{"id":263521,"date":"2026-04-23T23:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263521\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:37:19","slug":"updated-keller-fire-code-limits-scooter-storage-prohibits-ev-charging-stations-in-commercial-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263521\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Keller fire code limits scooter storage, prohibits EV charging stations in commercial buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeller officials unanimously approved new updates to its fire code at a regular meeting April 21.<\/p>\n

The new code includes changes for emerging technology risks, fire protection requirements and new sections, which impact scooter storage and locations for electric vehicle charging stations.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Micromobility devices like scooters, hoverboards and skateboards are now prohibited from being stored and charged in pathways or common areas of multi-family occupancies, schools and city buildings in Keller.<\/p>\n

A presentation Keller Fire Marshal Stephanie Billarreal provided to council showed 78% of lithium-ion battery fires occur indoors.<\/p>\n

Billarreal also said EV charging stations are now prohibited in commercial structures aside from parking garages. New code also requires that charging stations have a heat detector for chargers in multi-family buildings with garages.<\/p>\n

EV charging stations are now also required to have a remote power disconnect with signage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis gives firefighters the ability to shut off power completely without having to be right up on these vehicles,\u201d Billarreal said.<\/p>\n

The background<\/p>\n

The International Fire Code is a regional code recommended by the North Central Texas Council of Governnments, or NCTCOG, which adopts a new code every three years, according to city documents<\/a>. Keller officials approved the 2024 edition of the International Fire Code April 21.<\/p>\n

Additional amendments in the 2024 edition for Keller include:<\/p>\n

New and expanded requirements for lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systemsBroader sprinkler and detection requirementsOpen burning related to agricultural and wildlife management allowed with a permitRecreational fires prohibited on balconies and patios of commercial and multi-family buildings, but allowed outdoors of 1-2 family dwellings 15 feet from a structure and following safety guidelinesValid fire inspection for mobile food vendors every year after new legislation taking effect July 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keller officials unanimously approved new updates to its fire code at a regular meeting April 21. The new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[98719,116,118,117,98721,98718,98715,45584,98717,98716,98722,98723,98720],"class_list":{"0":"post-263521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-ev-charging-station-fire-safety","9":"tag-fort-worth","10":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","11":"tag-fort-worth-news","12":"tag-hoverboard-charging-safety","13":"tag-keller-ev-charging-stations","14":"tag-keller-fire-dept","15":"tag-keller-fire-rescue","16":"tag-keller-scooters","17":"tag-new-fire-code","18":"tag-open-fires","19":"tag-recreational-fires","20":"tag-scooter-charging-safety"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}