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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 654-1973ORDINANCE NO, 654 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE - 1973 EDITION, INCLUDING APPENDICES A, B, C, D~ AND E, AND THE STANDARDS~ PRIN- CIPLES, TESTS, METHODS, PUBLICATIONS AND SECONDARY CODES THEREIN REFERRED TO OR ADOPTED BY REFERENCE; PROVIDING FOR AMEND~ MENT THERETO, ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND FEES THEREFOR; AND REPEALING 0RDINANCE 601 AND OTHER ORDINANCES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. Adoption of Uniform Fire Code - 1973 Edition as Herein Amended. All of the provisions of' the Uniform Fire Code - 1973 Edition (Developed by the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association, copyright 1973 - Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 73-77250) and the standards, principles, tests, methods, publications and secondary codes therein referred to, or adopted by reference, particularly including but not limited to those set forth in Section 1.216 of said code, and appendiCes A, B, C, D and E of said code and the standards, principles, tests, methods, publication and secondary codes therein referred to or adopted by reference, particularly including but not limited to those set forth in appendix D of said code, are hereby adopted and made part of this ordinance as though fully set forth herein. SECTION II. Amendments to the Uniform~Fire Code - 1973 Edition. The following sections, sub-sections and parts of sections,which read as hereinafter stated, are hereby adopted and added to the -1- Uniform Fire Code - 1973 Edition, which was adopted by reference in Section I of this Ordinance. SeCtion-l.101. This Code shall be known as the Uniform Fire Code, may be cited'as such, and will be referred to herein as "this Code." A Fire Department is hereby established in and for the City of South San Francisco known as the South San Francisco Fire Department. and referred to herein as "Fire Department." Section 1.218. Violations and Penalties: It shall be ~nlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City or cause the same to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of. the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall b~ punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five ($25 00) dollars and not exceed- ing Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars, or by imprisonment for not exceed- ing six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 1.309. Permit Fees. The City Council shall by resolution establish fees for issuance of permits required by sections of this code, except where the code provisions specifies the permit fee; fees for reproduction of Fire Department Report, fees for plan checking inspection and testing of automatic fire extinguishing systems, sprinkler systems, and other systems including but not limited to range hood and duct systems -2- and standpipe systems (including all wet, dry or combination systems.) Section 13.307 (f) - A permit shall be obtained for the installa- tion, servicing~ repairing, alteration, maintenance, or sale of all fire alarm systems. Section 13.301 (d) - Not withstanding the provisions of 'this code or the provisions of any other ordinance or code of the City of South San Francisco, approved automatic sprinkler systems shall be Buildings and Structures having a total floor area of 10,000 square feet or more; or (2) Buildings and structures which are forty feet or more in height (as defined in the Uniform Building Code);or (3) Buildings or structures which are three stories (as defined in the Uniform Building Code) or more, irrespective of height, as set forth in (2) above. SECTION III. Copies of the Code. Three copies of the Code, certified to be true copies, shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk in the form and at the ~imes prescribed by law and kept there for public inspection during the time this ordinance is in effect, except that after adoption of this ordinance, one of said copies may be kept in the office of the Chief Enforcement Officer instead of the City Clerk's office, T~e City Clerk shall maintain a reasonable supply of copies available for purchase by the public as required by law. 'installed in the following: (1) -3- SECTION IV. No Grant of Legislative Authority. The provisions of this ordinance and Uniform Fire Code - 1973 adopted by reference, are not intended to and do not grant any legislative authority to the Chief Enforcement Officer. SECTION V. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or p6~tion of this ordinance, or code thereby adopted, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court or courts of jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or said code. The City Council of this city hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and said code and each section, subsection, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases or portions may be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. Repeal of Prior Ordinances The following ordinances are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the effective date of this ordinance adopting the Uniform Fire Code , 1973 Edition. Ordinance No. 63, entitled "An Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking in Auditoriums, Theatres, Rooms in which Motion Pictures are Exhibited, Public Waiting Rooms and the Enclosed Portion of Street Railway Cars; Also Prohibit- ing spitting upon Floors of Public Halls, Theatres,Rooms in Which Motion Pictures are Exhibited, Public Waiting Rooms and Upon the Floor or Steps of Street Railway Cars" passed March 17th, 1913. -4- Ordinance No. 109 entitled "An Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco Prohibiting the Giving of False Fire-Alarm Signals" passed April 4, 1921. Ordinance No. 159, entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the city of South San Francisco Prohibiting Setting and Maintaining Bonfires and the Burning of Rubbish and Waste Materials in the City of South San Francisco without Permission of the Fire Chief of said city, and Providing a Penalty for the' Violation thereof" passed July 5, 1932. Ordinance No. 202 entitled "An Ordinance Regulating Blast- ing Operations in the City of South San Francisco and Providing for Licensing the Same" passed June 12, 1939. Ordinance No. 284, entitled "An Ordinance Prohibiting the Dispensing of Inflammable Liquids to the Public by Unattended Dispensing Devices to the City of South San Francisco and Prescribing Penalties for the Violation Thereof" passed February 21, 1949. Ordinance No. 183, entitled ?An Ordinance establishing a Fire Department for the City of South San Francisco, and repealing Ordinance No. 36 of the City of South San Francisco entitled 'An Ordinance Establishing a Fire Depart- ment in and for the city of South San Francisco passed August 22, 1910.'" Ordinance No. 335 entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco Regulating the Use of Fire Hydrants Owned by said City" passed November 17, 1952. Ordinance No. 373 entitled "An Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco Amending Ordinance No. 202, entitled 'An Ordinance Regulating Blasting Operations in the City of South San Francisco and Providing for Licensing the same,' which Ordinance was passed and adopted on the 12th day of June, 1939" passed August 15, 1955. -5- Ordinance No. 398 entitled "An Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco amending Ordinance No. 202* of said City so as to Permit, subject to Certain Con- ditions, the Storage of Explosives Within Said City" (*Ordinance No. 202 of the City of South San Francisco was passed and adopted on the 12th day of June, 1939, and is entitled :"An Ordinance Regulating Blasting Operations in the City of South San Francisco and Providing for Licensing the Same.") 'passed June 11, 1956. Ordinance No. 479 entitled "An Ordinance Regulating the Sale of Fireworks in the City of South San Fran- cisco'' passed May'7,..1962, Ordinance No. 596 entitled "An Ordinance Providing for the Installation of Fire Alarm Systems, Annuncia- tor Boards, Fire Hoses, Hose Packs and Overriding Elevator Switches in Certain Buildings" passed June 16, 1969. Ordinance No. 601 entitled "An Ordinance Adopting a Fire Prevention Code Prescribing Regulations Governing Conditions Hazardous to life and Property from fire or explosion, and establishing a Bureau of Fire Pre- vention and Providing Officers therefor and Defining their Powers and Duties" passed February 2, 1970. SECTION VII. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be published once in the "Enterprise- Journal", a newspaper of general circulation 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 15th day of 0c$ober , 1973~ Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a re.~u~ar meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco this 5~h day of November ,1973 -6- by the following vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN Patrick E. Ahern, William A. Borba, F. Frank Mammini,_ Terry J. Mirri and Warren Steinkamp NOES, " None ABSENT, " None · ATTEST: City Clerk As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 5th day of November 1973 · Mayor