3.0. SR 02-14-1994 - Laserfiche WebLink

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. Earlier this year the Fire Chief developed an inspection compliance procedure so that the inspection program will be consistent and treat all business owners in a similar fashion. This Elk River compliance procedure form is attached for your review. The City of Coon Rapids standard operating procedures form was used as a guide in the development of this Elk River form. An important part of this Elk River form is the identification of the occupancy categories listed at the bottom. It should be noted that these occupancy categories are listed in the Fire Chiefs priority order. The inspection of all the structures in the first category would take place prior to the inspector moving to all the structures in the second category, etc. This priority list is subject to City Council review and it is the City Council's discretion to adjust these priorities. The seven occupancies categories listed in this Elk River code compliance form indicates a comprehensive City wide inspection program. This goes beyond the 1/3/94 direction from the City Council. A program of this magnitude, would merit serious consideration from the City Council for additional personnel. WORK REMAINING TO BE DONE e Currently, the Fire Chief is working on identifying of all the structures in each of the occupancy categories listed in the code compliance form. Information has been obtained (by legal description) from the County Assessors Office which identifies 428 parcels of property in the listed occupancy categories. The Building Department staff has a list of apartment buildings for the Chief s reference and other staff members have information regarding commercial and industrial establishments within the community. Additionally, the Chamber of Commerce has been of great assistant in providing information on commercial and industrial facilities. Information from all these sources is currently being compiled into one comprehensive list of facilities that require inspections. This task is not yet completed, and will still take some time to finalize. Additional work that is needed for the inspections program include analyzing the type of ordinance that would need to be adopted so that the inspections program can be enforceable. The City of Crystal ordinance and some information from the State on this issue is attached. The adoption of an ordinance and the implementation of a program will need City attorney review and input. This work is not yet completed. e Progress has been made toward the development of a fire inspection and prevention program, but we are not quite ready for this program to happen in Elk River at this time. Items that need to be addressed include the development of a list of establishments that will need to be inspected, and approval of an ordinance which allows for the implementation of an inspections program. Once these steps have been taken. the City Council will need to finalize its decision on the scope of the program. priorities of the program. and the staffing necessary for the program.