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Item ~ 5.6. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Bruce A. West, Fire Chief <br /> <br />DATE: July 14, 2003 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Consider Amendment to Fire Prevention Standards <br /> <br />The office of the Minnesota State Fire Marshal has recently adopted a new Minnesota State Fire <br />Code that shall be enforced throughout our state. At this time, I am requesting Council approval for <br />changes within Article 3, Chapter 22, Fire Prevention and Protection, of the Elk River Minnesota <br />Code (see attachment). Many of the changes within Article 3 of Chapter 22 reference changes from <br />the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code to the Minnesota State Fire Code. The Minnesota State Fire <br />Marshal has adopted as its state fire code the International Fire Code. For the first time in history of <br />code enforcement, the State of Minnesota is using both the International Building Code and <br />International Fire Code as code enforcement documents. <br /> <br />The adoption of the International Fire Code is referenced under Section 22-73 #3. With the <br />adoption of the International Fire Code, deletions within our Article 3, Fire Prevention Standards, <br />shall now take place because of the inclusion within the International Fire Code. The sections and <br />articles referencing fire doors, resurfacing and refinishing, and fuel oil have now been included <br />within the International Fire Code and therefore may be deleted from Article 3, Fire Prevention <br />Standards. Other minor changes have been made throughout Article 3 and may be referenced <br />throughout the proposed changes as presented to the Mayor and City Council. <br /> <br />If you have any questions in reference to the above changes to Article 3, Fire Prevention Standards, <br />please feel free to call me at the Elk River Fire Department at 763-441-4919. I will be in attendance <br />at the July 14, 2003 City Council meeting to address any questions the Mayor and City Council may <br />have. <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />It is requested that the Mayor and City Council approve the amendments to the fire prevention <br />standards. <br /> <br />S:\COUNCIL\Bruce\ fireprevenfionstandards.doc <br /> <br /> <br />