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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 2769ORDINANCE NO. 2769 NEW SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD BY AMENDING CHAPTER 15.64 RELATIVE TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 15.64 of Title 15 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfi. eld is amended to read as follows: Chapter 15.64 UNIFORM FIRE CODE Sections: I. Adoption 15.64.010 Adoption of Uniform Fire Code. II. Deletions, Additions and Modifications 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 15. 64.020 64.030 64.040 64.050 64.060 64.070 64.080 64.090 64.100 64.110 64.120 64.130 64.140 64.150 64.160 64.170 64.180 64.190 64.200 64.210 64.220 64.230 64.240 Deletions - Reserved. Section 2.302 amended - Board of Appeals. Section 4.104(a) and (b) added - Inspection Required. Section 4.107 amended - Revocation of Permits. Section 31.104 amended - Tire Buffing Rooms. Article 33 amended - Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film. Section 33.101 amended - Scope. Section 33.102 amended - Permit Required. Section 33.104 amended - Storage of Film. Section 74.107 amended - Storage and Use of Cylinders. Section 78.102(b) amended - Manufacture, Sale and Discharge of Fireworks. Section 78.102(d) added - Manufacture, Sale and Discharge of Model Rockets. Section 10.209 added - Fire Lanes. Section 10.301(f) added - Installation. Section 10.314 added - Water Supply. Section 79.103(4) amended - Permits Required. Section 79.703(b) amended - Supervision. Section 79.703(b) (1) added - Supervision. Section 79.709(b) amended - Safety Rules. Section 79.711 added - Self-Service Gasoline Stations. Section 79.1101 amended - Permits. Section 25.118 added - Fire Drills. Section 11.101 amended - Bonfires and Outdoor Rubbish Fires. 15.64.250 15.64.260 15.64.270 15.64.280 15.64.290 15.64.300 15.64.310 15.64.320 15.64.330 Section 11.105(e) amended Types and Construction of Incinerators. Section 11.112(b)(4) amended - Hours of Burning. Section 11.201(d) amended - Accumulation of Waste Material. Section 11.203(c) amended - Hazardous Storage. Section 11.204.5 added - Parade Floats. Section 11.205 amended - Use of Open Flame or Light Restricted. Section 11.416 added - Streets, Alleys and Occupied Property. Section 10.207(f) added - Security, Private Street and Vehicle Access Gates. Section 79.1106(d) added - Parking and Gataging (Tank Vehicles). 15.64.010 Adoption of Uniform Fire Code. Except as herein- after modified, that certain Fire Code known as the "Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition (U.F.C.)," and appendices thereto, which was sponsored and copyrighted by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and the International Conference of Building Officials, three (3) copies of which are filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield for use and examination by the public, and each portion and provision thereof, is hereby adopted by reference as modified and amended in this Title and is declared to be the Fire Prevention Code of the City of Bakersfield 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 of Bakersfield. 15.64.020 15.64.030 Deletions - Reserved. Section 2.302 amended - Board of Appeals. Section 2.302, Board of Appeals, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: In order to determine the suitability o~ alternate 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 pertinent matters, are hereby designated as the Board of Appeals. 15.64.040 Section 4.104(a) and (b) added Inspection Required. Section 4.104, Inspection Required, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by adding paragraphs (a) and (b) thereto as follows: (a) If unique or unusual circumstances attend the design, operation or use of a building or premises subject to inspection by the Fire Prevention Bureau, the Chief m.~y require the owner or the person in possession or control of the building or premises to i~rovide, without charge to the City, a technical opinion and report. The opinion and report shall be ~Drepared by a qualified engineer, specialist, laboratory or fire safety specialty organization acceptable to the Chief and shall treat the fire safety properties of the design, operation or use of the building or premises and thereon. (b) As used in the facilities and appurtenances situated this section, "unique or unusual circumstances" include new or novel technology, processes, products, facilities, materials and uses. 15.64.050 Section 4.107 amended - Revocation of Permits. Section 4.107, Revocation of Permits, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: Any permit or certificate issued under this Code may be suspended or revoked when it is determined after a hearing by the Board of Building Appeals that: (a) It is used by a person other than the person to whom the permit or certificate was issued. (b) It is used for a location other than for which it was issued. (c) Any of the conditions or limitations set forth in the permit or certificate have been violated. (d) The permittee fails, refuses or neglects to comply with any order or notice duly served upon him under the provisions of this code within the time provided therein. (e) There has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application or plans on which the permit or application was based. 15.64.060 Section 31.104 amended - Tire Buffing Rooms. Section 31.101, Tire Buffing Rooms, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: Buffing machine shall be located in rooms separated from other areas as required by the Building Code. Each machine shall be connected to an ample dust collecting system discharging to a suitable container which shall be cleaned at frequent intervals. There shall be installed one sprinkler head connected to the City water system over each buffing machine. The water supply pipe shall be not less than three-fourths of an inch (3/4"). 15.64.070 Article 33 amended - Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film. Article 33, entitled Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: "Cellulose Nitrate Film." 15.64.080 Section 33.101 amended - Scope. Section 33.101, Scope, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: This Article applies to the storage and handling of cellulose nitrate film, hereinafter referred to as "nitrate film". Film having a cellulose acetate or othe~ approved slow-burning base, marked "safety film", is exempt from these provisions. 15.64.090 Section 33.102 amended - Permit Required. Section 33.102, Permit ~equired, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: (a) No person shall store, keep or have on hand more than 25 pounds (for 35 mm. film about 5,000 feet) of nitrate film without a permit. (b) No person shall sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any nitrate ~ilm to any person not having a permit to handle, use or display such film. 15.64.100 Section 33.104 amended - Storage of Film. Section 33.104, Storage of Film, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: Storage of nitrate film, not in process or being worked on, shall be in accordance with the following: (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, amounts in excess of 25 pounds (5 standard rolls) but not in excess of 1,000 pounds (200 standard rolls) shall be kept in approved cabinets or in vaults. (b) Amounts in excess of 1,000 pounds (200 standard rolls) shall be kept in vaults. (c) Unexposed nitrate film enclosed in the original, unbroken, shipping cases, conforming to I.C.C. regulations, shall be kept in a room equipped with approved automatic fire sprinkler system. If the amount exceeds 750 pounds (150 standard rolls), it shall be stored in a room used for no other purpose. 15.64.110 Section 74.107 amended Storage and Use of Cylinders. Section 74.107, Storage and Use of Cylinders, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: All compressed gas cylinders in service or in storage shall be adequately secured to prevent falling or being knocked over. This shall be accomplished by the installation of safety chains of suitable size or other restraining methods approved by the Bureau of Fire Prevention. EXCEPTION: Compressed gas cylinders in the process of examination, servicing and refilling are exempt from this Section. 15.64.120 Section 78.102(b) amended - Manufacture, Sale and Discharge of Fireworks. Section 78.102(b), Manufacture, Sale and Discharge of Fireworks, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess, store, to offer for sale, expose for sale or sell at retail any fireworks and to use or explode any fireworks other than safe and sane fireworks, without first having obtained a permit from the City of Bakersfield. No person or organization shall operate or conduct a supervised public display of fireworks, other than display of exclusively safe and sane fireworks (See Chapter 8.44 of this Code), without having first obtained a permit to do so from the City of Bakersfield. The Fire Chief shall have power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of such permits. Every such use or display shall be handled by a competent operator, licensed by the State Fire Marshal's office, and shall be of such character and so located, discharged or fired so as not to be hazardous to property or endanger any person. 15.64.130 Section 78.102(d) added - Manufacture, Sale and Discharge of Model Rockets. Section 78.102, Manufacture, Sale and Discharge of Model Rockets, of the Unifo~ Fire Code is amended by adding paragraph (d) to read as follows: (d) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to prohibit possession and use of model rocket engines as they are defined and regulated under the provisions of California Admin- istrative Code, Title 19, Article 14 (Sections 1062-1088). The possession and use of model rockets and model rocket engines shall be pursuant to a permit issued by the Chief under such rules and regulations as he may adopt in accordance with the provisions of California Administrative Code, Title 19, Article 14, October 9, [971. 15.64.140 Section 10.209 added Fire Lanes. Section 10.209, Fire Lanes, is added to the Uniform Fire Code as follows: (a) }.'ire lanes shall be provided along the front of all shopping complexes and all other buildings other than dwellings when any part of said complex or building is more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from a public street. (b) Fire lanes shall be located as determined by the Chief, and shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet in width, with turning radiuses of not less than twenty (20) feet in width, and shall have a clear height of aot less than thirteen (13) feet. (c) Fire lanes shall be maintained clear at all times without exception. It shall be unlawful for any person to impair or block such fire lanes by vehicle parking or placing any other obstruction therein. Any person violating this Section is guilty of an infraction. (d) Fire Lane Identification. Fire lanes shall be identified in such a 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 entire length of the fire lane and shall be placed not more than fifty (50) 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. (e) Fire lanes shall be constructed in accordance with specifications set forth by the Bakersfield Fire Department. 15.64.150 Section 10.301(f) added - Installation. Section 10.301(f), Installation, Js amended by adding paragraph (f) as follows: (f) by the Fire Chief for shall Code. areas within the City of Bakersfield designated as having an insufficient water supply system the purposes of fire protection, the following regulations apply, notwithstanding any other provision of the Municipal ]. 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 or more lots, of single-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 showing 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. 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 ~n any event, no closer than fifty (50) feet. !~. All separations shall be maintained until such time for fire protection is on site, and required in paragraph (f) as a sufficient w~,ter supply approved by the F~re Chief. 6. All combustibles located outside of buildings, includin~ fencing, palm trees, wood, weeds, brush, hay, and similar improvements and materials, shall at all times be kept clear of all bu31dings and structures at a distance of one hundred (100) feet. diagrams requir~d The Fire Chief may also approve plans and by paragraph 2., showing separations of struc- tures and required setbacks from property lines which vary from the requirements set forth in paragraphs 3. and 4., if the owner of the landl 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 hi~ 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 in such subject for an R-1 Zone if the distance or distances stated covenan~ would otherwise permit, in accordance with and to the required separations established in this Section. I{. Building permits may be denied any applicant whose construct]on on his own lot would prevent construction of any residential dwelling or accessory structure by an adjacent property 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 contemporaneous]y therewith. 15.64.160 S~.ction 10.314 added - Water Supply. Section 10.314, Water Supply, is added to the Uniform Fire Code as follows: (a) It shall be the duty of any person, supplying water to the City of Bakersfield and its inhabitants through hydrants located upon streets, alleys or public places within the City of Bakersfield, whenever by reason of repairs or work, or from any cause the water is to be turned off from such hydrants, to notify the Fire Chief of said City thereof when hydrants are placed out of service and again when service is restored, and in case of an alarm of fire in the City, it shall be the duty of such person, firm or corporation to turn to service all the mains, hydrants and water supply necessary or available. (b) In case such person be engaged in work upon any line or pipe necessitating the turning off of water, no such line or pipe shall be left open or empty during the night, or when work is not actually going on therein, and if any line or pipe be opened at the time of quitting work or when water is required for fire suppression purposes given, the mouth of such pipe shall be capped and the water left in as far as possible for the use of the Fire Department. Any person, having charge or control of any pipe or hydrants, in doing or ordering work done in or upon the same who shall violate any provision of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (c) It to drive or cause being used by the shall be unlawful for any driver of any vehicle to be driven over any hose while said hose is Fire Department. 15.64.170 Section 79.103(4) amended - Permits Required. Section 79.103(4), Permits Required, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: 4. Construction, installation and use of equipment and premises for the storage, handling, use or sale of flammable or combustible liquids as herein stipulated. The required permit shall be obtained prior to the commencement of any work. 15.64.180 Section 79.703(b) amended - Supervision. Section 79.703(b) of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as follows: b. Supervision. If the dispensing of Class I liquids at a service station available and open to the public is to be done by a person other than the service station attendant, the nozzle shall be a llsted automatic-closing type without a latch- open device. Approved special dispensing devices such as, but not limited to, card-operated and remote preset types are permitted at service stations, provided that dispension of Class I liquids is under the observation and control of a competent attendant at all times and provided that emergency controls are installed at a location acceptable to the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau. 15.64.200 Section 79.709(b) amended - Safety Rules. Section 79.709(b), read: Safety Rules, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to (b) ~'xtinguisher of a minimum classification of 2A- 10BC shall be provlded and located fill pipe opening shall be greater extinguisher. 15.64.210 Section 79.711 added so that no pumps, dispenser or than fifty 50) feet from such Self-Serv~ce Gasoline Stations. Section 79.711, Self-Service Gasoline Stations, ~s added to the Uniform Fire Code as follows: The general construction and gas stations operation of self-service and the storage and bandling of flammable or 10. combustible liquids at such location shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Section. (a) Definitions. [. SELF-SERVICE STATION shall mean and include any gasoline fiJlJng station, public garage, and any other place where flammable l~quids are sold or dispensed to the public by any manner or method other than by the personal :service and actual direct d~spensing of said liquids solely by the owner or operator thereo~, his agents or employees. 2. PERSON shall mean and ~nclude persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, unincorporated associations, and any combination of persons, by whatever name designated. 3. PERMITTEE shall mean the holder of a permit to operate and maintain a self-service station granted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. (b) Permit Required. No person shall operate or maintain a self-service station in the City of Bakersfield without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Chief of the Fire Department. Applications for permits shall be made on forms provided by the Chief of the Fire Department, and shall give the names of the operators of said proposed self-service station, the location thereof and such other pertinent information regarding the facilities and manner of operation of said station as may be required by the Chief of the Fire Department. Any person now operating or maintaining a self-service station shall obtain a permit, and except as herein otherwise provided, shall comply with all the provisions of this Chapter within thirty (30) days after the effective date hereof. (c) ~evocation of Permit. The Chief of the Fire Department shall revoke any permit issued under the terms of this Chapter when he finds either: ]. That said permit is being used by any person other than the person to whom the permit was issued, his agents or employees, or in said 2. That the conditions or limitations set forth permit have been violated, or 11. 3. That the violations of this Chapter or of any other ordinance of the City of Bakersfield or law of the State of California regulating or pertaining to the per mittee's operations, set forth in any written notice served upon the permittee by the Chief of the Fire Department, have not been corrected within the time required by said notice, or 4. That the permit is being used on any premises or at any location other than that for which it was issued. It is unlawful for any person to operate or maintain a self-service station in the City of Bakersfield after his permit has been revoked. (d) Operating Regulations. The following regulations shall apply to all self-service stations ~n the City of Bakersfield: ]. A control room shall operated or maintained be provided and so located that the operator has an and operations. At least one (1) to the control ~oom shall be not unobstructed view of all pumps of the two (2) required doors less than twenty-five (25) feet from the nearest pump and shall open on a different side of the control room from where any pump is located. Pumps shall not be located on more than three (3) sides of the control room. This Section shall have no application to a self-service station operated or maintained as such on the effective date of this Chapter, except that any alterations or additions hereafter made to the station shall conform to this Section. Y. Telephone facilities, if and when available, shall be provided on the premises of the station. Telephone facilities, if ~rovided, and located in the control room. means of locomotion shall be five (25) shall be skates or other artificial pump control switches The use of prohibited. 3. NO building shall be located within twenty- feet of any pump unless such building be of Type I, II or III construction as defined by the Uniform Building Code, or any other building code hereafter adopted by the City of Bakersfield. Every pump shall be not less than ten (10) feet from any property 12. line; provided that adjacent streets or alleys may be considered as part of such ten (10) feet; and further provided that the Chief of the File Department, Jn his discretion, may allow deviations from this lattel requirement when and he finds that such deviation will not and operations on adjoining premises. for such length of time as seriously endanger buildings 4. When portions of the station are closed to the public for the delivery of gasoline, these portions shall be so designated by adequate signs. 5. Not more than f~ve (5) vehicles, within an undivided area of not to exceed one thousand six hundred (1,600) square feet, and serviced from not more than three (3) adjacent islands in the area, shall be serviced by any one (1) attendant at any one time. At the time any vehicle is being serviced in the area, the attendant in charge of the area shall be engaged in than attending the vehicle or vehicles being no activity other serviced. 6. over the age pump islands, There shall not be less than one (1) attendant, of eighteen (18) years, on duty for each six (6) o~ fraction thereof, open to the public. All such attendants shall be fighting appliances. 7. It shall prevent persons from smoking pump or filling operations. instructed in the use of first aid and fire be the duty of all attendants to within twenty-five (25) feet of any Service shall be refused and pumps shall be shut off when patrons do not follow instructions, or are under the influence of intoxicants. ~.. Each pump shall be equipped with manually operated shut-off switch or lever which can be operated both at the pump or by remote control from the control room. 9. All filling nozzles shall be equipped with automatic control valves and/or vacuum-operated overflow check valves, or other valves or similar fixtures approved by the Chief of the Fire Department, and shall not be equipped with hold-open devices. 13. ]0. All pumps and/or facilities for delivery of gasoline shall be locked, or other effective provisions shall be made to prevent public access to supplies of gasoline when the station operatoEs, employees or authorized representatives are absent. During no time shall coin-operated self-service gasoline facilities be permitted. ]1. There shall be installed and maintained in good working order on the premises of each station such portable hand fire extinguishers as may be directed by the Chief of the Fire Department. The extinguishers shall be located as directed by the Chief of the Fire Department. ]2. "NO SMOKING" and "STOP YOUR MOTOR" signs, with red letters not less than four (4) inches in height on white background, shall be placed at each pump island J.n unobstructed and clear view from both sides of the island. ]3. No open flame devices shall be located or permitted within twenty-five (25) feet of any pump. ]4. No combustible materials, except materials for cleaning glass, shall be stored or displayed within twenty- five (25) feet of any pump. ]5. No oily or greasy mops or rags shall be permitted to be stored within twenty-five (25) feet of any pump. ]6. Class I and II flammable liquids shall be dispensed only into tanks of motor vehicles or into metal containers. The use of glass or other fragile containers for such liquids shall be prohibited. 15.64.220 Section 79.1101 amended - Permits. Section 79.1101, Permits, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: A tank vehicle shall not be operated without a valid permit or certi]!icate of compliance issued by the California State Fire Marshal. 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 of public, private and parochial schools and educational institutions 14. tO have one (1) fire drill each month and to keep all doors and exits unlocked ¢luring school hours. 15.64.240 Section 11.101 amended - Bonfires .and Outdoor Rubbish Fires. Section 11.101, Bonfires and Outdoor Rubbish Fires, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to build, light, maintain, or cause or permit to be built, lighted, or maintained any open or outdoor fire; use or cause or permit to be used any fire for cleaning land; burn or cause or permit to be burned any brush, trash, rubbish, stubble or other flammable or combustible mater~al. (b) The above prohibition does not apply to: ].Hospitals Veterinarian hospitals 3.Mortuaries 4.Crematoriums Barbecue pits and fireplaces as long as such are not used for the disposal of rubbish. (c) Excepting for barbecue pits and fireplaces, none of the above exceptions shall be applicable unless such burning is done in a multiple-chamber incinerator approved by the Air Pollution Control District. (d) The Chief may prohibit any and all fires when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make such fire hazardous. (e) The prohibition against burning specified above does not apply Jf such burning is in accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation IV of the Rules and Regulations of the Air Pollution Control District of Kern County, wherein the Chief of the Fire Department of issue permits 15.64.250 of Incinerators. Incinerators, oi the City of Bakersfield shall have the authority to for the burning operations listed under Rule 402. Section 11.105(e) amended Types and Construction Section 11.105(e), Types and Construction of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: 15. Every incinerator shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Kern County Air Pollution Control District. 15.64.260 Section 11.112(b)(4) amended - Hours of Burning. Section 11.112(b), Hours of Burning, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by adding to Exception No. 4. as follows: 4. All such burning is done in accordance with Air Pollution Control Regulations and the regulations of the Bakersfield Fire Department. 15.64.270 Section 11.201(d) amended - Accumulation of Waste Material. Section 11.201(d), Accumulation of Waste Material, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by adding paragraph (d) as follows: (d) In all cases where there are gratings or slotted openings in the sidewalk, or over any opening leading into the basement of a building, a wire netting of not ow~r one-half inch (1/2") mesh shall be placed beneath such grating or slats so as to prevent rubbish from falling through. 15.64.280 Section 11.203(c) amended - Hazardous Storage. Section 11.203(c), Hazardous Storage, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read: Where the storage or accumulation of combustible waste matter used in stores, apartment buildings, factories or other similar places i~s a hazard or menace of fire, said storage of such materials shall be removed at the close of each working day. 15.64.290 Section 11.204.5 added - Parade Floats. Section Parade Floats, is added to the Uniform Fire Code as 11.204.5, follows: (a) All decorative materials used on or about parade floats shall be flameproof or noncombustible. (b) All electric wiring shall be of an approved type and shall be inspected by the City Electrical Inspector for ap- proval of installation prior to being obscured by decorative materials. 16. (c) Power generators shall not be located in close proximity to combustible structural members of the float and shall be exhausted in a safe and approved manner. Gasoline, excepting that quantity contained in the the power generator, shall not be allowed on any An All Class (A, B, of 2A-10BC shall be float. (d) fuel tank of float. (e) minimum rating location on each C) fire extinguisher with a provided for and at an accessible 15.64.300 Section 11.205 amended - Use of Open Flame or Light Restricted. Section 11.205, Use of Open Flame or Light Restricted, of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by adding paragraph (c) as follows: (c) All arc lights windows shall be! covered with any kind or description shall or incandescent lights in show globes or reflectors. No goods be displayed, placed, hung or of suspended within six used as covering for any arc windows. 15.64.310 Section 11.416 (6) inches of any such globe or reflectors light or incandescent light in show added - Streets, Alleys and Occupied Property. Secti. on 11.416, Streets, Alleys and Occupied Property, is added to the Uniform Fire Code as follows: Owners and/or occupants of property in the City of Bakersfield shall maintain such property free of conditions likely to cause or propagate fire; extent of responsibility shall include the area between property lines of the property and to the centerlines of adjacent alleys, easements and streets. 15.64.320 Section 10.207(f) added - Security, Private Street and Vehicle Access Gates. Street and Vehicle Access Code as follows: Section 10.207(f), Security, Private Gates, is added to the Uniform Fire The Security, horizontal following regulations and specifications shall Private Street and Vehicle Access GatRs: 1. Sliding or swinging gates shall provide clearance of 15' apply to a minimum - 0" and a minimum vertical clearance 17. 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. 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.M.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 deadfront switchboard. 3. All electrical equipment for use in a firebox shall conform to Section 86-1.02, "Regulations and Code," of the standard specifications, State of California, Business and Transportation 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 flowline of the public street shall be fifty (50) feet for develop- ments 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. 15.64.330 Section 79.1106(d) added - Parking and Gataging (Tank Vehicles). Section 79.1106(d), Parking and Garaging (Tank Vehicles), is added to the Uniform Fire Code to read as follows: (d) A person shall not park or stop a tank vehicle at any one point for longer than one (1) hour within a residential area. EXCEPTIONS: 1. When, in case of accident, breakdown or other emergency, the operator must leave the vehicle to take necessary action to correct the problem; 2. When, in the process of loading or unloading cargo, and except that during actual discharge for the vehicle; 18. the 3. Inside a bulk plant and twenty-five (25) feet from property line or within a building approved for such use; 4. At other approved locations not less than fifty (50) feet from any building, except those approved for the storage or servicing of such vehicle. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the City Charter provisions and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. .......... o0o .......... 19. I and adopted by the Council of meeting thereof held on the the following vote: HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed the City of Bakersfield at a regular 21st day of July , 1982, by ~,BSENT: ~ OUNCILMEN: A~.[AINING~ COUNCILMEN: CI d E~ Officio Cl~k of the Council of the City of Bakersfield ) APPR~V~ this 21st day of July YOR~f fMA the ~ity of a s ield , 1982 APPROVED as to form: ~---'-"~-~'' ~i v~oJ Bakersfield CITY ATTORNE~Of the Ci y of AJS:mm 20. Affidavit of Iosfing r tnaures STATE OF CALIFORNIA, t County of Kern ss. PHILIP KELMAR, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that on ......................................J..}Li...~.....~_~..: ................................................................, 19....{}..~.. he posted on the Bulletin Board at the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the CounciI of said City at a meeting thereof duly held on ..........................J...~..1...~......~..~..~ ............................................, 19..~-2....., which ordinance was numbere(t .................~..~ ................New Series, and entitled: An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Bakersfield amending Title 15 of the Municipa} Code of the City of Bakersfield by amending Chapter 15.64 relative to the Uniform Fire Code. C~ty Clerk Subscribed and sworn to before me this ...~.~.~..... day of ........~.~ ........................19...~.~..