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November 13, 2006
Ronald J. Froze Mr. Koko Carboyan 8~ Mrs. Lillian Carboyan
Fire Chief Western Night Inn
505 Union Avenue
Gary Hutton Bakersfield, CA 93307
Senior Deputy Chief ~ NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Administration
326-3650 ' AN D
SCHEDULE FOR COMPLIANCE
Deputy Chief Dean Clason
Operations/Training Dear Mr. & Mrs. Carboyan:
326-3652
An inspection of the Western Night Inn was conducted on November 7, 2006
Deputy Chief Kirk Blair revealing the following violations of the Fire Code:
Fire Safety/Prevention Services
326-3653 1) Smoke Alarms: "Approved single station smoke
alarms shall be installed in existing dwelling units,
congregate residences, and hotel and lodging guest rooms."
PREVENTION SERVICES
Ralph Huey, Director During our inspection we found only five (5) functioning
900 Truxtun, Suite 210 smoke detectors.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
VOICE (661) 326-3479 2) Portable Fire Extinguishers. "Portable fire
FAX (661) 852-2171 extinguishers shall be installed in occupancies as set forth in
California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1 and
Chapter 1 and 3."
No extinguisher was found on the second floor during our
inspection.
3) Locking Devices. "Exit doors shall be openable from
the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge
or effort. Exit doors shall not be locked, chained, bolted,
barred, or latched or otherwise rendered unusable
During our inspection we found many rooms with bars on
windows, latches and padlocks on doors.
'~ Mr. & Mrs. Carboyan, @ Western Night Inn
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November 13, 2006
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4) Emergencv and Evacuation Plans. "Emergency plans shall
include the procedure for reporting of emergencies and notifying,
relocating, and evaluating occupants; staff members duties during
emergencies; floor plans identifying the location of portable fire
extinguishers; other manual fire extinguishing equipment; manual fire
alarm pull stations; and fire alarm control panels; floor plans identifying
the primary and secondary routes at evacuation for each room or portion
of the occupancy; floor plans indicating the location of interior areas of
refuge; and side maps identifying the designated exterior assembly area
for each evacuation route."
During our inspection, no site maps or evacuation plans were found.
Recently you installed a new vehicle security gate which does not conform to the following
code requirements.
Bakersfield Municipal Code 15.64.320
Section 902.2.4.3 Amended--Security, private street and vehicle access gates.
Section 902.2.4.3 Security, private street and vehicle access gates. 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
20 ft. and a minimum vertical clearance of thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches is
required when gate is at the full open position. Horizontal distance shall be
measured perpendicular to the direction of travel on the drive way. Vertical
distance shall be measured from the highest elevation of the driveway to the lowest
overhead obstruction.
2) When there is more than one gate and two or more driveways separated
by islands, a minimum horizontal clearance of fifteen (15) feet for each drive way
and a minimum vertical clearance of thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches is required
when gates are at full open position. Horizontal distance shall be measured
perpendicular to the direction of travel on the drive way. Vertical distance shall be
measured from the highest elevation of the driveway to the lowest overhead
obstruction.
3) All new construction of access gates shall be equipped with an automatic
opening device which is activated through the wireless activation system utilized on
City of Bakersfield owned vehicles for traffic preemption.
4) Installation and maintenance of the wireless activation system on access
gate(s) shall be completed by gate owner.
5) The gate operating device shall have a disconnect feature for manual
operation of the gate when the power fails.
Mr. 8 Mrs. Carboyan, @ Western Night Inn
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November 13, 2006
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6) A minimum driveway length to the gate from the flow line of the public
street shall be fifty (50) feet for developments 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.
7) Driveway turn radiuses shall be the same as for fire lanes as set forth in
section 15.64.140. (Ord. 4195, 2004; Ord. 4107 § 1(part), 2003; Ord. 3913 §
1(part), 1999).
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 661 - 326-3190.
Sincerely,
RALPH E. HUEY, DIRECTOR OF PREVENTION SERVICES
By: Steve Underwood,
Fire Prevention Officer
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cc: City of Bakersfield/Code Enforcement
City of Bakersfield/Police Department
Kern County Health Department