Ordinance - 1763•
ORDINANCE NO. 1763
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 10 - FIRE
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, BY REPEALING ARTICLE 2 THEREOF
IN ITS ENTIRETY AND BY ADDING NEW ARTICLE 2 RELATIVE TO THE
ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1985 EDITION
AS AMENDED.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. The West Covina Municipal Code, Chapter 10 - Fire Prevention
and Protection, is hereby amended by repealing Article 2 thereof in its
entirety.
SECTION TWO. The West Covina Municipal Code, Chapter 10 - Fire Prevention
and Protection, is hereby amended by adding ARTICLE 2 to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. FIRE CODE
Sec. 10-20 Adoption of Uniform Fire Code.
There is hereby adopted, by reference, for the purpose of prescribing
regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire
or explosion that certain code known as the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition
(as.amended), developed by the International Conference of Building Officials
and the Western Fire Chiefs Association, and the whole thereof including
Appendix I-C (stairway identification), Appendix II -A (suppression and
control of hazardous fire areas), Appendix III -A (test procedures for fire
extinguishing systems), and such portions thereof as are hereinafter in
this chapter amended. Not less than three (3) copies of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1985 Edition, have been and now are filed in the office of the City
Clerk, and except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the same is hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.
Sec. 10-21 Amendments.
The following sections and provisions of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985
Edition, adopted by Section 10-20 of this chapter, are hereby amended,
as more particularly set forth below, to wit:
Section 2.105 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, 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 Prevention Bureau 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:
Chief, Chief of Operations, Battalion Chief, Captain, Engineer,
Firefighter, and Fire Protection Specialist.
Section 4.102 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended to
read as follows:
Section 4.102. Compliance Required.
(a) All permits or certificates issued under this Code shall be presum-
ed 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.
(b) All officers and employees of the City vested with the duty 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(d) is added to the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition,
to read as follows:
Section 4.102(d) Permit Fees. When the application for a permit or
certificate under this division is filed, a uniform nonrefundable fee shall
be paid for the purpose of defraying the cost incidental to the proceedings.
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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 designated or governed by such respec-
tive resolutions.
• Section 10.207 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with the provisions of this section. The definition for
fire apparatus access roads used throughout this section shall be "Fire
Lane."
(c) Variance from the requirements of this subsection may be approved
by the Fire Department only upon a determination that safety and access
have been provided which are substantially similar to that available were
the required accessways provided.
(e) Such accessway shall be unobstructed and not less than twenty-five
(25) feet in width.
(1) Posting. Those areas determined to be "Fire Lanes" shall be
posted in accordance to the standards set forth by the Engineering Department
per West Covina Municipal Code, Section 22-188.
Section 10.210 added --Security Gates.
All security gates shall be operated by the Fire Department by way
of a card reader which will accept Fire Department master card only.
Section 10.301 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended
by adding a -paragraph to subsection (c) as follows:
Section 10.301(c) Amended. Water Supply. An approved water supply
capable of supplying required fire flow for fire protection shall be provided
to all premises upon which buildings or portions of buildings are hereafter
constructed. When any portion of the builing protected is in excess of
150 feet from a water supply on a public street, there shall be provided,
when required by the Chief, on -site fire hydrants and water mains capable
of supplying the required fire flow. Water mains supplying fire hydrants
shall not be less than eight (8) inch size and shall be capable, at a
residual pressure of at least 20 PSI, of simultaneously supplying 1,000
gallons per minute per hydrant to the number of fire hydrants corresponding
to the required fire flow divided by 1,000.
Fire hydrants are provided for the sole purpose of extinguishing fires
and shall be opened and used only by the Fire Department or other officials
authorized to do so.
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The location, number and type of fire hydrants connected to a water
supply capable or delivering the required fire flow shall be provided on
the public street or on the site of the premises to be protected as required
and approved by the Chief. All hydrants shall be accessible to the Fire
Department apparatus by roadways meeting the requirements of Section 10.207.
Section 10.301 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended
by adding subsections as follows:
Section 10.301(h) added. Automatic Fire Sprinkler and Alarm Systems.
(h) All new buildings constructed as a
exceeding 10,000 square feet of floor area shall
automatic fire sprinkler and alarm system. TI
system shall be installed in compliance with t
Association Standard No. 13. Building additions,
shall be in accordance to the amendments of
1985 Edition.
non-residential occupancy
be provided with an approved
ie automatic fire sprinkler
ie National Fire Protection
alterations, and exceptions
the Uniform Building Code,
Section 10.306 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended
by adding subsections as follows:
Section 10.306. Fire Alarm Systems.
(a) Every apartment and hotel with interior corridors shall be provided
with an approved automatic fire alarm system activated by a device responding
to products of combustion other than heat complying with National Fire
Protection Association Standard 72E dated 1974. Such fire alarm system
shall be so designed that all occupants of the building may be warned simul-
taneously and arrangements shall be made for the automatic transmission
of fire alarms from the building in which the fire alarm system is installed
to the Fire Department in a manner and form approved by the Fire Chief
and the Communications Director.
(b) Fire resistive assemblies for protection of openings may remain
in an open position, but shall close automatically if activated by a device
responding to products of combustion other than heat -- complying with
National Fire Protection Association Standard 72E dated 1974.
(c) No signal system or intercommunicating system used for any purpose
other than fire warning meets the requirements of this Article.
(d) Installation, inspection, and maintenance of the fire alarm system
shall be according to the standards set forth in NFPA Pamphlet No. 72A.
(e) Stations for operating any manually -operated fire alarm signal
shall be placed immediately adjacent to the telephone switchboard in the
building, if there is a switchboard, and at such other locations as may
be required by the Chief.
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(f) 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 product of combustion detection system complying with
Level 4 of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 74 dated 1975
under the following conditions:
1. Whenever a permit is required for addition or alteration
• to that building.
2. By December 29, 1990.
(g) Inspection and Testing. Notice to the Fire Chief and the
Communications Director: The building owner shall maintain, with respect
to private fire alarm systems, an approved regular and periodic inspection
and testing program in accordance with such plan and by such agency as
shall be approved from time to time by the Fire Chief and the Communications
Director. The Fire Chief and the Communications Director shall be given
reasonable notice of, and shall act as coordinator for all box and circuit
tests. He shall be notified promptly by the building owner at any time
the building owner becomes aware of a malfunction of his equipment or
circuits or at any time when repair or maintenance is to be performed on
the building owner's portion of a fire alarm circuit.
(h) Equipment Conformance: All private fire alarm systems located
within, on, or about the alarm headquarters shall conform to the space
allocation and design standards specified by the Fire Chief and the
Communications Director.
M Connections to Fire Department Fire Alarm System: Connections
to the Fire Departments fire alarm system in the Communications Center
shall be made through an Underwriters' Laboratories approved master fire
alarm box which shall be located as specified by the Communications Director.
Suitable annunciation and supervisory equipment shall be approved as
specified by the Fire Chief and the Communications Director for such indivi-
dual installation.
(j) Shorts, Failures, or Interruptions of Service: If, from time
to time, shorts, failures or other interruptions of service occur within
the private system, the Fire Chief and the Communications Director may
disconnect or shut out the private fire alarm circuit.
(k) Approval of Plans: All plans for proposed automatic fire protec-
tion and fire detection systems shall be approved by an approved fire protec-
tion engineer or fire protection consultant prior to submittal for approval
by the Fire Chief.
(1) Smoke detection equipment installed in all apartments, hotels
and motels shall be maintained in operable condition. Smoke detectors
which require batteries for operation shall have the batteries replaced
annually. A certification of inspection, testing, and battery replacement
shall be filed with the Fire Department annually by the owner or his autho-
rized representative.
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Section 10.307(e) is added to the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition,
to read as follows:
Section 10.307(e). Detailed Installation Requirements.
1. Fire -extinguishing systems shall be installed and maintained
in accordance with the Standards of the National Fire Protection
• Association.
Exceptions:
a. Automatic fire sprinkler systems shall have at least
one water supply of adequate pressure, capacity and reliability.
b. Automatic fire sprinkler systems may be connected to
the domestic water supply main when approved by the Chief provided
the domestic water supply is of adequate pressure, capacity and
sizing for the combined domestic and fire sprinkler requirements.
In such case, the fire sprinkler system connection shall be made
between the public water main or meter and the building shutoff
valve, and there shall not be intervening valves or connections.
The Fire Department connections may be omitted when approved
by the Chief.
C. The sprinkler alarm valve for an automatic fire sprinkler
system may be omitted when the sprinkler system serves less than
six heads or where the system is connected to an approved fire
alarm system.
Z. The Fire Chief may impose the requirements for automatic
sprinkler systems as set forth in this section when, in his opinion,
the design or construction of the building or the complex of which
it is a part, or the contents thereof is of such a nature as to require
the imposition of such a requirement in order to comply with the intent
of this ordinance and reasonable fire safety standards.
3. Standard automatic sprinkler systems may be omitted .with
the approval of the Fire Chief:
a. In buildings or areas of buildings housing occupancies
with high value, non-combustible contents, highly susceptible
to water damage.
b. When, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, because of
the construction, contents or processes of a particular structure,
the intent and purpose of this section may be met without
installation of standard automatic sprinkler systems.
Those buildings or parts of buildings for which the standard
automatic sprinkler system requirement is excepted pursuant to
this subsection shall be separated and equipped with a fire
detection or extinguishing system of a tested and approved design,
installed in conformance with the requirements of the Fire Chief.
4. Installation, inspection and maintenance of automatic
sprinkler systems shall meet the standards of the National Fire
Protection Association Pamphlet No. 13 and Uniform Building Code
Standard No. 38-1, and the Fire Chief.
5. Alarms from required automatic sprinkler systems shall be
transmitted to fire alarm headquarters of the Fire Department indirectly
• through an approved supervised connection to the Fire Department alarm
system or through an approved master fire alarm box, or through an
approved direct lease line. The alarm system shall be installed in
accordance with applicable standards approved by National Fire
Protection Association, State Fire Marshal's Office, and the
requirements of the Fire Chief.
6. Required automatic sprinkler systems shall be approved by
the Fire Chief. Installation, acceptance tests, and such periodic
tests as the fire chief may require shall comply in all respects with
the National Fire Protection Association's Pamphlet No. 13.
Section 10.314(a)- of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended
to read as follows:
Section 10.314(a). Fire Extinguishing Equipment for Protection of
Kitchen Grease Hoods and Ducts.
(a) Where required. Approved fire -suppression systems shall be
provided for the protection of commercial -type food heat -processing equipment
in cooking facilities where food containing fat is fried, broiled or
barbecued upon or over a grill, pit or spit, there shall be installed in
the hood, grease duct and filter system a dry chemical extinguishing system.
Section 11.101(e) is added to the Uniform Fire Code to read as follows:
Section 11.101(e). Bonfires and Outdoor Rubbish Fires
(e) No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire
or authorize such fire to be kindled or maintained on private land 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 11.111 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended
as follows:
Section 11.111. Chimney Spark Arresters. Each chimney used in con-
junction 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.
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Section 11.201 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended
by adding subsections as follows:
(e) Commercially serviced refuse containers of capacities larger
than one (1) cubic yard and smaller than eight (8) cubic yards shall be
constructed of metal and provided with metal lids. Containers shall be
delivered and restored after servicing with 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 overfilling. Placement of refuse which raises
the lid of the container by more than 1/2 inch from the 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 on a contrasting
background.
(f) Trash enclosures and refuse storage areas hereafter located beneath
combustible construction shall be protected by automatic sprinklers. Trash
chutes and trash rooms hereafter constructed shall be protected by automatic.
sprinklers approved by the Fire Chief. If located in residential occupan-
cies, a smoke detector system approved by the Fire Chief shall also be
provided.
Section 11.204(b) is added to the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition
to read as follows:
Section 11.204(b). Flammable Decorative Materials
(b) 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 Marhsal's Office.
Section 11.208(a( and (b) of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition is
amended to read as follows:
Section 11.208 Parade Floats. For the purpose of this section and
the regulations promulgated hereunder, 'float' shall mean a mobile or
stationary unit designed, constructed or intended for use in conjunction
with a parade or a public gathering, which is either partially or completely
decorated with flammable or combustible decorative materials.
(a) No person shall construct, operate or display any float in the
City without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Fire Depart-
ment.
(b) The Fire Chief is authorized to promulgate regulations governing
the construction, operation and display of floats. All floats constructed,
operated or displayed within the City shall conform to said regulations.
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Section 11.210 is added to the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, as
follows:
Section 11.210. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit any
grass, weeds, brush, debris, trash or other waste material upon any vacant
lot or parcel of ground within the City.
Section 11.211 is added to the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, as
follows:
Section 11.211. Temporary Lots for Sale of Christmas Trees. 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) 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 applica-
tion 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.
(b) All permits must be posted in a conspicuous place.
(c) There shall be maintained in each premises or display area within
which Christmas trees are sold or offered for sale, at least two (2) fire
extinguishers with a minimum rating of 2A. No one extinguisher shall be
more than seventy-five (75) feet travel distance from any tree on display
or in storage.
(d) Bonfires or fire in drums or other containers are permitted only
after a permit is obtained from the Fire Department.
(e) Christmas trees shall not be displayed under covered walkways
in shopping centers unless the covered walkway is protected by an approved
automatic sprinkler system.
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(f) Christmas tree lots must be removed and the 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 78.102 of the Uniform Fire Code; 1985 Edition, is amended
by revising subsection (b) as follows:
(b) Except as provided for Safe and Sane Fireworks, it shall be un-
lawful for any person to possess, store, to offer for sale, expose for
sale, sell at retail or use or explode any fireworks; provided that the
Fire Chief shall have the power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations
for the granting of permits for supervised public display of fireworks
by the municipality, other organizations, or for the use of fireworks by
artisans in pursuit of their trade. Every such use or display shall be
under the direct supervision of a state -licensed pyrotechnic operator.
ARTICLE 78 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended by adding
sections as follows:
Section 78.107. Permits for Safe and Sane Fireworks. No person shall
offer for sale any Safe and Sane Fireworks as labeled by the State Fire
Marshal without a valid permit from the Fire Department.
(a) Permit for sale by veterans' organizations. No person shall
sell or cause or permit to be sold fireworks of any kind within the City,
except that the City Council, after receiving a report thereon from the
Fire Chief, may permit such fireworks to be sold by any organization whose
membership is composed entirely of veterans of the armed forces of the
United States of America or Canada, which organization maintains a meeting
place in the City in a properly zoned area and not a home, garage, or other
residential propety, and which has held meetings at least monthly during
the preceding year period. Permits shall be limited to a total of three
(3) places of sale per organization.
(b) Application. Permission may be granted by the City Council pur-
suant to Section 78.107(a) for the sale of fireworks within the City upon
the first, second, third and fourth days of July of each year, provided
that a written application for permit to sell such fireworks is filed with
the Chief of the Fire Department of the City not less than thirty (30)
days in advance of the date or dates upon which such fireworks are desired
to be sold. Should the Fourth of July fall on Sunday, the sale of fireworks
on the fifth of July is permissible.
Section 78.108. Requirements for Fireworks Stands. All temporary
stands for the display and sale of fireworks shall be located, maintained,
and operated subject to the following provisions:
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(a) Stands may be erected ten (10) days prior to the start of sale
of fireworks permitted under this article and must be removed, and the
debris cleared, no later than ten (10) days after the last day of the sale.
A fee, as established by resolution of the City Council, shall be posted
for each stand with the license collector at the time of issuance of the
permit. This fee will be returned if the debris is'cleared and the stand
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. Violation of
the dates of sale will mean immediate cancellation of the permit and
forfeiture of the fee.
(b) No fireworks display or stand shall be erected within one hundred
(100) feet of any gasoline dispensing device, or room in which vehicles
containing gasoline are repaired, or within thirty-five (35) feet of any
other structure. Minimum setback for a public sidewalk shall be five (5)
feet; setback from street curbing shall be not less than ten (10) feet
where no sidewalk exists.
(c) A minimum of two (2) exits shall be provided and maintained from
the stand for emergency exiting. These exits may not be obstructed nor
locked while the stand is occupied.
(d) There shall be maintained in each premises or stand within which.
fireworks are sold or offered for sale, a fire extinguisher with a minimum
rating of 2A, 1OBC located adjacent to each exit.
(e) No person shall light or cause or permit to be lighted any fire-
works, match, lighter, or any other article or material within fifty (50)
feet of any fireworks stand.
(f) No smoking shall be allowed in any structure used for the sale
and display of fireworks or within fifty (50) feet of said structure.
"NO SMOKING" signs shall be prominently displayed and in a number prescribed
by the Fire Chief.
(g) All such temporary stands shall be constructed in accordance -
with existing City requirements and specifications.
(h) All temporary stands for the display and sale of fireworks shall
obtain an electrical permit from the City prior to any electrical work.
(i) No arc or klieg light shall be located within seventy-five (75)
feet of any temporary stand selling fireworks.
(j) Fireworks shall be sold only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
midnight during the days authorized.
(k) The permittee shall strictly comply with all of the provisions
of Sections 12500 through and including 12725 of the Health and Safety
Code of the State of California.
(1) Fireworks shall be stored and kept only in the permittee's sale
booth. It shall be unlawful to store any fireworks intended for sale in
any building, residence, garage, home, or automobile within the City of
West Covina.
(m) There shall be at least two (2) adults in attendance during any
open or sale hours of the fireworks stands. No person under the age of
• sixteen (16) years, unless accompanied by parent or legal guardian, and
no person who is physically or mentally unable to remove himself/herself,
shall be permitted within a fireworks stand.
(n) Fireworks of any kind shall not be sold to persons under the
age of sixteen (16) years.
(o) The permittee shall provide an adult night watchman to act and
serve during the hours of storage. Under no circumstances shall any night
watchman sleep within any fireworks stand.
(p) No accumulation of trash permitted inside or outside of fireworks
stand.
(q) No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on the premises.
(r) All fireworks fuses shall be taped.
(s) All permits must be posted in a conspicuous place.
Section 78.109. Permit Application. All applications shall be made
in writing, filed with the Chief of the Fire Department, and shall state
the name of the applicant, his address, and the location of the proposed
stand. The application shall be accompanied by a clearance from the Fire
Chief as to fire regulations, by a clearance from the Department of Buildng
and Safety as to the proposed electrical installations, and additionally
by a clearance from the Engineering Department for review of stand locations
in relation to possible interruption of traffic.
Section 78.110. Permit for Sale by Veterans' Organizations. Investiga-
tion of applicant. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department
to whom application for a permit, as provided for in Section 78.107(b),
is made, to make an investigation and submit a report of his findings and
his recommendations for or against the issuance of the permit together
with his reasons therefor, to the City Council. The City Council shall
have power in its discretion to grant or deny the permit. If the permit
is granted, the applicant shall furnish the City with a certificate of
insurance in adequate amount which shall also contain a clause holding
the City harmless from any damage or injury resulting from granting the
permit.
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Section 78.111. Public Displays. Permit required. The City Council
may permit any person to make a public display of fireworks, and for that
purpose to use and discharge fireworks at such times and such places in
the City as the City Council may fix and establish, provided that a written
application for a permit to do so is filed with the Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment of the City at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the date of the
display. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to whom
• the application for permit is made, to make an investigation and submit
a report of his findings and his recommendations for or against the issuance
of the permit together with his reasons therefor, to the City Council.
The City Council shall have power in its discretion to grant or deny the
permit. If the permit is granted, the applicant shall furnish the City
with a certificate of insurance in adequate amount which shall also contain
a clause holding the City harmless from any damage or injury resulting
from granting the permit.
Section 78.112. Public Use of Fourth of July. The public generally
may use and discharge such fireworks as are permitted by the laws of this
state, on the Fourth day of July of each and every year in the City; provided
that, if said Fourth day of July in any year falls on Sunday, such fireworks
may be used and discharged as in this section specified, on the Fifth day
of July instead of such Fourth day of July.
Section 79.501 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended
by adding a subsection as follows:
(a) The limits in which storage of flammable liquids in outside above-
ground tanks is prohibited are hereby established as follows: All areas
of the City except those areas that are specifically designated under the
zoning provisions of the Code as Zone M-1.
(b) The limits in which new bulk plants for flammable liquids are
prohibited 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 81.105 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is revised
as follows:
Section 81.105. Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems.
(a) An automatic sprinkler system shall be required in each building
or portion of a building used for the storage of high piled combustible
stock when the area exceeds two-thirds (2/3) of the sum of the basic floor
area and the allowable increases for such building, as specified in the
Building Code.
(b) The design and installation of sprinkler systems shall conform
to appropriate NFPA Standards, except as herein provided.
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(c) Sprinkler systems shall be designed by a sprinkler engineer.
(d) Stock piles more than twenty-five (25) feet in height will require
multi -level sprinkler protection.
(e) Sprinklers shall not be installed within any roof vent, nor below
any vent or skylight in a location which would adversely affect ventilation
• of smoke.
(f) A minimum clearance of thirty-six (36) inches shall be provided
between under -roof or ceiling sprinkler deflectors and top of storage. A
minimum of six (6) inches shall be maintained between the deflector of
in -rack sprinklers and top of a tier of storage.
Section 82.105 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, is amended
by adding a subsection as follows:
(g) The limits in which bulk storage of liquid petroleum gas is re-
stricted are hereby established as follows:
The entire area of the City.
Sec. 10-22 Violations and Penalties.
(a) Every person who violates any of the provisions of this article
shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or
portion thereof during which any violations is committed, continued, or
permitted.
(b) The violation of any of the provisions of this article shall
be a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 1-37(a) of this Code,
except that the violation of any of the provisions of the Uniform Fire
Code, 1985 Edition, enumerated in subsection (c) of this section, shall
be an infraction punishable as provided in Section 1-37.01 of this Code.
(c) The provisions of the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, a violation
of which shall constitute an infraction, are set forth by Article as follows:
Article 2 - Organization, Authority, Duties and Procedures
Section 2.201.
Article 3 - Compliance with Orders and Notices
Sections 3.102 and 3.104.
Article 10 - Fire Protection
Sections 10.102, 10.201, 10.202, 10.203, 10.204, 10.205, 10.206, 10.207,
10.208, 10.209, 10.210, 10.301, 10.302, 10.304, 10.305, 10.309 and
10.312.
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Article 11 - General Precautions Against Fires
Sections 11.101, 11.102, 11.103, 11.104, 11.111, 11.113, 11.116, 11.201,
11.202, 11.203, 11.204, 11.205, 11.207, 11.208, 11.209, 11.210, 11.211,
11.301, 11.302, 11.401, 11.404, 11.405, 11.406, 11.407, 11.408, 11.411,
11:412, 11.413, 11.414, and 11.415.
Article 12 - Maintenance of Exit Ways
• Sections 12.103, 12.104, 12.113 and 12.114.
Article 13 - Smoking
Sections 13.104 and 13.105.
Article 25 - Places of Assembly
Sections 25.103, 25.105, 25.106, 25.107, 25.109, 25.111, 25.113, 25.114,
25.115 and 25.116.
Article 28 - storage and Handling of Combustible Fibers
Sections 28.103 and 28.106.
Article 29 - Garages
Sections 29.103 and 29.104.
Article 30 - Lumber Yards and Woodworking Plants
Sections 30.102, 30.103 and 30.105.
Article 32 - Tents and Air -Supported Structures
Sections 32.104, 32.105, 32.106, 32.108, 32.109, 32.112, 32.113, 32.115,
32.116, 32.118, 32.119 and 32.120.
Article 35 - Covered Mall Buildinqs
Section 35.103.
Article 45 - Application of Flammable Finishes
Sections 45.103, 45.104, 45.105, 45.202, 45.203, 45.204, 45.205, 45.207,
45,208, 45.209, 45.210, 45.301, 45.302, 45.305, 45.308, 45.310, 45.403,
45.405, 45.602, 45.603, 45.604, 45,608, 45.701, 45.702, 45.703, 45.704
and 45.706.
Article 47 - Fumiqation and Thermal Insecticidal Foqqing
Sections 47.104 and 47.108.
Article 48 - Magnesium
Sections 48.108 and 48.110.
Article 49 - Weldinq and Cutting Using Calcium Carbide and Acetylene
Sections 49.104 and 49.107.
Article 50 - Manufacture of Organic Coatings
Sections 50.104, 50.105, 50.107, 50.109, 50.111, 50.112, 50.113 and
50.114.
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Article 62 - Industrial Baking and Drying Ovens
Sections 62.103, 62.104 and 62.105.
Article 63 - Mechanical Refrigeration
Sections 63.103, 63.104, 63.107 and 63.108.
Article 74 - Compressed Gases
• Sections 74.105, 74.107 and 74.205.
Article 76 - Prevention of Dust Explosions
Section 76.103.
Article 77 - Explosives and Blastinq Agents
Sections 77.104, 77.201, 77.202, 77.301, 77.302, 77.304 and 77.305.
Article 78 - Fireworks
Section 78.102.
Article 79 - Flammable and Combustible_ Liquids
Sections 79.103, 79.107, 79.108, 79.112, 79.114, 79.201, 79.205, 79.403,
79.406, 79.407, 79.409, 79.410, 79.511, 79.806, 79.902, 79.903, 79.906,
79.908, 79.1003, 79.1205, 79.1305, 79.1306, 79.1310, 79.1311, 79.1312,
79.1512, 79.1513, 79.1514, 79.1515 and 79.1517.
Article 81 - High -piled Combustible Stock
Sections 81.108, 81.109 and 81.110.
Article 82 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases
Sections 82.110, 82.111, 82.112 and 82.113.
Article 84 - Motion picture Projection
Sections 84.104 and 84.105.
Article 85 - Electrical
Sections 85.103, 85.104, 85.105, 85.106, 85.107 and 85.108.
Article 86 - Pesticides
Sections 86.102, 86.103, 86.104, 86.105, 86.106, 86.107 and 86.108.
Article 87 - Fire Safety During Construction, Alteration, or Demolition
of a Building
Sections 87.103, 87.104 and 87.105.
SECTION THREE. 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 portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses,
phrases, parts or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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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.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 25thday of January, 1988
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
I, Helene M. Mooney , City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1763 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the
City Council on the 23rd day of November 1987 That thereafter
said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the
City Council on the 25th day of January 21988 by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bacon, Shearer, Manners, Chappell
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Tennant
A&�v 4.�w age:'e'�
APPROVED AS TO FORM: City V
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City -Attorney
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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. / 7 6 3 was published, pursuant to law, in the San
Gabriel Valle Tribune a newspaper of general circulation published
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and circulated in the City of West Covina.
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Janet Berry, City Clerk
City of West Covina, Ca ornia
DATED: Z4:zmP