ORD-09-84 ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE 1982 EDITIONORDINANCENO, 9-84AN
ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE ADOPTING
THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1982 EDITION, AND
APPENDICES IB,IIA, lIB, IIC, IID,
IIIB, VA, VIA, VIC,BY REFERENCE, AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 15,32 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL
CODE BY PRES-CRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION, AND PROVIDING
FOR A BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFORE AND DEFINING THEIR
POWERS AND DUTIES AND RETAINING IN
FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FIRE CODE
AMENDMENTS WHICH RELATE TO EXPLOSIVES, FIREWORKS,
AND FIRE PROTECTION AND DETECTION
SYSTEMS FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
AND OTHER STRUC-TURES, AND FIXING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLA-TION,WHEREAS, Health and
Safety
Code Section 17922 provides for the adoption of certain uniform
building and housing codes; and WHEREAS, said State law
provides that local governments shall impose substantially the same
requirements as provided by State law in regard to such
uniform building and housing codes; and WHEREAS. the City council
of the City of Orange desires to provide for the adoption
of more recent editions of such uniform building and housing codes.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:SECTION
I:Chapter 15.
32, Sections
15.32.010 through 15,32.120, of the Orange Municipal Code is hereby
repealed.SECTION II:Chapter 15.
32, Sections
15,32,010 through 15,32,140, is hereby added to the Orange Municipal
Code to read as follows:
Chapter 15,32 UNIFORM FIRE CODE Sections:15,
32.010 Adoption.
15.32.020
Bureau
of Fire Prevention--Establishment--
Duties.15,32,030 Definitions,15,32,
040 Storage of Flammable
or Combustible Liquids--District Limits Established,15.32.050
Bulk Storage of
Liquified Petroleum Gases--Establishment of Limits Where Restricted.15,
32,060 Storage of Explosives
and Blasting Agents--Establishment of Limits Where Restricted,15,
32.070 Section 77,l06(
a) Amended--General Requirements.15.32,080 Article 78
Amended--Fireworks,15,32.090 Sections
10,500, 10,501, and 10,502 Amended--Fire Protection,15,32.
095
Section 10,600 Disclosure of Apartment OWner or Agent 15.32.100
Section 10.503 Adding Requirements for Key Boxes.15,32.110
Section 10,207 Adding Secondary Access Requirement,15.32,120
Adding Activities and/or Occupancies Requiring Permits.15,32.130
Fire Safety Clearance Certificate Required.15,32,135
Section 80.113 Storage of Hazardous Substances in Underground Tanks.15,
32,136
Section 80,114 Inventory List of Hazardous Chemicals.15,32.140
Violation--Penalty.15,32,
010 Adoption. There is adopted by the City of Orange, for
the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous
to life and property from fire or explosion,that certain
code known as the Uniform Fire Code recommended by the Western
Fire Chiefs Association and the International Conference of
Building Officials being particularly the 1982 edition thereof
and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as
are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended by Sections 15,
32,070 through 15,32.090, of which Code not less than three copies
have been and are now filed in the office of the Clerk of
the City of Orange, and the same are adopted and incorporated as
fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on
the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the
provision thereof shall be controlling within the limits of
the City of Orange, (Ord. 44-79; Ord, 39-74: Prior
Code 3800).
15,32.020 Bureau of Fire Prevention--
Establishment--Duties.The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau
of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City which
is established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the
Chief of the Fire Department, (Ord.44-
79; Ord, 39-74),ORD
l 15.
32.
030 Definitions, A. Wherever the term "Corporation CounseL is
usea in tne uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the
Attorney for the City of Orange.B. Wherever
the word "jurisdiction" is used in the Uniform Fire Code,
it shall be held to mean the City of Orange (Ord.44-79;Ord.
39-74),
15.32.040 Storage of Flammable or Combustible LiquidS--
District Limits Established. A, The limits referred to in Section
79.501 of the Uniform Fire Code in which storage of flammable or
combustible liquids in outside above ground tanks is prohibited,
are established as follows: In all zones, except the M-l
or M-2 zones, provided. however, that any such storage permitted
in the M-l or M-2 zones must be storage which is
located at least one hundred feet from any property used
for
residential or commercial purposes,B. With regards to Section 79.1401 of
the Uniform Fire Code,new bulk plants for flammable or
combustible liquidS are prohibited,as follows: In all zones except the M-
l or M-2 zones, provided,however, that any such bulk plants permitted
in the M-l or M-2 zones must be storage which is
located at least one hundred feet from any property
used for
residential or commercial purposes. (Ord, 44-79,Sect. II).
15,32,050 Bulk Storage of Liquified Petroleum
Gases--Establishment of Limits Where Restricted. The limits referred to in Section 82,l05(
a) of the Uniform Fire Code, in which bulk
storage of liquified petroleum gas is restricted, are established as follows: In all
zones, except in the M-l,
M-2, C-l, C-2, and C-3
zones, (Ord. 62-80; Ord, 44-79),15.
32.060 Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents--Establishment of Limits Where Restricted. The
limits referred to in Section 77,l06(b) of
the Uniform Fire Code, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents
is prohibited, are established as follows: In all zones, except in
the M-2 zone, provided that such storage within said zone shall
be permitted only upon approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
The Fire Marshal may grant a Permit for the
temporary storage of explosives and blasting agents for use
in connection with approved blasting operations. (Ord, 44-79).15,32,070 Section
77,l06(
a) Amended--General Requirements.Subsection (a) of Section
77.106 is amended to read: Section 77.
106 General Requirements.a, The manufacture of explosives or
blasting agents shall be prohibited within the City
of Orange except in the M-2
zone when said manufacture is approved in said zone
by Conditional Use
Permit,This prohibition shall not apply to hand-loading of
small arms ammunition for personal use when not for resale.
1I Ord. 44-79 Section 2 (part), 1979: Prior Code 3806 (
part)).15.32.080 Article
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ARTICLE 78 FIREWORKS"
Section 78.101. Dangerous Fireworks-
Defined.Dangerous Fireworks shall include all
fireworks included in Section 12505, of the Health
and Safety Code of the State of California as
said Section now exists or may be hereafter amended
by the State of
California,"section 78.102, Safe and Sane
Fireworks-Defined.Safe and sane fireworks shall include
any fireworks not designated as 'dangerous fireworks'
or '
exempt fireworks' ,Section 78,103, Handling of Safe and
Sane Fire-works, The use of safe and sane
fireworks, the display, handling, transporting, and
storage of safe and sane fireworks and
pyrotechnics shall be in accordance with Title 19,
Public Safety,Chapter 1, Sub-chapter 6, or
applicable State laws."Section 78.104,
Dangerous Fireworks Prohibited.No person, firm, or
organization shall manufacture,discharge, explode, fire, or set
off any dangerous fireworks within the
City of Orange."Section 78.105, Discharging Safe
and Sane Fire-works, No person shall possess,
store, handle or discharge any safe and sane
fireworks except during the days that sales are permitted each
year as set forth in Section
78,106 below."section 78.106, Sale of Safe
and Sane Fireworks,No person shall display, sell, or
store safe and sane fireworks in the City of
Orange except from temporary stands erected
and maintained solely for the display and sale of
such fireworks, No persons shall sell or offer for
sale such fire-works at any time except from noon
July 1st to
midnight July 4th,"Section 78,107, Permit for Sale
of Safe and Sane Fireworks. No person
shall display, sell,or engage in the business of
selling safe and sane fireworks without first
having obtained a permit to do so as provided herein
and by permit procedures adopted
by the City."Section 78,108.
Permits, Issuance, Permits for the sale of safe and sane
fireworks shall be issued only for established and
bona fide non-profit charitable,
fraternal, patriotic, service, or religious organizations
which regularly meet within the City of Orange. Permits
shall be granted only after payment of required permit
fee. Not more than one permit may be issued
to each organization. Ratio ORD
of permits shall not exceed one to each twenty-five
hundred population, Licenses, permits, and copy of rules and
regula-tions must be posted in fireworks stands during
operations."Section 78.109. Application for Permits, Application
for such permits may be obtained at the Business License
Division after January 1st. Completed applications shall be
submitted to the Fire Department on or before the first day of May,
All sections of the permit application shall be complete,
and application shall include proof of insurance and
proof of eligibility for a permit under Section 78,108.
The Fire Chief or his representative shall examine
such application and shall issue such permit to such
appli-cation and shall issue such permit to such applicant
if all of the provisions of law and of this article
have been complied with including all City of
Orange Business Tax and Regulatory Permits and the Fire
Chief or his representative determines that issuance of
such permit will not be detrimental to the public
safety.The denial of an application may be appealed to the
City Manager pursuant to the Orange Municipal
Code."Section 78.110. Liability Insurance. As a
condition precedent to granting a permit hereunder, the
applicant shall furnish the City Attorney with a Certificate
of Insurance, evidencing public liability insurance in
the amount of $300,000 for death or injury to one person
and 500,000 for death or injury to more than one person,
and property damage in the amount of $50,000 for each
occurrence.The said insurance certificate shall indicate that
the insurance shall be effective during the period that
the activity is being conducted in the City of Orange and shall
be obtained for both the applicant and for the City of
Orange,Ten (10) days prior to intention not to renew,
cancellation,or material change in the insurance, written notice shall
be given to the City in which event the grantee shall provide
a substitute insurance complying with this section in form
and content approved by the City Attorney. The said
Insurance Certificate shall include the
following'1, Ten days prior written notice by registered mail in
event of expiration, termination, or modification of any
insurance
coverage,2. All insurance carried by permittee shall be
primary insurance not contributing to any other insurance held
by
City,3. City to be named as insured or additional insured
under all
pOlicies."Section 78,111. Indemnification, The grantee shall
defend,indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers,
boards,commissions, agents and employees, and each of them,
against and from any and all claims,
demands.5 -ORD 9-84
actions, suits, liabilities,
and judgments of every kind and nature, and regardless
of the merit of the same arising out of or related to
the use of any fireworks or any area of fireworks stands including
costs of investigations, attorney's fees and court
costs in the defense of any actions, to the extent that such
claims or demands are alleged to be the result of an
error, ommission, intentional act or negligent act of grantee
or any persons employed by grantee, even if that grantee employee
is in error or by misinformation alleged to be a
grantor employee."Section 78,112,
Regulations for Temporary Stands.Any person operating
any fireworks stand shall abide by and comply with the
provisions of this Article, other regulations adopted by the
City, and other reasonable conditions and restrictions which may
be required by the Fire Chief,Violations of any
such regulations or conditions shall be grounds for revocation
of permits or licenses to operate,"Section 78,113.
Stand Location on Premises. No stand shall be
erected within one hundred (100) feet of any gasoline station or
commercial garage nor within forty (40)feet of any
structure. No stand shall be within ten (10) feet of a street
curbing, No stand shall be within six (6) feet of a sidewalk."Section
78.114.
Electrical. Stands shall have no temporary or portable AC
electrical wiring lighting within the stand or fifty (50) feet
thereof, All artifical lighting shall be supplied by battery
powered lights, Said light shall be approved for use
by the Fire Department."Section 78,115.
Prohibited Areas, No person shall sell,store, display, or
discharge any fireworks in any oil or gasoline station, nor
on any premises where gasoline or other flammable liquids are
stored or dispensed, nor in any type of permanent structure, or
other place not approved by the Fire Department,"Section 78.
116,
Fire Protection in Stands. There shall be maintained within
each stand approved fire extinguishers or charged garden hose
or other fire protection devices as required by the
Fire Chief,"section 78,117,
Supervisor on Duty. There shall be at least one person eighteen (
18) years of age or older on duty within each stand at
all times during the hours the stand is open.No children under
the age of (18) years of age shall be permitted within the
stand at any time,"section 78,118.
Night Watchman. The permittee shall provide at least one (
1) person age eighteen (18) years of age or over, as night
watchman for security purposes during the hours of storage. Under
no circumstances shall the night watchman sleep in the
fireworks stand. Trailers, campers, tents, or similar equipment used
by night watchmen shall not be parked ORD 9-84
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within twenty-five (25) feet of the fireworks stand,
Any recreational vehicle used for sheltering night watchmen,
shall be equipped with an approved interior smoke
detector,"Section 78,119, Sleeping Within the Stands, No one shall
be allowed to sleep within the stands at any
time,"Section 78.120, Vehicles Parking On Premises,
There shall be no vehicle parking or parking of gasoline
generators or any type of flammable liquid containers within
twenty-five 25) feet of any
such stand,"section 78.121. Fires on Premises, No person
shall light,cause, or permit to be lighted any fireworks, matches,
or any other material within twenty-five (25) feet
of such stand,"Section 78.122. No Smoking On Premises. No
smoking shall be permitted in any structure used for storage
or sale of fireworks nor within twentyfive (25)
feet thereof, 'NO SMOKING' signs shall be prominently displayed
in a number prescribed by
the Fire Department,"Section 78,123, Exits, Each fireworks stand
shall have a minimum of two (2) exits. Exits shall be at
least thirty (30)inches in clear width. All exit doors shall
swing outward and be openable from the inside without the use of a
key or any special knowledge or effort, There shall
be maintained a thirty (30) inch clear aisleway from all parts of
the stand to
the exit doors,"Section 78,124, Trash Removal. All trash
shall be removed from the premises and the fireworks stand
daily or more frequently as necessary, as required by
the Fire Department,Section 78,125. Fireworks Storage, Fireworks
shall be stored only in the fireworks stands, It shall be
unlawful to store fireworks in any building, residence,
garage, home, auto-mobile, trailer, or other vehicle within the
City of Orange,"Section 78,126. Disposal of Unsold Safe
and Sane Fireworks,Any fireworks that remain unsold after midnight
July 4th shall be returned directly within twenty-four (
24) hours to a licensed pyroteChnic warehouse in
the manner
prescribed by law. II Section 78,127. Exceptions,
Nothing in this Article shall be construed to prohibit the
use of fireworks by railroads or other
transportation agencies for signal purposes or illumination, or the sale
or use of blank cartridges for a show theater, or
for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports, or
for use by military organizations, Supervised
public pyroteChnic displays may be allowed as provided for by special
permit by the Fire Chief, and in conformance
with applicable State laws,"Section 78,128, Seizure of Fi.:
e7orks. The
Fire
Chief
L._____ ..--.----shallseize,
take, remove, or cause to be removed at the expense of
the owner all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for
sale, stored, or held in violation of this Article."Section 78,
129, Unlawful to Sell Fireworks to Persons Under Sixteen (16),
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell safe and sane
fireworks as defined in section 78.102 of the Uniform Fire Code
to any person under the age of sixteen (16)."Ord. 44-
79 Section 2 (part), 1979: Prior Code 3806 (part)).15,
32,090 Sections 10,500, 10,501 and 10.502 Amended-- Fire Protection,
sections 10.500, 10,501 and 10,502 of the Uniform Fire Code
are amended to read as follows:Section
10,500. Requirements for Certain High-Rise Buildings.
These requirements apply to buildings approved for construction
subsequent to January 1, 1983, and having floors used for human
occupancy located 55 feet or more above the level of Fire Depart-
ment vehicle access, Said buildings shall conform to requirements
of the California Administrative Code, Title 24, Chapters 2-
18 high rise buildings" in its entirety and/or as amended by
the State and other applicable requirements of the Orange
Municipal Code, Uniform Building Code and applicable State
Codes."EXCEPTION: "R" Occupancies below 75 feet in
height.Section 10,501 Requirements for Buildings with Floor
Areas Greater Than 12,000 Square Feet on Any One Story. (al
Every Structure approved for construction subsequent to June
25.1973 and having a floor area, as per Uniform Building
Code section 505, greater than 12,000 square feet on anyone
story shall have an approved automatic fire extinguishing
sprinkler system installed throughout therein, The inspecting
authority may waive the require- ments of this subsection in a
structure or portion thereof containing high value
noncombustible contents or contents susceptible to water damage, or
when because of the construction, contents, or processes,
the intent and purpose of this section can be
met.b) An approved automatic fire extinguishing (
sprinkler)system is one which is installed, inspected,
and maintained in accordance with NFPA Pamphlet Number
13,and applicable Uniform Building and Fire Code
standards,and approved by the Fire
Chief.c) The requirements of this section shall not apply to
a structure used exclusively for the parking or storage
of passenger motor vehicles having a capacity of not
more than nine persons per
vehicle,"d) The requirements of this section shall not apply to "
R"occupancies of less than 75 feet in
height.Section 10.502. Requirements for Certain Multiple
Residential Dwellings, Hotels, Motels and Other Buildings, (a)
Every dwelling unit in every existing hotel, motel and
apartment ORD 9-84 8 -
building as defined by the Uniform Building Code shall be provided
with smoke detectors as requred in Uniform Building Code Section
1210(a), In dwelling units, detectors shall be mounted on the
ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in the corridor or
area giving access to rooms used for sleeping purposes, In an
efficiency dwelling unit, hotel sleeping room and in hotel suites,
the detector shall be centrally located on the ceiling of the main
room or hotel sleeping room, Where sleeping rooms are on an upper
level, the detector shall be placed at the center of the ceiling
directly above the stairway, All detectors shall be located in
accordance with approved manufacturer's instructions. When
actuated, the detector shall provide an alarm in the dwelling unit
or guest room. All existing buildings not conforming to the
provisions of this Section at the time of its enactment, must
comply by January 1, 1984.
Installation and Maintenance - It shall be the responsibility of
the owner to supply and install all required detectors. The owner
shall be responsible for testing and maintaining detectors in
common stairways and hallways, It shall be the responsibility of
the tenant, whose tenancy will be longer than 2 weeks, to test detectors
within dwelling units or rooming units every 6 months and
to notify the owner or authorized agent of any deficiencies,The
owner shall be responsible for providing each tenant with written
information regarding detector testing and maintenance, or such
information may be posted in frequently visited common areas.The
owner or authorized agent shall not be in violation of this act
for a deficient detector unless he or she has failed to correct
the deficiency within a reasonable time after he or she has
received notice of the deficiency. Smoke detectors may be battery
operated in existing buildings.Inspections -
An inspection for compliance may be done concurrent with other
fire prevention inspections at apartment houses,efficiency units
and hotels, Inspection for compliance shall be done in
accordance with a sampling plan approved by the fire chief.b)
Every
structure or portion thereof, approved for construction subsequent to
June 25, 1973 and used for hotel or motel occupancy containing twelve
or more guest rooms, and two or more stories in height, shall
have installed therein an approved supervised fire detection products
of combustion system, unless an automatic sprinkler system
is installed,c) Every
structure or portion thereof, approved for construction subsequent to
January 1, 1983 and used for any purpose not provided for
in Sections (a) and (b) which has a floor area as per Uniform Building
Code Section 505, greater than 6,000 square feet,but not
greater than 12,000 square feet on anyone story, shall have installed
therein an approved supervised fire detection devices other
than products of combustion detectors (heat detectors). A
structure used exclusively for the parking or storage of
passenger motor vehicles having a capacity of not more than nine
persons per vehicle, need not comply with this section,9 -ORD
9-84
Applicable sections of NFPA standards will be used for approval of
said systems,
d) Those structures which were required after June 24, 1973 to
install supervised products of combustion fire detection systems
smoke detection) may replace those systems with approved heat
detection systems,
e) Before any new or existing fixed fire detection system is
replaced or installed, plans must be submitted and approved by the
Fire Department prior to installation or construction.
f) An approved supervised fire detection system has detectors
sensitive to heat, Said detectors are interconnected with a local
alarm system that is clearly audible in all areas of the structure
when all intervening doors are closed and shall be supervised by
an approved central, proprietary or remote station or an approved
local alarm which will give an approved audible signal at a
constantly attended location.
All detectors must be installed in approved locations and in an
approved manner, and have a signal or intercommunicating system
used for no other purpose than fire warning.
15.32.095 Section 10.600 Disclosure of Apartment Owner or
Agent, Section 10.600 is hereby added to the Uniform Fire Code to
read as follows:
a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to every
apartment building of which 3 or more units are offered
to the public for rent or for lease for residential
purposes as a tenant,
b) Upon request from Fire Department inspection personnel,
the owner of any dwelling structure specified in
10.600(a) or a party signing a rental agreement on behalf
of the owner shall disclose therein the name and usual
address of each person who is:
1) Authorized to manage the premises.
2) A person on the premises who is authorized to act
for or or on behalf of the owner for the purpose of
delivering fire code requirements and/or violations.
c) The information required by Section 10,600(a) and (b) may
instead of being disclosed in the manner described in
Section 10,600(a) and (b) be disclosed by the following
method:
1) In each multiunit dwelling structure containing an
elevator and in one other conspicuous place,
2) In each multiunit structure not containing an
elevator, a printed notice containing the infor-
mation required by Section 10,600(a) and (b) shall
be placed in at least two conspicuous places,
15.32.100 Section 10.503, Requirements for Key Boxes. Section
10.503 is hereby added to the Uniform Fire Code to read as follows:
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section 10,503 Key Box Requirements When access to or
within a structure or an area is unduly difficult because of
secured openings or where individual access is necessary for
life-saving of or firefighting purposes, the Fire Chief
may require a key box to be installed in an accessible
location,The key box shall be a type approved by the Fire Chief
and shall contain keys to gain access as required by the
Fire
Chief."15.32,110 Section 10.207 Secondar Access
Requirement.section 10.207 subsection is hereby added to the Uniform
Fire Code to read as
follows:section 10,207 (
f)When it has been determined by the Fire Chief that
the primary access to a commercial, industrial or
residential development is inadequate, a secondary emergency
access may be required, The need for this access shall
be determined by topography, type of construction, and
built in fire protection equipment, The Fire Chief may
waive this requirement when appropriate mitigation
measures have been incorporated into the development, When
the secondary access is required, its design and
construction shall be approved by the Fire, Police and Public
Works
Departments,"15,32.120, Adding Activities and/or Occupancies
Requiring Permits, Section 4.101 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended and the following activities or occupancies are added to
those requiring Fire Department
permits:Apartment House - To own, maintain, or operate any apartment
building of three or more units as defined in Uniform
Fire Code Section 9.102,
High-Rise Building - To own, maintain, or operate any high rise
building as defined in Orange Municipal Code Section
15,32.090,
Fire Alarm Central Station - To maintain or operate a central,proprietary
or remote station service for the purpose of retransmitting
alarms to the Fire Department,Freight
Terminal - To operate a freight terminal which ships,stores and
receives hazardous flammable or combustible material as
defined in Sections 79.102 and 80.101 of the Uniform
Fire Code by either truck or trailer,Off-Loading
Hazardous Materials - To remove or off-load hazardous materials
from railroad cars.Underground
Hazardous Materials Testwell - Construct an underground hazardous material
testwell.15.32.
130. Fire Safety Clearance section 4,
108 is hereby added to the follows:Certificate
Required.
Uniform Fire
Code to read as 11 -ORD
9-84
Section 4.108 Requirement of Fire Safety Clearance Certificate
Upon successful completion of a regular fire and life safety inspec-
tion, the Fire Department shall issue a fire safety clearance cert-
ificate or an applicable permit to all occupancies successfully
completing said inspection. The fire safety clearance certificate
shall be necessary for the continued operation of all occupancies
for which it is issued,
The fire safety clearance certificate is valid until revoked under
Article 4.107 of the 1982 Uniform Fire Code, Said certificate will
automatically be renewed on an annual basis based on successful
completion of the last fire and life safety inspection received.
The certificate need not be displayed on the premises of the
occupancy for which it was issued, but must be kept on the
premises identified on the face of the certificate and produced
upon request of the Fire Department inspection personnel."
15.32.135 Section 80.113 Storage of Hazardous Substances in
Underground Tanks. Section 80,113 is hereby added to the Uniform
Fire Code to read as follows:
Section 80.113 Storage of Hazardous Substances in Underground
Tanks. The requirements of Assembly Bill No. 1362, enacted as
Chapter 1046 of the 1983 Statutes, and codified as California
Health and Safety Code Section 25150.1 and Sections 25280 through
25289 inclusive are hereby adopted by reference as the standards
of the City of Orange for the underground storage of hazardous
substances.
II
15.32.136 Section 80.114 Inventory List of Hazardous Chemicals
Section 80,114 is hereby added to the Uniform Fire Code to read as
follows:
Section 80.114 Inventory List of Hazardous Chemicals Upon request
from the Fire Chief, any building or property owner must produce a
complete inventory list in writing of all hazardous chemicals listed
in this Article, including any flammable and combustible liquids
which are being stored, handled or mixed on the premises, The haz-
ardous chemical inventory list must include the chemical name, amoun1
of chemical and any hazard safety data sheets requested from the Fire
Department,
15.32.140, Violation--Penalty, Any violation of the provisions
of this Code hereby adopted or failure to comply therewith, or
violation or failure to comply with any order made thereunder, or construction
in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans
submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued
thereunder,and from which no appeal has been taken, or failure to comply with
such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Councilor by a court
of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall
severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively,
con-stitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five
hun-dred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or
by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for
any violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be
req-uired to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a
reasonable time; and when not other wise specified, each day that prohibited
cond-itions are maintained shall constitute a separate
offense,ORD 9-84 - 12 -
B. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent
he enforced removal of prohibited conditions. (Ords, 1-80 and
44-79 Prior
Code 3809).
Section III,A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and
a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be posted in
the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the
City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be adopted. A summary
of this Ordinance shall also be published once within Fifteen (15)
days after this Ordinance's passage in the Orange City News, a newspaper
of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Orange.
The City Clerk shall post in the Office of the City Clerk a certified
copy of the full text of such adopted Ordinance along with the names
of those City Council members voting for and against the Ordinance,
in accord-ance with Government Code Section 36933. This Ordinance
shall take effect Thirty (30) days from and after the date of its
final passage.
ADOPTED
this ATTEST:CITY CLERK OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF
ORANGE ) SS CITY
OF ORANGE )I, MARILYN J, JENSEN, City Clerk of the City of
Orange, California,do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced
at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the 24th
day of Janua ry ,1984; and thereafter at a regular meeting
of said ci ty Council dulyheld on the 21st day of
February ,191M..,was duly passed and adopted by the following vote,
to
wit:
AYES:
NOES:ABSENT:COUNCILMEN: SMITH, BARRERA, MAYOR BEAM,
PEREZ, BEYER
COUNCILMEN NONE
COUNCILMEN: NONE WITNESS my hand and seal this 29th day of
February 19M.'Marilyn
J, Jensen City Clerk of the City
of Orange ORD 9-84