HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1263 (2003)ORDINANCE NO. 1263
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN AMENDING SPECIFIED CHAPTER OF ARTICLE 5 OF
THE TUSTIN CITY CODE TO ADOPT THE 2001 CALIFORNIA FIRE
CODE AND THE 2000 UNIFORM FIRE CODE AS AMENDED
THERETO
The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby find and ordain as follows:
Section 1
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958 provides that the City
of Tustin ("City") shall adopt Ordinances and regulations imposing the same or
modified or changed requirements as are contained in the regulations adopted by
the State pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17922; and
WHEREAS, the State of California is mandated by Health and Safety
Code Section 17922 to impose the same requirements as are contained in the
most recent edition of the Uniform Fire code as amended by the State of
California, published by the International Fire Code Institute (hereinafter referred
to collectively as "Fire Code"); and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5(a) permits the City
to make modifications or changes to the Codes, which are reasonably necessary
because of local climatic, geographic or topographic conditions; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires that the
City Council, before making any modifications or changes to the Codes, shall
make an express finding that such changes or modifications are reasonably
necessary because of local climatic, geographic or topographic conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department and Orange
County Fire Authority have recommended that changes and modifications be
made to the Fire Code and have advised that certain said changes and
modifications to the California Fire Code, 2001 Edition are reasonably necessary
due to local conditions in the City of Tustin and have further advised that the
remainder of said changes and modifications are of an administrative or
procedural nature, or concern themselves with subjects not covered by the Code
or are reasonably necessary to safeguard life and property within the City of
Tustin.
Section 2 Findings
WHEREAS, amendments related to fire safety contained in Article 1, 2, 9-
13, 25, 32, 47, 52, 63,64, 74, 77-80, 87, 90, Appendix I-B through VI-I, excluding
Appendix II-H, VI-D and VI-G, and the 2000 Uniform Fire Code Standards
including Appendix A-II-F recommended by the Community Development
Department and Orange County Fire Authority are reasonably necessary due to
the following local conditions.
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Climatic Conditions
A.
The City of Tustin is located in a semi-arid Mediterranean type climate.
It annually experiences extended periods of high temperatures with little
or no precipitation. Hot, dry Santa Ana winds, which may reach speeds
of 70 m.p.h, or greater are also common to the area. These climatic
conditions cause extreme drying of vegetation and common building
materials. Frequent periods of drought and Iow humidity add to the fire
danger. This predisposes the area to large destructive fires
(conflagration). In addition to directly damaging or destroying buildings,
these fires also disrupt utility services throughout the area.
(For High Rise Only) Obstacles generated by strong winds, such as
fallen trees, street lights and utility poles, and the requirement to climb
75 feet vertically up flights of stairs will greatly impact the response
time to reach an incident scene. Additionally, there is a significant
increase in the amount of wind force at 60 feet above the ground. Use
of aerial type fire fighting apparatus above this height would place
rescue personnel at increased risk of injury.
B. Th e climate alternates between extended periods of drought and brief
flooding conditions. Flood conditions may affect the Orange County
Fire Authority's ability to respond to a fire or emergency condition.
Floods also disrupt utility services to buildings and facilities within the
County.
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Water demand in this densely populated area far exceeds the quantity
supplied by natural precipitation; and, although the population continues
to grow, the already-taxed water supply does not. California is
projected to increase in population by nearly 10 million over the next
quarter of a century with 50 percent of that growth centered in Southern
California. Due to storage capacities and consumption and a limited
amount of rainfall, future water allocation is not fully dependable. This
necessitates the need for additional on-site fire protection features. The
shortage of water would also leave tall buildings vulnerable to
uncontrolled fires due to a lack of available water and an inability to
pump sufficient quantities of available water to upper floors in a fire.
D,
These dry climatic conditions and winds contribute to the rapid spread
of even small fires originating in high-density housing or vegetation.
These fires spread very quickly and create a need for increased levels
of fire protection. The added protection of fire sprinkler systems and
other fire protection features will supplement normal fire department
response by providing immediate protection for the building occupants
and by containing and controlling the fire spread to the area of origin.
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Fire sprinkler systems will also reduce the use of water for firefighting
by as much as 50 to 75 percent.
II. Topographical conditions
A. Natural slopes of 15 percent or greater generally occur throughout the
foothills of Orange County. The elevation change caused by the hills
creates the geological foundation on which communities within Orange
County are built and will continue to build. With much of the populated
flatlands already built upon, future growth will occur on steeper slopes
and greater constraints in terrain.
B. Traffic and circulation congestion is an artificially created, obstructive
topographical condition, which is common throughout Orange County.
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These topographical conditions combine to create a situation, which
places fire department response time to fire occurrences at risk, and
makes it necessary to provide automatic on-site fire-extinguishing
systems and other protection measures to protect occupants and
property.
III. Geological conditions
The Orange County region is a densely populated area that has buildings
constructed over and near a vast and complex network of faults that are believed
to be capable of producing future earthquakes similar or greater in size than the
1994 Northridge and the 1971 Sylmar earthquakes. Earthquake faults run along
the northeast and southwest boundaries of Orange County. The Newport-
Inglewood Fault, located within Orange County was the source of the destructive
1933 Long Beach earthquake (6.3 magnitude) which took 120 lives and
damaged buildings in an area that ran from Laguna Beach to Marina del Rey to
Whittier. In December 1989, another earthquake occurred in the Irvine at an
unknown fault line. Regional planning for reoccurrence of earthquakes is
recommended by the State of California, Department of Conservation.
A. Previous earthquakes haVe been accompanied by disruption of traffic
flow and fires. A severe seismic event has the potential to negatively
impact any rescue or fire suppression activities because it is likely to
create obstacles similar to those indicated under the high wind section
above. With the probability of strong aftershocks there exists a need to
provide increased protection for anyone on upper floors of buildings.
The October 17, 1989, Santa Cruz earthquake resulted in one major
fire in the Marina District (San Francisco). When combined with the 34
other fires locally and over 500 responses, the department was taxed to
its fullest capabilities. The Marina fire was difficult to contain because
mains supplying water to the district burst during the earthquake. This
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situation ~creates the need for both additional fire protection and
automatic on-site fire protection for building occupants. The State
Department of Conservation noted, in their 1988 report (Planning
Scenario on a Major Earthquake on the Newport lnglewood Fault Zone,
page 59), "unfortunately, barely meeting the minimum earthquake
standards of building codes places a building on the verge of being
legally unsafe."
B. Road circulation features located throughout the County also make
amendments reasonably necessary. There are major roadways,
highways and flood control channels that create barriers and slow
response times. Hills, slopes, street and storm drain design
accompanied by occasional heavy rainfall, cause roadway flooding and
landslides and at times may make an emergency access route
impassable. There are areas in Orange County that naturally have
extended emergency response times that exceed the 5 minute goal.
C. Soils throughout the County posses corrosive properties that reduce the
expected usable life of water services when metallic pipes come in
contact with these soils.
Due to the topographical conditions of sprawling development separated by
waterways and narrow and congested streets and the expected infrastructure
damage inherent in seismic zone described above, it is prudent to rely on
automatic fire sprinkler systems to mitigate extended fire department response
time and keep fires manageable with reduced fire flow (water) requirements for a
given structure. Additional fire protection is also justified to match the current
resources of firefighting equipment and personnel within the Orange County Fire
Authority.
Additional amendments have been made to the California Fire Code, 2001
Edition and its Appendix. On the recommendation of the Community
Development Department, such amendments are hereby found to be either
administrative or procedural in nature or concern themselves with subjects not
covered in the California Fire Code.
Section 3 Ordinance Amendments
Specified sections of Article 5 of the Tustin City Code are hereby
amended to read as follows:
FIRE CODE
5130.010
5130.020
5130.030
Adoption of the California Fire Code and the Uniform Fire Code.
Enforcement and Inspections.
Article 1 amended- Administration.
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5130.040
5130.050
5130.060
5130.070
5130.080
5130.090
5130.100
5130.110
5130.120
5130.130
5130.140
5130.150
5130.160
5130.170
5130.180
5130.190
5130.200
5130.210
5130.220
5130.230
5130.240
5130.250
5130.260
5130.270
5130.280
5130.290
5130.300
Article 2 amended -- Definitions and Abbreviations.
Article 9 amended -- Fire Department Access and Water Supply.
Article 10 amended -- Fire Protection Systems and Equipment.
Article 11 amended -- General Safety Precautions.
Article 25 amended -- Places of Assembly.
Article 32 amended m Tents, Canopies, and Temporary
Membrane Structures.
Article 47 amended.- Fumigation and Thermal Insecticidal
Fogging.
Article 52 amended- Motor Vehicle Fuel-Dispensing Stations.
Article 63 amended -- Refrigeration.
added- Stationary Lead-acid Battery Systems.
amended -- Compressed Gases.
amended -- Explosive Materials.
amended -- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Special Effects
Article 64
Article 74
Article 77
Article 78
Materials.
Article 79 amended
Article 80 amended
Article 81 amended
Article 87 amended
and Demolition of a
Article 90 amended
-- Flammable and Combustible Liquids.
-- Hazardous Materials.
--- High Piled Combustible Storage.
-- Fire Safety During Construction, Alteration
Building.
-- Standards.
Article 91 amended ---California Standards.
Appendix I-B amended -- Life Safety Requirements for Existing
High-Rise Buildings.
Appendix II-A--l- amended -- Suppression and Control of
Hazardous Areas.
Appendix II-D amended ~ Rifle Ranges.
Appendix II-E amended -- Hazardous Materials Management
Plans and Hazardous Materials Inventory Statements.
Appendix III-A amended -- Fire-flow Requirements for Buildings.
Appendix III-B amended -- Fire Hydrant Locations and
Distribution.
Appendix III-C amended -- Testing Automatic Sprinkler and
Standpipe Systems.
Appendix VI-A amended -- Hazardous Materials Classification.
5130.010 Adoption of the California Fire Code and the Uniform Fire Code
The 2001 California Fire Code, the Uniform Fire Code, 2000 Edition, with errata,
published by the Western Fire Chiefs Association, and the whole thereof,
including Appendices I-B through VI-K, excluding Appendix II-F, II-H, II-K, VI-E,
and ¥1-F, and the Uniform Fire Code Standards, 1997 Edition as amended by the
Uniform Fire Code Standards, 2000 Edition, published by the Western Fire
Chiefs Association are hereby adopted by the City of Tustin for the purpose of
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prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to the life and property
from fire or explosion, save and except such portions as are hereinafter added,
deleted, modified or amended. The California Fire Code will be on file for public
examination in the Community Development Department.
5130.020 Enforcement and Inspections
The California Fire Code and the Uniform Fire Code with amendments shall be
enforced by the Orange County Fire Authority, which shall be operated under the
Director of Fire Services of the Orange County Fire Authority. The Director of Fire
Services of the Fire Authority may detail such members of the Fire Authority as
Inspectors as shall be necessary from time to time.
5130.030 ARTICLE 1--ADMINISTRATION is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 101.2.2--Application and Enforcing Agency is hereby amended
by deleting Section 101.2.2 and replacing with the following:
Section 101.2.2 Application and Enforcing Agency. The chief is authorized and
directed to enforce, within the scope of Section 101.2.1, the provisions of
this code over all occupancies and land used within the City.
Section 101.6 Conflicting Provisions: Where there is a conflict between a general
requirement and a specific requirement, the Chief in conjunction with the
Building Official shall decide which requirements meet the general intent of
this code.
Section 103.2.1.1
follows:
General is hereby amended by adding a final paragraph as
Section 103.2.1.1 General. The Building Official and fire official shall work in
cooperation to enforce the amendments to the following sections:
Section 103.1.2
Section 901.4.4
Section 1003
Section 1004
Section 1006.2.9.1.3
Section 1006.2.12.2.1
Section 1109.7
Section 2501.16
Alternate materials and methods
Premises Identification
Fire-extinguishing Systems
Standpipes
Smoke Detectors
High-rise Buildings
Sparks from Chimneys
Maximum Occupant Load
SECTION 103.3.1.1--Authority to inspect is hereby deleted and replaced as
follows:
Section 103.3.1.1 Authority to Inspect. The Fire Prevention Bureau shall inspect,
as often as necessary, buildings and premises, including such other hazards or
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appliances designated by the chief for the purposes of ascertaining and causing
to be corrected any conditions which would reasonably tend to cause fire or
contribute to its spread, results in an unauthorized discharge of hazardous
materials, or any violation of this code or any other law or standard affecting fire
and life safety.
Section 103.3.2 New construction and alterations is hereby amended by adding
new Sections 103.3.2.4 and 103.3.2.5 as follows:
Section 103.3.2.4 Reconstruction. Any building undergoing construction within
any 2-year period, in which the floor area of reconstruction is 75 percent or
more prior to the submittal of a building permit application, shall comply with
the code provision for new construction.
Section 103.3.2.5 Fire Protection Information on plans. A vicinity plan, scale no
smaller than 1 inch (25 mm) equals 60 feet (18 288 mm), shall be submitted
for new construction. The plan shall show the following:
.
All existing and proposed private and public streets on the proposed
development property and within 300 feet (91 440 mm) of the
property line of the proposed development, and so identified, with
street width dimensions as per Section 902.2.2 of this code.
.
The location and identification of all existing and proposed fire
hydrants within 300 feet (91 440 mm) of the property line of the
proposed development.
,
The location, occupancy classification, and use of structures and
buildings on properties abutting the proposed development.
EXCEPTION: The Chief, with concurrence of the Building Official, may
waive the vicinity plan submittal requirements of this section.
SECTION 103.4.4--Citations is hereby amended by adding new Sections
103.4.4. I--Infraction, 103.4.4.2--Misdemeanor, and 103.4.4.3mSeparate
Offense, as follows:
Section 103.4.4.1. Infraction. Except as provided in Section 103.4.4.2, persons
operating or maintaining any occupancy, premises or vehicle subject to this
code who shall permit any fire or life safety hazard to exist on premises
under their control shall be guilty of an infraction.
Section 103.4.4.2. Misdemeanor. Persons who fail to take immediate action to
abate a fire or life safety hazard when ordered or notified to do so by the
Fire Chief or a duly authorized representative, or who violate the following
sections of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:
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Section 103.4.3
Section 104.1.2
Section 1001.6
Section 1109.5
Section 1302.3
Section 2501.16
Section 3209
Section 3215
Section 7701.7
Compliance with Orders, Notices and Tags
Interference
Tampering with Fire-protection Equipment,
Barriers, Security Devices, Signs and Seals
Burning Objects
False Alarms
Maximum Occupant Load
Maximum Occupant Load
Sources of Ignition
Prohibited and Limited Acts
Site
Section 103.4.4.3. Separate Offense. Each violation shall be deemed a separate
offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the code adopted hereby is
committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm, partnership or
corporation and shall be deemed punishable therefore as provided in this
code.
Section 105.8 Permit Required is hereby amended by adding and deleting permit
categories as follows:
Section 105.8 Permit Required. Permit fees to the City of Tustin shall be in an
amount established by resolution of the City Council.
f, 1,
f, 5.
g,1,
O,1,
O,5,
r.4,
Subsection f. 1. Fire hydrants and water-control valves is deleted
without substitution.
Subsection f. 5. Fumigation or thermal insecticidal fogging is hereby
deleted without substitution.
A new Subsection g. 1. General use permit is added as follows:
g.1 General use permit. To conduct an activity or operation that is
not specifically addressed by other permits, but which is likely to
produce conditions hazardous to life or property.
Subsection o.1 Open burning is amended by adding the following
sentence:
Open burning permits shall include:
1. Bonfires/rubbish fires, including construction sites.
2. Recreational fires/burning in a public place.
New Subsection 0.5 Oil and natural gas wells are added as follows:
0.5. Oil and natural gas wells. To drill, own, operate, or maintain
an oil or natural gas well.
New Subsection r.4 Rifle range is added as follows:
r.4. Rifle range. To establish, maintain, or operate a rifle range.
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5130.040 ARTICLE 2--DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS is hereby
amended by adding the following new definitions:
SECTION 207--F
FLOOR AREA (FS) - for the purpose of calculating square footage for application
of fire sprinkler requirements, the floor area shall include all areas
attached to the structure, including garages, patio covers,
overhangs, covered walkways, etc.
FLOWLINE is the lowest continuous elevation on a rolled street curb defined by
the path traced by a particle in a moving body of water at the bottom
of the rolled curb.
SECTION 219--R
RIFLE RANGE is any indoor or outdoor firing, shooting or target range
established, maintained or operated for the discharge of a rifle,
pistol, revolver, shotgun or firearm.
5130.050 ARTICLE 9--FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS AND WATER SUPPLY is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 901.4.1 General is hereby amended by the addition of the following at the
end of the paragraph.
Section 901.4.1 General: All street signs shall be designed and maintained to be
either internally or externally illuminated in a manner meeting the approval
of the Fire Chief.
Section 901.4.4 Premises Identification is hereby deleted and the following
substituted:
Section 901.4.4 Premises Identification. Approved numbers or addresses shall be
placed on all new and existing buildings in such a position that is plainly
visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said
numbers contrast with their background. Said numbers for new buildings
shall be either internally or externally illuminated to be visible at night. All
multi-unit residential and commercial buildings shall have numbers or
addresses placed above or immediately adjacent to all doors that would
allow fire department access in an emergency situation. In no case shall
the numbers be less than 4 inches (102 mm) in height for residential and 6
inches (152 mm) in height for commercial with a 1 inch (25 mm) stroke or
as required by local ordinance, whichever is more restrictive.
Multiple residential and commercial units having entrance doors not visible
from the street or road shall, in addition, have approved numbers grouped
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for all units within each structure and positioned to be plainly visible from
the street or road. Said numbers may be grouped on the wall of the
structure or on a substantial mounting post independent of the structure.
SECTION 902.2.2.1-Fire Apparatus Access Roads is hereby amended by adding
the following sentence at the end of the first paragraph:
Section 902.2.2.1 Fire Apparatus Access Roads. Street widths are to be
measured from top face of the curb to top face of the curb, on streets with
curb and gutter, and from flowline to flowline, on streets with rolled curbs.
See Appendix II-A-2 for street requirements in Very High Fire Hazard
Severity Zones and Special Fire Protection Areas.
SECTION 902.2.4 --Obstruction and control of fire department access is hereby
amended by adding sections 902.2.4.3mVehicle Access, 902.2.4.4--
Vehicle Access Gates, and 902.2.4.5mSpeed Bumps, as follows:
Section 902.2.4 Obstruction and control of fire department access is hereby
amended by adding Sections 902.2.4.3 and 902.2.4.4:
Section 902.2.4.3 Vehicle Access. Any point of access deemed necessary
for emergency response shall remain unobstructed at all times.
Section 902.2.4.4 Vehicle Access Gates. Vehicle access gates or barriers
installed across streets shall be in accordance with the Orange
County Fire Authority Guidelines for Emergency Access. The
minimum width of any gate or opening necessary for required as a
point of access shall be not less than 14 feet unobstructed width.
This minimum width may be increased depending on the length of
the approach.
As required by the Chief, an automatic opening device may be required on
vehicle access gates.
Section 902.2.4.5 Speed Bumps. Any obstructions in required fire access
roadways, including speed bumps and speed humps, shall be approved
prior to installation.
SECTION 903--WATER SUPPLIES AND FIRE HYDRANTS is hereby amended
by adding an ending paragraph to Sections 903.2 and 903.4.1.2 as follows:
Section 903.2 Required Water Supply for Fire Protection. Private dwellings
exceeding 3,600 square feet (335 m2) in total area shall be evaluated for
fire flow requirements by the chief.
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Section 903.4.1.2 Testing, Marking, and Maintenance of Private Hydrants.
Testing and maintenance requirements for private fire hydrants shall be in
accordance with Section 4.1 of Appendix Standard A-III-C-1.
5130.060 ARTICLE 10--FIRE-PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT is
hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 1001.5--Maintenance, Inspection, Testing and System Out of Service is
hereby amended by adding Section 1001.5.6---Smoke Detection Systems,
as follows:
Section 1001.5.6. Smoke Detection Systems. It shall be the responsibility of the
owner of the occupancy to maintain all required smoke detectors. The
owner shall be responsible for the annual testing of all required smoke
detectors.
SECTION 1003--Fire Extinguishing Systems is hereby amended by deleting
section 1003.1.2--Standards and substituting with new language;
amending 1003.2.2--AII Occupancies except Group R, Division 3, and
Group U by adding an item 6 to the section and 1003.2.3.3--Exhibition and
Display Rooms; deleting section 1003.2.9--Group R, Division 1
Occupancies and replacing with new language; and, amending Section
1003.3.1--Sprinkler System Monitoring and Alarms, as follows:
SECTION 1003.1.2 -Standards is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Section 1003.1.2 Standards. Automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be
installed in accordance with the NFPA cited in Article 91 of this code. An
approved automatic sprinkler system required by Section 1003 and installed
as per NFPA 13 as cited in Article 91 of this code, may be used for fire-
resistive substitution as specified in the provisions of Section 508 of the
adopted Uniform Building Code.
SECTION 1003.2.2--AII Occupancies except Group R, Division 3, and Group U is
amended by deleting the words "Division 3, and Group U," deleting item 5
and adding an item 6 to the section as follows:
Section 1003.2.2 Ail Occupancies except Group R, Division 3 and Group U
Occupancies.
6. In all new buildings or structures when the gross square footage thereof
exceeds 6,000 square feet (588 m2) or more than 2 stories in height.
For the purposes of this section, area separation walls shall not define
separate buildings.
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SECTION 1003.2.3.3 Exhibition and display rooms is hereby deleted without
substitution and the section number left open.
SECTION 1003.2.9 Group R Occupancies is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
Section 1003.2.9 Group R Occupancies.
Section 1003.2.9.1 Group R, Division 1 Occupancies.
All new Group R Occupancies shall be equipped with an approved
automatic sprinkler system. Residential or quick-response standard
sprinkler heads shall be used in the dwelling unit and guest room portions of
the building.
For the purposes of this section, area or occupancy separation walls shall
not define separate buildings.
Section 1003.2.9.2 Group R, Division 3, One- and Two-family Dwellings. All new
Group R, Division 3, detached one- and two- family dwellings 5,500 square
feet (511 m2) or larger in area shall be equipped with an approved
automatic residential sprinkler system. Residential or quick-response
standard sprinkler heads shall be used in the dwelling portion of the
building.
When it has been determined that any portion of an R-3 occupancy is to be
protected with fire sprinklers, the entire structure shall be equipped with an
automatic fire sprinkler system in accordance in accordance with NFPA 13-
D, as amended.
For the purposes of this section, area or occupancy separation walls shall
not define separate buildings.
EXCEPTION: In reconstruction or remodeling of existing Group R, Division
3, detached one- and two-family dwellings, where the cost of installing an
approved automatic residential sprinkler system exceeds 5 percent of the
reconstruction or remodeling cost, with the approval of the Chief, the
required sprinkler system may be omitted.
SECTION 1003.3--Sprinkler System Monitoring and Alarms is amended by the
addition of a sentence at the end of the Section 1003.3.1--Where required,
as follows:
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Section 1003.3.1 Where required. All valves controlling the water supply for
automatic sprinkler systems and water-flow switches on all sprinklers
systems shall be electrically monitored where the number of sprinklers are:
,
Twenty or more in Group I, Division 1.1 and 1.2 Occupancies.
One hundred or more in all other occupancies, including Group R,
Division 3 occupancies.
Valve monitoring, water-flow alarm and trouble signals shall be distinctly
different and shall be automatically transmitted to an approved central
station, remote station or proprietary monitoring stations as defined by
NFPA 72 as amended in Article 91 or, shall sound an audible signal at a
constantly attended location. The signal for remote station monitoring as
defined in NFPA 72 shall be transmitted to, received, and retransmitted by a
continuously attended supervising station facility that is either U.L. listed
(UUFX) or meets equivalent criteria established by another nationally
recognized standard as approved by the chief.
Exception: (no change)
SECTION 1003.4--Permissible Sprinkler Omissions is hereby amended by
deleting number 4 without replacement and renumbering number 5 as
number 4.
SECTION 1004---Standpipes is hereby amended by deleting Section 1004.2-
Required Installation and replacing with the following:
Section 1004.2 Required Installations. Standpipe systems shall be provided as
set forth in Table No. 1004-A and the provisions of this section. Every new
building with any horizontal dimension greater than 300 feet (91 440 mm)
shall be provided with either access doors or hose outlets located so that all
portions of the building can be reached with 150 feet (45 720 mm) of hose
from an access door or hose outlet. Required access doors shall be
located in the exterior of the building and shall be accessible without the
use of a ladder. The door dimensions shall be not less than 3 feet (914
mm) in width nor 6 feet 8 inches (2032 mm)in height.
The hose outlets shall be 2-1/2 inches (63 mm) in size with an approved
valve. The water supply for the hose outlets shall be provided:
.
.
By a separate main supplied from the system side of the check valve at
the fire department connection, or
From an adjacent section of the sprinkler system arranged to allow the
hose outlets to deliver the water when the sprinkler system, or a
portion of the system that protects the area served by the hose
outlet, is shut off.
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1006.2.12.2 HIGH RISE BUILDINGS is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 1006.2.12.2 -- High Rise Buildings is hereby amended by revising the
scope of section1006.2.12.2.1--General, adding an item to section
1006.2.12.2.2--Automatic Fire Alarm System, adding an item to section
1006.2.12.2.--Emergency Voice Alarm-Signaling System, and adding a
new section 1006.2.12.2.5--Central Control Station, as follows:
Section 1006.2.12.2.1 General. All occupancies having floors used for human
occupancy located more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire
department vehicle access, shall be provided with an automatic fire alarm
system and a communication system in accordance with Section
1006.2.12.2.
Exceptions: The following structures, while classified as high-rise buildings,
shall not be subject to the provisions of this section but shall conform to all
other applicable provisions of these regulations:
1. Buildings used exclusively as open parking garages.
2. Buildings where all floors above the 55-foot (16 764 mm) level are
used exclusively as open parking garages.
3. Floors of buildings used exclusively as open parking garages and
located above all other floors used for human occupancy.
4. Buildings such as power plants, lookout towers, steeples, grain houses
and similar structures with noncontinuous human occupancy, when
approved by the chief.
Section 1006.2.12.2.2 Automatic Fire Alarm Systems. Add an item 4 as follows:
4. All smoke detectors connected to the alarm system shall have a light
that indicates the status of the detector. When a detector is located in a
space above a drop ceiling, the indicating light shall be located on or below
the ceiling grid.
Section 1006.2.12.3 Emergency voice alarm-signaling system. The operation of
any automatic fire detector, sprinkler or water-flow device shall automatically
sound an alert tone followed by voice instructions giving appropriate information
and directions on a general or selective basis to the following terminal areas on
the fire floor and floor directly above and below, unless otherwise approved:
1. Elevators,
2. Elevator lobbies,
3. Corridors,
4. Exit stairways,
5. Rooms and tenant spaces exceeding 1,000 square feet(93m2) in area,
6. Dwelling units in apartment houses,
7. Hotel guest rooms or suites, and
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8. Areas of refuge. (As defined in the Building Code.)
Section 1006.2.12.2.5 Central Control Station. A central control station for fire
department operations shall be provided in a location approved by the chief.
The central control station shall be separated from the remainder of the
building by not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction with all
openings protected by assemblies having a fire-resistive rating of not less
than 45 minutes. It shall have a minimum of one door, which is accessible
directly from the exterior portion of the building and shall be able to be
opened with a fire department master key. The central control station shall
have a minimum of 96 square feet (9.3 m2) with a minimum dimension of 8
feet (2438 mm). It shall contain the following as a minimum:
1. The voice alarm and public address system panels.
2. The fire department communications panel, a cabinet containing 8
portable firefighter phones and 1 headset with sufficient cord to reach all
portions of the room.
3. Fire detection and fire alarm system annunciator panels.
4. Annunciator visually indicating the location of the elevators and their
operational status.
5. Status indicators and controls for air-handling systems.
6. Controls for unlocking all stairway doors simultaneously.
7. Sprinkler valve and water-flow detector display panels.
8. Emergency and standby power controls and status indicators.
9. ^ wall-mounted telephone, with sufficient cord to reach all portions of
the room and with an outside-dedicated private line, installed in the fire
control room for exclusive fire department use.
10. Elevator control switches for switching to emergency power.
11. Fire pump status panel and controls.
12. Other fire-protection equipment and systems' controls as required by the
fire department.
13. Schematic building plans in clearly labeled approved containers,
indicating the typical floor plan and detailing the building core, fire
resistive separations, exit facilities, on-site water supply, fire-protection
systems, flrefighting equipment, and fire department access.
14. One 3 foot (914 mm) by 5 foot (1524 mm) table and 2 chairs.
15. An approved locked and labeled cabinet containing labeled keys for
emergency access and elevator control. All control panels in the central
control station shall be permanently identified as to function. Alarms,
supervisory and trouble signals as required by Items 3 and 7 above shall
be annunciated in compliance with this code in the central control station
by means of an audible and visual indicator. For purposes of
annunciation, zoning shall be in accordance with the following:
a. When the system serves more than one building, each building shall
be considered separately.
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b. Each floor shall be considered a separate zone. When one or more
sprinkler risers serve the same floor, each riser shall be considered a
separate zone.
EXCEPTION: When more than one riser serves the same
system on the floor.
c. Each section of floor separated by area separation walls or by
horizontal exits shall be considered as a separate zone.
Central control stations shall not be used for the housing of any boiler,
heating unit, generator or similar hazardous equipment. No storage shall
be permitted in the central control station room.
SECTION 1007-EMERGENCY ACCESS AND EVACUATION is hereby added as
follows:
Section 1007.1 Emergency Access and Evacuation. This section shall apply to
every new building of any type of construction or occupancy having floors
used for human occupancy located more than 75 feet (22 860 mm) above
the lowest floor level having building access.
Exceptions:
1. Hospitals as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.
2. Buildings used exclusively as open parking garages.
3. Buildings where all floors above the 75-foot (22 860 mm) level are used
for open parking garages.
4. Floors of buildings used exclusively as open parking garages and
located above all other floors used for human occupancy.
5. Buildings such as power plants, lookout towers, steeples, grain houses
and similar structures with noncontinuous human occupancy when so
determined by the chief.
6. Buildings used exclusively as jails and prisons.
Such structures shall be equipped with a fire department-approved
emergency helicopter landing pad for use by police, fire, and emergency
medical helicopters only.
Section 1007 Helistop. The roof area shall include an emergency access and
evacuation facility for helicopters of not less than 15,000 pounds (6803.8 Kg)
gross weight. The Helistop shall have a touchdown pad of at least 50 feet
(15 240 mm) by 50 feet (15 240 mm) and a clear unobstructed landing and
takeoff area with a minimum dimension of 100 feet (30 480 mm) by 100 feet
(30 480 mm).
Section 1007.3 Construction. The helistop shall be designed the adopted Building
Code. Helistops and supports shall be of noncombustible construction.
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Section 1007.4 Approach-departure Paths. The emergency evacuation facility
shall have 2 approach-departure paths at a slope of no greater than 8 to 1.
No obstructions, including structural members or communication equipment,
shall penetrate the approach or departure paths.
Section 1007.5 Restricted Use. Any use of this emergency access and evacuation
facility for purposes other than emergency access and evacuation shall
require prior approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as by
the building official and the chief.
Section 1007.6 Wind Direction Device. A wind indicating device shall be provided.
Section 1007.7 Special Markings. The roof top shall be marked by an emergency
marker as required by the chief.
Section 1007.8 Communications. The building emergency communication system
shall extend to the roof.
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5130.070 ARTICLE 11--GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS is hereby
amended by deleting 1109.7--Sparks from Chimneys and substituting with
new language, adding new sections 1114mChanges in Use or Occupancy
of Building or Structure, 1115-- Development On Or Near Land Containing
or Emitting Toxic, Combustible or Flammable Liquids, Gases or Vapors and
1116--Model Rocketry, as follows:
SECTION 1109.7--Sparks from Chimneys is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
Section 1109.7 Sparks from Chimneys. All new structures having any chimney,
flue or stovepipe attached to any fireplace, stove, barbecue or other solid or
liquid fuel burning equipment and devices, shall have such chimney, flue or
stovepipe equipped with an approved spark arrester. All incinerator
chimneys shall terminate in a substantially constructed spark arrester
having an iron, heavy wire mesh not exceeding 1/2 inch (12.5 mm).
SECTION 1114--Changes in Use or Occupancy of Building or Structures is
hereby amended by adding a new Section 1114--Declaration of Intended
Use, as follows:
Section 1114 Declaration of Intended Use
Section 1114.1 When Required. When required by the Chief with the concurrence
of the building official, any or ali owners of any occupancy may be required
to record with the county recorder of the County of Orange, a legal
instrument of intended use. This legal instrument shall be called a
Declaration of Intended Use. The Declaration of Intended Use shall be in
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accordance with the requirements of this section. It shall specifically state,
by occupancy classification, all intended uses of all portions of the
occupancy and may not be modified or withdrawn without the approval of
the Chief with the concurrence of the building official. Unapproved changes
of occupancy or use can be cause for an immediate hearing before the
building official and the Chief or their designees. Such hearing shall be
conducted to rule on the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy and the
revocation of all permits issued to all owners, tenants, operators and
occupants of all portions of the occupancy. The Declaration of Intended
Use shall be binding on all present and future owners, tenants, operators
and occupants.
Section 1114.2 Certified Copies. A certified copy of the recorded Declaration of
Intended Use may be required to be filed with the building official and the
chief before any Certificate of Occupancy and/or any permits are issued to
any or all owners, tenants, operators or occupants of the occupancy.
SECTION 1115--Development On Or Near Land Containing or Emitting Toxic,
Combustible or Flammable Liquids, Gases or Vapors is hereby added as
follows:
Section 1115 Development On Or Near Land Containing or Emitting Toxic,
Combustible or Flammable Liquids, Gases or Vapors. The chief may
require the submittal for approval of geological studies, evaluations, reports,
remedial recommendations and/or similar documentation from a state-
licensed and department approved individual or firm, on any parcel of land
to be developed which:
.
.
Has, or is adjacent to, or within 1,000 feet (304 800 mm) of a parcel
of land that has an active, inactive, or abandoned oil or gas well
operation, petroleum or chemical refining facility, petroleum or
chemical storage, or
May contain or give off toxic, combustible or flammable liquids,
gases or vapors.
SECTION 1116reModel Rocketry is hereby added as follows:
Section 1116 Model Rocketry. All model rocket activities shall comply with the
Orange County Fire Authority Guidelines for Model Rocketry. A permit from
the chief is required prior to firing any model rocket.
5130.080 ARTICLE 25--PLACES OF ASSEMBLY is hereby amended by deleting
2501.5--Decorative Materials and replacing with new language, amending
2501.16--Maximum Occupant Load by adding a new section, and adding a new
section 2501.19--Temporary and/or Portable Heaters,, as follows:
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SECTION 2501.5--Decorative Materials is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
Section 2501.5 Decorative Materials. Records of fire-retardant treatment, as per
the requirements of CCR Title 19, shall be maintained on the premises by
the owner, agent, proprietor or occupant.
SECTION 2501.16.4--Maximum Occupant Load is hereby amended by adding a
new section as follows:
Section 2501.16.4 Occupant Count. The supervisor of each place of assembly
shall have an effective system to keep count of the number of occupants
present in the assembly area. If the chief determines at any time that an
accurate count of occupants is not being maintained, the occupancy shall
be cleared until an accurate count can be made.
SECTION 2501--General is hereby amended by adding a new section 2501.19 as
follows:
Section 2501.19 Temporary and/or Portable Heaters. No person shall place or
operate or permit to be operated any temporary and/or portable heater
within a structure that uses any flammable or combustible solids, liquids, or
gases without a fire department permit.
5130.090 ARTICLE 32--TENTS, CANOPIES AND TEMPORARY MEMBRANE
STRUCTURES is hereby amended by adding a final paragraph to section
3201--Scope, deleting section 3205.2--Location and Parking and
substituting with new language, adding a new final paragraph to Section
3207--Flame Retardant Treatments, adding a new final paragraph to
section 3220--Standby Personnel, and amending 3221--Housekeeping, as
follows:
SECTION 3201--Scope is hereby amended by adding a new final paragraph as
follows:
Section 3201 Scope. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for large and small
tents, awnings and other fabric enclosures also apply (19 CCR Chapter 2)
SECTION 3205.2--Location and Parking is deleted and replaced with the
following:
Section 3205.2 Location and Parking. Vehicles necessary to the operation of a
tent establishment shall be parked at least 20 feet from any tent. All other
vehicles shall be parked at least 100 feet (30 480 mm) from any tent except
vehicles parked on a public street, which shall park at least 20 feet (6096
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mm) from any tent, per the regulation of the State Fire Marshal (19 CCR
312).
SECTION 3207--Flame Retardant Treatments is hereby amended by adding a
paragraph as follows:
The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for large and small tents, awnings
and other fabric enclosures also apply (19 CCR Chapter 2, Article 4)
SECTION 3220--Standby Personnel is hereby amended by adding a final
paragraph as follows:
Section 3220 Standby Personnel. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
standby personnel in tents with an occupant load of 500 or more also apply
(19 CCR 320)
SECTION 3221--Housekeeping is hereby amended by deleting "30 feet (9144
mm)" and substituting "50 feet (15240 mm)" in its place at each occurrence
(19 CCR 326).
5130.100 ARTICLE 47--FUMIGATION AND THERMAL INSECTICIDAL
FOGGING is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
ARTICLE 47--FUMIGATION AND THERMAL INSECTICIDAL FOGGING
Section 4701--Scope. Fumigation and thermal insecticidal fogging operations
shall be in accordance with Divisions 6 and 7 of the Food and Agriculture
Code of the State of California.
Section 4702--Notification of Fumigation. The chief shall be notified in writing at
least 24 hours before any building, structure or ship is to be closed in
connection with the use of toxic or flammable fumigants.
5130.110 ARTICLE 52--MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL-DISPENSING STATIONS is
hereby amended by adding a final sentence to section 5202.3.1--General
and deleting section 5202.3.6--Special Enclosures and substituting new
language, as follows:
SECTION 5202--Flammable and Combustible Liquid Motor Vehicle Fuel-
Dispensing Stations is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 5202.3.1--General is hereby amende~by adding a sentence to the end
of Section 5202.3.1 as follows:
Section 5202.3.1 General. For locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited,
see Section 7902.2.2.1
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SECTION 5202.3.6--Special enclosures is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
Section 5202.3.6 Special enclosures. When installation of tanks in accordance
with Section 7902.6 is impractical, or because of property or building
limitations, tanks for Class I, II, or III-A liquids may be approved by the chief
for installation in buildings in special enclosures.
5130.120 ARTICLE 63---REFRIGERATION is hereby amended by replacing
"UFC Standard 79-3" with "the Orange County Fire Authority Signage
Guidelines" at each occurrence.
5130.130 ARTICLE 64 STATIONARY LEAD-ACID BATTERY SYSTEMS is
hereby amended by deleting section 6401 and replacing with the following:
Section 6401 - Scope. Lead-acid battery systems having a liquid capacity of
more than 100 gallons (378.5 L) in sprinklered buildings or more than 50 gallons
(189.3 L) in unsprinklered buildings used for facility standby power, emergency
power, or uninterrupted power supply, battery storage warehouses where
recharging occurs, or indoor storage of electric carts/cars shall be in accordance
with Article 64..Stationary lead-acid battery systems with individual lead-acid
batteries exceeding 20 gallons (75.7 L) each shall also comply with Article 80.
5130.140 ARTICLE 74---COMPRESSED GASES is hereby amended by
replacing "UFC Standard 79-3" with "the Orange County Fire Authority
Signage Guidelines" at each occurrence.
5130.150 ARTICLE 77wEXPLOSIVE MATERIALS is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 7701.1--Scope is hereby amended by referencing Appendix VI-H
rather than VI-F and adding the following sentence at the end of the first
paragraph:
Section 7701.1 Scope. Appendix VI-H shall be used for determining the location
of magazines. Whenever the words "See Appendix VI-H" appear, it shall
mean "Apply Appendix VI-H."
SECTION 7702.1.1--Magazines required is hereby amended by adding a final
sentence as follows:
Section 7702.1.1 Magazines required. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal
for magazine quantity limitations also apply (19 CCR 1566.4).
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SECTION 7702.1.9--Storage with other materials is hereby amended by adding a
final sentence as follows:
Section 7702.1.9 Storage with other materials. Blasting caps, electric blasting
caps, detonating primers and primed cartridges shall not be stored in the
same magazine with other explosives (19 CCR 1566.1).
SECTION 7702.1.15 Yard maintenance is hereby amended by deleting "25 feet"
(7620 mm) and substituting "50 feet" (15 240 mm) in its place (19 CCR
1566.2).
SECTION 7702.2 Retail Sales is hereby amended by adding a second paragraph
to Section 7702.2.1--General as follows:
Section 7702.2.1 General. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
magazines within buildings also apply (19 CCR 1566.6).
SECTION 7702.3--Storage Magazines is hereby amended by adding the following
paragraphs to Sections 7702.3.1--General and 7702.3.10--Indoor
magazines:
Section 7702.3.1 General. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for magazine
classification, quantity limitations and construction also apply. The
provisions of this section may be used in place of the State Fire Marshal
regulations for classification and construction of magazines, if determined to
provide an acceptable alternative protection by the chief (19 CCR Chapter
10, Subchapters 3 and 5).
Section 7702.3.10 Indoor magazines. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal
for magazines within buildings also apply (19 CCR 1566.6).
SECTION 7703.1--Use and Handling is hereby amended by adding the following
paragraphs to Sections 7703.1.7 Other regulations and 7703.1.9 Premature
detonation safeguards:
Section 7703.1.7 Other regulations. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
use and handling of explosives also apply (19 CCR Chapter 10, Subchapter
4).
Section 7703.1.9 Premature Detonation Safeguards. The regulations of the State
Fire Marshal for precautions against accidental discharge also apply (19
CCR 1568.8).
SECTION 7703.2.1-Public Conveyance is hereby amended by adding a
beginning paragraph as follows:
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Section 7703.2.1 Public Conveyance. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal
for transportation of explosives, including transportation in private
passenger vehicles, also apply (19 CCR Chapter 10, Subchapter 4, Article
12).
SECTION 7703.3.5--Explosive materials terminals is hereby amended by adding a
beginning paragraph as follows:
Section 7703.3.5 Explosive materials terminals. The regulations of the State Fire
Marshal for explosives at terminals also apply (19 CCR Chapter 10,
Subchapter 4, Article 9).
SECTI
ON 7703.5-Safety Precautions for Blasting Agents is hereby amended by
adding the following paragraphs to Sections 7703.5.3--Construction and
7703.5.4--Compounding and mixing, and by adding a new Section
7703.5.7--Requirements:
Section 7703.5.3 Construction. Buildings or other facilities used for the mixing of
blasting agents shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the
regulations of the State Fire Marshal (19 CCR Chapter 10 and 24 CCR Part
2).
Section 7703.5.4 Compounding and mixing. The regulations of the State Fire
Marshal for mixer design and blasting agent composition also apply (19
CCR 1572.2 and 1572.3).
Section 7703.5.7 Requirements. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
blast hole loading, explosive initiation, and water gels, or slurry explosives
also apply (19 CCR Chapter 10, Subchapter 4, Articles 7, 8, 10 and 11; and
Subchapter 5, Article 17).
SECTION 7704.6.1 Construction is hereby deleted and replaced as follows:
Section 7704.6.1 Construction. Operating buildings or rooms shall be constructed
in accordance with the regulations of the State Fire Marshal (19 CCR
Chapter 10 and 24 CCR Part 2) when quantities of explosives exceed the
exempt amounts as specified in the adopted Uniform Building and Fire
Codes.
SECTION 7704.7--Operations is hereby amended by adding a beginning
paragraph as follows:
Section 7704.7 Operations. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for on-site
or remote processing and storage of explosives, including electrical
regulations, also apply (19 CCR Chapter 10, Subchapter 4).
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5130.160 ARTICLE 78 FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC SPECIAL EFFECTS
MATERIALS is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 7801.3.1.4--Displays is hereby amended by adding section
7801.3.1.4.1--Firing, as follows:
Section 7801.3.1.4.1 Firing. All fireworks displays shall be electronically
fired.
SECTION 7802--Fireworks is hereby amended by deleting and replacing
7802.2--Seizure of Fireworks, deleting 7802.3--Fireworks Prohibited,
deleting Table 7802.3A--Minimum Mortar Separation Distances without
substitution, amending the first sentence of Section 7802.3--Prohibition;
and, deleting Section 7802.4--Displays and replacing, as follows:
Section 7802.2 Seizure of Fireworks. The Fire Chief shall have the authority to
seize, take, remove any fireworks stored, sold, offered for sale, used or
handled in violation of the provisions of this code. Any seizure or removal
pursuant to this section shall be in compliance with all applicable statutory,
constitutional, and decisional law.
Section 7802.3 Prohibited. The storage, use, sale, possession, and handling of
fireworks 1.4G, (commonly referred to as "Safe and Sane") and fireworks,
1.3G is prohibited.
Exception: Fireworks, l.4G and fireworks,l.3G may be part of an
electronically fired public display when permitted and conducted by a
licensed pyrotechnic operator.
Section 7802.4 Displays. Fireworks displays shall be in accordance with the
Orange County Fire Authority Guidelines for Public Fireworks Displays, with
the regulations of the State Fire Marshal, and with the conditions of the
permit as approved by the chief (19 CCR 982).
5130.170 ARTICLE 79--FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS is hereby
amended as follows:
ARTICLE 79--FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS is hereby amended
by replacing "UFC Standard 79-3" with "the Orange County Fire Authority
Signage Guidelines" at every occurrence.
SECTION 7902.1.9- Additional Requirements for Protected Aboveground Tanks
is hereby amended as follows:
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Section 7902.1.9 The installation of protected aboveground tanks shall be in
accordance with Section 7902.1.9 and the Orange County Fire Authority
Guidelines for Protected Aboveground Tanks for Motor Vehicle Fuel-
Dispensing Stations.
TABLE 7902.5-C--Maximum Storage Height in Control Area is hereby
amendment by placing a footnote reference in the heading of the last
column adding footnote 1 as follows:
Table 7902.5-C (footnote) ~ In-rack protection shall be in accordance with Table
7902.5-H, 7902.5-1 or 7902.5-J.
SECTION 7904.5.1.7--Static Protection is hereby amended to add the following
paragraph at the end of the section:
Section 7904.5.1.7--Static Protection. Drag chains or similar devices on tank
vehicles shall not be used to meet the requirements of this section for static
protection.
5130.180 ARTICLE 80--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS is hereby amended by
replacing "UFC Standard 79-3" with "the Orange County Fire Authority
Signage Guidelines" at every occurrence and the following:
SECTION 8001.3.3 Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement is hereby amended
by adding the following paragraph:
Section 8001.3.3 Chemical Classification Packet. When required by the chief, an
Orange County Fire Authority Chemical Classification Packet shall be
completed and approved prior to approval of architectural and system
plans, and/or the storage, use or handling of chemicals on the premises.
SECTION 8001.15 Exempt Amounts is hereby amended by deleting footnote 16 to
Table 8001.15-A as follows:
Table 8001.15-A: Footnote 16 is hereby deleted.
SECTION 8001.15--Exempt Amounts is hereby amended by adding a new
section 8001.15.2-Extremely Hazardous Substances as follows:
Section 8001.15.2 Extremely Hazardous Substances. No person shall use or
store any amount of extremely hazardous substances (EHS) in excess of
the disclosable amounts (see Section 25115 of the Health and Safety
Code) in a residential zoned or any residentially developed property.
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SECTION 8003.1 General is hereby amended adding a paragraph between the
first and second sentence in Section 8003.1.8-Standby Power, and
deleting exceptions from 8003.3.1.3.5--Treatment Systems, as follows:
Section 8003.1.8 Standby power. An emergency power system shall be provided
in Group H, Division 6 and Division 7 Occupancies.
SECTION 8003.3.1.3.5 Treatment systems is hereby amended by deleting all 3
exceptions from 8003.3.1.3.5.1--General.
5130.190 ARTICLE 81--HIGH PILED COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE is hereby
amended as follows:
SECTION 8101.1--Scope is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence
regarding paper records.
5130.200 ARTICLE 87--FI RESAF ETY DURING CONSTRUCTION,
ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OF A BUILDING is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 8704---Firesafety during Construction is hereby amended by deleting
the exception to Section 8704.2--Access Roads and replacing it with the
following:
Section 8704.2 Access Roads.
Exception: Temporary access and water supplies for construction of
residential model projects and may be approved in accordance with Orange
County Fire Authority Guidelines for the Design and Installation of
Temporary Access and Fire Hydrants.
5130.210 ARTICLE 90--STANDARDS is hereby amended by deleting the
following references in 9002--UFC Standards: 10-3 NFPA-13; 10-4 NFPA
13-D; 10-5 NFPA 13-R; 10-6 NFPA-14;.
ARTICLE 90--STANDARDS is hereby amended by deleting the following
references in 9002--UFC Standards: 10-3 NFPA-13; 10-4 NFPA 13-D; 10-
5 NFPA 13-R; 10-6 NFPA-14.
5130.220 ARTICLE 91--CALIFORNIA STANDARDS is hereby amended by
revising 9102--Amendments to National Standards, by clarifying that the
standards and amendments apply to all systems in all occupancies, and the
following:
SECTION 9102.1 NFPA 72, 1999 Edition, as amended is hereby further amended
as follows:
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Section 3-7 Performance is hereby amended by adding a second sentence as
follows:
Section 3-7 The assignment of class designations or style designation, or both,
to notification appliance circuits shall be based on their performance capabilities
under normal (fault) conditions in accordance with the requirements of Table 3-7.
The minimum voltage drop for any circuit on the system shall not exceed 10%.
SECTION 9102.7mNFP^ 13, 1999 Edition, as amended is hereby further
amended as follows:
SECTION 3-9-Fire Department Connections is hereby amended by addition of the
following language at the end of the first sentence:
Section 3-9.2. Fire department connections shall be equipped with listed plugs or
caps, properly secured and arranged for removal by fire departments and shall be
protected from mechanical injury.
SECTION 3-9.3 is hereby amended by addition of the following language after the
first sentence, with two exceptions, as follows:
Section 3-9.3. Fire department connections shall be of an approved type. The fire
department connection shall contain a minimum of two 2 ~" inlets. The location
shall be approved and be no more than 150 feet from a public hydrant. The size of
piping and the number of inlets shall be approved by the chief. If acceptable to the
water authority, it may be installed on the backflow assembly. Fire department
inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red.
Exception 1: When the fire sprinkler density design requires 500 gpm
(including the interior hose stream demand) or greater, or a standpipe system is
included, four 2 ~" inlets shall be provided.
Exception 2: The fire department connection may be located within
150 feet of a private fire hydrant providing the fire department connection pipe is
connected to the fire sprinkler system by a stand-alone pipe that connects down-
stream of the fire sprinkler system check valve.
Section 5-3.1.5.1--Thermal Sensitivity is hereby amended by addition of a second
sentence, as follows:
Section 5-3.1.5.1 Thermal Sensitivity. When fire sprinkler systems are installed
in shell buildings of undetermined use other than warehouses, fire sprinklers of
the quick-response type shall be used.
SECTION 5-6.5.2.2--Obstructions to Sprinkler Discharge Pattern Development is
hereby amended by deleting exception 1 without replacement.
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SECTION 5-14.1.1.4 -Valves Controlling Sprinkler Systems is hereby amended
by deleting the section and substituting with the following:
Section 5-14.1.1.4 Valves Controlling Sprinkler Systems. Control valves shall be
installed and positioned so that they are operable from the floor below. The
center line of the valve shall be no more than 7 feet (2134 mm) above finished
floor.
SECTION 5-14.1.3--Post Indicator Valves is hereby amended by adding a new
subsection 5-14.1.3.3 and exception, as follows:
Section 5-14.1.3.3 Post indicating valve(s) shall be located not less than 40 feet
from the building served.
Exception: Where it is impractical to locate post indicating valve(s) 40 feet from
the building served, they shall be permitted to be located closer, or wall post
indicating valves used, providing they are set in locations by blank walls or
without openings of not less than 15 feet on either side of the valve, clear to the
roof, or permitted to be placed in valve rooms accessible only from the exterior,
or exterior risers providing they are set in locations by blank walls or without
openings of not less than 15 feet on either side of the valve, clear to the roof. The
location is subject to approval by the authority having jurisdiction.
SECTION 5-14.1.5.1--Sectional Valves is hereby amended by modifying the first
sentence and adding a second sentence as follows:
Section 5-14.1.5.1. Sectional Valves. Large private fire service main systems
shall have post indicating sectional controlling valves at appropriate points when
the system serves more then five appurtenances in order to permit sectionalizing
the system in the event of a break or for making of repairs or extensions. Note:
A hydrant or a single fire line service to a building counts as one appurtenance.
SECTION 5-15.2.3-Arrangement is hereby amended by modifying the first
sentence of section 5-15.2.3.5, as follows:
Section 5-15.2.3.5 Fire department connections shall be on the street side of
building and arranged so they are located immediately adjacent to the approved
fire department access road so that hose lines can be readily and conveniently
attached to the inlets without interference from nearby objects including buildings,
fence, posts, or other fire department connections.
SECTION 6-1.1 General is hereby amended by modifying section 6-1.1.3 by
revising the first sentence of the second paragraph and creating a new second
sentence as follows:
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Section 6-1.1.3 Any other sizes or shapes giving equal or greater sections
modulus shall be acceptable when certified by a registered professional
engineer. Detailed structural calculations shall be submitted.
SECTION 6-1.3 Powder Driven Studs and Welding Studs is hereby amended
by deleting the first sentence of section 6-1.3.1 and replacing with new language,
and deleting section 6-1.3.2 and replacing with new language, as follows:
Section 6-1.3.1 Welding studs, and the tools used for their installation shall be
listed.
Section 6-1.3.2 The use of powder-d#ven studs is prohibited.
SECTION 6-4.5--Sway Bracing is hereby amended by inserting a new
paragraph after the second paragraph of section 6-4.5.9 and modifying figure 6-
4.5.9, as follows:
Section 6-4.5.9 Earthquake bracing shall not be attached to light structural
members without a registered professional engineer's detail and wet-stamp
certifying compliance with NFPA 13, or through approval by the specific truss
manufacturer.
FIGURE 6-4.5.9 is he,by amended by deleting the portion relating to lag screws.
SECTION 6-4.7--Hangers and Fasteners Subject to Earthquakes is hereby
amended by deleting section 6-4-7.3 and substituting with new language and
deleting 6-4-7.4 in its entirety, as follows:
Section 6-4.7.3. Lag screws shall not be used to attach braces to the building
structure.
SECT/ON 7-1--General is hereby amended by the addition of the following:
Section 7-1 General. When fire sprinkler systems are required in buildings of
undetermined use other than warehouses, they shall be designed and installed to
have a fire sprinkler density of not less than that required for an Ordinary Hazard
Group 2 use, with a minimum design area of 3,000 square feet (279 m2).
Warehouse fire sprinkler systems shall be designed to Figure 7-4.2.2.1.1 (d) curve
"S".
Use is considered undetermined if not specified at the time the permit is
issued. Where a subsequent occupancy requires a system with greater
capability, it shall be the responsibility of the occupant to upgrade the system to
the required density for the new occupancy.
SECTION 7-2.3.1--General is hereby amended by the addition of a second
paragraph to section 7-2.3.1.1, as follows:
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Section 7-2.3.1.1 The available water supply for fire sprinkler system design shall
be determined by one of the following methods, as approved by the chief:
1. Subtract the project site elevation from the Iow water level for the appropriate
pressure zone and multiplying the result by 0.433. The result shall be
certified by a professional engineer licensed in the State of California;
2. Use a maximum of 40 psi, if available;
3. Utilize the Orange County Fire Authority water flow test form/directions to
document a flow test conducted by the local water agency or a professional
engineer licensed in the State of California. The result shall be adjusted in
accordance with the graduated scaled found in the guideline.
SECTION 8-1.1--Working Plans is hereby amended by adding an additional
sentence to item 43 of section 8-1-1-1, as follows:
Section 8-1.1.1 Item 43. Flow test shall be completed within six months of the
plan submittal to Orange County Fire Authority.
SECTION 9102.8--NFPA 13D, 1999 Edition, Installation of Sprinkler Systems in
One-and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes is hereby added as
follows:
SECTION 1-5.1--Devices, Materials, Design and Installation is hereby amended
by the addition of the following language after the first sentence in this section:
Section 1-5.1 Devices, Materials, Design and Installation. At least two spare fire
sprinkler heads of each type, temperature rating, and orifice size used in the
system shall be kept on the premise in a location approved by the Chief. Tools
designed to remove and replace each sprinkler head shall also be located with
the spares.
SECTION 3-1--Valves and Drains is hereby amended by deleting exception 1
without substitution.
SECTION 3-2--Pressure Gauges is hereby deleted and substituted with the
following:
Section 3-2 Pressure Gauges. At least one water pressure gauge shall be
installed on the riser assembly.
Section 3-6--Alarms is hereby amended with the deletion of the exception and
addition of the following language after the first paragraph, including two new
exceptions, as follows:
Section 3-6 Alarms. Exterior alarm indicating device shall be listed for outside
service and audible from the street from which the house is addressed. Exterior
audible devices shall be placed on the front or side of the structure and the
location subject to final approval by the Chief.
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Additional interior alarm devices shall be required to provide audibility throughout
the structure. Sound levels in all sleeping areas with all intervening doors closed
shall be a minimum of 15 dBA above the average ambient sound level but not
less than 70 dBA.
Audible devices shall be powered from an uninteruptible circuit (except for over-
current protection) serving normally operated appliances in the residence.
Exception #1' When an approved water flow monitoring system is installed,
interior audible devices may be powered through the fire alarm control panel.
Exception #2: When smoke detectors specified under CBC Section 310.9 are
used to sound an alarm upon waterflow switch activation.
SECTION 4-2--Position of Sprinklers is hereby amended by adding an additional
paragraph to section 4-2.3, as follows:
Section 4-2.3 In rooms or areas with slopes, multiple beams or construction
features creating conditions where sprinklers are obstructed, or the sprinkler
head placement exceeds parameters specified in the products listing, plans shall
bear the wet-stamp of a registered prOfessional engineer certifying equal or
greater protection than prescribed in the 1999 Edition of NFPA 13 D.
Section 4-6--Location of Sprinklers is hereby amended by deleting exception 3
and replacing it with a new exception 3, deleting exception 5 without
replacement, and adding an additional paragraph after the last exception, as
follows:
Section 4-6 Location of Sprinklers. Exception 3: Sprinklers may be omitted from
open attached porches, carports and similar open structures. Attached garages
shall be protected with listed quick response fire sprinklers spaced to protect a
maximum area of 130 square feet (12.1 m2). The diameter of the main_or cross-
main piping serving the lines in the garage shall be equal to the largest diameter
piping on any main or cross main within the system.
Adding the following paragraph after the last exception: All attics shall be
protected with intermediate temperature quick response heads which shall be
located to protect attic penetrations created by access scuttles or mechanical
equipment.
SECTION 9102.9--NFPA 13R, 1999 Edition, Installation of Sprinkler System in
Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height is hereby
added as follows:
SECTION 2-4.6--Alarms is hereby amended as follows:
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Section 2-4.6 Alarms. Local water-flow alarms shall be provided on all sprinkler
systems and shall be connected to the building fire alarm or water-flow
monitoring system where provided. Group R occupancies containing less than
the number of stories, dwelling units or occupant load specified in Section
1006.2.9.1.1 of the 2000 California Fire Code as requiring a fire alarm system
shall be provided with a minimum of one approved interior alarm device in each
unit. Sound levels in all sleeping areas shall be minimum of 15 dBA above the
average ambient sound or a minimum of 70 dBA with all intervening doors
closed. Alarms shall be audible within all other living areas within each dwelling
unit. When not connected to a fire alarm or water-flow monitoring system, audible
devices shall be powered from an uninteruptible circuit (except for overcurrent
protection) serving normally operated appliances in the residence.
There shall also be a minimum of one exterior alarm indicating device, listed for
outside service and audible from the access roadway that serves that building.
SECTION 2-5.1.7mPosition of Residential Sprinklers is amended by addition of
language at the end of the section 2-5.1.7.3, as follows:
Section 2-5.1.7.3 Sprinklers shall be positioned so that the response time and
discharge are not unduly affected by obstructions such as ceiling slope, beams,
or light fixtures. In rooms or areas with multiple beams or construction features
creating conditions where sprinklers are obstructed, or the sprinkler head
placement exceeds the maximum allowable deflector distance specified in the
products listing, plans shall bear the wet-stamp of a registered professional
engineer certifying equal or greater protection that prescribed in the 1999 Edition
of NFPA 13 R.
SECTION 2-6--Location of Sprinklers Exception 4 is hereby amended as follows:
Section 2-6 Location of Sprinklers. Exception 4: Sprinklers may be omitted from
penthouse equipment rooms, crawl spaces, floor ceiling spaces, elevator shafts,
and other concealed spaces that are not intended for living purposes or storage.
Sprinklers may also be omitted from attics which are not located over dwelling
units. When attics are separated by unit, each unit's attic space may be
protected per the OCFA amended NFPA 13D section on head locations in attics
of single family homes. All other attics shall be protected per 1999 edition of
NFPA 13.
SECTION 9102.10--NFPA 14, 2000 Edition, Installation of Standpipe, Private
Hydrant and Hose Systems is hereby added as follows:
SECTION 2-8.2 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
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Section 2-8.2 The fire department connection shall have a minimum of two 2 ~,"
internal threaded (NHS) inlets. Additional inlets shall be provided on a 250 GPM
per inlet ratio to meet the system demand. The inlets shall be provided with
approved caps to protect the system from entry of debris. The location of the FDC
shall be approved and be no more than 150 feet from a public hydrant. If
acceptable to the water authority, it may be installed on the backflow assembly.
Fire department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red..
SECTION 5-3.1--Location of Hose Connections, General is hereby deleted and
replaced with the following:
Section 5-3.1 Location of Hose Connections, General Class I Standpipe hose
connections shall be unobstructed and shall be located not less than 18 inches or
more than 24 inches above the finished floor.
Class II Standpipe hose connections shall be unobstructed and shall be located
not less than 3 feet or more than 5 feet above the finished floor.
Class III Standpipe hose connections shall be unobstructed and shall be located
not less than 18 inches or more than 24 inches above the finished floor.
SECTION 9102.11--NFPA 20, 1999 Edition, Installation of Stationary Pumps for
Fire Protection is hereby added as fo/lows:
SECTION 2-14 Water Flow Test Devices is amended by deleting the first
sentence of section 2-14.1.2 and adding additional language, as follows:
Section 2-14.1.2 All new fire pump installations shall be designed to test the
pump and suction supply and determine that the system is operating in
accordance with the design. The flow shall continue until flow has stabilized.
(See 11-2.6.3). The fire pump(s) shall be designed to allow for testing of the fire
pump(s) by both a listed and approved exterior discharge test-header device(s)
and a listed and approved metering device that re-circulates the test water to the
suction line or returns the test water to the water source in accordance with
Appendix A-2-14.1.2 and A-2-14.2.1.
SECTION 9102.12--NFPA 24, 1995 Edition, Installation of Private Fire Service
Mains and Their Appurtenances is hereby added as follows:
SECTION 1-5--Installation Work is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Section 1-5 Installation Work. Installation work shall be done by fully experienced
and responsible contractors licensed in the state to do this work. Work shall not
begin until plans are approved and appropriate permits secured.
SECTION 2-2--Public Water Systems is hereby amended by deleting section 2-
2.6 and substituting with following new language.
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Section 2-2.6 Connections larger than 2 inches to public water systems shall be
controlled by a post indicator valve of an approved type and located not less than
40 feet from the building protected. Where the water authority has regulations
regarding the connection of private fire service mains, they shall apply. Where the
water authority requires back-flow protection the following methods or assemblies
are acceptable:
1. An above ground assembly approved by the water authority, painted OSHA
safety red, and with the valves locked in the open position. Valves controlling
more than 100 sprinkler heads shall be monitored to an approved location.
2. A below ground assembly approved by the water authority and located in an
approved vault. The last valve on the assembly shall be controlled by an approved
post indicator device (see Figure A-2.6 b). The post indicator device shall be
painted OSHA safety red, be locked in the open position and if controlling more
than 100 sprinkler heads monitored to an approved location.
Exception: Where it is impractical to locate post indicating valve(s) 40
feet from the building served, they shall be permitted to be located closer, or wall
post indicating valves used, providing they are set in locations by blanks walls or
without openings of not less than 15 feet on either side of the valve, clear to the
roof, or permitted to be placed in valve rooms accessible only from the exterior,
or exterior risers providing they are set in locations by blanks walls or without
openings of not less than 15 feet on either side of the valve, clear to the roof. The
location is subject to approval by the authority having jurisdiction.
SECTION 2-6--Fire Department Connection is hereby amended by adding
additional language to the end of the first sentence of section 2-6.2 and deleting
and replacing section 2-6.6, and modifying the first sentence of section 2.6.9, as
follows:
Section 2-6.2 Fire department connections shall be equipped with listed plugs or
caps, properly secured and arranged for removal by fire departments and shall be
protected from mechanical injury.
Section 2-6.6 The fire department connection shall contain a minimum of two 2
~" inlets. The location shall be approved and be no more than 150 feet from a
public hydrant. The size of piping and the number of inlets shall be approved by
the chief. If acceptable to the water authority, it may be installed on the backflow
assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red.
Exception 1: When the system design demand is 500 gpm, including
the interior hose stream demand, or greater, or a standpipe system is included,
four 2 ~" inlets shall be provided.
Exception 2: The fire department connection may be located within 150
feet of a private hydrant providing the fire department connection pipe is connected
to the fire sprinkler system by a stand-alone pipe that connects down-stream of the
sprinkler system check valve.
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Section 2.6.9 Fire department connections shall be on the street side of building
and arranged so they are located immediately adjacent to the approved fire
department access road so that hose lines can be readily and conveniently
attached to the inlets without interference from nearby objects including buildings,
fence, posts, or other fire department connections.
Section 8-5--Pipe Joint Assembly is hereby amended by modifying the first
sentence in Section 8-5.2 and adding Section 8-5.3
Section 8-5.2 All bolted joint accessories shall be cleaned and thoroughly coated
with asphalt or other corrosion-retarding material after assembly and prior to poly-
tube installation
Section 8-5.3 All bolts used in pipe-joint assembly shall be stainless steel.
SECTION 3-3---Post Indicator Valves is hereby amended by deleting the
exception in section 3-3.2 and replacing with the following:
Section 3-3.2 Where it is impractical to locate post indicating valve(s) 40 feet
from the building served, they shall be permitted to be located closer, or wall post
indicating valves used providing they are set in locations by blank walls, or
without openings of not less than 15 feet on either side of the valve, clear to the
roof, or permitted to be placed in valve rooms accessible only from the exterior,
or exterior risers providing they are set in locations by blanks walls or without
openings of not less than 15 feet on either side of the valve, clear to the roof. The
location is subject to approval by the authority having jurisdiction.
SECTION 3-5--Sectional Valves is amended by modifying the first sentence of
section 3-5.1 and adding a second sentence as follows:
Section 3-5.1 Large private fire service main systems shall have post indicating
sectional controlling valves after five appurtenances in order to permit
sectionalizing the system in the event of a break or for making of repairs or
extensions. A hydrant or a single fire line service to a building counts as one
appurtenances.
SECTION 7-2--Coating and Lining of Buried Pipe is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following:
Section 7-2 Coating and Lining of Buried Pipe. All ferrous metal pipe shall be
lined, and steel pipe shall be coated and wrapped, with joints coated and wrapped
after assembly. All ferrous pipe and fittings shall be protected with a loose 8-mill
polyethylene tube. The ends of the tube shall be sealed with 2 inch wide tape
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approved for underground use. Galvanizing does not meet the requirements of this
section.
SECTION 8-6.2--Methods of Restraining Fire Mains is hereby amended by
adding a sentence at the end of section 8-6-2-1, as follows:
Section 8-6.2.1 The trench shall be excavated for thrust blocks and inspected prior
to pour. Care shall be taken when forming and pouring thrust blocks that fittings
and joints are not buried in concrete.
SECTION 8-7--Backfilling is hereby amended by revising section 8-7.1 as
follows:
Section 8-7. 1 Backfill shall be well tamped in layers and wetted under and
around pipes-to prevent settlement or lateral movement. Backfill shall consist of
clean fill sand to a minimum 12" below and to a minimum of 12" above the pipe.
5130.230 APPENDIX I-B--LIFE-SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, is hereby amended by deleting Section 1--Scope
and replacing with new language and Section 6.1, item 2-Special
Provisions and Alternatives, Automatic Sprinklers and substituting with the
following:
Section 1--SCOPE. These provisions apply to all existing high-rise buildings
constructed prior to the adoption of this appendix, each having floors used
for human occupancy located 75 feet (22 860 mm) or more above the
lowest level of fire department vehicle access.
Section 6.1, item 2 Automatic Sprinklers. An approved automatic fire-extinguishing
system shall be installed throughout the building in accordance with the
requirements of NFPA 13 as adopted in Appendix V of this code. 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
(378.5 L) per minute additional for the total standpipe system shall be
provided. This supply shall be automatically available if the principal supply
fails and shall have a duration of 30 minutes.
Sprinkler control valves and waterflow detecting devices shall be provided
at the lateral connection to the riser on each floor.
5130.240 APPENDIX II-A--SUPPRESSION AND CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS
FIRE AREAS is hereby amended by deleting section 18--Unusual
Circumstance and replacing with new language and adding new sections:
section 25--Use of Equipment, section 26---Notice of Spark Arrester
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Requirement, and section 27- Fuel Modification Requirements for New
Construction, as follows:
SECTION 18---Clearance of Brush or Vegetation Growth from Roadways is
hereby deleted and replaced as follows:
SECTION 18--Unusual Circumstances is hereby deleted and replaced as follows:
Section 18--Unusual Circumstances
The chief may suspend enforcement and require reasonable alternative
measures designed to advance the purposes of this article if he determines
in any specific case that any of the following conditions exist:
1. Difficult terrain.
2. Danger of erosion.
3. Presence of plants included in any state and federal resources
agencies, California Native Plant Society and county-approved list of
wildlife, plants, rare, endangered and/or threatened species.
4. Stands or groves of trees or heritage trees.
5. Other unusual circumstances that make strict compliance with the
clearance of vegetation provisions of Sections 15, 16 or 17 of this
appendix undesirable or impractical.
SECTION 25--Use of Equipment is added as follows:
Section 25---Use of Equipment
25.1 Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall use,
operate, or cause to be operated, in, upon or adjoining any hazardous fire
area any internal combustion engine which uses hydrocarbon fuels, unless
the engine is equipped with a spark arrester as defined in Section 25.3
maintained in effective working order, or the engine is constructed,
equipped and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to Section 25.3.
25.2 Spark arresters affixed to the exhaust system of engines or vehicles
subject to this section shall not be placed or mounted in such a manner as
to allow flames or heat from the exhaust system to ignite any flammable
material.
25.3 A spark arrester is a device constructed of nonflammable material
specifically for the purpose of removing and retaining carbon and other
flammable particles over 0.0232 of an inch (0.58 mm) in size from the
exhaust flow of an internal combustion engine that uses hydrocarbon fuels
or which is qualified and rated by the United States Forest Service.
25.4 Engines used to provide motor power for trucks, truck tractors, buses,
and passenger vehicles, except motorcycles, are not subject to this section
if the exhaust system is equipped with a muffler as defined in the Vehicle
Code of the State of California.
25.5 Turbocharged engines are not subject to this section if all exhausted
gases pass through the rotating turbine wheel, there is no exhaust bypass
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to the atmosphere, and the turbocharger is in effective mechanical
condition.
SECTION 26--Notice of Spark Arrester Requirement is added as follows:
SECTION 26 Notice of Spark Arrester Requirement:
No person shall sell, offer for sale, lease, or rent to any person any internal
combustion engine subject to the provisions of Section 25 and not subject
to the provisions of Section 13005 of the Health and Safety 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 UFC to use or operate the engine in, upon or adjoining any
hazardous fire area, unless the engine is equipped with a spark arrester as
defined in Section 25, maintained in effective working order, or the engine is
constructed, equipped and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to
Section 27.
SECTION 27wFuel Modification Requirements for New Construction is added as
follows:
SECTION 27w Fuel Modification Requirements for New Construction: All new
buildings to be built or installed in areas containing combustible vegetation
shall comply with the following:
27.1 Preliminary fuel modification plans shall be submitted to and approved
by the chief concurrent with the submittal for approval of any tentative map.
27.2 Final fuel modification plans shall be submitted to and approved by the
chief prior to the issuance of a grading permit.
27.3 The fuel modification plans shall meet the criteria set forth in the
Orange County Fire Authority Fuel Modification Plan Guidelines.
27.4 The fuel modification plan may be altered if conditions change. Any
alterations to the fuel modification shall be approved by the chief.
27.5 All elements of the fuel modification plan shall be maintained in
accordance with the approved plan and are subject to the enforcement
process outlined in Section 16.
5130.240 APPENDIX II-D--RIFLE RANGES is hereby amended by adding a
second paragraph to SECTION 1--Permits, as follows:
Section 1--Permit. The requirement for a permit shall apply to indoor or outdoor
firing, shooting or target ranges established, maintained or operated for the
discharging of a rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun or firearm.
5130.250 APPENDIX II-E--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLANS
AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVENTORY STATEMENTS is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following:
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5130.260 APPENDIX II-E CHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION PACKET. Hazardous
materials inventories shall be submitted for approval in accordance with the
Orange County Fire Authority Chemical Classification Packet.
5130.270 APPENDIX IIl-A FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS is
hereby amended by deleting the exception in 5.2-Buildings Other than
One- and Two-Family Dwellings and substituting the following:
Exception: A reduction in required fire flow of up to 50 percent, as
approved by the chief, may be allowed when the building is provided with
an approved automatic sprinkler system. The resulting fire flow shall not be
less than 1,500 gallons per minute (5677.5 L/min.).
5130.280 APPENDIX Ill-B-FIRE HYDRANT LOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION
is hereby amended, as follows:
TABLE NO. A-IIIB-1 REQUIRED NUMBER OF FIRE HYDRANTS
FIRE FLOW
REQUIREMENTS (GPM)
MINIMUM NUMBER
OF HYDRANTS
AVERAGE
BETWEEN
HYDRANTS
MAXIMUM
FROM ANY
STREET
(FEET) l,2,3,7
SPACING
250
DEPARTMENT
ROADWAY
HYDRANT4,7
1750 orless 1 500 250
1751 -2250 2 450 225
2251 -2500 3 450 225
2501 - 3000 3 400 225
3001 -4000 4 350 210
4001 - 5000 5 300 180
5001 - 5500 6 300 180
5501 -6000 6 250 150
6001 -7000 7
150
120
7001 or more
200
8 or more5
DISTANCE
POINT ON
OR FIRE
ACCESS
TO A
.
,
Spacing shall be reduced by 100 feet (30 480 mm) for dead-end streets or
roads.
Where streets are provided with median dividers which cannot be crossed
by firefighters pulling hose lines, or arterial streets are provided with four or
more traffic lanes and having a traffic count of more than 30,000 vehicles
per day, hydrant spacing shall average 500 feet (152 200 mm) on each side
of the street and be arranged on an alternate basis up to a fire-flow
requirement of 7,000 gallons per minute (26 495 L/min) and 400 feet (122
000 mm) for higher fire flow requirements.
Where new water mains are extended along streets where hydrants are not
needed for the protection of structures or similar fire problems, fire hydrants
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shall be provided at a spacing not to exceed 1,000 feet (305 000 mm) to
provide for transportation hazards.
4. Reduce by 50 feet (15 240 mm) for dead-end streets or roads.
5. One hydrant for each 1,000 gallons per minute (3785 L/min) or fraction
thereof.
6. Fire hydrants shall be a minimum of 40 feet (12 192 mm) from any building
with the exception of detached one- and two-family dwellings.
7. In residential subdivisions, maximum hydrant spacing is 300 feet. This
spacing may be increases to 600 feet (182 880 mm) if all homes and
attached garages are protected with automatic fire sprinklers systems (13,
13D, or 13R) and fireflow requirements do not exceed 2000 gpm.
5130.290 APPENDIX Ill-C-TESTING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER AND
STANDPIPE SYSTEMS is hereby amended by adding a new Section 4 to
UFC Appendix Standard A-III-C-1 as follows:
SECTION 4--PRIVATE HYDRANT SYSTEMS
Section 4.1 Inspection and Testing. Private hydrant systems shall be inspected
and serviced annually, and the owner shall correct any deficiencies
immediately. Hydrants shall be flushed and the system shall be flow tested
to insure that the required water supply is available. All valves shall be
tested and operated. All gaskets and caps shall be inspected and the
hydrant paint shall be maintained in good condition. Hydrant blue-reflective
street markers and protective barriers shall be installed and maintained in
good-order.
5130.300 APPENDIX VI-A-HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CLASSIFICATION is
hereby amended by adding the following beginning paragraph to SECTION
1--SCOPE:
Section 1--Scope. If confusion or conflict occurs with chemical classification, final
determination shall be in accordance with the Orange County Fire
Authority's chemical classification database.
SEVERABILITY OF PARTS OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE ADOPTED CODES
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is
for any reason held out to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Tustin hereby declares
that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsection, sentence clause, phrases or portions be declared valid or
unconstitutionally.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Tustin, held on the 3rd day of February, 2003.
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF TUSTIN )
SS
CERTIFICATION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 1263
PAMELA STOKER, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of
Tustin, Califomia, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the
City Council of the City of Tustin is 5; that the above and foregoing Ordinance No.
1263 was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the Tustin City
Council, held on the 21st day of January, 2003 and was given its second reading,
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 3rd day
of February, 2003 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: ·
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
Worley, Kawashima, Bone, Davert
None
None
Thomas
me a Stoker, City Clerk