ORD-14-90 ADOPTING THE OMC BY ADOPTING THE 1988 EDITION UNIFORM FIRE CODE WITH AMENDMENTSORDINANCE NO. 14-
90 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING
CHAPTER 15.32 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE
BY ADOPTING THE 1988 EDITION UNIFORM
FIRE CODE WITH AMENDMENTS THERETO,
INCLUD-ING CERTAIN APPENDICES, THE
1988 UNIFORM FIRE STANDARDS AND THE
1989 ACCUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT TO SAID
CODE AND
STANDARDS.section
I:Chapter 15.32 of the orange Municipal Code is amended
as
follows:Chanter 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 section 3.101 Amended. Unlawful Continuance of Fire
Hazard.
15.32.050 section 4.108 Amended. Activities and/or occupancies
Requiring Permits.
15.32.060 section 10.208(a) Amended. Premises Identification.
15.32.070 section 10.301(a). Installation of Fire Protection
Systems.
15.32.080 Section 10.306 Amended. Automatic Fire
Extinguishing Systems.
15.32.090 section 10.308.2 Amended. Permissible Sprinkler
Omissions.
15.32.100 sectioh 10.500 Adding Requirements for certain
High-Rise
Buildings.15.32.110 Section 14.104 Amended. Fire Alarm Systems.
Smoke Detector
Requirements.15.32.120 section 77.106(a) and 77.106(b) Amended.
EXplosives and Blasting
Agents.15.32.130 Article 78 Amended.
Fireworks.15.32.140 Section 79.501 and 79.1401 Amended. stationary
Tank Storage
Aboveground.15.32.150 section 80.301(b)5 storage of Hazardous Materials
in Underground
Tanks.15.32.160 section 82.104(b) Amended. Liquefied
Petroleum
Gases.15.32.170 Subsection 17(a) of Appendix II-
A Amended.Clearance of Brush or Vegetative
Growth
From Roadways.15.32.180 Appendix II-A Amended, Adding
Subsection
24,
15.32.010 Adoption. There is hereby adopted by the city of
orange for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing
conditions hazardous to life and property form fire or explosion,
that certain code known as the Uniform Fire Code, 1988 edition, as
published by the International Conference of Building Officials
and Western Fire Chief's Association, including Appendices lA,
1-B, 1-C, IIA, II-C. IIE, III-A, III-
C, III-D, V-A, VI-A, VI-B,VI-D and
VI-E the 1988 Uniform Fire Code standards and the
1989 accumulative supplement to said code and standards, save
an except such portions as are hereinafter added, deleted, modified, or amended of
such Code and standards, one copy of which is new on file in the
office of the Clerk of the city of Orange, and the same
are hereby adopted and incorporated as full as if set
forth at length herein, and the provisions thereby
shall be controlling within the limits of the city
of Orange.5.32.020 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.15.32.030 Definitions. A. Wherever the term "Corporation council" is
used in this Uniform Fire Code, it shall
be held to mean the Attorney for the city of orange.
B. Whenever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the Uniform Fire
Code, it shall be held to mean the city of orange.
15.32.040 Section 3.101 Amended. Unlawful Continuance of Fire Hazard.
Subsections (a), (b), and (
c) are added to section 3.101 which read as follows:3.101(
a). Except as provided in Section.3.10(
b) any person 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.
1. PENALTY: The maximum punishment for an infraction is a
fine;50 maximum for the first conviction; $100 maximum
for a second conviction;
and $250 maximum for a third conviction within anyone year period.section
3.101(b). Any person who shall fail to take immediate action
to abate a fire or life safety hazard when ordered or notified
to do so by the Fire Chief or a duly
authorized representative or who violates the
following sections of this code shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor:3.101 Unlawful
continuance of a hazard 3.102
Compliance with order or notice 3.103
compliance with condemnation tag 3.104
Destruction of signs or tags 10.
102 Interference with Fire Department 10.201 Tampering
with fire equipment 10.202
Tampering with fire hydrant
or
11.103
11.302
12.203
77.106
77.301
77.302
Discarding burning objects
False alarms
Occupant load
Manufacture of explosives
Use and handling
Transportation of explosives
1. PENALTY: A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not to exceed
1,000; imprisonment of not more than one (1) year; probation;
or all three (3).
section 3.101(c) Each such 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 chapter.
15.32.050 Section 4.108 Amended. Activities and/or
Occupancies Reauirinq Permits. Subsections(9.4-~ f.6 and h.4 are
added to section 4.108 and read as follows :Co
g. .f"Apartment House - To own, maintain, or operate any apartment building
of eleven or more units as defined in Uniform Fire Code section
9.102. Exception; Residential Condominiums.f.
6 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.h.4
High Rise Building - To own, maintain, or operate any high-rise building
is defined in Orange Municipal Code Chapter 15.32.
15.32.
060 section 10.208la} Amended. Premises Identification.Subsection (a)
of section 10.208 is amended to read: Approved numbers or
addresses shall be placed on all new and existing buildings in
such a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the
street or road fronting the property. Any commercial building occupied
by more than one business shall have the same approved numbers
or addresses placed on or immediately adjacent to all doors
that would allow Fire Department access in an emergency situation.15.
32.
070 section 10.301la} Amended. Installation of Fire Protection Svstems.
Tvoe Reauired. The chief shall designate the type and
number of fire appliances to be installed and maintained in and
upon all building and premises in the jurisdiction other than private
detached dwellings of less than 3600 square feet in total floor
area. This shall be done according to the relative severity of
probable fire, including the rapidity with which it may spread.
Such appliances shall be of a type suitable for the probable class
of fire associated with such building or premises and shall
have the approval of the chief.15.32.
080 section 10.306.la}. Automatic Fire Extinquishinq Svstems. Where
reauired. An automatic fire-extinguishing system shall
be installed in the occupancies and locations as set forth in
this section.3-
Ord No. 14-90
II"
For special provisions on hazardous chemicals and magnesium, and
calcium carbide, see section 10.301 and 45.209 and Articles 48,
49 and 80.
b) All occupancies. Except Group M. Except Group M
Occupancies, an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed:
1. In every story or basement of all buildings when the floor
area exceeds 1500 sq. ft. and there is not provided at least
20 sq. ft. of opening entirely above the adjoining ground
level in each 50 lineal feet or fraction thereof of exterior
wall in the story or basement on at least one side of the
building. Openings shall have a minimum dimension of not
less than 30 inches. Such openings shall be accessible to
the fire department from the exterior and shall not be
obstructed in a manner that firefighting or rescue cannot be
accomplished from the exterior.
When openings in a story are provided on only one side and the
opposite wall of such story is more than 75 feet from such
openings, the story shall be provided with an approved automatic
sprinkler system, or openings as specified above shall be
provided on at least two sides of an exterior wall of the story.
1. If any portion of a basement is located more than 75 feet
from openings required in this section, the basement shall
be provided with an approved sprinkler system.
2. At the top of rubbish and linen chutes and in their terminal
rooms. Chutes extending through three or more floors shall
have additional sprinkler heads installed within such chutes
at alternate floors. Sprinkler heads shall be accessible
for servicing.
3. In rooms where nitrate film is stored or handled.
4. In protected combustible fiber storage vaults as defined in
this code.
5. In the occupancies and locations set forth in Table
10.306(a).
6. Any existing building whose areas exceeds the limits in
Table 10.306(a) shall be retrofitted with an automatic
sprinkler system when one of the following occurs:
a. An addition is made to the building area,
b. A change is made in the occupancy of the building,
c. When a major modification takes place and in the
opinion of the Building Official and the Fire Marshal,
the installation of a sprinkler system is justified.
Ord No. 14-90
TABLE 10.306. (a}
SummarY of Reauirements
OccuDancv TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION
I II III IV Y. FOOTNOTE
A DIV. I 5.000 5.000 N/A N/A N/A 1....
A DIV. 2 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1.-3.
A DIV. 2.1 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1.-3.
A DIV. 3 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1....
A DIV. 4 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1....
B DIV. 1 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1....
B DIV. 2 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1....
B DIV. 3 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1....
B DIV. 4 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1....
E DIV. 1 AS REOUlRED BY TITLE 19/24 1....
E DIV. 2 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1....
E DIV. 3 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1....
H DIV. 1 ALL 1....
H DIV. 2 ALL 1....
H DIV. 3 ALL 1....
H DIV. 4 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 1....
H DIV. 5 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 3.000 1....
H DIV. 6 ALL 1....
H DIV. 7 ALL 1....
I DIV. 1 ALL 1.-3.
I DIV. 2 ALL 1.-3.
I DIV. 3 ALL 1....
R DIV. 1 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 2.-3.
R DIV. 3 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 1....
BASEMENTS
A OCC 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1....
g OCC 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1....
FOOTNOTES
1. Not permitted in II N or III N construction.
2. (h) Group R, Division 1 occupancies. An automatic sprinkler system
shall be installed throughout every apartment house when the total
building area exceeds 5,000 square feet, or three or more stories
in height, or containing more than 15 dwelling units, and every
hotel when the total building area exceeds 5,000 square feet, or
three or more stories in height or containing 20 or more guest
rooms. Residential quick-response sprinkler heads shall be
used in the dwelling unit and guest room portions of the
building.3. Area Separation walls. For the purposes of the foregoing
section,area separation walls used to reduce floor areas to less than
that requiring automatic fire sprinklers, shall be of four (4)
hour fire resistive construction as set forth in U.B.C. Chapter
43.5-Ord No.
15.32.090 Section 10.308.2 Amended permissible Sorinkler
omissions. Subsection 2. of section 10.308 is amended to read:
Sprinklers shall not be installed when the application of water or
flame and water to the contents may constitute a serious life or
fire hazard, as in the manufacture or storage of quantities of
aluminum powder, calcium carbide, calcium phosphide, metallic
sodium and potassium, quicklime, magnesium powder and sodium
peroxide. other fire extinguishing systems compatible with the
hazardous materials being stored or used, and approved by the chief
shall be provided.
15.32.100 section 10.500 Added. Reauirements for Certain
Hiqh-Rise Buildinqs. section 10.500 is added to the Uniform
Fire Code and reads as follows: 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 Department 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.15.32.110 Section 14.104 Amended. Fire Alarm
Svstems. Section 14.104.(e) Smoke Detectors in Dwelling units and
Guest Rooms.Smoke detectors shall be installed as required by U.B.
C. Section 1210(a) in dwelling units and hotel or lodging house
guest rooms.Detectors may not be interconnected into a fire
alarm system.1) Every existing dwelling unit within an apartment
house and every existing guest room in a hotel or lodging house
used for sleeping purposes shall be provided with State
Fire Marshal approved
smoke detectors.2) Smoke detectors may be battery operated when
installed in existing buildings or in buildings without
commercial power.F) Installation
and Maintenance 1. Hotels - It shall be the responsibility of the owner
to supply, install and maintain all required smoke
detectors.The owner shall be responsible for annual testing of
all required smoke detectors no later than March 10 of each
year and maintaining a written record of such
tests.2. Apartments - The owner and tenant shall be responsible as
follows:
a. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to supply,
install, and maintain all required smoke detectors and to
test them whenever a unit becomes vacant.
b. The tenant shall be responsible for annual testing of
all required smoke detectors installed in living units.
within 60 days of the first day of each year, the owner
shall notify each tenant of the annual smoke detector
testing requirements.
c. within 10 days of such testing, and in no event later
than March 10 of each year, each tenant shall notify the
owner, in writing, on a form provided by the owner of such
tenant, of the condition of each required smoke detector
installed in the living unit.
Ord No. 14-90
d. Upon receipt of a written notice from a tenant that a
smoke detector is in need of maintenance, the owner shall
perform such maintenance as is necessary within 10 days of
receipt of such notification.
3. The hotel or apartment owner shall maintain records of
compliance for a period of three (3) years from March 10 of
each year.
G) INSPECTIONS
An inspection for compliance may be done concurrent with other
fire prevention inspections at apartment houses, efficiency
units, and hotels. Inspection for compliance may be done in
accordance with a sampling plan approved by the Fire Chief.
H) When there is a change in ownership in existing Group R,
Division 3 occupancies, the entire building shall be provided
with smoke detectors located as required for new Group R,
Division 3 occupancies as required in the Uniform Building
Code, under current city adoption.
I) In all existing Group R, Division 1 occupancies, the entire
building shall be provided with smoke detectors located as
required for new Group R, Division 1 occupancies.
J) Every structure or portion thereof, approved for construction
subsequent to the effective date of this ordinance, and used
for any purpose not provided for on subsection 1 of section
14.104(e) which has a floor area as per Uniform Building Code
section 505, greater than 500 square feet, but not greater
than 5,000 square feet on anyone story, shall have installed
therein approved supervised fire detection devices other than
products of combustion detectors (heat detectors).
EXCEPTIONS: Structures used exclusively for the parking or
storage of passenger motor vehicles having a capacity of not
more than nine persons per vehicle, M-occupancies and
similar structures with noncontinuous human occupancy, when
so determined by the enforcing agency, need not comply with
this
section.Applicable sections of NFPA standards will be used
for approval of said
systems.15.32.120 Section 77.106(a) and 77.106(b) Amended.
Explosives and Blastinq Aqents. Subsections (a) and (b) to Section 11.101
are amended to
read:Sec. 77.106.(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.The limits referred to in Section 77.106. (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 or the temporary storage of explosives
and blasting agents for use in connection with approved blasting
operations.
15.32.130 Article 78 Amended. Fireworks.
to read as follows:
Article 78 is amended
Section 78.101. Danaerous 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. Handlina of Safe and
Sane Fireworks 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.
Danaerous 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. Discharaina Safe
and Sane Fireworks.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;
provided however, that the fireworks defined herein shall not
be possessed, stored,handled, or discharged under any circumstances at
any time. These types
of fireworks are:A. Ground Bloom Flowers. The cylinder is
approximately 2-1/4 inches long and 5/8 inch in diameter, sets on
the ground and
emits sparks and flames.B. Soarklers. A wire core dipped stick from
8 inches to 10 inches long which
emits sparks and flame.C. piccolo or Whistlina Petes.
The cylinder is approximately 5 inches long which stands on a base, 1/2
inch in diameter, emits flame and sparks
with a high-pitched whistle."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 fireworks at any
time except from noon July 1st to midnight July 4th;
provided however, that those fireworks prohibited under section 78.105 (A), (B),
and (C) shall not be displayed or sold under
any circumstances at any
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 nonprofit 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 of permits shall not exceed one
to each twenty-five hundred population. Licenses, permits,
and copy of rules and regulations 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 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. Liabilitv 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."9-Ord No. 14.
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, actions, suits, liabilities, and
judgements 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, omission, 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. Reaulations for Temporarv 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 portable 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 w~r~ng
lighting within the stand or fifty (50) feet thereof. All
artificial 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." (Ord. 3-
83)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
Dutv.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. Niqht
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
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parked 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. Sleepinq within the
Stands.No one shall be allowed to sleep within the stands at any
time."section 78.120. Vehicles Parkinq 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
Smokinq On Premises.No smoking shall be permitted in any structure used
for storage or sale of fireworks nor within twenty-five (
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 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 Storaqe. Fireworks
shall be stored only in the fireworks stands. It shall be
unlawful to store fireworks in any building, residence, garage,
home, automobile, 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."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
Section 78.128. Seizure of Fireworks.
The Fire Chief shall seize, 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)."
15.32.140 Storaae of Flammable or Combustible Liauids: 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-1 or M-2
zones, provided,however, that any such storage permitted in the M-1
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-1 or M-2 zones,provided, however, that any such
bulk plants permitted in the M-1 or M-2 zones, must be
storage which is located at least one hundred feet from
any property used for residential or commercial purposes.15.32.150
section 80.3011b)5
Amended. Storaae of Hazardous Materials in Underaround Tanks.Underground tanks
used for the storage of hazardous materials shall be located and
protected in accordance with Section 79.601 and 79.603 of
this code. Secondary containment shall be provided for all
new installations of underground tanks. In addition, the requirements of
California Health and Safety Code, (Chapter 6.7 underground
Storage of Hazardous Substances, and any changes made thereto by the State
of California during the course of his adopted ordinance is hereby
adopted by reference) as the standards of the City
of Orange for Underground Storage of Hazardous Materials.15.32.
160 section 82.1041b) Amended.
Liauefied Petroleum Gases.Establishment of Limits Where Restricted.The limits referred to in
section 82.104(b) of the Uniform Fire Code, in
which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are
established as follows: In all zones, except in
the M-1, M-2, C-1, C-2 and C-
3 zones.15.32.170 Appendix II-A Amended. Clearance of
Brush or
Veaetative Growth From Roadwavs. Subsection 17(a) of Appendix II-A is
amended to read:a.) The chief may require the removal and
clearance within 10 feet on each side of every
roadway all flammable vegetation or other combustible growth. This
section shall not apply to single specimens of trees, ornamental shrubbery
or cultivated ground cover
ground covers, provided that they do not form a means of readily
transmitti1l9 fire. As used in this section, "roadway" means that
portion ot a highway or private street improved, designed or
ordinarily used tor vehicular travel.
15:32.180 ADDendix II-A Aaen~d. Fuel Modification. Subsection
24 is added to appendix lI-A and reads
as follows:24.
FUEL MODIFICATION a) Development occurring within or adjacent to any
climate or topographic High Hazard Fire Zone in the City of
Orange shall require modification of vegetation at the urban
interface. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, a Fuel
Modification Plan and Program shall be approved by the chief. The
Fuel Modification Plan shall show special treatment of the vegetation
required to achieve an acceptable level of risk in regard to the
exposures of structures to flammable vegetation and shall
delineate areas selected for specific treatment and establish provisions
for its continued maintenance. The approved fuel modification
plan shall be installed prior to the issuance of building permits,
under the supervision of the fire department, and pass a
final inspection prior to the issuance of applicable use and
occupancy permits.1. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF
GRADING PERMITS A conceptual fuel modification plan shall be approved
by the chief. This plan
shall include:a. A 20 foot setback zone from the edge of the
graded pad.b. An irrigated zone to begin at the edge of the
graded pad with a minimum width to be determined by
the chief.c. A zone to receive brush thinning continuing from
the edge of the irrigated zone as ~pproved by
the chief.d. Minimum'twelve (12) foot passage way from a
public street to the fuel modification zone to provide access
for emergency personnel and maintenance workers. Access ways are to
be no more than 500 feet apart with locations approved by
the
fire department.e. A letter of permission for any necessary
off
site requirements.f. Methods used for removal
of vegetation.g. A statement of
maintenance responsibility.h. A copy of deed restriction for each
lot prohibiting combustible construction in the fuel
modification area.2. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF
BUILDING PERMITS A precise fuel modification plan shall be approved
by the chief. This plan shall include the
following information:a. A plant list of fire resistant, (
drought tolerant suggested) plants to be selected from the
Fire Department Plant List or as approved by
the chief.b.
Irrigation plans c. Precise delineation of each fuel modification
zone. Brush shall be cleared as specified on precise
fuel
modification plans.13-Ord
No.
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3. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY PERMITS
The completed fuel modification installation shall be approved
by the fire department.
4. MAINTENANCE
The installed fuel modification shall be maintained in
accordance with the approved plan.
section II.
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 accordance with Government Code
section 36933. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
from and after the date of its final passage.
ADOPTED this 10th day of .TlIly 1990.
DON E. SMITH
Mayor of the
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ci y Cler 0 t City of Orange
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE )
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ATTEST:
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 26th day of June, 1990, and thereafter at the regular
meeting of said City Council duly held on the 10th day of .TlIly
1990, was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: STEINER, BARRERA, BEYER, COONTZ
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONENOES:
ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS:MA~~~
ci y Cler of t ty of Orange
Ord No. 14-90 14-
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