HomeMy WebLinkAbout021929 ORD - 05/03/1994AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 18, FIRE PREVENTION CODE, ARTICLE I, IN
GENERAL, OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADOPTION OF
THE SBCCI STANDARD FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 1991 EDITION;
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, AND CHANGES TO SAID
CODE; REPEALING ALL PREVIOUS PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE I;
REPEALING ALL PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, FIRE RESERVE
FORCE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE OF JUNE 1, 1994.
WHEREAS, the 1991 edition of the Standard Fire Prevention Code was
adopted by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and published by the Southern
Building Code Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI);
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi desires to amend the City of Corpus
Christi Fire Prevention Code by adoption of the 1991 Standard Fire Prevention Code with
certain additions, deletions, and changes for regulatory purposes and in the interest of life
and property protection; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi desires to amend the City of Corpus
Christi Fire Prevention Code by deleting the requirement to establish and maintain a Fire
Reserve Force;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Standard Fire Prevention Code, 1991 Edition, a copy
of which is on file in the City Secretary's office, a Table of Contents of said Code which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted as Article I, Section 18-1 of the City Code
of Ordinances providing for certain additions, deletions, and changes and repealing all
previous provisions of Article I as follows:
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 18-1 Fire Prevention Code .
The SBCCI Standard Fire Prevention Code, 1991 Edition, 1985 edition, a copy of
which, authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and the City Secretary, made public
record by this section, and on file in the City Secretary's office, is hereby adopted verbatim
by reference as if fully copied at length herein as the Fire Prevention Code in Chapter 18,
Article I, Section 18-1 of the City of Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances.
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Appendix A, Recommended Supplemental Administrative Provisions; Appendix B,
Upholstered Furniture; Appendix C, Hazardous Materials Management Plan and Hazardous
Materials Inventory Statement; and Appendix D, Hazardous Materials Classifications of the
SBCCI Standard Fire Prevention Code are solely for the purpose of providing information,
recommended practices, and to clarify technical issues and shall not have the force and
effect of law.
Additions, deletions, and changes are made to the SBCCI Standard Fire Prevention
Code, 1991 Edition, and correlated to the appropriate paragraph numbers in the Standard
Fire Code as follows:
CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION
101 TITLE AND SCOPE
101.2 Code Remedial
101.3 Scope
101.3.1 Applicability. The provisions of this Code shall apply to the repair, equipment, use
and occupancy, and maintenance of every existing building or structure or any existing
appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures. When there are
specific requirements, they shall take precedence over General Provisions. Except for the
Corpus Christi Building Code. where different sections of the City Code of Ordinances
specify different requirements. the most restrictive shall govern. In the case of any conflict
in construction permitting or proposed construction standards between the Corpus Christi
Building Code and the Fire Prevention Code, the provisions of the Building Code shall
govern.
101.33 Appendices. The appendices included in this Code and the appendices included in
referenced standards are not intended for enforcement unless specifically referenced in the
Code text or specifically included in the adopting this Ordinance or necessary to clarify
technical issues.
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101.4 Fire Prevention Department Bureau
There is hereby established a division of the fire department to be called the Fire
Prevention Department Bureau and the person in charge shall be known as the Fire Official
and/or Fire Marshal.
101.5 Existing Conditions
Existing conditions not in strict compliance with this Code may be permitted to continue,
if in the opinion of the Fire Official these conditions do not constitute a distinct serious
hazard to life or property.
102 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE FIRE OFFICIAL
102.2 Unsafe Buildings
All buildings or structures which do not provide 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, are considered unsafe buildings. All such unsafe
buildings are hereby declared illegal and the Fire Official shall refer the building to the
Building Official for abatement by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition. in accordance
The Fire Official
shall have the right to evacuate the facility and placard all entrances and restrict/restrain
the occupancy until all hazards and/or deficiencies have been abated.
102.7 Written Notices And Citations
At such time as an inspection is conducted by a representative of the Fire Prevention
Bureau and minor Fire Code violations are found to exist written notice specifying the
defects is to be given to the business owner or any person in charge of the premises. A
reasonable amount of time shall be given to abate the violation. If a violation of the Fire
Prevention Code is unabated after written notice and a reasonable amount of time, then the
Fire Official or Fire Inspector may issue a citation to the business owner or to any person
in charge of the premises. However, the following violations are considered to be of a
serious nature and citations may be issued immediately without prior written notice:
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1. Locked or blocked exits in assembly or educational occupancies.
2. Non-functional or disabled fire alarm system where required.
3. Closed valves to sprinkler system.
4. Overcrowded conditions.
5. Illegal burning.
6. No smoke detectors where required.
7. No fire extinguisher where required.
8. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the fire inspector, poses imminent
danger.
When citations are issued as a result of violations of the Standard Fire Prevention Code, the
penalty shall be not less than a fifty ($50) dollar fine and not to exceed a maximum of two
thousand ($2,000) dollars per day per violation.
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105 MODIFICATION OF FIRE PREVENTION CODE
105.1 Appointment
gover-ning-beer
The City Manager, the Fire Chief, and the Fire Marshal, acting together, shall have the
power to modify any provision of the Fire Prevention Code, upon application in writing by
the owner or lessee or their duly authorized agents, 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. Such modification shall
only be applicable upon the unanimous approval of the City Manager, the Fire Chief, and
the Fire Marshal in writing. The particulars of such modification when granted or allowed
by such unanimous approval shall be entered into the records of the Fire Marshal and a
signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant.
105.2 Appeals
105.2.1 General. Whenever it is claimed that the provisions of the Code do not apply, or
when it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of this Code or any of the regulations
thereunder has been misconstrued or incorrectly interpreted, the owner of such building or
structure, or his duly authorized agent may appeal the decision of the Fire Official to the
City Manager by filing notice of appeal with the Fire
Chief. Notice of appeal shall be in writing and filed within 15 days after the decision is
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105.3 Decisions
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105.3.1 Variances. The : : : .. • :. - : • :. : City Manager Fire Chief, and
Fire Marshal. collectively when so appealed to and after a hearing, may vary the application
of any provision of this Code to any particular case when, in its their unanimous opinion,
the enforcement thereof would do manifest injustice, and would be contrary to the spirit and
purpose of this Code or public interest, or when, in its their opinion the interpretation of
the Fire Official should be modified or reversed.
105.3.2 Action.
In every case, reach a
decision shall be reached without unreasonable or unnecessary delay. Each decision of the
shall also include the reasons for the decision. If a
decision : ::: reverses or modifies a refusal, order, or
disallowance of the Fire Official, or varies the application of any provision of this Code, the
Fire Official shall immediately take action in accordance with such decision.
105.3.3 Decisions Are Final. Every decision of the ::: City
Manager. Fire Chief. and Fire Marshal shall he final, subject however to such remedy as any
aggrieved party might have in accordance with the City Charter or at law or in equity.
107 INVESTIGATION OF FIRES AND PROSECUTION FOR ARSON, ETC.
107.1 Investigations The City Attorney, upon the request of the Fire Marshal, shall assist
the Fire Marshal and his deputies in the investigation of any fire which in the opinion of the
Fire Marshal might have resulted from carelessness or design. The Fire Marshal, when in
his opinion further investigation as to the cause of any fire is necessary, shall take or cause
to be taken the testimony under oath of all persons supposed to be cognizant of any facts
or to have means of knowledge in relation to the matter under investigation, and he shall
cause the same to be reduced to writing. If he is of the opinion that there is evidence
sufficient to charge any person with the crime of arson, or with any attempt to commit the
crime of arson, or of conspiracy to defraud, or criminal conduct in connection with such
offenses, or either of them, then in that event he shall furnish to the proper prosecuting
attorney all such evidence together with the names of witnesses and all of the information
obtained by him, including a copy of all the pertinent and material testimony taken in the
case.
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107.2 Witnesses The Fire Marshal shall have the power to summon and compel the
attendance of witnesses before him to testify in relation to any matter which is by the
provisions of this Code a subject for inquiry and investigation, and he may require the
production of any book, paper, or document deemed pertinent thereto.
107.3 Oaths. Affirmations and Summons The Fire Marshal is hereby authorized and
empowered to administer oaths and affirmations to any persons appearing as witnesses
before him, and false swearing shall be punished as such. Any witness who refuses to be
sworn, or who refuses to testify, or who disobeys any lawful order of the Fire Marshal, or
who fails or refuses to produce any book, paper, or document touching any matter under
examination, or who is guilty of any contemptuous conduct after being summoned to give
testimony in relation to any matter under investigation as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty
of violating this Chapter. It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal to make complaint against
the person so refusing to comply with the summons or order of the Fire Marshal before the
municipal court of the city.
107.4 Rewards The mayor is authorized and directed to make public proclamation in the
name of the City offering a reward of .. . , II I five hundred dollars
($500.00) for the arrest and conviction in a court of competent and final jurisdiction, of any
person found guilty of the crime of arson, as defined in the statutes of the state, within the
limits of the City and to have the proclamation printed upon placards eight (8) by twelve
(12) inches in size and placed in wooden frames, under glass, and posted in at least twenty
(20) public buildings in the city.
107.5 Arson It shall be unlawful for any person who as a guest or occupant of any hotel,
rooming house, tourist court, motel or any other place renting rooms for the accommodation
of the public who shall, by smoking, or attempting to light or to smoke cigars, cigarettes,
pipes or tobacco in any manner in which lighters or matches are employed, or who, in the
disposition of lighted matches, cigars or cigarettes or live embers of any smoking material,
in a careless, reckless or negligent manner, whether willfully or not, sets a fire to any
mattress, bedding, furniture, curtains, drapes or any other household furnishings shall be
107.6 Tampering With Fire Protection Systems It shall be unlawful for any person to
tamper with, remove, injure or destroy any wiring, bracket, fixture, orifice, extinguishing
system, fire alarm or any part thereof or appurtenance thereto, of the fire alarm -system of
the city protection systems required by this Code.
107.7 False Alarms It shall be unlawful for any person to turn in to the fire department
or to any city division, department, or official any false alarm of fire or any false report of
the existence of any bomb or other explosive.
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108 LIABILITY
Any public employee. officer or other persons responsible for the enforcement of this Code
acting for the City of Corpus Christi in the discharge of his duties shall not thereby render
himself liable personally for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result
of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties.
CHAPTER 4
PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES
402 PERMITS BY USE
402.1 Airports, Heliports And Helistops
402.1.1 No person shall use any building, shed or enclosure as an aircraft hanger, or for the
purpose of servicing or repairing any aircraft, without a permit.
402.1.2 No person shall operate an aircraft refueler unless a valid permit has been issued
for such vehicle.
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per -mit
402.2 Combustible Fibers
Storing or handling combustible fibers in quantities in excess of 100 cu ft shall require a
permit.
102.3 Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film
102.3.1 A permit shall be required for the storage, keeping or handling of 25 lb or more
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402.3 Compressed Gas
A permit shall be required for the storage, handling or use at normal temperature and
pressure of more than 2000 cu ft of flammable compressed gas or 6000 cu ft of
nonflammable compressed gas.
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402.4 Cryogenic Fluids
Except when regulated by Federal or state regulations a permit shall be obtained for:
1. Production, storage or sale of cryogenic fluids.
2. Transportation on the highway of flammable cryogenic fluids in excess of 120
gal.
3. Transportation on the highway of liquefied oxygen or cryogenic oxidizers in
excess of 120 gal.
4. Storage and transportation of nonflammable, nontoxic cryogenic fluids in
excess of 500 gal.
5. Storage or use of more than 10 gal of liquefied oxygen, flammable cryogenic
fluids or cryogenic oxidizers.
402.5 Day Care Facilities
A permit shall be required to operate a day care facility.
402.6 Dry Cleaning Plants
402.6.1 No person shall engage in the business of dry cleaning without a permit. Such
permit shall prescribe the type of system to be used.
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402.6.2 No change shall be made in the solvent used in the equipment to a solvent in a
more hazardous class unless permission for such change shall first have been obtained from
the Fire Official and a new permit issued.
402.7 Crude Oil Production
402.7.2 The permit for any new oil well shall be issued only after it has been determined
402.7.3 The application for a permit to drill an oil well shall be accompanied by a plot plan
402.7 Explosive Materials
402.7.1 Where permits are required to be issued by the Fire Official, the intent is to grant
that authority to the agency having enforcement jurisdiction.
Permits shall be obtained for:
1. To manufacture, possess, store, sell or otherwise dispose of explosive
materials.
2. To transport explosive materials.
3. To use explosive materials.
4. To operate a terminal for handling explosive materials.
402.7.2 Permits for the following materials shall be invalidated and the materials disposed
of in an approved, safe manner:
1. Dynamite having an unsatisfactory absorbent or one that permits leakage of
a liquid explosive ingredient under any conditions liable to exist during
storage.
2. Nitrocellulose in a dry and uncompressed condition in quantity greater than
10 lb net weight in one package.
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3. Fulminate of mercury in a dry condition and fulminate of all other metals in
any condition except as a component of manufactured articles not hereinafter
forbidden.
4. Explosive compositions that ignite spontaneously or undergo marked
decomposition, rendering the products of their use more hazardous, when
subjected for 48 consecutive hours or less to a temperature of 167 degrees
fahrenheit.
5. New explosive materials until approved by DOT, except that permits may be
issued to educational, governmental, or industrial laboratories for instructional
or research purposes.
6. Explosive materials condemned by DOT.
7. Explosive materials containing an ammonium salt and chlorate.
402.7.3 Prohibitions:
1. No person shall keep or store, nor shall any permit be issued to keep or store,
any explosives at any place of habitation, or within 100 ft thereof.
2. No person, possessing a permit for storage of explosives at any place, shall
keep or store an amount greater than authorized in such permit. Only the
kind of explosive specified on such permit shall be kept or stored.
3. The Fire Official may require that any operations permitted under the
provisions of 402.7 be supervised at any time by employees of the Fire
Official, to see that all safety and fire regulations are observed.
402.8 Flammable And Combustible Liquids
A permit shall be obtained for the following:
1. Storage, handling or use of Class I flammable liquids in excess of 3 gal in any
dwelling or other place of human habitation, or in excess of 6 gal in any other
building or other occupancy, or in excess of 10 gal outside of any building.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. The storage or use of flammable liquids in the fuel tank of a motor
vehicle, aircraft, motorboat, mobile power plant or mobile heating plant.
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2. The storage or use of paints, oils, varnishes or similar flammable mixtures
when such liquids are stored for maintenance, painting or similar purposes for
a period of not more than 30 days.
3. Storage, handling or use of Class II or III liquids in excess of 25 gal in a
building; or in excess of 60 gal outside a building, except for fuel oil used in
connection with oil burning equipment.
4. For the manufacturing, processing, blending, or refining of flammable or
combustible liquids. Applications for a permit shall be accompanied by plans
showing the topography of the proposed site, the proximity of the plant to
places of assembly, residential, or mercantile occupancies, and adequacy of
water supply for fire control.
5. For the storage of flammable or combustible liquids in stationary tanks.
2. No person shall install or remove an underground or aboveground
flammable/combustible liquid storage tank without permit.
402.9 Flammable Finishes
A permit shall be obtained for spraying or dipping operations utilizing flammable liquids
included within the scope of Chapter 10.
402.10 Fireworks
No person shall conduct an indoor display or outdoor display which utilizes fireworks
without a permit.
402.11 Foster Homes/Group Homes
A permit shall be required to operate a foster home or a group home.
402.12 Fumigation And Thermal Insecticide Fogging
1102.14.1 No person shall engage in the business of fumigation or thermal insecticidal
fogging without a permit. Fumigators and thermal insecticidal foggers may pay an annual
permit fee in the amount of $260.00 or $5.50 per job. Annual permit holders must call at
least 24 hours before the fumigation is to begin, all others are to take out the permit at least
24 hours before the effective date of the permit. The Fire Official is to be notified at least
24 hours before any building or structure or ship is to be closed in connection with the use
of any toxic or flammable fumigant and at the time the building or structure or ship is
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released for occupancy.
402.13 Fruit Ripening Processca
402.13 Hazardous Chemicals
402.13.1 No person, firm or corporation shall store, dispense, use or handle hazardous
materials in excess of those quantities specified in Table 402.15.2 unless a valid permit has
been issued. No person, firm, or corporation shall abandon, remove, place temporarily out
of service, close, or substantially modify a storage or processing facility, or other area
regulated by this Code until a permit has been issued by the Fire Official.
402.13.2 A permit shall be obtained from the Fire Official for the storage, dispensing, use,
or handling of hazardous materials in excess of those quantities listed herein.
402.13.3 A permit shall be required to store, handle or use hazardous production materials
regulated by Chapter 42.
402.14 High Piled Combustible Stock
No person shall use any building or portion of a building, exceeding 2500 sq ft for the
storage of high piled combustible stock without first obtaining a permit form the Fire
Official. A floor plan showing the dimensions and location of stock piles and aisles shall
be submitted upon application for a permit.
402.15 High Rise Life Safety Systems
No person shall install. enlarge or extend a high rise life safety system without a permit from
the Fire Official.
402.16 Hospitals And Nursing Homes
A permit shall be required to operate a hospital or nursing home.
402.17 Liquefied Natural Gas
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No person shall construct or operate a facility within the scope of Chapter 16 without a
permit or other appropriate authorization.
402.18 Liquefied Petroleum Gas
402.18.1 No person shall install or maintain any LP Gas container, or operate any tank
vehicle which is used for the transportation of LP Gas without a permit. Where a single
container or the aggregate of interconnected containers is over 2000 gal water capacity, the
installer shall submit plans to the Fire Official. A permit shall not be required for the
installation or maintenance of less than 120 gal water capacity.
402.18.2 Installers shall maintain a record of all installations for which a permit is not
required by 402.18.1 and have it available for inspection by the Fire Official.
EXCEPTION: Installation of gas burning appliances and replacing of portable
cylinders.
402.19 Lumber Storage
No person shall store in excess of 100,000 board ft of lumber without a permit.
402.20 Magnesium
A permit shall be obtained for the melting, casting, heat treating, machining, or grinding of
402.20 Mechanical Refrigeration
No person shall install or operate a refrigeration unit or system containing in excess of 20
lb of refrigerant other than air or water without a permit.
EXCEPTION: Air-conditioning units or systems.
402.21 Organic Coatings
A Permit shall be required for any organic coating manufacturing operation making more
than 1 gal. of an organic coating on any working day.
102.22 Motion Picture Projection
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Firc Official.
402.22 Places Of Assembly
No place of assembly as defined in Chapter 2 shall be maintained, operated or used as such
without a permit. The permit shall not be issued unless all seats, stands, and structures
conform to the requirements of Chapter 12 in the Corpus Christi Building Code.
402.23 Repair Garages
No person shall use any building, shed or enclosure as a place of business for the purpose
of repairing any motor vehicle therein, without a permit.
402.24 Ovcns
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402.24 Restaurants
A permit shall be required to operate a restaurant.
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402.25 Tank Vehicles For Flammable And Combustible Liquids
No person shall engage in the business of delivering flammable or combustible liquids form
tank vehicles without a permit.
402.26 Tents And Air Supported Structures
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No person shall erect, operate or maintain a tent or air supported structure covering an area
in excess of 120 sq ft without a permit.
EXCEPTION: Tents used exclusively for camping purposes.
102.27 Pulverized Particles (Dust)
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402.27 Tire Rebuilding Plant
No person shall operate or maintain any tire recapping or rebuilding plant without a permit.
402.28 Underground And Aboveground Fuel Tanks
No person shall install or remove underground and aboveground fuel storage tanks without
a permit.
402.29 Unvented Portable Fuel Burnin Heaters
No person shall sell. purchase or use an unvented portable fuel burning heater within the
city limits without a permit.
402.30 Wrecking Yard, Junk Yard Or Waste Handling Plant
No person shall conduct or maintain any wrecking yard, junk yard or waste material
handling plant without a permit.
403 PERMIT FEES
Applications for permits shall be accompanied by the payment of fees in accordance with
the Corpus Christi Fire Prevention Permit Fee Schedule, as follows:
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CORPUS CHRISTI FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE PREVENTION PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
Permit Type
Fire/Arson Reports
Airports, Heliports & Helistops
Assembly, A-1 or A-2
Automatic Sprinklers, Standpipes, & Fire Lines (testing)
resurfacing and refinishing
Cellulose nitrate motion picture file
Ccllulosc nitrate plastic (pyroxylin)
Churches (One Time Fee -No Day Care Facility on Premises)
Combustible Fibers (Storage & Handling)
Compressed Gas
Cryogenic Fluids
Day Care Facilities (Or Similar Short Term Occupancies)
Dry Cleaning Plants
Explosives, Blasting Agents & Ammunition
Extinguishing Systems
Flammable/Combustible Liquids
Flammable Finishes
annually
Fire Alarm Systems
Fire Alarm Systems (Required 15,000 sq. ft. zones)
Fireworks Display (Aerial)
Fireworks Display (Non -Aerial)
Foster Homes/Group Homes
Fruit ripening processes
Fumigation & Thermal Insecticide Fogging
Fumigation & Thermal Insecticide Fogging
Hazardous Chemicals
High Piled Combustible Stock
High Rise Life Safety System (Testing Before Issuance of C. of 0.)
Hospitals & Nursing Homes (per bed)
Liquefied Natural Gas
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Lumber Storage
Magnesium
Mechanical Refrigeration
Open Burning
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Fee
$ 4.00 per page
53.60 annually
63.80 Annually
49.50 per visit
68.20 per insp.
57.75 annually
57.75 annually
64.00
79.20 annually
57.75 annually
57.75 annually
35.75 annually
63.80 annually
84.15 annually
39.60 per insp.
64.90 annually
63. 8 0
33.00 per floor
33.00 per zone
167.20 per disp.
99.00 per disp.
36.00 annually
57.75 annually
286.00 annually
5.50 per job
79.20 annually
57.50 annually
150.00 per test
1.10 annually
57.50 annually
57.50 annually
57.50 annually
27.50 annually
27.50 annually
84.15 per day
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Organic Coatings 57.50 annually
Ovens 35.75 annually
Pressure Test (Fuel Storage Tanks and/or Product Lines) 50.00 per visit
Pulverized particles (dust) 24.75 annually
Repair Garages 53.90 annually
Restaurants (Facilities that accommodate 100 or less occupants) 36.00 annually
Restaurants (Facilities that accommodate more than 100 occupants) 63.80 annually
Tank Vehicles for Flammable & Combustible Liquids 35.75 annually
Tents & Air Supported Structures 63.80 annually
Tire Rebuilding Plant 35.75 annually
Underground/Aboveground Fuel Tanks (Installation and Removal) 50.00 per job
Unvented Portable Fuel Burning Heater 28.00 annually
Wrecking Yard, Junkyard or Waste Handling 35.75 annually
If a site does not meet the standards for issuance of a permit after two (2)
inspections. the applicant must submit a new application and pay a permit fee
before any subsequent inspections will be conducted.
Burning permits will not be issued unless both the Fire Prevention and the
Environmental Control Division approve the material to be burned.
CHAPTER 5
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE
504 USE OF EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND DEVICES
504.1 Heating Appliances
504.1.4 The sale or use in a building of any type of portable liquid fuel burning heater is
prohibited. Construction sites and commercial sites. where flammable or combustible vapors
are not present, are exempt from this requirement with approval of the Fire Official. A
Hermit shall be reauired for the use of portable liquid fuel burning heaters. Unvented
portable li.uid fuel burning heaters having the following safe!uards ma be a. (roved for
use:
1. Automatic means of shutting off fuel when heater is upset.
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2. Adequate guards to protect persons against contact with flame or combustion
chamber.
3. Listed by nationally recognized testing agency.
The sale or use at construction sites and commercial sites of any other type of unvented fuel
burning heater is prohibited. .
accordance with NFiPA 30.
507 CONVALESCENT HOMES, HOMES FOR THE AGED, AND NURSERIES
507.1 Heating
Buildings occupied for the purposes of convalescent homes, homes for the aged, and
nurseries shall have central heating plants with installation so as to safeguard the inherent
fire hazard.
507.2 Portable Heaters
The use of portable heaters of any kind is hereby prohibited.
507.3 Lighting
Lighting shall be restricted to electricity.
508 BARBECUE PITS
508.1 Adjacent or Within Structures Prohibited
No person shall install or attd operate a stove, oven, or barbecue pit, whether portable,
temporary or permanent. on the 'remises of multi -family dwellings, apartments
condominiums, or hotels, outside of a building r enclosure when such stove, oven, or
barbecue pit is located less than ten (10) feet from any portion of a combustible ung
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building. ote including but not limited to decks, arches, balconies, walls or verandas.
This section does not apply to one -family and two-family dwellings.
509 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRIES
509.1 Vents And Lint Collectors Vents and lint collectors shall be installed and maintained
so that lint does not accumulate in the chase or area behind the dryers or the roof of the
building.
CHAPTER 6
FIRE PROTECTION
602 FIRE CONTROLS
602.6 Access To Buildings By Fire Apparatus
602.6.1 Every building hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department
apparatus by way of access roadways with all-weather driving surface of not less than 20 feet
of unobstructed width, with adequate roadway turning radius capable of supporting the
imposed loads of fire apparatus and having a minimum vertical clearance of 13 feet 6
inches. Buildings in excess of 15 000 square feet shall allow for fire department vehicle
access to three (3) sides of the building. Buildings in excess of 30,000 square feet shall allow
for fire department vehicle access to all sides. During construction when combustibles are
brought onto the site in such quantities as deemed hazardous by the Fire Official, access
roads and a suitable temporary supply of water acceptable to the fire department shall be
provided and maintained.
EXCEPTION: When conditions prevent the installation of an approved fire apparatus
access road the Fire Official may permit the installation of a fire -
protection system or systems in lieu of a road. provided the system or
systems are not otherwise required by this or any other Code.
602.6.2 The required width of access roadways shall not be obstructed in any manner,
including the parking of vehicles. Installation of "No Parking" signs or other appropriate
notice, or of approved obstructions inhibiting parking, may be required and if installed shall
be maintained. Fire lanes designated by the Fire Official in accordance with the Fire
Prevention Code shall be marked by the property owner along the perimeter with
conspicuous signs which have the words "Fire Lane - No Parking" in red four (4) inch high
letters on a white background at fifty -foot intervals. Said Signs shall be a minimum of
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between five (5) feet above the ground to the bottom of the sign and a maximum of and
eight (8) feet above the ground to the top of the sign. Fire Lanes shall also be marked
along curbing with the siti-lar wording "Fire Lane - No Parking" in white four (4) inch high
letters on a red background stripe at fifteen (15) foot intervals. This section shall apply
equally to the maintenance and marking of existing and new Fire Lanes. The owner, or his
representative, of a building which is adjacent to the fire lane shall be responsible for
keeping the fire lane free of obstructions.
EXCEPTION: Universal "No Parking" signs may be used in lieu of the above.
602.6.7 In the event a dead-end roadway exceeds one hundred fifty (150) feet in length,
adequate space for turning around fire apparatus shall be required to be provided by the
owner of the property served. This provision applies to business, mercantile and dwelling
complexes.
602.6.8 The owner of premises at or upon which a Fire Lane is required. or the agent of
the owner. may have any vehicle that is parked in the Fire Lane, except an authorized
emergency vehicle. removed and stored at the expense of the owner or operator of the
vehicle, and subject to removal by the Fire Official, his designated assistants, or a police
officer.
602.6.9 No automobile, truck, or other vehicle shall be parked closer than fifteen (15) feet
to any fire hydrant.
603 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND
APPLIANCES
603.1 Installation
603.1.3 All premises, other than one -family and two-family dwellings, where buildings or
portions of buildings are located more than 150 feet from a fire hydrant system shall be
provided with approved on-site fire hydrants and water mains capable of supplying the fire
flow required by the Fire Official. The location and number of on-site hydrants shall be as
designated by the Fire Official, with the minimum arrangement being so as to have a
hydrant available for distribution of hose to any portion of any building on the premises at
distances not exceeding 300 300 feet but in no case shall hose lengths be greater than 500
300 feet. Public hydrants are recognized as meeting all or part of the above requirements.
Plans and specifications for the installation, modification, or alterations, of any on-site fire
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service main or fire hydrant shall be submitted to the Fire Official, along with hydraulic
calculations, for review and approval prior to installation.
EXCEPTION: One and two family dwellings with or without attached or detached
accessory structures
603.3 Portable Fire Extinguisher
603.3.1 Portable fire extinguisher shall be installed in all occupancies other than one -family
and two-family dwellings, and locations as set forth in this Code, or as may be determined
by the Fire Official. Portable fire extinguisher shall be in accordance with NFiPA 10, which
are installed where they are exposed to the weather, shall be placed in a cabinet so as to
be protected from damage.
603.3.3 Portable fire extinguisher shall be required to he installed in apartments and
condominiums. Installation requirements are as follows: One (1) 2-1/2 or 2-3/4 lb. ABC
dry chemical extinguisher installed within every apartment unit. Extinguisher shall be
mounted in or within close proximity to the kitchen on the exit side and shall be in plain
sight or one (1) five (5) or six (6) lb. ABC dry chemical extinguisher enclosed in approved
boxes shall be mounted throughout the complex. A minimum travel distance of fifty (50)
feet will be established and no person shall be required to climb or descend a flight of stairs
to reach an extin'uisher. Extin'uisher shall be mounted in •lain sight to all concerned
within the fifty (50) feet minimum travel distance.
603.6 Smoke Detectors
603.6.3 Smoke detectors shall be installed in all educational occupancies including but not
limited to day care centers, elementary and secondary schools. and all portable buildings.
These devices shall be installed in accordance with the rules for "partial smoke detection
systems." except day care centers which will require additional protection in every room in
which children sleep. All educational occupancies shall be brought into compliance with the
provisions of this section on or before May 1, 1997.
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603.6.4 Detectors shall be listed and meet the installation requirements of NFiPA 72 and
NFiPA 72E.
603.7 Fire Alarms
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603.7.5 Plans and specifications for automatic or manual fire alarm systems indicating the
location and number of all sending stations including automatic detection devices and signals
with specifications of the type, construction, and operation of the system shall be submitted
for approval prior to installation of equipment or wiring. Plans shall also include location
of the annunciator panel with appropriate zoning nomenclature. Two complete sets of plans
shall be provided to the Fire Prevention Bureau. These plans shall bear the signature and
license number of the licensed fire alarm planning superintendent, the date of proposed
installation and the name, address and certificate -of -registration number of the registered
firm. Any plans not drawn or submitted by a licensed planning superintendent will not be
accepted. Other specific information on submittal information can be obtained from the
Fire Official.
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603.7.8 Warning Signals:
1. Audible warning signals shall be accompanied by simultaneous visual signals for
the benefit of those with hearing disabilities.
2. Visual signals shall be accompanied by simultaneous audible signals for the
benefit of the visually impaired.
3. Visual signals shall consist of the letters FIRE in a flashing manner when
activated. The lettering, size, color and location of legally required visual signal shall
be subject to the approval of the Fire Official.
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603.15.8 Sprinkler systems shall be installed in buildings seventy-five (75) feet above the
lowest level of the fire department vehicle access. This requirement shall apply to Group
R (Residential) and Group B (Business) buildings.
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603.19 Fire Suppression Systems for Cooking Operations
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603.19.6 In the event the building has a fire alarm system the fire suppression system for
cooking operations shall be connected to the fire alarm system.
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CHAPTER 8
MAINTENANCE OF EXIT WAYS
802 Exit Obstruction
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802.2 Overcrowding
802.2.1 Occupant Content Posted
Signs stating the maximum occupant content shall be conspicuously posted by the owner of
the building in each assembly room. auditorium or room used for a similar purpose where
fixed seats are not installed. It shall be unlawful to remove or deface such notice or to
permit more than the le!al number of 'ersons within such s,ace. This number shall be
determined in accordance with the City Building Code by the capacity of the exits provided.
The lettering. size. color and location of legally required occupant content posted signs shall
be subject to the approval of the Fire Official.
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CHAPTER 9
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
901 General Provisions
901.1 Scope
901.1.1 Except as provided in 901.1.2, this Chapter shall apply to liquids with a flash point
below 200 F which are exposed to storage conditions, use conditions or process operations
where they are naturally or artificially heated to or above their flash point. Sections 901 and
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902 shall apply to all aboveground tanks used for the outside storage and dispensing of
flammable and combustible liquids. or to any portable aboveground tank with a capacity in
excess of 661 •allons used for the storage of flammable and combustible li.uids.
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901.2 Permits Required
901.2.1 For permit requirements see Chapter 4.
901.3 Containers, Tanks, Equipment And Apparatus
901.3.1 Containers, tanks, equipment and apparatus used or intended to be used for the
storage, handling, use or sale of flammable or combustible liquids shall be of an approved
type. Glass containers shall not be approved except where contamination is a factor.
901.7 Dispensing
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901.7.3 All pumps for tanks are to be U.L. listed for the use intended and U.L. listed for
use with each other.
901.7.4 All electrical devices used with or located within twenty (20) feet of the tank
storage area shall conform to NFiPA 70. Hazardous Locations.
901.7.5 Dispensing hoselines shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in length.
901.7.6 The nozzle of any hose of a dispensing device shall not reach within five (5) feet
of any building o ening.
901.7.7 Dispensing devices shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet from an adjacent
property line or building.
902 TANK STORAGE
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902.1 Restricted Locations
902.1.1 The storage of flammable or combustible liquids in aboveground tanks outside of
buildings is prohibited except within the I-3 "Heavy Industrial" zoning district within the
limits of the Fire District.
902.1.2 The location and installation of outside aboveground tanks for the storage of
flammable or combustible liquids shall be in accordance with NFiPA 30 and this Chapter.
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902.2 Fire Protection for Aboveground Tanks
902.2.5 Smoking is prohibited within fifty (50) feet of all storage and dispensing devices.
Signs which prohibit smoking shall be conspicuously posted.
902.2.6 Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided for the extinguishment of fires in
accordance with NFiPA 10. High Hazard. Additional fire control equipment may be
required where in the opinion of the Fire Official an unusual exposure hazard exists.
902.2.7 Labeling of all tanks shall be in accordance with NFiPA 704.
902.2.8 Fire department vehicle access shall be provided within 150 feet of any tank.
902.2.9 Fire hydrants shall be provided in accordance with Chapter Six (6) of this
Ordinance.
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902.8 Testing
All tanks, and that piping which is in a suction system, before being covered or placed in
use, shall be tested hydrostatical or with air pressure, at not less than 3 psi nor more than
5 psi. Pressure piping shall be tested to one and one-half times the working pressure, or 45
psi 7-5-134, whichever is greater. Tests shall be maintained for at least 30 minutes and shall
be witnessed by the Fire Official fire authority having jurisdiction.
905 INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
905.1 Manner of Storage
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905.1.2 Flammable or combustible liquids stored in tanks, drums or other closed containers
shall conform to the applicable requirements of 901, 902 and 904.
906 BULK PLANTS
906.1 Location Of Plants
No new bulk plants shall be constructed except within the I-3 "Heavy Industrial" zoning
district within the limits of the Firc District.
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906.2 Storage
906.2.1 Class I liquids shall be stored in closed containers, or in storage tanks aboveground
outside of buildings, or underground in accordance with 901 and 902.
906.2.2 Class II or III liquids shall be stored in containers, or in tanks within buildings or
aboveground outside of buildings, or underground in accordance with 901 and 902.
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908 PROCESSING PLANTS
908.1 Storage
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908.1.2 Flammable or combustible liquids stored in tanks, drums, or other closed containers
shall conform to the applicable requirements of 901 902 and 904.
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909 REFINERIES, CHEMICAL PLANTS AND DISTILLERIES
909.1 Storage
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Flammable or combustible liquids shall be stored in tanks aboveground or underground in
accordance with 901 and 902. Tanks for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids
in tank farms and in locations other than process areas shall be located in accordance with
901 and 902.
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913 WHARVES
913.1 Definition
The term "wharf" shall mean any wharf, pier, bulkhead, or other structure over or contiguous
to navigable water used in conjunction with a bulk plant, the primary function of which is
the transfer of flammable or combustible liquid cargo in bulk between shore installations
and any tank vessel, ship, barge, lighter, boat or other mobile floating craft; and this section
shall apply to all such installations except marine service stations as covered by the
provisions of Section 907, Service Stations.
913.2 Design And Construction
913.2.1 The design and construction of wharves or general purpose piers handling liquids
in bulk quantities shall be reasonably safe to persons and property. Installation, alteration,
or extension of piers and wharves conforming to the provisions of this Code shall be deemed
to be reasonably safe to persons and property; on matters not detailed in this Code, piers
and wharves installed, altered, or extended in conformance with the provisions of NFiPA
No. 87, Standard for the Construction and Protection of Piers and Wharves, shall be
evidence that such piers and wharves are reasonably safe to persons and property.
913.2.2 Substructure and deck shall be substantially designed for the use intended. Deck
construction can employ any material which will afford the desired combination of flexibility,
resistance to shock, durability, strength and fire resistance. Heavy timber construction is
acceptable.
913.3 Package Cargo Of Flammable And Combustible Liquids
Package cargo of flammable and combustible liquids, including full and empty drums, bulk
fuel and stores are permitted to be handled over a wharf during cargo transfer and at such
times and places as agreed upon by the wharf superintendent and the senior dock officer
on duty.
913.4 Bulk Cargo Of Flammable And Combustible Liquids
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Wharves at which flammable or combustible liquid cargoes are to be transferred in bulk
quantities to or from tank vessels shall be at least 100 feet from any bridge over a navigable
waterway, or from an entrance to a superstructure of a tunnel.
913.5 Ballast Water Or Class II Or Class III Liquids
Tanks used exclusively for ballast water or Class II or Class III liquids are permitted to be
installed on suitably designed wharves.
913.6 Loading Pumps And Inspection Of Hoses And Couplings
913.6.1 Loading pumps capable of building up pressures in excess of the safe working
pressure of cargo hose or loading arms shall be provided with by-passes, relief valves, or
other arrangement to protect the loading facilities against excessive pressure. Relief devices
shall be tested at not more than yearly intervals to determine that they function satisfactorily
at the pressure at which they are set.
913.6.2 All pressure hoses and couplings shall be inspected at intervals appropriate to the
service. With the hose extended, test the hose and couplings using the "inservice maximum
operating pressures". Any hose showing material deteriorations, signs of leadage, or
weakness in its carcass or at the couplings, shall be withdrawn from service and repaired or
discarded.
913.7 Piping And Fittings
Piping and fittings shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 903, with the
following exceptions and additions:
1. Flexibility of piping shall be assured by appropriate layout and arrangement of
piping supports so that motion of the wharf structure resulting from wave action,
currents, tides or the mooring of vessels will not subject the pipe to repeated strain
beyond the elastic limit.
2. Pipe joints depending upon the friction characteristics of combustibles, materials
or grooving of pipe ends for mechanical continuity of piping shall not be used.
3. Swivel joints are permitted to be used in piping to which hoses are connected, and
for articulated swivel -joint transfer systems, provided that the design is such that the
mechanical strength of the joint will not be impaired if the packing material should
fail, as by exposure of fire.
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4. Piping systems shall contain sufficient number of valves to operate the system
properly and to control the flow of liquid in normal operation and in the event of
physical damage. In addition, each line conveying flammable liquids leading to a
wharf shall be provided with a readily accessible block valve located on shore near
the approach to the wharf and outside of any diked area. Where more than one line
is involved, the valves shall be grouped in one location.
5. Means of easy access shall be provided for cargo line valves located below the
wharf deck.
6. Pipelines on wharves shall be adequately bonded and grounded if Class I and
Class II liquids are handled. If excessive stray currents are encountered, insulating
joints shall be installed. Bonding and grounding connections on all pipelines shall
be located on wharf side of hose riser insulation flanges, if used, and shall be
accessible for inspection.
7. Hose or articulated swivel -joint pipe connections used for cargo transfer shall be
capable of accommodating the combined effects of change in draft and maximum
tidal range, and mooring lines shall be kept adjusted to prevent surge of the vessel
from placing stress on the cargo transfer system.
8. Hose shall be supported so as to avoid kinking and damage from chafing.
913.8 Fire Fighting
913.8.1 Suitable portable fire extinguisher with a rating of not less than 20-B:C shall be
located within 75 feet of those portions of the facility where fires are likely to occur, such
as hose connections, pumps and separator tanks.
913.8.2 Where piped water is available, ready -connected fire hose in size appropriate for
the water supply shall be provided so that manifolds where connections are made and
broken can be reached by at least one hose stream.
913.8.3 Material shall not be placed on wharves in such a manner as to obstruct access to
fire fighting equipment or important pipeline control valves.
913.8.4 Where the wharf is accessible to vehicle traffic, an unobstructed roadway to the
shore end of the wharf shall be maintained for access of fire fighting apparatus.
913.9 Bulk Fuel Loading and Discharge
Loading or discharging shall not commence until wharf superintendent and officer in charge
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of tank vessel agree that tank vessel is properly moored and all connections are properly
made. Mechanical work shall not be performed on the wharf during cargo transfer, except
under special authorization based on a review of the area involved, methods to be
employed, and precautions necessary.
CHAPTER 17
LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GASES
1701 GENERAL PROVISIONS
1701.1 Scope
This Chapter and the Rules and Regulations published by the Railroad Commission of
Texas Chapter 22 shall apply to the storage, handling and use of liquefied petroleum gas
and the installation of all equipment pertinent to systems for such uses. This Chapter shall
also apply to the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas.
1701.2 Permits
For permit requirements, see Chapter 4. The Rules and Regulations published by the
Railroad Commission of Texas. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division. entitled The Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Division Safety Rules. dated October 1991, a copy of which. authenticated
by the signatures of the mayor and the city secretary and made a public record by this
Section. and on file in the city secretary's office is hereby adopted as fully as if copied at
length in this article.
1701.4 Installation
1701.4.1 All liquefied petroleum gas equipment, including such equipment installed at utility
gas plants, shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of NFiPA 58 and NFiPA 59,
the Rules and Regulations of the Railroad Commission of Texas except as otherwise
provided in this Chapter or in other laws or regulations legally in effect.
1701.4.2 Within the limits of the
areas City of Corpus Christi no storage container shall be installed, erected or used for a
capacity to hold more than one hundred fifty (150) water gallons except as follows:
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1. Installations accessory to service stations as permitted by the zoning ordinance,
when the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed two thousand (2000)
gal of water capacity
2. Installations accessory to industrial uses permitted in areas zoned industrial, when
the aggregate capacity of any one such installation does not exceed two thousand (2,000)
gallons of water capacity except that in particular installations this capacity limit may be
altered at the discretion of the Fire Official so as to increase the maximum allowable
capacity to not more than eight thousand (8,000) gallons of water capacity after
consideration of special features such as topographical conditions, nature of occupancy and
proximity to buildings, capacity of proposed tanks, degree of private fire protection to be
provided, and facilities of the local fire department.
3. Installations in an area zoned for I-3 "Heavy Industrial" use;
provided, however, that this restriction shall not be applicable to transportation purposes
and provided further that containers larger than one hundred fifty (150) water gallons
capacity may be authorized and installed only after applicant has first obtained and
presented to the Fire Official preps a written approval of such installation by
the director of the liquified petroleum gas division of the rail road commission.
1701.4.3 Multiple container installations in an area zoned 1-3 "Heavy Industrial" with a total
storage water capacity of more than 180,000 gallons (150,000 gallons LP gas capacity) shall
be subdivided into groups containing not more than 180,000 gallons in each group. No
individual container ma exceed 30000 allons water ca,acit . Such groups shall be
separated by a distance of not less than 50 feet, unless the containers are (1) buried or
mounded in an approved manner, or (2) protected with approved insulation on such areas
that may be subject to impingement of ignited gas from pipelines or other leakage, or (3)
protected by firewalls of approved construction conforming to the Building Code, or (4)
protected by an approved system for application of water, or (5) protected by other
approved means. Where one of these forms of protection is provided, the separation wall
shall not be less than 25 feet between such container groups.
1701.4.4 The storage and transportation of liquefied petroleum gas and the installation and
maintenance of all pertinent equipment shall be ' in accordance with
NFiPA 58 the Rules and Regulations of the Railroad Commission of Texas and subject to
the approval of the Fire Official.
1701.4.5 No stationary storage container shall be less than 10 feet from the nearest street
building or property line.
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CHAPTER 20
FIREWORKS
2002 MANUFACTURE, SALE AND DISCHARGE
2002.2 Restricted Use
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, assemble, store, transport, receive, keep,
sell, offer, or have in his possession with intent to sell, deliver, to any person or place, use,
discharge, cause to be discharged, ignite, detonate, fire or otherwise set in action or have
in his possession or on his person or under his control any fireworks od any description
except as herein provided. The Fire Official shall have the power to adopt reasonable rules
and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised public displays of fireworks by a
jurisdiction, fair associations, amusement parks, other organizations or for the use of
fireworks by artisans in pursuit of their trade. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be
Every such use or display shall be handled by a
competent operator approved by the Fire Official, and shall be of such character and so
located, discharged or fired so as not to be hazardous to property or endanger any person.
w x s
2005 SEIZURE OF FIREWORKS
2005.1 Removal And Disposal
chapter.
The presence of any fireworks within the city or within 5,000 feet of the city limits shall
constitute a violation of this Article and is hereby declared to be a common and public
nuisance and detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare. The Fire Official
is directed and required to seize and cause to be safely destroyed any fireworks found within
the city or within five thousand (5,000) feet of the city limits in violation of this chapter or
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in violation of the Fire Prevention Code. Any member of the fire department of the city
or any police officer is empowered to seize any fireworks found within the city or within
5,000 feet of the city limits in violation of this Article and cause the same to be safely
destroyed.
2005.2 Disposal Definition
"Fireworks" means and includes any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance
or combination of substances, or device prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or
an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation, and shall include
blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, or toy guns in which explosives are used,
firecrackers, torpedoes, pop pops (such as: pop tops, pow pow, fun snaps, or similar
explosive devices which can be projected, tossed, thrown, or dropped), skyrockets, roman
candles, daygo bombs, sparklers, or other devices of like construction and any devices
containing any explosive or flammable compound, or any tablet or other device containing
an explosive substance, except that the term "fireworks" shall not include any auto flares,
paper caps which contain twenty-five hundredths (.25) of a grain of explosive content or less
per cap and are used with toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other similar devices, the sale
and use of which shall be permitted at all times.
2005.3 Applicability
All the provisions of this Section shall apply to all of the area within the city and to all of
that area adjacent to the city and within 5,000 feet of the city limits; provided, however, that
no change in the city limits occurring after August 4, 1976, shall affect an expansion of the
area in which this Chapter applies until the 120th day following the effective date of such
change in the city limits.
2005.4 Duties Of City Attorney
Notwithstanding any penal provisions of this article, the city attorney is authorized to file
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suit on behalf of the city or the Fire Marshal or both, for injunctive relief as may be
necessary to prevent unlawful storage, transportation, keeping or use of fireworks within the
city and to aid the Fire Marshal in the discharge of his duties and to prevent any person
from interfering with the seizure and destruction of such fireworks, but it shall not be
necessary to obtain any such injunctive relief as a prerequisite to such seizure or destruction.
2005.5 Defense In Prosecution
In any prosecution for any violation of this Chapter, it shall not be necessary for the
prosecution to negate any proviso exception, but the same may be raised by the defendant
by way of defense. The possession of a permit from the Fire Official shall constitute a
defense to the persons named in such permit or in place of the persons named in such
permit.
2005.6 Penalty
Any person, upon conviction for violation of any provision of this Chapter, shall be fined not
more than : :: . !!.!! one thousand dollars ($1.000.00). If the fireworks
be separately wrapped or packaged, the doing of any act required to be done by this
Chapter shall be a separate offense as to each such separately wrapped or packaged
fireworks. Each day that a violation of this Chapter shall continue with respect to any
package of fireworks shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall use,
discharge, cause to be discharged, ignite, detonate, fire or otherwise set in action any
fireworks, upon conviction shall be fined as above provided.
2006 INDOOR FIRE WORKS SPECIAL EFFECTS
2006.1 Indoor Permit
2006.1.1 No person shall discharge any fireworks inside any building without a permit. Such
Hermit shall describe the explosive compounds to be used and the amount per show.
2006.1.2 Prior to the issuance of a permit for indoor fireworks, the operator shall file an
application with the Fire Official, stating the operator's qualifications and other information
as deemed necessary by the Fire Official to certify that the operator for which application
has been made is capable of safely discharging such fireworks as described to the satisfaction
of the Fire Official.
2006.1.3 No permit once issued may be transferred to another location nor another
operator. Any change in the information listed on the permit will require a new permit.
Any time the circumstances for which the permit was issued change, the permit is void.
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2006.1.4 No permit shall be issued until the show setup is approved by the Fire Official or
his designee prior to the first show.
2006.1.5 No permit shall be issued unless the building listed as the location of the display
has had a current fire inspection and is in compliance with this Code.
2006.2 Location And Amount
2006.2.1 The location of the fireworks display shall be specified as to street address
building designation and exact area within the building to allow the Fire Official to
determine that the proposed display can safely be discharged as approved.
2006.2.2 At no time shall the amount of explosive compound inside the building listed on
the _permit exceed the amount necessary for one show date consumption.
2006.2.3 The pyrotechnic operator shall be licensed by the State of Texas as required by
the Fireworks Rules of the State of Texas.
2006.2.4 A public display permit shall also be obtained as required by the Fireworks Rules
of the State of Texas.
Secs. 18-2 - 18-19. Reserved.
SECTION 2. That Chapter 18, In General, Article IV, Fire Reserve Force,
Sections 18-60 through 18-67 are repealed in their entirety and replaced by the following:
ARTICLE IV. RESERVED
Secs. 18-60 - 18-67. Reserved.
SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section,
paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance for it is the
definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 4. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City
of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption stating in substance the purpose of the
ordinance, this ordinance to become effective June 1, 1994.
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading
on this the s� day of /}Fjvt1 , 19 41 , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Dr. Jack Best
Melody Cooper
Cezar Galindo
Betty Jean Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
David Noyola
Clif Moss
That the foregoing ordinance was read Tr the second time and passed finally on this the
2 day of %Aj4A.) , 19 q1 , by the following vote:
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
David Noyola!
Clif Moss 0./rieaa#'
Mary Rhodes
Dr. Jack Best
Melody Cooper
Cezar Galindo
Betty Jean Longoria
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 3 day of ' , 19 414.
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AisY
MAYOR
THE CITY
APPROVED THIS 28th DAY OF MARCH, 1994:
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
By:
bert J. Hart, £• t ity Attorney
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021929
ORPUS CHRISTI
State of Texas,
County of Nueces
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally
came Phyllis Smith, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, says that she is Secretary of the Corpus Christi Caller -
Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said
County and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks,
Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy,
Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, and
Webb Counties, and that the publication of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
ORDINANCE NO. 021929 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, FIRE
PREVENTION CODE, ARTICLE 1, IN GENERAL, OF THE which the annexed
is a true copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times
on the 9th day(s) of May, 1994.
One Time(s)
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ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 18, FIRE PREVEN-
TION CODE, ARTICLE 1, IN
GENERAL, OF THE CITY
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
ADOPTION OF THE STAN-
DARD FIRE PREVENTION
CODE, 1981 EDITION; PRO-
VIDING FOR ADDITIONS,
DELETIONS. AND CHANGES
TO SAID CODE; REPEALING
ALL PREVIOUS PROVISIONS
OF ARTICLE- 1; REPEALING
ALL PROVISIONS OF ARTI-
CLE IV, FIRE RESF,RVE
FORCE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVID-
ING FOR PENALTEG;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA-
TION; AND PROVIDING AN
• EFFECTIVE DATE OF AP. 1,
1994..
• ThO ordinencs wits
t and apd
CouncilofClty ofd
• Corpus Christ) on the
3rd day of May, 1994.
/s/ Armando amps
City Secretary
3? City of Corpus Christi
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day
of June, 1994.
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