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ORDINANCE NO. 898
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING DIVISION 6,
CHAPTER 3, ARTICLES 1 AND 2, AND CHAPTER 6
OF THE UKIAH MUNICIPAL CODE, ENTITLED,
RESPECTIVELY, FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND
OUTDOOR BURNING, AND REPEALING CHAPTER 4,
ENTITLED, FIRES.
THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Ukiah finds as follows:
1. The City of Ukiah experiences hot summers with temperatures often
exceeding 100 F. and no rainfall typically from May through October. These
hot, dry summer conditions create above average fire hazard conditions.
2. The City of Ukiah is geographically isolated from adequate sources
of mutual aid in the event of large single story structure fires and
multi-story structure fires.
3. The City of Ukiah is geographically and topographically diverse
with structures located in both flat, predominantly urban settings and in
steep, hillside settings in close proximity to densely wooded and grassy
wildlands. The proximity of wildlands adds to the hazardous fire
conditions that typically prevail from May through October.
4. The City's Fire Department has recently terminated a thirty plus
year contractual relationship with the Ukiah Valley Fire Protection
District requiring it to concentrate its fire prevention and protection
efforts on a smaller geographic area but with reduced resources for
equipment and personnel.
5. These reduced resources and the diversity of expensive fire
fighting equipment that would be necessary to fight fires in geographically
isolated areas with poor access, more concentrated urban settings and
structures in excess of 30 feet tall in the hazardous summer conditions
prevalent in Ukiah, make it reasonably necessary due to these local
climatic, geologic and topographical conditions to modify provisions of the
1988 Uniform Fire Code. The required amendments establish a self-
inspection program for commercial occupancies, insure access along fire
lanes, require automatic fire extinguishing systems in certain types of
buildings, prohibit bulk plants, prohibit the storage of flammable liquids
in above-ground tanks used to store flammable liquids.
Accordingly, the City Council of the City of Ukiah does hereby ordain
as follows:
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Section One:
1. UMC Section 5200 is amended to read as follows:
Section 5200 - Adoption of Uniform Fire Code, 1988 Edition
The Fire Prevention Code for the City shall be the 1988 Edition of
the Uniform Fire Code, including all Appendices, Standards and References,
inclusive, as compiled and published by the International Conference: of
Building Officials and the Western Fire Chief's Association, Inc. Said
Uniform Fire Code, three copies of which have been filed for use and
examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby
referred to, and, except as to omission, amendments and additions, herein-
after noted, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set
forth in this article.
2. Section 5202 is amended as follows:
Section 5202 - Enforcement:
(1) The Uniform Fire Code (UFC) herein adopted shall be enforced
by the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Ukiah who is hereby
appointed to supervise the bureau of fire prevention and such regularly
employed members of said Department as are appointed by the Fire Chief in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Uniform Fire Code.
(2) Section 2.201 is amended by adding subsections (c), (d),
and (e) thereto as follows:
(c) For the purpose of providing and maintaining functions
necessary for the prevention of fire and for the protection of life and
property from fire and panic, there is hereby established a self-inspection
program assuring that certain B-2 occupancies within the City are inspected
on an annual basis for fire safety.
Cd) The Ukiah Fire Department shall deliver, by hand or by
mail, a "Self-Inspection Worksheet" and "Business and Emergency Record"
forms as established from time to time by said department to each B-2
occupancy within the City on an annual basis.
The owner or manager of said occupancy or person in
highest authority in said occupancy shall be allowed thirty (30) days from
issue date, as noted on the Self-Inspection Worksheet, in which to conduct
an inspection for fire safety, correct any deficiencies, complete said
forms, and return completed forms to the Ukiah Fire Department as directed
by the Fire Chief or his designee.
(e) Any person who fails to comply with the requirements to
return said forms duly completed and to correct the deficiencies noted in
said occupancies within thirty (30) days of the issuance of said forms
shall be guilty of an infraction.
(3) Except as expressly provided elsewhere in this Code, any
person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee, temant,
owner or otherwise, violating or causing the violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
Thousand ($1,000) Dollars.
3. L~C Section 5211 is added as follows:
Section 5211 - Section 4.103 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended
to read as follows:
Section 4.103 - Application for Permit. Ail applications for
a permit required by this code shall be made to the bureau of fire preven-
tion in such form and detail as it shall prescribe. Applications for
permits shall be accompanied by such plans as required by the bureau. The
City Council may establish fees by resolution for permit applications.
4. UMC Section 5212 is added as follows:
Section 5212 - Section 9.108 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended
by adding a definition of FIRE LANE thereto as follows:
Section 9.108 - FIRE LANE is that portion of an access
roadway reserved for emergency vehicles and the conduct of fire-fighting or
rescue operations, or as designated by the Fire Department and posted in
accordance with Section 22500.1, California Vehicle Code.
5. UMC Section 5213 is added as follows:
Section 5213 - Section 10.207.(k) of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 10.207.(k) - Obstruction.
The required width of any fire apparatus access road shall
not be obstructed in any manner, including parking of vehicles. Minimum
required widths and clearances established under this section shall be
maintained at all times. No owner, lessee of the land or proprietor,
partner, officer, director, manager, or agent of any business or other
activity carried on upon the land shall, after receiving notice thereof,
permit or otherwise allow, and no person shall cause any activity, practice
or condition to occur or exist, or continue to exist, upon said land which
shall lessen, obstruct or impair the access required under this code.
6. UMC Section 5214 is added as follows:
Section 5214 - Section 10.207.(1) of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 10.207.(1) - Signs.
When required, approved signs or other approved notices shall
be provided and maintained for fire apparatus access roads to identify such
roads and prohibit the obstruction thereof or both. "NO PARKING" signs
shall comply with the provisions of the California Vehicle Code. Where
curbs exist adjacent to hydrants located along private accessways, the
curbs shall be painted red or otherwise appropriately marked by the
developer, owner, lessee or other person in charge of the premises to
prohibit parking for a distance of fifteen (15) feet in either direction
from any such hydrant. In such cases where curbs do not exist there shall
be appropriate markings painted on the pavement, or signs erected, or both,
fifteen (15) feet from any such hydrant.
7. UMC Section 5215 is added as follows:
Section 5215 - Section 10.305.(c) of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 10.305.(c) - Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions
shall apply:
AREA SEPARATION WALL is an unpierced masonry or concrete
wall, including a minimum 30 inch parapet, as approved by the Building and
Fire Departments.
CENTRAL ALARM STATION is a publicly or privately operated
alarm receiving center, which is constantly attended by appropriately
trained staff.
COST OF WORK shall be the estimated valuation of the work to
be performed as determined by the Building Department having jurisdiction.
EXISTING STRUCTURE is any building in existence or for which
a building permit has been issued for the construction thereof, prior to
the effective date of this code.
STRUCTL~E is any continuous building regardless of property
lines.
For the purpose of this article, the definitions of STANDPIPE
SYSTEM, FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSE CONNECTION, and AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING
SYSTEM are as set forth in Article 9.
8. UMC Section 5216 is added as follows:
Section 5216 - Section 10.306.(a) of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 10.306.(a) - Where Required.
An automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed in
the occupancies and locations as set forth in this section.
For special provisions on hazardous chemicals and magnesium,
and calcium carbide, see Sections 10.301 and 45.209 and Articles 48, 49
and 80.
For all occupancies except Group R and Group M an automatic
sprinkler system shall be installed as follows:
(1) New structures which are in excess of the maximum
allowable areas as indicated on Table 10.306 for the appropriate type of
construction.
(2) Existing structures to which an addition creates an area
in excess of the maximum allowable area as indicated on Table 10.306 for
the appropriate type of construction.
(3) Existing structures with an area in excess of the
maximum allowable area as indicated on Table 10.306 for the appropriate
type of construction which are remodeled, added to or altered, except for
ordinary maintenance and repair not involving structural'alterations, when
the cost of such work within any 36 month period exceeds $50,000.
(4) New and remodeled structures over 30 feet in height or
requiring a fire flow in excess of 2000 gallons per minute as determined by
the ISO Guide to Determine Fire Flow 1974, or those structures which
require a fire flow in excess of the capability of the available water
supply.
(The remaining portions of this section remain unchanged, except
that Section 10.306.(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are renumbered to 5, 6, 7 and 8.)
Table 10.306
Type of Construction
Maximum Allowable Area
Type I F.R. 10,000
Type II F.R. 10,000
Type II I-HR 10,000
Type II N.R. 10,000
Type III i-HR 8,500
Type III N.R. 7,000
Type IV 8,500
Type V 1-HR 4,000
Type V N.R. 4,000
Types and fire ratings have the meaning indicated ~n Table 5.C of
Appendix VI-D to the Uniform Fire Code.
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9. UMC Section 5217 is added as follows:
Section 5217 - Section 10.308 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended
by adding subsection (b) to read as follows:
Section 10.308.(b) - Separation Walls.
Structures which are larger than the maximum allowable area
according to Table 10.306 for the appropriate type of construction, but
which are divided into spaces that are less than the maximum allowable area
by approved area separation walls, need not be equipped with approved
automatic fire sprinkler systems when otherwise required by
Section 10.306.(b) 1, 2, 3 or 4.
10. UMC Section 5219 is repealed.
11. UMC Sections 5218, 5219 and 5220 shall be identified as "unused".
12. UMC Section 5221 is amended to read as follows:
Section 5221 - Section 79.501 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended
to read as follows:
Section 79.501.(a) - Restricted Locations.
The storage of Classes I and II flammable or combustible
liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited.
13. UMC Section 5222 is amended and renumbered as follows:
Section 5224 - Section 79.1411 is added to the Uniform Fire Codr
to read as follows:
Section 79.1411 - Location of Bulk Plants.
No bulk plants shall be constructed within the City limits of
the City of Ukiah.
14. UMC Section 5222 is added to read as follows:
Section 5222 - Section 79.501.(b) is hereby added to the Uniform
Fire Code to read as follows:
Section Two:
This Ordinance shall be published as required by law in a newspaper of
general circulation published in the City of Ukiah.
Section Three:
This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED by title only on December 20, 1989, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Wattenburger, Shoemaker, Schneiter, Hickey and Mayor
Henderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17
day of January
, 1990,
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Wattenburger, Shoemaker, Schneiter, Hickey and
Mayor Henderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None