HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-12 CC OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 92-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RIVERSIDE COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO. 546, "FIRE PROTECTION" ADOPTED BY REFERENCE
BY THE CITY OF TEMECULA, BY AMENDING DIVISION VIII, FIRE
PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS, INSTALLATION,
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Division lIl, "Fire Protection Requirements for Buildings, Installation, Repair
and Maintenance of Fire Protection Systems and Appliances," of Riverside County Ordinance No.
546 as the same was incorporated by reference into the Temecula Municipal Code by City
Ordinance No. 904)4, is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section 801 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 801. The County Fire Chief shall designate the type and number of fire
appliances to be installed and maintained in and upon all buildings and premises
within City in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and the most
current adopted edition of the Uniform Building Code.
B. Section 801.1,(a)l, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 801.1
(a.) Automatic fire sprinkler systems conforming to the standards
described in NFPA No. 13 shall be installed in:
All new occupancies which exceed a fire flow of 1500 gpm
a~ per table A-III-A-1 or when building exceeds 30 feet in
height.
C. Section 801.1,(c), is hereby amended to read as follows:
Area separation walls of four hour fire resistive construction with
30 inch par4pet.q which are installed pursuant to this section may be
used to reduce the building area for fire flow computations shall
meet the specifications of the Uniform Building Code, Section 505f;
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however, with the exception of residential
condominiums/townhouses, the designated location of an area
separation wall proposed in lieu of fire sprinklers shall require
approval of the Administrative Authority.
D. Section 801.2 is hereby mended to read as follows:
Section 801.2. The "Life Safety Support System" described in this section shall
be required on and/or in all new high-rise occupancies. The minimum standards
required by this section shall be in accordance with Section 1807 or the most
current adopted edition of the Uniform Building Code.
E. Section 804(a) is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 804.
The fire flow shall be set by the County Fire Chief, before any
building may be constructed within the City. Each fire hydrant
currently existing or required to be installed on the parcel of land to
be developed shall be capable of providing the fire flow set by the
County Fire Chief pursuant to this section. In setting the
requirements for fire flow, the County Fire Chief shall use as a
guide the standards published by the Insurance Services Office in
the most current adopted edition of their pamphlet entitled "Guide
for Determination of Required Fire Flow," provided, however that
in no case shall the County Fire Chief require a fire flow in excess
of that required by the "Guide for Determination of Required Fire
Flow."
F. Section 805 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 805. No building constructed within the City shall be occupied or used
until the fire flows required by Section 801.1,801.2 and 804 of this Ordinance are
provided and operative.
Section 2. Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this Ordinance
or the application therefor 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.
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Section 3. 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 9th day of June, 1992.
Patricia H. Birdsall, Mayor
ATTEST:
Greek, City Cler~l~
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS
CITY OF TEI~ULA )
I, June S. Greek, City Clerk of the City of Temecula DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 92-12 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 26th day of May, 1992, and that thereafter, said Ordinance
was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 9th day of June,
1992.
AYES: 5
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Birdsall, Moore, Lindemans, Mufioz
Parks
NOES:
0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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