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57 of 1963 - Amending Title 15 of the Revised Ordinances, by adding to Section 16, amending the Fire Prevention C ROLL CALL Salt Lake City, Utah, September 24 , 196 3
VOTING Aye Nay
I move that the Ordinance be passed.
Christensen . . ,
Harrison . . . t/ /� �� //�/
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Smart . . . ✓,
Mr. Chairman G/ AN ORDINANCE
Result . . . . /
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Title 15 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake
City, Utah, 1955, relating to fire prevention, by adding thereto a new chapter
to be known as Chapter 16 entitled "Nurseries and Nursing Homes."
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Title 15 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City,
Utah, 1955, relating to fire prevention, be, and the same hereby is, amended
by adding thereto a new chapter to be known as Chapter 16, entitled "Nurseries
and Nursing Homes," to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 16.
NURSERIES AND NURSING HOMES.
"Sec. 15-16-1. Definitions.
(1) Nursing Home. A nursing home shall mean and include
any building or buildings used for the lodging, boarding or nur-
sing care on a 24-hour basis of more than five (5) infants or
children, convalescents, aged persons or rest patients, but shall
not include hospitals or government-operated mental or correct-
ional institutions.
(2) Nursery. A nursery shall mean any building or build-
ings used for the daytime care only of infants or children for
more than four (4) hours per week.
"Sec. 15-16-2. Local alarm system required. All nursing
homes in operation in this city for the accommodation of fewer
than fifteen (15) persons and all nurseries accommodating more
than twenty-four (24) and less than forty (40) children shall
be protected throughout by an approved automatic fire detection
and alarm system.
"Sec. 15-16-3. Fire department connected alarm system re-
quired. All nurseries accommodating forty (40) or more children
or housing any children above the first floor, and all nursing
homes accommodating more than fourteen (14) and less than twenty-
five (25) persons shall be protected throughout either by an
approved supervised automatic fire detection and alarm system
connected directly into the fire department's alarm signal
system by means of a master fire alarm box or by a supervised
automatic fire detection and alarm system connected to a pri-
vate alarm indicating panel located either in the fire depart-
ment's alarm office or in a continously manned central station
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operated by an approved and qualified firm or company specializing
in detection and alarm service, which has direct communication
with the fire department's alarm office. Included as a part of
the automatic fire detection system, there shall be at least one
manual fire alarm sending station, located at a readily accessible
and visible point in the natural path of escape from fire, which
shall be connected into the automatic alarm system.
"Sec. 15-16-4. Standards of alarm systems.
(1) The alarm system shall be so arranged that either the
manual or automatic activation of the system will sound a dis-
tinctive alarm audible throughout the building.
(2) Detectors of the automatic system must be the equivalent
of either the rate-of-rise type or the combination rate-of-rise
and fixed-temperature type, except that suitable fixed-temperature
detectors may be used in furnace rooms or other locations where
normal heat fluctuations would unnecessarily activate rate-of-rise
detectors.
"Sec. 15-16-5. Maintenance of alarm system. The proper
maintenance of the private local alarm system and of those alarm
systems connected directly into the fire department's alarm signal
system up to the connection at the master box shall be the re-
sponsibility of the owner, operator or person in charge of such
nursery or nursing home. Such owner or operator shall also be
responsible for the expense of connecting into the fire depart-
ment's alarm system for that portion of the connection that ex-
ceeds one-fourth (q) mile from the master box.
"Sec. 15-16-6. Inspection. The owner or operator of each
nursery or nursing home shall be required to make a suitable in-
spection and test of the fire detection alarm system at least once
each month and shall have the alarm system inspected and tested
at least once each calendar quarter by a qualified technician or
licensed electrician. A report showing the condition of the
system shall be filed with the fire marshal following each in-
spection.
"Sec. 15-16-7. Automatic signal for malfunctioning of
systems required. Each system shall be electrically supervised
in such manner that any malfunction of the system, such as power
failure, short circuits, breaks in wires or other condition which
might prevent or interfere with the operation of the system, will
be indicated by a distinctive audible and visible trouble signal
at the office or other designated location.
"Sec. 15-16-8. Exceptions to alarm systems allowed in cer-
tain buildings. Buildings fully protected by approved automatic
sprinkler systems and buildings meeting the requirements of the
Uniform Building Code for Type I or Type II construction, or for
Type III construction not more than one story in height, and also
the requirements for Group D occupancies shall not be required to
have fire detection and alarm systems installed as herein required
for nurseries or nursing homes; provided, that such Type I, II and
III buildings shall be equipped with an approved manually operated
alarm system designed to sound an alarm audible throughout the
building, with manually operated sending stations installed on
each floor near all main exit ways and in the natural path of
escape from fire at readily accessible and visible points not
likely to be obstructed.
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"Sec. 15-16-9. Automatic sprinkler systems required. All
nursing homes having twenty-five (25) or more occupants shall be
protected throughout by an approved standard automatic sprinkler
system, which shall be maintained at all times in good operating
condition and which shall be equipped with a suitable local water-
flow alarm and an approved electrical device which will indicate
the closing of supply valve or valves by activating a distinctive
audible and visible signal at the office or other location de-
signated by the fire marshal.
"Sec. 15-16-10. Exceptions to sprinkler systems in certain
buildings. An automatic sprinkler system shall not be required
if the building meets the requirements of the Uniform Building
Code for Type I and II construction, or for Type III construction
not more than one story in height, and also the requirements for
Group D occupancies; provided, that such buildings shall be
equipped with an approved manually operated alarm system designed
to sound an alarm audible throughout the building, with manually
operated sending stations installed on each floor near all main
exit ways and in the natural path of escape from fire at readily
accessible and visible points not likely to be obstructed.
"Sec. 15-16-11. Certain patients not permitted above first
floor. Exception. Non-ambulatory or blind patients shall not
be permitted above the first floor of any nursing home unless
such building is of Type I or II construction, or is protected
throughout by an automatic sprinkler system as herein specified
and also complies with all of the requirements of the Uniform
Building Code for Group D occupancies.
"Sec. 15-16-12. Effective date for existing nurseries and
nursing homes. All nurseries and nursing homes in existence and
operating in this city at the time of the adoption of this ordin-
ance shall comply with all the provisions of this ordinance for
detection and alarm systems and sprinkler systems set forth in
this ordinance on or before the first day of September, 1965.
"Sec. 15-16-13. New nurseries and nursing homes to comply
with ordinance. No nursery or nursing home not in existence and
in operation at the time of the adoption of this ordinance shall
be licensed or placed in operation in this city hereafter unless
such building is not more than one story in height, or meets the
requirements of the Uniform Building Code for Type I and II con-
struction, or unless such building is not more than two stories
in height and is protected throughout by an approved automatic
sprinkler system. Such building shall comply with the provisions
of this ordinance and with other city ordinances and regulations
pertaining to such occupancies.
"Sec. 15-16-14. Unlawful to operate without compliance after
the effective date. After the date set herein for compliance,
it shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any nursery or
nursing home to operate such nursery or nursing home without com-
plying with the provisions of this ordinance."
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, it is
necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants of Salt Lake
City, Utah, that this ordinance become effective immediately.
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SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first
publication.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
24thday of September, 1963.
MAYOR
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T Yt.t O R D E R
(SEAL)
BILL NO. 57 of ;963
Published September 27, 1963
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AN ORDINANCE
AN OROINAN.:E AMENJING Title
01
IS of tee Revised Ordlnances Salt
Lake City, Utah,y 1955,ngelahoh°to
fieldprey Ilion, a
chapter to be known a Chan-
ter to a tilled"Nurseries and Nurs
'"6e I.ortlalned by the Board'of
C mornissioners r Sall Catee LtlY.
Utah,
CTION i. Taal Title 15 of tn=
Re 1;I O1'5'S nces of Salt 'eke
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be 955, eating to lira 0
Nan,be,and the same hereby Is, Affidavit of Publication
byb a ante thereto a
amended m, e kno.m hapter is,
s, 'Nurseries and Nursing
Honeoms;'to reap as follows:
"CHAPTER G.
NURSER., E NURSING
HOMES.
NURSING
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shop mean and include building
buittl used for tie I ng,
SS,
ne�a9ortdae care on 24.� br of five (5) ,aka
alesceCat
I sshall not n reos a se or tt-
narl nets include hospitals e
donoroyerated mensal or oerreh- D M Ockey
institutions.
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the deytime Care only f Intents
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our iioan a arm automat" Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, in the State of Utah.
det .16-1a9.Fire department c
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re a donne Ysing any That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
a accommodating
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or more
all run above tee arcs door, and
more than fourteen accommodatingc s Salt Lake City Bill No 57 of 1963
bptctdiema'
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approv
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dtion and 'arm =sem . An Ordinance relating to Nurseries
reeled directll Info me fire depart-
men',meals of alarm master signal
smarm box
by supervised somatic ton
on by and`alarm stem and Nursing Homes.
pC d to a private alarm indicating
anel located either In a fire de•
tailment's alarm office o
inu°usly manned central nation
basted by a approved antl uall-
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and farm
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fire detection system,there shall he
at least on manual fire alarm sena-
Ing motion,lted at a readily ac-
cessible and visible point m the September 27 1963
natural paten escape from fire, was published in said newspaper on
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automatic alarm system.
"Sec. 15-16.4, Standards of alarm
systems.
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ilamour aclivartir f 'ha%rs au
wbl s throughout
t fisheet eve a
tllble tDetetors the
of building tin
(te Detectors equivalent
if v/�
system must he the eguivalenf of /
either the rate-of-rise type or the
Combination time,
and fixed- ✓ / -Ct /,�
temperature type, except that suit ''tL'�t!�L�i�
able fixed-temperature detectors may �`�- -
b�a`sed In furnace
e as o rooms
ot ohear et r gal Advertising Clerk I-_._
Nations woo'.d v ari,v ac,.va,e
rate-of-rise detectors.ss
'Sec. 15,6.6. maintenance or
system. The p time.
e of the private loud proper
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meters alrecnv into ltlres� a auparto
'„curs maims system r x e.
e connection signal master the
shall,e the responsibility of rge
user or person in
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be r_ ,stile`loco jhe a g
con n fare dexon o he
alarm`system for portion of 63
cion that exceeds m one-fourth A D 1!,
connection
mile from ma it ter x. .t
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opera
or sing home shall inspection
n each
required
tot Clt a re Bete ins a t ono sod
test of the fire detection month sys-
era
tem al.east once each month and •have the alarm system - i %
sported and tested at least qualified by a a h
calendar vaaC d econtion A a
poshntltohall licensed
Co^dirt°^ r the Notary Public
system shall be need with the fire
tar i tt.ing each m°Sec 15••d.]. Automati
c ps pal�lor
ncnoning of systems rc ired.
Ea<n system shell be eler thallY sv
rlfu malfunction
r that any
power ailu of u theshort
scircuit such a
Gower failure,short circuits,Its,breaks
mlgM`p °aril To rane°rfe oionyllhhth free
ralior.ao,the sYs+e , be in-
doroled irdvOlemzlnailveai the Zlible office 50 1965,
other designated location. °
stems lallowed Exceptionsn buildings.
Buildings fully protected by a sect
automatic
mnznny the systems enls
Tf the Uniform 0Vildlnag Code Ice
ype 1 r Type II construction,
for Tyne III construction n
than p story height,and alto
the requirements for Group D occu-
panciesdetection bed required io
terns iestaned as herein re Yedsfor
da
vldetl�I s s all be equ hell a th a
buildings shall be equipped w'�IM1 a
oved m ncifruted alarm
untl a
mane a IM1eopera to the se builtlintalwirh
manually operated sender stations
nslal led oeach 11oor n ail m a ion
and o sr al path e
m fire atcoddrli a to he
and visiblepoints not likely to he
o"Sec.
FasinT Iwrenul y9 Automatic
utomd d sprinkler
systems required. All nursing homes
more ac-
eahah ed standard by anapproved, which
automatic
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sprinkler all which shall be
malinaln co at on times in good o•
ating condition and table shall
be c ped with n 'thou ble local
electrcal alarm and a oved
theco-¢m device winch will valves
e a at supply valve o
by ac�ige's tlislinclive frin'ble
othery loime s pal at the the o
location aargnared by the Tire
a hat.
p1"sec.stemsU Exceptions to dings.
nts systems "r certain tlonbuildings.
An bn reqticuired
sprinkler inm.shall
not he u fired is the buildingthe meets
rm
the requirements of the Uniform
constti for Type Typ I and II
r for Tyne e l
sn construction,
om a than o warty
In'.,eight,and also the sl ynomenr,
fhr Group D occupancies;p pvitled,
has such buildings shall be en ped
war a approved de manually operated
an
alarm an
throughout
to sound Sbuild-
ing, lyoperated
the build
warn manually a erarea sending
near
linilbai iexit pea n din floor
stations m exit r� and on t e :l
oath of escape from rite al to of
accessible and visible paints not
likely to be o11. Certain
"Sec.d above
. Certain p not
>erpatients
mil No a e lust floor blind ExceV-
omot berY o ea
refs shall lu !be of y milled above
I first floor1building
onne
Inless such building any
onstruction, or is Type protectedor
.ystem o s he e automatic so paler
specified ana also
mores n herein
me requirements
Cefor
its the nectars Building Code for
p D occupancies.
i istin nursries a Effective date ho for
silting a untl nursing Fames,
iAllhi l and nursing homes i nurseries Vrsi n
and operating eti this tits
•✓.Istonce
f Iha Ilse of o ply with on this
ordinanceProvision=hall comply with all de-
fection an of this ordinance d for 0
lecries and alarm forth in h sn
'der systems set ere this pre l
r beers the`first acts of
b"Sec.15 11965.
"Sec.15 homes
co n and
nuruIng homes to comply nu or.
dinTome n No
home not ' or nursing
ni
ration at the timenurse,
one the adoption
of this placed it ege •hall be licensed
or color cloy
morehereafter,less such building ight not
e than o Ivry In the a
more
the requirements y the nrUni-
form uct on,or odeunless
for che II
construction,more
o suchtnloss building tot
not mare than two stories In height
Is
is protected throughout inkier by a
ved ang shalt oc inkier lh the
prow ince ° is s c and
with
other ions or this ors a.regulations and with
city oes chco0 untlni
Pertaining to such o nto
"Sec.comp,i. Unlawful to operate
wittine dl c after theeff
live dafe.o Ap't ern+he date set nereln
for c o owner
o shall to u avrful
for a operator of anY
nursing home o operate
uchen g r omcpns of sout solving or
yummy
tine nrovisiens of
th i=complying
SECTION 2. In the s,itopinion of the
sa,t o' goo,Commissioners,It is
I to Meoo ",M1eSalt and nee,
(toy
?,Iv^finkhii.nlc ri Salt Lake C'I v,
tl'a�.IFnI ih i�rrd'nance b^_ccmc e.
f..,..CT In.n
ordlnanre=hap
fe'e ee,
Whee, vof rionEwi,
f Il
n1 nn.
tc of hSahl�i e'ie City,I,tah,this
2d1h day of Se-le-,u-r,1p"
J.BRACKEN LEE,
Mayor
City e J.Hogcnsen
ISORecorder
(SEAL)
BILL NO.S]of 1961
PUOlishethed Sept.11,1963, fA.]I)
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