15.10.100 Adoption of NFPA 1, Fire Code 2018.
That certain document titled “NFPA 1, Fire Code 2018,” three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of San Luis, Arizona, including Annexes “A,” “B,” “D,” “E,” and “G,” together with that certain document titled “City of San Luis Amendments to the NFPA 1, Fire Code 2018,” three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk, which documents were made a public record of the City of San Luis, Arizona, by Resolution No. 2151 are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this code.
(A) NFPA 1 – Areas Where Certain Materials Are Prohibited.
(1) Establishment of limits of districts in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is to be prohibited. For volumes exceeding the maximum allowable quantities (as outlined in the Fire Code) the locations in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited are hereby established as follows:
(a) In all areas within the corporate limits of the City, other than those defined and designated as “light industrial” or “heavy industrial” districts by the SLCC Title 18, Zoning Code of the City, such storage is prohibited.
(b) Upon presentation of plans conforming to design criteria as established in the Fire Code and its referenced standards, the authority having jurisdiction, as defined by the Fire Code, may approve the location of such storage, in areas where such storage is not prohibited by subsection (A)(1)(a) of this section.
(2) Establishment of limits of districts in which storage of flammable or combustible liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited. The limits, referred to in the Fire Code and its referenced standards, establishing districts in which the aboveground storage of flammable or combustible liquids is restricted, are hereby established as follows:
(a) In all areas within the corporate limits of the City other than those defined and designated as “light industrial” or “heavy industrial” districts by the SLCC Title 18, Zoning Code of this City, the storage of flammable or combustible liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited.
(b) Exception 1: Vaulted tanks up to 1,000 gallons which provide two-hour fire protection may be used in prohibited areas.
(c) Exception 2: Aboveground tanks up to 500 gallons in capacity may be used in commercial districts when tanks meet all setbacks, containment, and are screened from view. Screening shall meet standards set forth in the SLCC Title 18, Zoning Code.
(B) Establishment and Duties of the Prevention Division of City of San Luis Fire Department. The City of San Luis Fire Code shall be enforced by the Fire Prevention Division in the Fire Department of the City of San Luis, which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the San Luis Fire Department.
(C) Appeals. Whenever the Chief of the City of San Luis Fire Department shall disapprove an application or refuses to grant a license or permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department to the Fire Appeals Board, as established and referred to in the current adopted fire code for the City of San Luis, within 30 days from the date of the decision.
(D) Any person found guilty of violating any provision of the code adopted in subsection (A) of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense punishable as described in this section. (Ord. 276 § 2, passed 4-4-2010; Ord. 353 §§ 1 – 6, passed 5-25-2016; Ord. 405 §§ 1, 2, passed 1-13-2021. Code 1982 § 6-1-8. Code 2012 § 150.008.)