Res 1374 - Unif Fire Code Stand
COUNCIL BILL NO. 1735
RESOLUTION NO. 1374
A RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTAIN CODES AND STANDARDS KNOWN AS THE
UNIFORM FIRE CODE AND UNIFORM FIRE CODE STANDARDS TO BE ENFORCED
WITHIN THE CITY OF WOODBURN BY THE WOODBURN FIRE DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the intergovernmental agreement between the City of
Woodburn and the Woodburn Rural Fire Protection District dated February 13, 1984,
enforcement of the Uniform Fire Code is the legal responsibility of the Woodburn Fire
District; and
WHEREAS, ORS 478.924 requires that the governing body of any city within
a rural fire protection district approve the fire code enforcement by the district within
the boundaries of the city; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council approves the Uniform Fire Code and Uniform Fire
Code Standards, as amended and adopted by Woodburn Fire District Ordinance
1996.01 (a copy of which is attached for reference and incorporated herein), and
authorizes their enforcement by the Woodburn Fir istrict within the boundaries of
the city of Woodburn. ()/\ tl" /:I..-- ~_ z- '1/
APPROVED AS TO FORM: r I L r va I 1 (0
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Passed by the Council July 8, 1996
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
ATTEST: /ll~L-~~
Mary Tennant, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
July 10. 1996
July 10, 1996
July 10, 1996
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COUNCIL BILL NO. 1735
RESOLUTION NO. 1374
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ORDINANCE 1996.01
An ordinance adopting the Uniform Fire Code and Uniform Fire Code
Standards and prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to
life and property from fire or explosion, providing for the issuance of
permits for certain hazardous uses or operations, and establishing a fire
prevention division and providing officers therefor and defining their
powers and duties.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Directors of Woodbum Fire District, a
district duly authorized under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 478,
Oregon Revised Statutes, located in Marion County, Oregon as follows:
Section 1. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE.
There is hereby adopted by the Board of Directors of Wood bum Fire District for
the purpose of prescribing regulations goveming conditions hazardous to life
and property from fire or explosion, that certain codes and standards known as
the Uniform Fire Code, as amended by the Oregon State Fire Marshal, and the
Uniform Fire Code Standards published by the International Fire Code
Institute and the International Conference of Building Officials, being
particularly the 1994 editions thereof and the whole thereof, one (1) copy of
which Code and Standards shall be filed in the office of the State Fire Marshal
of the State of Oregon, one (1) copy of which shall be posted at the Fire
District Headquarters Office, 1776 Newberg Highway, Woodbum, Oregon
97071, and one (1) copy of which shall be posted in each Woodbum Fire
District fire station, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully
as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall
take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of
W oodbum Fire District.
Section 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF FIRE PREVENTION
DIVISION.
(a) The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Fire Prevention Division
of the Woodbum Fire District which is hereby established and which shall be
operated under the supervision of the Fire Marshal.
(b) The Fire Marshal in charge of the Fire Prevention Division shall be
appointed by the Chief of the Woodburn Fire District on the basis of
examination to determine his qualifications.
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(c) The Chief of the fire department may detail such members of the fire
department as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. The Chief of
the fire department shall recommend to the Board of Directors of the
Woodbum Fire District the employment of technical inspectors, who, when
such authorization is made, shall be selected through an examination to
determine their fitness for the position.
Section 3. DEFINITIONS
(a) Wherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the Uniform Fire Code, it
shall be held to mean the area included within the boundaries of the
Woodbum Fire District.
Section 4. APPEALS
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Whenever the Chief disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit
where applied for, or when it is claimed that provisions of tht< code do not
apply, or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued
or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief
to the Board of Appeals within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision
appealed.
Section 5. PENALTIES
(al Any person who shall violate any of the prOVISIons of this Code or
Standard hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or
fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation
of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted 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 Board of Directors of W oodbum Fire District 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 of not less than $10.00 nor more than
$100.00 for each day's neglect as provided by ORS 478.990. 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 conditions are maintained shall constitute
a separate offense.
(b) The applications of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the
enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
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Section 6. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the
provisions of this ordinance or of the Code or Standards hereby adopted are
hereby repealed, (Le. UFC ORDINANCE 1992.1l
Section 7. V ALInITY
The Board of Directors of the Woodbum Fire District hereby declare that
should this section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance or of the
Code or Standards hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is
the intent of that board that it would have passed all other portions of this
ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portions as
may be declared invalid.
Section 8. APPENDICES
Following is a list of Appendices which shall apply to this ordinance.
(a) Appendix A-I Fire Apparatus Access Roads
Section 9. DATE OF EFFECT
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after approved by the
Board of Directors of the W oodbum Fire District and after approval by the
County Commissioners of Marion County, City Councils of Gervais and
Woodbum, or thirty days whichever is later.
WOODBURN FIRE DISTRICT
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Sandee pi ka
District Clerk
DATED: This ) ITh day of qu ~
,1996.
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Woodburn
Fire District
Appendix
Ordinance
A-1
1996.01
Fire Apparatus Access Roads to Private Property
Fire apparatus access to private property shall meet the requirements of
Article 9 of the 1994 UFC as amended by the State of Oregon.
The following specifications shall apply unless altered by the chief.
A. Width
The unobstructed width of a fire apparatus access road shall be not
less than 20 feet.
Exception: The following exceptions shall apply to properties with two or less single
family residences.
Roadway length
Clearance of
obstruction
Driveable surface
150-500 feet
20 feet
12 feet with a
minimum of one
turnout 12 X 40 feet
parallel to roadway
500+ feet
20 feet
12 feet with a
minimum of one
turnout 12 X 40 feet
every 400 feet or
fraction thereat.
Note: Location of turnouts to be approved by the Chief.
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B. Vertical Clearance
An unobstructed clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches.
C. Surface
The surface shall be an all weather material capable of supporting a
minimum weight of 60, 000 Ibs.
D. Turning Radius
Turning radius for a fire access road shall be 29' inside and 45'
outside based on a 20' wide access width. See attachement for
example.
E. Turnaround Provisions
Turnaround provisions shall apply to any dead end access more than
150 feet in length. See the attachment for specific examples and
standards.
F. Bridges
Bridges shall meet the requirements of UFC 902.2.2.5 and be
sufficient to carry a minimum load of 60,000 Ibs. Certification must
be provided by a licensed engineer.
G. Grade
The gradient for fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed
12%without the approval of the chief.
H. Obstructions
Shall comply with UFC 902.2.2.4
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Signs shall comply with UFC 901.4.5
J. Prem i ses Identificati 0 n
All properties must be identifiable from a public road. For address
which cannot be seen from a public road an address sign approved
by the chief must be posted at the drive entrance to the subject
property.
Roadside numerals shall be a minimun of 3 inches in height.
Numerals on buildings shall meet city/county standards. If no
standard is present they shall be 4 inches for residential and 6
inches for commerical application.
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Woodburn Fire District
1776 Newberg Highway
Woodburn, OR 97071
(503) 982-2360
Fax: (503) 981-5004
I certify that I have compared the attached Ordinance 1996.01 consisting of 6
pages with the original in this office, that I am the custodian, and that the
attached is a true and correct copy.
Woodburn, Oregon
June 12, 1996
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District Clerk
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