HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 2758ORDINANCE NO. 2758
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 FIRE
ZONES.
as
BE
follows:
IT ORDAINED by the Council
SECTION 1.
of the City of Bakersfield
Chapter 15.64 of Title 15 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Bakersfield is amended to read as follows:
Chapter 15.64
IV. FIRE ZONES
Establishment of Fire Zones.
Prohibition of Above-Ground Storage of
Flammable or Combustible Liquids.
Prohibition of Bulk Storage of
Liquefied Petroleum Gases.
Prohibition of Storage of Explosives
and Blasting Agents.
Sections:
15.64.400
15.64.410
15.64.420
15.64.430
15.64.400 Establishment of Fire Zones. Fire zones as herein-
after described in this Chapter designate areas within the City
of Bakersfield in which the storage of flammable, combustible,
explosive liquids, solid or gaseous substances, :special dispensing
devices, are prohibited. Storage facilities for such substances
constructed prior to the enactment of this Code may remain in
such zones provided their construction and maintenance are in
substantial compliance with the provisions of this Code.
A. FJre Zone No. 1 described. All that territory
included within the following described exterior boundaries shall
be and is hereby designated as Fire Zone No. 1:
Parcel 1: Beginning at the N.E. corner of 15th
and I Street; thence north along the east line of I Street to
the north line of 16th Street; thence west along the north line
of 16th Street to the east line of H Street; thence north along
the east line of H Street to the north line of 17th Street;
thence west along the north line of 17th Street to the east line
of F Street; thence north along the east line of F Street to the
south line of 21st Street; thence east along the south line of
21st Street to the east line of G Street; thence north along the
east line of G Street to the south line of 22nd Street; thence
east along the south line of 22nd Street to the east line of H
Street; thence north along the east line of H Street to the south
line of 23rd Street; thence east along the south line of 23rd
Street to the east line of the alley extending north and south
between Chester Avenue and I Street; thence north along the east
line of aforesaid alley to the southwesterly line of Golden State
Avenue; thence southeasterly along the southwesterly line of
Golden State Avenue to the west line of the alley extending north
and south between Chester Avenue and K Street; thence south along
the west line of last aforesaid alley to the south line of 23rd
Street; thence east along the south line of 23rd Street to the
west line of L Street; thence south along the west line of L
Street to the south line of 22nd Street; thence east along the
south line of 22nd Street to the west line of N Street; thence
south along the west line of N Street to the south line of 20th
Street; thence east along the south line of 20th Street to the
west line of R Street; thence south along the west line of R
Street to the north line of the alley extending east and west
between 17th and 18th Street; thence west along the north
last aforesaid alley to the west line of L Street; thence
along the west line of L Street to the north line of 15th
thence west
beginning.
line of
south
Street;
along the north line of 15th Street to the point of
19th and Kern
Kern Street to the southerly line of Jackson Street;
easterly along the southerly line of Jackson Street
midway between the easterly line of Kern Street and
Parcel II: Beginning at the N.E. corner of East
Street; thence northerly along the easterly line of
thence
to a point
the westerly
line of Baker Street; thence northerly along a line parallel with
and midway between the aforesaid easterly line of Kern Street and
the westerly line of Baker Street to the southerly line of Niles
Street; thence easterly along the southerly line of Niles Street
to a point midway between the easterly line of Baker Street and
the westerly line of King Street; thence southerly along a line
parallel with and midway between the aforesaid easterly line of
Baker Street and the westerly line of King Street to the southerly
line of Jackson Street; thence easterly along the southerly line
of Jackson Street to the westerly line of King Street; thence
southerly along the westerly line of King Street to the northerly
line of East 19th Street; thence westerly along the northerly
line of East 19th Street to the point of beginning.
B. Fire Zone No. 2 described. All that territory
included within the following described exterior boundaries,
excepting that territory designated as Fire Zone Number 1 by the
provisions of Section 15.64.400 (A) hereof, shall be and is
hereby designated as Fire Zone Number 2:
Beginning at the N.W. corner of Chester Avenue and
8th Street; thence west along the north line of 8th Street to the
east line of the alley extending north and south between Chester
Avenue and I Street; thence north along the east line of said
alley and along its prolongation northerly to the north line of
14th Street; thence west along the north line of 14th Street to
the east line of H Street; thence north along the east line of H
Street to the north line of Truxtun Avenue; thence west along the
north line of Truxtun Avenue to the east line of G Street; thence
north along the east line of G Street to the north line of
17th Street; thence west along the north line of 17th Street to
the east line of F Street; thence north along the east line of F
Street to the north line of 18th Street; thence west along the
north line of 18th Street to the east line of D Street; thence
north along the east line of D Street to the south line of 19th
Street; thence east along the south line of 19th Street to the
east line of E Street; thence north along the east line of E
Street to the south line of 20th Street; thence east along the
south line of 20th Street to the east line of the alley extending
north and south between E Street and F Street; thence north
along the east line of aforesaid alley to the south line of 30th
Street; thence east along the south line of 30th Street to the
east line of I Street; thence north along the east line of I
Street to the southwesterly line of Golden State Avenue; thence
southeasterly along the southwesterly line of Golden State Avenue
to the south line of 30th Street; thence east along the south
line of 30th Street to the west line of K Street; thence south
along the west line of K Street to the south line of 23rd Street;
thence east along the south line of 23rd Street to the west line
of N Street; thence south along the west line of N Street to the
south line of 22nd Street; thence east along the south line of
22nd Street to the west line of R Street; thence south along the
west line of R Street to the south line of 19th Street; thence
east along the south line of 19th Street to a point 500 feet west
of the west line of V Street; thence north along a line 500 feet
west of and parallel with the west line of V Street to the prolonga-
tion westerly of the south line of the alley extending easterly
and westerly between 19th and 20th Street; thence east along said
prolongation westerly of and along the south line of last described
alley and along its prolongation easterly to the east line of
Union Avenue; thence north along the east line of Union Avenue to
the southerly line of Grove Street; thence easterly along the
southerly line of Grove Street to a point midway between the
easterly line of Sacramento Street and the westerly line of
Sonora Street; thence northerly along a line parallel with and
midway between the aforesaid easterly line of Sacramento Street
and the westerly line of Sonora Street to the southerly line of
the alley extending easterly and westerly between Grove and East
19th Streets on the south and East 21st Street on the north;
thence easterly along the southerly line of last described alley
to the easterly line of Tulare Street; thence northerly along the
easterly line of Tulare Street to the southerly line of Kentucky
Street; thence easterly along the southerly line of Kentucky to
the easterly line of Kern Street; thence northerly along the
easterly line of Kern Street to the southerly line of Niles
Street; thence easterly along the southerly line of Niles Street
to the prolongation southerly of the easterly line of the alley
extending northerly and southerly between Kern Street and Baker
Street; thence northerly along said prolongation southerly of and
along said easterly line of last described alley to the southerly
line of Flower Street; thence easterly along the southerly line
of Flower Street to the westerly line of the alley extending
northerly and southerly between Baker Street and King Street;
thence southerly along the westerly line of last described alley
and along the southerly prolongation thereof to the southerly
line of Niles Street; thence easterly along the southerly line of
Niles Street to the westerly line of King Street; thence southerly
along the westerly line of King Street to the southerly line of
Sumner Street; thence easterly along the southerly line of Sumner
Street to the westerly line of Beale Avenue; thence southerly
along the westerly line of Beale Avenue to the northerly line of
East 19th Street; thence westerly along the northerly line of
East 19th Street to the westerly line of King Street; thence
southerly along the westerly line of King Street to the northerly
line of East 18th Street; thence westerly along the northerly
line of East 18th Street to the westerly line of Baker Street;
thence southerly along the westerly line of Baker Street to the
northerly line of East Truxtun Avenue; thence westerly along the
northerly line of East Truxtun Avenue to the easterly line of Kern
Street; thence northerly along the easterly line of Kern Street to
the prolongation easterly of the northerly line of the alley
extending easterly and westerly between Eureka Street and East 18th
Street; thence westerly along said prolongation easterly of and
along the northerly line of last described alley to the westerly
line of Sonora Street; thence southerly along the westerly line
of Sonora Street to the northerly line of Eureka Street; thence
westerly along the northerly line of Eureka Street to the east
line of Union Avenue; thence north along the east line of Union
Avenue to the prolongation easterly of the north line of the
alley extending east and west between 17th and 18th Streets; thence
west along the said prolongation easterly of and along the north
line of last described alley to the west line of R Street; thence
southerly along the west line of R Street to the north line of
17th Street; thence west along the north line of 17th Street to
the west line of M Street; thence south along the west line of
M Street to the north line of 15th Street; thence west along the
north line of 15th Street to the west line of L Street; thence
south along the west line of L Street to the north line of 14th
Street; thence west along the north line of 14th Street to the
prolongation northerly of the west line of the alley extending
north and south between Chester Avenue and K Street; thence south
along said prolongation northerly of and along the west line of
last described alley to the north line of 8th Street; thence west
along the north line of 8th Street to the point of beginning.
C. Fire Zone No. 3 designated. All territory now or
hereafter included within the corporate limits of the City of
Bakersfield, excepting that territory designated as Fire Zone
Number 1 and Fire Zone Number 2 by the provisions of Sections
15.64.400 (A) and (B) hereof, shall be and is hereby designated as
Fire Zone Number 3.
D. References in other ordinances. Whenever in any
ordinance heretofore or hereafter adopted by the City of Bakersfield
reference is made to Fire Zones, Fire Limits, Fire Districts,
Fire Limits Districts or other similar designation, it means the
fire zones created by this Chapter.
15.64.410 Prohibition of Above-Ground Storage of Flammable
or Combustible Liquids.
a. The limits of the district referred to in which
storage of flammable or combustible liquids in outside, above-
ground tanks is prohibited are hereby established as follows:
Fire Zones 1 and 2 and the closely built commercial and residential
areas of Fire Zone 3 as said zones are defined in Chapter 15.64,
Sections 15.64.400 (A), (B) and (C), of the Municipal Code of
the City of Bakersfield.
b. The limits of the district referred to in which new
bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquids are prohibited
are described as follows: Fire Zones 1 and 2 and the closely
built commercial and residential areas of Fire Zone 3 as said
zones are defined in Chapter 15.64, Sections 15.64.400 (A), (B)
and (C) of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield.
c. The limits of the district referred to in which
special dispensing devices such as, but not limited to, key-
operated, card-operated and remote preset types, without a competent
attendant to observe and control the area at all times are prohibited
are hereby established as follows: Fire Zone 1 as said zone is
defined in Chapter 15.64, Section 15.64.400
Code of the City of Bakersfield.
15.64.420 Prohibition of Bulk Storage of
(A) of the Municipal
Liquefied Petroleum
Gases. The limits of the zone referred to in which bulk storage
of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted are hereby described to
be: Fire Zones 1 and 2 and the closely built commercial and
residential areas of Fire Zone 3 as said zones
Chapter 15.64, Sections 15.64.400 (A), (B) and
Code of the City of Bakersfield.
are defined in
(C) of the Municipal
15.64.430 Prohibition of Storage of Explosives and Blasting
Agents. The limits of the zone referred to in which storage of
explosives and b~asting agents is prohibited are established as
follows: Fire Zones 1 and 2 and the closely built commercial and
residential areas of Fire Zone 3 as said zones are def~.ned in
Chapter 15.64, Sections 15.64.400 (A), (B) and (C) of the Municipal
Code of the City of Bakersfield. This prohibition shall not
include the storage of allowable quantities of gunpowder.
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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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 the 21st day of July , 1982, by
the following vote:
CITY CLERK'and ~Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
AP~ 21s% day of July , 1982
MAYO the CJ.~y of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CIg~f'ATTORN~of t]~e Ci~i~y of Bakersfield
AJS:mm 9.
AffrayS! of os ng r uan es
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, }
County of Kern ss.
PHILIP EELMAR, 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....u..~5.....~...3...,. ..............................................................., 19....~_~.. he posted on the Bulletin Board
at the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City
at a meeting thereof duly held on ....................J...u...~...y.......~..1...~. ................................................19...8..-2....., which ordinance
was numbered_ ................~.~.'~.~. .................New Series, and entitled:
An Ordinance of the Coucil of the City of
Bakersfield amending Title 15 of the
Municipal Code of the City Of Bakersfield
by amending Chapter 15.64 relative to Fire
zones.
City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
26th ao, ^~ July 1Q 82