4560FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE NO. 4560
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM REPEALING
CHAPTER 16.08 OF TITLE 16 OF THE ANAHEIM
MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING NEW CHAPTER 16.08 IN
ITS PLACE AND STEAD ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE
CODE, 1982 EDITION, WITH AMENDMENTS THERETO.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 16.08 of Title 16 of the Anaheim Municipal
Code be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
SECTION 2.
That new Chapter 16.08 be, and the same is hereby, added
to Title 16 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Chapter 16.08
UNIFORM FIRE CODE ADOPTED
16.08.010 APPROVAL.
The City Council does find and determine, as
a result of study and investigation conducted by the City
and its Fire Department, that the Uniform Fire Code, 1982
Edition, is an approved code for adoption by reference
within the meaning of Section 50022.1 of the Government
Code of the State of California.
16.08.020 ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE,
1982 EDITION
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
50022.1 to 50022.8, inclusive, of the Government Code of
the State of California, the City Council of the City of
Anaheim does hereby adopt, by reference, the Uniform Fire
Code, 1982 Edition, with amendments thereto: that one or
more copies of the Code shall be filed in the office of the
City Clerk and shall be kept there for public inspection
while the Code is enforced, all of which copies shall be
certified to be true copies by the City Clerk. The City
Clerk shall, at all times, maintain a reasonable supply of
copies of the Code available for purchase by the public at
a moderate price not to exceed the actual cost thereof to
the City of Anaheim.
16.08.030 SECTION 2.302 AMENDED - BOARD OF APPEALS
Section 2.302 of the Uniform Fire Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
BOARD OF APPEALS
SECTION 2.302
(a) In order to determine the suitability
of alternate materials and type of construction, and to
provide for reasonable interpretation of the provisions of
this Code and relief by way of appeal from the granting or
denial of any permit, there shall be, and hereby is,
created a Board of Appeals consisting of the City Council
of the City of Anaheim who shall grant such relief or make
such interpretation or explanation as may be necessary and
proper pursuant to the provisions of this Code. Whenever
any reference to Board of Appeals shall appear in this
Code, it shall mean the City Council of the City of Anaheim.
(b) Whenever the Chief of the Fire
Department shall disapprove an application or refuse to
grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the
provisions of the Uniform Fire Code do not apply or that
the true intent and meaning of the Uniform Fire Code have
been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may
appeal from a decision of the Chief of the Fire Department
or the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention to the Board
of Appeals within ten (10) days from the date of the
decision being appealed. A decision shall be considered as
having been appealed within the aforesaid ten (10) days if
a written Notice of Appeal is filed with the City Clerk of
the City of Anaheim within said ten (10) day period. Such
Notice of Appeal shall:
(1) Specify the substance and
particulars of the decision being appealed;
(2) Show the date of the decision;
(3) Be signed by the appellant or
his/her duly authorized agent; and
(4) Indicate the mailing address of
the appellant.
r Whenever a Notice of Appeal is filed
with the City Clerk, the City Clerk shall set the matter
for hearing at the earliest reasonable time and shall
notify the Chief of the Fire Department and the appellant
of the place, date and time the Board of Appeals shall hear
and consider the appeal. The City Clerk shall give notice
of the hearing to the Chief of the Fire Department and to
the appellant at least three (3) days prior to the time set
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for the hearing. Notice shall be given to the appellant by
mailing said notice to the address shown on the Notice of
Appeal. All decisions of the Board of Appeals shall be
final.
16.08.040 ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN
WHICH STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUIDS IN OUTSIDE ABOVE GROUND TANKS IS TO
BE PROHIBITED.
The limits referred to in Section 79.201 of
the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of flammable or
combustible liquids in outside above ground tanks is
prohibited are as governed by Section 16.08.050 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code.
16.08.050 UNIFORM FIRE CODE SECTION 79.201 MODIFIED.
The limits referred to in Section 79.201 of
the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of flammable liquids
- in outside above ground tanks is prohibited, and the limits
referred to in Section 82.105 in which bulk storage of
liquefied petroleum gas is restricted shall be as follows:
Said storage shall not be permitted within Fire Zones One
and Two as set forth in Sections 16.16.030 and 16.16.040 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code.
16.08.060 ARTICLE 78, 'FIREWORKS' OF THE UNIFORM FIRE
CODE DELETED.
Article 78 of the Uniform Fire Code entitled
'Fireworks' is hereby deleted.
16.08.070
-- hereby amended
(g) and (h) to
SECTION 10.307
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
Section 10.307 of the Uniform Fire Code is
by adding thereto new subsections (e), (f),
read as follows:
(e) Fire Warning Systems.
(1) Every existing dwelling unit and
every existing guest room in a hotel or lodging house used
for sleeping purposes shall be provided with a product of
combustion smoke detector. In dwelling units, detectors
shall be mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point
centrally located in the corridor or area giving access to
rooms used for sleeping purposes. In an efficiency
dwelling unit, hotel sleeping rooms and in hotel suites,
the detector shall be centrally located on the ceiling of
the main room or hotel sleeping room.
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Where sleeping rooms are on an
upper level, the detector shall be placed at the center of
the ceiling directly above the interior stairway. All
detectors shall be located in accordance with approved
manufacturer's instructions. When actuated, the detector
shall provide an alarm in the dwelling unit or guest room.
(2) When alterations, repairs or
additions requiring a permit and having a valuation in
excess of $1,000 occur, or when one or more sleeping rooms
are added or created in existing single family occupancies,
the entire building shall be provided with smoke detectors
located as required for new Group R, Division 3 occupancies.
(3) Smoke detectors may be battery
operated when installed in existing buildings, or in
buildings without commercial power, or in buildings which
undergo alterations, repairs or additions regulated by (e)
(2) of this section.
(f) Installation and Maintenance
It shall be the responsibility of the
owner to supply and install all required detectors. The
owner shall be responsible for testing and maintaining.
detectors in common stairways and hallways. It shall be
the responsibility of the tenant, whose tenancy will be
longer than two weeks, to test and maintain detectors
within dwelling units or rooming units and to notify the
owner or authorized agent, in writing, of any
deficiencies. The owner shall be responsible for providing
each tenant with written information regarding detector
testing and maintenance, or such information may be posted
in common areas frequently visited by tenants such as the
laundry room area.
The tenant shall be responsible for
replacement of the battery except that such battery shall
be in operating condition at the time that the tenant takes
possession. The owner or authorized agent shall not be in
violation of this act for a deficient smoke detector unless
he or she has failed to correct the deficiency within a
reasonable time after he or she has received written notice
of the deficiency.
(g) Inspections
An inspection for compliance shall be
done concurrent with the fire extinguisher inspections at
apartment houses, efficiency units and hotels. From three
(3) to five (5) percent of said units shall be inspected.
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(h) The use of any existing building not
conforming to the provisions of this section at the time of
its enactment, and to which provisions of this section
would otherwise apply if it were proposed for construction
at the time of its enactment, shall be terminated or the
building shall be made to conform to the provisions of this
section on or before January 1, 1985.
16.08.080 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
Section 10.309 of the Uniform Fire Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 10.309
(a) General. Automatic sprinkler systems
shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this
section.
(b) Where Required. Automatic sprinkler
systems shall be installed and maintained in operable
condition as specified in this article in the following
locations:
1. All new occupancies, after the
enactment of this ordinance, (exceptions: Group R,
Division I less than four (4) stories; Group R, Division 3
and Group M occupancies) shall have an approved automatic
fire sprinkler system throughout when the gross square
footage thereof exceeds 6,000 square feet.
A. 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 fire fighting 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 required in this
section, the basement shall be provided with an approved
automatic sprinkler system.
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B. At the top of rubbish and
linen chutes and in their terminal rooms. Chutes extending
through three or more floors shall have additional
sprinkler heads installed within such chutes at alternate
floors. Sprinkler heads shall be accessible for servicing.
C. All rooms where nitrate film
is stored or handled shall be equipped with an approved
automatic sprinkler system as specified in U.B.C. Standard
No. 48-1.
D. In protected combustible
fiber storage vaults as in Section 9.118 of this Code.
2. Group A Occupancies.
A. In basements larger than
1,500 square feet in floor area.
B. When the occupancy has over
5,000 square feet of floor area which can be used for
exhibition or display purposes.
C. In any enclosed usable space
below or over a stairway in Group A, Divisions 2, 2.1, 3
and 4 Occupancies.
D. Under the roof and gridiron,
in the tie and fly galleries and in all places behind the
proscenium wall of stages; over enclosed platforms in
excess of 500 square feet in area, and in dressing rooms,
workshops and storerooms accessory to such stages or
enclosed platforms.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Alters, pulpits or similar platforms and their
accessory rooms.
(2) Stage gridirons when side wall sprinklers with 135° F.
rated heads with heat baffle plates are installed
around the entire perimeter of the stage at points not
more than 30 inches below the gridiron nor more than 6
inches below the baffle plate.
(3) Under stage or under enclosed platform areas less than
4 feet in clear height used exclusively for chair or
table storage and lined on the inside with materials
approved for one hour fire resistive construction.
3. Group E Occupancies.
A. In basements larger than
1,500 square feet in floor area.
B. In any enclosed space below
or over a stairway.
4. Group I Occupancies.
EXCEPTION: In jails, prisons and reformatories, the piping
system may be dry, provided a manually operated valve is
installed at a continuously monitored location. Opening of
the valve will cause the piping system to be charged.
Sprinkler heads in such systems shall be equipped with
fusible elements or the system U.B.C. Standard No. 38-1.
5. Group H Occupancies.
A. In Group H, Divisions 1 and 2
Occupancies larger than 1,500 square feet in floor area.
B. In Group H, Division 3
Occupancies larger than 3,000 square feet in floor area.
C. In Group H, Division 4
Occupancies larger than 3,000 square feet or more than one
story in height.
D. In rooms where flammable or
combustible liquids are stored or handled in excess of 30
gallons of Class 1-A, 60 gallons of Class 1-B, 90 gallons
of Class 1-C, 120 gallons of Class II, 250 gallons of Class
III -A, or any combination of flammable liquids totaling 240
gallons.
E. For paint spray booths or
rooms and for special provisions on hazardous chemicals and
magnesium, and calcium carbide, see Section 45.208,
Articles 48, 49 and 80. See also Section 10.301.
6. Group B, Division 2 Occupancies.
A. Where the gross floor area
exceeds 6,000 square feet.
B. In buildings used for
high -piled combustible storage, fire protection shall be in
accordance with Article 81.
C. Throughout occupancies having
an occupant load of more than 100 persons above the first
floor.
(c) Alarms. When serving more than 100
sprinklers, automatic sprinkler systems shall be supervised
by an approved central, proprietary or remote station
service or a local alarm which will give an audible signal
at a constantly attended location.
(d) Permissible Omissions. Subject to the
approval of the Building Official with the concurrence of
the Chief of the Fire Department, sprinklers may be omitted
in rooms or areas as follows:
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1. Where sprinklers are considered
undesirable because of the nature of the contents or in
rooms or areas which are of noncombustible construction
with wholly noncombustible contents and which are not
exposed by other areas. Sprinklers shall not be omitted
w from any room merely because it is damp or of
fire -resistive construction.
2. Sprinklers shall not be installed
where the application of water or flame and water to the
contents may constitute a serious life or fire hazard, as
in the manufacture or storage of quantities of aluminum
powder, calcium carbide, calcium phosphide, metallic sodium
and potassium, quicklime, magnesium powder, and sodium
peroxide.
3. Safe deposit or other vaults of
fire resistive construction, when used for the storage of
records, files and other documents, when stored in metal
cabinets.
4. Communication equipment areas
under the exclusive control of a public communication
utility agency, provided:
A. The equipment areas are
separated from the remainder of the building by one-hour
fire resistive occupancy separation; and
B. Such areas are used
exclusively for such equipment; and
C. An approved automatic smoke
detection system is installed in such areas and is
supervised by an approved central, proprietary or remote
station service, or a local alarm which will give an
audible signal at a constantly attended location; and
D. Other approved fire
protection equipment, such as portable fire extinguishers
or Class II standpipes, is installed in such areas.
5. Other approved automatic fire
extinguishing systems may be installed to protect special
hazards or occupancies in lieu of automatic sprinklers.
6. For the purposes of the foregoing
section, area separation walls used to reduce floor areas
to less than that requiring automatic fire sprinklers shall
be of four (4) hour fire resistive construction with no
penetrations.
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16.08.090 VIOLATIONS - PENALTIES
Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this Chapter, or shall fail to comply therewith,
or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made
thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed
statement or specifications or plans submitted and approved
thereunder, shall severally for each and every such violation
or noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand dollars
($1000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months
or by both such fine and imprisonment. 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 defects within a
reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each day
that the prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute
a separate offense.
The application of the above penalty shall not
be held to prevent the enforced removal of the prohibited
conditions.
16.08.091 PERMITS REQUIRED
No person or organization shall occupy, use a
building or premises or engage in any activities for which a
permit is required without having first applied for and
obtained a permit to do so as provided in this chapter.
16.08.092 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
Applications for permits shall be in writing and
filed with the Fire Chief.
When a public show or exhibit permit is being
requested, the application shall be filed no less than fourteen
(14) days prior to the date the permit is required. Such
application shall state the exact address where permit is
required, the name of the business or organization, the
business or organization phone number, the owner or operator's
phone number, the type of permit required, the description of
the operation and a plot plan drawn to scale or showing actual
dimensions, and such other information as shall be required by
the Fire Chief.
16.08.093 INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION
Before issuing a requested permit, the Fire
Chief shall cause an investigation to be made regarding the
application and shall have the findings set forth in writing
and attached to the application.
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16.08.094 ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF PERMIT
If the Fire Chief determines, after the
investigation, that all applicable provisions of the law
and of the Anaheim Municipal Code, including the provisions
of this chapter, are or will be complied with and that the
granting of the permit will not be detrimental to the
public safety, then he shall issue a permit; otherwise, the
application shall be denied.
16.08.095 PERMIT FEES
For each and every permit issued pursuant to
this chapter, there shall be paid to the City of Anaheim
Fire Department a permit fee in such amount as established
by resolution of the City Council."
SECTION 3. PENALTY
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the
requirements of this ordinance. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any provision of this ordinance or failing to comply
with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) or by
imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any
portion of which any violation of any of the provisions of this
ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person,
firm or corporation, and shall be punishable therefor as provided
for in this ordinance.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares
that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this
ordinance, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be
invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have passed
all other portions of this ordinance independent of the
elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared
invalid.
SECTION 5. SAVINGS CLAUSE
Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal
hereby of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner
affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which
violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor
be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal
provisions applicable to any violation thereof. The provisions of
this ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as
ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to
the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and
continuations, and not as new enactments.
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SECTION 6. CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within
fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a
newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in said
City, and thirty (30) days from and after its final passage, it
shall take effect and be in full force.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 18th day of December, 1984.
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MAYOR OF THE ITY OF #NAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE
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I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 4560 was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the 4th day of December, 1984,
and that the same was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said
City Council held on the 18th day of December, 1984, by the following vote of
the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Bay, Pickler, Overholt and Roth
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said
Ordinance No. 4560 on the 18th day of December, 1984.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of the City of Anaheim this 18th day of December, 1984.
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original Ordinance No. 4560 and was published once in the
Anaheim Bulletin on the 28th day of December, 1984.
CITY CLERK