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COUNCIL FILE NO � �/ ��
PRESENTED BY Victor J. Tedesco '� ORDINANCE NO / �
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An ordinance amending Chapter 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. That Chapter 13 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code be
amended by adding Section 13. 07 to read as follows:
13. 07--EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES.
Educational occupancies shall include all buildings used for the gathering
of groups of six or more persons for purposes of instruction such as schools,
universities, colleges, and, academies. Educational 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 educational institutions shall be in accordance
with the appropriate parts of this Cod.e. In cases where instruction is incidental
to some other occupancy, the section of this Code governing such other
occupancy sha.11 apply. .
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Sa.int Paul Legislative Code
to the contrary, heretofore erected buildings for Educational Occupancies as
herei.n defined shall conform to the following additio�.al Safety to Life Requirements:
1. After September 1, 1976, except for one-story basementless buildings
with all classrooms provided with doors leading directly to the outside, all
existing buildings of other than fire resistant construction shall be equipped
with a complete automatic sprinkler system complying with the requirements
of Chapter 14 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
2. After September 1, 1971, in buildings of non-fire resistant construction,
and after September 1, 1976, in buildings of fire resistant construction, any
required interior exit stairway sha11 be enclos ed and protected with construction
having a fire resistance rating of not less than one (1) hour. All other vertical
openings shall be provided with at least one hour floor-to-floor separation.
� 3. .After September 1, 1971, in buildings of non-fire resistant construction,
and after September 1, 197�i, in build.ings of �ire resistant construction, the
following sha11 be done:
Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Counci�
Butler
Carlson Tn Favor
Levine
Meredith
Sprafka Against
Tedesco
Mr. President (McCarty) Approved•
Attest: �
City Clerk �ay
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Form approved Corpor�,�fon Counsel By
b�m.►a cn,c��t • . ,
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COUNCIL FILE NO ��� d
PRESENTED BY ORDINANCE NO
Page Two.
a. Combustible interior finish shall 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, sta.irs or other rneans of
egress. Combustible finish on floors or floor coverings in a means of egress
shall have a maximum flamespread rating of 75.
b. Ordinary glass windows in classroom doors and transoms between
corridors in classrooms shall 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 shall be arranged to shut down automatically upon
actuation of either the automatic fire alarm system and/or automatic sprinkler
system.
d. The maximum length of travel to exits shall be as required in Chapter 6
of the Saint Paul Legislative Cod,e.
4. After Septernber 1, 1976, all buildings for educational occupancies shall be
equipped with an automatic fire protective signaling system with both the manual
alarm and central station system features complying with the Standard for
Installation Maintenance and Use of Central Station Protective Signaling Systems,
NFPA #71-1970.
Section 2. The various provisions of this ordinance shall be severable, and if
any part or provision shall be held to be invalid, it shall not be held to invalidate
any other part or provisions thereof.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty days after
its passage, approval and publication.
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Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Counci�
Car��„ ��
Levine /�', Tn Favor
Meredith v � Against
Sprafka
Tedesco
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25�.��0
COUNCIL FILE NO
PRESENTE� BY ORDINANCE NO
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�'•� An ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the
� Saint Paul Legislativ� Code providing for
Fnclosure of Stairways, Sprinkler Sy�te�ans
and other Safety to Life Requirements for
chool Buildings and other Educatior�al
O ce�pancies.
THE COUNCIL O THE CI3'Y OF SAIP�1T PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Chapter 13 of th� Saint Paul Legialative
Cod�: be amended b adding S�etion 13.07 to r�ad as followss
13.07--ED TIOI�TA,L �CCUPANCIES.
Notwith�tand g any other provisions of the
Saint Paul Legisla 'v� Code to the contrary, heretofore
erected buildings f Educational Occupancies as herein
defined shall confo to the following additional Safety
to Life Requir�nentsz
1. After September 1, 1976, except for one-story
basementless buildings wi all classrooms provided with
doors leading directly to e outsid�, all existing
buildings of other than fire resistant construction shall
be equipped with a complet� a tom�tic sprinkler systenn
complying with the requir�m�nt ot Chapter 14 of the
Saint paul Legisl�tive Code. _
2. After September 1, 1971, 'n buildings of non-
fire resistant construction, and a ter September 1, 1976,
in building� of fire resistant cons uction, any interior
stairway and all other vertical openi gs shall be enclosed
and protected with construction having a tir� resistance
rating of not less than one (1) hour.
3. After September 1, 1971, in bui ings of non-
fire resistant construction, and after Se emb�r l, 1976,
in buildings of fire resistant constr�ction ever� interior
corridor shall be of not less than one (1) h ur fire res�istive
construction with all openings proteeted with a minimum 1 3/4
inch solid core wood door or the equivalent. e maacimum
length of travel to exits shall b� aa required n Chapter 6
of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Counci
Butler
Carlson Tn Favor
Levine
Meredith
Sprafka - Against
Tede,sco
Mr. President (McCarty) Approved•
Attest: �
City Clerk Mayor
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Form a��roved Corpor�L^ion Counsel By—
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COUNCIL FILE NO
PRESENTED BY ORDINANCE NO
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4. After September 1, 1976, all b�ildings for
ducational occezpancie� �hall be equipped with an
a tomatic fire and alarm system complying with the
st dards of the Standard for installation, Maintenance
and e of Protective Sign�ling 3ystems, NFPA # 71-1970,
72A-1 7, 72B-1967, 72C-1967, or 72D-1967 as �pplic�ble.
Edu tional occupancies shall include all building�
used for t e gathering of groups of 6 or more per�ona for
purposes o� 'nstruetion sueh as schools, universitie:,
colleges, an academies. Edueational oc�upancy inclu�des
_ part-day, nurs y schoola, kindergartens, and other schools
whose purpo�e i primarily educational even tho�gh th�
children are of p eschool age. Other occupancies as-
sociated with educ ional institutions shall be in ac�ordaaee
with the appropriate arts of this Code. In case� where
instruetion is incide tal to some other oceupaney, the
�ection of this Code go erning such other occupancy shall
apply.
Section 2. The various pr i�ions of �his ordinanQe shall
be seeerable, and it any part of rovision shall be held to b�
invalid, it sha11 not be held to i validate any other part or
provisions thereof.
Section 3. This ordinance shall ak� �ffect �nd be in force
thirty days after its passage, approval nd publication.
Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Counci
Butler
Carlson Tn Favor
Levine
Meredith Against �'
Sprafka
Tedesco
Mr. President (McCarty) Approved:
Attest:
City Clerk Mayor
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Form approved Corpor��ion Counsel By
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' COUNCIL FILE NO � �
���� BY Victo� J. Tedesco ORDINANCE NO ` ��`
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An ordinance amending Ghapter 13 of the Saint �
Paul. Legislative Cod.e providing for Enclosure '�
of Sta,zrvvays, Sprinkler Systems and o�her
Safety to Life Requirements for School I3uildings :
and other Educational Occupancies.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: �`
Section 1. That Chapter 13 of the 5aint Paul Legislative Code be , .
� amended by adding Section 13. 07 to read as follo�urs�:'
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13. 07--EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES. `'��
. Educatianal occupancies sha.�l include al.l buildings used for the gathe�iiig. . "
� of groups of six or more persons for purposes of..instructiqn such as achoq'�s,
. universities, colleges, and acaderr�ies. �ducational occupancy includee ;�
part-day, nursery schools, kindergartene, and d'Eher sc�oola w�ioae purpqie � , �:
ia primarily educational ever� though the children are of preschool age. �, r r
oecu ancies associated with educational institutiona shall be in accordanae"' ' � ��'
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with the apprapriate parts of this Cade. In c�ses where instruction i� in,jc�ental 9'
to sorsie other occ'yi,pancy, the section af,rthis Code governing such other �, .:;
occupancy shall appl�r. �"'` . �
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: �Notwi'thstanding Aany other provisions of the Sa�int Pa.ul Legislative'Co'� X' " :
to the cos�trary, heretofore erected builci3ngs for Educational Oacupanciea
herein d�.Eined shall conform tca the followin.g�additional 5afety to Life Req ,� emen�s:
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1. After September l�, 1976, except far one,�rtory k�asementless buil.dis}�gs k :
with'all classroams provided with doora leading dir��ctly to the outside, all,.:
existing buildings of other than fire.resistan't construction shall be equipp�ed
with a comglete auto�nati� sprinkler s}�stem �omoplya.ng with the requireme�s �-.
, of Chapter 14 of the S,ai.nt Pau1 Lagisiati�re Code. �'�'�, , . ;
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2. After Septernber 1, 1971, in buildinge-'af noh-f�'ir� xes'istant conatr�ion,
and after September 1, 197b, in buildings of ;ff�e resist�t conetruc'tion, a.�►y'-, ��
required interior exit sta,irway sha1T-be e,nclQSed an�•pr�otected with conat �" tion' �;
having a fire resistarice rating of not lesa tk�an one (�l�) hour. Al.� other ve aI
openings sha11 be pro�:rided wi.th at least one hour floor-to-fl.o.or separatiazt.�° �
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a. Combustible interior finish aha11 be coated with an approved fire ��
retardant coating to obta.in a.flameapread rating of 25-75 (Class B) in `k
classrooms and 0-25 (Class A) in corridora� stairs or other means of
egress. Combustible finish on floors or floor coverings in a means of egres�.
shall have a maximum flamespread rating of 75. '
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corridors in classroorns shall be replaced v�th 1/4 inch wire glaes or with ��
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4. After Septemb�er 1, 1976, aIl buil�inge for educatfonal accupancie's s� b-e ' �
equipped with an automatie fire pxtitective sign�,ling syatpm with both th�'m8�iva1 a �
alarm and central statabn system f�eatures, carriplying.wit�i the Sta�dard for � ;;a
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{ � « CATHOLIC EDUCATION CENTER
` 251 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, i�iinnesota 55102
224-1395
April 2, 1971
Remarks of Father John Gilbert, Superintendent of Education
for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, concern-
ing the City Ordinance re Safety to Life Requirements for
School Buildings, St. Paul City Council File No. 251440
Your Honor, Mayox ricCarty, and rlembers of the City Council�
We are grateful to you for the ninty days which you have given
us to study bothti�e proposed ordinance for improved fire safety in
the schools of St. Paul and the financial implications which this
ordinance would have for our school system.
As you are well aware, the Catholic school tradition in St. Paul
is both strong and long-standing. Initiated with Minnesota' s first
nonpublic school in 1851, the tradition of Catho��..c education in Ste
Paul started by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet has grown
a�d expanded to a system which now offers excellent instruction to
24,000 studentso A city with a public school system of 48,000 stu-
dents can be just�.y proud of this enormous educational contribution,
��Ie are not, however, asicing for any thanks from the city for
this work. [�Ie believe that the work of educating young people in
urban communities today is the number one human problem, the number
one social problem, and therefore one of the most pressing Christian
commitments that faces us as a Church community. We are happy to
be engaged in this �aork and we plan to continue it as long as the
Spirit, the needs and wishes of both the Church and civic communities
indicate that we should.
Not only will we continue, but we will continue to improve.
Project Discovery is an example of the kind of irnprovement which we
. .
- Page 2
will implement. Planned and developed by faculty members of the
graduate school of education of St. Thomas College in conjunction
with principals and teachers of our inner-city schools, Project
Discovery is a new, improved, community directed educational pro-
gram open to all young people who live in the heart of the citye We
have not yet arrived with Project Discovery, but we know we are on
the right track. Model programs like this will continue to gro;a and
discouraged urban educators around the nation will be given new
hope, new courage, new vision. We want St. Paul, in both its public
and nonpublic schools, to be a model for the nation, and ��e will
continue to work to bring this about.
Your Honor and Members of the Council, I want to express my
persorsal gratitude along w���:h that of I�1r. Tim Quinn, T�1ro Jack St,
Martin and others who worlced with us through the�e past ninty days
to Mr. Robert Ames and the members of his ��f in the City Archi-
tect' s office. These men have worked with us v�ry closely and very
diligently in studying how we can better improve the safety factors
of our school buildings. TY�� ninty day interval which you have
given us for this study has been anything but a waste of time. As
a result of cooperative work with the City Architect' s office, we
believe we hav� better clari.fied means of improving the safety of
the schools, we have been able to come to a meeting of the minds on
viable ways of improving fire safety factors in our buildings, and
we believe we have been of some assistance to Commissioner Tedesco
and the City Architect' s office in actually improving the statement
of the fire safety ordinance presently under consideration by the
Council.
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Yau have before you, Your Honor and Council Members, copies
which indicate the results of our studies of cost factors involved
in this program for the Cathol�c scr�ools. As you can see, we are
anticipating expenses of almost one million dollarse These figures,
of course, reZate to the propos�d ordinance as it caas presented to
us some three months ago. Al1 of our buildings, save two, are of
fire-resistent construction, and therefore the ma.gnitude of our
immediate problem is somewhat less than that facing the public
schoolse However, in nearly all of our buildings, the stairwell
problem and the interior corridor problem will have to be met and
will be met in accor�anc� with any ordinance passe�3 by this �ouncil.
Again, Your Honor and Council Members, permit me to thank you
for aliowing us tY?.is pPr.�_o� of time to study a major problem directly
affecting thirty-thre� percent of St. Paul' s stuan�zts. It has been
time well spent. Regarding future problems relaNed to educational
f�cilities, permit me to offer one small suggesti�n. Procedure
would be more efficient and delay less likely were we to work closely
with the public school administration of the city from the outset.
��]e are perfectly willing to do this and the public school adminis-
trators are too. I bPlieve this end could be achieved if the ad-
ministrative directives of th.e Council would indicate that for
ordinances related to school facilities, those in charge of the
study would be asked to include both public and nonpublic school
administrators on their study teams. ti•�le are learning to cooperate
in ma.ny ways, and this would be one more step in the right direction.
�gain, thank you for your time.
I ,
' CATHOLIC EDUCATION CENTER
251 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, 't•Iinnesota 55102
224-1395
April 2, 1971
Remarks of Father John Gilbert, Superintendent of Education
for the Archdiocese of Saint .Paul and I�Iinneapolis, concern-
ing the City Ordinance re Safety to Life Requirements for
School Buildings, St. Paul City Council Fi.le No. 251440
Your Honor, Mayor rlcCarty, and �iembers of the City Council:
We are grateful to you for the ninty days which you have given
us to study bothti�e proposed ordinance for improved fire safety in
the schools of Sto Paul and the financial implications which this
ordinance would have for our school system.
As you are well aware, the Catholic school tradition in St. Paul
is both strong and long-standing. Initiated with r�7innesota' s first
nonpublic school in 1851, the tradition of Cathol�_.c education in Sto
Paul started by the Sisters o� St. Joseph of Carondelet has grown
and expanded to a system which now offers excellent instruction to
24,000 studentso A city with a public school system of 48,000 stu-
dents can be justly proud of this enormous educational contribution.
�]e are not, however, asKing for any thanks from the city for
this work. [•]e believe that the work of educating young people in
urban communities today is the number one human problem, the number
one social problem, and therefore one of the most pressing Christian
commitments that faces us as a Church community. We are happy to
be engaged in this work and we plan to continue it as long as the
Spirit, the needs and wishes of both the Church and civic communities
indicate that we should.
Not only will we continue, but we will continue to improve.
Project Discovery is an example of the kind of improvement which we
_ •
. Page 2
will implement. Planned and developed by faculty members of the
graduate school of education of St. Thomas College in conjunctior�
with principals and teachers of our inner-city schools, Project
Discovery is a new, improved, community directed educational pro-
gram open to all young people who live in the heart of the citye We
have not yet arrived with Project Discovery, but we know we are on
the right track. Model programs like this will continue to grow and
discouraged urban educators around the nation will be given new
hope, new courage, new vision, �,Te want St. Paul, in both its public
and nonpublic schools, to be a model for the nation, and we will
continue to work to bring this about.
Your Honor and Members of the Council, I want to express my
personal gratitude along w�.��-:c� that of r1r. Tim Quinn, T�Iro Jacic St. __
Martin and others who worked with us tlarough the:�e past ninty days
to Mr. Robert Ames and the members of his staff in the City Archi-
tect' s office. These men have ��uorked with us very clasely and very
diligently in studying how we can better improve the safety factors
of our school buildings. Th� ninty day interval which you have
given us for this study has been anything but a waste of time. As
a result of cooperative work with the City Architect' s office, we
believe we have better clarified means of improving the safety of
the schools, we have been able to come to a meeting of the minds on
viable ways of improving fire safety factors in our buildings, and
we believe we have been of some assis�ance to Commissioner Tedesco
and the City Architect' s office in actually improving the statement
of the fire safety ordinance presently under consideration by the
Council.
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Page 3
You have before you, Your Honor and Council Members, copies
which indicate the results of our studies of cost factors involved
in this program for the Catholic schools. As you can see, we are
anticipating expenses of almost one million dollars. These �igures,
of course, relate to the proposed ordinance as it was presented to
us some three months ago. All of our buildings, save two, are of
f ire-resistent construction, and therefore the ma.gnitude of our
immediate problem is somewhat less than that facing the public
schools. However, in nearly all of our buildings, the stairwell
problem and the interior corridor problem will have to be met and
will be met in accordanc� with any ordinance passed by this Council.
Again, Your Honor and Council Members, permit me to thank you
for allowing us this per�oa of time to study a major problem directly
affecting thirty-three percent of St. Paul's students. It has been
time well spent. Regarding future problems rela�ed to educational
facilities, permit me to offer one small suggestion. Procedure
would be more efficient and delay less likely were we to work closely
with the public school administration of the city from the outset.
F1e are perfectly willing to do this and the public school adminis-
trators are too. I believe this end could be achieved if the ad-
ministrative directives of the Council would indicate that for
ordinances related to school facilities, those in charge of the
study would be asked to include both public and nonpublic school
administrators on their study teams. ti�Je are learning to cooperate
in many ways, and this would be one more step in the right directior..
Again, thank you for your time.
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