HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1225_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. i225
AN ORDINANCE OF TEE CITY CF REDLANDS AMENDING THE REDLANDS
ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 42 THERETO,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF BE CITY OF REDLANDS does ordain as followu
SECTION ONE. That the Redlands Ordinance Code be amended
by the addition of the fol:nwirg sections.
SAFETY FIRE CODE CHAPTER 42
CHAPTER 42
Article 420. Adoption 1961 Uniform Fire Code
421. Fire Code & Appendixes Adopted
in Part
422, Establishment & Duties of Division
of Fire Prevention
Article 420
Adoption of the 1961 uniform Fire Code
4201. The hereja designated portions of the Uniform Fire Code,
1961 edition and Appendix A, Appendix C, Appendix E and Appendix G,
thereto providing regulations consistent with nationally recognized
standard practice, to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare
to a reasonable deg a from the hazards of fire and explosion arising
from the storage, use and handling of dangerogas and hazardous materials,
substances and devices, the operation, installation, construction, loca-
tion, safeguarding and maintenance of attendant equipment, and the
installation and maintenance of adequate means of egress not provided for
by the Building Code, which Fire Code was approved by the California Fire
Chiefs Association Conference held May 17, 1961. Three copies of said
code and said appendixes have been certified as true copies and filed in
the office of the City Clerk and hereby adopted by reference. The parts
of said code and appendixes so adopted by reference are made a part of
this ordinance as though set forth at length herein (Ord. No, 1225)
Article 421.
Fare Code and Appendixes Adopted in Part,
4210. The Uniform Fire Code and Appendixes A, C, E and G, with the
exception of the parts and provisions expressly excepted and deleted and
as amended by this Section 29 are adopted by reference and made a part
hereof as provided in Section I hereof. The sections, paragraphs and
parts of said uniform Fire Code which are excepted, deleted and not adop-
ted include:
Section 1.24; Section 13.24; Section. 1303; Section 13.35;
Section 13.36; Section 13.379- Section 17.05; Section 17.06;
Section 23004; Section 23.05; Section 27.14; Section 27,15;
Section 27022; Section 27.24
4211. The following paragraphs and parts of said Uniform Fire Code
are adopted as amended.
42120 Subsection (d) of Section 10.01 of the Uniform Fire Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(d) All-t-doors an or leading to required exitways shall be kept un-
locked at all times when the building or floor area served thereby is
occupied by customers.
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SAFETY FIRE CODE 4213-
4213, Section 15-104 of the Uniform Fire code is hereby emended to
read as followss
Section 15-104 Container, Tanks, Equipment and Apparatus
Containers, Tanks, Equipment and Apparatus used or Mended to be used
for the storage, handling, use or sale of flammable liquids shall be of an
approved type. Glass containers exceeding 32 fluid ounces in capacity
shall not be approved except where contamination is a factor. Samples of
not to exceed one quart of capacity may be taken in glass containers for
commercial reference or testing.
4214- Subsection (a) of Section 15,,103 of the Uniform Fire Code is
hereby amended to read as follows-,
(a) Slorageg handling or use of Class 19 Cl41aaa IT or Class III-A
flammable liquids in containers exceeding one gallon in aggregate capacity
in a dwelling or other place of human habitationg or in excess of six (6)
gallons in any other building or other occupancy; or in excess of ten
(10)
gallons outside of any building-, except that no permit shall be required
for the followings
(1) For the storage or use of flammable liquids in the fuel tank of a
motor vehicle, aircraft, motorboat, mobile power plant or mobile heating
plant.
(2) For the storage or use of paints, oils, varnishes or similar
flammable mixtures when such liquids are stored for maintenance, painting
or similar purposes for a period of not more than 30 days.
4215. Article 15 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended by
adding thereto a new section numbered 15.225 to read as followss
Section 15.225 Abandonment
The following procedure shall govern and :control abandonment or removal
of underground flammable liquid tanks-,
(1) Underground flammable liquid tanks are hereby deemed "out of
service" when one of the following caours8
a) Whenever the owner or user shall so state
b) Whenever the dispensing apparatus is disconnected
c) Whenever there is a discontinuance of the use of the tank or
its appurtenances for the purpose for which it was designed
for a continuous sixty day period.
'(2) Underground tanks taken out of service shall be disposed of in any
of the three following manners-.
a) Being placed in "temporarily out of service" condition
b) Abandoned in place
c) Removed
(3) The owner, operator or person in control of a tank deemed "Out
of Service" shall notify the Division of Fire Prevention of such fact and
the method of disposition.
(4) In all cases where tanks a-- either rendered "temporarily out of
service" or permanently abandoned, r ards shall be kept of the size of the
tank, the location, and the date of abandonment and method used for placing
the tank in a safe condition,
(5) Tanks shall be rendered "temporarily out of service" in accor-
dance with the follosing procedures8
a) "Temporarily" shall mean a period not to exceed ninety days.
It may be extended at the discretion of the Chief of the
Division of Fire Prevention for such additional ninety day
periods as shall be warranted,
SAFETY FRE CODE 4215-
b) Gasoline to the extent of five per cent (5%) of the tank
capacity shall be left in the tank,
c) The fill line, gauge hatch and pump suction shall be capped
and secured against tampering.
d) The vent line shall be left open.
e) As alternates to the above the tank may be rendered gas free
or filled with water.
(6) Tanks shall be abandoned in accordance with the following pro-
cedures which shall be carried out in the sequence in which they appear
herein:
a) Remove all flammable liquid from the tank and from all
connecting lines;
b) The suction, inlets gauge, and went lines shall be discon-
nected;
c) The tank and any remaining pipe stubs shall be completely
filled with an approved material$
d) Cap or plug all connecting lines below ground level,
(7) Tanks shall be removed in accordance with the following proce-
dures which shall be carried out in the sequence in which they appear herein:
,a) Remove all flammable liquid from the tank and connecting lines;
b) Disconnect the suction, inlet, gauge, and vent Innes;
c) The tank shall be rendered gas free, as indicated by a com-
bustible gas indicator, before removal from the ground;
d) Cap or plug inlets or outlets and Beep them capped or
plugged during the transportation and storage of the tank;
e) If the tank is to be disposed of as ,junk, it should be re-
tested for explosive vapors, and if necessary¢ rendered gas
free. Afterjunking and before releasing to a junk dealer,
a sufficient number of holes shall, be made in the tank to
render it unfit for further use,,
(8) Tanks located in public property$ streets, alleys, easements, or
right-of-way shall not be disposed of by abandonments Disposition shall be
by removal.
5a Subsection (a) of Section 20.10 of the Uniform Fare Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
a) No person shall smoke within 25 feet of any L-P Gas con-
tainer of 1200 gala or greater capacity.
6. Subsection (c) of Section 20.10 of the Uniform Fire Code is
hereby amended to read as followss
(c) No person shall install or maintain any L-P Gas con-
tainer with a capacity of 1200 gallons or less within 25
feet of any open flame device o outside of buildings, nor
shall any person install or maintain any such container with
a capacity in excess of 1200 gallons within 50 feet of any
such open flame device.
Article 422
Establishment and Duties of the Division of Fire Prevention.
4220. The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Division of
Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City of Redlands9 California,
which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the super-
vision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
SAFETY FIRE COTE 422-
4221. The Chief of the Division of Fire Prevention shall be appointed
by the Chief of the Fire Department pursuant to the provisions of the
Personnel Merit System of the Citya
4222. The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such -members of the
Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessaxy.
4223. Uniform Fire Code Amendment -
Section 17a of Appendix E of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to
read as follows-,
The Chief may cause to be removed and cleared within twenty (20) feet
on each side of every roadway all flammable vegetation or other combustible
growth., and may enter on private property to do so. When the Chdef determines
that any flan-nable vegetation or combustible growth constitutes a present fire
hazard, and threatens the public health, safety and -del-fare, he may immediately
cause its removal and the reasonable cost of such work shall be charged to the
owner of the premises as shown by the current rolls of the Tax Assessor's Office
of San Bernardino County,, and added to the owner2s tax bill for payment prior
to the date upon which taxes are due, and shall be a lien on the real property
until paid,
This section shall not apply to single specimens of trees, ornamental
shrubbery, or cultivated ground cover such as green grass, ivy, succulents, or
similar plants used as ground cover,, provided that they do not form a means of
readily transmitting fire. As used in this sectionp "roadway" means that portion
of a highway or private street improved,, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular
travel. (Ord. No. 1225)
SECTION TWO. This ordinance shall be in force and take
effect as provided by law.
SECTION THREE. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this ordinance and cause it to be published once in the
Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation
printed and published in the City of Redlands.
ATTEST:
sl Charles C. Parker
CiClerk Mayor of the City of Redlands
APPROVED FOR FORM:
s/ Edward F. Taylor
City Attorney
I. Hazel M. Soper, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify
that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of
1963 by the following vote:
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NOES:
ABSENT:
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