Legal Documents of Jefferson City

Section [A] 101.1 Title.

Delete "[Name of Jurisdiction]" and insert "City of Jefferson City, Tennessee" in its place.

Section [A] 101.2.1 Appendices.

Insert "the following Appendices are specifically included in this adoption. All others are excluded.

Appendix B Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings

Appendix C Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution

Appendix D Fire Apparatus Access Roads

Appendix E Hazard Categories

Appendix F Hazard Ranking

Appendix J Building Information Sign"

Section [A] 102.7.1 Conflicts

Between "code" and "and" add "NFPA 101,"

Section [A] 102.7.2 Provisions in referenced codes and standards.

Insert "as approved by the fire code official" at the end of the sentence before the period.

Section [A] 103.1 General.

At the end of the section insert "This department shall be known as the Jefferson City Fire Department"

Section [A] 111.1 Board of Appeals established.

Insert after the last sentence "The Board of Appeals shall be the same as established and regulated by the 2018 International Building Code."

Section [A] 112.4 Violation penalties.

Delete "guilty of a [SPECIFY OFFENSE], punishable by a fine of not more than [AMOUNT] dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding [NUMBER OF DAYS], or both such fine and imprisonment" and insert "subject to penalties as prescribed by law" in its place.

Section 401.3.1 Fire Events Insert new section to read: Section 401.3.1.1 Other Emergencies. In the event of any other emergency to which the fire department will respond to a property, the owner or occupants shall immediately notify the fire department."

Section 507.5 Fire hydrant systems.

Change the "6" and the end of the sentence to "7" and add a new section as follows: Section 507.5.7 Hydrant Removal. Fire hydrants required by this code or otherwise installed shall not be removed without the approval of the fire code official."

Section 507.5.1 Where required.

Add a new section as follows: "Section 507.5.1.1 Fire hydrants required. Fire hydrants shall be available at a distance of not more than 600 feet to all new dwellings within new residential developments/subdivisions or a manufactured housing parks containing more than four dwellings. Two copies of a site utility plan and designs showing the layout of all underground main and all fire hydrant locations shall be submitted by the owner/developer for review by the fire code official. Exception: Dwellings or manufactured houses equipped with

an automatic sprinkler system, installed and tested in accordance with NFPA 13D or 13R."

Section 507.5.4 Obstruction.

At the end of the section insert "Fire hydrants shall be maintained unobstructed in accordance with the Detail 507.5.5(1)."

Section 507.5.5 Clear space around hydrants.

At the end of the section, before the period, insert "by the fire code official. Fire hydrants shall be maintained unobstructed in accordance with Detail 507.5.5(1)."

Insert new detail as follows:

"Detail 507.5.5(1)

Section 901. 7 Systems out of service.

In the first sentence, after "required" add "otherwise installed" and add a new section as follows: Section 901.7.7 Fire protection system activation. The activation or use of any fire protection or device in connection with the control or extinguishment of a fire shall be reported to the fire code official. Such report shall be made by the owner and contractor of the premises in which the system or device is installed and by the contractor or service firm responsible for restoring the system to normal operation or servicing the actuated system or unit. The owner or contractor shall report its use and performance as required by 901. 7 to the fire code official immediately."

Section 901.8 Removal of or Tampering with Equipment

In the first sentence remove the words "required by this code".

Section 903.2.8 Group R.

At the end of the section add: "Exception: This section shall not apply to detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height where each dwelling extends from the foundation to the roof, is open on at least two sides with each dwelling having a separate means of egress and their accessory structures as regulated by the 2012 International Residential Code."

Section 906.1 Where required.

Delete the Exception section under Section 906.1(1) in its entirety.

Section 907.2.1.1 System initiation in Group A occupancies with an occupant load of 1,000 or more. Replace "1,000 or more" with "more than 300" in the title and in the code section.

Section 907.2.11.1 Group R-1

Insert "4. In each garage or storage area with a six foot or wider door to the outside."

Section 907.2.11.2 Groups R-2, R-3, R04 and I-1.

Insert "4. In each garage or storage area with a six foot or wider door to the outside."

Section 912.2.1 Visible location.

After the words "street side" add "(addressed side)". At the end of the section add "The fire department connection shall be identified by a permanent approved sign which shall have the letters "FDC" at least 6" high in red on a white background."

Section 912.2 Location.

Add a new section as follows: 912.2.3 Hazards. Gas meters, propane cylinders, electrical devices or any other product or device that could become a fire, explosion or electrical hazard shall be located a minimum of 15 feet from connections."

Section 912.4 Access.

After the word "walls" insert "gas meters".

Section 912.4.2 Clear space around connections.

Delete all after the word "required" and add "in section 912.2.3."

Chapter 11 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings Delete Chapter 11 in its entirety.

Section B104 Fire-Flow Calculation Area. Delete the entire section.

Section B105 Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings. Delete Table

Section D103.1 Access Road width with a hydrant.

Delete Section D103.1, including the title and figure D103.1, in its entirety, and replace with "D103.1 Fire apparatus access roads. All fire apparatus access roads shall meet or exceed the City of Jefferson City Minimum Subdivision Regulations."

Section D103.2 Grade.

Delete Section D103.2 in its entirety.

Section D103.3 Turning radius. Delete

Section D103.3 in its entirety.

Section D103.4 Dead ends.

Delete Section D103.4, including Table D103.4, in its entirety.

Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Renumber Section D103.5 to D103.2.

Section D103.6 Signs.

Delete Section D103.6, including Figure D103.6, in its entirety.

Section D106.1, Projects having more than 100 dwelling units.

Replace "100" with "125" where it appears in the title and in the section.

Section D107 One- or Two-Family Residential Developments Delete Section D107 in its entirety. (1996 Code, § 7-202, as replaced by Ord. #2013-20, Dec. 2013, and Ord. #2024-10, Sept. 2024 Ch18_1-5-26)