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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: Ords\95-15 I Fo Go Ho 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: Ords\95-15 2 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 Ords \ 9 5-15 3 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 Onta\95-15 4 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 Orda\95-15 5 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 [SEAL] Ord8\95-15 6 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 Ord8\95-15 7