1995-260firelane.ord
ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING SECTIONS 11-101,
11-106 AND 11-107 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSES OF AMENDING THE STANDARDS FOR THE PROXIMITY
OF FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADWAYS TO BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND
FACILITIES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
$2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That section 11-101 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 11-101. Definitions
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this
article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
section, except where the context clearly indicates a differ-
ent meaning:
Fire lane means a fire apparatus access roadway, on
private property or within a public right-of-way, which
provides unobstructed passage for fire department apparatus
responding to or engaged in emergency fire and rescue opera-
tions.
Maximum hose distance means the distance measurable with
a tape or other flexible measurement device from the nearest
point of a fire access roadway to any given point on the first
story of an exterior wall of a building, structure, or
facility. This measurement is to be taken around the external
perimeters of buildings and other obstacles as necessary,
rather than in a straight line. This measurement is intended
to simulate the minimum length of fire hose necessary to reach
all points on the exterior walls of the first story of a
building, structure, or facility from a fire apparatus parked
in a fire apparatus access roadway. All determinations of
maximum hose distance are subject to the approval of the fire
marshal.
SECTION II. That section 11-106 of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows; all
provisions not specifically modified herein remain intact:
Sec. 11-106. Specifications
(a) Each fire apparatus access roadway shall be con-
structed and maintained in accordance with the following:
(1) The roadway shall have not less than twenty feet
(20') of unobstructed width, unless otherwise
approved by the Fire Marshal.
(2) Except for one and two family dwellings, the road-
way shall be constructed within one hundred feet
(100') of maximum hose distance from the nearest
point of the fire apparatus access roadway to any
given point on the exterior wall of the first story
of the building, structure or facility.
[subsections (a) (3) through (a) (6) and subsection (b)
remain unchanged]
SECTION III. That section 11-107 of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows; all
provisions not specifically modified herein remain intact:
Sec. 11-107. Distance From Buildings
(a) The fire lane shall be extended to within one
hundred feet (100') of maximum hose distance from all portions
of the exterior walls of the first story of all buildings,
except one and two family dwellings. For buildings equipped
with an automatic sprinkler system throughout, the fire lane
shall extend to within fifty feet (50') of the fire department
hose connection.
(b) Where the fire lane cannot be provided to within one
hundred feet (100') of maximum hose distance from all portions
of the exterior walls of the first story of a building, or
where the building height is thirty feet (30') or more, an
approved fire protection system shall be provided as required
and approved by the fire marshal, and adequate access roadways
extending to within fifty feet (50') of the entire front of
the building shall be provided for fire equipment access to
the building as required and approved by the fire marshal.
[subsection (c) remains unchanged]
~ECTION IV. That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sen-
tence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the va-
lidity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City
Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION V. That any person violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding
$2,000.00. Each day that a provision of this ordinance is violated
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. This penalty is
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in addition to and cumulative of any other remedies as may be
available at law and equity.
SECTION VI. That this ordinance shall become effective four-
teen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary
is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official news-
paper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the
date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the l~%'~day-- of'~,
1995.
BOB CASTLEBERRY, MAYOR/
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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