HomeMy WebLinkAbout20051267.tiff CORRECTED RESOLUTION
RE: CONSENT TO THE ENFORCEMENT BY THE WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT OF THE 2003 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, WITH
AMENDMENTS,WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S UNINCORPORATED PORTIONS OF WELD
COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS,Section 32-1-1002(1)(d),C.R.S.,provides that a fire code promulgated bya fire
district may be enforced in the unincorporated portions of a county only with the consent of the
board of county commissioners of such county, and
WHEREAS,the Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District("the District")has presented
a resolution and minutes, dated October 14, 2004, adopting and promising to enforce the 2003
International Fire Code,with certain amendments set forth in said resolution and minutes,within the
District's unincorporated portions of Weld County,and has asked that the Board consent to such
enforcement, and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2004, the Board considered the District's request and a
motion to approve the consent to enforcement by the Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District
of the 2003 International Fire Code received only two votes and therefore failed;and the effect of the
failure to obtain a majority vote is a denial of the motion, and
WHEREAS,on March 14,2005,the Board again considered the District's request and,after
further review, the Board now deems it advisable to consent to the enforcement by the District of
the 2003 International Fire Code,with certain amendments set forth in said resolutions,within the
District's unincorporated portions of Weld County, and
WHEREAS,the Board's original Resolution#2005-0928,dated March 14,2005,erroneously
referred to the "Western Hills Fire Protection District" instead of the "Windsor-Severance Fire
Protection District,"and,therefore,this Corrected Resolution is intended to correct such mistake.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that it hereby consents to the enforcement by the Windsor-Severance Fire
Protection District of the 2003 International Fire Code, with certain amendments set forth in its
resolution and minutes dated October 18, 2004.
2005-1267
SD0083
r' ', X27 ; { A Gcm/99W �S����ns—
RE: CORRECT RESOLUTION #2005-0928
PAGE 2
The above and foregoing Resolution was,on motion duly made and seconded,adopted by
the following vote on the 25th day of April, A.D., 2005.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
E \
/C
1861 » . NI, William . rke, Chairman
�Veld lerk to the Board
O=-- , M. i e, Pro-Tern
---Deputy Clerk to the Board
'd E. Long
APPRO AS TO FOR
Rob rt D. Ma de
Cou ty Attor ey
Glenn Vaad
Date of signature: 00.6"
2005-1267
SD0083
...,. ....•
ra,t , TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Bruce T. Barker, Weld County Attorney
WI' De DATE: October 3, 2005
RE: Amendment to 2003 International Fire Code Adopted by
COLORADO Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District
��r "r'" 041
The Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District has adopted an amendment to it 2003
International Fire Code ("IFC"). You may recall that by Resolutiosydated April 25, 2005, the
Board of County Commissioners consented to the enforcement of Windsor-Severance's amended
IFC in the unincorporated area of the District. A copy of the most recent amendment is attached.
I do not believe the Board has to take any action regarding this amendment. It is simply the
specification to Section 308.3.1, saying that a gas cooking stove is an example of an open-flame
cooking device that is banned from being operated on a combustible balcony or within 10 feet of
a combustible building. Note that single- and multi-family dwellings are exempted from this
restriction.
The Board's April 25, 2005, consent should cover this amendment.
Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions regarding this Memorandum.
B e T. Barker
Weld County Attorney
(rY11ill LfttCcut16u 3 ices"-I)h'7
IG - IL) L Y .,
a Windsor-Severance
Fire Protection District
September 27, 2005
Weld County Board of County Commissioners e , il WI p r
C/O Bruce Barker, County Attorney
915 10th Street SEp p y ►5
.7 Greeley, Co 80632 WELD o
ATTpgNEc 9 p l'
Bruce Barker, E
Re: Amendment to the 2003 International Fire Code
Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District is proposing, to all the Towns and Counties that we
serve, an Amendment of the 2003 International Fire Code specifically Section 308.3.1. Please
find a copy of the amendment as adopted by the Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District
Board of Directors, in its entirety for your review. I have included a copy of the approved minutes
as well.
I would appreciate it if you would place this on the agenda for action by the Board of
County Commissioners. Please notify me of the date and time that this is set for. Upon,
resolution it would be appreciated if a copy of the Resolution be forwarded to me.
If you have any questions or need anything further please do not hesitate to give
me a call.
Cordially, id..1:e
Captain, ike L Davis
Fire Prevention Division
End: Amendment as adopted
Board minutes as approved
Original code section verbiage
ph 970.686.9596 • fx 970.686.9623 • 100 7th Street • Windsor,Colorado 80550 • www.windsor-severancefire.org
St)0( 3
FIRE CODE AMENDMENT
WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2003 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE
CODE.
Resolution No. 2005-3
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District has
previously adopted the 2003 Edition of the International Fire Code with certain
amendments and additions thereto; and
WHEREAS the Board now deems it necessary to adopt an amendment to such fire code
for the purpose of clarifying that open-flamed gas stoves may be utilized in all multi-family
residential structures as well as in one and two-family residences; and
WHEREAS, the Board has considered the effect of such amendment to the fire code
within the boundaries of the District and has determined that enforcement of the
proposed amendment would not cause undue hardship or burden upon the fire
prevention or suppression capabilities of the District;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT THAT:
1. The fire code previously adopted by the District, being the 2003 Edition of the
International Fire Code and International Fire Code Standards as was amended and
modified by the District, is hereby amended as follows (new language shown as
double underlined and deleted language shown as strikeouts):
308.3.1 Open- flame cooking devices. Charcoal burners and other open-
flame cooking devices, such as gas cooking stoves shall not be operated on
combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible
construction.
Exceptions:
1. Ono and twe-Single and multi-family dwellings.
2. Where buildings, balconies and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler
system.
2. All former ordinances or resolutions enacted by the District or parts thereof conflicting
or inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution of the Code or standards hereby
adopted are hereby repealed.
3. The Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District Board of Directors hereby declare that
should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this resolution or of the code or
standards hereby or previously adopted be declared, for any reason, to be invalid, it is
the intent of the Board of Directors that it would have enacted all other portions of this
Resolution independent of elimination of any such portion as may be declared invalid.
It is further the declaration of the Board of Directors that no provision of this resolution
or the code or standards adopted herein be interpreted in conflict with existing state
law. In the event there is a conflict between state law and this code, state law shall
take precedent.
4. This resolution shall take effect and be enforced within incorporated municipalities and
unincorporated portions of Weld County and Larimer County that lie within the
District's boundaries from and after its approval by the governing bodies of such
entities, as set forth in § 32-1-1002(1)(d), C.R.S..
Adopted this 18th day of August, 2005
WINDSOR
-SEVERANCE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
By !!`/(mil ,T R14-70A-HA-1
President and Chai erson
ATTEgST�: ,DAL /J
Secretary
2
r Windsor-SeveranceAsa
Fire Protection District
President, Tom Buxmann, called the regular meeting of the Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District
to order August 18, 2005 at 7:40 p.m. at 100 7th Street, Windsor. Board members present were Tom
Buxmann, Arlen Koehler, Bob Starck, Jim Barrington and Gary Lipps. Also present were Jolene
Schneider, Jerry Ward, Del Maxfield, Jason Starck, Roger Weinmeister and Jim Abbott.
Agenda Approval: Gary Lipps moved and Bob Starck seconded to approve the agenda. Buxmann—
yea, Lipps—yea, Barrington—yea, Starck—yea, Koehler—yea. Motion unanimously carried.
Minutes Approval: Jim Barrington moved and Bob Starck seconded to approval the minutes from the
July 21, 2005 regular meting with the correction of a spelling error and the August 1, 2005 work session.
Lipps—yea,Barrington—yea, Starck—yea,Koehler—yea,Buxmann—yea. Motion unanimously
carried.
Treasurer's Report: Financial Statements were reviewed and bills presented for payment. Jim
Barrington moved and Bob Starck seconded to pay the bill and accept the financial reports as presented.
Barrington—yea, Starck—yea, Koehler—yea,Buxmann—yea, Lipps—yea. Motion unanimously
carried.
Communications: A letter was presented and read to the Board from Water Valley reference Roar of
the Rockies fireworks display to be held on August 26th asking for a waiver of the$25.00 permit fee.
The directors discussed this has been waived in the past because it is a community event not a sub
division or private event. With that noted Arlen Koehler moved and Gary Lipps seconded to waive the
$25.00 fee. Starck—yea, Koehler—yea, Buxmann—yea, Lipps—yea, Barrington—yea. Motion
unanimously carried.
Public Participation: None
Old Business:
New Engine Update: Jason attended the pump test today and it passed with no problems. Jason and
Jolene did the final paperwork of acceptance, odometer reading and bill of origin paperwork this
afternoon. Jerry stated he feels Sutphen was a very open, honest and good company to work with. Del
gave a lot of credit to Jason for an outstanding job with the specs of this engine. Jerry stated the engine
is tentatively scheduled to be in service by October 1; however, the radios for the engine are through a
grant and this may delay the installation process.
KCD Operations: Jerry has an upcoming meeting with Kodak with the goal of 1)discussing the
operations and the calls we are being dispatched to that we should not or vice versa 2) fire prevention
and the inspection areas. Kodak has been doing all inspections on plant site and we are still trying to
work out the process of how we are going to handle this. Jerry also mentioned that he has a meeting
setup on September 16 to meet the KCD, Aims Community College and UCFRA representatives to
discuss the use or transfer of property on the training area already on Kodak plant site.
ph 970.686.9596 • fx 970.686.9623 • 100 7th Street • Windsor,Colorado 80550 • www.windsor-severancefre.org
Loveland Pump Test Pit Contract Update: Jerry did receive a faxed"Memorandum of Understanding"
from Loveland which has an annual renewal clause and states either party can terminate services with a
30-day written notice so it will not obligate any future boards. Arlen Koehler moved and Gary Lipps
seconded to allow Jerry Ward to sign this MOU and get an executed copy for our files. Koehler—yea,
Buxmann—yea, Lipps—yea, Barrington—yea, Starck—yea. Motion unanimously carried.
SDA Convention Registration: The board members all turned in their registration forms to Jolene to
finalize and submit with payment.
Windsor Gardener Hydrant Update: Jerry stated that water is to the hydrant but the Town of Windsor
has not accepted or signed off on it due to water flow problems.
Post Office Update: Jerry stated he had a meeting today with the architecture firm who is working with
the post office redesign. They stated they wanted to put a couple proposals together for the board to look
over and accept or not. The board wanted to reiterate they still have some questions of concern about the
use our access may get. They asked Jerry again to setup a meeting with the post office representative
reference moving up of the"MOU"discussion before this process goes any further. Jerry stated he
would email Candy to setup a meeting.
Motorcycle Rally Update: Jerry stated Mike had a meeting with all the bar owners in our District to
stress that load limits will be checked and enforced. If the load limit is violated this is both a fire and
liquor code violation. If an establishment is checked and the load limit is exceeded,the bar will be
emptied and reentrance can be made only to load limits amounts. The board was concerned how Mike
would enforce this and Jerry reassured them a police officer would do the enforcing per our request.
Jerry also told the board we are staffing up three engine companies. One will be here at Station 1,the
second at the REA building and the third at Severance Town Hall.
Other Old Business:
Jolene handed out information on mill levy amounts per the boards request from the August 1 work
session. The board said this information would be discussed further at the budget work session.
New Business:
2006 Budget Work Session: The board agreed to a work session on the 2006 budget for September 29 at
6:00 p.m. at Station 1.
Red Hat Calendar Proposal: Jerry stated that he was approached by the Red Hat Chapter in Windsor to
do a fundraiser calendar with them and our firefighters. Jason stated this was done in Loveland and it
was a lot of fun and went for a good cause. The Red Hat Chapter in Windsor wants to donate the
proceeds to the REO restoration. The board has no problem with this as long as no risque pictures will
appear on the calendar with our name on it.
Snow Removal Bids: Jolene stated that Star Builders pulled their contract with us and she was going to
run an ad and have bid proposals back for approval at the September meeting. She asked the board if
they were ok having bids proposals submitted with an October 1, 2005-October 1, 2006 contract time
since it makes it hard for the vendor to contract with us during our fiscal year instead of a snow season.
The board was fine with this.
Other New Business: None
Action Items:
Resolution 2005-3 Fire Code Amendment: Arlen Koehler moved and Jim Barrington seconded to
amend the 2003 International Fire Code to not regulate charcoal or other open flame cooking devices
within single and multi-family dwellings. This has not been regulated in the past as it was not part of the
fire code in adoption but now is due to the 2003 International Fire Code being the current enforced code
therefore leading to this amendment. Buxmann—yea, Lipps—yea, Barrington—yea, Starck—yea,
Koehler—yea. Motion unanimously carried.
Resolution 2005-4 Establishing Property Exclusion Fees & Expenses: Arlen Koehler moved and Bob
Starck second to approve the resolution to collect a$1,000 from any petitioner wishing to exclude from
our fire district boundaries for use towards expenses and fees associated with the process with any
balance being returned to petitioner after the completion of the process. Lipps—yea, Barrington—yea,
Starck—yea, Koehler—yea, Buxmann—yea. Motion unanimously carried.
Resolution 2005-5 Colorado Economic Recovery Act: Jim Barrington moved and Bob Starck seconded
to approve this resolution in support of the Colorado Economic Recovery Act appearing as Referendum
C&D on the November 1, 2005 statewide ballot. Barrington—yea, Starck—yea, Koehler—yea,
Buxmann—yea,Lipps—yea. Motion unanimously carried.
Fire Chiefs Report:
Jerry added that our call volume in ahead of last year's by about 23 calls.
Jerry also stated that Chet Norris is handling a program called C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency
Response Team). This program will train individuals with basic 151 aid, basic search and rescue, how to
operate a fire extinguisher, some disaster psychology, and how to maintain self-sufficiency for
themselves and their neighbors. We will be the first pilot town in Weld County to train individuals and
the program is nationwide. This program is a result of 9-1-1 and earthquakes in California and is being
instituted to try to train people in neighborhoods to maintain themselves and their neighbors until
assistance can arrive.
Jerry also mentioned that he spoke to REA per the boards request to reestablish contact about property
for Station 3. Jerry said their board meets at the end of the month and REA would most likely establish
a three member task force. Tom, Jim and Gary said they would be the three member task force for
WSFPD.
Staff Reports: Nothing further to add.
Adjournment: Bob Starck moved and Jim Barrington seconded to adjourn the meeting at 9:40 p.m.
Starck—yea, Koehler—yea,Buxmann—yea, Lipps—yea, Barrington—yea. Motion unanimously
carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
144QM 6 'l
Robert G. Starck
Secretary
Next Meeting: Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.
2003 International Fire Code
Section 308 Open Flames
308.3.1 Open-flame cooking devices. Charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking
devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet(3048 mm) of
combustible construction.
Exceptions:
I. One- and two-family dwellings.
2. Where buildings, balconies and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system.
308.3.1.1 Liquefied-petroleum-gas-fueled cooking devices. LP-gas burners having an
LP-gas container with a water capacity greater than 2.5 pounds [nominal 1 pound (0.454
kg) LP-gas capacity] shall not be located on combustible balconies or within 10 feet
(3048 mm) of combustible construction.
Exception: One- and two-family dwellings.
Hello