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
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64.020
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64.150
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64.170
64.180
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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]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
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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:
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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.
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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...~.~..