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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 6127 ORDINANCE N0, ' AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1601 (a) OF CHAPTER 16 OF ORDINANCE NO, 4155 OF THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, WHICH SECTION ESTABLISHED A FIRE DISTRICT AND DIVIDED SUCH FIRE DISTRICT INTO FIRE ZONES ONE, TWO AND THREE; BY REDEFINING THE TERRITORY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH INCLUDED WITHIN AND DESIGNATED IN SUCH FIRE ZONES; ATTACHING A MAP OF SUCH REDEFINED FIRE ZONES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; RE- PEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1, That Section 1601 (a) of Chapter 16 of Ordinance No, 4155, the Building Code of the City of Fort Worth, defining and de- scribing fire zones be and the same is hereby amendedso that the same shall hereafter be and read as follows: "Sec. 1601, (a) Fire Zones Defined.. "For the purpose of this Code, the entire City is hereby declared to be and is hereby established a Fire District and. said Fire District shall be di- vided. into Fire Zones One, Two and. Three and each shall include such territory or portions of said City as designated herein. "Fire Zone One is an area known as the Central Business District of City as shown on the attached. 'Map Showing Fire Zones ' and being more particular- ly described as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the cen- ter line of Florence Street and West Belk- nap; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the center line of West Belknap to its intersection with the center line of Pecan Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Pecan Street to its intersection with East Fourth Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the center line of East Fourth Street to its intersection with the center line of Jones Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Jones Street to its intersection with the center line of the East-West Freeway; THENCE in a westerly direction along the center line of the East-West Freeway to its intersection with the center line of West Lancaster; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the center line of West Lancaster to its intersection with the center line of Florence Street; THENCE in a northerly direction along the center line of Florence Street to its in- tersection with the center line of West Fifth Street; THENCE in a westerly direction along the center line of West Fifth Street to its intersection with the center line of Florence Street; THENCE in a northerly direction along the center line of Florence Street to a point; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Florence Street to its intersection with the center line of West Belknap and the point of beginning. "Fire Zone Two is an area on the periphery of the Central Business District of said City as shown on the attached 'Map Showing Fire Zones ' and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the center lines of West Belknap and Henderson Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Henderson Street to its intersection with the center line of West Fifth; THENCE in a southerly direction along the center line of Henderson Street to a point, said point being on the center line of the Texas and Pacific Railroad tracks; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the Texas and. Pacific Railroad tracks to a point, said point be- ing approximately 600 feet south of the center line of the East-West Freeway; THENCE in an easterly direction along the -2- center line of the Texas and Pacific Rail- road tracks, andparallel to the East-West Freeway, to its intersection with the cen- ter line of the Santa Fe Railroad. tracks; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the center line of the Santa Fe Railroad tracks to a point, said point being on the center line of Ninth Street; THENCE in a northerly direction along the center line of the Santa Fe Railroad. tracks to its intersection with the center line of Bluff Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Bluff Street to its in- tersection with the center line of Taylor Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Taylor Street to its intersection with the center line of West Belknap; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the center line of West Belknap to its in- tersection with the center line of Pecan Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Pecan Street to its in- tersection with East Fourth Street; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the center line of East Fourth Street to its intersection with the center line of Jones Street; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Jones Street to its in- tersection with the center line of the East-West Freeway; THENCE in a westerly direction along the center line of the East-West Freeway to its intersection with the center line of West Lancaster; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the center line of West Lancaster to its intersection with the center line of Florence Street; THENCE in a northerly direction along the center line of Florence Street to its in- tersection with the center line of West Fifth Street; THENCE in a westerly direction along the center line of West Fifth Street to its intersection with the center line of Florence Street; THENCE in a northerly direction along the center line of Florence Street to a point; -3- THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Florence Street to its intersection with the center line of West Belknap; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the center line of West Belknap to its in- tersection with the center line of Henderson Street and. the point of beginning. "Fire Zone Three consists of all areas within the City Limits of said City which are not in Fire Zone One or Two, " Whenever in this Code reference is made to any fire zone it shall be construed to mean one of the fire zones established. and determined by this ordinance. Attached hereto is the "Map Showing Fire Zones" which is expressly incorporated herein and. made a part of this Code. SECTION 2. Should. any section, clause or provision of this ordinance be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be un- constitutional, such decision shall not affect any other por- tions of this ordinance other than the section, clause or pro- vision so declared to be unconstitutional. SECTION 3, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall hereafter and are hereby repealed and of no further force and effect. SECTION 4, That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and. it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: e1Y City Attorney !JOM" 9049 eurs.aiNs City ®f' Fort Worth, Eexas MORPBH.IS Mayor and Cncil Communication ommnLcation R.6 DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Proposed Revisions to GRAHAM NUMBER PAGE 6/30/69 G-1398 Fire Zone Limits 2 OWEIV 1 of The Fort Worth Building Code divides the City into fire zones to provide special fire protection requirements for high value and densely built up areas. I The construction material requirements are based primarily on the type occupancy, height and area of the buildings, but the following generalities may be made; in general, office buildings of four stories or greater in height must be con- structed of masonry or fire protected steel in every section of the city. In Fire Zone 1, which is the high value downtown area, all structures regardless of height must be constructed of masonry or fire protected steel. This includes all interior as well as exterior walls. Fire Zone 2 is a ring around Fire Zone 1 and has slightly less stringent require- ments. Structures erected in Fire Zone 2 are required to have masonry or fire protected steel in the exterior walls only. The rest of the city not included in Fire Zones 1 and 2 is defined as being Fire Zone 3. Original Fire Zone Limits On February 28, 1928, an ordinance was passed adopting fire zone limits which have remained essentially the same for over 40 years (See Exhibit "A" (1928) and Exhibit "B" (Current) . Fire Zone 1 was confined to the Central Business District, and Fire Zone 2 covered the balance of the commercial areas within the city that were rapidly expanding at that time. Fire Zone 2 included four (4) finger-like projections extending from the Central Business District out (1) North Main Street, (2) West Seventh Street, (3) South Main and Magnolia Streets and (4) East Lancaster Street. The purpose of these fingers was to provide fire breaks within the residentially developed areas of the city to prevent a sweeping conflagration from spreading throughout the residential areas of the city. The placing of special construction requirements on these finger-like areas outside of the Central Business District has resulted in reduced develop- ment and redevelopment activity in these areas. The greater fire restrictions have spurred the development of properties adjacent to the zoned areas due to the more economical construction requirements. An example of this is Magnolia Street. This area has had little redevelopment, while the adjacent area, Rosedale Street, has flourished. Another example is the development outside of the limits on both sides of North Main Street. Primary Purpose of Fire Zones It is now generally accepted that the primary purpose of fire zones is to pro- tect high-value, densely-developed, commercial areas from a sweeping conflagra- tion. Modern building codes and construction methods afford the same degree of protection in Fire Zone 3 as was earlier provided by Fire Zone 2 require- ments . Because the areas surrounding the fingers of the existing Fire Zone 2 have redeveloped into commercial and industrial areas with buildings constructed of non-combustible or fire-rated materials, these finger zones no longer serve DATE REFE ERCE SUBJECT: Proposed Revisions to PAGE NUM 6/30/69 G-1398 Fire Zone Limits 2 of 2 their intended purpose. The Building and Fire Code Review Committee has recommended that these finger zones be deleted. Proposed Limits of Fire Zone 1 The Building and Fire Code Review Committee has further recommended that Fire Zone 1, which requires semi-fireproof construction, be expanded to cover the Central Business District as outlined on the proposed fire zone map labeled "Exhibit 'C". 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