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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 607ORDINANCE NO. 607 n AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 7 (FIRE CODE) OF TITLE 4 PUBLIC SAFETY CODE OF THE ATASCADERO MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, it is the desire and intent of the City Council to provide residents with common sense reform to the City's Municipal Code to reduce regulations; and WHEREAS, the City Fire Marshall has reviewed applicable sections of Title 4 and has determined sections that need to be modified for consistency with State Law; and WHEREAS, provisions codified in this title are adopted to implement and supplement the Streets and Highways Code as it exists and as it may be amended from time to time; and WHEREAS, it is the desire and intent of the City Council of the Atascadero to provide citizens with the greatest degree of fire, life and structural safety in buildings, in the most cost effective manner, by adopting the body of regulations referred to as the California Building Standards Code with amendments specific to the City of Atascadero; and WHEREAS, the California Health and Safety Code, Section 17958.5 and Section 18941.5, require the City Council, before making any modifications or changes to the California Building Standards Code pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 18941.5 and 17958.5, to make an express finding that each such modification or change is needed; and, WHEREAS, such findings must be made available as a public record and a copy thereof with each such modification or change shall be filed with the State of California Building Standards Commission; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Atascadero, at a duly noticed Public Hearing held on March 14, 2017, studied and considered the proposed municipal code text amendments and changes; and, WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Atascadero affirms the findings justifying previous changes and modifications to the adopted construction and fire codes previously adopted; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Atascadero, at a duly noticed Public Hearing held on March 28, 2017, voted to approve the text amendments upon second reading; and, NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: n SECTION 1.- All of Chapter 7, Fire Code within Title 4 of the City of Atascadero Municipal Code is amended as follows. City of Atascadero Ordinance No. 607 Page 2 of 7 nChapter 7 FIRE CODE Sections: 4-7.101 Title. 4-7.102 Adoption of Fire Code and Wildland-Urban Interface Code. 4-7.103 Local Modifications to the California Fire Code. 4-7.104 Modifications to the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. 4-7.101 Title. This chapter shall be known as the City of Atascadero Fire Code. 4-7.102 Adoption of Fire Code and Wildland-Urban Interface Code. (a) Two (2) documents, three (3) of which are on file in City offices, identified by the Seal of the City of Atascadero, marked and designated as the 2016 Edition of the California Fire Code and the 2015 Edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code published by the International Code Council are hereby adopted, including chapters and sections not adopted by agencies of the State of California, and including appendices thereto, as the Fire Prevention Regulations of the City of Atascadero. The provisions of such are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter except as modified hereinafter (2016). (b) Adopt all appendix sections of the 2016 California Fire Code except Appendix J. 4-7.103 Local Modifications to the California Fire Code. (a) Adopt Appendix D without Table D103.4 and Figure D103.4. (b) Amend Chapter I, Division II, Section 101.1 to read as follows: 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of Atascadero, referred to as `this code." (c) Amend Chapter I, Division II, Section 108.1 to read as follows: 108.1 Board of appeals established. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire code official relative to the application and interpretations of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals, consistent with Title 8, section 1.02 of the Atascadero Municipal Code. The fire code official shall be an ex officio member and shall act as secretary to said board but shall have no vote upon any matter before the board. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business. (d) Amend Section 311.2.2 Fire Protection by deletion of Exceptions 1 and 2. l (e) Amend Section 503.1.1 to read as follows: City of Atascadero Ordinance No. 607 Page 3 of 7 n 503.1.1 Buildings and facilities. Approved fire apparatus access roads shall be provided for every facility, building or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The fire apparatus access road shall comply with the requirements of this section and shall extend within 150 feet (45,720mm) of all portions of the facility and all portions of the exterior walls of the fust story of the building measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility. Additionally, all roads and driveways shall comply with Atascadero Fire Department standards. Exception: The fire code official is authorized to increase the dimension of 150 feet (45,720 mm) where: 1. Fire apparatus access roads cannot be installed because of location on property, topography, waterways, nonnegotiable grades or other similar conditions, and an approved alternative means of protection is provided. 2. There are not more than two Group R-3 or Group U occupancies. (f) Amend Section 505.1 to read as follows: 505.1 Address identification. New and existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. All buildings with access via an alley or other similar roadways shall have the address number provided on the rear door of the building or tenant space. Address numbers shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters. Numbers shall be a minimum of 4 inches (102 mm) high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) or as otherwise determined necessary by the fire code official. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure. Address numbers shall be maintained. (g) Amend Section 507.2.2 to read as follows: 507.2.2 Water tanks. Water tanks are not permitted for private fire protection. (h) Amend Section 605.11 to read as follows: 605.11 Solar photovoltaic power systems: Solar photovoltaic power systems shall be installed in accordance with Sections 605.11.1 through 605.11.2, the California Building Code or California Residential Code, California Electrical Code and the Atascadero Municipal Code Solar Installation Guidelines. (i) Amend Section 609.2 to read as follows: 609.2 Where required. A Type I hood shall be installed at or above all commercial cooking appliances and domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes that produce grease vapors. Hood systems shall be tied into existing alarm systems. City of Atascadero Ordinance No. 607 Page 4 of 7 17 0) Amend Section 901.7 to read as follows: 901.7 Systems out of service. Where a required fire protection system is out of service, the fire code official shall be notified immediately and, where required by the fire code official, the building shall either be evacuated or an approved fire watch shall be provided for all occupants left unprotected by the shut down until the fire protection system has been returned to service. Where utilized, fire watches shall be provided with at least one approved means for notification of the fire department and their only duty shall be to perform constant patrols of the protected premises and keep watch for fires. The person assigned to fire watch shall maintain a written log of their activities during their assigned shift and the log shall be provided to the fire code official upon request. (k) Delete Sections 903.2 through 903.2.19 and replace as follows: 903.2. Where required. An approved automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all new buildings, and/or buildings that are increased in size that meet the following conditions below: 1. Buildings containing Groups B and M occupancies where floor area is greater than or equal to 500 square feet (46.45 in') and located less than or equal to 10 feet from adjacent buildings on the same property and less than or equal to 5 feet from adjacent property lines. 2. Buildings containing Group U occupancies where floor area is greater than or equal to 1,000 square feet (92.9 mZ) and located less than or equal to 10 feet from adjacent buildings on the n same property and less than or equal to 5 feet from adjacent property lines, unless part of a mixed - occupancy building containing a Group R, Division 3 occupancy. 3. Group U occupancy buildings that are not open on at least three sides and greater than or equal to 3,000 square feet. 4. Throughout an existing building other than a Group R, Division 3 occupancy or a U occupancy when accessory to a Group R, Division 3 occupancy whenever additions exceed ten (10) percent of the total floor area of the existing building, and the total combined floor area will exceed 2,000 square feet (185.8 M2), or a second story or greater is added. 5. Throughout an existing Group R, Division 3 occupancy or Group U occupancy when accessory to a Group R, Division 3 occupancy whenever: a. Additions exceed ten (10) percent and total combined floor area will exceed 3,000 square feet (278.7m2); or In. The total combined floor area will exceed 5,000 square feet (464 m2). 6. Group B and M occupancies whenever single or multiple additions will exceed 1,000 square feet (92.9 mZ) beyond the size of the structure on the effective date of this regulation, or the total combined floor area will exceed 5,000 square feet (464.5 M2), or a second story or greater is added. 7. Group A, B, E, F, M and S occupancies where one of the following conditions exist in existing buildings when modification or tenant improvements are being considered: 1. The fire area exceeds 5,000 sq. ft. (464m'). 2. The fire area has an occupant load of 100 or more. 3. The fire area is located on the floor other than a level of exit discharge serving A, B, E, F, M and S occupancies. City of Atascadero Ordinance No. 607 Page 5 of 7 n4. The structure exceeds 5,000 sq. ft. (464m2), contains more than one fire area containing A, B, E, F, M and S occupancies and is separated into two or more buildings by firewalls of less than four-hour fire resistance rating without openings. 8. In A-5, F-1 and S-1 building occupancy as follows: 1. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for Group A-5 Occupancies in the following areas: concession stands, retail areas, press boxes and other accessory use areas in excess of 1,000 square feet (90m'). 2. A Group F-1 Occupancy used for the manufacture of upholstered furniture or mattresses exceeds 2,500 square feet (232m2). 3. Woodworking Operations. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all Group F-1 occupancy fire areas that contain wood -working operations in excess of 2,500 square feet in area which generate finely divided combustible waste or which use finely divided combustible materials. A firewall of less than four hour fire -resistance rating without openings, or any firewall with openings, shall not be used to establish separate fire areas. 4. A Group S-1 occupancy used for the storage of upholstered furniture or mattresses exceeds 2,500 square feet (232m'). 9. Any commercial occupancy, A, B, E, F, M, and S that is converted to an R occupancy adjoining other commercial uses. 903.2.11. Additions to existing buildings equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler system. For the purpose of requiring the automatic fire sprinkler systems specified in this chapter, the n floor area within the surrounding exterior walls shall be considered as one building. 903.2.12 Flow switch. All sprinkler systems including NFPA 13, 13R and 13D shall require a flow switch that is connected to a local bell and is highly encouraged to have an inspector test valve at the most hydraulically remote location per Atascadero Fire Department standards. 903.2.13 Automatic fire -extinguishing system. An automatic fire -extinguishing system shall be installed as set forth in Section 903.2 of the California Fire Code as amended in Section 4-7.103 of the Atascadero Municipal Code. (1) Add Sections 907.10 through 907.10.2 to read as follows: 907.10 False alarms. The fire code official is authorized to seek cost recovery for a fire department response to an alarm system activation which is determined to be a false alarm caused by system malfunction, system misuse or other non -emergency causes. 907.10.1 False alarm frequency. The cost recovery fee will be charged for all responses after the second false alarm in a calendar year. 907.10.2 False alarm fee. The amount of the cost recovery fee will be as set forth in the City of Atascadero User Fees Schedule. Additional fees may be charged for extraordinary circumstances. r City of Atascadero Ordinance No. 607 Page 6 of 7 I 4-7.104 Modifications to the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. The following are local modifications to the 2015 Edition of the Wildland-Urban Interface Code (WUI). Interpretations of the Fire Code shall be made by the City of Atascadero Fire Chief or their designee. (a) Delete Appendix C, E and G. (b) Amend Section 101.1 to read as follows: 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Wildland-Urban Interface Code of the City of Atascadero, hereinafter referred to as "this code." References throughout this code to the International Building Code shall mean California Building Code. References throughout this code to the International Fire Code shall mean California Building Code. (c) Add Section 101.1.1 to read as follows: 101.1.1 Code official designated. For the purposes of this code, the code official shall be the fire code official or building official as established in the building construction and fire codes adopted by the City. (d) Amend Section 302.1 to read as follows: j� 302.1 Declaration. Wildland-Urban Interface areas shall be established by the Fire Hazard Severity Zones designated by the State of California or as declared by the City Council. (e) Amend Chapter 5 to read as follows: Section 501. Chapter 5 is deleted in its entirety. Ignition Resistant Construction shall be as set forth in Chapter 7A of the California Building Code as amended in Section 8-3.101 of the Atascadero Municipal Code. SECTION 2. A summary of this ordinance, approved by the City Attorney, together with the ayes and noes, shall be published twice: at least five days prior to its final passage in the Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulated in the City of Atascadero, and; before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its final passage, in the Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulated in the City of Atascadero. A copy of the full text of this ordinance shall be on file in the City Clerk's Office on and after the date following introduction and passage and shall be available to any interested member of the public. r City of Atascadero Ordinance No. 607 Page 7 of 7 PM14 INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on February 28, 2017, and PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Atascadero, State of California, on March 28, 2017, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Bourbeau, Moreno, Sturtevant, and Mayor Pro Tem Fonzi NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Mayor O'Malley ADOPTED: March 28, 2017 APPROVE O FORM: Brian Pierik, City Attorney 7 CERTIFICATION I, Lara K Christensen, City Clerk of the City of Atascadero, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 607, adopted by the Atascadero City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on March 28, 2017, and that it has been duly published pursuant to State Law. DATED: March 29, 2017 PER N \ t,C}ChrWeensen_s.J Clerk of Atascadero, California