HomeMy WebLinkAbout1570 - ORDINANCES - 5/19/1999 ORDINANCE NO. 1570
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE '
PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER
11.02 TO ADOPT AND AMEND THE 1998
EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.01.010 of the Palm Springs Municipal code, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
11 01 010 California Fire Code Adopted. That certain document, a copy of
which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, entitled, "California Fire
Code, 1998 Edition" and all appendices, tables and indices thereto, except as
hereinafter modified, are hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of Palm
Springs by reference, pursuant to the provisions of Government code Section
50022.1 et. seq.
SECTION 2. Section 11.02.020 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby ,
amended to read as follows:
11 02 020 Additions deletions and amendments. The California Fire Code
adopted herein by reference is amended by the following additions, deletions
and amendments:
(1) Amend Subsection 1003 2 1 Automatic Sprinkler Systems.
An approved, automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in every
building except detached single family residences where the gross floor
area exceeds 3,000 square feet; or any building regardless of size which
is built beyond a five minute Fire Department emergency response time
as defined from time-to-time by resolution of the City Council.
NOTES: 1. For purposes of his code section regarding building
size, fire resistive walls shall not be considered for
purposes of reducing the gross floor area of the
building.
2. In all Group R occupancies, the locally modified
standard for installation of sprinkler systems in '
residential occupancies shall be used.
Exception: Group R-3 occupancies in Tracts 2082, 2928, 3600 and 8][37
are exempt from the five-minute response time fire sprinkler requirement.
(2) Amend Subsection 1003 2 3 1 Automatic Sprinkler Systems
1: In all Group A occupancies with an occupant load of 100 or more
above the first story of the building.
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(3) Add Subsection 1007.2.9.3. Upon sale of any single family dwelling, the
seller shall have installed therein, permanently wired or battery powered A
approved detectors of products of combustion other than heat only,
commonly known as smoke detectors. The smoke detectors are required
to be State Fire Marshall approved and listed. The seller must obtain
' certification from the Fire Department of the installation and proper
operation prior to close of sale of property.
(4) Add Section 2501.19 Detailed Section 2501.19 Detailed Requirements for Installation of Permanent
Installation of Permanent
Tiki and/or Luau torches using Liquid Fuel or Natural Gas.
(1) Installer shall obtain permit from the Building division of the
Department of Planning and Building after review and approval of
the application for said permit by the fire Prevention Division of the
Fire Department.
(2) Maximum length of flame shall not exceed twenty-four(24) inches.
(3) Flame shall be a minimum of eight feet (8') from ground level and
entire torch shall be entirely on private property.
(4) Minimum size of pipe support shall be one and one half inches (1
1/2") in diameter. EXCEPTION: If mounted on a structure and
braced to the satisfaction of the inspection authority, minimum size
could be one inch (1").
(5) A radius of five feet (5')between torch bumer and combustibles shall
' be maintained.
(6) Torches mounted on ground shall be embedded at least twelve inches
(12") in an eighteen inch (18") cube of concrete or more if necessary
to ensure stability and shall be mounted perpendicular at right angle
to the ground.
(7) When exposed to probable vehicular damage due to proximity to
alleys, driveways or parking areas, torches shall be suitably protected.
(8) Where natural gas is used, an approved shut-off valve shall be located
at or near the base of the torch and a labeled secondary shut-off shall
be located at a readily accessible remote location. Secondary valves
may operate one or more torches.
(5) Amend Section 7802.3 Fireworks.The storage, sale, offer for sale, use or
handling of fireworks is prohibited. The provisions of this section do not
apply to fireworks displays conducted in accordance with the provisions
of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
(6) Add Section 8203.4 New Installation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas. All
new installations of liquefied petroleum gas with an aggregate capacity of
2,000 gallons or more shall be protected by an approved automatic fixed
water spray system. The system shall protect the entire surface area of the
tank and the cargo tanker transfer area. The system shall be calculated to
provide a minimum density of.25 gallons per minute per square foot with
a one hour duration water supply.
SECTION 3. THE PRIOR "Uniform Fire Code, 1994 Edition," are each and all
hereby repealed. Also, any other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
the herein ordinance are hereby repealed with the exception of Chapter 8.04 of the
Palm Springs Municipal Code.
SECTION 4. VALIDTI'Y. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
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such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council of the City of Palm Springs, hereby declares that it
would have passed this ordinance and each section of subsection, sentence, clause
and phrase thereof, irrespective of the clauses or phrases being declared invalid.
SECTION 5. VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR/INFRACTION. A violation of '
specific provisions of this Ordinance adopted hereby is a misdemeanor, punishable
by imprisonment in the County jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both. All other violations of the
remaining provisions of the ordinance adopted hereby are infractions, punishable
by a maximum fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first offense and a
maximum fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation
committed within the same year.
SECTION 6. VIOLATION A PUBLIC NUISANCE. The City hereby declares a
violation of any provision of this Ordinance or of any code adopted hereby to be: a
public nuisance.
SECTION 7. OPERATIVE DATE. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become
operative on July 1, 1999, which is the effective date of the 1998 edition of the
California Fire Code, published by the State of California.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effective thirty (30) days after passage.
SECTION 9. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to
certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or a.summary thereof
of a display advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be published in ,
accordance with law.
ADOPTED THIS 19th DAY OF_ May 1999.
AYES: Members Barnes, Hodges, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY OF P M SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By �
City Clerk Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED g J/ 2
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance 1570 was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting ,
held on the 19th day of May, 1999, and that a summary of same was published
in the DESERT SUN, a newspa.er_Qf general circulation on May 1, 1 !� Z
and May 24, 1999.
�-IPATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk