HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-15 CC OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 95-15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER
15.16 OF THE TEMECULA MUNICIPAL CODE BY
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE,
1994 EDITION AND THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE
STANDARDS, 1994 EDITION.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby ordain as follows:
ARTICLE I CODES ADOPTED
SECTION 15.16.010. The following are hereby adopted by reference, as amended by
Article II of this Ordinance, as the fire code of the City of Temecula, three copies of which are
on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Uniform Fire Code, 1994 edition with appendices and California State
amendments.
B. Uniform Fire Code Standards, 1994 edition.
ARTICLE II AMENDMENTS
SECTION 15.16.020. Amendments. The following amendments, additions and
deletions are made to the Uniform Fire Code, 1994 edition, as adopted by this Ordinance.
A. Section 204 is hereby amended by adding thereto:
Corporate counsel shall mean the City Attorney of the City of Temecula.
B. Section 207 is hereby amended by adding thereto:
Fire Chief, Fire Safety Specialist, Fire Systems Inspector, Fire
Prevention Officer is the officer, regardless of rank, who has been
appointed by the Fire Chief to be in charge of the Fire Prevention Bureau,
and includes the duly authorized representative of the Fire Chief for the
purpose of enforcing this code.
C. Section 214 is hereby amended by adding thereto:
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Municipality is the City of Temecula.
Section 901.4.4 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
Premises Identification
Approved numbers of addresses shall be placed on all new and existing
buildings in such a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the
street or road fronting the property. Numbers shall be contrast with their
background. Commercial establishments shall have 12" numbers with
suite numbers being 6" in size. Single and multi-family residents shall
have 4" letters, or as approved by the Fire Prevention Bureau.
Section 902.2.2.1 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as
follows:
Dimensions
Fire apparatus roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 24
feet and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet and 6
inches. (Exception not modified).
Section 902.2.2.2 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as
follows:
Surface
Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support
the imposed loads of the apparatus and shall be with a surface so as to
provide all-weather driving capabilities. Access roads shall be 70,000 lbs.
GVW with a minimum of AC thickness of .25 feet.
Section 902.2.2.3 of the Uniform fire Code is amended to read as follows:
Turning Radius
The turning radius of a fire apparatus road shall be a minimum of a 45-
degree radius.
Section 902.2.2.4 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as
follows:
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Dead Ends
Dead end fire apparatus roads in excess of 150 feet (45 720ram) in length
shall be provided with approved provisions for the turning around of fire
apparatus.
Section 902.2.2.6 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as
follows:
Grade
The gradient for a fire apparatus access shall not exceed 15 %.
Subsection (a) of Section 902.2.4.1 of the Uniform Fire Code is added as
follows:
Penalty
The required width of fire department access roadways shall not be
obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles. "No
Parking, Fire Lane" signs or red painted curbs or other appropriate notice
prohibiting obstructions shall be required and maintained. Any
obstruction or impedance to said fire lane may be cited, as an infraction,
or removed at the owners expense, forthwith, by any public agency.
Section 901.4.3 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
Fire Protection Equipment and Fire Hydrants
Fire protection equipment and fire hydrants shall be clearly identified in
a manner approved by the chief to prevent obstruction by parking and
other obstructions.
Hydrant locations shall be identified by the installation of reflective
markers (blue dots). Installation of blue dots shall be in accordance with
Temecula fire services guidelines.
Section 902.4 is hereby amended to read:
Site Access
Where gates are proposed to be installed that are electronically activated
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for access to a commercial or residential site, an approved electronic key
switch shall be installed for emergency vehicle access.
M. Section 1003.2 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
Required installations
1. All Occupancies
Unless State codes, Uniform Fire Code or Uniform Building Code is more
restrictive, every structure hereafter constructed, except a residential
structure of two dwelling units or less, which exceeds the square footage
listed in Table No. A-III-A-1 of the Uniform Fire Code requiring a fire
flow of 1,500 gallons per minute, shall have an approved automatic fire
sprinkler system installed throughout therein.
2. Existing Occupancies
Unless State codes, Uniform fire Code or Uniform Building Code is more
restrictive, every existing structure to which additions are made, where
either the addition itself exceeds the square footage listed in the Uniform
Fire Code Table No. A-III-A-1 requiring a fire flow of 1,500 gallons per
minute.
3. Change of Occupancy
Every existing structure to which a change of occupancy occurs shall
install sprinklers when required by the Uniform Building Code or Uniform
Fire Code.
N. Section 1003.3.1 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
Where Required
All valves controlling the water supply for automatic sprinkler systems
and water-flow switches on all sprinkler systems shall be electrically
monitored.
Valve monitoring and water-flow and trouble signals shall be distinctly
different and shall be automatically transmitted to an approved central
station, remove station or proprietary monitoring station as defined by
U.F.C. Standard 10-2 or, when approved by the chief, shall sound an
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audible signal at a constantly attended location. (Exception not modified).
O. Appendix Chapter II-A, Section 24 is amended to read as follows:
Cost Recovery
Section 24.1. Any person who negligently, or in violation of the law, sets
a fire, allows a fire to be set, or allows a fire kindled or attended by him
to escape his control or burn any structure, improvement, forest, range or
grassland, is liable for the expense of fighting the fire, and such expense
shall be a charge against that person, and that charge shall constitute a
debt of such person which is collectible by the person, or by the federal,
state county, public, or private agency or the County Fire Department
incurring such expenses in the same manner as in the case of an obligation
under a contract, expressed or implied.
Section 24.1.1. Any person who negligently, or in violation of any statute
regulation or ordinance dumps, or causes to be dumped, or releases or
causes to be released, any hazardous or extremely hazardous material or
hazardous waste onto the ground or into the environment is liable for the
expense of mitigating and/or removing the hazard created by said actions
or omissions, and such expense shall be a charge against such person or
persons. Said charges shall constitute a debt of such person or persons
which shall be collectible by the person, or by the federal, state, county,
public or private agency or by the County Fire Department and/or the
County Health Department incurring the expense of mitigation and/or
removal in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under arising
contract, expressed or implied.
Section 24.2. The expense of securing any emergency which is a result
of a violation of this ordinance is a charge against the person whose
violation of this ordinance caused the emergency. Damages caused by and
expenses incurred by the Fire Department for securing such emergency
shall constitute a debt of such manner as in the case of an obligation under
a contract, expressed or implied.
Section 24.2.1. The expense of securing any hazardous or extremely
hazardous materials or waste incident which is a result of negligence or
a violation of any statute, regulation or ordinance is a charge against the
person or persons whose actions or omissions caused the incident. The
expenses incurred by the Fire Department and/or Health Department for
securing such incident shall constitute a debt of such person or persons
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and shall be collectible by the County Fire Chief or Health Officer in the
same manner as in the case of an obligation arising under contract,
expressed or implied.
24.3. Structure, improvement shall mean, for the purposes of this
Division only, any building, garage, tent, out-building, barn, corral,
fence, or bridge whether or not in actual use at the time of the fire.
24.4. Requests for copies of public and legal documents, photographs,
etc., relating to department activities are available as authorized by law
through the Fire Department's Custodian of Records. All document
requests shall be in writing, accompanied by a check made payable to the
Riverside County Fire Department, in the amount(s) set forth in Ordinance
671.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this
Ordinance of the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the provision of this Ordinance,
which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end, the
provisions of this ordinance are declared severable.
SECTION 4. City Clerk. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and shall cause the same to be posted as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of December.
ATTEST:
y E. Stone, Mayor
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, June S. Greek, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 95-15 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the 12th day of December, 1995, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was
duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 19th day of December,
1995 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Birdsall, Lindemans, Parks, Roberts,
Stone
NOES:
0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
~June S. Greek,~
City Clerk
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