HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 746-1977ORDINANCE NO. 746-77
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE -
1973 EDITION, ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 654 ON
NOVEMBER 5, 1973, AS AMENDED, ADDING THERETO
SECTION 13.307(e) - FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ADDITION OF SECTION 13.307(e) TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE.
The Uniform Fire Code - 1973 Edition adopted by Ordinance 654 on November 5,
1973, and thereafter amended, is hereby further amended by adding thereto
Section 13.307(e) - Fire Alarm Systems, which reads as follows:
SECTION 13.307(e) - FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
1. Every new building constructed for single family and two
family occupancy shall have installed therein an approved
fire detection products of combustion system.' The detec-
tor(s) shall be sensitive to any of the products of combus-
tion, except that detectors sensitive only to heat are not
acceptable. Alarm signalling devices shall be clearly
audible in all bedrooms when all intervening doors are
closed. The fire detection product(s) of combustion system
shall be of the type approved by the Fire Marshal of the
State of California. For the purpose of installation and
maintenance only the applicable sections of N.F.P.A. No.
74, "Standard For The Installation, Maintenance and Use Of
A House Fire Warning System," shall be considered accepted
engineering practices. Installation of said fire detec-
tion system must have prior approval of the Chief of the
Fire Department of the City of South San Francisco.
2. Every new building constructed for multi-family residential
occupancy, including hotels and motels, shall have installed
therein an approved, supervised fire detection product(s)
of combustion system in each unit and at the top of each
stairway and exitway. The detector(s) shall be sensitive to
any of the products of combustion, except that detectors
sensitive to heat only are not acceptable. Fire alarm an-
nunciator panels shall be provided at such locations as
required by the Chief of the Fire Department. Alarm sig-
nalling devices shall be clearly audible to all occupants
of said building. For the purpose of installation and
maintenance only the applicable sections of N.F.P.A. No. 74,
· "Standard For The Installation, Maintenance And Use Of A House
Fire Warning System," shall be considered accepted engineer-
ing practices. The installation must have prior approval of
the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of South San
Francisco.
3. No single family dwelling or multiple family occupancy shall
be sold and no structural change or repair of a value in
excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) shall be made thereto
unless and until the structure has installed therein an approved
fire detection product(s) of combustion system which has been
approved by the Fire Marshal of the State of California. The
detector(s) shall be sensitive to any of the products of com-
bustion, except that detectors sensitive only to heat are not
acceptable. Alarm signalling devices shall be clearly audible
in all bedrooms when all intervening doors are closed. For
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the purposeof installation and maintenance, only the'appli-
cable sections of the N.F.P.A. No. 74, "Standard For The In-
stallation, Maintenance And Use Of A Household Fire Warning
Systm],." shall be considered acceptable engineering practices.
SECTION 2. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be
published once in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of general circula-
tion in the City of South San Francisco, as required by law, and shall
become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption. . ~
Introduced this
19th day of October , 1977.
Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco
at a regular
San Francisco this
vote:
2nd
meeting of the City Council of the City of South
day of November , 19 ..7.7, by the following
AYES, COUNCILMEN Richard A. Battaglia, William A. Borba, Emanuele N. Damonte,
Terry J. Mirri and Leo Padreddii
NOES, " None
ABSENT, " None
ATTEST:
City Clerk
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the
foregoing Ordinance this 2nd day of
November 1977.
Mayor