HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 3232ORDINANCE NO. 3232 , NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING SECTIONS 15.64.010,
15.64.020, 15.64.030, SUBSECTION (d) OF
SECTIONS 15.64.140, 15.64.150, 15.64.230,
15.64.320, 15.64.330 AND 15.64.340; DELETING
SECTIONS 15.64.050 AND 15.64.250 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS
15.64.025, 15.64.035, 15.64.342, 15.64.345
AND 15.64.347 TO THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO UNIFORM FIRE CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 15.64.010 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
15.64.010
Adoption of Uniform Fire Code, 1988 Edition,
Appendices and the Uniform Fire Code Standards.
Except as hereinafter modified, that certain Fire Code
known as the "Uniform Fire Code, 1988 Edition (U.F.C.)," appendices
thereto, and the Uniform Fire Code Standards sponsored and copy-
righted by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and the International
Conference of Building Officials, three copies of which are filed in
the office of the city clerk for use and examination by the public,
and each portion and provision thereof, are adopted by reference as
modified and amended in this title and are declared to be the fire
prevention code of the city for the purpose of prescribing regula-
tions governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire
and explosion within the incorporated limits of the city.
SECTION 2.
Section 15.64.020 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
15.64.020 Appendix Chapters I-A, II-E, VI-A and VI-C deleted.
Appendix Chapters I-A, II-E, VI-A and VI-C of the
Uniform Fire Code, 1988 Edition, is deleted from said Code as
adopted by this Chapter.
SECTION 3.
Section 15.64.025 is hereby added to the Bakersfield
Municipal Code to read as follows:
15.64.025 Appendix Chapter III-A (5) added.
In setting the requirements for
Department may also be guided by provisions
Office (I.S.O.) or by approval of the Chief.
fire flow, the Fire
in Insurance Services
SECTION 4.
Section 15.64.030 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended read as follows:
15.64.030 Appendix Chapter III-B (4) added.
All fire hydrant locations and distribution shall also
comply with Insurance Services Office (I.S.O.) or by approval of
the Chief.
SECTION 5.
Section 15.64.035 is hereby added to the Bakersfield
Municipal Code to read as follows:
15.64.035 Section 2.303 - Board of Appeals.
Section 2.303, Board of Appeals, of the Uniform Fire Code
is amended to read:
In order to determine the suitability of alternative
materials and types of construction and to provide for reasonable
interpretations of the provisions of this Code, the Board of
Building Appeals, created by Section 15.04.140 A. of the Municipal
Code of the City of Bakersfield, consisting of seven (7) members
who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon perti-
nent matters, are hereby designated as he Board Appeals.
Section
Municipal Code.
15.64.050
SECTION 6.
is hereby deleted from the Bakersfield
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SECTION 7.
Subsection (d) of Section 15.64.140 of the Bakersfield
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
15.64.140 Section 10.210 added - Fire lanes.
(d) Fire lanes shall be identified in such manner so
as to leave no doubt as to their existence and intended purpose.
Identification shall be by means of signs being located along the
entir,? length of the fire lane and shall be placed not more than
one hundred (100) feet apart. Where deemed necessary by the
Chief, the signs shall be supplemented by diagonal yellow stripes
being painted on the required width of the fire lane. Stripes
shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in width, and curb shall be
paint~gd red.
SECTION 8.
Section 15.64.150 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended read as follows:
15.64.150 Section 10.301 (g) added - Installation.
Section 10.301 (g), Installation, is amended by adding
paragraph (g) as follows:
(g) In areas within the City of Bakersfield designated
by the Fire Chief as having an insufficient water supply system
for the purposes of fire protection, the following regulations
shall apply, notwithstanding any other provision of the Municipal
Code.
1. These regulations shall apply only to single-family
residential development (detached, individual dwellings) in such
designated areas, whether as a subdivision as defined in Title 16
of the Municipal Code, or construction on one of more lots, of
singl.~-family residential structures and accessory structures
thereto.
2. Developers shall submit a site development and
building plan, showing exact proposed location of structures on
each lot, materials and elevations, together with a diagram show-
ing all structures on all adjoining lots as to location, materials
and elevations. Such plans and diagrams shall be reviewed and
approved by the Fire Chief prior to the issuance by the Building
Official of any building permit.
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3. Roofs of all structures with one hundred (100) to
two hundred (200) feet separation from any other structure shall
be of materials listed by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. as Class
A, B or C - Prepared Roof Coverings. A minimum separation of one
hundred (100) feet shall be maintained between the exterior walls
of all structures so constructed. The exterior walls of all such
residential and accessory structures shall be located no closer
than fifty (50) feet from property lines; provided, however, if
accessory buildings are constructed with noncombustible exterior
covering materials for walls and roof, they shall be located no
closer than fifty (50) feet from any other structure on the same
lot, measured from the exterior walls of the accessory building.
4. Structures of any approved type construction
materials may be permitted, provided such structures are separated
at least two hundred (200) feet from any other structure, such
distance to be measured from the exterior walls. The exterior
walls of all such residential and accessory structures shall be
located no closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet from property
lines, except where such property lines are adjacent to streets or
alleys, and in any event, no closer than fifty (50) feet.
5. All separations required in paragraph (g) shall be
maintained until such time as a sufficient water supply for fire
protection is on site, and approved by the Fire Chief.
6. All combustibles located outside of buildings,
including fencing, palm trees, wood, weeds, brush, hay, and simi-
lar improvements and materials, shall at all times be kept clear
of all buildings and structures at a distance of one hundred (100)
feet.
7. The Fire Chief may also approve plans and diagrams
requi~ed by paragraph 2., showing separations of structures and
required setbacks from property lines which vary from the require-
ments set forth in paragraph 3. and 4., if the owner of the land
adjoining the applicant's land has executed and recorded in the
Office of the Recorder of Kern County, in accordance with all of
the provisions of Section 1468 of the California Civil Code, a
written instrument containing a covenant or covenants with the
applicant to refrain from constructing any building or structure
on his lot closer than a stated distance from his property line
adjoining that of the applicant. Thereupon, the applicant may
build in accordance with and up to the setbacks established for an
R-1 Zone if the distance or distances stated in such covenant
would otherwise permit, in accordance with and subject to the
required separations established in this Section.
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8. Building permits may be denied any applicant whose
construction on his own lot would prevent construction of any
residential dwelling or accessory structure by an adjacent prop-
erty owner due to inadequate separation of structures.
In cases where these alternatives to sufficient
water supply are properly utilized and when maps pertaining
thereto are recorded, these requirements shall accompany and be
recorded contemporaneously therewith.
SECTION 9.
Section 15.64.230 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended read as follows:
15.64.230 Section 25.118 added - Fire drills.
Section 25.118, Fire Drills, is added to the Uniform Fire
Code as follows:
It shall be the duty of administrators and teachers
and educational institutions to have one (1) fire drill each month
and to keep all doors and exits unlocked during school hours.
SECTION 10.
Section 15.64.250 is hereby deleted from the Bakersfield
Municipal Code.
SECTION 11.
Section 15.64.320 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
15.64.320
Section 10.207 (m) added
and vehicle access gates.
Security, private street
Section 10.207 (m), Security, Private Street and Vehicle
Access Gates, is added to the Uniform Fire Code as follows:
The following regulations and specifications shall apply
to Security, Private Street and Vehicle Access Gates:
1. Sliding or swinging gates shall provide a minimum
horizontal clearance of 15' - 0" and a minimum vertical clearance
of 14' 0" when gate is at the full open position. Horizontal
distance shall be measured perpendicular to the direction of
travel on the driveway. Vertical distance shall be measured from
the highest elevation of the driveway to the lowest overhead
obstruction.
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2. A firebox enclosure with an override switch to open
the gate shall be installed at each gate control box location.
The firebox shall be installed on the gate control pedestal or on
the gate control box. The firebox shall be a N.E.~.A. type 3R
raintight cabinet with a standard key lock. Standard key lock
shall be approved by the City of Bakersfield Fire Department prior
to installation. The override switch shall be mounted on a dead-
front switchboard.
3. All electrical equipment for use in a firebox shall
conform to Section 86-1.02, "Regulations and Code," of the stan-
dard specifications, State of California, Business and transporta-
tion Agency, Department of Transportation, current edition.
4. The gate operating device shall have a disconnect
feature for manual operation of the gate when the power fails.
5. A minimum driveway length to the gate from the flow
line of the public street shall be fifty (50) feet for development
of twenty (20) units or less. For each increment of twenty (20)
units thereafter, an additional twenty (20) feet of storage length
for waiting vehicles shall be added to the driveway length.
SECTION 12.
Section 15.64.330 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended read as follows:
15.64.330
Section 79.1206(a)(2) amended - Parking and
garaging (tank vehicles).
Section 79.1206(a)(2), Parking and Garaging (Tank
Vehicles), of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read:
2. Stops for meals during the day or night for no
longer than one (1) hour, if the street is well lighted at the
point of parking.
SECTION 13.
Section 15.64.340 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
hereby amended read as follows:
15.64.340 Section 79.115(f) amended - Abandonment of tanks.
Section 79.115(f) of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to
read:
(f) Any underground tank which has been abandone~ for a
period of one year shall be removed from the ground and the hole
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properly filled. If circumstances warrant, however, such tank may
be abandoned in place and safeguarded in a manner appro'ved by the
Chief.
SECTION 14.
Section 15.64.342 is hereby added to the Bakersfield
Municipal Code to read as follows:
15.64.342
Section 80.103(c) amended - Hazardous Materials
Management Plan.
Section 80.103(c) of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to
read:
(c) Hazardous Materials Management Plan. No person,
firm or corporation shall store, dispense, use or handle hazardous
materials in excess of the quantities specified in Sections 25503.5
and 25503.8 of the Health and Safety Code, prior to the submittal
and subsequent approval of a Hazardous Materials Management Plan.
The Hazardous Materials Management Plan shall be submitted to the
Hazardous Material Section. The Hazardous Materials Management
Plan shall be in a format approved by the Chief.
SECTION 15.
Section 15.64.345 is hereby added to the Bakersfield
Municipal Code to read as follows:
15.64.345 Section 80.301(d) amended - Signage.
Section 80.301(d) of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to
read:
(d) Signage. In addition to the hazardous identifica-
tion signs required by Section 80.104(e), stationary aboveground
tanks shall be placarded with hazard identification signs as spec-
ified in U.F.C. Standard No. 79-3 or with other labels or signs
approved by the Chief, for the specific material contained. Signs
prohibiting smoking shall be provided in storage areas and within
25 feet of outdoor storage areas. Signs shall not be obscured or
removed. Signs shall be in English as a primary language or in
symbols allowed by this Code. Signs shall be durable. The size,
color and lettering shall be in conformance with nationally recog-
nized standards.
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SECTION 16.
Section 15.64.347 is hereby added to the Bakersfield
Municipal Code to read as follows:
15.64.347 Article 82 Table No. 82.104 - amended.
Article 82 Table No. 82.104 is amended to read as
follows:
The "5" in the third column (aboveground container)
that is in the first row (less than 125) is changed to a "10".
SECTION 17.
This ordinance shall be posted in accordance with
City charter provisions and shall become effective thirty
days from and after the date of its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on June 14, 1989 , by the
following vote:
A, YE S: COUNCILMEMBERS; ANTHONY, D~/~ON D, SMITH, RATTY, PETERSON, McDERMOTT, SALVAGGIO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: i'~ O n e
ASSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS None
None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILME~ERS:
Assistant CITY CLERK and
E 'bff :e? Clerk of the
Council of the City bf Bakersfield
APPROVED June 14, 1989
CLARENCE E. MEDDERS
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CITY AT~OR
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2/22/89
AFP±DAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Kern)
CAROL WILLIAMS, Being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City
of Bakersfield; and that on the 21th day of June , 1989 she
posted on the Bulletin Board at City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of
the following: Ordinance No. 3232 , passed by the Bakersfield
City Council at a meeting held on the 14th day of June , 1989 ,
and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
AMENDING SECTIONS 15.64.010, 15.64.020, 15.64.030, SUBSECTION
(d) OF SECTIONS 15.64.140, 15.64.150, 15.64.230, 15.64.320,
15.64.330 AND 15.64.340; DELETING SECTIONS 15.64.050 AND
15.64.250 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING
SECTIONS 15.64.025, 14.64.035, 15.64.342, 15.64.345 AND
15.64.347 TO THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
UNIFORM FIRE CODE.
NSAOPD
/s/ CAROL WILLIAMS
CITY CLERK of the City of
Bakersfield