01-14 - OTOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 97-10; ADOPTING THE 1997
EDITION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, VOLUMES 1 AND 2;
PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE, HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS, AND EXPLOSION; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR
REPEALING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION
HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Prosper, Texas ("Town Council")
has investigated and determined that it would be advantageous and beneficial to the
citizens of the Town of Prosper, Texas ("Prosper") to adopt the 1997 Edition of the
Uniform Fire Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: Findings Incorporated. The findings set forth above are incorporated
into the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: Adoption of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code. The Uniform Fire Code,
Volumes 1 and 2, 1997 Edition, published by the International Fire Code Institute,
including Appendix Chapters I-C, II-F, II-G, II-J, III -A, III-C, V-A, and VI-E, save and
except the deletions and amendments as set forth herein, is hereby adopted as the file
code for Prosper regulating conditions hazardous to life and property from fire, hazardous
materials, and explosions in Prosper ("1997 Uniform Fire Code") The 1997 Uniform Fire
Code including Appendix Chapters I-C, II-F, II-G, II-J, III -A, III-C, V-A, and VI-E, save
and except the deletions and amendments set forth below is made a part of this Ordinance
as if fully set forth herein. Three (3) copies of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code are on file in
the office of the Town Secretary of Prosper being marked and designated as the Uniform
Fire Code, Volumes 1 and 2, 1997 Edition, published by the International Fire Code
Institute.
SECTION 3: Section 105 of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code (Permits Miscellaneous)
shall be amended as follows:
1. Water -based fire suppression system: (Per Square Foot of Building Area)
• 0 - 100,000 square feet: $0.015 per square foot ;
• 100,001 - 300,000 square feet: $1,500.00 for the first 100,000 square feet
plus 0.014 for each additional square foot of area or fiaction thereof;
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• 300,001+ square feet: $4,200 for the first 300,000 square feet plus $0.009
for each additional square foot of area or fraction thereof
2. Special fire suppression systems (kitchens/cooking)- $50.00
3. Fire alarm systems:
• $50.00 per building for less than ten (10) devices;
• $75.00 for eleven (11) to twenty-five (25) devices
• $150.00 for more than twenty-five (25) devices;
• $200.00 for more than one hundred(100) devices;
• $400.00 for more than two hundred (200) devices
4. Mechanical Trench Burn $50.00
5. Underground Fire Main (Only): $50.00
6. Single Family Residential Automatic Fire Sprinkler System $50.00
7. Re -inspection Fees (paid prior to scheduling the re -inspection): $30.00
8. Limited access security gates and perimeter fencing: $50.00 per system.
SECTION 4: Section 214 (M definitions) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code shall be
amended as follows:
MECHANICAL CODE is the Mechanical Code adopted by this jurisdiction.
SECTION 5: Section 220 (S definitions) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code shall be
amended as follows:
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY is the real property designed and used
for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage.
SECTION 6: Section 901.4.1 (General) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code shall be
amended as follows:
901.4.1 General. Marking of fire apparatus roads, addresses and fire protection
equipment shall be in accordance with Section 901.4. See Section 902.2.3 for fire
apparatus access road marking.
SECTION 7: Section 902.2.1 (Required Access) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code
shall be amended as follows:
The one -hundred fifty (150) feet shall be measured along a ten (10) foot wide
unobstructed level pathway not exceeding a slope of 5:1, around the external walls of the
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structure. Retaining walls with a shear drop in excess of four (4) feet shall be provided
with a fence or barrier to prevent accidental falls. The provision of this section
notwithstanding, fire lanes may be required to be located within thirty (30) feet of a
building if deemed to by the Prosper Fire Chief to enable proper protection of the
building. An unobstructed five (5) foot wide level pathway shall be provided through all
barriers. A continuous row of parking between the fire lane and the structure shall be
considered a barrier. Fire lane easements shall be provided to serve all buildings through
parking areas, to service entrances of buildings, loading areas and trash collection areas,
and other areas deemed necessary to be available to fire and emergency vehicles. All
commercial buildings and residential subdivisions shall be provided with a minimum of
two (2) points of access. (A dead-end street with two (2) points is not considered two (2)
points of access.) Residential subdivisions shall not provide a second point of access
through commercial developments. The Prosper Fire Chief is authorized to designate
additional requirements for fire lanes where reasonably necessary to provide access for
fire and rescue personnel.
SECTION 8: Section 902.2.2 (Specifications) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code
shall be amended as follows:
Section 902.2.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an
unobstructed width of not less than twenty-four (24) feet and an unobstructed
vertical clearance of not less than fourteen (14) feet.
For ninety (90) or less degree turns:
Twenty-four (24) feet fire lane- minimum radius twenty (20) feet
Thirty (30) feet fire lane- minimum radius twenty (20) feet
Dimensions for cul-de-sac streets shall be as follows:
Fifty-five (55) feet radius right of way
Forty-five (45) feet radius curb to curb
* * * * * No center island is permitted. Special consideration will be given to
increased radius cul-de-sacs however, trees, obstructions, and/or barriers are
specifically prohibited in these islands.
SECTION 9: Section 902.2.3 (Marking) of the Uniform Fire Code shall be
amended as follows:
Section 902.2.3 Marking. Either approved striping or signs shall be provided and
maintained for fire apparatus roads to identify such roads and prohibit the
obstruction thereof or both.
1. Striping- Fire apparatus access roads shall be marked by painted lines of red
traffic paint six (6) inches in width to show the boundaries of the lane. The
words "NO PARKING FIRE LANE" shall appear in four (4) inch white letters
at twenty-five (25) feet intervals on the red border markings along both sides
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of the fire lanes. Where a curb is available, the stripping shall be on the
vertical face of the curb.
2. Signs- shall read "NO PARKING FIRE LANE" and shall be twelve (12)
inches wide and eighteen (18) inches high. Signs shall be painted on a white
background with letters and borders in red, using not less than two (2) inch
lettering. Signs shall be permanently affixed to a stationary post and the
bottom of the sign shall be six (6) feet, six (6)inches above finished grade.
Signs shall be spaced not more than fifty (50) feet apart. Signs may be
installed on permanent buildings or walls or as approved by the Prosper Fire
Chief.
SECTION 10: Section 902.2.4 (Obstruction and control of fire apparatus access)
of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code shall be amended as follows:
EXCEPTION: Where access gates and perimeter fencing are installed, they must
be in compliance with Prosper Fire Department's gating standards. Fences or
walls that run parallel to street side access shall be considered barriers from that
side of the street and not considered accessible for fire protection.
SECTION 11: Section 903 (Water Supplies and Fire Hydrants) of the 1997
Uniform Fire Code shall be amended as follows:
903.4.2 Required Installations. The location, number and type of fire hydrants
connected to a water supply capable of delivering the required fire flow shall be
provided on the public street or on the site of the premises, or both, to be
protected as required and approved. A fire hydrant shall be located within (100)
one -hundred feet of a fire department connection. Fire hydrants shall be spaced in
accordance with the following:
Occupancy
R-3 and U Occupancies five hundred (500) feet
All Others three hundred (300) feet
Hydrants shall be provided at all intersecting streets and at intermediate locations
between intersections as prescribed above, measured, as the hose would be laid.
Hydrants will be installed at all intersecting fire -lanes and at intersections between
streets and fire -lanes.
Fire hydrants shall be accessible to the fire department apparatus by roads meeting
the requirements of Section 902.2.
Dead-end water lines shall serve no more than the following number of hydrants:
Six (6) inch lines one (1) hydrant
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Eight (8) inch lines two (2) hydrants'
SECTION 12: Section 1003 (Fire Extinguishing Systems) of the 1997 Uniform
Fire Code shall be amended as follows:
1003.1.2 Standards. Fire extinguishing systems shall comply with Section 904.2.2
of the 1997 Uniform Building Code and National Fire Protection Association
Standards and local amendments set forth below.
5. Throughout all buildings greater than two (2) stories in height regardless of
occupancy classification.
EXCEPTION: Open parking garages when not in a mixed occupancy building.
6. Automatic fire extinguishing systems shall be installed:
a. In all new buildings with a gross floor area of five thousand (5,000) square
feet or greater.
b. In all existing buildings when additions are made that increase the gross
floor area to five thousand (5,000) square feet or greater.
c. In all existing buildings with a gross floor area of five thousand (5,000)
square feet or greater when any alterations are made effecting thirty
percent (30%) or more of the building.
d. In all new (including but not limited to, areas annexed into the Town)
Group S, Division 1 self-service storage warehouses regardless of floor
area.
e. In all new (including but not limited to, areas annexed into the Town)
Group U, Division 1 private garages, and agricultural buildings with a
gross floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet or greater.
The use of area separation walls as described in Section 504.6 of the 1997
Uniform Building Code shall not be considered as an alternative to the
requirements of this section.
EXCEPTIONS: Automatic fire extinguishing systems need not be installed in the
following occupancies when not in a mixed -use building:
a. Group A, division 4 (Stadium and Amusement Structures)
b. Group S, Division 4 ( Open Parking Garages)
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c. Group U, Division 1 carports and. sheds (sheds must be open on two (2) full
sides) not exceeding one thousand (1000) square feet of floor space.
7. Group A or B Occupancies which are used by the occupants for the
consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be provided with an automatic fire
extinguishing system regardless of size.
8. Group E Occupancies shall be provided with an automatic fire extinguishing
system regardless of size.
9. Group R, Division 3 Single family dwellings shall be provided with an
automatic fire extinguishing system when greater than two (2) stories in height or
when the gross floor area exceeds six thousand (6000) square feet.
10. An automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed in all Group R,
Division 1 hotels and motels.
11. An automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed in all Group R,
Division 1 occupancies containing three (3) or more dwelling units.
12. An automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed in all Group R,
division 3 two-family occupancies with a gross floor area of five thousand (5,000)
square feet or greater.
13. When requirements found elsewhere in this code conflict with the
requirements of this section, the most restrictive shall apply.
Note: All Fire Department Connections ("FDC") shall be metal threaded caps to prevent
vandalism and tampering.
SECTION 13: Section 1003 (Fire Extinguishing s, sy terns) of the 1997 Uniform
Fire Code shall be amended as follows:
1003.4 Permissible Sprinkler Omissions
4.4 Other approved fire -protection equipment is installed in such areas.
SECTION 14: 1004 (Standpipes) Of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code shall be
amended as follows:
1004.3 Location of Class I Standpipes Hose Connections.
There shall be a two-way outlet above the roof line on every standpipe when the
roof has a slope of less than four (4) units in twelve (12) units horizontal (33.3%
slope)
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EXCEPTION: Where the stairway extends to the roof, the two-way outlet may be
located at the topmost floor landing.
All Class I standpipes shall be:
1. Water filled at all times; or
2. Supervised with a minimum often (10) psig and a maximum of forty (40)
psig air pressure with a high/low alarm
SECTION 15: Table 1004-A. (Standpipe Required Systems) of the 1997 Uniform
Fire Code shall be amended as follows:
5. Groups I; H; B; S; M; F, Division I Occupancies less than three (3) stories in
height but greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet per floor.
NONSPRINKLERED BUILDING SPRINKLERED BUILDING
Standpipe Class Hose Req. Standpipe Class Hose Rea.
II Yes I No
NOTE: For the purpose of this table, a story height shall be considered to be no
more than twelve (12) feet.
SECTION 16: 1003.2.4 (Group E Occupancies) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code
shall be amended as follows:
1007.2.41 General Group E Occupancies shall be provided with a fire alarm
system in accordance with Section 1007.2.4. Group E, Division 1 Occupancies,
and Group E, Division 3 shall be provided with an approved manual fire alarm
system In Division 3 occupancies, system smoke detectors shall be installed in all
rooms used by children.
SECTION 17: 1007(Fire Alarm Systems) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code shall be
amended as follows:
1007.2.12.2.1 General. Occupancies, each having floors used for human
occupancy located more than fifty-five (55) feet above the lowest level of fire
department vehicle access, shall be provided with an automatic fire alarm system
and a communication system in accordance with Section 1007.2.12.2.
EXCEPTION: Open parking garages in compliance with Section 311.9 of
the Uniform Building Code.
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SECTION 18: 1007.2.12.2 (High-rise building) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code
shall be amended as follows:
1007.2.12.2.3 Emergency voice alarm -signaling system. The operation of any
automatic fire detector, sprinkler or water -flow device shall automatically
sound an alert tone followed by voice instructions giving appropriate
information and direction on a general or selective basis to the following
terminal areas:
1. Elevators
2. Elevator lobbies
3. Corridors
4. Exit stairways
5. Rooms and tenant spaces exceeding one -thousand (1,000) square feet in
area
6. Dwelling units in apartment houses
7. Hotel guest rooms or suites
8. Areas of refuge (as defined in Prosper's Building Code)
A manual override for emergency voice communication shall be provided for all
paging zones.
The emergency voice alarm -signaling system shall be designed and installed in
accordance with Prosper's Building Code and UFC Standard 10-2.
Actuation of any automatic or manual device shall initiate an alarm signal on the
alarming floor, the floor above and the floor below and identify on an annunciator
the zone and address from which the alarm signal originated.
SECTION 19: Section 1007 (Fire Alarm Systems) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code
shall be amended as follows:
1007.3.1 Design standards. Fire alarm system, automatic fire detectors, emergency
voice alarm communication systems and notification devices shall be designed,
installed and maintained in accordance with UFC Standard 10-2 and other
nationally recognized standards.
All alarm systems new or replacement serving fifty (50) or more alarm actuating
devices shall be addressable fire detection systems. Alarm systems serving more
than seventy-five (75) smoke detectors or more than two hundred (200) total
alarm activating devices shall be analog intelligent addressable fire detection
systems.
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SECTION 20: Section1007.3.3.8 (Wiring) and 1007.3.3.9 (Flow detectors and
electronic monitoring) of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code shall be amended as follows:
1007.3.3.8 Wiring. All fire alarm systems shall be installed in such a manner that
the failure of any single alarm -actuating or alarm -indicating device will not
interfere with the normal operation of any other such devices. All systems shall be
Class "A' wired with a minimum of six (6) feet separation between supply and
return loops. IDC- Class "A" style- E- SLC Class "A" Style 6- notification Class
"B" Style X.
1007.3.3.9 Flow detectors and electronic monitoring. Sprinkler and standpipe
system water -flow detectors shall be provided for each floor tap to the sprinkler
system and shall cause an alarm upon detection of water flow for more than
fifteen (15) seconds. All control valves in the sprinkler and standpipe systems
except for fire department hose connection valves shall be electrically supervised
to initiate a trouble signal at the central control station upon tampering. The fire -
pump system shall also be supervised for "power available," "phase reversal" and
"pump running" conditions by trouble signal on distinct circuits.
SECTION 21: (Texas Accessibility Standards) . At a minimum, visual signal
appliances must be provided in restrooms and any other general usage areas (e.g., meeting
rooms and break rooms), hallways, lobbies, and any other area for common use. If
emergency warning systems are provided, then they shall include both audible alarms and
visual alarms.
SECTION 22: Section 1102.3 (Open Burning) of the Uniform Fire Code shall be
amended as follows:
1102.3.1 General. Open burning shall be conducted in trenches with equipment
approved by the Texas Natural Resource and Conservation Commission
("TNRCC") and in accordance with Section 1102.3. Open burning shall also be
conducted as required by any other governing agencies regulating emissions.
EXCEPTION: Recreational fires shall be in accordance with Section 1102.4.
SECTION 23: Article 79 (Flammable and Combustible Liquids) of the 1997
Uniform Fire Code shall be amended as follows:
7902.6.11 Secondary Containment. An approved method of secondary
containment shall be provided for underground tank systems, including tanks,
piping and related components. See Appendix II-G.
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SECTION 24: Article 82 (Liquefied* Petroleum Gases) shall be amended as
follows: .
8203.2.1.10 Portable Gas Grills. LP -Gas containers are allowed to be used to
supply portable gas grills at residential occupancies. Such containers shall not
exceed twenty (20)-pound (9.Okg) water capacity.
SECTION 25: Section 8204 (Location of Containers) of the 1997 Uniform Fire
Code shall be amended as follows:
8204.2 Maximum Capacity within Established Limits. Within the limits
established by law restricting the storage of LP -gas for the protection of heavily
populated or congested commercial areas, the aggregate capacity of any one (1)
installation shall not exceed a two -thousand (2,000)-gallon water capacity.
EXCEPTION: Except as permitted in 8203.4, LP -Gas containers are not allowed
in residential areas that offer natural gas.
SECTION 26: Appendix I-C- (STAIRWAY IDENTIFICATION) of the 1997
Uniform Fire Code shall be adopted as written.
SECTION 27: Appendix II-F of the 1997 Uniform Fire Code shall be amended as
follows:
Section 1- Scope: Storage and dispensing of motor fuels into the fuel tanks of
motor vehicles from protected aboveground tanks located outside buildings shall
be in accordance with Appendix II-F. Storage and dispensing of motor fuels from
above ground tanks shall be limited to private facilities only and shall not be
accessible to the public.
SECTION 28: Appendix II-F (Section 4 Tank Design) of the 1997 Uniform Fire
Code shall be amended as follows:
4.3 Size. Primary tanks shall not exceed a twelve thousand (12,000) gallon
individual or twenty thousand (20,000) gallon aggregate capacities.
SECTION 29: Appendix III -A FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENTS of the 1997
Uniform Fire Code shall be adopted as written.
SECTION 30: Appendix III-C INSPECTION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE
OF WATER -BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS shall be adopted as written.
SECTION 31: Appendix VI-E REFERENCE TABLES FROM THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE shall be adopted as written.
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SECTION 32: Controlled intersection emergency systems. All traffic -controlled
intersections installed in Prosper shall be equipped with a device that is compatible with
the 3M Opticom Priority Control System. All Optical detectors shall be mounted at or
near the intersection that permits a direct, unobstructed line -of -sight to the oncoming
vehicle. Card racks and phase selectors must be mounted in traffic control cabinets.
SECTION 33: Penalty Provision. Any person, firm, corporation or business entity
violating this ordinance or any provision of Prosper Ordinance No. 97-10, or as amended,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a
sum not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each continuing day's violation
under this Ordinance shall constitute a separate offense. The penal provisions imposed
under this Ordinance shall not preclude Prosper from filing suit to enjoin the violation.
Prosper retains all legal rights and remedies available to it pursuant to local, state and
federal law.
SECTION 34: Savings/Repealing Clause. Prosper Ordinance No. 97-10 shall
remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this or any other
Ordinance. All provisions of any ordinance in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed to the extent they are in conflict; but such repeal shall not abate any pending
prosecution from being commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of
the ordinance. Any remaining portions of said ordinances shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 35: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, it is expressly provided that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance
shall remain in full force and effect. Prosper hereby declares that it would have passed
this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases be
declared unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 36: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective from and
after its adoption and publication as required by law.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN OUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, on this day of 2001.
IiIIIAES DUNMIRE, Mayor
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ATTESTED AND CORRECTLY
RECORDED:
AMBER PHILLIPS,
Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WMR
JOPLIN, P.C.
Town Attorneys
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