HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Reconciling Fire Safety Standards with Uniform Building Code ORDINANCE NO. 2783
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SUB-
SECTIONS 13.35(2)(c) AND 13.35(2)(f) THEREOF AND
BY ENACTING NEW SUBSECTIONS 13.35(2)(c) AND
13.35(2)(f) ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECONCILING
FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS WITH THE UNIFORM BUILD-
ING CODE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, IF ANY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code for the City of Ames, Iowa, shall be
and is hereby amended by repealing subsection 13.35(2)(c) thereof and
enacting a new subsection 13.35(2)(c) to read as follows:
"(c) Hazardous areas (including but not limited to boiler and
heater rooms, laundries, repair shops, and rooms or spaces
used for storage of combustible supplies and equipment) shall
be separated from habitable spaces with one hour fire rated
construction, except for such areas which serve only one
dwelling unit. ,,
Section Two. The Municipal Code for the City of Ames, Iowa, shall be
and s hereby amended by repealing subsection 13.35(2)(f) thereof and
enacting a new subsection 13.35(2)(f) to read as follows:
"(f) Doors to corridors and stairwells shall be of one hour fire
rated construction, except for doors between a living unit
and a corridor, which shall have at least a twenty minute
fire-resistance rating or shall be a solid bonded wood core
door one and three quarters inch (4.45 centimeters) thick.
All doors to corridors and stairwells shall be self- closing and
equipped with latches for keeping doors tightly closed. View-
ports may be installed if they require a hole not larger than
one inch in diameter through the door, have at least a one-
fourth (4) inch thick glass disc, and the holder is of metal
which will not melt out when subject to temperatures of 17000
F. "
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED THIS 1st day of September, 1981 .
Gin is nese, City Clerk aul Goodland, Mayor