All fire apparatus access roads shall have an un- obstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches. EXCEPTION: Upon approval, vertical clearance may be reduced, prov ided such reduction does not impair access by fire apparatus and approved signs are installed and maintained indicating the established vertical clearance. (g) Turning Radius. The turning radius of a fire apparatus access roadway shall be set and approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Unless otherwise stipulated, each access roadway turning ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE SIX OF FOURTEEN radius shall be twenty (20) feet inside dimension, forty (40) feet outside dimension. (h) Turnarounds. Any such roadway or emergency access easement more than one hundred and fifty (150) feet in length shall either be connected to another dedicated public street or fire lane easement, or be provided with a paved roadway turnaround with a turning radius no less than fifty (50) feet. (i) Bridges. When a bridge is required to be used as access under this section, it shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of the building code and using designed live loading sufficient to carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus. (j) Grade. The gradient for a fire apparatus access road shall not exceed the maximum approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. (k) Obstruction. The required width of any fire apparatus access road shall not be obstructed in any manner, including parking of vehicles. Minimum required widths and clearances established under this section shall be maintained at all times. (1) Signs. When required, approved signs, fire lane stripping or other approved notices shall be provided and maintained for fire apparatus access roads to identify such roads and prohibit the obstruction thereof, or both. (m) Speed Bumps. No person, firm or corporation shall place, construct, erect or maintain any speed bumps in a marked fire lane or emergency access roadway without first, obtaining a permit. Such speed bumps shall be constructed as not to exceed the height of five (5) inches and a rise at the ratio of two to one. 7. Section 10.208 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Premises Identification Section 10.208. Approved numbers or addresses shall be placed on all new and existing buildings in such a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said numbers shall contrast with their background. 1. Residential occupancies shall have numbers a minimum of four (4) inches in height. 2. Multi - family, townhomes, condominiums and commercial occupancies shall have street and /or building numbers a minimum of eight (8) inches in height. When deemed unnecessary by the authority having jurisdiction, the street and /or building numbers may be required to be of a larger size for immediate and visible identification. ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE SEVEN OF FOURTEEN K 3. If structure is more than two hundred (200) feet from a public street, the address shall also appear at the front or main entry to the property. 4. When deemed necessary by the authority having jurisdiction, the street or building numbers may be required or more than one side of the structure or property. 5. Building and /or street numbers shall be located in an area and lighted in a manner that will make them immediately discernible as approved by the authority having jurisdiction. Exception; neighborhood residential districts containing single family detached and single family attached (duplex) dwellings. Section 10.306 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (a) An approved automatic fire alarm system shall be installed in the following occupancies: 1. Multi- family, townhomes and condominium occupancies containing five or more units joined by common walls or constructed with a common roof line, regardless of any area separation and are two or more stories in height. 2. Hotel /motels either two or more stories in height, or containing 12 or more guest rooms, regardless of any area separation walls. 3. Educational facilities having an occupant load greater than 50 persons. 4. Pre - school and /or day care centers having an approved license for six (6) or more children. 5. Group A, Group B, Group H and Group I occupancies as required by NFPA Standard 101 for the maintenance and notification of the occupants for life safety purposes. (b) The alarm system shall include provision for smoke and heat detection and manual operation as prescribed by the authority having jurisdiction. (c) Connection to Other Systems. A signal system or intercommunicating system shall not be used for any purpose other than fire warning unless it meets the requirements of this article. (d) Standard for Installation, Inspection and Maintenance. Installation, inspection and maintenance of the fire alarm system shall be according to the standards set forth in U.F.C. Standard No. 10 -2, and applicable to NFPA Standards. (e) Location of Stations. Stations for operating any manually operated fire alarm system shall be placed immediately adjacent to the ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE EIGHT OF FOURTEEN X 10 11 telephone switchboard in the building, if there is a switchboard, and at such other locations as may be required by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. (f) Automatic telephone dialing devices to transmit an emergency alarm shall not be connected to any fire department telephone number unless approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. (g) All control functions necessary to the operation of the fire alarm system shall be routed through a single control panel and mounted in an accessible location as approved by the authority having jurisdiction. (h) Where required by the authority having jurisdiction, the fire alarm systems shall be monitored by an approved central receiving station meeting NFPA Standards. Section 10.308 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended in the following paragraphs: (c), 1, (c), 3; and (d) to be and read as follows: (c) Group A Occupancies. 1. Night club, discos and restaurants. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all occupancies used for drinking or dining, when the total occupancy area exceeds five thousand (5,000) square feet, regardless of the area wall separations from other unseparated rooms or area uses. 3. Assembly areas, exhibition and display rooms. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all Group A occupancies which have more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area which can be used for exhibition, assembly or display purposes. (d) Group B, Division 2 Occupancies. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all occupancies classed as Group B, Division 2 where the floor area exceeds twelve thousand (12,000) square feet on any floor or twenty -four thousand (24,000) square feet on all floors or in Group B, Division 2 occupancies three (3) or more stories in height. The area of mezzanines shall be included in determining the areas where sprinklers are required. Section 10.311 of the Uniform Fire Code, Table 10.311- Standpipe Requirements, No. 2., is hereby amended to read as follows: 2. Occupancies three (3) stories or more, but less than one hundred fifty (150) feet in height, including apartments, condominiums and townhomes. Section 10.311 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows: (f) Standpipe hose connections for apartments, condominiums and townhomes shall be located on each floor level and in the areas of common ingress and egress, in such a manner as to provide a hose lay ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE NINE OF FOURTEEN distance no greater than one hundred (100) feet from the connection to the front doorway of any single unit on that floor level. Fire department yard connections shall be located at a distance no greater than ten (10) feet from any fire lane and serving no more than one building. Standpipe connections shall meet the requirements for material and construction as outlined in the adopted issue of NFPA Standard No. 14, for Class I and III dry standpipe systems. 12. Section 11.403 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Asphalt Kettles Section 11.403. (a) It shall be unlawful to transport or permit to be transported, any asphalt kettle beneath which is maintained any open fire, heated coals or ashes over any highway, road or street. Asphalt kettles shall not be used inside or on the roof of any building. There shall be at least one approved fire extinguisher of a minimum 40 BV classification within thirty (30) feet of each asphalt kettle during the period such kettle is in use, and one addition 40 BC classification fire extinguisher on the roof being covered. (b) Asphalt kettles shall be equipped with a tight- fitting cover. A kettle, when in operation, shall be placed a safe distance from any combustible material or buildings. An attendant shall be within one hundred (100) feet of the kettle at all times, while the burner flame is one, with no ladders or similar obstacles forming a part of the route to be taken to reach the kettle. EXCEPTION: If a kettle is controlled by an operating thermostat, the above distance and route limitations do not apply. 13. Section 12.103 (e) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to hereafter be and read as follows: (e) "Storage of Materials. In other than dwellings, no person shall place, store or keep, or permit to be placed, stored or kept under or at the bottom of any exit stairway, inside or outside exit hallway, elevator or other means of egress, any materials the presence or the burning of, which would obstruct or render hazardous egress or persons from the building ". 14. Section 12.103 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows: (f) Every service aisle, not defined or required as an exitway in a commercial retail establishment shall have a clear aisle width of at least four (4) feet, and shall be maintained to at least this width, free of obstructions. 15. Section 12.113 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to be and read as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE TEN OF FOURTEEN Exit Illumination Section 12.113. (a) General. Except within individual dwelling units, guest rooms and sleeping rooms, exits shall be illuminated any time the building is occupied, with light having intensity of not less than 1 foot candle at floor level. EXCEPTION: In auditoriums, theaters, concert or opera halls and similar assembly uses, the illumination at floor level may be reduced during performances to not less than 0.2 foot candle. (b) Power Supply. The power supply for exit illumination shall normally be provided by the premises wiring system. In the event of its failure, illumination shall be automatically provided from an emergency system where the occupant load of the occupancy is fifty (50) or more persons. For high -rise buildings and smoke proof enclosures, see the Building Code. Emergency systems shall be supplied from storage batteries or an on -site generator set, and the system shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Electrical Code. (c) Windowless or underground areas shall be provided with an emergency illumination system and approved by the authority having jurisdiction. 16. Section 12.114 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to be and read as follows: Exit Signs Section 12.114. (a) Where required, exit signs shall be installed at required exit doorways and where otherwise necessary to clearly indicate the direction of egress. EXCEPTION: Main exterior exit doors which obviously and clearly are identifiable as exits, need not be signed when approved by the building official. (b) Graphics. The color and design of lettering, arrows and other symbols on exit signs shall be in high contrast with their background. Words on the sign shall be in block letters 6 inches in height with a stroke of not less than 3/4 inch. (c) Illumination. Signs shall be internally or externally illuminated by two (2) electric lamps. When the luminance on the face of an exit sign is from an external source, it shall have intensity of not less than 5.0 feet candles from either lamp. Internally illuminated signs shall provide equivalent luminance. (d) Self - luminous type illumination may be approved by the authority having jurisdiction, when internal or external illuminated fixtures are not practical or applicable to the situation. (e) Power Supply. Power supply for exit fixture illumination shall normally be provided by the premises wiring system. In the event of ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE ELEVEN OF FOURTEEN its failure, exit sign illumination shall be from storage batteries or an on -site generator set and the system be installed in accordance with the electrical code for emergency lighting provisions. EXCEPTION: Occupancies in existence at the time of the adoption of this provision and need not comply unless changes, alterations of repairs affect their present existence. For high -rise buildings, see the Building Code. 17. Section 25.77 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Standby Personnel Section 25.771. Whenever, in the opinion of the chief, it is essential for public safety in any place of public assembly or any other place where people congregate, due to the number of persons, or the nature of the performance, exhibition, display, contest or activity, the owner, agent or lessee shall employ one or more experienced and certified firemen, as required and approved by the chief, to be on duty at such place, and said fireman shall be paid in cash, unless otherwise approved by the chief, at the end of each day's tour of duty at the hourly rate approved and established by the chief and to be on duty at such place in an official capacity by the chief. Such individuals shall be subject to the chief's orders at all times when so employed, and shall be in uniform and remain on duty during the times such places are open to the public, or when such activity is being conducted. Before each performance or the start of such activity, such individuals shall inspect the required fire appliances provided to see that they are in proper place and in good working order, and shall keep diligent watch for fires during the time such place is open to the public, or such activity is being conducted, and take prompt measures for extinguishment of fires that may occur. Such individuals shall not be required or permitted, while on duty to perform any other duties than those herein specified. 18. Section 79.301 (a) of the uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "All storage of tanks of Class I, Class II and Class III flammable liquids shall be located outside the buildings, according to this code ". 19. Appendix III - C, No. 12 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 12. Maintenance of Systems (a) All fire alarm systems shall be maintained in accordance with Section 10.302. ORDINANCE NO. S88 , PAGE TWELVE OF FOURTEEN (b) The authority having jurisdiction shall be notified of any required fire alarm system that is to be out of service for a period greater than four (4) clock hours. (c) Occupancies having a required fire alarm system shall have and maintain a maintenance contract with a licensed fire alarm company to provided for the repairs and adjustments of the fire alarm system as required. Such maintenance contract shall provide for 24 hour emergency service with no less than a two (2) hour response time, and shall provide that the name of the alarm company, duration of the contract and emergency numbers shall be made available to the fire marshal's office within thirty (30) days after the contract's effective date. (d) When systems are to be out of service for a period greater than four (4) clock hours, and when in the opinion of the authority having jurisdiction, a watch is essential for the safety of the building's occupants, standby personnel shall be required as provided in Section 25.117 of this code. 20. Section 87.103 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new paragraph (q) to be and read as follows: (q) Combustible Material Storage. The storage of combustible materials used for construction shall be located at a distance no greater than one hundred (100) feet from a dedicated public street or emergency access easement as outlined in Section 10.207 of this code. II Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, is hereby amended by the addition of the changes which shall hereafter be and read as follows: Section 6 -63 (a) and (b) of Article IV, Transportation, Handling and Storage of volatiles of Chapter 6 of the Euless Code of Ordinances hereby amended to read as follows: (a) Maximum Storage Capacity. No service station erected or constructed in the city shall have a storage capacity exceeding forty thousand (40,000) gallons of which any one single storage tank shall not exceed ten thousand (10,000) gallons. (b) Underground Tanks Only. All storage tanks used for the dispensing of flammable liquids shall be underground tanks. III Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE THIRTEEN OF FOURTEEN clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. IV Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. V Any person, firm or corporation violating the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than ten ($10.00) dollars no more than one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, and each day that such violation continues shall be a separate offense: this penalty shall be cumulative of all other remedies. 19I PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 8th day of JLJIY 1986, by a vote of Q ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. GIVEN SECOND READING, PASSED, AND APPROVED at a meeting of the Euless City Council on the 7Fth day of August 1986 by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. Approved: Harold Samuels, Mayor Attest: Kay Rainey, City S etary Approved M. RoIt McFarland, City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 888 , PAGE FOURTEEN OF FOURTEEN