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MTG, 9/1/92 Adoption and Amendment of the CITY ATT~
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CITY MGe FIR 1991 Edition Uniform Fire Code DEPT.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Ordinance NS-212 to adopt by reference the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code.
JTEM E XP LA N AT1 ON :
The Fire Department is proposing the adoption of the 1991 edition of the Uniform Fire Code with amendments as the Carlsbad Fire Code. The 1988 edition of the code, adopted in 1990, is current\y in effe
in Carlsbad and would be repealed with this adoption. The Uniform Fire Code is a model code copyrighted I
the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs' Association. It prescribes
regulations consistent with nationally recognized standards for the protection of life and property from fire,
explosion and hazardous building conditions.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES :
The Fire Department proposes no new amendments to the fire code. Some amendments which exist in thc
City's current fire code will be carried forward with this adoption.
Several of the sections in Chapter 17.04 of the Municipal Code, adopted in 1990, will be deleted with this adoption as they dealt with issues which are now addressed in the body of the model code. Others which
relate to emergency access, fire sprinklers etc., have been updated.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City may recover some costs associated with negligent or illegal activities.
EXHIBITS:
1. Ordinance NS-212 adopting the 1991 Uniform Fire Code with amendments
2. Analysis of Amendments
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-212
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 17.04 OF TITLE 17 OF THE
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE
THE 1991 EDITION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE
Whereas, effective manual fire control in larger buildings is dependent upon a timely
application of extinguishing agent, requiring a large commitment of city personnel and
equipment, and
Whereas the irregular elevations of the primary travel routes of the City in all
directions have the effect of extending the elapsed time of responses to emergencies by Fire
Department personnel; and
Whereas automatic fire sprinkler systems have been shown to be the most effective
means of immediate fire control; and
Whereas, it is anticipated that an occurrence of a large magnitude seismic event will
result in considerable property damage in the city, and that much of the damage will be
caused by ensuing simultaneous fires; and
Whereas upon the occurrence of such an event many of the City’s industrial and
commercial buildings will be unattended for an extended period, wholly dependent upon on-
site automatic systems for fire protection; and
Whereas the automatic fiie sprinkler system has been shown to be a reliable means of
fire control in large buildings, achieving fire control with minimum water usage, the City
Council of the City of Carlsbad finds that installation of Automatic Sprinkler systems in the
larger buildings in the city is necessary to reduce potential loss during and after a
significant earthquake; and further finds that automatic fire sprinkler systems are
necessary in the larger buildings in the City to control and prevent the spread of fire.
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SECTION 1 : The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain as follows:
That existing Title 17, Chapter 17.04 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is repealed and a
new Chapter 17.04 is added to read as follows:
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FlRF PRFVFNTION COO€
Sections:
17.04.01 0 Adoption.
17.04.020 Section 10.206 amended - Marking of fire apparatus access roads.
1 7.04.03 0 Section 10.507 amended - Automatic fire extinguishing systems.
17.04.040 Section 77.107 amended - Prohibiting storage of explosives and
blasting agents.
17.04.050 Section 79.501 amended - Restricted locations of stationary tanks
used for storage of flammable and combustible liquids.
17.04.060 Section 82.1 04(b) amended - Restricting storage liquified petroleum
gas. 17.04.070 Violations.
1 7.04.08 0 Recovery of costs associated with certain emergency services provide(
by the City Fire Department.
17.04.01 0 Adoption, The Uniform Fire Code, 1991 edition, including Appendi:
Ill-A, copyrighted by the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fir1
Chiefs' Association, one copy of which is on file with the City Clerk, is adopted by reference
as the City Fire Code, except for the following changes, additions and amendments thereto
which shall supersede certain provisions of the model code.
Section 10.206 of the Uniform Fire Code amended-Markina of fire 17.04.020
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Section 10.206 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read:
"Marking. When required, one or more of the following methods may be used to
identify fire apparatus access roads and prohibit their obstruction:
(a) The entire length of the road shall be marked by approved signs posted :
intervals no greater than one hundred feet which identify the road as a "Fire Lane" and State
the prohibition of parking therein. The sign shall also warn that vehicles in violation are
subject to citation or removal. Such signs shall be posted in a permanent manner at a heigl
no greater than nine feet and no less than seven feet; or,
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( b ) Standard curbs bordering fire access roads shall have the words "NO
PARKING FIRE LANE" painted upon their horizontal and vertical surfaces at intervals of not
more than twenty-five feet. Letters shall be of block style, a minimum five inches in height
with a stroke of not less than three-fourths inch and shall be white on a red background. The
background shall extend at least six inches beyond the first and last letters of the text; or,
which provides information as stated in subsection (a), with additional wording necessary to
adequately inform approaching traffic of parking restrictions. Such signs must be approved
by the Police Chief and the Fire Marshal prior to installation."
(c) A monument type sign may be placed at the entrance to a private street
ion lh\ of the Uniform F ire Code amended and 17.04.030 Section 10.507 subsect .. Subsections ( .i) fi) and ( k) added- Automatic fire e xtinauishina svstems,
Section 10.507 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by the amendment of subsection (h) and
the addition of subsections (i), (j) and (k) to read:
'I ( h ) Group R Occupancies. An automatic sprinkler system conforming to UBC
Standard 38-1 shall be installed throughout apartment houses three or more stories in
height or containing 16 or more dwelling units, in congregate residences three or more
stories in height and having an occupant load of 50 or more, and in hotels three or more
stories in height or containing 20 or more guest rooms.
Apartment houses and other residential buildings, having an aggregate floor area exceeding
10,000 square feet, may be protected by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system
conforming to UBC Standard 38-3 when they are one or two stories in height and contain
fewer than 16 dwelling units. Such automatic sprinkler systems shall not be considered as
the basis for increasing the allowable area of a building or for exemption from any other
Uniform Building Code requirement.
Residential or quick-response standard sprinkler heads shall be installed in the dwelling
units and guest room portions of the building.
( i ) Excluding detached R-3 occupancies, in buildings two or more stories in
height, an automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in those areas which lie below
determined by the Fire Chief.
the lowest elevation of Fire Department vehicular access, The access elevation shall be
( j ) Other provisions of this section notwithstanding, all buildings hereafter
constructed in which the aggregate floor area exceeds 10,000 square feet shall be protected
throughout by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system.
( k ) Other provisions of this section notwithstanding, all existing buildings
in which the aggregate floor area is expanded to exceed 10,000 square feet, shall be
protected throughout by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system."
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17.04.040 Section 77.107 of the Un iform Fire Code amended - Proh ibiting
of explPsives and -
Section 77.107 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by the addition of subsection (b) to read
as follows:.
'I (b) The storage of explosive materials is prohibited within the City limits."
mended - Restricted 17.04.050 Sect ion 79.501 o f the Uniform Fire Code a
locations of ationarv tan ks used for storaae of flammable and comstible ha& ..
Section 79301 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read:
"The storage of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is
prohibited within the City limits.
Exception: (1) farms, rural areas and construction sites as provided
in section 79.1001 of this code.
Exception: (2) With the Fire Chief's approval Class I and II liquids may
be stored above ground outside of buildings in specially designed approved and listed
containers which have features incorporated into their design which mitigate concerns for
exposure to heat, ignition sources and mechanical damage. Containers must be installed and
used in accordance with their listing and provisions must be made for leak and spill
containment. Storage in such tanks on any site shall not exceed 550 gallons for Class I or
1 ,I 00 gallons for Class II liquids. The Fire Chief may disapprove the installation of such
containers when, in his opinion, their use presents a risk to life or property. In no case
shall such storage be permitted on residential property."
17.04.060 Sect ion 82.104(b) of the Uniform Fire Code a mended - Restr icting
St0 raae o f liauified pet roleum a&
Section 82.104(b) of the Uniform fire Code is amended to read:
" (b) The storage of liquified petroleum gas is restricted within the City
limits. Maximum aggregate storage capacity of one installation shall not exceed 2,000
gallons."
17.04.070 Violations,
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person or corporation who violates
any provision of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, except that the fourth and each additional violation of a provision in a 12-month period shall be a misdemeanor. Penalties
for a violation of this chapter are specified in Chapter 1.08 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
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17.04.080 Reco verv - of costs ssoc iated with certain erne raencv services Drov ided
by the C itv - Fire DeDart merit
subsections (a) through (e) of this section. Service costs sha!l be computed by the Fire
Department under the direction of the City Finance Department and shall include the costs of
personnel, equipment, facilities, ma!erials and other external resources.
The City shall be entitled to recover the cost of emergency services as described in
(a) Any person or corporation who allows a hazard to exist on property it
owns or controls, after having been ordered by the Fire Department or other city departmeni
to abate that hazard, is liable for the cost of services provided by the Fire Department in the
event an emergency arises from the unabated hazard.
(b) Any person or corporation whose negligence causes an incident to occur on any public or private strest, driveway or highway, which, for purposes of life, property
or environmental protection, places a service demand on the City Fire Department
resources which is beyond the scope of routine service delivery, shall be liable for all costs
associated with that service demand. The Fire Chief shall determine whether or not such
demands are beyond the scope of routine service.
(c) Any person or corporation responsible for property equipped with fire
protection or detection devices which, due to malfunction, improper manipulation or
negligent operation causes a needless response by the Fire Department to the property shall
liable for all future costs associated with eash subsequent needless response caused by
those devices.
for a period of twelve months after written notification by the Fire Prevention Bureau, be
(d) Any person or corporation who conducts unlawful activity which results
in fire, explosion, chemical release or any other incident to which the Fire Department
responds for the purpose of performing services necessary for the protection of life,
property or the environment, shall be liable for the costs associated with the delivery of
those services.
(e) When, in the interest of public safety, the Fire Chief, pursuant to Section
25.1 17 of the Uniform Fire Code, assigns Fire Department employees as standby personnel
at an event, the person or corporation responsible for the event shall reimburse the Fire
Department for all costs asscciated with providing the standby personnel.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and
the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at
least once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days afler its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
the 4th day of AUGUST , 1992, and thereafter
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
Council held on the 1st day of SEPTEMBER ,1992, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Kulchin
Council Members Lewis, Larson, Stanton, Nygaard
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY + ),@". P- Cr 8. p
R NALD BALL, Cit Attorney
ATTEST
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ALETHA L. RAUTE
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ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO
1991 UNIFORM FIRE CODE
The following items briefly explain some background and purpose for each of the proposed
amendments to the 1991 Uniform Fire Code.
modification of our present ordinance.
changes in the model code and to ensure correlation with the Uniform Building Code.
It should be noted that there is no significant
Several editorial corrections were necessary due to
TITLE PAGE (FINDINGS):
This year the State of California adopted sections of the Uniform Fire Code that deal with
building standards and placed them into Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
It is yet unclear whether or not local agencies, adopting more restrictive amendments to the
sections of the code adopted by the state, will be required to file findings supporting those
amendments with the State Building Standards Commission. If such is the case, the findings in
this section which support more restrictive local requirements for fire sprinklers must be
based upon geologic, climatic or topographic conditions.
SECTION 1:
17.04.010. This Carlsbad Municipal Code section adopts the 1991 Uniform Fire Code by
reference as the Carlsbad Fire Code.
17.04.020. Section 10.206. This section establishes signing standards for fire lanes. It
specifies wording of signs and the method of identifying fire lanes. There is no significant
change from the current ordinance.
17.04.030. Sections 10.507(a) and (h).
current ordinance with no significant changes. They specify locations and the types of
occupancies that will require automatic sprinkler protection.
reflected in Carlsbad Building Code amendments. In 1982, Carlsbad adopted automatic
sprinkler regulations which are more restrictive than the model codes.
that time that the city's fire defense resources might be severely taxed or overcome by a large
magnitude fire. Because of the nature of development in Carlsbad's business parks and
commercial areas it was decided by Council that the prudent method of controlling the demand on
the city's fire defenses was to limit the size of potential fires through the use of automatic fire
sprinklers.
limited in area to 10,000 square feet. This area is still considered by the Fire Chief to be the
limit of Carlsbad's effective fire defense capability.
original adoption of these sprinkler standards many other jurisdictions throughout the state
have adopted more restrictive ordinances for the same reasons.
17.04.040.
agents within the city limits.
conjunction with permitted blasting operations.
current ordinance.
These sections are carried forward from our
These amendments will also be
It was recognized at
Council ordained that buildings not protected by automatic sprinklers would be
It should be pointed out that since our
Section 77.1 07. This item prohibits the routine storage of explosives or blasting
It does not prohibit the temporary storage of such items in
The section is brought forward from our
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17.04.050. Section 79.501.
liquids in aboveground tanks within the city limits.
certain locations, permit a limited amount of the material to be stored in specially designed
tanks which have been constructed and installed in such a way that safety concerns normally
associated with aboveground tanks are mitigated. This section is brought forward from our
This section restricts the storage of flammable and combustible
The two exceptions to this section will, in
current ordinance with minor editorial changes.
17.04.060. Section 82.104. This section is carried forward from our current ordinance and
defines the area of restricted storage of Liquified Petroleum Gas (propane, butane) as the area
within the city limits. The Fire Chief feels this section is necessary to clearly establish that
the volume of such storage in any single container is limited to 2,000 gallons per the
provisions of Article 82 of the Uniform Fire Code.
17.04.070.
Code by an individual or corporation.
17.04.080.
reimbursed and how the reimbursement is to be calculated.
incidents or activities associated with negligent or unlawful acts and extraordinary service
demands for which the cost of fire department services will be recoverable.
are carried forward from our current ordinance.
This section establishes misdemeanor status for chronic infractions of the Fire
It is carried forward from our current ordinance.
This chapter defines fire department services for which the city shall be
Sections (a) through (e) identify
These provisions
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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
6gO sbad p.m. will on hold Tuesday. a public September hearing at 1.
and entire issue of said newspaper ar 1891 EDITlON OF THE ’
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1992. at the City Council Chambers. 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive. Carl- sbad. Cglifornia, to consider the adoption by reference of the lSSl Edition of the Uniform Code with amendments Copies of the Code and copies of theOrdinanceareonfileintheCity Clerks Office. 1200 Carlsbad ViI- Lage Drive. Carlsbad. Californm, and are open to public inspection lfyou challenge the adoption on the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code in court. you may be li- mited to raising only those issues raised by youor someoneelseat the public hearing described in this
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ADOPTION OF THE 1991 EDITION OF THE
UNIFORM FIRE CODE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad will hold a public hearing at 6:OO p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 1992, at the City Council Chambers, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, to consider the adoption by reference of the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code with amendments.
Copies of the Code and copies of the Ordinance are on file in the City Clerk's Office, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, and are open to public inspection.
If you challenge the adoption on the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues raised by you or someone else at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad City Clerk's Office at, or prior to, the public hearings described in this notice.
APPLICANT: City of Carl sbad PUBLISH: August 13, 1992 CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL