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Home My WebLink AboutCC ORD 1970-1245 Adopts 1967 Uniform Fire Code; repeals Ord. 1143 (Repealed by 1322)ORDINANCE NO. 1245 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING UNIFORM FIRE CODE PRE SCRIBING REGULATION CONDITION HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AN PROPERTY FROM FIRE 0 EXPLOSION, AND REPEAL ING ORDINANCE 1143 OF TH CITY OF NATIONAL CITY BE IT ORDAINED by th City Council of the City of Na tional i There i s as follows: hereby adopted b the City Council of the City National City for the purpos o f prescribing regulation governing conditions haza d to life and r ou ° National oknown as the r explosion, p thatrtcertain cm ode MENTT OF LIMITS IION 5: N ESTABLISH Code recommended by UniformFire Cali- LIQUEFIED RULE STORAGE ETROLEUM IS fornia Fire Chiefs' Association, TO BE RESTRICTED. being particularly the 1967 edi- The limits referred to in tion thereof and the whole section 20.05a of the 'uiform thereof, save and except such Fire Code, in which bulk portions as are hereinafter de- storage of liquefied petroleum leted, modified or amended (by gas may be allowed, are hereby Section 7 of this ordinance), of established as follows: M-4 Which code not less than three zone, subject to Ordinance 962, (3) copies have been and now s e c t i o n 8, sub -section 1, are filed in the office of the paragraph 2c. Clerk of the acme areof herebyNational ESTABLISH - adopted and incorporated as M E N TION OF LIMITS LIMITS OF fullyas if set o ut at length DISTRICTS IN WHICH herein, thisdfrom ordinance h shall take on STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES effect, the TO BEAND BpROHIBITED. AGENTSLASTING IS shall be controlling within r the to in limits of the Citysection e limits referred of theUniform City. of National Fire Code, in which storage of SECTION 2: ESTABLISH- explosives and blasting agents .WIENT AND DUTIES OF is prohibited, are hereby BUREAU OF FIRE PREVEN- established as follows: all areas TION. within the city limits. a. The Uniform Fire Code SECTION 7: AMENDMENTS shall be enforced by the Bureau MADE IN THE UNIFORM of Fire Prevention in the Fire FIRE CODE. Department of the City of Na- The Uniform Fire Code is tional City which is hereby amended and changed in the established and which shall be following respects: operated under the supervision a. Section 15.210 paragraph b, of the Chief of the Fire Depart- is hereby amended to read as ment. follows: b. The Fire Marshal in charge b. Depth and Cover. Ex - of the Bureau of Fire Preven_ c a v a t i o n for underground tion shall be appointed by the storage tanks shall be made Chief of the hire Department with due care to avoid un- of te City of National City. dermining of foundations of appointment shall continue e x i s t i n g structures. Un- during good behavior and satin- derground tanks shall be set on c, Thes Chief of the b`ir•,., firm foundation and surrounded partment may detail such mein- sbanduot less than 6 inches of bers of the Fire Department as Tanks shall the pcovered with a iupectors as shall from time minimum of 4 feet of earthed in a or to time be necessary. The Chief shall be covered with 1 foot of of the Fire Department shall earth on top of which shall be recommend to the City Council placed a slab of reinforced of the City of National City the concrete not less than 6 inches tors, who,employment whent such aauth orpza- ac- lick. re or areWhen likelyunderground subjected tanks cted tion is made, shall be selected to traffic, y be hall be through an examination they shall be determine their fitness for the vehiclesd against damage from position. The examination shall at least passing feet of overthem ecover, be open to members and non- or 18 inches of well -tamped members of the Fire Depart- earth, plus 6 inches of rein- ment, and appointments made forced concrete or 8 inches of after examination shall be for asphaltic concrete. When as - an indefinite term with removal phaltic or reinforced concrete only for cause. d. A report of the Bureau of paving is used as part of the Fire Prevention shall be made protection it shall extend at annually and transmitted to the least 1 foot horizontally beyond City Manager of the City of Na- the outline of the tank in all tional City; it shall contain all directions. Section proceedings under this code, b. Secti as 15.502iowi s hereby with such amendments ando rec- amended ended to ifngows: The following d is hereby added code which, in his judgment, paragraph d of said section shall deem desirable. 15.502 after the words "eom- SECTION 3: DEFINITIONS. petent attendant":who shall not a. Wherever the word be eorh container. from said "Municipality" is used in the Uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the City of National City. b. Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the Uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the City Attorney for the City of National City. e• Wherever the words "Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention" are used in the Uniform Fire Code they shall be h eld to mean the Fire Marshal. SECTION 4: ESTABLISH- M E N T LIMITS F DISTRICTS IN WHICHO STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS IN OUTSIDE ABOVEGROUND TANKS MAY BE ALLOWED. a. The limits referred to in section 15.201 of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of flammable liquids in outside a b o v e ground tanks is, �, e sorrowing paragraph is The Crt hereby added as paragraph ey Manager, the Chief of said Section 15502: Hof the Fire Department and the 1 I u d Chief of the Bureau of Fire Pre- vention shall act as a commit- tee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies, which shall require permits, in addition to those now enumerated in said code. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office, and distribute copies thereof to SECTION interested11: PENALTIES a. Any person who shall late any of the provisions t the code hereby adopted or far to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made there-. 'bider, or who shall build in vio- lation of any detailed statement of specification sub - mitt City. (prohibited, are her A established as follows: all ar within the City limits NS National City except li S manufacturing and heavy R dustry zones, as established the zoning ordinances of - City of National City. E b. The limits referred to in section 15.401 of the Uniform e Fire Code, in which new bulk _ plants for flammable liquids establishedbe allowed.as follows: hereby lih of manufacturing and heavy in_ e dustry zones as established by the z oning ordinances of the Cityf a i Y. e. Classiqui s in excess of five (5) gallons in the aggre- gate at any one location, shall be stored in approved under- ground tanks, provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to said liquids in the fuel tank attached to and forming a part of any motor vehicle or engine using such liquid as fuel. Provided further, that nothing herein contained shall apply to said storage of gasoline in not more than fifty (50) gallon quantities in above ground tanks which said tanks or tank are located fifty (50) feet or more from any building or structure, and said t ank or tanks are of an approved type, and persons maintaining same have a permit from the Fire - Marshal. c. Section 27.01 is hereby s or plans amended as follows: paragraph under, and approved or or per - approved certificate per- PERMITS. a. All burning shall take place between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day. Paragraph b of said Section 27.22 is hereby amended by deleting the words "other than paper". Paragraph c of said Section 27.22 is hereby amended by changing the last sentence to read as follows: Such exemption shall be only for non -continuing uses an shall be restricted to the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m of any day . amended as p follows: Exceis pte}in an approved incinerator, every bonfire, camp fire, or burning of combustible waste matter, shall be constantly attended by the person or persons desig nated in the burning permit and shall be extinguished before lef alone. SECTION 8: MODIFICATIONS The Chief of the Bureau o Fire Prevention shall haw power to modify any of the pro visions of the Uniform Fir Code upon application in writing his dbuly r1 Qowner authorizedr lessee,gentor there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code, pro- vided that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification when granted or allowed Chef of the nd Bureau ofhe Fire on f Pre- vention thereon shall be entered upon the records of the depart- ment and a be furnished the applicaned nt, shall SECTION 9: APPEALS Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall dis- approve an application or refuse to or whent it ise claimermit d pth t thlied e provisionspplyor of that tie the code tre do not intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision. of. the Chief of the Fire Department to the City Council within 30 days from the date of the deci- sion appealed. SEMATERI- ALS,TION 10: PROCESSES OEW R AOCCU- PANCIES WHICH MAY RE- QUIRE PE 25 is mit issued thereunder, and from ingl which no appeal has been taken rest or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council or by a court of competent juris- diction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation and non-compliance respectively, be punishablefby a fine ofnotmore than $500.00 or by imprison- ment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or per- mit it to continue; and all such persons correct orh remedy sl be ch required viola- tions or defects within a reason- able time; and when not other- wise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. eby i a of said Section 27.01 eas amended by deleting or strik of out the words "or a U.S. Po ght Service Officer." in- Paragraph b (6) of said See - by tion 27.01 is amended to read the as follows: (6) Such burning is done only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of the same day. The following paragraph is hereby added as paragraph d of said Section 27.01. d. The Chief of the Fire De- partment may prohibit any or all bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires when atmospheric condi- tions or local circumstances make such fire hazardous. d. Paragraph c and d of Sec- tion 27.14 are hereby omitted in their entirety, e. Sections 27.15, 27.16 and 27.20 are hereby omitted in their entirety. f. Section 27.22, paragraph a, is hereby amended to read as follows; _ as may be declared sin inuch valid. SECTION 14: DETERMINA- t TION OF CITY COUNCIL, The City Council hereby finds p alldofdther etnes that quirements each and set forth in Government Code Sections e 50022.3, 50022.4, and 50022.6 have e been fulfilled. SECTION 15: EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall tak-e effect and be in force from and .. after its approval as required by law. thPASSyDCouNiDl ADOPTof the ED of National City, California, this 7th day of July, 1970, by the following' S: Council -wit: men Camacho, Hogue, Reid, Waters, Morgan NAPES: Councilmen none ABSENT: none KILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National , ATTEST: IONEttMINOGUE California City Clerk I hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 7th day of July, 1970. KILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National City, California I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy of dinance No. 1245 of the 0 di ances of the City of Nation Cei , California, as t Y Council of said Cr , and ap roved by th Mayor said Ci on the 7th IONE RVOGUE City erk of the City of NC5040 Na tonal City, California 7- 9, 23-70 of the above penalThe ty slhallicaron not be held to prevent the enforced removal ofprohibited conditions. 1REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES Ordinance 3 of the City of National eCityr 4 and all other ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or inconsis- tent with the provisions of this ordinance or of the code hereby adopted are hereby repealed. SECTION 13: VALIDITY Tde- clares Citye shouldl anyher section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this ordinance or of the code hereby adopted be declared for any it is the reason invalidto be intentof the CityCouncil that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination heref^^^ - that AD sa .ER hBs bY CERTeen duly published ac'ording to law. City Clerk, City of National City, Cali or