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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2394 - Amend Title 9.0 . . ORDINANCE NO. 2394 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 9.20 (FIRE PREVENTION) BY REPEALING SECTIONS 9.20.200 AND 9.20.210, AMENDING AND RENUMBERING SECTIONS 9.20.010 THROUGH 9.20.200 AND ADDING NEW SECTION 9.20.070 (EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS) ALL RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION REGULATIONS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Findings off act and need for changes or modifications to the State Building Code because ofIocal conditions are hereby adopted as follows: The passage of this ordinance is not a "project" according to the definition in the California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore is not subject to the provisions requiring environmental review. A. Chanl!:es or Modifications: Pursuant to Section 17958.5, 17958.7 and 18941.5 ofthe State of California Health and Safety Code, the City of Redding and its ordinance adopting and amending the 2007 edition of the California Fire Code changes or modifies certain provisions of the State Building Standards Code as it pertains to the regulation of buildings used for human habitation. A copy of the text of such changes or modifications is attached. B. Findings: Pursuant to Sections 17958.5, 17958.7 and 18941.5 of the State of California Health and Safety Code, the City of Redding has determined and finds the attached changes or modifications are needed and are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological and topographic conditions. C. Local Conditions: Local conditions have an adverse effect on the prevention of fires, earthquake damage, and the potential for life and property loss, making necessary changes or modifications to the California Fire Code and the State Building Standards Code in order to establish and maintain an environment which will provide to the community the desirable level of fire and life safety protection. Below are listed adverse local climatic, geological and topographic conditions: 1. Climatic: a. Precipitation: The normal rainfall for the City of Redding is approximately 33.6 inches annually. Winter storms are responsible for the heaviest intensity of precipitation, with two-thirds of the rain coming between December and March, and IS percent between April and June. b. Relative humidity: The average humidity for the Redding area is approximately 25 percent. It drops to well below IS percent during the summer months and occasionally even lower due to the dry, hot and windy days. I & ...Q -.c: . . c. Temperature: Summer sunshine is in abundance in the Redding area, with over 39 days a year with temperatures of 1 00 degrees or higher. The northern California valley sees approximately 200 days of clear skies, with May thru September having temperature ranges between 95 and 115 degrees. d. Winds: Winds playa major role in the Redding climatological makeup. During the summer periods, May through September, the area receives dry zonal north winds allowing the humidity to drop to our 10 to 15 percent levels, which greatly adds to the potential of a conflagration hazard due to our urban wildland interface. The wind velocities are generally 5 to 17 mph in range. Gusts will bring the wind range up to 30 to 40 mph, particularly in the summer months. e. Due in part to the winter and spring rains, we generally experience an extensive growth of vegetation in the spring which dries out each summer creating hazardous fuel conditions. This, coupled with our heavy existing fuels of manzanita and buck brush, equates to an explosive fire potential during the summer months. Redding's water supply comes partially from the Sacramento River and additionally from wells which are predominately located in the southeast area of the City and interconnected with the grided main system. During the summer months, we experience lower levels of water supply and the additionally scarce water supplies during this period cause normal fire hydrant flushing and maintenance to be severely restricted, if not fully curtailed. Due to the dependency on sub-surface water supplies, recharged with winter and spring rains, the system capacity is always a concern. This fact is paramount in the amendment for fire sprinklers within the City of Redding, in that, early detection and extinguishment through automatic fire sprinklers is unsurpassed in preventing major fire operations; and consequently, the application of tens of thousands of gallons of water to control and extinguish a major conflagration, especially during dry summer months when water supply is at a shortage. f. Summary: Our local climatic conditions affect the acceleration, intensity and size of fire in our community. Times oflittle or no rainfall, low humidity and high temperatures over extended periods create extremely hazardous conditions, particularly as it relates to our commercial occupancies and urban interface areas with wood shake and shingle roof fires and conflagrations. The winds experienced in our area can have a tremendous impact on our wildland and structure fires with close proximity to one another. Winds can carry sparks and buming brands to other structures or wildland areas, thus spreading the fire and causing the conflagration. In building fires, winds can literally force fires back into the building and create a blow torch effect, in addition to preventing "natural" ventilation and cross ventilation efforts in controlling the fire. 2 . . 2. Geological and Topographic: a. The fire environment of a community is primarily a combination of two factors; the area's physical geographic characteristics and historic pattern of urban/suburban development. These two factors alone and combined create a mixture of environments which ultimately determine the area's fire protection needs. The City of Redding is located in Shasta County in northern California. It is approximately 100 miles south of the Oregon border and 160 miles north of Sacramento. Redding's population in 2007 was approximately 90,000, which makes Redding the largest city in Shasta County, along with being the largest city in California north of Sacramento. Being situated at the far north end of the Sacramento Valley, where the valley meets the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range, Redding is surrounded by mountains to the west, north and east. The most distinctive geological feature in the area is the Sacramento River which flows through the City in a general north/south direction. Several creeks also run through the planning area from the west and east. These creeks function as tributaries to the Sacramento River. Some have carved gullies and ravines with depths up to 200 feet, mainly on the western side of the City. The City of Redding is approximately 61 square miles and was founded in 1872 and incorporated in 1887, at the northern terminus ofthe California and Oregon Railroad. Much of Redding's downtown area is comprised of construction dating back to the late 1800's and early 1900's. Balloon construction, lack of accessibility and buildings built too close together greatly add to the extension problem inherent to our area. The beginning of construction of Shasta Dam in 1938 provided a stimulus for growth in Redding. The construction boom after World War II bolstered the lumber industry, which became the mainstay of Redding' s economy. In more recent years, government, retail trade, construction and tourism have become more significant activities as the lumber industry has declined. Redding has become a major regional center for shopping, health care, education and government. Because of the size of the City of Redding, the characteristics of the fire environment changes from one location to the next. Therefore, the City has not one, but a number of fire environments, each of which has its individual fire protection needs. The City has eight staffed fire stations to service our area. The service area for the City of Redding has a varied and rugged topography and vegetation cover. A conglomeration oflower flat lands, hills, canyons and ridges make up the terrain. Development has occurred in all areas, with a vast majority of the residential growth in the past three decades 3 . . being in the hills and ridges interfaced with the wildland. Commercial development has occurred almost exclusively in the flat lands. Redding is bisected by Interstate 5, a major north/south freeway, which connects Redding with major metropolitan areas such as Portland and Sacramento. State highways 299, 273 and 44 also pass through Redding, connecting the City with the Pacific Coast and the state of Nevada. The main north/south line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs through the community as well. b. Seismic location: The relatively young geological processes that have created earthquakes in California are also active still today in Redding. The largest recorded earthquake occurred in 1940, at 5.7 on the Richter scale, and the last in 1998, with a Richter scale of approximately 5.2. Fire following an earthquake has the potential of causing greater loss of life and damage than the earthquake itself. Additionally, hazardous materials, particularly toxic gases, could pose a threat to the largest number in the Redding area. c. Size and population: The City of Redding covers approximately 61 square miles, with an urban population of approximately 90,000. Redding is the largest city north of Sacramento. d. Topography: The City service area is a conglomeration of flat lands, hills, valleys and ridges. The flatter areas are found in the southeast portion of the City. Most of the existing commercial areas are on relatively flat land. Residential development is being constructed in the hill areas on the west and northeast of the City of Redding. The majority of the hills in these areas have sloping ranges from 15 to 30 percent. The steeper slopes, west and north of the City, are planned for open space use. Elevations are varied within the City and may be 500 feet to 1,000 feet above sea level. e. Vegetation: The City of Redding has a dryer, arid, Mediterranean-type climate that produces vegetation that can survive long dry summer months such as oak, brush and pine pyrophytes. The south and west facing exposures have a build-up of oak trees and manzanita, and the north facing slopes are more heavily wooded with pine, manzanita and other brush vegetation. Expansion of the residential community into areas of heavier vegetation has resulted in homes being in close proximity to dense natural foliage. Often times, such subdivisions are completely surrounded by the highly combustible vegetation, compounding the fire problem from a conflagration point of view. 4 . . f. Summary: The above local geological and topographic conditions increase the magnitude, exposure and accessibility problems in fire hazard presented to the City of Redding. As a result of this "findings offact," which identifies the various climatic, geological and topographical elements, the requirements established by the City of Redding within the adopted Redding City ordinances are considered "reasonable and necessary" based on the following: (1) Limited staffing to control extraordinary fire conditions, i.e., conflagration potential associated with non-rated roofing materials and/or non-sprinklered structures where rapid catastrophic fire spread can occur because of climatic conditions. (2) Need to reduce "life loss" potential, notably that associated with fires in single/multiple residential and commercial properties through using the logic that "fires that either do not occur or kept small through the use of automatic fire sprinkler systems, are fires where excessive use of staff, equipment and resources will not be required." Conclusion: Local climatic, geological and topographic conditions impact fire prevention efforts, and the frequency, spread, acceleration, intensity and size of fire involving buildings in this community. Further, the impact potential damage to all structures from earthquake and subsequent fire. Therefore, it is found to be reasonably necessary the California Fire Code and the State Buildings Standards Code be changed or modified to mitigate the effects of the above conditions. Furthermore, California Health and Safety Code section 17958.7 requires the modification or change be expressly marked and identified as to each finding to which it refers. Therefore, the City of Redding finds that the following table provides code sections that have been modified pursuant to the ordinance which are building standards as defined in the Health and Safety Code section 18909 and the associated referenced conditions or modifications due to local climatic, geological and topographical reasons: CFC Section No. 903 907 Local Climatic. Geological and Topographical Conditions la, b, c, d, e, 2a, d la, b, c, d, e, 2a, d Section 2. repealed. Chapter9.20 (Fire Prevention), sections 9.20.200 and 9.20.210 are hereby , Section 3. Chapter 9.20 (Fire Prevention), sections 9.20.010 through 9.20.200 are hereby amended and renumbered to read as follows: 9.20.010 California Fire Code adopted. A. That certain document entitled "2007 Edition of the California Fire Code with Amendments, including all Appendices except 'D' and the 2006 5 . . International Fire Code of the International Code Council," is adopted as the California Fire Code of the city and included in and made a part ofthis code as though set forth at length herein. Additionally, National Fire Protection Association (NFP A) Standards 10, 13, I3R, I3D and 72 most recent editions are adopted. I3R and I3D are amended requiring bathrooms and garages to be fire sprinklered, and hallways may be exempt of sprinkler coverage in R-3 occupancies. B. Three copies of the 2007 Edition of the California Fire Code with Appendices, all certified to be true copies by the city clerk, are on file in the office of the city clerk and open to public inspection. C. As an amendment to the California Fire Code, in addition to the requirements of Section 903.3 of the California Fire Code, no structure requiring a fire flow of more than two thousand GPM as determined by Appendix B of the California Fire Code, Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings, or structures more than two stories in height, or multiple townhouses, shall be constructed or altered per the California Building Code unless protected by an automatic sprinkler system meeting the requirements of Section 903.3 of the California Fire Code. Buildings with four hour fire walls are allowed to be considered as separate fire flow areas. Buildings not separated by four hour fire walls shall have a twenty foot separation to be considered as a separate fire flow area. Buildings with less than a twenty foot separation shall be considered as one building for fire flow calculations. Light Hazard buildings as defined by NFP A 13, requiring a fire flow exceeding 2,000 GPM but less than 3,000 GPM, may satisfy the automatic sprinkler head standards. The Fire Department Connection (FDC) for light hazard occupancies may be installed on the building exterior when not obscured or blocked by landscape or other fixed obstructions. The FDC must be accessible and be within 100 feet of a fire hydrant. University of Southern California approved devices may be installed inside the structure with approval of the City Water Utility, so long as the installation satisfies all required service and testing access requirements as defined in the California Plumbing Code. Actuation of a fire sprinkler system shall sound an audible signal throughout the building. All existing structures shall meet the requirements of this section when, in the opinion of the Chief, 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: I. Alterations or remodels to building areas not exceeding fifty percent of the building or not increasing the total fire flow requirement of the building. 6 9.20.020 9.20.030 9.20.040 . . D. As an amendment to the California Fire Code, in addition to the requirements of Section 907 of the California Fire Code, approved central stations, and the installation, inspecting, and testing of fire alarm systems or devices shall comply with nationally recognized testing laboratory standards and certification approved by the fire department. Fire alarm systems shall be provided with an approved fire department access code as required by the fire marshal. Fire prevention bureau established - Operation. A. The California Fire Code shall be enforced by the bureau of fire prevention in the fire department of the city, which bureau is established and which shall be operated by the fire marshal under the supervision of the chief of the fire department. B. A report of the bureau of fire prevention shall be made annually and transmitted to the chief executive officer of the municipality; it shall contain all proceedings under this code, with such statistics as the chief of the fire department may wish to include therein; the chief of the fire department shall also recommend any amendments to the code which, in his judgement, shall be desirable. Flammable cryogenic fluid storage limit: The outdoor storage location as referred to in Section 3204.3.1.1 of the California Fire Code in which flammable cryogenic fluids can be stored is limited to H-I zones in the city. Flammable and combustible liquid storage limits. A. The location of aboveground tanks as referred to in Section 3404.2.9.5.1 and 3406.2.4.4 of the California Fire Code, in which the storage of flammable and combustible liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, are established as the corporate limits of the city. Exceptions: 1. In residential districts, up to two hundred seventy-five gallons of combustible liquid may be stored above ground; however, such storage shall not be within five feet of the dwelling. 2. A maximum of eighteen thousand gallons may be stored above ground in tanks or six thousand gallons in an individual tank within special enclosures constructed as allowed by Section 3404.2.9.5 of the California Fire Code, when approved by the chief. 7 9.20.050 9.20.060 9.20.070 9.20.080 . . 3. Class I and Class II liquids may be dispensed into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle when the tank is enclosed as allowed by Section 2206.2.6 of the California Fire Code, and the tank does not exceed a six thousand gallon individual capacity or eighteen thousandJlallons aggregate capacity, when approved by the chief. B. New bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquids shall be permitted only in G-l and H-l industrial districts where such use is permitted by a use permit and meets the requirements of Section 7904.4 et seq. of the California Fire Code. Liquified petroleum gas tanks and bulk storage. The limits referred to in Section 3804.2 of the California Fire Code, in which the bulk storage ofliquified petroleum gas is restricted, are established as the corporate limits of the city, except for the G-l and H-l industrial districts, where such storage may be permitted only with a use permit. Other storage and use shall be according to the California Fire Code. Tanks dispensing liquified petroleum gas shall be on a concrete pad. Fire safe building construction methods for wildland-urban interface. New structures located in the very high fire severity zone or in a wildland-urban interface area, as defined in the California Fire Code Chapter 47, shall comply with Chapter 7 A of the California Building Code and Chapter 47 of the California Fire Code, as outlined in the Fire Safe Building Construction and Methods for Wildland- Urban Interface document provided by the City of Redding. Fire sprinkler tampering. When fire sprinkler systems are installed, they shall be designed, installed and tested as approved by the Fire Marshal or his designee. Any unapproved designs, connections or installation ofthe fire sprinkler system on the system side ofthe water meter or back flow preventer is not permissible, unless approved by the fire department. Marking unsafe areas. Whenever, in the opinion of the chief of the fire department, the walls of a building are unsafe, or any pole, chimney, spire, steeple, electric wire, or other thing or object is in such a condition as to endanger human life or property on the public streets or elsewhere, the chief of the fire department, or his authorized representative, may rope, fence or wall off parts of the public or private property adjacent thereto, and post suitable signs, and it is unlawful for any person to remove, mutilate, tear down or otherwise damage any sign, fence, wall or rope, or walk, drive, operate or move any vehicle inside such rope, fence or wall. 8 9.20.090 9.20.100 9.20.110 . . Incinerator permits. It is unlawful for any person to use, permit to be used, or cause to be used any incinerator within the corporate limits of the city for which an incinerator permit has not been issued. Incinerator permits will be issued only for commercial incinerators as described in the California Mechanical Code and approved by the air pollution control board of the county. Open burning permit. A. It is unlawful to start a bonfire or to bum uncut vegetation or weeds or to permit or cause any open burning such as a bonfire or the burning of uncut vegetation or weeds, unless a special permit is first obtained from the fire prevention bureau. In this connection, the fire prevention bureau or air quality control may prohibit all open burning or revoke the permit when conditions are so hazardous as to justify such prohibition in the judgement of the fire marshal or his designee, or air quality designee or may impose any and all reasonable regulations as to the conditions under which and the times at which open burning shall be permitted. Such conditions and the times thereof shall be placed on the special permit before the issuance thereof. Open burning shall be allowed for the months of November and April, or as otherwise specified by the fire department. Exception: Fire hazard mitigation work or land clearing may be allowed through a special permit issued by the fire department. B. Open burning of any type is expressly prohibited on paved streets or paved alleys or in the gutters thereof, at any and all times. Appeals. Whenever the chief of the bureau of fire prevention disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the chief of the bureau of fire prevention to the fire chief within thirty days from the date of the decision being appealed. The fire chief render a decision within seven (7) days from the review or hearing of the appeal. The fire chief may affirm, reverse or modify the decision. Until a final determination is rendered by the fire chief, any decision by the chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall remain in full force and effect and shall be complied with within the time originally fixed, unless a stay is granted by the fire chief pending his or her final determination. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the fire chief pertaining to suitability of alternate materials, types of construction, or interpretation of the Fire Code may appeal to the Board of Appeals by filing a written notice with the fire chief which must state briefly therein the grounds of appeal. The fire chief shall fix a time and 9 9.20.120 9.20.130 9.20.140 9.20.150 . . place for hearing such appeal within sixty (60) days from the date notice of appeal was filed and shall give not less than five (5) days notice thereof to appellant and to each member ofthe Board. The decision of the Board shall be final and conclusive. Within seven (7) days thereafter, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, the fire chief shall give notice of the decision to the appellant. Permit fees. Fees for permits required by this chapter and in the California Fire Code shall be established by resolution. Blasting permit - Bond. Any applicant for a blasting permit required by the provisions of this code and by state law shall file with the application for the permit evidence in the form of a bond issued by an authorized surety company or a public liability insurance policy establishing that the applicant has a minium amount of funds available for the purpose of the payment of all damages to persons or property which arise from or are caused by the conduct of any act authorized by the permit applied for and from which any legal judgment results in the sum of not less than three hundred thousand dollars for personal injuries in one occurrence and fifty thousand dollars for property damage in one occurrence. Clearance of brush and vegetative growth. Persons owning, leasing, renting, controlling, operating or maintaining any structure in the city or persons owning, leasing, renting or controlling land adjacent to any structure in the city, whether or not the structure is in a "hazardous fire area", shall remove brush or vegetative growth up to 100 feet from areas near or around the structure. This paragraph does not apply to single specimens of trees, ornamental shrubbery, or similar plants that are used as ground cover, if they do not form a means of rapidly transmitting fire from the native growth to any dwelling or structure. The 100 foot distance may be increased, up to property line, due to site specific analysis based on site conditions as determined by the fire department. Very high fire hazard severity zones. As required by Chapter 6.8 of Part 1 of Division I of Title 5 of the Government Code, the fire chief shall designate "very high fire hazard severity zones," as defined by Section 51177 of the Government Code, in conjunction with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire chief shall prepare and sign a map of the very high fire hazard severity zones and shall update it as required by law. This map shall be made available and accessible to the public 10 9.20.160 . . Fire prevention in specified areas and very high fire hazard severity zones. Any person who owns, leases, controls, operates or maintains any structure in, upon or adjoining any mountainous area, forest-covered land, brush-covered land, grass- covered land, or any land that is covered with flammable material, which area or land is within the very high fire hazard severity zone, shall at all times do the following: A. Maintain around and adjacent to a structure a firebreak made by removing and clearing away, for a distance of not less than one hundred feet, or to property line, all flammable vegetation or other combustible growth. This paragraph does not apply to single specimens of trees, ornamental shrubbery, or similar plants that are used as ground cover, if they do not form a means of rapidly transmitting fire from the native growth to any dwelling or structure. I. "Single specimen tree" means any live tree that stands alone in the landscape so as to be clear of buildings, structures, combustible vegetation, or other trees, and that does not form a means of rapidly transmitting fire from the native growth to any occupied structure; B. Maintain around and adjacent to a structure additional fire protection or firebreaks made by removing all brush, flammable vegetation, or combustible growth for a distance greater than one hundred feet of a structure due to site specific analysis based on site conditions as determined by the fire department. Grass and other vegetation located more than one hundred feet from the dwelling or structure and less than eighteen inches in height above the ground may be maintained where necessary to stabilize the soil and prevent erosion; C. Remove that portion of any tree that extends within ten feet of the outlet of any chimney or stovepipe; D. Maintain any tree adjacent to or overhanging any structure free of dead or dying wood; E. Maintain the roof of any structure free of leaves, needles or other dead vegetative growth; F. Provide and maintain at all times a screen over the outlet of every chimney or stovepipe that is attached to any fireplace, stove or other device that burns any solid or liquid fuel. The screen shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the California Building Standards Code. A person is not required under this section to maintain any clearing of any land if that person does not have the legal right to maintain the clearing, nor is any person required to enter upon or to damage property that is owned by 11 9.20.170 9.20.180 . . any other person without the consent ofthe owner of the property. In addition, the exemptions and exceptions set forth in Sections 51183 and 51184 of Chapter 6.8 of Part I of Division I of Title 5 ofthe Government Code shall apply to this section. Explosives and fireworks. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to possess, transport, discharge, or ignite any firecrackers, sky rockets, snap caps, detonating contrivance, bomb, or fireworks of any kind or description within the boundaries of the City of Redding without first obtaining a permit for possessing or discharging and igniting such devices from the city. The possession, storage, handling, sale, and use of explosives, explosive materials, and fireworks for public displays shall comply with the California Fire Code. Penalties. A. In addition to any other remedy the city may have, a violation of the California Fire Code as adopted pursuant to Section 9.20.0 I 0, the provisions ofthis chapter, and Chapters LIS and 9.28 of this code that concern issues of fire prevention or fire control, the provisions of the California Building Code which concern issues offire prevention or fire control or life safety, or any state statute addressing fire prevention or fire control may be enforced by means of an administrative citation issued by an enforcement officer in accordance with Chapter 1.13 or a criminal citation issued in accordance with Section 9.20.190. B. The amounts of the fines for violations enforced by means of an administrative citation shall be set forth in the schedule of fines established by resolution of the city council, as described in Chapter 1.13. C. Any criminal citation issued pursuant to section 9.20.190 shall be punishable as follows: I. A violation is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars; 2. A second violation of the same section within one year is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars; and 3. A third violation of the same section within five years of a first violation is a misdemeanor. 12 . . D. Any criminal citation issued pursuant to section 9.20.160 shall be punishable as follows: I. A violation is an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars; 2. A second violation within five years of a first violation is an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars; 3. A third violation within five years of a first violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars. 9.20.190 Enforcement - Citation authority. A. The fire chief, fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, battalion chiefs, fire captains, fire inspectors, fire prevention specialist, and plans examiner ("designated officials") are authorized to issue field citations to any person whenever a designated official has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed a violation of the California Fire Code as adopted by Section 9.20.010, the provisions of this chapter, and Chapters 1.15 and 9.28 of this code that concern issues of fire prevention or fire control, the provisions of the California Building Code which concern issues of fire prevention or fire control or life safety, or any state statute addressing fire prevention or fire control in his or her presence, and are further authorized to exercise the authority provided by Penal Code Sections 19.7 and 836.5. B. Nothing in this section or Section 9.20.190 of this chapter shall diminish or otherwise modifY the authority of persons who are empowered to enforce the Redding Municipal Code or state law because of their status as peace officers or because of other authorizing status. 9.20.200 Violations - Abatement, liens, public nuisance. A. If after notice to the owner of property of a violation of Section 9.20.160, the owner of the property fails to correct the violation, the city may cause the violation to be corrected and the expenses incurred by the city in correcting the violation shall become a lien on the property pursuant to California Government Code Section 51186. B. A violation of Section 9.20.160 maybe considered a public nuisance. Section 3. The passage of this ordinance is not a "project" according to the definition in the California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore is not subject to the provisions requiring environmental review. 13 . . . Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption, or January 1, 2008, whichever occurs last, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause its publication according to law. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City Council at a regular meeting on the 4th day of September, 2007; and was duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the 18th day of September, 2007, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bosetti, Stegall, and Dickerson Jones and Murray None None CU~ DICK DICKERSON, Mayor d\ J I':'!t, Attest: ., C 1'- . , \~ '_:...J: )/I~':/~ r '\ ') J 'IJ"' ^ ~, ....' CONNIE STROHMAYER,' ty Clerk . ... '\. ',~ . ~.. ......'''..;.' , r " ,~. - \ ~ ~'\~ C ,: ( ,," " , , ',-> ". ~ ~ ...., \;' ~~ Form Approved: ~~ RICHARD A. DUVERNAY, C' Attorney 14 . . SUMMARY OF CITY OF REDDING ORDINANCE NO. 2394 The following is a summary report of the City of Redding's Ordinance No. 2394, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redding amending the Redding Municipal Code by repealing, adding or amending various sections as noted below. The proposed Ordinance was introduced and read by the Redding City Council on September 4, 2007, and will be considered for adoption at its next regular meeting. This proposed Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption, or January 1,2008, whichever occurs last, and the City Clerk shall certifY the adoption and cause its publication according to law. Background: The proposed Ordinance amends Chapter 9.20 (FIRE PREVENTION) by adopting the 2007 Edition of the California Fire Code and Standards with Amendments. The proposed ordinance refers to specific findings regarding local climatic conditions which necessitate and justifY the adoption of the new Fire Code. A summary of major substantive changes include: 9.20.010 California Fire Code adopted. Amends the Code to adopt the 2007 edition of the Fire Code. Item C calls out for fire sprinklers in multiple townhouses. 9.20.030 Flammable cryogenic fluid storage limit. Amends Code to limit storage of cryogenic fluids in H-I zones. 9.20.060 Fire safe building construction methods for wildland-urban interface. Establishes new construction reference documents for the new state requirements of protecting homes from wildland fires. 9.20.070 Fire Sprinkler tampering. Establishes new regulation prohibiting tampering with fire sprinklers service lines. 9.20.110 Appeals. Establishes new appeal process making Fire Chief and Board of Appeals final decision makers for adjudicating appeals interpreting the Fire Code. 9.20.170 Explosives and fireworks. Updates an old county regulation making it unlawful to possess, transport, discharge or ignite explosive materials such as fireworks. DATED: September II, 2007 , . . " SUMMARY OF CITY OF REDDING ORDINANCE NO. 2394 The following is a summary report of the City of Redding's Ordinance No. 2394, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redding amending the Redding Municipal Code by repealing, adding or amending various sections as noted below. This proposed Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption, or January I, 2008, whichever occurs last, and the City Clerk shall certifY the adoption and cause its publication according to law. Background: The proposed Ordinance amends Chapter 9.20 (FIRE PREVENTION) by adopting the 2007 Edition of the California Fire Code and Standards with Amendments. The proposed ordinance refers to specific findings regarding local climatic conditions which necessitate and justifY the adoption of the new Fire Code. A summary of major substantive changes include: 9.20.010 California Fire Code adopted. Amends the Code to adopt the 2007 edition of the Fire Code. Item C calls out for fire sprinklers in multiple townhouses. 9.20.030 Flammable cryogenic fluid storage limit. Amends Code to limit storage of cryogenic fluids in H-I zones. 9.20.060 Fire safe building construction methods for wildland-urban interface. Establishes new construction reference documents for the new state requirements of protecting homes from wildland fires. 9.20.070 Fire Sprinkler tampering. Establishes new regulation prohibiting tampering with fire sprinklers service lines. 9.20.110 Appeals. Establishes new appeal process making Fire Chief and Board of Appeals final decision makers for adjudicating appeals interpreting the Fire Code. 9.20.170 Explosives and fireworks. Updates an old county regulation making it unlawful to possess, transport, discharge or ignite explosive materials such as fireworks. , . . (, Ordinance No. 2394 was introduced and read at a regular meeting ofthe City Council of the City of Redding on September 4, 2007, and was duly read and adopted on the 18th day of September 2007, at a regular meeting of the City Council by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bosetti, Stegall, and Dickerson Jones and Murray None None A complete copy of Ordinance No. 2394 is on file and available for review in the Office of the City Clerk.