Ordinance Number 870ORDINANCE NO. 870
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2001 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, THE
UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 2000 EDITION INCLUDING APPENDICES.
WHEREAS, the 2001 California Fire Code, the Uniform Fire Code, 2000 Edition,
with errata, published by the Western Fire Chiefs Association, and the whole thereof,
including Appendices I -B through VI -K, excluding Appendix II -F, II -H, II -K, VI -E, and VI -
F, and the Uniform Fire Code Standards, 1997 Edition as amended by the Uniform Fire
Code Standards, 2000 Edition, published by the Western Fire Chiefs Association; and,
WHEREAS, the adoption of the latest edition by the City of San Juan Capistrano
for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to the life and
property from fire or explosion, save and except such portions as are hereinafter added,
deleted, modified or amended. One copy of all the above is now on file in the office of
the Clerk for public inspection and is adopted with the same force and effect as through
set out herein in full; and,
WHEREAS, the California Fire Code and the Uniform Fire Code with
amendments shall be enforced by the Orange County Fire Authority, which shall be
operated under the Director of Fire Services of the Orange County Fire Authority. The
Director of Fire Services of the Fire Authority may detail such members of the fire
authority as inspectors as shall be necessary from time to time.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Adoption and Amendments.
Title 4, 'Public Safety", Chapter 2 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 4 -2.01. --Fire Code --is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 4-2.01. Fire Code.
The 2001 California Fire Code, the Uniform Fire Code, 2000 Edition, with errata,
published by the Western Fire Chiefs Association, and the whole thereof, including
Appendices I -B through VI -K, excluding Appendix II -F, II -H, II -K, VI -E, and VI -F, and the
Uniform Fire Code Standards, 1997 Edition as amended by the Uniform Fire Code
Standards, 2000 Edition, published by the Western Fire Chiefs Association are hereby
adopted by the City of San Juan Capistrano for the purpose of prescribing regulations
governing conditions hazardous to the life and property from fire or explosion, save and
except such portions as are hereinafter added, deleted, modified or amended. One
copy of all the above is now on file in the office of the Clerk for public inspection and is
adopted with the same force and effect as through set out herein in full.
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Section 4 -2.02. --Enforcement and Inspection is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 4-2.02. Enforcement and Inspection.
The California Fire Code and the Uniform Fire Code with amendments shall be enforced
by the Orange County Fire Authority, which shall be operated under the Director of Fire
Services of the Orange County Fire Authority. The Director of Fire Services of the Fire
Authority may detail such members of the fire authority as inspectors as shall be
necessary from time to time.
ARTICLE 1. ADMINISTRATION is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 101.2.2 --Application and Enforcing Agency is hereby amended by deleting
Section 101.2.2 and replacing with the following:
Section 101.2.2 Application and Enforcing Agency. The chief is authorized and
directed to enforce, within the scope of Section 101.2.1, the provisions of this code over
all occupancies and land used within the City.
SECTION 101.6 --Conflicting Provisions is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following: Section 101.6 Conflicting Provisions. Where there is a conflict between a
general requirement and a specific requirement, the Chief shall decide which
requirement meets the general intent of this code.
SECTION 103.2.1.1 General is hereby amended by adding a final paragraph as
follows:
Section 103.2.1.1 General. The building official and fire official shall work in
cooperation to enforce the amendments to the following sections:
Section 103.1.2
Section 901.4.4
Section 1003
Section 1004
Section 1006.2.9.1.3
Section 1006.2.12.2.1
Section 1109.7
Section 2501.16
Alternate materials and methods
Premises Identification
Fire -extinguishing Systems
Standpipes
Smoke Detectors
High-rise Buildings
Sparks from Chimneys
Maximum Occupant Load
SECTION 103.3.1.1 Authority to Inspect is hereby deleted and replaced as follows:
Section 103.3.1.1 Authority to Inspect. The Fire Prevention Bureau shall inspect, as
often as necessary, buildings and premises, including such other hazards or appliances
designated by the chief for the purposes of ascertaining and causing to be corrected
any conditions which would reasonably tend to cause fire or contribute to its spread,
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results in an unauthorized discharge of hazardous materials, or any violation of this
code or any other law or standard affecting fire and life safety.
SECTION 103.3.2 --New construction and alterations is hereby amended by adding
new Sections 103.3.2.4 Reconstruction and 103.3.2.5 Fire Protection information on
Plans, as follows:
Section 103.3.2.4 Reconstruction. Any building undergoing construction within any 2 -
year period, in which the floor area of reconstruction is 75 percent or more prior to the
submittal of a building permit application, shall comply with the code provision for new
construction.
Section 103.3.2.5 Fire Protection Information on Plans. A vicinity plan, scale no
smaller than 1 inch (25 mm) equals 60 feet (18 288 mm), shall be submitted for new
construction. The plan shall show the following:
1. All existing and proposed private and public streets on the proposed
development property and within 300 feet (91 440 mm) of the property line of the
proposed development, and so identified, with street width dimensions as per Section
902.2.2 of this code.
2. The location and identification of all existing and proposed fire hydrants within
300 feet (91 440 mm) of the property line of the proposed development.
3. The location, occupancy classification, and use of structures and buildings on
properties abutting the proposed development.
EXCEPTION: The chief, with the concurrence of the building official, may waive the
vicinity plan submittal requirements of this section.
SECTION 103.4.4—Citations is hereby amended by adding new Sections 103.4.4.1
Infraction, 103.4.4.2 Misdemeanor, and 103.4.4.3 Separate Offense, as follows:
Section 103.4.4.1 Infraction. Except as provided in Section 103.4.4.2, persons
operating or maintaining any occupancy, premises or vehicle subject to this code who
shall permit any fire or life safety hazard to exist on premises under their control shall be
guilty of an infraction.
Section 103.4.4.2 Misdemeanor. Persons who fail to take immediate action to abate
a fire or life safety hazard when ordered or notified to do so by the chief or a duly
authorized representative, or who violate the following sections of this code, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor:
Section 103.4.3 Compliance with Orders, Notices and Tags
Section 104.1.2 Interference
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Section 1001.6 Tampering with Fire -protection Equipment, Site Barriers, Security
Devices, Signs and Seals
Section 1109.5 Burning Objects
Section 1302.3 False Alarms
Section 2501.16 Maximum Occupant Load
Section 3209 Maximum Occupant Load
Section 3215 Sources of Ignition
Section 7701.7 Prohibited and Limited Acts
Section 103.4.4.3 Separate Offense. Each violation will be deemed a separate
offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of
the provisions of this chapter or of the code adopted hereby is committed, continued or
permitted by such person, firm, partnership or corporation and shall be deemed
punishable therefore as provided in this code.
SECTION 105.8 --Permit Required is hereby amended by adding and deleting permit
categories as follows:
f.1. Subsection f.1. Fire hydrants and water -control valves is deleted without
substitution.
f.5. Subsection f.5. Fumigation or thermal insecticidal fogging is hereby deleted
without substitution.
g.1. A new Subsection g.1. General use permit is added as follows:
g.1. General use permit. To conduct an activity or operation that is not
specifically addressed by other permits, but which is likely to produce conditions
hazardous to life or property.
o.1. Subsection o.1 Open burning is amended by adding the following
sentence:
Open burning permits shall include:
1. Bonfires/rubbish fires, including construction sites.
2. Recreational fires/burning in a public place.
o.4. New Subsection o.4 Open flame device in marinas is added as follows:
o.4 Open flame devices in marinas. To use any open flame device for repair or
maintenance in marinas, or for lighting or decoration on the exterior of any boat, slip, or
wharf.
o.5. New Subsection o.5 Oil and natural gas wells is added as follows:
o.5. Oil and natural gas wells. To drill, own, operate, or maintain an oil or natural
gas well.
r.4. New Subsection r.4 Rifle range is added as follows:
r.4. Rifle range. To establish, maintain, or operate a rifle range.
ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS is hereby amended by adding the
following definitions:
Section 207--F
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FLOOR AREA (FS) B for the purpose of calculating square footage for
application of fire sprinkler requirements, the floor area shall include all areas attached
to the structure, including garages, patio covers, overhangs, covered walkways, etc.
FLOWLINE is the lowest continuous elevation on a rolled street curb defined°by
the path traced by a particle in a moving body of water at the bottom of the rolled curb.
Section 219--R
RIFLE RANGE is any indoor or outdoor firing, shooting or target range
established, maintained or operated for the discharge of a rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun
or firearm.
Section 223 --VEHICLE FUELING APPLIANCE is a listed natural gas compressor
package not containing storage, designed for the unattended dispensing of natural gas
into the fuel tanks of motor vehicle.
ARTICLE 9. FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS AND WATER SUPPLY is hereby
amended as follows:
SECTION 901.4.1 --General is hereby amended by the addition of the following
sentence at the end of the paragraph.
Section 901.4.1 General: All street signs shall be designed and maintained to be
either internally or externally illuminated in a manner meeting the approval of the Fire
Chief.
SECTION 901.4.4 --Premises Identification is hereby deleted and replaced as follows:
Section 901.4.4-- Premises Identification. Approved numbers or addresses shall be
placed on all new and existing buildings in such a position that is plainly visible and
legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said numbers contrast with their
background. Said numbers for new buildings shall be either internally or externally
illuminated to be visible at night. All multi -unit residential and commercial buildings shall
have numbers or addresses placed above or immediately adjacent to all doors that
would allow fire department access in an emergency situation. In no case shall the
numbers be less than 4 inches (102 mm) in height for residential and 6 inches (152 mm)
in height for commercial with a 1 inch (25 mm) stroke or as required by local ordinance,
whichever is more restrictive.
Multiple residential and commercial units having entrance doors not visible from the
street or road shall, in addition, have approved numbers grouped for all units within
each structure and positioned to be plainly visible from the street or road. Said numbers
may be grouped on the wall of the structure or on a substantial mounting post
independent of the structure.
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SECTION 902.2.1 --Required Access is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 902.2.2.1 --Fire Apparatus Access Roads is hereby amended by adding the
following sentence at the end of the first paragraph:
Section 902.2.2.1 --Fire Apparatus Access Roads. Street widths are to be measured
from top face of the curb to top face of the curb, on streets with curb and gutter, and
from flowline to flowline, on streets with rolled curbs. See Appendix II -A-2 for street
requirements in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and Special Fire Protection
Areas.
SECTION 902.2.4 --Obstruction And Control Of Fire Department Access is hereby
amended by adding sections 902.2.4.3 Vehicle Access, 902.2.4.4 Vehicle Access
Gates, and 902.2.4.5 Speed Bumps, as follows:
Section 902.2.4.3 --Vehicle Access. Any point of access deemed necessary for
emergency response shall remain unobstructed at all times.
Section 902.2.4.4 --Vehicle Access Gates. Vehicle access gates or barriers installed
across streets shall be in accordance with the Orange County Fire Authority Guidelines
for Emergency Access. The minimum width of any gate or opening necessary for
required as a point of access shall be not less than 14 feet unobstructed width. This
minimum width may be increased depending on the length of the approach.
As required by the Chief, an automatic opening device may be required on vehicle
access gates.
Section 902.2.4.5 --Speed Bumps. Any obstructions in required fire access roadways,
including speed bumps and speed humps, shall be approved prior to installation.
SECTION 903. Water Supply and Fire Hydrants is hereby amended by adding a
sentence to the end of Sections 903.2 Required water Supply for Fire Protection and
903.4.1.2 Testing, Marking, and Maintenance of Private Hydrants, as follows:
Section 903.2 --Required Water Supply for Fire Protection. Private dwellings
exceeding 3,600 square feet (335 m) in total area shall be evaluated for fire flow
requirements by the chief.
Section 903.4.1.2 --Testing, Marking, and Maintenance of Private Hydrants.
Testing, marking, and maintenance requirements for private fire hydrants shall be in
accordance with Appendix Standard A III -C-1.
ARTICLE 10. FIRE -PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT is hereby amended
as follows:
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SECTION 1001.5 --Maintenance, Inspection, Testing and System Out of Service is
hereby amended by adding Section 1001.5.6 Smoke Detection Systems, as follows:
Section 1001.5.6 --Smoke Detection Systems. It shall be the responsibility of the
owner of the occupancy to maintain all required smoke detectors. The owner shall be
responsible for the annual testing of all required smoke detectors.
SECTION 1003. Fire Extinguishing Systems is hereby amended by deleting section
1003.1.2 Standards and substituting with new language; amending 1003.2.2--AII
Occupancies except Group R, Division 3, and Group U by adding an item 6 to the
section; deleting sections 1003.2.3.1 Drinking Establishments, 1003.2.3.3 Exhibition
and Display Rooms, and 1003.2.8 Group M Occupancies; deleting section 1003.2.9
Group R, Division 1 Occupancies and replacing with new language; adding a new
Section 1003.2.11 Special Fire Protection Areas and Very High Fire Hazard Severity
Zones; and, amending Section 1003.3.1 Sprinkler System Monitoring and Alarms, as
follows:
SECTION 1003.1.2 --Standards is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Section 1003.1.2 --Standards. Automatic fire -extinguishing systems shall be installed in
accordance with the NFPA standards cited in Article 91 of this code. An approved
automatic sprinkler system required by Section 1003 and installed as per NFPA 13 as
cited in Article 91 of this code, may be used for fire -resistive substitution as specified in
the provisions of Section 508 of the adopted Uniform Building Code.
SECTION 1003.2.2--AII Occupancies except Group R, Division 3, and Group U is
amended by deleting the words "Division 3, and Group U," deleting item 5 and adding
an item 6 to the section as follows:
Section 1003.2.2 --All Occupancies except Group R, Division 3 and Group U
Occupancies.
6. In all new buildings or structures when the gross square footage thereof
exceeds 6,000 square feet (588 mz) or more than 2 stories in height.
For the purposes of this section, area separation walls shall not define separate
buildings.
SECTION 1003.2.3.3 --Exhibition And Display Rooms is hereby deleted without
substitution and the section number left open.
SECTION 1003.2.8 --Group M Occupancies is hereby deleted without substitution and
the section number left open.
SECTION 1003.2.9 --Group R Occupancies is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
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Section 1003.2.9 --Group R Occupancies.
Section 1003.2.9.1 --Group R, Division 1 Occupancies. All new Group R
Occupancies shall be equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Residential or quick -response standard sprinkler heads shall be used in the dwelliig
unit and guest room portions of the building.
For the purposes of this section, area or occupancy separation walls shall not define
separate buildings.
Section 1003.2.9.2 --Group R, Division 3, One- and Two-family Dwellings. All new
Group R, Division 3, detached one- and two- family dwellings 5,500 square feet (511
m2) square feet or larger in area shall be equipped with an approved automatic
residential sprinkler system. Residential or quick -response standard sprinkler heads
shall be used in the dwelling portion of the building.
When it has been determined the any portion of an R-3 occupancy is to be protected
with fire sprinklers, the entire structure shall be equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler
system in accordance in accordance with NFPA 13-D, as amended. For the purposes
of this section, area or occupancy separation walls shall not define separate buildings.
EXCEPTION: In reconstruction or remodeling of existing Group R, Division 3,
detached one- and two-family dwellings, where the cost of installing an approved
automatic residential sprinkler system exceeds 5 percent of the reconstruction or
remodeling cost, with the approval of the chief, the required sprinkler system may be
omitted.
SECTION 1003.2 --Required Installations is hereby amended by adding Section
1003.2.11 as follows:
Section 1003.2.11--AII Occupancies, Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and
Special Fire Protection Areas. In addition to all other relevant provisions of this code
and amendments thereto, all new construction and reconstructed structures located in
Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and Special Fire Protection Areas shall be
equipped with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system.
SECTION 1003.3 --Sprinkler System Monitoring and Alarms is amended by the
addition of a sentence at the end of the Section 1003.3.1 where required, as follows.
Section 1003.3.1 --Where required. All valves controlling the water supply for
automatic sprinkler systems and water -flow switches on all sprinklers systems shall be
electrically monitored where the number of sprinklers are:
1. Twenty or more in Group I, Division 1.1 and 1.2 Occupancies.
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2. One hundred or more in all other occupancies, including Group R, Division
3 occupancies.
Valve monitoring, water -flow alarm and trouble signals shall be distinctly different and
shall be automatically transmitted to an approved central station, remote station or
proprietary monitoring stations as defined by NFPA 72 as amended in Article 94''or,
shall sound an audible signal at a constantly attended location. The signal for remote
station monitoring as defined in NFPA 72 shall be transmitted to, received, and
retransmitted by a continuously attended supervising station facility that is either U.L.
listed (UUFX) or meets equivalent criteria established by another nationally recognized
standard as approved by the chief.
Exception: (no change)
SECTION 1003.4 --Permissible Sprinkler Omissions is hereby amended by deleting
number 4 without replacement and renumbering number 5 as number 4.
SECTION 1004 --Standpipes is hereby amended by deleting Section 1004.2 --Required
Installation and replacing with the following:
Section 1004.2-- Required Installations. Standpipe systems shall be provided as set
forth in Table No. 1004-A and the provisions of this section. Every new building with
any horizontal dimension greater than 300 feet (91 440 mm) shall be provided with
either access doors or hose outlets located so that all portions of the building can be
reached with 150 feet (45 720 mm) of hose from an access door or hose outlet.
Required access doors shall be located in the exterior of the building and shall be
accessible without the use of a ladder. The door dimensions shall be not less that 3
feet (914 mm) in width nor 6 feet 8 inches (2032 mm) in height.
The hose outlets shall be 2-1/2 inches (63 mm) in size with an approved valve. The
water supply for the hose outlets shall be provided:
1. By a separate main supplied from the system side of the check valve at the fire
department connection, or
2. From an adjacent section of the sprinkler system arranged to allow the hose outlets
to deliver the water when the sprinkler system, or a portion of the system that protects
the area served by the hose outlet, is shut off.
SECTION 1006.2.12.2— HIGH RISE BUILDINGS is hereby amended as follows:
Section 1006.2.12.2—High Rise Buildings is hereby amended by revising the scope of
Section 1006.2,12.2. 1 General, adding an item to section 1006.2.12.2.2 Automatic Fire
Alarm System, adding an item to section 1006.2.12.2. Emergency Voice Alarm -
Signaling System, and adding a new section 1006.2.12.2.5 Central Control Station, as
follows:
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Section 1006.2.12.2.1 --General. All occupancies having floors used for human
occupancy located more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle
access, shall be provided with an automatic fire alarm system and a communication
system in accordance with Section 1006.2.12.2.
EXCEPTIONS: The following structures, while classified as high-rise buildings,
shall not be subject to the provisions of this section but shall conform to all other
applicable provisions of these regulations:
Buildings used exclusively as open parking garages.
Buildings where all floors above the 55 -foot (16 764 mm) level are used
exclusively as open parking garages.
Floors of buildings used exclusively as open parking garages and located above
all other floors used for human occupancy.
Buildings such as power plants, lookout towers, steeples, grain houses and
similar structures with non -continuous human occupancy, when approved by the
chief.
Section 1006.2.12.2.2 --Automatic Fire Alarm Systems. Add an item 4 as follows:
4. All smoke detectors connected to the alarm system shall have a light that
indicates the status of the detector. When a detector is located in a space above a drop
ceiling, the indicating light shall be located on or below the ceiling grid.
Section 1006.2.12.3 --Emergency Voice Alarm -Signaling System. The operation of
any automatic fire detector, sprinkler or water -flow device shall automatically sound an
alert tone followed by voice instructions giving appropriate information and directions on
a general or selective basis to the following terminal areas on the fire floor and floor
directly above and below, unless otherwise approved:
Elevators,
Elevator lobbies,
Corridors,
Exit stairways,
Rooms and tenant spaces exceeding 1,000 square feet (93m2) in area,
Dwelling units in apartment houses,
Hotel guest rooms or suites, and
Areas of refuge. (As defined in the Building Code.)
Section 1006.2.12.2.5 --Central Control Station. A central control station for fire
department operations shall be provided in a location approved by the chief. The
central control station shall be separated from the remainder of the building by not less
than one-hour fire -resistive construction with all openings protected by assemblies
having a fire -resistive rating of not less than 45 minutes. It shall have a minimum of one
door, which is accessible directly from the exterior portion of the building and shall be
able to be opened with a fire department master key. The central control station shall
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have a minimum of 96 square feet (9.3 m2) with a minimum dimension of 8 feet (2438
mm). It shall contain the following as a minimum:
The voice alarm and public address system panels.
The fire department communications panel, a cabinet containing 8 portable
firefighter phones and 1 headset with sufficient cord to reach all portions of the
room.
Fire detection and fire alarm system annunciator panels.
Annunciator visually indicating the location of the elevators and their operational
status.
Status indicators and controls for air -handling systems.
Controls for unlocking all stairway doors simultaneously.
Sprinkler valve and water -flow detector display panels.
Emergency and standby power controls and status indicators.
A wall -mounted telephone, with sufficient cord to reach all portions of the room
and with an outside -dedicated private line, installed in the fire control room for
exclusive fire department use.
Elevator control switches for switching to emergency power.
Fire pump status panel and controls.
Other fire -protection equipment and systems' controls as required by the fire
department.
Schematic building plans in clearly labeled approved containers, indicating the
typical floor plan and detailing the building core, fire resistive separations, exit facilities,
on-site water supply, fire -protection systems, firefighting equipment, and fire department
access.
One 3 foot (914 mm) by 5 foot (1524 mm) table and 2 chairs.
An approved locked and labeled cabinet containing labeled keys for emergency
access and elevator control. All control panels in the central control station shall be
permanently identified as to function. Alarms, supervisory and trouble signals as
required by Items 3 and 7 above shall be annunciated in compliance with this code in
the central control station by means of an audible and visual indicator. For purposes of
annunciation, zoning shall be in accordance with the following:
When the system serves more than one building, each building shall be
considered separately.
Each floor shall be considered a separate zone. When one or more sprinkler risers
serve the same floor, each riser shall be considered a separate zone.
EXCEPTION: When more than one riser serves the same system on the floor.
Each section of floor separated by area separation walls or by horizontal exits shall be
considered as a separate zone.
Central control stations shall not be used for the housing of any boiler, heating unit,
generator or similar hazardous equipment. No storage shall be permitted in the central
control station room.
SECTION 1007 --EMERGENCY ACCESS AND EVACUATION is hereby added as
follows:
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Section 1007.1 --Emergency Access and Evacuation. This section shall apply to
every new building of any type of construction or occupancy having floors used for
human occupancy located more than 75 feet (22 860 mm) above the lowest floor level
having building access.
Exceptions:
Hospitals as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.
Buildings used exclusively as open parking garages.
Buildings where all floors above the 75 -foot (22 860 mm) level are used for open
parking garages.
Floors of buildings used exclusively as open parking garages and located above
all other floors used for human occupancy.
Buildings such as power plants, lookout towers, steeples, grain houses and
similar structures with noncontinuous human occupancy when so determined by
the Chief.
Buildings used exclusively as jails and prisons.
Such structures shall be equipped with a fire department -approved emergency
helicopter landing pad for use by police, fire, and emergency medical helicopters only.
Section 1007.2--Helistop. The roof area shall include an emergency access and
evacuation facility for helicopters of not less than 15,000 pounds (6803.8 Kg) gross
weight. The helistop shall have a touchdown pad of at least 50 feet (15 240 mm) by 50
feet (15 240 mm) and a clear unobstructed landing and takeoff area with a minimum
dimension of 100 feet (30 480 mm) by 100 feet (30 480 mm).
Section 1007.3 --Construction. The helistop shall be designed the adopted Building
Code. Helistops and supports shall be of noncombustible construction.
Section 1007.4--Approach-Departure Paths. The emergency evacuation facility shall
have 2 approach -departure paths at a slope of no greater than 8 to 1. No obstructions,
including structural members or communication equipment, shall penetrate the
approach or departure paths.
Section 1007.5 --Restricted Use. Any use of this emergency access and evacuation
facility for purposes other than emergency access and evacuation shall require prior
approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as by the building official and
the chief.
Section 1007.6 --Wind Direction Device. A wind indicating device shall be provided.
Section 1007.7 --Special Markings. The roof top shall be marked by an emergency
marker as required by the chief.
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Section 1007.8 --Communications. The building emergency communication system
shall extend to the roof.
ARTICLE 11. GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS is hereby amended by deleting
1109.7 Sparks from Chimneys and substituting with new language, adding new sections
1114 Changes in Use or Occupancy of Building or Structure, 1115 Development OR!Or
Near Land Containing or Emitting Toxic, Combustible or Flammable Liquids, Gases or
Vapors and 1116 Model Rocketry, as follows:
SECTION 1109.7 --Sparks from Chimneys is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
Section 1109.7-- Sparks from Chimneys. All new structures having any chimney, flue
or stovepipe attached to any fireplace, stove, barbecue or other solid or liquid fuel
burning equipment and devices, shall have such chimney, flue or stovepipe equipped
with an approved spark arrester. All incinerator chimneys shall terminate in a
substantially constructed spark arrester having an iron, heavy wire mesh not exceeding
1/2 inch (12.5 mm).
SECTION 111 --Changes in Use or Occupancy of Building or Structures is hereby
amended by adding a new Section 1114 Declaration of Intended Use, as follows:
Section 1114 --Declaration of Intended Use
Section 1114.1 --When Required. When required by the chief with the concurrence of
the building official, any or all owners of any occupancy may be required to record with
the county recorder of the County of Orange a legal instrument of intended use. This
legal instrument shall be called a Declaration of Intended Use. The Declaration of
Intended Use shall be in accordance with the requirements of this section. It shall
specifically state, by occupancy classification, all intended uses of all portions of the
occupancy and may not be modified or withdrawn without the approval of the chief with
the concurrence of the building official. Unapproved changes of occupancy or use can
be cause for an immediate hearing before the building official and the chief or their
designees. Such hearing shall be conducted to rule on the revocation of the Certificate
of Occupancy and the revocation of all permits issued to all owners, tenants,
operators and occupants of all portions of the occupancy. The Declaration of Intended
Use shall be binding on all present and future owners, tenants, operators and
occupants.
Section 1114.2 --Certified Copies. A certified copy of the recorded Declaration of
Intended Use may be required to be filed with the building official and the chief before
any Certificate of Occupancy and/or any permits are issued to any or all owners,
tenants, operators or occupants of the occupancy.
SECTION 1115 --Development On Or Near Land Containing or Emitting Toxic,
Combustible or Flammable Liquids, Gases or Vapors is hereby added as follows:
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Section 1115 --Development On Or Near Land Containing or Emitting Toxic,
Combustible or Flammable Liquids, Gases or Vapors. The chief may require the
submittal for approval of geological studies, evaluations, reports, remedial
recommendations and/or similar documentation from a state -licensed and department
approved individual or firm, on any parcel of land to be developed which:
1. Has, or is adjacent to, or within 1,000 feet (304 800 mm) of a parcel of
land that has an active, inactive, or abandoned oil or gas well operation, petroleum or
chemical refining facility, petroleum or chemical storage, or
May contain or give off toxic, combustible or flammable liquids, gases or vapors.
SECTION 1116 --Model Rocketry is hereby added as follows:
Section 1116 --Model Rocketry. All model rocket activities shall comply with the
Orange County Fire Authority Guidelines for Model Rocketry. A permit from the chief is
required prior to firing any model rocket.
ARTICLE 25. PLACES OF ASSEMBLY is hereby amended by deleting 2501.5
Decorative Materials and replacing with new language, amending 2501.16 Maximum
Occupant Load by adding a new section, and adding a new section 2501.19 Temporary
and/or Portable Heaters, as follows:
SECTION 2501.5 --Decorative Materials is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
Section 2501.5 --Decorative Materials. Records of fire -retardant treatment, as per the
requirements of CCR Title 19, shall be maintained on the premises by the owner, agent,
proprietor or occupant.
SECTION 2501.16.4 --Maximum Occupant Load is hereby amended by adding a new
section as follows:
Section 2501.16.4 --Occupant Count. The supervisor of each place of assembly shall
have an effective system to keep count of the number of occupants present in the
assembly area. If the chief determines at any time that an accurate count of occupants
is not being maintained, the occupancy shall be cleared until an accurate count can be
made.
SECTION 2501 --General is hereby amended by adding a new section 2501.19 as
follows:
Section 2501.19 --Temporary and/or Portable Heaters. No person shall place or
operate or permit to be operated any temporary and/or portable heater within a structure
that uses any flammable or combustible solids, liquids, or gases without a fire
department permit.
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ARTICLE 32. TENTS, CANOPIES AND TEMPORARY MEMBRANE STRUCTURES is
hereby amended by adding a final paragraph to section 3201 Scope, deleting section
3205.2 Location and Parking and substituting with new language, adding a new final
paragraph to Section 3207 Flame Retardant Treatments, adding a new final paragraph
to section 3220 Standby Personnel, and amending 3221 Housekeeping, as follows:
SECTION 3201 --Scope is hereby amended by adding a new final paragraph as
follows:
Section 3201 --Scope. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for large and small
tents, awnings and other fabric enclosures also apply (19 CCR Chapter 2)
SECTION 3205.2 --Location and Parking is deleted and replaced with the following:
Section 3205.2 --Location and Parking. Temporary membrane structures, tents and
canopies shall not be located within 20 feet (6096 mm) of property lines, buildings
temporary membrane structures, other tents, and canopies. For the purposes of
determining required distances, support ropes and guy wires shall be considered as
part of the temporary membrane structure, tent or canopy.
Exception: Separation distance between temporary membrane structures, tents
and canopies, not used for cooking, is not required when the aggregate area does not
exceed 15,000 square feet (1393.5 mm2).
Vehicles necessary to the operation of a tent establishment shall be parked at least 20
feet from any tent. All other vehicles shall be parked at least 100 feet (30 480 mm) from
any tent except vehicles parked on a public street, which shall park at least 20 feet
(6096 mm) from any tent, per the regulation of the State Fire Marshal (19 CCR 312).
SECTION 3207 --Flame Retardant Treatments is hereby amended by adding a
paragraph as follows:
The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for large and small tents, awnings and other
fabric enclosures also apply (19 CCR Chapter 2, Article 4)
SECTION 3220 --Standby Personnel is hereby amended by adding a final paragraph
as follows:
Section 3220 --Standby Personnel. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
standby personnel in tents with an occupant load of 500 or more also apply (19 CCR
320)
SECTION 3221 --Housekeeping is hereby amended by deleting "30 feet (9144 mm)"
and substituting "50 feet (15240 mm)" in its place at each occurrence (19 CCR 326).
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ARTICLE 47. FUMIGATION AND THERMAL INSECTICIDAL FOGGING is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following:
ARTICLE 47. FUMIGATION AND THERMAL INSECTICIDAL FOGGING
Section 4701 --Scope. Fumigation and thermal insecticidal fogging operations shall -be
in accordance with Divisions 6 and 7 of the Food and Agriculture Code of the State of
California.
Section 4702 --Notification of Fumigation. The chief shall be notified in writing at
least 24 hours before any building, structure or ship is to be closed in connection with
the use of toxic or flammable fumigants.
ARTICLE 52. MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL -DISPENSING STATIONS is hereby amended
by adding a final sentence to section 5202.3.1 General and deleting section 5202.3.6
Special Enclosures and substituting new language, as follows:
SECTION 5202 --Flammable and Combustible Liquid Motor Vehicle Fuel -
Dispensing Stations is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 5202.3.1 --General is hereby amended by adding a sentence to the end of
Section 5202.3.1 as follows:
Section 5202.3.1 --General. For locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited,
see Section 7902.2.2.1
SECTION 5202.3.6 --Special Enclosures is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:
Section 5202.3.6-- Special enclosures. When installation of tanks in accordance with
Section 7902.6 is impractical, or because of property or building limitations, tanks for
Class I, II, or III -A liquids may be approved by the chief for installation in buildings in
special enclosures in accordance with OCFA Guidelines and the following: (no further
changes).
ARTICLE 63. REFRIGERATION is hereby amended by replacing "UFC Standard 79-3"
with "the Orange County Fire Authority Signage Guidelines" at each occurrence.
Article 64. Stationary Lead -Acid Battery Systems is hereby amended by deleting
Section 6401 and replacing with the following:
Section 6401 B --Scope. Lead -acid battery systems having a liquid capacity of more
than 100 gallons (378.5 L) in sprinklered buildings or more than 50 gallons (189.3 L) in
unsprinklered buildings used for facility standby power, emergency power, uninterrupted
power supply, battery storage warehouses where recharging occurs, or indoor storage
of electric carts/cars shall be in accordance with Article 64. Stationary lead -acid battery
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systems with individual lead -acid batteries exceeding 20 gallons (75.7 L) each shall also
comply with Article 80
Article 74. Compressed Gases is hereby amended by replacing "UFC Standard 79-3"
with "the Orange County Fire Authority Signage Guidelines" at each occurrence.
ARTICLE 77. Explosive Materials is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 7701.1 --Scope is hereby amended by referencing Appendix VI -H rather than
VI -F and adding the following sentence at the end of the first paragraph:
Section 7701.1 --Scope. Appendix VI -H shall be used for determining the location of
magazines. Whenever the words "See Appendix VI -H" appear, it shall mean "Apply
Appendix VI -H."
SECTION 7702.1.1 --Magazines Required is hereby amended by adding a final
sentence as follows:
Section 7702.1.1 --Magazines Required. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
magazine quantity limitations also apply (19 CCR 1566.4).
SECTION 7702.1.9 --Storage With Other Materials is hereby amended by adding a
final sentence as follows:
Section 7702.1.9 --Storage With Other Materials. Blasting caps, electric blasting
caps, detonating primers and primed cartridges shall not be stored in the same
magazine with other explosives (19 CCR 1566.1).
SECTION 7702.1.15 --Yard Maintenance is hereby amended by deleting "25 feet'
(7620 mm) and substituting "50 feet' (15 240 mm) in its place (19 CCR 1566.2).
SECTION 7702.2 --Retail Sales is hereby amended by adding a second paragraph to
Section 7702.2.1 --General as follows:
Section 7702.2.1 --General. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for magazines
within buildings also apply (19 CCR 1566.6).
SECTION 7702.3 --Storage Magazines is hereby amended by adding the following
paragraphs to Sections 7702.3.1 --General and 7702.3.10 --Indoor magazines:
Section 7702.3.1 --General. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for magazine
classification, quantity limitations and construction also apply. The provisions of this
section may be used in place of the State Fire Marshal regulations for classification and
construction of magazines, if determined to provide an acceptable alternative protection
by the chief (19 CCR Chapter 10, Subchapters 3 and 5).
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Section 7702.3.10-- Indoor magazines. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
magazines within buildings also apply (19 CCR 1566.6).
SECTION 7703.1 --Use and Handling is hereby amended by adding the following
paragraphs to Sections 7703.1.7 Other regulations and 7703.1.9 Premature detonation
safeguards:
Section 7703.1.7 --Other Regulations. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
use and handling of explosives also apply (19 CCR Chapter 10, Subchapter 4).
Section 7703.1.9 --Premature Detonation Safeguards. The regulations of the State
Fire Marshal for precautions against accidental discharge also apply (19 CCR 1568.8).
SECTION 7703.2.1 --Public Conveyance is hereby amended by adding a beginning
paragraph as follows:
Section 7703.2.1 --Public Conveyance. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for
transportation of explosives, including transportation in private passenger vehicles, also
apply (19 CCR Chapter 10, Subchapter 4, Article 12).
SECTION 7703.3.5 --Explosive Materials Terminals is hereby amended by adding a
beginning paragraph as follows:
Section 7703.3.5 --Explosive Materials Terminals. The regulations of the State Fire
Marshal for explosives at terminals also apply (19 CCR Chapter 10, Subchapter 4,
Article 9).
SECTION 7703.5 --Safety Precautions for Blasting Agents is hereby amended by
adding the following paragraphs to Sections 7703.5.3 --Construction and 7703.5.4 --
Compounding and mixing, and by adding a new Section 7703.5.7 --Requirements:
Section 7703.5.3 --Construction. Buildings or other facilities used for the mixing of
blasting agents shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the regulations of
the State Fire Marshal (19 CCR Chapter 10 and 24 CCR Part 2).
Section 7703.5.4 --Compounding and Mixing. The regulations of the State Fire
Marshal for mixer design and blasting agent composition also apply (19 CCR 1572.2
and 1572.3).
Section 7703.5.7 --Requirements. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for blast
hole loading, explosive initiation, and water gels, or slurry explosives also apply (19
CCR Chapter 10, Subchapter 4, Articles 7, 8, 10 and 11; and Subchapter 5, Article 17).
SECTION 7704.6.1 --Construction is hereby deleted and replaced as follows:
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Section 7704.6.1 --Construction. Operating buildings or rooms shall be constructed in
accordance with the regulations of the State Fire Marshal (19 CCR Chapter 10 and 24
CCR Part 2) when quantities of explosives exceed the exempt amounts as specified in
the adopted Uniform Building and Fire Codes.
SECTION 7704.7 --Operations is hereby amended by adding a beginning paragrapK as
follows:
Section 7704.7-- Operations. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal for on-site or
remote processing and storage of explosives, including electrical regulations, also apply
(19 CCR Chapter 10, Su bchapter 4).
ARTICLE 78. FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC SPECIAL EFFECTS MATERIALS is
hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 7801.3.1.4 --Displays is hereby amended by adding section 7801.3.1.4.1
Firing, as follows:
Section 7801.3.1.4.1 --Firing. All fireworks displays shall be electronically fired.
SECTION 7802 --Fireworks is hereby amended by deleting and replacing 7802.2
Seizure of Fireworks, deleting 7802.3 Fireworks Prohibited, deleting Table 7802.3A
Minimum Mortar Separation Distances without substitution, amending the first sentence
of Section 7802.3—Prohibition; and, deleting Section 7802.4 --Displays and replacing, as
follows:
Section 7802.2 --Seizure of Fireworks. The Fire Chief shall have the authority to
seize, take, remove any fireworks stored, sold, offered for sale, used or handled in
violation of the provisions of this code. Any seizure or removal pursuant to this section
shall be in compliance with all applicable statutory, constitutional, and decisional law.
Section 7802.3 --Prohibited. The storage, use, sale, possession, and handling of
fireworks 1 AG, (commonly referred to as Safe and Sane) and fireworks, 1.3G is
prohibited.
Exception: Fireworks,1.4G and fireworks,1.3G may be part of an electronically
fired public display when permitted and conducted by a licensed pyrotechnic operator.
Section 7802.4 --Displays. Fireworks displays shall be in accordance with the Orange
County Fire Authority Guidelines for Public Fireworks Displays, with the regulations of
the State Fire Marshal, and with the conditions of the permit as approved by the chief
(19 CCR 982).
ARTICLE 79. FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS is hereby amended as
follows:
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ARTICLE 79. FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS is hereby amended by
replacing "UFC Standard 79-3" with "the Orange County Fire Authority Signage
Guidelines" at every occurrence.
SECTION 7902.1.9B --Additional Requirements for Protected Aboveground Tanks
is hereby amended as follows:
Section 7902.1.9 The installation of protected aboveground tanks shall be in
accordance with Section 7902.1.9 and the Orange County Fire Authority Guidelines for
Protected Aboveground Tanks for Motor Vehicle Fuel -Dispensing Stations.
TABLE 7902.5 --Maximum Storage Height in Control Area is hereby amendment by
placing a footnote reference in the heading of the last column adding footnote 1 as
follows:
Table 7902.5-C (footnote)' In -rack protection shall be in accordance with Table
7902.5-H, 7902.5-1 or 7902.5-J.
SECTION 7904.5.1.7 --Static Protection is hereby amended to add the following
paragraph at the end of the section:
Section 7904.5.1.7 --Static Protection. Drag chains or similar devices on tank
vehicles shall not be used to meet the requirements of this section for static protection.
ARTICLE 80. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS is hereby amended by replacing "UFC
Standard 79-3" with "the Orange County Fire Authority Signage Guidelines" at every
occurrence and the following:
SECTION 8001.3.3 --Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement is hereby amended
by adding the following paragraph:
Section 8001.3.3 --Chemical Classification Packet. When required by the chief, an
Orange County Fire Authority Chemical Classification Packet shall be completed and
approved prior to approval of architectural and system plans, and/or the storage, use or
handling of chemicals on the premises.
SECTION 8001.15-- Exempt Amounts is hereby amended by deleting footnote 16 to
Table 8001.15-A as follows:
Table 8001.15-A: Footnote 16 is hereby deleted.
SECTION 8001.15-- Exempt Amounts is hereby amended by adding a new section
8001.15.2 -Extremely Hazardous Substances as follows:
Section 8001.15.2 --Extremely Hazardous Substances. No person shall use or store
any amount of extremely hazardous substances (EHS) in excess of the disclosable
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amounts (see Section 25115 of the Health and Safety Code) in a residential zoned or
any residentially developed property.
SECTION 8003.1 --General is hereby amended adding a paragraph between the first
and second sentence in Section 8003.1.8 --Standby Power, and deleting exceptions
from 8003.3.1.3.5CTreatment Systems, as follows:
Section 8003.1.8 --Standby Power. An emergency power system shall be provided in
Group H, Division 6 and Division 7 Occupancies.
SECTION 8003.3.1.3.5 --Treatment Systems is hereby amended by deleting all 3
exceptions from 8003.3.1.3.5.1CGeneral.
ARTICLE 81. HIGH PILED COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION ,8101.1 --Scope is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence regarding
paper records.
ARTICLE 87. FIRESAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND
DEMOLITION OF A BUILDING is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 8704--Firesafety during Construction is hereby amended by deleting the
exception to Section 8704.2 --Access Roads and replacing it with the following:
Section 8704.2-- Access Roads.
Exception: Temporary access and water supplies for construction of residential
model projects may be approved in accordance with Orange County Fire Authority
Guidelines for the Design and Installation of Temporary Access and Fire Hydrants.
ARTICLE 90. STANDARDS is hereby amended by deleting the following references in
9002 UFC Standards: 10-3 NFPA-13; 10-4 NFPA 13-D; 10-5 NFPA 13-R; 10-6 NFPA-
14.
ARTICLE 91. CALIFORNIA STANDARDS is hereby amended by revising 9102
Amendments to National Standards, by clarifying that the standards and amendments
apply to all systems in all occupancies, and the following:
SECTION 9102.1-- NFPA 72, 1999 Edition, as amended is hereby further amended as
follows:
Section 3 -7 --Performance is hereby amended by adding a second sentence as
follows:
Section 3 -7 --Performance. The assignment of class designations or style designation,
or both, to notification appliance circuits shall be based on their performance capabilities
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under normal (fault) conditions in accordance with the requirements of Table 3-7. The
minimum voltage drop for any circuit on the system shall not exceed 10%.
SECTION 9102.7--NFPA 13, 1999 Edition, as amended is hereby further amended as
follows:
SECTION 3 -9 --Fire Department Connections is hereby amended by addition of the
following language at the end of the first sentence:
Section 3-9.2-- Fire department connections shall be equipped with listed plugs or
caps, properly secured and arranged for removal by fire departments and shall be
protected from mechanical injury.
SECTION 3-9.3 is hereby amended by addition of the following language after the first
sentence, with two exceptions, as follows:
Section 3-9.3. Fire department connections shall be of an approved type. The fire
department connection shall contain a minimum of two 2 " inlets. The location shall be
approved and be no more than 150 feet from a public hydrant. The size of piping and
the number of inlets shall be approved by the chief. If acceptable to the water authority,
it may be installed on the backflow assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall
be painted OSHA safety red.
Exception 1: When the fire sprinkler density design requires 500 gpm (including
the interior hose stream demand) or greater, or a standpipe system is included, four 2 "
inlets shall be provided.
Exception 2: The fire department connection may be located within 150 feet of
a private fire hydrant providing the fire department connection pipe is connected to the
fire sprinkler system by a stand-alone pipe that connects down -stream of the fire
sprinkler system check valve.
Section 5 -3.1.5.1 --Thermal Sensitivity is hereby amended by addition of a second
sentence, as follows:
Section 5-3.1.5.1-- Thermal Sensitivity. When fire sprinkler systems are installed in
shell buildings of undetermined use other than warehouses, fire sprinklers of the quick -
response type shall be used.
SECTION 5-6.5.2.2 Obstructions to Sprinkler Discharge Pattern Development is
hereby amended by deleting exception 1 without replacement.
SECTION 5-14.1.1.4 --Valves Controlling Sprinkler Systems is hereby amended by
deleting the section and substituting with the following:
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Section 5 -14.1.1.4 --Valves Controlling Sprinkler Systems. Control valves shall be
installed and positioned so that they are operable from the floor below. The center line
of the valve shall be no more than 7 feet (2134 mm) above finished floor.
SECTION 5 -14.1.3 --Post Indicator Valves is hereby amended by adding a new
subsection 5-14.1.3.3 and exception, as follows:
Section 5 -14.1.3.3 --Post indicating valve(s) shall be located not less than 40 feet
from the building served.
Exception: Where it is impractical to locate post indicating valve(s) 40 feet from
the building served, they shall be permitted to be located closer, or wall post indicating
valves used, providing they are set in locations by blank walls or without openings of not
less than 15 feet on either side of the valve, clear to the roof, or permitted to be placed
in valve rooms accessible only from the exterior, or exterior risers providing they are set
in locations by blank walls or without openings of not less than 15 feet on either side of
the valve, clear to the roof. The location is subject to approval by the authority having
jurisdiction.
SECTION 5 -14.1.5.1 --Sectional Valves is hereby amended by modifying the first
sentence and adding a second sentence as follows:
Section 5-14.1.5.1-- Sectional Valves. Large private fire service main systems shall
have post indicating sectional controlling valves at appropriate points when the system
serves more then five appurtenances in order to permit sectionalizing the system in the
event of a break or for making of repairs or extensions. Note: A hydrant or a single fire
line service to a building counts as one appurtenance.
SECTION 5 -15.2.3 --Arrangement is hereby amended by modifying the first sentence of
section 5-15.2.3.5, as follows:
Section 5 -15.2.3.5 --Fire department connections shall be on the street side of
building and arranged so they are located immediately adjacent to the approved fire
department access road so that hose lines can be readily and conveniently attached to
the inlets without interference from nearby objects including buildings, fence, posts, or
other fire department connections.
SECTION 6 -1.1 --General is hereby amended by modifying section 6-1.1.3 by revising
the first sentence of the second paragraph and creating a new second sentence as
follows:
Section 6-1.1.3 Any other sizes or shapes giving equal or greater sections modulus
shall be acceptable when certified by a registered professional engineer. Detailed
structural calculations shall be submitted.
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SECTION 6 -1.3 --Powder Driven Studs and Welding Studs is hereby amended by
deleting the first sentence of section 6-1.3.1 and replacing with new language, and
deleting section 6-1.3.2 and replacing with new language, as follows:
Section 6 -1.3.1 --Welding studs, and the tools used for their installation shall be listed.
Section 6-1.3.2 The use of powder -driven studs is prohibited.
SECTION 6 -4.5 --Sway Bracing is hereby amended by inserting a new paragraph
after the second paragraph of section 6-4.5.9 and modifying figure 6-4.5.9, as follows:
Section 6 -4.5.9 --Earthquake Bracing shall not be attached to light structural members
without a registered professional engineer's detail and wet -stamp certifying compliance
with NFPA 13, or through approval by the specific truss manufacturer.
FIGURE 6-4.5.9 is hereby amended by deleting the portion relating to lag screws.
SECTION 6 -4.7 --Hangers and Fasteners Subject to Earthquakes is hereby amended
by deleting section 6-4-7.3 and substituting with new language and deleting 6-4-7.4 in
its entirety, as follows:
Section 6-4.7.3. Lag screws shall not be used to attach braces to the building
structure.
SECTION 7 -1 --General is hereby amended by the addition of the following:
Section 7 -1 --General. When fire sprinkler systems are required in buildings of
undetermined use other than warehouses, they shall be designed and installed to have
a fire sprinkler density of not less than that required for an Ordinary Hazard Group 2
use, with a minimum design area of 3,000 square feet (279 m). Warehouse fire
sprinkler systems shall be designed to Figure 7-4.2.2.1.1 (d) curve AG.
Use is considered undetermined if not specified at the time the permit is issued. Where
a subsequent occupancy requires a system with greater capability, it shall be the
responsibility of the occupant to upgrade the system to the required density for the new
occupancy.
SECTION 7 -2.3.1 --General is hereby amended by the addition of a second paragraph
to section 7-2.3.1.1, as follows:
Section 7-2.3.1.1 The available water supply for fire sprinkler system design shall be
determined by one of the following methods, as approved by the chief:
Subtract the project site
zone and multiplying the
engineer licensed in the
elevation from the low water level for the appropriate pressure
result by 0.433. The result shall be certified by a professional
State of California;
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Use a maximum of 40 psi, if available;
Utilize the Orange County Fire Authority water flow test form/directions to document a
flow test conducted by the local water agency or a professional engineer licensed in the
State of California. The result shall be adjusted in accordance with the graduated
scaled found in the guideline.
SECTION 8 -1.1 --Working Plans is hereby amended by adding an additional sentence
to item 43 of section 8-1-1-1, as follows:
Section 8 -1.1.1 --Item 43. Flow test shall be completed within six months of the plan
submittal to Orange County Fire Authority.
SECTION 9102.8--NFPA 13D, 1999 Edition, Installation of Sprinkler Systems in
One -and Two -Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes is hereby added as
follows:
SECTION 1 -5.1 --Devices, Materials, Design and Installation is hereby amended by
the addition of the following language after the first sentence in this section:
Section 1 -5.1 --Devices, Materials, Design and Installation. At least two spare fire
sprinkler heads of each type, temperature rating, and orifice size used in the system
shall be kept on the premise in a location approved by the Chief. Tools designed to
remove and replace each sprinkler head shall also be located with the spares.
SECTION 3 -1 --Valves and Drains is hereby amended by deleting exception 1 without
substitution.
SECTION 3 -2 --Pressure Gauges is hereby deleted and substituted with the following:
Section 3 -2 --Pressure Gauges. At least one water pressure gauge shall be installed
on the riser assembly.
Section 3 -6 --Alarms is hereby amended with the deletion of the exception and
addition of the following language after the first paragraph, including two new
exceptions, as follows:
Section 3 -6 --Alarms. Exterior alarm indicating device shall be listed for outside service
and audible from the street from which the house is addressed. Exterior audible devices
shall be placed on the front or side of the structure and the location subject to final
approval by the Chief.
Additional interior alarm devices shall be required to provide audibility throughout the
structure. Sound levels in all sleeping areas with all intervening doors closed shall be a
minimum of 15 dBA above the average ambient sound level but not less than 70 dBA.
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Audible devices shall be powered from an uninterruptible circuit (except for over -current
protection) serving normally operated appliances in the residence.
Exception 1: When an approved water flow monitoring system is installed,
interior audible devices may be powered through the fire alarm control panel.
Exception 2: When smoke detectors specified under CBC Section 310.9 are
used to sound an alarm upon waterflow switch activation.
SECTION 4 -2 --Position of Sprinklers is hereby amended by adding an additional
paragraph to section 4-2.3, as follows:
Section 4-2.3 In rooms or areas with slopes, multiple beams or construction features
creating conditions where sprinklers are obstructed, or the sprinkler head placement
exceeds parameters specified in the products listing, plans shall bear the wet -stamp of
a registered professional engineer certifying equal or greater protection than prescribed
in the 1999 Edition of NFPA 13 D.
Section 4 -6 --Location of Sprinklers is hereby amended by deleting exception 3 and
replacing it with a new exception 3, deleting exception 5 without replacement, and
adding an additional paragraph after the last exception, as follows:
Section 4 -6 --Location of Sprinklers.
Exception 3: Sprinklers may be omitted from open attached porches, carports
and similar open structures. Attached garages shall be protected with listed quick
response fire sprinklers spaced to protect a maximum area of 130 square feet (12.1
m2). The diameter of the main or cross -main piping serving the lines in the garage shall
be equal to the largest diameter piping on any main or cross main within the system.
Adding the following paragraph after the last exception: All attics shall be protected with
intermediate temperature quick response heads which shall be located to protect attic
penetrations created by access scuttles or mechanical equipment.
SECTION 9102.9--NFPA 13R, 1999 Edition, Installation of Sprinkler System in
Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height is hereby
added as follows:
SECTION 2 -4.6 --Alarms is hereby amended as follows:
Section 2-4.6 Alarms. Local water -flow alarms shall be provided on all sprinkler
systems and shall be connected to the building fire alarm or water -flow monitoring
system where provided. Group R occupancies containing less than the number of
stories, dwelling units or occupant load specified in Section 1006.2.9.1.1 of the 2000
California Fire Code as requiring a fire alarm system shall be provided with a minimum
of one approved interior alarm device in each unit. Sound levels in all sleeping areas
shall be minimum of 15 dBA above the average ambient sound or a minimum of 70 dBA
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with all intervening doors closed. Alarms shall be audible within all other living areas
within each dwelling unit. When not connected to a fire alarm or water -flow monitoring
system, audible devices shall be powered from an uninterruptible circuit (except for
overcurrent protection) serving normally operated appliances in the residence.
There shall also be a minimum of one exterior alarm indicating device, listed for outside
service and audible from the access roadway that serves that building.
SECTION 2 -5.1.7 --Position of Residential Sprinklers is amended by addition of
language at the end of the section 2-5.1.7.3, as follows:
Section 2 -5.1.7.3 --Sprinklers shall be positioned so that the response time and
discharge are not unduly affected by obstructions such as ceiling slope, beams, or light
fixtures. In rooms or areas with multiple beams or construction features creating
conditions where sprinklers are obstructed, or the sprinkler head placement exceeds the
maximum allowable deflector distance specified in the products listing, plans shall bear
the wet -stamp of a registered professional engineer certifying equal or greater
protection that prescribed in the 1999 Edition of NFPA 13 R.
SECTION 2 -6 --Location of Sprinklers Exception 4 is hereby amended as follows:
Section 2 -6 --Location of Sprinklers. Exception 4: Sprinklers may be omitted from
penthouse equipment rooms, crawl spaces, floor ceiling spaces, elevator shafts, and
other concealed spaces that are not intended for living purposes or storage. Sprinklers
may also be omitted from attics, which are not located over dwelling units. When attics
are separated by unit, each unit's attic space may be protected per the OCFA amended
NFPA 13D section on head locations in attics of single family homes. All other attics
shall be protected per 1999 edition of NFPA 13.
SECTION 9102.10--NFPA 14, 2000 Edition, Installation of Standpipe, Private
Hydrant and Hose Systems is hereby added as follows:
SECTION 2-8.2 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Section 2-8.2 The fire department connection shall have a minimum of two 2", internal
threaded (NHS) inlets. Additional inlets shall be provided on a 250 GPM per inlet ratio
to meet the system demand. The inlets shall be provided with approved caps to protect
the system from entry of debris. The location of the FDC shall be approved and be no
more than 150 feet from a public hydrant. If acceptable to the water authority, it may be
installed on the backflow assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall be painted
OSHA safety red.
SECTION 5 -3.1 --Location of Hose Connections, General is hereby deleted and
replaced with the following:
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Section 5 -3.1 --Location of Hose Connections, General Class I Standpipe hose
connections shall be unobstructed and shall be located not less than 18 inches or more
than 24 inches above the finished floor.
Class 11 Standpipe hose connections shall be unobstructed and shall be located not less
than 3 feet or more than 5 feet above the finished floor.
Class III Standpipe hose connections shall be unobstructed and shall be located not
less than 18 inches or more than 24 inches above the finished floor.
SECTION 9102.11--NFPA 20, 1999 Edition, Installation of Stationary Pumps for
Fire Protection is hereby added as follows:
SECTION 2 -14 --Water Flow Test Devices is amended by deleting the first sentence of
Section 2-14.1.2 and adding additional language, as follows:
Section 2-14.1.2 All new fire pump installations shall be designed to test the pump and
suction supply and determine that the system is operating in accordance with the
design. The flow shall continue until flow has stabilized. (See 11-2.6.3). The fire
pump(s) shall be designed to allow for testing of the fire pump(s) by both a listed and
approved exterior discharge test -header device(s) and a listed and approved metering
device that re -circulates the test water to the suction line or returns the test water to the
water source in accordance with Appendix A-2-14.1.2 and A-2-14.2.1.
SECTION 9102.12--NFPA 24, 1995 Edition, Installation of Private Fire Service
Mains and Their Appurtenances is hereby added as follows:
SECTION 1 -5 --installation Work is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Section 1 -5 --Installation Work. Installation work shall be done by fully experienced
and responsible contractors licensed in the state to do this work. Work shall not begin
until plans are approved and appropriate permits secured.
SECTION 2-2-- Public Water Systems is hereby amended by deleting section 2-2.6
and substituting with following new language.
Section 2-2.6. Connections larger than 2 inches to public water systems shall be
controlled by a post indicator valve of an approved type and located not less than 40
feet from the building protected. Where the water authority has regulations regarding
the connection of private fire service mains, they shall apply. Where the water authority
requires back-flow protection the following methods or assemblies are acceptable:
1. An above ground assembly approved by the water authority, painted OSHA
safety red, and with the valves locked in the open position. Valves controlling more
than 100 sprinkler heads shall be monitored to an approved location.
2. A below ground assembly approved by the water authority and located in an
approved vault. The last valve on the assembly shall be controlled by an approved post
indicator device (see Figure A-2.6 b). The post indicator device shall be painted OSHA
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safety red, be locked in the open position and if controlling more than 100 sprinkler
heads monitored to an approved location.
Exception: Where it is impractical to locate post indicating valve(s) 40 feet from
the building served, they shall be permitted to be located closer, or wall post indicating
valves used, providing they are set in locations by blanks walls or without openings of
not less than 15 feet on either side of the valve, clear to the roof, or permitted to =be
placed in valve rooms accessible only from the exterior, or exterior risers providing they
are set in locations by blanks walls or without openings of not less than 15 feet on either
side of the valve, clear to the roof. The location is subject to approval by the authority
having jurisdiction.
SECTION 2 -6 --Fire Department Connection is hereby amended by adding additional
language to the end of the first sentence of section 2-6.2 and deleting and replacing
section 2-6.6, and modifying the first sentence of section 2.6.9, as follows:
Section 2-6.2 Fire department connections shall be equipped with listed plugs or caps,
properly secured and arranged for removal by fire departments and shall be protected
from mechanical injury.
Section 2-6.6 The fire department connection shall contain a minimum of two 2"
inlets. The location shall be approved and be no more than 150 feet from a public
hydrant. The size of piping and the number of inlets shall be approved by the chief. If
acceptable to the water authority, it may be installed on the backflow assembly. Fire
department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red.
Exception 1: When the system design demand is 500 gpm, including the interior
hose stream demand, or greater, or a standpipe system is included, four 2" inlets shall
be provided.
Exception 2: The fire department connection may be located within 150 feet of a
private hydrant providing the fire department connection pipe is connected to the fire
sprinkler system by a stand-alone pipe that connects down -stream of the sprinkler
system check valve.
Section 2.6.9 Fire department connections shall be on the street side of building and
arranged so they are located immediately adjacent to the approved fire department
access road so that hose lines can be readily and conveniently attached to the inlets
without interference from nearby objects including buildings, fence, posts, or other fire
department connections.
Section 8 -5 --Pipe Joint Assembly is hereby amended by modifying the first sentence
in Section 8-5.2 and adding Section 8-5.3.
Section 8-5.2 All bolted joint accessories shall be cleaned and thoroughly coated with
asphalt or other corrosion -retarding material after assembly and prior to poly -tube
installation
Section 8-5.3 All bolts used in pipe -joint assembly shall be stainless steel.
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SECTION 3 -3 --Post Indicator Valves is hereby amended by deleting the exception in
Section 3-3.2 and replacing with the following:
Section 3-3.2. Where it is impractical to locate post indicating valve(s) 40 feet from the
building served, they shall be permitted to be located closer, or wall post indicating
valves used providing they are set in locations by blank walls, or without openings of not
less than 15 feet on either side of the valve, clear to the roof, or permitted to be placed
in valve rooms accessible only from the exterior, or exterior risers providing they are set
in locations by blanks walls or without openings of not less than 15 feet on either side of
the valve, clear to the roof. The location is subject to approval by the authority having
jurisdiction.
SECTION 3 -5 --Sectional Valves is amended by modifying the first sentence of Section
3-5.1 and adding a second sentence as follows:
Section 3-5.1. Large private fire service main systems shall have post indicating
sectional controlling valves after five appurtenances in order to permit sectionalizing the
system in the event of a break or for making of repairs or extensions. A hydrant or a
single fire line service to a building counts as one appurtenances.
SECTION 7 -2 --Coating and Lining of Buried Pipe is hereby deleted and replaced with
the following:
Section 7 -2 --Coating and Lining of Buried Pipe. All ferrous metal pipe shall be lined,
and steel pipe shall be coated and wrapped, with joints coated and wrapped after
assembly. All ferrous pipe and fittings shall be protected with a loose 8 -mill
polyethylene tube. The ends of the tube shall be sealed with 2 inch wide tape approved
for underground use. Galvanizing does not meet the requirements of this section.
SECTION 8 -6.2 --Methods of Restraining Fire Mains is hereby amended by adding a
sentence at the end of section 8-6-2-1, as follows:
Section 8-6.2.1. The trench shall be excavated for thrust blocks and inspected prior to
pour. Care shall be taken when forming and pouring thrust blocks that fittings and joints
are not buried in concrete.
SECTION 8 -7 --Backfilling is hereby amended by revising section 8-7.1 as follows:
Section 8-7. 1. Backfill shall be well tamped in layers and wetted under and around
pipes -to prevent settlement or lateral movement. Backfill shall consist of clean fill sand
to a minimum 12" below and to a minimum of 12" above the pipe.
APPENDIX I-B--LIFE-SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING HIGH-RISE
BUILDINGS, is hereby amended by deleting Section 1 Scope and replacing with new
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language and Section 6.1, item 2 --Special Provisions and Alternatives, Automatic
Sprinklers and substituting with the following:
Section 1 --SCOPE. These provisions apply to all existing high-rise buildings
constructed prior to the adoption of this appendix, each having floors used for human
occupancy located 75 feet (22 860 mm) or more above the lowest level of -fire
department vehicle access.
Section 6.1 --Item 2 Automatic Sprinklers. An approved automatic fire -extinguishing
system shall be installed throughout the building in accordance with the requirements of
NFPA 13 as adopted in Appendix V of this code. In addition to the main water supply, a
secondary on-site supply of water equal to the hydraulically calculated sprinkler design
demand plus 100 gallons (378.5 L) per minute additional for the total standpipe system
shall be provided. This supply shall be automatically available if the principal supply
fails and shall have a duration of 30 minutes.
Sprinkler control valves and waterflow detecting devices shall be provided at the lateral
connection to the riser on each floor.
APPENDIX II -A --SUPPRESSION AND CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS FIRE AREAS is
hereby amended by deleting section 18 Unusual Circumstance and replacing with new
language and adding new sections:
Section 25 Use of Equipment, Section 26 Notice of Spark Arrester Requirement, and
Section 27-- Fuel Modification Requirements for New Construction ,as follows:
SECTION 18 --Clearance of Brush or Vegetation Growth from Roadways is hereby
deleted and replaced as follows:
SECTION 18 --Unusual Circumstances is hereby deleted and replaced as follows:
Section 18 --Unusual Circumstances. The chief may suspend enforcement and
require reasonable alternative measures designed to advance the purposes of this
article if he determines in any specific case that any of the following conditions exist:
Difficult terrain.
Danger of erosion.
Presence of plants included in any state and federal resources agencies,
California Native Plant Society and county -approved list of wildlife, plants, rare,
endangered and/or threatened species.
Stands or groves of trees or heritage trees.
Other unusual circumstances that make strict compliance with the clearance of
vegetation provisions of Sections 15, 16 or 17 of this appendix undesirable or
impractical.
SECTION 25 --Use of Equipment is added as follows:
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Section 25 --Use of Equipment:
25.1 Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall use, operate, or
cause to be operated, in, upon or adjoining any hazardous fire area any internal
combustion engine which uses hydrocarbon fuels, unless the engine is equipped with a
spark arrester as defined in Section 25.3 maintained in effective working order, or the
engine is constructed, equipped and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to
Section 25.3.
25.2 Spark arresters affixed to the exhaust system of engines or vehicles subject to this
section shall not be placed or mounted in such a manner as to allow flames or heat from
the exhaust system to ignite any flammable material.
25.3 A spark arrester is a device constructed of nonflammable material specifically for
the purpose of removing and retaining carbon and other flammable particles over
0.0232 of an inch (0.58 mm) in size from the exhaust flow of an internal combustion
engine that uses hydrocarbon fuels or which is qualified and rated by the United States
Forest Service.
25.4 Engines used to provide motor power for trucks, truck tractors, buses, and
passenger vehicles, except motorcycles, are not subject to this section if the exhaust
system is equipped with a muffler as defined in the Vehicle Code of the State of
California.
25.5 Turbocharged engines are not subject to this section if all exhausted gases pass
through the rotating turbine wheel, there is no exhaust bypass to the atmosphere, and
the turbocharger is in effective mechanical condition.
SECTION 26 --Notice of Spark Arrester Requirement is added as follows:
SECTION 26 --Notice of Spark Arrester Requirement:
No person shall sell, offer for sale, lease, or rent to any person any internal combustion
engine subject to the provisions of Section 25 and not subject to the provisions of
Section 13005 of the Health and Safety Code, unless he provides a written notice to the
purchaser or bailee, at the time of sale or at the time of entering into the lease or rental
contract, stating that it is a violation of the UFC to use or operate the engine in, upon or
adjoining any hazardous fire area, unless the engine is equipped with a spark arrester
as defined in Section 25, maintained in effective working order, or the engine is
constructed, equipped and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to Section 27.
SECTION 27 --Fuel Modification Requirements for New Construction is added as
follows:
SECTION 27 --Fuel Modification Requirements for New Construction: All new
buildings to be built or installed in areas containing combustible vegetation shall comply
with the following:
27.1 Preliminary fuel modification plans shall be submitted to and approved by the chief
concurrent with the submittal for approval of any tentative map.
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27.2 Final fuel modification plans shall be submitted to and approved by the chief prior
to the issuance of a grading permit.
27.3 The fuel modification plans shall meet the criteria set forth in the Orange County
Fire Authority Fuel Modification Plan Guidelines.
27.4 The fuel modification plan may be altered if conditions change. Any alterations to
the fuel modification shall be approved by the chief. -
27.5 All elements of the fuel modification plan shall be maintained in accordance with
the approved plan and are subject to the enforcement process outlined in Section 16.
APPENDIX II -A-2 SPECIAL FIRE PROTECTION AREASNERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD
SEVERITY ZONES is hereby added, as follows:
APPENDIX II -A-2 SPECIAL FIRE PROTECTION AREASNERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD
SEVERITY ZONES.
Section 1 -Scope. The existence of structures in, or adjacent to, grass, brush-, or
forest -covered lands poses a risk to fife and property from fires. This includes the risk of
an uncontrolled fire spreading into structures, fire exposures from adjacent structures,
and structure fires spreading to wildland fuels. In order to mitigate the risks in these
Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, provide safeguards
to prevent fire from occurring, and to provide adequate fire protection facilities to control
the spread of fires, all buildings structures, and lands located within Special Fire
Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zones shall be in accordance with
Appendix II -A-1.
Section 2 -Definitions
ENCLOSED STRUCTURE. A structure with a roof and two or more sides.
EXPOSED SIDES. For the purpose of applying requirements to structures in Special
Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, the exposed sides of a
structure shall be defined as the exterior wall of a structure for which a 100 foot (480
mm) perpendicular line drawn from any portion of that wall intersects the fuel
modification zone or any forest -covered, brush -covered, grass -covered area or other
land covered with combustible vegetation. The two exterior walls adjoining this wall
shall also be considered "exposed sides" for the purpose of applying requirements.
RECONSTRUCTION/ROOM ADDITION. In Special Fire Protection AreaNery High
Fire Hazard Severity Zones, any existing building undergoing construction/room
addition within any 2 -year period, in which the area of reconstruction is 75 percent or
more prior to the submittal of a building permit application, shall comply with all the code
provisions for new construction and this Appendix.
SPECIAL FIRE PROTECTION AREA/VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE is
any geographic area designated by the Chief which contains the type and condition of
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vegetation, topography, weather and structure density which potentially increases the
possibility of wildland conflagration fires.
UNENCLOSED STRUCTURE. Includes structures with a roof and no more than one
side and structures having no roof or other covering. Unenclosed structures include
patio covers, decks and balconies.
Section 3 -Authority
The Chief shall have the responsibility to designate all Special Fire Protection AreaNery
High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
Section 4 -Fuel Modification Plans.
4.1 General. Fuel Modification plans shall be prepared in accordance with this section.
4.2 Fuel Modification Plan. Preliminary fuel modification plans for all improvements in
areas containing combustible vegetation shall be submitted to the chief concurrent with
the submittal for approval of any tentative map. Final fuel modification plans shall be
submitted to and approved by the Fire Chief prior to the issuance of a grading permit.
The plans shall beet the criteria set forth in the Orange County Fire Authority Fuel
Modification Guidelines For High Fire Hazard Areas.
Exception: The Fire Chief, with the concurrence of the Building Official, may
waive the vicinity plan submittal requirements of this section.
4.3 Issuance of Grading or Building Permits. No grading permit or, if no grading
permit is to be issued, no building permit for new construction, shall be issued prior to
the submittal to and approval by the Fire Authority of vicinity and fuel modification plans
as required by this Section.
Section 5 -Street Widths
The minimum width of private and public streets shall not be less than 28 feet (8534
mm). Private streets and driveways serving no more than 3 dwellings and not
exceeding 150 feet (45 720 mm) in length shall not be less than 24 feet (7315 mm) in
width.
Section 6 -Building Construction Features
General. In addition to other relevant provision of the adopted Building Code, all
structures located within Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity
Zones shall also be in accordance with Section 6.
Exterior Walls. The exposed side of exterior walls, including enclosed accessory
structures, shall be of non-combustible materials or 1 -hour fire resistive construction for
the exterior portion. No openings shall be permitted in such walls.
Exception: 1 3/8 inch (34 mm) solid core doors, metal doors, and multi -glazed
windows and doors are permitted.
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Attic and Foundation Ventilation Openings. Attic or foundation ventilation openings
in vertical walls and attic roof vents shall not exceed 144 square inches (.09 m2) per
opening and shall be covered with metal louvers and 3 inch (6.25 mm) mesh corrosion -
resistant metal screen. Ventilation openings and access doors shall not be permitted on
the exposed side of the structure.
Unenclosed Accessory Structures. Unenclosed accessory structures on the exposed
side, with openings between the living area and the accessory structure, shall be of
noncombustible, one-hour fire -resistive or heavy timber construction.
Exception 1: Where openings in the wall between the living area and the
accessory structure are protected by a fire assembly having a 20 -minute fire -protection
rating.
Exception 2 -The walking surface of balconies and decks may be constructed on
non -rated materials.
Exception 3: In lieu of fire protection as outlined in this section, accessory
structures may be protected by an approved residential automatic fire sprinkler system.
Property Lines. Structure on adjacent properties shall be 5 feet (1524 mm) from
property lines or shall be separated by a minimum of 10 feet (3048 mm).
Exception: Exterior walls with no openings are exempt from requirements of
this Section provided exterior portion of exterior walls shall be of non-combustible or 1 -
hour fire resistive construction.
Cornices, Eave Overhangs, Soffits and Exterior Balconies. Cornices, eave
overhangs, soffits, exterior balconies and similar architectural appendages and
projections on the exposed side of the structure shall be of noncombustible construction
or enclosed in one-hour fire resistive material or heavy timber construction conforming
to Section 605.6 of the UBC. Space between rafters at the roof overhangs shall be
protected by non-combustible materials or with double 2 inch (51 mm) nominal solid
blocking under the exterior wall covering. No ventilation openings or other openings
shall be permitted in eave overhangs, soffits, between rafters at eaves or in other
overhanging areas on the exposed side of the structure.
Roof Coverings. Roof coverings on structures in Special Fire Protection Area/Very
High Fire Hazard Severity Zones shall be as follows:
New and Reconstruction. Roof Covering for new construction and reconstruction
shall, as a minimum, be a Class A roof assembly.
Repairs and Additions. Repairs and additions of 10 percent or more of an existing
roof area shall be with a Class A roof covering.
Skylights. Skylights shall have a noncombustible frame glazed with dual glazing of
heat strengthened or fully tempered glass or shall be a one-hour fire resistive assembly.
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Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems. All new construction and reconstructed
structures located in Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
shall be equipped with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system.
EXCEPTION: Accessory structures such as patio covers, storage sheds,
bridges, decks, carports, greenhouses or similar structures are exempt from
requirements of this section.
Section 7 -Exclusions from Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard
Severity Zones
A property which is designated as being within a Special Fire Protection AreaNery High
Fire Hazard Severity Zone may later be excluded from within the Special Fire Protection
AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, upon a finding that inclusion of the property
within a Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and the
application of the requirements of this Appendix to the property are no longer necessary
for effective fire protection within the area to be excluded.
The procedures for excluding a property from within a Special Fire Protection AreaNery
High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and the requirements of this Appendix are set forth in
Sections 8 and 9 below.
Upon determination that the property shall be excluded from the Special Fire Protection
AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, the property shall be relieved of further
compliance with this Appendix.
Section 8 -Conditional Exclusions
The Fire Chief finds that, under the following circumstances, an area previously
designated, as being within a Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard
Severity Zone shall:
No longer be included within a Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard
Severity Zone because the requirements of this Appendix are no longer necessary for
effective fire protection within the area to be excluded;
Be excluded from the requirements of this Appendix because, as a result of its location
and/or through required compliance with the provisions of any applicable Fuel
Modification Zone Guidelines in effect for the area as required by Section 11, the area
will no longer be in, upon, or adjoining a Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire
Hazard Severity Zone; and,
Be removed from the Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
Map.
The conditions for such an exclusion (the "Exclusion Conditions") shall be as follows:
A final subdivision or parcel map (a "Map') for the Property to be excluded has been
recorded in the official records of the County Recorder and that Map:
a. Clearly identifies the Property to be excluded; and
b. Was approved subject to conditions of approval which include those
conditions described in Section 11;
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Compliance with Section 11 Item 1 has been certified by the Fire Chief as evidenced by
its execution of a document in substantially the form of Section 11; and,
Application for revision of the Special Fire Protection Area/Very High Fire Hazard
Severity Zone map has been made to the Fire Chief, accompanied by all required fees.
Section 9 -Petitions for Exclusions
A property within a Special Fire Protection Area/Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
may be excluded from the Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity
Zone under circumstances other than those set forth in Section 11 provided that:
The legal or equitable owner of the property petitions the Fire Chief to have that
property excluded from the Special Fire Protection Area/Very High Fire Hazard Severity
Zone and the requirements of this Appendix.
The Fire Chief makes a finding, supported by substantial evidence in the record, that
the requirements of this Appendix are not necessary for effective fire protection within
the area to be excluded.
The Fire Chief makes a finding, supported by substantial evidence in the record, that, as
a result of its location and/or through required compliance with the provisions of any
applicable Fuel Modification Zone Guidelines in effect for the area as required by
Section 11, the area will no longer be in, upon, or adjoining a Special Fire Protection
AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
The Fire Chief may impose such conditions on the removal of properties from the
Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zones as may be required
in order for the Fire Chief to make these findings.
Section 10 -Additions to Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard
Severity Zones
The Fire Chief may add areas to a Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard
Severity Zone, including areas previously removed pursuant to Sections 8 and 9 above,
if the Fire Chief finds, upon substantial evidence in the record, that the requirements of
this Appendix are required for effective fire protection within the area to be designated a
Special Fire Protection Area/Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The demonstrated
failure of a property owner to substantially comply with any of the conditions in Section
11 may constitute substantial evidence that imposition of the requirements of this
Appendix are required for effective fire protection within the property to be re -designated
as a Special Fire Protection Area/Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, provided that
the property meets all other state and local requirements for inclusion within a Special
Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
Section 11 -Required Conditions of Approval
There shall be created and maintained on and/or adjoining the Property a fuel
modification zone (the "Fuel Modification Zone") which meets all standard fuel
modification requirements of the Fire Chief.
Compliance with any maintenance provisions of the applicable fuel modification
requirements shall be enforced pursuant to the provisions of any applicable Fuel
Modification Zone Maintenance Guidelines, if adopted by the Fire Chief, or through any
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other legal remedy available to the Fire Chief including fees, liens, prosecution and so
forth.
Where the Fuel Modification Zone is to be maintained by a homeowner's association:
The conditions, covenants and restrictions recorded against all property within the
homeowner's association shall require specifically budgeted funds sufficient to meet
the ongoing maintenance obligations of the applicable fuel modification requirements..
The Fuel Modification Zone shall be subject to an annual inspection conducted by a
representative of the Fire Chief in order to assure that the Fuel Modification Zone
continues to be maintained in compliance with the applicable fuel modification
requirements. A reasonable fee, to be established by the Fire Chief from time to time,
may be charged to each homeowner's association subject to the fuel modification
requirements to offset the costs of the annual inspection.
Any occupied structure on any lot which adjoins a Special Fire Protection Area/Very
High Fire Hazard Severity Zone shall be constructed in compliance with all
requirements of the Uniform Building Code and Uniform Fire Code which are applicable
to dwellings or occupied structures which are built on lots within Special Fire Protection
Area/Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones with the exception that sprinklers shall not
be required unless otherwise provided for by other applicable provisions of the Uniform
Building Code or the Uniform Fire Code. For purposes of this Section 11, adjoining
means the first row of buildings bordering a Special Fire Protection Area/Very High Fire
Hazard Severity Zone
Before Certificate or Occupancy (or its equivalent) is issued by the Fire Chief for any
Adjoining Structure, all requirements of Section 11 must first be satisfied to the
satisfaction of the Fire Authority.
All construction within a tract which is to be removed from a Special Fire Protection
Area/Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone shall have Class A roof assemblies.
Section 12 -Amendments to Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard
Severity Zone Map
The Fire Chief shall cause an official map of the Special Fire Protection Area/Very High
Fire Hazard Severity Zones to be prepared. The map shall be reviewed and updated on
a three-year basis or more frequently as deemed necessary. When a property is
excluded from a Special Fire Protection Area/Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone or
added to a Special Fire Protection Area/Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, the Fire
Chief shall cause the Special Fire Protection AreaNery High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
map to be amended to reflect such exclusion or addition.
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APPENDIX II -D --RIFLE RANGES is hereby amended by adding a second paragraph to
SECTION 1 Permits, as follows:
Section 1 --Permit. The requirement for a permit shall apply to indoor or outdoor firing,
shooting or target ranges established, maintained or operated for the discharging of a
rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun or firearm.
APPENDIX II -E --HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLANS AND
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVENTORY STATEMENTS is hereby deleted and
replaced with the following:
APPENDIX II -E CHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION PACKET. Hazardous materials
inventories shall be submitted for approval in accordance with the Orange County Fire
Authority Chemical Classification Packet.
APPENDIX III -A FIRE -FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS is hereby amended
by deleting the exception in 5.2 --Buildings Other than One- and Two -Family Dwellings
and substituting the following:
Exception: A reduction in required fire flow of up to 50 percent, as approved by
the chief, may be allowed when the building is provided with an approved automatic
sprinkler system. The resulting fire flow shall not be less than 1,500 gallons per minute
(5677.5 L/min.).
APPENDIX III -B --FIRE HYDRANT LOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION is hereby
amended, as follows:
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TABLE NO. A-1116-1 REQUIRED NUMBER OF FIRE HYDRANTS
FIRE FLOW
REQUIREMENTS
(GPM)
MINIMUM NUMBER
OF HYDRANTS
AVERAGE SPACING
BETWEEN
HYDRANTS
(FEET)' 2,3,7
MAXIMUM DISTANCE
FROM ANY POINT -6N
STREET OR FIRE
DEPARTMENT ACCESS
ROADWAY TO A
HYDRANT4'7
1750 or less
1
500
250
1751-2250
2
450
225
2251 B 2500
3
450
225
2501-3000
3
400
225
3001 B 4000
4
350
210
4001 B 5000
5
300
180
5001 B 5500
6
300
180
5501 B 6000
6
250
150
6001 B 7000
7
250
150
7001 or more
8 or mores1
200
120
1. Spacing shall be reduced by 100 feet (30 480 mm) for dead-end streets or roads.
2. Where streets are provided with median dividers which cannot be crossed by
firefighters pulling hose lines, or arterial streets are provided with four or more traffic
lanes and having a traffic count of more than 30,000 vehicles per day, hydrant spacing
shall average 500 feet (152 200 mm) on each side of the street and be arranged on an
alternate basis up to a fire -flow requirement of 7,000 gallons per minute (26 495 L/min)
and 400 feet (122 000 mm) for higher fire flow requirements.
3. Where new water mains are extended along streets where hydrants are not needed
for the protection of structures or similar fire problems, fire hydrants shall be provided at
a spacing not to exceed 1,000 feet (305 000 mm) to provide for transportation hazards.
4. Reduce by 50 feet (15 240 mm) for dead-end streets or roads.
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5. One hydrant for each 1,000 gallons per minute (3785 L/min) or fraction thereof.
6. Fire hydrants shall be a minimum of 40 feet (12 192 mm) from any building with the
exception of detached one- and two-family dwellings.
7. In residential subdivisions, maximum hydrant spacing is 300 feet. This spacing may
be increases to 600 feet (182 880 mm) if all homes and attached garages are protected
with automatic fire sprinklers systems (13, 13D, or 13R) and fireflow requirements do
not exceed 2000 gpm.
APPENDIX III -C --TESTING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE SYSTEMS
is hereby amended by adding a new Section 4 to UFC Appendix Standard A -III -C-1 as
follows:
SECTION 4 PRIVATE HYDRANT SYSTEMS
Section 4.1-- Inspection and Testing. Private hydrant systems shall be inspected and
serviced annually, and the owner shall correct any deficiencies immediately. Hydrants
shall be flushed and the system shall be flow tested to insure that the required water
supply is available. All valves shall be tested and operated. All gaskets and caps shall
be inspected and the hydrant paint shall be maintained in good condition. Hydrant blue -
reflective street markers and protective barriers shall be installed and maintained in
good -order.
APPENDIX VI -A --HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CLASSIFICATION is hereby amended
by adding the following beginning paragraph to SECTION 1 SCOPE:
Section 1 Scope. If confusion or conflict occurs with chemical classification, final
determination shall be in accordance with the Orange County Fire Authority's chemical
classification database.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its passage.
CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same
to be posted at the duly designated posting places within the City and published once
within fifteen (15) days after passage and adoption as required by law; or, in the
alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be published a summary of this Ordinance and
a certified copy of the text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City
Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of this Ordinance; and, within fifteen (15)
days after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause to be published the aforementioned
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summary and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance, together with the vote for and
against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of November 2002.
DIANE BATHGATE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
R. MONAHAN, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance 870 which
was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at the Regular Meeting of the
City Council on the 15th day of October 2002 and that thereafter, said Ordinance was
duly adopted and passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council on the 5th day of
November 2002 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Hart, Campbell, Swerdlin, Gelff and Mayor
Bathgate
None
lore MIT
T R. MONAHAN, City Clerk
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