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ORDINANCE NO. 1970
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA
ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1991
EDITION, WITH CHANGES, ADDI,!,IONS,
AND DELETIONS THERETO, iH~ FIRE CODE
STANDARDS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF
ARTICLE III OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION AND
PUBLIC SAFETY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 1 of Article III of the Arcadia
Municipal code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That Article III of the Arcadia Municipal Code is
hereby amended by adding thereto a new Chapter 1 containing Parts
1 through 8, to read as follows:
ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 1.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
CREATION
3100.
There is hereby created a City Fire Department and
the position of Fire Chief as the department head thereof.
PART 2.
FIRE PREVENTION
3110.
CREATION OF DIVISION.
There is hereby established in the Fire Department of the
city of Arcadia the Fire Prevention Division which shall be under
the direct supervision of the City Fire Marshal as designated by
the Fire Chief.
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PART 3.
DIVISION 1.
UNIFORM FIRE CODE
ADOPTION
3111.
UNIFORM FIRE CODE. ADOPTION. with the exception of
the deletions or additions hereinafter set forth, and subject to
the amendments hereinafter specified, there is hereby adopted by
reference for the City of Arcadia the 1991 Edition of the Uniform
Fire Code, including appendices I-A, I-B, I-C, II-A, II-D, II-E,
II-F, III-A, III-B, III-C, III-D, IV-A, IV-B, V-A, VI-A, VI-B,
VI-C, VI-D, VI-E, and the Uniform Fire Code standards published by
the Western Fire Chief's Association and the International
Conference of Building Officials, and shall constitute the Fire
Code of the City of Arcadia.
Three (3) copies of said codes are on file in the office of
the city Clerk for use and examination by the public.
3111.1
SAME REFERENCE.
It shall be sufficient in any
prosecution for the violation of any provisions of said Uniform
Fire Code to refer thereto as the Uniform 'Fire Code, or to refer to
any Article, Division or Section thereof. The term "Fire Code"
whenever used in this Part shall refer to the Uniform Fire Code and
the Fire Code Standards as adopted and amended by this Part.
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ARTICLE III. PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER l. FIRE PREVENTION
PART 3. UNIFORM FIRE CODE
DIVISION 2. PURPOSE
3112. PURPOSE. It is the intent and purpose of the Fire
Code to prescribe regulations consistent with nationally recognized
standard practice for the safeguarding of life and property to a
reasonable degree from the hazards of fire and explosion arising
from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances,
materials and devices and from conditions hazardous to life or
property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises.
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ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 3.
DIVISION 3.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
UNIFORM FIRE CODE
DEFINITIONS
3113.
DEFINITIONS. The words used in the Fire Code shall
have the meaning ascribed to them by the Uniform Fire Code, and in
addition thereto. the following words shall be understood and
defined to have the meanings set forth in the following
subsections.
3113.1
ADMINISTRATOR. Shall mean the City Manager of the
City of Arcadia.
3113.2
CHIEF ENFORCING OFFICER OR ENFORCING OFFICER.
Whenever the term "Chief" is used, the said term shall refer to the
Chief of the city of Arcadia Fire Department.
3113.3
CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION. Whenever
the term "Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention" is used it shall
mean Chief of the City of Arcadia Fire Department, unless the City
Council shall designate some other officer in place thereof.
3113.4
CITY COUNCIL. Shall mean the City Council of the
City of Arcadia as prescribed by the Charter.
3113.5
COUNCIL APPROVAL. Shall mean the affirmative vote
of three membe4s of the council entered upon the council minutes.
3113.6
EXECUTIVE BODY. Shall mean the city Council of the
city of Arcadia.
3113.7
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Shall mean the regularly organized
fire department of the City of Arcadia.
3113.8
JURISDICTION. Shall mean the City of Arcadia, and
persons duly authorized for the enforcement of this code.
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3113.9 JURISDICTIONAL AREA. Shall mean that area within
the boundaries of the city of Arcadia.
3113.10 LEGISLATIVE BODY. Whenever the term "Legislative
Body" is used, it shall mean the City Council of the City of
Arcadia.
3113.11
MUNICIPALITY OR
CITY. Whenever the term
it shall refer to the City of
"Municipality or City" is used,
Arcadia.
3113.12 OTHER OFFICERS. If any term used in the Code shall
refer to an officer, agency, board, or body not set up by or within
the City of Arcadia, the term shall be deemed to refer to such
officer, agency, board or body as shall in fact be charged with the
responsibility of performing the duty intended to be performed by
said officer, agency, board or body.
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ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 3.
DIVISION 4.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
UNIFORM FIRE CODE
VIOLATIONS
3114. VIOLATIONS.
(a) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of
sections 3.101, 3.102, 3.103, or 3.104 of the Uniform Fire Code or
who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of
specifications or plans submitted and approved under the provisions
of this Code or Standards hereby adopted, or any certificate or
permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken,
or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or
modified by the city Councilor by a court of competent
jurisdiction, with the time fixed herein, shall severally for each
and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty
of a misdemeanor, punishable pursuant to Section 1200 of the
Arcadia Municipal Code.
(b) Any person who shall violate any other section of the
Uniform Fire code shall be guilty of an infraction, punishable by
fine as listed in Uniform Fire Code Appendix VI-C-5 as amended by
the Arcadia Municipal Code.
(c) The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not
excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons
shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defect in
a timely manner as specified by the Chief or his authorized
representative.
(d) The application of the above penalties shall not be held
to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
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ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 3.
DIVISION 5.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
UNIFORM FIRE CODE
AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS
3115.1
AMENDMENT. section 14.104{b) of Article 14, FIRE
ALARM SYSTEMS, Required Installations is hereby amended to read as
follows:
1. An Automatic Fire Alarm System shall be installed in:
Group A Occupancies: All.
Group B or::cupancies: All.
Group E occupancies: All.
Group H Occupancies: All.
Group I Occupancies: All.
Group R occupancies as required in section 1210, 1211 and
section 3802 (h) of the 1991 edition of the
Uniform Building Code.
3115.1.1 AMENDMENT.
Section 4.103 of Article 4 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 4.103 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. All applications for a
permit required by this code shall be made to the bureau of fire
prevention in such form and detail, including plans as it shall
prescribe.
(The application for a special event permit shall be
accompanied by payment of a permit fee in the amount of fifty
dollars ($50.).) State, county, and local government agencies and
public school districts shall be exempt from this requirement.
3115.2
ADDITION.
Section 10.106 (d) is hereby added to
Article 10 of the said Fire Code to read as follows:
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section 10.106(d). NOTICE OF BLOCKING STREETS. Any person
who causes any street, alley, or public thoroughfare to be blocked
or made impassable by reason of excavation, working thereon, or any
other reason, shall notify the Fire Department not less than 24
hours prior to the time such street, alley or pUblic thoroughfare
is blocked or made impassable, and immediately upon removal of such
blocking or impediment.
3115.2.1 ADDITION. Section 10.403 (a) and (b) are hereby
added to Article 10 of said Fire Code, to read as follows:
(a) Whenever the Chief determines that the visibility of any
fire hydrant is wholly or partially obscured to the view of members
of the Fire Department answering emergency fire calls, by light or
sign standards, utility poles or similar installations on or in the
sidewalk, street or parkway, he may cause to be painted on each
such obstruction a stripe, the top of which shall not be more than
six feet above the surface of the sidewalk, street or parkway in
which such obstruction is located. The stripe shall not be over
twelve inches in width, and shall be a color as authorized by the
Chief.
(b) Whenever the Chief determines that it is advisable to
provide hydrant location indicators, he may cause to be painted or
have installed hydrant location stripes or markers in the street.
All markers placed in the street shall be the standard blue
reflective marker as adopted by the Fire Department and approved by
the Chief.
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3115.2.1.1 AMENDMENT. section 10.507 of Chapter 10 of said
Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Subsection (b) of said section 10.507 of said Fire Code is
hereby deleted. There is hereby a new section 10.507(b) to read as
follows:
(b) An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all
occupancies as set forth herein.
1. In every story or basement of all buildings when
the floor area exceeds 1,500 square feet and there is not provided
at least 20 square feet of opening entirely above the adjoining
ground level in each 50 lineal feet or fraction thereof of exterior
wall in the story or basement on at least one side of the building.
Openings shall have a minimum dimension of not less than 30 inches.
Such openings shall be accessible to the fire department from the
exterior and shall not be obstructed in a manner that firefighting
or rescue cannot be accomplished from the exterior.
When openings in a story are provided on only one side and the
opposite wall of such story is more than 75 feet from such
openings, the story shall be provided with an approved automatic
sprinkler system, or openings as specified above shall be provided
on at least two sides of an exterior wall of the story.
If any portion of a basement is located more than 75 feet from
openings require~ in this section, the basement shall be provided
with an approved automatic sprinkler system.
2. At the top of rubbish and linen chutes and in their
terminal rooms. Chutes extending through three or more floors
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shall have additional sprinkler heads installed within such chutes
at alternate floors. Sprinkler heads shall be accessible for
servicing.
3. In rooms where nitrate film is stored or handled.
4. In protected combustible fiber storage vaults as
defined in this code.
5. In all buildings that exceed 5,000 square feet in
total area regardless of type of construction.
6. In all attached garages in R-1 and R-3 occupancies,
per Arcadia Residential Fire Sprinkler Policy.
7. In any garage whenever the ceiling of said garage is
located less than seven (7) feet above the adjacent grade.
8. In all convalescent and board and care facilities,
regardless of type of construction. Said fire sprinkler system
shall comply with 1991 NFPA 13, 13-0 or 13-R Standard and local
amendments, as determined by the Fire Department.
9. In all buildings three (3) stories or more in height,
regardless of occupancy or type of construction. Determination of
number of stories shall be from grade at the Fire Department
access.
10. In all buildings in the M-1 and M-2 zones,
regardless of occupancy or type of construction.
11. In all factory built structures over 120 square feet
in area.
3115.2.1.2 AMENDMENT. Subdivision 3 of Subsection (c) of
said section 10.507 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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3. Exhibi tion and display rooms. An automatic sprinkler
system shall be installed in rooms classified as Group A
Occupancies which have more than 5,000 square feet of floor area,
which can be used for exhibition of display purposes.
subsection (d) of Section 10.507 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(d) GROUP B, DIVISION 2 OCCUPANCIES. An automatic fire
sprinkler system shall be installed in all group B division 2
occupancies where the floor area exceeds 5,000 square feet or in
Group B, Division 2 retail sales occupancies more than 2 stories in
height. The area of mezzanines shall be included in determining
the areas where sprinklers are required.
3115.2.1.3 AMENDMENT. Section 10.507(h) of Article 10 of said
Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 10.507 FIRE SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED;
(h) Group R, Division 1 Occupancies.
1. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed
in all multiple family dwellings regardless of type of
construction. Said fire sprinkler systems shall comply with 1991
NFPA 13, 13D, or 13R Standards and local amendments, as determined
by the Fire Chief.
3115.2.1.4 ADDITION. Section 10.507 (i) is hereby added to
Article 10 of the said code to read as follows:
(i) Group R, Division 3 Occupancies. An automatic fire
sprinkler system shall be installed in all new one and two family
dwellings, regardless of type of construction. Sprinkler systems
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shall comply with the 1991 NFPA 13-0 Standard and local amendments,
a$ determined by the Fire Chief per Arcadia Fire Department Fire
sprinkler Policy.
3115.2.1.5 ADDITION. section 10.507 (j) is hereby added to
Article 10 of the said code to read as follows:
(j) Retrofit
1. For additions to any existing building that
results in the building total floor area equaling or exceeding
5,000 square feet in total floor area, or for additions to any
building over 5,000 square feet, such buildings shall meet
requirements for a new building.
2. For additions to existing Group R, Division 1
occupancies that result in additional guest rooms or dwelling
units, such buildings shall meet the automatic sprinkler system
requirements for new construction throughout the building.
3. For alterations or repairs to an existing
building with 5,000 square feet or more in total floor area that,
within a 24 month period, exceed 25% of the assessed valuation of
the building, as shown in records of the County Assessor, such
building shall meet the requirements for a new building.
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SPRINKLER SYSTEM ALARMS
section 10.508. When serving more than 20
sprinklers, automatic sprinkler systems shall be supervised by an
approved central station service per NFPA 71.
Exception. R-1 and R-3 occupancies with sprinkler systems of
less than 50 heads.
3115.2.1.6 ADDITION. A local alarm which will give an
audible and visual signal in each building unit of an R-1 occupancy
shall be activated by fire sprinkler flow switch.
section 10.513 AMENDMENT. section 10.513 (d) is hereby
amended to read as follows: Portable Extinguishers. A 40 BC
rated, dry chemical portable fire extinguisher shall be installed
near food processing equipment in accordance with UFC Standard 10-
1.
3115.2.2 ADDITION. section 11.206(a), (b), and (c) are
hereby added to Article 11 of said Fire Code, to read as follows:
section 11. 206 RESTRICTIONS ON BURNING AND OPEN FIRES; PUBLIC
PROPERTY.
(a) All burning of combustible waste material permitted under
Article 11 is subject to the restrictions of the Air Quality
Management District.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person except an officer or
employee of the City within the scope of his duties, to set fire
to, ignite, or burn any combustible material or substance upon any
street, alley, sidewalk, park, parkway or other public property
within the City. EXCEPTION: This provision shall not prohibit a
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person from utilizing cooking and campfire facilities provided in
the city parks, if required permits are obtained first.
(c) No person shall dispose of any combustible waste material
by burning, or kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire, or
authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained on any lot or
parcel of land within the City without a written permit from the
Chief.
3115.2.3 AMENDMENT. section 13.202 is hereby amended to read
as follows: REPORTING EMERGENCIES:
Any person, upon discovering or being notified of an
uncontrolled or dangerous gas leak, spill of flammable or
combustible liquids, a hazardous or toxic material or any other
material or condition that is dangerous to life or property on the
premises which he owns, rents, operates, manages, controls or
occupies, shall immediately notify the Fire Department.
3115.2.4 ADDITION. Section 11. 404 (a) is hereby added to
Article 11 of the said code to read as follows:
(a) Unvented heaters. No person shall sell, or offer for
sale, any new or used unvented heater, which is designed to be used
inside any dwelling house or unit, with the exception of an
electric heater, or of decorative gas logs or device specifically
designed for use in a vented fireplace.
3115.2.5 ADDITION. section 12.106 (h) is hereby added to
Article 12 of said Fire Code, to read as follows:
(f) All doors in or leading to exits shall be maintained
openable from the inside without the use of key or any special
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knowledge or effort at all times when the building or area served
thereby is occupied.
EXCEPTION: Approved locking devices may be used where
specifically provided for in the Building Code. (panic hardware)
3115.2.6 ADDITION. section 78.103(C) is hereby added to
Article 78 of said Fire Code to read as follows:
PUBLIC DISPLAY. APPROVAL BY COUNCIL
Supervised public displays of fireworks by a jurisdiction,
fair association, amusement park, other organizations, or for the
use of fireworks by artisans, in pursuit of their trade, may be
permitted subject to the following requirements.
a. The approval by the City Council of a permit for pUblic
display.
b. No permit shall be issued until the Council receives a
report from the Fire Chief regarding the competence of the operator
of the fireworks, the character, location and other factors
pertinent to the proposed display concerning the safety to persons
and property and proposed conditions to the permit required by this
Code, the Uniform Fire Code, or otherwise deemed necessary by the
Fire Chief.
c. Permits for public display may be subject to regulations
and conditions approved by the city Council as part of any action
on the permit, and the applicant shall be required to adhere to all
such conditions.
d. The City Council may in the exercise of its discretion
deny any application, and such decision shall be final. Pursuant
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to the city's concern to protect the health, safety, and welfare,
all permitees shall affirm and agree on their application the
decision of the City is final.
3115.2.7 ADDITION. section 78.202 (a) and (b) are hereby
added to Article 78 of said Fire Code to read as follows:
(a) Fireworks. Use and discharge prohibited.
NO person shall use, light, fire, discharge, explode or set off any
fireworks, including so-called "Safe and Sane" fireworks anywhere
within the city, except as provided herein.
(b) Fireworks. Prohibited.
No person shall sell, display for sale, possess, store, or
manufacture any fireworks, including so-called "Safe and Sane"
fireworks anywhere within the city except as provided herein.
3115.2.8 ADDITION. Section 79.901 (d) is hereby added to
Article 79 of said Fire Code, to read as follows.
(a) A motor vehicle fuel dispensing station shall not be
installed or maintained on any dwelling property, apartment house,
lodging house or hotel property. No person shall dispense any
flammable liquid or liquified petroleum gas directly from an
underground tank, above ground tank or drum or liquified petroleum
gas container directly into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or any
container while on any premises which has a dwelling unit or units,
apartment house, lodging house or hotel.
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ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 3.
DIVISION 7.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
UNIFORM FIRE CODE
APPEALS AND PERMITS
3116.1
APPEALS.
Whenever the Chief disapproves an
application or refuses to grant a permit applied for the applicant
may appeal from the decision of the Chief to the City Council
within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision being
appealed.
3116.2
APPEALS PROCEDURE.
The City Council shall not
consider any such appeal unless the matter has come to the
attention of the Chief and he has rendered a decision in writing.
Any appeal to the City Council shall be made by the affected person
or his agent in writing in the form and manner as 'prescribed by the
City Clerk.
3116.3
APPEAL OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
Appeals from the State Fire Marshal's rules and
regulations as contained in Title 19 California Administrative Code
and enforced by the Chief may be submitted as provided for in this
part.
3116.3.1 SAME.
When a request for an alternate means of
protection has been denied by the Chief, or any person is adversely
affected by the application of said State Fire Marshal's regulation
and such person believes that the regulations are being applied
incorrectly, said person may file a written appeal to the State
Fire Marshal as provided for in Article 2 Section 2.01 through
Section 2.05 of Title 19, California Administrative Code.
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3116.4 NEW MATERIALS, PROCESSES OR OCCUPANCIES WHICH MAY
REQUIRE PERMITS. The City Manager, the Chief, and the Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee to determine and
specify, after giving affected persons and opportunity to be heard,
any new materials, processes or occupancies for which permits are
required in addition to those now enumerated in said code. The
Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post a list of
permitted uses in a conspicuous place in city Hall and the Fire
Department and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
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ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 4.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
FIRE ZONES
3120.
CREATION.
There is hereby created in the City a
Fire District consisting of all real property located in the city
as the same is presently or hereafter may be constituted.
3121.
BOUNDARIES. Said Fire District shall comprise and
be divided into four zones designated as Fire Zone NO.1, Fire Zone
No.2, Fire Zone No.3 and Fire Zone No.4.
3121. 1
FIRE ZONE NO.1. Fire Zone No. 1 shall include all
real property in the city which has been or may hereafter be
classified as, changed to or placed in Zones C-O, C-l, C-2, C-M, CC
or CPD-l under, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 2 of Article IX.
3121. 2
FIRE ZONE NO.2. Fire Zone No.2 shall include all
real property in the City which has been or may hereafter be
classified, reclassified as, changed to or placed in Zones M-l or
M-2 under, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 2 of Article IX.
3121. 3
FIRE ZONE NO.3. Fire Zone No.3 shall include all
real property in the city not otherwise included in either Fire
Zone No.1, Fire Zone No. 2 or Fire Zone No.4.
3121.4
FIRE ZONE NO.4. Fire Zone No.4 shall include all
real property in the city which the Council by resolution
determines, upon the report and recommendation of the Chief, to be
a hazardous fire area.
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ARTICLE III
CHAPTER 1
PART 5
DIVISION 1
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
FLAMMABLE & EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL
3131.
STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. Storage of flammable
liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited. The limits in
which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is
prohibited are hereby established as the boundaries of the city as
the same now exist'or as the same may at any time hereafter exist.
EXCEPTION: WASTE OIL.
Waste oil may be stored in approved
containers within Fire Zones 1 and 2. Storage not to exceed 500
gallons water capacity. Installation to be approved by the Fire
Department.
3131.1
NEW BULK PLANTS PROHIBITED. The limits in which new
bulk storage of liquified petroleum gas is restricted are hereby
established as the boundaries of the City.
3131.2.1 SAME. All real property in Fire Zone 1 which has
been or may hereafter be classified as, changed to or placed in
Zones C-O, C-1, C-2, C-M, CC or CDP-1 shall be limited to not more
than 500 gallons water capacity.
3131.2.2 SAME. All real property in Fire Zone No. 2 which
has been or may hereafter be classified as, changed to or placed in
Zones M-1 or M-2 shall be limited to the storage of a maximum of
the equivalent to 2,000 gallons of water capacity.
3131.1.3 SAME. All real property in Fire Zone Number 3 and
Fire Zone No. 4 which has been or may hereafter be classified as,
changed to or placed in Zones R-M, R-O, R-1, R-2 or R-3 shall be
limited to the storage of a maximum of the equivalent to 10 gallons
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of water capacity outdoors and 5 gallons of water capacity in
either free standing or attached accessory structures.
3131. 3
STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITION PROHIBITED.
Except as provided for in the Fire Code the limits in which the
storage of explosives and ammunition are prohibited are hereby
established as the boundaries of the city of Arcadia as the same
now exist or as the same may at any time hereafter exist.
3131. 4 SAME. EXCEPTION. The city council may, upon
written application, and after receipt of the report and
recommendation of the Chief, after finding upon the evidence
received that the public health, safety and welfare will not be
jeopardized, alter the limits fixed by any of the preceding four
sections.
3131. 5 SALE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS RESTRICTED. No person
shall sell or offer for sale any Class 1 flammable liquid as
defined in the Uniform Fire Code adopted by this Chapter for the
express purpose of producing a fire bomb as defined by section 653
(1) of the California Penal Code.
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ARTICLE III. PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 1- FIRE PREVENTION
PART 5. SPECIAL REGULATIONS
DIVISION 2. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ABATEMENT
3132. DEPOSITS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. Clean up or
Abatement; Liability for cost.
3132.1
SAME. The Fire Department is hereby authorized to
abate or cause to be cleaned up the effects of any hazardous
material deposited upon or into any property or facilities in the
City; and any such person or persons responsible for such property
or who intentionally, negligently or otherwise caused such deposit
shall be liable for the payment of all such cost incurred by the
Fire Department as a result of such cleanup or abatement activity.
The remedy provided by this part shall be in addition to any other
remedies provided by law.
3132 . 2
SAME.
For the purposes of this part "Hazardous
Materials" shall be defined as any substance or materials in a
quantity or form which, in the determination of the Fire Chief or
his authorized representative, poses an unreasonable and imminent
risk to the life, health or safety of persons or property or to the
ecological balance of the environment, and shall include, but not
be limited to, such substances as explosives, radioactive
'materials, unstable or toxic materials, petroleum or petroleum
products
or gases,
poisons,
etiologic
(biologic)
agents,
pesticides, flammables and corrosives.
3132. :3
SAME. For purposes of this part, cost incurred by
the Fire Department' shall include, but shall not necessarily be
limited to the following: Actual labor costs of city personnel,
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including workers compensation benefits, fringe benefits,
administrative overhead, cost of equipment operations, cost of
materials obtained directly by the City and cost of any contract
labor, equipment and materials as necessary to clean up and abate
the hazard.
3132.4 SAME. The authority to recover costs under this
part shall not include actual fire suppression services which are
normally or usually provided by the Fire Department.
.
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ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 5.
DIVISION 3.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
REFUSE AND WASTE MATERIALS
3133.
STORAGE AREAS. Every Group R-1 occupancy shall be
provided with an area reserved for storage of the accumulation of
combustible refuse and waste materials pending removal of such
materials from the premises.
For the purposes of this Section,
"Refuse and Waste Accumulation Area" shall mean that area where
such materials are stored while awaiting removal or disposal, and
shall not mean any receptacle or containers which may be
distributed throughout the premises for the purpose of collecting
refuse and waste from particular operations or locations,
Such
storage area shall be created more than ten feet, measured
horizontally, from any opening into a structure which is not
protected with an approved fire assembly of not less than 3/4 hour
fire resistive rating. Such areas covered by a root or dwelling
space above shall be fire sprinklered.
3133.1
STORAGE AREAS.
Eve~y property owner, occupant or
tenant of a Group R-1 occupancy shall cause combustible refuse and
waste materials to be stored within an approved refuse and waste
accumulation area by placing such materials
in approved
noncombustible containers in such area.
A sufficient number of
such containers shall be provided to store all of the refuse and
waste accumulated at the premises between times of removal. Waste
accumulation areas, and all refuse and waste containers, shall be
a type approved by the Chief, and shall incorporate features which
provide a complete confinement of refuse and waste.
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3133.2
DUMPING ON VACANT LOTS. No person shall deposit any
grass, weeds, brush, debris, trash, dirt or other waste material
upon any vacant lot or parcel of ground with the city, except with
the written consent of the owner thereof.
3133.3 VACANT LOTS MAINTAINED. All vacant lots or parcels
of ground within the City shall be maintained by the property owner
in accordance with the minimum standards of clearance as contained
herein. All such property not so maintained by the owner as
'required in these standards shall be declared a public nuisance and
abated by the City in accordance with title 4 of the Government
Code, Sections 39560 through 39588.
3133.4 STANDARDS OF CLEARANCE.
(a) Vacant lots or parcels shall be maintained in a fire safe
condition in accordance with the. fire code.
(b) Vacant lots or parcels shall be cleaned to mineral earth
or other acceptable ground cover as determined by the Fire Chief,
from the curb line and/or adjacent property line inward a minimum
of five (5) feet to provide a clear buffer and prevent grass,
weeds, dirt, etc. from growing over the curbs, sidewalks or onto
adjacent property. Herbicides may be use within the five (5) foot
area where permitted to maintain the buffer.
(c) Vacant lots or parcels shall be disced or cleared to a
degree sufficient to insure that all weeds, grass or other
vegetation is turned under or removed thereby minimizing regrowth.
(d) ,Vacant lots or parcels shall be cleared of all
accumulation of debris, such as trash, garbage, lumber, furniture,
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trimmings, piles of dirt or any other material that would inhibit
proper discing.
(el Areas of vacant lots or parcels that cannot be disced,
such as parkways, or lots with existing paving may be mowed or hand
cut. Herbicides may be used where permitted.
(fl The standards of clearance as contained in this section
may be modified by the Chief if determined to be impractical due to
specific conditions such as physical barriers, terrain, grade,
access, etcetera, provided that the spirit of the code shall be
complied with, public safety secured and substantial justice done.
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ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 5.
DIVISION 4.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
HAZARDOUS FIRE AREAS
3134.
SPARK ARRESTERS. EQUIPMENT. No person shall use or
operate in, -upon, or within two hundred (200) feet of any hazardous
fire area, any tractor construction equipment, engine, machinery,
or any steam, oil or gasoline operated stationary or mobile
equipment from which a spark or fire may originate, unless such
equipment is provided with a qualified device or spark arrester
installed in or attached to the exhaust pipe, which will prevent
the escape of f ire or sparks.
Said qualified device or spark
arrester shall meet the united States Forest Service Standards,
current edition, for spark arresters for Internal Combustion
Engines.
For the purpose of this Section, any registered motor
vehicle operated on a road or highway, and which is equipped with
a muffler in good condition as required by the Vehicle Code, shall
be deemed in compliance with this section.
3134.1
ENFORCEMENT. The Chief and his deputies are hereby
authorized to enforce the provisions of this Division, in addition
to all portions of Appendix ll-A of the Fire Code. Said Deputies
shall consist of the following persons:
1. Officers and members of the Fire Department.
2. Officers and members of the Police Department.
3. United States Forest Service Officers.
4. Such other officers or employees of the city as may be
recommended by the Chief and approved by the City Council.
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ARTICLE 111.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 6.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
MISCELLANEOUS
3140.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BADGE.
No person shall wear,
display or have in his possession any badge or shield of the same
design as adopted as the official badge or shield of the City of
Arcadia Fire Department, unless such person shall be a duly
appointed member of said Fire Department, and such badge has been
issued or authorized in writing by the Chief. The provisions of
this Section shall not apply to any member of said Fire Department
who has been honorably retired, and who may have in his possession
a facsimile of the official badge or shield presented to him by the
City, provided that the same shall plainly indicate the fact that
such former member is no longer in the active service of the Fire
Department.
3140.1
HELIPORTS,
HELISTOPS
AND
HELICOPTER
CRANE
OPERATIONS. No person shall establish or maintain any heliport or
helistop, except as permitted by the Fire Code as adopted by this
section, nor shall any person or persons make any helicopter
landings or takeoffs on an occasional basis, nor engage in any
helicopter crane operation without first complying with the
provisions of Article III, Chapter 6, Parts 1 and 2, of this Code.
The Chief is hereby empowered to adopt and enforce reasonable rules
and regulations to provide safety to persons and property during
the performance of any operation described in this Section; such
regulations shall be deemed to be included within those falling
under the provision of Section 3627 of this Code.
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ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 7.
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
ACCESSWAYS AND FIRE LANES
3150.
AMENDMENT. section 10.205 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Obstruction. The required width of any fire apparatus access
road or fire lane shall not be obstructed in any manner, including
parking of vehicles.
Minimum required widths and clearances
established under this section shall be maintained at all times.
Parking or the maintenance of any obstruction within any
portion of a posted fire accessway/lane is prohibited. Any vehicle
parked within a fire lane or accessway in violation of this section
shall be subject to an arrest citation and shall be subject to be
towed away and impounded.
The registered owner of any vehicle parked in violation of
this section shall be responsible for all expenses incurred in
connection with the towing and impounding of such vehicle.
3150.2.1 AMENDMENT. section 10.206 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Marking.
When required, approved signs or other approved
notice shall be provided and maintained for fire apparatus access
roads or fire lanes to identify such roads and prohibit the
obstruction thereof or both. A metal sign, 12" in width X 18" in
height minimum in size, red letters not less than 1 inch in height
on white background, shall be mounted atop a metal post 72 to 96
inches in height. One sign everyone hundred (100) linear feet on
both sides of the accessway, so that no place in the accessway is
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more than 100' from a legible no parking sign. Mounted at a right
angle so that the sign can be read from both directions if travel
is in both directions (print on both sides). If a wall is adjacent
to the accessway the signs may be posted on the wall at a height
from 72 to 96 inches spaced as above.
"FIRE LANE"
NO PARKING
ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE
C.V.C. Sec. 22500.1.
At least one of the curb faces flanking the fire accessway
shall be painted red with the words "FIRE LANE" printed thereon in
three-inch, white letters between signs. Where there is no curbing
adjacent to the fire accessway, the accessway surface shall bear
the words "NO PARKING-FIRE LANE" in chrome-yellow paint printed in
letters twelve inches high with a 2" stroke. The above lettering
shall be appropriately spaced to cover "No Parking" areas.
The owner, operator, occupant or other person having charge or
control of any parcel or lot required to provide a fire accessway
shall install and maintain all required signs and markings. The
defacement, tampering or removal of any fire accessway signs and
marking is prohibited.
EXCEPTION: Fire accesswaYllane signs and marking may be
temporarily removed for routine maintenance or repair.
Deviations from these posting requirements may be permitted by
the Chief only upon showing that:
(a) special circumstances make compliance impractical, and
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(b) an alternative method of posting will provide
substantially similar notice to the public.
The posting requirements set forth above shall apply to fire
accessways established prior to the adoption of this section as
well as those established subsequent thereto.
3150.3 MAINTENANCE. The owner, operator, occupant or other
person having charge or control of any parcel or lot required to
provide a fire accessway shall make every reasonable effort to
maintain an unobstructed fire accessway/lane.
3150.4 ENFORCEMENT. The Chief and his deputies are
authorized to enforce the provisions of this Division. Said
deputies shall consist of the following persons:
1. Officers and members of the Fire Department
2. Officers and members of the Police Department
3. Such other officers or employees of the City as may be
recommended by the Chief and approved by the city Council.
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ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 1.
PART 8..
PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION
ENFORCEMENT & ARREST CITATIONS
3160.
ENFORCEMENT.
The Chief and his authorized
representative shall have the powers of a Police Officer in
performing their duties and shall be authorized to issue arrest
citations as may be necessary for the enforcement of any city or
State code applicable to fire and life safety.
3160.1
ARREST CITATIONS.
The City Fire Chief and those
authorized by him, may pursuant to Penal Code Section 853.5 and
subject to the provisions hereof, arrest a person without a warrant
whenever any such officer or employee has reasonable cause to
believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor
in the officer's or employee's presence and to issue a notice to
appear and to release such person on his or her written promise to
appear in court, pursuant to Penal Code Section 853.6. The
authority to act as set forth herein shall apply to those Fire
Department members whose primary duty is fire prevention and fire
suppression.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the
official newspaper of said City within fifteen (15) days after its
adoption.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 7th day of Ju
, 1992.
ATTEST
C' of Arcadia
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA
I, JUNE ALFORD, City Clerk of the city of Arcadia, hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1970 was passed and
adopted by the city Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the
mayor and attested to by the city Clerk at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 7th day of July
, 1992, and that said
Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES
Councilmember Ciraulo, Harbicht, Lojeski and Fasching
NOES
None
ABSENT: Councilmember Margett
_11111..'11 J AS)
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AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3204(a)
OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION VIII
SECTION 8130.18 AMENDMENT
Amend section 3204(a),#4: Class A Roof Covering, of the Uniform
Building Code to read:
Sheet ferrous or copper roof covering only when applied over
and fastened to non-combustible materials.
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