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a� ORDINANCE NO. 2371
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER #15 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE i
CITY OF AMES, IOWA; REPEALING ARTICLES II AND III OF CHAPTER #15 ;
ESTABLISHING A NEW ARTICLE II , ADOPTING AND AMENDING A FIRE
PREVENTION CODE PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS
, HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION, ESTABLISHIN
i1A BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION, PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFORE AND
DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND ESTABLISHING AN
;;EFFECTIVE DATE.
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IT IS ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES ,
IOWA;
i� Section 1. Articles II and III of Chapter #15 of the
!Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa, as hitherto existing are
hereby repealed.
�i Section 2 . A new Article II , Chapter #15 , is hereby added
to the Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa, as follows :
ARTICLE II
FIRE PREVENTION
Sec. 15-2001. Adoption of Fire Prevention Code.
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There is hereby adopted by the City of Ames , Iowa,
for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing l
conditions hazardous to life and property from fire
or explosion, that certain code known as the Fire
Prevention Code recommended by the American Insurance
Association, being particularly the 1970 edition thereof
and the whole thereof, save and except such portions
as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of !
j which code not less than three (3) copies have been
and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the
City of Ames , and the same are hereby adopted and
incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein,
f� and from the date on which this ordinance shall take
}, effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling
within the limits of the City of Ames.
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l Sec. 15-2002. Definitions .
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fa. Wherever the word "municipality" is used in the
Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the
City of Ames.
I b. Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used
in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to
mean the Attorney for the City of Ames .
C. Wherever the words "Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention" are used in the Fire Prevention Code,
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they shall be held to mean the Fire Inspector.
Sec. 15-2003. Establishment and Duties of Bureau of
�!. Fire Prevention.
l� a. The Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by
the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department
ti i4 of the City of Ames which is hereby established and
i� which shall be operated under the supervision of
the Chief of the Fire Department.
!j b. The Fire Inspector in charge of the Bureau of
li Fire Prevention shall be appointed by the Chief of
the Fire Department from the approved lists of the
�f Civil Service Commission.
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c. The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such
members of the Fire Department as deputy inspectors i
as shall from time to time be necessary. The Chief
of the Fire Department shall recommend to the City
Manager the employment of technical inspectors , who,
!� when such authorization is made, shall be selected
from the approved lists of the Civil Service Commission.
! d. A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
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be made annually and transmitted through the Chief
of the Fire Department to the City Manager; it shall
contain all proceedings under this code, with such
i statistics as the Chief of the Fire Department may
wish to include therein; the Chief of the Fire
Department shall also recommend any amendments to
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the code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
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Sec. 15-2004 . Establishment of Limits of Districts
in which Storage of Explosives and
Blasting Agents is to be Prohibited.
�r The limits referred to in Section 12 . 5b of the Fire
Prevention Code, in which storage of explosives and
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blasting agents is prohibited, are hereby established !I
tf as follows : all of the city except any area zoned
as an "I-2 District" (Secs . 38-1024 and 38-1005) .
Sec. 15-2005 . Establishment of Limits of Districts
in which Storage of Flammable Liquids
{1 in outside Aboveground Tanks is to
be Prohibited.
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F� a. The limits referred to in Section 16 . 22a of the
Fire Prevention Code in which storage of flammable
liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, }
are hereby established as follows : all of the city
i except any area zoned as an "I-2 District" (Secs .
38-1024 and 38-1005) .
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i b. The limits referred to in Section 16 . 61 of the
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Fire Prevention Code, in which new bulk plants for
flammable or combustible liquids are prohibited,
are hereby established as follows : all of the city
+i except any area zoned as an "1-2 District" (Secs.
ii 38-1024 and 38-1005) .
Sec. 15-2006 . Establishment of Limits in which Bulk
Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gases
is to be Restricted.
i The limits referred to in Section 21. 6a of the Fire
Prevention Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied
petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established
as follows : all of the city, except any area zoned
as an "I-2 District" (Secs. 38-1024 and 38-1005) .
fi Sec. 15-2007. Establishment of Motor Vehicle Routes
for Vehicles Transporting Explosives
and Blasting Agents--Police Escort.
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The routes referred to in Section 12 . 7 of the Fire
Prevention Code for vehicles transporting explosives
f, and blasting agents are hereby established as follows :
the north and south routes are Dayton Avenue , North
and South Dakota Avenues , or U.S. 69 ; the east and
l west route is U.S. 30 (By-pass U.S . 30 , when completed) .
The City Manager may require a police escort for
1 vehicles transporting explosives and blasting agents
through the city on U.S . 30 or U.S. 69 .
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ri Sec . 15-2008 . Establishment of Motor Vehicle Routes
for Vehicles Transporting Hazardous
i Chemicals or other Dangerous Articles--
Police Escort.
The routes referred to in Section 20 .14 of the Fire
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f Prevention Code for vehicles transporting hazardous
chemicals and other dangerous articles are hereby
established as follows : the north and south routes
are Dayton Avenue, North and South Dakota Avenue, or
�i U. S . 69 ; the east and west route is U.S. 30 (By-pass
U . S . 30 , when completed) . The City Manager may require
a police escort for vehicles transporting chemicals and
4� other dangerous articles through the city on U. S . 30
or U. S . 69 .
Sec . 15-2009 . Amendments and Substitution.
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The Fire Prevention Code is amended and changed in
the following respects :
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a. Deleting Article 13 and, in lieu thereof , adopting , j
1 by reference thereto, Sections 732 . 17-732 . 18 , Code of i
Iowa (1971)�j with any future amendments thereto as such become effective,
( b. Amending Article 16 by adopting , as a supplement
thereto, the "Flammable Liquids Code" (1968) , as
(� promulgated by the State Fire Marshal, with any future
amendments thereto or revisions thereof as such become
1' effective.
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C . Amending Article 21 by adopting, as a supplement
thereto, "Rules and Regulations for the Storage and
i Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases" (1968) , as
j promulgated by the State Fire Marshal, with any future
�i amendments thereto or revisions thereof as such become
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Should any provision of the Code of Iowa or the Rules
and Regulations of the State Fire Marshal conflict
j with the provisions of this Fire Prevention Code, the
more restrictive provisions shall apply.
d. By adding as a supplement to the Fire Prevention
Code, to be used for reference and guidance only,
, Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and
i Structures- Twenty-First Edition, (also known as NFPA
jNo . 101 - 1967) , published by National Fire Protection
E� Association.
Sec . 15-2010 . Modifications .
The Chief of the Fire Department, upon recommendation
by the Fire Inspector, shall have power to modify any
provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon application
in writing by the owner or leasee, or his duly authorized
+ agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way
! of carrying out the strict letter of the code, provided
that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public
safety secured, and substantial justice done. The
fparticulars of such modification when granted or allowed
and the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department
j thereon shall be entered upon the records of the depart-
ment and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant.
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Ii Sec . 15-2011 . Appeals .
f� Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall dis-
approve an application or refuse to grant a permit
applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions
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}}� of the code do not apply or that the true intent and
fl meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly
{ interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision
I� of the Chief of the Fire Department to the City Manager 1
within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed.
Sec. 15-2012 . New Materials , Processes or Occupancies
which may Require Permits.
The Building Inspector, the Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment and the Fire Inspector shall act as a committee
l to determine and specify , after giving affected persons
ij 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 Fire Inspector
{' shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office,
and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
Sec. 15-2013. Penalties.
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a. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
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of the code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith,
+; or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order I
! made thereunder , or who shall build in violation of any 1
detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted i
{� and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit
issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been
taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order
{' as affirmed or modified by the City Manager 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.
�( The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall
ti not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; `
( and all such persons whall be required to correct or i
11 remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable
i; time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten days
that prohibited conditions are maintained shall con-
stitute a separate offense.
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b. The application of the above penalty shall not
` be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited
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l• Section 3 . All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
{{ conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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J Section 4. This ordinance is in full force and effect
' from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
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Passed this 25th day of May 1971.
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Ii Louise Whitcome, City Clerk Stuart N. Smith, Mayor
4/20/71 1� Moved by Bell-Maxwell the ordinance pass on 1st reading. 1
1 Aye : Thurston, Maxwell, Fellinger, Nelson, Bell `
R Nay: None Absent: Fisher
Ordinance declared passed on lst reading.
4/27/71 Moved by Fellinger-Nelson the ordinanee pass on 2nd reading.
( Aye : Thurston, Maxwell, Fellinger, Nelson, Bell, Fisher
t, Nay: None
ri� Ordinance declared passed on 2nd reading.
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5/25/71 Moved by Fisher-Fellinger the ordinance pass on final reading.
11 Aye . Thurston, Maxwell, Fellinger, Nelson, Bell, Fisher
} Nay: None
Ordinance declared adopted.
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