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HomeMy WebLinkAbout269ORDINANCE NO. 269 AN -ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING, TITLE 8 ENTITLED°BUILDING REGULATIONSPOF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO CHAPTER 8 ENTITLED "FIRE CODE" TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 1979 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, INCLUDING CERTAIN APPENDICES, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO The City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Chapter 8 entitled "Fire Code" be and it hereby is added to Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read as follows: CHAPTER 8. FIRE CODE. SECTION 8-8.01. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1979 EDITION. The Code of rules, regulations and standards printed in one volume and published by the International Confer- ence of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association under the title "Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition," including Appendices A through I, inclusive, thereto, hereinafter collectively called the "Fire Code," prescribing regulations governing the mainte- nance of buildings and premises and safeguarding life, health, property and public welfare by regulating the storage, use and handling of dangerous and hazardous materials, substances and processes, and by regulating the maintenance of adequate egress facilities in the Town and providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor, defining terms, providing penalties for its violation, and repealing conflicting ordinances, printed in book form and filed in the Office of the City Clerk of the Town on July 1st , 1981, 140 is adopted, and by reference incorporated in this Chapter as if fully set forth, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter as the Fire Code of the Town and as and for the rules, regulations and stan- dards within this Town, as to all matters therein contained, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter and subject, however, to the amendments, additions and deletions set forth in this Chapter. The mandatory requirements of the adopted appen- dices to the Fire Code shall be enforceable to the same extent as if contained in the body of the Fire Code. Three copies of the Fire Code shall, at all times, be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk. SECTION 8-8.02. DEFINITIONS. (a) Whenever the term "Administrator" is used or appears in the Fire Code such term shall be deemed and construed to mean the City Manager of the Town or his designated repre- sentative. (b) Whenever the terms "Chief" or "Fire Chief" are used or appear in the Fire Code such term shall be deemed and construed to mean the Director of Public Safety of the Town or his designated representative. (c) Whenever the term "Fire Department" is used or appears in the Fire Code such term shall be deemed and construed to mean the fire division of the Public Safety Department of the Town. (d) Whenever the term "Chief of Police" is used or appears in the Fire Code such term shall be deemed and construed to mean the Director of Public Safety of the Town or his desig- nated representative. -2- r„ r (e) Whenever the term "Police Department" is used or appears in the Fire Code such term shall be deemed and construed to mean the police division of the Public Safety Department of the Town. (f) Whenever the word "jurisdiction" is used or appears in the Fire Code such term shall be deemed and construed to mean the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills. (g) Whenever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used or appears in the Fire Code such term shall be deemed and construed to mean the City Attorney for the Town. SECTION 8-8.03. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2.104. Subsection (a) of Section 2.104 of the Fire Code is amended to read as follows: (a) The Director of Public Safety may designate a member of the fire division of the Public Safety Department to exercise the powers and perform the duties of Fire Prevention Engineer as set forth in this Code. SECTION 8-8.04. DELETION OF SECTION 2.302. There is deleted from the Fire Code Section 2.302, and wherever the term "Board of Appeals" is used or appears in the Fire Code such term shall be deemed and construed to mean the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills. SECTION 8-8.05. DELETION OF SECTION 10.102. There is deleted from the Fire Code Section 10.102. SECTION 8-8.06. AMENDMENT OF APPENDIX E. Appendix E of the Fire Code is hereby amended by adding thereto Section 24 to read as follows: -3- Section 24. Roof Coverinas. Roof coverings on all buildings shall be fire - retardant, or any class C prepared or built-up roofing, or cedar or redwood shakes and shingles constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Building Code Standard No. 32-14 for special purpose roofs. Reroof of existing structures must meet these standards. In addition, standard approved fire place chimney spark arres- tors shall be installed. SECTION 8-8.07. DELETION OF APPENDIX J. Appendix J entitled "An Ordinance Adopting A Uniform Fire Code" is deleted from the Fire Code. SECTION 8-8.08. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. (a) Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of the Fire Code or who fails to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall obstruct the operations of the fire division in connection with extinguishing any fire, or other emergency, or who disobeys any lawful command of the Director of Public Safety or other officer who may be in charge at such a scene, or any part thereof, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of speci- fications or plans submitted and approved under the Fire Code, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction SC b+ J thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation and non-compliance, respectively, of the Fire Code occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. The issuance or granting of a permit shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of the Fire Code. 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 ten days 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 2. VALIDITY. The City of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this Ordinance or of the Uniform Fire Code hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills that it would have passed all other por- tions of this Ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 1981. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on November 15, -5- " V SECTION 9. POSTING. This Ordinance shall be posted within the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places. The within Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills this 1st day of July , 1961, and was thereafter passed and enacted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills this 5th day of August , 1961, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmember: Hillestad, McHeynolds, Perkins and Proft NOES: Councilmember: None ABSENT: Councilmember: Nystrom By Mayor ATTEST: clerk