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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 190 1935-09-19 II I I' I . .. ~ .~.I. .- ORIGINAL " - NOT TO Bl:OI=I=ICIAl COpy""" TI-Il: CITY Cl TAKl:N /=',0,,-\ l:RK'S OI=I=ICl: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFORE,AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND LUTmES. . . . ORDINANCE NO./t() - The City Council of the City of Seal Beach,Calitornla, do ordain; as follows: Sectlon 1. A ~ureau of Flre Prevention in the Fire Department of the ~ity: of Seal Beach is hereby establlshed which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief ot the Flre Department of s aid City. The Chief of the Fire Department shall designate an otficer or mem- ber of the Fire Department as Chiet of the Bureau ot Fire Pre~ention,who shall hold this offlce at the pleas~re of the Chief of the Fire Department. The Chiet of the Fire Department me, also designate such number of Inspectors as shall from time to tlme be authorized by the City Council. Sect 2. ,It Shall be 'the duty of the ofticers of the Bureau ot Fire Prevention to enforce all laws and ordinances covering the following: 1. The prevention of fires; , 2. ~he storage and use of explosives and inflamables; 3. The lnstallation and mainenance of automatlc and other fire alarm systems, and tire extinguishing equlpment; 4. ~e malntenance and regulatlon of fire escapes; 5. The means and adequacy of exit in case ot tire, from tactor- ies, schools, hotels, lodging houses, as,lums, hospitals, churches, halls, theatres, amphitheatres, and all other plaves ln whlch numbers ot persons work, live or congregate, from time to time, tor any purpose; 6. The investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances ot tlres. They shall have such other powers and perform such other dutles as ~e set forth in other sections of this ordinance, either in detail or by reference, and as may be conferued and imposed trom time to time by law, Sec.3. The Chiet of the Fire Department, Chief ot the Bureau ot Fire Preventio~ or any Inspector may, at all reasonable hours, enter any build- ing or premises withln his jurlsdictlon for the purpose of making any In- spection, or investigation which, under the provlsions of this ordina~ce, he or they may deem necessary to be rilsde. Sec.4. The Chief ot the Fire Depprtment, Chiet of the Bureau ot Fire Prevention or an lnspector specially designated thereto shall inspect,as often as may be necessary, but not less than four times a year, all spec- ially hazardous manufacturing processes, storages or installations of gasel chemicals, oils,explosives and flammable materials, all infierior fire alarms and automatic sprinkler systems, and such other hazards or appli- ances as the Chief of the Fire Department shall designate, and shall make such orders as may be necessary for the enforcemen~ ot the laws and o~di- nsnces governlng the same and for safeguarding ot life and property from fire. Sec.5. It shall be the duty of the Chiet of the Fire >>ep,rtment to in- spect, or cause to be inspected by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, or by the Flre D~artment officers and members, as often as may be necessary, bnt not less than twice a year in outlying dist~js and four times a year in the closely built portions ot the city all buildings and premises except the interiors ot private dwellings, for the purpose of ascertain- ing and causing to be corrected any conditiona.llable to cause fire, or any violations of the provlsions or intent of, any ordinance of the city affecting the fire hazzard. Whenever any Inspector, as defined above, shall find in any building or upon any premlses,combustible or explosive matter or dangerous sccum- " _, ulations or rubbish or unnecessary accumulatlon ot waste paper, boxes, .. , page 1. ~ . c J~L......:L D~ ~. ... ;~-:';lf~ Ii: .1... . ' " "Ii; -... 'l" - , I I I .. Ordinance "Number '. -- , . __JO shavings, or any highly tlammable materials, and which is so situated as to endanger property; or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or TIlndows, liable t' interfere with the opera- tions of the Fire Department or egress ot occupants ln case of fire, he shall order the same to be removed or remedled. Sec.6~ The Chiet of the Fire Department, Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or an inspector upon the complalnt or any person or whenever he or they shall deem it necessary, Shall inspect all buildings and prem- ises within their jurisdiction. \~enever any ot said otficers shall find any buildlng or other structure which, for want of repairs, lack of suf- finient tire escapes, automatic or other tire alarm apparatus or fire ex- tinguishlng equipment or by reason of age or delapldated condition, or trom any other cause, is especially liable to fire, and which is so situat- ed as to endanger other property or the occupants thereof, and whenever such otflcer shall flnd in any building combustible or explosive matter or f18~ablelconditions dangerous to the satety ot such building or the oc- cupants thereof he or they shall order such dangerous conditions or mater- lals to be removed or remedied. Sec.7. The service of fUch orders as mentioned in Sections 4, 5 and 6 may be made upon the occupant of the premises to whom it is directed, elther by de1iverlng a vopy of same to such occupant personally or by de- 11vering the same to and leaving it w~th any person in charge of the prem- ises, or in case no such person is found upon the premisea, by affixing a copy thereot in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of said premises. ~lhenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of the premises such order may be served e~ther by dellvering to and leaving with the said person a copy of the said order, o~ if such owner is absent trom the jurisdiction of the ofticer making the order, by mail- lng such copy to the owner's last known post oftice address. Any such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or oc- cupant of such premises or building. It suoh order is made by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or one of the Inspectors, such owner or occupant may within twenty-tour houDs appeal to the Chlef of the Fire Department,w~o shall,within tive days, review such order and file his declsion thereon with the City Council of said City,and unless such de- cision is overruled or modified or revoked by the Chiet of the Fire De- partment and/or the Fire Committee of said City Council it shall remain in full force and be complied with within the time fixed in said order or decision of the ~ Chlef of the Fire Department or Fire Co~ittee of the City Council,which latter shall have the tlnal decision ln all such matters. Sec.8. The Bureau of Fire Prevention s~all investigate the cause, origin and cirsumstances or every fire occuring in the city by Vlhich property has been destroyed or damaged and, so far as possible shall de- termine whether the flre is the result of carelessness or design. Such lnvestigations shall be begun immediately upon the occurrence of such a flre by the Inspector in whose district the fire occurs,and if lt appears to the officer making such an investigation, that such fire is of sus- plcious origin, the Chiet of the Fire Department shall be immediately notified of the tacts; he Shall take charge immediately of the physical evidence, shall notify the proper authoritles designated by law to pur- Sne the investigatlon of such matters, and s hall further co-operate \'lith the authorlties in the collection of evidence and in the prosecution of the case. Every fire shall be reported in writing to the Bureau of Fire Prevention withln two days after the occurence of the same, by the officer assigned thereto and ln whose jurisdiction such a fire has occurred. Such report shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Chief of the Fire Department, and shall contaln a statement of all facts relating to the cause, origin and cireumstances ot such fire, and extent of the damage thereof, and the insurance upon such property, and such other information as may be required. Sec. 9~ ~he City Attorney upon request of the iureau of Fire Prevention shall asslst the Inspectors in the investlgation of any fire ~hich, in . their opinion, is of suspicious origin. page 2. I " "J d, 10) . ~'~ ,.: I.. ' , ' -I;~ . I '-,r,. - '..... I ' ' , , ~..~ '. ...:.... .... . . . - Ordinance N~e~- -- Sec.10. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Flre Department to require teachers of publlc, private and ~arochal schools and educational institutions to have one fire drl1l each month and to keep all doors and exits unlocked during school hours. Sec.ll. The Chief of the Flre Dapartment shall keep, in the office of the Bureau ot Fire Prevention, a record of all tires and of all facts concerning the same, includlng statlstics as to the extent of such tires sa and the damage caused thereby, and whether such losses were covered by in- surance, and it so, in v/hat amount. Such record shall be made daily from the reports made by the Inspectors under the provision ot this ordlnance. All such records shall be publlc. Sec.12. ~be annual report of the Bureau of Fire Preventlon shall be made on or before the third ~h~dsy in June of each fisoal year and trans- mitted to the llayor and City Council, lt shall contaln all pro~eedi~s under this ordinance, with such statistim as the Chiet of the b"ire Depart- ment sholl also recommend or may wish to include therein, together with any amendments to this or~nce whlch, in his judgment,shall be desirable. Sec.13. All"RmULATIONS PROVIDIHG FOR FIRZ PREVENTIOH Aim PRO~:r:TIOU IN COl!i-!~TIOlr \11TH HAZAHDOUS ;.;AT:3RIALS AND PROCZSSjS~ Parts 1 to 2l,both inclusive, Sections 101 to 2ll0,both incluslve,Recommended by ~he :~tional Board of Fire Unde~1riters,85 John s~reet,Re\7 York,~dltion of Hineteen Thirty,ls by this reference made a part or parts and sedtions nonsecutlve- ly numbered,ot the within ordinance,and os though fully set forth herein. Sec.14. Penal Clause. Any and all persons who shall violate any of the provisions of thls ordinance or fail to comply therewith, or who shall vlolate or fail to comply with any order or regulation made there- under, or who shall build in violatlon of any detailed statement of specifieotions or plans submitted and a pproved thereunder, or any certi- flcate or permlt issued thereunder, shall be deemed euilty of a mlsde- meanor thereunder"and upon convictlon thereot, shall be punished by a fine of not exceedlng rhree Hundred Dollars(0300.00),or by imprisonment for a term of not exceeding three(3)months,or by both such fine and imprison- ment, and if such an offense shall be a contlnuing oftense,it shall con- stitute a separate violation ot thls ordinance for each and every day that such violation continues in effect, and the application of the above penaltj shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. Sec.15. All ordinances of parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Sec.16. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinanoe by the Clty Council of the City Of the City of Seal Beach,Callfornia, and cause the same to be published once in the Seal Beach Post & ~lave, a nel'/s- p~per of general circulatlon, printed, published and circulated in said City, and it shall take eftect in thirty days thereafter. Adopted and approved thls 1'I!J.da"fJ. Of~1935. Attest: Ilage 3. F~r.