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ORDINANCE NO. 11031
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE N0. 9600, SAME
BEING AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE FOR THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AMENDING SECTION 26.01 OF
ARTICLE 26, SECTION 13.06 OF ARTICLE 13, SECTION 12.02 b.
OF ARTICLE 12 AND SECTION 12.05 OF ARTICLE 12 OF THE FIRE
PREVENTION CODE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 9600 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Section 1. Adoption of Fire Prevention Code.
There is hereby adopted by the Board of Directors of the
City of Little Rock for the purpose of prescribing regulations
governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or
explosion, that certain code known as the Fire Prevention Code re-
commended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, being particu-
larly the 1956 edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and ex-
cept such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended,
of which Code public notice has been given as required by Act, 1949,
No. 267, Section 3, and not less than three (3) copies have been
and now are filed in the Office of the Clerk of the City of Little
Rock, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as
if set out in length herein, and from the date on which this ordi-
nance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controling
within the limits of the City of Little Rock."
SECTION 2. Section 26.01, Article 26 of the Fire Prevention Code,
adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
19SECTION 26.01. Bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires.
a. PERMIT REQUIRED. No Person shall kindle or maintain any
bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled or
maintained on or in any public street, alley, road or other public
ground without a permit or other proper authorization.
b. LOCATION RESTRICTED. No person shall kindle or maintain
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any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be
kindled or maintained on any private land unless (1) the location
is not less than 50 feet from any structure and adequate provision
is made to prevent fire from spreading to within 50 feet of any
structure, or (2) the fire is contained in an approved waste
burner with closed top, located safely not less than 15 feet from
any structure.
c. FIRES PROHBITED. No person shall kindle or maintain
any bonfire or rubbish fire whatever or authorize any such fire to
be kindled or maintained on any private land between sunset and
sunrise without a permit or other proper authorization from the
Chief of the Fire Department.
d. CHIEF MAY PROHIBIT. The Chief of the Fire Department may
prohibit any or all bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires when
atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make such fires
hazardous."
SECTION 3. Section 13.06, Article 13 of the Fire Prevention
Code, adopted by Section 1 hereof, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 13.06. Sprinkler and Alarm System Required.
a. Except as provided in paragraph (b) below, buildings
which are occupied above the heights permitted by the follow-
ing table shall be equipped with approved automatic sprinkler
systems.
Height in Stories
Ordinary Wood Frame
Occupancy Classification Construction Construction
Institutional Buildings:
Occupants bedridden or in-
voluntarily detained------------ - - - - -- 2 1
Other institutional buildings---- - - - - -- 3 2
Residence Buildings, other than
multifamily houses and
dwellings------------------------ - - - - -- 4 3
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b. Buildings may be occupied one story higher than speci-
fied in (a) above without sprinklers if equipped with an ap-
proved automatic fire alarm system.
c. Provided, however, that all school buildings, public,
private and parochial, in the City of Little Rock not constructed
with fire resistive materials shall install either a Fire
Detection System approved by the Engineering Division of the
Arkansas Inspection and Rating Bureau or an approved Automatic
Sprinkler System, with a direct connection to the Fire Alarm
Office located in Central Fire Station.16
SECTION 4. Section 12.02 b. of Article 12 of the Fire Prevention
Code, 1956 edition, adopted herein, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 12.02- Manufacture, Sale and Discharge of Fireworks.
b. Except as hereinafter provided it shall be unlawful for
any person to store, to offer for sale at retail, expose for
sale at retail, sell at retail, or use or explode any fireworks;
provided that the Chief of the Fire Department shall have power
to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of
permits for supervised public displays of fireworks by the
municipality, fair associations, amusement parks, and other or-
ganizations. Every such display shall be handled by a competent
operator approved by the chiefs of the Police and Fire Departments
of the municipality, and shall be of such a character, and so lo-
cated, discharged or fired as in the opinion of the Chief of the
Fire Department, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous
to property or endanger any person."
SECTION 5. Section 12.05 of Article 12 of the said Fire Pre-
vention Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 12.05. Exceptions.
a. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit
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any resident wholesaler, dealer, or jobber to sell at wholesale
such fireworks as are not herein prohibited or to sell at whole-
sale any kind of fireworks permitted by the Laws of the State of
Arkansas, provided the same are to be shipped directly out of
the limits of this municipality; or the use of fireworks by rail-
roads or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or ill-
umination, or the sale or use of blank cartridges for a show or
theater, or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or
sports, or for use by military organizations.
b. Fireworks to be sold at wholesale shall be stored in a
warehouse set aside for the storage of fireworks only. Said
warehouse shall be of fire proof construction consisting of steel
or corrugated iron with concrete floors, and a sprinkler system,
and the exterior walls of said warehouse shall be situated a mini-
mum of forty (40) feet from the side property lines, a minimum
of one hundred (100) feet from the front and rear property lines,
and a minimum of two hundred (200) feet from any abutting street
or public highway. The plans for construction of said warehouse
or the utilization of an existing warehouse,and the building
materials and fire fighting equipment to be utilized therein,
must be first approved by the Chief of the Little Rock Fire De-
partment before a building permit or business privilege license
shall issue.
c. The location of a warehouse for the storage of fireworks
in such proximity to any existing building or other improvement,
whether residential or business, owned by other persons or corpora-
tions, so as to cause a fire insurance rate increase on said
building or other improvement shall be prohibited."
SECTION 6. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed and this ordinance shall be in full
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force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: March 7, 1960
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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Mayor.