HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 1449 1999-06-29
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH,
CALIFORNIA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE
1998 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE,
INCORPORATING .THE "UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE" VOLUMES 1, 2, AND 3, 1997 EDffiON,
INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE
1998 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE,
INCORPORATING THE "UNIFORM PLUMBING
CODE", ,1997 EDffiON, INCLUDING ALL
APPENDICES THRERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA
MECHANICAL CODE, INCORPORATING THE
"UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE", 1997 EDffiON,
INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE
1998 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCORPORATING
THE "UNIFORM FIRE CODE", 1997 EDITION,
INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE
1998 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE,
INCORPORATING THE "NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE", 1996 EDffiON, INCLUDING ALL
APPENDICES THERETO, AND INCLUDING THE
"UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVISIONS
FOR THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE", 1996
EDmON; THE "UNIFORM HOUSING CODE", 1997
EDffiON; THE "UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE", 1997 EDffiON; THE "UNIFORM SIGN
CODE", 1997 EDffiON; THE "UNIFORM SOLAR
ENERGY CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM
BUILDING SECURITY CODE", 1997 EDffiON; THE
"UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS", 1997 EDITION; THE
"UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA and HOT TUB
CODE", 1997 EDITION, and APPENDIX CHAPTER 1
OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE FOR BUILDING
CONSERVATION, INCORPORATING APPENDIX
CHAPER 1 OF THE "UNIFORM CODE FOR
BUILDING CONSERVATION", 1997 EDITION,
MAKING AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND
AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
read as follows:
Ar1ic1e 1. Chapter 5, Section 5-1 of the Code of Seal Beach is amended to
"Section 5-1. Codes AdQ,Pted by Reference. Except as hereinafter provided in this Chapter, the
codes listed below are adopted by reference as the Building and Safety Code of the City of Seal
Beach:
Ordinance Number It.lL.I~
(A)
(8)
(C)
(0)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
(l)
Q)
(K)
(L)
(M)
California Building Code, 1998 Edition (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of
Regu1ations), incorporating the Uniform Building Code, 1997 Edition.
California Mechanical Code, 1998 Edition (Part 4 of Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations), incorporating the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1997 Edition.
California Plumbing Code, 1998 Edition (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations), incorporating the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1997 Edition.
Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 1997 Edition.
Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition.
Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 Edition.
Uniform Sign Code, 1997 Edition.
California Bectrical Code, 1998 Edition (Part 3 of Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations), incorporating the National E1ecbica1 Code, 1996 Edition.
California Fire Code, 1998 Edition (Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations), incorporating the Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition, including
Appendices I-B through VI-I thereof, and excluding Appendices IT-h, VI-D, and
VI-G, and the 1997 Uniform Fire Code Standards, including Appendix A-IT-F.
Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1997 Edition.
Uniform Building Security Code, 1997 Edition.
Uniform Administrative Code, 1997 Edition.
Appendix Chapter 1 of the California Code for Building Conservation, 1998 Edition
(Part 10 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), incorporating the 1997
Uniform Code for Building Conservation.
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One copy of each of the above codes sha11 be deposited in the office of the City Clerk and
sha11 be at all times maintained by said Clerk for use and examination by the public.
All amendments to Codes adopted herein by reference shall be considered as part of the
Building and Safety Code. "
SECTION 2. Section 5-20, subsection 1, Special In$peClion, is amended to change the I
referenced section of the Uniform Building Code from "Section 1922" to "Section 1924".
SECTION 3. Sections 5-29 through Section 5-42 are hereby deleted in their entirety and
new Sections 5-29 through Section 5-42 are hereby adopted to read as follows:
"Section 5-29. Amendments to Codes - Generally. The codes set forth in Section 5-1 of this
chapter are amended as set forth herein.
"Section 5-30. California Buildinl!: C'.MP. amendments. The following amendments are made to
the California Building Code, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:
1. Section 102 - UNSAFE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURFS is amended to add the
following paragraph:
At such time a building, structure or construction project has been deemed a public nuisance
by the Building Official, the entire lot shall be fenced along its perimeter with a minimum 6
foot high chain link fence. The enclosure shall contain gates to allow construction traffie
through. When not in use, such gates shall be closed and locked.
2. Section 103 - VIOLATIONS is amended to read as follows:
Section 103 - VIOLATIONS It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to I
erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish,
equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause the same to
be done, contrary to, or in violation of any of the provisions of this code. Any person,
firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such
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fine and imprisonment. Each sepamte day or any portion thereof, shall be punishable as
herein provided.
3.
Section 106.1 Permits Required is amended to read as follows:
SectIon 106.1 PermIts Required. . It shall be unlawful for any person, finn, or corporation
to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, roof or re-roof, move, improve, remove, convert
or demolish any building or structure regulated by this Code, except as specified in Section
5-6A of the Seal Beach Municipal Code of this section, or cause the same to be done
without first obtaining a separate permit for each building or structure from the Building
Official.
4.
Section 106.2 Work Exempt from Permit is amended to read as follows:
Section 106.2 Work Exempt from Permit. Only the work noted in Section 5-6A of the
Seal Beach Municipal Code shall be considered exempt from obtaining a building permit.
5. Section 107.1 FEFS - General is amended to read as follows:
Section 107.1 FEFS - General. Fees shall be "............t in accordance with the most recent
adopted resolution of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach.
6. Section 107.2 Permit Fees, Section 107.3 Plan Review Fees, and Section 107.5.2 Fee
are hereby deleted in their entirety.
7. Table 1-A is hereby deleted in its entirety.
8. Section 108INSPECl'IONS is amended to add subsection 108.5.9 to read as follows:
9.
Re-roof l~. AIl re-roofing shall confonn to the applicable provisions of
Chapter 15 of this Code. A final inspection shall be obtained from the Building
Official when the re-roofing is complete.
9.' Section 310.9.1.6 In.dAllAtion and IIIllintenance is hereby added as follows:
310.9.1.6 lndAIIAfiQII and JIIAintl'nAlICe It shall be the responsibility of the owner to
supply, install and maintain all required smoke detectors. The owner or individual in
pos'lession of the property shall be responsible for annually testing all required smoke
detectors.
to. SECI'lON 403 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR GROUP B OFFlCE BUILDINGS
AND GROUP R, DIVISION 1 OCCUPANCIFS is revised to read as follows:
A.
Section 403.1 Scope is amended to read as follows:
403.1 Scope. In addition to other applicable requirements of these regulations, and
CCR Section 2-1807, Title 24, the provisions of Ibis section shall apply to all Group
B, Office and Group R, Division 1 Occupancies each having any area where the
public might gain access to await rescue, located more than 55 feet (16764 mm)
above the level of Fire Department vehicle access. Such buildings shall be provided
with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 403.2.1.
Exception: The following structures, while classified as high-rise buildings, shall
not be subject to the provisions of this section but shall conform to
all other applicable provisions of these regulations:
1. Hospitals as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety
Code.
2. Buildings used exclusively for open parking garages.
Ordinance Number 1~~77
3. Buildings where all floors above the fifty-five (55) foot
(16764 mm) 1eve1 are used exclusively as open parking
garages.
4.
Floors of buildings used exclusively as open parking garages
and located above all other floors used for human occupancy.
5.
Buildings such as power plants, lookout towers, steeples,
grain houses and similar structures with noncontinuous
human occupancy, when approved by the Fire Chief.
6. Buildings used exclusively for jails and prisons.
B. Section 403.3 AutnntJlltlc Sprinkler System is amended by adding a new
paragraph to read as fo1lows
Indicating Lights. All smoke detectors connected to the a1arm system shall have a
light that indicates the status of the detector. When a detector is located in a space
above a drop ceiling, the indicating light sha11 be located on or below the ceiling
grid.
c. Section 403.5.1. Fmergency voice Blann ~lIqg system is amended to read as
follows:
403.5.1 Fmergency voice Blann ~lIqg system. . The operation of any smoke
detector, other than the single station detectors located within the dwelling units in a
Group R, Division 1 Occupancy, sprinkler, water flow device or manual fire a1arm
station sha11 automatically sound an alert signal to the desired areas, fo1lowed by
voice instructions giving appropriate information and direction to the occupants.
The central control station sha11 contain controls for the voice a1arm system so the
selective or general voice a1arm may be manually initiated.
The system shall be supervised to cause the activation of an audible trouble signal in
the central control station upon interruption or failure of the audio path including
amplifiers, speaker wiring, switches and electrical contacts and shall detect opens,
shorts and grounds which might impair the function of the system.
The a1arm sha11 be designed to be heard c1ear1y by all occupants within the building
or designated portions thereof, as is required for the public address system.
The a1arm system sha11 include visual indicators for the hearing impaired in all
public areas of the building including, but not limited to, elevators, elevator lobbies,
corridors, rest rooms, exit stairways, and rooms or tenant spaces exceeding 1,000
square feet (93 m~ in area.
D. Section 403.9.3 Helicopter Lauding Pad is added to read as follows:
403.9.3 Helicopter Landing Pad.
1. The roof area shall include an emergency access and evacuation facility for
helicopters of not less than 15,000 pounds (6,803.8 Kg) gross weight. This
facility sha11 have a touchdown pad of at least 50 feet (15,240 mm) by 50
feet (15,240 mm) and a clear unobstructed landing and takeoff area with a
minimum dimension of 100 feet (30,480 mm) by 100 feet (30,480 mm).
2. The landing pad shaH be designed per Uniform Building Code Section 1609,
Division m. Helicopter landing areas and supports shall be of non-
combustible construction.
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3. The emergency evacuation facility shall have two approach/departure paths
at a slope of no greater than 8 to 1.
4.
Any helicopter use of this facility other than as an emergency evacuation
facility shall require prior Federal Aviation Administration, Building
Department and Fire Department approval.
A wind indicating device shal1 be provided.
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6. The roof top shall be marked by an emergency marker as required by the
Chief.
7, The building emergency communication system shall extend to the roof.
11. Section 419 - FENCES is added to read as follows:
SECTION 419 - FENCES
419.1. Fences.
1. All fences shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.
2. Masonry fences shal1 comply with the provisions of Chapter 21.
3. Wood fences shal1 comply with the provisions of Chapter 23.
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Concrete fences shal1 comply with the provisions of Chapter 19.
Steel fences shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 22.
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6. Aluminum fences shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 20.
7. The fence footings and foundations as well as those fences that are in whole or part
of a retaining wall shal1 conform to Chapter 18.
8. Fences shall structurally conform to Chapter 16.
419.2 City Standards. The fence design shal1 comply with the City of Seal Beach
standards, copies of which are available at the Building Department.
419.3 Compliance With Other Provmons. The height, location, construction and other
characteristics of fences on property zoned manufacturing or commercial shall comply with
fire, health, planning, traffic, zoning and building laws and codes. Plans for such fences
must be approved by the Chief, Traffic Engineer, and Planning Director in addition to the
Building Official.
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419.4 Pool Fences. Pools to be completely fenced, gates to have latches. Every
swimming pool, pond or other body of water 18 inches or more in depth at any point shal1
be surrounded by a fence or wall not less than 6 feet in height measured on the exterior
side. No such fence or wall shal1 be constructed and maintained with openings or
projections such that a toddler or small child may gain a foothold and climb over.
Openings between vertical members shal1 not exceed 4 inches (102 mm), and the distance
between horizontal members, accessible from the exterior, shal1 not be less than 4 feet 6
inches. Fences or walls shal1 be located a sufficient distance from any structure, shrubbery
or tree, or hillside grade which could be used to assist a child to scale the fence or wall.
Gates and doors opening through such enclosures shall be self-closing and self-latching with
release located on the pool side as to prevent release from the exterior. A self-latching
tumbler lock may be installed so that the gate can be opened from the exterior with a key.
Ordinance Number / t/ 19
EXCEPTION: When approved by the Building Official, public swimming pools
under continuous supervision may be operated with gates or door unlocked. Except for
single family residences, the fence and wa1ls shall be so 10cked as to allow access to all
Jiving units without entering the pool enclosure. The fence or wa1ls sha1l serve to isolate the
pool from other activities and structures and shalJ be located within 50 feet of the pool.
Gates in such enclosures shall be located in view of the pool. A building wall without doors
may be used as part of such pool enclosures when within 50 feet to the main front door I
shalJ not be through the swimming pool enclosure. The swimming pool enclosure for
single family residences may include dwelling walls with windows and doors.
12. Section 502 - PREMlSFS IDENTIFICATION is hereby deleted and the following
substituted:
502 PREMlSFS IDENTIFICATION
Approved numbers or addresses sha1l be placed on all new and existing buildings in such a
position that is plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said
numbers sha1l be of non-combustible materials and sha1l conlIaSt with their background.
All multi-unit residential and commercial buildings sha1l have numbers or addresses placed
above or immedilltp.ly adjacent to all doors that would allow fire department access in an
emergency situation. In no case sha1l the numbers be Jess than 4 inches (102 mm) in height
for residential and 6 inches (152 mm) in height for commercial with a 1 inch (25 mm)
stroke.
Multiple residential and commercial units having entrance doors not visible from the street
or road sha1l, in addition, have approved numbers grouped for all units within each
structure and positioned to be plainly visible from the street or road. Said numbers may be
grouped on the wall of the structure or on a substantial mounting post independent of the
structure. IDumination shall be provided as required by the City.
13. SECI'lON SOB . FIRE-RFSISTIVE SUBSTITUTION is deleted and revised to read as
fo11ows:
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SECI'lON SOB - FIRE RFSISTIVE SUBSTITUTION. Where one-hour fire-resistive
construction throughout is required by this Code, an approved automatic sprinkler system,
as specified in Chapter 9. may be substituted provided such system is not otherwise required
throughout the building.
Exceptions:
1. An approved automatic sprinkler system required by Section 904.2.2 may be
substituted.
2. Such substitution sha1l not waive nor reduce required fire-resistive construction for:
a. Occupancy separations [Section 302.3].
b. Exterior wall protection due to proximity of property lines [Section 503.2].
c. Area separations [Section 504.6]. I
d. Shaft enclosures [Section 711].
e. Corridors [Section 1004],
f. Stair enclosures [Section 1005],
g. Exit passageways [Section 1005].
h. Type of construction separation [Section 60 1].
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i. Atriums constructed in accordance with Section 1301.
j. Dwelling Unit Separations [Section 310.2].
14. SectIon 709.3.2.1 Vertical fire spread at exterior walls, General is amended to read as
follows:
Section 709.3.:U. General. Not withstanding any other provisions of this Building Code
to the contrary, the roof covering of any building hereinafter, constructed regardless of type
or occupancy classification, including any re-roofing of any existing building as specified in
Chapter 15, involving fifty percent (SO%) or more of such roof in any twelve (12) month
period of time, shall be of fire-resistant construction as defined in Section 2C17 of this Code.
IS. Section 904.2~1 Where Required is amended to read as follows:
Section 904.2.1 Where Required. An automatic fire-extinguishing system shall be
installed in the occupancies and 1ocations as set forth in this section.
For provisions on special hazards and hazardous materials, see the Fire Code.
Automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be installed in accordance with the NFP A
standards where adopted in Appendix V of the Fire Code amendments.
When a residential sprinkler system is provided where specified in NFPA 13R, as adopted
in Appendix V of the Fire Code amendments, exceptions to, or reductions in, code
requirements allowed because of the installation of an automatic fire..extinguishing system
are not permitted.
16. SectIon 904.2.2 All OttUpan..1es except Group R, Division 3 and Group U
Occupancies is amended by adding subparagraphs (6) and (1) to read as follows:
Section 904.2.2.6. In all new or enlarged buildings or structures when the gross square
footage thereof exceeds 6,000 square feet (558 m~ or the building or structure is more than
2 stories in height regardless of area separation walls.
EXCEPI10N:
Open parking structures classified as a B-3 occupancy. For the
purposes of Subsection 6, area separation walls shall not define
separate buildings.
An approved automatic sprink1er system required by Subsection 6 may be used for fire-
resistive substitution as specified in the provisions of Section 508 of the Uniform Building
Code.
Section 904.2.2.7. Throughout all new R-l occupancies, including enclosed garages, or on
any project with 15 units or greater.
17. Section 904.2.9 Group a, Division 1 Occup"....;es is hereby amended to read Section
904.2.9 Group a, Division 1 and Group R, Division 3 OccupllDCles, and additional
paragraphs are added to read as follows:
All new Group R, Division IOccupancies, and all new Group R, Division 3 Occupancies
located in Planning Districts 1, 2 and 3 between Pacific Coast Highway and the Pacific
Ocean, as depicted on the Planning District Map on file at the Department of Development
Services, shall be equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system. Residential or
quick-response standard sprinkler heads shall be used in the dwelling unit and guest room
portions of the buil,ding.
For the purposes of this section, area or occupancy separation walls shall not define separate
buildings.
Ordinance Number /1'19
EXCEPl'ION: In the reconstniction or remodeling of existing Group R, Division
3, delached one- and two-family dwellings )fY'.lI1PL1 in Planning Districts 1, 2 and 3
between Pacific Coast Highway and the Pacific Ocean, as depicted on the Planning
District Map on file at the Department of Development Services, where the cost of
installing an approved automatic' residential sprinkler system exceeds 5 percent of the
reconstruction or remodeling cost, with the approval of the Fire Chief, the required I
sprinkler system may be omitted.
18. Section 904.2.9 Group It. DivWIon 1 Occupancies is amended by adding a concluding
paragraph to read as follows:
All other Group R, Division 1 Occupancies shall have an approved modified automatic
sprinlder system installed. '
19. Section 904.4. Pennb1sib1e Sprinkler Omissions, subsection 2, is amended to read as
follows:
2. Sprinklers shall not be installed when 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, meta1lic sodium and
potassium, quicklime, magnesium powder and sodium peroxide. Other fire.extinguishing
systems compatible with the hazardous materiaJs being stored or used shall be installed to
protect specia1 hazards or occupancies in lieu of automatic sprinklers.
20. Section 904.5.2 Standpipes, Where required is amended to read as follows:
904.5.2 Where required. Standpipe systems shall be provided as set forth in Table No.
9-A and the provisions of this section.
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Every new building with any horizontal dimension greater than 300 feet shall be provided
with either access doors or hose outlets located so that all portions of the building can be
reached with 150 feet of hose from an access door or hose outlet.
Required access doors shall be located in the exterior wall of the building and shall be
~.;ble without the use of a ladder. The door dimensions shall be not less than 3 feet in
width nor less than 6 feet 8 inches in height.
The hose outlets shall be 21h inches in size with an approved valve. The water supply for
the hose outlets shall be supplied as follows:
1. By a separate main from the system side of the check valve at the fire department
COMection; or
2. From an adjacent section of the sprinkler system arranged to allow the hose outlets
to deliver water when the sprinkler system, or portion of the system that protects the
area served by the hose outlet, is shut off.
The water supply shall be sized to deliver a minimum of 300 gpm at a minimum of 150 psi
and a maximum of 175 psi from the hydraulically most remote hose outlet; and 300 gpm I
(flowing) from each additional outlet up to a maximum of 600 gpm (flowing).
21. Section 1003.3.3.8.3 Spiral Stairways is amended to read as follows:
1003.3.3.8.3 Spiral Stairways. In Group R, Division 3 Occupancies and in private
stairways within individual units of Group R, Division 1 Occupancies, spiral stairways may
be installed. A spira1 stairway is a stairway having a closed circular form in its plan view
with uniform section shaped treads attached to and radiating about a minimum diameter
supporting column. Such stairways may be used as required means of egress component,
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provided the area served is no more than 500 square feet (46.45 m~ of habitable area or
one half of habitable area of floor served, whichever is less.
22.
The tread must provide a clear walking area measuring at least 26 inches (660 mm) from
the outer edge of the supporting column to the inner edge of the handrail. The effective
tread is delineated by the nosing radius line, the exterior arc (inner edge of railing) and the
overlap radius line (nosing radius line of tread above). Effective tread dimensions are taken
along a line perpendicular to the center line of the tread. A run of at least 71/2 inches (191
mm) shall be provided at a point 12 inches (305 mm) from where the tread is the narrowest.
The rise must be sufficient to provide a headroom clearance of not less than 6 feet 6 inches
(1981 mm); however, such rise shall not exceed 9th inches (241 mm).
Section 1004.2.3.2 From individual floors is amended by amending Exception 4, and
adding Exception 7 to read as follows: '
EXCEFl10NS:
4. Occupied roofs on Group R, Division 3. Occupied roof areas which have
five hundred (500) square feet or less which is an open and unenclosed sun
deck may have 1 exit if located no higher than immediately above the
second story, if a two-story structure, or immediately above the third story,
if a three-story structure.
7. Group R, Division 3 Occupancies located on a lot with 1000 square feet of
ground area or less may provide the following in-lieu of the second required
exit:
(a)
A fixed emergency exit ladder from the top habitable floor to natural
grade. Other ladder systems approved by UL and leBO may be
used if approved by the Building Official; and
(b) The dwelling shall contain a 13-D fire sprinkler system, as approved
by the Orange County Fire Authority and the Building Official.
23. Section 1005.3.3.7 Pressurized &closure is amended by adding the following concluding
paragraph:
24.
15.
All required exit stairways shall be equipped with a barometric dampered relief opening at
the top and the stairway supplied mechanically with sufficient air to discharge a minimum
of 2,500 cubic feet per minute (1,180 Us) through the relief opening column in the
stairway, relative to atmospheric pressure, with all doors closed or shall be in a smokeproof
enclosure and all mechanical equipment shall be activated in accordance with the provisions
of this section.
Section 12OJ.4.2 Yards is amended to read as follows:
Section 12OJ.4.2 Yards. Yards shall not be less than 3 feet (914 mm) in width for one-
story, two-story, three-story or four-story buildings with heights of 35 feet (10,675 mm) or
less. For buildings more than 35 feet in height, the minimum width of the yard shall be
increased at the rate of 1 foot (305 mm) for each additional story greater than two (2). For
buildings exceeding fourteen (14) stories in height, the required width of the yard shall be
computed on the basis of fourteen (14) stories.
Section 1503 . ROOFlNG REQUIREMENTS is amended by adding an exception to read
as follows:
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1. All neW roof coverings and repairs or additions in excess of 40% of the existing
roof on all Group R Occupancies and any accessory buildings to any Group R
Occupancies, shall be Class B or better.
26. SectIon 1701.5 Types or Work is amended to revise Item 15 to read as follows, and
existing Item 15 is n:numbered to item 16:
15. StnacturaI Steel. A special inspector is required to be present during the entire I
period of erection of the structural steel framework. Building of a minor nature
shall be sufficiently inspected to satisfy the inspector that steel members and their
assembly comply with all regulations.
27. Section 1904.3.1 is amended by adding the following exception:
EXCEFl10N: Type V cement complying with Table No. 19-A-3 for severe
sulfate exposure or equal is required in all R-l, R- 3 and U-l Occupancies footings
and slabs on grade. Slabs on grade shall be protected from exposure to moisture by
not less than a 10 mil. thick moisture barrier.
28. Section 1922.10.3 ~I"""lr Zones 2,3 and 4, Exception2 is deleted in its entirety.
29. Section 3102.3.8 Spark arrester is amended to read as follows:
3102.3.8 Spark arrester. In all-new occupancies in which is installed any chimney, flue,
or stovepipe attached to any fireplace, stove, or Other device that bums any solid or liquid
barbecue fuel shall have such chimney, flue or stovepipe equipped with a spark arrester. A
spark: arrester is defined as a device constructed of non-flammable materials, twelve-gauge
minimum welded or woven wire mesh, with one-haIf inch openings, or cast-iron plate, 3/16
inch (4.75 mm) minimum thickness or other material found satisfactory by the enforcement I
agency and having In inch (12.7 mm) perforations for arresting burning carbon or sparks
il>staJled in such a manner as to be visible for the purposes of inspection and maintenance.
All incinerator chimneys shall terminate in a substantially constructed spark arrester having
an iron, heavy wire mesh not exceeding In inch (12.7 mm).
30. SECTION J208 - ADDmONAL PROVISIONS is added to read as follows:
SECTION 3208 - ADDmONAL PROVISIONS
Structures and appendages projecting beyond the property line and supported from public
property:
1. General. For the purpose of this section, a projection beyond the property line that
must be supported by structures placed on public property shall be allowed only
after plans and specifications have been approved by the eity Council or such
commission, committee, agency, department, group or individual as the eouncil
may appoint by resolution to approve such plans.
2.
Projection and Clearance. The horizonlal clearance between the structure and
curb line shall be not less than 2 feet. A structure projecting into the public right-of-
way shall not be less !haD. 8 feet above the ground or pavement below.
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Uses. The space adjoining a structure projecting into the public right-of-way shall
not be used for any occupancy defined in the Uniform Building eode, 1997 Edition.
31. Section JJOJ.9 Dem06tlon is amended to add subsection 1 to read as follows:
3.
1. General. For the purpose of this section a projection beyond the property line must
be supported by structures.
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1. Handling of Materia.k. All materials shall be handled within the building
area or within an area bounded by a barricade approved by the Building
Official.
2. StnJduraI' Members. No structural member in any story shall be
demolished or remOved until the story next above is complelely removed.
3.
StOl'8ge or Materia.k. No material shall be stored on any floor in excess of
the allowable live load for that floor.
4. Prevention or Dust. All debris shall be sufficiently set at the time of
handling to prevent dust from rising.
32. Section 3501 - V.B.C. STANDARDS is amended by adding three (3) items to read as
follows:
9-1 UBC Standard 9-1 is not adopted and whenever it is referenced in this Code
it shall mean NFPA 13, 1997 Edition, as specified in the Fire Code
amendments as adopted in the eode of the City of Seal ~"h.
9-2 UBC Standard 9-2 is not adopted and whenever it is referenced in this Code
it shall mean NFPA 14, 1996 Edition, as specified in the Fire Code
amendments as adopted in the l".rvIP. of the eity of Seal ~"'I.
9-3 UBC Slandard 9-3 is not adopted and whenever it is referenced in this eode
it shall mean NFPA 13R, 1997 Edition, as specified in the Fire Code
ameooments as adopted in the l".rvIP. of the City of Seal Beach.
33. Fees Not Adopted. Any and all fees established in Section 107 and Appendix ehapter 70,
Section 3310 and Tables A-33-A and A-33-B of the Uniform Buildimr CroP., as adopted
pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1 are hereby deleted. Fees shall be established
by separate action of the City Council.
34.' Appendix Chapter 4, SPECIAL USE AND OCCUPANey, Section 421.1. Outdoor
Swimming Pool is hereby amended to read as follows:
421.1. Outdoor Swimming Pool. An outdoor swimming pool shall be provided with a
barrier that shall be installed, inspected and approved prior to plastering or tilling with
water. The barrier shall comply with the following:
1. The top of the barrier shall be at least 60 inches (1,524 mm) above grade measured
on the side of the pool barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. The maximum
vertical clearance between grade and the bottom of the barrier shall be 2 inches (51 mm)
measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. Where the
top of the pool structure is above grade, such as an aboveground pool, the barrier may be at
ground level, such as the pool structure, or mounted on top ,of the pool structure. Where
the barrier is mounted on top of the pool structure, the maximum vertical clearance between
the top of the pool structure and the bottom of the barrier shall be 4 inches (102 mm).
When barriers have horizontal members spaced less than 45 inches (1,143 mm) apart, the
horizontal members shall be placed on the pool side of the barrier. Any decorative design
work on the side away from the swimming pool, such as protrusions, indenlations or
cutouts, which n:nder the barrier easily climbable, is prohibited.
35.
Appendix Chapter 4 SPECIAL USE AND OeCUPANCY, Section 421.1.5, Exception
2 is hereby amended to add the following paragraph to read as follows:
Section 421.1.5 Exception 2
The a1arm may be deleted if a locking device is insta11ed 54 inches (1,372 mm) above the
walking surface and automatica1ly engages when closed. The a1arm may be deleted when a
Ordinance Number I~
fence of not less than 4 feet (12,192 mm) in height is provided in addition to the perimeter
barrier described in this section. The additional fence must comply with all perimeter fence
criteria except the height requirement.
36. Appendix Chapter 4 SPECIAL USE AND OCCUPANCY is amended by adding Section
411.4 Withholding approval to react as follows:
411.4 WIthholding approval. Plaster inspection or approval to fill a pool or spa with I
water shall be withheld by the building official until there has been compliance with all
fencing and other requirements of this section.
37. Appendix Chapter 13 ENERGY CONSERVATION IN NEW BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION, Section 1302.2 ModBl Energy Code Adopted is hereby amended by
adding the following "Note" to read as follows:
Note: Refer to California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission's
Regulations establishing energy conservation slandards for new non-residential
buildings and the erection, construction, enlargement, conversion, alteration and
repair of all residential buildings, including hotels, motels, apartment houses and
dwellings.
These regulations are in Section T -20-1400 through
T-2Q-1464 and Parts 2-5301 through 2-5365 of TIde
24 of the California Administrative Code.
38. Appendix Chapter 15 RERooFlNG, Section 1516.2.2 Smooth or cap-sbeet surface is
hereby amended to read as follows:
2. Smooth or cap-sbeet surl'are. Over gravel-surfaced roof coverings, the roof shall be I
cleaned of all loose gravel and debris. All blisters, buckles, and other irregu1ariti~ shall be
cut and made smooth and secure. Minimum lh-inch (12.6 mm) insulation board shall be
nailed or securely cemented to the existing roofing with hot bitumen over which a new roof
complying with Section 1503 sIian be installed. When insulation board is to be attached
with hot bitumen, the existing surface shall be primed.
39. Appendix Chapter 15 REROOFING, Section 1516.3.1 Asphalt shingles is hereby
amended by amending the first sentence to read as follows:
Not more than one overlay of asphalt shingles shall be applied over an existing asphalt or
wood shingle roof. .
40. Appendix Chapter 30 ELEV ATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS AND
MOVING WALKS, Section 3011 - ~TIFICATFS OF INSPECTION is
hereby amended to read:
3011.1 Pennits Required. It shall be unlawful to hereafter install any new elevator,
moving walk, .......tatnr, or dumbwaiter, or to make major alterations to any existing
elevator, moving walk, escalator, dumbwaiter as defined in Part XII of the ANSI Code,
without having first obtained a permit for such installation from the State of California
Division of Industrial Safety. Permits shall not be required for maintenance and minor I
alterations.
3011.2 Certif'lC8tes or Inspection Required. It shall be unlawful to operate any elevator,
moving walk, t'"""tatnr, or dumbwaiter without a certificate of inspection issued by the
State of California Division of Industrial Safety. Such certificate shall be issued annually
upon payment of prescribed fees and the presentation of a valid inspection report indicating
that the conveyance is safe and that the inspections and tests have been performed in
accordance with Part X of the ANSI Code. Certificates shall not be issued when the
conveyance is posted as unsafe pursuant to Section 3015.
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EXCEFl10N:
Certificates of Inspection shall not be required for conveyances
within a dwelling unit.
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3011.3 Applicatlon ror Pennits. Application for a permit to install shall be made on
fonns provided by the State of California Division of Industrial Safety and the permit shall
be issued to an owner upon payment of d)e prescribed permit fees.
3011.4 Application ror Certif'lC8tes or Inspection. Application for a Certificate of
Inspection shall be made by the owner of an elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, or moving
walk. Applications shall be accompanied by an inspection report as described in Section
3014.
Appendix Chapter 30 ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, FSCALATORS AND
MOVING WALKS, Section 3014.2 Periodic 1nspecti0Dli and Tests and Section 3014.5
Inspection Reports are hereby amended to read as follows:
3014.2 Aoouallnspections and Tests. Except in dwelling units, elevators, escalators,
dumbwaiters, and moving wa1ks shall be inspected at least once every 12 months by an
inspector for the State of California Division of Industrial Safety. Such inspections shall
include tests of the car and counterweight safeties, governors and oil buffers to be made in
accordance with Rule l001.1b of the ANSI Code.
Inspections and tests shall be made as required by Part X of the ANSI Code.
3014.5 Inspection Reports. After each required inspection, a full and correct report of
such inspection shall be filed with the State of California Division of Industrial Safety.
42. Appendix Chapter 30 ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, FSCALATORS AND
MOVING WALKS, Section 3015 - UNSAFE CONDmONS is hereby amended to read
as follows: '
SECTION 3015 - UNSAFE CONDmONS
When an inspection reveals an unsafe condition, the inspector for the State of California
Division of Industrial Safety shall inunl'rlilltP.l.y file with the owner and the Building Official
a full and true report of such inspection and the unsafe condition. If the inspector for the
State of California Division of Industrial Safety finds that the unsafe condition endangers
human life, he shall cause to be placed on such elevator, escalator or moving walk in a
conspicuous place, a notice stating that such conveyance is unsafe. The owner shall see to it
that such notice of unsafe condition is legibly maintained where placed by the inspector.
The State Inspector shall also issue an order in writing to the owner requiring the repairs or
alterations to be made to such conveyance which are I!eceSsary to render it safe and may
order the operation thereof discontinued until the repairs or alterations are made or the
unsafe conditions are removed. A posted notice of unsafe conditions shall be removed only
by the State Inspector when he is satisfied that the unsafe conditions have been corrected.
43.
Appendix Chapter 33 EXCAVATION AND GRADING, Sections 3310.2, Plan
Review Fees and 3310.3, Grading Pennit Fees are hereby amended to read as follows:
3310.2 Plan Review Fees. When plans or other data are required to be submitted, a
deposit/fee for plan review shall be made at the time of submitting plans and
specifications for review. The llmount of said plan review deposit/fee shall be as
set forth by eity Council Resolution. A separate plan review deposit/fee shall
apply to retaining walls or ~or drainage structures as required by eity eouncil
Resolution. For excavation and fill on the same site, the deposit/fee shall be based
upon the volume of earth moved for both excavation and fill.
3310.3 Grading Pennit Fees. An inspection deposit for each grading permit shall be paid
to the Building Official as set forth by City eouncil Resolution. Separate permits
Ordinance Number /~~
and fees shall apply to retaining walls or major drainage structures as required by
City Council Resolution.
Section 5-31. f'J1lifornia Mechanical Code amendments. The following amendments are made to
the California Mechanical Code, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:
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1.
Section 115.1 General is amended to read as follows:
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115.1 General. Fees shall be assessed in "accordance with the schedule adopted by
resolution of the City eouncil of $e eity of Seal Beach.
2. Section 304.3 Outdoor Locations is amended to add a second sentence to read:
Equipment regulated by this Code shall not be located in any required front or side yard as
established by the Building Code or zoning ordinances.
Section 5-32. f'J1lifomia PlumbinJ Code amendments. The following amendments are made to the
California Plumbing Code, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:
1. Section 101.4.1.4 Existing Constnaction, ExterIor TndAlIAtion is added to read and
existing Section 101.4.1.4 Conflicts between Codes is re-numbered as section 101.4.1.5:
101.4.1.4 RYi!iti"l CODStnIction, Exterior TnctAlIAtion. In existing buildings, no waste,
soil, or water pipe shall be installed or permitted on the outside of a building or an exterior
wall.
2.
Section 102.1 Admini'itratlve Authority is hereby amended to read as follows:
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SectIon 102.1 Admlnktrative Authority. Whenever the term "Administrative Authority"
is used in this Code, it shal1 be construed to mean the Building Official or his authorized
representative.
3. The first paragraph of Section 103.3.4 Expiration is amended to read as follows:
103.3.4 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Administrative Authority under the
provisions of this eode shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work
authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of such permit,
or if the work authorized by such permit is suSpended or abandoned at any time after the
work is commenced for a period of 180 days, or if the amount of work done during any
continuous period of 180 days amounts to less than ten (10) percent of the total work
authorized by such permit Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall first
be oblained to do so, and the fee therefor shall be one-half the amount required for a new
permit for such work, provided no changes have been made or will be miIde in the original
plans and specifications for such work, and provided further, that such suspensions or
abandonment has not exceeded one year.
4.
Section 103.4.1 Permit Fees and Section 103.4.2 Plan Review Fees are hereby amended
to read as follows:
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103.4.1 Permit rees. The fee for ead1 permit shall be those set forth as per the latest
resolution of the City Council relating to the establishment of a Revised Fee Schedule.
103.4.2 Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data is required to be submitted by
Section 103.2.2, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and
specifications for review. The plan review fees for plumbing work shall be equal to 6S
percent of the total permit fees as set forth in Section 103.4.1 above. When plans are
incomplete or changed so as to require additional review, a fee shall be charged as set forth
in Section 103.4.1 above.
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5. Section 311.9 is added to read:
311.' No water, soil, or wasle pipe shall be installed or permitted outside of a building or
on an exterior wall. The only exception will be the norma1 installation of hose bib
connection and/or clean-out COIIIIllCtion.
6.
Sectloo 313.0 Protection of Piping, Materials and StnIctures is amended by adding a
new subsection 313.13 COJTOSive Solls to read:
313.13 COITOSIve Solls. All earth within the eity of Seal Beach is corrosive unless the
permittee proves to the satisfaction of the Building Official the specific earth is not corrosive
to the plumbing, piping, fittings, fixtures and/or equipment for installation to contact with
or to be buried in the ground. Steel or galvanized steel shall be protected by at least double
spiral wrapping, half overlapping with 10 mil plastic tape (total 40 mils cover) or approved
equal. .
7. Section 604.0 Materials is amended by amending subsection 604.1 to read as follows:
SectIoQ 604.1 Water pipes and fittings shall be of brass, copper, cast iron or other
approved materials. AsbestoHement, epve, PB, PE, or pve water pipe manufactured to
recognized slandards may be used for cold water distribution systems only. All materials
used in the water supply system, except valves and similar devices shall be of a like
material, except where otherwise approved by the Adminislralive Authority.
Piping and tubing which has previously been used for any purpose other than for potable
water systems shall not be used.
Prohibited materials: Galvanized malleable iron, galvanized wrought iron, or galvanized
steel.
Approved plastic materials may be used in water piping service, provided that where metal
water service piping is used for electrical grounding purposes, replacement piping therefore
shall be of like materials.
EX(';Kl"nON: Where a grounding system, acceptable to the Administrative
Authority, is installed, inspected and approved, metallic pipe may be replaced with
non-metallic pipe.
Solder shall conform to the requirements of Section 316.1.3.
8. Section 609.3.1 is amended to read:
609.3.1
Ferrous piping shall be prohibited.
9.
Section 1210.1 is amended to read:
1210.1 All pipe used for the installation, extension, alteration, or repair of any gas piping
shall be standard weight wrought iron or steel' (galvanized or black), yellow brass
(containing not more than seventy-five [75] percent copper), or internally tinned or
equiva1ently treated copper of iron pipe size. Approved pve or PE pipe shall be used in
exterior buried piping systems.
10.
Section 1211.5 is amended to read:
1211.5 Ferrous gas piping installed underground shall be prohibited. Plastic gas piping
shall have at least eighteen (18) inches of earth cover or other equivalent protection. Risers
shall be metallic and shall be wrapped to a point at least six (6) inches above grade or
protected in an approved manner. When a riser connects underground to plastic pipe, the
Ordinance Number IN1
underground portion of the riser shall extend at least thirty (30) inches before connecting to
the plastic pipe by means of an approved transition fitting or adapter.
Section 5-33. Uniform Swimmine Pool Spa and Hot Tub Code amendments. The following
amendments are made to the Uniform Swimming Pool Spa and Hot Tub eode as adopted pursuant
to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:
1. SectIon 104.0 - Acln1inBrative Authority is hereby amended to read:
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Section 104.0 - Admlnldrative Authority
Whenever the term · Administrative Authority" is used in this Code, it shall be construed to
mean the Building 0fficia1 or his authorized representative.
2. Section 106.0 - Violations and Penalties. The first sentence is amended as follows:
Any person, finn or corporation violating any provision of this eode shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or
both fine and imprisonment.
3. Section 110.0 - Fers. Paragraph two is amended as follows:
Such applicant shall pay for each permit at the time of making application, a fee in
accordance with the latest resolution of the eity eouncil relating to the establishment of a
Revised Fee Schedule.
4.
CHPATER 3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS is amended by adding a new Section
301.3 to read as follows:
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301.3 Article 2.5 of the ealifornia Health and Safety eode, Sections 115920 through
115927, are hereby adopted in their entirety.
5. Section 310 W~ Water DIsposal. An additional sentence is added to the end of
Section 310.1 to read as follows:
The filter waste disposal shall discharge into the sanitary sewer only.
6. CHAPI'ER 7 - DFSIGN REQUIREMENTS is added to read:
"CHAFl'ER. 7 - DFSIGN REQUIREMENTS"
Section 701. DesIgn. Each swimming pool shall be designed by a eivil Fngineer licensed
to practice in the State of California and each pool shall withstand expansive soil movement,
see ehapter 18, U.B.e., as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1.
Section 702. Continuous impection. eontinuous inspection by a special licensed
inspector shall be required on all pools constructed of reinforced gunite. Said special
inspector shall take test samples during the placing of concrete or gunite and such samples I
shall be tested by an approved testing laboratory to attain a minimum strength of 3000 p.s.i.
at twenty-eight (28) days. Should such test show the concrete or gunite to fail or to be
questionable" in quality or stn:ngth, the special inspector may require core tests to be taken
upon approva1 of the Building Official. Special inspectors shall submit to the Building and
Safety Department a written report showing the dates of inspection, and the result of the
laboratory tests.
Section 703. Sand Under Pool Decking. A sand or crushed rock (minimum depth four
(4) inches) shall be required under all pool decking and under concrete slabs adjacent to
swimming pools.
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Section 704. Deck Drainage.. Decking placed around any swimming pool shall be
constructed so that overflow or splash water will drain to an approved deck drainage system
and/or to the nearest practicable drainage way or street as approved by the Building Official
as a safe place to deposit such waters. Provision shall be made so that no such drainage will
run off on adjoining plOperty. The deck shall slope away from a building structure,
dwelling and/or auxiliary building.
Section 705. All electrical work shall be required as set forth in the National Electrical
Code.
Section 5-34. Uniform Housing Code amendments. The following amendments are made to the
Uniform Housing Code as adopted pursuant to ehapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:
1. OIapter 2 is hereby amended by deleting Section 201.1 Authority and Section 201.2
RIght or Fmry and adding new Section 201.1 Authority and Section 201.2 Right of
Fmry to read as follows:
201.1 Authority. The Building Official and the Health Officer are hereDy authorim:l and
directed to administer and enforce all of the provisions of this code. For such purposes,
they shall have the powers of a law enforcement officer. The Building Official shall have
the power to n:nder interpldlationS' of this code and to adopt and enforce rules and
regulations necessary in order to clarify the application of the provisions of this~. Such
interprelations, rules and regulations shall be in conformity with the intent and purpose of
this ~.
201.2 Right or Entry. Whenever 1If'l""""'Y to make an inspection to enforce any of the
provisions of this code, or whenever the Building Official, the Health Officer, or their
authorized represenlatives have reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building
or upon any premises any condition which makes such building or premises sub-standard,
as defined in Section 202 of this Code, the Building Official, the Health Officer, or their
authoiized repll:kIl1atives may enter such building premises at all reasonable times to
inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the Building Official or the Health
Officer by this code; provided that, if such building or premises be occupied, they shall first
present PIOpei credentials and request entry; and if such building or premises be
unoccupied, they shall first maIre a reasonable effort to locate the owners or other persons
having charge or control of the building or premises and request entry. If such entry is
refused, the Building Official, the Health Officer or their authorized represenlatives shall
have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
No owner or occupant or any other person having charge, care or control of any building or
premises shall fail to neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly
permit entry therein by the Building Official, the Health Officer or their authorized
represenlatives for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this code. Any
person violating this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to punishment
in accordance with Section 1-8 of the Code of the eity of Seal Beach.
Section 5-35. r.alifomia Fire Code amendments. The following amendments are made to the
California Fire Code, as adopted pursuant to OIapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:
1. ARTICLE 1 - ADMINISTRATION is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section 103.2.1.1 General is hereby amended by adding three fina1 paragraphs to
read as follows:
"The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Orange County Fire Authority
which shall be operated under the supervision of the Director of Fire Services of the
Orange County Fire Authority.
Ordinance Number
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The Director of Fire Services of the Fire Authority may delail such members of the
Fire Authority as inspectors as shall be JIPP'-""'''Y from time to time.
The Building Official and Fire Official shall work in cooperation to enforce the
amendments to the following Sections:
Section 103.1.2
Section 901.4.4
Section 1003
Section 1004
Section 1007.2.4.2
Section 1007.2.7.1.2
Section 1007.2.9.1.5
Section 1007.2.9.1.6
Section 1008
Section 1109.7
Section 2501.16
Alternate materials and methods
Premi- Identification
Ftre-extinguishg Systems
Standpipes
Smoke Detectors
Patient Room Smoke Detectors
Visual Signaling Devices
Single-station Smoke lletect9rs
Emergency ACCfSS and Evacuation
Sparks from Chimneys
Maximum Occupant Load
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B. Section 103.3.2 New constroc.tion and alterations is hereby amended by
adding new Sections 103.3.2.4 and 103.3.2.5 as follows:
Section 103.3.2.4 Reconstruction. Any building undergoing construction within
any 2-year period, in which the floor area of reconstruction is 75 percent or more
prior to the submittal of a building permit application, shall comply with the code
provision for new construction.
Section 103.3.2.5 Fire Protection Inronnation on plans. A vicinity plan, scale
no smaller than 1 inch (2S mm) equals 100 feet (30 480 mm), shall be submitted for
, new construction. The plan shall show the following:
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1. All existing and proposed private and public streets on the proposed
development property and within 300 feet (91 440 mm) of the property line of the
proposed development, and so identified, with street width dimensions as per
Section 902.2.2.1 of this code.
2. The location and identification of all existing 8fId proposed fire hydrants
within 300 feet (91440 mm) of the property line of the proposed development.
3. The location, occupancy classification, and use of structures and buildings
on PlOpetties abutting the proposed development.
EXCEFl10N: The chief, with concurrence of the building official, may waive the
vicinity plan submittal requirements of this section.
e. Section 103.4.4 Citatiom is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
Section 103.4.4. Penalty for Violation
Section 103.4.4.1. Inrraction. Except as provided in Section 103.4.4.2, persons I
operating or maintaining any occupancy, premises or vehicle subject to this code
who shall permit any fire or life safety hazard to exist on premises under their
control shall be guilty of an infraction.
Section 103.4.4.2. Misdemeanor. Persons who fail to take immediate action to
abate a 'fire or life safety hazard when ordered or notified to do so by the chief or a
duly authorized representative, or Who violate the following sections of this code,
shall be guilty of a mil!(iemeanor:
Section 103.4.3.
Compliance with Orders, Notices and Tap
Ordinance Number
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Section 104.1.2.
Section 1001.6.
Section 1109.5.
Section 1302.3.
Section 2501.16.
Section 321S.
Section 7701.7
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Interf'erence
Tamperina with F1re-protection Equipment, Barriers,
Security Devkes, Signs and Seals
Burning Objects
False Alanm
MaXimum Occupant Load
Sources of Ignition
Prohibited and Limited Acts
Section 103.4.4.3. Separate OtTense. Each violation will be deemed a separate
offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter or of the code adopted hereby is committed,
continued or permitted by such person, firm, partnership or corporation and shall be
deemed punishable therefor as provided in this code.
D. Section 185.8 Pennit Required is hereby amended by adding the following ending
sentence to the first paragraph and by adding, amending, and deleting permit
categories as follows:
Section 185.8 Pennit Required. Permit fees to the City shall be in an amount
established by resolution of the eity Council.
f.1.
f.5.
g.1.
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Subsection f.l. Fire hydrants and water-control valves is deleted without
sulistitution.
Subsection f.5. Fumigation or thermal insecticidal fogging is hereby deleted
without substitution.
A new Subsection g.l. General use permit is added as follows:
g.l. General use permit. To conduct an activity or operation that is not
specifically addressed by other permits, but which is likely to
produce conditions hazardous to life or property.
Subsection 0.1 Open burning is amended by adding the following sentence:
Open burning permil3 shall include:
1. Bonfires/rubbish fires, including construction sites.
2. Recreational fireslburning in a public place.
0.4. New Subsection 0.4 Open flame device in marinas is added as follows:
0.4 Open flame devices in marinas. To use any Open flame device for
repair or maintenance in marinas, or for lighting or decoration on the
exterior of any boat, slip, or wharf.
05. New Subsection 05 Oil and natural gas wells is added as follows:
05. Oil and natural gas wells. To drill, own, operate, or mainlain an oil
or natural gas well.
r.4. New Subsection r.4 Rifle range is added as follows:
r.4 . Rifle range. To establish, maintain, or operate a rifle range.
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Table IOS-C is hereby modified by raising the thresholds on permit requirements for
carcinogens as follows:
Table I05-C
Material
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Amount
2. ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS is hereby amended by
adding the following new definitions:
A. SECTION 207-F is hereby amended by adding the following defmition:
Ordinance Number J'~;?
FLOWLINE is the lowest continuous elevation on a rolled street curb defined
by the path traced by a particle in a moving body of water at the bottom of the
rolled curb.
B. SECTION 219-R is hereby amended by adding the following definition:
RIFLE RANGE is any indoor or outdoor firing, shooting or target range I
established, maintained or operated for the discharge of a rifle, pistol, revolver,
shotgun or firearm.
3. ARTICLE 9 - FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS AND WATER SUPPLY is hereby
amended as follows:
A. Section 901.4.1 General is hereby amended by the addition of the following at
the end of the paragraph.
SectIon 901.4.1 General: All street signs shall be designed and maintained to
be either internally or externally illuminated in a manner meeting the approval
of the Fire ehief.
B. Section 901.4.Z Fire Apparatus Access Roads is hereby deleted and the
following substituted:
Section 901.4.2 Fire Apparatus Access Roads. All fire department access
roads less than 36 feet (10 972 mm) in width shall be posted as a fire lane in
accordance with the Orange eounty Fire Authority Fire Lane Guidelines.
Parking on one side is permitted on 28-foot (8534 mm) wide streets. Parking
on two sides is permitted on 36-foot (10972 mm) wide streets. No parking is I
permitted on streets narrower than 28 feet (8534 mm) in width.
Street widths are to be measured from top face of the curb to top face of the
curb, on streets with curb and gutter, and from flowline to flowline, on streets
with rolled curbs.
e. Section 901.4.4 Premises Identification is hereby deleted and the following
substituted:
Section 901.4.4 }lr@ml-. Identification. Approved numbers or addresses shall
be placed on all new and existing buildings in such a position that is plainly
visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said numbers
contrast with their background. Said numbers for new buildings shall be either
internally or externally illuminated to be visible at night. All multi-unit
residential and commercial buildings shall have numbers or addresses placed
above or immediately adjacent to all doors that would allow fire department
access in an emergency situation. In no case shall the numbers be less than 4
inches (102 mm) in height for residential and 6 inches (152 mm) in height for
commercial with a 1 inch (2S mm) stroke or as required by local ordinance,
whichever is more restrictive.
Multiple residential and commercial units having entrance doors not visible I
from "the street or road shall, in addition, have approved numbers grouped for
all units within each structure and positioned to be plainly visible from the street
or road. Said numbers may be grouped on the wall of the structure or on a
substantial mounting post independent of the structure.
D. Section 902.2.1 Required access is hereby amended by adding a concluding
sentence to read:
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A minimum of two fire apparatus access roads shall be provided in residential
developments containing 150 or more dwelling units.
E.
Section !102.2.2 Specifications is hereby amended by deleting Sections
902.2.2.3 and 902.2.2.6 and replacing them with two new sections as follows:
Section !102.2.2.3 Turning Radius. The turning radius for fire apparatus
access roads shall be not less than 17 feet (5182 mm) inside radius and 38 feet
(11 582 mm) outside radius.
EXCEPTION: eul-de-sacs with center obstructions will require larger turning
radii as approved by the 'chief.
Section 1lO2.2.2.6 Grade. The gradient for a fire apparatus access road shall
not exceed 10 percent.
EXCEPTION: Gradient may be increased to a maximum of 15 percent when
all structures served by the access road are protected by an approved automatic
fire sprinkler system.
F. Section !102.2.4 Obstnaction and control oC fire department access is hereby
amended by adding Sections 902.2.4.3 and 902.2.4.4:
Section !102.2.4.3 Vehicle Access Gates. Vehicle access gates or barriers
installed across streets shall be fn accordance with the Orange eounty Fire
Authority Guidelines for Emergency Access.
Section !102.2.4.4 Speed Bumps. Any obstructions in required fire access
roadways, including speed bumps and speed humps, shall be approved prior to
installation.
G.
SECTION 1lO3 - WATER SUPPLIFS AND FIRE HYDRANTS is hereby
amended by adding an ending paragraph to Sections 903.2 lind 903.4.1.2 as
follows:
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Section 1lO3.2 Required Water Supply Cor Fire Protection. Private dwellings
exceeding 3,600 square feet (335 m2) in total area shall be evaluated for fire
flow requirements by the chief.
Section 903.4.1.2 Testing, Marking, and Maintenance or Private
Hydrants. Testing and maintenance requirements for private fire hydrants shall
be in accordance with Section 4.1 of UFe Appendix Standard A-I1I-e-1 as
adopted in Appendix I1I-e of this code.
4. ARTICLE 10 - FIRE-PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT is hereby
amended as follows:
A.
Section 1001.1 Scope is hereby amended as follows:
1001.1 Scope The regulations of the State Fire Marshal apply to the testing,
service, . maintenance and licensing of service personnel for automatic fire
extinguishing systems, portable fire extinguishers and standpipes (19 eeR
ehapters 3 and 5).
B.
Section 1001.5 Maintenance is hereby amended by adding Section 1001.5.6
Smoke Detection Systems as follows:
Section 1001.5.6. Smoke Detection Systems. It shall be the responsibility of
the owner of an occupancy to maintain all required smoke detectors. The
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owner shall be responsible for the annual testing of all required smoke
detectors.
e. SECTION 1003 - FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS is hereby amended as
follows:
1.
Section 1003.1.2 Standards is hereby deleted and the following
substituted:
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Section 1003.1.2 Standards. Automatic fire-extinguishing systems
shall be installed in accordance with the NFP A standards as adopted in
Appendix V-A of this code. An approved automatic sprinkler system
required by Section 1003 and installed as per NFPA 13 as adopted in
Appendix V-A of this code, may be used for fIre-resistive substitution as
specifIed in the provisions of Section 508 of the Building eode.
2. Section 1003.2.2 Required Installations. AU Occupancies except
Group R, Division 3, and Group U is amended by deleting the words
"Division 3, and Group U," deleting item 5 and adding an item 6 to the
section as follows:
. Section 1003.2.2 Required Installation or Automatic Fire-
ext1nlllisblng Systems, AU Occupancies except Group R.
6. ~n all new buildings or structures when the gross square footage
thereof exceeds 6,000 square feet (557 m2) or more than 2 stories in
height.
For the purposes of this section, area separation walls shall not define I
separate buildings.
3. Section 1003.2.8 Group M Occupancies is hereby deleted without
substitution and the seCtion number left open.
4. Section 1003.2.9 Group R Occupancies is hereby deleted and the
following substituted:
Section 1003.2.9 Group R, Divmon 1 and Group R, Division 3
Occupslncies All new Group R, Division 1 Occupancies, and all new
Group R, Division 3 Occupancies located in Planning Districts 1, 2 and
3 between PacifIc eoast Highway and the PacifIc Ocean, as depicted on
the Planning District Map on fIle at the Department of Development
Services, shall be equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Residential or quick-response standard sprinkler heads shall be used in
the dwelling unit and guest room portions of the building.
For the purposes of this section, area or occupancy separation walls shall not
define separate buildings.
EXCEFl10N: In the reconstruction or remodeling of existing I
Group R, Division 3, detached one- and two-family dwellings located in
Planning Districts 1, 2 and 3 between Pacific eoast Highway and the
PacifIc Ocean, as depicted QII the Planning District Map on fIle at the
Department of Development Services, where the cost of installing an
approved automatic residential sprinkler system exceeds 5 percent of the
reconstruction or remodeling cost, with the approval of the Fire ehief,
the required sprinkler system may be omitted.
5. Section 1003.3.1 is amended by the addition of a sentence at the end of
the Section to read:
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Where required. All valves controlling the water supply for automatic
sPrinkler systems and water-flow switches on all sprinklers systems shall
be electrically monitored where the number of sprinklers are:
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1. Twenty or more in Group I, Division 1.1 and 1.2 Occupancies.
2. One hundred or more in all other occupancies.
Valves monitoring, water-flow alarm and trouble signals shall be
distinc,tly different and shali be automatically transmitted to an approved
central station, remote station or proprietary monitoring stations as
defined by UFe Standard 10-2 or, when approved by the building
official with the concurrence of the chief, shall sound an audible signal
at a constantly attended location. Signal for remote station monitoring
as defined in NFPA 72 shall be transmitted to received and retransmitted
by a continuously attended supervising station facili ty that is either U. L.
listed (UUFX) or meets equivalent criteria established by another
nationally recognized standard as approved by the chief.
D.
Section 1004 - STANDPIPES is hereby amended by deleting Section 1004.2
Required Installation and substituted with the following:
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Section 1004.2 Required Installations. Standpipe systems shall be provided
as set forth in Table No. l004-A and the provisions of this section. Every new
building with any horizontal dimension greater than 300 feet (91 440 mm) shall
be provided with either access doors or hose outlets located so that all portions
of the building can be reached with 150 feet (45 720 mm) of hose from an
access door or hose outlet. Required access doors shall be located in the
exterior of the building and shall be accessible without the use of a ladder. The
door dimensions shall be not less than 3 feet (914 mm) in width nor 6 feet 8
inches (2032 mm) in height.
The hose outlets shall be 2-1/2 inches (63 mm) in size with an approved valve.
The water supply for the hose outlets shall be provided:
1. By a separate q1ain supplied from the system side of the check valve at
the fire department connection, or
2. From an adjacent section of the sprinkler system arranged to allow the
hose outlets to deliver the water when the sprinkler system, or a portion
of the system that protects the area served by the hose outlet, is shut off.
E. SECTION 1006 - PROTECTION OF COMMERCIAL eOOKING
. OPERATIONS is hereby amended by the addition of the following exception to
Section 1006.2.7:
Section 1006.2.7: EXCEPTION: Approved extinguishers utilizing other
extinguishing agents that are compatible for use in the control of cooking grease
fires.
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SECTION 1007- FIRE ALARMS is hereby amended by adding the following
section:
Section 1007.1.3 Other Requirements. Fire alarm equipment shall comply
with the regulations of the State Fire Marshal (19 eeR ehapter 4, and 24 eeR,
Title 9)
G. SECTION' 1007.2.12.2 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR HIGH-RISE
BUILDINGS is hereby amended by amending Section 1007.2.12.2.1, adding
an item to Section 1007.2.12.2.2 and adding a new Section 1007.2.12.2.5 as
follows:
Ordinance Number /4I~S7
Section 1007.2.12.2.1 General: Group B office buildings and Group R
Division 1 Occupancies, each having floors used for human occupancy
located more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department
vehicle access, shall be provided with an automatic fire alarm system
and a communication system in accordance with Section 1007.2.12.2.2.
ExCeptions: The following structures, while classified as high-rise I
buildings, shall not be subject to the provisions of this section but shall
conform to all other applicable provisions of these regulations:
1. Buildings used exclusively as open parking garages.
2. Buildings where all floors above the 55-foot (16 764 mm) level
are used exclusively as open parking garages.
3. Floors of. buildings used exclusively as open parking garages and
located above all other floors used for human occupancy.
4. Buildings such as power plants, lookout towers, steeples, grain
houses and similar structures with noncontinuous human
occupancy, when approved by the chief.
Section 1007.2.12.2.2 Smoke Detection. Add an item 5 as follows:
5. All smoke detectors connected to the alarm system shall have a
light that indicates the status of the detector. When a detector is located
in a space above a drop ceiling, the indicating light shall be located on
or below the ceiling grid.
Section 1007.2.12.2.5 eentral Control Station. A central control station for I
fire department operations shall be provided in a location approved by the fire
department. The central control station shall be separated from the remainder
of the building by not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction with all
openings protected by assemblies having a fire-resistive rating of not less than
45 minutes. It shall have a minimum of one door which is accessible directly
from the exterior portion of the building and shall be able to be opened with a
fire department master key. The central control station shall have a minimum
of 96 square feet (9.3 m2) with a minimum dimension of 8 feet (2438 mm). It
shall contain the following as a minimum:
1 The voice alarm and public address system panels.
2 The fire department communications panel, a cabinet containing 8
portable firefighter phones and 1 headset with sufficient cord to reach all
portions of the room.
3 Fire detection and fJre alarm system annunciator panels.
4 Annunciator visually indicating the location of the elevators and their
operational status.
5 Status indicators and cOntrols for air-handling systems.
6 eontrols for unlocking all stairway doors simultaneously.
7 Sprinkler valve and water-flow detector display panels.
8 Emergency and standby power controls and status indicators.
9 A wall-mounted telephone, with sufficient cord to reach all portions of I
the room and with an outside dedicated private line, installed in the fire
control room for exclusive fJre department use.
10 Elevator control switches for switching to emergency power.
11 Fire pump status panel and controls.
12 Other fire-protection equipment and systems' controls as required by the
fire department.
13 Schematic building plans in clearly labeled approved containers,
indicating the typical floor plan and detailing the building core, fire
resistive separations, exit facilities, on-site water supply, fJre-protection
systems, firefighting equipment, and fire department access.
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One 3 foot (914 mm) by 5 foot (1524 mm) table and 2 chairs.
An approved locked and labeled cabinet containing labeled keys for
emergency access and elevator control.
All control panels in the central control station shall be permanently
identified as to function.
Alarms, supervisOry and trouble signals as required by Items 3 and 7
above shall be annunciated in compliance with this code in the central
control station by means of an audible and visual indicator. For
purposes of annunciation, zoning shall be in accordance with the
following:
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When die system 'serves more than one building, each building shall be
considered separately.
Each floor shall be considered a separate zone. When one or more sprinkler
risers serve the same floor, each riser shall be considered a separate zone.
EXCEPTION: When more than one riser serves the same system on the floor.
Each section of floor separated by area separation walls or by horizontal exits
shall be considered as a separate zone.
eentral control stations shall not be used for the housing of any boiler, heating
unit, generator or similar hazardous equipment. No storage shall be permitted
in the central control station room.
H.
ARTICLE 10 - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT is
hereby amended by adding a new SECTION l008-EMERGENCY ACCESS
AND EV ACUA TION to read as follows:
SECTION 1008 - EMERGENCY ACCESS AND EV ACUA TION
Section 1008.1 Emergency Access and Evacuation. This section shall apply
to every new building of any type of construction or occupancy having floors
used for human occupancy located more than 75 feet (22 860 mm) above the
lowest floor level having building access.
EXCEPI'IONS:
1. Hospitals as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety eode.
2. Buildings used exclusively as open parking garages.
3. Buildings where all floors above the 75-foot (22860 mm) level are used
for open parking garages.
4. Floors of buildings used exclusively as open parking garages and located
above all other floors used for human occupancy.
5. Buildings such as power plants, lookout towers, steeples, grain houses
and similar structures with noncontinuous human occupancy when so
determined by the enforcing agency.
6. Buildings used exclusively as jails and prisons.
Such structures shall be equipped with a fire department-approved emergency
helicopter. landing pad for use by police, fire, and emergency medical
helicopters only. .
Section 1008.2 Helicopter landing pad. The roof area shall include an
emergency access and evacuation facility for helicopters of not less than 15,000
pounds (6803.8 Kg) gross weight. This facility shall have a touchdown pad of
at least 50 feet (15 240 mm) by 50 feet (15 240 mm) and a clear unobstructed
landing and takeoff area with a minimum dimension of 100 feet (30 480 mm)
by 100 feet (30 480 mm).
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Section 1008.3 Constnlction. The landing pad shall be designed per Section
1611.10 of the Building eode. Helicopter landing areas and supports shall be
of noncombustible construction.
Section 1008.4 Approach-cleparture Paths. The emergency evacuation
facility shall have 2 approach-departure paths at a slope of no greater than 8 to I
1.
Section 1008.5 Restricted Use. Any use of this emergency access and
evacuation facility for purposes other than emergency access and evacuation
shall require prior approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as
by the building official and the chief.
Section 1008.6 Wind Direction Device. A wind indicating device shall be
provided.
Section 1008.7 Special Markings. The roof top shall be marked by an
emergency marker as required by the chief.
Section 1008.8 Communications. The building emergency communication
system shall extend to the roof.
5. ARTICLE 11 - GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS is hereby amended as
follows:
A.
SECTION 1109 - CONTROL OF SOURCES OF IGNITION is hereby
amended by deleting Section 1109.7 Sparks from ehimneys and substituting a
new Section 1109.7 as follows:
Section 1109.7 Chimney Spark Arrester. All new structures having any
chimney, flue or stovepipe attached to any fireplace, stove, barbecue or other
solid or liquid fuel burning equipment and devices, shall have such chimney,
flue or stovepipe equipped with an approved spark arrester as per Section
3102.3.8 of the Building eode.
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All incinerator chimneys shall terminate in a substantially constructed spark
arrester having an iron, heavy wire mesh not exceeding 1/2 inch (12.5 mm).
B. ARTICLE 11 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS is hereby amended by
adding a new SECTION 1114- CHANGES IN USE OR OCCUPANCY OF
BUDDINGS OR STRUCTURES as follows:
SECTION 1114 - CHANGES IN USE OR OCCUPANCY OF BUILDINGS
OR STRUCTURES
Section 1114 Declaration of Intended Use
Section 1114.1 When Required. When required by the chief with the
concurrence of the building official, any or all owners of any occupancy may be I
required to record with the county recorder of the eounty of Orange a legal
instrument of intended use. This legal instrument shall be called a Declaration
of Intended Use. The Declaration of Intended Use shall be in accordance with
the requirements of this section. It' shall specifi~ly state, by occupancy
classification, all intended uses of all portions of the occupancy and may not be
modified or withdrawn without the approval of the chief with the concurrence of
the building official. 'Unapproved changes of occupancy or use can be cause for
an immediate hearing before the building official and the chief or their
designees. Such hearing shall be conducted to rule on the revocation of the
eertificate of Occupancy and the revocation of all permits issued to all owners,
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tenants, operators and. occupants of all portions of the occupancy. The
Declaration of Intended Use shall be binding on all present and future owners,
tenants, operators and occupants.
Section 1114.2 Certlf'red eoples. A certified copy of the recorded Declaration
of Intended Use may be required to be filed with the building official and the
chief before any eertificate of Occupancy and/or any permits are issued to ll!1y
or all owners, tenants, operators or occupants of the occupancy.
C.
ARTICLE 11 - GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS is hereby amended by
adding new SECTION 1115 -.' DEVELOPMENT ON OR NEAR LAND
CONTAINING OR EMITI1NG TOXIC, eOMBUSTIBLE OR
FLAMMABLE UQUIDS, GASES OR VAPORS as follows:
SECTION 1115 - DEVELOPMENT ON OR NEAR LAND CONTAINING
OR EMITTING TOXIC, COMBUSTIBLE OR FLAMMABLE UQUIDS,
GASES OR VAPORS
The chief may require the submittal for approval of geological studies,
evaluations, reports, remedial recommendations and/or similar documentation
from a state-licensed and department approved individual or firm, on any parcel
of land to be developed which:
1. Has, or is adjacent to, or within 1,000 feet (304 800 mm) of a parcel of
land that has an acave, inactive, or abandoned oil or gas well operation,
petroleum or chemical refining facility, petroleum or chemical storage, or
2. , May contain or give off toxic, combustible or flammable liquids, gases
or vapors.
6.
ARTIeLE 12 - MAINTENANCE OF EXITS AND EMERGENCY ESCAPES is
hereby amended by the following:
A. Section 1212.6 Floor-level ExIt Signs is hereby amended by adding a
paragraph as follows:
Section 1212.6 Floor-level Exit Signs. The regulations and bulletins of the
State Fire Marshal for floor-level exit sign requirements shall also apply.
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7. ARTICLE 13 - EMERGENeV PROeEDURES is hereby deleted and the following
substituted:
ARTICLE IJ-EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. The regulations of the State Fire
Marshal for emergency procedures shall apply (19 eeR ehapter 1, Subchapter I,
Article 3, Sections 3.09, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13).
8. ARTICLE 25 - PLAeES OF ASSEMBLY is hereby amended by the following:
A.
Section 2501.5 Decorative Materials is revised as follows:
2501.5 Decorative Materials. Records of fire-retardant treatment, as per the
requirements of eeR Title 19, shall be maintained on the premises by the
owner, agent, proprietor or occupant.
B.
Section 2501.16.4 Occupant Count is added as follows:
2501.16.4 Occupant eount. The supervisor of each place of assembly shall
have an effective system to keep count of the number of occupants present in
the assembly area. If the chief determines at any time that an accurate count of
occupants is not being maintained, the occupancy shall be cleared until an
accurate count can be made.
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e. Section 2501.19 Temporary and/or Portable Heaters is added as follows:
Section 2501.19 Tempbrary and/or Portable Heaters. No person shall place
or operate or permit to be opera!ed any temporary and/or portable heater within
a structure that uses any flammable or combustible solids, liquids, or gases
without a fire department permit. I
9. ARTICLE 32 - TEMPORARY MEMBRANE STRUCTURES, TENTS AND '
CANOPIFS is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section 3201 - Scope is hereby amended by adding a paragraph as follows:
The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for large and small tents, awnings and
other fabric enclosures also apply (19 eeR ehapter 2, Article 4)
B. Section 3205.2 is amended by deleting the section and replacing it with:
Section 3205.2 Location and Parking. Temporary membrane structures, tents
and canopies shall not tJe located within 20 feet (6096 mm) of property lines,
buildings, temporary membrane structures, other tents, canopies or internal
combustion engines. Vehicles necessary to the operation of a tent establishment '
shall be parked at least 20 feet from any tent. All other vehicles shall be parked
at least 100 feet (30 480 mm) from any tent except vehicles parked on a public
street, which shall park at least 20 feet (6096 mm) from any tent, per the
regulation of the State Fire Marshal (19 eeR 312)
e. Section 3207 - FLAME-RETARDANT TREATMENTS is hereby amended I
by adding a concluding paragraph as follows:
The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for large and small tents, awnings and
other fabric enclosures also ,!-pply (19 eeR ehapter 2, Article 4)
D. Section 3220 - STANDBY PERSONNEL is hereby amended by adding a
concluding paragraph to read as follows:
The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for standby personnel in tents with an
occupant load of 500 or more also apply (19 eeR 320)
E. SectIon 3221 - HOUSEKEEPING is hereby amended by deleting "30 feet
(9144 mm)" and substituting "50 feet (15240 mm)n in its place at each
occurrence (19 eeR 326).
10. ARTICLE '7 - FUMIGATION AND mERMAL INSECTICIDAL FOGGING is
hereby deleted and substituted as follows:
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ARTIeLE 47 - FUMIGATION AND TIIERMAL INSECTICIDAL FOGGING
Section 4701 - Scope. fumigation and thermal insecticidal fogging operations shall be I
in accordance with Divisions 6 and 7 of the food and Agriculture eode of the State of
California.
Section 4702 - Notification or FumigatIon. The chief shall be notified in writing at
least 24 hours before any building, structure or ship is to be closed in connection with
the use of toxic or flammable fumigants.
11. ARTICLE 52 - MOTOR VEHIeLE FlJEL.DISPENSING STATIONS is hereby
amended as follows:
Ordinance Number 1'~S7
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SECTION 5202 - FLAMMABLE AND eOMBUSTIBLE LIQUID MOTOR
VElUCLE FUEL-DISPENSING STATIONS is hereby amended by adding a
sentence to the end of Section 52~.3.1, deleting Section 5202.3.6 Special
enclosures and substituting with a new Section 5202.3.6 as follows:
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,Section 5202.3.1: For lOcations where aboveground tanks are prohibited, see
Section 7902.2.2.1
Section. 5202.3.6 Special enclosures. When installation of tanks in
accordance with Section 7902.6 is impractical, or because of property or
building limitations, tanks for elass I, II, or III-A liquids may be approved by
the chief for installation aboveground in buildings in special enclosures. The
capacity of permanent or temporary aboveground tanks containing elass I, II, or
III-A liquids shall not exceed 2,000 gallons (7570 L) aggregate, and shall
conform to the requirements of Appendix II-F as amended in this code.
12. ARTICLE 63 - REFRIGERATION is hereby amended by replacing "UFe Standard
79-3" with "the Orange County Fire Authority Signage Guidelines" at each occurrence.
13. ARTICLE 64 - STATIONARY LEAD ACID BATIERY SYSTEMS is hereby
amended by the deletion of Section 6401 Scope and the replacement by the following:
SeCtion 6401 Scope: Stationary lead-acid battery systems having an electrolyte
capacity of more than 100 gallons (278.5 L) in sprinklered buildings or 50 gallons
(189.3 L) in unsprinklered buildings used for facility standby power, emergency power
or uninterrupted power supplies shall be in accordance with Article 64.
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14. ARTICLE 74 - COMPRESSED GASES is hereby amended by deleting Section
7401.5.2 Stationary compressed gas cQ.ntainers, cylinders and tanks and replacing
the section with the following:
Section 7401.5.2 Stationary compressed gas containers, cylinders and tanks.
Stationary compressed gas containers, cylinders and tanks shall be marked in
accordance with Orange eounty Fire Authority Guidelines. Markings shall be visible
from any direction of approach.
15. ARTICLE 77 - EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section 7701 - General is hereby amended by amending Section 7701.4 and
adding a new Section 7701.9 to read as follows:
Section 7701.4 Use and storage limitations. The use and storage of explosives
and blasting agents are prohibited within the eity limits. The ehief may grant a
special temporary permit for the ~mporary storage of explosives and blasting
agents for use in connection with approved blasting operations. Nothing herein
shall prohibit the wholesale and retail storage of stock in small arms ammunition
and components, explosive bolts, explosive rivets, or cartridges for explosive
actuated power tools in quantities involving less than 500 pounds (226.8 kg) of
explosive materia1.
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Section 7701.' Other Regulations. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal
for explosives also apply (19 eeR ehapter 10 and 24 eeR Part 2).
Appendix VI-F of the Fire eode is adopted and shall be used for determining
the location .of magazines. Whenever the words "See Appendix VI-F" appear,
it shall mean "Apply Appendix VI-F. "
B. Section 77OZ.1.1 Magazines required is hereby amended by adding a sentence
as follows:
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Section 7702.1.1 Magazines required. The regulations of the State Fire
Marshal for magazine quantity limitations also apply (19 eeR 1566.4).
C. Section 7702.1.' Storage with other materials is hereby amended by adding a
sentence as follows:
Section 7702.1.' Storage with other materials. Blasting caps, electric I
blasting caps, detonating primers and primed cartridges shall not be stored in
the same magazine with other explosives (19 eeR 1566.1).
D. Section 7702.1.15 Yard maintenance is hereby amended by deleting "25 feet"
(7620 mm) and substituting "50 feet" (15 240 mm) in its place (19 eeR
1566.2).
E. Section 7702.2 Retail Sales is hereby amended by adding a second paragraph
to Section 7702.2.1 General as follows:
Section 7702.2.1 General. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
magazines within buildings also apply (19 eeR 1566.6).
F. Section 7702.3 Storage Magazines is hereby amended by adding the following
paragraphs to Sections.7702.3.1 GeBeral and 7702.3.10 Indoor magazines:
Section 7702.3.1 General. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
magazine classification, quantity limitations and construction also apply. The
provisions of this section may be used in place of the State Fire Marshal
regulations for classification and construction of magazines, if determined to
provide an acceptable alternative protection by the chief (19 eeR ehapter 10, I
Subchapters 3 and 5).
Section 7702.3.10 Indoor magazines. The regulations of the State Fire
Marshal for magazines within buildings also apply (19 eeR 1566.6).
G. Section 7703.1 Use and Handling is hereby amended by adding the following
paragraphs to Sections 7703.1.7 Other regulations and 7703.1.' Premature
detonation safeguardS:
Section 7703.1.7 Other regulations. The regulations of the State Fire
Marshal for use and handling of explosives also apply (19 eeR ehapter 10,
Subchapter 4).
Section 7703.1.' Premature Detonation Safeguards. The regulations of the
State Fire Marshal for precautions against accidental discharge also apply (19
eeR 1568.8).
H. Section 7703.2.1 Public Conveyance is hereby amended by adding a
paragraph as follows:
Section 7703.2.1 Public Conveyance. The regulations of the State Fire
Marshal for transportation of explosives, including transportation in private I
passenger vehicles, also apply (19 eeR ehapter 10, Subchapter 4, Article 12).
I. Section 7703.3.5 Explosive materials tenninals is hereby amended by adding
a beginning paragraph as follows:
Section 7703.3.5 Explosive materials terminals. The regulations of the State
Fire Marshal for explosives at terminals also apply (19 eeR ehapter 10,
Subchapter 4, Article 9).
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Section 7703.5 Sarety Precautions ror Blasting Agents is hereby' amended by
adding the following paragraphs to Sections 7703.5.3 Construction and
7703.5.4 Compounding and mixing, and by adding a new Section 7703.5.7
Requirements:
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SectioD 7703.5.3 COnstruCtiOD. Buildings or other facilities used for the
mixing of blasting agents shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
the Building eode and the regulations of the State Fire Marshal (19 eeR
ehapter 10 and 24 eeR Part 2).
Section 7703.5.4 Compoundlng and mixing. The regulations of the State
Fire Marshal for mixer design and blasting agent composition also apply (19
eeR 1572.2 and 1572.3). .
Section 7703.5.7 Requirements. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
blast hole loading, explosive initiation, and water gels, or slurry explosives also
apply (19 eeR ehapter 10, Subchapter 4, Articles 7, 8, 10 and 11; and
Subchapter 5, Article 17).
K. Section 7704.6.1 eonstruction is hereby deleted and the following substituted:
Section 7704.6.1 Construction. Operating buildings or rooms shall be
constructed in accordance with the regulations of the State Fire Marshal (19
eeR ehapter 10 and 24 eeR Part 2) when quantities of explosives exceed the
exempt amounts as specified in the Building and Fire eodes.
L.
Section 7704.7 OperatiODS is hereby amended by adding. a beginning
paragraph as follows:
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Section 7704.7 Operations. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for on-
site or remote processing and. storage of explosives, including electrical
regulations, also apply (19 eeR ehapter 10, Subchapter 4).
16. ARTICLE 78 - FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIe SPECIAL EFFECTS
MATERIAL is hereby amended by the following:
A. Section 7801-General is hereby amended by adding two new sections as
follows:
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Section 7801.3.1.3 Requirements. The chief shall have the authority to adopt
reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised
public displays of fireworks by the County, .fair associations, amusement parks
and other organizations. Every such display shall be handled by a competent
operator approved by the chief, and shall be of such character and so located,
discharged or fired that in the opinion of the chief, after proper inspection, the
same shall not be hazardous to property no will the same endanger any person.
Section 7801.3.1.4 Stand-by rll'efigbter. Whenever, in the opinion of the
chief, it is essential for. public safety during any public fireworks display, the
chief shall assign stand-by firefighting personnel to monitor the performance,
e~bition or display. Such individuals shall be subject to the chief's orders at
all times, shall be in uniform and remain on duty during the time of the display
or activity. Before each display or activity such individuals shall inspect the
fireworks apparatus to see that they are in the proper place and in good working
condition, and shall keep diligent watch for fires duting the time that such
performance or activities are being conducted and take prompt measures for
extinguisliment of fires that may occur. Such individuals shall not be required
or permitted, while on duty, to perform any other duties than those herein
specified. The cost for such personnel shall be paid by the permitee according
to the fee schedule adopted by the eity eouncil.
Ordinance Number /1/49
B. Section 7802 - Fireworks is hereby amended by deleting TABLE
Cl..Vf' 7802.3~ MORTAR SEPARATION DISTANCES without
\) substitution, amending the first sentence of Section 7802.3 Prohibition,
deleting SectIon 7802.4 ,Display and replacing with a new Section 7802.4
Displays, and adding a new Section 7802.5 Model Rocketry as follows:
Section 7802.3 Prohibition; The storage, use, handling, possession, sale, or I
discharge of fireworks is prohibited.
SectIon 7802.4 Displays. Fireworks displays shall be in accordance with the
Orange eounty Fire Authority Guidelines for Public Fireworks Displays, with
the regulations of the State .Fire Marshal, and the conditions of the permit as
approved by the chief (19 eeR 982).
Section 7802.5 Model Rocketry. AU model rocket activities shall comply
with the Orange County Fire Authority Guidelines for Model Rocketry and
requires a permit from the chief.
17. ARTICLE 7fJ - FLAMMABLE AND eOMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS is hereby amended
as follows:
A. ARTICLE 7fJ - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS is hereby
amended by replacing "UFe Standard 79-3" with "the Orange eounty Fire
Authority Signage Guidelines" at every occurrence.
B.
Section 7902.2.2 Tank Locations is hereby amended by deleting Section
7902.2.2.1 Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited and
substituting as follows:
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Section 7902.2.2.1 Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited. The
storage of elass I and elass II flammable or combustible liquids in aboveground
tanks outside of buildings is prohibited in all areas except those zones M-H
under the eity Zoning Ordinance as same presently exists or as same may be
amended from time to time.
e. Section 7902.2.6.3.4 Reductions In required venting for stable liquids is
hereby amended by deleting items 2 and 4.
D. Section 7903.1.3. Liquids transfer is hereby amended by adding the
following section:
Section 7903.1.3.6 Underground tanks. No person shall extract or cause to
be extracted any flammable or combustible liquids from underground tanks by
any method other than the use of a permanently installed approved dispenser
unless such person first oblains a permit for such extraction from the chief.
E.
Section 7904.4 Bulk Plants or Tenninals is hereby amended by adding an
ending paragraph to Section 7904.4.1 General as follows:
Section '7904.4.1 General. The establishment of new bulk plants for
flammable or combustible liquids shall be prohibited in all areas except those
zoned M-H under the eity Zoning Ordinance as same presently exists or as
same may be amended from time to time.
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18. ARTICLE 80 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section 8001.3.3 Hazardous materials inventory statement is hereby
amended by adding the following paragraph:
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Section 8001.3.3 ehemlcal elasslfication Packet. When required by the
chief, an Orange County Fire Authority ehemical elassification Packet shall be
completed and approved prior to approval of structural and system plans, and/or
the storage, use or handlil)g of chemicals on the premises.
SectIons 8001.7 Identification Signs and 8001.8 Signs is hereby amended by
deleting the words HUFe Standard 79-3" and replacing with the words "Orange
County Fire Authority Signage Guidelines. H
e. Section "8001.15 Exempt Amounts is hereby amended by amending Table
8OO1.1S-A and SectIon 8001.15.4.2 Exterior Storage as follows:
B.
Table 8001.1S-A: Footnote 16 is hereby deleted.
Section 8001.15.4.2: The following item is hereby added to the.list:
5. Outdoor control areas shall be protected against tampering or
trespassers by fencing or other control measures.
D. Section 8003.1 General is hereby amended by adding a paragraph between the
first and second sentence in Section 8003.1.8 Standby power and by adding
Section 8003.1.16 Maximum quantity on site, and as follows:
Section 8003.1.8 Standby power. An emergency power system shall be
provided in Group H, Division 6 and Division 7 Occupancies.
19.
8003.1.16 Maximum quantity on site. No person shall use or store any
amount of extremely hazardous substances (EHS) in excess of the disclosable
amounts (see Section 25115 of the Health and Safety Code) in a residential
zoned or any residentially developed property.
ARTICLE 82 - UQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES is hereby amended by adding
an ending paragraph to Section 8204.3 eontalner Location as follows:
Section 8204.3 Container Location. The storage of liquefied petroleum gas shall be
prohibited in all areas except those zoned C-M, M-R, M-L and M-H under the eity
Zoning Ordinance as same presently exists or as same may be amended from time to
time.
20. ARTICLE 87 - FlRESAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR
DEMOUTION OF A BUILDING is hereby amended as follows:
A.
Section 8704 - FIRE SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION is hereby
amended by deleting the existing EXeEPTION in SectIon 8704.2 Access
Roads and replacing it with the following:
Section 8704.2 Access Roads.
EXCEPTION: Temporary access and water supplies for
construction of residential model and commercial occupancies may be
approved in accordan~ with Orange eounty Fire Authority Guidelines
for the Design and InstallatiOll of Temporary Access and Fire Hydrants.
21. ARTICLE 90 - STANDARDS is hereby amended as follows:
A. SECTION 9002 - UFe STANDARDS
1. Standards are hereby amended as follows:
Ordinance Number "~77
9-1 Whenever UBe Standard 9-1 is referenced in this code or the UFe
Standards, it shall mean UBC Standard 9-1 as adopted in the California Building
Code, and further amended and adopted as NFPA 13, 1996 Edition in Appendix
V-A.
9-2 Whenever UBe Stan~ 9-2 is referenced in this code or the UFe
Standards, it shall mean NFPA 14, 1996 Edition, as amended and adopted in I
Appendix V-A.
9-3 Whenever UBC Standard 9-3 is referenced in this code or the UFe
Standards, it shall mean UBe Standard 9-3 as adopted in the ealifornia Building
eode, and further amended and adopted as NFPA 13R, 1996 Edition in
Appendix V-A.
10-2 UFe Standard 10-2 is deleted and whenever it is referenced in this code
or the UFe Standards, it shall mean NFPA 72, 1996 Edition, as adopted by the
Slate Building Standards eommission.
74-1 UFe Standard 74-1 Part I is adopted as specified in Appendix V-A; Part
II is deleted and whenever it is referenced in this code or the UFe Standards, it
shall mean NFPA 50, 1996 Edition, as adopted in Appendix V-A.
81-1 UFe Standard 81-1 Part I is adopted as specified in Appendix V-A; Part
II is deleted and whenever it is referenced in this code or the UFe Standards, it
shall mean NFPA 231, 1995 Edition, as adopted in Appendix V-A.
81-2 UFe Standard 81-2 Part I is adopted as specified in Appendix V-A; Part
II is deleted and whenever it is referenced in this code or the UFe Standards, it I
shall mean NFPA 231e, 1995 Edition, as adopted in Appendix V-A.
B. SECTION 9003 is hereby amended by identifying existing SECTION 9003
RECOGNIZED STANDARDS as 900J.l and adding a new Section 9003.2
Adopted NFPA Standards as follows:
Section 9003.2 Adopted NFPA Standards. See Appendix V-A of this code
for a list of National Fire Protection Association Standards and amendments
thereto, which are adopted as a part of this code.
22. APPENDIX I-B LIFE-SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING HIGH-RISE
BUllJ)INGS, SECTION 1 - SCOPE and Section 6.1, item 1 Special Provisions and
Alternatives, Automatic Sprinklers are hereby deleted and the following substituted:
SECTION 1 - SCOPE. These provisions apply to all existing high-rise buildings
constructed prior to the adoption of this appendix, each having floors used for human
occupancy located 75 feet (22 860 mm) or more above the lowest level of fire
department vehicle access. .
SECTION 6.1, Item 2 Automatic Sprinklers. An approved automatic fire-
extinguishing system shall be installed throughout'the building in accordance with the
requirements of NFPA 13 as adopted in Appendix V-A of this code. In addition to the I
main water supply, a secondary on-site supply of water equal to the hydraulically
calculated sprinkler design demand plus 100 gallons (378.5 L) per minute additional for
the total standpipe system shall be provided. This supply shall be automatically
available if the principal supply fails and shall have a duration of 30 minutes.
Sprinkler control valves and waterflow detecting devices shall be provided at the lateral
connection to the riser on each floor.
23. APPENDIX II-A SPECIAL HAZARDS is hereby amended by changing the title to
APPENDIX II-A-l SPECIAL HAZARDS:
Ordinance Number /t,/~~
A. APPENDIX ll-A-l SPECIAL HAZARDS is hereby amended by deleting
SECTION 18 - UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANeES and the following
substituted:
SECTION 18 - UNUSUAL CIReUMSTANCES
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The chief may suspend enforcement and require reasonable alternative measures
designed to advance the purposes of this article if he determines in any specific
case that any of the following conditions exist:
18.1. Difficult terrain.
18.2. Danger of erosion.
18.3. Presence of plants included in any state and federal resources agencies,
ealifomia Native Plant, Society and county-approved list of wildlife, plants,
rare, endangered and/or threatened species.
18.4. Stands or groves of trees or heritage trees.
18.5. Other unusual circumstances that make strict compliance with the
clearance of vegetation provisions of Sections 15, 16 or 17 of this appendix
undesirable or impractical.
B.
APPENDIX ll-A-l SPECIAL HAZARDS is hereby amended by adding a new
SECTION 25 - USE OF EQUIPMENT as follows:
SECTION 25 - USE OF EQUIPMENT
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25.1 Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall use,
operate, or cause to be operated, in, upon or adjoining any hazardous fire area
any internal combustion engine which uses hydrocarbon fuels, unless the engine
is equipped with a spark arrester as defined in Section 25.3 maintained in
effective working order, or the engine is constructed, equipped and maintained
for the prevention of fire pursuant to Section 25.3.
25.2 Spark arresters affixed to the exhaust system of engines or vehicles
subject to this section shall not be placed or mounted in such a manner as to
allow flames or heat from the exhaust system to ignite any flammable material.
25.3 A spark arrester is a device constructed of nonflammable material
specifically for the purpose of removing and retaining carbon and other
flammable particles over 0.0232 of an inch (0.58 mm) in size from the exhaust
flow of an internal combustion engine that uses hydrocarbon fuels or which is
qualified and rated by the United States Forest Service.
25.4 Engines used to provide motor power for trucks, truck tractors, buses,
and passenger vehicles, except motorcycles, are not subject to this section if the
exhaust system is equipped with a muffler as defined in the Vehicle eode of the
State of ealifornia.
25.5 Turbocharged engines are not subject to this section if all exhausted
gases pass through the rotating turbine wheel, there is no exhaust bypass to the
atmosphere,' and the turbocharger is in effective mechanical condition.
e.
APPENDIX ll-A-l SPEeIAL HAZARDS is hereby amended by adding a new
SECTION 26 - NOTICE OF SPARK ARRESTER REQUIREMENT as
follows:
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SECTION 26 NOTICE OF SPARK ARRESTER REQUIREMENT
No person shall sell, offer for sale, lease, or rent to any person any internal
combustion engine subject to the provisions of Section 25 and not subject to the
provisions of Section 13005 of the Health and Safety eode, unless he provides a
written notice to the purchaser or bailee, at the time of sale or at the time of
entering into the lease or rental contract, stating that it is a violation of the Fire
eode to use or operate the engine in, upon or adjoining any hazardous fire area,
unless the engine is equipped with a spark arrester as defined in Section 25.3,
Ordinance Number ,11/J/9
maintained in effective working order, or the engine is constructed, equipped
and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to Section 25.3.
D. APPENDIX ll-A-l SPECIAL HAZARDS is hereby amended by adding a new
SECTION 27 - FUEL MODIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTlON,as foilews:
SECTION 27 - FUEL MODIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW I
CONSTRUCTION: All new buildings to be built or installed in areas
containing combustible"vegetation shall comply with the following:
27.1 Preliminary fuel modification plans shall be submitted to and approved
by the chief concurrent with 'the submittal for approval of any tentative map.
27.2 Final fuel modification plans shall be submitted to and approved by the
chief prior to the issuance of a grading permit. .
27.3 . The fuel modification plans shall meet the criteria set forth in the Orange
eounty Fire Authority Fuel Modification Plan Guidelines for High Fire Hazard
Areas.
27.4 ,The fuel modification plan may be altered if conditions change. Any
alterations to the fuel modification shall be approved by the chief.
27.5 All elements of the fuel modification plan shall be maintained in
accordance with the approved plan.
24. APPENDIX ll-D RIFLE RANGES is hereby amended by adding a second paragraph
to SECTION 1 - PERMITS as follows:
The requirement for a permit shall apply to indoor or outdoor firing, shooting or larget
ranges established, maintained or operated for the discharging of a rifle, pistol, I
revolver, shotgun or firearm.
15. APPENDIX ll-E HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLANS AND
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVENTORY STATEMENTS is hereby deleted and
the followin~ is substituted:
APPENDIX ll-E CHEMICAL CLASSIFIeATION PACKET. Hazardous material's
inventories shall be submitted for approval in accordance with the Orange eounty Fire
Authority ehemical elassification racket.
26. APPENDIX ll-F PROTECTED ABOVEGROUND TANKS FOR MOTOR
VEHICLE FUEL-DISPENSING STATIONS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS is hereby
deleted and the following is substituted:
APPENDIX ll-F PROTECTED ABOVEGROUND TANKS FOR MOTOR
VEHICLE FUEL-DISPENSING STATIONS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS. Storage and
dispensing of motor fuels into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles from protected
aboveground tanks located outside buildings shall be in accordance with Orange eounty
Fire Authority Guidelines for Protected Aboveground Tanks for Motor Vehicle Fuel-
Dispensing Stations Outside Buildings.
27. APPENDIX m-A FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS is hereby I
amended by deleting the EXeEPTION in 5.2 Bulldings Other than One- and Two-
Family Dwellings and substituting the following:
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EXCEPTION: A reduction in required fire flow of up to 50 percent, as
approved by the chief, may be allowed when the building is provided with an approved
automatic sprinkler system. The resulting fire flow shall not be less than 1,500 gallons
per minute (5677.5 Umin.).
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28. APPENDIX moB FIRE HYDRANT WCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION is hereby
amended by revising TABLE NO. A-mB-l NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF
FIRE HYDRANTS as follows:
TABLE NO. A-mB-l REQUIRED NUMBER OF FIRE HYDRANTS
FIIlIl FLOW MINIMUM NUMBJl!l. OF AVERAGE SPACING MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM
RBQUIRIlMENTS (GPM) HYDRANrS BIn"WEEN HYDRANTS ANY PoINT ON Snl.EIlT OR
(FIlIlI')'.....7 PIRB DEPARTMENJ' ACCESS
ROADWAY TO A HYDRANI"-"7
1750 or 1_ 1 SIlO 250
17S1 22SO 2 4S0 m
ml - 2500 3 4S0 m
2501 - 3000 3 400 m
3001 - 4000 4 3S0 210
4001 - SOOO S 300 ISO
SOOI - SSOO 6 300 ISO
SSOI - 6000 6 250 ISO
6001 - 7000 7 250 ISO
7001 or more 8 or more' 200 120
1 Spoci.. ....U be nducod by 100 feel (30 410 mm) fOr _...... ...... or .......
2. _ ...... ... p....1dod wiIh _ eIi.ldon wbh:b conaot be c........ by fin:&,hIon puw... ...... Ii..... or
atlorial IIrHII are plOYidod with four or more tnft"te ..... and havilli' . tnIf1ic oounl or IDOI'D Ibaa 30.000
vebiclo. por day. bJdnnllpllciDa ...... ....... 500 feet (152 200 mm) on ooch lido of the _ .... be ..........
on .. .......... bai. up to . fi....fIow nqui........ of 7.000 pi"'" por mimuo (26 495 Umin) .nd 400 r... (122
000 mm) fOr liiahor fin: IIow nquinmc....
3. Where DR' wa&cr mabu are extended Iloaa ItreetI where hydnDP are DOl aeedod for tho protection of IllUClUru
or IimUr fire problcml. fire hydn:a18 Iba1I be provided a. . Ipaelaa not &0 .xcood 1,000 feet (30S 000 DUn) 10
pnwldo \'or \naIpoIloIion ..........
4. __ by 50 feel (15 240 mm) \'or deed..... ...... or .......
5. 011o bydnnl \'or IOCb 1.000 pi"'" per miNI" (3785 Umin) or fnclion 1hcreor.
6. FIre~"""be. miRimumof40"" (121112 mm) 60mUIJ buildinJwiIh 1bo ......of_ 011O-.........
-y ..........
7. Ja _ oubdivioiaao,.......... bJdnnI_iaJ io 300 feeL 'Ibio -""..y be......... to 600 "" (182 BIll
mm) iroD bcmoo.... _ _.....- with._ fin:",-1JlUmo (13. 130, or 131).
29.
APPENDIX m-e TFSTING AUTOMATIe SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE
SYSTEMS is hereby amended by adding a new SECI'lON 4 to UFC Appeudix Standard
A-m-C-l as follows:
SECTION 4 - PRIVATE HYDRANT SYSTEMS
SectIon 4.1 Inspection and Testing. Private hydrant systems shall be inspected and
serviced annually, and the owner sluiu correct any deficiencies immediately. Hydrants shall
be flushed and the system shall be flow tested to insure that the required water supply is
available. All valves shall be tested and operated. All gaskets and caps shall be inspected
and the hydrant paint shall be maintained in good condition. Hydrant blue-reflective street
markers and protective barriers shall be installed and maintained in good-order.
30. APPENDIX V-A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS OF GOOD
PRACTICE is hereby deleted and the following is substituted:
APPENDIX V-A: ADOPTED STANDARDS
1.
ADOPTION BY REFERENCE
(8) NFPA Standards. The NFPA Slandards as listed in this section by name and
edition, and as published by the National Fire Protection Association, save and
except such portions as are hereinafter added, deleted, modified or amended, are
hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein; and the
provisions thereby shall be controlling within the limits of the incorporated area of
the eity. One copy of each adopted Slandard is on file at the Orange County Fire
Authority, Fire Prevention Division headquarters.
1. NFPA llA Standard for Medium- and High-Expansion Foam Systems,
1994 Edition, as amended in subsection (b).
Ordinance Number 1'~~7i
2. NFPA 12 Standard on CaIbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems, 1993
Edition, as amended in subsection (b).
3. NFPA 12A Standard on Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems, 1997
Edition, as amended in subsection (b).
4. . NFPA 12B Standard on Halon 1211 Fire Extinguishing Systems, 1990
Edition, as amended by subsection (b).
5. NFPA 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 1996 Edition, I
as amended in subsection (b) and Section 2.
6. NFPA 13D Standard for the Inslal1ation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and
Two-Family Dwellings and Mobile Homes, 1996 edition, as amended in
subsection (b) and section 3.
7. NFPA 13R Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential
Occupancies up to Four Stories in Height, 1996 Edition, as amended in
subsection (b) and Section 4.
8. NFPA 14 Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, 1996
Edition, as amended in subsection (b) and Section 5.
9. ,NFPA 15 Standard for Water Spray Fixed System, 1996 Edition, as
amended in subsection (b).
10. NFPA 16 Standard on Deluge Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water
Spray System, 1995 Edition, as amended in subsection (b).
11. NFPA 16A Recommended Practice for the Installation of elosed-Head
Foam-Water Sprinkler Systems, 1994 Edition, as amended in subsection (b)
and Section 6.
12. NFPA 17 Standard for Dry ehemical Extinguishing Systems, 1994 Edition,
as amended in subsection (b).
13. NFPA 17A Standard on Wet Chemica1 Extinguishing Systems, 1994
Edition, as amended in subsection (b).
14. NFPA 20 Standard for the Installation of Centrifugal Fire Pumps, 1996 I
Edition, as amended in subsection (b).
15. NFPA 24 Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and
Their Appurtenances, 1995 Edition, as amended in subsection (b) and
Section 7.
16. NFPA 37 Standard for the Inslal1ation and Use of Stationary Combustion
Engines and Gas Turbines, 1994 Edition, as amended in subsection (b) and
Section 8.
17. NFPA 50 Standard for Bulk Oxygen Systems at eonsumer Sites, 1996
Edition, as amended in subsection (b) and Section 9.
18. NFPA 231 Standard for General Storage, 1995 Edition, as amended in
subsection (b) and Section 10.
19. NFPA 231e Standard for Rack Storage of Materials, 1995 Edition, as
amended in subsection (b) and Section 11.
20. NFPA 2001 Standard on elean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems, 1996
Edition, as amended in subsection (b).
(b) General Amendments. The amendments listed below apply to all of the
NFPA Standards adopted in subsection (a) above.
1. NFPA Purpose. These NFPA Standards are adopted for the purpose of
establishing design, installation, testing and maintenance criteria for the
subjects covered therein. This purpose takes priority over the purpose as
stated in the NFPA Standards.
2. NFPA Explanatory Material. Explanatory materia1 included in the form of I
fine print notes, in footnotes or in an appendix of the NFPA Standards are
for informational purposes and are not adopted.
3. NFPA Alternative Material and Methods. The provisions of Section
103.1.2 of the Fire Code, as adopted in this City eode, shall be applied to
all requests to use alternative material and methods to meet the requirements
of this standard.
4. NFPA Definitions. The following definitions shall be applied to the NFPA
Standards and take priority over any similar definitions:
A. · Authority Having Jurisdiction" is the official responsible for the
enforcement of the NFPA Standard.
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5.
B. "Approved" shall be defined as specified in Section 202-A of the
Fire Code.
e. "Labeled" and "listed" shall be defined as specified in Section 213-
L of the Fire Code.
NFPA Referenced ?ublications. The publications referenced in the text, the
referenced publication chapter and reference publication appendix of the
NFPA Slandards are hereby deleted and whenever a - publication is
referenced, it shall mean the following as appropriate:
A. The NFPA Slandards as adopted in Appendix V-A or Section 9003
of the Fire Code.
B. The applicable article of the Fire Code.
C. The applicable local ordinance such as the Building eode,
Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, or the Electrical Code.
D. ,Whenever none of the documents listed above apply, nationally
recognized slandards or nationally recognized engineering practices
as appro~ by the chief shall apply.
Conflicts between NFPA and UFe or Other Adopted eodes or standards.
Whenever an NFPA SIandard contains a provision which duplicates or
conflicts with a requirement of the Fire Code, Uniform Fire Code
Slandards, applicable state regulations, or other codes and Slandards as
adopted by local ordinance, the provisions of the latter will take precedence.
NFPA Appendices. All NFPA appendices are for informational purposes
and are not adopted.
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7.
2.
NFPA 13 AMENDED (as adopted in UBC Slandard 9-1)
In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2. (b) and UBC
Standard 9-1, NFPA 13 Standard ror the Imta1Iation or Sprinkler Systems, 1996
Edition, is further amended as follows:
Table 1-4.7.4.2.a Storage of Class I-IV Commodities 12 ft or less in height is
modified as follows:
Storage of Class I-IV Commodities 12 ft or less in height shall be per Table 1-
4.7.4.2 of the 1994 Edition of NFPA 13.
Section 4-14.1.1 Valves Controlling Sprinkler Systems is hereby amended by
deleting Section 4-14.1.1.4 and substituting with the following:
4-14.1.1.4: Control valves shall be ins1alled and positioned so that they are operable
from the floor below. The center line of the valve shall be no more than 7 feet
(2134 mm) above finished floor.
Section 4-14.4.3.5.6 is hereby amended by adding the following to the end of the
paragraph:
Earthquake bracing shall not be attached to light structural members without a
registered professional engineer's detail and wet-stamp certifying compliance with
NFPA 13 or through approval by the specific truss manufacturer
Section 5-1 General is hereby amended by the addition of the following text as
follows:
When fire sprinkler systems are required in buildings of undetermined use other
than warehouses, they shall be designed and installed to have a sprinkler density of
not less tluin that required for an Ordinary Hazard Group 2 use, with a minimum
design area of 3,000 square feet (279 m~. Warehouses sprinklers systems shall be
designed to protect Class IV Commodities (as defined in Article 81 of the Fire
Code) to the maximum storage height of the building.
Ordinance Number ;I~~~
Use is considered undetermined if not specified at the time the permit is issued.
Where a subsequent occupancy requires a system with greater capability, it shall be
the responsibility of the occupant to upgrade the system to the req~ density for
the new occupancy.
3.
NFPA 13D AMENDED
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In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2. (b), NFPA 13D
Standard ror the Installation or Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Famlly
Dwellinp and Mobile Homes, 1996 Edition, is further amended as follows:
Section 3-1.1 Valves and Drains is amended by deleting Exception No. 1 and
Exception No.2 without substitution.
Section 3-2 Pressure Gages is deleted and the following substituted:
3-2 PI essnre Gage. At least one water pressure gage shall be installed on the riser
assembly.
Section 3-3 Piping is amended by adding the following at the end of Section 3-3.1,
deleting Section 3-3.4, adding the.following at the end of Section 3-35, modifying
Tables 3-3.1 and 3-3.5 and as follows:
Section 3-3.1: All ferrous metal pipe or tube shown in Table 3-3.1 are deleted. All
ferrous metal pipe not shown in Table 3-3.1 with a special listing per Section 3-3.2
are not approved in systems designed and installed per this standard.
Section 3-3.5: All ferrous metal fittings not shown in Table 3-3.5 with a special I
listing per Section 3-3.7 are not approved for use in systems designed per this
standard.
Table 3;-3.1. Welded and seamless steel pipe, wrought-steel pipe, and electric-
resistance welded steel pipe are deleted.
Table 3-3.5. All listings under cast iron, malleable iron, and steel are deleted.
Section 3-li Alarms is amended by addiQg the following ending paragraph and
deleting the exception without substitulio.n:
Section 3-li Alarms. The alarm indicating device shall be listed for outside service
and audible from the street that the house is addressed on. Alarms shall be of
sufficient intensity to be clearly audible in all rooms with intervening doors closed.
Sound levels in all sleeping areas with all intervening doors closed shall be a
maximum of 15 dBA above the ambient sound level or a minimum of 70 dBA. See
A-3-6 of this Standard.
Section 4-2.3 is amended by the addition of the following at the end of the
paragraph:
In rooms or areas with multiple beams or construction features creating conditions
where sprinklers are obstructed or the sprinkler placement exceeds the maximum
allowable deflector distance specified in the products listing, the design shall bear
the wet-Slamp of a registered professional engineer certifying equal or greater
protection than that prescribed in the 1996 edition ofNFPA 13D. In developing the
design criteria for sloped, beamed and pitched ceilings, the engineer shall consider
special design approaches such as larger flow, design for 3 or more sprinklers to
operate in the compartment or both.
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Section 4-6 Location of Sprinklers is amended by deleting the exceptions and
substituting the following three exceptions and final paragraph:
Ordinance Number ~~}7
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Exception No.1: Sprinklers are not required in bathrooms not exceeding
55 square feet (5.1 m~.
Exceptlon No.2: Sprinklers are not required in small clothes closets, linen
closets and pantries where the least dimension does not exceed 3 feet (914 mm), the
area does not exceed 24 square feet (2.2 m~, and the walls and ceilings are surfaced
with noncombustible or fire-resistive material as defined in the Building eode.
Exception No.3: Sprinklers may be omitted from open attached porches,
carports and similar open attached structures. Attached garages shall be protected
with listed quick-response sprinklers spaced to protect a maximum area of 130
square feet (12.1 m~. These heads are not required to be calculated as part of the
system if the lines are supplied by the largest piping in the system.
All attics shall be protected with intermediate temperature quick-response heads
which shall be located to protect attic penetrations created by access scuttles or
mechanical equipment. erawl spaces that are intended for use as a living or storage
area or that exceed a maximum height dimension of S" feet (1524 mm) shall be
protected with intermediate temperature quick-response heads.
4. NFPA 13R AMENDED (as adopted in UBC Slandard 9-3)
In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2. (b) and UBC
SIandard 9-3, NFPA 13R Standard for the Insta11ation or Sprinkler Systenw In
Residential Occupancies up to Four Stories in Height, 1996 Edition, is further
amended as follows:
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Section 2-4.5.5 is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-4.5.5 SIandard or quick response sprinklers shall be used in areas outside
dwelling units.
Section 2-4.6 is amended as follows:
Section 2-4.6 Alaims: The a1arm indicating device shall be listed for outside service
and audible from the street that the house is addressed on. Alarms shall be of
sufficient intensity to be clearly audible in all lOOms with intervening doors closed.
Sound levels in all sleeping areas with all intervening doors closed shall be a
maximum of 15 dBA above the ambient sound level or a minimum of 70 dBA.
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Section 2-6 Location of Sprinklers Exception No.4 is deleted and substituted with
the following:
Exception No.4: Sprinklers may be omitted from penthouse equipment
rooms, crawl spaces, floor/ceiling spaces, elevator shafts, and other concealed
spaces that are not used or intended for living purposes or storage. Sprinklers may
also be omitted from attics which are not located over dwelling units. When attics
are separated by unit, each units attic space may be protected per the Orange County
Fire Authority Guidelines for Detached One and Two Family Dwellings. All other
attics shall be protected per NFPA 13, 1996 Edition.
5.
NFPA 14 AMENDED
In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2. (b), NFPA 14
Standard ror the ImtaIlation or Standpipe and Hose Systems, 1996 Edition, is
further amended as follows:
Section 2-9 Fire Department Connections is amended as follows:
Ordinance Number /44 f
Section 2-9.2 Each fire department connection shall have at least two 2-112
inch (63's-mm) internal threaded swivel fittings, plus additional inlets as required
by the chief to support the demand of the system, having NH standard threads.
6. NFPA 16A AMENDED
In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2. (b), NFPA 16A
Recnmmended Practke Cor the Irodalll.tion or Closed-Head Foam-Water
Sprinkler Systems, 1994 Edition, is further amended as follows:
Section 1-1 Scope is amended by adding a beginning paragraph as follows:
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Whenever in this standard the word "recommended" is used, it means "required,"
and whenever in this standard the word "should" is used, it means "shall."
7. NFPA 24 AMENDED
In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2 (b), NFPA 24
Standard Cor Private Fire Service Maim and Their AppurfJ>.IIllIIU'f'$. 1995
Edition, is further amended as follows:
Section 1-5 Tndallation Work is hereby deleted and substituted with the following:
Section 1-5 Irodallation Work. Installation work shall be done by fully
experienced and responsible contractors' licensed in the state to do this work. Work
shall not begin until plans are approved and appropriate permits secured.
Section 2-2 Public Water Systems is hereby amended by deleting Section 2-2.6
and substituting with the following:
Section 2-2.6 Connections larger than 2 inches to public water systems shall be
controlled by a post indicator valve of an approved type. Where the water
authority has regulations regarding the connection of private fire service mains,
they sha1l apply. Where the water authority requires backflow protection the
following methods or ~blies are acceptable:
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1. An above ground assembly approved by the water authority, painted OSHA
safety red, and with the valves locked in the open position. Valves
controlling more ,than 100 sprinkler heads shall be monitored to an approved
location.
2. A below ground assembly approved by the water authority and located in an
approved vault. The last valve on the assembly shall be controlled by an
approved post indicator device (see Figure A-2.6). The post indicator
device shall be painted OSHA safety red, be locked in the open position and
if controlling more than 100 sprinkler heads monitored to an approved
location.
3. The location of control devices shall be approved by the chief and the water
authority.
Section 2-6 Fire Department eonnectiom is hereby amended by adding the
following ~ the end of Section 2-6.2 and Section 2-6.6:
Section 2-6.2: "and shall be protected from mechanical injury. "
Section 2-6.6 The location shall be approved and be no more than 150 feet
from a public hydrant. The size of piping and the number of inlets shall be
approved by the chief. If acceptable to the water authority, it may be installed
on the backflow assembly. Fire department inlet COMectionS shall be painted
OSHA safety red.
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Section 3-4 Valves 10 Pits is hereby amended by adding the following to
Section 3-4.1:
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Section 3-4.1 Where it is impractical to provide a post indicator valve, valves
shall be permitted to be placed in valve rooms accessible from exterior, on
exterior risers or on interior risers with indicating posts arranged for outside
operations, or in pits with permission of the authority having jurisdiction.
Section 3-S Sectional Valves is hereby amended by adding the words "post
indicator type" in front of the words "Sectional controlling valves" on line 2 of
Section 3-5.1. .
Section 7-2 Coating and Lining of Pipe is hereby amended as follows:
, Section 7-2 Coating and Lining or Pipe. All ferrous metal pipe shall be
lined, and steel pipe shall be coated and wrapped, with joints coated and
wrapped after assembly. All ferrous pipe and fittings shall be protected with a
loose 8-mill polyethylene tube.
The ends of the tube shall be sealed with 2 inch wide lape approved for
underground use. Galvanizing does not meet the requirements of this section.
Section 8-5 Pipe Joint ..l----Lly is hereby amended by adding the words
"assembly and prior to poly-tube" before the last word "installation" in the
paragraph in Section 8-5.2.
Section 8-6.2 Testing Underground Systems is hereby amended by adding a
sentence at the end of Section 8-6.2.1 as follows:
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Section 8-6.2.1 The trench shall be excavated for thrust blocks and inspected
prior to pour. Care shall be Iaken when forming and ~ring thrust blocks that
fittings and joints are not buried in concrete.
8.
NFPA 37 AMENDED
In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2. (b), NFPA 37
Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary eombustion Engines and
Gas Turbloes, 1994 Edition, is further amended as follows:
Section 3-1.1.2.1 General Locations is amended by deleting the last paragraph
without substitution.
Section 3-1.1.2.1 General Locations is amended by deleting the last sentence
without substitution.
New Section 3-1.1:2.4 General Locations is added as follows:
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Section 3-1.1.2.4 Doors, windows and louvered openings shall be located on
exterior walls only. When such openings are located below openings in another
story or less than 10 feet (3048 mm) from doors, windows or louvered openings of
the same building, they shall be protected by a fire assembly having a 3/4 hour
rating. Such fire assemblies shall be fixed, automatic or self-closing.
Combustion engines and gas tuJbines used for emergency power shall not be located
in a room or area used for any other purpose.
9. NFPA SO AMENDED
Ordinance Number I'~~~
In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2. (b), NFPA SO
Standard ror Bulk Oxygen SysteJm at Consumer Sites, 1996 Edition, is further
amended as specified in the Fire Code Standard 74-1 Part I.
10. NFPA 231 AMENDED
In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2. (b), NFPA 231 I
Standard for General Stonge, 1995 Edition, is further amended as specified in
the adopted Fire Code Standard 81-1 Part I.
11. NFPA 231e AMENDED
In addition to the amendments, additions and deletions of Section 2. (b), NFPA
231C Standard ror Rack Storage or Materiah, 1995 Edition, is further amended
as specified in the adopted Fire Code Slandard 81-2 Part I.
31. APPENDIX VI-A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CLASSIF1CATION is hereby
amended by adding the following paragraph to SECTION 1- SeOPE:
If confusion or conflict occurs with chemical classification, fina1 determination shall be in
accordance with the Orange County Fire Authority's chemical classification t1,,"'h,,'le.
32. APPENDIX VI-F RECOMMENDED SEPARATION DISTANCES FOR
EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS is hereby amended as follows:
A. A beginning paragraph is added as follows:
Whenever the word "recommended" is used in Appendix VI-F, it means
"required. "
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B.
The first sentence of the first paragraph as printed in Appendix VI-F is deleted and
the following substituted:
The following information is adopted for use in applying Article 77. "
Section 5-36. Uniform Solar Fn~y ("roe.amendments. The following amendments are made to
the Uniform Solar Fnergy Code adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1.
1. Section 106.0 Violations and Penalties The first sentence is amended as follows:
"Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this eode shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6)
months, or by both fine and imprisonment. .
2. Section 106.0 Violation and Penalties All references to time periods in paragraph three
are amended to read one hundred eighty (180) days.
Section 5-37. The ("Jllifomia Electrical eode amendments. The following amendments are made to
the California Electrical eode, as adopted pursuant to ehapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:
1. Sec. 303.1 Issuance of Uniform Administrative Code Provisions, National Electrical Code,
is hereby amended by adding an additional paragraph as the last paragraph of Section 303.1
to read as follows:
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Electrical permits shal1 be issued only to state and city licensed contractors or their
respective authorized represenlative, but only to the extent and for' the work the applicant is
licensed by the State of California to perform.
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SectIon 303.4 Expiration of Uniform Administrative Code Provisions, National Electrical
Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
303.4 Expiration. Every permit issued by the building official under the provisions of
this code shall expire by limilation and become null and void, if the building or work
authorized by such permit is not cOmmenced within 180 days from the date of such permit,
or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time
after the work is commenced for a period of 180 days. Before such work can be
recollll1lelJCed, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and the fee therefor shall be the
full amount of the original permit, excluding any plan review fees for such work, provided
no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such
work; and provided further. that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one
year. In order to n:new action on a permit requiring plan review after expiration, the
permittee shall pay the full amount of the original permit and the appropriate plan review
fees.
A permittee holding an unexpi,red permit may apply for an extension of the time within
which work may be commenced under the permit when the permittee is unable to
commence work within the time required by this section for good and satisfactory reasons.
The building officlal may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not
exceeding 180 days upon written request by the permittee showing that circumstances
beyond the control of the permittee have prevented action from being Iaken.
3. Section 304.1 Pennit Fees of Uniform Administrative eode Provisions, National Electrical
Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: .
304.1 Pennit Fees. The fee for each electrical permit shall be as established by the eity
Council.
4.
Section 304.2 Plan Review Fees of Uniform Administrative Code Provisions, National
EIectrical Code, is hereby amended to read'as follows:
304.2 Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data are required to be submitted by
Subsection 302.2, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and
specifications for review. The plan review fees for EIectrical Work shall be as established
by the City Council. Where plans are incomplete or changed so as to require additional
plan review, an additional plan review fee shall be charged at the rate as established by the
City Council.
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5. Section 304.4.2 Fee of Uniform Administrative eode Provisions, National Electrical eode,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
304.4.2 Fee. No electrical work for which a permit is required shall be commenced in any
building or premises until a permit to do such work shall have been first obtained. Where
work for which a permit is required by this eode is started or commences prior to obtaining
a permit, the total fees as herein specified shall be double the payment of such fees and shall
not relieve the applicant from complying with the requirements of this eode in the
execution of the work, nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.
Exceptio..: Double fees will not be "."""sed for emergency repair or installation
done outside of normal working hours and permit application is made within two
working days after commencement of emergency work. "
6.
Section JOS.S ReinspectioQS of Uniform Administrative Code Provisions, National
Electrical Code, is hereby amended by amending the fourth paragraph to read as follows:
"To obtain a reinspection; the applicant shall file an application therefor in writing upon a
form furnished for that purpose, and pay the reinspection fee as established by the eity
Council. ·
Ordinance Number "~~7'
7. Sectlon 305.6 Miscellaneous Requirements is hereby added to the Uniform Administrative
Code Provisions, National Electrical Code, to read as follows:
305.6JW_1Islneous Requirements. The following requirements shall be adhered to by all
applicants requesting inspections in accordance with Section 305:
1. Approval of Equipment. All appliances and equipment shall be listed and labeled by a I
nationally recognized testing laboratory, equal to, but not limited to, Underwriter's
laboratories, Inc., and approved by the building official.
2. Used Materials. Previously used materials shall not be re-used without the written
approval ob~ed in advance from the building official.
3. Nameplates. The maker's nameplate, trademark, or other identification symbol shall be
placed on the outside, where it is visible at time of inspection, on all electrical materials,
devices, appliances, fittings, and equipment used or insla1led under the provisions of
this code. '
8. lWotInn 110-5 Conductors of S!Iid FJectrical eode is hereby amended by adding a second
paragraph to read as follows:
Conductors shaD be of copper. Copper wire shall be the preferred material used for
wiring No.6 and smaller in all insla1lations. eonsideration for use of aluminum wiring can
be made by the building official for feeder lines only on an individual case basis where
adequate safety measures can be ensured.
9.
Section 210-23(a) 15- and 2O-Ampere Branch eircuits of said Electrical eode is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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210-23(8) 15- and 2O-Ampere Branch Circuits. A 15 ampere branch circuit shall be
permitted to supply only wall or ceiling lighting fixtures to an individual fixed appliance. A
20 ampere branch circuit shall be permitted to supply lighting outlets, receptacle outlets,
fixed appliances or a combination of same. The total rating of fixed appliances supplied by
such circuit shall not exceed 50% of the rating of the branch circuit. The rating of a single
fixed appliance supplied by an individual branch circuit shall not exceed 80% of the rating
of the circuit.
Exception: The small appliance branch circuits required in a dwelling unit(s) by Section
2204(b) shall supply only the receptacle outlets specified in that Section.
10. Sectlon 220-4 Branch Circuits Requlred of said FJectrical Code is hereby amended by
adding subsection 22O.4(e) Food waste grinder branch clrcuit to read as follows:
(e) Food waste grinder branch cln:uit. &ch dwelling unit shall have installed therein an
individual food waste grinder branch circuit. Said circuit shall be provided with an
indicating type switch located in the wall adjacent to the sink or cabinet.
11. Section 230-24 Clearances of said Electrical Code is hereby amended by adding
Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) ProhIbited LocatiolL'l. Panels and switchboards containing overcurrent I
devices shall not be located in any closet, cabinet, toilet room or room
containing a lavatory.
12. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of Subsection (b) of Section 2JO.42 Size and Rating of said
Electrical.Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) 100 ampere for a 3-wire service to a one family dwelling, apartment, or
condominium unit with six or more 2-wire branch circuits.
Ordinance Number I'~~
(2) 100 ampere for a 3-wire service to a one family dwelling, apartment, or
condominium unit with an initial net computed load of 10 KV A or more.
13.
Sub-section (c) Concrete-Encased Electrode of Section 250-81 Grounding Electrode
System of said Eectrical eode is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) Concrete-Enrased Electrode. An electrode encased by at least 2 inches (50.8 mm) of
concrete, located within in and near the bottom of a concrete foundation or footing that is in
direct contact with the earth, consisting of at least 20 feet (6.1 m) of bare copper conductor
sized per Table 250-94 and not less than No.4 A.W.O. If Ii splice is I1..-e....ry, it shall be
made with a device approved by the building official.
Section 250-81 Grounding FJectrode System of said Eectrica1 eode is hereby amended
by adding Subsection (e) Required Systems to read as follows:
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(e) Required Systems. In all new construction and additions requiring relocation of
electrical service equipment, an electrical grounding system shall be installed per
Subsection (a) and (c) of this Section.
15.
Section 250-112 To Grounding Electrode of said Eectrical eode is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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250-112. To Grounding FJectrode. The connection of a grounding electrode conductor
to a grounding electrode shall be made at a readily accessible point as determined by the
building official, and in a manner which will assure a permanent and effective ground.
Where fV'Ce"S9ry to assure this for a melal piping system used as a grounding electrode,
effective bonding shall be provided around insulated joints and sections and around any
equipment that is likely to be disconnected for repairs or replacement. Bonding conductors
shall be of sufficient length to permit removal of such equipment while relaining the
integrity of the bond.
16.
Exception: An encased or buried connection to a concrete-encase, driven, or buried
grounding electrode shall not be required to be accessible.
Section JOO..(i(b) In Concrete or In Direct Contact with the F.arth of said Eectrica1
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Code is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph to read as follows:
All earth within the City of Seal Beach is corrosive, unless the applicant proves to the
satisfaction of the building official the specific earth is not corrosive for the installation of
the above noted electrical items in contact with or buried in the earth. Unless otherwise
authorized by the building official, all such items embedded in the earth shall be protected
by at least double, spiral wrapping, half overlapping with 10 mil plastic lape (total 40 mils
cover), or approved equal.
17. SectIon 310-14 Aluminum Conductor Material of said Eectrica1 Code is hereby
amended by adding subsection (a) to read as follows:
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(a) Aluminum Conductor Installation. Aluminum conductors smaller than No.4
A.W.G. shall be installed under continuous inspection by a special inspector
approved by the building official.
18. SectIon 310-16 Continuous Impection or Aluminum Wiring is hereby added to said
Eectrica1 Code to read as follows:
310-16. Continuous Inspection or Aluminum Wiring. Aluminum conductors of No.6
or smaller shall require continuous inspection by an independent testing agency approved by
the building official for proper torquing of connections at their termination points.
19. SectIon 336-4 Uses Pennltted of said Eectrica1 Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Ordinance Number 1'~~S7
SectIon 3364. Uses Pennitted. Type NM and Type NMe cabJes shall be permitted to be
used in single family dwellings and other non-residential structures, except as prohibited in
Section 336-5. Where installed in cable trays, cables shall be identified for this use.
(FPN): See Section 310-.10 for temperature limilation of conductors.
(a) Type NM. Type NM cable shall be permitted for both exposed and concealed I
work in normally dry locations. It shall be permissible to install or fish type NM
cable in air voids in masonry block or tile walls where such walls are not exposed or
subject to excessive moisture or dampness.
(b) Type NMe. Type NMe cable shall be permitted:
(1) for both exposed and concealed work in dry, moist, damp, or corrosive
locations;
(2) in outside and inside walls of ~ry block or tile;
(3) in a shallow chase in masonry, concrete, or adobe, protected against nails or
screws by a steel plate at least 1116" (1.59 mm) thick and covered with
plaster, adobe, or ~milar finish.
20. Subsection (a) Type NM, NMC and NMS of Section 336-5 Uses Not Pennitted of said
Electrical Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Type NM or NMe. Types NM and NMe cables shall not be used:
(1) in any dwelling or structure exceeding three floors above grade;
(2) as service-enb'ance cable;
(3) in commercial garages having hazardous (classified) locations as provided in
Section 511-3;
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(4) in theaters and similar locations, except as provided in Article 518, Places of
Assembly;
(5) in motion picture studios;
(6) in storage battery rooms;
(7) in hoistways;
(8) embedded in poured cement, concrete or aggregate;
(9) in any hazardous (classified) location except as permitted in Section 50l-4(b)
Exception;
(10) in any commercial, industrial, or multiple family dwelling units;
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(11) in any building required to be of noncombustible construction;
(12) in unenclosed locatiOfls of private garages or carports;
(13) in any circuits of 220 volts or more;
(14) in any areas where exposed to mechanical damage or the elements.
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For the purpose of this article, the first floor .of a building shall be that floor which is
designed for human habilation and which has 50 percent or more of its perimeter, level
with, or above finished grade of the exterior wall line.
21. Sedion 37G-4 Metal Boxes of said Eectrica1 Code is hereby amended by adding
Subsection (a) to read as follows: '
(a) Boxes used in walls required to be of fire resistive construction shall be of melal or
other approved noncombustible material.
Section 5-38. Uniform Administrative ('Me amendments. The following amend~ts are made to
the Uniform Administrative Code as adopted pursuant to ehapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:
1.
Chapter 2 is hereby amended by deleting Section 202.3 Right or Entry and adding new
Section 202.3 Right of Entry to read as follows:
202.3 Right of Entry. Whenever fl"'l'e""'''y to make an inspection to enforce any of the
provisions of this code, or whenever the Building Official, the Health Officer, or their
authorized representatives have reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building
or upon any premises any condition which makes such building or premises sub-standard,
as defined in Section 202 of this Code, the Building Officia1, the Health Officer, or their
authorized representatives may enter such building premises at all reasonable times to
inspect the same or to perf olin any duty imposed upon the Building Official or the Health
Officer by this code; provided that, if such building or premises be occupied, they shall first
present proper credentials and request entry; and if such building or premises be
unoccupied, they shall fIrst make a reasonable effort to locate the owners or other persons
having charge or control of the building or premises and request entry. If such entry is
refused, the Building Official, the Health Officer or their authorized representatives shall
have ~ to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
No owner or occupant or any other person having charge, care or control of any building or
premises shall fail to neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly
permit entry therein by the Building Official, the Health Officer or their authoriu:d
represenlatives for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this code. Any
person violating this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to punishment
in accordance with Section 1-8 of the Code of the City of Seal Beach.
2. Chapter 3 is hereby amended by amending Section 301.2.1 Building Permits to read as
follows:
301.2.1 BuDding Pennits. Building permits shall not be required for those items as set
forth in Section 5-M. Permits-Not Reqllired for the Followin.g of the Code of the eity of
Seal Beach.
3.
ehapter 3 is hereby amended by adding Section 303.6 Qualif'lC8tiOIlS or Pennittee to read
as follows:
303.6 Qualif'lC8tiOIlS or Penoittee. No person shall 'be issued a permit under this ehapter
until a valid California eonb'actor's license of the correct classification is presented to the
Building OffIcial.
EXCEFl10N: Owner-builder permit may be issued for a Group R, Division 3, or
Group U occupancy with the approval of the Building Official.
4. Chapter 3 is hereby amended by amending Section 304.1 Fees - General to read as
follows:
304.1 Fee - General. Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the most recent adopted
resolution of the eity eouncil of the City of Seal Beach.
Ordinance Number 1~~5f
5. Chapter 3 is hereby amended by deleting Section 304.2 Pennlt Fees, Section 304.3 Plan
Review Fees, and Section 304.5.2 Fee in their entirety.
6. Chapter 3 is hereby amended by deleting Table 3-A through Table 3-H in their entirety.
Section 5-39. Uniform Code for the Abatement of Danl!erous Buildin~s amendments. The I
following amendments ai'e made to the Uniform eode for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings as
adopted pursuant to ehapter 5, Article 1, SeCtion 5-1:
1. ehapter 2 is hereby amended by addjng an additional paragraph to Section 201.3 Right of
Entry to read as follows:
No owner or occupant or any other person having charge, care or control of any building or
premises shall fail to neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly
permit entry therein by the Building Official, the Health Officer or th~ authorized
representatives for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this code. Any
person violating this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to punishment
in accordance with Section 1-8 of the eode of the City of Seal Beach.
Section 5-40. Uniform Sil!ll Code amendments. The following amendments are made to the
Uniform Sign Code as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:
1. Chapter 1 is hereby amended by adding an additional paragraph to Section 103.2 Right of
Entry to read as follows:
No owner or occupant or any other person having charge, care or control of any building or I
premises shall fail to neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly
permit entry therein by the Building Official, the Health Officer or their authorized
representatives for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this code. Any
person violating this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to punishment
in accordance with Section 1-8 of the Code of the eity of Seal Beach.
Section 5-4'1.. fl:cc:ption for "R" Occuoancy in Special r~_. The following shall apply to "R"
Occupancies with one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area or less, containing not more than
two (2) bedrooms having no natural gas fired appliances, having no fixed window security guards,
and provided with a private security system for the community. In addition, this section shall apply
only to planned adult communities, construction prior to 1966 in which each individual dwelling
unit is equipped with an approved smoke detector device:
1. Patio Covers. Patio covers may be constructed that are open on one (1) side only. Said
side may be provided with decorative pierced concrete block which is approximately fifty
percent (50%) open and unobstructed.
2.
Exit FlIC!i1ities. Every sleeping room need not be provided with window or exterior door
approved for emergency exit or rescue, provided a permanently mounted approved smoke
detection device be installed with the dwelling unit.
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UeJ!t and Ventilation. In lieu of I\lIlUrallight and ventilation, a mechanical ventilation
system may be substituted that shall be capable of providing two (2) air charges per hour in
all habitable rooms, and in rooms used for sleeping. One fifth (115) of the air supply shall
be taken from outside of the dwelling.
4. Rq)lI;r Provisions to Non-conformin~ Existing Dwellinl! Units.
(a) Existing patio roof covers may be repaired or replaced with materia1s as originally
constructed or reconstructed with other approved materia1s providing they meet the
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design requirements as specified in Chapter 25, 27 and 32 and Section 4902,
Unifonn Building Code, 1976 Edition.
(b) Existing aluminum and glass window walls and/or decorative pierced concrete block
with wall covering on inside may subslantially remain as originally constructed but
must not be altered during' the repair process or said wall areas will be required to
meet the requirements as specified in Section 5-42, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. "
SECTION 4. The modifications to the 1998 editions of the California Building Code that
have been enacted are merely a continuation of the Code of the eity of Seal ~"11, and all of the
changes and modifications to this Code, whether previously enacted or enacted in this ordinance,
are reasonably Pe<"'..'''y because of unique local topographic, climatic, and geologic conditions. In
particular:
A. Local climatic conditions, chanlcterized by long, hot, dry summers, and periods of
extremely dry Santa Ana winds, combined with the development pattern of the eity,
which is characterized by extremely high-density housing along the coastal area and
residential areas adjacent to undeveloped areas of dry grasslands, necessitates that
residential dwelling units be protected from construction practices that have had a
history of causing or contributing to the cause of fire related damage to residential
dwelling structures in the City of Seal Beach. ~ modification of Sections 108,
310.9.1.6, 403, 502, 508, 709.3.2.1, 904.21, 904.2.2, 904.2.9, 904.4, 904.5.2,
1004.2.3.2, l00s.3.3.7, 1203.4.2, 1503, 3102.3.8, 3501, Appendix Chapter 15 -
Section 1516.2.2, and Appendix Chapter 15 - Section 1516.3.1.
B.
Local geologic conditions, including the presence of corrosive alluvial soils, areas of
high liquefaction potential, and the fact the eity is astride the Newport-Inglewood
Fault Zone, require modification of grading, structural integrity, and foundation
requirements to protect the overall structural integrity of structures constructed
within the City. Accordingly, the potential for significant earthquake damage
within the eity is very high and this hazard requires modifications to the uniform
codes. Finally, the eity is a coastal city and several areas are located within
Federally identified flood zones. The combination of heavy winter rain stonns, the
location in Southern California and on the eoast, and the relatively flat topography
of the City, creates areas subject to potential flooding and severe stann wave run-
up. As a result, areas of the eity are subject to flood and stonn wave run-up and
building standards have been modified to account for these hazards as well. S=
modification to Sections 102, 106.1, 106.2, 419, 502, 1003.3.3.8.3, 1204.4.2,
1701.5, 1904.3.1, 1922.10.3,3208,3303.9, Appendix ehapter 4 - Section 421.1,
Appendix ehapter 4 - Section 421.1.5, Appendix Chapter 4 - Section 421.4,
Appendix ehapter 13 - Section 1302.2, Appendix ehapter 30 - Section 3011,
3014.2 and 3015, and Appendix Chapter 33 - Section 3310.2 and 3310.3.
SECTION 5. The modifications to the 1998 edition of the California Plumbing Code that
have been enacted are merely a continuation of the Code of the eity of Seal ~"h, and all of the
changes and modifications to this eode, whether previously enacted or enacted in this ordinance,
are reasonably p........""'Y because of unique local climatic, geological, or topographica1 conditions.
In particular:
A. Local climatic conditions, characterized by long, hot, dry summers, and periods of
extremely dry Santa Ana winds, combined with the development pattern of the eity,
which is characterized by extremely high-density housing along the coastal area and
residential areas adjacent to undeveloped areas of dry grasslands, necessitates that
residential dwelling units be protected from construction practices and plumbing
practices that have had a history of causing or contributing to Ihe cause of frre
related damage to residential dwelling structures in the City of Seal Beach. ~
modification of Sections 604 and 1210.1.
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B. Loca1 geologic conditions, including the presence of high sulfate levels in the soil,
require that certain modifications be adopted to ensure the long-term stability of
piping systems and grounding systems. ~ modification to Sections 101.4.1.4,
311.9, 31~.13, 604, 609.3.1 and 1211.5. .
SECTION 6. The modifications to the 1998 edition of the California Electrical Code that I
have been enacted are merely a continuation of the Code of the eity of Seal ~..lt, and all of the
changes and modifications to this Code, whether previously enacted or enacted in this ordinance,
are reasonably 1""(X'....ry because of unique local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions.
In particular:
A. Loca1 climatic conditions, characterized by long, hot, dry summers, and periods of
extremely dry Santa Ana winds, combined with the development pattern of the eity,
which is characterized by extremely high-density housing along the coaslal area and
residential areas adjacent to undeveloped areas of dry grasslands, necessitates that
residential dwelling units be protected from construction practices and electricity
usage practices that have had a history of causing or contributing to the cause of fire
related damage to residential dwelling structures in the City of Seal Beach. S=
mOdification of Sections 110.5, 210.23(a), 220.4, 230.24, 230.42, 310.14, 310.16,
336.4, 336.5, and 370.4.
B. Loca1 geologic conditions, including the presence of high sulfate levels in the soil,
require that grounding electrodes be manufactured of corrosion-resistant material to
protect the grounding electrode from deterioration. ~ modification to Sections
150.81(c), 150.81(e), 150.112, and 3OO.6(b).
SECTION 7. . The modifications to the 1998 California Fire eode enacted in this ordinance
are merely a continuation of the ('roe of the City of Seal RP.ar.h, and all of the changes and
modifications to this Code, including amendments regarding fire extinguishing systems, standpipes,
high-rise buildings, fireplaces, fuel-dispensing stations, lead-acid battery systems, storage of
hazlirdous materials, compressed natural gas, and pipes, joints and valves, whether previously
enacted or enacted by this ordinance, as recommended by the eity of Seal Beach Building Official,
are hereby foumt to be reasonably necessary due to the following unique local topographic,
geologic and climatic conditions, individually or cumulatively:
B.
A.
The City of Seal Beach is located in a semi-arid Mediterranean type climate. It
annually experiences extended periods of high temperatures with little or no
precipitation. Hot, dry foehn (Santa Ana) winds, which may reach speeds of 70
m.p.h. or greater, are also common to the area. These climatic conditions cause
extreme drying of vegetation and common building materials and predispose the
area tp large destructive fires (conflagration). S= modification to Sections
103.3.2.4, 103.3.2.5, IOS.8, 901.4.1, 901.4.2, 901.4.4, 902.2.1, 902.2.2.3,
902.2.2.6, 902.2.4.3, 902.2.4.4, 903.2, 903.4.1.2, 1001.1, 1001.5, 1001.5.6,
1003.1.2, 1003.2.2, 1003.2.8, 1003.2.9.1, 1003.3.1, 1004.2, 1006.2.7, 1007.1.3,
1007.2.12.2.1, 1007.2.12.2.2, 1007.2.12.2.5, 1008, 1109.7, Article 78, Article
79, 8704, 8704.2, 9002, Appendix I-B - Section 1, Appendix ll-A-l - Section 26,
Appendix ll-A-l - Section 27, Appendix ill-A Appendix ill-B.
The climate alternates between extended periods of drought and brief flooding
conditions. Water demand in this densely populated area far exceeds the quantity
supplied by natural precipitation: and although the population continues to grow, the
already taxed water supply does not. California is projected to increase in
population by nearly 10 million over the next quarter of a century with 50 percent of
that growth centered in southern California. S= modification to Sections 103.3.2.4,
103.3.2.5, 903.2, 903.4.1.2, 1001.1, 1003.2.9.1, 1004.2, 1007, 1002.2.12.2.1,
1008, 1114, 1115, 1212.6, 1501.5, 1501.16.4, Article 77, Article 78, Appendix
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m-A, Appendix m-B, Appendix m-c, Appendix V-A, NFPA 13, NFPA 13D,
NFPA 13R, NFPA 14, NFPA 16A, NFPA 24, and NFPA 37.
e.
These dry climatic conditions and winds contribute to the rapid spread of even
small fires originating in high density housing or vegelation. These fires spread
very quickly and create a need for increased levels of fire protection. The
added protection of fire sprinkler systems and other on-site fire protection
measures are necessary to supplement normal fire department response by
providing immediate protection for the building occupants and by containing
and controlling the fire spread to the area of origin. Such modifications will
also reduce the use of water for firefighting by as much as 50 to 75 percent. Sal
modification to Sections referenced above in Subsections A and B.
..'I11t'"&tu7.OlSeat. Beach is located in a geolnaic area of high seismic activity, seismic
1'\:\ iJ# .~.1.... 1/'.1 "" .~~ ~ _ --L ""b"'
.~~1j"'.'DiC(~~-Inglewood Fault, located within the boundaries of the city,
pcisCs the i!ea:test,iUwmJ to life and property. It is believed that this fault is capable
of generMfug 'k;;~imum credible 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Because of the
~,ot.lilie'((i~iJ urbanization and close proximity to this major fault, the risk of
s~. ~ spills of combustible liquids and other hazardous substances, and
. ",-loss of' lifeii~~l? ground shaking is considerable. Sal modification to Sections
i'ef~.3ili6ve in Subsections A and B above and Article 52, Article 63, Article
64, Article 74, Article 79, Article 80, Appendix II-e, Appendix II-f, Appendix VI-
A, and Appendix VI-E.
D.
E.
Major earthquakes are always accompanied by disruption of traffic flow and fires.
During a major earthquakoe, fire department resources would be extremely taxed,
and the ability to respond to fires would be complicated and in some cases
impossible. Sprinkler systems and on-sire fire protection measures are nocessary to
provide a degree of protection from fires and spills of combustible liquids and other
hazardous substances even if water mains are damaged or destroyed. ~
modification to Sections referenced above in Subsections A and B above.
F. The City of Seal Beach has an urban atmosphere which is reflected in building and
building complex design and features. Landscaping and other topographical features
often preclude or greatly limit approach or operational access by fire department
vehicles. The City's high-rise buildings typically have side yards and landscaping,
which topographical features hinder access by fire department personnel. ~
modification to Sections referenced above in Subsections A and B above and Article
9, Article 12, Article 15, Article 32, Article 87, and Appendix V-A.
G. The topography of the eity also includes soil conditions which are extremely
corrosive and have an adverse effect on underground fire sprinkler system piping,
joints, ano valves. ~ modification to Sections refen:nced above in Subsections A
and B above.
H. Specific reasons for the Modifications in this Ordinance to the 1998 California Fire
Code are set forth in .an annolated Ordinance on file in the office of the eity elerk,
and incorporated herein by this refen:nce.
SECTION 8. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or any part hereof. The eity Council
of the City of Seal Beach hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or
more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid.
Ordinance Number ,,~S?
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PASSED, APPROVED AND A~ED by the eity
a meeting thereof held on the - day of
e eity of Seal Beach at
,1999
MA~ ~
eITY OF EAL BEACH
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STATE OF eALIFORNIA }
eOUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OJ: SEAL BEACH }
M. Yeo, City Clerk of the ~ity of Seal Beach, CaliJ~ato hereby certify that the
Ordinance is an original copy of Ordinance Number ,,,,,. 7 ,01"pe in the office of
Clerk, introduced at a meeting held on the If..:- day of
. , 1999, and passed, approved and adopted 1>1 ~ City eouncil of the .1
Beach at a meeting held on the ~ - day of
, 1999 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmem
NOES: Councilmem
ABSENT: Councilmember
and do hereby further certify that Ordinance NumberL444 has been published pursuant to the
Seal 'ty eharter and Resolution Number 2836.~
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C.C.P.)
This space is for the County
Clerk's Filing Stamp
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Orange
-j am a citizen of the United States
and a resident of the county afore-
said; I am over the age of eighteen
years, and not a party to or inter-
ested in the above-entitled matter.
I am the principal clerk of the printer
of the SEAL BEACH SUN, a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published weekly in the
Oity of Seal Beach, County of
t::.Orange and which newspaper has
;>been adjudged a newspaper of
general circulation by the Superior
Court of the County of Orange, State
of California, under the date of
2/24/75. Case Number A82583; that
the notice of which the annexed is a
printed copy (set in type not smaller
than nonpareil), has been published
in each regular and entire issue of
said newspaper and not in any
supplement thereof on the following
dates, to-wit:
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. , : ORDINANCE NUMBER 1449
'_' "",,'AOOPTION-UNIFORM
h."'. ,('O. BUILDING ,CODES . .;
I Ordln8n~ Numbe~ 1449 of the City
- ofSeaI_8doplSbyl8f8nlncelh8'
t, 1998 Calbma Ekllldlng Code, mear-
. parating thB U,.lform Building Code
1:.:.Volum,s .',2,' and 3,1997 Edition,'
I',"01cIudlng BII Appendlce. Ihorllo tho
"'1998 CallfomraPlumblng Code,ir1cor.
;.: poralll,!O the UnlfQnn Plumbw'lg Code,':
,1997 Eeldlon. Including" ApP8!1d_
" thereto, the 1988 CalIfornia Meehan-
~ IC8I Cod., Incorporating the Uniform
.. Mechanical Cod~, 1997 Edition
t including an Aapena.cel thereto: ttW
"1998 Call"'ml. Pint Code, Incorpo.
radng tha Untform Fir" Coda, 1997
""EdIlciI,_"__
''Om: "'" 1ll9B CadbnIli e-.,., Code,
~"Incorporabng the Nallonal ElactncaI
. Coda, 1998 Edition, Including all
I' AaPandK:es thereto, and Including the
_ Un"dorm Administrative Cada provl-
;"1IOr'I8 for the N8lIonaI EIec1nc81 Code,
; .1898 adlllon:.tha Uniform Housing
VCoda: 1997 Edition: the Uniform
AdmInlslradve Coda, 1997 edIIion, Iha
'.iUnlfonn Sian Coda,.1997 Edlliori, the
.'UnlIonn SoW EnenivCode, 1997 Eel~
/, tlon, the Uniform lIulldlng Sacurity
Code, 1997 EClllon. the Untronn Code
'.Iilr""'_oflJorGo.....llo.iIkI.
. ilgo, 1997 EelItJon, "'" UnIIarm Swun-
~ mlng Pool, Spa and Hot.Tub Cqde,
[' 1997 EeldJOn, ....Aoo8ndIic ~ 1
, of 1he.Callfornla Code for Building
ConSBMlbOn, Incorporabng ~endlX
.. Chapter 1 of tha Umform.Coda for
:-.Bulldlng Caf1l8lVabon, 1991 Edlllon
;"!'1aklng amandments thereto, and
, _'ng plllIlons of Ch....' 5 of "'"
"CodeoflhoCltyofSoa/'Boach. ,..,.
})Rtlnance Numba; 1449.~~ a
I.' S8COf1d reading and was adopted by
l~the Cily CoundrBl. a regular meeting
'thereof hald on the 28th day of June;
1999 by the foUowlng vote.. . ~. .
, "YES: Eloyd:'Con,pboll,'Do'irio, .'
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r NOES: None ~. . . Mabon carried
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all in the year 1999.
I certify (or declare) under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct.
Dated at Seal Beach, CA,
this <b day of ~.~. 1999.
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PUBLICATION PRO[;5S'S'~D 'BY: .
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