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• (6) Additional fire protection system requirements. Because of the lack of available public fire <br /> protection services, each property owner shall be required to provide additional private fire <br /> protection and life safety systems as follows: <br /> a. Fire-resistive roof coverings as required by subsection (4) of this section. <br /> b. All temporary, seasonal or principal dwellings and guest cabins, except tents, having <br /> bedrooms or used as sleeping quarters shall be provided with approved smoke detection <br /> devices conforming to state building code specifications and location requirements. <br /> c. Every habitable building or structure shall be provided with at least one approved fire <br /> extinguisher labeled for class A, B and C hazards; and the minimum extinguisher size <br /> shall be IAlOBC. <br /> d. Every principal dwelling shall be provided with additional fire extinguishing equipment, <br /> such as a well, pump and domestic hoseline; a residential-design automatic fire sprinkler <br /> system; or other means of fire suppression equipment as may be approved by the council. <br /> e. Every nonresidential building having an occupant load of 50 persons or more shall be <br /> provided with an automatic fire sprinkler system conforming to NFPA Standard No. 13, <br /> current edition, or with other fire extinguishing equipment as may be approved by the <br /> council. <br /> £ The owner of any building or structure existing and in use, including seasonal use, as of <br /> the effective date of the ordinance from which this division is derived, shall have a period <br /> of two years, not to extend later than January 1, 1985, to comply with the provisions of <br /> subsections (6)b and (6)c of this section, and a period of five years, not to extend later <br /> than January l, 1988, to comply with the provisions of subsections (6)d and (6)e of this <br /> section; except that if any addition, alteration or repair is undertaken on such building or <br /> structure prior to these compliance dates, compliance shall be required as a condition of <br /> permit issuance for such work. <br /> (7) Additional building securiry requirements. Because of the remote location of the islands, each <br /> property owner shall be responsible for providing additional private security measures for <br /> persons and property as follows: <br /> a. Telephone service shall be provided at each principal dwelling, at day-use recreation <br /> areas, and at overnight camps. <br /> b. All buildings or structures shall be provided with substantial locking devices on all doors <br /> and windows. <br /> c. Owners of seasonal dwellings or other buildings are encouraged, but not required, to <br /> place solid lockable shutters over all ground floor windows and doors when the building <br /> is to be unused for any length of time, and especially over the winter months. <br /> d. Any abandoned or hazardous building shall be securely boarded up within 60 days and <br /> shall be razed and completely removed within one year of any notice issued by the city. <br /> e. Any intrusion alarm system having an audible alarm shall be self-resetting. <br /> Melanie Curtis <br /> Planning &Zoning Coordinator <br /> City of Orono <br /> 2750 Kelley Parkway <br /> Orono, MN 55356 <br /> Direct Dial: 952.249.4627 <br /> Fax: 952.249.4616 <br /> Planning &Zoning Office 952.249.4620 <br /> Email: mcurtisCcDci.orono.mn.us <br /> Website: www.ci.orono.mn.us <br /> 3 <br />