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ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21, SECTIONS 21-1, 21-35 AND 21-38 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE TO ADOPT AND INCORPORATE THE 2015 AMENDMENTS TO THE MINNESOTA STATE FIRE CODE, WHICH IS BASED ON THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE AND INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODES, AND TO REQUIRE THAT LICENSED FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACTORS, BUILDING OWNERS OR THEIR AGENTS SUBMIT ANNUAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INSPECTION AND TESTING REPORTS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTRONICALLY VIA A METHOD APPROVED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 21-1 of the Duluth City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 21-1. Adoption of the Minnesota State Fire Code
The city hereby adopts by reference and incorporates into this Code the Minnesota State Fire Code set forth in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 75101, which is based on the 200012 edition of the International Fire Code, and as said rules and code may be, by the state, amended from time to time, or replaced.
(a) The city adopts by reference the following appendices to said International Fire Code, their successors and amendments:
(1) Appendix B - fire flow requirements for buildings;
(2) Appendix C - fire hydrant location and distribution;
(3) Appendix D - fire apparatus access roads;
(4) Appendix E - hazard categories;
(5) Appendix H - hazardous materials management plan (HMMP) and hazardous materials inventory statement (HMIS) instructions;
(6) Appendix I - fire protection systems - noncompliant conditions;
(4)(7) Appendix HK - fires or barbecues on balconies or patios (as amended by Minnesota Rules, 75101.37107900, subpart 112);
(8) Appendix L - (as amended by Minnesota Rules, 7511.7900, subpart 5).
(5) Appendix I - special locking arrangement for group I occupancies (as amended by Minnesota Rules 7510.3710, subpart 12);
(b) Appendix B, Section 105.1, of the 200012 International Fire Cod...
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