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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11250ORDINANCE NO. 110250 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS UNDER CHAPTER 9 OF ORDINANCE NO. 78882 AS AMENDED, SAME BEING THE LITTLE ROCK BUILDING CODE, BY REDEFINING CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES, WAIVING CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR EXISTING STRUCTURES; DE- CLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Section 901 under Chapter 9 of Ordinance No. 7888 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 901. Group D Occupancies Defined. "Each Group D occupancy shall be considered as.a separate building and the Group shall include: "Division 1: Jails, prisons, reformatories, houses of correction, asylums for the insane or feeble- minded, and similar buildings where the inmates are kept under restraint. "Division 2: Hospitals and sanitoriums. "Division 3: Nursing Homes (defined as 'any institution, however named, whether operated for profit or not, which primarily maintains facilities for two or more individuals, not related by blood or marriage to the operator or person in active charge of the establishment, who receive care for more than twenty -four hours due to chronic illness, convales- cence, physical or mental defect or handicap, age or infirmity.' The term 'Nursing Home' shall include, but not be limited to Homes, Infirmaries, Nursing Homes, Rest Homes, Maternity Houses, Homes for the Aged, and similar institutions and establishments.) "Division 4: Day Nurseries and Day Care Centers (defined as a place where two or more infants, persons of unsound mind or persons under any disability because of physical or mental in- capacity, or any combination thereof, not related by blood or marriage to the operator or person in active charge of the premises, are regularly cared for during usual working hours and who do not remain on the premises for more than twelve hours during any given twenty -four hour period." SECTION 2. Section 902 under Chapter 9 of Ordinance No. 7888, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 902. Construction, Height and Area Allowable. "(a) General. Buildings or part of buildings classified in Group D because of-use or the character of the occupancy shall be of Type I, II, III, IV, or V construction, and the floor areas shall not exceed those specified in the following table. (This table appears as (c) in this Section.) coo-_14 6 -8 -2- "(b) Special Construction. All Division 1 buildings of Group D shall be of Type I construction throughout. All Division 2 buildings, more than one (1) story in height, shall be of Type I construction throughout. All Division 2 buildings one (1) story in height shall have all interior partitions and ceilings and all exterior walls of not less than one -hour fire - resistive construction. "All new Division 3 buildings, more than one (1) story in height, shall be of Type III construction or better. Existing buildings of Type V construction when only one story in height and used for Division 3 occupancies, shall have all combustible interior wall and ceiling surfaces covered with gypsum board not less than one - quarter (1/4) inch thick, or such surfaces may be plastered. "Existing buildings of Type V construction when more than one story in height and used for Division 3 occupancies shall have all interior partitions and ceilings and the exterior walls of one -hour fire - resistive construction. The roofs of such buildings shall be covered with a fire - retardant roofing. "Type IV buildings shall have all interior partitions and ceilings and all exterior walls built of incombustible materials which will provide one -hour fire- resistance. 11(c) Maximum Allowable Floor Areas As Determined by Height Of Buildings, Street Frontage and Type of Construction. : Maximum (Maximum Floor Areas (Sq. Ft.) Types of : Height for :Increase for Construction: Corresponding Building Fronting on . Complete Areas :Sprinklering Ft. . Stories More Type I No Restrictions Type II : 35 2* : 12,000 : 15,000:18,000 : . 20 1 : 15,000 : 18,000:20,000 : Type III : 35 2* : 10,000 12,000:15,000 : • 20 1 : 12,000 15,000:_18,500 : Type IV : 35 2* 3,000 ; 3,500: 4,000 : • 20 1 ; 3,500 : 4,,000:___4,500 : Tvve V 20 1 2,000 • 2,500: 3,000 4000% *Division 3 occupancies only." SECTION 3. Section 907 under Chapter 9 of Ordinance No. 7888, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: -3- "Section 907. Fire Protection. "Automatic sprinklers, standpipes and basement pipe inlets shall be installed as and when specified in Chapter 38 of this Code. "Fire stops shall be built in all attics of Type III and V buildings in accordance with the provisions of Section 2510 of this Code. "All Type V buildings used for occupancies under Divisions 1, 2 and 3 shall install a sprinkler system according to the provisions of this Code or shall install a fire detection and alarm system." SECTION 4. Section 909 under Chapter 9 of Ordinance No. 7888 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 909. Exceptions and Deviations. "No requirements of this Chapter shall be so construed as to prohibit the construction of cell blocks in jails or prevent the use of any locks or safety devices in buildings where it is necessary to forcibly restrain the inmates. "Division 3 Occupancies. The requirements of Section 902(c) hereof are inapplicable to Division 3 occupancies existing on the effective date of this ordinance. 1°Division 4 Occupancies. The provisions of Sections 902(c) and 907 hereof are inapplicable to Division 4 occupancies existing on the effective date of this ordinance, except that no person shall be kept or cared for, nor permitted or suf- fered to go upon the second or higher floor of any Type IV or V structure and shall be restricted at all times to the ground floor thereof." SECTION 5. All occupancies affected by this Ordinance shall have one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of this ordinance to comply with the terms and provisions hereof, after which time any occupancy not in compliance herewith shall be in violation hereof. This ordinance shall in no manner be construed as a limitation upon any other ordinance, rule or regulation in effect upon the effective date hereof, nor shall it amend or supersede any ordinance other than the specific sections of Ordinance No. 7888 identified herein. -4- SECTION 6. It is found by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock that confusion exists in the definitions of occupancies under Chapter 9 of Ordinance No. 7888 thereby making it impossible to effectively enforce interests of the public in the occupancy defined and treated herein and, in order to regulate and control the occu- pancies defined herein in a manner beneficial to the public health, safety and welfare, this ordinance is found to be necessary; now therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance, being necessary to correct,clarify and relieve said ambiguities and the problems attendant thereof, shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED: January 22, 1962 ATTEST City Clerk APPROVED: Mayor.