Ord 1908 5/9/1960ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1729 WHICH ORDIN-
ANCE AMENDED THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE SO AS TO REQUIRE
THAT ALL AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND ALARM DEVICES
BE CONNECTED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS CENTRAL ALARM ROOM.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1729's hereby repealed.
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
INTER- OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Xayor and Board of Aldermen DAM April 22, 1960
rit": »fie White# Fire Chief and Bel, F. 'ln -. Felt, „r., Fire Marshal
susincTe RRQUEST FOR CONSIDERATI&t OF VE. ;'117 1,1XG OF A11 U.ISTING OMINANCE
COMMENT:
J-: 0-f- ,'tnance Uo. 1729, passed and approved on
27, 1955.
It the present time, there is an ex's'.:ng ordinance, °tic. 1729, amending the
Fire Prevention Code by adding a section, . °.ect.ioti 14, whereby all automatic
sprinkler systems and alarm devices now ;n existence or any future installations
thereof suet be connected with the Fire epartmentls central alarm roan, or to
any approved commercial service which i* ar;.abliehed for se:Frrviaory equipment
in the eentral alarm roam of the Fire Defer rent. This ordinance also contains
other pertinent Claus ev e
We have been approached recently by i very large firm which is going to
build a big grocery store near 7th and Ac Lmv Street in thie city, and they
are most concerned with,the requirements 3f the subject ordinance.
We wish to point out that our Camewe:il Fire Alarm circuits are overloaded
at the p�sent times and it seems most ilrvract; cal to enforce the requirement
that all sprinkler systems must tie into ro,,- clam system., Such a regulation
keeps sore firms from installing sprinkler systems, and this is penalising
then as,they would be required to spend a considerable amount of money for
the boot and the other necessary equipment; came firms would be penalised by
having to pay a large monthly sum for cr=Arcial supervisory fees over long-
term contracts for their sprinklers. Thtxv is no money allocated in the Fire
Department budget for the erection of ads fl tonal installation of circuit wires
to aeoosmodate added sprinkler systems.
It- so happens in the particular inst --i►ce whler we have cited that there
is a Gamemsll circuit near the locatir.w w-re the store is to be erected; stills
our circuits are overloaded now beyond t ri rpec,mendation of the national Hoard
of Fire Underwriters.
It is our reco=endatian that the ; rr tent ordinance be rapealed by Council
Action.
1Rugena Wtev Fire Mef
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