02/11/1998 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Decisions

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6 303-12 FIRE PROTECTION STANDARD FOR MARINAS AND BOA[YARDS 5 Chapter 5 Berthing and Storage ensure that there are no hazards present resulting from the day's work. If a guard is employed, the vessel shall be 5-I Wet Storage and Berthing. included in the regular rounds. 5-1.1 Each berth shall be arranged such that a boat occu- (b) No Class I flammable liquids shall be stored in an indoor boat storage area. pying the berth can be readily removed in an emergency (c) �1 work performed on boats stored indoors shall be without the necessity of moving other opals. performed by ualified personnel only. Facility manage- 5-1.2 Ready access to all piers, floats, and wharves shall ment shall maintain control over all personnel access to be provided for municipal fire-fighting equipment. storage facilities and boats stored indoors. 5-1.3* Electrical lighting shall be provided to assure ade- 5-2.3 In-Out Dry Storage or Rack Storage. quare illumination of all exterior areas, piers, and floats, but positioned so as not to interfere with navigation or aids (a) Any facility utilizing a rack storage system of more to navigation. than one level shall be considered to fall under the defini- tion of"in-out dry storage facility." shall Only listed atter 0 volts ac electrical equipment (b) Water supply and hoses,or portable fire extinguish- ers be operated unattended. ers and wheeled cart assemblies equipped with discharge 5.2 Dry Storage. nozzles capable of reaching all boats on the highest racks shall be provided. 5-2.1 General. (c) Boats stored either inside or outside in single or (a) The use of portable heaters in a boat storage area multiple-level racks shall have unimpeded vehicular access shall be prohibited except where necessary to accomplish at one end and shall have equipment available to remove repairs,in which case they shall be used only when person- any stored boat. nel are in attendance. No open flame heaters of any sort (d)* Where boats are stored on multilevel racks in build- shall be used. ings, automatic sprinkler protection shall be installed in (b) Ladders long enough to reach the deck of any stored accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of boat shall be located so as to be readily available. Sprinkler Systems. (c) The use of blow torches or flammable paint remover Exception No. 1: Buildings under 5,000 flr (464.5 m=) pro- shall be prohibited. - vided with an automatic fire detection and alarm system supervised Exception: Flammable solvents can be used as provided in 6-6.1. by a central station complying with NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code. If such a system is not technically feasible, an auto- (d) The use of gasoline or other flammable solvents for uratic fire detection and alarm system supervised by a local protec. cleaning purposes shall be prohibited. live signaling system complying with NFPA 72, National Fire (e) Where a boat is to be dry-stored for the season or Alarm Code, or a full-time watch service shall be utilized. stored indoors for an extended period of time, e.g., while Exception No. 2: In existing facilities, considering water supply awaiting repairs, the following precautions shall be taken: availability and adequacy and size of facility, where clearly 1. The vessel shall be inspected for any hazardous impractical for economic or physical reasons. materials or conditions that might exist and corrective (e) Where boats are stored in multilevel racks, either action shall be taken. inside or outside, for seasonal storage or for in-out opera- 2 LPG and CNG cylinders, reserve supplies of stove tion, the following precautions shall be taken: alcohol or kerosene and charcoal shall be removed from 1. Drain plugs shall be removed (in sprinklered the premises or stored in a separate, designated safe area. buildings). 3. All portable fuel tanks shall be removed from the 2. Batteries shall be disconnected or the master ba[- premises or emptied. If portable fuel tanks are emptied, tery switch turned off. the cap shall be removed and the tank left open to the 3. Fuel tank valves shall be closed. atmosphere. 4. Permanently installed fuel tanks shall be stored 4. For seasonal storage, the requirements of 5-2.1 approximately 95 percent full. shall apply. (f) No unattended electrical equipment shall be in use (f) All repair operations while boats are on racks or aboard boats. inside an input dry storage building shall be prohibited. (g) All storage areas shall be routinely raked, swept, or (g) All Portable power lines,such as drop cords, shall be otherwise policed to prevent the accumulation of rubbish. prohibited from any boat in an input dry storage building. (h) Read access of fire=fi htin equipment shall be pro- Portable battery chargersshall also be prohibited aboard Y g gP any boat. vided at all times for boats stored both inside and outside. In the case of inside storage areas, the local fire depart- 5.2.4 Battery Storage. ment authorities shall be appraised of the quickest way to (a) Lead-acid type batteries shall be removed for storage gain access to the building in ase of emergency. and recharging wherever practical. Where,due to size and 5-2.2 Indoors. weight, it is impractical to remove them for storage, batter- (a) When work is being carried out on board a vessel in ies may be permitted to remain on board provided: an unsprinklered storage building, management shall 1. The battery compartment is arranged to provide require an inspection of the vessel at the end of the day to adequate ventilation. 1995 Edition --- - - -