H-2 - Ordinance 2021-484 - Amending the 2018 International Fire Code

Section 907.7.4 Add a new section to read as follows: Device/Zone Map. An easily readable fire alarm device and/or zone map of the building shall be permanently mounted in or near the fire alarm control panel when required by the fire code official. Section 907.11 Add a new section to read as follows: Approved hold-open devices. When installed in buildings that have a fire alarm system and/or sprinkler system, all approved hold-open devices shall release upon activation of a fire alarm and/or sprinkler water-flow activation. Section 912.8 Add a new section to read as follows: Size. Minimum fire department connection size shall be 2 ½-inch National Standard Thread unless specifically approved by the fire code official. Section 1008.3.3 Delete number 5 and replace with: 5. Public restrooms designed for simultaneous use by more than one occupant. (Rather than > 300 square feet.) Section 1008.3.6 Add a new section to read as follows: Circuit wiring. Emergency lights shall be on the same electrical lighting circuit as the area being served for the purpose of conducting monthly and annual testing. Section 1013.7 Add a new section to read as follows: Circuit wring. Electrical power for illumination of exit signs shall be from the same electrical lighting circuit as the area being served for the purpose of conducting monthly and annual testing. Section 5003.3.1.4 Delete section and replace with: Responsibility for cleanup. The person, firm or corporation responsible for an unauthorized discharge shall institute and complete all actions necessary to remedy the effects of such unauthorized discharge, whether sudden or gradual, without cost to the jurisdiction. Where deemed necessary by the fire code official, fire chief, or duly authorized fire department member, cleanup can be initiated by the fire department or by an authorized individual or firm. Costs associated with such cleanup shall be borne by the owner, operator, or other person responsible for the unauthorized discharge. Section 5003.5 Add a sentence to the end of the section to read as follows: Signs shall also comply with the requirements of the Iowa Right to Know law. Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 4. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 5. When Effective. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval, and posting as provided by law.