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An ordina.nce amending Cha.pter 13 of the Saint
Paul Legislative Code providing for Enclosure
of Stairways� Sprinkler Systems and other
Safety to Life Requirements for School Buildings
and other Educational Occupancies.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Tha.t Cha.pter 13 of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code be amended by adding Section 13.07 to read as follows:
13.07 - EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES. -
Educationa.l occupancies sha.11 include all buildings used for
the gathering of groups of six or more persons for purposes of
instruction such as schools, universities, colleges, �.nd academ-
ies. Educationa.l occupancy includes part-day, nursery schools�
kindergartens, and other schools whose purpose is primarily
educational even though the children are of preschool age. Other
occupancies associated with educationa.l institutions shall be in
accordance with the appropriate parts of this Code. In cases where
instruction is incidental to some other occupa.ncy, the section of
this Code governing such other occupancy sha.11 apply.
Notwiths�.nding any other provisions of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code to the contrary, heretofore erected buildings
for Educational Occupan�ies as herein defined sha.11 conform to the
following additiona.l Safety to Life Requirements:
1. From and after September l� 1976� except for one-story
� basezn.entless buildings with all classrooms provided with doors
leading directly to the outside� all existing buildings of other
tha.n fire-resistant construction sha.11 be equipped with a complete
automatic sprinkler system complying with the requirements of
Cha.pter 14 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
2. From and after September 1, 1971� in buildings of non-
fire resistant construction, and from and after September 1� 1976,
in buildings of fire-resistant construction� any required inter-
ior exit stairway sha.11 be enclosed and protected with construc-
tion ha.ving a fire-resistance rating of not less tha.n one (1) hour.
All o�her vertical openings sha.11 be provided with at least one
hour floor-to-floor separation.
3. From and after September l, 1971, in buildings of non-
- fire resistant construction� and from and after September 1� 1976�
in buildings of fire:-resistant construction, the following sha.11
�be done:
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Carlson
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Levine
Meredith
Sprafka Against
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Mr. President (McCarty) Approved•
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City Clerk May
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a. Combustible interior finish sha.11 be coated with
an approved fire-retardant coating to obtain a flamespread
rating of 25 - 75 (Class B) in classrooms and 0 - 25 (Class
A) in corridors� stairs or other means of egress. Com-
bustible finish on floors or floor coverings in a means of
egress shall have a ma.ximum flamespread rating of 75.
b. Ordinary glass windows in classroom doors and
transoms between corridors in classrooms sha.11 be replaced
with 1/4 inch wire glass or with other non-combustible
material, and transoms shall be fixed in a closed position.
c. Ventilating fans sha.11 be arranged to shut down
automatically upon actua.tion of either the automatic fire
alarm system and/or automa.tic sprinkler system.
d. The ma.ximum length of travel to exits shall be as
required in Cha.pter 6 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
4. From and after September l, 1976, all buildings for edu-
cational occupancies sha.11 be equipped with an automatic fire
protective signaling system with both the ma.nua.l alarm and central
station system features complying with the Standard for Installa-
tion Ma.intena.nce and Use of �entral Station Protective Signa.ling
Systems, �VFPA. ��7I-1970.
Section 2. The various provisions of this ordina.nce sha.11 be
severable, and if any part or provision shall be held to be in-
valid, it sha.11 not be held to invalidate any other part or
provisions thereof.
Section 3. This ordina.nce sha.11 take effect and be in force
thirty (30) days after its passage, approval and publication.
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