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ORDINANCE .4O/6,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
AMENDING SECTIONS 9.20.010 AND 9.20.040 OF REDDING
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 9, HEALTH AND SAFETY, RELATING TO
FIRE PREVENTION.
The City Council of the City of Redding does hereby ordain
as follows:
Section 1. Section 9. 20.010 of the Redding Municipal
Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following added:
9. 20 . 010 Uniform Fire Code Adopted.
A. That certain document entitled "1991 Edition of the Uniform
Fire Code with Appendices, of the International Conference
of Building Officials, the Western Fire Chiefs Association,
and the International Association of Fire Chiefs" is adopted
as the Uniform Fire Code of the City of Redding, and is
included in and made a part of this Code as though set forth
at length herein.
B. Three copies of the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code
with Appendices, all certified to be true copies thereof by
the City Clerk, are on file in the office of the City Clerk
and are open to public inspection.
C. As an amendment to the Uniform Fire Code, in addition to the
requirements of Section 10.507 of the Uniform Fire Code, no
structure requiring a fire flow of 3 ,000 GPM or more as
determined by Appendix III-A of the Uniform Fire Code, Fire
Flow Requirements for Buildings, or more than two stories in
height, shall be constructed or altered per the Uniform
Building. Code unless protected by an automatic sprinkler
system meeting the requirements of Section 10. 506 of the
Uniform Fire Code. For the purposes of this section, area
separation walls will not constitute separate buildings 0
unless constructed as required for a four-hour separation
wall, with no penetrations allowed. 0
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All existing structures shall meet the requirements of this
section when a change of occupancy or character of the
occupancy is made, and a greater hazard to life or property
exists or the required fire flows are increased.
Exceptions:
1 . R-3 occupancies.
2 . Alterations to buildings not exceeding 50% of the
building value and not increasing the total fire
flow requirement of the building.
Section 2 . Section 9 . 20 .040 of the Redding Municipal
Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following added:
9. 20 . 040 Flammable Liquid Storage Limits.
A. The limits referred to in Section 79 . 501 of the Uniform Fire
Code, in which storage of flammable liquids in outside
aboveground tanks is prohibited, are established as the
corporate limits of the City.
Exceptions:
1 . In residential districts, up to 50 gallons may be
stored above ground; however, such storage shall
not be within 50 feet of any sleeping quarters.
2 . A maximum of 10,000 gallons may be stored above
ground in tanks within special enclosures
constructed as per Section 79.902(c) of the
Uniform Fire Code, when approved by the Chief.
B. Section 79. 903 (a) is amended to add the following exception:
Exception:
Class I and Class II liquids may be dispensed into the
fuel tank of a motor vehicle when the tank is enclosed
as per Section 79 . 902(c) of the Uniform Fire Code, and
the tank does not exceed 10,000 gallon capacity.
C. New bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquids, as per
Section 79 . 1401 of the Uniform Fire Code, shall be permitted
only in M-2 Industrial Districts where such use will be
permitted only with a use permit.
Section 3 . It has been determined that this matter is
not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act.
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Section 4 . The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance and cause its publication according to law.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced
and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City . of
Redding on the 19th day of May , 1992 and was duly read and
adopted on the 2nd day of June, 1992 , at a regular meeting of the
City Council by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anderson, Arness, Dahl, Kehoe & Moss
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CHARLIE MOSS, Mayor
City of Redding
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CONNIE STROHMAYER, C •; Clerk
FORM APPROVED:
RA DALL A. HAYS, City Attorney
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