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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10152013 - C.16RECOMMENDATION(S): Acting in its capacity as the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and as the Board of Directors of the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2013-22, to adopt the 2013 California Fire Code, with local amendments, as the fire code within Contra Costa County, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, and the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District; WAIVE reading; and FIX October 22, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. as the hearing date for the proposed adoption of the ordinance. FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact is neutral. The adoption of this ordinance will provide the administrative authority to enforce the provisions of the California Fire Code as amended. BACKGROUND: The California Building Standards Commission has adopted and published the 2013 Building Standards Code, which includes the 2013 California Fire Code prepared and adopted by the State Fire Marshal. The statewide code became effective January 1, 2013. Although the code applies APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 10/15/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Lewis Broschard, 941-3520 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: October 15, 2013 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: C. 16 To:Board of Supervisors From:Daryl L. Louder, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Date:October 15, 2013 Contra Costa County Subject:2013 California Fire Code with Local Amendments BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) statewide, Health and Safety Code sections 17958.5 and 18941.5 authorize a local jurisdiction to modify or change the statewide code and establish more restrictive standards if the jurisdiction finds that the modifications and changes are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions. Ordinance No. 2013-22 adopts the 2013 California Fire Code and amends it to address local conditions. The attached ordinance amends the 2013 California Fire Code by establishing automatic sprinkler system requirements that are more restrictive than the sprinkler requirements in the statewide code. The more restrictive requirements are necessary due to Contra Costa County’s climatic, geological and topographical conditions, which impact fire prevention efforts and the frequency, spread, acceleration, intensity and size of fire involving buildings. The automatic sprinkler system requirements are set forth in Section 903.2 of the attached ordinance and are unchanged from the previous ordinance. The fire districts' existing weed abatement program is incorporated into Section 319 of the ordinance. This program authorizes the fire districts to declare certain weeds that pose a fire hazard as a public nuisance, to abate those weeds, and to recover abatement costs from property owners. This ordinance also prohibits un-tethered sky lanterns. Chapter 5 and Appendix D of the ordinance establish requirements for fire apparatus access roads, including requirements for turnouts, parking on access roads, and maximum grades. Notice of the October 22, 2013 public hearing is being published in accordance with Government Code section 6066. A summary of the ordinance is being prepared and published in accordance with Government Code section 25124(b). CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Without the adoption of the 2013 California Fire Code (CFC) with local amendments, the fire districts will not have the legal authority to enforce any exterior hazard abatement standards or the ability to conduct fire and life safety inspections in occupancies other than high-rise buildings, schools, hotels, motels, apartments, and day care facilities. In addition, without adoption of the CFC, occupancies that conduct operations such as the production, storage, and sale of hazardous materials, places of assembly, and the review of construction documents and testing of fire protection and fire alarm systems would no longer be regulated by the fire districts. Furthermore, adoption of the 2013 CFC is necessary to continue allowing the fire districts to collect fees to recover the costs of providing fire prevention related services. Without adoption of the CFC, as amended, fire district general fund revenues would be required to provide the fiscal support necessary to fund the positions currently supported by operational permit and inspection fees and new construction plan review fees. This would result in a decrease in the amount of general fund revenues available for conducting emergency response activities or critical fire prevention services and personnel would need to be reduced or eliminated. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: NA ATTACHMENTS Ordinance 2013-22 Ordinance 2013-22 Findings of Fact CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND CROCKETT-CARQUINEZ FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FINDINGS OF NEED FOR CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS IN THE 2013 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, TITLE 24, PART 9, CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, DUE TO LOCAL CONDITIONS I.Changes or Modifications Pursuant to Section 17958 of the State of California Health and Safety Code, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, in its capacity as the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District (collectively “Fire District”), in its ordinance adopting and amending the 2013 California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 9, California Fire Code, changes, modifies, and amends Section 903.1 through Section 907.8.7. II.Finding Pursuant to Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7 of the State of California Health and Safety Code, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, in its capacity as the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, finds that the above referenced change, modification, and amendment is needed and is reasonably necessary because of certain local climatic, geological, and topographic conditions as described below. A.Climatic 1.Precipitation and Relative Humidity (a)Conditions Precipitation ranges from 15 to 24 inches per year with an average of approximately 20 inches per year. Ninety-six (96) percent falls during the months of October through April and four (4) percent from May through September. This is a dry period of at least five (5) months each year. Additionally, the area is subject to occasional drought. Relative humidity remains in the middle range most of the time. It ranges from forty-five (45) to sixty-five (65) percent during spring, summer, fall, and from sixty (60) to ninety (90) percent in the winter. It occasionally falls as low as fifteen (15) percent. (b)Impact Locally experienced dry periods cause extreme dryness of untreated wood shakes and shingles on buildings and non-irrigated grass, brush and weeds, which are often near buildings with wood roofs and sidings. Such dryness causes these materials to ignite very readily and burn rapidly and intensely. Because of dryness, a rapidly burning grass fire or exterior building fire can quickly transfer to other buildings by means of radiation or flying brands, sparks and embers. A small fire can rapidly grow to a magnitude beyond the control capabilities of the Fire District resulting in an excessive fire loss. 2.Temperature (a)Conditions Temperatures have been recorded as high as 1140 F. Average summer highs are in the 900 range, with average maximums of 1050 F. (b)Impact High temperatures cause rapid fatigue and heat exhaustion of firefighters, thereby reducing their effectiveness and ability to control large building and wildland fires. Another impact from high temperatures is that combustible building material and non-irrigated weeds, grass and brush are preheated, thus causing these materials to ignite more readily and burn more rapidly and intensely. Additionally, the resultant higher temperature of the atmosphere surrounding the materials reduces the effectiveness of the water being applied to the burning materials. This requires that more water be applied, which in turn requires more Fire District resources in order to control a fire on a hot day. High temperatures directly contribute to the rapid growth of fires to an intensity and magnitude beyond the control capabilities of the Fire District. 3.Winds (a)Conditions Prevailing winds in the area are from the south or southwest in the mornings and from the north or northwest in the afternoons. However, winds are experienced from virtually every direction at one time or another. Velocities are generally in the fourteen (14) mph to twenty-three (23) mph ranges, gusting to twenty-five (25) to thirty-five (35) mph. Forty (40) mph winds are experienced occasionally and winds up to fifty-five (55) mph have been registered locally. During the winter half of the year, strong, dry, gusty winds from the north move through the area for several days creating extremely dry conditions. (b)Impact Winds such as those experienced locally can and do cause fires, both interior and exterior, to burn and spread rapidly. Fires involving non-irrigated weeds, grass and brush can grow to a magnitude and be fanned to intensity beyond the control capabilities of the Fire District very quickly even by relatively moderate winds. When such fires are not controlled, they can extend to nearby buildings, particularly those with untreated wood shakes or shingles. Winds of the type experienced locally also reduce the effectiveness of exterior water streams used by the Fire District on fires involving large interior areas of buildings, fires which have vented through windows and roofs due to inadequate built-in fire protection and fires involving wood shake and shingle building exteriors. Local winds will continue to be a definite factor towards causing major fire losses to buildings not provided with fire resistive roof and siding materials and buildings with inadequately separated interior areas or lacking automatic fire protection systems. National statistics frequently cite wind conditions, such as those experienced locally, as a major factor where conflagrations have occurred. 4.Summary These local climatic conditions affect the acceleration, intensity, and size of fire in the community. Times of little or no rainfall, of low humidity, and high temperatures create extremely hazardous conditions, particularly as they relate to wood shake and shingle roof fires and conflagrations. The winds experienced in this area can have a tremendous impact upon structure fires. During wood shake and shingle roof fires, or exposure fires, winds can carry sparks and burning brands to other structures, thus spreading the fire and causing conflagrations. In building fires, winds can literally force fires back into the building and can create a blow torch effect, in addition to preventing “natural” ventilation and cross-ventilation efforts. B.Geological and Topographic 1.Seismicity (a)Conditions Contra Costa County is located in Seismic Risk Zone 4, which is the worst earthquake area in the United States. Buildings and other structures in Zone 4 can experience major seismic damage. Contra Costa County is in close proximity to the San Andreas Fault and contains all or portions of the Hayward, Calaveras, Concord, Antioch, Mt. Diablo, and other lesser faults. A 4.1 earthquake with its epicenter in Concord occurred in 1958, and a 5.4 earthquake with its epicenter also in Concord occurred in 1955. The Concord and Antioch faults have a potential for a Richter 6 earthquake and the Hayward and Calaveras faults have the potential for a Richter 7 earthquake. Minor tremblers from seismic activity are not uncommon in the area. The fire environment of a community is primarily a combination of two factors: the area’s physical geologic characteristics and a historic pattern of urban-suburban development. These two factors, alone and combined, create a mixture of environments which ultimately determines the area’s fire protection needs. The Fire District has 3 distinct areas. They are: the West, which includes the City of San Pablo and the communities of North Richmond, El Sobrante, and East Richmond Heights. The Central includes the Cities of Lafayette, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Walnut Creek, Clayton and the communities of Clyde, Pacheco, Alhambra Valley and Alamo. The East includes the Cities of Antioch, Pittsburg and the community of Bay Point. Because of the size of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (304 Square miles) the characteristics of the fire environment changes from one location to the next. Therefore the District has not one, but a number of fire environments, each of which has its individual fire protection needs from two major oil refineries, to heavy industrial facilities, freeways, rail lines, waterways, port facilities, wildland areas, urban and suburban town settings and major downtown areas. Interstates 80 and 680, State Highways 4, 24 and 242, Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) and major thoroughfares travel throughout the District. There are 2 major rail lines which run through the District. An overpass or underpass crossing collapse would alter the response route and time for responding emergency equipment. This is due to the limited crossings of the major highways and rail lines. Earthquakes of the magnitude experienced locally can cause major damage to electrical transmission facilities, which, in turn, cause power failures while at the same time starting fires throughout the Fire District. The occurrence of multiple fires will quickly deplete existing fire district resources; thereby reducing and/or delaying their response to any given fire. Additionally, without electrical power, elevators, smoke management systems, lighting systems, alarm systems and other electrical equipment urgently needed for building evacuation and fire control in large buildings without emergency generator systems would be inoperative, thereby resulting in loss of life and/or major fire losses in such buildings. (b)Impact A major earthquake could severely restrict the response of the Fire District and its capability to control fires involving buildings of wood frame construction, with ordinary wood shake and shingle exteriors, or with large interior areas not provided with automatic smoke and fire control systems. 2.Soils (a)Conditions The area is replete with various soils, which are unstable, clay loam and alluvial fans being predominant. These soil conditions are moderately to severely prone to swelling and shrinking, are plastic, and tend to liquefy. Throughout the Fire District, the topography and development growth has created a network of older, narrow roads. These roads vary from gravel to asphalt surface and vary in percent of slope, many exceeding twenty- (20) percent. Several of these roads extend up through the winding passageways in the hills providing access to remote, affluent housing subdivisions. Many of these roads are private with no established maintenance program. During inclement weather, these roads are subject to rock and mudslides, as well as down trees, obstructing all vehicle traffic. It is anticipated that during an earthquake, several of these roads would be practically impassable. 3.Topographic (a)Conditions i.Vegetation The service area of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District has a varied topography and vegetative cover. A conglomeration of flat lands, hills, and ridges make up the terrain. Development has occurred on the flat lands in the District and in the past 15 years development has spread into the hills, valleys and ridge lands of the District. Highly combustible dry grass, weeds, and brush are common in the hilly and open space areas adjacent to built-up locations six (6) to eight (8) months of each year. Many of these areas frequently experience wildland fires, which threaten nearby buildings, particularly those with wood roofs, or sidings. This condition can be found throughout the Fire District, especially in those fully developed areas and those areas marked for future development. ii.Surface Features The arrangement and location of natural and manmade surface features, including hills, creeks, canals, freeways, housing tracts, commercial development, fire stations, streets and roads, combine to limit efficient response routes for Fire District resources into and through many areas. iii.Buildings, Landscaping and Terrain Many of the “newer” large buildings and building complexes have access and landscaping features or designs which preclude, or greatly limit, efficient approach or operational access to them by Fire District vehicles. In addition, the presence of security gates, roads of inadequate width and grades which are too steep for Fire District vehicles create an adverse impact on fire suppression efforts. When Fire District vehicles cannot gain access to buildings involved with fire, the potential for complete loss is realized. Difficulty reaching a fire site often requires additional fire personnel and resources to successfully and safely mitigate the event. Access problems often result in severely delaying, misdirecting, or making fire and smoke control efforts unsuccessful. (b)Impact The above local geological and topographical conditions increase the magnitude, exposure, accessibility problems, and fire hazards presented to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Fire following an earthquake has the potential of causing greater loss of life and damage than the earthquake itself. Hazardous materials, particularly toxic gases, could pose the greatest threat to the largest number, should a significant seismic event occur. Public Safety resources would have to be prioritized to mitigate the greatest threat, and may likely be unavailable for smaller single dwelling or structure fires. Other variables may intensify the situation: 1. The extent of damage to the water system. 2. The extents of isolation due to bridge and/or freeway overpass collapse. 3. The extent of roadway damage and/or amount of debris blocking the roadways. 4. Climatic conditions (hot, dry weather with high winds). 5. Time of day will influence the amount of traffic on roadways and could intensify the risk to life during normal business hours. 6. The availability of timely mutual aid or military assistance. 7. The large portion of dwellings with wood shake or shingles coverings could result in conflagrations. III.Summary Local climatic, geologic, and topographic conditions impact fire prevention efforts, and the frequency, spread, acceleration, intensity, and size of fire involving buildings in this community. Further, they impact potential damage to all structures from earthquake and subsequent fire. This was the case in the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that measured 6.9 and occurred on the San Andreas fault, centered near Santa Cruz. This event caused several residential fires and numerous commercial buildings were damaged. Therefore, based on the findings declared in this document, it is found reasonably necessary that the 2013 California Fire Code be changed or modified to mitigate the effects of the above conditions. The changes and/or modifications to the 2013 California Fire Code, as expressed in Ordinance #2013-22 of Contra Costa County, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, are found to be necessary to mitigate the above described impacts which are caused by the above described local climatic, geological and topographic conditions. Ordinance #2013-22 is attached in its entirety. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 FIRE CODE ORDINANCES OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, THE CROCKETT-CARQUINEZ FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, AND THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADOPTING THE 2013 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE WITH AMENDMENTS. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, as the Board of Supervisors for Contra Costa County and as the Board of Directors of the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, ordains as follows: SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE. Contra Costa County, the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District hereby adopt the 2013 California Fire Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 9 [based on the 2012 International Fire Code published by the International Code Council]), including Chapters 1-10 and 12-80, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix F, Appendix H, Appendix I, Appendix J, and Appendix K, as amended by the changes, additions and deletions set forth in this ordinance. The 2013 California Fire Code, with the changes, additions, and deletions set forth this ordinance, is adopted by this reference as though fully set forth in this ordinance. As of the effective date of this ordinance, the provisions of the fire code are controlling and enforceable within the limits of each jurisdiction. SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE. The 2013 California Fire Code is amended by the changes, additions and deletions set forth in this Section 2. Chapter and Section numbers used below are those of the 2013 California Fire Code. Chapter 1. Scope and Administration. Section 101.1 is amended to read: 101.1 Title. This code is the Fire Code of Contra Costa County, the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, and is hereinafter referred to as “this code”. Section 102.1 is amended to add item 5, to read: 102.1 Construction and design provisions.The construction and design provisions of this code shall apply to: 5. Where not otherwise limited by law, the provisions of this code shall apply to vehicles, ships, and boats that are permanently affixed to a specific location within the boundaries of this jurisdiction. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 2 Section 105.6 is amended to read: 105.6 Required operational permits.The fire code official is authorized to issue operational permits for the operations set forth in Chapter 1, Sections 105.6.1 through 105.6.54. Section 105.6 is amended by adding subsections 105.6.48 through 105.6.54, to read: 105.6.48 Asbestos removal. A permit is required to conduct asbestos-removal operations regulated by Section 3318. 105.6.49 Battery systems. A permit is required to operate stationary lead-acid battery systems having a liquid capacity of more than 50 gallons (189 L) pursuant to Section 608. 105.6.50 Christmas tree sales. A permit is required to use a property for the purpose of selling cut Christmas trees. 105.6.51 Firework aerial display. A permit is required to conduct a firework display regulated by California Code of Regulations, Title 19 and Chapter 56 of this code. 105.6.52 Model rockets. A permit is required to sell model rockets equipped with model rocket motors or to launch model rockets more than three times from the same site on any day pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Article 17. 105.6.53 Temporary water supply. A permit is required to use a temporary water supply for construction of residential projects or subdivisions pursuant to Section 3312.1. 105.6.54 Tire storage. A permit is required to store more than 1,000 cubic feet (28.3m3) of tires inside buildings pursuant to Chapter 34. Section 105.7 is amended to read: 105.7 Required construction permits. The fire code official is authorized to issue construction permits for the operations set forth in Chapter 1, Sections 105.7.1 through 105.7.21. Section 105.7 is amended by adding sections 105.7.17 through 105.7.22 as follows: 105.7.17 Access for fire apparatus. Plans shall be submitted and a permit is required to install, improve, modify, or remove public or private roadways, driveways, and bridges for which Fire District access is required by the Fire Code. A permit is required to install a gate across a fire apparatus access road pursuant to Section 503. 105.7.18 Construction, alteration, or renovation of a building for which a building permit is required. Plans shall be submitted to the fire code official for all land developments or for the construction, alteration, or renovation of a building within the jurisdiction where a building permit is required. Exception: Non-sprinklered Group R-3 Occupancies where work does not involve a substantial addition or expansion. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 3 105.7.19 Medical gas systems. A construction permit is required for the installation of or modification to a medical gas system pursuant to Section 5306. 105.7.20 Refrigeration equipment. A permit is required to install a mechanical refrigeration unit or system regulated by Chapter 6. 105.7.21 Land Development, Subdivisions. Plans shall be submitted to the fire code official for all land developments or improvements proposed within the jurisdiction that involve the subdivision of land. 105.7.22 Water supply for fire protection.Plans shall be submitted to the fire code official for the purpose of determining whether adequate water supplies, fire hydrants, and associated systems are provided for all facilities, buildings or portions of buildings either constructed or moved into the District pursuant to Section 507. Section 105.8 is added to read: 105.8 Responsibility of permitee. Work performed under a construction permit shall be in accordance with the approved plans and with all requirements of this code and any other laws or regulations applicable thereto. No Fire District approval relieves or exonerates any person from the responsibility of complying with the provisions of this code, nor does any Fire District approval establish any vested rights with respect to any work performed that is performed or completed in violation of this code. Section 108.1 is amended to read: 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 interpretation of this code, there is hereby created a board of appeals. The board of appeals is comprised of the Board of Directors. Section 108.3 is deleted. Section 109.4 is amended in its entirety to read: 109.4 Violation penalties.Every person who violates any provision of this fire code is guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor, which will be determined by the Fire District, in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 13871. Each infraction or misdemeanor will be punishable by an administrative fine, in accordance with Government Code Section 53069.4. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The application of the aforesaid penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. This section is a declaration of Health and Safety Code section 13871 and is not intended to create a different or separate penalty. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 4 Section 111.4 is amended to read: 111.4 Failure to comply. Any person who continues any work after having been served with a stop work order is subject to citation, except any work that a person is directed by the fire code official to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition. Chapter 2. Definitions. Section 202 is amended by adding the following definitions to read: Administrator.Fire Chief. All-weather driving surface. A roadway with a minimum surface finish of one layer of asphalt or concrete that is designed to carry the imposed weight loads of fire apparatus. Board of Directors.The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors as the governing body of the Crockett- Carquinez Fire Protection District and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Board of Fire Commissioners. An advisory commission appointed by the Board of Directors to act as set forth in this ordinance and by resolutions of the Board of Directors. Driveway. A private roadway that provides access to no more than two (2) single-family dwellings. Fire Code Official. In the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, the Fire Code Official is the Fire Marshal. In the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, the Fire Code Official is the Fire Chief. Firebreak.A continuous strip of land upon and from which all rubbish, weeds, grass or other growth that could be expected to burn has been abated or otherwise removed in order to prevent extension of fire from one area to another. Firetrail. A graded firebreak of sufficient width, surface, and design to provide access for personnel and equipment to suppress and to assist in preventing a surface extension of fires. Nuisance Fire Alarm.The activation of any fire protection or alarm system which results in the response of the Fire District and is caused by malfunction, improper maintenance, negligence, or misuse, of the system by an owner, occupant, employee, or agent, or any other activation not caused by excessive heat, smoke, fire, or similar activating event. Response time. The elapsed time from receipt of call to the arrival of the first unit on scene. Running time. The calculated time difference between leaving the first-due station and arriving on the emergency scene. Rural area.An area generally designated for agricultural or open space uses with parcels more than 10 acres (4.046873ha) in size. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 5 Rural residential area.An area generally designated for single family residential use with parcels between three (1.2140619ha) and 10 (4.046873ha) acres in size. Sky Lantern. An airborne lantern typically, but not necessarily, made of paper with a wood frame containing a candle, fuel cell composed of waxy flammable material, or other open flame that serves as a heat source, which heats the air inside the lantern to cause it to lift into the air. Sky candles, fire balloons, and airborne paper lanterns are considered sky lanterns under this code. Sprinkler Alarm and Supervisory System (SASS): A Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System located at the protected premise installed specifically to monitor sprinkler water-flow alarm, valve supervisory, and general trouble conditions where a Building Fire Alarm is not required. Substantial Addition or Expansion. Addition, expansion, remodel, or renovation of any structure where the addition of new fire area exceeds fifty percent of the existing fire area. Temporary fire department access road for construction. An approved temporary roadway for emergency vehicle use during construction of residential subdivision projects. Temporary fire department access road for construction of one (1) residential (R3) unit. A temporary roadway for emergency vehicle use during construction of an individual residential (R3) structure where a fire department access road is required as part of the project. Temporary water supply. Water stored for firefighting purposes in an approved aboveground tank during combustible construction. Tree litter. Any limbs, bark, branches and/or leaves in contact with other vegetation or left to gather on the ground. Chapter 3. General Precautions Against Fire. Section 304.1.2 is amended to read: 304.1.2 Vegetation.Hazards created by the growth of weeds, grass, vines, trees or other growth capable of being ignited and endangering property shall be mitigated in accordance with Section 319. Section 304.1.4 is added to read: 304.1.4 Clothes Dryers.Clothes dryers shall be frequently cleaned to maintain the lint trap, mechanical and heating components, vent duct and associated equipment free from accumulations of lint and combustible materials. Section 308.1.4 Exception 1 is amended to read: Exception 1. Residential Occupancies. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 6 Section 308.1.6.3 is added to read: 308.1.6.3 Sky lanterns. No person shall release or cause to be released an untethered sky lantern. A sky lantern shall be tethered in a safe manner to prevent it from becoming airborne, and it must be constantly attended until extinguished. Section 319 is added to Chapter 3, to read: 319 Exterior Fire Hazard Control. 319.1 General. 319.1.1 Jurisdictional Authority.The Board of Directors, as the supervising, legislative and executive authority of the jurisdiction, hereby delegates to the Board of Fire Commissioners of the jurisdiction all its powers, duties and rights to act pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 14875), Division 12, of the Health and Safety Code, to clear or order the clearing of rubbish, litter or other flammable material where such flammable material endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard. Fire hazard abatement will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of said Part 5 and this ordinance. In the application of the provisions of said Part 5 to fire hazard abatement proceedings under this ordinance and the Fire Protection District Law of 1987, the terms “Board of Directors” or “Board,” when used in Part 5, means the Board of Fire Commissioners of this jurisdiction under this section; and the officers designated in Health and Safety Code Section 14890 are the employees of the jurisdiction. 319.1.2 Retention of Jurisdictional Authority.If no Board of Fire Commissioners has been appointed for the jurisdiction, then the Board of Directors retains its powers and rights to act pursuant to said Part 5. 319.1.3 Contract for Services.The Board of Directors reserves and retains the power to award a contract for fire hazard abatement work when the employees of the jurisdiction are not used to perform the abatement work. 319.2 Definitions. Weeds.All weeds growing upon streets or private property in the jurisdiction, including any of the following: 1. Weeds that bear seeds of a fluffy nature or are subject to flight. 2. Sagebrush, chaparral (including Chamise, Coyote Brush/Greasewood, Brooms, and Buckwheat), and any other brush or weeds that attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property. 3. Weeds that are otherwise noxious or dangerous. 4. Poison oak and poison sumac when the conditions of growth constitute a menace to public health. 5. Dry grass, brush, tree litter, litter, or other flammable materials that endanger the public safety by creating a fire hazard. Rubbish. Waste matter, litter, trash, refuse, debris and dirt on streets, or private property in the jurisdiction which is, or when dry may become, a fire hazard. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 7 Streets.Includes alleys, parkways, driveways, sidewalks, areas between sidewalks and curbs, highways, public right of ways, private road, trails, easements, and fire trails. Person.Includes individuals, firms, partnerships, and corporations. Defensible Space. The area within the perimeter of a parcel providing the key point of defense from an approaching wildland or escaping structure fire. Priority Hazard Zone. An area where the threat from wildfire is severe due to proximity to open space, topography, degree of space, density of homes amount of vegetation (native and ornamental) and other conditions favorable to fast moving fires. Reduced Fuel Zone. The area that extends from thirty (30) feet to one hundred (100) feet or more away from the structure or to the property line, whichever is closer to the structure. Cost of Abatement. Includes all expenses incurred by the jurisdiction in its work of abatement undertaken and administrative costs pursuant to Section 319.5 of this Ordinance. 319.3 Weeds and Rubbish a Public Nuisance. The Board hereby declares that all weeds growing upon private property or streets in this jurisdiction and all rubbish on private property or streets in this jurisdiction are public nuisances. Such weed nuisance is seasonal and recurrent. 319.4 Abatement of Hazard. 319.4.1 Prohibition.No person who has any ownership or possessory interest in or control of parcel of land shall allow to exist thereon any hazardous rubbish, weeds, trees, or other vegetation that constitutes a fire hazard. Destruction by burning within this jurisdiction is unlawful unless the written permission of the fire chief is first obtained, and all other applicable permits are obtained from appropriate governing agencies or jurisdictions. 319.4.2 Specific Requirements.The District shall develop minimum abatement standards for land in residential, rural and/or rural residential, business, industrial areas, or land which is unused or vacant. Such standards may be modified periodically as circumstances dictate. 319.4.2.1 Clearance of Weeds from Streets. The Fire Code Official is authorized to cause areas within 10 feet (3048 mm) on each side of portions of streets which are improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic to be cleared of flammable vegetation and other combustible growth. The Fire Code Official is authorized to enter upon private property to do so, to the extent allowed by law. 319.5 Abatement Procedures. 319.5.1 Abatement Order.The fire code official may order the abatement of the weeds and rubbish described in Sections 304.1.2 and 319.2. On making the order, the fire code official will mail a copy of a notice to the owners of the affected property as their names and addresses appear upon the last county equalized assessment roll, or as their names and addresses are known to the fire code official. As an alternative to mailing, the notice may be posted upon the affected property and published in the jurisdiction, not less than 15 days prior to the date of the abatement hearing. Copies of the notice will be ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 8 headed with the words “Notice to Abate Weeds and Rubbish” in letters at least one inch high. The notice will be in substantially the following form: NOTICE TO ABATE WEEDS AND RUBBISH You are hereby notified that weeds and rubbish constitute a fire hazard on the following described property owned by you: (Describe property by common street designation, by metes and bounds, Assessor’s code area and parcel number, or by reference to attached map). You must remove the weeds and rubbish within fifteen (15) days from the date of this notice. If you fail to do so, the (jurisdiction) Fire Protection District will remove it, and the cost of the abatement, including administrative costs, will be collected as property taxes and will be a lien on your property until paid. You are further notified that the Board of Supervisors has declared that such weeds and rubbish constitute a public nuisance and that such weeds also constitute a seasonal and recurring nuisance. You may appear before the Board of Fire Commissioners of this jurisdiction on (time and date) at (place- room, street, address, and city) to show cause why this order should not be enforced. (Signed): (Name of fire code official of name of jurisdiction) 319.5.2 Hearing Date.A date for hearing on the notice will be sent at least fifteen (15) days after the date of the notice. The date of the notice is the date on which the notice is placed in the United States mail or the date on which it is posted on the property. At the hearing, the property owner or his agent may appear to show cause why the order should not be enforced. For good cause shown, the Board of Fire Commissioners may extend the time for compliance with the order or may rescind the order. 319.5.3 Contract Award. If the owner fails to comply with the order, the fire code official may have the weeds and rubbish abated either by employees of this jurisdiction or by contract. If a contract is awarded, it will be by public bid, awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. A contract may include work on more than one parcel. Concerning any contract previously awarded as provided in this subsection and that has been fully extended as provided in that contract, it may thereafter be extended on its same terms and conditions for a further period (not to exceed one year) by agreement of the Board of Supervisors and the involved contractor. 319.5.4 Abatement Report of Costs.The fire code official or his or her designee abating the nuisance will keep an account of the cost of abatement in front of or on each separate parcel of land and will render an itemized report in writing to the Board of Fire Commissioners showing the cost of removing the weeds and rubbish on or in front of each separate lot or parcel of land, or both. Before the report is submitted to the Board of Fire Commissioners, a copy of it will be posted for at least three days on or near the chamber door of the Board with a notice of the time and when the report will be submitted to the Board for confirmation. At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report, the Board of Fire Commissioners will hear it and any objections of any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of abatement. Thereupon, the Board of Fire Commissioners may make such modifications in the report as it deems necessary, after which the report will be confirmed. The amount of the cost, including administrative costs, of abating the ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 9 nuisance in front of or upon the various parcels of the land mentioned in the report as confirmed will constitute special assessment against the respective parcels of land, and are a lien on the property for the amount of the respective assessments. Such lien attaches upon recordation, in the office of the County Recorder, of a certified copy of the Resolution of Confirmation. 319.5.5 Cost Assessments. Upon confirmation of the report of cost by the Board of Fire Commissioners and the recordation of the Resolution of Confirmation, a copy of the report of cost will be sent to the County Auditor, who will enter the amount of the assessments against the parcels. Thereafter the amount of the assessments will be collected at the same time and in the same way as County taxes are collected. The owners are subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of county taxes are applicable to these assessment taxes. 319.6 Alternate Mitigation. In lieu of ordering abatement as provided in Section 319.5.1, the fire code official of this jurisdiction may order the preparation of firebreaks/fuelbreaks around parcels of property where combustible weeds, crops, or brush are present. In determining the proper width for firebreaks/fuelbreaks, the fire code official will consider the height of the growth, weather condition, topography, and the accessibility to the property for fire protection equipment. The procedure set forth in Section 319.5.1 for the abatement of weeds and rubbish shall apply to the preparation of firebreaks/fuelbreaks. 319.7 Subsurface Fires. 319.7.1 Peat Fire. It is the duty of each person, firm, corporation, or association not to permit a peat fire in or a fire involving combustible vegetable matters under the surface of the natural ground to remain upon the property. It is hereby declared that it is the duty of any person as herein defined to take all necessary precautions to extinguish any subsurface fire involving peat or vegetable material at the owner’s own cost and expense. 319.7.2 Fire Suppression Costs. If there exists upon the lands or property of any person as herein defined a subsurface fire involving the burning or combustion of peat, vegetable matter or vegetation, and the owner or occupant thereof has not taken reasonable precautions within a reasonable time to extinguish or minimize such fire or combustion, this jurisdiction may, in addition to its regular duties to extinguish or minimize such fire or combustion, go upon the lands of any person as herein defined and extinguish such fire or combustion. Any costs incurred by the Fire District in fighting the fire and for the cost of proving rescue or emergency medical services shall be a charge against the property owner. The charge shall constitute a debt of the property owner and is collectable by the jurisdiction incurring those costs in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, express or implied. (See Health and Safety Code §13009.) Section 320 is added to Chapter 3 to read: 320 Automobile Wrecking Yards. 320.1 General.The operation of automobile wrecking yards shall be in accordance with this section. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 10 320.2 Definitions. Automobile Wrecking Yard. An area that stores or dismantles salvaged vehicles. Automobile Dismantling. The operation of dismantling or removing parts from salvaged vehicles including engines or engine parts. 320.3 Requirements. 320.3.1 Permits.An operation permit is required for all automobile wrecking yards, automobile dismantling operations, and similar operations. 320.3.2 Fire Apparatus Access Roads. Fire apparatus access roads shall be constructed throughout the site in accordance with this code and shall be maintained clear of all vehicles and stored items. 320.3.3 Welding and cutting. Welding and cutting operations shall be conducted in an approved location, clear of all flammable liquids and combustible materials, including weeds, tires and all other debris. 320.3.4 Housekeeping.Combustible rubbish accumulated on site shall be collected and stored in approved containers, rooms or vaults of noncombustible materials. Combustible vegetation, cut or uncut, shall be removed when determined by the fire code official to be a fire hazard. 320.3.5 Fire Protection. Offices, storage buildings and vehicles used for site operations shall each be provided with at least one portable fire extinguisher with not less than a 4A:40B:C rating. When required by the fire code official, additional fire extinguishers shall be provided. 320.3.6 Tire storage. Tires shall be stored in racks or in a manner as approved by the fire code official. 320.3.6.1 Distance from Water Supply.Tire storage shall be located on-site and no further than 500 feet from a fire hydrant or an approved water supply as determined by the fire code official. 320.3.7 Storage Piles.Storage piles shall be located a minimum of 20 feet from property lines and shall have an unobstructed access road on all sides of not less than 20 feet. 320.3.8 Burning operations.The burning of salvaged vehicles and salvaged or waste materials is prohibited. 320.3.9 Motor vehicle fluids. Motor vehicle fluid shall be drained from salvaged vehicles when such liquids are leaking onto the ground and prior to dismantling or removing engine/motor parts. 320.3.9.1 Mitigation of leaking fluids. Precautions shall be taken to prevent fluids from salvaged vehicles from leaking onto the ground. Supplies or equipment capable of mitigating leaks from fuel tanks, crankcases, brake systems and transmissions shall be kept available on site. Single-use plugs, diking and absorbent materials shall be disposed of as hazardous waste and removed from the site in a manner in accordance with federal, state and local requirements. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 11 320.3.10 Fuel tanks. Fuel tanks of salvaged vehicles shall be emptied of all flammable (gasoline, diesel) fuels in an approved manner and stored in approved tanks. 320.3.10.1 Repair of vehicle fuel tanks.The repair of fuel tanks, including cutting, welding or drilling of any kind, is prohibited. 320.3.11 Lead acid batteries. Lead acid batteries shall be removed from all salvaged vehicles and stored in an approved manner in a location approved by the fire code official. Chapter 4. Emergency Planning and Preparedness. Section 401.5 is amended by adding a new subsection 401.5.1 to read: 401.5.1 Nuisance Fire Alarm fee.A fee may be charged for false and/or nuisance fire alarms in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the Board of Directors. Section 403.2 is amended to read: 403.2 Public Safety Plan. In other than Group E occupancies, where the fire code official determines that an indoor or outdoor gathering of persons has an adverse impact on public safety through diminished access to buildings, structures, fire hydrants and fire apparatus access roads or where such gatherings adversely affect public safety services of any kind, the fire code official shall have the authority to order the development of, or prescribe a plan for, the provision of an approved level of public safety. Chapter 5. Fire Service Features. Section 503.1 is amended to add subsection 503.1.4 to read: 503.1.4 Access to Open Spaces.When existing access to open land or space, or to fire trail systems maintained for public or private use, is obstructed by new development of any kind, the developer shall provide an alternate means of access into the area that is sufficient to allow access for fire personnel and apparatus. The alternate means of access must be approved by the fire code official. Section 503.2.1 is amended by adding the following exception: Exception: A minimum 16 foot wide driveway is acceptable for access to one or two single-family dwellings. Section 505 is amended by adding Section 505.3, to read: 505.3 Street names and addressing.Street names and addressing shall be submitted for review and approval to the fire code official, whose approval will not be unreasonably withheld. The purpose of the review is to verify that new street names and addressing will not duplicate existing street names and addressing. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 12 Section 507.2 is amended by adding subsection 507.2.3, to read: 507.2.3 Suburban and rural water supply storage.Swimming pools and ponds shall not be considered water storage for the purposes of Section 507.1. Chapter 6. Building Services and Systems. Section 603.6 is amended by adding subsection 603.6.6, to read: 603.6.6 Sparks from chimneys.A chimney that is used with either a fireplace or heating appliances in which solid or liquid fuel is used shall be maintained with spark arresters that are required for incinerators pursuant to the California Mechanical Code. Chapter 8. Interior Finish, Decorative Materials and Furnishings. Section 806 is amended by adding subsections 806.1.4, 806.1.5 and 806.1.6, to read: 806.1.4 Flame retardants.Cut trees shall be treated by a California State Fire Marshal-licensed fire retardant applicator. Trees shall be properly treated with an approved flame retardant. 806.1.5 Tags.Trees shall bear a tag stating date of placement in the public building, type of flame-retardant treatment used, name of the person who applied the flame retardant, the name of the person affixing the tag, a permit expiration date and the name of the designated individual making daily tests. 806.1.6 Daily tests. Trees shall be tested daily by a designated individual. The test shall include a check for dryness and adequate watering. Chapter 9. Fire Protection Systems. Section 901.6.2.2 is added to read: 901.6.2.2 Inspection Records. Records of all Inspections, testing and maintenance for all water based fire suppression systems shall be completed on the forms found in Annex B of NFPA 25, California Edition. Section 902 is amended to add: Substantial Addition or Expansion. Addition, expansion, remodel, or renovation of any structure where the addition of new fire area exceeds fifty percent of the existing fire area. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 13 Section 903.2 is adopted in its entirety except as amended below: 903.2.1.1 Group A-1.An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for Group A-1 occupancies where one of the following conditions exists: 1. The fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet. 2. The fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more. 3. The fire area is located on a floor other than a level of exit discharge serving such occupancies. 4. The fire area contains a multi-theater complex. 903.2.1.3 Group A-3.An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for Group A-3 occupancies where one of the following conditions exists: 1. The fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet. 2. The fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more. 3. The fire area is located on a floor other than a level of exit discharge serving such occupancies. 4. The structure exceeds 10,000 square feet, contains more than one fire area containing exhibition and display rooms, and is separated into two or more buildings by fire walls of less than four hour fire resistance rating without openings. 903.2.1.4 Group A-4. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for Group A-4 occupancies where one of the following conditions exists: 1. The fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet 2. The fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more. 3. The fire area is located on a floor other than a level of exit discharge serving such occupancies. 903.2.1.6 Group B. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for Group B occupancies where the fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet. 903.2.3 Group E.Except as provided for in Section 903.2.19 for a new public school campus an automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for Group E occupancies as follows: 1. Throughout all Group E fire areas greater than 5,000 square feet in area. 2. Throughout every portion of educational buildings below the lowest level of exit discharge serving that portion of the building. Exception:An automatic sprinkler system is not required in any area below the lowest level of exit discharge serving that area where every classroom throughout the building has at least one exterior exit door at ground level. 3. In rooms or areas with special hazards such as laboratories, vocational shops and other such areas where hazardous materials in quantities not exceeding the maximum allowable quantity are used or stored. 4. Throughout any Group E structure greater than 10,000 square feet in area, which contains more than one fire area, and which is separated into two or more buildings by fire walls of less than four hour fire resistance rating without openings. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 14 903.2.4 Group F-1.An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings containing a Group F-1 occupancy where one of the following conditions exists: 1. A Group F-1 fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet. 2. A Group F-1 fire area is located more than three stories above grade plane. 3. The combined area of all Group F-1 fire areas on all floors, including any mezzanines, exceeds 10,000 square feet. 903.2.7 Group M.An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildings containing a Group M occupancy where one of the following conditions exists: 1. A Group M fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet. 2. A Group M fire area is located more than three stories above grade plane. 3. The combined area of all Group M fire areas on all floors, including any mezzanines, exceeds 10,000 square feet. 4. A Group M occupancy is used for the display and sale of upholstered furniture. 5. The structure exceeds 10,000 square feet, contains more than one fire area containing a Group M occupancy, and is separated into two or more buildings by fire walls of less than 4-hour fire- resistance rating. 903.2.8 Group R. An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3 shall be provided throughout all Group R occupancies, including manufactured and mobile homes, regardless of whether or not the manufactured or mobile home is located in a mobile home park. 903.2.8.2 Group R-3 Substantial Addition or Expansion. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all existing Group R-3 dwellings where a substantial addition or expansion occurs and the new total fire area of the structure exceeds 3,600 square feet. 903.2.9 Group S-1.An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings containing a Group S-1 occupancy where one of the following conditions exists: 1. A Group S-1 fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet. 2. A Group S-1 fire area is located more than three stories above grade plane. 3. The combined area of all Group S-1 fire areas on all floors, including any mezzanines, exceeds 10,000 square feet. 903.2.9.1 Repair garages.An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings used as repair garages in accordance with Section 406 of the California Building Code, as shown: 1. Buildings having two or more stories above grade plane, including basements, with a fire area containing a repair garage exceeding 5,000 square feet. 2. Buildings no more than one story above grade plane, with a fire area containing a repair garage exceeding 5,000 square feet 3. Buildings with repair garages servicing vehicles parked in basements. 903.2.10 Group S-2 enclosed parking garages. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildings classified as enclosed parking garages in accordance with Section 406.4 of the California Building Code as follows: 1. Where the fire area of the enclosed parking garage exceeds 5,000 square feet; or 2. Where the enclosed parking garage is located beneath other occupancy groups. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 15 Section 903.3.1.1.2 is added to read: 903.3.1.1.2 Undeclared Use.In buildings of undeclared use with floor to structure height greater than 14 feet (356 mm), the fire sprinkler system shall be designed to conform to Extra Hazard Group I design density. In buildings of undeclared use with floor to structure height less than 14 feet (356 mm), the fire sprinkler system shall be designed to conform to Ordinary Group II design density. Where a subsequent occupancy requires a system with greater capability, it shall be the responsibility of the owner and/or the occupant to upgrade the system. Section 903.3.5 is amended to add subsection 903.3.5.3 to read: 903.3.5.3 Non-permissible water supply storage.Swimming pools and ponds shall not be considered water storage for the purposes of Section 903.3.5. Section 903.3.8 is amended to read: 903.3.8. Floor control valves. Individual floor control valves and waterflow detection assemblies shall be provided for each floor in multi-floor buildings at an approved location. Exception: Group R-3 and R-3.1 Occupancies Section 903.4.2 is amended to read: 903.4.2 Alarms. One approved audible and visual device shall be connected to every automatic sprinkler system at an approved location. Such sprinkler water-flow alarm devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. Audible and visual alarm devices shall be provided on the exterior of the building in an approved location. Where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system. Section 903.6 is amended by adding subsections 903.6.1 and 903.6.2 to read: 903.6.1 Substantial Addition or Expansion. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all existing buildings where a substantial addition or expansion occurs and the total fire area of the structure exceeds 5,000 square feet. Group R-3 substantial additions or expansions shall comply with Section 903.2.8.2. 903.6.2 Change of occupancy classification.Any existing building that undergoes a change of occupancy classification into a higher hazard category shall comply with the requirements of Section 903.2. Relative hazard categories of occupancy groups shall be established based upon the Heights and Areas Hazard Categories of Table 1012.4 of the 2012 edition of the International Existing Building Code, as published by the International Code Council. The requirements of Section 903.2 shall not be required when a change of occupancy classification is made to an equal or lesser hazard category. Group L occupancies shall be considered a relative hazard of 1 (highest hazard). R-3.x occupancies shall be considered a relative hazard of 4 (lowest hazard). ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 16 Section 907.4.4 is added to read: 907.4.4 Monitoring of other fire systems. In buildings equipped with a fire alarm system or sprinkler alarm and supervisory service (SASS) system, where other fire suppression or extinguishing systems are installed in the building (including but not limited to commercial kitchen suppression systems, pre-action fire suppression systems, dry chemical systems, and clean agent systems), these other suppression systems shall be monitored by the SASS dedicated function fire alarm system and transmitted as a specific signal to the Central Station. The system shall be monitored in compliance with Section 907.6.5. Section 907.5.2.3.1 is amended to read: 907.5.2.3.1 Public and common areas. Visible alarm notification appliances shall be provided in public use areas and common use areas, including but not limited to: 1. Sanitary facilities including restrooms, bathrooms, shower rooms and locker rooms. 2. Corridors, hallways, aisles with shelving and/or fixtures obstructing the required light intensity for that area. 3. Music practice rooms. 4. Band rooms. 5. Gymnasiums. 6. Multipurpose rooms. 7. Occupational shops. 8. Occupied rooms where ambient noise impairs hearing of the fire alarm. 9. Lobbies. 10. Meeting/Conference rooms. 11. Classrooms. 12. Medical exam rooms. 13. Open office areas. 14. Sales floor areas. 15. Break or lunch rooms. 16. Copy or work rooms. 17. Computer server rooms exceeding 200 sq. ft. 18. File or Storage rooms exceeding 200 sq. ft. Section 907.6.5 is amended to read: 907.6.5 Monitoring of fire alarm systems. A fire alarm system required by this chapter, or by the California Building Code, shall be monitored by a UL-listed central station service in accordance with NFPA 72 and this code. Exception: Monitoring by a UL listed central station is not required for: 1. Single and multiple station smoke alarms required by section 907.2.11 2. Group I-3 occupancies shall be monitored in accordance with section 907.2.6.3.4 3. Residential Day Care Facilities (occupancy load of 14 or less) 4. One and two family dwellings 5. Residential Care Facilities licensed by the state with an occupant load of 6 or less. 6. Occupancies with a local fire alarm system that will give an audible and visible signal at a constantly attended location, as approved by the Fire Code Official. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 17 Section 907.8.6 is added to read: 907.8.6 Certification. New fire alarm systems shall be UL-Certified. A Certificate of Completion and other documentation as listed in NFPA 72 shall be provided for all new fire alarm system installations. It is the responsibility of the building owner or owner’s representative to obtain and maintain a current and valid Certificate. Section 907.8.7 is added to read: 907.8.7 Posting of Certificate. The UL Certificate shall be posted in a durable transparent cover within 3 feet of the fire alarm control panel within 45 days of the final acceptance test/inspection. Chapter 10. Means of Egress. Section 1027.5 is amended by adding a new subsection 1027.5.1, to read: 1027.5.1 Exit discharge surface. Exterior exit pathway surfaces shall be suitable for pedestrian use in inclement weather, and shall terminate at a public way as defined in the California Building Code. Chapter 33. Fire Safety During Construction and Demolition. Section 3301.3 is added to read: 3301.3 Permits. Permits shall be obtained for asbestos removal operations, temporary fire department access roads for construction, and temporary water supplies as set forth in sections 105.6 and 105.7. Section 3318 is added to read: Section 3318 Asbestos removal. 3318.1 General.Operations involving removal of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials from buildings shall be in accordance with Section 3318. Exception:Section 3318 does not apply to the removal of asbestos from: 1. Pumps, valves, gaskets and similar equipment. 2. Pipes, ducts, girders or beams that have a length less than 21 linear feet (6400 mm). 3. Wall or ceiling panels that have an area of less than 10 square feet (0.93 m2) or a dimension of less than 10 linear feet (3048 mm). 4. Floor tiles when their removal can be completed in less than four hours. 5. Group R-3 occupancies. 3318.2 Notification.The fire code official shall be notified 24 hours prior to the commencement and closure of asbestos-removal operations. The permit applicant shall notify the building official when asbestos abatement involves the removal of materials that were used as a feature of the building’s fire resistance. 3318.3 Plastic Film.Plastic film that is installed on building elements shall be flame resistant as required for combustible decorative material, in accordance with Section 807. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 18 3318.4 Signs.Approved signs shall be posted at the entrance, exit and exit-access doors, decontamination areas and waste disposal areas for asbestos-removal operations. The signs shall state that asbestos is being removed from the area, that asbestos is a suspected carcinogen, and that proper respiratory protection is required. Signs shall have a reflective surface. Lettering shall be a minimum of 2 inches (51 mm) high. Chapter 50. Hazardous Materials – General Provisions. Section 5001.5 is amended by adding subsection 5001.5.3 to read: 5001.5.3 Emergency response support information. Floor plans, material safety data sheets, Hazardous Materials Management Plans (HMMP), Hazardous Material Inventory Statements (HMIS), and other information must be stored at a readily accessible location, as determined by the fire code official. This location may be in cabinets located outside of facilities or buildings. Information may be required to be maintained in a specific electronic media format to facilitate computer aided dispatching. Section 5003.9.1 is amended by adding subsection 5003.9.1.2 to read: 5003.9.1.2 Documentation. Evidence of compliance with provisions of this chapter as well as with state and federal hazardous material regulations shall be maintained on site and available for inspection by fire department personnel. Chapter 56 Explosives and Fireworks. Section 5601 is amended to add Sections 5601.2, 5601.3, 5601.4 and 5601.5, to read: 5601.2 Fireworks. The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks are prohibited. The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks or pyrotechnic materials within the jurisdiction of the District are prohibited. Exceptions: 1. Fireworks may be temporarily stored only if they are aerial or theatrical piece fireworks stored in conjunction with an approved and permitted aerial or set display. 2. Snap Caps and Party Poppers classified by the State Fire Marshal as pyrotechnic devices. 5601.2.1 Prohibited and Limited Acts. The storage of explosive materials is prohibited in any central business district and in all zoning districts except districts zoned for industrial or agricultural uses. In districts where the storage of explosive materials is permitted, the quantities of explosives and distances shall be in accordance with International Fire Code Sections 3301.8.1 and 3301.8.1.1. 5601.3 Rocketry. The storage, handling and use of model and high-power rockets shall comply with the requirements of the California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Chapter 6, Article 17 and, when applicable, NFPA 1122, NFPA 1125, and NFPA 1127. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 19 5601.3.1 Ammonium nitrate.The storage and handling of ammonium nitrate shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 63 and NFPA 490. Exception:The storage of ammonium nitrate in magazines with blasting agents shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 495. 5601.4 Residential uses.No person shall keep or store, nor shall any permit be issued to keep or store, any explosives, fireworks or pyrotechnic material at any place of habitation, or within 100 feet (30 480mm) thereof. Exception:Storage of smokeless propellant, black powder, and small arms primers for personal use and not for resale in accordance with Section 5601. 5601.5 Sale and retail display.The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks or pyrotechnic materials is prohibited. Exception:Snap Caps and Party Poppers classified by the State Fire Marshal as pyrotechnic devices. Section 5608 is amended by adding Sections 5608.2 and 5608.3 to read: 5608.2 Permit required.A permit is required to conduct an aerial display in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Chapter 6. (See Chapter 1, Section 105.6.52.) Exception:Snap Caps and Party Poppers classified by the State Fire Marshal as pyrotechnic devices. 5608.3 Financial responsibility. Before a permit is issued pursuant to Section 5608.2, the applicant shall file with the jurisdiction a corporate surety bond in the principal sum of $1,000,000 or a public liability insurance policy for the same amount, for the purpose of the payment of all damages to persons or property which arise from, or are caused by, the conduct of any act authorized by the permit upon which any judicial judgment results. The fire code official is authorized to specify a greater or lesser amount when, in his or her opinion, conditions at the location of use indicate a greater or lesser amount is required. Government entities shall be exempt from this bond requirement. Chapter 57. Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Section 5704.2.9.6.1 is amended to read: 5704.2.9.6.1 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited. The storage of Class I and II liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited in all zoning districts except districts zoned for commercial, industrial, or agricultural uses. Exception:Protected above-ground tanks for the purpose of emergency power generator installations in areas zoned commercial, industrial, agricultural, central business district, rural or rural residential, and for facilities on an individual basis consistent with the intent of this provision. Tank size shall not exceed 500 gallons (1892.706 L) for Class I or II liquids, or 1,000 gallons (3785.412 L) for Class III liquids. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 20 Section 5706.2.4.4 is amended to read: 5706.2.4.4 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited. Storage of Class I and II liquids in above-ground tanks is prohibited in all zoning districts except district zoned for commercial, industrial, or agricultural use. Chapter 58. Flammable Gases and Flammable Cryogenic Fluids. Section 5806.2 is amended to read: 5806.2 Limitation. The storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers outside of buildings is prohibited in any area which is zoned for other than industrial use. Exception: Liquid hydrogen fuel systems in compliance with section 5806.3 or 5806.4. Chapter 61. Liquefied Petroleum Gases. Section 6103.2.1.7 is amended in its entirety to read: 6103.2.1.7 Use for food preparation. Individual portable L-P containers used, stored, or handled inside a building classified as a Group A or Group B occupancy for the purposes of cooking, food display, or a similar use, shall be limited in size to one quart capacity and shall be of an approved type. The number of portable containers permitted will be at the discretion of the fire code official. LP-gas appliances used for food preparation shall be listed for such use in accordance with the International Fuel Gas Code, the International Mechanical Code, and NFPA 58. Section 6104.2 is amended to read: 6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits. The storage of liquefied petroleum gas is prohibited in any central business district and in all zoning districts except districts zoned for commercial, industrial, rural, or agricultural uses. The aggregate capacity of any one installation used for the storage of liquefied petroleum gas shall not exceed a water capacity of 2,000 gallons (7570 L). ORDINANCE CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 21 Chapter 80. Referenced Standards Chapter 80 is amended as follows: The following referenced standard is added: NFPA 850 (2010) Recommended Practice for Fire Protection for Electric Generating Plants and High Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations. The following standard is added and includes the following amendment: NFPA 13D (2013) Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes. 8.6.5.1 When fuel fired equipment is present, at least one quick response intermediate temperature sprinkler shall be installed above the equipment. All sprinkler piping installed in attics rising above the insulation shall be limited to ferrous or copper piping. Appendix B. Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings. Section B105.2, exception 1, is amended to read: Exception 1: A reduction in required fire-flow of 50 percent, as approved by the fire code official, when the building is provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system and installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1. The resulting fire-flow shall be not less than 1,500 gallons per minute (5678 L/min) for the prescribed duration as specified in Table B105.1. Appendix C. Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution. Table C105.1 footnote f and g are added to read: f. A fire hydrant shall be provided within 250 feet of a fire trail access point off a public or private street. g.For infill projects within existing single-family residential developments, Section 507.5.1 applies. ORDINANCE CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 22 Appendix D. Fire Apparatus Access Roads Section D102.1 is amended to read: D102.1 Access and loading.Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved all-weather driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 74,000 pounds (33,566 kg) in accordance with CalTrans Design Standard HS- 20-44. Exception:Driveways serving one or two single-family dwellings may be constructed of an alternate surface material, providing the imposed weight load design minimums are met and the grade does not exceed 10 percent. Section D103.1 is deleted in its entirety. Section D103.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following, to read: D103.2 Grade.Fire department access roadways having a grade of between 16 percent and 20 percent shall be designed to have a finished surface of grooved concrete sufficient to hold a 44,000 pound (19 958 kg) traction load. The grooves in the concrete surface shall be ½ inch (13 mm) wide by ½ inch (13 mm) deep and 1 ½ inch (38 mm) on center and set at a 30 to 45 degree angle across the width of the roadway surface. No grade shall exceed 20 percent, nor shall the cross slope exceed 8%, unless authorized in writing by the fire code official. Section D103.2.1 is added to read: D103.2.1 Angles of approach and departure.The angles of approach and departure for any means of access shall not exceed 10 percent at 10 feet of the grade break. Section D103.3 is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following, to read: D103.3 Turning radius.Based on a minimum unobstructed width of 20 feet, a fire apparatus access roadway shall be capable of providing a minimum standard turning radius of 25 feet (7620 mm) inside and 45 feet (13 716 mm) outside. ORDINANCE CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 23 Table D103.4 is amended to read: Table D103.4 REQUIREMENTS FOR DEAD-END FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS LENGTH (feet) MINIMUM WIDTH (feet) TURNAROUNDS REQUIRED 0 – 150 20a None required 151 – 750 20a 100-foot Hammerhead, 50-foot “Y”, 75-foot Shunt or 90-foot-diameter cul-de-sac in accordance with figure D103.1 Over 750 Special approval requiredb a.A driveway with a minimum width of 16 feet is acceptable for access to no more than two single-family dwellings. b.Any fire apparatus access roadway or driveway that is approved to be less than 20 feet wide and to exceed 750 feet in length shall have outsets or turnouts every 300 feet along the length of the road or driveway, or at locations approved by the fire code official. Each outset or turnout shall be of the following dimensions: an 8 foot wide turnout that extends at least 40 feet in length. Figure D103.1 is amended to read: Figure D103.1 Dead-end Fire Apparatus Access Road Turnaround ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 24 Section D103.5 is amended by amending criteria 1 and adding criteria 10, to read: 1. The minimum clear width shall be 20 feet (6096 mm) Exception: For access to one or two single-family dwellings, 16 feet clear width is acceptable. 10. All gates shall be installed and located a minimum of 30 feet off the street. Section D103.6.1 is amended to read: D103.6.1 Roads less than 28 feet in width. Fire apparatus access roads less than 28 feet wide shall be posted on both sides as a fire lane. Section D103.6.2 is amended to read: D103.6.2 Roads 28 feet in width or greater, but less than 36 feet in width. Fire apparatus access roads 28 feet wide or greater, but less than 36 feet wide, shall be posted on one side of the road as a fire lane. Section D106.1 is amended to delete the exception and read: D106.1 Projects having more than 100 dwelling units. Multiple-family residential projects having more than 100 dwelling units shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads and shall meet the requirements of Section D104.3. Section D106.2 is deleted in its entirety. SECTION 3. REPEAL OF FIRE CODE. Ordinance No. 2010-15, adopting the 2010 California Fire Code with amendments, is hereby repealed. SECTION 4. REFERENCES TO PRIOR CODE Unless superseded and expressly repealed by this ordinance, references in Fire District forms, documents, and regulations to the chapters and sections of the 2010 Fire Code of Contra Costa County, the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District shall be construed to refer to the corresponding chapters and sections of the 2013 Fire Code of Contra Costa County, the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. SECTION 5. VALIDITY. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors declares that if any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance or of the 2013 California Fire Code as adopted and amended herein is declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors that it would have passed all other portions or provisions of this ordinance independent of the elimination here from any portion or provision as may be declared invalid. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-22 25 SECTION 6. MORE RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENTS. If requirements more restrictive than those in this fire code are adopted by the city of Antioch, Clayton, Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo, or Walnut Creek, or the County of Contra Costa, those requirements will apply only within the jurisdiction adopting those requirements. SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after passage, and within 15 days of passage shall be published once in the Contra Costa Times, a newspaper published in this County. This ordinance shall be published in a manner satisfying the requirements of Government Code section 25124, with the names of supervisors voting for and against it. Passed on _________________________, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: David Twa, _________________________ Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Board Chair and County Administrator By: ________________________[SEAL] Deputy