Ordinance - 1903FJ
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ORDINANCE NO. 1903
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY'OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING'CHAPTER 7, ARTICLES II,
III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, DIVISION 1, ARTICLE XIII AND
CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE II OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO THE ADOPTION OF THE 1991 EDITIONS OF THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE AND STANDARDS;' UNIFORM FIRE CODE AND
STANDARDS, UNIFORM CODE FOR ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS
BUILDINGS, UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, UNIFORM MECHANICAL
CODE, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, UNIFORM SIGN CODE, UNIFORM
SOLAR'ENERGY CODE AND THE.1990 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE.
The City Council of the City of West Covina, California,
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Articles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Article IX,
Division 1, Article XIII of Chapter 7 and Article II of Chapter
10 of. the West Covina Municipal Code are hereby revised as to the
following Sections as follows:
ARTICLE II -.BUILDING CODE
SECTION 7-16. Adopted.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the 1991 Editions
of the Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building Code Standards
prepared and copyrighted in Whittier, California, by the
International Conference of Building Officials, which on the 16th
day of June , 1992, were made a public record
of the City, including all appendices and indices, are hereby
adopted and made part hereof as if fully set out in this Section.
One copy of each such Code as well as any secondary Codes
incorporated by such Code shall be kept on.file in the. office of
the City Clerk. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity
between any kprovision contained in such Codes set forth above and
any amendment thereto contained in this Article, or other
provision of the Municipal Code, the amendment or addition shall
control.
Section 7-17. Definitions.
Whenever any of the following terms are used in the Code adopted
by Section 7-16 of this Municipal Code, such terms shall be
deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this
Sections as follows:
Department of Building and Safety: shall mean the
Department of Building and Safety of the City.
Building Official: shall mean the City Building and
Safety Director or other designated City Officer.
Health Officer: shall mean the County Health Officer.
Fire Chief: shall mean the City Fire'Chief.
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ARTICLE III = ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE
Section 7-37. Code adopted.
Except as_otherwise.provided in this article, the 1991 Edition of
the Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, prepared
and copyrighted in Whittier, California, by the International
Conference of Building Officials, which on the 16th day of
June , 1992, was made.a public record of the City,
including all its appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and
made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section. At least
one (1) copy of'such Code as well as any secondary Codes
incorporated by such Code shall be kept on file in the office of
the City Clerk. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity
between any provision contained din such Codes set forth above an
any amendment thereto contained in this Article, or other
provisions of the Municipal Code, the amendment or addition shall
control.
Section 7-3,8. Definitions.
Whenever any of the following terms are used in the Code adopted
by the Section 7-37, such term shall be deemed and construed to
have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section as follows:
Building Officials shall mean the city Building and
Safety Director or other designated City Officer.
Department of Building and Safety: shall mean the City
Department of Building and Safety.
Fire Chief, shall mean the city Fire Chief.
Health Officer: shall mean the County Health Officer.
ARTICLE IV - ELECTRICAL'CODE
Section 7-49. Adopted.
Except as.otherwise provide in this Article, the 1990 Edition of
the National Electrical Code, prepared and copyrighted by the
National Fire Protection Association, Boston, Massachusetts, and
including the Uniform Administrative Code provisions for the
'National Electrical Code, 1990 Edition, prepared and copyrighted
by the International Conference of Building Officials, Whittier,
California, which on the 16th I day of June 1992
were made a�,,public record of the City, including all appendices
and indices are hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully
set out in this Section. Atleast one (1) copy of said Codes, as
well as any secondary Codes incorporated by said Codes shall be
kept on file in the office of the City Clerk. In the event of any
conflict or ambiguity between any provision contained in said
Codes any amendments thereto contained in this Article, the
amendment or addition shall control.
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ARTICLE V - HOUSING CODE
Section 7-61. Adopted.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the 1991 Edition of
the Uniform Housing Code, prepared an copyrighted in Whittier,
• California, by the International Conference of Building
Officials, which on the 16th day of June , 1992,
was made a public record of the City, including all its
appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof
as if fully set out in this Section. At least one (1) copy of
such Codes as well as any secondary Codes incorporated by such
Code shall be kept on file in the office of the provision
contained in such Codes set forth above and any amendment thereto
contained in this Article, or other provision of the Municipal
Code, the amendment or addition shall control.
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Section 7-62. Definitions.
Whenever any of the following terms are used in the Code adopted
by Section 7-61, such terms shall be deemed and construed to
have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section as follows:
Building official: shall mean the City Building and
Safety Director or other designated City Officer.
Department of Building and Safety.: shall mean the City
Department of Building and Safety.
Fire Chief: shall mean the City Fire Chief.
Health, Officer: shall mean the County Health Officer.
ARTICLE VI -.MECHANICAL CODE
Section 7-73: Adopted.
Except as otherwise provided -in this Article, the 1991 Edition of
the Uniform Mechanical Code, prepared an copyrighted in Whittier,
California, by,.,the International Conference of Building
Officials, which on the 16th day of, June 1992,
was made a public record of the City, including all its
appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof
as if fully set out in this Section. At least one (1) copy of
such Codes as well.as any secondary Codes incorporated by such
Code shall be kept on file in the office of the provision
contained in such Codes set forth above and any amendment thereto
contained in this Article, or other provision of the Municipal
Code, the amendment or addition shall control.
Section 7-74. Definitions.
Whenever any'of the following terms are used in the Code adopted
by Section 7-73, such terms shall be deemed and construed to
have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section as follows:
Building Official: shall mean the City Building and
Safety Director or other designated City Officer.
Department of Building and.Safety: shall mean.the City
Department of Building and'Safety.
rare Chiefs ■hall mean the City Firs Chief.
Health Officer: shall mean the County Health Officer.
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ARTICLE VII - PLUMBING CODE
Section 7-85. Adopted.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the 1991 Edition of
the Uniform Mechanical Code, prepared an copyrighted in Whittier,
California, by the International Conference of Building
Officials, which on the 16rh day of June , 1992,
was made a public record of the City, including all its
appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof
as if fully set out in this Section. At least one (1) copy of
such Codes as well as any secondary Codes incorporated by such
Code shall be kept on file in the office of the provision
contained in such Codes set forth above and any amendment thereto
contained in this Article, or other provision of. the Municipal
Code, the amendment or addition shall control.
ARTICLE IX - SIGNS
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Section 7-134. Code - Adopted.
Except as otherwise provided -in this Article, the 1991 Edition of
the Uniform Sign Code, prepared an copyrighted in Whittier,
California, by the International Conference of Building
Officials, which on the 16th day of June , 1992,
was made a public record of the City, including all its
appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof
as if fully set out in this Section. At least one (1) copy of
such Codes as well as any secondary Codes incorporated by such
Code shall be kept on file in the office of the provision
contained in such Codes set forth above and any amendment thereto
contained in this Article, or other provision of the Municipal
Code, the amendment or addition shall control.
Section 7-135. Same - Definitions.
Whenever any of the following .terms are used in the Code adopted
by Section 7-134, such terms shall be deemed and construed to
have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section as follows:
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Building Official: shall mean the City Building and
Safety Director or other'designated City Officer.
Department of Building and Safety: shall mean the City
Department of Building and Safety.
Fire Chief: shall mean the City Fire Chief.
Health'Officer: shall mean the County Health Officer.
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ARTICLE XIII - SOLAR ENERGY CODE
,.Section 7-220. Adopted.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the 1991 Edition of
the Uniform Sign Code, prepared an copyrighted in Whittier,
California, by the International conference of Building
Officials, which on the 16th day of ` June , 1992,
• was made a`publlc record of the City, including all its
appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof
as if fully set out in this Section. At least one (1) copy of
such Codes as well as any secondary Codes incorporated by such
Code.shall be kept on file in the office of the provision
contained in such Codes set forth above and any amendment thereto
contained in this Article, or other provision of the Municipal
Code, the amendment or addition shall control.
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Section 7-221 Definitions.
Whenever any of the following terms are used in the Code adopted
by Section 7-220, such terms shall be deemed and construed to
have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section as follows:
Building Official: shall mean the City Building and
Safety Director or other designated City Officer.
Department of Building and Safety: shall mean the City
Department of Building and Safety.
Fire Chief: shall mean the City Fire Chief.
Health Officer: shall mean the County Health Officer.
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SECTION TWO, The West Covina Municipal Code, Chapter 10 - Fire
Prevention and Protection, is hereby amended by repealing Article
2 thereof in its entirety.
SECTION THREE. The West Covina Municipal Code, Chapter 10 - Fire
Prevention and 'Protection,' is hereby amended by adding a new
ARTICLE 2 to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. FIRE CODE
• SECTION 10-20 ADOPTION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE.
There is hereby adopted, by the City Council of the City of
West Covina for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing
conditions.hazardous to life and property from fire and explosion,
that certain Code and Standards know as the Uniform Fire Code,
including Appendix Chapters I -A (Life -Safety Requirements for
Existing Building other than High Rise), I-B (Life -Safety
Requirements for Existing High -Rise Buildings), I-C (Stairway
Identification), II -A (Suppression and Control of Hazardous Fire
Areas);. II-B (Protection of Flammable and Combustible Liquids in
Tanks in Locations Subject to Flooding), II-E (Hazardous Materials
Management Plans and Hazardous Materials Inventory Statements), II-
F (Above -Ground Storage Tank for Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing
Stations), III -A (Fire -Flow Requirements for Buildings), III-C
(Testing Automatic Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems), III-D
(Basement Pipe Inlets), IV -A (Interior Floor Finish), IV-B
(Christmas Trees), V-A (Nationally Recognized Standards of Good
Practice), VI -A (Hazardous Materials Classifications), VI-B
(Emergency Relief Venting for Fire Exposure for Aboveground Tanks),
and the Uniform Fire Code Standards published by the Western Fire
Chiefs Association and the International Conference of Building
officials, being particularly the 1991 Editions thereof and the
whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter
deleted, modified or amended, by Section 10-26 of this Ordinance one
(1) copy of the Code and Standards has been and is now filed in the
office of the City Clerk of the City of. West Covina and the same
are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at
length herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take
effect, the provision thereof shall be controlling within the
limits of the City of West Covina.
SECTION 10-21 ESTABLISHMENT"AND DUTIES OF BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION
(a) The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of
Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City of West Covina
which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the
supervision',of.the Chief of the Fire Department.
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(b) The Fire Marshal in charge of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention shall be appointed by the Chief of the Fire Department
on the basis of examination to determine his qualifications.
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(c) The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members
of the Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time -to -time be
necessary. The Chief of the Fire Department shall recommend the
employment of technical inspectors,, who, when such authorization is
made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their
fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members
and/or non-members of the Fire Department,and appointments made
after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only
for cause. -
SECTION 10-22 DEFINITIONS:Q,
(a) Whenever the word "Jurisdiction" is used in the Uniform
Fire Code, it i• the City of Went Covina.
(b) Whenever the words "Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention" are used they shall be held to mean "Fire Marshal".
SECTION 10-23 ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH STORAGE
OF'FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN OUTSIDE ABOVE GROUND TANKS
IS PROHIBITED.
(a) The limits referred to in Section 79.501 of the Uniform
Fire Code in which the storage of flammable or combustible liquids
is restricted are hereby established as follows: All areas of the
City except those areas approved by the Fire Chief or a designated
representative and whose maximum quantity does not exceed 500
gallons individual tank capacity.
(b) The limits referred to in Section 79.501 of the Uniform
Fire Code in which bulk plants for flammable liquids is restricted
are hereby established as follows:, All areas of the City except
those areas that are specifically designated under the zoning
provisions of this Code as Zone M-1.
SECTION 10-24 ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS IN WHICH STORAGE OF LIQUEFIED
PETROLEUM GASES IS TO BE RESTRICTED.
(a) The limits referred to in Section 82.103 (a) of the
Uniform Fire Code, in which storage of liquefied petroleum gas is
restricted, are hereby established as follows: All areas of the
City except those areas approved by the Fire Chief or a designated
representative and whose maximum quantity does not exceed 2,000
gallons water capacity.
(b) The limits referred to in Section 82.103 (a) of the
Uniform Fire Code, in which bulk storage of liquid petroleum gas is
restricted are•'hereby established as follows: The Entire Area of
the City.
SECTION 10-25 ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH STORAGE
OF EXPLOSIVES AND.BLASTING AGENTS IS TO BE PROHIBITED.
The limits referred to in Section 77.106 (b) of the Uniform
Fire Code, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is
prohibited, tare hereby established as follows: The Entire Area of
the City.
SECTION 10-26 AMENDMENTS MADE IN THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE.
The Uniform Fire Code, -1991 Edition, as. adopted under Section
10-20 of this chapter is amended and changed in. the following
respects:
SECTION 2.105 OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, IS REVISED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2.105 AUTHORITY OF FIRE PERSONNEL TO EXERCISE POWERS OF
POLICE OFFICERS.
(a) The Chief and members of the Fire Department shall have
the powers of a police officer in performing their duties under
this article.
(b) The following officers and members,of the Fire Department
shall have the power to arrest any person without a warrant
whenever they have reasonable cause to believe.that the person has
violated any provision of this chapter in their presence:
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Chief, Battalion Chief, Fire Marshal, Assistant Fire
Marshal, captain, Engineer, Firefighter, and Fire
Protection Specialist.
SECTION 6.162(a) OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE IS REVISED AS FOLLOWS:
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RECTION QZ RERMITB.
(c) Compliance. All permits or certificates issued under
this Code shall be presumed to contain the proviso that the
applicant, his agents and employees shall carry out the proposed
,activity in.compliance with all the requirements of this Code and
any other laws or regulations applicable thereto, whether specified
or not, and in complete accordance with the approved plans and
specifications. Any permit or certificate which purports to
sanction a violation of this Code or any applicable .law or
regulations shall be void and any approval of plans and
specifications in the issuance of such permit shall likewise be
void.
SECTION 4.102 (d) IS ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE TO READ AS -
FOLLOWS:
• (d) Validity. All officers and employees of the City vested
with theduty or authority to issue permits, licenses, or
certificates of occupancy where required by law shall conform to
the provisions of this Chapter and said Fire Code. No such permit,
license, or certificate for buildings, uses, or purposes where the
same would be in conflict with the provisions of this Chapter or
said Fire Code shall be issued. Any such permit, license, or
certificate which is issued in conflict with said provisions shall
be null and void.
SECTION 4.102 (a) IS ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
(e) Permit Fees. When the application for a permit or
certificate under this division is filed, a uniform non-refundable
fee shall be 'paid for the purpose of defraying the cost incidental
to the proceedings.
'Such charges and fees to be rendered shall be those which the
City Council may from time to time determine, fix and establish by
resolution duly and reasonably adopted by it. Such charges may be
,changed by the City Council from time to time by resolution and
shall respectively be applicable for the respective periods
designatedor governed by such respective resolutions.
SECTION 10.204(a) OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 10.204(a) SPECIFICATIONS FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS.
(a) Dimensions. Fire Apparatus Access Roads shall have an
unobstructed width of"not-,less than 25 feet and an unobstructed
vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches.
SECTION 10.204 (a) IS ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 10.204 (a) VARIANCE.
(g) Variance. Variance from the requirement of this
subsection may be approved by the Fire Chief or a designated
representative only upon a determination that safety and access
have been provided which are substantially similar to that
available were the required.accessways provided.
SECTION 10.205 OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE IS AMENDED TO READ �AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 10.205 OBSTRUCTION OR BLOCKING FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS.
The required width of a fire apparatus access road shall:not
be obstructed in any manner,including .parking of vehicles.
Minimum required width and clearances established under Section
10.204 (a) shall be maintained at all times.
In addition, any person excavating or working upon any street,'
alley, public thoroughfare, or fire apparatus access road And by
reason thereof, or for any other reason, causes the same to be
blocked or'"made impassable, shall notify the Chief of the Fire
Department'Tat the time such work is started and upon completion
thereof.
SECTION 10.206 OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE 18 AMENDED TO READ A8
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 10.206 MARRING OR POSTING OF FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS.
When required, approved signs or other approved notices shall
be provided and maintained for fire apparatus access roads to
identify such roads and prohibit the obstruction thereof or both.
Those areas determined to be "Fire Lanes" shall be posted in
• accordance to the standards set forth by the City of West Covina
Engineering Department per West Covina Municipal Code, Section 22-
188.
SECTION 10.306 18 ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 10.306 SECURITY GATES.
All security gates and security access systems on building
entrances shall be operated by the Fire Department by way of a card
reader which will accept Fire Department master card only..
SECTION 10.401 OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 10.401.WATER SUPPLIES FOR FIRE PROTECTION.
An approved water supply capable of supplying the required
fire flow for fire protection shall be provided to all premises
upon which"facilities, buildings or portions of buildings are
hereafter constructed or moved into or with the jurisdiction. When
any portion of the facility or building,protected is in excess of
150 feet from a water supply on a public street, as measured by an
approved route around the exterior of a facility or building, on -
site fire hydrants and water mains capable of supplying the
required fire flow shall be provided when required by the Chief.
SECTION 10.402 OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE IS AMENDED TO READ A8
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 10..402 TYPE OF WATER SUPPLY.
Water supply may consist of reservoirs, pressure tanks,
elevated tanks, water mains, or other fixed systems capable of
providing the required fire flow. In setting the requirements for
fire flow, the Chief may be guided by the provision outlined in the
ISO Guide for Determination of Required Fire Flow, 1974 Edition or
provision in Uniform Fire Code Appendix III -A.
Water mains supplying fire hydrants shall be not less than
eight (8) inches in size and shall be capable, at a residual
pressure of at least 20 psi, of simultaneously supplying 1000
gallons per minute per hydrant to the number of hydrants
corresponding to the required fire flow divided by 1000.
No person shall erect or modify any building, in such a manner
so as to create a fire flow requirement in excess of 5,000 gallons
per minute.,,;.
No building shall be constructed that exceeds the maximum
available fire flow to the building site.
SECTION 10..403 OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE I8 AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
The location, number, and type of fire hydrants connected to
a water supply capable of .delivering the required fire flow shall
be provided .on the public street or on the site of the premises or
both to be protected as required and approved by the Chief. Fire
hydrants shall be accessible to the fire department apparatus by
roads meeting the requirements of Sections 10.203, 10.204, 10,205,
and 10.206..
All fire hydrants shall be capable of discharging a flow of
1,000 gallons per minute.
When. required by the Chief, hydrant locations. shall be
identified by the installation of reflective markers.
For fire safety during construction, alteration or demolition
of a building, see Section 87.103 (c).
SECTION 10.506(c) IS ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 10.506(c) DETAILED INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS._
(c) Detailed Installation Requirements. Detailed plans for
all fire -extinguishing systems shall be submitted to the fire
department for approval prior to any installation.
All fire -extinguishing systems shall be designed, installed
and maintained in accordance with the Standards of the National
Fire Protection Association.*
The design, installation, inspection and maintenance of all
automatic fire sprinkler systems shall meet the standards of the
latest edition of the National Fire Protection Association N.F.P.A.
113 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems.
SECTION 10:507(i) IS ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 10:507- ) AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
(i) Automatic Fire Sprinkler System. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this section, an approved automatic fire
sprinkler system shall be installed:
1. On all new buildings exceeding ten thousand (10,000)
square feet in floor area.
2. In any existing building after the completion of any major
alteration or addition which will exceed ten thousand
(10,000) square feet of floor area.
3. In any existing building where an addition or additions
exceed twenty five (25) percent of the existing floor area
asltof January 1, 1990, or ten thousand (10,000) square
feet, whichever is less, and the existing building is over
ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
4. When the value of alterations or repairs to an existing
building which has ten thousand (10,000) or more square
feet, exceeds twenty five (25) percent of the value of the
building in any twelve month period.
SECTION 10.�513(a) OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS: •
SECTION 10.5131a) FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT FOR PROTECTION OF
KITCHEN GREASE HOODS AND DUCTS.
Approved. fire suppression s
(a) Where required. pp pP stems shall Y
,be provided for the protection of commercial type food heat
processing equipment in cooking facilities. where. food containing
fat is fried, broiled, grilled, or barbecued upon or over a grill,
pit or spit.
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SECTION 11,203(1) IS ADDED TO .THE UNIFORM FIRE.CODE TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 11.203(1) BONFIRES AND OUTDOOR RUBBISH FIRES._
(i) Bonfires and Outdoor Rubbish Fires. No person shall
kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish -fire or authorize such
fire to be kindled or maintained on private Jand within the City
except with the specific approval of the South Coast Air Quality
• Management District and under a written permit by the Fire Chief.
SECTION 11.302(b) IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 11.302(b) RUBBISH WITHINDUMPSTERS.
(b) Rubbish Within Dumpsters. Dumpsters and containers with
an individual capacity of 1.5 cubic yards (40.5 cubic feet) or more
shall not be stored in buildings or placed within 5 feet of
combustible walls, openings or combustible roof eave lines. Except
as provided for in this section.
Commercially serviced refused containers of capacities larger
than 1.5 cubic yards (40.5 cubic feet) or more shall be constructed
of metal and provided with metal lids. Containers shall be
delivered and restored after servicing with the lids in a closed
position. Lids shall be maintained in the closed position except
during the process of introducing or removing refuse.
Commercially serviced refuse containers shall be serviced as
often as necessary to prevent over filling. Placement of refuse
which raises the lid of the container by more than 1/2 inch from
closed position is prohibited. .No refuse shall be allowed to
accumulate outside.of refuse containers.
Commercially serviced refuse containers shall be signed "Keep
Lid Closed", with letters at least three (3),inches high with a one
(1) inch stroke on a contrasting background.
Trash '',,enclosures and refuse storage areas located beneath
combustible construction shall be protected .by automatic
sprinklers. .-. Trash chutes and .trash rooms constructed shall be
protected by automatic --sprinklers approved by the Fire Chief. If
located ink residential occupancies, a smoke detector system
approved by 'the Fire Chief shall also be provided.
SECTION 11.302(s) IS ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 11.302(a) REMOVAL OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE VEGETATION
AND MATERIALS.
(e) Removal of Flammable and Combustible Vegetation and
Materials. All residential front, rear, and side yards including
slopes shall be maintained,:, by the owner or occupant, free and
clear of all flammable or combustible vegetation for a distance of
100 feet or to their property line whichever is closest.
A minimum clearance of 10 feet shall be maintained between all
roads and. all dry grass, weeds, vegetation and any other
combustible,material.
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weeds, brush, debris, trash or other waste material upon any vacant
lot or parcel of ground within the City.
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SECTION 11.303(a) FLAME -PROOFING.
(g) Flame' -Proofing. Any person applying flame -proofing, fire
retardant solution, or other material used to decorate, color or
coat any decorative material, including Christmas trees, for
commercial or non-commercial purposes in commercial, industrial, or
institutional occupancies shall use a chemical or solution approved
for such use listed by the State Fire Marshal of the State of
California, and the material shall be applied in conformance with
the listing and the regulations of the State Fire Marshal's Office.
SECTION 11.304 OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWSS_
• SECTION 11.304 PARADE FLOATS.
(a) Permit. No person shall construct, operate or display any
parade float in the City without first having obtained a permit
therefore from the fire department.
(b) Decorative Material. All decorative materials shall be
fire resistant or flame retardant in a manner approved by the fire
department..' •
(c) Fire Protection. All floats shall be provided with an
approved portable fire extinguisher of at least 2-A, 10-B:C rating
readily accessible to the operator.
(d) Regulation. The Fire Chief is authorized to promulgate
regulations governing the construction, operation and display of
all floats. All floats constructed, operated or displayed within
the City shall conform to said regulations.
SECTION 11.305 IS ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE TO READ AS
FOLLOWBs
SECTION 11.305 CHRISTMAB TREE SALES LOTS._
All temporary lots for the display and sale of Christmas trees
are required to have a permit and shall be located, maintained, and
operated subject to the following provisions:
(a) Permits. All applications for permits.shall be made in
writing, filed with the City Council, and shall state the name of
the applicant, his address, and the location of the proposed
Christmas tree` lot. The application shall be accompanied by a
clearance from the Fire Chief as to fire regulations and by a
clearance from the Department of Building and Safety as to the
proposed electrical, installation, if any, and additionally by
clearance from the Engineering Department for review of stand,
location in,;relation to possible interruption of traffic.
All permits must be posted in a conspicuous place.
Fires .in barbecues or in metal drums or other containers
require a special permit that is to be obtained from the fire
department.
(b) Fire Protection. There shall be maintained in each
premise or display area where Christmas trees are sold or offered
for sale, at least two (2) fire extinguishers with a minimum rating
of 2A. No extinguisher shall be more than seventy five (75) feet
travel distance from any tree on display or in storage.
(c) Tents or Canopies. All tents, canopies and temporary
membrane structures shall meet the requirements of Article 32 of
this code. All tents, canopies and temporary membrane structures
shall be made of flame -proof materials or rendered flame retardant
by an approved process.
(d) Display. Christmas trees shall not be displayed under
covered walkways in shopping centers unless the walkway is
protected by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system.
(e) Lot Closure. Christmas tree lots must be removed and the
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debris cleared no later than ten (10) days after the last day of
sale. A fee, as established by resolution of the City Council,
shall be posted for each lot with the license collector at the time
of issuance.of the permit. This fee will be returned if the debris
is cleared and the lot is removed within the stated time, otherwise
the fee will be used to defray the cost of cleaning up the area and
will not be returned.
SECTION 11.505. OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 11.505, CHIMNEY SPARK ARRESTERS
Each chimney used with any fireplace or any heating appliance
in which solid or liquid fuel is used, upon any house, hotel,
building or structure located within two hundred (200) feet of any
mountains, brush, or land covered with flammable material, or if
surrounding roof covering is wooden shingles, shall be maintained
with a spark arrester as required for incinerators.
SECTION 11.506 IS ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE _CODE TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 11.506. CLEARANCE BETWEEN CHIMNEYS AND COMBUSTIBLES.
A minimum of 10 feet shall be maintained between chimneys and
all trees, dry grass, weeds, vegetation, and any other combustible
material.
SECTION 14.104(h) IS ADDED TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE TO READ AS
FOLLOWSs
SECTION 14.104(h)._ SHORE DETECTORS IN DWELLING UNITS AND GUEST
ROOMS.
(h) Smoke Detectors in Dwelling Units and Guest Rooms.
Every existing building used as a single family or multiple family
occupancy, hotel, motel, boarding house, or mobile home shall have
installed therein an approved, smoke detector that operates on
products of combustion and meets the requirements of Section
1210(a) of the 1991 Edition Uniform Building Code under the
following conditions:
1. Whenever a permit is'required for addition or alteration
to that building.
SECTION'10-27. NEW MATERIALS, PROCESSES, OR OCCUPANCIES WHICH MAY
REQUIRE PERMITS.
The Building and Safety Director, the±Fire Chief, and the
Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee to
determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity
to be heard, Any new materials, processes, or occupancies for which
permits are required in addition to those now enumerated in said
Code. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall -keep such
list in his office for public review and distribute copies thereof
to interested persons.
SECTION 10-28. APPEALS.
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Whenever the Chief disapproves an application or refuses to
grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the
provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and
meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted,
the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief to a Board
of Appeals as outlined in Section 2.303 of the Uniform Fire Code.
SECTION 10-29. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIEB.
(a) Any person who violates any provision of this code or
standards hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who
violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder', or who
builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or
plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or
permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken,
or who fails to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified
by the City Council of the City of West Covina or by a court of
competent jurisdiction, within the time. fixed herein, shall
severally for each and every such violation and non-compliance,
respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of
not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment not to
• exceed six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the
violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be
required to correct or'remedy such violations or defects within a
reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each and every
day or portion thereof that prohibited conditions are maintained
shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) The application of the above penalty shall not be held to
prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
SECTION 10-30. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance or of the code
or standards hereby adopted and hereby repealed.
SECTION 10-31. VALIDITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or
portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance. .The City Council declares that it would have
adopted this Ordinance .and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase, part or and
thereof, irrespective of the fact
that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, parts
or portions -be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 10-32. DATE OF EFFECT.
This Ordinance shall take .effect and be in force from and
after its adoption as required by law.
SECTION FOUR. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published in the manner prescribed by law.
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SECTION 4, The Mayor shall sign and City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published in the manner prescribed by law. -
PASSED and APPROVED this 16th day of June , 1992
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
I, Janet Berry , City Clerk of the City of
West Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.-1903
was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 2nd day of June ,
1992. That thereafter said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed
at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 16th day of
June , 1992, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember: Manners, Jennings, Herfert, McFadden, Wong
NOES: Councilmember: None
ABSENT: Councilmember: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember: ' None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CERTIFICATION
I, JANET BERRY, Deputy City Clerk of the City of West Covina, State
of California, do hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of
Ordinance No. /9 was published, pursuant to law, in.the San
Gabriel Valley Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation
published and circulated in the City of West Covina.
DATED: 9�Z
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anet erry, City Clerk
City of West Covina, California