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Chapter 1.8 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE 8-1.8.01 Adoption of 2016 California Fire Code. a) The 2016 California Fire Code, Part 9, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building Standards Code,as defined in the California State Health and Safety Code Section 18901 et seq., (hereafter referred to as the Fire Code or CFC), and also the 2015 International Fire Code, published by the International Code Council, including Appendix B-Fire Flow Requirements, Appendix C-Fire Hydrant Locations and Appendix N-Temporary Haunted Houses and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein. b) One copy of the Fire Code shall be kept on file at the Town of Los Altos Hills. 8-1.8.02 Amended sections of adopted code. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8-1.8.01, the following sections of Fire Code are amended as follows: A. Section 106.5 is added to read as follows: 106.5 Final Inspection.No final inspection as to all or any portion of a development shall be deemed completed until the installation of the required fire protection facilities and access ways have been completed and approved. No final certificate of occupancy may be granted until the Fire Department issues notice of final clearance of such fire protection facilities and access ways, as required by the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code, to the Town's Building Department. B. Section 108.1 is amended to read as follows: 108.1 Board of appeals established. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire code official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals. The board of appeals, as it appears in this code, shall be deemed and construed to mean the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills. The fire code official shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the fire code official. C. Section 108.3, Qualifications, is deleted in its entirety. D. Section 109.4 is amended to read as follows: 109.4 Violation Penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code Ordinance 568 Page 7