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Home My Public Portal About013-1987-STRICKEN- AMENDING CHAP 92 BEING THE FIRE PREVENTION CODEORDINANCE NO. 13-1987 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 92 OR THE RICHMOND CITY CODE BEING THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE AS IT CONCERNS LOCATIONS WHERE SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE REQUIRED WHEREAS, the Common Council deems that it is necessary to require additional areas where smoke detectors shall be installed, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Richmond that Section 92.17 of the Richmond City Code be amended to include subparagraph (e) as follows: (e) In addition to any other structures listed in this chapter, smoke detectors shall be required to be installed beginning October 1, 1988 in all structures of an area of 900 square feet or greater, whether they be residential or not. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, thiE day of 1987. President of Common Council ATTEST: City Clerk PRESENTED by me to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana this day of , 1987. City Clerk APPROVED by me, Frank H. Waltermann, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana this day of 1987. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk PAGE 10B INDIANA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER Sm-oke etector In December the For( Wayne City Council passed an ordinance that requires all properly owners to install at least one smoke detector in tlreir homes or rental units. The ordinance was introduced and passed because of the 15 fire deaths That occurred in 1986. Most of these lives, it is speculated, could have been spared if the houses had been equipped with a smoke alarm. Tenants will be responsible for maintaining the detectors in rental properties. The Fort Wayne Fire Depart. mem will installa delectoral no charge in the home of anyone who asks forone, regardless of whether they can pay for one. In addition, the city will sup- ply replacement batteries for residents who cannot afford to buy new ones. Failure In install the mnni tors and maintain them could bring a hornoriwner or tenant a fine of $50 a day. BILL NO. 586-IIA4 AS AMENDED SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. 5-205-96 AN ORDINANCE of the Common Council of the Cif y of Fort Wayne, ludinna amending Chapter 14.7, entitled "Housing and Building Standards;' by adding an artir.le. entitled "Snnrke Detectors,— which requires the installation of smoke detectors in all family living units wit hin the corporate limits of the city. WHEREAS, six thousand Americans die by fire annually and three hundred thousand are sevedy injured by fire an. nually, of which fifty thousand are unable to return to a normal way of life; and WHEREAS, the citizens of Fort Wayne, Indiana con, tributed 15 deaths as a part of these statistics in 1986, of whom 77%were in homes with no smoke detector or it was inoperable, and 65% of these victims were asleep at the time the fire broke out; and WHEREAS, the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control have concluded that the larger percentage of ' these deaths and injuries could have been avoided; and WHEREAS, fire chiefs, fire, fighters and fire experts, nationwide, endorse this conclusion; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of For Wayne, Indiana is committe to preserving the welfare of a its citizens, as tenants an homeowners; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of For Wayne, Indiana recognizes Iha the protection of the public' health, safety and welfare from fires may be improved by Ih installation and mainf enance o SMOKE DETECTORS SECTION 1, DEFINITIONS: For purposes of this chapter, [he following definitions shall apply. a, "Alarm Signal." An audible signal indicating the detect inn of visible or invisible, particles or products of combustion other than heat. h, "Authority having jurisiction." 1'he Fort Wayne Fire Department and the Safe Housing and Building Standards Department of the Cityof Fort Wayne which have enforcement responsibility for I his arricle. c. "Famflyl.iuingUnit, "Thai structure, area, room, or combination of rooms in which a family (or individual) lives. This is meant to cover living area only and not common usage areas in multifamily buildings such as corridors, lobbies, basements, etc. d. "Labeled."Equipment or materials to which has been attached a label, symbol or other identifying mark of an organization acceptable to the "authority having jurisdiction," e. "Listed." Equipment or materials included in a list published by an organization acceptable to the "authority having jurisdiction" and which product meets appropriate standards or has been tested and found suitable for use in a specified mannor. f. "NFPA74." Standard 74 of the National Fire Protection Association, which is located in f JANUARY-FEBRUARY IS E,1987 Ordinance rooms but in the immediate maintained as necessary, to vicinity of the sleeping areas, ensure it is in operable con. within 15 feet of all rooms used dition. for sleeping areas, SECTION 5. DUTY OF ,d. The smoke detector shall PROPERTY OWNER, be installed on or near the MANAGER, OR RENTAL ceiling, not less than six (6) AGENT. inches from any wall, or on a Everyowner,orlhemanager wall. not less t6risix (6) inches or rental agent of such owner or more I ban twelve (12) inches of any such residentialdwefling from the ceiling, and its unit shall be responsible for the installation shall be subiecl' to installation of all smoke approval by the "authority detectors. It isihe responsibility having jurisdiction." No of the tenant to maintain all detector shall be recessed into such smokedeleclorsprovided the ceiling. by the owner in good working e. All smoke detectors shall order until said tenant vacates be accessible for servicing and the premises unless said smoke testing.. detector requires AC power I. Ifa smoke detector is A.C. supply, then the responsibility powered, it must be directly for maintaining such smoke attached to a junction box not detector shall be the respon- controlled by any switch other sibility of the owner, manager than the main power supply. or rental agent of the properly. The installation of A.C. SECTION 6. ENFORCE - powered detectors shall con. MENT OF PROVISIONS. form to all electrical standards The City Fire Department adopted by the Allen County and The Safe Housing and Building Department. Asmoke Building Department shall be detector required under this charged with the duty of chapter shall be installed enforcing the terms of this according to the directions and- article of this chapter. specifications of the manu• facturer, but if in conflict with SECTION 7. VIOLATION/ any county electrical standard, PENALTY. the county electrical standard a. Any person, firm or shall take precedence. corporation violating any SECTI9,N 4., MAiNTCs„provisionsoftiiisarlicleoflhis NANCE. `' chapler;'or who shall fail to It shall be unlawful for any comply with an order as person to tamper with or affirmed or modified by the remove any smoke detector, authority having jurisdiction except when it is necessary for shall be subject to a fine of maintenance or inspection $50.00. put poses. Any smoke detector b. Each day such violation is removed for repair or replace- Permitted to continue may he vent shall be re -installed or deemed to constitute a separate •eplaced so that it is operable offense. and in place during normal c. The violation and penalty deeping hours. as herein described in this III I h II tb b' a. Rented residentia l Labor credit Card Draws Raves The credit card program launched by the AFL-CIO's Union Privilege Benefit Programs has drawn rave reviews from Jane Bryant Quinn, a syndicated financial columnist. In a recent column distributed by the Washington Post Writers G roup, Quinn sharply criticized banks for imposing"much too high" interest rates on "affinity" credit cards — ones that bear the name of the card carrior's organization instead of the bank. Under these, arrangemerils, organizations ranging from the Sierra Club to the National Rifle Association get a payback of one -quarter to one-half percent on every purchase. The result, Quinn wrote, is that they are a bad deal for most consumers. Not so with the federations plan, Quinn emphasized. "Perhaps the best (of the affinity cards) is the now program now being offered to labor unions through the AFL-CIO and the Bank of New York," she said, because among other things it allows members to defer payments without being charged a penalty for two months out of the year — four months if the worker is on strike. "One reason [he deal is so good," Quinn continued, "is that the percent union doesn't lake a ra`<e ofC' She quoted Ray Denison, president of the Union Privilege Benefit Programs as explaining that labor figured "if we could do somet hingabout (lowering) these interest rates, that's a pay increase" for workers who carry l he card. Reprinted by permission of Labor News. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING[ ON ORDINANCE NO. 24-1987 and ORDINANCE NO. 13-1987[ Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana will hold a public hearing on Monday June 1, 1987 at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers in the Richmond Municipal Building located at 50 North 5th Street, on the following:[ ORDINANCE NO. 24-1987-AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PARKING AND LOADING PREMITS and[ ORDINANCE NO. 13-1987-AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 92 OF THE RICHMOND CITY CODE BEING THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE AS IT CONCERNS LOCATIONS WHERE SMOKE DETECTORS SHAM BE REQUIRED.[ All parties interested in or affected by this Ordinance are invited to attend the public hearing to speak in favor of or in opposition to said Ordinance.[ Mary Merchanthouse[ City Clerk[ Publish Date: May 15, 19871 inv,# 051587-2 Form t'resc'lbed by Sale Board of Accounts CitX Clerk -City of Richmond ................. (Governmental Unit) ..................................... 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