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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 1295 1989-12-11 ORDINANCE NUMBER J.'029~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING CODES: UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 19B8 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1987 EDITION; THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1988 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; I THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1988 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1988 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1988 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 198B EDITION, INCLUDING THE APPENDIX; THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE STANDARDS, 1988 EDITION; ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES, READOPTING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Article 1. Chapter 5, section 5-1 of the Code of Seal Beach is amended to read: "Section 5-1, Codes Adooted bv Reference. The codes listed I below are adopted by reference as the Building and Safety Code of the City of Seal Beach: (A) Uniform Building Code, 1988 Edition, including Appendix. (B) Uniform Mechanical Code, 1988 Edition. (C) Uniform Plumbing Code, 1988 Edition. (D) Uniform Swimming Pool Spa and Hot Tub ~ode, 1985 edition. (E) Uniform Housing Code, 1988 Edition. (F) Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1985 Edition. (G) Uniform Sign Code, 1985 Edition. (H) National Electrical Code, 1987 Edition. (I) Uniform Building Code Standards, 1988 Edition. (J) Uniform Fire Code, 1988 Edition, including Appendices 1-A through VI-A and 1989 Accumulative Supplements. (K) Uniform Fire Code Standards, 1988 Edition. (L) Uniform Solar Energy code, 1985 Edition. (M) Uniform Building security Code, 1985 Edition. One copy of each of the above codes shall be deposited in the Office of the City Clerk and shall be at all times maintained by said Clerk for use and examination by the I public. All amendments to Codes adopted herein by reference shall be considered as part of the Code." SECTION 2. Except as hereinafter provided, section 5-2 through 5-43 of Chapter 5 of the Code of the City of Seal Beach are hereby readopted. I I I SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION 3. Ordinance Number /,:2 9~ Article II. Chapter 5, section 5-23. Excessive Inspections, is amended to read: 4. "Section 5-23. Excessive Inspections. If in the opinion of the Building Official, the work is not being coordinated or executed by the permittee, which then requires an inordinate number of reinspections, or corrections called for are not made, or the work deviates from the approved set of plans, or the Building Code, the Building Official shall require a reinspection fee in accordance with the current resolution adopted by the City Council for building fee purposes." Article II. Chapter 5, Section 5-27, special Inspection--Generally, is hereby amended to read: "Section 5-27. Special Inspection--Generally. In addition to the inspections to be made as sp6cified in sections 5-19 through 5-26, the owner or his agent shall employ a special inspector who shall be present at all times du::ing construction of the types of work noted in Section 306, of the Uniform Building Code, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1." 5. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-30 is hereby amended to read: "section 5-30. Uniform Buildina Code. Amended. as Adonted Pursuant to Chanter 5. Article 1. Section 5-1. The following amendments are made to the uniform Building Code, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, section 5- 1:" 6. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-30.1 is hereby amended to read: "I. section 205 is amended to read as follows: Section 205. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to 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 for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which a violation of this Code occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as herein provided." 7. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-30.7 is hereby amended to add item "j" to class 2 Exceptions to read: "j. Dwelling 1202(b) ]" unit Separations [Section Ordinance Number /tl95'" SECTION SECTION 8. Article V. amended to additional Chapter 5, section 5-30.6 is hereby only change the reference from existing Item 13 to amended Item 15. 9. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-30.10 is hereby added to read: "10. Section 1807(al. Scone. In addition to other applicable requirements of these regulations, the prov~s~ons of this section shall apply to every new building I of any type of construction or occupancy having an area where the public might gain access to await rescue, located more than 55 feet above the level of Fire Department Vehicle access. Such buildings shall be provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with section 1807(c). 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. A. Buildings used exclusively for open parking garages. B. Buildings where all floors above the 55-foot level are used exclusively as open parking garages. C. Floors of buildings used exclusively as open parking garages I and located above all other floors used for human occupancy. D. Buildings such as power plants, lookout towers, steeples, grain houses and similar structures with noncontinuous human occupancy, when so determined by the enforcing agency. (b) Certificate of Occupancy. All mechanical and electrical equipment and other required life safety systems shall be approved and installed in accordance wi th approved plans and specifications pursuant to this section and shall be tested and proved to be in proper working condition to the satisfaction of the Building Official before issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. Such system shall be maintained in accordance with the Fire Code. (c) Automatic Sprinkler System. 1. System Design. The automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout the building. The sprinkler system shall be designed using the parameters set forth in U.B.C. Standard No. 38.1 and the following: I 1. Shutoff valves and a water-flow device shall be provided for each floor. The sprinkler riser may be combined with the . standpipe riser. Ordinance Number /-2~~ I 2. In Seismic Zones No.2, No.3, and No. 4, in addition to the main water supply, a secondary on-site supply of water equal to the hydraulically calculated sprinkler design demand plus 100 gallons 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. 2. Modifications. The following modifications of code requirements are permitted: A: ,The fire-resistive time periods set forth in Table No. 17-A may be reduced by one hour for interior bearing walls, exterior bearing and non-bearing walls, roofs and the beams supporting roofs, provided they do not frame into columns. Vertical shafts other than stairway enclosures and elevator shafts may be reduced to one hour when sprinklers are installed within the shafts at alternate floors. The fire-resistive time period reduction as specified herein shall not apply to exterior bearing and non-bearing walls whose fire-resistive rating has already been reduced within Section 1803(a) or 1903(a). I B. Except for corridors in Group B, Division 2 and Group R, Division 1 Occupancies and partitions separating dwelling units or guest rooms, all interior non-bearing partitions required to be one-hour fire-resistive construction by Table 17-A may be of noncombustible construction without a fire-resistive time period. c. Fixed tempered glass may be used in lieu of openable panels for smoke-control purposes. D. Travel distance from the most remote point in the floor area to a horizontal exi t or to an enclosed stairway may be 300 feet. E. Fire dampers, other than those needed to protect floor-ceiling assemblies to maintain the fire resistance of the assembly, are not required. F. Emergency windows required by section 1204 are not required. I (d) Smoke Detection system. at least one approved smoke detector suitable for the intended use shall be installed: 1. In every mechanical equipment, electrical, transformer, telephone equipment, elevator machine or similar room. 2. In the main return and exhaust air plenum of each air-conditioning system and located in a .,erviceable area downstream of the last duct inlet. Ordinance Number ;I~~~ 3. At each connection in a vertical duct or riser serving two or more stories from a return-air duct or plenum of an air- conditioning system. In Group R, Division 1 Occupancies, an approved smoke detector may be used in each return-air riser carrying not more than 5000 cfm and serving not more than 10 air inlet openings. The actuation of any detector required by this section shall operate the voice alarm system I and shall place into operation all equipment necessary to prevent the recirculation of smoke. 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. (e) Alarm and communication systems. The alarm and communication systems shall be designed and installed so that damage to any terminal unit or speaker will not render more than one zone of the system inoperative. The voice alarm and public address system may be a combined system, When approved the fire department communications system may be combined with the voice alarm system and the public address system. Three communication systems may be combined as set forth above shall be provided as follows: I 1. Voice alarm 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 alarm station shall automatically sound an alert signal to the desired areas followed by voice instructions giving appropriate information and direction to the occupants. The central control station controls for the voice alarm selective or general voice manually initiated. shall contain system so the alarm may be 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 audiopath including amplifiers, speaker wiring, switches and electrical contacts and shall detect opens, shorts and grounds which might impair the function of the system. The alarm shall be designed to be heard clearly by all occupants within the building or designated portions thereof as is required for the public address system. The alarm system shall include visual indicators for the hearing impaired, in all public areas of the building including but not limited to elevators, elevator lobbies, I Ordinance Number ~~~~ corridors, rest rooms, exit stairways, and rooms or tenant spaces exceeding 1000 square feet in area. I . 2. Public address system. A public address communication system designed to be clearly heard by all occupants of the building shall operate from the central control station. It shall be established on a selective or general basis to the following terminal areas: A. Elevators. B. Elevator lobbies, C. Corridors, D. Exit stairways. E. Rooms and tenant spaces exceeding 1000 square feet in area. F. Dwelling units in apartment houses. G. Hotel guest rooms or suites. 3. Fire department communication system. A two- way fire department communication system shall be provided for fire department use. It shall operate between the central control station and every elevator, elevator lobby and entry to every enclosed stairway. I (f) Central Control Station. A central control station for fire department operations shall be provided in a location approved by the fire department. It shall contain: 1. The voice alarm and public address system panels, 2. The fire department communications panel. 3. Fire detection and alarm system annunciator panels. 4. Annunciator visually indicating the location of the elevators and whether they are operational. 5. status indicators and controls for air handling systems. 6. Controls for unlocking all stairway doors simultaneously. I . 7. ....~rinkler valve and water-flow detector display panels. 8. A telephone for fire department use with controlled access to the pUblic telephone system. (g) Smoke control. Natural or mechanical ventilation for the removal of products of combustion shall be provided in every story and shall consist of one of the following: 1. Easily identifiable windows or panels which are manually openable or approved fixed Ordinance Number ~~~~ tempered glass shall be provided in the exterior walls. They shall be distributed around the perimeter of the building at not more than 50-foot intervals at the rate of 20 square feet per 50 lineal feet. EXCEPTION: In Group R, Division 1 Occupancies each guest room or suite having an exterior wall may be provided with a minimum of 2 square feet of venting area. 2. When a complete and approved automatic I sprinkler system is installed, the mechanical air-handling equipment may be designed to accomplish smoke removal. Under fire conditions, the return and exhaust air shall be moved directly to the outside without recirculation to other sections of the building. The air-handling system shall provide a minimum of one exhaust air change each 10 minutes for the area involved. 3. Any other approved design which will produce equivalent results. (h) Elevators. Elevators and elevator lobbies shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 51 and the following: Note: A bank of elevators is a group of elevators or a single elevator controlled by a common operating system; that is, all those elevators which respond to a single call button constitute a bank of elevators. There is no limit on the number of cars which may be in a I bank or group but there may not be more than four cars within a common hoist way. 1. Elevators on all floors shall open into elevator lobbies which are separated from the remainder of the building, including corridors and other exits, by walls extending from the floor to the underside of the fire-resistive floor or roof above. Such walls shall be of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction. openings through such walls shall conform to Section 3305(h). EXCEPTIONS: a, The main entrance level elevator lobby if office building. b. Elevator lobbies ~ocated within an atrium complying with the provisions of section 1715. In fully sprinklered office buildings, corridors may lead through enclosed elevator lobbies if all areas of the building have access to at least one require exit without passing through the elevator lobby. 2. Each elevator lobby shall be provided with an approved smoke detector located on the lobby ceiling. When the detector is activated, elevator doors shall not open and all cars serving that lobby are to return to the main c. . I I (i) I I Ordinance Number ~~~ floor and be under manual control only. If the main floor detector or a transfer floor det.ector is activated, all cars serving the main floor or transfer floor shall return to a location approved by the Fire Department and building official and be under manual control only. The smoke detector is to operate before the optical density reaches 0.03 per 'foot. The detector may serve to close the lobby doors. 3. Eleva'cor hoist ways shall not be vented through an elevator machine room unless such venting is accomplished by an approved duct system installed through the elevator machine roo~. Cable slots entering the machine room shall be sleeved beneath the machine room floor and extend to not less than 12 inches below the shaft vent to inhibit the passage of smoke into the machine room. standby Power, Light' and Emergency Systems. 1. Standby power. Standby power generating system conforming to U.B.C. Standard No. 18-1 shall be provided. The system shall be equipped with suitable means for automatically starting the generator set upon failure of the normal electrical supply systems and for automatic transfer of all functions required by.this section at full power within 60 seconds of such normal service failure. Systems supervision with manual start and transfer features shall be provided at the central control station. On-site fuel supply for prime movers of standby power generator sets shall be sufficient for at least 6 hours at full demand operation. When electric power is also supplied to required fire pumps, an 8-hour fuel supply shall be provided. The standby system shall have a capacity and rating that would supply all equipment required to be operational at the same time. The generating capacity need not be sized to operate all the connected electrical equipment simultaneously. All power, lighting, signal and communication facili ties specified in (d), (e,), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j) as applicable; fire p..mps required to maintain pressure, standby lighting and normal circuits supplying exit signs and exit illumination shall be transferrable to the standby source. 2. standby lighting. Standby lighting shall be provided as follows: a. Separate lighting circuits and fixtures sufficient to provide light with an intensity of not less than one (1) footcandle measured at floor level in all exit corridors, stairways, smoke proof enclosures, elevator cars and lobbies and other areas which are clearly a part of the escape route. All circuits supply lighting for the central control station and mechanical equipment room. b. 3. Emergency systems. The following are classified as emergency systems and shall operate within 10 seconds of failure of the no~al power supply: a. Exit sign and exit illumination os required by Sections 3313 and 3314. b. Elevator car lighting. Ordinance Number /el 9~ (j) Exits. Exits shall comply with other requirements of this code and the following: 1. All stairway doors which are locked from the stairway side shall have the capability of being unlocked simultaneously wi thout unlatching upon a signal from the central control station. 2. A telephone or other two-way communications system connected to an approved emergency service which operates continuously shall be provided at not less than every fifth I floor in each required stairway where other provisions of this code permit the doors to be locked. (k) Seismic Considerations. In Seismic Zones No.2, No. 3 and No.4, the anchorage of mechanical and electrical equipment required for life safety systems, including fire pumps and elevator drive and suspension systems, shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of section 2312. (1 ) 1. The roof area shall include an emergency evacuation facility for helicopters of not less than 12,000 pounds gross weight. This facility shall have a touchdown pad of at least a fifty foot diameter and be surrounded on all sides by a clear area having a minimum average width at roof level of 15 feet but with no width less than 5 feet. 2. The landing pad shall be designed per Uniform Building ~ section 2308(c). Helicopter landing areas and supports therefor on the roof of a building shall be of non-combustible construction. 3. The emergency evacuation facility shall have two approach- departure paths at a lope of 8 to 1. 4. Any helicopter use of this facility other than as an emergency evacuation facility shall require prior FAA, Building Department and Fire Department approval. (m) 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 2500 cubic feet per minute through the relief opening while maintaining a minimum positive pressure of 0.15-inch water column in the stairway relative to atmospheric pressure with all doors closed or shall be in a smoke proof enclosure in accordance with Uniform Buildina Code section 3310. Activation of the mechanical equipment shall be in accordance with Uniform Buildina Code section 3310(g)6. I SECTION 10. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-30.11 is hereby added to read: "Section 5-30-11. Exception 1 to Section 3203 is added to read as follows: EXCEPTION: 1. All new roof coverings and repairs or additions in excess of 40% of the existing roof on all Group R Occupancies and I any accessory buildings to any Group R occupancies, shall be Class B or better." SECTION 11. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-30.10 is hereby amended to read: "Exceptions: 2. Group R, Division 3 Occupancies located on a lot with 1000 square feet of ground area or less may SECTION SECTION I SECTION SECTION I SECTION ~ECTION SECTION I SECTION Ordinance Number ~~ - provide the following in-lieu of the second required exit." 12. Article v. Chapter 5, Section 5-30.10 and 5-30.11 are hereby renumbered section 5-30.12 and 5-30.13 respectively. 13. Article v. Chapter 5, Section 5-30.12 through 5- 30.18 are hereby renumbered Section 5-30.14 through 5-30.21 respectively. 14. Article v. Chapter 5, section 5-30.14 is hereby amended to read: "(b) (5) In all new buildings or structures when the gross square footage thereof exceed 6,000 square feet or more than two (2) stories in height. EXCEPTION: occupancy. open parking structures, B-3 For the purposes of separation walls shall buildings. '. this section, area not define separate 15. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-30.19 is hereby amended to read: "Section 5-30.19. Fees Not Adonted. Any and all fees established in Chapter 3 and Chapter 70 of the Uniform Buildina Code, as adopted pursuant t~ Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1 are hereby deleted. Fees shall be established by separate action of the City Council." 16. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-30.21 is hereby amended to only change the reference from existing Chapter 56 and subsections 5601 through 5615 to amended Chapter 57 and subsections 5701 through 5715. 17. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-31 is hereby amended to read: "section 5-31. Uniform Mechanical Code. The fo).lowing amendments are made to the Uniform Mechanical Code, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, section 5-1." 18. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-32 is hereby amended to read: "Section 5-32. Uniform P1umbin9 Code. The following amendments are made to the Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, section 5-1." 19. Article ,. Chapter 5, section 5-34 is hereby amended to read: "Sec":.ion 5-34. Uniform Housing Code. The following amendments are made to the Uniform Housing Code as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1:" Ordinance Number I~ 'IS- SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION 23. 20. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-34.1 is hereby amended to read: "Section 5-34.1. section 201. (a) Authori tv. The Building Official and the Health Officer are hereby authorized 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 I render interpretations of this code and to adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary in order to clarify the application of the provisions of this ~. Such interpretations, rules and regulations shall be in conformity with the intent and purpose of this Code." 21. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35 is hereby amended to read: "Section 5-35. Uniform Fire following amendments are made to Fire Code as adopted pursuant to Article 1, section 5-1." Code. The the Uniform Chapter 5, 22. Article V, read: Chapter 5- 3 5. 1 is hereby amended to "1. Section 3,105 is hereby added to read: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES Section 3.105.(a). Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of I this ~, except as noted, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and each person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punished by fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (b) The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions." Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.2 is hereby amended to read: "Section 5-35.2. Article g, section 9.105 is amended to include the following definitions: CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION is the Fire Marshal. I CLEAR PASSAGEWAYS shall be provided to such exit or exits in all occupancies where checkout stands or other similar undersize openings are used as determined by the occupant load exiting requirements of the Uniform Building Code adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1. At no such time shall such exit or passageway be obstructed in any manner. I I I SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION Ordirlan~e Number ~~~~ CORPORATION COUNSEL shall be the City Attorney of the City of Seal Beach." 24. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.3 is hereby amended to read: "section 5-35.3. Article 9. section 9.1l5 is amended to include the following definition: MUNICIPALITY is the City of Seal Beach." 25. Article ". Chapter 5, section 5-35.4 is hereby amended as to the title and heading to read: "Section 5-35.4 Section lO.206.(al General." 26. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.5 is amended by adding subsection (k) to read: " (k) Obstruction. The required width of any fire apparatus access road or fire lane shall not be obstructed in any manner, including parking of vehicles. Minimum required widths and clearances established under this section shall be maintained at all times. A violation of this section constitutes an infraction and any vehicle parked or any object placed in violation of this section shall be subject to immediate removal and storage ~Ll:o:-suant to law." 27. Article V. read: Chapter 5, Section 5-35.6 is amended to 116. section 10. 208 (a I of said fire code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10.208(al. Approved numbers or addresses shall be placed on all' new and existing buildings in such a position as to be pla~nly visible and legible from the street or roar fronting the property. Said numbers shall contrast with their background. Any commercial building occupied by more than one business shall have numbers or addresses placed on or immediately adjacent to all doors that would allow Fire Department access in an emergency situation. Multiple dwelling units (i.e., apartments, condominiums, townhouses, etc.) having entrance doors not visible from the street or road shall have approved numbers grouped for all dwellings within each structure and positioned so as 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. 28. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.7 is added to read: section 10.301(al. Type required. The Chief shall designate the type and number of fire appliances to be installed and maintained in and upon all buildings and premises in the jurisdiction other than private dwellings of less than 3600 square feet in total floor area. Ordinance Number /il9~ SECTION SECTION SECTION This shall be done according to the relative severity of probably fire, including the rapidi ty with which it may spread. Such appliances shall be of a type suitable for the probable class of fire associated with such building or premises and shall have approval of the Chief. 29. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.8 is added to read: Section 10.305(bl. Approvals. All fire- extinguishing systems, including automatic sprinkler systems, Classes I, II and III combined standpipes, Halon systems and other special automatic e~tinguishing systems, and basement pipe inlets shall be approved and shall be subject to periodic tests as may be required. A condition of approval of all Halon systems shall be satisfactory passage of a full discharge test utilizing an approved test gas, or other test procedure as approved by the Chief, prior to final acceptance of the system. The location of all Fire Department hose connections shall be approved by the Chief. 30. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.9 is added to read: I Section 10.306(bl of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended by adding subsection 5: 5. In all new buildings or structures when the gross square footage thereof exceeds 6,000 square feet or more than two (2) stories in height regardless of area separation walls. I, EXCEPTION: Open parking structures, B-3 occupancy. this section, area not define separate For the purposes of separation walls shall buildings. 31. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.7 is hereby ** renumbered to section 5-35.10 and amended by amending Section 10.306(h) to read as follows and revising subsection numbers (f) through ( j) to subsection numbers (i) through (m) respectively: section 10.306(hl of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (h) Group R occupancies: 1. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout every apartment house three ( 3 ) or more stories in height or containing more than fifteen (15) dwelling units, and every hotel three (3) ore more stories in height or containing twenty (20) or more guest rooms. Residential or quick-response standard sprinkler heads shall be used in the dwelling unit and guest room portions of the building. I Ordinance Number /,;t 9!" I I I SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION , . 2 . All other Group R occupancies containing three (3) or more dwelling units or guest rooms, shall have an approved modified automatic sprinkler system installed. An approved modified automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all Group R, Division 3 occupancies. 3. 4. Existing Group R, Division 3 occupancies shall be equipped with an approved modified automatic sprinkler system when the habitable area of the occupancy is increased by more than 50% and the total habitable area exceeds 3,600 square feet. For the purposes of this section, area separation walls shall not define separate buildings. 32. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.8 is hereby renumbered to Section 5-35.11 and amended by only amendirg the referenced section from existing Section 10.308(a) to new Section 10.306(a). 33. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.9 is hereby renumbered to Section 5-35.12 and amended to read: Section 10.308 2. of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10.308 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., Other fire extinguishing systems compatible with the hazardous materials being stored or used, and approved by the chief shall be provided. 34. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35. g is hereby renu~ered to Section 5-35.12. 35. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.13 is hereby added to read: Section 10.309(b) of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ~tion 10.309(bl Where Required. Standpipe systems shall be provided as set forth in Table No. 10.309. EXCEPTION: Every new building with any horizontal d~ension 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. Access doors: Access doors shall be in the exterior wall of the building accessible without the use of a Ordinance Number I~ ?.6"" SECTION SECTION SECTION ladder, and not less than three (3) feet in width nor less than 6 feet eight inches (6'8") in height. Hose outlets: The hose outlets shall be 2 1/2" 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 connection or, I 2. From an adjacent section of the sprinkler system arranged to allow the hose outlets to deli ver 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 250 gpm. at 65 psi. from the hydraulically most remote hose outlet and 250 gpm. (flowing) when the Fire Department connection is pumped at a pressure not to exceed 150 psi. 36. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.10 is hereby renumbered to Section 5-35.14 and amended by only amending the referenced section from existing Section 10.310, Subsection 2 to new Section 10.308, Subsection 2. I 37. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.15 is hereby added to read: Section 10.314 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby added to read as follows: section 10.314. When breathing apparatus is required by this ~, the type of apparatus, the maintenance of said apparatus and the training in the use of said apparatus shall be as required in California Code of Reaulations Title 8, section 5144. 38. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.11 is hereby renumbered to section 5-35.16. and is added to read: Section 10.315 of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby added to read as follows: section 10.315. (a). Scope. In addition to other applicable requirements of these regulations, Section 2-1807 of the California Code of Reaulations, Title 24, Section 1807 of the Uniform Buildina Code, the provisions of this section shall apply to every new building of any type of construction and/or occupancy having an area where the public might gain access to await rescue, located more than fifty five feet (55') above the level of Fire Department vehicle access. Such buildings shall be provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 1807(c) . I EXCEPTIONS: Ordinance Number ~~~ , (a) 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 applicabl~ provisions of these regulations: 1. I Buildings used exclusivSly as open parking garages. Buildings where all floors above the 55-foot 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. 2. 4. Buildings such as power plant~, lookout towers, steeples, gra~n houses and similar structures with non-continuous human occupancy, when so determined by the enforcing agency. (b) The provisions of the Uniform Buildina ~, section l807(b) through l807(k) shall apply to buildings described in Section lO.3l5(a). In addition to the requirements of the Uniform Buildinq Code, section l807(f), the Central Control station shall include the following: (c) I 1, Fire pump status panel and controls. 2. Cabinet containing labeled emergency access and elevator control keys. (Type of cabinet and number of keys to be approved by the Chief). 3. Cabinet containing eight (8) portable fire fighter phones and one (1) headset with sufficient cord to reach all portions of the room. 4. One ( 1 ) chair. 3 'x4' table and one (1) 5. Plans of the building showing all fire and life safety systems, fire resistive separations, on-site water system. 6. I 7. The door to the building control room shall be able to be opened by a key approved by the Chief. The Central Control station shall be separated from the remainder of the building by not less than 1 hour fire resistive construction with all openings protected by assemblies having a fire resistive rating of not less than 45 minutes. Ordinance Number /~'1~ (d) Fire Alarm System. 1. The fire alarm system shall include visual indicators for the hearing impaired, in all public areas of the building, including but not limited to elevators, elevator lobbies, rest rooms, corridors, exi t stairways, room and tenant spaces exceeding 1,000 square feet in area. 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 dropped ceiling, the indicating light shall be located on or below the ceiling grid. 3. The activation of any detection device connected to the alarm system shall cause the alarm to be sounded on the floor that the activating device is on, as well as the floor above and the floor below the activating device where these floors exist. I 2. (e) Emergency evacuation facility. The roof area shall include an emergency evacuation facility for helicopters of less than 12,000 pounds gross weight. This facility shall have a touchdown pad of at least a fifty foot (50') diameter and be surrounded on all sides by a clear area having a minimum average width at roof level of fifteen feet (15'), but with no width less than five feet (5') . 2. The landing pad shall be designed per Uniform Bui1dina Code Section 2308(c). Helicopter landing areas and supports therefor on the roof of a building shall be of noncombustible construction. 1. I 3. The emergency evacuation facility shall have two (2) approach-departure paths at a slope of no greater than 8 to 1. 4. Any helicopter use of this helistop other than as an emergency evacuation facility shall require prior FAA, Building Department and Fire Department approval. (f) Enclosed Stairways. All required enclosed stairways shall be equipped wi th 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 through the relief opening While maintaining a minimum positive I I I I SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION ord~'a~ce Number ~.z 45'"" pressure of 0.15-inch water column in the stairway relative to atmospheric pressure with all aoors closed. Activation of the mechanical equipment shall be in accordance with the Uniform Buildina Code, section 33l0(g) 6. 39. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.17 is added to read: Section 11.20l(dl of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 11.201 (d 1. Dumpster and container Location. Dumpsters and containers with an individual capacity of 1.5 cubic yards (40.5 cubic feet) or greater shall not be stored in buildings or placed within five feet (5') of combustible walls, openings or combustible roof eave lines. EXCEPTION: Areas containing dumpsters or containers protected by an, approved automatic sprinkler system. The fire sprinkler head(s) installed to cover the dumpsters or containers, shall be of the automatic flow control type. 40. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.18 is added to read: section l4.l04(fl of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended by adding subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) Existing Group R Occupancies 1. Every existing dwelling unit used for sleeping purposes shall be provided with smoke detectors installed in accordance with UBC, section l210(a). 2. Smoke detectors may be battery operated when installed in existing buildings, or in buildings without commercial power. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to supply, install and maintain all required smoke detectors. The owner shall be responsible for annually testing all required smoke detectors. 41. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.12 (existing Code) is hereby deleted in its entirety. 42. Articlfl_.JL. Chapter 5, section 5-35.13 through Section 5-35.16 are hereby renumbered section 5- 35.19 tnrough 5-35.22 respectively, 43. Articie V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.23 is added to read: Section 2.2(al of Appendix I-B of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Ordinane Number /;295' SECTION SECTION section 2,2 (a \ . Automatic Sprinklers. Every high-rise building shall have an approved automatic fire-extinguishing system installed throughout the building in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 13 (Standard for the installation of Sprinkler Systems) 1985 edition. In addition to the main water supply, a secondary on-site supply of water equal to the hydraulically calculated sprinkler design demand plus 100 gallons 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 thirty (30) minutes. Sprinkler control valves and water flow detecting devices shall be provided at the lateral connection to the riser on each floor. I 44. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.23 is added to read: Section 24 of Aooendix II-A of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby added to read as follows: Section 24. Use of Equipment. ( a) 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 subsection (c) maintained in effective working order, or the engine is I constructed, equipped and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to section 24(c). (b) 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. (c) A spark arrester is a device constructed of non-flammable material specifically for the purpose of removing and retaining carbon and other flammable particles over 0.0232 of an inch 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. (d) Engines used to provide motive 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 Code of the State of California. I (e) 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. 45. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.24 is added to read: I I I SECTION SECTION Ordinance Number /:2 pS- section 25 of Aooendix A of said Uniform Fire QQgg is hereby added to read as follows: section 25 of Aooendix II-A of said Uniform Fire Code is her .by added to read: lease, or rent to any person any internal combustion engine subject to the provisions of section 24 and not subject to the provisions of Section 13005 of the Health and Safetv Code, 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 Uniform Fire Code to use or operate the engine in, upon or adjoining any hazardous fire area, unless the engine is equipped with a spark arrester, as def ined in Section 24, maintained in effective working order or the engine is constructed, equipped, and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to Section 26. 46. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.25 is added to read: section 26 of Appendix II-A of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby added to read as follows: No person shall use,operate, or cause to be operated in, upon or adjoining any hazardous fire area any hand-held, portable, multi-position, internal combustion engine manufactured after June 30, 1978, which is operated on hydrocarbon fuels, unless it is constructed and equipped and maintained for the prevention of fire in accordance with section 4443 of ~he Public Resources Code of the State of california. 47. Article V. Chapter 5, Section 5-35.26 is added to read: Section 27 of Apoendix II-A of said Uniform Fire Code is hereby added to read as follows: FUEL MODIFICATION (a) Development occurring wi thin or adjacent to County designated Fire Hazard Severity Zones rated "high" or "very high" shall require modification of vegetation at the urban interface. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, a Fuel Modification Plan and Program shall be approved by the Chief. The Fuel Modification Plan shall show special treatment of the vegetation required to achieve an acceptable level of risk in regard to the exposures of structures to flammable vegetation and shall delineate areas selected for specific treatment and establish provisions for its continued maintenance. The approved Fuel Modification Plan shall be installed prior to the issuance of building permits, under Ordinance Number /.,2, ~5' SECTION the supervision of the Fire Marshal, and pass a final inspection prior to the issuance of applicable use and occupancy permits. 1. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF GRADING PERMITS, a conceptual Fuel Modification Plan shall be approved by the Chief. This Plan shall include: (a) A twenty foot (20 ') , setback zone from the edge of the I graded pad; (b) an irrigated zone to begin at the edge of the graded pad wi th a minimum width to be determined by the Chief. a. A zone to receive brush thinning continuing from the edge of the irrigated zone as approved by the Chief. b. A letter of permission for any necessary off-site requirements. c. Methods used for removal of vegetation. d, A statement of maintenance responsibility. e. A copy of deed restrictions for each lot prohibiting combustible construction in the fuel modification area. I 2. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS, a precise Fuel Modification Plan shall be approved by the chief. This Plan shall include the following information: a. A plant list of fire resistant (drought tolerant suggested) plants to be selected from the orange County Fire Department Plan List or as approved by the Chief. b. Irrigation plans. c. Precise delineation of each fuel modification zone. Brush shall be cleared as specified on precise fuel modification plans. 3 . PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY PERMITS, the completed fuel modification installation shall be approved by the Fire Department. 4. MAINTENANCE. The installed fuel modification shall be maintained in accordance with the approved Plan. 48. Article V. Chapter 5, section 5-35.17 is hereby renumbered to Section 5-35.27. I I I I SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION SECTION. SECTION SECTION SECTION ordinaric'e Number /;2. ~ 49. Article v. Chapter 5, Section 5-37 is hereby amended to read: "Section 5-37. National Electrical Code. The following amendments are made to the National Electrical Code as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, section 5-1." 50. Article v. Chapter 5, section '5-37.1 is hereby amended to read: "section 5-37.1 Section 304 (a 1 of Administrative Code Provisions. National Electrical Code. Permit Fees. The fee for each electrical permit shall be in accordance with the latest resolution of the City Council relating to the establishment of a Revised Fee Schedule." 51. Article v. Chapter 5, Section 5-42.1. is hereby amended to reference Appendix Section 4901, Uniform Building Code, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1. 52. Article v. ~hapter 5, Section 5-42.2 and Section 5-42.3 are hereby amended to reference Uniform Building Code, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1. 53. Article v. Chapter 5, Section 5-42.4.(b) is hereby amended to reference Uniform Building Code as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-1. 54. The modifications to the Building Code that have previously been enacted are merely a continuation of the Code of Seal Beach, and all of the changes and modifications to the Building Code, whether previously enacted or enacted in this ordinance are reasonably necessary because of local climate, characterized by hot, dry summers, followed by strong santa Ana winds and heavy winter rains, the location in Southern California and on the Coast, and the relatively flat topography of the City. 55. State law requires that localities adopt the Uniform Building Codes and any modifications thereto, by December 28, 1989. It is essential that the City have in effect on that date a building code that comports with state law and contains those modifications necessitated by unique geographic, geologic and climatic conditions. In the absence of immediate effectiveness, the provisions of the building code unique to the City'S special circumstances will not be in place and this will have a detr.;.mental effect on the public health, safety and welfare. The modifications to the Uniform Building Code contain vi tal provisions regarding administrative procedures, roofing materials, sprin~~ing requirements, and other similar matters necessi-cated by the City'S exposure to Santa Ana winds. For these reasons, the public health, safety and welfare require that this ordinance take effect immediately. This is an urgency ordinance. 56. This Ordinance shall become operative on December 28, 1989. Ordinance Number /~?6i' ROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council ~ the a a meeting thereof held on the h - , 1989. . City of day of A;test ~ ( " '( 0 Oi1:.r Clerk ~ATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SEAL BEACa ) -&'~ -to J/~ Mayor ProTem :ol!'o..un~ /ot SEAL II .:r ~ ......... ~ ~ .# ~ oI':tOB'Ol1,r;;.,c.. itl.il' 0 -,.. '''''3~-tr li( . . ~og gel( ~,o . 0 0.. -~ ~"".c:. ~':lJ ~, "'^ ."00.,. ,q'" '".1..0 ill ;1,,~6... 27. -10. ~ -.. ~ c: ooooooov- ..."- I"" OUNT't .'-.." ~IL. I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that ;2~~oreaoing ordinance is an original copy of Ordinance Number ~ ~ on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved and adopted by the city COU~Of the City ~seal t::Jh at a meeting held on the - day of A4~. , 1989 by the foIl wi g v. e: AYES: Councilmember NOES: Councilmembers ABSENT: councilmembers I and do hereby further certi y that Ordinance Number ~029~ has been published pursuant to the Seal Beach city Charter and I Resolution Number 2836. I I . .. .. . 4 I I PROOF OF PUBLICATION l~illS.5 C.c. P.l STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Counl'f 01 Orange I am a citizen 01 the United Slales and a resident ollhe Counly aforesaid; I am over the age 01 eighteen years, and not a party to or interuted in the at:ove.entilled molller. I am lhe principal clerk. of lhl: prinler of lhe r' SEAL BEACH JOURNAL ..................................................... ..................................................... a newspaper of general circulalion. printed . W(rny and published .................................. in the City of .....~,~~~...~~.~S~............. Counry ot Orange, and which news. paper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by Ihe Superior Court 01 'he County of Orange. Slale 01 California. under Ihe dale o/..}.:-.~~ 19.7.5, Case Number ..AB!5.8.:l....: lhatlhe nolice, 01 which the annexed is a prinred copy (sel in type no', 'smaller than nonp..reill. has been published in each regul..r and entire isslle 01 said newspaper and nol in any supplemenf thereof on lhe following dales, lo.wil: fk (, lJ2. '2./ ..................................................... all in the year 19..~?.. I cerlily lor decl.Jrel under Fen.Jlly 01 perjury In..1 Ihe for~90in9 is tru~ and correCI. Daled al SEAL [lE:ACII ......................................... C r I . . -'7.. ~ I' z... 19 S? a I ornl.3.lhIS..........O.1yo ......... ..... . f"') I C- .>. ... .~':-~!-/.':l:.N\P.. .i~'l...'lr!./!M~',{. :',: ,.. Sisn.Jlure "" c.....", IIhl ...".. I.''''' ",..,., IfC.IC"" ".'" CALIFORNIA NEWS:'.:.PER SERVICE' BUREAU.I"'C.. Leg.J1 AClverli.lng CI..Jrin., Hou.. I~O W':1t S~cono 51., Los :'nc.itlC'~. CJIII. 9001:' T~I~phon~: I~IJ' D:': ,!..at -. . . ... .... . ... ..... ....." Ordinance Number ~~~~ This ~p~ce i~ for the Counly CI~rk'~ F:;;r.g ~1.Jmp Prool 01 Publica lion of ................................................................ "-).AW1fVV'.MN . 'JY'.:J,\v'\"W<: \)-" \ 2..q?, .. ... ...... ... ...~............................. ... ........ Paste Clipping of Nolice SECURELY In This Space ( ,:,~.C , ,,_ \h" \.'\1 J ) - -- '. ~- ~.. NUIIBER 'HI . AN ORDlNANCE'OF THE CITY OF 'sEAL BEACII"CAUFORNlA ADOPTiNG BY REfERENCE THE . ". -FOLLOWING.CODES: . UNiFORII BUILDiNG CODE, t 1181 EDiTION. AND AMENDMENTS 'lltEIiETO: : . THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, '187 EDITION; . THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, tlil EDITION. AND AMEND- , IIENTS THERETO: THE UNIFORII MECHANICAL CODE, '181 EDITION. ANDI AMENDMENTS THERETO: ' THE UNIFOR,II'HOI.i8ING CODE, till EDITIONtAND AliENO. MENTS THERETO; THE UNIFORII,BUILDING CODE STANDARI)S, '188 EDITION, AND' AMEN!lMEHrs THEREto; THE UNIFORII RRE CODE, 11. EDITION,- INCLUDING THE APPENQIl!; THE UNiFORM RRE CODE STAN- DARDS. t" EDITION: ADOPT'ING' AMENDIIENTS TO SAID CODES, REAOOPTING POR" TioNS OF CHAPTER,S OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL' 8EACH AND DECLARING THE I URGENCY THEREOF. ' THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIIY '_ OF,SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY' , " ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: , SECTION 1. Artie'. 1 Chapler 5. Section 5-1 or the Cade 01 Seal Beach '8 amlnded to r88CI. .S<<:f1on !i., CodAA AdqDlP-d bv RAt_ .I:aIDS&. The codes Ilsled below are ac:loplBd by reference as the Bulldmg and Safety Code 01 Ihe City of Seal Beach' (A) Uniform Butlchng Code. 1988 Edlllon. Including AppendiX (B) Umform Mechanical Cod., 1988 EdltKm. . . (C) Uniform Plumbing Code. 1988 Ec:ktion. \ (0) Unllorm Swinuning Pool Spa and Hot Tub Code, 1985 ec:llt1on. (E) Uniform Houtlng Code. 1988 EdI.on. IF) Uniform Code lor Abalemenl 01 Oange,aus Budding.. 1985 Edl- bon. (G) Uniform Sign Cod.. 1985 EdlbDn. (H) National Eleclncal Code. 1987EdlIIon. ' (I) Unllon'n Buikfi,og Cod. ston-I dardS. 1888 EdlbDn. ' IJ) Unlfotm 1".. Code. tl!88 EdI, tlon, including Appendices ,.A, II:rough VI.A and 1988 Accumulab" Supplemems. (K) Uniform FI'. Code Stan- dards. 1988 Edloon. IL) Unlfotm- Solar Energy Code,' 1985 [dlllOn. (M) Umform BUilding Security Code. '985 Edltlon One copy 01 each of the above codes shall be depo&lIed In the onlC8 of the City Clerk and shall be at 81llmBs m8lnl8l1led by SBld Clerk for use and examinatIOn by the pub- he All amendments to Codes adopted he"reln by reference'shall be consid- ered as part ol.the Code." SECTION 2. Except as hereinafter prOVIded. -Sacban 5-2 'throuOh" 5-43 of Chopter 5 0; u1e:Cod. of Ihe City of $Petl Aear..h.QI'~.tie~by te.aOClpil9'd SEcnON 3. AlIJGiiJ1. Chop'" 5, Section 5-23. .-ExcesslYe Inspec- tions, is amQed ~read: .~"~n~", FrcasSlVA Insoec- 1illll1. If in !he opiniOn of 11:. Building Official, the WOIk 18 not being coord.- nated 01 ex',cuted ~ the p.rndnee. which then requires an '"Dldinal. "umber of reins~ons. or cor~' bons called for. are nol mad.,.or Ihe work deviate, ',10m Ihe approved set 01 plans, or tfie Building Code. the BUlldmg OffICial &ha. require a rein- specticn lee In aCcordance Witt! the current resolution adopted by the Cny Council 10;" building fee purpos- es. Journal Deceml:iflr21, 1989 . - .~ . . '. SECTION S. ~. Chapter 5. Section 5-30 IS hereby am~nded [0 read: j.' -SP-CtIM ~.~o Uniform P.tJilrtlnn Code Amended AS Adooted Pur. !!IlIantlO Chaoter 5 Al'llde 1 - ~floCbnn II The follOWing amendrr:ents are made to the unlfonn Building Code. as adopted pursuant to Ct'lapler 5. Arhele 1. SectIOn 5-1" SECTION 6. Artlel. V C"-'DtBr 5 SectIOn 5-30 , I~ herebv amended 10 IUd: -1 Secllon 2Q5 II amended 10 read as 100Iows ~llnn :)05 It shan be unlawful fo~ any person, firm. or CCN'porahon lD erect. construct. enlarge. alter. repair. move, Improve. remove. con- vert, or demoush, equip. use. occu. py, or maintain any bUilding or Struc. rure In the City, or cause lhe same to be done, contrary to. or In vIOlation of any of the prOVISIons of thiS code Any person. flnn. or corporalJon VlO' latlng any 01 the proVISions of tt'lIS Code shall be deemed gUIllY 01 a rl1l8demeanor and .LIpon conVlctlon It'lereot shall be punishable by a fine not exceechng one thousand dollars ($1,000) or Imprisonment lor a term nol exceeding SIX (61 months, or by bOth such fine and Imprisonment. Each separate day Of any porllon thereol aUrlng which a Violation 01 thls Code OCQJrs or conllnues shall be deemed 10 conS(llulE: a separale offense and. upon convlCl'on Increal shall be punishable as herem provld. ed: SECTION 7. ~ Chapler 5. SeCllon 5-30 7 IS hereby amended to add item -r ID class 2 ExceptIOns 10 ~.,d ' '. -J. Dwelling Unit Sepatallons [Section 1202(bll" SEcnON 8. ~. Chaple,5. SeCbon 5-30.6 IS h.reby amended to only change the reference from exlSbng addltlonalllem 13 to amend- 8!t Item 15 SECTION 9. ~. Chaple' S, Section 5-30 10 IS hereby BClded to read . -,0 SP-t:TlOn 18071a1 Sc.ooe In addition to other appllC8b'e require. menl8 olmese regulatIOns. Ihe prOVl' slons of thiS section shall apply to every new bUilding of any type of construction or QCQJPancy haVing an area where the publiC IT'lght gain acceSS to awall rescue. located more Chan 55 teet above the level of Fire Department Vehicle access Such bulldlnqs st}all be provided With an aDDroved t. .homatIC spnnkler system In 8CCOI'~~ With Sect-on 1BC7(c) ; EXCeP=IION: The follOWing SCNe- tures; while claSSIfied as hlgh-flse bUlIdmgs. shall nOl be subjecllO 11:. provISJons ollhlS section but shall conform to all olher applicable prOVI- SIOnS of these regulabons. A. BUI\cllngs used exduswely tor open parking garages. B. Buildings where all floors above the 55~fooE level are used eXclullvely as open partung garages. C. Floors of bUlldingl used .xcluolYBiy u apen parking gar.... and located above all other Iloors used for human OCOJpancy. D. BUlldmgs such as power plants, lookout towers. steeples, gram houses and Similar structures ,. In every mechanical equip~ mint. electrical, transformer, lele~ phone equipment, elevator.-machine or Slmalar fOOm. 2. In the main return and exhauStatr plenum or each Blr.condI- ~ ~\8m an~,~, in a:ser~ ~~aI1I& .ir",:clo!'!"'l!8am:of.ll\ejut, duel inlet. . _.~. ~.. . ....... _t 1~3:~iu5"~Ch"~riicticiJ ~~~ ~111- caI dUct 0,' riaif' _Hl'VIng twO or more SEoriel from I relurn-alr duct or plenum of an alr-c:onclltioning Iys- tem. In Group R, [):o,rision 1 Occu- pancies, an approved smoke detec- lOr may be used in each return-air nser carrying nol mar. than 5000 elm and seIVang noe more than 10 IIr Inlet openings The actuation of any delector reqUl,1d by II:ls SOClIDn shall _al. the voice alarm aysllm and shall place into operation all equlpmenr neceSlary to pl8V8nE the recircula. ban of amoke. All amoke detectors connected to the alarm system shall have a Iighr !hat Indlcales the lIarus of the delee. tor. When a delector II IoCBted In a $paC>> above a drOp C8lbng, 1he Indl' callng light shall be located on or ~low !he C8lbng gnd. I The central CXX'Itrol station shan c0n- tain controls for Ihe YOIC8 alarm Iy. 18m 10 the selective or general voice a1etm may be manuaDy initillled. The Iystem lhall be supervised to cause the acbVBbon of 8n audlole trouble Slgnal1n Ihe central control a1alion \ipon Interruption Or fadure of lh8'auC:Jiopalh Indudlng ampllllers, speoklfwiri,;g; s_ aild .1eC1ri- car conlaCtl an"d shan detect opens, ,harts and grounds which' might imp8l~ Ihe rUf!~o~ of the sySIem. I i WlIh noncondnuous h.lman OCOJpan- ~.SECTI~N 4. ~. CI'laplC: 5,~ cy, when so determined by the Section 5-27. SpeCial InspeClIon.':.. i enforang agency. Gen~I~ly,.ls:.~ere:.r::.~::'tr.~~~~~ (b) Certificate 01 Occupanc:y. All _~~'':':'_~ -'. :t...-..~."" ". ~ mechamcal and electnC81 eqUipment ~~~~.~7. 'Soedel InSDec. and other required hfe safely IYS- I ,lIon..G :i v ~ In addlllon to Ihe tems shall be approved and Installed Inspechonl 10 be made 81 speafled In acmrdance With approved plaha In Sections 5.19 Ihrough 5.26, the and speClllcabOrls pursuant to IhlS owner or hiS agenl shall employ a secllon and shall be tesled and speCial Inspector who shall be pre- proved to be In proper working can- senl at all bmes dUMg construcllon dlllon 10 d'Ie sabsfactlo'; of the Build~ of the types of work noled In SecllOl'l Ing OffiCial belore Issuance 01 the 306. of the Uniform BUilding Code, Cerllflcate of OCcupancy Such 5YS' as adopted pursuant 10 Chapler 5, tem shall be maintained In aceor. Mcl. 1. SecDOn 5-,; dance With the Fire Code. Ie) Automallc Sprinkler System. (a) Alarm and commUnication sys. I8ms. The alarm and communlcanon 1 System Design. The aulomauc Iysleml shall be dealgned and sprlnkler system shall be prOVided installed so that damage 10 any ter- throughout the bUilding. The spI'ln. rrunal unll or speaker Win not ronder kler system shall be deSigned using more than one zone of the system the parameters set forth In U.B.C. inoperatrve: . Standard No. 38.1 and Ihe follOWIng: The voice alarm and pubic address 1. Shutoff valves and a water- I)'ltem may be . cambu1ed .ystem. flow' dlVlce shall be provided for each When approved Ihe fire deparunenr floor. The spnnkler riser may be communications Iystem may be combined with the standpipe naer. combined wilh the wice alarm sy.. 2. In Seismic Zones No.2, No. .18m and Ihe public addrelllyalem. 3, and NO.4, in addItion to the maIn water supply, a secondary on-Slle Three commLIIlcalJon systems may supply of water .quallO 11:. hyd'au~- be camblned u IOtlor1h .bove 011011 cally calculated sprinkler deSIgn be proWfed ulolows: demand plus 100 gallons per mmute ackhtlOl"lal for the total standpipe sys. 1. Voice alarm Iystem. The tem shall be provided. ThiS supply operallon of any smoke d.lector snail be automallcally available If ~Iothlf' Ihan the lingle lt8tIon deme- p."lClpal S'JPIi'y lalls artd shall ha~ tn Iocal8d within Ihl dwelling unlll a dlJt'ubon of 30 mmutes In a Group R [)(lAslon 1 occupancy, 2. .Mochhcallons The follOWing sprinkler, water flow device or manu- rT1rv11;,;~rlonnf cade 'roc:iy.':eirienl~.BI Ire alarm station ahaIl automati- are permned: . can,. sound an alert lignal co the A. T~ flre-reslSDYe time perIOds crealred areas followed by' voice set forth In Table No. 17.A may.~ Instrucllonl glmg appropnate !nfor. reduced by one hour for mtenor mation and direcllon to the Occu. bearing walls. extenor bearing and penta non.bearmg walll, roofs and the . beams supporting rools, ptOvlded !hey do nolframe Into columns. V8r~ tICal shafts other than stairway enclo. sures and elevator shaftl may be reduced to one hour when sprinkl811 at. Inslalled within the shaftl at .Iternale hoors. The fire-reSistive time period reduction as speCified her.m shall not apply co' eXlenor blaring and non. bearing walls whol' lire-resistive rating has already been reduced wilhin Section 1803(a) or 1903(0). B. Excepl for cornclors In Gtoup B. DiVlllon 2 and Group R, CIVIlian t OccupanClel and partlbons leparat. Ing dwelhng unllS or guest rooms, all Inlerior non-bearing parllUonl required ID be one-hour '".-reslstive conltrUCtlon by Table 17-A may be of noncombustible conllrUClIOn wlthoul a lire-reSIstive lime penod. C. Filled tempered glass may be used m lieu of openable panels lor smoke-control purposes. D. Travel dlltance from the most remote point in the IIoor area 10 a horizontal exit or to an encloled staitway may be 300 feeL E. Fir. dampers, olher than thole needed It! prOI8Cl nOOl"-atdlng assembllH to mamtaln Ihe lire relis- tance 01 the a..embly, are not required. F." Emergency windows reqw!1)d by Seeton '204 are nol required. (d) Smoke Detection System. At least one approved smoke detector suilable for the intended use shall be Installed: The alarm ihall be deSigned 10 be heonf clearly by all occupanll wilhul the building 01' designated portions lhereof.as Is required lor the publIC '!I'd.... oySIen1. The alarm system shall include 'MU' aI indICatorS ~ !he heaiing lnipaired. In all p\tbllc areas of the building Including bul nolllmlled 10 elevalDfs, elevator lobbies, comdorl, rest rooms, exil sta;rways. and rooms or lenanl spaces exceedmg 1000 square leelln area 2. PubliC address system A pubhc address commumcatlon sys. tem designed 10 be clearly heard by all occupanlS of Ihe bUIlding shall operal8 from the central control sta. hon. It shall be esUlblisf1ed on a selective or general basiS to the fol. lowing tetmlnal areas: A. Elevators. 8. Elevator lobbies C. Cornclors. D. Exit s,anways E. Rooms and lenanl spaces .xceedlng 1000 square feeI.n areL F. Dwelling unitS In apartment houses, G. Hofet ~uesc rooms or suites. I 3 FII'8 Department communica. DOn Iystem. A twO-wa, fire dePar1- ment c:ommunlClltion system shall be pni~ded lor fire deparlinin, UIO. h ,hall operate becween the cenb'a! controll1abon and every elevator. elevator. lobby and enCIY to eveI') e~$~Ma~ .. (II Central Control Itatlon. A 2. Each elevalOl" lobby shall be pro- centraJ conttol stallon for fire depart. vided with In approved Imoke ment _etiollllhall be provided In delOClor IocalOd on tI1e lobby ceDing. a.locatlon approved by the Fire When the det8ClOf' i. activated, ,I.. Qepar1inent! Itlhall.contaln: ' valor doors ,hall not CIPIn and all ".~r. ".. 'I' ".'. .:'t.::-. ~.: '..' CIlIUrvlng that Iobbf are to relUm 1./ "The vOloe Ilarm and .publlCr 10 the main fIoar and be Jnder manu- addrell syslem p&nils.. . ,al control only. I' th. main noor 2. n. lire depar1men1 communica-' del8Clor or . trwltter ,t ;. ..lidOI' Is doni panll. . . . aCIIVlled, aU car. serving the main 3. Fire dellCdon and alarm IySIem ftOOl OIl1"anlfer floor shall return II a annunciator panels.. . lOCI lion ap.proved by - ~he Fire S. An_tor ",...1Iy Indlcat'ng tI1e Deportment end building om"al end locadDn or the tlnalOrs and whether be under manual control only. The they are operadonal. .' lmoke del8ClOt il to Openlte before 5. Sl8lU1ltldk:alDra and controls for the opa denalI)' reaches 0.03 pet "'r handing system.. 1001. The deteClor may ..rve to 111101.Ior,unIOCklng all .lliilWay close tI1e lobby doors. S1mult..-.sIy. 3. Elevator hoIlI ways shall not be Sprinkler varve and water.f1ow ven~~~'an eI,v8lR':~ne'\ . _displaypanels. ~up.lesS."!'!!~tIJjg.Is.IC!:!'m-", 8. A IOlephone for lira clepartment p1lshld by an .apptD'lOd duc(sy.lOm use with conllolled accelS fa the Installed through the ,I,vator publiC IOlephone syslOm. machine room. Cable s~ antarlng IIle machine room shail bO ,,_ be...IIl tI1e machine """" 8_ end elrand to ootltll than 12 Inchel below the ahah vent'lD lnhlbll the _ 01 ~moka InID tI1e macIlIne room. (g) Smoke control. Natural or mechanical ventllallon ror the removal 01 prodUC~1 01 combustion shall be prOV>ded In ovary slDry and shall conalll 01 one 01 the Ionowit'tQ: 1. Easily Identlllable WlndOWI Of panets which are manually upenable or approved Ilxed cempered glass Ihall be ptOVlded In the eXlenot walll. They shall be dlltrlbuled araund the penmeter 01 the building II no~ more lhan 50.1001 incervals al the rate of 20 square feel per 50 1In- eaI'eeL EXCEPTION: In Group R, DiVISIon 1 Occupancies each guest room or lUiIa having ., ex_, wall me; be prDIIided with . m1nlrlllm 012 squara leeI ol..llling ..... 2. When. _P!OIO and appIO'IOd .~nom.tlc ..prlnkler IYltem I. ...taIlsd, tI1e mecllanlcal airo/landling IUiPmenl may be designed to compUsh IIIlOke ramoval. Uncfsr . condUlonl. the relutn and .>haust air shaI1 be moved cliractly ID ~ DUlslde -'Ihout recircul.llon 10 other lectionl 0' lI1e bulldlftO. The IIr-hMdllng syltem aha" provide a minimum of one e.haull ..r change each 10 minute. for th. .re. Involved. 3. Arrr od'!er 'ppproved design whIch Will produce equavalent results (h) EIOY8IOI',.... ElevalDrs snd eleva- tor lobbl.. ~hall._pIy willl tI1e pro- viSions or Chapt8r 51 and d'!e Ionow. Ing: ." Nola: A_bank 01 slevatorl IS a group of .varcn or a l.,aII e'eWD con- lIo1led by a common oper.ttng sys. rem: that IS, all those ellVllDts which respond to I lingle call bulton con- ,liEUle I bank of .Ievators There II no Iimil on the number of cars which may be an a bank or group but !hete may not be mQf8 lhan four catl w.lh- II'l . common hoist way. 1. Elevatorl on all' floors thall open Inlo elevator lobbies which are sepa- rated tram the temalnder 01 the blllldlno. including corridots and ItOr eXit.. by' walls extending from floor ID d'!e underside of the fir. IIdva Door or roof abova. Such ..~s shaD be of 1I011e1l Ihan on.. hour flre-rllil.ive constrUC(lon. Openings through such waUs shall conform ID Seclion 3305(h) EXCEPTIONS: a. The mlln .ntrance Ie~ el. VBtot' lobby I' office building. b Elevatot lobbies located Within an Blnum complYing With the ptoyl. 110ft. 01 Secdon 1715. C, ~ MIy ,prlnkle'red om.. build- Ings. cotrldorl may read through ,"dOled elevatar lobbies If III .,.a. 01 lhe building hava ...... ID al lea. one requit8d exU without pes.. ing lIvoug/1 tI1e slevalDr~. (I) Stlndby Powa;; Light and Emergency Syst.m.. . I 1. Sllndby power. Standby power generallng IYllem confotmlng 10 U B.C. S18ndard No. 18-1 .hall be provided, Th. IYltem Ihall be equipped WIU,ISuit8ble means for automatically ltarting the genetalOr 18t upon lallure or ltIe normalelectrl- caI IUPply Iyslems and lor automatic l18ftster _of all functions required by this ..coon al full power Wllhin 80 seconds 01 suctl normal 11f'VIC8 ,a; - ure. Sysrems IUPervislon Wid'! man- ual 11111 and Iranlfer lealure. Ihall b. provided II the cttntral control 'lation. ()n.lile fuel :,u~p Y ,..... "ri-ne movers 01 .~andby pc,~".r ".n..,rator s.~s ,hall be sullicienE lor at I...~ 8 houri al full dem.nd operaliun. When eleclrlc power II al,o lupplied 10 reqUired fire pumps, an 8-houl full supply shall be pro"'ded. The llandby IYltem ,han hav, a capocIty and IIIIng Ii18l would supply aU equipment raqulred ID be Opsrlo lIonal '! IIle same lime. The gonsi- ating.capllClly need I'G' be sized to operalO all IIle COMOCled eleClrlcil equlpi"neftt simull8llODUSly. . All powsr, lighUng. IIgnal and c0m- munication lacrlitktl apec;lfted in (d), (el. l~:(g). (hI. (I) and 01 a appnca- ble: lire Pumpl required to m.lntaln prelsure. llandby Iighllno and nor~ mal cirCUl1I IUpplylng ell~ 'igns ar'IC!' exltlDumlnellon ahall b. tranllerable 10 the ltandby IOU~. 2. SI.ndby IIghllng. Standby light- Ing shall be ptOvldlllld al foIbNs. a Separale lighting C1tO,IlI. and flxtur81 ,ufflaen~ ID proVIde light With an intenaty 01 nolle.. It'tan one (1) lootcandle mealured at'f1OO1leve1lft all exll cotrldors, Stalrwayl. smoke ptDD' endolurel, el9valOr call and lobbies and other area which ire dOarly a part 01 tI1e _rolllO. ' . b. All c:Iralitl:iupply;.llOhllnG 10' Ih. centr.1 control 't.~ion al'o mechanical equipmll~. room.' . 3. Emergency ayai.'me. The lei. lowing ..e rla'!;"lIac u emergency sYltems and .1"'1 ~ z...,w within 10 secondl 01 'allure or Ihe norm.1 p_r supply: a. EXit lign and ,xii iQuminatlon as required by S.ctions 3313 and 3311. b. Elev8tot car Ilghtlno. (j) Exltl. Exlls shall comply With other requirements of this code and the lollow!ng: 1 All ltalrway doorl which are locked from ~he IralMay side Ihall hsve the capabNty 0' betng unlod<ed slmult.neoulty without unlah:hlno upon'a slgnallrom tI1e _nl_1IOI ltallon. 2. A lIIIiphone or _ _way communlcallons system conntcted " en spproved OmOrvency - which ~ contIlIIDUSIy .,.. be pro\IIded 81 not less 1tian ""'Y Ifill IIoorln_~stallWll'f_ _pro\IIsIDI1IoIlfIIsClldeplfll1lt tI1ed-.tobelocload. (1<) Selsml. ConslderallOne. In satsmic Zones No. 2. No. S'.,d No. s; IIle anc:I1orage 'li' IllIChailIcaf and slec:otcal eqLi-' raquIrid for Ilia safetY sysra",,: lric:tudinG .. pumpa and'elevaior drIW'ariC!liilipanilon' sySlema. shall be deilgneillri_ danCe ..IIh tI1e _It'iminti"ol SeD- tIoi'i2312. . ~ .... (1) .- 1. The 1001 area shaD include an emergency evacuation 'aclllty lor helicopters 01 nof...... 12.000 pounds groa 'welgiii. - this Isdlity ,hall have. touchdown pad or II _ i Illy loordlimallr and be sur. rounded on .n sldei by . clear area having e mini""", _ wldlll 81 .;'01_ on8 1aO. bUt'with.jo wldIh .lIsi 1han'5 fteL . l' .....-.!ft-!-p ..' .. :.: :........--.. ,:2. The landlng'_p., shall be designed per lJ"irftmi. Ai.un,,' r.NI. ~ 2308(0). ~~'~ng araa and wpPD!1S .....fiir..... .the rool 01 s bulldmg.J'i'll'lii 01-..... ocmbusll!!le...._.;.~. ." 3. Tha ime.vency evacuation Ildllly Ihall have twO approach. depanura paths 81 a Iopa ol8 ID 1 s. Any helicopter us. 01- IIlls facility olllsr,than a an emsrgency evaalIl!on facllty lI\all raqUA prior FAA. BuDding De_Ill and FA llepar1IT.enllplllOvaI. (m) All requlr.d exit .talrway. than be equipped willl a beromau1c clempsred ranel opanlng al IIle IDP and .he '1OIIway suppllsd rriechanl. cally will> sulficielll air ID discharge s minimum 01 2500 cubic I..t per mlnut. fhrough the reliel opening while malmalnlng I minimum pol~ dY8 prelsure 0' O.1S-1nch w....co.. umn 11'I the .taitway relaDYe ID arma- Ipherlc pressure with all doors cIooed or shall be In a ,moIli prool endosur. in accordance witt UDI: fnnn Rundlnn eM. Sec:IIon 3310. Ac1IvalIon of the mechanical equip. ment shall be In accordance whh lJ""n,m Rulldlnn Cnd. Section 3310(g).. SECTION 10. Artlc" V Ch.pw. 5. SecIIon 5-90.11 il hereby' added .,read: . "S&el1on S-3D- l' Exception 1 ., SecIIon 3203 Is added " raad a 101- kMs: EXCEPJION: 1, All nsw 1001 cove~nga and rapairs or sdcltions In elCltM of C()lW, of 1ha existing roof on .'1 Group R Occupancies end any ....sioiy bundlngs ID any Group R Occupancle', shan be Class B or bener: SECTION 11. ~ ChaplOr 5. Section 5-30.10 is heraby amended IDread: "FIIMallonl: l- Group R. Otvi. sion 3 OcaJpancIes located on a lot wtlh 1000 square leel or ground..... or less may provide tI1e 1oI1ow1ng In- lieu of tI1e second /lqUlred exit." SECTION 12. ~ ChaplOr5. IIcllon 5-30.10 and S.30.11".re _by ranumbarad SactIon' 5-30:,2 and 5-30.1S1iIjieal..Iy.. ''''''r' ,,' . . .. ~ Ordinance Number /,2, ?S"" - SECTION"; AIIIsJI.l, ChIIpIer S. Secd9". 5-30.121truug1l ~.lS 811 ~ ra~ SactIon &,3O.1S lIIllutlh &a21I1SpaclIvIIy. - .' , , ~: ~ . 8EC1TI$lI414. AIIIsJI.l, ~8, sicdiin &;30.14 It -br amenclecf -- . Dread: "(b)(5) In aD nsw buildings or struclures when the 0"9" .quare loolllge IIl....f e_ 8,000 sQuara feel or mote than twO (2) .lDries In haighl EXCEPTION: Open parking s'D'UclUrel, B-3 OCC1lPancy. For d'!e purposes or d'!IS 1ICIIOft. area ..par.lion walls shall nof den,. separalO building." SECTION 15. ~ Cl1aptar5. Sac1Ion 5-30,18 Is _by amended Dread: .Seetln" !i.SO 1a Fe.. Nnt AIIaaIIlI. My and aD r..S ..18b- lishecl In ChepIsr 3 and CIlip!ar 70 0' the lJnlfnrm Rulldlnn eM. as adopIOd _I to Cl1aptar 5. Ar1l- cIe 1. SecIIon 5-1 ara heraby delet. ed. Fees Ihall be 1118bI11h1d by separate action or IIle CIty CO""''" SECTION". ~ Chapter 5. Section 5-30.21 Is hsrsby-amended to Dnl)" change !he rel.rence from exlslng 0\apfIr 58 and IUbHcIIons '5801 through 5815 to amlnded Chapter 57 and lubleCllon. 5701 IIlrough 5715. SECTION 17. ~ Chaptsr 5. Sactlon 5-31 Is hereby amended ID riad: -Sec:non ~1 U"ilnrm UedtR1lI- eal eMe The followtng amend. miniS are made to the Uniform Mechenleal Code. u adopted pur.' suant ID Chapllr 5.l\r1IcIe 1. SecIIon 5-1." : SECTION 18. ~ Chaptar 5. SOClIon 5-32 Is hereby ainencled " raad: -s.ebon 50S? U"lfDnn Plumbfnn l:.IllIL The lollowlng amendments ara made III tI1e Un)form Plumbing Code. a acfoplOd pu'1U8I1I1D Chap. ler 5, Arddel, Secllon 5-1" SECTION lB....AIlImLX. Chapllr 5. SecIIon 5-34 Is hereby amended ID ra8d: . ,~~" s.". U"lfnnn HrMaInn cailt:.:;q.e 'OlloWing amendments ara made to' ilie-Unrlonn HoUsing Code a. adoptid _I to Chap.. IOrS.Ar1Idel,Sactlqn5-1~ " SECTION 20 &IIsII..ll. Chapllr 5. Sac1Ion 5-34.1 is _by' amended to read: -s.eM".5.94 t ~?Dt fa1 &4bolUlt. The B..lding Qtf"oc:Ial end IIle Heallh 0Ificsr are heraby au1ho- nzed and direc:ted to adminl..... and enlorce all of the prov;slona 01 Ihs code. For IUCh purpose,. they Ihall have the powers 01 a law enforce- mentonicer. The Building Oltlclalshall have the power ID render Inwpr.lltJons tor thiS code and to adopt and en!orca ruI.. and ragu_ -- ury .. order III dorlly .. sPplcation eI tI1e prDVlslDI1I oIlh1i l:!llII- Sud1 Inl8lPIIlIIllona. rUas and raguladona "".. be In c:onIonrlty with tI1e Inlsnt and _ 01 IIliiCada.. SECTION 21. 6dIIlILlt. Chap'" 5. Seaion 5-35 is hellby amended ID reaci': .S~ellnn !i_~!; lJnifntm Fit. ~ The followinG .mendments In mado 10 the U1iform Are Code as .dopled pursuanl Ie) Chapter S. Artide '. Soc1Ion 5-,." SECTION 22. &l/o;lLY. ~ 5- 35.1 IS hotellr 8Il1Onded .. -I. ~Actinl"l 9 105 I, h rlby added to read: VIOlATIONS AND PE~LTlES Sopton 3 1051., A", par"",. firm or corporadan. viD&ating any of 1he prQYIaJanl of Ihll ~ excepl u nolad. shall be _ gulty .,. ml_oncloac:hporson_ be d'.med guilty of . I.patal. oIlan.. far .ad1 encI every d., ar pclI1ion I/NIrOOr cbIno _ any Iio- la.... of Ilrt of Ihe provIaiona .flllla code Ia c:ommlaed. c:onllnuod ar per. mined. end upon c:onvic:llaq, 1>1 .", ..c:I1_. auell _ ihall be punlahod t1/ fine'of nbr more 1I1en .... lllouaand doIara ($I,llCl(l1 ar Ilr ImprillCltYlllllll far nor mare NIl .,. (8) mcnIha. ar Ilr boIh .ueIl fine end """"_t (b) 111. appIocaIIon 01 Ihe ebo... penalty shall nol be held .. pnIWI1l Ihe .nr....d ,.movaJ of prohibited concIdons..~ .', ,..~ . ~.I si:CTJal 23. ~ Chepter 5. Sec:1lcin 5-3U Ia hereby amended .. ,.011: . ~W'lL~? A.~.g ~ ..... g,llS Ia _clod" incIudelhe lqlIowi"9dellniliOllS: c:HIEF OF THE BUREAU OF FlRE PREVEIIT10N II Ihe FInI Mer. .heI. .. " CLEAR PASSAGEWAYS ahall be ProWIdod..1UdI uttar.... ~ eI occupencIea -.. ..- ._ .. _ .",... underolie opeli",. ..llIod u _nnined .., Ihe -.. pent Ioed .1II1i"9 .-i,*-1IIa of Ihe lJaIfarrn IluIkIng Code edopIod pu-. .Uent..~5.AtIIcIel._ $-1. AI no IIICh ltn..heIl .ueIl.lIIr or 1>"'."1.1 ., be obID'UCt8d in III'1y mamer. CORPORATION COUNSEL .hall be Ihe City AI1arner 01 Ihe City oI50al 8eadl: SECTJal 24. &IIsJI.:l. Chapler 5. SecIIon !>35.311 hereby amended .. read. -Sl!Of!tinn ~'1~ 9 Artida g SAc.. ~ is amendod "lIlCIude III. foI1owing defini1lon: MUNICIPALITY IS 'h. CIty 01 Seal Seac" . SECllON 25. Artlel. V. Chapf8r 5. Section S-35 4 II hereby amended as ID the DIIe and heading 10 l'8ad: .Seetin" ~.3S .. Seelian '0 2Q8 la' General.- SECTION 28. MISI.Y. Chaptor 5, Section 5-35.5 I, amended by adding subsecl:ion (kJ 10 ,ead: "(k) OO.InJC1Ion. The requi,ed width 01 any fire apparalLls acce.. road or lir. lanl 'hall not be 0.'_ In .", memer. i1duding parking 01 v.hld... Minimum r~uJr.d widtM and cle.,ances ..tabll.hed under 11111 IOClion IhaII be malnlO/nod at eI 'mos. A violoIio<!01 III ie_conall- Mea enln__enrWlhk:le peIItod ar .." obi'" p111COd In viol.. tion 01 ti.1OClIon shall be Idlj... .. Immedlale Nmoval 8f1d IIOr8ge pur.. ~!Dlaw" SECTION "D. Arllele V. Chapter 5. Sec:aon 5-3S.a la emended .. ".d: "8. ~ 10 :willi) of ,ski fire cocI. II here\!\, emended .. ,.ed .. .101_: S.l!ttnn 'D 'D8la\ Approved number. or .ddr....i shan bt pIIICOd on oil _ end ,,,"ting build. loge In aucIl . poaIIIon as .. be plain- ly v1."bIe oncllegibl. from Ihe "HI ... rood lIonling Ihe 1JRlPOrtl': Said n...b... ahol' contrut willi th.I, ~""'_bu1d. log llCaIJliod !'If ....Ihan _ busi- neu lhall have 1IIIllbota.. _...- .s placId on or Immediatel, ed_t.... clooIo lhaI-.ld _ FiN Oepanment access in an emer- gency_on. Multiple -ling ..... (I.... apen. menl. condominiums. townhouses, elC.) having enranee doors not VISI- ble from Ihe IIttet or toad shall have approved numbers grouped lor all ctweKII"Ig5 Within each str'UCflXe and poaIDaned 10 II to be plal'lly Wible from Ihe lfTeel or road Said num- bers may be grouped on the wall of the structure or on a subsI8ntial mounting post Independent of the 1- SECTION 28. AI:IIGII..Y. Chap..r S. SecIb15-35.7 is added to read; Seelinn 10 !Ollal Type required. The Chief shaU del.gnate the Iyp8 and number 01 fire applI- ances ID be lnataled and malnlalned In end upon oJ! building. end ptemll- .. In the Iu~adiclion olhtr than pri- "arl dw.lhnG~ DIll" than 3600 aquataleelln .....lIoor area. ThI. ahaII'be clone _'ng .. Ihe ,.1aIMt IOwnIy 01 pIllbobl. fir.. including th. rapid,., with wfllch it mey ad. Suc:l1 ,appllencIIl shall be 01 1UI1abl. far ~ probabI. cia.. f fire associated with such bui\dl .. pteml... end shall have lorlheChl.f, SECTION 21. AIIfcILl(. Chaplet S. Seclion $-35.8 .. added II> read: SeetfM 10 MStb( ApprovalL AI flre.<txangullhi", OY"''''' IneIud- Ing automatic .prinkler system., C_. I, II end lIIaxnbinod .lend. pipel, Hlabn syswns and o1her ape- c:iaI_1Ic: exli"9uisl1ng '''_", and ....ment pi"" Inleta aholl be approved and. .h8H 6e iUbj"r ro j>er\ocIle IeI1a .. mey be l8gulred. A con4IrhJn 01 apProVal of ~J Halon '''lOflI' .hall be lllIa(ac1Ol\' pu. IIIIQ' 01 . IuI dlachetile ""t UIiIiz;ng an Ipproved 181t gas. or OIher .Sl prllClOCIlftu__..,lheChIef. prtor..lInaI_lanCO<ilheaya- ...... The '-IIoIi 01 all FA 001*1- mInt .bo.. COtIMCdon. .ull be ~"'illeChlel. SECIION III. AIIlllII.:i. Chapter 5, SecIIan $-3S.Q II added .. /lid: Seetinn 1ft !08Ibl of.aid Un!:. bm F1r8 CartA II het8by amended .., _ng......OClion 5: S. In all _ buldlng. ar llruC> ..... when Ihe grou oquare footage thtrof 1fl'j:88ds 8,000 IqUMt feet or man 1I1en _ (2) a..n.. In hefgh' ~.. 01."", ..peraIion walla. EXCEPTION: Op.n' parking sUUClUl'8l, B-3 oa:upancy For me purposes 01 Ihls section, area separaDon wal's shall not define separate buildings. SEenON 31. AIIIgJtl. Chap,", S. Secuon 5-35.7 Is hereby .. renum. bered co SeCllon 5-35.10 and amended by amending Section 10.306(h) to read as lollows and reviling subsection numbe,. (f) IhrOUQh CD .. -...... numbers I') Ihrough (m) ro.pec:lively: Section 10306fhl 01 said Um.:. form Fit1I CodA Is hel8by amended eo read.. follows: (h) Gmup R 0caJpanciea: I. An_Iic.pri_ayllSm .ha11 be Installed lIvoughout ...." apet1ment hou.. Ihree 13) ar mare stories in height Dr containing more Ihan fifteen (15) dwelU", uri... end ....ry ho1el _ (3J ar mare ...... In I}elght ar contalrlng _., (20) ar more guesr roem.. RRldenttll or quick-response standard sprinkler _. all.. be UIOd.ln Ihe _ang util and guilt room portion. of 1he bulking. 2. All o!her GIllup R OcoJpan- Cles containing three (3) or more dweUIRg units or ouest rooms, shan have an approved rnodlfl8d 8Uromar. IG sprinkler system "".raned. 3. An approved modified auto- matic sprinkler s,slem shall be Installed throughQut aU Group R, Division 3 oca"penc:i... .. Exlabng GlllUp R. Civil"," 3 OCCUJlOl1Cl" ahan be eqUIpped willi an approved modified automa~lc .pnnklet .,Item when Ihe hlIIlltabl. area .1 Ihe occupancy II lnerealed by mo,. Ihan 50'11o .nd III. lOCal hob- ((able area exceeds 3.&00 .quare leet. For the purposes of this s8Caon, area separation walls shall not deflne separate buildingS.' SECTION 3Z Chapler 5. SOoclon 5-35 8 is hereby renumbered 10 Sec- tion 5-35 " and amended by only amending the relerenced Section 'rom eXISting SectIOn 10.308 (a) to new Sec:lIDn 10306 (a). SECTION 33. Arl/eJ. V. Chap/at 5. SeCDon 5-35.8 IS hereby renUmbered .. S....n 5-35,12 and amended .. read' ~nn 10 ~ '. of said Umfsum Fire Cnd. 'S hereby amended to read u_. Sectlnn 10 !OR' Sprinklers sI1aIl not be .nalolled when III. appl. cation of water or nam. and waltr to the contents may consda.ne a .e~ ous Ute or fire hazard. Other fire eXbngullhing Iystems compabble with Ihe hazardous meterlals bemg SlDl'ed or used. and apptoYed by th. ellie' lIloll be pnwl'*l. SECTlON-34 Artlel. v. Chapter 5, 5oClion 5-35.g I. hare.., renumbered .. Sec1lon !>35.12. 'SECT1ON35. ~ Chap..r5. SeclIon 5-35.13 JI herell\l,addod .. read: ~'\Inn 10 ~09fb\ or laid .UnI: form f:1re Cod. is hereby- amended .. read ..1aNowa: Sectlnn 1030atbl Where RequIred. Slendpipe oy.ta... .holl be provided u set forth in Table No. 10.309. _ _.. ..-_ EXCEPTION: EvelY new bund. Ing with any hortzontal dimension grealer illen 300 I..~ .haIl be pro- vld.,s with either Icees' doOls or ....018 audets located so O\8t .. por- tiOllS or Ihe budding can be _ wllh 1&0 feet or hole from an acce.. _arhoeeoulleL Ace... doo,.: Ace.ss doors shlt! be In the earlar ..II of IhI building _I. wllllOut III. u.. 0' . 18dder. WJd not .... Ihan Iv.. . (3) ,"I in width nor Ie.. than 6 111I .ight inc:hea (8'8")1n height. HoM outl.ts; The hose oullets ahall be 2 112- in IIze wuh an approved VIIve. The water supply lor !he hcae oullelS JhaII be .upplled as faDows: 1. By a separate maln lrom the Iystem Side of the theck valve at the Fire Department connecdon 01, 2. Fl'Om an adjacenr .adIOn of thl Iprlnkler system arranged to allow ~he hOle oUClltl to deliver wilier when the Sprinkler system or portion of the system that protectS lhe area served by Ihe hose oUUlllS ,hut oft' The war.,. SUpply shall be "zed to deliver a minimum of 2SO gpm 81 65 PSI. lrom III. h,draullcoll, moSI remote hose outllt and 250 Gpm. (lIowv1g) when III. F.. Departrn.nl connlClion I' pumped at a preS5ure no. exceed 1 SO psi. SECTION 38. AaWI.l(. Chap..r 5. Secr"," 5-35.10 i, hereby renum. bered to lecbon 5-35. t 4 and amend. ed by only amending Ihe referenced section from exlllln; SecDon 10310, Subsection 2 10 new SlalOM 10301; SubsectIOn 2. SEenON:I7. AIIIgJtl. Chaple' 5. . Seed.. 5-35.15 i. hereby added .. read: Seetrnn 14 S14 of ft,e Ll..aitauD Fir. rM. La hereby added to read aslDllowa; SAt:Iinn 10 !1C When tnathlng a_. Ia required b, "'i. Qada. the type of apparatus. the mamte- nance 01 IBid apparartl. and !he b'lIft1nQ In Ihe use or said apparatus shall be al required in Califnrnla Code nr Reaulation. nde 8, SecIIon 511A. SECTJal 38. AI:IIGII..Y. Chap... 5. Section 5-35.l1 Ja he"'" renu/llo bored 10 5ocllon $-35.18. end i. addeclto read: Secrlan 10 !1S 01 said JJDUsum Fire Code .. hereby added Ut read ufollows: I Seelinn 1ft :11S fa' Scope. In addition to other applicable reqUIre- menll or the.. reguladons. SIcIIon 2-1807 01 the California Code of Rp.OU'::IMnl Ttde 24, Secoon la07 of che Uniform Burldlno Code the pr_ of thil ..CIIon lhalI appI, to every new buikllt1Q 01 any type 01 conslruCllon ~r DCalpanGy haY- Ing an ....a where the pubic might gain acce.. to ewail ,....... Iocalod more than Illlr five fe.1 (55') above !he level of Fife Department vehICle _I. Such ...klIngllIloll be pro- VIded wllh an approved lutomatlC spnnkler system In accordance With See,.. 1801(CI EXCEPTIONS: (8) The lollowlftg structures. wnlle dl5l1rlfld as tugh,,"_ bulldmgs. &hall not be subJICt to tile provisions 01 thiS Secllon but shall conform to an other applicable prO"'SIOftl 01 Ihe.e reguladons: 1. Bu'ldIng. uled elClJlll...1y a. open parking gar8QB.. 2. BUIldinG' where .IJ Iloor. above thl 55-foollevll arl used ..cluli..." u open parki", gar... 3. Floors Dr buildings used e.clUllwI)' u.open I'atkI!1g aarege. and located. above all other noors uled lor !lumen occupenc,. 4. Building. .uch a. power plantl. lookout towlrs, sl.epll.. pn houIes ."d JimJlar IlrUClUra. with non-c:ontinuous human Occu- pancy, when '0 d.torminecl by III. enforCing agency. I (b) Th. p'ovi.ion. 01111. Il.oIllum Rulldinn Cdde Section 1807(b} Ihrough 1801(k) ahall .pply .. buld. /M(/' _In SeclIon 10.31S(a). (e) In addilion 10 Ihll requir.....QIS 01 the UnilDtm 8ul'lflrlp Cade, SeCuon 1801(0. th. C.n~ Control Sladon snail include Ihe fal_ng:- I 1. Fir. pump .ta... pari., end con1rOI.. 2. Cab/nor con"'nlliO~l.bele'" emerg..., aClCl8M and e11Ml1Df',fO""' lnli keya. (T,pe of c8b1net end ~..... bot of key. to be '__ by 111. ChIef). '- 3. C.bln.l contalnlnQ .Ight (8) po_ lira Ightor phDfIea end on. (I' heed.O! willi .ul!lclenl cord III '""" oil pordon. 01 Ihe ...... . .. One (1) 3'a .' table end On. (l)c:I1e1r. S. Plena of"'" buIIcIIng _g d fi,. .nd fife llfety _.. lira tell.tiye ..paratlons, on-sl. Wlllr s)'Slem. 8. The door .. Ihe builcllng ..... lnli room shall be able to be openod by a key __ Ilr !he ChIef. 1. Th. Cen1rel Control Station .1taIf be ..patlllad from Ihe remaln- der of Ihe building by not I... than 1 hour fir. ,.Jlldve con.rruCllon willi oIlopenlllQI pro_ .., .._lei h.Ylng . fir. ,..i.1ive rating of nol leult\an 4S minUIeI. I I (d) F.. Alarm Sy.tem. 1 The fire .Iarm Iysrem shall Indude VIsual u~M:I~QflIor the hear. '"G Ilrlpalred. In an public areas 01 Ihe b.lIldlng, including but notlil"ftll8d 10 elevator., elevator lobbies, resl lDDm., cOrridor" exJI .tat",.)'.. room and tenant lpaC81 eXceeding 1,000 square f..lln arel. 2. AI.moke deleCtOnl' connect. ed 10 1he Blarm IfBlem BIlill 'IIi.. a "ght that IntlIcaIOl Ihe 8181111 or rh. de_. Whon a de_1a local8d '" 8 space above a dnlppad c:aIImg. 1he IndlC8.ng nght .hall be 1_l8d on or below 1he calling grld. 3. Th. aellY8don ., any "-- don device connected to 1he alarm .y.ram .hall C8U1' 1he lIarm 10 be lOUncfed on Ihe ftoor IhaIIhI _. ,"g_laon,...I.. NIIoor abo.. ond .... Roar boICM !h. .c:ti- I yabn; deVIce whir. Ih... noar. ."'L (e) fmorgency OYI_!Ian 1acI11)'. ...,. I. The root... _ i1cWo an .m.~.ncy evacuation facility lor helicopter. 011... thin 12.000. pounds 01'011 weight. Thll tadUty shall hIve . lDuchdown _ or II - iiiiia'iifty !GO; (SO') diameter ind be .urrounded'bo! as .~.. bY a cloer .r,. hiving I '!'(nimum average wldlh 81100I_ .l.lfleon feet (15'). 1M WIIh no WKIlIt lei. IIttn ,.. feet (5'). . _ 2. Th. lending pad .hlll il. dellgned per Unifntm RuDdlM l"..N4a SoctIan 2308(<). Hollcop,",_ng are.. and IlJppartI. d\ereror an' the rool 01 a buldlng .hell be 01 rionoom. bushbfe consrucrlOf1. 3. Th. 8_n<y ........~on rl/diflY _ ha.. IWo (2) app_ dlp.nUte paths 8t . .Iope of no gll.terlllan 810 1. 4. Any helicopter use of this hell.top ._ IIIan II on em.rgency tvacuaton IlICility shaff reqli,. prior FAA. BuildinG Department and Fir. Oopetonont eppl'OVll. m Enclosed Sl8IlWly., I All required enClosed slalrways shall be eqUIpped 'flIt" I baromelnc dampered reh,1 opening 81 lhe lOP and (he Stairway suppieo' mecham. cally Wllh sufflCllf1llUr to diScharge a mJnlmum Df '2.500 cubiC feel per minute ~hrough Ihe relle' opening while mainwnmg 8 mmlnun posid~ pressure of 0.15-inch water c:alumn in Ihe Ilailway relative 10 atmDlpher. Ic pressure trilh 811 door. c1oled, AClIYI.on of the mec/1anitaJ oqUIP- menl ahan be IIJ KCDrdanCe wiCh Ihe Uniform RIJlldina CodR Secdon 3310 (g) 8. SECTION 3.. Artlcte V Chapter 5. _ 5-35.17 is edded lO....d: SeeMn "M11rn or IUd Unl:. 'nnn FJ,. Cod. 11 hete~ amended 10 lIad ..IoUOWI: Secmn 11 ~1 ,d\ DumpaI8r and Con...... location. llumpolerl ond con_IS willi II!' Intljvfdua! copacity .'1.5 CUbIC yords~<O,5!"bic fooQ or gre.rer _ not r. ......, In bu,N1. mgs or ploc:ad WI!hi" n.. ".." (5') 01 combullible WIll., _ning. or com. busriblerDD'llMIlnel, I EXCEPTION( A.... con"lrnnq dumpsterl 01 ~1'\1.lner. protected b)l an 8pproWd 'autorna.lic sprinkler sy.tem. The fire .prinkler h..d(lt nlralled to COVIr 1he dumpslI,. or canlllfn..... II\lIII be or the 8VtomIric r- _"'IYPI, -, .J..-. ....;...,t_____.. _, SEcnON 40.' 6dJGlLY. Chap,", 5. ~i1 S:SS.1I1a added IOlIad: ~ l' 1 rw.,n 01 IhI UEifaIm Fire Cod. I. her.by amlnded by adding IUbIecliln (1) 10 reeiI .. tI. !owl: r~ Exlsdng Group R Occupan- dn 1. Every ,lIlling dwelling unit UIId lor lI..plng purpciuo BIlall be - provided with Imoke deleClorl l....ned In accordlnca with UBC. SecIIon 1210(1). ' 2. SmoIce dol8Clorl m"Y be bar. Iery ~ted when l..l8IIed In Illiat. Ing Iolllding., .r In bulld1ngo without. ""mm."c1al _,. II Ihall be .... lIoponoIbtAIy 01 .... ownOr .. supply, inllall and maintain all required ImOke deleclDfI. The owner aha" be lllpon.oblelor onnualy l8..ng III rwqu/red omolle _.. SicnON 41. A~I.II V. Chap,", 5. Section &-35.12 (existing Code) II hereby deI.ted In I.. entilllY. sEcn0ll42. AIIIaII.Y. Chapllr S. _on 5.35. ,3:lI1roug/1 SectIon 5- 35.18 .... hereby renumbered Sac- "'" 5-35,19 through 5-35.22 IllIAC- bvely. SEcnON 43. AIIIaII.Y. Chapll, S, Seelion 5-3:0.23 is added Iollad: SeeM" 2 ?fa) of Appendix r-B 01 IBid Uniform Fir. eDd'. I. hereby ~1O_"Iol,""s:'.. ' ~ltIn , "11\ Automatic Spnn. kJer.. Every hlgh-n.. Ilund"g .haIl haye an approved autOmatic fire. Illlngui.hlng .ystem Inslalled Ihroughoul the buiding in IIIXlDtllanca wI!h .... roqulrem.nll .r NFPA 13 (Srandard ,., rho In'lIl1ll1.n .f Sprinlder Sy.l8mI) .985 edill.,. In addition Iolhe main we,", .upply. a secondary on-alII IUPply of WIler oqual .. thl hydraulically caiQAall .prlnlcJer d.sign demond plu. 100 gaIIono per minU\8 addItIonllllor !hI IDtaI .tandp/pe OY'l8III ohaD be pro- ..iled. This,lUppIy IhaII be IU1llllllll- c:oiUY .~I IlIhe principii .uppiy ,lolls ahcilaheJl have a duration of IhIr. Iy (30) mlnUl8I. SprlnkJer_troI valve. and WIlIr flow detlcdno doIIIc:ae _ be ptO'IIdod 81 .... 181. nlCII..-......tlleron."'" floor. SEcnON 44. Artlelo V. ~l8t S, Sec:don 5-35.231. added IOlIad: - SAdton "c al AODendfl If-A of .ald IJnlfnrrn Fir. Coth. I. hereby added Illllad.. tllowo: SAr.tlm ,. Use 01 Equipment II) EllCIPl u .....rwt.. provided in !hIs 18Cdon, no parlOn shall use, openll8, or caus. ID be operated. In upon or edjolfllng ~ hezardou, fire area any Inlemal combustion 3ngin' which u... hydrocarbon fuel., url... the .ngme is equipped with a .perle _'ter u defined '" IUb..o- ~on (e) ~.ain1linod In .ffec:t!ve work. Ing oldw. or ihe engine il car..lruct. ed. oqulppod ond melntalned for !h. pntYtntion 01 lire Plnuant 10 Section 24 (e). (b) Spark arresl8tl aftlxed 10 the exhaust .Yltem of engmes or vehI- clel IUbsecc 10 Ihi, SecllDn ,hall nOI ". plaud Df moun led in luch a manner II 10 allow Ilames ('Ir heat from the er:hauIlsyslem 10 Ignite any ftanvnable malenal, (e) A &park arrester IS . deY1C:8 conatruer8d or uon.flammable mal&- rial Ipecincally for the purpole of removing ..,d retaining carbon and 'olher flan,m.ble parllcles over 0.0232 of an I"ch In size from Ihe exhaull flew of an (nternet combu.- lion engine 1ha! uses hydrocarbon ruoIs or _ Ia """WIld and raled by IhI Unilod Sl.ta. Forest Sorvice. Cd) Engines u.ed 10 provide moINe power lor trucks, truck It.Go ai, buse., and passenger vehlde., eicept motorcydn. are'not subfect I) tti. SecIcon IlIhe exhausl syslem .'1 equJppecjl WIIh. mum... as defined In Ihe Vehide'CoM of IhIIt SlaNt of C.llfnmla (e) Turbocharged engine. are nol IUbJ8CI 10 1hll ..clton II an exhaulted g.... pa.. rhrough !he ro181\ng turbine wheel, Ihere IS no exhaus! bypu. to 1he almosphere. and the turboCharger IS In a"active rnech8n1C11 candldon. SECTION 45. ~ (hap,er S, Soc:tJon 5-35,2. I, added .. read' SRf!tM 'S 01 AnnMdhr: A at IBid 'IJmfnnn R,.. Crwtit II herebf added I) rer II Iot"w.' SeeIIM ,!; 01 ADD. nth.. II.A of .ald UnifOrm Fir. Cod. i. hereby Ordinance Number Jl. f~ added II) read: .ase, or renllD any County fire Departmenl Plan (III or p.~lon f"y.ln!'ln!'1 combustion 81 approved by Ihe Chief. .ng"'" IUIIJICl OJ !he provI.lon. 01 b. Imgaoon plelll. Sec:I1On ZC and nol .ubJect hJ 1he c. Precise delineation 01 each proYl.ionI of Secdon 13001 of Ihe fuel modiflC8llon lOne. Brush shalt ...~ih and ~"" ("'.Nt. Unl"1 he be cleared u specified on precise pIG.... . _ notice 10 Ih8 pur. I1JeI mcd'hCXlkln plans. c:hIIser or bill.., at '!he dme oI~. .r III !hI dml .f .nterlng InlO. 3 PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF I.....rll...._"."......ng ~ USE AND OCCUPANCY PERMITS. II a vlol.hon of lhe Unlfnrm I=lr& lhl complelld lUll modUlcallon ~ to use or operate Ihe engine I",lallation shBl'f be approved by Ch, In, upon or adJOining any haZlll'doul. Fre Oeparunenl. , fir. "'., unJ'., Ihe englnl II c. UAIN!~~.9.~, " Jhe:1rilIal1ed equipped with a spark arre.tef, I' fuel modirlcation shaD be "laln}lfned defined in $edlon 2C, malntalned r'I In .ccardanc. with the approved enecriveworlungorderor1heengine Plan';,"l'-I.N'.l-'" <..N" r""'oPgl~ is cOnsrruaed, equipped. and main. . '" 1,(. y, , '," :r Illo:: l~ rained for rho prIVIIl~on .f lire pur- SECTION 48. ~ Chopter 5, S~IIO Section 26 ' Section 5-35.17 II hereby r.num. bored 10 Socllon 5-35.27. SECTION 41. &lIslLY. Chopllr 5, S8C!IOI'I 5-35 25 is added to read SRctlan ?8 01 AD~ndl" II.A 01 laiC! Itn.fcrm Flrlll CodA IS h.reby added 10 ",ad as follows: No person shall use. oper_I8, Of CIUSI ro b6 operaled In. upbn or .dJoining any hazardous Ilr. ar.. any hand-held, ponaI>lo. muld-pas'. lion, Inlernal combUSllon engine manutacNred alter June 30. 1978, which i. operaled on hydrocartJon luell, unles. Ills conseructed and and eQ~~ and mainramed 'or the prv\flnricf" ~! lire If\. Iccordante with Section CU3 01 Ihe ~ RBlnllrMI t'.NtA ar the State ('If Cali- fgmJa. ~EcnON 47. AIIJGlLY. ChaPl8r 5, SOCbon 5-35.26 IS added .. r..,d: ~Ae1lon '7 0' AnftAnd... h.Alpl .aid Uniform Fir. C~8 i. her-.bY' added 10 read 81 follOW'I' , FUEL IAClOIFICATION (.) De""",,,""nt o"'"'"ng wlll1. m or adJlC8n~ 10 County designated Fire Hazard Seventy Zon.s rated -high- or -very high- Ihall reqUlr. modification 01 yeGelalio" al Ihe urban Inlerfaci. Pru~r 10 the IlIuonCl oI,"y aUidlng permits. . FUll Modill:adon PIon and Program thall be OlIproY1d by .... Chllf, The Fuel Modlflcadon Plan Ihan .hoW, lpecia' treatmenl of 1M vegetallon required 10 achlave an aCClpl8~" . level of I1lk 1ft reo_d 10 the expo.. JUI8I or 1t1UC'U" tel 1IWM\81H wv. etltlon ad shtlJ diUne.11 _ are.. ....",-ullf ItJr IPkmC trealm4jnl and ..lIIlIish pnl>lIlono lor n. c:onlInued mamlenance. The approvtd FUll MccIInClllon Plan .heII be ",.rinod pra 10 .... _ca 01 buDding per- mils, under the lupervlslon of the Fife Marlhal, and PI" ri final Inspection prior to the 111U'~ of oppficsbfl us. end ~ pet- rnito. , PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF GRADING PERMiTS, a coneap- OJaI Fuol M.cliftcadon PI"; .hal be appr.ved by !hi Chllf. Thl. Plan shaJIlnclud.: (a) A -IY loot (20') selback zone rrom the edge of fhe graded pad: (b) on Irrig.ted zone .. begIn ar1he edge oIl11e QI1Ided pod Wllh a mll'lImUm Wldlh 10 ~e deter. mined by the Ct\lef, a A zone 10 r8CelV8 brush thin. nino continuing trom '!he edge Df 1he ungaled zone as .pproved by me Ctllef. b, A IeFter 01 pertnJlllOn for any necessary oll-slIe reQUIrements c.. Methods used lor removal 01 vegetauon d A S18lemenl 01 malnlanilflC8 responSlbll1ry e A oopy 01 deed fesU1(';bons lor each lot Dl'ohlbltlng mmhu!ttlkll!J con. slruCllon In IhR lue! modlhCRllDn lllU. 2 PRIOR TO THE :SSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS. a preci.. Fuel ModUlcllon Plan shall be appI'oved by the Chie', ThiS Plan. shall Include lI1e following informa- bOn: a A plant bit of hre resisrar:at (droughllOleranl .uOQlsled) p1anta 10 be selected Irom che Orange SECTION 41. AllJm.Y. Choplar S. Soc;on $.37 I. hlreby am.nded to' read: .SM:tlnn !i-:J7 NRbnnll1 ~AdnC:lllf .Q.QdI.,. The lollowlng amendmenl. are made ID !he- NarJonal EIectTIC8J Code a~ adopbtc:l purtuanl m ChaP- \ l8t5. AIfIcIo 1. Sod.", 5-''" . SECTION 50. AIIIsfLX, Chapter S. SICIiDl\ 5-37.1 10 hereby .mended.. read: ~.~~: ~~crp~,,:~:' Hallan_' FI.ctfle., CodeJ Permll EuL The lee for each electrical permll .hall be in IICCOtdance With ....lat..l resolUIJon of the CIIy Coun. cll relallng !O eSlabhshmenl 01 I RoviIId F.. Sdtedule." ' SECTION 51. AllJm.Y. Chapllr 5. Section 5-42 1. i. hereby amended to reference Appendix Secdon 4901. Uniform Buddll'\g Code, 81 adopted pursuanllO Chapter 5, ArtICle 1, See- Don5-1 SECTION 52. ~ Chapllr 5. Section S-C2.2 and Section 5-423 are hereby amended 10 reference Uniform BuUd11'\g Code, as adOpled pursuant 10 Chapler 5. ArtICle 1, See- bon 5-1. SEcnON 53. &lIslLY. Chapl8, 5. SOC1Jon 5-42,4.(b) i. hereby am_ ,d to relerence Uniform Building Codl as ldopted purauant 10 Chal\- IIrS.Artic:I.1._5-1. SECTION, 54. The modifiqbon. \. tho Bull~,"g Cod. thot ha.. prelli- \~usly been enacted are merely a conrinuarion of the Code or Seal Beach. and all of lhe changel and modification. to ',he 'BuDding Code. whe1tler previ'oust;' e~acred or enact- ed in 'lhll ordinance are h.~y necellary because at IocIJ! die, chll'actenzed by hol, dry .~~, r.. '''_, by '1Ionll Santa Ao\a IMndl and heavy winter rains. 1he .lion In Southern C.hlornla and 0'\ Ihe Coaa~ end tho ,olaJivofy 181_. pI1y 0I1he CIty, ~~C;IION 18. Stare law r"&ntH lh,1 loellill" adopt &h, uniform Building Cod.. ond ony modlflca. lions tholllO. by Oecembot 28. 1989. it Ia w.ntial!hBl Jhe CIty ha.. In effect on ihal date I building cod, lhal componl with .Iale law'8f'ld contains f'oJe '"modifications IWCN. "lllated by unique. geographic. g80- hlgIe end clime.e c:ondIno... In the absence 01 unmediaJe elecovene'l. the provIllons ollhe building code unique \0 1he Cily's 'peeI" Circum. .1an:et wiD nol be an place and lhaa will :l8VI a del/lnllnraJ ./feel on tho pL'gllc health, safely and welfare. Th. mOdifications 10 Ihe Uniform BUilding Code conlain vllal prOVI. 110111 rogardlng .dm...lnl... proce. dures, roofing malerlall, .pnnfding requll'.menll, and other sinular mat- lers necelSffared.by the CIry'S ..po- sure 10 Sarna tn. winds. For the.. ,easons, rhe pubbc health. safety and weUare r,quin"-ll'\a( Ihls oral. nance lake effecl invnectlallly, ThiS is an urgency ordinance, SECTION 56. This OrdInance shall become operative on December 28, 1989. PASSED. APPROVED AND ADOPTED by rhe Cuy Council ",Ihe eny 01 Seal Beach al a meeftng thereor held on the 111h day of December. 1989. EDNA L. WILSON Mlyor PtoTem An...: ./OANNE M VEO CltyC,.Ik STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE I CI1Y OF SEAL BEACH) ss I, Joanne M Yea, C'ry Cleric of me cU)' of Seal Beach, Cahlornla, do hereby certdy thai the loregolng ordi- nance IS an origInal copy 01 Ordi- nance number 12~S on Ille In the olllce or the City Clerk, passed, approved and adopted by Ihe City CounCIl of lhe City of Seal Beach a' a mooling haid on rhe 11th day 01 De<>>mber. 1989. by the IoIlOWlng vote: AYES: Councllmembers Hunt. Lanla, Risner, WilSon NOES: COullCllrnem!lltr. None AnENT: COunciI...n.botI Grgae and do hereby tuhh.r certify that Ordmence Number 1295 ttu been published pursuant to'the Se.' Baac:h City Chon.r'r1d R."oIueon Number 2836, Joan... M. Voo, Cllr Clerk ' Chy of S..I Such 'llecembet 21. 1989 PuDlished In Iha Seal Baoctl Journal SUMMARY.OR01""NCE NUMBER '2114' ADOPTING CERTAIN qoDES BY REFERENCE. Smilie pUBLIC H1ARING THEREdN . Ordinance Number 1294 of lhe CIty or Seal8each, adopting by r.ference the Uniform _Sw.rrPmlng Pool, Spa and Hol Tub ~}I< 1988 Edition. the Unlf~nn COde for the Abatemenl of DangeroUl BUlldtS. 1988 EditIon, /he Unirorm &g Cod., '988 EdI- tion: the Unilorm ar Energy Code. 1988 Editon, the Uniform Building Sac:unty Coda, '988 Ed..on and car- taln amendments to MId Codes. was Inl1llduced at "'e regular C"y C",ma! m...ng of December 11, 1989. First ,eadlnG 01 Ordinanca Nu_, '29' WU __ Dy "'elo/Iowing vole' AYES: Hunl. Luzlo. Risner, Wilson NOES: Ncna ABSENT: Grgu Modon catn.. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the CII)' COuna! 01 I/Ie City 01 Seal Beach Will conduct a pul;li. ""'lnG on Monday. January 8, 1990 at 7:00 p.m. In Oty CDunal Chambers, 211 . 8th Street, Seal Beach, CO consld8f' adopnon of : 1M Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hol Tub Code, 19GB Edlnon !tie Unllorm Code for the Abale. menl of Dangerous Buildl"gS. 1988 EcllDOn the lJnllorm Sign CoeIl, 1988 Edl. bOn lhe Unllorm Solar En.rgy COde. ,S8Il Ed~on 1hI Uruform BUIlding Secunly COcIe, '988 Edibon and amendments thereto refl.cbng local conditions such as setbacks, .xICI. fences, or s8CUrny, and water sprinkler .y.tems 'or n.wly con. ItrUC1td commercia', induatriaf and ...NpIe family building.. by adOption aI 0rdI_ Numbet '294. COpla. 01 Ordlnanc:o Numbt, 1294 .... available in Che office a'lhe City Clerk, City Hall, 2" . 8th Slreel, Seal Beach. California: telephon. (213) 431.2527, and coP'" at rn. Codes being conSidered for adoPhOn are avadabJe'or publIC Inspecuon DATED THIS 12111 day 01 December, '989, JOInn. M. Yea, City Cltrk City of 13... BHc:h c....nD.r2'. '989 Published In the $ealBeacn Journal_ SUMMARY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1293 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY c<lUHCiL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH. CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A PRIMARY MUHICI. PAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY ON TUESOAV, MARCH 27. '990. FOR THE ELECTION OF CElfTAIN OFFICERS OF THE CITY AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVl. SIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITV OF SEAL BEACH WHEREAS. under the proVISIOnS 01 Ihe Charier of Ihe City of Seaf Beach. Cahlornla, a Pllmary '-tunlo- pal ElectIOn shall be held on March 27, 1990, lor lhe election 01 MuniCI- pal O"lcers: and THE CI1Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH. CAliFORNIA, DOES HEREBY OROAlNj AS FOL. LOWS Section 1. That pursuant co che requirements of the Charier 01 tne Cry cI Sear Beach, CaJJlorma. there IS called and ordered 10 be held In Ihe ellY of Seal Beach, County 01 Orange, State 01 Cahfornla, on Tues. day, March 27, 1990, a Primary M!JflIQpaJ ElecllOn lor lhe purpose 01 efeellng one (1) member of !he City CounCil Irom CouncrlmQnlc DistrIct One 101' the fun lerm of lour years, one (1) Member 01 the City Council from CounCIlmaniC OIstl'lct Three for the lull lerm of lour years. ana on. (11 member 0' I/Ia CIty COunctlIrom Counclmanac Oistnct FrYe 101' the rull rerm or lour years Section 2.. That the ballols to bB UI" all/la alee""" shall be In Iotm and OYIt9nl u requl(ed by law Sa.lIon 3. ThaI rho City Clm ollho Cny IS authorized, Inltructed and directed to procure and rurrush any and 811 ottiaaJ bailors, tIOocet. pnnr. ed matt.r and all supplies. equip- ment and peraphenaha that may be nltCenary In oreler 10 properly ancl lawfuny conduct the elecbon Sectfon 4. T~at lhe po~ tor the election shall b. operr at .even (7:00) o'clock a.m. ot the day of the tledlon and shall remain open con. Muously fromL'har time unbl BIght (8"00) o'cloCk ~m. of Ihe same day when- the poliS shall be closed, excepl as proVIded In Section 14301 ollha ElectIOns !:Ode dl llIe SI8~'OI Cahbnl.l Section 5. Tha"n'all pal1lOJlars nOI reoled In thiS OrdInance, the elec- lion shall be held ancI conducted as provided b)' law 'or holding municipal elections Section e. That nOtlC. 01 the lime and PIlei' 01 holding !he elechon IS given and the City Clerk IS autho- rized, Instructed and direCted 10 give such IUrlh8l' or addlllDnal nO(lce of the election, In time, lorm ifld man- ner as reqwred by law Secllon 7. Thai tne CIIy Clerk shall cenlly 10 the passage and adophon or thiS Ordinance. shall cause the same to be pubhshed as requlled by law, shall make a minute of the pas- sag. and adoptiOn thereof In th. record. of the proceedinGS of the City Counal 01 s8ld City in the mln- ures 0' Ihe meeting 81 whIch Ihe sarna II pass.. and adoplad SeclJon 8. This O'dlnance Shan take effect mme(ilalely upon adoplion. PASSEO. APPROVEO ANO ADOPTEO by ilia CIty COuncIl 01 rho City or Seal Beach, Caln'arnlS. at a regular meeting thereof hpld on the 111h day 01 Deceml,,,H', 1989 EDNA L. WILSON IIlyot ProT.m An..,: JOANNE lot VEO CltyClark Ordinance Number itf2l/:;- Decembe,-:21. 198 me Journal STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I, ..benne M. VGO. CllY CIeJl< '" rho City 01 Seal Beach, Cahfornla. do ho",by ce,.1y Ihalrho loregolng ordi. nance was passed, approved and adopted by 1I'le City CounCIl of the Cuy of Seal Beach at . meetmg lhereof held 011 the 11 tn da)' 0' Oecember, 1989. by rhe 'oI/awlnG YOle A.YES: Counc"'TI8mHr' Hunt, laszlo, Rilnet', WIlson NOES: Counclmembel'l None ABSENT: Councilmembetl Grg.. and do hereby turther cenlPy that Ordinance Number 1293 hiS bit" published pursuant to th. 5e,,1 Beach Clry Charter and ReaoIulJOn Number 2836 I Jo.nno M. Yoo. Cftr Clotk Cllr 01 Saol Baa." December 21. 1 gag PUblished in the Seal Beach Journal. I I