HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 Ordinance No. 083I
ORD!N/\W.E NO.fl
SERIE.S OF 1985
BY /\UT liOR JTY
COUOC!L BILL NO . 78
INTROOUC ED BY COUl-l::IL
MAYOR Ol'I S
AN OROIN/\1-1::E AMENDING TITL E 1 , CHAPTER 6F, OF TH E ENGL&/00D
MUNICIPAL CODE 19 85 E.ST/\BL I SHING A FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU ,
PLACI NG AUT HOR ITY FOR ITS ADMIN!STR/\TION UNDER THE COOE
ADMINI S'rRATOR , ANO ADOPTING CERTAIN REGULATOR Y PROV I SIONS
PREVI OUSLY CONTAJ NED WITH IN THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE AS THE DIROC'l'
RES PO NSJBH,IT Y OF 'l'liE ENGLEWOOD FI RE DE PA RTM ENT .
WH EREAS , the creation of t he Di v ision ol Building and Safety
involved placing a menber of the Fire Depa r tment (As sistant Fire
Marsha ll , Fire Prevention 0.Jreau) und r the supervis ion of the Code
Admi ni s t rator ; anrl
WHEREAS, certa in change s under Chapte r 6F a r e necessa r y to
e stablish a Fire Pre vent i on 0.Jreau under the admin istr a tion of the
Cod e h:1mini s trator ; and
WH EREAS , certain r eg ulatory provisions previously adopted by
the City along wi t h adoption of the Uniform Fire Code should no w be
placed under the direct r esponsibility of the Fire De pa r tment;
NCI,;, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNC I L OF THE
CI'rY OF ENGL EWOOD , COLORADO , THAT:
Section 1. Title 1 , O,apt e r 6 , l\rt i cle F, of the Englewood
r1Jn i cipa l Code 1985 , is he r e by amended by addi ng a new Sect ion 1-3
to r ead as follows :
l-6r.-l-3 : FI RE PREVENT I ON OUR EA U
1' :"IRE PRbVENTION BUR E/\U SHALL OE E.ST/\B LI SHED 1;1 THIN THE FIRE
DLPARTMEN'r UNDER THE DIRECT ION OF 'niE DEPA R'll1ENT OF CCNMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT 'S COD E ADMIN I STRATOR . 'niE BUREAU SHI\LL CO NSIST
OF SUCH FIRE DEPA.q'l11ENT PERSO NNEL AS M/\Y BE ASSIGNED THERETO
BY Tli E FIRE CHI EF. 'll!E FUOCT ION OF THIS BUREAU SHALL BE 1'0
ASSIST THE CODE AllMIN !STRATOR IN 'niE IIDMIN!STRATIO N ANO
ENFORCEMENT OF TI IE ENGLEWOOD BUILDING ANO SAFETY CODE .
Sect i on 2 . Title 1 , O,a pte r 6 , Ar t i c l e F, of the Englewood
Mun ici pal Co:lel985 , is hereby amended by r e numberi ng o l d Sect i on
1-3 t o read l-6F-l-4 , addi ng a new subparagraph G and r elettering
form e r subpar agraph G a s "H" to rea d as fo llows :
l -6F-l -4: DUT I E.S Of THE DEPARTMENT
I t sha ll be the d uty of the Fire De par tment :
G. ro INVIBTIGl\'rE THE CAUSE , ORIGIN /IND CIRCUH.5TA l-l'.:ES OF ALL
FIRES OCCURRING WI T !I N THE CITY .
G... To perform such other d u ties a s may be assigned by the
H City Ma nager or by this Code .
Section 3 . Ti tle 1 , O,apter 6 , Art i c l e F , of the Englewood
t-\Jn ici pal Code 1985 , is hereby amended by adding new Sect i o ns 7, 8,
9 a nd 10 , to read as follows :
l-6F-7: ESTABL lSHtl ENT OF MO'r◊R VEHIC LE ROUTES
VEHICLES TRANSPORTIN G EXPLOSIVES , BLAST ING AGENTS , HAZARDOUS
CHEl11CM.5 OR OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES. THE ROUTES REFERRED
'ro IN SOCTION 77 .302 (1) OF THC UNIFORM FIRE CODE FOR VEHICLES
TRl\N.SPORT ING EXPLOSIVES, BLASTING !\GENTS , DI\NGER')(JS CHEl1!CM.5
OR OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES ARE HEREBY ESTAB LISHEt; AS
FOLLCA-15 :
1. S.I\NTA FE DRIVE
2 . U.S. H!QiWAY 285 , EXCLUSIVELY BE"IWEEN THE HOURS
CO-IMEl'l:ING AT 10:00 P.M . AND ENDING AT 6 :00 A.M.
l-6F-8: ESTABL ISHMEN'I' OF FIRE LANES
A. FIRE LANES Sll~LL BE ESTABLISHE D ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
DEVO'l'ED 'ro PUBLIC USE WHERE TH E PARKI NG OF MO'roR VEIHCLES JR
OTHER OBS'r RUCTIONS MAY IN'l'E RFERE WI TH '!'HE INGRESS AND EXiRESS
OF ?IRE DEPARTM EN'l' VEHICLES FOR THE PROTOCTION Of PERSONS AND
PRO,ERTY , SUCH AS SHOPPING CENTERS , BOI-ILING ESTABLISl~ENTS ,
THi:ATERS , HOSPITALS, 9:HOOLS , CHURCHES AND OTHER SIMILAR
LOCATIONS WHE RE FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS AND l:X)UIPMENT CANN<l'r
BE USED EFfOCTIVELY FH01 PUIJLIC ACCESSl·IAYS .
8 . THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPAR'IHENI' AND •rHE CHIEF OF THE
POLICE DEPA RTMENT SHALL ESTABL I SH SAID FIRE LANES ON PREl1!SES
HERE'roFORE SET OUT BY FI LING A PLA T OF SAID PRIVATE PRfl1!SES
WITH THE DEPAR'f!1EN"r OF PUBLIC WORKS AND WI TH THE POLICE
DEPAR'IHEN'r OF THE CITY , SPOCIF ICAL LY DESIGNATING THEREON THE
W!IJr H AND ROUTE Of SUC H FIRE LANES AS SHALL BE ESSENTIAL FOR
'!'HE NOCESSARY INGRE SS , EXiRESS AND MOVEl1ENT OF FIRE EQUIPMEN'r
AND APPARATUS WITHIN AND UPO N SAID PRIVA'rE PREl1 !SES. S.~ID
PLAT SHALL BEAR THE DATE OP APPP 'WAL, OF '!'HE FIRE AND POl,ICE
CHIEFS Or' THE CI 'l'Y .
c , uro I FILING 'fHE APPROVAL PL.A'!' DESIGNA'l'ING THE NOCESSARY
FIRE LA ,!ES AND WIIJ l'H S TIIEREON Wl 'l'H THE DEPAR'IHENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS AND THE POL ICE DEPAR'f!1Ei'l l', AS PROVIDED HEREIN , THE F IR E
CHI EF OR 1115 DES!QlEE SHALL FOR'rl¼II TII DELIVER A COP Y OF THE
SAME 'ro THE o.-lNER, OPERA'roR , TENANT OR LESS EE IN POSSESSION
OF SAID PRIVATE PROPER'rY WI TH 1-IRl 'l'l'EN NO'l'I CE AND ORDER 'ro
I
PROCEED TO MARK AND rosT SAID FIRE LANES IN CfJNFORMAOCE I" -,,~
THE MANUAL AND SPOC IFICATIONS OF 'Jl-lE S'fATE DEPI\R'IMEN'f Ol'
HIGlWAYS. WI1'HIN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS AFTER OO'J'ICE, OP :'iU.'.!I
I\ODI'f!ONAL TIME AS !X)T TO EXCEED FORTY -FIVE (45) AODIT[(Jlsl\L
DAYS , 'Jl-lE Oi/NER , OPERATOR , TENANT OR LESSEE IN POSSESSION
SHALL COMPLE'rE 'fHE NOCESSARY MARKING AND SIGNING AS REQUIRED
HEREIN .
D. FAILURE OF '!'HF OdNER, OPERATOR , TENANT OR LESSEE IN
POSSESSION TO COMPLY WI TH TH E REl',)UIREMENTS AS SET oor IN
SUBSOC'rlON C HER EOF SHALL BE CONS !DERED ·ro BE A VIOLATION OF
THIS CODE AND :\AY SUBJ EX::'r 'fHE OdNE R, OPERATOR , TF.NI\NT OR
LESSEE IN POSSESSION TO TliE PENALT I ES PRESCRIBED IN SEX:TION
l-6F-10 OF THIS ARTICLE.
E. THE OdNER, OPERATOR, TENAN'r OR LESS EE IN POSSESSION MAY
APPEAL THE ORDER OF THE FIRE CHIEF AS PROVlDED IN SOCTIO N
l -6F-9 OF THIS ARTICLE.
l-6F-9 : AP PEA[.S
WHENEVER TIIE CHIEF OF THE F IRE DEPAR'JMENT SHALL DISAPPROVE AN
APPLICATION OR REFUSE TO GRANT A PERMIT APPLJEC FOR, OR WHEN
IT IS CLAIMED 'rHA'r THE PROV ISIONS Of THIS TITLE 00 NCYr APPLY
IN THE MANNER IN WHICH 'fliE CH I EF OF THE F IRE DEPAR'IMENT
DE'fERMINES , OR WHEN l'r IS CLAIMEIJ THAT THE TRUE INTEN'r /\ND
MEANING OF THI S TITLE fl~VE BEF.~ MI SCONSTRUED OR WRONGLY
INT ERPRE'rED DY THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DE PARTMEN'l', AN'i PERSO N
AGGR IEV>:D '!'HE REB Y MAY APPEAL FR<X-1 TH E DOC I SION OF '!'H E CHIEF
OF THE E'DE DE PAR'IM EN'r ·ro TIIE ENGLEl;OOD BOI\RD OF ADJU S'll1ENT
AND AP PEA LS WI THIN THIR'rY (30 ) DA YS r'RCl'I TH E DATE OF THE
DEC IS ION APPEA LED, NHI CH BOAR.1 SHAL L REV!Ftl TH E DEX:!SION OF
TH E CHIEF OE' THE FIRE DE PAR'll1 l:N'I' AND ktNDER A FINAL AND
BI NDING DEC IS ION TliEREUPON. lN CONSlDERIN G SUCH APPEA LS , THE
ENGLENOOD BOARD OF ADJUS'l11E N'I' AND A~PEAl.5 SHAL L HAVE THE
POWERS GRANT ED TO 'rHE CHI EF OF THE E'IRE DEPAR'll1ENT BY SECTION
l -6F-l -2 OE' THIS ARTICLE .
l-6F -10 PENA LTIES
I\. /\NY PERSON ;'iHO FAILS 'fO CO-\PLY 'tl!TH 'rHE PROVISIONS OF
TITLE l-6F OF THE ENCLEl;QOI) MUNICIPAL CODE , OR 1"80 S'l/\LL
VIOLATE OR WHO SHALL FAIL TO CO,\PLY WITH AN'i ORDER '.·oAOE
TH EREUNDER , OR ANY CERTlr'ICA'fE OR PERMI T ISSUED THE RE UNDER ,
AND FRO,! WHI CH NO APPEAL HAS DEEN TAKEN , OR \;HO SHA LL FAIL TO
COMPLY WITH SUCH AN ORDER 1\5 l\ff!RMED OR MOD IFIED BY TH E
ENGL EWOOD BOARD OF ADJUS 'l11ENT AND APPEALS , OR BY A COURT OF
CCl'IPETENT JU IUSD!C1'JON , WITHIN THE TIME FIXED 'rH ERE IN, SHALL
BE CONSIDERED TO HP.VE VI OLAT ED '!'HIS CODE AND Sl'I\LL BE SUBJEX:T
TO THOSE PE NA L"rI ES PPESCR!B ED IN SEX:'rlO N 1-4-1 OF THIS
MUNI C I PAL COD E. TH E [MPOS[TlON OF ONE PENALTY FOR AN'i
VIOLAT IO N 811/\Lf, NOT EXCUSE THE VIOLI\T ION NOR PE llM I T !'r TO
CONTINUE, AND ALL $OCH PERSONS SHALL BE RD;)UIRED TO CORRECT
OR REMEDY SOCH VIOLATIONS OR DEFtJ:'I'S WITHIN A REASONABLE
TIME .
B. ANY COITTINUING /Cr , WHICH UNDER SUBSECTION A HEREOF SHALL
CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THIS CODE , IS HEREBY DEX:LARED TO BE
I\ PUBLIC NUISANCE AND IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER PENALTIES
PR ESC RIBED flEREIN , THE CITY MAY TAKE SUCH LEGAL ACTION TO
ABAT E SUCH NUISANCE AS SHALL BE APPRO PRIAT E.
In t r od uced , r ead i n full , and passed on f irst r eading on the
4th day of Novenber , 1985 .
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 6th day of
NQ,1enber , 1985 .
Read by title and passed on final r eading on the 2nd da y of
Decenber , 1985 .
Published by title as Ordinance No . b , Series o f 1985 , on
the 4th day of Decenber, 1985.
/It test :
Ll --?1~y ---DA?<--~
( ex off i cw cTy Clerk-Treasurer
I , Gar y R. Hig bee , ex officio Ci ty CJ.e r k -Treasure r of the
City of Eng lewood , Colorado , hereby certify that the above and
forego ing is a true and conplete copy of the Ordinance P,!SSed on
f inal r eading and published by title as Ordinance No . _;[j_, Series
o f 1985 .
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