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Home My WebLink About1102 fire prevn codeORDINANCE NO. 1102 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING DIVISION 6, CHAPTER 3, ARTICLES 1 AND 2, OF THE UKIAH CITY CODE, ENTITLED, FIRE PREVENTION CODE. SECTION ONE Sections 5200, 5202, 5211, 5213-5218, 5221, and 5223 of the Ukiah City Code are hereby amended or repealed as follows: §5200: ADOPTION OF CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE: The 2007 edition of the California Fire Code, including all appendices, standards and references, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission and codified in Title 24, Part 9 of the California Code of Regulations and all future amendments thereto are hereby adopted in the City of Ukiah, except as to omissions, amendments and additions contained in this Chapter. The California Fire Code, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set forth herein. 5202: ENFORCEMENT: A. The California Fire Code (CFC) herein adopted shall be enforced by the chief of the fire department of the City who is hereby appointed to supervise the Bureau of Fire Prevention and such regularly employed members of said Department in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Fire Code. B. Appendix 1, Section 104.3 of the California Fire Code is amended by adding subsection 104.3.2 thereto as follows: Section 104.3.2 -Self-Inspection Program 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 California Building Code (CBC) Group B, F, H, L, M, and S occupancies within the City are inspected on an annual basis for fire safety. The Ukiah Fire Department may deliver, by hand or by mail, "Self-Inspection Worksheet" and "Business and Emergency Record" forms as established from time to time by said department to certain CBC Group B, F, H, L, M, & S occupancies within the City on an annual basis, or as may be initiated through the Business License Application process. 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. 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. C. Except as expressly provided elsewhere in this Code, any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee, tenant, 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 one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). 5211: SECTION 105.2: Appendix Chapter 1, Section 105.2 of the California Fire Code is amended by adding to Section 105.2. Section 105.2 -Application for Permit (also Section 901.2). The City Council may establish, by resolution, fees for permit applications. 5213: APPENDIX D, SECTION D102.1 Section Appendix D, Section D102.1,of the California Fire Code is amended by adding subsection D102.2. Section D102.2- Obstruction and control of fire apparatus access. General. 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 Appendix D 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. Entrances to roads, trails or other accessways which have been closed with gates and barriers in accordance with Section D103.5 shall not be obstructed by parked vehicles. 5214: SECTION 901.4.2 . REPEALED. 5215: SECTION 902: Section 902 of the California Fire Code is amended to read as follows: Section 902 -Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply: CENTRAL ALARM STATION Defined in Section 202. COST OF WORK See Building Code. EXISTING STRUCTURE Defined in Section 202. STRUCTURE is any continuous building regardless of property lines. 5216: SECTION 903.2: Section 903.2 of the California Fire Code is amended by adding subsections 903.2(a) and 903.2(b). Section 903.2(a) -Where Required. For all occupancies, an automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed as follows: (1) New structures requiring a fire flow of 2,000 g.p.m. or greater (see table 6105.1) (2) Additions to existing structures where the new total building area would require a fire flow of 2,000 g.p.m. or greater (see table 8105.1) (3) Existing structures which are remodeled, added to or altered, except for ordinary maintenance and repair not involving structural alterations, requiring a fire flow of 2,000 g.p.m. or greater (see table B105.1), and when the cost of such work within any 36 month period exceeds $60,000. Projects which are solely complying with statutory regulations (examples maybe health and safety codes, earthquake/seismic, ADA, or facade improvements) will not trigger this requirement. (4) New structures over 30 feet in height, as determined in the Building Code. (5) Those structures which require a fire flow in excess of the capability of the available water supply. (See Appendix B and Table 8105.1) Existing buildings in UBC Group R-1 which are modified to create five or more individual dwelling units, shall be provided with an approved automatic fire protection system designed and installed in accordance with NFPA 13R. 5217: SECTION 903.2(8) -FIRE WALLS. Structures which are larger than the maximum allowable area according to Table B105.1 for the appropriate type of construction, but which are divided into spaces that are less than the maximum allowable area by approved fire walls, as outlined in section CBC 705, need not be equipped with approved automatic fire sprinkler systems when otherwise required by Section 903.2(a) (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5). 5218: SECTION 506.2.1: Section 506.2.1 of the California Fire Code is added as follows: Section 506.2.1 -Emergency electrical disconnects. Where access to main electrical control panels requires entry to, and passage through, portions of a structure which may be involved with fire, smoke, gasses, hazardous materials, or which otherwise present unsafe conditions to emergency personnel, the Chief may require that a means of remotely disconnecting electrical service to the structure be provided. This means of remotely disconnecting electrical service shall be by a secured key switch mechanism approved by the Fire Department. 5221: (Covered in Chapter 22 -Motor Fuel and Fuel Fired Appliances, Section 603 and NFPA Section 31. REPEALED. 5223: SECTION 3404.4.9 Section 3404.4.9 is hereby added to the California Fire Code to read as follows: Section 3404.4.9 -Existing Storage Locations. All existing storage for Class I and II flammable or combustible liquids in aboveground tanks in the City shall meet all requirements of this ordinance and the code provisions adopted hereunder. Storage tanks that, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, pose an unreasonable risk or fire hazard and do not comply with said requirements shall be removed within one year of written notice from the Fire Department. SECTION TWO. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 1, 2008. Within fifteen days after its adoption, this Ordinance shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the in the City of Ukiah. In lieu of publishing the full text of the Ordinance, the City may publish a summary of the Ordinance once 5 days prior to its adoption and again within 15 days after its adoption. Introduced by title only on October 17, 2007, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmember Thomas, Crane, McCowen, Baldwin and Mayor Rodin NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Adopted on November 7, 2007 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmember Thomas, Crane, McCowen, Baldwin and Mayor Rodin NOES: None ABSENT: None A~ None Mari Rodin, Mayor ATTEST: Linda Brown,.Cy#y>Cler'k