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RE: CONSENT TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE,
WITH AMENDMENTS, WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS OF UNINCORPORATED WELD
COUNTY LYING WITHIN THE POUDRE VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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 by a
fire district may not be enforced in unincorporated portions of Weld County without the consent
of the Weld County Board of Commissioners, and
WHEREAS, the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District Board of Directors has presented
a resolution adopting the 2012 International Fire Code, with certain amendments, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to enforcement the 2012
International Fire Code, with certain amendments detailed in the attached, within the
unincorporated areas of Weld County that are also within the geographic boundaries of the
Poudre Valley Fire Protection District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, that the Board hereby consents to enforcement the 2012 International
Fire Code, with certain amendments detailed in the attached, within the unincorporated areas of
Weld County that are also within the geographic boundaries of the Poudre Valley Fire Protection
District.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any further amendments to the 2012 International
Fire Code by the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District shall not be effective within
unincorporated Weld County without the presentation to, and consent of, the Weld County
Board of County Commissioners.
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CONSENT TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, WITH
AMENDMENTS, WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS OF UNINCORPORATED WELD COUNTY LYING
WITHIN THE POUDRE VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 2nd day of April, A.D., 2014.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ELD COUNTY COLORADO
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Weld County Clerk to the Board i It I,~ rbara Kirkmeye?, /)
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Depu / Clerk to the Boar.
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Mike Freemz_
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William . Garcia
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RESOLUTION 2014 - 02
POUDRE VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE FOR THOSE
PORTIONS OF THE POUDRE VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT THAT ARE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District:
Section 1,Adoption of the International Fire Code, 2012 Edition
Pursuant to the Authority conferred by the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District and
the laws of the State of Colorado, there is hereby adopted by the Poudre Valley Fire
Protection District, for the purposes of safeguarding of life and property from fire and
explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous
substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in
the occupancy of buildings and premises and conditions affecting the safety of
firefighters and emergency responders during emergency operations, International Fire
Code, 2012 Edition, as promulgated by the International Code Council, being
particularly the 2012 Edition thereof, and the whole thereof, including Chapters 1
through 68 in the 2012 International Fire Code, inclusive, and appendices, save except
as any portion of the code or appendices is hereinafter deleted, modified or amended
in Section 2 of this chapter. Not less than three (3) copies of this fire code shall be on
file in the office of the Fire Marshal and may be inspected at regular business hours
and purchased from the Fire Prevention Bureau at a price not to exceed ninety-seven
dollars ($97.00) per copy. The provisions of this fire code shall be controlling within the
boundaries of the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District which lie within Weld County,
Colorado.
Section 2, Amendments and Additions
The following articles, sections, divisions, subsections and appendices of the
International Fire Code, 2012 Edition, are hereby added, amended, deleted and
renumbered, except as noted, to read as follows:
(1) Section 101.1 is amended to read as follows:
"101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the Poudre
Valley Fire Protection District—Weld County, hereinafter referred to as 'this code'."
(2) Section 103.4 is amended to read as follows:
"103.4 Liability. The fire code official, officer or employee charged with the
enforcement of this code, while acting in good faith, shall not thereby be rendered
liable personally, and is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage
accruing to persons or property as a result of an act or omission occurring during the
performance of their duties and within the scope of their employment, unless such act
or omission is willful and wanton, as provided in the Colorado Governmental Immunity
Act, CRS Section 24-10-101 et seq."
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"103.4.1 Legal defense. Any suit instituted against any officer or employee because
of an act or omission performed by that officer or employee during the performance of
his-or her duties and within the scope of his or her employment, unless such act or
omission is willful and wanton and under the provisions of this code shall be defended,
consistent with the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, CRS Section 24-10-101 et
seq., by the legal representative of the jurisdiction until the final termination of the
proceedings. The fire code official or any subordinate shall not be liable for costs in an
action, suit or proceeding that is instituted in pursuance of the provisions of this code;
and any officer of the department of fire prevention, acting in good faith and without
malice, shall be free from liability for acts performed under any of its provisions or by
reason of any act or omission in the performance of official duties in connection
therewith."
(3) Section 108.1 is deleted and readopted to read as follows:
"108.1 Board of appeals appeals established. In order to hear and decide a eals of
orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire code official relative to the
application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a
board of appeals to be known as the Fire Board of Appeals. The Fire Board of
Appeals shall be the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District Board of Directors. The fire
code official shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any
matter before the board. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its
business, and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a
duplicate copy to the fire code official."
(4) Section 108.3 is deleted in its entirety.
(5) Section 109.4 is amended to read as follows.
"109.4 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or
shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install,
alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive
of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to the
penalties, costs and orders. The imposition of one (1) penalty for any violation shall
not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all persons shall be required to
correct or remedy the violations or defects. The application of any penalty pursuant
thereto shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions nor
the suspension or removal of a permit or license issued there under. Each day that a
violation continues is deemed a separate offense."
(6) Section 109.5 is hereby added to read as follows:
"109.5 Work commencing before permit issuance. In addition to penalties set forth
in Section 109.4, any person or firm who, before obtaining the necessary permit(s),
commences any construction of, or work on, a building, structure, fire protection system,
fire alarm system, fire extinguishing system that is not otherwise exempted from
obtaining a permit, shall be subject to a processing and penalty fee in addition to the
standard prescribed permit fee. Such additional fee shall be equal to the permit fee,
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except that such fee shall not be less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for the first such
violation. A person or firm committing the same such violation repeatedly is subject to
processing and penalty fees equal to double the amount of the permit fee or double the
amount of the preceding violation, whichever is greater, for every same such
subsequent violation committed thereafter within any 180-day period."
(7) Section 202- Definitions is hereby amended to read as follows:
A definition "FIRE-CONTAINMENT AREA" is added to read as follows:
"FIRE-CONTAINMENT AREA. A portion of a story or basement which is totally
enclosed by a smoke and draft barrier of not less than 1-hour,fire-resistive
construction. All door openings penetrating such fire-containment areas shall be
protected by a tight-fitting, smoke and draft control assembly as specified in the
International Building Code Sections 715.4.3, 715.4.5 and 715.4.7. Openings other
than doors and ducts shall be protected as specified in the International Building
Code Sections 715.5 and 715.4.3 and shall be limited to a maximum of 25 percent of
any one wall, in compliance with the International Building Code Section 715.5.7.2.
All duct penetrations shall be protected by dampers as specified in the International
Building Code Section 716, Table 716.3.1, (Section 716.3.2-smoke dampers), except
that such dampers shall be those that are automatic closing by actuation of a smoke
detector. Self-closing devices may be used in lieu of automatic closing devices on
doors unlikely to be fixed open during normal conditions. Examples are: Doors at
toilet rooms, stairways, closets and small storage rooms and similar areas."
(8) A new Subsection 307.2.2 is added to read as follows:
"307.2.2 Time and Atmospheric Restrictions. Open burning shall only be
performed when time and atmospheric conditions comply with the limits set forth in the
Open Burning Permit."
(9) Section 507.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"507.2 Type of water supply. A water supply shall consist of pressure tanks,
elevated tanks, water mains or other fixed systems capable of providing the required
sustainable fire flow."
(10) Subsection 605.91.3.2.9 is deleted in its entirety and readopted to read as follows:
"605.11.3.2.1 Residential buildings with hip roof layouts. Panels/modules installed
on residential buildings with hip roof layouts shall be located in a manner that provides a
3-foot-wide (914 mm) clear access pathway from the eave to the ridge on each roof
slope where panels/modules are located."
Exceptions:
1. These requirements shall not apply to roofs with slopes of two units vertical in 12
units horizontal (2:12) or less.
2. These requirements shall not apply to roofs where each panel/module array area
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on the roof is 1,000 square feet (92.90 m2) or less in size, no continuous section of
panels/modules is larger than 150 feet in length or width, a clear access pathway
of not less than 12-inch-width is provided along each side of all horizontal ridges,
and a clear access pathway of not less than 30-inch-width is provided from the
eave to the ridge of one roof slope where panels/modules are located.
3. These requirements shall not apply to roofs where each panel/module array area
on the roof is 1,000 square feet (92.90 m2) or less in size, no continuous section of
panels/modules is larger than 150 feet in length or width, a clear access pathway
of not less than 12-inch-width is provided along each side of all horizontal ridges,
and, where panels/modules are to be placed on both sides of a hip, a clear access
pathway of not less than 18-inch-width is provided along each side of such hip.
These requirements shall not apply to roofs where the total combined area of solar array
does not exceed 33% as measured in plan view of the total roof area of the structure.
(11) Subsection 605.11.3.2.2 is deleted in its entirety and readopted to read as follows:
"605.11.3.2.2 Residential buildings with a single ridge. Panels/modules installed on
residential buildings with a single ridge shall be located in a manner that provides two, 3-
foot-wide (914 mm) clear access pathways from the eave to the ridge on each roof slope
where panels/modules are located."
Exceptions:
1. This requirement shall not apply to roofs with slopes of two units vertical in 12 units
horizontal (2:12) or less.
2. This requirement shall not apply to roofs where each panel/module array area on
the roof is 1,000 square feet (92.90 m2) or less in size, no continuous section of
panels/modules is larger than 150 feet in length or width, and a clear access
pathway of not less than 12-inch-width is provided along each side of the
horizontal ridge provided that:
a. The total combined area of solar array does not exceed 33% as measured in
plan view of the total roof area of the structure; or
b. A 30-inch-wide clear access path is provided from the eave to the ridge of a
roof slope where panels/modules are located.
(12) Subsection 60511.3.2.3 is deleted in its entirety and readopted to read as follows:
"605.11.3.2.3 Residential buildings with roof hips and valleys. Panels/modules
installed on residential buildings with roof hips and valleys shall be located no closer
than 18 inches (457 mm)to a hip or a valley where panels/modules are to be placed on
both sides of a hip or valley. Where panels are to be located on only one side of a hip or
valley that is of equal length, the panels shall be permitted to be placed directly adjacent
to the hip or valley. In addition, a 12-inch-wide clear access pathway shall be provided
along each side of any horizontal ridge."
Excepti':ons:
1. This requirement shall not apply to roofs with slopes of two units vertical in 12 units
horizontal (2:12) or less.
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2. These requirements shall not apply to roofs where a 30-inch-wide clear access
pathway is provided from the eave to the ridge as well as 12-inch-wide clear
access pathways along each side of any horizontal ridge.
(13) A new Subsection 605.11.3.2.5 is repealed and reenacted to read:
"605.11.3.2.5 Pathways. All access pathways required under this Section 605.11.3.2
shall be provided in a structurally strong location on the building capable of supporting
the live load of firefighters accessing the roof."
(14) Section 702, Definitions, is amended to read as follows:
The definition "FIRE-CONTAINMENT AREA" is added to read as follows:
"FIRE-CONTAINMENT AREA. A portion of a story or basement which is totally
enclosed by a smoke and draft barrier of not less than 1-hour, fire-resistive
construction. All door openings penetrating such fire-containment areas shall be
protected by a tight-fitting, smoke and draft control assembly as specified in the
International Building Code Sections 715.4.3, 715.4.5 and 715.4.7. Openings other
than doors and ducts shall be protected as specified in the International Building Code
Sections 715.5 and 715.4.3 and shall be limited to a maximum of 25 percent of any
one wall, in compliance with the International Building Code Section 715.5.7.2. All
duct penetrations shall be protected by dampers as specified in the International
Building Code Section 716, Table 716.3.1, (Section 716.3.2-smoke dampers), except
that such dampers shall be those that are automatic closing by actuation of a smoke
detector. Self-closing devices may be used in lieu of automatic closing devices on
doors unlikely to be fixed open during normal conditions. Examples are: Doors at
toilet rooms, stairways, closets and small storage rooms and similar areas."
(15) A New Table 903.1 Maximum Allowable Fire Containment is hereby added as follows:
TABLE 903.1
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FIRE-CONTAINMENT AREA
(IN SQUARE FEET)
Types of Construction
Occupancy IA I B 1 II A II B III A III B IV-HT 1 VA V B
[Al 110,000 110,000[ NP 1 NP NP NP 1 NP NP NP
1A2, 110,000110,0001 5,00015,000 5,000[5,0001 5,000 f 5,00015,000
A3,4 10,000 10,0001 5,00015,000 5,000 5,0001 5,000 5,000 5,000
B, F1 S1, 10,000 10,000[7,000 5,000 7,000 5,000[7,000 7,000 5,000
S2, M, U
F2 120,000 2O,000 10,00017,000110,000 7,000110,000 10,000 5,000
E 10,000[10,000 7,000 5,0001 7,000 [001 7,000 7,0001 5,000
NP=Not Permitted
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EXCEPTION:
S2 Open parking garages in accordance with Section 406.5
(16) Section 903.2 Where required, is amended by adding an exemption number 2 to read
as follows:
"2. Except for Group R Occupancies an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed
in all buildings which are not divided into fire containment areas as specified in
Table 903.1."
(17) Section 903.2.11.1.3 Basements is amended to read as follows:
"903.2.11.1.3 Basements. Where any portion of a basement is located more than 75
feet (22,860 mm) from openings required by Section 903.2.11.1, or where-walls;
partitions or other obstructions are-installed that restrict the application of water from
hose-streams, the basement shall be equipped throughout with an approved automatic
sprinkler system."
(18) A new Subsection 904.11.6.4. is hereby added. to read in its entirety as follows:
"904.11.6.4 Existing automatic fire extinguishing systems. Where changes in the
cooking media, positioning of cooking equipment or replacement of cooking equipment
occur in existing commercial cooking systems, the automatic fire extinguishing system
shall be required to comply with the applicable provisions of Sections 904.11 through
904.11.4."
(19) A new Section 907.8.6, is added to read as follows:
"907.8.6 Excessive False Alarms. An excessive number of false alarms shall be
defined as two (2) alarm activations for a fire alarm system within a 60-day period
provided that any such activations are not the result of a cause reasonably beyond
the control of the owner, tenant or operator of the building. In the event of an
excessive number of false alarms, the fire code official may order the building owner,
tenant or operator of the building, or party responsible for the building to take
reasonable actions necessary to prevent false alarms. These actions may include:
repair or replacement of the faulty alarm components. addition of tamper proof
devices, modification of system design, and repair of other building components
which affect alarm system performance. The fire code official may also require the
building owner, tenant or operator or party responsible for the building to obtain an
approved maintenance contract with a qualified fire alarm maintenance technician as
required by NFPA 72 to provide continuous maintenance service of the system."
(20) After August 1, 2014, Section 5601.1.3 Fireworks is amended to read as follows:
"5601.1.3 Fireworks. The possession, manufacture, storage, sale. handling and use
of fireworks are prohibited."
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Exceptions:
1. Storage and handling of fireworks as allowed in Section 5604.
2. The use of fireworks for display as allowed in Section 5608.
(21) Appendix A is deleted in its entirety:
(22) Appendix B is deleted in its entirety and readopted to read as follows:
APPENDIX B
FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS
SECTION B101 GENERAL
"B101.1 Scope. The procedure for determining fire-Flow requirements for buildings
or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be in accordance with this
appendix. This appendix does not apply to structures other than buildings."
SECTION B102 DEFINITIONS
"B102.1 Definitions. For the purpose of this appendix, certain terms are defined as
follows:
FIRE-FLOW. The flow rate of a water supply, measured at 20 pounds per square inch
(psi) (138 kPa) residual pressure, that is available for firefighting.
FIRE-FLOW CALCULATION AREA. The floor area, in square feet(m2), used to
determine the required fire flow."
SECTION B103 MODIFICATIONS
"B103.1 Decreases. The fire chief is authorized to reduce the fire-flow requirements
for isolated buildings or a group of buildings in rural areas or small communities where
the development of full fire-flow requirements is impractical."
"B103.2 Increases. The fire chief is authorized to increase the fire-flow requirements
where conditions indicate an unusual susceptibility to group fires or conflagrations. An
increase shall not be more than twice that required for the building under consideration."
"B103.3 Areas without water supply systems. For information regarding water
supplies for fire-fighting purposes in rural and suburban areas in which adequate and
reliable water supply systems do not exist, the fire code official is authorized to utilize
NFPA 1142 or the International Witdland-Urban Interface Code.
SECTION B104 FIRE-FLOW CALCULATION AREA
"B104.1 General. The fire-flow calculation area shall be the total floor area of all floor
levels within the exterior walls, and under the horizontal projections of the roof of a
building, except as modified in Section B104.3."
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"B104.2 Area separation. Portions of buildings which are separated by fire walls
without openings, constructed in accordance with the International Building Code, are
allowed to be considered as separate fire-flow calculation areas."
"B104.3 Type 1A and Type 1B construction. The fire-flow calculation area of
buildings constructed of Type 1A and Type 1B construction shall be the area of the three
largest successive floors."
Exception:
Fire-flow calculation area for open parking garages shall be determined by the area
of the largest floor.
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SECTION B105 FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS
"B105.1 One-and two-family dwellings. The minimum fire-flow requirements for
one-and two-family dwellings shall be 1,000 gallons per minute in urban areas and •
500 gallons per minute in rural areas."
Exception:
A reduction in required fire flow of 50 percent, as approved, is allowed when the
building is provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system.
"B105.2 Buildings other than one-and two-family dwellings. The minimum
fire-flow and flow duration for buildings other than one-and two-family dwellings
shall be as specified in Table B105."
Exception:
A reduction in required fire-flow of up to 75 percent, as approved, is allowed
when the building is provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system
installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2. The resulting fire-
flow shall not be less than 1,500 gallons per minute (5678 L/min) for the
prescribed duration as specified in Table B105.
TABLE B105
MAXIMUM DISTANCE
FIRE FLOW SPACING FROM ANY POINT ON
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN A STREET OR ROAD
(gpm) HYDRANTS FRONTAGE TO A
(feet) HYDRANT
(feet)
Commercial 1500 600 300
Urban Residential 1000 800 400
Rural Residential 500 800 400
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SECTION B106 REFERENCED STANDARDS
[CC IBC-12 International Building Code B104.2, Table B105.1
ICC IWUIC--12 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code B103.3
NFPA 1142-12 Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire Fighting
B103.3
(23) Appendix C is deleted in its entirety and readopted to read as follows:
SECTION C101 GENERAL
"C101.1 Scope. Fire hydrants shall be provided in accordance with this
appendix for the protection of buildings, or portions of buildings, hereafter
constructed."
SECTION C102 LOCATION
"C102.1 Fire hydrant locations. Fire hydrants shall be provided along required
fire apparatus access roads and adjacent public streets."
SECTION C103 NUMBER OF FIRE HYDRANTS
"C103.1 Fire hydrants available. The number of fire hydrants available to a
complex or subdivision shall not be less than that determined by spacing
requirements listed in Table B105 when applied to fire apparatus access roads
and perimeter public streets from which fire operations could be conducted."
SECTION C104 CONSIDERATION OF EXISTING FIRE HYDRANTS
"C104.1 Existing fire hydrants. Existing fire hydrants on public streets are
allowed to be considered as available. Existing fire hydrants on adjacent
properties shall not be considered available unless fire apparatus access roads
extend between properties and easements are established to prevent
obstruction of such roads."
SECTION C105 DISTRIBUTION OF FIRE HYDRANTS
"C105.1 Hydrant spacing. The average spacing between fire hydrants shall not
exceed that listed in Table B105."
Exception:
The fire chief is authorized to accept a deficiency of up to 10 percent where
existing fire hydrants provide all or a portion of the required fire hydrant service.
Regardless of the average spacing, fire hydrants shall be located such that all
points on streets and access roads adjacent to a building are within the distances
listed in Table B105.
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(24) Appendix D is deleted in its entirety and readopted to read as follows.
APPENDIX D
FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS SECTION D101 GENERAL
"D10I.1 Scope. Fire apparatus access roads shall be in accordance with this
appendix and all other applicable requirements of the International Fire Code."
SECTION D102 REQUIRED ACCESS
"D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter
constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved
fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving
surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least
80,000 pounds (36,287 kg)."
"D102.2 Access road construction. All access roadways must be all weather
driving surfaces capable of supporting fire apparatus. Surface shall be asphalt,
concrete, or compacted road base.
a. Compacted road base or chip shall only be used for a temporary emergency
access. Temporary access shall be available as long as the site is under
construction. Thereafter permanent fire lanes shall be accessible and
unobstructed at all times.
b. All permanent points of access shall be hard decks consisting of asphalt or
concrete designed to HS 20 or support 40 ton.
c. All required access roads must be installed and serviceable before aboveground
construction begins."
SECTION D103 MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS
"0103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is located on a
fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet (7925 mm)
exclusive of shoulders. (See Figure D103.1)."
"D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in grade."
Exception:
Grades steeper than 10 percent as approved by the fire code official.
"D103.3 Turning radius. The minimum turning radius shall be 25 feet inside
radius and 50 feet outside radius."
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"D103.4 Dead ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet
(45,720 mm) shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance
with Table D103.4."
TABLE D103.4
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEAD-END FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS
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LENGTH (feet) WIDTH (feet) TURNAROUNDS
REQUIRED
0-150 20 None required
100-foot hammerhead,
151-660 20 100-foot Cul-de-sac in
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Over 660 Special Approval Required
"D103.4.1 Second Point of Access Required. A second point of access shall be
required when the primary access roadway exceeds 660 feet in length."
"D103.4.2 Third Point of Access Required. A third point of access will be
required when any access road exceeds a distance of 1,320 feet (1/4 mile) in
length."
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"D103.4.3 Fourth Point of Access Required. A fourth point of access will be
required when access road exceeds a distance of 2,640 feet (1/2 mile) in length."
Note: Distances are measured as the hose would lay.
"D103.4.4 Access location. Where two or more points of access are required,
they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of
the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the property or area to be served,
measured in a straight line."
"D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus
access roads shall comply with all of the following criteria:
1. The minimum gate width shall be 20 feet (6096 mm).
2. Gates shall be of the swinging or sliding type.
3. Construction of gates shall be of materials that allow manual operation by one
person.
4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operative condition at all times
and replaced or repaired when defective.
5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire
department personnel for emergency access. Emergency opening devices
shall be approved by the fire code official.
6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock
unless they are capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or
when a key box containing the key(s)to the lock is installed at the gate
location.
7. Gate design and locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval
by the fire code official prior to installation.
8. Electric gate operators,where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL325.
9. Gates intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and
installed to comply with the requirements of ASTM F 2200."
"D103.6 Signs. Where required by the fire code official, fire apparatus access
roads shall be marked with permanent NO PARKING-FIRE LANE signs complying
with Figure D103.6. Signs shall have a minimum dimension of 12 inches (305 mm)
wide by 18 inches (457 mm) high and have red letters on a white reflective
background.
g ound. Signs shall be posted on one or both sides of the fire apparatus road
as required."
Figure 0103.6
NO PARKING
FIRE LANE
"D103.6.1 Roads 20 to 26 feet in width. Fire apparatus access roads 20 to 26 feet
wide (6096 to 7925 mm) shall be posted on both sides as a fire lane."
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"D103.6.2 Roads more than 26 feet in width. Fire apparatus access roads more than
26 feet wide (7925 mm) to 32 feet wide (9754mm) shall be posted on one side of the
road as a fire lane."
SECTION D104 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS
"D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Buildings or
facilities exceeding 30 feet (9144 mm) or three stories in height shall provide fire
apparatus access for each structure at least 30 feet in width."
"D104.2 Buildings exceeding 62,000 square feet in area. Buildings or facilities
having a gross building area of more than 62,000 square feet (5760 m2) shall be
provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads."
Exception:
Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square feet (11,520 m2) that
have a single approved fire apparatus access road when all buildings are equipped
throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems.
"D104.3 Remoteness. Where two access roads are required, they shall be placed a
distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall
diagonal dimension of the property or area to be served, measured in a straight line
between accesses."
SECTION D105 AERIAL FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS
"D105.1 Where required. Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and
the highest roof surface exceeds 30 feet (9144 mm), approved aerial fire apparatus
access roads shall be provided. For purposes of this section, the highest roof surface
shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched roof, the intersection of
the roof to the exterior wall, or the top of parapet walls, whichever is greater."
"D105.2 Width. Fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed
width of 30 feet (7925 mm) in the immediate vicinity of any building or portion of
building more than 30 feet (9144 mm) in height."
"O105.3 Proximity to building. At feast one of the required access routes meeting
this condition shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet (4572 mm) and a
maximum of 30 feet (9144 mm) from the building, and shall be positioned parallel to
one entire side of the building."
"D105.4 Obstructions. Overhead utility and power lines shall not be located over
the aerial fire apparatus access road or between the aerial fire apparatus road and
the building. Other obstructions shall be permitted to be placed with the approval of
the fire code official."
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SECTION D106 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
"D106.1 Projects having more than 100 dwelling units. Multiple-family residential
projects having more than 100 dwelling units shall be equipped throughout with two
separate and approved fire apparatus access roads."
Exception:
Projects having up to 200 dwelling units may have a single approved fire apparatus
access road when all buildings, including nonresidential occupancies, are equipped
throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with
Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2.
"D106.2 Projects having more than 200 dwelling units. Multiple-family residential
projects having more than 200 dwelling units shall be provided with two separate and
approved fire apparatus access roads regardless of whether they are equipped with an
approved automatic sprinkler system."
SECTION D107 ONE- OR TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
"D107.1 One- or two-family dwelling residential developments. Developments of
one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30 shall be
provided with separate and approved fire apparatus access roads and shall meet the
requirements of Section D104.3."
Exceptions:
1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units on a single public or private fire
apparatus access road and all dwelling units are equipped throughout with an
approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1,
903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3.3, access from two directions shall not be required.
2. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall not
exceed 30 dwelling units unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with
future development, as determined by the fire code official.
SECTION D108 REFERENCED STANDARDS
ASTM F 2200-05 Standard Specification for Automated Vehicular Gate
Construction
ICC IFC-12 International Fire Code
UL 325—02 Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver,and Window Operators and Systems, with
Revisions through February 2006
(40) Appendix H is hereby adopted in its entirety:
(41) Appendix /is hereby adooted in its entirety:
(42) Appendix J is hereby deleted in its entirety:
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District Board of Directors
that the 2012 International Fire Code with amendments as recommended by the Fire Code
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Review Committee be adopted as the fire code for those portions of the Poudre Valley Fire
Protection District that are within the boundaries of Weld County, Colorado.
Approved by the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District Board of Directors this 24th day of
February, 2014
PVFPBord Chair
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Public Comment
1. Minutes of the February 3, 2014 Regular Meeting *
2. International Fire Code Adoption — Division Chief Bob Poncelow *
3. Accreditation Software Demonstration — Captain Holger Durre
4. Hiring Process Update — Captain Shawn McGaffin
5. Timnath Update
6. PFA Agenda Review
IGA Update
EMS Update
2014 Chiefs Goals
7. Administrative Business
IGA Update
April 2 Joint Work Session
Election Update
Information Sharing
8. Other
Captain Promotion Ceremony—Spencer Rice
Meetings are held in the conference room at 102 Remington Street unless otherwise noted.
Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. If you
require an accommodation to participate in this meeting, please notify Poudre Valley Fire Protection
District at(970)416-2837 as soon as possible.
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POUDRE VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
February 24, 2014
The Poudre Valley Fire Protection District's Board of Directors met at the PFA Training
Center, 3400 West Vine Drive, Fort Collins, CO, Monday, February 24, 2014. Present
were Board members: Earlie Thomas, Dave Pusey, Ed Rupert, Mike DiTullio and Ron
Anthony. Mike DiTullio left the meeting at 10:20 a.m. Also present were: Fire Chief
Tom DeMint, District Coordinator Bev McBride, and Recording Secretary Shawn
Williams.
Earlie Thomas called the meeting to order at 8:40 a.m.
Public Comment
None
Minutes of the February 3, 2014 Regular Meeting
Ron Anthony requested the February 3, 2014 regular meeting minutes reflect the
PVFPD Board supported Staffs decision to no longer provide interior firefighting
response from the volunteer stations.
Dave Pusey requested a correction in the spelling of Fire Chief Randy Mirowski's name.
Dave Pusey made a motion to approve the February 3, 2014 regular meeting minutes
as amended. Ron Anthony seconded the motion. The motion passed by unanimous
vote of the Board.
International Fire Code Adoption
Bob Poncelow advised the Board that amendments removed from the 2012 International
Fire Code Adoption for ratification by Weld County were those specific to Larimer
County. Bob advised the District's approximately nine square mile area in Weld County
is zoned agricultural.
Ed Rupert made a motion to adopt Resolution 2014-02 to Adopt the 2012 International
Fire Code with Amendments for Ratification by the Weld County Commissioners, Dave
Pusey seconded the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Board.
PVFPD Board Minutes
February 24,2014
Accreditation Software Demonstration
Tom DeMint introduced Holger Durre who gave a demonstration on the software tools
that will be used in the Accreditation process. This software allows for real time
statistical analysis of the PFA response data.
Hiring Process Update
Tom DeMint introduced Shawn McGaffin who provided a PowerPoint presentation on the
Hiring Process.
Mike DiTullio expressed his concern about the lack of military or volunteer preferences in
the hiring process. Mike expressed his desire for continued consideration of the
volunteers and for Tom DeMint to spend time on the interview panels and determine
what the interview panel criteria is. Dave Pusey requested more information about the
training for interview panels and the questions being asked in interviews in order to
address Mike's concerns. Staff noted that volunteers have expressed concern about
receiving any preference points or other advantage in the process because they wish to
earn their opportunity to be hired as career firefighters. Staff also noted that volunteers
have received and will continue to receive mentoring and support in the written process
to maximize their likelihood of success. Chief DeMint noted that 22 volunteer firefighters
from PFA have been selected for career positions since 1998, including one in the
current recruit class.
Ron Anthony stated we have done a good job of screening volunteers yet there are a
number of volunteers who have applied and not been selected by PFA. Either the hiring
process or the way we are nurturing them is deficient or we would be hiring most of them
as career firefighters. Ed Rupert stated the commitment on a personal level is what is
missing in that analogy. Shawn McGaffin added many PFA volunteers are selected by
other jurisdictions.
Timnath Update
Tom DeMint updated the Board on construction work in the Station 8 Timnath area. The
Town of Timnath will be considering adoption of the 2012 International Fire Code with
amendments on March 24, 2014.
With the construction of Costco, Banner Health, and Peerless Tire as well as residential
construction, Dave Pusey suggested the criteria of 2,000 Certificates of Occupancy to
build Station 8 and 3,000 Certificates of Occupancy to staff Station 8 be re-evaluated.
Tom DeMint agreed.
PFA Agenda Review
IGA Update
EMS Update
2014 Chiefs Goals
Tom DeMint briefed the Board on the IGA to continue PFA services to the District and
the City and also on the EMS RFP/contract discussions. Chief DeMint also reviewed his
2014 Chiefs Goals with the District Board.
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February 24,2014
Administrative Business
IGA Update
Tom DeMint gave a brief update on the progress of the IGA. The March 24 PVFPD
Board meeting will be mainly on this subject in preparation for the April 2 joint work
session.
April 2 Joint Work Session
The joint work session with the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District and the Fort
Collins City Council is scheduled for Wednesday, April 2, at 6:00 p.m. The work
session will be held at the Training Center, 3400 West Vine Drive, Fort Collins.
Election Update
Three nominations have been turned in, three positions are open. Acceptance of the
Self-Nomination Forms close on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. The Affidavit of
Intent to be a write-in candidate needs to be turned in by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 3. If
no additional applications are submitted, the Designated Election Official may cancel
the election and declare the three candidates elected.
Information Sharing
Other
Captain Promotion Ceremony- Spencer Rice
The promotion ceremony for Captain Spencer Rice is March 11, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. at
Training. Tom added that Spencer was a volunteer firefighter for PFA prior to being
hired in 2005.
Tom DeMint thanked the Board for attending the 2013 Awards Ceremony. There were
276 in attendance. Ron Anthony appreciated the public award presentations.
Earlie Thomas made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Dave Pusey seconded the
motion and the meeting was adjourned at 10:55 a.m.
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