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City of Jefferson, Missouri
Building, Existing Building &Fire Codes Subcommittee
Of the 2018 Ad Hoc Committee on Building Construction Codes
Thursday, FeUruary 24, 2022
10:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.
Boone Bancroft Room —Upper Level
John G Christy Municipal Building, 320 East McCarty Street
TENTATIVE AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of previous minutes
3. Old Business
4, New Business
a. IBC Draft Amendments
U. IEBC Draft Amendments
c. IFC Draft Amendments
5. Public Continents
6. Adjourn
MINUTES
Building, Existing Building & Fire Codes Subcommittee
Of the 2018 Ad Hoc Committee on Building Construction Codes
Thursday, September 16, 2021
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Wes Doerhoff Emad Faddoul
Brian Connell
Nick Borgmeyer
Holly Stitt
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Public Present:
Matt Kreyling
Ron Smith
Dave Helmick
1. Call to order
Meeting was called to order at 10:02 a.m.
2. Old Business
3. New Business —Review of IPMC &IEBC Amendments &Significant Changes
a. Mr. Helmick led discussion of the significant changes to the IPMC. A motion was made by Mr.
Connell and seconded by Ms. Stitt to approve adoption of the 2018 IPMC, carrying over the
current amendments. The motion passed unopposed.
b. The committee discussed the significant changes to the IEBC, including amendments currently
adopted by the city. A motion was made by Mr. Doerhoff and seconded by Mr. Connell to
approve adoption of the 2018 IEBC, carrying over the current amendments. The motion passed
unopposed.
4. Public Comments
There was no public present.
5. Next meeting date - TBD
6. Adjourn
Meeting was adjourned at 10:47 a.m.
DRAFT Amendments to the 2018 IBC
Amendments in italics are unchanged from adopting the 2015 edition
Amendments in bold have been added/revised from adopting the 2015 edition
AmeRdments previously 4epted that are being deleted are s fir nk thr
Section 101.1 Title.
Insert the words "City of Jefferson" as name of jurisdiction.
Section 103 Department of Building Safetv.
- Delete Section in its entirety and replace with the -following:- -- — --
Section 103.1 Creation of enforcement agency. The department of building safety known
as the Department of Planning and Protective Services is hereby continued and the
executive official in charge thereof shall be known as the Director of Planning and
Protective Services. Wherever the words Building Official appear in this Code, it shall
be held to mean the Director of Planning and Protective Services or his or her designee.
Section 103.2 Appointment. The Director of Planning and Protective Services shall be
appointed and removed as provided by the City Code,
Section 103.3 Deputies. The Director of Planning and Protective Services shall
recommend to the City Administrator the employment of building inspectors, plan
examiners and other employees in sufficient numbers to assure enforcement of the
Building Code.
Section 105.2 Work exempt from permit.
Delete Building item 2. Fences not over 7 feet (2134 mm) high.
Section 106 Floor and roof design loads.
Delete this section m its entirety.
Section 107 Submittal documents
Insert the following at the end of the section:
As a normal practice, the Building Official has waived the detailed administrative reporting
requirements of Section 1704. The designer of record shall submit the following as part of
the submittal documents (Section 107):
1. Summary of contracted construction administration services for the designer and sub -
consultants of record
2. A summary description of Special Inspections ordered
3. Name of all testing agencies
The testing agency(s) shall submit a summary report to the Building Official at the end of
the project listing all special inspections performed with a list of all failed tests and their
respective corrective action(s) for the permit file.
DRAFT IBC AMENDMENTS
Section 109 Fees:
Add the following to this section:
Section 109.7 Fee Schedule. The fees for building construction permits shall be set in
Appendix Y of the Code of the City of Jefferson.
Section 109.8 Fee for penalty forfailure to obtain a building permit. Where work for which
a permit is required by this Code is started prior to obtaining said permit, the fees
specified in Appendix Y of the Code of the City of Jefferson shall be doubled. Should
any person, firm or corporation commit a second offense by starting work without permit
after so doing on a previous occasion, he shall pay three times the customary fee in
order to obtain the necessary permit. Any offense shall subject the offender to
- prosecution under section 114.4.-In-the event any person -firm or corporation fails to
obtain the necessary permit(s) within 5 days after being notified in writing to do so by
the Code official, he shall pay in addition to the usual fee or increased penalty as
provided above the sum of $25,00_for each day in excess of the aforesaid 5 days that
transpire prior to his or her obtaining the necessary permit. The payment of any or
several of the above stated penalty fees shall not relieve any person, firm or corporation
from fully complying with the requirements of this code in the execution of the work nor
from any other penalties prescribed herein, or in the City Code.
Section 113 Board of Appeals.
Delete Section in its entirety and replace with the following:
Section 113.1 Judicial review. Any owner, agent or other person shall have the right to
seek judicial review of a decision of the Building Official refusing to grant a modification
to the provisions of this Code covering the manner of construction or materials to be
used in the erection, alteration or repair of a building or structure. The petition forjudicial
review shall be to the circuit court of Cole County as established in Article 536 of the
Revised Statutes of Missouri.
Section 114.4 Violation Penalties:
Delete Section in its entirety and replace with the following:
Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any of
the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or
structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Building Official, or of a
permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code, shall be punished by a fine
as set forth in Section 1-13 of the City Code. Each day that a violation continues shall
be deemed a separate offense.
Section 305.2.3 Five or few children in a dwelling unit.
Replace "five" with "ten"in the title and text of this section.
Section
308.5.4
Five
or
fewer
persons
receiving
care
in a
dwelling
unit.
Replace
"five"
with "ten"in
the
title and
text of
this
section.
DRAFT IBC AMENDMENTS
Section 423 Storm Shelters.
Modify this section as follows:
Section 423.1 General.: Modify the first sentence to read: "This section applies to
the new construction of storm shelters constructed as separate detached
buildings or constructed as rooms or spaces within buildings for the purpose of
providing protection from storms that produce high winds, such as tornadoes and
hurricanes, during the storm.
Section 423.2 Construction.: Insert after the first sentence: "The City of Jefferson
design wind speed under ICC 500 Section 304.2 shall be 200 miles per hour."
Section 423.4 Group E occupancies.: Replace "occupant load of 50" with
"occupant load of 100".
Section 1612.3 Establishment of flood hazard areas.
Replace "[INSERT NAME OF JURISDICTION]" with "City of Jefferson City" and
replace "[INSERT DATE OF ISSUANCE]" with "November 2, 2012".
Section 1809.5 Frost protection.
Add to item 1 the following sentence:
The frost line of the City of Jefferson is twenty-four (24) inches.
Section 3001.2 Emergency elevator communication systems for the deaf, hard of hearing and
speech impaired.
Delete this section in its entirety.
Section 3113.1 General.
Add the following exception:
This section shall not apply to one-story detached relocatable buildings less than
400 square feet in floor area being used as offices or storage for permitted work on
a permanent building or structure on the same parcel.
DRAFT IBC AMENDMENTS
DRAFT Amendments to the 2018 IEBC
Amendments in italics are unchanged from adopting the 2015 edition
Amendments in bold have been added/revised from adopting the 2015 edition
Arn8Rdments previously adopted that are being deleted areWuG& thru
Section 101.1 Title.
Insert the words "City of Jefferson" as name of jurisdiction.
Section 103 Department of Building Safetv.
- - Delete Section in its entirety and replace with the following: - -- --
Section 103.1 Creation of enforcement agency. The department of building safety known
as the Department of Planning and Protective Services is hereby continued and the
executive official in charge thereof shall be known as the Director of Planning and
Protective Services. Wherever the words Building Official appear in this Code, it shall
be held to mean the Director of Planning and Protective Services orhis or her designee.
Section 103.2 Appointment. The Director of Planning and Protective Services shall be
appointed and removed as provided by the City Code.
Section 103.3 Deputies. The Director of Planning and Protective Services shall
recommend to the City Administrator the employment of building inspectors, plan
examiners and other employees in sufficient numbers to assure enforcement of the
Building Code,
Section 105.2 Work exempt from permit.
Add the following under the Building portion:
7. Non-structural building envelope repair work for existing structures covered under the
International Residential Code for One- and Two-family Dwellings.
Section 108 Fees:
Add the following to this section:
Section 108.7 Fee Schedule. The fees for building construction permits shall be set in
Appendix Y of the Code of the City of Jefferson.
Section 112 Board of Appeals.
Delete Section in its entirety and replace with the following:
Section 113.1 Judicial review. Any owner, agent or other person shall have the right to
seek judicial review of a decision of the Building Official refusing to grant a modification
to the provisions of this Code covering the manner of construction or materials to be
used in the erection, alteration or repair of a building or structure. The petition for judicial
review shall be to the circuit court of Cole County as established in Article 536 of the
Revised Statutes of Missouri.
Section 113.4 Violation Penalties:
Delete Section in its entirety and replace with the following:
Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any of
the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or
structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Building Official, or of a
permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code, shall be punished by a fine
as set forth in Section 1-13 of the City Code. Each day that a violation continues shall
be deemed a separate offense.
DRAFT IEBC AMENDMENTS
Section 116.6 Hearing.
Delete section in its entirety.
Section 702.4 Window opening control devices on replacement windows.
Delete the text "and one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses regulated by the
International Residential Code" from the first sentence.
Section 707 Energv Conservation.
Delete gpctinn in its entirety.
---Section-810 Energv Conservation. ---
_D„iete e5e.Jfer. OR aS eRt;ret.,
Section 907 Energv Conservation.
_Delete genflon in its entirety.
Section 1002.1 Compliance with the buildinq code.
Replace "the building shall comply with all of the applicable requirements" with "the
affected portion of the building shall comply with all of the applicable requirements".
Section 1012.8 Accessibility.
ReplaGe "shall" 1.vith '[should" on the first sentanvp,
Section 1107 Energy Conservation.
Delete ,.,.,.toon its a tir t„
Section 1401.2 Applicability.
In the first sentence, replace "Structures existing prior to [DATE TO BE INSERTED BY
THE JURISDICTION], in which there is work" with "Existing structures in which there is
work".
Section 1401.2.5 Accessibility requirements.
Replace "shall" with "should".
DRAFT IEBC AMENDMENTS
DRAFT Amendments to the 2018 IFC
Amendments m
italics are
unchanged from
adopting the 2015 edition
Amendments in bold
Amendments previously
have been
adopted
added/revised
that e e being
from adopting the 2015 edition
deleted are MR., nL iHr
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1. Delete Section 101.1, and insert the following in its place:
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of Jefferson
hereinafter referred to as such or as "this code. "
- 2—Delete section-103.2, and insert the following in its place: -
103.2 Appointment. The fire code official shall be appointed by the City Administrator.
3. .Delete Section 105.1.2 and insert the following in its place:
105.1.2 Permits Required. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in other
sections of this Code, permits required in any section of this Code shall be procured
from the chief of the fire department unless City Code Chapter 8 lists the subject matter
of the permit, in which case the permit shall be procured from the Building Official or his
or her designee. Permits shall at all times be kept in the premises designated therein
and shall at all times be subject to inspection by the code official.
4. Delete Sections 109.1 through 109.3 and insert the following in its place
109.1 General. Any owner, agent or other person shall have the right to seek judicial
review of a decision of the code official refusing to grant a modification to the provisions
of this code. The petition for judicial review shall be to the circuit court of Cole County
as established in Article 536 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
5. Add the following to Section 110.4 Violation Penalties
Penalty for violations shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 1-13 of the City
Code.
6. Add the following to Section 110.4:
110.4.2 Damage to fire department equipment: Any negligent or willful damage to fire
department equipment caused by any person subject to this code shall be punishable
by a fine as set forth in Section 1-13 of the City Code per occurrence of damage. This
fine shall not be construed to preclude monetary recovery of damages by the City
through civil proceedings.
Change the last sentence in Section 112.4 to:
"...fine as set forth in Section 1-13 of the City Code."
DRAFT IFC AMENDMENTS
Insert the following in Section 307,
307.6 Allowable burning. Open burning shall be allowed without prior notification to the
code official for: recreational fires, fires used for the preparation of food, highway safety
flares, smudge pots and similar occupational needs, and fires used for training fire
enforcement personnel.
307.6.1 Yard Waste. Open burning of leaves, grass clippings, tree limbs, and vegetation
grown on a property is permitted from November 1 of each year through March 1 of the
following year, during daylight hours unless restricted or prohibited under section
307.2.1 by the Code Official. In the event of an emergency declared by the Mayor, or
person -acting -as such, the City Administrator may --authorize- the- open -burning of yard-
waste, branches, trees, and other materials he deems appropriate and under such
conditions as he may proscribe.
307.6.2 Responsible party. The person conducting a burn under subsection 307.6.1
shall be the owner of the property unless the owner has expressly directed some other
person to conduct such burn on the property.
307.6.3 Adjustment to permissible burning. The burning period as specified in 307.6.1
and 307.6.2 above may be adjusted by the Fire Chief for safety reasons provided the
total number of days of the burning periods shall not be increased. In the event that
subsequent to the determination of the periods during which burning is permitted, the
Fire Chief invokes a temporary ban during the period, the Fire Chief may extend the
period by the number of days in which the ban is imposed.
307.6.4 Ceremonial Fires. Bonfires and other fires which do not occur within a
designated device such as a barbeque grill, fireplace, outdoor stove, or outdoor heater,
maybe conducted only by permission of the Fire Chief, or his or her designee, and under
such conditions as he may impose for the safety of persons and property.
307.6.5 Notification and permission: Open burning shall be allowed with prior notification
to the Code Official and upon receipt of written permission from Missouri Department of
Natural Resources (DNR), provided that any conditions specified in the permission are
followed for:
1. Disposal of hazardous or toxic material where the DNR determines that there is no
practical alternative method of disposal.
2. Instruction in methods of firefighting.
3. Research in control of fires.
4. Emergency or other extraordinary circumstances for any purpose determined to be
necessary by the DNR.
5. Disposal of landscape waste resulting from land clearing other than residential and
agricultural waste.
6. Recognized agricultural or horticultural management purposes to maintain or
increase the quantity or quality of agricultural or horticultural production.
7. When jurisdictional DNR written permission is not applicable, the Code Official shall
give written permission only after it has been determined that approved fire safety
requirements and emission standards are to be met.
DRAFT IFC AMENDMENTS
Add section 408 Smoke detectors in leased or rental residential units.
1. Applicability. The owner of each residential rental unit shall install smoke detectors
and/or fire suppression systems prior to the occupancy of said dwelling unit in
compliance with the building and fire codes of the City of Jefferson in effect at the date
ofoccupancy.
2. Date of Installation. The owner of each existing dwelling unit that is not at the effective
date of this subsection required to be protected by a smoke detector or fire suppression
system shall install smoke detectors as required by this subsection within three months
of the effective date of this subsection.
3. Location of Detectors. The owner of each existing dwelling shall install at least one
- smoke detector within each sleeping area. In -all dwelling -units, the owner shall install a - -
smoke detector outside the bedrooms (unless an efficiency apartment), within the
immediate vicinity of the sleeping area(s). An owner subject to this subsection shall
install each smoke detector on the ceiling at a minimum of four inches from the side wall
to the near edge of the detector or on a wall located four to twelve inches from the ceiling
to the top of the detector and within fifteen feet of all rooms used for sleeping purposes,
with not less than one detector per level containing a habitable room and in the basement
or cellar. The smoke detector shall not be installed in dead air space, such as where the
ceiling meets the wall. Where one or more sleeping areas are located on a level above
the cooking and living area, the smoke detector for such sleeping areas shall be placed
at the top of the stairway. An owner shall also install not less than one smoke detector
on the uppermost ceiling, not less than four inches from any wall, or on a wall, located
four to twelve inches from the uppermost ceiling of all interior stairwells. For good cause
shown, the Fire Chief or his or her designated department representatives may modify
the location requirements of this subsection.
4. Type of Detector. The owner shall install a smoke detector which is capable of sensing
visible or invisible particles of combustion and emitting an audible signal and may be
hard wired directly to the building power supply with battery backup, or may be powered
by self -monitored battery only if not technically feasible to install hard wired units in
existing units. The smoke detector shall comply with all the specifications of the
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Standard UL217 (Standard for Safety -Single and
Multiple Stations Smoke Detectors) 2nd Edition October 4, 1978 as revised May 19,
1983 or any recognized standard laboratory testing that certifies the detector meets the
requirement of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards 72E and 74.
Smoke detectors shall bear the label of a nationally recognized standards testing
laboratory that indicates that the smoke detectors have been tested and listed under the
requirement of UL217 2nd Edition or NFPA 72E and 74.
5. Duties of Owner and Occupant. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to supply and
install on a continuing basis all required detectors. The owner shall be responsible for
testing and maintaining detectors in common stairwells. It shall be the responsibility of
the tenant to provide and maintain functional batteries after initial installation for each
detector, to test and maintain detectors within dwelling units, and to notify the owner or
authorized agent in writing of any deficiencies. The owner shall be responsible for
providing each tenant with written information regarding detector testing and
maintenance.
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The owner shall provide notice to the occupant of the respective duties of the parties
and the potential penalties for violation of the subsection. The owner shall either:
1. Post a notice which is 8 112 inches by 11 inches or larger inside the rental unit in a
conspicuous space, or
2. Include a notice provision in the lease agreement, or
3. Provide notice in separate agreement or addendum to lease
if the owner chooses to put the notice in the lease or in a separate agreement, the notice
shall be in at least 14 point type. The notice shall be prepared in duplicate and shall be
signed and dated by the occupant. One copy shall be given to the occupant and one
copy shall be kept on file by the owner and this copy be available for inspection by
the Fire Chief or his or her agent between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. At
a minimum the notice shall include the items as set out in the following:
NOTICE OF DUTIES OF OWNER AND OCCUPANT RELATING TO SMOKE
DETECTORS
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING OF THE
OWNER AND OCCUPANT OF THIS RENTAL UNIT:
OWNER
THE OWNER SHALL SUPPLYAND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED DETECTORS.
THE OWNER SHALL MAINTAIN AND TEST ALL DETECTORS IN COMMON
STAIRWELLS.
THE OWNER SHALL PROVIDE OCCUPANT WITH WRITTEN INFORMATION
REGARDING DETECTOR TESTING AND MAINTENANCE.
OCCUPANT
THE OCCUPANT SHALL PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN BATTERIES FOR THE
DETECTORS.
THE OCCUPANT SHALL TEST AND MAINTAIN DETECTORS WITHIN DWELLING
UNITS.
THE OCCUPANT SHALL NOTIFY OWNER IN WRITING IN CASE OF DEFICIENCY
OF DETECTOR.
PENALTY
IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO REMOVE BATTERIES OR IN ANY WAY
MAKE SMOKE DETECTORS INOPERABLE.
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE MAYBE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING $500.00 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING
THREE MONTHS.
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6.
Enforcement and Inspection. The Fire Chief or his or her designated department
representatives shall have jurisdiction to inspect dwelling units for the installation of any
smoke detector required to be installed under this subsection or any other ordinance.
Said inspections may be held during reasonable daylight hours. If a unit is found to be
in noncompliance, owner shall be notified that he or she has 48 hours to get the unit in
compliance. Notice of noncompliance to the occupant of the unit shall be posted inside
the unit. If after 48 hours the building is still not in compliance it shall be posted as
uninhabitable and shall remain so posted until re -inspected for full compliance with this
subsection.
7.
Tampering. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove batteries or in any way make
-
smoke detectors inoperable. - -- -
8.
Noncomplying Units. It shall be unlawful for an owner to lease a noncomplying unit.
9.
Penalty -A violation of this code shall be punishable by the standard penalty authorized
in Section 1-13 of the Code of the City of Jefferson.
10. Add section 503.1.2.1 Fire Lanes.
1.
The Fire Chief may designate fire lanes on private and public property. Fire lanes may
be established on driveways and access roads required by City Code sections
applicable to the property in question, provided that fire lanes may not be established
on property containing one- or two-family residential dwellings.
2.
Upon notice by the Fire Chief of designation of a fire lane, it shall be the duty of the
owner, occupant, or his agent, of the premises upon which the fire lane has been
designated, to identify the location of fire lane on the owner's property.
11. Add Section 503.3.1 Details.
1.
The fire lane shall be identified by placing a sign at each end of the fire lane in
accordance with section 503.1 and by marking the pavement and/or curb in accordance
with 503.3.2. The Fire Chief may permit the property owner to designate by only one of
those methods if he finds there is a hardship in identification by both methods.
2.
If a property owner disagrees with the determination of the Fire Chief as to the location
of the Fire Lane or determination on a request for a hardship, the property owner may
seek judicial review of the decision to the Circuit Court pursuant to Chapter 536 of the
Revised Statutes of Missouri.
3.
Signs designating fire lanes shall comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices. Such signs shall be rectangular in shape with a white background and red
letters or yellow, stating "NO PARKING - FIRE LANE".
4.
The signs described in subsection 3 of this section shall be posted in the following
manner:
1. At each end of a fire lane which exceeds thirty (30) feet in length with signs that can
be read from each direction;
2. Midway between the ends of a fire lane less than thirty (30) feet in length with the
signs to be posted to the right of the traffic way and to be legible from the roadway.
12. Add
Section 503.3.2 Curbs.
1.
Curbs (or pavement if there are no curbs) in a fire lane shall be painted with a stripe at
least three (3) inches wide.
2.
The paint to be used in complying with subsection 1 of this section shall be yellow or red
in color.
3.
The yellow or red striping marking a fire lane shall not be a part of, and shall be distinctly
different from, any other restricted parking striping used in the area of the fire lane.
4.
The curb or pavement shall include a rectangular shape with a white orred letters stating
'NO PARKING - FIRE LANE ".
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13. Substitute the following for Section 507.5.1 Where required.
Fire hydrant spacing: In the districts designated RU, RC, RS-1 RS-2, RS-3, RS4, RD,
RA-1, and RA-2 by the City zoning ordinance, fire hydrants shall be six hundred (600)
feet apart along any given street, unless a block between two intersecting streets is
longer than four hundred (400) feet but less than six hundred (600) feet. In all other
districts designated in such zoning ordinance, fire hydrants shall be three hundred (300)
feet apart along any given street. In an area in the RU, RC, RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4, RD,
RA-1, or RA-2 districts which a non-residential use exists, the three hundred (300) foot
spacing requirement shall apply.
-14_-Add sections to 507.5 2-through-507,5.4.7. -- - - -- --- -- -
507.5.2.1 Hydrant use approval: A person shall not use or operate any fire hydrant
intended for use of the fire department for fire suppression purposes unless such person
first secures the permission of the code official and the water company having
jurisdiction. This section shall not apply to the use of such hydrants by a person
employed by, and authorized to make such use by, the water company having
jurisdiction.
507.5.4.1 Obstructing fire hydrants: It shall be unlawful to, by the erection of a fence,
placement of a living, dead, or imitation plants, or placement of any decorative device,
to obscure from view, damage, deface, obstruct or restrict the access to any fire hydrant
or any fire department connection for the pressurization suppression systems, including
fire hydrants and fire department connections that are located in public or private streets
and access lanes, or on private property.
507.5.4.2 Notice of violation: The code official shall issue notices of violations of section
507.5.4 to any property owner in violations of said section. The notice shall contain a
description of the material(s) found to be a violation, a direction to remove the material(s)
within fifteen (15) days after mailing of the notice, and a copy of section 507.4.
507.5.4.3 Removal of materials: Obstructions or encroachments that constitute a
violation of 507.5.4 are declared to be a nuisance and may be abated as set forth in
Chapter 21 of the City Code.
507.5.4.4 Duty to maintain: It shall be the duty of the owner of the property on which a
fire hydrant or fire department connection for the pressurization —suppression systems
is located to maintain the property surrounding such hydrant or connection in such a
manner as to comply with section 507.5.4.
507.5.7 Fire Hydrant Construction: Any fire hydrant installed for private or public use
shall conform to the specifications of the water company having jurisdiction. Any such
hydrant shall be right-hand opening, with two, two and one-half inch outlets, and one,
four and one-half inch outlets, and shall be supplied by a water main of sufficient size to
provide fire protection.
15. Add section 806.5
806.5 Exterior Combustible Landscape Mulch Materials: Egress doors shall be free of
combustible materials for a minimum distance of 20 feet from the centerline of the
entrance. This applies to new construction and remodels.
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16. Add section 906.11:
906.11 Portable Fire Extinguishers: Fire extinguishers shall meet or exceed Factory
Mutual Global or Underwriter's Laboratory specifications.
17. Delete section 1103.5.1 in its entirety.
18. Add Section 5607.16 through 5607.24
5607.16 Permit Application: Application will be submitted five (5] working days in
advance before a blasting permit will be issued. Permit applicants shall provide:
1. Plan explaining an estimated number of blasts and when the job is projected to be
completed.
2. A site plan indicating location and number of magazines.
a. Bunkers, if required
b. Distance to adjacent buildings and / or structures
c. Material Safety Data Sheets shall be provided for all materials used on the job
site.
d. Documentation of blasters certification.
3. A blasting contractor failing to apply for blasting permits or found blasting without a
permit will be subject to fines as set forth in Section 1-13 of the City Code, plus the
cost of a blasting permit.
4. Blasting contractors will provide one of the following to the fire department.
a. Approved site plan.
b. Approved grading permit and/or approved building permit.
5607.17 Certification: Blasters Certification shall be required of all blasters. All blasters
must obtain certification as a blaster from the Missouri Limestone Producers Association
(MLPA] or equivalent. All blasters certification will be provided to the Fire Department
and kept on file.
5607.181nsurance: The blasting contractor shall provide a "Certificate of Insurance" for
special blasting liability insurance coverage, in the amount of not less than Three million
dollars ($3,000,000.00]. Certificate of Insurance shall show the "City of Jefferson" as a
"Certificate Holder".
5607.19 Sianage: Propersignage shall be set on all streets, roads orhighways declaring
"Blasting Area" and "Shut Off Two-way Radios" (not applicable when non -electric caps
are used], within five hundred (500] feet of the blast site.
5607.20 Seismographs: Minimum of one [1] seismograph shall be on all blasting sites.
Additional seismographs maybe required by the Fire Official. Seismic readings shall not
exceed 1.5PS [inch per second]. Sound levels shall not exceed 130 db at the Seismic
site. Seismic readings and copies of blasting logs shall be kept on record by the blasting
contractor for one year for review if necessary by the fire official.
5607.21 Pre -Blast Surveys: Blasters shall conduct apre-blast survey when blasting
within three hundred (300] feet of any habitable structure, well, road, street or highway.
5607.22 Written Notice: Written notice shall be delivered to all property owner/managers
within pre -blast survey area. Notice shall contain: Blasting contractor's name, address
and phone number, beginning and ending dates, approximate blasting times, blasting
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location and party for whom work is being done. Written notice will be delivered five [5]
days in advance before blasting.
5607.23 Warnings/Blasting:
1. The blasting contractor shall be responsible for insuring that the area is visually
inspected and made clear of people and/or animals.
2. Warnings shall be sounded as follows:
3. Three [3], five [5] to ten [10] second soundings from a siren, air horn or other
approved warning device, with minimum sound level of 125 db at one hundred [100]
feet, shall be sounded.
4.__Wait a full thirty [30] seconds. ____ _ _ _ __
5. Sound another five [5] to ten [10] second sounding.
6. Immediately followed by a voice command from an amplified bullhorn, or equivalent.
7. Detonation shall follow.
8. An "all clear" voice command shall be given after blast and when blast area is safe
to enter for inspection.
5607,24 Permit Fee: Permit fee for blasting within the City of Jefferson will be as
specified in Appendix Y of the City Code of the City of Jefferson.
19. Add Section 5610: GENERAL
5610.1 Scope: The manufacture, sale and use of fireworks is prohibited within the
jurisdiction. The display or discharge of fireworks shall comply with the requirements of
this article.
5610.2 Permit required: A permit shall be obtained from the Jefferson City Fire
Department for the display or discharge of fireworks, except for activity allowed under
Sec. 5610.
5610.3 Permit applications: Application for permits shall be made in writing at least 15
days in advance of the date of the display or discharge of fireworks. The possession and
use of fireworks forsuch display shall be lawful under the terms and conditions approved
with the permit and for such display shall be lawful under the terms and conditions
approved with the permit and for that purpose only. A permit granted hereunder shall
not be transferable, not shall any such permit be extended beyond the dates set out
therein.
20. Add Section 5611: USE, DISPLAY AND DISCHARGE
5611.1 General: It shall be a violation of this code for any person to store, use or explode
any fireworks, except as provided in the rules and regulations issued by the Jefferson
City Fire Department for the granting of permits for supervised public displays of
fireworks by the jurisdiction, fair associations, amusement parks and other organization.
Every such public display and private non -projectile fireworks display shall be supervised
by an adult permit holder and shall be handled by an approved, competent operator. The
fireworks shall be arranged, located, discharged or fired in a manner that, in the opinion
of the Jefferson City Fire Department, will not be a hazard to the property or endanger
any person.
5611.2 Bond for display:
The permittee shall furnish a bond in an amount deemed
adequate by the Jefferson
City Fire Department
for the payment of all
damages which
may be caused either to a
person or persons or
to property by reason
of the permitted
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display, and arising from any acts of the permittee, the permittee's agents, employees
or subcontractors.
5611.2.1 Disposal of unfired it, Unfired fireworks and trash that remain after the
display is concluded shall be immediately disposed of in an approved, safe manner.
5611.3 Exemptions: Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit any wholesaler,
dealer or jobber to sell at wholesale such fireworks as are not herein prohibited, or the
sale of any kind of fireworks provided the same are to be shipped directly out of state,
or the use of fireworks by railroads or other transportation agencies for signal purposes
or illumination, or the sale or use of blank cartridges for a show or theater, or for signal
or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports, or for use by military organizations. Such
wholesalers, dealers and jobbers shall store their supplies of fireworks in accordance
with Chapter 56,
5611.4 Seizure of fireworks: The Jefferson City Fire Department shall seize, take,
remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks that
are offered or exposed for display or sale, or are stored or held in violation of this article.
21. Add Section 5612
5612. Permitted Possession and Uses. Notwithstanding any other provisions of section
5608, the following shall be permitted.
1. Possession and use of Class D fireworks.
2. Transportation of fireworks through the City.
3. Possession and use of Class C fireworks on private property of five (5) acres or
more.
All permitted uses of fireworks under this section must occur from June 15th through
July 8th, or December 31st through January 1st , and within the hours of 8 a.m. and to
p.m., except for the 4th of July and New Year's Eve when the hours will be extended
until midnight.
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