HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1984-1811 ESTABLISHING A BUSINESS FIRE SAFETY SELF INSPECTION PROGRAMORDINANCE NO. 1811
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A BUSINESS
FIRE SAFETY SELF INSPECTION PROGRAM
FOR CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES AS DEFINED BY
SAID CITY
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
National City, California, as follows:
SECTION 1: ESTABLISHMENT OF SELF INSPECTION PROGRAM
For the purpose of providing and maintaining functions
necessary for the prevention of fire and for the protection
of life and property from fire and panic, the City Council
does hereby establish a Business Fire Safety Self Inspection
Program assuring that certain "B-2" and "R-1" occupancies
within the City are inspected on an annual basis for fire
safety.
SECTION 2: DEFINITION
The term "B-2" and "R-1" occupancies, as used in this
Ordinance, shall mean those businesses as defined in Section
9.117 of the Uniform Fire Code.
SECTION 3: FUNCTION OF SELF INSPECTION PROGRAM
A. The National City Fire Department's suppression/
rescue personnel and Fire Prevention Bureau personnel shall
deliver by hand or by mail its "Self Inspection Worksheet"
and "Business and Emergency Record" forms to each "B-2" and
"R-1" occupancy included in the Business Fire Safety Self
Inspection Program within the City on an annual basis.
B. The owner or -manager of said occupancy or person in
highest authority in said occupancy shall within thirty (30)
days inspect each occupancy, complete the aforementioned forms,
correct all deficiencies, and return the same to the National
City Fire Department. All deficiencies observed shall be
reported on said forms and corrected prior to returning the
forms to the National City Fire Department.
SECTION 4: FAILURE TO COMPLY: ISsUANCE OF CITATION
Any person who fails to comply with the requirements to
inspect said premises, complete said forms, and correct all
deficiencies noted within the aforementioned thirty 00)day
period, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and the Fire Depart-
ment may cause to be issued a citation for violation of the
terms of this Ordinance pursuant to the authority given to
the City in its Ordinance No.
SECTION 5: IF ANY SECTION, SUBSECTION, SENTENCE, CLAUSE
or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any reason be invalid,
such holding or holdings shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City of National
City has declared that it would have passed this Ordinance
and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, be declared
invalid.
SECTION 6: THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE SIGNED BY the Mayor
of the City of National City and published pursuant to the
requirements of the California Government Code.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7-4 - day of
ATTEST:
-2-
1984.
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California,
1984
February 21,
onby the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmen Camacho, Da11a, Van Deventer, Waters, Morgan
Nays: Councilmen None
Absent: Councilmen None
Abstain: Councilmen None
AUTHENTICATED BY: KILE MORGAN
By:
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City C rk of the City of National ity, California
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was not finally adopted
until seven calendar days had elapsed between the days of its introduction
and the days of its final passage, to wit, on February 14, 1984
and on
February 21, 1984
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said ordinance was read in full prior to its
final passage or that the reading of said ordinance in full was dispensed
with by a vote of not less than a majority of the members elected to the
Council and that there was available for the consideration of each mem-
ber of the Council and the public prior to the day of its passage a written
or printed copy of said ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and cor-
rect copy of ORDINANCE NO is11 of the City of National City, passed
and adopted by the Council of said City on
(Seal)
February 21, 1984
By:
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Deputy