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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2108 ORDINANCE NO. 2108 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1997 EDITION, WITH CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS THERETO, THE FIRE CODE STANDARDS AND AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF DIVISIONS 1,3,4 AND 5 OF CHAPTER I 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: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arcadia for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire, hazardous materials or explosion hereby adopts certain Codes known as the Uniform Fire Code, including Appendix Chapters I-A, I-B, I-C, II-A, II-B, II-C, II-D, II-E, II-F, II-G, II-H, II-I, II-J, III-A, III-B, III-C, III-D, IV-A, IV-B, V-A, VI-A, VI-B, VI-C, VI-D, VI-E, VI-F, VI-G, VI-H, VI-I and Appendix Standards Article 90, published by the International Fire Code Institute, being particularly the 1997 edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended by this Ordinance; and SECTION 1. That various sections of Division 1,3,4 and 5 of Article III of Chapter 1, of the Arcadia Municipal Code are hereby added, deleted and amended to read as follows: 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 1997 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code, including appendices I-A, I-B, I-C, II-A, II-B, II-D, II-E, II-F, 11- G, II-H, II-J, III-B, III-C, III-D, IV-A, IV-B, V-A, VI-A, VI-B, VI-C, VI-D, VI-E, VI-F, VI-G, VI- H, VI-I, and the Uniform Fire Code Standards published by the Western Fire Chiefs' Association and the International Conference of Building Officials, and shall constitute the Fire Code of the City of Arcadia. SECTION 2. That Section 3113.2 is hereby amended to read as follows: -1- 2108 3113.2. CHIEF OR CHIEF ENGINEER. Whenever the term "Chief' or "Chief Engineer" is used, it shall mean the Chief of the City of Arcadia Fire Department. SECTION 3. That Section 3113.2 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3113.3. CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION. Whenever the term "Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention" is used it shall mean the head of the Fire Prevention Bureau of the City of Arcadia Fire Department. SECTION 4. That Section 3113.7.1 is hereby added to read as follows: 3113.7.1. FIRE MARSHALL. Shall mean the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. SECTION 5. That 1 and 2 of Section 3114 is hereby amended to read as follows (2 and 3 shall remain the same): 3114. VIOLATIONS. 1. Any person who shall violate any of the provision of Sections 102, 103, 104, or 105 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 Council or 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. 2. 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-D-5 as amended by the Arcadia Municipal Code. SECTION 6. That Section 3115.1 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3115.1 AMENDMENT. Section 1007.2 of Article 10, FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS, Required Installations is hereby amended to read as follows: 1. An Automatic Addressable Fire Alarm System shall be installed in: All Group A Occupancies All Group B Occupancies All Group E Occupancies -2- 2108 All Group F Occupancies All Group H Occupancies All Group I Occupancies All Group M Occupancies All Group R Occupancies Only multi-family dwellings, including apartments. All Group S Occupancies All Divisions except Division 4. SECTION 7. That Section 3115.5 is hereby deleted in its entirety. SECTION 8. That Section 3115.6 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3115.6. ADDITION. Items NO.6 through No. 10 are hereby added to Section 1003.2.2, Article 10 of said Uniform Fire Code to read as follows: 6. In all buildings regardless of type of new construction. EXCEPTION: Detached Group U Occupancies, providing the floor area does not exceed 1,000 sq. ft. 7. In all attached garages in R-1 and R-3 occupancies, where living spaces are above garages. 8. In all convalescent and board and care facilities, regardless of type of construction. Said fire sprinkler system shall comply with 1996 NFPA 13 Standard and local amendments and policies as determined by the Fire Department. 9. In all buildings more than two (2) stories 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. SECTION 9. That Section 3115.7 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3115.7. AMENDMENT. Section 1003.2.3.3 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 1003.2.3.3 EXHIBITION AND DISPLAY ROOMS. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in rooms classified as Group A Occupancies which can be used for exhibition or display purposes. SECTION 10. That Section 3115.8 is hereby amended to read as follows: -3- 2108 3115.8. AMENDMENT. Section 1003.2.8 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 1003.2.8 GROUP M OCCUPANCIES. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in all Group M Occupancies. The area of mezzanines shall be included in determining the areas where sprinklers are required. SECTION 11. That Section 3115.9 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3115.9. AMENDMENT. Section 1003.2.9 of said Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1003.2.9 GROUP R DIVISION I OCCUPANCIES. 1. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in all multiple family dwellings, apartments, condominiums and hotels regardless of square footage or type of construction. Said fire sprinkler systems shall comply with 1996 NFPA 13 Standards and local amendments, as determined by the Fire Chief. 2. Any multiple family complex, two (2) units or more, not separated by twenty (20) feet of clear space on three sides of structure, shall be protected by NFPA 13 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems. 3. Installations requiring NFPA 13 systems shall conform to the NFPA 13 Standard with the following exceptions: A minimum of 2-% inch approved double detector check backflow prevention device with 0 S & Y valves is required. Water supply may be less than 2-Y2 inch. 4. NFPA 13, Section 2-8.2, 1996 Edition, is amended to read: At least one 2 % inch National Standard Thread, Fire Department Connection shall be installed facing the street. 5. NFPA 13D, Section 4-6, 1996 Edition, is amended to read: Attics containing forced air units shall have installed, one or more 212-degree sprinkler heads adjacent to the forced air unit. Sprinklers may be omitted from crawl spaces, floor/ceiling spaces, and other concealed spaces that are not used or intended for living purposes or are not accessible for storage. 6. Fire Department connections shall be located within ten (10) feet of the curb -4- 2108 and shall be mounted no lower than 24 inches or no higher that 36 inches from finished grade. 7. NFPA 13D, Exception No.3, Section 4-6, 1996 Edition, is amended to read: Garages shall have installed quick response heads (residential quick response heads not permitted). An eight (8) inch lintellsoffitt shall be installed in any garage ceiling with greater than four (4) heads. There shall be no more than four (4) heads in the soffitt area. SECTION 12. That Section 3115.10 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3115.10. ADDITION. Section 1003.2.9.1 is hereby added to Article 10 of the Uniform Fire Code to read as follows: 1003.2.9.1 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 shall comply with the 1996 NFPA 13D Standard and local amendments, as determined by the Fire Chief. 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION 1.1 All fire sprinkler systems shall be installed by California State licensed C-16 contractors. 1.2 A complete set of working drawings and hydraulic calculations shall be submitted to the Arcadia Building Services. Working drawings and calculations shall conform to NFPA 13, Section 6-1, 1996 Edition. 1.3 Plans must be submitted AND approved prior to the installation of any fire sprinkler system. 1.4 An approved set of plans shall be maintained on the job site at all times, available to the Fire Inspector. 1.5 Flow switch shall be connected to horn and strobe, located directly outside each sleeping area. 1.6 Flow switch and smoke detectors shall be interconnected to visual and audible alarm. 2. MAINTENANCE -5- 2108 2.1 The owner is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the sprinkler systems at all times. The sprinkler contractor shall provide the owner with a copy of NFPA 25 or appropriate NFPA Standard at the time of final inspection. 2.2 All NFPA 13 systems shall be certified by a state licensed fire protection company every five (5) years from the date of installation. SECTION 13. That Section 3115.11 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3115.11 ADDITION. Section 1003.2.10 is hereby added to Article 10 of the Uniform Fire Code to read as follows: 1003.2.10 RETROFIT OF FIRE SPRINKLERS. An approved automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in existing buildings, including any additions thereto, in the occupancies and buildings as set forth in the section. 1. In all buildings when an addition results in the total floor area of the building equaling or exceeding 2,500 square feet, or for an addition to any building over 2,500 square feet. EXCEPTION: Group R-3 Occupancies 2. In all Group R-1 Occupancies when an addition results in additional guestrooms or dwelling units. 3. In all buildings over 2,500 square feet except Group R-3 Occupancies when the building has been vacant over six (6) months or has experienced a change in occupancy. For the purpose of this section, an approved automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in said building within twelve (12) months from the permit application date. 4. In all Group R-3 Occupancies when enlarged by fifty (50) percent or more due to an addition. 5. In all Group R-3 occupancies when fifty (50) percent or more of the building is affected by a combination of remodel, repair, rebuild or additions as defined in the building code. 6. In all Group R-3 Occupancies when a second store addition -6- 2108 comprises fifty (50) percent or more of the existing roof area as measured from the top plate. SECTION 14. Section 3115.21 is hereby added to read as follows: 3115.21. AMENDMENT. Section 1007.2.9.1.7 in the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 1007.2.9.1.7 SMOKE DETECTORS. Smoke detectors shall be installed in basements, attached garages, and accessory buildings attached to residences in addition to the requirements as outlined in the Uniform Building Code. The smoke detectors shall be interconnected and activate all within the structure when anyone of the devices is activated. If the occupancy is provided with a residential auto fire sprinkler system (13D) the smoke detectors shall be interfaced with the signaling device or devices as required. SECTION 15. That Section 3115.l9is hereby amended to read as follows: 3115.19. ADDITION. Item NO.6 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6. 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 liquefied petroleum gas directly from an underground storage tank, above ground tank, drum, liquefied petroleum gas, or portable firefighting source, 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. SECTION 16. That Section 3116.5 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3116.5 NEW MATERIALS, PROCESSED OR OCCUPANCIES WHICH MAY REQUIRE PERMITS. The City Manager, Building Official, Fire Chief, and Chief of -7- 2108 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 use's in a conspicuous place in City Hall and the Fire Department and distribute copies thereof to interested persons. SECTION 17. That Section 3120.3 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3120.3 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 CoO, C-1, C-2, C-M, CC, CBD or CPD-1 under, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Article IX. SECTION 18. That Section 3131.1 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3131.1. STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. Storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited except as outlined in Section No. 4 Code Adoption. See section 7904.2.5.4.2. or Section 7902.2.2.1. 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. Aboveground tanks may be permitted on a case by case basis with approval of the Chief. EXCEPTION: WASTE OIL. Waste oil may be stored in approved containers within Fire Zone No.1 and Fire Zone NO.2 only. Storage not to exceed 500 gallons water capacity. Installation to be approved by the Fire Department. SECTION 19. That Section 3131.3 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3131.3. SAME. All real property in Fire Zone NO.1 which has been or may hereafter be classified as, changed to or place in Zones CoO, C-1, C-2, CoM, CC, CBD or CPD-1 shall be limited to not more than 500 gallons water capacity. SECTION 20. That Section 3132.1 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3132.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ABATEMENT. Clean up or Abatement; Liability for cost. SECTION 21. That Section 3134.1 is hereby amended to read as follows: -8- 2108 3134.1. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - GENERAL. Buildings or structures hereafter erected or constructed in Fire Zone No. 4 shall have exterior construction equal to or greater than a one-hour fire resistive rating except as exempted by Arcadia Municipal Code Section 3701.2. SECTION 22. That Section 3134.4 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3134.4. PROJECTIONS FROM BUILDINGS. Canopies, eaves and architectural projections shall be constructed of noncombustible materials or be one- hour fire resistive construction except as exempted by Arcadia Municipal Code Section 3701.3. SECTION 23. That Section 3134.6 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3134.6. EAVES. Eaves projecting from the exterior wall shall be protected on the underside with materials approved for one-hour fire resistive construction or shall be of heavy timer construction except as exempted by Arcadia Municipal Code Section 3701.3. SECTION 24. That Section 3140.2 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3140.2. 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 landings or takeoffs on an occasional basis nor engage in any helicopter crane operation without first complying with the provisions of Article 24, Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition. 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. SECTION 25. That 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. -9- 2108 Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of Julv, 999. M'~e1!f.;, ATTEST: J Approved as to Form: Mr:Ja1il/!J1E::; STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2108 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 on the 6th day of July , 1999, and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Countilmember Harbicht, Kovacic, Harshall, Roncelli and Chandler NOES: None ABSENT: None ~,..,~~@ City k of the City 0 cadi -10- 2108