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Ordinance No. 18-50 repealing and reordaining Part 1 (Fire Prevention Code) of Article 4 (Fire Prevention) of Chapter 8 (Public Safety) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, adopting the 2015 Edition of the International Fire Code with amendments and providing penalties for the violation thereof
Presenter:
Fire Marshal Brett Lacey
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Summary:
Pertinent Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) personnel studied the 2015 International Fire Code's contents and crafted the proposed amendments. CSFD recommends the collective adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code, as amended, as the City of Colorado Springs Fire Code.
Previous Council Action:
In April of 2011, in order to correlate with the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code's 2011 edition, the 2009 International Fire Code, as amended, was approved by City Council and adopted by the City.
Background:
The City currently operates under the 2009 International Fire Code, as amended. Advances in technology and significant fire events require updated fire code editions to be published every three to four years. A similar 3 to 4 year trend occurs with Regional Building codes, which encompasses building, electrical, elevator, mechanical, and plumbing codes. The Fire Code and the Regional Building Code are companion documents; as such, it is essential that Fire code and Regional Building Code editions parallel one another. Doing so prevents conflicting code provisions and confusion among code enforcement issues. Historically, the City and the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) have adhered to a six-year code adoption cycle. Council recently adopted the 2015 International Building Code, as amended, to serve as the City's Regional Building Code.
Because the Fire Code and the Building Code are companion documents that involve the cooperation of CSFD personnel and PPRBD personnel who have the common goal of building a safe community, this ordinance supports ...
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