HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-07 CC Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 02-07
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 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE VOLUME 1, CCR TITLE 24 PART 9,
2001 EDITION AND THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE STANDARDS
VOLUME 2, 2000 EDITION.
The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 15.16 of Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) of the Temecula Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE I CODES ADOPTED
15.16.010. Code Adopted. Except as hereinafter provided in this Chapter, the California
Fire Code, 1998 Edition (Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), is adopted by
reference as the Fire Code of the City of Temecula, including:
A. California Fire Code (CFC) Volume 1, CCR Title 24 part 9, 2001 edition with
appendices I-A, I-C, II-A, II-B, II-E, II-F, II-G, I1-1, II-J, Ill-A, Ill-B, IV-B and V-A.
B. Uniform Fire Code Standards Volume 2, 2000 edition as amended by the
California Fire Code (CFC), CCR Title 24 part 9, 2001 edition.
ARTICLE II AMENDMENTS
15.16.020. Amendments. The following amendments, additions and deletions are made to
the California Fire Code, 1998 edition, as adopted by this Chapter:
A. Section 204 is hereby amended by adding thereto:
Corporate counsel shall mean the City Attorney of the City of Temecula.
B. Section 214 is hereby amended by adding thereto:
Municipality For the purposes of this code, jurisdiction shall be known as the
City of Temecula a municipality.
C. Section 901.4.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Fire Protection Equipment and Fire Hydrants
Fire protection equipment and fire hydrants shall be clearly identified in an
approved manner to prevent obstruction by parking and other obstructions.
Hydrant locations shall be identified by the installation of reflective markers
(blue dots).
See also Section 1001.7.
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D. Section 901.4.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Premises Identification
Approved numbers or addresses shall be provided on all new and existing
buildings in such a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the street
or road fronting the properbj. Numbers shall be of a contrasting color to their
background. Commercial, multi-family residential and_industrial buildings
shall have a minimum of twelve (12) inch numbers with suite numbers being
a minimum of six (6) inches in size. All suites shall have a minimum of six (6)
inch high ~etters and/or numbers on both the front and rear doors. Single
family residences and multi-family residential units shall have four (4) inch
letters and/or numbers, as approved by the Fire Prevention Bureau.
EXCEPTION: Building address numbers within the Tourist Retail
Core (TRC) of the Old Town Specific Plan, are permitted to be a
minimum of eight (8) inches in size.
Section 902.2.2.1 hereby is amended to read as follows:
Dimensions
Fire apparatus roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than
twenty-four (24) feet and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than
thirteen (13) feet and six (6) inches.
EXCEPTION: 1. Vertical clearances may be reduced, provided such
reduction does not impair access by fire apparatus and approved
signs are installed and maintained indicating the established vertical
clearance when approved.
2. Fire apparatus roads serving single family residences in
accordance with Section 902.2.1 may have and an unobstructed
width of not less than twenty (20) feet,
Vertical clearances or widths shall be increased when, in the opinion of the
chief, vertical clearances or widths are not adequate to provide fire apparatus
access.
Section 902.2.2.2 is hereby 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 80,000 lbs.
GVW with a minimum of AC thickness of .25 feet.
In accordance with Section 8704, prior to building construction all locations
where structures are to be built shall have fire apparatus access roads.
When temporary fire apparatus access roads are provided for use until
permanent fire access roads are installed; the fire apparatus roads shall be
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an all weather surface for an 80,000 lbs GVW.
Section 902.2.2.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Turninq Radius
Fire apparatus access roads for commercial, multi-family residential and
industrial buildings shall have a turning radius of a minimum forty-five (45)
feet-outside radius.
EXCEPTION: For single-family residential, fire apparatus access
roads the turning radius shall be a minimum of a thirty-eight (38) feet
outside radius.
Section 902.2.2.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Dead ends.
Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet (45 720mm) in
length shall be provided with approved provisions for the turning around of
fire apparatus. The maximum length of a dead end road or cul-de-sac shall
not exceed 1320 feet.
Section 902.2.2.5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Bridqes
When a bridge is required to be used as a part of a fire apparatus access
road, it shall be constructed and maintained with nationally recognized
standards. See Article 90, Standard a.1.1 the bridge shall be designed for a
live load sufficient to carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus. Bridges shall
be capable to carry an imposed load of not less than 80,000 lbs. GVW.
Vehicle load limits shall be posted at both entrances to bridges when
required by the chief.
Section 902.2.2.6 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Grade
The gradientforfire apparatus access roads shall notexceed fifteen (15)
percent.
Subsection (a) of Section 902.2.4.1. Is hereby amended to read as follows:
The required width of fire department access roadways shall not be
obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles. Minimum
required widths and clearances established under Section 902.2.2.1 shall be
maintained at all times.
Entrances to roads, trails or other access ways which have been closed with
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gates and barriers in accordance with Section 902.2.4.2 shall not be
obstructed by parked vehicles.
"No Parking, Fire Lane" signs or red painted curbs or other appropriate
notice prohibiting obstructions shall be required and maintained. Any
obstruction er impedance to said fire lane may be cited, as an infraction, or
removed at the owners' expense, forthwith, by any public agency.
Section 1001.3 is amended to read as follows:
Plans
Complete plans and specifications for fire alarm systems; fire-extinguishing
systems, including automatic sprinklers and wet or dry standpipes; halon
systems and other special types of fire-extinguishing systems; basement
pipe inlets; and other fire-protection systems and appurtenances thereto
shall be submitted to the fire department for review and approval prior to
system installation. Plan and specifications for fire alarm systems shall
include, but not limited to, a floor plan; location of all alarm-initiating and
alarm-signaling devices; alarm control and trouble-signaling equipment;
annunciation; power connection; battery calculations; conductor type and
sizes; voltage drop calculations; and manufacturers, model numbers and
listing information for all equipment, devices and materials, [for SFM] and
state fire marshal listing number of all equipment, devices and materials
requiring listing.
Plans and specifications for automatic fire sprinklers or suppression systems
in addition to requirements of adopted standards plans shall include, but not
limited to: a site plan; a building floor plan; piping plan (on a separate sheet);
reflective ceiling plan (on a separate sheet); building cross sections;
calculations; hanger details; earthquake sway brace details and calculations;
manufacturer specifications, model numbers and listing information for all
equipment, devices and materials. Hydraulic calculations shall be provided
for each system riser serving a building and for each floor when system
risers are serving multiple floors. Submittals of manufacturers technical data
sheets for all materials to be installed shall be provide with the plan. System
design shall be limited to 90 percent of the available water supply in
calculated systems.
Three (3) sets of as-built drawings shall be submitted to the fire department
for approval within five (5) working days of the final acceptance testing.
Section 1001.5.4 is amended to read as follows:
Systems in hiqh-rise buildinqs.
The owner of a high-rise building shall be responsible for assuring that the
fire and life-safety systems required by the Building Code are maintained in
an operable condition at all times. Unless otherwise required by the chief,
quarterly tests of such systems shall be conducted by approved persons. A
written record and current approved plans shall be maintained and shall be
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made available to the inspection authority. (See CBC Section 403.)
Section 1001.5.5 is amended to read as follows:
Smoke-control systems,
Mechanical smoke-control systems, such as those in high-rise buildings,
buildings containing atria, covered mall buildings and mechanical ventilation
systems utilized in smoke proof enclosures and for smoke-removal systems
utilized in high-piled combustible storage occupancies, shall be maintained in
an operable condition at all times. Unless otherwise required by the chief,
quarterly tests of such systems shall be conducted by approved persons. A
written record and current approved plans shall be maintained and shall be
made available to the inspection authority.
Section 1001.7.1 is amended to read as follows:
General
Posts, fences, vehicles, growth, trash, storage and other materials or things
shall not be placed or kept near fire hydrants, fire department inlet
connections or fire-protection systems control valves in a manner that would
prevent such equipment or fire hydrants from being immediately discernible.
The fire department shall not be deterred or hindered from gaining access to
fire-protection equipment or hydrant and shall comply with Section 1001.7.2.
Automatic fire sprinkler system risers shall not be obstructed in any manner,
if a system riser is to be concealed by means of a wall, soffit, column, or
other building construction, it shall be provided with eighteen (18) inch
clearance to each side and to the front of the system riser, access shall be
provided by means of a door with the minimum dimensions two (2) feet six
(6) inches wide by six (6) feet eight (8) inches tall from the exterior of the
building directly to the riser as approved by the Chief.
Section 1001.7.2 is amended to read as follows:
Clear space around hydrants.
A 3-foot (914.4mm) clear space shall be maintained around the
circumference of fire hydrants, fire department inlet connections, post
indicator valves, OS&Y valves and other fire department appurtenances.
Section 1001.9 is amended to read as follows:
Special Hazards.
For occupancies of an especially hazardous nature or where special hazards
exist in addition to the normal hazard of the occupancy, or where access for
fire apparatus, or emergency operations is unduly difficult, the chief is
authorized to require additional safeguards consisting of additional fire
appliance units, more than one type of appliance, or special systems suitable
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for the protection of the hazard involved or to assist in emergency operations.
Such devices or appliances can consist of automatic fire alarm systems,
approved fire department communication systems, automatic sprinkler or
water spray systems, standpipe and hose, fixed or portable fire
extinguishers, suitable fire blankets, breathing apparatus, manual or
automatic covers, carbon dioxide, foam, halogenated or dry chemical or
other special fire-extinguishing systems. Where such systems are provided,
they shall be designed and installed in accordance with applicable Uniform
Fire Code Standards and/or fire department requirements. See Article 90
and Section 101.3.
Section 1003.1.1 is amended to read as follows:
General.
Fire-extinguishing systems shall be installed in accordance with the Building
Code and Section 1003.
Fire hose threads used in conjunction with fire-extinguishing systems shall
be national standard hose thread or as approved.
The location of fire department hose connections shall be approved and be
located within fifty (50) feet of a fire hydrant.
Risers serving more than one floor shall have floor control valves as
approved by the Chief.
In buildings used for high-piled combustible storage, fire protection shall be
in accordance with Article 81.
Section 1003.2.1 is amended to read as follows:
General
An automatic fire-extinguishing system shall be installed in the occupancies
and locations as set forth in Section 1003.2.
For provisions on special hazards and hazardous materials, see Section
1001.9 and Articles 79, 80 and 81.
1. All Occupancies
Unless State Code or Statutes, California Building Code, Title 24 CCR part.2,
or the California Fire Code, Title 24 CCR part 9, is more restrictive, every
structure hereafter constructed, except residential structures of two dwelling
units or less, which exceeds the Fire area square footage as 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.
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2. Existing Occupancies
Unless State Code or Statutes, California Building Code, Title 24 CCR part.2,
or the California Fire Code, Title 24 CCR pert 9, is more restrictive, every
existing structure to which additions are made, where either the addition itself
or the building and the addition in total exceeds the Fire area square footage
listed in the Uniform Fire Code Table No. A-III-A-1 requiring a fire flow of
1,500 gallons per minute shall have an approved automatic fire sprinkler
system installed throughout therein.
3. Change of Use or Occupancy
Every existing structure to which a change of use or occupancy occurs shall
install sprinklers when required by State Code or Statutes, California Building
Code, Title 24 CCR part 2 or the California Fire Code, Title 24_CCR part 9.
Section 1003.3.1 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
regardless of the number of sprinkler heads including interior and exterior
valves regardless of location or floor.
Valve monitoring and water-flow alarm and trouble signals shall be distinctly
different and shall be automatically transmitted to an approved central
station, remote station or proprietary monitoring station as defined by UFC.
Standard 10-2 or, when approved by the chief, shall sound an audible signal
at a constantly attended location. An approved sign shall be provide at or
near the audible device stating the following: "SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM -
WHEN ALARM SOUNDS CALL 9-1-1"
Duct detectors in individual tenant spaces of multi tenant buildings shall be
powered from the main building alarm power supply.
Fire Alarm Control Panels shall be located in the same room as, and sharing
the same access as the fire sprinkler riser, as approved by the Chief.
A minimum of one (1) manual pull station shall be provided at each
automatic fire sprinkler system riser location.
EXCEPTION: Underground key or hub valves in roadway boxes
provided by the municipality or public utility need not be monitored.
2. One and two family dwellings provided with an approved
residential sprinkler system need not be monitored.
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U. Section 1007.3.3.4 is amended to read as follows:
Connections to other systems.
A fire alarm system shall not be used for any other purpose other than fire
warning unless approved [for SFM] by the authority having jurisdiction.
Burglary, security systems, robbery and similar uses shall not be permitted to
be a part of, or be connected to fire alarm systems.
All additional fire suppression and fire detection systems shall be
interconnected to the fire alarm system.
Appendix Chapter II-A, Section 24 is hereby amended by adding thereto:
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.
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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 bythe Fire
Department and/or Health Department for securing such incident shall
constitute a debt of such person or persons 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.
Section 24.3.
Structure, improvement shall mean, for the purposes of this Section only, any
building, garage, tent, out-building, barn, corral, fence, or bridge whether or
not in actual use at the time of the fire.
Section 24.4
Requests for copies of public and legal documents, photographs, etc.,
relating to department activities is 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 Riverside County Ordinance 787.
Appendix Chapter Ill-A, Section 5 is hereby amended by adding thereto:
Fire-flow requirements for residential tracts, commercial, retail, industrial,
heavy industrial and multi-family residential developments.
5.3
5.4
5.5
One and Two family residential tracts with structures less than 3,600
square feet shall have water mains capable of delivering a fire flow of
not less than 1,500 gpm @ 20 psi residual pressure for a 2 hours
duration. Fire hydrant locations and distribution shall be in
accordance with Appendix III-B.
Commemial, retail and Multi-family developments shall have water
mains capable of delivering a fire flow of not less than 4,000 gpm @
20 psi residual pressure for a 4 hours duration. Fire hydrant
locations and distribution shall be in the accordance with Appendix
III-B.
Industrial and heavy industrial developments shall have water mains
capable of delivering a fire flow of not less than 6,000 gpm @ 20 psi
residual pressure for a 4 hours duration. Fire hydrant locations and
distribution shall be in accordance with Appendix III-B.
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X. Appendix Chapter Iii-B, Section 2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
LOCATION
Fire hydrants shall be provided at street intersections and along required fire
apparatus access roads and adjacent public streets.
Fire hydrants used or installed for the frontage requirements as stated by
Table A III-B-1 shall be on the building side of fire department access roads
and adjacent public streets.
EXCEPTION: When required hydrants utilized or is installed to the
frontage requirements, which serves single-family dwellings on
residential streets, such fire hydrant may be on either side of the
street.
Section 2. All inconsistencies between the Fire Code, as adopted by this Ordinance, and
the 2001 edition of the California Fire Code, as set forth in Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations, are changes, modifications, amendments, additions or deletions thereto authorized by
California Health and Safety Code sections 17958.5 and 17958.7.
Section 3. To the extent the provisions of this Ordinance are substantially the same as
previous provisions of the Temecula Municipal Code, these provisions shall be construed as
continuations of those provisions and not as new enactments.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance or any part thereof or exhibit hereto is for any reason held to be invalid, such validity
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof or exhibit
thereto. The City Council of the City of Temecula hereby declares that it would have passed each
section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or
phrases be declared invalid.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of October, 2002.
Ron Roberts, Mayor
ATTEST:
[SEAL].
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 02-07, was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 8th day of October, 2002, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was
duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temecula on the 22n~
day of October, 2002 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Naggar, Pratt, Stone, Roberts
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMEMBERS: Comerchero
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
s, CM~C
ty Clerk
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