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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1994-1388-C . . ORDINANCE NO. 1388-C AN ORDXNANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1388, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRE CODE FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CONTAINXNG A SAVING AND REPEALXNG CLAUSE; PROVIDXNG THAT ANY PERSON VXOLATING THE TERMS OF THXS ORDINANCE SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 .()O) AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSB; FINDXNG COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETXNGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EF~ECTXVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Article 35, Division 1, Section 35.1 of the 1983 edition of the Fire Code of the City of La Porte, as adopted by Ordinance No. 1388, as amended, is hereby amended as set forth on Exhibit "A" attached hereto, incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof, as fully as if copied at length herein. Section 2. Except as amended hereby, Ordinances No. 1388, 1388-A, and 1388-B, shall remain in full force and effect. Section 3. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07(27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any of the provisions of this code or fails to comply 1Nith any order made hereunder, or who shall violate any detai:l:-ed sta"tement of specifications or plans submitted and approved hereunder, or any certificate of permit issued hereunder, or who shall fail to comply with any lawful order of the fire marshall or duly authorized representative within the time specified, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon being found guilty shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Each and every day a violation is permitted to continue or compliance is not attained, or prohibited conditions are maintained, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. Section 4. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remairling portions of this Ordinance, and it is hereby . ORDINANCE NO. 1388-C e page 2 declared to be the intention of this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be invalid. section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give notice of the passage of this Ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper in the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the passage of this Ordinance. section 6. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and ;subj ect of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the pUblic at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 8th day of August, 1994. r ATTEST: ~ ~- Sue Lenes, City Secretary m;)J Knox W. As EXHIBIT A ORDINANCE l~C ~ ARTICLE 35 - REFERENCE~LICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS ~ DIVISION 1 - REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS SECTION 35.1 - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF CERTAIN PUBLICATIONS NUMBER 10 11 11A - 11C - 12 12A - 12B - 13 13D - 13E - 13R - 14 15 16 16A 17 17A 18 20 22 24 25 26 NUMERICAL LISTING OF. ADOPTED NATIONAL FIRE CODES TITLE .AND EDITION VOLUME PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - 1990 1 LOW EXPANSION FOAM & COMBINED AGENT SYSTEMS - 1994 1 MEDIUM & HIGH EXPANSION FOAM SYSTEMS - 1994 1 MOBILE FO~1 APPARATUS - 1990 1 CARBON DIOXIDE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - 1993 1 HALON 1301 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - 1992 1 HALON 1211 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYS'l'EMS ~ 1990 1 INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS - 1994 1 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS 1 & MOBILE HOMES - 1994 FIRE DEPAR~rMENT OPERATIONS IN PROPERTIES PROTECTED BY 10 SPRINKLER & STANDPIPE SYSTEMS - 1989 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES UP TO & 1 INCLUDING FOUR STORIES IN HEIGHT - 1994 INSTALLATION,OF STANDPIPE & HOSE SYSTEM - 1993. 1 WATER SPRAY FIXED SYSTEMS - 1990 ,;. 1 INSTALLATION OF DELUGE FOAM-WATER SPRINKLER SYSTEMS 1 & FOAM-WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS - 1991 INSTALLATION OF CLOSED-HEAD FOAM-WATER SPRINKLER 1 SYSTEMS - 1994 DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - 1990 1 WET CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - 1990 1 WETTING AGENTS - 1990 1 INSTALLATION OF CENTRIFUGAL FIRE PUMPS - 1993 1 WATER TANKS FOR PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION - 1993 1 INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS & THEIR 2 APPURTENANCES - 1992 INSPECTION., TESTING AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER-BASED 2 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS - 1992 SUPERVISION OF VALVES CONTROLLING WATER SUPPLIES - 1988 10 '.. = ...; .' NUMBER 30 30A - 30B - 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 40 40E - 43A - 43B - 43D - 45 46 49 50 50A - 50B - 51 51A - 51B - 53 54 55 59 59A - 61A - 61B - 61C - 61D - 65 68 69 70 70B - e e NUMERICAL LISTING OF ADOPTED NATIONAL FIRE CODES - CONT: PAGE 2 TITLE AND EDITION FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE - 1993 AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE SERVICE STATION CODE - 1993 AEROSOL PRODUCTS, MANUFACTURE & STORAGE - 1990 INSTALLATION OF OIL BURNING EQUIPMENT - 1992 DRY CLEANING PLANTS - 1990 SPRAY APPI,ICATION USING FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS - 1989 DIPPING & COATING PROCESSES USING FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBI,E LIQUIDS - 1989 MANUFACTURE OF ORGANIC COATINGS - 1987 SOLVENT EXTRACTION PLANTS - 1993 INSTALLATION AND USE OF STATIONARY COMBUSTION ENGINES & GAS TURBINES - 1994 STORAGE & HANDLING OF CELLULOSE NITRATE MOTION PICTURE FILM - 1988 STORAGE OF PYROXYLIN PLASTIC - 1993 STORAGE OF LIQUID & SOLID OXIDIZERS - 1990 ORGANIC PEROXIDE FORMULATIONS, STORAGE OF - 1993 STORAGE OF PESTICIDES IN PORTABLE CONTAINERS - 1986 FIRE PROTECTION FOR LABORATORES USING CHEMICALS - 1991 STORAGE OF FOREST PRODUCTS - 1990 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS DATA - 1991 BULK OXYGEN SYSTEMS AT CONSUMER SITES - 1990 GASEOUS HYDROGEN SYSTEMS AT CONSUMER SITES - 1994 LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN SYSTEMS AT CONSUMER SITES - 1994 DESIGN & INSTALLATION OF OXYGEN-FUEL GAS SYSTEMS FOR WELDING, CUTTING & ALLIED PROCESSES - 1992 ACETYLENE CYLINDER CHARGING PLANTS - 1989 CUTTING & WELDING PROCESSES - 1989 FIRE HAZARDS IN OXYGEN-ENRICHED ATMOSPHERES - 1994 NATIONAL FUEL CODE - 1992 STORAGE, USE AND HANDLING OF COMPRESSED AND LIQUEFIED GASES IN PORTABLE CYLINDERS - 1993 S~ORAGE & HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES AT UTILITY GAS PLANTS - 1992 PRODUCTION, STORAGE & HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) - 1994 FIRE & DUST EXPLOSIONS IN FACILITIES MANUFACTURING & HANDLING STARCH - 1989 FIRES & EXPLOSIONS IN GRAIN ELEVATORS & FACILITIES HANDLING BULK RAW AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES - 1989 FIRE & DUST EXPLOSIONS IN FEED MILLS - 1989 FIRE & DUST EXPLOSIONS IN THE MILLING OF AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - 1989 PROCESSING & FINISHING OF ALUMINUM - 1987 VENTING OF DEFLAGRATIONS - 1994 EXPLOSION PREVENTION SYSTEMS - 1992 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE - 1993 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE - 1990 '. :,".:., ':::" ., .... t VOLUME 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 10 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 3 3 10 e e NUMERTICAL LISTING OF ADOPTED NATIONAL FIRE CODES CONT: PAGE 3 NUMBER 70E - 72 75 77 79 80 80A - 81 82 85C - 86 86C - 860 - 88A - 88B - 90A - 90B - 91 92A - 92B - 96 97 99 99B - 101 - 101M- 102 - 105 - 110 - 111 - 120 - 150 - 170 - 203 - 204M- TITLE AND EDITION ELECTRICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEE WORKPLACES - 1988 NATIONAL FIRE ALARM CODE - 1993 PROTECTION OF ELECTRONIC COMPUTER/DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT .- 1992 STATIC ELECTRICITY - 1993 ELECTRICAL STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY - 1991 FIRE DOORS & WINDOWS - 1992 EXTERIOR FIRE EXPOSURES - 1993 FUR STORAGE, FUMIGATION & CLEANING - 1986 INCINERATORS, WASTE & LINEN HANDLING SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT - 1994 FURNACE EXPLOSIONS/IMPLOSIONS IN MULTIPLE BURNER BOILER-Fum~ACES - 1991 OVENS & FURNACES-DESIGN, LOCATION & EQUIPMENT- 1990 INDUSTRIAL FURNACES USING A SPECIAL PROCESSING ATMOSPHERE - 1991 INDUSTRIAL FURNACES USING VACUUM AS AN ATMOSPHERE - 1990 PARKING STRUCTURES - 1991 REPAIR GARl\GES - 1991 INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS - :l993 INSTALLATION OF WARM AIR HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS - 1993 INSTALLATION OF BLOWER & EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR DUST, STOCK & VAPOR REMOVAL OR CONVEYING - 1990 SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS - 1993 SMOKE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN MALLS, ATRIA, AREAS - 1991 INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF SMOKE & GREASE-LADEN VAPORS FROM COMMERCIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT - 1994 GLOSSARY Ol~ TERMS RELATING TO CHIMNEYS, VENTS & HEAT PRODUCING J~PPLIANCES - 1992 HEALTH CARl~ FACILIT.IES - 1993 HYPOBARIC FACILITIES - 1993 SAFETY TO LIFE FROM FIRE IN BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES - 1994 ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO LIFE SAFTETY - 1992 ASSEMBLY SEATING, TENTS & MEMBRANES STRUCTURES - 1992 SMOKE-CONTROL DOOR ASSEMBLIES - 1993 EMERGENCY & SANDBY POWER SYSTEMS - 1993 STORED ELECTRICAL ENERGY EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS - 1993 COAL PREPARATION PLANTS - 1994 FIRE SAFETY IN RACETRACK STABLES - 1991 FIRE SAFET)~ SYMBOLS - 1994 ROOF COVERINGS & ROOF DECK CONSTRUCTIONS - 1992 SMOKE & HEJ~T VENTING - 1991 VOLUME 3 4 4 lO 4 4 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 lO 4 10 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 6 10 10 NUMBER 211 - 214 - 220 - 231 - 231C- 231D- 231E- 231F- 232 - 232AM- 241 - 251 - 252 - 253 - 255 - 256 - 257 - 258 - 259 - 260 - 261 - 262 - 263 - 264A- 302 - 306 - 307 - 312 - 321 - 325M- e e NUMERICAL LISTING OF ADOPTED NATIONAL FIRE CODES CONT: PAGE 4 ~rITLE AND EDITION CHIMNEYS, FIREPLACES, VENTS & SOLID FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES - 1992 WATER-COOLING TOWERS - 1992 TYPES OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - 1992 GENERAL STORAGE - 1990 RACK STORAGE OF MATERIALS - 1991 STORAGE OF RUBBER TIRES - 1989 STORAGE OF BALED COTTON - 1989 ROLL PAPER STORAGE - 1987 RECORDS, PROTECTION OF - 1991 ARCHIVES & RECORDS CENTERS - 1991 CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, & DEMOLITION OPERATIONS - 1993 FIRE TESTS OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS - 1990 FIRE TESTS OF DOOR ASSEMBLIES - 1990 TEST FOR CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX OF FLOOR COVERING SYSTEMS USING RADIANT HEAT ENERGY SOURCE - 1990 TEST OF SURFACE BURNING CHARACTERISTICS OF BUILDING MATERIALS - 1990 METHODS OF FIRE TESTS OF ROOF COVERINGS - 1993 FIRE TESTS OF WINDOW ASSEMBLIES - 1990 RESEARCH TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING SMOKE GENERATION OF SOLID MATERIALS - 1989 TEST METHOD FOR POTENTIAL HEAT OF BUILDING MATERIALS - 1993 METHODS OF TESTS & CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR CIGARETTE IGNITION RESISTANCE OF COMPONENTS OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE - 1994 METHOD OF TEST FOR DETERMINING RESISTANCE OF MOCK-UP UPHOLISTERED FURNITURE MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES TO IGNITION BY SMOLDERING CIGARETTES - 1994 METHOD OF TEST FOR FIRE & SMOKE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRICAI~ WIRES & CABLES - 1990 HEAT & VISIBLE SMOKE RELEASE RATES FOR MATERIALS & PRODUCTS,. METHOD OF TEST FOR - 1986 METHOD OF TEST FOR HEAT RELEASE RATES FOR UPHOLISTERED FURNITURE COMPONENTS OR COMPOSITES & MATTRESSES USING AN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION CALORIMETER - 1990 PLEASURE & COMMERCIAL MOTOR CRAFT - 1989 CONTROL OF GAS HAZARDS ON VESSELS - 1993 MARINE TERloIINALS, PIERS & WARVES - 1990 FIRE PROTECTION OF VESSELS DURING CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR & LJ~Y-UP - 1990 BASIC CLASSIFICATION OF FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - 1991 FIRE HAZARD PROPERTIES OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, GASES, & VOLATILE SOLIDS - 1991 VOLUME 5 5 5 5 6 6 10 6 6 11 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 11 NUMBER 327 - 328 - 385 - 386 - 395 - 402M- 403 - 407 - 408 - 409 - 410 - 412 - 414 - 415 - 416 - 417 - 418 - 419 - 422M- 423 - 424M- 480 - 481 - 482 - 490 - 491M- 495 - 496 - 497A- 497B- . . NUMERIAL LISTING OF ADOPTED NATIONAL FIRE CODES CONT: PAGE 5 TITLE AND EDITION CLEANING OR SAFEGUARDING SMALL TANKS & CONTAINERS - 1993 CONTROL OF FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS GASES IN MANHOLES, SEWERS, & SIMILAR UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES - 1992 TANK VEHICLES FOR FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - 1990 PORTABLE SHIPPING TANKS FOR FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS -,1990 STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS ON FARMS & ISOLATED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - 1993 AIRCRAFT RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS - 1991 AIRCRAFT RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES AT AIRPORTS - 1993 AIRCRAFT FUEL SERVICING - 1990 AIRCRAFT m\ND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - 1989 AIRCRAFT m\NGERS - 1990 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE - 1989 EVALUATING FOAM FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON AIRCRAFT RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLES 1993 AIRCRAFT RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLES - 1990 AIRCRAFT FUELING RAMP DRAINAGE - 1992 CONSTRUCTION & PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT TERMINAL BUILDINGS .. 1993 CONSTRUCTION & PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT LOADING WALKWAYS - 1990 ROOF-TOP HELIPORT CONSTRUCTION & PROTECTION - 1990 MASTER PLANNING AIRPORT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS FOR FIRE PROTECTION - 1992 AIRCRAFT FIRE EXPLOSION INVESTIGATOR'S MANUAL - 1989 CONSTRUCTION & PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE TEST FACILITIES - 1989 AIRPORT/COlmUNITY EMERGENCY PLANNING - 1991 STORAGE, HANDLING & PROCESSING OF MAGNESIUM - 1993 PRODUCTION I' PROCESSING, HANDLING & STORAGE OF TITANIUM - 1987 PRODUCTION l' PROCESSING, HANDLING & STORAGE OF ZIRCONIUM .. 1987 STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE - 1993 HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL REACTIONS - 1991 EXPLOSIVE I1ATERIALS CODE - 1992 PURGED & PRESSURIED ENCLOSURES FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS (CLASSIFIED) LOCATIONS - 1993 CLASSIFICATION OF CLASS 1 HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN CHEMICAL PLANTS - 1992 CLASSIFICATION OF CLASS 2 HAZARDOUS (CLASSIFIED) LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN CHEMICAL PROCESS AREAS - 1991 . f".O VOLUME 6 11 6 6 6 11 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 11 11 6 11 7 7 7' 7 11 7 7 7 11 NUMBER 497M- 498 - 501C- 501D- 502 - 505 - 512 - 513 - 650 - 651 - 654 - 655 - 664 - 701 - 703 - 704 - 780 - 801 - 802 - 803 - 820 - 850 - 851 - 910 - 911 - 912 - 913 - 914 - 1122- '1123- 1125- 1126- 8501- 8503- 8505- . e NUMERIAL LISTING OF ADOPTED NATIONAL FIRE CODES CONT: TITLE AND EDITION CLASSIFICATION OF GASES, VAPORS & DUSTS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS (CLASSIFIED) LOCATIONS - 1991 EXPLOSIVES MOTOR VEHICLE TERMINALS - 19'92 FIRE SAFETY CRITERIA FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES - 1993 FIRE SAFETY CRITERIA FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES-PARKS & CAMPGROUNDS - 1993 FIRE PROTECTION FOR LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS, TUNNELS, BRIDGES, ELEVATED ROADWAYS, AND AIR RIGHT STRUCTURES - 1992 POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS INCLUDING TYPE DESIGNATIONS, AREAS OF USE, MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS - 1992 TRUCK FIRE PROTECTION - 1994 MOTOR FREIGHT TERMINALS - 1994 PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS - 1990 MANUFACTURE OF ALUMINIUM POWER - 1993 PREVENTION OF FIRE & DUST EXPLOSIONS IN THE CHEMICAL, DYE, PHARMACEUTICAL, & PLASTICS INDUSTRIES - 1968 SULFUR FIRES & EXPLOSIONS - 1993 FIRES & EXPLOSIONS IN WOOD PROCESSING & WOOD WORKING FACILITIES - 1993 METHODS OF FIRE TESTS FOR FLAME-RESISTANT TEXTILES & FILMS - 1989 FIRE RETARDANT IMPREGNATED WOOD & FIRE RETARDANT COATINGS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS - 1992 IDENTIFICATION OF THE FIRE HAZARDS OF MATERIALS - 1990 LIGHTNING PROTECTION CODE - 1992 FACILITIES HANDLING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS - 1991 NUCLEAR RESEARCH REACTORS - 1993 LIGHT WATER NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - 1993 FIRE PROTECTION IN WASTWATER TREATMENT PLANTS - 1992 FOSSIL FUELED STEAM & COMBUSTION TURBINE ELECTRIC HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS - 1992 LIBRARIES & LIBRARY COLLECTIONS - 1991 MUSEUMS & l~SEUM COLLECTIONS - 1991 PLACES OF WORSHIP - 1993 HISTORIC STRUCTURES & SITES - 1987 REHABILITATION & ADAPTIVE REUSE OF HISTORIC CODE FOR UNMANNED ROCKETS - 1994 OUTDOOR DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS - 1990 MODEL ROCKET MOTORS - 1988 USE OF PYROTECHNICS BEFORE A PROXIMATE AUDIENCE - 1992 SINGLE Bum~ER BOILER OPERATIONS - 1992 PULVERIZED FUEL SYSTEMS - 1992 STOKER OPERATION - 1993 ...... :..:",. . 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