HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-3947 - Ordinance - 10/12/2017 ORDINANCE NO. 2017-3947
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, "FIRE PREVENTION AND
PROTECTION," ARTICLE III, "FIRE CODE," SECTION 16-52, "AMENDMENTS TO
THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS
RELATING TO KEY BOX ACCESS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That Chapter 16, "Fire Prevention and Protection,"Article III,"Fire Code,"Section
16-52, "Amendments to the International Fire Code"of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not
affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances
of the City of College Station, Texas, that can be given effect without the invalid
or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable.
PART 3: That any person, corporation, organization, government,governmental subdivision
or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal
entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a violation of fire safety, zoning, or
public health and sanitation ordinances, other than the dumping of refuse. Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate
offense.
PART 4: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its
date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter
Section 35.
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PASSED,ADOPTED and APPROVED this 12th day of October, 2017.
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EXHIBIT A
That Chapter 16, "Fire Prevention and Protection," Article III, "Fire Code," Section 16-52,
"Amendments to the International Fire Code" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station,Texas, is hereby amended by adding section 22 and renumbering the list in order and is to
read as follows:
Sec. 16-52. —Amendments to the International Fire Code.
The International Fire Code, as referred to in Section 16-51, is hereby amended as follows:
(22) Section 506.1 is amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing with the
following:
Section 506.1 Where required:
Where access to or within a structure or an area is restricted because of secured
openings or where immediate access is necessary for life-saving or fire-fighting
purposes, the fire code official is authorized to require a key box to be installed in an
approved location. The key box shall be of an approved type listed in accordance with
UL 1037, and shall contain keys to gain necessary access as required by the fire code
official and the College Station Police Department SWAT Team. The fire code official
authorizes the College Station Police Department SWAT Team Leader and Assistant
Team Leader to have access to key boxes and a Fire Department master key to aid in
life saving activities. College Station SWAT Team will maintain a Fire Department's
master key with the same or similar policies or procedures as the Fire Department.