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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
An ordinance repealing Ghapters 168 through
193 and 200 through 203 of the Saint Paul Legislative
Gode; adopting the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code and
regulatiorls promulgated thereunder by reference and
with amendments thereto by adding a new Chapter 168;
and adding a new Ghapter 169 entitled: ��Fire
Prevention - Miscellaneous. ��
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1.
� That Chapters 168 through 193 and 200 through 203 of the
�aint Paul Legislative Code be and the same are hereby repealed.
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That the Saint Paul Legislative Code be and the same is
hereby amended by adding a new Chapter 168 as follows:
CHAPTER 168. UNIF'�l,RM FIRE CODE ADOPTION .
168.01. Minnesota Uniform Fire Gode; adoption, The
Minnesota Uniform Fire Code, �.973 Edition, one copy of which
has beeM marked as the�official copy and which is on file in
the office of the city clerk, is hereby adopted as the fire
code for the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, for the purpose
of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to
life and property from fire or explosion. � Every provision
contained in the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code, except as
hereinafter amended, is hereby adopted and made a part of
this ordinance as if fully set forth herein. The scope oY
these regulations is intended to be consistent with Minnesota
Statutes, Section 299F.011.
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168.02. Enforcement. The chief of the department
of fire and sa ety services (hereinafter for convenience
of reference "chief" or "fire chief��) or his authorized
representatives shall enforce the provisions of this
ordinance.
The fire chief may detail such members of the fire
department as inspectors as shall from time to time be
necessary.
168.03. Definitions. (1) Wherever the word
��jurisdiction" is used in the Minnesota Uniform Fire
Code, it shall be held to mean the city of Saint Paul.
(2) Wherever the term "corporation counsel�' is
used in the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code, it shall be
held to mean the city attorney of the .city of Saint
Paul.
(3) "Code" or "Fire Code, " where not more
specifically enumerated, shall be construed to include
the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code, 1g73 Edi�ion, as
adopted by the City of Saint Paul and amended from time
to time, as well as other provisions of this Legislative
Code having reference to the duties of thP Department of
Fire and Safety Services and the Division of Fire Prevention
and prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous
to life and property from fire or explosion.
(4) "Fire prevention bureau, " wherever the term
is used in the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code, shall mean
the division of fire prevention of the d�epartment of
fire and safety services of the city of Saint Paul.
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168.04. Amendments to the Minnesota Uniform Fire
Code. Subdivision 1. The Minnesota Uniform Fire Code,
as it applies to the city of Saint Paul, is amended and
modiYied as in this section provided.
Subd. 2. Amendments to Article 1 Division I og the
U.F.C. Title Intent arxi Sco e
(1) Title. Sec. 1.101 is amended to read as
follows:
This code shall be known as the Minnesota Uniform
Fire Code, may be cited as such, and will be referred to
herein as "this code. "
2 Intent. Sec. 1.102, paragraph (b) is amended
to read as o lows:
Where no specific standards or requirements are
specified in this code-, or contained within other
applicable laws (or legally adopted codes) or ordinances,
compliance with the standards of the American. Insurance
Association, the National Fire Protection Association, or
other nationally recognized fire safety standards as are
approved by the fire chief shall be deemed as prima facie
evidence of compliance with this intent.
3 Sco�e_ Sec 1.103, paragraph (b) is amended
to rea as follows:
The provisions of this code shall apply to existing
conditions as well as to conditions arising aYter the
adoption thereof, except that conditions legally in
existence .at the adoption of this code and not in strict
compliance therewith shall be permitted to continue only
if, in the opinion oY the fire chief, they do not
� constitute a distinet hazard to life or property.
Subd. 3. Amendments to Article 1 Division II of
the U.F.C. Adminis ra ion
(1) Responsibility �or Enforcement. Sec. 1.201
is amended to read as fvllows:
The state fire marshal may, and the chief of the
Saint Paul depaxtment of fire and safety services shall
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administer and enforce this code and all laws of the
state pertaining to:
(a) The prevention oY fires.
(b) The suppression or extinguishing of dangerous
or hazardous �ires.
(c) The storage, use and handling o� explosive,
flammable, toxic, corrosive and other hazardous gaseous,
solid and liquid materials.
(d) The installation and maintenance of automatic, manual and
other private fire alarm eystems and fire extinguishing equipment.
(e) The maintenance and regulation of fire escapes.
(Y) The maintenance oY �ire protection and
elimination of fire hazards on land and in buildings,
structures, and ot her property, including those under
construction.
(g) The means and adequacy of each exit in the
event oY �ire, �rom fact�ries, schools, hotels, lodging
houses, asylums, hospitals, class B supervised living
facilities, churches, halls, theaters, amphitheaters, and
all other places in which people work, live or congregate
from time to time for any purpose.
(h) The investigation of the cause, origin and
circumstances of fire.
�2) Rules and Re�u.lations. Sec. 1.202 is deleted
and the �ollowing Sec. 1.202 is inserted in lieu and in
place thereof:
(a) The city oY �aint Paul is authorized to make
amendments, by ordinance, to Article 1 hereof to provide
for a system of enforcement and administration within
the jurisdiction. These amendments shall be in the f orm
of additions only and none of the existing provisions
of Article 1 shall be changed nor shall any amendment
be made which interferes with the intent of the existing
provisions nor the state fire marshal' s duties and powers
thereunder.
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(b) Wherever the term "state fire marshal�� appears
in Article 1, it shall also include the chief of the
Saint Paul department of fire and safety services.
Wherever the term ��fire chief�� or "chief�� appears in
Article 1 it shall also include the state fire marshal .
(c) Wherever the term "chief" appears in Articles
2 through 36 or in the Appendix of this code, it shall
mean the state fire marshal except that it shall also
include the chief of the Saint Paul department of fire
and safety services.
(d) The city of Saint Paul is authorized to adopt,
by ordinance, rules and regulations for the prevention
and control of fires and fire hazards as may be necessary,
from time to time, to carry out the intent of this code,
and which may be more restrictive than this code when
the rules and regulations are necessary to protect life
or property in the community. The city council may
adopt this code by ordinance. One certified copy of
this ordinance containing the rules and reguiations
shall be filed with the city clerk and sha11 be in effect
immediately thereafter and additional copies shall be
kept in t he o�fice of the department of fire and safety
services.
(3) Division o� fire prevention. Sec. 1.203 is
specificially included in this chapter and amended to
read as follows:
The division of fire prevention in the department
of Yire and safety services of the city of Saint Paul
is hereby established.
The personnel of said division of fire prevention
shall consist of one fire marshal, one assistant �ire
marshal, fire prevention inspeetors, fire investigators,
and such additional employees as shall be hereafter duly
authorized and appointed subject to the provisions of
- the charter and ordinances of the said city relating to
civil service.
The said fire marshal, subject to the supervision of
the fire chief of said city, shall have full management
and control of all things pertaining to said division of
fire prevention and all subordinate officers, assistants,
clerks and other employees of said division of fire
prevention shall be subject to such rules and regulations
as shall be prescribed from time to time by him and
approved by said fire chief.
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The chief of the fire department may detail to
the division of fire prevention such members of the
fire department a,s may from time to time be necessary.
� Sec. 1.204 0� the Uniform Fire Code is
deleted in its entirety.
�5) Authority of fire ersonnel to exercise
powers of police officers. Sec. 1.205 of the Uniform
Fire Code is specifically included in this chapter,
as follows:
The chief and members of the division of �ire
prevention shall have the powers of a police officer
in performing their duties under this code.
(6) Authority and dut of police and city attorney
in enforcin� this code. Sec. 1.20 of the Uniform Fire
Code is specifically included in this chapter and amended
to read as follows:
(a) Whenever requested to do so by the chief, or
his authorized representative, the chief of police shall
assign such available police officers as in his discretion
ma.y be necessary to assist the fire department in enforcing
-the provisions of' this code.
(b) The city attorney, upon request of the division
of fire prevention, shall assist the inspectors in the
investigation of any fire which, in their opinion, is
of suspicious origin.
(7) Inspections and unsafe buildin�s. Sec. 1.20'7
of the Uniform Fire Code is specifically included in this
chapter and amended to read as follows:
(a) The division o� fire prevention shall inspect,
as of ten as may be necessary, all buildings and premises,
including such other hazards or applicances, as the chief
may designate , for the purpose of ascertaining and
causing to be corrected any conditions which would
reasonably tend to cause fire or contribute to its spread,
or any violation of the purpose or provisions of this code
and of any ;other law or standard affecting fire safety.
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(b) All buildings or structures which are
structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate
egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are
otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in
relation to existing use constitute a hazard to
safety or health, or public welfare, by reason of
inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence,
fire hazard, disaster damage, or abandonment, as
specified in this code or any other effective
ordinance, are, for the purpose of this section,
unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings are
hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall
be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition,
or removal in accordance with the procedure specified
in Chapter 56 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code and
Minnesota Statutes, Sections 463.15 et seq.
(8) Investi�ations. Sec. 1.208 is amended to
read as follows:
The fire department of the city of Saint Paul
shall investigate promptly the cause, origin and
circumstances of each and every fire occurring in
the municipality, involving loss of life or injury
to person or destruction or damage to property, and
if it appears to the members of the department
making the investigation that such fire is of
suspicious origin they shall then take immediate
charge of all physical evidence relating to the
cause of fire, shall notify the proper authorities
designated by law to pursue the investigation of
such matters, and shall cooperate with the
authorities in the collection of evidence and
in the prosecution of the case. The chief or
his authorized representative shall make a report
in writing to the state fire marshal of all facts
and findings relative to each investigation.
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( g) Right of Entry. Sec. 1.209 is amended to read
as follows:
Whenever necessary to 'make an inspection to
enforce any of the provisions of this code, or whenever
the fire chieY has reasonable cause to believe that there
exists in any building or upon any premises any condition
which makes such building or premises unsafe, the fire
chief may enter such building or premises at all reasonable
times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed
upon the fire chief by this code; provided that if such
building or premises b�� occupied, he shall first present
proper credentials and demand entry; and if such building
or premises be unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable
effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge
or control o� the building or premises and demand entry.
If such entry is refused, the fire chi ef shall have
recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
No owner or occupant or any other person having charge,
care, or control of any building or premises shall fail
or neglect, after proper demand is made as herein provided,
to properly permit entry therein by the fire chief or
his authorized representative for the purpose of inspection
and examination pursuant to this code. Any person violating
this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1Q) Orders and Notices. Sec. 1.210 is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Whenever the fire chief or his duly authorized
represeni,atives shall find in any building or on any
premises combustible, hazardous or explosive materials,
or dangerous accumulations of rubbish, or unnecessary
accumulations of waste paper, boxes, shavings, or any highly
flammable materials which are so situated as to endanger
life or property, or shall find obstructions to or on
fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows that
reasonably tend to interfere with the operations of the
fire department, or the egress of the occupants _
of such building or premises, or shall �
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find that the eYYectiveness of any exit door, attic
separation, or any �ire separation wall is reduced, or
shall Yind that this code is being violated, he shall
issue such orders as may be necessary for the enforcement
of the fire prevention laws and ordinances governing the
same and for the safeguarding of life and property from
fire.
(b) Whenever the chief or his duly authorized
representative deems any chimney, smokestack, stove,
oven, incinerator, furnace or other heating device,
electric fixture or any appurtenance thereto, or anything
regulated under a nationally approved standard in or upon
any building, structure or premises not specifically
mentioned in this code, to be defective or u.nsafe so as to
create an immediate hazard, he shall serve upon the owner
or the person having control of the property a written
notice to repair or alter as necessary and shall notify
any other authority enforcing codes regulating such
equipment. He may affix a condemnation tag prohibiting
the use thereof until such repairs or alterations are
made. When af�ixed, such tag may be removed only by the
order of the chief or his duly authorized representative
and may be removed only when the hazard to which the
order pertains has beeneliminated in an approved manner.
Until removed, that item or device which has caused the
hazard shall not be used or be permitted to be used.
When an apparent structural hazard is caused
by the faulty installation, operation, or malfunction of
any of the hereinabove mentioned items or devices, the
chief shall immediately notify the building oYficial,
who shall investigate such hazard and shall cause such
hazard to be abated as required under the building code.
(1�) Compliance. Sec. 1.212 is amended to read as
follows:
(a) Any person operating or maintaining any
occupancy, premises or vehicle sub�ject to this code who
shall permit any fire hazard to exist on premises under
his control or who shall �ail to take immediate action
to abate a fire hazard when ordered or notified to do so
by the fire chief shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Any order or notice issued or served as
provided in this code shall be complied with by the
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owner, operator, occupant or other person responsible
for the condition or violation to which the order or
notice pertains. Every order or notice shall set forth
a time limit for compliance dependent upon the hazard
and danger created by the violation. In cases of extreme
danger to life or property immediate compliance shall be
required. If the building or other premises is owned by
one person and occupied by another, under lease or otherwise,
and the order or notice requires additions or changes in
the building or premises such as would immediately become
real estate and be the property of the owner of the
building or premises, such order or notice shall be
complied with by the owner unless the owner and occupant
have otherwise agreed between themselves, in which event
the occupant shall comply.
(c) No person shall remove a tag affixed under Section
1.210 (b) of this code without authority to do so.
(d) No person shall use a building, prerriises or thing
in violation of a tag affixed under Section 1.210 (b) of _
this code.
(12) Records and Reports. Sec. 1.�13 is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The department of fire and safety services of
the city of Saint Paul shall keep a record of all fires
occurring within its jurisdiction and facts concerning
the same, including statistics as to the extent of such
fires and the damage caused thereby, together with such
other information as may be required by the chief.
(b) The division of fire prevention shall retain for not
less than three years a record of each inspection and
investigation made showing the cause, the findings and
disposition of each such inspeetion or investigation.
(c) The annual report of the division_o�..fire
prevention shall be made on or before the first day of
April and transmitted to the fire chief; it shall contain
all proceedings under this ordinance, with such statistics
as the fire marshal may wish to inelude therein, and
the fire marshal shall also recommend any amendments
to the ordinance which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
(13) Alternate Materials and Methods. Sec. 1.214,
paragraph a is amended to read as follows:
The chief may modify any of the provisions of this
code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee,
or his duly authorized representative, where there are
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practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the
strict letter of the code provided that the spirit of
the code shall be complied with, public safety secured
and substantial justice done. The particulars of such
modification shall be granted or allowed and the decision
of the chief shall be entered upon the records of the
department and a signed copy shall be furnished the
applicant.
(14) Board of Appeals. Sec. 1.215 is deleted and the
following Sec. 1.21 is inserted in lieu and in place thereof:
Any person affected by any notice, order, or
interpretation which has been issued by the fire chief
or his duly authorized representative in connection with
the enforcement of any provision of the fire code may
appeal to the board of appeals and review in accordance
with Chapter 55 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
(15 ) Compliance with Recognized Standards. Sec.
1.216 is amended to read as follows:
Whenever this code is inapplicable for any reason
to any situation involving the protection of persons and
property from the hazards of fire and explosion, the
materials, methods of construction, installations, practices,
or operations necessary to provide such protection shall,
to a reasonable degree, be in accordance with nationally �
recognized and aceepted star�dards, principles and tests
and generally recognized and �reli established methods
of fire prevention and control set forth in the Volumes
of the National Fire Codes, of the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) which are adopted by reference as part
of this code as thaugh set forth herein in full. �11
other publications listed in Section 1.216 of the Minnesota
Uniform Fire Code are deleted]
(1�.) Liability for Dama�es. Sec. 1.21'] is amended
to read as follows:
This code shall not be construed to hold ±he public
entity or any ofYicer or employee responsible for any
damage to persons or property by reason of the inspection
or reinspection authorized herein provided or by reason
. of the approval or disapproval of any equipment or
process authorized herein, or for any action in connection
with the control or extinguishment of any fire or in
connection with any other official duties.
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Subd. 4. Amendments to Article 1 Division III of
the U.F.C. Permits and Certificates
1 Permits. Sec. 1. 301 is amended by amending
paragraph b and adding a new paragraph (c) to read
as follows:
(b) A permit issued under this code shall continue
until revoked or for such period of time as designated
therein at the time of issuance, but not to exceed one
year. It shall not be transferable, and any change in
use, occupancy, operation or ownership shall require a
new permit.
(c) The �ire chief has the authority to make
exceptions to the regulations in the fire code that
require permits.
(2) Application for Permit. Sec. 1. 302 is amended
to read as follows:
When required, all applications for a permit required
by this code shall be made to the fire chief in such form
and detail as he shall prescribe. Applicatiors �or permits
shall be accompanied by such plans as required by the fire
chief. Permits shall be obtained at the fire prevention
division of the department of fire and safety services.
(3) Inspection required. Sec. 1.303 is amended to
read as follows:
Before a permit may be issued, the fire chief shall
inspect and approve the receptacles, vehicles, buildings,
devices, premises, storage spaces or areas to be used.
(4) Retention of Permits. Sec. 1. 304 is amended
to read as follows:
Permits shall at all times be kept on the premises
designated therein and shall at all times be subject to
inspection by the fire chief. -
(5) Revocation of Permits. Sec. 1. 307 is amended
to read as follows:
Any permit or certificate issued under this code
may be suspended or revoked when it is determined after
a hearing by the fire chief that:
(a) It is used by a person other than the person
to whom the permit or certificate was issued.
(b) It is used for a location other than that for
which it was issued.
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(c) Any of the conditions or limitations set forth
in the permit or certificate have been violated.
(d) The per mittee fails, refuses or neglects to
comply with any order or notice duly served upon him under
the provisions of this code within the time provided
therein.
(e) There has been any false statement or
misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application
or plans on which the permit or application was based.
�() Destruction of Signs. Sec. 1.308 is amended
to read as follows:
No person shall mutilate or remove or destroy any
sign posted by the fire chief or his duly authorized
representative.
Subd. 5. Amendments to Article 1 Division IV of
the U.F.C. (De lni ions
(1) In Sec. 1.403, the dePinition o� APPROVED is
amended to read as follows:
APPROVED refers �to approval by the fire chief as a
result of investigation and tests conducted by him, or
by reason of accepted principles or tests by national
authorities, technical or scientific organizations.
(.2) In Sec. 1.404, the de�inition of BUILDING CODE
is amended to read as follows:
BUILDING CODE shall mean the Minnesota S.tate Building Code.
(3) In Sec. 1.407, the definition of ELECTRICAL CODE
is amended to read as follows:
ELECTRICAL CODE shall mean the National Electrical
Code, National Fire Protection Association.
(4) In Sec. 1.407, the �ollowing dPfinition is added:
ELECTROSTATIC FLUIDIZED BED shall mean a container
holding powder coating material whieh is aerated from below
so as to form an air-supported expanded cloud o� such
material which is electrically charged with a charge
opposite to the charge of the object to be coated. Such
object is transported through the container immediately
above the charged and aerated materials in order to be
coated.
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(5) In Sec. 1.408, the following definitions are added:
FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDPIPE shall mean a fire line system
with a constant water supply and pressure and equipped
with fire department inlet and outlet connections and
installed exclusively for the use of the fire department.
FLUIDIZED BED shall mean a container holding powder
coating material which is aerated from below so as to Yorm
an air-supported expanded cloud of such material through
which the preheated object to be coated is immersed and
transported.
(6) In Sec. 1.410, the definition of HAZARDOUS FIRE
AREA is amended to re ad as follows:
HAZARDOUS FIRE AREA shall mean any land which is
covered with grass, grain, brush or forest, whether
privately or publicly owned, w hich is so situated, or is
o� such inaccessible location, that a fire originating upon
such land would present an abnormally difficult job of
suppression or would result in great and unusual damage
through fire or resulting erosion. Hazardous Yire areas
shall be designated on a map by the chief of the Saint
Paul department of fire and safety services. This map
shall be maintained in the office of the chie�.
(']) In Sec. 1.415, the following defin��ion is added:
MUNICIPALITY shall mean the city of Saint Paul.
(8) In Sec. 1.421, the definition of SPRAYING AREA
is amended to read as follows:
SPRAYING AREA shall mean any area in which dangerous
quantities of Ylammable vapors or combustible residues,
dusts or deposits are present due to the operation of
spraying processes. The fire chief may define the
limits of the spraying area in any specific case.
(9) In Sec. 1.421, the following defintions are added:
STATE FIRE MARSHAL shall mean the Minnesota state
fire marshal or his authorized representative.
SWING JOINT shall mean one of the following:
1. Extractor type foot valve housing with
either a street elbow or a nipple and an elbow.
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2. An elbow and a street elbow.
3. Two elbows and a nipple not over 6 inches
long. (Note: Due to structural weakness a "close"
nipple shall not be permitted. )
(10) In Sec. 1.424, the de�inition of VAPOR AREA
is amended to read as follows:
VAPOR AREA shall mean any area containing quantities
oY Ylammable vapors. The fire chief may det�mine the extent
of the vapor area, taking into consideration the
characteristics of the liquid, the degree of sustained
ventilation, and the nature of the operation.
Subd. 6. Amendments to Article 2 of the U.F.C. (Tire
Rebuildin� Plants
1 Title. The title of Article 2 of the U.F.C. is
changed o 'TTIRE REBUILDING PLANTS. �'
(2) General. Sec. 2.101 is amended to read as follows:
Tire rebuilding plants shall conform to all other
applicable requirements of this code as well as to the
following provisions.
Subd. 7. Amendments to Article 4 of the U.F.C.
Resurfacin and Refinishin
(1) Title. The title of Article 4 of the U.F.C. is
changed to ��RESURFACING AND REFINISHING. "
(2) General. Sec. 4.101 is amended to read as �ollows:
Bowling alleys, roller skating rinks and other
public assembly occupancies shall conYorm to all other
applicable requirements of this code, as well as the
following provisions.
� (3) Permit Required. Sec. 4.102 is amended to read
as follows:
No person shall conduct bowling pin refinishing and
bowling alley or floor surfacing and refinishing operations
involving the use and application of flammable liquids or
materials without a permit.
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�4) Resurfacing and Refinishing. The subtitle of
Sec. 4.15 is changed to �� es�rfacing and Refinishing"
and said section is amended to read as follows:
ResurYacing and refinishing operations shall not be
carried on while the establishment is open for business.
The chief shall be notified when are as are to be resurfaced
or refinished. Approved ventilation shall be provided.
Heating, ventilating, or cooling systems employing
recirculation of air shall not be operated during
resurfacing and refinishing operations or within one
hour following the application of flammable finishes.
All electrical motors or other equipment in the area
which might be a source of ignition shall be shut down,
and all smoking and use of open flames prohibited during
the application oP flammable finishes and for one hour
thereaf ter.
Subd. 8. Amendments to Article 6 of the U.F.C.
Cellulose Nitra � P astics—P ro lln '
(1) Storage and Handlin�. Sec. 6.104, paragraphs
(c) and e are amended to read as �ollows:
(c) Al1 raw materials in excess of that permitted�
above shall be kept in vented vaults not exceeding
1,500 cubic feet capacity and with one approved automatic
sprinkler head to each 125 cubic feet of total vault
space and with cons truction and venting in conformity
with the requirements prescribed in Sec. 5.105 of this
code and approved by the chief.
(e) In factories manufacturing articles of cellulose
nitrate plastics (pyroxylin) such sprinklered and vented
cabinets, vaults or storage rooms, approved by the chie�,
shall be provided as may be necessary to pYevent the
accumulation in workrooms of raw stock in process or
finished articles.
Subd. 9. Amendments to Article 8 of the U.F.C.
Com ressed Gases •
(1) Scope. Sec. 8.101 is amended to read as follows:
This article shall apply to bulk oxygen systems and
to the storage, handling, and use of compressed gases as
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defined herein. This article shall also apply to fixed
installations o� nonflammable medical gases intended
for sedation, wherein the patient is not rendered
unconscious, such as but not limited to, analgesia
systems used for dentistry, podiatry, and such other
similar uses. Liquefied petroleum gases and compressed
gases used in conjunction with welding or cutting
operations are exempt from these provisions.
Wherever the term "oxygen" occurs in this article, the
requirements shall apply to systems for nitrous oxides.
(2) Definitions. Sec. 8.102 is amended by adding
the following defini'�ions:
CENTRAL SUPPLY shall mean the portion of the
system which normally supplies the piping systems.
D.I.S.S. DIAMETER INDEX SAFETY SYSTEM as outlined
in Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet V-5.
PIPED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM shall mean a central
supply system with control equipment and a system of
piping extending to the points in the building where
non�lammable medical gases may be required and suitable
station outlet valves at each point.
(3) Nonflammable Medical Gas System. Sec. 8.106
is deleted in its en irety and replacec� .with the following:
(a) Cylinders shall be designed, constructed,
tested and maintained in accordance with U. S. Department
of Transportation specifications and regulations.
(b) High pressure supply cylinders shall be kept
or stored outdoors within a secure enclosure. When outdoor
storage is not prectical, they shall be enclosed in a
separate room or enclosure of not less than one-hour
fire resistive construction. Doors to such enclosures
shall have a fire protection rating of not less than 20
minutes. Adequate ventilation shall be provided, preferably
to the exterior of the building. There shall be no f-ew�r
than two vents, each not less than 36 inches in area,
so located that one required vent will be located within
6 inches of the floor and the other vent within 6 inches
of the ceiling. Enclosures shall be located away from
exi t s.
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NOTE: It is the intent of this section to
locate the supply system in a secure room or
enclosure with no communicating openings to
the interior of th� building other than the
nonflammable gass�pply lines. In many cases
such as high-rise buildings and existing
installations this may be impracticable.
These installations should be evaluated
individually by the chief with consideration
given �or automatic sprinkler protection to
cylinder enclosure.
(c) Rooms or enclosures �or storage or use of
nonflammable medical gases shall not be used for the
storage of any other materi�ls. No electric or gas
apparatus, other than an approved heating device to
keep the enclosure warm so the gases will flow, shall
be permitted therein. Enclosures o� supply systems
shall be provided with doors or gates which may be
locked.
(d) When enclosures (interior or exterior) for
supply systems are located near sources of heat such
as furnaces, incinerators or boiler rooms, they shall be
o� such su�ficient construction to protect cylinders from
overheating. Open electrical conductors and transYormers
shall not be located in close proximity to enclosures.
Such enclosures shall not be Iocated adjacent to oil
storage tanks.
(e) Ordinary electrie wall fixtures in supply
rooms shall be installed in fixed locations not less
than 5 feet above the floor to avoid physical damage.
(f) Manifolds shall be of substantial construction
and of design and materials suitable for the service
pressure involved. Mechanical means shall be provided
to assure the connection of cylinders containing the proper
gas to the manifold. Cylinder outlets for oxygen shall
have a .903 inch - 14NG0-RH-EXT outside diameter for oxygen,
industrial an d medical (Connection No. 540; American-Canadian
Standard for Compressed Gas Cylinder Valve Outlet and
Inlet Connections, ANSI B57.1-1965, CAS 8g6-1965) , and for
nitrous oxide, .825 inch - 14 NGO-RH-EXT standard cylinder
valve outlet connection for nitrous oxide (Connection
No. 1320, American-Canadian Standard for Compressed Gas
Cylinder Valve Outlet and Inlet Connections, ANSI
B57.i-i965) .
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When other nonflammable gases or gas mixtures are to
be piped, care ahould be taken to assure noninterchangeability
with other medical gases.
NOTE: It is advisable to obtain manifolds
from and have them installed under the
supervision of a manufacturer familiar with
proper practices for their construction and
use.
(g) A check valve shall be installed between each
cylinder lead and the manifold header as shown in Figure
No. 2.
NOTE: The purpose of this check valve is to
prevent the loss of gas from the manifold
cylinders in the event the saYety relief
device on an individual cylinder should
function or a cylinder lead should fail.
(h) All flexible hose and D.I.S.S. fittings used
to connect the pressure regulator to the fixed piping
on the low pressure side and also used to connect the
dispensing unit to the outlet stations shall be of a
type approved by the chief; the hose and fittings shall
have a bursting pressure oY not less tha,n four times the
maximum working pressure. The hose shall be a maximum
length of 5 feet and shall not penetrate walls, Yloor,
etc.
(i) Threaded connections between the regulator and
either the low pressure manifold or the piping system shall
be non—interchangeable connections complying with D.I.S.S.
CGA Pamphlet V-5.
(j ) The pipeline system shall be capable of
deliverz-ng 5�-55 ps�g to all outlet� at the maximum flow
rate. Pressure re gulating equipment, capable of
maintaining the minimum dynamic delivery pressure of
50 psig at maximum flow rate of the pipeline system,
shall be installed on each cylinder upstream of the final
pressure relief valve, as showin in Figure No. 1.
EXCEPTION: Systems using approved manifold
type installations.
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(k) A shutoff valve or check valve shall be
installed downstream of each pressure regulator
as shown in Figure No. 2.
(1) A pressure relief valve set at 50 percent
above normal pipeline pressure shall be installed in the
main line downstream of the pressure regulating valve, as
shown in Figures No. 1 and No. 2. All pressure relie�
valves shall close automatically when excess pressure
has been released. Relief valves shall be vented to the
outside or a safe area. Pressure relief valves shall be
of brass or bronze and especially designed for oxygen
service.
(4) Bulk Oxy�en S stems at Consumer Sites._ The
subtitle of ec. .1 is changed o �Bulk O�rygen
Systems at Consumer Sites. "
(5) Pipe Distribution. A new Sec. 8.109 is added
to read as �iiows:
(a) Pipelines shall be seamless Type K or L
(ASTM B-88) copper tubing or standard weight
(Schedule 40� brass pipe. Copper tubing should
preferably be hard temper for exposed locations
and sof t temper for underground or concealed lo-
. cations. Pipe sizes shall be in conformity with
good engineering practice for proper delivery of
maximum volumes specified. Gas piping shall not
be supported by other piping but shall be supported
with pipe hooks, metal pipe straps, bands or hangers
suitable for the size of pipe and of proper strength
and quality at proper intervals , so that piping
cannot be moved accidentally from the installed
position as follows :
]/4-Inch Pipe or Tubing. . . . . 6 feet
, 3/8-Inch Pipe or Tubing. . . . . 6 feet
]/2-Inch Pipe �r Tubing. . . . . 6 feet .
3/4-Inch or ]-Inch Pipe
or Tubing. . . . . . . . . . 8 feet
] ]/4-Inch or Larger
(Horizontal) . . . . . . . .] 0 feet
" ] ]/4-Inch or Larger
� (Vertical� . . . Every •FToor Level
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(b) All fittings used for connecting copper
tubing shall be wrought copper, brass or bronze
fittings made especially for solder or brazed
connection, except as provided in Sec. 8 .] 09 (c)
of t'�is code. Brass pipe shall be assembled with
screw type brass fittings or with bronze or copper
brazing type fittings.
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(c) Approved gas tubing fittings may be used
on gas distribution lines when pipe sizes are ]/2
i.nch nor.minal or Iess if the fitting is so installed
as to be visible in the room. Such fittings may
also be used in connecting copper tubing 3/4-inch
nominal or less to shutoff valves described in
Sec. 8 .J ] Q of this code, provided the fittings are
readily accessible.
(d) Buried piping shall be adequately pro-
tected against frost, corrosion and physical damage.
Ducts or casings may be used. Oxygen piping may be
placed in the sar.�e tunnel, trench or duct with fuel
gas pipelines, electrical lines or steam lines, if
separated, provided there is good natural or forced
ventilation. Oxygen pipelines �shall not be placed
in a tunnel, trench or duct where exposed to con-
tact with oil.
(e) Oxygen pipelines installed in coml�ustible
partitions shall be protected against physical dam-
age by installation within pipe or conduit. Open-
ings for pipelines installed in concealed spaces
shall be firestopped with construction having a
fire resistance equal to or greated than the orig-
inal construction. Oxygen risers may be installed
in pipe shafts if suitable protection against
physical damage, effects of excessive heat, corrosion,
or contact with oil is provided. Oxygen risers
shal.l not be located in elevator shafts .
(f) E�osed oxygen pipelines should not be,
installed in storage rooms for combustible materi-
als, kitchens, laundries, or other areas of special
hazard. �4here installation of oxygen pipelines
in such locations is una�w idable, the piping shall
be protected by an enclosure which will prevent the
liberation of oxygen within the room should leaks
occur in piping system installed in the enclosure .
(g) Pipelines exposed to physical damage, such
as might be sustained from the movement of portable
equipment such as carts, stretchers or trucks, in
corridors and other location shall be provided
with suitable protection.
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(h) The gas content of pipelines shall be
readily identifiable by appropriate labeling with
the name of the gas contained. Such labeling shall
be by means of inetal tags, stenciling, stamping or
with adhesive markers , in a manner that is not
, readily re�►ovable. Labeling shall appear on the
pipe at intervals of not more than 20 feet and at
least once in each room and each story traversed
by the pipeline.
�---'� (i) Piping systems for gases shall not be
used as a ground electrode.
(j) Before erection, all piping, valves and
fittings, except those supplied especially prepared
for oxygen serviced by the manufacturer and received
sealed on the job, shall be thoroughZy cleaned of•
oil, grease and other readily oxidizable materials
by washing in a hot solution of sodium carbonate
or tri-sodiun phosphate (proportion of one pound
to three gallons of water) . THE USE OF ORGANIC �
SOLVENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, IS
PROHIBITED. Scrubbing shall be employed where
necessary to ensure complete cleaning. After
washing, the material shall be rinsed thoroughly
in clean, hot water. After cleaning, particular
care shall be exercised in the storage and hand-
ling of all pipe and fittings. Pipe and fittings
shall be temporarily capped or plugged to prevent
recontamination before final assembly. Tools used
in cutting or reaming shall be kept free from oil
or grease. Where such contamination has occurred,
t-he items affected shall be rewashed and rinsed. '
(k) All joints in the piping except those
` permitted to be approved brass flared type gas '
tubing fittings and those at valves ar at equip-
ment requiring� screw connections shall be made �
with silver brazing alloy or similar high melting
point (at least ] 000 ° F. } brazing metal. Particu-
lar care shall be exercised in applying the flux
to avoid leaving any excess inside the completed
joints . The outside of the tube and fittings shall
be cleaned by washing with hot water after assembly.
(1) Screw joints used in shutoff valves, in-
cluding station outlet valves, shall be installed
by tinning the male thread with soft solder. An
approved oxygen luting or sealing compound is
acceptable.
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(m) After installation of the piping, but
before installation of the outlet valves , the line �
shall be blown clear by means of oil free, dry air
or nitrogen.
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�6) Shutof� Valves. A new Sec. 8.110 is added to
read as fol�.ows:
(a) The main oxygen supply line shall be provided
with a shutoff valve so located as to be accessible in an
emergency (cylinder valve will usually suY�ice when not
mor e than two cylinders are used.
(b) Each riser supplied from the main line shall be
provided with a shutoff valve adjacent to the riser
connection.
NOTE: Applicable only in installations with
risers o�f the main line.
(7) Station Outlets. A new Sec. 8.111 is added to
read as ollows:
(a) Each station outlet for oxygen or nitrous
oxide shall be equipped with either a manually
operated or automatic shutoff valve and shall be
legibly labeled with the name of the gas.
(b) Manually operated valves shall be equipped
with noninterchangeable connections complying with
D.I.S.S. CGA Pamphlet V-5.
(c) Each station outlet equipped with a female
mem:�er of an approve3 quick-coupler of t`�e noninter-
changeable type for oxygen or nitrous oxide service,
and so identified, shall be provided with an auto-
matic shutoff valve incorporated in such a manner
that when the quick-coupler is removed fron the pipe-
line for repair, the flow of oxygen or nitrous
oxide shall be shut off until the female member
of the quick-coupler is reattached.
(d) F�nale mer,tbers of the quick-couplers of "
the noninterchangeable types of oxygen or nitrous
oxide may be attached to manually operated noninter-
changeable station sr.utoff valves for oxygen or
nitrous oxide service.
• (e) A11 pressure gauges and manometers for
oxygen, including gauges applied temporarily for
testing purposes, shall be manufactured expressly
for that gas and labeled OXYGEN - USE NO OIL .
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�8) Testing o� Piping. A new Sec. 8.112 is added
to read as follows:
(a) After installation of station outlet
valves, each section of the pipeline systems shall
be subjected to a test pressure of one and one-half
times the maximum working pressure, but not less
than 150 psig, with oil free, dry air or nitrogen.
This test pressure shall be maintained until each
joint has been examined for leakage by means oY
soapy water or other equally effective means of
leak detection safe for use with oxygen.
NOTE: A visual inspection of each brazen
joint is recommended to make sure that the -
alloy has flowed completely in and around the
joint and that hardened flux has not formed a
temporary seal which holds test pressure.
Remove aIl excess flux for clear visual in-
spection of brazed connections. All Ieaks
shall be repaired and the section retested.
(b) After completing the testing of each
individual pipeline system, all of the associated
pipeline systems shall be subjected to a 24 hour
standing pressure test at one and one-half
times the maximum working pressure, but not less
than ] 50 psig. The test gas shall be oil free,
dry air or nitrogen.
(c) After the pipel.ine systems are filled
with test gas, the supply valve and all outlet
valves should be closed and the source of test
gas disconnected. The syster� shall remain leak-
free for 24 hours.
(9) Cross Connection Testin�. A new Sec. 8.113
is adde to read as�o3lowC:
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(a) To determine that no cross connection to
other pipeline system exists, reduce all systems to
atmospheric pressure. Disconnect all sources o�
test gas from all o� the systems with the exception
of the one system to be checked. Pressure this •
system with oil free, dry air or nitrogen to a
pressure of 50 psig. With appropriate adaptors
matching outlet labels, check each individual station
outlet of all systems installed to determine that
test gas is being dispensed from only the outlets of
this syatem.
(b) Disconnect the source of test gas and reduce
the system tested to atmospheric pressure. Proceed
to test each additional pipeline system in accordance
with (a) above.
(10) Purging. A new Sec. 8.114 is added to read
as �ollows:
When all medical gas piping systems have been
tested in accordance with Sec. 8.112 and Sec. 8.113
of this code, the source oY test gas shall be
disconnected and the proper gas source of supply
connected to each respective system. Following this
connection and pressurization, all outlets shall
be opened in a progressive order, starting nearest
the source and completing the process of purge
flushing at the outlet Yarthest from the source.
Gas shall be permitted to flow from each outlet
until each system is pur�ed of test gas used
during previous tests.
(11) General Precautions. A new Sec. 8.115 is
added to read as �ollows:
(a) Approval of the chief shall be required
prior to installation of the system.
- . (b) The supply system shall be turned o�f at the
end of each day of operation.
(c) All compressed gas cylinders in service or
in storage shall be adequately secured in an approved
manner to prevent falling or being knocked over.
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(d) Adequate precautions against theft and
vandalism shall be taken.
(e) The installer shall post sa�ety precautions
and proper operating instructions in a conspicuous
approved location.
(�) The installer shall instruct the doctor or
other person in charge of the office in the proper
techniques �or using the equipment sa�e�y.
(g) Smoking shall be prohibited in o r around
supply system enclosures. NO SMOKING - OXYGEN or
similar warning signs shall be posted in the enclosure.
Subd. 10. Amendments to Article 10 of the U.F.C.
Maintenance of Exit Wa s
NOTE: See also; Sec. 169.04, Legislative Code.
S1) Scope. Sec. 10.101 is amended to read as
�ollows:
No exit or part thereof shall be altered in any
way except in accordance with the Building Code.
(2) Smokeproof Enclosures. Sec. 10.110, the last
paragraph, is amended to read as follows:
(f) Mechanical Ventilation. All mechanical
ventilating systems and related devices shall be
maintained and shall be subject to such periodic
tests as may be required by the fire chief.
(3) Si�ns and Illumination. Sec. 10.113, paragraph
(a) , the second paragraph, is amended to read as follows:
Exit illumination shall be maintained with separate
circuits or separate sources of power (but not necessarily
separate from exit signs) when these are required for
exit sign illumination. See 10.113(c) of this code.
Sec. 10.113, paragraph (c) , subparagraph 1B is
amended to read as follows:
Divisions 1 and 2 of Group B Occupancies with an
occupant load of more tha,n 500 persons except churches
with an occupant load bf less than 750 persons.
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Subd. 11. E�plosives and blasting agents. Article
11 is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted
in lieu and in place thereof:
(1) Permit required. Permits shall be obtained:
(a) To possess or store explosives or blasting agents.
(b) To use explosives or blasting agents.
(2) Supervision. The chief may require that any
operations permitted under paragraph (1) above shall be
supervised at any or all times by the chief to see that
all safety and fire regulations are observed. Where,
in the opinion of the chief, no undue hazard to life or
property exists, the required supervision may be waived.
�3) S�ora��e of explosives.
(a) Magazines shall be in the custody of a competent
person at all times who shall be at least 18 years of age
and who shall be held responsible for compliance with all
saf ety precautions.
(b) In addition to warning signs required by other
statutes or regulations, there shall be posted on the
door of magazines an additional warning sign with letters
not less than two inches in height and a stroke of 1�4
inch on contrasting background reading, "EXPLOSIVES, DANGEROUS. "
(4) Transportation o� ex lp osives. It shall be the
duty of the person to whom a permit has been issued to
transport explosives over the highways of the municipality
to inspect those vehicles employed by him to determine
that: vehicles transporting explosives shall be in the
custody of drivers who are physically fit, careful, capable,
reliable, able to read and write the English language, not
addicted to the use or under the in�luence of intoxican+s
or narcotics, and not less than 18 years of age. They
shall be familiar with state and municipal traffic regulations
and the provisions of applicable provisions of law and
other regulations governing the transportation of explosives.
(5) Regulations. Regulations for explosives and
blasting agents shall be the regulations of the Minnesota
Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
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Subd. 12. Amendments to Article 13 0� �he U.F.C.
(Fire Protection) � �
(1) Authority at Yires and other emergencies. Sec.
13.101 is amended o read as follows:
The chief when in charge at the scene of a fire
or other emergency involving the protection of liYe •
and/or property or any part thereof shall have the power
and authority to direct such operation as may be
necessary to extinguish or control any fire, per�orm any
rescue operation, investigate the existence of suspected
or reported fires, gas leaks, or other hazardous conditions
or situations, or to take any other action necessary in
the reasonable performance of his duty. In the exercise
of such power, the chie� may prohibit any person, vehicle,
vessel or thing from approaching the scene and may remove
or cause to be removed or kept away from the scene any
vehicle, vessel or thing which may impede or interYere
with the operations of the fire department, and in the
judgmEnt of the chieY any person not actually and usefully
employed in the extinguish�.ing of such fire or in the
preservation o� property in the vicinity thereof.
�2) Obstructing Fire Hydrants or Fire Appliances.
The subtitle of Sec. 13.2 is changed to ��Obstructing
Fire Hydrants or Fire Appliances" and said section is
amended to read as �ollows:
No person shall place or keep any post, fence,
growth, trash or other�; material or thing near any �ire
hydrant or fire appliance that would prevent such hydrant
or appliance from being immediately discernible or in any
- other manner deter or hinder the fire departm�ent from
gaining immediate access to a fire hydrant or fire
appliance.
(3) Fire Lanes, When Required. A new Sec. 13.209
is added o read as follows:
(a) The marking of fire lanes on private and
public property devoted to public use shall be as
designated and approved by the fire chief and the
chief of police.
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(b) Parking of motor vehicles or otherwise
obstructing fire lanes shall be prohibited at all times.
The parking o� a motor vehide in violation of this
provision shall be prima facie evidence that said motor
vehicle was at the time of such violation controlled,
operated and used by the registered owner thereof.
(4) The title of Article 13 Division III is changed
to "INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE PROTECTION, LIFE
SAFETY SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES. "
NOTE: See also: Sec. 169.03. Legislative Code.
�) Installation. In Sec. 13.301, new paragraphs
(d) and e are added, to read as �ollows:
(d) When fire protection facilities are to be
installed by the developer, such facilities including
all surface access roads shall be installed and made
serviceable prior to and during the time of construction.
When alternate methods o� protection, as approved by the
chieY, are provided, the above may be modified or waived.
(e) All fire alarm systems, fire hydrant systems,
�ire—extinguishing systems (including automatic sprinklers) ,
wet and dry standpipes, basement inlet pipes, and other
fire protection systems and appurtenances thereto shall
meet the approval o� the chie� as to installation and
location and shall be subject to such periodic tests
as required by the chief. Plans and specifications
shall be submitted to the chief for review and approval
prior to construction.
(6) Maintenance. Sec. 13.302 is amended to read
as follows:
All sprinkler systems, fire hydrant systems,
standpipe systems, fire alarm systems, portable fire
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extinguishers and other fire protective or extinguishing
systems or appliances shall be maintained in an operative
condition at all times and shall be replaced or repaired
when defective. All repairs and servicing shall be made
in accordance with recognized standards.
(7) Fire Alarm Systems. Sec. 13. 307, paragraph
(a) , is amended o read as Yollows:
Every apartment house with three levels of dwelling
units or three stories or more in height and containing
more than 15 apartments and every hotel three stories
or more in height containing 20 or more guest rooms shall
have installed therein an approved automatic or manually
operated fire alarm system designed to warn the occupants
oY the building in the event oY fire. Such fire alarm
system shall be so designed that all occupants of the
building may be warned simultaneously. The alarm system
shall include provisions for smoke detection and manual
operation in interior corridors and automatic detection
in storage rooms, laundry rooms, furnace rooms and
similar common areas.
� Fire-Extinguishing Systems. Sec. 13.308,
paragraph a , the second paragraph, is amended to
read as follows:
All hose threads used in connection with
�ire-extinguishing systems shall comply with the
standards of the chief.
In Sec. 13.308, paragraph (b) , the definition of
DRY STANDPIPE is amended to read as follows:
FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDPIPE or FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSE
CONNECTION shall mean a fire line system with a constant
water supply and pressure and equipped with Yire
d�epartment inlet and outlet connections and installed
exclusively for the use of the fire department.
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(9) Detailed Installation Requirements. Sec. 13. 309
is amended by making the existing section paragraph (a)
and by adding a �new paragraph (b) to read as folTows:
(b) Special Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems.
In all occupancies having commercial cooking equipment
(see NFPA No. 96A) , automatic fire extinguishing systems
complying with the Building Code (UBC Standard 38-1- or
38-2) shall be installed for protection of duct systems,
grease removal devices, hoods and above commercial cooking
equipment which may be a source of ignition (such as
fat fryers, ranges, griddles and broilers) . Systems
installed in accordance with the following standards
are also permitted:
1. Standard for foam-water sprinkler systems
and foam-spray systems, NFPA No. 16.
2. Standard Yor dry-chemical extinguishing system,
NFPA No. 17.
EXCEPTION: These requirements shall not apply to
Group I Occupancies.
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(��) Fire Department Standpipes. The subtitle of
Sec. 13.310 is changed to "Fi�e Department Standuipes, "
and said section is amended �o read as follows:
. (a) General. Fire department standpipes
where required by the Building Code shall comply
witli the requirements of this section.
(b) Location. There shall be one fire de-
partsnent standpipe outlet connection located at
every required enclosed stairway or smokeproof
enclosure. Outlets at enclosed stairways shall
be located within the enclosure. No point within
a building requiring fire department standpipes
shall be more than ] 30 feet travel distance from
a fire departsnent standpipe outlet connection.
Por�ions of fire department systems not located
within an enclosed stairway or smokeproof enclosure
shall. be protected by a degree of fire resistance
equal to that required for vertical enclosures in
the building in which they are located. �
(c) Detailed Requirements. ) . Construction.
Fittings and connections shall be of sufficient
strength to withstand 300 pounds per square inch
' of water pressure when ready far service. All fire
departsnent standpipes shall be tested hydrostatical-
ly to withstand not less than 200 pounds per square
inch of pressure for two hours but in no case shall
the pressure be less than 50 pounds per square
inch above the maximum working pressure.
2. Piping. All horizontal runs of fire de-
partment standpipe systems shall be pitched at the
rate of ]/4 inch to JO feet for the purpose of
draining. Where pipe traps occur in such standpipe
systems, including fire department connections,
they shall be provided with drains.
3. Size. The size of the standpipe shall
conform to Chapter 2 of NFPA No. J4.
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4. Fire Department Connections. All fire
departsnent standpipes shall be equipped with a
two-way siamese fire department connection.. All
fire department connections shall be interconnected
in the system and shall be located on a street
front, not less than ] 8 inches nor more than 4
feet above grade and shall be equipped with an
approved straightway check valve and substantial
plugs or caps. All fire department connections '
shall be protected against mechanical injury and
shall be visible and accessible. More than one
fire department connection may be required.
5. Outlets. Each standpipe shall be equipped
with an approved 2 ]/2 inch outlet not less than
2 feet nor more than 4 feet above the floor level
of each story. All fire department standpipes
shall be equipped with a two-way 2 ]/2 inch outlet
above the roof line of the building when the roof
has a pitch of less than 4 inches in J2 inches and
installed in a stairway or heated location. All .
outlets shall be installed so that a ] 2 inch long
wrench may be used in connecting the hose with
clearance for the wrench on all sides of the out-
let. Standpipes located in smokeproof enclosures
shall have outlets located in the vestibule or on
the balcony. Standpipe outlets in stairway enclosures
or smoke towers shall be so located that the exit
doors do not interfere with the use of the outlet.
All outlets shall be equipped with an approved
valve, cap and chains.
6. Signs. An approved durable sign with
raised letters of at least ] inch in height, shall
be permanently attached to all fire department
street connections. Such sign shall read FIRE
DEPARTMENT STANDPIPE.
7. Water Suppl_�. The standard system shall
deliver a water supply as� required by Chapter 5
of NFPA No. ] 4.
(d) Dry Standpipes, when approved by the
chief, may be installed in lieu of Fi�e Depaxtment
Standpipes and shall conform to Section 3803
(unamended) of the Uniform Building Code, 1973
Edition.
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(11 ) Wet Stand ipes. Sec. 13.311, paragraph (a)
is amended o read as �ollows:
General. Wet standpipes shall comply with the
requirements of this section. Occupancy classi�ications
shall be as determined by the Building Code.
Required wet standpipes extending from the cellar
or basement into the topmost story shall be provided
in Groups A and B, Divisions 1 and 2 Occupancies with
an occupant load exceeding 1,0OO, � in Groups D, E, F
and G Occupancies three or more stories in height,
and in Groups E and F Occupancies having a floor area
exceeding 20,000 square feet per �loor.
EXCEPTION 1: Wet standpipes are not re quired
in buildings equipped throughout with
automatic �ire-extinguishing systems.
EXCEPTION 2: Wet standpipes are not required
in basements or cellars equipped with comple.te ,_
automatic fire-extinguishing systems.
EXCEPTION 3: Wet standpipes shall not be
required in assembly areas used solely for
worship.
�121 Automatic Sprinkler Systems in Required and
Existin �asements and Cellars. A new Sec. 1 .31 is
ad e o read as o ows:
(a) General. 1. The areas referred to in this
section shall be the areas enclosed by exterior walls
or Yire walls or a combination thereof, except that
in buildings o� fire-resistive construction the areas
shall be those enclosed by exterior wa11s, �ire walls,
or walls of non-combustible material having a �ire-resistive
rating of not less than two hours, or a combination
thereof.
2. Combustible goods or merchandise referred to
in this section shall include those made of wood, paper
or rubber; those containing combustible and�or flammable
liquids; those packed with excelsior, paper or foamed
plastic; and other goods or merchandise of equivalent
or greater combustibility.
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(b) Installation in required and existing
basements and cellars. i. Approved automatic
sprinkler systems shall be installed in all existing
basement and cellar areas exceeding 2,500 square feet,
when used for the manufacture, sale, or storage oY
combustible goods or merchandise (not including
garages which meet the requirements of the Building
Code) or having a bowling lane or restaurant occupancy.
2. In buildings used for assembly, educational,
institutional and residential occupancies, approved
automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed in
portions of basement areas used for work shop or
storage spaces when the total of such spaces exceeds
2,500 square feet. Where the total of these spaces
exceeds 5,000 square feet, the entire basement and
cellar area shall be sprinklered.
EXCEPTION: Basements or cellars having
approved exterior wall openings as
specified in the Building Code.
(c) Installation. Automatic sprinkler systems
shall be installed so as to provide reasonable safety
to persons and property. Evidence that automatic
sprinkler systems have been installed in accordance
with NFPA No. 13 shall be evidence that such
automatic sprinkler systems provide reasonable safety
to persons and property.
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Subd. 14. Amendments to Article 14 of the U.F.C.
A lication oY Flammable Finishes
�1) Fire-Extin�uishin� Equipment. Sec. 14.307, _ _
paragrap b is amende o read as follows:
(b) Dip tanks o� over 150-gallon capacity or 10
square feet liquid surface area shall be protected by an
approved automatic fire-extinguishing system or dip
tank covers conf'orming to Section 14.308.
Subd. 15. Amendments to Article 15 of the U.F.C.
Flammable and Combus ible Li uids
1 Sco e. Sec. 15.101, paragraphs (b) and (c)
are amen ed o read as follows: �
(b) This article shall not apply to the transportation
o� �lammable liquids when in con�ormity with U�:S. Department
of Transportation regulations lawfully on file with and
approved by the U. S. Department o� Transportation.
(c) The storage, handling and dispensing of
flammable and combustible liquids shall be in accordance
with NFPA No. 30, except as otherwise provided in this
article or in other laws or regulations legally in effect.
�2� Permits Required. Sec. 15.�-a3, paragraph 2
is amen ed to read as fol�ws:
�. Storage, handling or use of Class II or III
liquids in excess of 25 gallons in a building, or in
excess o� 300 gallons outside a building.
(3) Waste Petroleum Products and Flammable or
Combusti le Liquids. Sec. 1 .110 is amended to read
as �ollows:
No person shall permit or cause to be permitted
the discharge oY flammable or combustible liquids or
any waste liquid containing crude petroleum or
its products into or upon any street, highway,
drainage canal or ditch, storm drain, sewer or
flood control channel, lake or tidal waterway, or upon
the ground.
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4 Location With Res ect to Buildin s and Pro ert
Lines. Sec. 15.202, paragraph b is amended o read as
fol�ws:
In paxticular installations these provisions
may be altered at the discretion of the chief after
consideration of the special features such as topographical
conditions, nature of occupancy and proximity to buildings
or adjoining property and height and character of construction
of such buildings, capacity and construction of proposed
tanks and character.' o� liquids to be stored, degree of .
private fire protection to be provided, and Yacilities of
the �ire department to cope with flammable or combustible
liquid �ires.
(5) Design and Construction oY Tanks Operating at
Substantiall Atmos heric Pressure. Sec. 1 .207,
paragraph a is amende o read as follows:
General. Tanks shall be built of steel or
concrete unless character of liquid stored requires
other materials. Stee1 commonly known as "mill
seconds" shall not be used. Tanks built of
materials other than steel shall be designed to
specifications embodying safety factors equiva- .
lent to those herein specified for steel tanks.
Concrete tanks shall be built in accordance with
shound engineering practice. Unlined concrete
tanks shall be used only for storage of liquids
having a gravity of 40 ° A.P.I, or heavier. Con-
crete tanks with special linings may be used for
other services provided the design is approved
by the Chief. Steel tanks shall be built in
accordance with the requirer.ients of the following
paragraphs. All shop-built tanks shall be tested
at a pressure of not less than five and not more
than JO pounds per square inch (measured at the
top of the tank) for a period of at least ] 0 minutes
without leakage or permanent deformation.
In no event should tanks and piping be tested
at less than one and one-half times the maximum
working pressure. Wl�:en the vertical length of the
fill and vent pipes is such that when filled with
liquid the static head i.mposed exceeds ] 0 psi,
the tank and related piping shall be tested hydro-
statically to a pressure equal to th e static head
thus imposed. In special cases where the height
of the vent above the top of the tank is excessive,
the hydrostatic test pressure shall be specified
by the Chief. �
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6 Lar e Shop-Built Vertical Tanks. Sec. 15.207,
paragrap d 3 ls amended to read as follows:
Tanks shall be welded or riveted and caulked or
otherwise made tight in a workmanlike manner. The roof
of the tank shall be securely fastened to the top ring
of the shell with a joint having the same tightness as
the joints between rings. The joint between rooY and
shell shall be weaker than any other joint in the shell
of the t�nk. Joints in the roof shall be welded or
riveted or made tight by other process satis�actory to
the chief. RooYs of tanks shall have no unprotected
openings.
'7 Testin . Sec. 15.216, paragraph (a) is amended
to rea as follows:
Before being covered or placed in use, tanks and
piping connected to underground tanks shall be tested
for tightness. No portion of the system shall be
covered until it has been a pproved.
NOTE: See Appendix A, Section 3(d) o� this code.
(8) Dispensin Industrial Establishments) ., Sec.
15.503, paragraph �is amended to read as follows:
Exit facilities shall be grovided in accordance
with the Building Code.
�9) Buildings (Bulk Plants) . Sec. 15.605, paragraph
(b) is amended�ead as�ol�ows:
Exits. Rooms storing �lammable or combustible
liquids or in which flammable or combustible liquids
are handled by pumps shall have exit facilities in
accordance with t�ticle 10 of this code and in accordance
with the Uniform Building Code.
(10) Storage and Hand.Ting. Sec. 15.703, paragraph
(e) is amended o read as follows:
Service stations not open to the public do not
require an attendant or supervisor. Such stations
may be used by commercial, industrial, governm�ental
or manufacturing establishments for fueling vehicles
used in connection with their busirPSS. This provision
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shall not include private or fraternal clubs or
associations.
(11) Dispensing Services. Sec. 15.704 paragraph
(f) , the first paragraph anc� subparagraph (f�5 are amended
to read as follows:
Special Type Dispensers. Coin and currency
operated dispensing devices Yor flammable liquids are
prohibited; however, remote preset types are permitted
at service stations, provided there is at least one
qualified attendant on duty while the station is open
to the public. The attendantts primary function shall
be to supervise, observe and control the dispensing of
Class I liquids w�ile said liquids are b�ing dispensed.
It shall be the responsibility of the attendant to prevent
the dispensing of Class I liquids into portable containers
not in compliance with Sec. 15.703 (d) of this code,
to control sources of ignition, and to immediately handle
accidental spills and fire extinguishers if needed.
5. Flammable and combustible liquids shall be
dispensed only by persons 16 years of age or older.
Prominent signs shall be posted at self service stations
prohibiting flammable liquids from being dispensed by
anyone under age 16.
�12 Dis ensin Services. In Sec. 15.704, a new
paragraph g is added to read as follows:
(g) Dwelling Units. No dwelling unit or sleeping
facility for owner, operator, or employee shall be
maintained in or on the premises of self service
stations closer than 100 feet �rom Class I flammable
liquid self service dispensing devices or 50 feet
from Class II �lammable liquid self service dispensing
devices.
(13) Marine Service Stations. Sec. 15.710, paragraphs
(e)1 and f 1 are amended to read as follows:
(e)1. All marine facilities shall be maintained
in a neat and orderly manner and no accumulation of
rubbish or waste oils in excessive amounts shall be
permitted. Any spills oY flammable or combustible
liquids at or upon the water of marine service stations
shall be reported immediately to the local fire
department and jurisdictional authorities.
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(f)1. Means shall be available for calling the
local fire department. Such means may consist of a
proprietary alarm system, a fire department alarm box
or telephone not requiring a coin to operate; whichever
it is must be within 100 feet of marine service station
premises.
�14) Permit Required. Sections 15. 1001 and
15.1002 are deleted.
Subd. 15. Amendments t� Article 20 of the U.F.C.
Li uefied Petroleum Gases
(1) Article 20 Deleted. Article 20, LIQUEFIED
PETROLEUM GASES, is deleted inits entirety.
�2) Re�ulations. Regulations for liquefied petroleum
gases shall be the existing State Fire Marshal regulations
concerning liquefied petroleum gases, FireMar 11-19.
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Subd. 16. Amendments to Article 24 of the U.F.C.
Oil Burnin E ui ment .
1 General Installation Re uirements. Sec. 24.103,
paragraph a is amended to re ad as follows:
The installation shall be made in accordance with
the instructions of the manufacturer, the Minnesota
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Code, and
NFPA No. 31.
Subd. 17. Amendments to Article 26 of the U.F.C.
Places of Assembl
NOTE: � _See ,also: Sec. 169.04, Legislative Code.
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(1) Decorative Material. Sec. 26.1U2, paragraph (a)
is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Yollowing:
(a) All drapes, hangings, curtains, drops and
all other decorative material, including Christmas trees,
that would tend to increase the �ire and panic hazard
shall be made from material which is not flammable
material, or shall be treated and maintained in a flame
retardant condition by means of �la.me retardant solution
or process approved by the chief. Exit doors, exit
lights, fire alarm sending stations, wet standpipe hose
cabinets, and fire extinguisher locations shall not be
concealed or obstructed by any decorative material.
(2) Motion Picture Screens. Sec. 26.104 is deleted
in its en�ir� an�. rep�aced .w� the following:
In places of assembly, motion picture screens or
screen masking shall not be used unless it is in
compliance with Section 26.102 of this code.
Subd. 18. Amendments to Article 27 of the U.F.C.
General Precautions A ainst ire
(1) Accumulation o� Waste Material. Sec. 27.201,
paragraph b is amendec� to read as follows:
All combustible rubbish, oily rags, or waste
material, when kept within a building or adjacent to
a building, shall be securely stored in metal or
metal-lined receptacles equipped with tight-fitting
covers or in rooms or vaults constructed of non-combustible
materials.
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(2) Flammable Decorative Materials. Sec. 27.204 is
amended to re ad as follows:
Cotton batting, either natural, artificial or
• manufactured, straw, dry vines, leaves, trees, or other
highly �lammable materials shall not be used for
decorative purposes in show windows or other parts oY
all occupancies except single family dwellings unless
�lameproofed; provided, however, that nothing in this
section shall be held to prohibit the display of
saleable goods permitted and o�fered for sale. Electric
light bulbs in such occupancies shall not be decorated
with paper or other combustible materials unless such
materials shall Yirst have been rendered Yl:�meproo�.
(3) Christmas Trees. A new Sec. 2'7.206 is added to
read as follows:
(a) The use or di5play o� natural or resinbearing
trees in hospitals and nursing homes is prohibited.
(b) The use or display of natural or resinbearing
trees without open Ylames or electric light decorations
is permitted in schools, churches, places of assembly,
hotels �nd mercantile occupancies.
(c) The use or display o� flame retardant
artificial trees decorated with U. L. listed electric
lighting systems is acceptable in all occupancies.
(4) Storage or Display in Enclosed Malls, Skyways,
Tunnels an�. Co�s. A new Sec. 27.20 is added to read
as follows:
No combustible goods,' merchandise, vehicles, or
decorations shall be displayed or stored in an enclosed
mall, skyway, tunnel, or court unless approved by the
chi ef.
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(5) Reporting of Fires. Sec. 27. 301 is amended, in
paragraph a thereof, and by adding paragraphs (c) and (d)
so that said Sec. 27.301 shall read as follows:
(a) In the event o� the discovery of �ire, smoke, or
flammable or toxic gases on any property, the owner or
occupant shall immediately report such condition to the
local fire department.
(b) A fireshall mean any fire not used for cooking,
heating or recreational purposes or one not incidental to
the normal operations of the property.
(c) It shall be the duty of the person in control
of any church, school, theater, institutional building,
hotel, public assembly unit, saloon, cafe, restaurant,
factory, warehouse, elevator, mercantile building, or
any multiple dwelling capable of housing eight or more
families or having 24 or more sleeping rooms above the
first floor in_the city of Saint Paul, or any person
designated by him for that purpose, or any person who
discovers a fire, smoke, heat or gases indicating that
there is a fire in such building, immediately to call the
fire department upon the discovery of such fire, smoke,
heat, or gases in any such building.
(d) No owner, manager, or person in control of
any oY the structures mentioned in paragraph (c) above
shall issue any instructions directing employees not
to notify the fire department, or instructing them to
delay in calling said department immediately upon the
discovery of a fire, smoke, heat or gases indicating
that there is a �ire.
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S6) False Alarms. Sec. 27.302, paragraph (c) is
amende o read as ollows:
It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with or
maliciously injure any fire alarm equipment maintained
for the purpose of transmitting fire alarms to a Yire
department.
In Sec. 2�.302, a new paragraph (e) is added to
read as follows:
Whoever intentionally gives a false alarm of fire,
or unlaw�ully tampers or inter�eres with any station or
signal box of any fire alarm system or any auxiliary
fire applican�ce, or unlawfully breaks, injures, defaces
or removes any such box or station, or unlawfully breaks,
injures, destroys or disturbs any of the wires, poles or
other supports and appliances connected with or forming a
part of any �ire alarm system or any auxiliary fire
appliance is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(7) Asphalt Kettles. Sec. 27.403 is amended by
making the exis in sec ion paragraph (a) and by adding
a new paragraph (b� to read as follows:
(b) Every kettle shall be equipped with a
tight-fitting cover. A kettle, when in operation, shall
be placed a safe distance from any combustible material
or buildings. Fir ed tar kettles shall not be left
unattended.
EXCEPTION 1: Kettles when mounted in a
truck body of all metal construction and
securely attached to the bed o� the truck.
EXCEPTION 2: Small patch kettles while being
towed behind a vehicle for patching purposes
only.
(8) Use of Torches or Flame Producing Devices for
Sweatin Pi e Join s or emovin Paint. The subtitle of
Sec. 27. 10 is changed to ���Use of Torches or Flame
Producing Devices for S�veating Pipe Joints or Removing
Paint, �� and said Sec. 27.410 is amended to read as
follows:
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Any person using a torch or other fla me producing
device for removing paint or sweating pipe joints from
or in any building or structure shall provide one
approved �ire extinguisher or water hose equipped with
a suitable nozzle, sufficient in length to reach all
portions of the building and connected to a water
supply on the premises where said burning operation
is performed. Combustible material in the close
proximity of open �lame shall be protected against
ignition by shielding, wetting or other means. In.
all cases, a �ire watch shall be maintained in the
vicinity oY the operation for one-half hour after the
torch or flame pr�ducing device has been used.
Subd. 19. Amendments to Article 30 of the U.F.C.
Tents and Air Su orte Structures
(1) Parkin� of Automobiles. Sec. 30.103 is amended
to read as ollows:
Automotive equipment that is necessary to operation
oY the establishment shall not be parked within 20
Yeet �rom the tent or air-supported structure, except
by special permissioncf the chief. No other automotive
equipment or internal combustion engine shall be parked
within 100 feet of the tent except upon a public street.
Subd. 20. Amendments to Article 31 of the U.F.C.
(Welding and Cuttin�, Calcium Carbide and �eetylen�
(1) General Requirements. In Sec. 31.101, a new
paragrap c i—s a�c ded to read as follows:
A permit shall be required of each person
performing welding or cutting operations. This
permit shall not be required for each welding or
cutting job location. All persons shall notify the
chief in advance where such work is taking place,
except where such work is done in response to an
emergency call that does not allow for the chief
to be notified in advance of the work. The requirement
to notify the chief does not apply to welding operations
conducted on the premises of a eommercial o•r industrial
establishment engaged primarily in work requiring
welding operations.
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Subd. 21. Amendments to the Ap endixes of the U.F.C.
(i) Appendixes A, B, and E of the U.F.C. shall be
deemed a part of this code and shall be enforced as such.
Appendi.ces C, D and F are deleted in their entirety.
(2) The title of Appendix A is changed to SAFEGUARDS
AND SAFE PRACTICES FOR THE PROTECTION OF TANKS CONTAINING
FLANIlKABLE Oft C�iIDUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN LOCATIONS THAT NIAY BE
FLOODED.
(-3) Appendix A item (3)d is amended to read as �ollows:
When installed but beYore backfilling, tank and
fittings shall be tested for tightness at not less than
5 pounds per square inch for not less than one hour.
Greater test pressures may be required by the chief
when tanks are subject to submergence in excess of 30
Yeet.
(4) The title of Appendix B is changed to GUIDE TO
SAFE PRACTICE PROTECTION FROM COR.R.OSION FOR UNDERGROUND
PIPE, FITTINGS AND TANKS CONTAINING FLANIlKABLE LIQUIDS.
(5) Appendix B item 3(b) , the third paragraph, is
amended to read as follows:
Certification of a properly installed and
�unetioning system shall be filed by owner�contractor
with the chief.
(6) Appendix B item 3(c) is amended to read as
�OZZOWS:
Reports. Copy oY the =nitial six-month and
subsequent biannual Yunctioning reports shall be
forwarded by the owner to the chief.
(7) Appendix B, item 4(a) is amended to read as
follows:
Glass-Rein�orced Plastic Underground Storage Tanks.
Glass reinforced plastic underground storage tanks may
be approved by the chief. Installation shall be subject
to the following:
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1. Only tanks approved by a nationally recognized
testing agency shall be installed.
2. Installation oY tanks shall be in accordance
with manuf acturer' s handling and installation
instructions.
168.05. New Materials, Processes or Occupancies
Which May Require Permits. The city archi�ect, city
attorney, and the �ire chief shall act as a committee
to determine and specify, af ter giving af�ected persons
an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes
or occupancies, which shall require permits, in addition
to those now enumerated in said code. The chief shall
post such list in a conspicuous place in his office
and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
168.06. Penalties. Unless otherwise stated herein,
any person who shall violate any of the provisions of
this Code hereby adopted or Yail to comply therewith, or
who shall violate or fail to comply with any order inade
t.�ereunder, � or who shall build in violation of any detailed
statement of specifications or plans submittzd thereunder,
or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from
which no appeai has been taken, or who shall fail to comply
with such an order as affirmed or modified by the fire
chief or his authorized representative or by a court of
competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein,
shall severally for each and every such violation and
noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine not exceeding �500 and/or by
imprisonment for a period not exceeding g0 days. 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 day that prohibited
conditiona are maintained shall constitute a separate
of�ense.
The application of the above penalty shall not be
held to prevent the enforced removal afprohibited conditions.
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That the Saint Paul Legislative Code be and hereby
is amended by adding a new Ghapter 169 thereto as follows:
CHAPTER 169. FIRE PREVENTION — MISCELLANEOUS
169.01 . 0 en burnin restrictions . Subdivision 1.
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Restrictions. 1 No person sliall kindle or maintain any
bonfire or cause, suffer, allow or permit any such fire
to be kindled or maintained on or in any street, alley,
road, or public ground or upon any private lot in the city
of Saint Paul, except for open fires for the purpose oY
outdoor cooking such as cookouts or barbecues in private
yards or public picnic areas in �acilities provided for
the purpose and ceremonial bonfires such as used by
Boy Scouts and similar organizations.
(2) No person shall dispose of reYuse by open
burning or cause, suffer, allow or permit the open burning
of refuse in the city of Saint Paul.
(3) No person shall conduct, cause, suffer, allow
or permit the conducting of a salvage operation by open
burning in the city of Saint Paul.
(4) No person shall dispose of leaves by open
burning, or cause, suffer, allow or permit the disposal
of leaves by open burning in the city of Saint Paul.
Subd. 2. Exceptions. Exceptions from the res�rictions
on open burning provided herein may be allowed for specific
types of burning. Application for such exceptions shall
be made to the director of the Minnesota pollution control
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agency; and, if approved and if such open burning is not
prohibited by and is conducted in compliance with
applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations, such open
burning may be conducted upon obtaining a permit from
the Saint Paul Fire Marshal.
The granting of an exception to conduct open burning
under this provision does not relieve the person of the
responsibility for the consequences, damage, or injury
which may result therefrom. Exceptions may be granted
for the following types of burning:
(1) Fires purposely set for the instruction and
training of public and industrial fire—fighting personnel.
(2) Fires set for the elimination of a fire hazard
which cannot he abated by other practicable means.
(3) Fires purposely set for forest or game management
in accordance with practices recommended by the Minnesota
department of conservation, the Minnesota department of
agriculture, and the United States Forest Service.
(4) The burning of hydrocarbons which must be wasted
through the use of atmospheric flares. #3#(Code i956, as
amended, � 192.01. ) �
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i69.02. Fire drills. It shall be the duty of the
fire chief to require teachers of public, private and
parochial schools and educational institutions to have
one fire drill each month and to keep all doors and
exits unlocked during school hours. (Code i956, as
amended, @168. 11. )
169.03. Fire extinguishers; approval required. It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation,
directly or through an agent, to sell or offer for sale
any make, type or model of extinguisher, either new or
used, unless such make, type or model of extinguisher
has first been tested and is approved and labeled by
the Factory Mutual Laboratories, Underwriters' Laboratories,
Inc. , or other testing laboratory approved by the fire
� marshal , as providing adequate and reliable tests and
examination; and it shall be unlawful for any person to
deliver or make available for use in the city any make,
type or model of extinguisher which is not t�ested and�or
servi.ePd as requ�r�d in the st�.ndards of the �Tationai
Fire Protection Association entitled, "Standard for the
Installation, Maintenance and Use of Portable Fire
Extinguishers" (NFPA No. 10) .
If, upon any inspection, the inspectors of the
city shall find any fire extinguisher which is not in
efficient operating order or is dangerous, or violates
any of the provisions of this ordinance, such inspector �
or inspectors shall immediately impound such fire
extinguis�er and deliver the same to the division of
fire prevention and shall notify in writing the owner
, or i;he person, firm or corporation in charge of or
occupying the premises from which the extinguisher
was removed and the person who shall have last refilled
or recharged the extinguisher of the defect or defects
in such extinguisher. (Code 1956, as amend.ed, �1�87.06. )
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169.0 4. Fire exits. All doors, aisles and
passageways within and leading into or out of t�iFatres,
churches, and all other places of public assemblage
shall be kept free from easels, signs, standards,
campstools, chairs, sofas, benches and any other
article that might obstruct or delay the exit of the
audience, congregation or assemblage during the entire
time during which any show, performance, service,
exhibition, lecture, concert, ball or other assemblage
may be held, and it shall be unlawful for any person
to sit or stand or remain seated or standing, or to
allow any other person to so remain in any such place
o� public assemblage in any aisle under any circumstnaces,
or in any exit or passage required for the safe exit
of the assemblage. Clear passage from all exits and on
sidewalks must at all times be maintained outside of all
theatres and other places of public assemblage. No
aisle, passageway or stairway in any store shall be
obstructed with tables, show cases, or other obstruction
during hours said store is open to the public. It shall
be the duty of the chief of the police department to
render assistance in the enforcement of the provisions
of this section and to direct and require police of ficers
to enter all places of public assemblage for such
purposes. (Code 1956, as amended, 9186.04. )
WHITE - CITV CLERK
�NARVPINK - F�NqNCE GITY OF SAINT PA�UL Council [� /�
- DEPARTMENT File NO.������1��
UE ;MAVOR
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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
Page 51.
Section 4.
Severability. The provisions of this ordinance
shall be construed as severable, and in case any section
o� this ordinance is held invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the invalidity shall extend only to the
section affected, and the other sections of this ordinance
shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 5.
Codin�. This ordinance shall be deemed a part of
the Saint Paul Legislative Code and shall be incorporated
therein and given an appropriate chapter and�or section
� number at the time of the next revision of said
Legislative Code.
Section 6.
- Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force 30 days from and af ter its passage,
approval and publication.
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays (�
�A�CA��on Cl Fi re and Safet Servi ces
��, � In Favor
Hurit
Levine � Against BY
Maddox
Showalter
Tede Form Approved b City Attorney
Adopted Cou il: Date ��� 6 �.Q�
C ified P sed Counci'rSec tary BY
App ov by Mayor: • Ap ro by Mayor for Sub ' si t,QCouncil
�,� .� �IOV 7 1979
By � �
����D N OV 1 7 i979
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3rd ��l`�Q Adopted � ' /;�)
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Yeas �1ays
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HUNT
LEVINE ,t�
,� MADDOX �����r�
McMAHON , `
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TIDESCO
, PRESIDENT (SHO�+�ALTER)
- . OM O1: 12/1975 � !
Rev. : 9/8/76
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EXPLANATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS,
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Date: July 31, i979
T0t MAYOR GEORGE LATIMER
FR: Chief Conroy
RE: Adoption of Uniform Fire Code
ACTION REQLESTED: Presentation to council of enclosed proposed
, ordinance adopting the Minnesota Uniform -�
,;�'"� Fire Code, with amendmenta; repe�ling chapters
168 through 193 and 200 thn.ugh 203 of the
F St. Paul Legislative Code, which are covered
( under the Uniform Code, as amEnded; reenacting
certain sections of those repealed chapters
� in a, new Chapter 169.
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� __ PURPOSE AND RATIONALE FOR THIS ACTION: _ _ __ �- `
� Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 299F.011 the
uniform fire code is in effect throughout
the state, effective July�i, i979. This
ordinance adopts the uniform code with
cert�in amendments the department considers
to be necessary for the protection of
the citizens of St. Paul. -
�TTACHI��ENTS: Proposed ordinance, Uniform Fire Code i973 Editi�n