§ 30-15-401.5 — Fire safety standards

Colorado § 30-15-401.5

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 30: Government
• Art.: Regulation Under Police Power

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(1) In addition to any other powers
granted by the general assembly, the board of county commissioners of each
county has the power to adopt ordinances to provide for minimum fire safety
standards which shall be modeled upon those contained in the uniform fire code,
including the table of contents, indices, appendices, and tables, as promulgated by
the international conference of building officials, the international fire code
institute, and the western fire chiefs association.

(2) A board of county commissioners may adopt such ordinances only after it
has approved the formation of and received the recommendations of a permanent
commission, to be known as the fire code adoption and revision commission. The
commission shall consist of the board or its designees, the fire chiefs whose
departments or districts lie partially or wholly within the portion of the affected
county encompassed by the proposed fire code, and such other members as the
board may appoint. Members of the commission appointed by the board shall serve
at the pleasure of the board. Members of the commission shall receive no
compensation or reimbursement of expenses for their services on the commission.

(3) Such ordinances shall apply to all or a portion of the unincorporated area
of the county and any incorporated town or city which elects by ordinance or
resolution to have the provisions thereof apply.

(4) A fire protection district or county improvement district providing fire
protection services may propose fire code provisions for its district that may be
different from the minimum fire safety standards adopted by the county. Such
provisions shall be effective within the petitioning fire protection district or county
improvement district providing fire protection services only upon the approval of
the board.

(5) No fire code provisions adopted pursuant to this section shall apply
within any municipality unless the governing body of the municipality adopts a
resolution stating that such provisions shall be applicable within its boundaries.

(6) The provisions of subsection (3) of this section shall not apply to farms or
ranches.

(7) Fire protection districts organized pursuant to article 1 of title 32, C.R.S.,
and county improvement districts providing fire protection services organized
pursuant to part 5 of article 20 of this title shall enforce the fire safety standards
adopted by county ordinances within the fire district's jurisdiction. The county
commissioners may contract with an enforcement agency for areas of the county
not receiving fire protection.

(8) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the validity of any
ordinance adopted by a board of county commissioners before July 1, 1985.

(9) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a board of county
commissioners to provide fire protection services to any area of the county or to
require a board of county commissioners to adopt fire safety standards.

(10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no fire protection
district shall prohibit the sale of permissible fireworks, as defined in section 24-33.5-2001 (11), within its jurisdiction.

Legislative History

Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 1061, � 1, effective July 1. L. 90: (4) and (7) amended, p. 1459, � 3, effective March 22. L. 96: (1) amended and (10) added, p. 282, � 1, effective April 11. L. 2007: (10) amended, p. 493, � 3, effective August 3. L. 2017: (10) amended, (SB 17-222), ch. 245, p. 1028, � 5, effective August 9.