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AMENDED BY ORD- 2188
ORDINANCE NO. 210S
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF REDLANDS AAENDIANG CHAPTER 15 . 20
OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOP'^-
ING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1988 EDITION
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 50020 et sect, empowers
the City to adopt by reference various uniform codes ,
inclining the Uniform Fire Code; and
WHEREAS , the City Council is informed and finds that
the Uniform Fire Code , 1988 Edition, rust be amended to meet
the particular climatic, geological and topographical condi-
tions existing in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is informed and finds that
these climatic , geological, and topographical conditions
include, but are not limited to the Eollgwing conditions :
1 , The City is subject to relatively low amounts
of precipitation, very low humidity levels and
extremely high temperatures . These climatic conditions
are condusive to the spread of fare . For example ,
during July, August and September , temperatures often
exceed 100° Fahrenheit . During the same months
humidity is usually less than 40%, and measurements
less than 101 are not uncommon . These recordings were
documented by the San Bernardino County Flood Control
District and the National Climatic Data Center .
2 . The City is subject to extremely strong
rinds , commonly referred to as "Santa Ana winds , " which
Can reach speeds Of 80 miles ger hour . Extensive
damage often occurs during such winds including downed
trees , utility poles, utility circuits and utility
service lines . These adverse conditions cause :
( 1 ) fires, ( 2 ) impairment of emergency apparatus
access , ( 3 ) delays in response times of emergency
apparatuS , and ( 4 ) the depletion of apparatus readily
available for Fire suppression activities . For
example , one wind storm lasted for approximately six
hours and downed, over 200 trees Citywide in 1985 . In
1989 , the City experienced a 24 hour period of severe
winds during which scares of utility lines were downed
in the Citi► impairing emergency access . On one
occasion fire units from Redlands were sent to assist
in the extinguishment of a fast moving, wind assisted
Fire in the Sari Bernardino Eighland Foothills which
destroyed or damaged many homes . These units were then
unavailable for fire suppression in the City .
3 . Within tri@ City there are four earthquake
faults ( Redlands Heights Fault , Banning Fault , Crafton
Fault and the Redlands Fault ) : three other faults are
located in immediately adjacent areas ( Loma Linda
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Fault, San Jacinto Fault and the San Andz eas Fault ) .
In the event of a severe earthquake , these faults
present the potential Eor catastrophic damage , includ-
ing fire , damage to roadways and other impairments of
emergency apparatus , ( This information is according to
maps used by Cal Tech , Pasadena and provided by the
U . S . Geological Survey. )
WHEREAS , the City Council is informed and finds that
development has occurred in the City and continues to occur
that has resulted in severe traffic conjestion during peak
business hours, weekends and holidays thus , decreasing
response time particularly on the following streets and
highways : Citrus Avenue, Cajon Street , Grange Street ,
I,ugonia Avenue , Colton Avenue , Tennessee Street , San Timeteo
Canyon Road, and I-10 Freeway; and
WHEREAS , the City Council is i�xvrter] and finds that
automatic fire protection systema are the single greatest
means of reducing the severity of structural fires and that
fire loss in unsprinklered buildings is four times greater
than fire loss in spri.nklered buildings : and
WHEREAS, the City Council is informed and finds that no
single fire causing three or more fatalities has occurred in
sprinklered residential structures ;including houses , apart-
ment-s , mobile +comes , hotels , motels and dormitories and that
these Fatalities were the result of explosions or other
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occurrences rendering fystems inoperable or as the result of
Clothing being ignited on the person .
NOW, THEREFORE, the City COuncil of the Citi+ of
Redlands does ordain as follows :
SECTION 1 : Chapter 15 . 20 of Title 15 OF the
Redlands Municipal Cade is hereby amended to read as
follows :
ItChapter 15. 20
UNIFORM FIRE CODE
SECTIONS:
15.20. 010 Uniform Fire Code adopted by
reference -- Dopy on file.
15 . 20 . 011 Definitions .
15 . 24 . 012 Modifications.
15 . 20 . 015 QFC Article 2 amended
organization and authority.
15 . 20 . 020 UFC Section 9 . 103 amended --
additional definition&.
15 . 24 . 025 QFC Article 10 amended -- fire
protection.
15 . 20 . 030 UFC Article 11 amended -- general
precautions against fiCe .
15 . 20 . 032 UFC Article 14 amended -- fire
alarm systems .
15 . 20 . 035 UFC Article 25 amended -- places of
assembly .
15 . 20 , 040 UFC Section 61 _ 106(c ) amended --
portable unvented oil - burning
heating appliances.
15 . 20 . 042 UFC Article 77 amended --
explosives and blasting agents,
15 . 20 . 045 UFC Article 79 amended -- flammable
and combustible liquids.
15 . 20 . 055 QFC Section 62, 104 amended _ -
location of containers .
15. 20.060 UFC Section 85. 104 amended
abatement of electrical ha, tards .
15, 20 .065 UPC Appendix I-A amended -- life
safety requirements for existing
buildings other that high rise.
15 . 20. 067 UPC Appendix I-B amended -- life
safety requirements for existing
high rise buildings .
15 . 20 . 070 UFC Appendix 11-A amended --
suppression and control of
hazardous fire areas.
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15. 20. 075 Limits of districts in which
storage of combustible liquids is
prohibited.
15 . 20 .076 Limits of districts in which bulk
storage of liquified petroleum gas
is restricted.
15. 20.077 Limits of districts in which
starage of expIcsives and blasting
agents is prohibited.
15. 20.880 Permit requirements and appeals .
15 . 20 . 090 New materials, processes or occu-
pancies which may require permits.
15. 20. 100 Enforcement -- fire chie-f
authority.
15 . 20.110 Citation issuance authority.
15. 20. 120 Violation y-- penalty .
15 . 20 . 010 Uniform Fire Code adopted by reference -- copy on
file .
That certain document on file in the office of the
city Clerk, which is marked and designated as Uniform Fire
Code , 1988 Edition , including Appendices I-A, I-9, II-A,
11-9, II--D, II-E, III-A, III-B, III-C, IV-A, V-A, VI-CP
providing regulations consistent with nationally recognized
standard practices to safeguard life , health , property and
the public welfare from the hazards of Eire and explosion ,
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are adopted by reference and made a part of this code . One
copy of the code and the appendices has been certified as a
true copy and filed in the office of the City Clerk . The
code and appendices so adopted by reference and made a part
of this chapter as though set forth at length in this
chapter . Except where otherwise indicated, all references
in this chapter to the Uniform Fire Code shall include the
appendices to the Uniform Fire Code and the amendments to
such Code and such appendices contained in this Code.
15 . 20 . 011 Definitions .
(a ) Wherever the word "Municipality" is used in
said Uniform Fire Cade , it shall mean the City of Redlands .
(b ) wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is
used in said Uniform Fire Code , it shall mean the City
Attorney for the City of Redlands .
{ c} Wherever the term "Fire Prevention Engineer , "
"F ire Marshal , " "Fire Prevention officer, " or "Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention" is used in said Uniform Fire
Code , it shall mean that Chi-ef Officer designated by the
Fire Chief as being in chane of the Fire Prevention Bureau .
15 . 20 . 012 Modifications .
(a) The provisions of this Code shall apply to
existing conditions as well as to conditions arising after
the adoption thereof , except that conditions legally in
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existence at the adoption of this Code and not in strict
compliance therewith shall be permitted to continue only if ,
in the opinion of the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau
and the concurrence of the City Manager , they do not consti-
tute a distinct hazard of life and property .
( b ) The Chief of tete Fire Prevention Bureau small
have the power to modify any of the prcvisions of said
Uniform Fire Code Lipon an application in writing by the
owner or lessee, or his duly authorized agent , when there
are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the
strict letter of the code ; provided, however , the spirit of
the code shall be observed , public safety secured, and sub-
stantial justice done. The particulars of such modifica-
tion , when granted or allowed, and the decision of the Chief
of the Eire Prevention Bureau thereof shall be entered upon
the records of the department , and a signed ropy shall be
furnished the applicant .
1.5 . 20 . 015 UFC Article 2 amended -- organization and
authority .
Article 2 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by
rewriting Section 2 . 108 and by adding Section 2 . 304 ( b) as
follows :
Section 2 . 108 . Liability for damages .
- . (a ) This code shall not be con-
strued so as to hold the City of
Redlands or any officer or employee of
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the City responsible for any damage to
persons or property by reason of inspec-
tion , reinspection or any failure to
inspect as provided herein , or by reason
of the approval or disapproval of any
equipment or process authorized herein
or for any action or omission in connec-
tion with the control ar extinguishment
of any fire or in connection with any
other official duties .
( b ) Fire suppression , investiga-
tion and rescue , and emergency medical
costs shall be recoverable by the City
in accordance with the provisions of
California Health and Safety Code
Sections 13009 and 13049 . 1 .
( c) Any person who negligently ,
intentionally or in violation of law,
causes an emergency response, including,
but not limited to a traffic accident or
spill of toxic or flammable fluids or
chemicals , shall be liable for the costs
of responding to such emergency, includ-
ing those costs set forth in Health and
Safety Cade Section 13449 . 6, and as pro-
vided by Government Code Section 53154 ,
et seq. Any expense incurred by the
FYre Department in responding to such an
emergency shall constitute a debt of
such person and shall be collectible by
the City in the safne manner as in the
case of an obligation under contract ,
express or implied .
Section 2 . 304 . Current editions .
( b) More current editions of these
publications or supplements thereto may
apply if the intent of the listed stan-
dards remain unchanged .
15. 20 . 020 UFC Section 9 . 103 amended -- additional defini-
tions .
Section 9 . 103 of the Uniform Fire Cade is amended
by adding the fallowing definition:
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Section 9 . 103 . AIL-WEATHER DRIVING
SURFACE is a concrete or asphalt cover-
ing over base material and a roadbed
compacted t0 95% and of sufficient
thicknesra to suppart the imponed loads
of fire apparatus or that approved by
the Fire Chief .
15 . 20 . 025 UFC Article 10 amended -- fire protection .
Article 10 of the Uniform Fire Cods is amended by
rewriting Sections 10 . 207 (g ) and 10 . 207 (m) ; by adding
Secti.on 10 . 210 ; by rewriting Section 10 . 305 (a ) ; by adding
Section 10 . 305 ( e) ; by rewriting Section 10 . 306 ; by adding
Section 10 . 306 ( i ) ; by rewriting Section 10 . 309 � b ) and by
adding Section 10 . 310 ( b) as follows :
Section 10. 207 Turning Radius .
(g ) The turning radius shall be no
less than ninety-six ( 96 ' ) feet in
diameter unless otherwise approved by
the Fire ChieE .
Sectim 10 , 207 Penalties .
(m) The required width of the Fire
Department access roadways skull not be
obstructed in any manner , including the
parking of vehicles . "ISO FARKTNG, FIRE
LANE" signs or red painted curbs or
other appropriate notice prohibiting
obstructions shall be required and main-
tained . Any obstruction or impedance to
said Eire Lane may be cited, as ars
infraction, or removed at the owner ' s
expense, forthwith , by any public safety
agency .
Section 10 . 210 . Elevators .
(a ) In all structures providing
service to the general public which are
to be equipped with an elevator or bank
of elevators , the following skull be
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required at the time of building con-
struction : if only one elevator is pro-
vided that elevator mint comply, and at
least one elevator in each bank of
elevators Shall be provided with a
minimum clear distance between malls or
between ;galls and door excluding return
panels , not less than 80 inches by 54
laches , and a minimum distarnce from wall
to return panel not less than 51 inches
with a 42-inch side slide doer , unless
otherwise designed to accommodate an
ambulance-type stretcher 78 inches by 24
inches in the horizontal position .
( b) in buildings where more than
one elevator is required to serve all
floors , at least one elevator shall be
equipped as Set forth in paragraph (a )
of this section .
(c) Every building two or more
stories in height must be provided with
an elevator that meets the requirements
of this code section.
EXCEPTION : Group R, Divi-
sion 3 occupancies are excepted Eram
this section.
Section 10 . 305(a ) . General . All fire
extinguishing systems required by the
provisions of this Code shall be
designed and installed in accordance
with the requirements of this Article b
fire protection engineers and/or
California licensed automatic fire
sprinkler installation contractors . All
fire hose threads used in connection
with fire extinguishing systems shall be
National Standard hose threads or as
approved by the Fire Department .
Section 10 . 305 ( e) . Automatic Dialing
Devices . Automatic telephone dialing
devices which transmit ars emergency
alarm shall not be connected to the fire
department emergency telephone number .
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Section 10 . 306 . Automatic Fire-
Extinguishing Systems .
( a ) Where Required . Every struc-
turer except Group R, Division 3 and
M-1 , hereafter canstructed, erected or
moved onto a property , regardless of
separation walls as outlined in Chapter
5 , Uniform Building r_oder and any struc-
ture except for Group R, Division 3 and
M-1, hereafter remodeled, rebuilt or
renovated where such area increase
exceeds fifty percent ( 50% ) of the
original square footage as determined by
the San Bernardino County Tax Assessor
or 5. 0(10 square feet , whichever occurs
first , shall have ars approved automatic
sprinkler system installed throughout
therein .
( b) Change of Occupancy . When
there is a change of use or occupancy of
a building which exceeds 5 , 000 square
feet In floor area and which would place
the building in a different division of
the same group of occupancy or in a
different group of occupancies , unless
the proposed use is less hazardous ,
based on life or fire risk , than the
existing use .
( c ) Where Required. Every Group R,
Division 3 , structure hereafter con-
structed , erected or moved onto a prop-
erty, and any result of fire, earthquake,
or other disaster which requires complete
demolition and reconstruction of the
structure, in its entirety, or a remodel
exceeding fifty percent ( 50%) of the
original square feet or 5 , 000 square
feet , shall have an approved automatic
sprinkler system installed throughout
therein.
(d ) Exceptions :
( 1 ) Outdoor , detached storage
facilities of 200 square feet or less
( 2) Any work for which a
building permit is not required
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( 3 ) Block walls
( 4 ) Swimming pools and spas
( 5 ) Patio Covers :
( i ) All lattice Patio
covers
( ii ) on existing houses ,
any patio that meets the definition of
Chapter 49 of the Uniform Building Cade
( 6 ) Reroofing
( 7 ) Grading
( 8 ) Driveways
( 9) Satellite Dishes
( 10) Decks
{ i } Except a covered
deck built as part of new house
construction,
( 11 ) Gazebos
( 1 ) For special provisions on
hazardous chemicals and magnesium, and
calcium carbide, see Sections 10 . 301 and
45 . 209 and Articles 48 , 49 and 80 of the
Uniform Fire Code.
Section 10 . 306 . Automatic Fire-
Extinguishing Systems .
( i ) Sprinkler System Standards
( 1 ) Every sprinkler system
shall have at least one fire department
connection.
( 2 ) Every sprinkler system
shall incorporate backflow protection .
( 3 ) Past indicator valves and
riser control valves shall be installed
as determined by the Redlands Fire
Department upon submission of plans .
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( 4 ) Sprinkler systems shall
be designed to a working pressure of 150
psi and tested at 200 psi .
( 5 ) Minimum underground pipe
size shall be six inches in diameter .
Exception : Upon approval of the Redlands
=i:e Department system riser may be of a
5mailer diameter .
( 6 ) Every sprinkler system
shall be tested in accordance with the
NFPA Standard Number 13-1583 .
( 7 ) The NFPA Standard
Number 13 will be the acceptable
standard used in the installation of all
automatic fire sprinkler systems for
occupancy Group A-B-E-H-I .
The NFPA Standard Number 13D
will be the acceptable standard for
Group R, Division 3 occupancies .
The AFPA Standard Number 13R will
be the acceptable standard Eor occupancy
in Group R. [division 1. .
Where federal or state code
regulations supersede local jurisdiction
in whole or in part they shall only
supersede that portion that applies .
Section 10 . 309 ( b) . Where Required.
Occuparncies having three ( 3 ) or fewer
stories shall be required to have a
Class 11 system. Occupancies having
four ( 4 ) or more stories shall be
required to have a Class E and 11 ( or
III ) system.
Section 10 . 310(b) . Where Required .
Every building four ( 4 ) or more stories
in height Shall be providad with no less
than one ( 1 ) Class I standpipe for use
during construCtion. Such standpipe
shall be installed when the progress of
con45truction i-5 not more than thirty
( 30 ) feet in height above grade. Such
standpipe shall be provided with Fire
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Department inlet connections at
accessible locations adjacent to usable
stairs . Such standpipe systems small be
extended as construction progresses to
within one ( 1 ) floor of the highast
point of constructions having secured
decking or flooring .
In each floor there shall be provided a
-1 inch valve outlet for Eire depart-
ment use . Where construction heights
require installation of Class 11
standpipe , fire pumps and water main
connections shall be provided to serve
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15 . 20 . 030 UFC Article 11 amended -- general precautions
against fire.
Article 11 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by
rewriting Section 11 . 111 and by adding Section 11 . 204 ( b) as
follows :
Section 11. 111 . Chimney Spark
Arrestors.
( a) Each chimney used in conjunc-
tion with any fireplace , or any heating
appliance in which solid or liquid fuel
is used, shall be maintained with an
approved spark arrestor .
( b ) An approved spark arrestor
shall mean a device constructed in a
workmanlike manner of stainless steel ,
aluminum, copper , brass , or woven
galvanized wire mesh , nineteen ( 19 )
gauge minimum, with three-eighths ( 3/8" )
inch minimum to one-half ( 1/2" ) inch
maximum openings, :Haunted in or over all
outside flue openings , adequately sup-
ported to prevent movement , and visible
from the around.
Sect-ion 11 . 204 : Flammable Decorative
Materials .
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( b ) Any person , company, or
concern applying flame-prooting , fire
retardant solution, or any other mate-
rial , including Christmas trees , whether
it be EOr a commercial , institutional ,
residential , or any other use , shall use
a chemical Qr svlutiQn approved for such
use by the Underwriters ' Laboratories,
Inc. , or the Fite Marshal of the State.
15 . 20 . 032 UFC Article 1.4 amended -- fire alarm system.
Article 14 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by
adding new definitions to Section 14. 102 ; by rewriting
Sections 14 . 103 ( a) and 14 . 103 ( b) ; by adding Section
14 . 103 ( h ) ; by rewriting Sections 14 . 104 ( c) and 14. 105(a ) and
by adding Sections 14. 105{ 6 ) , 14 . 105 ( e ) , 14 . 105( f) ,
14 . 105 ( 9 ) and 14 . 108 ( b) as follows :
Section 14 . 102 . Definitions .
AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM is an
approved system which automatically
detects a fire condition and actuates a
fire alarm signal device .
AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTIt4GUISHING SYSTEM is
an approved system of devices and equip-
ment which automatically detects a fire
and discharges an approved fire-
extinguishing agent or water onto, or in
the area of , a fire .
Section 14 . 103 . General Requirements .
(a ) Plans and Specifications .
Complete plans and specifications of all
fire alarm systems shall be submitted
for rAvic,,w , approval and permit issuance
prior to system installation. Plans and
specifications shall include, but not be
limited to, a floor plan, Location of
a1L - initiating- and signaling devices ,
control- and trouble-signaling equip-
ment , annunciations , power connection,
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battery calculations , wiring types and
sixes, post indicator values , sprinkler
riser valves , and backflow preventor
valves .
Section 14 . 103 . General Requirements .
( b) System Design . All required
fire alarm systems shall be installed,
inspected and maintained in accordance
with applicable National Fire Protection
Association Standard Numbers 13 , 13D,
13R , 70 , 71 , 72A, 72C, 72E and 74 ;
California Administrative Code , Title 19
and 24 ; California State Fire Marshal ' s
Rules and Regulations; the Uniform Fire
Code; the Uniform Building Code; and
Redlands Fire Department Standards .
Section 14 . 103 . General Requirements .
( h) Fees . Permit fees shall be
paid prior to plans review.
Section 14 . 104 . Required Installations .
Cc ) Group R, Division 1
occupancies . Delete Exception 1 .
Section 14 . 105 . Special Provisions .
( a) Monitoring. All required fire
alarm systems shall be supervised by a
U. L. -approved central , proprietary or
remote station service or a local alarm
which will give an audible signal at a
constantly attended location .
Section 14 . 105 . Special Provisions .
( d) Transmission . An approved
automatic fire detection system or
automatic fire extinguishing system
shall transmit an alarm via two ( 2 )
dedicated phone lines from the protected
premises to a location as specified in
14 . 105 ( x ) .
EXCEPTION: The following need
not comply with the above requirements .
Automatic fire detection or fire extin-
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quishing Systems not required to be
monitored by this code or any other code
or standard .
( e) Zoning . Zoning stall be
required when any of the following
exist .
( 1 ) Buildings over one story,
or any building with a basement over 400
square feet ,
( 2 ) Buildings with separate
tenant areas .
( 3 ) Buildings over 17, 000
square feet in size .
( 4 ) Buildings with more than
one sprinkler riser .
( 5 ) Buildings which require
varying types of activating devices .
( ) Signals shall be designed
to transmit at least the following
information:
( i ) individual zone
alarm signals when single or Multiple
zones are required herein.
( ii ) A single alarm
signal will be allowed when multiple
zones are required herein, provided that
Redlands Fire Department - approved
visual means of zone indication is
located at the protected premises , in a
location approved by the Redlands Fire
Department .
( f ) Alarm Reset Keys . A method
shall be provided to reset the alarm
system by fire department personnel .
keys shall be installed in an approved
lack box for all necessary operations ,
including alarm panel access . If remote
reset capability is provided on the
exterior of the building, remote key
switch shall be of a type approved by
the fire department .
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(g ) Alarm Company Qualifications
( 1 ) No alarm company may
install or service any fire alarm System
unless issued a permit to do so under
the provisions of this regulation ,
( ) Alarm companies shall be
listed with a fire department-approved ,
nationally recognized listing company
that provides a listing service for
installed fire alarm system( s ) .
( 3 ) Alarm company shall meet
all requirements of National Fire
Protection Association Standard dumber
71 and other related codes for the
installation, supervision and mainte-
nance of central, station supervisory
services except as required by the Fire
Prevention Bureau .
( 4 ) If the Fire Prevention
Bureau determines that the applicant
company conforms in all particulars to
these requirements, the department shall
grant such permit . A permit fee as
determined by resolution shall accompany
the application .
( 5 ) The Fire Chief shall have
the power to suspend or revoke the
permit , upon evidence satisfactory to
the Fire Chief , of incompetence, willful
or negligent fraud or failure to perform
properly and effectively the duties
assumed by the company issued the
permit .
Section 14 . 108 . False Alarms .
(b) More than two ( 2 ) false alarms
in a orae-( 1 ) month period of time or
three ( 3 ) false alarms in any tato-{ 2 )
month period of time shall result in an
assessment of fees for services provided
by the Redlands Fire Department for all
subsequent alarms in the remainder of
the calendar year .
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15 . 20 . 35 UFC Article 25 amended -- places of assembly .
Article 25 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by
rewri.ing Sections 5 . 116 ( b ) ( ) ( K ) and 25 . 117 as follows :
Section 25 . 116 ( b ) ( 2 ) ( K ) . Hand-held ,
flame-lighted candles shall not be
permitted . Hattery-operated simulated
candies may he used . Na permit is
required for battery-operated candles or
other electric candles .
Section 25 . 117 . Standby Personnel .
Whenever , in the opinion of the Chief ,
it is essential for public safety in any
place of public assembly or any other
place where people congregate , due to
the number of persons ► or the nature of
the performance , exhibition, display,
contest or activity , the owner, agent or
lessee shall employ one or more
qualified firefighters, aS required and
approved by the Fire Chief , to be on
duty at such place. Said individuals
shall be subject to the Fire Chief ' s
orders at all times when so employed and
shall be in uniform and remain on duty
during the times such places are open to
the public, or while such activity is
being conducted. Before each perfor-
mance or the start of such activity,
said firefighters shall inspect all
fire-extinguishing appliances provided
to see that they are in proper place and
in good working order , and shall keep
diligent watch for fires during the time
such place is open to the public or such
activity is being conducted and take
prompt measures for extinguishment of
any fires that may occur . Qualified
persons shall also perform, as required ,
emergency medical care . Such individ-
uals shall not be required or permitted,
while on duty, to perform any other
duties than those herein specified .
15 . 20 . 40 UFC ' 9ection 61 . 106 ( c ) amended -- portable unvented
ail-burning heating appliances.
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Section 61 . 106( c ) of the Uniform Fire Code is amended
to read as follows :
Section b1 . 106 C } . Where Permitted .
The use of listed portable unvented oil-
burning heating appliances shall be
limited to supplemental heating in Group
B and M Occupancies .
EXCEPTION: Upon approval of the
Eire Chief , portable unvented oil-
burning heating appliances may be
permitted in any occupancy during the
construction process when such use is
necessary for construction and the use
does not represent a hazard to life or
property.
15 . 20 . 042 UFC Article 77 amended -- explosives and blasting
agents .
Article 77 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by
adding Section 77 . 106 ( e ) as follows :
( e ) The storage of explosives and
blasting agents is prohibited as
follows : ' All areas and zones , unless
special approval is granted by the City
Council of the City of Redlands . "
15 . 20 . 045 UFC Article 79 amended -- flammable and
combustible liquids .
Article 79 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by
adding Section 79 . 115 ( d ) (A) ( iv) ; by rewriting Sections
79 . 501 , 79 . 507 ( c) ( 4 ) (A) , 79 . 603 and 79.1206 and by adding
Section 70 . 1401 (x ) as follows :
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Section 79 . 115 Mariner of 'nesting .
(d ) (A) ( iv) Any tank which has been
out of service for more than 90 days
shall he pressure tested, at the design
pressure of the tank , for 30 minutes .
The test shall be performed using
water . Tests With product ( s ) are
prohibited.
Section 79 . 501 . Limits _
(a ) The storage of Class I and
Class II liquids in above-ground tanks
outside of buildings is not allowed
except in remote, undeveloped locations
as determined by the Fire Chief . Out-
side above-ground tanks are prohibited
in all commercial areas , developed
residential areas , and other areas where
the Fire Chief heaving jurisdiction
determines that the installation of
flamable and combustible aboveground
storage tanks will create a hazard to
occupants and property owners in the
area . The liquid capacity of any one
tank shall not exceed 2 , 000 gallons and
in no case shall the aggregate capacitor
at any one site exceed 3 , 000 gallons .
( b) No neer bulk plants shall be
constructed within any principal
business district or in any closely
built commercial or heavily populated
areas as such districts or areas shall
be designated by the Fire Chief .
( c) Waste oil disposal .
( i ) Crank case drainings .
Tanks installed for crank case drainings
shall be installed in accordance with
the requirements for Class I liquid
storage . In addition thereto, drainage
lines terminating inside a building
shall be equipped with a non-removal-
type cap ( such as a hinged cap) .
( ii ) stozage . Crank case
drainings and waste oil products may be
stored in an above-ground tank as
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approved by the Fire Chief . Drainings
and used oils may also be stored outside
a building in not more than three tight
drums having an aggregate capacity not
exceeding IaO gallons , or in tanks
having an aggregate capacity not to
exceed 1 , 100 gallons and in no case
shall any one tank exceed a 600 gal'.16on
capacity .
Section 79 - 507 ( c) ( 4 ) (A) . Where the
average height of the dike containing
Class l and Class II liquids is over 12
feet measured from interior grade , or
where the distance between any tank and
the top inside edge of the dike wall is
less than the height of the dike wall ,
provisions shall be made for normal
operation of valves and for access to
tank roof ( s ) without entering below the
top of tete dike . These provisions may
be met through the use of remote oper-
ated valves , elevated wal� ways or
similar arrangements .
Section 79 . 603 . All underground tanks
and piping shall be protected from
corrosive conditions in accordance with
the requirements established by the
Environmental Health Services Department
of San Bernardino County .
Section 79. 1206.
(a) Parking on Thoroughfare . Any
vehicle containing hazardous materials
shall not be left unattended on any
residential street nor in or within five
hundred ( 500 ) feet of any residential
area , apartment or hotel complex , or any
education, hospital or care facility at
any time , or at any other place that
would , in the opinion of the Chief ,
present an extreme life hazard. Its
locations oth@r than those specified in
Section 80 . 112(a) , a driver shall not
leave the vehicle unattended on any
street , highway, avenue or alley .
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EXCEPTIONS:
1 . The necessary absence in
connection with loading or unloading the
vehicle, but during actual discharge
Ecom the vehicle , the provisions of
Section 80 . 112 ( b ) shall apply .
2 . Stopz for meals during
the day or night , if the street is well
lighted at the poinc of parking.
3 . When, in the case of
breakdown or other emergency, the
operator must leave the vehicle to take
necessary action to correct the
emel-gency.
( h) parking Off Thoroughfare . A
tank vehicle shall not be left unat-
tended within five hundred ( 500 ) feet of
any residential area , apartment or hotel
complex, or any educational, hospital or
care facility at any time ; or at any
other place that would, in the opinion
of the Chief, present an extreme life
hazard. A tank vehicle shall not be
parked at any one point for longer than
one hour except :
1 . Off a Street , highway,
avenue or alley;
. Inside a bubo plant and
twenty-five ( 25 ) feet from the property
line or within a building approved for
such use.
3 . At any other approved
location not less than fifty ( 50 ) feet
from any building except those approved
for the storage or servicing of such
vehicle ;
4 . Wheft, in case of
breakdown or other emercgency, the
operator must leave the vehicle to take
necessary action to correct the
emergency,
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Cc;) Garaging . Vehicles containing
hazardous materials shall not be parked
or garaged in any buildings other than
those specifically approved for such use
by the Chief .
Section 79 . 1401 ( a ) No new bulk plants
Shall be constructed within any
principal business district or in any
closely built commercial or heavily
populated areas as such districts or
areas shall be designed by the Fire
Chief .
15 . 20 . 055 UFC Section 82 . 104 amended -- location of
containers .
Section 82 . 104 of the Uniform Fire Cade is amended by
adding Section 82 . 1O4 ( e) as follows :
Section 92 . 104 (e ) . Liquified petroleum
gas containers and tanks shall be posi-
tioned in relation to one another in
such a manner so that the length axis of
each tank is parallel to that of other
tanks .
15 . 20 . 060 UFC Section 85 . 104 amended -- abatement of
electrical hazards.
Section 85 . 104 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to
read as follows :
Section 85 . 104 . it shall be unlawful to
maintain any electrical wiring ,
appliance, apparatus, or device in
violation of the National Electrical
Code . When any electrical hazards are
identified, appropriate measures to
abate such conditions shall be taken .
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15 . 20 , 065 UFC Appendix I-A amended -- life safety require-
ments for existing buildings other than high rise .
Appendix I-A of the Uniform Code is amended by
rewriting Sections 1 (a ) , 1 ( b ) and 6 as follows :
Section l (a ) . Purpose . The purpose of
this appendix is to provide a reasonable
degree of safety to persons occupying
existing buildings that do not conform
with the requirements of this Code by
providing for alterations to such
existing buildings .
Section 1 (b) . Application . The
provisions of this Appendix shall apply
to the alteration of any unsprinklered
existing building exceeding 5 , 000 square
feet in an area as specified in Section
15 . 04 . 070 of the Redlands Municipal
Code .
EXCEPTION: Group M is excepted
from all provisions of this appendix .
Section 6 . Smoke Detectors . Every
dwelling unit in an apartment house and
every quest room in a hotel , motel , or
lodging house fall R-1 group occupan-
cies) used for sleeping purposes shall
he providad with smoke detectors .
In dwelling units, smoke 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 efficient dwell-
ing units, hotel sleeping rooms , and
hotel suites , smoke detectors shall be
centrally located on the ceiling of the
main room or hotel sleeping room. Where
sleeping raams are on an upper level ,
smoke detectors shall be placed at the
center of the ceiling directly above the
stairway . All smoke detectors shall
conform to the Uniform Building Code
Sta' dard No. 43-6 and shall be located
in accordance with approved manufac-
turers instructions . When actuated,
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each detector shall provide an alarm in
a dwelling unit or guest room. Smoke
detectors may be battery operated when
installed in existing buildings . A
smoke detector shall be installed in the
basement of dwelling units having a
stairway which opens from the basement
into a dwelling . Such detector shall be
connected to a sounding device or othe
detector to provide an alarm which will
be audible in the sleeping area.
15 . 20 . 067 UFC Appendix I-B amended R- life safety require-
ments for existing high rise buildings .
Appendix I-D of the Uniform Fire Cade is amended and
entirely rewritten as follows :
Section 1 . Intent .
(a ) It is the intent of this
Chapter to prescribe regulations ,
consistent with nationally recognized
goad practice , for safeguarding , to a
reasonable degree of life and fire
safety, buildings designed for human
occupancy which exceed forty-five ( 45 )
feet in height .
( h ) Where no specific standards or
requirements are specified in this
Chapter , or contained within other
applicable laws , adopted codes or
ordinances, compliance with the
standards of the American Insurance
Association, Factory Mutual Engineering,
the National Fire Protection
Association, or other nationally
recognized fire safety standards as are
approved by the Fire Chief and Building
Official , shall be deemed prima facie
evidence of compliance with this intent .
Section 2 . Definitions .
( a ) For - the purpose of this
Chapter , a "high-rise building" shall
mean any building used for human
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occupancy which exceeds forty-five ( 45 )
feet or three ( 3 ) stories rn height
above the lowest level of approved fire
department vehicle access or other
physical configuration that qualifies a
building as high rise by local
ordinance .
( b) For tete purpose of this
Chapter , "building access" shall mean ars
exterior door opening conforming to all
of the following ;
( 1 ) Suitable and available
Ear fire department use;
( 2 ) Located at grade level ;
( 3 ) T'eading to a spacer room
or area having foot traffic
communication capabilities with the
remainder of the building; and
( 4 ) Designed to permit
penetration through the use of fire
department forcible entry tools and
equipment unless other approved
arrangements have been made with the
fire authority having jurisdiction.
( c ) For the purpose of this
Chapter , "bank of elevators" skull mean
a group of elevators or a single
elevator controlled by a common ope.--
ating system; that is , all those
e}evators which respond to a single call
button constitute a bank of elevators .
There is no limit an the number of cars
which may be in a bank or group, but
there may be not more than four ( 4 ) cars
within a common hoistway.
(d ) For the purpose of this
Chapter , a '*fire control center " skull
mean a ventral location within ttie high-
rise building for fire department
operations and monitoring of such
systems and equipment as required in
this. Chapter .
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Section 3 . Scope.
(a ) Every high-rise building here-
after constructed shall conform to
Section 5 , through and including SAction
1 (b) and Section 17 of this Chapter .
( b ) Every high-rise building
hereafter constructed skull conform to
all provisions of this Chapter .
Section 4 . Uniform Building Cade .
Whenever the Uniform Building Code
is references , it shall refer to the
latest edition adopted by the City
council .
Section S . Aut-omatic Sprinkler System.
(a ) Every high-rise building shall
be provided with an automatic fire
sprinkler system.
( b ) The fire sprinkler system
shall conform to National Fire
Protection Association Standard
Number l3 and the following-
( 1 ) The NFPA Standard
Number 13 used shall he the latest
edition;
( 2 ) Shutoff valves and grater
flow devices shall be provided for each
floor . In addition to actuating a local
alarm on the floor upon which the Mater
flow is detected , operation of such
values shall transmit an alarm to a
U.L.-certified central receiving station
and to the fire control center if the
fire control center is required by other
sections of this Chapter ;
( 1 ) System piping shall be
hydraulically designed to the following
standards :
' ( i ) Light Hazard
occupancies as defined in Appendix A of
NFFA Standard Number 13 . - Ordinary
Hazard , Group 1 Density Curve;
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( ii ) Ordinary Hazard
Occupancies (Group l ) as defined in
Appendix A of NFPA Standard dumber 13 . -
Ordinary Hazard , Group 2 Density Curve,
( iii ) Ordinary Hazard
Occupancies (Group 2 ) as defined in
Appendix A of NFPA Standard dumber 13 . -
Ordinary Hazard, Group 3 Density Curve;
( iv) Ordinary Hazard
Occupancies (Group 3 ) as defined in
Appendix A of NFPA Standard Number 13 . R
Extra Hazard, Group 1 Density Curve:
( v ) Extra Hazard
Occupancies (Groups 1 or 2 ) as defined
in Appendix A of NPPA Standard
Number 13 . - Extra Hazard, Group 2
Density Curve.
( 4 ) Any room or area of the
building where the application of water
is considered undesirable, or may
complicate fire fighting or rescue
attempts, may have the sprinklers
deleted if alternative extinguishing
systems are installed . Such rooms or
areas may include :
( i ) Generator ,
transformer and computer rooms ;
( ii ) Safe deposit or
other vaults of fire-resistive
construction , when used for the storage
of records, files , and other documents
when stored in metal cabinets or on
metal shelving;
( iii ) All ccmmL�nications
equipment areas ;
( iv) Other areas with
specific prior approval from the Fire
Chief, Fire Marshall and Building
official based on a review of justifi-
able~ fire protection engineering
criteria .
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( 5 ) The actuation of any
sprinkler head shall :
( i ) Operate the voice
alarm system, and nhall place into
operation all equipment necessary to
prevent the recirculation of smoke ;
( ii ) Transmit ars alarm
directly to a U.L . -certified central
receiving statLon and to the fire
control center if the fire control
center is required by other sections of
this Chapter . Such signal shall be
zoned with a minimum cf one ( 1 ) zone per
floor and a maximum of ten thousand
( 10 , 000 ) square feet per zone .
9ectian 6 . Alarm and Communications .
(a ) Every hi-gh-rise Building shall
have manual fire alarm boxes , which
shall be located adjacent to exits into
corridors , stairway shafts, and in every
elevator lobby, and shall :
( 1 ) Operate the voice alarm
system, and place into operation all
equipment necessary to prevent the
recirculation of smoke;
( 2 ) Transmit an alarm
directly to a U. L. - certified central
veceiving station and to the fire
control center if the fire control
center is required by other sections of
this chapter . Such signal shall be
zoned with a minimum of one ( 1 ) zone per
flour and a maximum of ten thousand
( 10, 0G0 ) square feet per zone,
( 3) A radio antenna system
shall be installed on the interior or
exterior of said high rise to allow the
use of portable hand held radios by the
Fire Department .
( b) 'Three ( 3 ) commc n i ca t i on
systems shall be provided as follows ;
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( 1 ) Voice alarm system . The
operation of any smoke detector ,
sprinkler , water flow device or manual
fire alarm station shall automatically
sound an alert signal to the desired
areas followed by voice instructions
giving appropriate information and
direction to the occupants .
( i ) The fire control
center , when required by other
sections of this Chapter , shall
contain controls for the voice
alarm system sc that a selective or
general voice alarm may be manually
initiated;
( ii ) The system shall be
supervised to cause the activation
to an audible trouble signal to a
U.L . - certified central receiving
station and to the fire control
Center if the fire control center
is required by other sections of
this Chapter upon interruption or
failure of the audio path including
amplifiers , speaker wiring ,
switches and electrical contacts ,
and shall detect opens, shorts and
grounds , and any other malfunction
which might impalr the transmission
of voice alarms;
( iii ) The alarm shall be
designed to be heard clearly by all
occupants within the building or
designated portions thereof as is
required for the public address
system. Said alarm will be subject
to field audibility tests ;
( iv) This system shall be
capable of fire department inter-
communication with units selectable
Erom the Eire control center or
other designated location.
( 2 ) Public address system.
The • public address system shall be a
one-way system providing communication
from the fire control center or other
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designated location to tete following
loca t i oris :
( i ) Elevators , elevator
lobbies , corridors and stairways .
Speakers in corridors shall be located
not more than two hundred ( 200 ) feet
apart, and shall be subject to field
audibility tests ;
( ii ) In every room
exceeding one thousand ( 1 ,000 ) square
feet in area;
( iii ) In every room,
exceeding fifty ( 50 ) occupant load;
( iv) rn each dwelling
unit or hotel guest room.
( 3 ) Fire Department System.
A sound powered telephone system capable
of communication between all floors and
with the Eire control center or other
designated location shall be provided.
All exterior phone jacks shall be
designed to communicate with the fire
control center , or other designated
locations , and all other areas of the
building . An acceptable number of hand-
held phare sets as determined by the
fire department shall be mace available
and stored at the fire control center
and/or other locations as specified by
the Fire Chief . Sound-powered phone
equipment , including commuriiCation s
panel, phone sets and location of phone
jacks, are subject to fire department
approval . Phone jacks shall be located
as follows :
( i ) At every floor level at
each hose Cabinet ;
( ii ) At every exterior
location where a stair shaft exists to a
public way;
( iii ) At the exterior of
each stair shaft penthouse located on
the roof ;
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( iv) In every elevator ;
( v) At every elevator
lobby:
(vi ) In every meehanicai
control center ;
( vii ) In every air
handling equipment room;
( viii ) Iri every elevator
machinery room;
( ix ) At the emergency
heliport or other approved roof
locations;
(x ) And other locations
as deemed necessary by the Fire Chief
and Building Official .
( c ) The sounding of a fire alarm
signal in any given area or floor shall
not prohibit voice communication to
other areas or floors .
( d ) The voice alarm and public
address system may be combined.
Combination systems shall be designed to
permit voice transmission to override
the fire alarm signal , but not discon-
tinue the fire alarm signals as provided
at the fire control center or other
designated locations .
(e ) The alarm and communication
systems shall be designed and installed
so that interruption of any single
speaker shall not cause a loss of any
other speakers in the circuit .
Section 7 . Smoke Detection .
( a) Every high-rise building shall
be protected with an approved , electri-
cally supervised, automatic fare detec-
tion. system having detectors which will
respond to visible or invisible products
OE combustion in the following
locations ;
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( 1 ) in every mechanical
equipment room;
( 2 ) in every heating , air
condition.ing or ventilation duct system
as follows :
{ i } in the main circu-
lating air duct on the downstream side
of the filters and so located as to
operate in case of smoke in the air
stream, or such devices may be installed
in each room or space served by a return
air duct ;
( ii ) At every opening
through any assembler having fire-
resistive rating of two ( ) hours or
more ,
( 3 ) In every elevator lobby .
� b) The actuation of any smoke
detector shall ;
( 1 ) Operate the voice alarm
system, and place into operation all
equipment necessary to prevent the
recirculation; of smoke;
( 2 ) Transmit an alarm
directly to a U. L. certified central
receiving station and to the fire
control center if the fire control
center is required by other sections of
this Chapter , and shall be on a separate
zone.
Section; 8 . Smoke Control .
(a ) Every high-rise building shall
have mechanical ventilation for the
removal of the products of combustion
provided in every story and it shall
consist of mechanical air handling
equipment designed to accomplish smoke
removal . Under fire conditions, and
return and exhaust air shall be moved
directly to the outside without
recirculation to other sections of the
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building . The air-handling system shall
provide a minimum of one ( 1 ) exhaust air
change each ten ( 10 ) minutes for the
largest single room.
( b) Additional ventilation for the
removal of the products of combustion
shall be provided in every story and
shall consist of one ( 1 ) of the
following :
( 1 ) Panels or windows in the
exterior wall , which can be opened from
the inside and from the fire control
center or other approved locations ,
shall be provided at the rate of at
least twenty ( 20 ) square feet per fifty
( 50 ) lineal feet of exterior wall in
each story and dintrihuted around the
perimeter at not more than fifty ( 50 )
foot intervals . The openable panels
shall be tempered glass . Such panels
shall be clearly identified as required
by the fire department ;
( ) Any other engineered
design which will produce equivalent
results as certified for approval to the
Fire Chief by a registered Fire
Protectlon Engineer .
Section 9 Elevators .
(a ) Elevators and elevator lobbies
in all high-rise building shall comply
with Chapter 51 of the Uniform Building
Code and the following :
( 1 ) On every floor except the
main entrance level , the elevator lobby
shall be provided with self-closing
twenty ( 20 ) minute minimum rated fire
doors to form a vestibule . Said doors
shall close automatically when the smoke
detector in the lobby is activated .
Both sides of the doors shall have sign
reading " IN FIRE EMERGENCY , DO NOT USE
ELEVATOR --- USE EXIT STAIRS" in two ( 2)
inch• high three-fourths ( 34) inch
stroke letters and a map on the floor
showing the locations where the person
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is and the path to the closest exit
stairs ;
( 2 ) A permanent sign shall be
installed in each elevator cab adjacent
to the floor status indicator and at
each elevator call station on each floor
reading "IN FIRE EMERGENCY, DO NOT USE
ELEVATOR --- USE EXIT STAIRS" in one-
half ( 12 ) inch high one-eighth ( 18 )
inch wide atroke letters or similar
verbiage approved by the Fire Chief and
Building official;
( 3 ) Elevator hoistways shall
not be vented through an elevator
machine room. Cable slots entering the
machine room shall be sleeved beneath
the machine room floor artd extend to not
less than twelve ( 1 ) inches below the
shaft vent to inhibit the passage of
smoke into the machine room;
( 4 ) At least one ( 1 ) elevator
car in each bank serving all floors
shall have a minimum inside car platform
of four { 4) feet six ( 6 ) inches deep, by
six ( 6) feet eight ( 8) inches wide , with
a minimum clear opening width of forty-
two ( 42) inches, unless otherwise
designed and approved to provide
equivalent utility to accommodate an
ambulance stretcher having a minimum
size of twenty-four ( 4 ) inches by
seventy-eight ( 78 ) inches, in its
horizontal position . This elevator
shall be identified .
Section 10 . Standby and Emergency Power
and Lighting .
(a) Every high-rise building shall be
provided with a standby power system as follows :
� 1 ) An on-site standby power
generation system consisting of one ( 1 ) or more
generators . In the event of failure of the normal
source of electric service ► the standby power
generation system shall provide an alternate
source of electrical energy to serve at least the
designated power loads set forth in subsection ( )
below;
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( ) The power load requirements
for sizing the standby power generation system
shall include, but not necessarily be limited to,
the following :
( i ) Exit signs and exit
illumination as required by Section 3312
of the Uniform Building Code ;
( ii ) Elevator car
lighting circuits ,-
( iii )
ircuits ;( iii ) Fire alarm system;
( iv) Eire detection
system;
( v) Sprinkler alarm
system;
(vi ) Electric-driven fire
Pumps:
(vii ) Voice communication
systems ;
( viii ) Mechanical
ventilation and air handling equipment
required by this section;
( ix) Elevators assigned
for fire department use;
(x) All public assembly
areas shall have lighting in accordance
with exit illumination as required in
Section 3313 of the Uniform Building
Code ;
(xi ) All parking garages
shall have lighting in accordance with
exit illumination as required in Section
3313 of the Uniform Building Code ;
( xii ) Lighting circuits
supplying elevator lobbies , the fire
control center , and the generator room.
( 3 ) The standby power genera-
tion system shall be equipped with suit-
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able means for automatically starting
the generator set ( s ) uporn failure of the
normal electrical service, and shall
protide for the automatic transfer and
operation of electrical syst4ms and
equipment specified above , at full cower
within sixty ( 60 ) seconds of such normal
service Eailure;
( 4 ) On-site fuel supplies for
prime movers of standby power generator
sets shall be sufficient for at least
six ( 5 ) hours at full demand opera-
tion . Where fife pumps are required , an
eight ( 8 ) hour fuel supply shall be
provided .
( b) Every high-rise building shall
he provided with emergency electrical
systems as follows =
( 1 ) Electrical systems and
equipment specified herein are classed
as emergency systems .
( i ) Exit signs and exit
illumination as required by Section 3313
of the Uniform Building Code ;
( ii ) Elevator car
lighting circuits :
( iii ) Fire alarm system;
( iv) Fire detection
system;
(v) Sprinkler alarm
system.
( 2 ) The emergency power
supply system shall be so designed that
upon Failure of the normal electrical
systems and equipment specified above,
it shah, be automatically transferred
without power interruption. Such emer-
gency power supply may be separate from
the standby power specified above .
( c) When the standby power genera-
tion system reaches full operating
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capacity, the emergency electrical
systems and equipment shall be trans-
ferred thereto.
ectLon 11 . Siesmic Considerations .
( a ) Every high-rise building Shall
have the anchorage of the following
mechanical and electrical equipment
designed and installed in accordance
with Section 2312 of the Uniform
Building Code for lateral force based on
a Cp value of 4 . 5 unle$s data substan-
tiating a lesser value is furnished :
( 1 ) Elevator drive and
suspension systems ;
( 2 ) Standby power and
lighting facilities ;
( 3 ) Fire Pumps, automatic
fire extinguishing systems and other
fire protection equipment ;
( 4 ) Air handling equipment
regulated by this Chapter .
verification of such conformance
shall be substantiated by a licensed
structural engineer .
Section 12 . Spandrel Protection .
(a ) Every high-rise building shall
have spandrel protection provided by one
of the following :
( 1 ) Openings in exterior
walls , where such openings are within
five ( 5 ) feet of each other horizontally
on vertically adjacent floors , shell be
protected by approved flame barriers
either extending thirty ( 30 ) inches
beyond the exterior wall in the plane of
the floor or by approved vertical panels
not less than three ( 3 ) feet in height
above the Eloar ;
{ 2 ) Decrease the spacing of
sprinkler heads on the perimeter , or in
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any vocations where spandrels would be
required, to that as specified for extra
hazard occupancies in National Fire
Prevention Association Pamphlet
Number 13 ;
( 3 ) Alternate spandrel fire
protection may he considered subject to
approval of the Fire Chief and Building
Official when designed and submitted by
a Fire Protection Engineer .
Seckion 13 . Fire Fighting Provisions .
(a ) Every high—rise building shall
have each floor of the building provided
with Eire department cabinets . The
cabinets shall be as close as possible
to each exit into corridors, stairway
shafts , and in every elevator lobby, and
shall provide accessibility only to the
fire department and ort-site fire
brigade. The cabinet and all equipment
specified in this section shall conform
to fire department standards . Operation
of doors to fire department cabinets
shall activate signals in a U .L .-
certified central receiving station and
in the fire control center if the fire
Control center is required by other
sections of this Chapter . Contents of
the cabinet shall be :
( 1 ) One ( 1 ) two and one-half
( 2-1/2 ) inch to one and one-half ( 1-12 )
inch grated Wye connected to the
standpipe ;
( 2 ) Two hundred ( 200) Eeet of
one and three--quarter � 1-3/4 ) inch , four
hundred ( 400 ) pound test , fire hose
line: one hundred ( 100 ) feet pre-
connected to the gated wye, one hundred
( .100) feet rolled .
( b) On the roof level , fire
department cabinets as described in
" ( a ) " above shall be located to provide
fire hose lines within thirty ( 30 ) feet
of all areas of the roof .
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( c) Tt%ere must be arse ( 1 ) "crash
cart" of fire department tools . The
crash cart , when fuller equipped, shall
fit into the elevators , shall be
dAgigned tO fire depaztMeftt standards ,
and shall contain the following standard
fire control and rescue provisions :
( 1 ) Halligan tool ;
( 2 ) Pry bar ;
( 3 ) Pick-head aster
( 4 ) Four ( 4 ) sprinkler shut-
offs ;
( 5 ) Telescoping pole with
which to apply sprinkler shut-offs ;
(6) Twelve ( 12) rubber door
holders :
( 7 ) Six ( 6 ) marking pens for
search and rescue ;
( 8 ) One hundred ( 100 ) feet to
two and orae-half ( 2-12 ) inch, four
hundred { 400 } pound test , fire hose
line, ger fire department
Specificati
Section 14 . Automatic Sprinkler
Systems .
(a ) Every high-rise building in
excess of seventy-five ( 75 ) feet above
the lowest level of approved fire
department vehicle access or other
physical configuration that qualifies a
building as high rise by local ordinance
shall also conform to the following
additional automatic sprinkler system
requirements;
( 1 ) A minimum of two ( 2 ) fire
pumps independently driven shall be
provided , each sized for the sprinkler
demand and for an additional minimum
five hundred ( 50Q ) gallons per minute
for fire department standpipe
operations . One of the pumps shall be
electrically driven and the other pump
small be diesel fuel operated ;
( 2 ) In addition to the mairt
nater supply, a secondary on-site supply
of water equal to tete hydraulically
calculated sprinkler design demand, plus
five hundred ( 500 ) gallons 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 thirty ( 30 ) minutes . The
on-site supply of water as indicated
above shall be maintained in a separate
system from the public domestic water
system, and shall conform to all
applicable crass�coanection requirements
of the City Engineer ' s Office.
Section 15. Fire Control Center .
(a ) Every high-rise building in
excess of selvanty-figs ( 75 ) feet abavLb
the lowest level of approved fire
department vehicle access or other
physical configurarion that qualifies a
buia-dims a high rise by local ordinance
shall be provided with a fire control
center located near or adjacent to the
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main entrance to the building or at any
location approved by the Fire Chief and
Building Official . The fare control
center shall be directly accessible from
the outside of the building , consistent
with standards developed by the Fire
Chief and Building Official .
The Eire control center shall be
designed to accommodate the functional
control and command personnel required
to conduct an emergency activity . There
shall be a minimum net floor area of two
hundred fifty ( 25G ) square feet . This
floor area shall not be encumbered upon
by any ;rails , equipment , or other
appurtenances necessary to the function
of the roam.
The Eire control center shall be
separated from the remainder of the
building by not less than two ( 2 ) hour
fire-resistive construction with all
Openings protected by assemblies having
a fire-resistive rating of not less than
one and one-half ( 1-112 ) hours .
The fire control, center shall be
used to house the Eollowing equipment :
( 1 ) Voice comrnunicat ion
control equipment including equipment
necessary to the function of the control
unit and their display and status
panels .
( 2) Fire alarm and fire
detection control equipment including
equipment -necessary to the function of
the control unit and their display and
status panels ;
( 3 ) Status indicators and
controls for elevators;
( 4 ) Air handling system
status indicators and control switches .
( 5 ) Controls for unlocking
stairway doors and status board
indicating whether said doors are locked
or unlocked ;
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( b ) Sprinkler valve
supervision and water flow detector
display panels ;
( 7 ) Alaem, water flog, and
trouble signals shall be annunciated by
means of an audible signal and a visual
displays which indicates the building,
floor , zone or other designated area
from which the alarm, water flow or
trouble signal. originated ;
( 8) Standby power status
display and controls;
( 9 ) A telephone connected to
the public telephone system adjacent to
the fire department communication
systems . This telephone to be for
express use of the fire department .
Telephones for building occupant Esse
shall be separate;
( 10 ) Intercom to exterior of
fire control center to allow for verbal
communication without opening the door ;
( 11) Supervision indicator of
the fire department cabinets;
( 12 ) Three ( 3 ) certified
copies of the building floor plans ,
mechanical plans, an electrical plans ;
( 1 3 ) Three ( 3 ) copies of the
fire department pre-plans ;
( 14 ) Other fire protection
equipment and systems controls, such as :
( i. ) dater tank level
indicators;
( ii ) Pira pump controls
and status indicators ;
( iii ) Fire level indicator
on -auxiliary geneeators and fire pumps .
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( 15 ) Ariy other siallar
equipment , controls , or status indica-
tors as deemed necessary by the Fire
Chief and Building Official .
( b) Any equipment that is a status
indicator shall be in the form of a
graphic annunciator . The graphic
annunciator shall be a line diagram of
the building with the lights and
activation switches in proper perspec-
tive on the diagram. The graphic
annunciator shall be further keyed to
the required building floor plans per
floor and location cn the floor .
(c ) As well as the graphic
annunciator , an alpha-numeric printout
of all staters indications or switch
activations , along with the date and
time of alarm or activation, stall be
provided . This printout shall also be
coded to provide the location of the
activation on the building floor plans
per floor and location of the floor .
(d ) The fire control center shall
not be used for the housing of any
boiler , heating unit , generator , or
storage .
Section 16 . Emergency Helicopter Land-
ing Facility.
(a ) Each high-rise building, in
excess of seventy-five ( 75 ) feet above
the lowest level of approved fire
department vehicle access or other
physical configuration - that qualifies
building a high rise by local ordinance
shall incorporate ars emergency heli-
copter landing facility located an the
roof of the building in an area approved
by the fire department .
( 1 ) A landing glide slope
angle determined by a ratio of eight ( 8 )
feet horizontal distance for every one
( 1 )' foct of vertical clearance required .
Two ( 2 ) such approaches shall be avail-
able at least ninety ( 90 ) degrees
removed from each other ;
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( 2 ) A clear , unobstructed
landing and takeoff area with a minimum
dimension of one hundred ( 100) feet by
one hundred ( 100 ) feet and a reinforced
touchdown area having a minimum dimen-
sion of fifty ( 50 ) feet by fifty ( 50 )
feet ;
( 3 ) If the roof has no
parapet wall , a substantial fence or
safe�_y net shall be provided around the
perimeter of the roof in such a manner
that it will not restrict or reduce the
required landing and takeoff area;
( 4 ) A wind-indicating device
shall be provided;
( 5 ) The roof top shall be
marked by an emergency marker as
required by the Chief of the fire
department ;
( 6 ) The roof tap shall be
marked with the numerical street address
of the building, with the numbers facing
the street frontage corresponding to the
address . The size of the numbers are to
be three ( 3 ) feet high and one ( 1 ) foot
wide.
Section 17 . plan Review and Update.
(a) Whenever there are practical
difficulties in strict application of
these provisions, the Fire Chief and
Building Official may modify the provi-
sions upon application, in writing, by
the owner , lessee, developer or lois
authorized representative, complied with
and the public safety secured . Particu-
lars of any such modification or devia-
tion from these provisions , when granted
Or allowed, shall be rendered by a
written decision of the Fire Chief and
Building Official and entered upon the
record of the City with a signed copy
furnished to the appellant .
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( b) The Fire Chief and Building
Official , with notice to the appellant ,
may approve any alternate material or
rftethod , provided that they fired that the
proposed des ign$ use# or operation
satisfactorily complies with the latent
OE these provisions and that the
materials , methods of work performed, or
operations to be employed are, for the
purpose intended , at least equivalent or
that prescribed by these provisions in
quality, strength, effectiveness , fire
resistance, durability, and safety .
( c) The Fire Chief and, Building
Official may require tests as proof of
compliance with the intent of these
provisions or alternates thereto tc be
made by an approved agency at tree
expense of the person or persons
requesting approval of alternate
methods , materials , or operations .
(d) If technical expertise is
unavailable within the Fire or Building
Departments because of new technology,
products , process, facilities , materials
and uses attending design, operation or
use of a Building or premises subject to
the provisions herein contained, the
Fire Chief and Building official may
require the appellant or his authorized
representative to provide, without
charge to the City cf Redlands , a
technical opinion and report prepared by
a qualified engineer , specialist ,
laboratory or fire safety specialty
organization acceptable to the Fire
Chief, Building . Official , and the
appellant , to thoroughly analyze the
fire safety properties of said design ,
operations , or use in prescription,
approval and adoption of the necessary
recommend changes .
(e) There shall be , and here is ,
created a Board of Appeals . in the
event that the Fire Chief and Suildirig
Official deny an appeal after considera-
tion of all provisions of this section ,
the appellant may f u r the r appeal to the
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Board of Appeals as a final authority on
the issues . The Board of Appeals shall
consist of five members who are quali-
fied by experience and training to pass
upon perttihent matters . The Fire Chief
and Building Official shall be ex
officio members , one of which shall act
as Secretary of the Board . The Board of
Appeals shall be appointed by the City
Council and shall hold office at their
pleasure . The Board shall adopt
reasonable rules and regulations for
conducting its investigations and shall
render all decisions and findings in
writing to the Fire Chief and Building
Official , with a duplicate copy to the
appellant , and may recommend to the City
Council such new legislation as is
consistent therewith.
( f ) The appellant may appeal any
action of the Board of Appeals to the
City Council .
15 . 20 . 070 UFC Appendix li-A amended -- suppression and
control of hazardous fire areas .
Section 7 of Appendix 11—A of the Uniform Fire Code is
amended to read as follows :
7 . Spark Arresters Required .
( a) Each chutney used in
conjunction with any fireplace or any
heating appliance in which solid or
liquid fuel is used shall be maintained
with an approved spark arrrester .
( b) An approved spark
arrester shall mean a device constructed
of stainless steel , aluminum, copper or
brass , woven galvanized wire mesh,
nineteen ( 19 ) gauge minimum, with three-
eighths ( 38 ) inch minimum to ane-half
( l 2 ) inch maximum openings , mounted in
or over all outside flue openings in a
vertical or near vertical. position,
adequately supported tc prevent movement
and visible from the ground .
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15 . 20 . 075 Limits of districts in which storage of combust-
ible liquids is prohibited.
A. The limits referred to in Section 79 . 501 and
79 . 1001 of the Uniform Fire Code in which stcragia of
Flammable or combustible liquids in aboveground tanks is
prohibited are hereby established as follows : Not permitted
without specific authorization in writing from the Chief of
the Fire Department .
B. The establishment of new bulk plants for the
storage or blending of flammable or combustible liquids
shall not be permitted except as specified in Sections
18 . 112 . 030 and 18 . 116 . 030 of this code.
15 . 20 . 076 Limits of districts in which bulk storage of
liquified petroleum gas is restricted.
The limits referred to in Section 8 . 105 (a ) of the
Uniform Fire Code in which bulk storage of liquified
petroleum gas is restricted are established as follows - Not
permitted without specific authorization in writing from the
Chief of the Fire Department .
15 . 20. 077 Limits of distances in which storage of
explosives and blaring agents is prohibited .
The limits referred to in Section 77 . 106 {b} of the
Uniform Fire Code in which storage of explosives and
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blasting agents is prohibited are established as follows :
Not permitted without specific authorization in writing from
the Chief of the Fire department .
15 . 20 . 084 Permit requirements and appeals .
Khenever the Chief shall disapprove an application
or refuse to grant a permit applied for , or when 2Lt is
claimed that the provisions of the Code have been miscon-
strued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from
the decision of the Chief to the City Council within thirty
( 30 ) days from the date of the decision being appealed.
15 . 20 . 090 New materials , processes or occupancies which may
require permits.
The City Manager , the Chief and the Chief of the
Division of Fire Prevention shall act as a carnmittee to
determine and specify, after giving affected persons an
opportunity to be heard, any new materials , processes or
occupancies which shall require permits , in addition to
those now enumerated in - the Code . The Chief of the Dkvisior�
of Fire Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous
place in his office , and distribute copies thereof to
interested persons .
15 . 20 . 100 Enforcement-Fire Chief authority.
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It is the duty of the Fire Chief, his designated
representatives , and the officers of the Fire Prevention
Bureau within the Fire Department to interpret and enforce
the provisions of the Uniform Fire Code and tete arniandments
thereto.
15 . 20 . 110 Citation issuance authority .
A . Any officer of the Fire Prevention Bureau who has
completed the mandatory course of peace officer training
prescribed by Section 832 of the Cali €ornia Penal Code is
hereby authorized , pursuant to Sections 832, 836 . 5 And 19 (d )
of the penal Code, and subject to the provisions thereo€ , to
arrest a person without warrant whenever the officer has
reasonable cause to believe that the peeson to be arrested
has either violated in the officer ' s presence or failed to
correct a violation of any provision of the Uniform Fire
Code or the amendments thereto contained in this Code .
S . Any officer of the Fire Prevention Bureau who has
completed the course cif - t-raini,nq prescribed . by. Penal _Cade
8ecti6n 832 is further authorized, pursuant to Sect- ions
853 . 5 and 853 . 6 of the Penal Code, to issue a Notice to
Appear to an arrested person and to release such person on
his or her written promise to appear in Court . In the event
that the arrested person demands to be taken before a
magistrate or refuses to provide his or her written promise
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to appear in court , the Fire Prevention Officer shall either
summon a Redlands Police Officer and request that the
violator be taken into custody, or contact the City Attorney
and request that an infraction complaint against the
violator be prepared and filed in the Municipal Court .
C. In addition to the mandatory course of peace
officer training prescribed by Section 832 of the California
Penal Cade , the Chief of Police shall establish and cause to
be administered a special enforcement training program
designed to instruct the officers of the Fire Prevention
Bureau with respect to the evidentiary prerequisites to
Municipal Court prosecution, the procedures for issuing
infraction citations, and otherwise prudently exercising
their arrest and citation authority, and the limitations
atterndant to such authority.
D. The officers of the Fire Prevention Bureau
who are authorized to issue citations pursuant to this
section shall file copies of all executed citations with the
Municipal Court, and also within the Fire Department .
15 . 20 . 120 Violation - penalty .
A. It is unlawful to violate or to fail to comply
with any of the provisions of the Uniform Fire Cade , or to
fail to comply with any order made pursuant thereto, It is
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also unlawful to build in violation of any detailed
statement of plans or speci £icatiorls submitted and approved
under the Uniform Fire Code, or any certificate or permit
'slued thereunder , and from which no appeal has been taker .
B. Except as otherwise specified in this section , all
violations of the Uniform Fire Code or its appendices , or
the araerndments thereto contained in this code are infrac-
tions . All violations of Article 3 of the Uniform Fire code
are misdemeanors . All violations of the Uniform Fire Code
or its appendices , or the amendments thereto contained in
this code are punishable as provided in Chapter 1 . 20 of this
code .
C. Every person who causes , aids , abets or conceals a
violation of the Uniform Fire Code is guilty of violating
the Uniform Fire Code . Each such person, firm or corpora-
tion shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each
day or portion thereof during which any violation of any
provisions of the Uniform Fire Code is cow-fitted, continued,
permitted or maintained by such person, firm or corpora-
tILOn. "
SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence ,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid, such holding or holdings shall not affect the
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validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance . The
City Council hereby declares that it mould have passed this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase thereof, irrespective of the Fact that any one or
more sections , subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be
declared invalid .
SECTION 3; The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and
the City Clerk shall certify to the adaption of this
ordinance and shall cause it ► or a gummary of it , to be
published once in the Redlands Daily Facts , a newspaper of
general circulation printed and published in the City.
ay)6r ,
city, Fier ,
City/of Bedlam s
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1 , Lorri.e_-P-ovzer —0 City Clerk of the City OE
Redlands , DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of Ordinance NO , 2105 _ of said CitY whiCh was
introauced at a regular meeting of the City CouncLl held on
the 6th day of Fehr-uary . 1990 , and finally passed not
less than five ( 5 ) days thereafter on the 20th day of
February , 1990 , by the following vote, to-wit;
ASSES : Councilmembers Beswick, Cunningham, Nilson;
Mayor DeMirjyn
NOES , None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Larson
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