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ORDIKA'\CE 1"0 .21
Senes of 1991
AI" ORDIAANCE AME;-..'OING SECTTO:-;r 9-3 OF CRAPTER 9 OF THE :\IU:--'1CIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, SUCH SECTIO:-;r ADOPTING A;-..n A..\IE'\DI:\G
CERTAIN PRO\1SIONS OF THE urHFORYl FIRE CODE, 1988 EDITIO:;;
\\'HEREAS, the Cay Council pursuant to Ordinance 1"0. 27, Senes of 1973, adopted b)
reference the U/llform Fire Code as further amended by Ordinance 1"0. 13, Senes of 1977,
Ordinance 1"0,57, Series of 1986, and Ordinance 1"0 9, Senes of 1989, a.,d,
\"'HEREAS, the Aspen FlIe ProtecUon Dist:;lct protects a seventy five (75) square ITule
geograprucal area, and,
WHEREAS, the FlIe Departrnen: is l1rruted to immedIate co\erage In some areas of as
.. responslbll1ry, and,
\VHEREAS, consrrucuon of bUIldings in re1aovel)' remote areas contlnues unabated; and,
\\'HEREAS, the Aspen Fire Protection Disrnct and the FlIe Marshal have recommended
the adoption of amendments to the Uniform Fire Code; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determJned that adoption of amendments IS 111 the
Interest of health, safety and welfare of the people of the CIty of Aspen, Colorado.
KGW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDATh'ED BY THE COUKcn.. OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO,
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That Sectlon 9-3 of the Municipal Code of the Ca)' of Aspen, Colorado, whIch secuon
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amends cen:;.:1 P~o\iSlOnS of the [:nt/orm Fire Code IS hereby amended by addlr.g a new Secnon
(1 ]) to read as follows
(/1) Section 10306(1). Secuon has been added,
"Any bUIlding for which building plans are subrrutted lI1 accordance \l,1th
Article Y of Chapter 7 of UuS Code on Dr after July 31, 1991, m excess
of 5,000 square feet and located eIther in excess of a five (5) mmute
response time from the headquaners station or in a locatIon that IS difficu't
to access as deterrruned by the flIe marshal, shall be equipped wah an
approved automatIc spnnkler system FlIe separauons shall not conSlllUle
seperate bUlld1J1gs for thIS purpose,"
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Tills ord1J1ance shall nOt hay e any effect on eXIstIng litigatIon and shall not operate as an
abatement of any action or proceeding now pending under or by vtmJe of the ordinances repealed
or amended as herein provided, and the same shall be consrrued and concluded under such prior
ordmances,
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If any seCOon, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of thIS ordinance IS for any
reason held invalId or unconstitutionalll1 a coun of competent Junsdicrion, such portion shall be
deemed a seperate, dlsunct and Independent provIsion and shall nO! affect the validit)' of the
remilllling portions hereof
A publtc hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the /::?Ir'-day of a.r-
1991, In the City Council Chambers, Aspen Clry Hall, Aspen, Colorado
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Il\!'RODUCED, REA..D AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as pro\ lded by la\l, by &.e CIlY
CouncIl of the CHY of Aspe~ on the ~;2:'-~^day of 9e- OC;' ,1991
ATTEST:
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John r Bennett, Mayor
r'\'ALLY adopted, passed and approved thiS^~ay of
l~ ,1991
ATTEST
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John S t~ ~~
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