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3. The fire area is located on a floor other than the level of exit
discharge."
(39) Section 903.2.3 is amended to read as follows:
"903.2.3 Group F-1. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout all buildings containing a Group F-l occupancy where one of
the following conditions exists:
1. Where a Group F-l fire area exceeds 6,000 square feet ( 557 m2);
2. Where a Group F-l fire area is located more than three stories above
grade plane; or
3. Where the combined area of all Group F-l fire areas on all floors,
including any mezzanines, exceeds 6,000 square feet."
(40) Section 903.2.6 is amended to read as follows:
"903.2.6 Group M. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout buildings containing a Group M occupancy where one of the
following conditions exists:
1. Where a Group M fire area exceeds 6,000 square feet (557m2);
2. Where a Group M fire area is located more than three stories above
grade plane; or
3. Where the combined area of all Group M fire areas on all floors,
including any mezzanines, exceeds 6,000 square feet (557m2)."
(41) In Section 903.2.7., add a second paragraph to read as follows:
"All existing Group R occupancies housing Fraternities and Sororities
within the city limits of University Park shall have an automatic fire
sprinkler system installed throughout within 5 years after passing of this
ordinance. The sprinkler systems shall be installed in accordance with the
fire code that has been adopted at the time of permitting for the system.
The fire suppression systems shall be installed and in service no later than
January 1, 2013."
(42) Section 903.2.8 is amended to read as follows:
"903.2.8 Group 8-1. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout all buildings containing a Group S-1 occupancy where one of
the following conditions exists:
1. A Group S-1 fire area exceeds 6,000 square feet (557 m2)
2. A Group S-1 fire area is located more than three stories above grade
plane; or
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3. The combined area of all Group S-1 fire areas on all floors, including
mezzanines, exceeds 6,000 square feet (557 m2)."
(43) Section 903.2.8.1 is amended to read as follows:
"903.2.8.1 Repair Garages. An automatic sprinkler system shall be
provided throughout all buildings used as repair garages in accordance
with the International Building Code, as follows:
1. Buildings two or more stories in height, including basements, with a
fire area containing a repair garage exceeding 6,000 square feet (557
m2);
2. One-story buildings with a fire area containing a repair garage
exceeding 6,000 square feet (557m2);
3. Buildings with a repair garage servicing vehicles parked in the
basement."
(44) Section 903.2.8.2 is amended to read as follows:
"903.2.8.2 Bulk Storage of Tires. Buildings and structures with areas for
the storage of tires are stored shall be equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1."
(45) Amend Section 903.2.10.3 to read as follows:
"903.2.10.3 Buildings over 35 feet in height. An automatic sprinkler
system shall be installed throughout buildings with a floor level, other than
penthouses in compliance with Section 1509 of the International Building
Code that is located 35 feet (10,668 mm) or more above the lowest level
of fire department vehicle access.
Exception: Open parking structures in compliance with Section 406.3 of
the International Building Code."
(46) Section 903.2.12.3 is added to read as follows:
"903.2.12.3 Self-service storage facility. An automatic sprinkler system
shall be installed throughout all self-service storage facilities.
Exception: One-story self-service storage facilities that have no interior
corridors, with a one-hour fire barrier separation wall installed between
every storage compartment."
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(47) Add Section 903.2.12.4,903.2.12.5 and 903.2.12.6 to read as follows:
"903.2.12.4 High-Piled Combustible Storage. For any building with a
clear height exceeding 12 feet (4572 mm), see Chapter 23 to determine if
those provisions apply.
903.2.12.5 Spray Booths and Rooms. New and existing spray booths and
spraying rooms shall be protected by an approved automatic fire-
extinguishing system.
903.2.12.6 Buildings over 6,000 sq.ft. An automatic sprinkler system
shall be installed throughout all buildings over 6,000 square feet (557 m2).
For the purpose of this provision, fire walls shall not define separate
buildings.
903.2.12.7 Existing Buildings. The owner of any building shall be
required to install an automatic sprinkler system to protect the existing
building and new additions at such time as the owner(s) constructs an
addition or enlargement to the building if the total square footage of such
an addition, when combined with the total square footage of all previous
additions and enlargements to the building, exceed 6,000 square feet (557
m2) of total floor area and when the total square footage of all such
additions exceeds by more than 30 percent of the original floor area
regardless of fire area, area separation walls, or fire walls.
Exceptions: Open parking garages in compliance with Section 406.3 of
the International Building Code.
(48) In Section 903.3.5, add a second paragraph to read as follows:
"Water supply as required for such systems shall be provided in
conformance with the supply requirements of the respective standards;
however, every fire protection system shall be designed with a 10 psi
safety factor."
(48A) Section 903.3.5.1 is amended to read as follows:
"903.3.5.1. Connections for Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems.
Automatic fire sprinkler systems in residential structures with more than
two individual units and all non-residential structures shall have a separate
connection to the potable water supply. Installation plans for the
underground supply main shall be submitted for review and approval. The
underground supply main shall be installed in accordance with this code,
National Fire Protection Association Standard 24, and State Fire Marshal's
Office guidelines. The size of the connection shall be reviewed and
approved by the University Park Fire Department prior to installation. The
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water supply for two individual units and a single-family residence can be
installed in accordance with Section 903.3.5.1.1 or this section. The
potable water supply shall be protected against backflow in accordance
with the requirements of this section and the International Plumbing
Code."
(49) Section 903.3.5.1.1 is deleted.
(50) Section 903.3.5.1.2 is deleted.
(51) In Section 903.4, add a second paragraph after the exceptions to read as
follows:
"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 45 seconds. All control valves in the
sprinkler and standpipe systems except for fire department hose
connection valves shall be electrically supervised to initiate a supervisory
signal at the central station upon tampering."
(52) In Section 903.6.2, add the following section:
"903.6.2 Fire Department Connection Attachment. All fire department
connection outlets installed for the automatic sprinkler systems that are 1
Y2 inches in diameter shall be installed with Iron Pipe Threading (IPT).
Outlets that are 2 Y2 inches in diameter shall be American National Fire
Hose Connection Screw Threads (NH). When a reducer is added to a
system from a 2 Y2 inch to 1 Y2 inch outlet, the 2 Y2 inch diameter outlet
must have NH screw threads and the 1 Y2 inch diameter outlet shall have
IPT threading."
(53) In Section 905.3.2, delete exceptions 1 and 2.
(54) In Section 905.4, item 5 is changed to read as follows:
"5. Where the roof has a slope less than four units vertical in 12 units
horizontal (33.3 percent slope), each standpipe shall be provided with a
two-way hose connection located either on the roof or at the highest
landing of a stairway with stair access to the roof. An additional hose
connection shall be provided at the top of the most hydraulically remote
standpipe for testing purposes."
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(55) In Section 905.9, add a second paragraph after the exceptions to read as
follows:
"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 45 seconds. All control valves in the
sprinkler and standpipe systems except for fire department hose
connection valves shall be electrically supervised to initiate a supervisory
signal at the central station upon tampering."
(56) Add Section 907.1.3 to read as follows:
"907.1.3 Design Standards. All alarm systems new or replacement
serving 20 or more alarm actuating devices shall be addressable fire
detection systems. Alarm systems serving more than 40 smoke detectors
or more than 100 total alarm activating devices shall be analog intelligent
addressable fire detection systems.
Exception: Existing systems need not comply unless the total building
remodel or expansion initiated after the effective date of this code, as
adopted, exceeds 30% of the building. When cumulative building remodel
or expansion exceeds 50% of the building, the existing system must
comply within 18 months of permit application."
(57) Section 907.2.3 is changed to read as follows:
"907.2.3 Group E. A manual fire alarm system shall be installed in Group
E educational occupancies. When automatic sprinkler systems or smoke
detectors are installed, such systems or detectors shall be connected to the
building fire alarm system. An approved smoke detection system shall be
installed in Group E day care occupancies. Unless separated by a
minimum of 100 feet open space, all buildings, whether portable buildings
or the main building, will be considered one building for alarm occupant
load consideration and interconnection of alarm systems."
(58) Exception 1 of Section 907.2.3 is changed and exception 1.1 is added to
read as follows:
"l.Group E educational and day care occupancies with an occupant load
of less than 50 when provided with an approved automatic sprinkler
system.
1.1. Residential In-Home day care with not more than 12 children may
use interconnected single station detectors in all habitable rooms. (For care
of more than five children 2 1/2 or less years of age, see Section 907.2.6.)"
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(59) "907.2.12 High-rise buildings. Buildings having floors used for human
occupancy located more than 55 feet (16,764 mm) above the lowest level
of fire department vehicle access shall be provided with an automatic fire
alarm system and an emergency voice/alarm communications system in
accordance with Section 907.2.12.2.
(60) In Section 907.2.12, exception 3 is changed to read as follows:
"3. Buildings with an occupancy in Group A-5 in accordance with
section 303.1 of the International Building Code, when used for open air
seating; however, this exception does not apply to accessory uses
including but not limited to sky boxes, restaurants and similarly enclosed
areas. "
(61) The beginning paragraph of Section 907.2.12.2 is changed to read as
follows:
"907.2.12.2. Emergency voice/alarm communication system. The
operation of any automatic fire detector, sprinkler, water-flow device or
manual fire alarm box shall automatically sound an alert tone followed by
voice instructions giving approved information and directions on a general
or selective basis to the following terminal areas on a minimum of the
alarming floor, the floor above, and the floor below in accordance with the
building's fire safety and evacuation plans required by Section 404."
(62) In Section 907.4, add a second paragraph to read as follows:
"Manual alarm actuating devices shall be an approved double action
type. "
(63) Add Section 907.6.1 to read as follows:
"907.6.1 Installation. 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 feet
separation between supply and return circuit conductors. IDC - Class "A"
Style D; SLC - Class "A" Style 6; NAC - Class "B" Style Y. The IDC
from an addressable device used to monitor the status of a suppression
system may be wired Class B, Style B provided the distance from the
addressable device is within 10 feet of the suppression system device."
(64) Section 907.9.2 is changed to read as follows:
"907.9.2 High-rise buildings. In buildings that have floors located more
than 55 feet (16,764 mm) above the lowest level of fire department vehicle
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access, a separate zone by floor shall be provided for all of the following
types of alarm-initiating devices where provided:
1. Smoke detectors
2. Sprinkler water-flow devices
3. Manual fire alarm boxes
4. Other approved types of automatic fire detection devices or suppression
systems."
(65) In Section 913.1, add a paragraph to read as follows:
"When located on the ground level, the fire pump room shall be provided
with an exterior fire department access door that is not less than 3 ft. in
width and 6 feet 8 inches in height, regardless of any interior doors that
are provided. A key box shall be provided at this door, as required by
Section 506.1."
(66) In Section 913.4, add a second paragraph to read as follows:
"The fire-pump system shall also be supervised for "loss of power,"
"phase reversal" and "pump running" conditions by supervisory signal on
distinct circuits."
(67) Section 1020.1.7 is amended to read as follows:
"1020.1.7 Smokeproof enclosures. In buildings required to comply with
Section 403 or 405 of the mc, each of the exits of a building that serves
stories where any floor surface is located more than 55 feet (16764 mm)
above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access or more than 30
feet (9144 mm) below the level of exit discharge serving such floor levels
shall be smoke proof enclosure or pressurized stairway in accordance with
Section 909.20."
(68) Section 1504.4 is amended to read as follows:
"1504.4 Fire Protection. New and existing spray booths and spray rooms
shall be protected by an approved automatic fire-extinguishing system
complying with Chapter 9. Protection shall also extend to exhaust
plenums, exhaust ducts and both sides of dry filters when such filters are
used."
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(69) Section 2416.1 is changed to read as follows:
"2404.2 Standby personnel/Crowd managers. When, in the opinion of
the code official, it is essential for public safety in a place of assembly or
any other place where people congregate, because of the number of
persons, or the nature of the performance, exhibition, display, contest or
activity, the owner, agent or lessee shall employ standby personnel, to
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, and during the time
such place is open to the public or such activity is being conducted,
standby personnel shall keep diligent watch for fires and take prompt
measures as directed by the Fire Chief. Such duties may include, but not
be limited to, extinguishment of fires that occur and assistance in the
evacuation of the public from the structure.
There shall be trained crowd managers or crowd manager supervisors at a
ratio of one crowd manager/supervisor for every 250 occupants, as
approved."
(70) Section 2604.2.6 shall be amended to read as follows:
"2604.2.6 Fire Protection. A minimum of a 2-A, 20-B:C-rated fire
extinguisher complying with Section 906 or a charged water hose
equipped with a nozzle shall be readily accessible within 30 feet (9144
mm) where hot work is being performed."
(71) Section 2703.1.5 shall be added to read as follows:
"Hazardous Materials Storage is prohibited in residential occupancies.
Exception. Quantities are permitted for the maintenance of pertinent
equipment of systems for such uses and shall be in accordance with
Chapter 27."
(72) Section 3301.1.3 is changed to read as follows:
"3301.1.3 Fireworks. The possession, manufacture, storage, sale,
handling and use of fireworks are prohibited.
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Exceptions:
1. Only when approved for fireworks displays, storage and handling of
fireworks as provided in Section 3304 and 3308.
2. The use of fireworks for approved display as permitted in Section
3308."
(73) Amend Section 3302 to change the definition of "fireworks" to read as
follows:
"FIREWORKS. Any composition or device for the purpose of producing
a visible or an audible effect for entertainment purposes by combustion,
deflagration, detonation, and/or activated by ignition with a match or other
heat producing device that meets the definition of lAG fireworks or 1.3G
fireworks as set forth herein."
(74) Add Section 3308.12 to read as follows:
"Section 3308.12 Ignition. Aerial shells shall be ignited by lighting the
tips of fuses by an electrical ignition source except when manual ignition
is approved by the Fire Marshal. Operators shall not place any part of their
bodies over the throat of the mortar."
(75) Amend Section 3308.5.3 by the addition of the following section:
"Marking of Shell. Each aerial shell shall have printed directly on its
outer casing the following minimum warning lI8-inch high letters, which
contrast to the background:
WARNING
EXPLOSIVES CLASS "lAG or 1.3G"
FIREWORK
DO NOT HANDLE- CALL "911"
(76) In Section 3403.6, add a sentence to read as follows:
"An approved method of secondary containment shall be provided for
underground tank and piping systems."
(77) Section 3404.2.9.5.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
"Locations where Aboveground Tanks are prohibited. Storage of Class
I and II liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited
within the limits established by law as the limits of the districts in which
such storage is prohibited. The storage of flammable or combustible
liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited in residential areas."
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(78) In Section 3404.2.11.5, add a sentence to read as follows:
"An approved method of secondary containment shall be provided for
underground tank and piping systems."
(79) Section 3404.2.11.5.2 is changed to read as follows:
"3404.2.11.5.2 Leak detection. Underground storage tank systems shall
be provided with an approved method of leak detection from any
component of the system that is designed and installed in accordance with
NFPA 30 and as specified in Section 3404.2.11.5.3."
(80) Section 3404.3.8 shall be amended to read as follows:
"Liquid storage warehouses. General. The storage of flammable liquids
in Liquid Storage Warehouses is prohibited."
(81) Section 3406.5.4 shall be amended to read as follows:
"3406.5.4 Dispensing from tank vehicles and tank cars. Dispensing
from tank vehicles and tank cars into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles is
prohibited within the city limits."
(82) Section 3406.5.4.5 is deleted.
(83) Section 3801.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
"3801.1 Scope. Storage, handling and transportation of liquefied
petroleum gas (LP-gas) and the installation of LP-gas equipment pertinent
to systems for such uses shall comply with this chapter, NFPA 58, and
subject to the approval of the Chief. Properties of LP-gases shall be
determined in accordance with the Appendix B of NFP A 58."
(84) Add Section 3803.2.1.8 to read as follows:
"3803.2.1.8 Jewelry Repair, Dental Labs and Similar Occupancies.
Where natural gas service is not available, portable LP-Gas containers are
allowed to be used to supply approved torch assemblies or similar
appliances. Such containers shall not exceed 20-pound (9.0 kg) water
capacity. Aggregate capacity shall not exceed 60-pound (27.2 kg) water
capacity. Each device shall be separated from other containers by a
distance of not less than 20 feet."
(85) Amend Chapter 45 Referenced Standards for NFP A listed below to the
following standards:
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"Amend 10-02 to Standard Reference Number 10, 2007 Edition, Portable Fire
Extinguishers.............. ...Table 901.6.1, 906.2, 906.3, Table 906.3(1), Table 906.3(2),2106.3
Amend 13-02 to Standard Reference Number 13,2007 Edition, Installation of Sprinkler
Systems...............Table 704.1,903.3.1.1,903.3.2,903.3.5.1.1,903.3.5.2,904.11,905.3.4,
907.9,2301.1,2304.2, Table 2306.2,2306.9,2307.2,2307.2.1,2308.2.2, 2308.2.2.1, 2310.1,
2501.1,2804.1,2806.5.7,3404.3.3.9, Table 3404.3.6.3(7),3404.3.7.5.1,3404.3.8.4
Amend 13D-02 to Standard Reference Number 13D, 2007 Edition, Installation of Sprinkler
Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes.......... ....903.3.1.3,
903.3.5.1.1
Amend 13R-02 to Standard Reference Number 13R, 2007 Edition, Installation of Sprinkler
Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in
Height............... 903.3.1.2, 903.3.5.1.1, 903.3.5.1.2, 903.4
Amend 14-03 to Standard Reference Number 14, 2007 Edition, Installation of Standpipe and
Hose Systems..............905.2, 905.3.4, 905.4.2, 905.8
Amend 20-03 to Standard Reference Number 20, 2007 Edition, Standard for the Installation of
Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection............... ..913.1, 913.2, 913.5.1
Amend 33-03 to Standard Reference Number 33, 2007 Edition, Spray Application Using
Flammable or Combustible Liquids........................... ............. ....... ...1504.3.2
Amend 72-03 to Standard Reference Number 72,2007 Edition, National Fire Alarm Code
.........................509.1, Table 901.6.1,903.4.1,904.3.5,907.2,907.2.1.1,907.2.10,
907.2.10.4,907.2.11.2,907.2.11.3,907.2.12.2.3, 907.2.12.3, 907.3, 907.5, 907.6, 907.10.2,
907.11,907.15,907.17,907.18,907.20,907.20.2,907.20.5
Amend 1123-00 to Standard Reference Number 1123, Fireworks Display, 2006 Edition, 3302.1,
3304.2,3308.1,3308.2.2,3308.5,3308.6
Amend 1126--01 to Standard Reference Number 1126, 2006 Edition, Standard for the Use of
Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience...........................3304.2, 3305.1, 3308.1,
3308.2.2, 3308.4, 3308.5
Sec. 5.104 Appeals
Whenever the Fire Marshal disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for, or
when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning
of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the
decision of the Fire Marshal to the city council, sitting as a board of appeals, within thirty days
after such decision date, or within the time allowed by a specific section of the code, whichever
is applicable. Any provision of the code establishing a board of appeals or fire code appeal board
shall be revised and amended to read "City Council."
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Sec. 5.105 New Materials, Processes or Occupancies Which May Require Permits
The chief of the division of fire prevention shall act as a committee to determine and specify,
after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or
occupancies for which permits are required in addition to those now enumerated in said code.
The chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office,
and distribute copies thereof to interested persons. (Revised Code of Ordinances, 1981, Chapter
5, Section 11)
Sec. 5.106 Penalties
(a) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Code or Standards hereby
adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made
thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans
submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from
which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or
modified by the city or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall
for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine as provided for in the general penalty provision found in Section 109.3 of
this code. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit
it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or
defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that
prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of
prohibited conditions."
SECTION 7. That all ordinances of the City of University Park in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section
of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held to be
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole
or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid, illegal or
unconstitutional and shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 9. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
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and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of University Park, shall be fmed in an
amount not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense.
SECTION 10. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage,
and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
DUL Y PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 3rd day
of April 2007.
APPROVED: ~
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~H.HOLM SlnMAYOR
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ITY ATTORNEY
(RLD/15019)
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