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Home My WebLink AboutRES CC 2025 4368 2025 1203 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-4368 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING VENTURA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (VCFPD) ORDINANCE NO. 34, ARTICLE 3 SECTION 903, ARTICLE 3 APPENDIX B AND ARTICLE 4 SECTION 604.11 PERTAINING TO BUILDING STANDARDS FOR APPLICATION WITHIN THE CITY, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2022-4145, AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, the City of Moorpark lies within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Ventura County Fire Protection District (VCFPD) and the VCFPD has responsibility for fire protection within said jurisdictional boundaries; and WHEREAS, the Ventura County Fire Protection District did on October 14, 2025, adopt Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 34, repealing Ordinances No. 29 and 32, and adopting by reference the 2025 California Fire Code (CFC) together with Appendix Chapters D and P, portions of the 2024 edition of the International Fire Code (IFC), portions of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, portions of the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, and portions of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, with additions, deletions and amendments thereto; and WHEREAS, Article 3 Section 903, Article 3 Appendix B and Article 4 Section 604.11 of said amendments constitute amendments containing such building standards relating to fire and life safety and fire flow adopted by the State Fire Marshal and contained in the California Building Standards Code; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13869.7(c) of the California Health and Safety Code, amendments containing such building standards are not effective within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City until ratified by the City Council; and WHEREAS, Article 3 Section 903 contains similar building standards to those that have been in effect and enforced within the County since June 3, 1982; and WHEREAS, the Building standards contained within said Article 3 Section 903 are an integral part of the VCFPD fire protection response plan; and WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No. 2022-4145 previously ratified Chapter 9 of Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 32, which was superseded by Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 34, and as such will no longer be valid and should be rescinded upon the effective date of Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 34. Resolution No. 2025-4368 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The City Council has determined that this Resolution is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Code of Regulations (CEQA Guidelines) based on the general rule that CEQA only applies to "projects" that may have a significant effect on the environment. This Resolution would amend the Municipal Code related to building standards necessary to protect health and safety. In this case, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this Resolution may have a significant impact on the environment. Based on the foregoing, the City Council, based on its own independent judgment, finds that the adoption of this Resolution is exempt from CEQA. SECTION 2. CITY COUNCIL RATIFICATION: The City of Moorpark ratifies without modification, Article 3 Section 903, Article 3 Appendix B and Article 4 Section 604.11 of Ventura County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 34 as these sections appear in Exhibit A, to be effective within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City on and after January 1, 2026. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of December, 2025. Chris R. Enegren, Mayor pK ATTEST: Szkc o ► 40100m., iva Ky Span er, ity rk ` 4iimitypi1V ai Exhibit A: Ventura County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 34 091 r00 ,`'`4 Resolution No. 2025-4368 EXHIBIT A Page 3 ARTICLE 3, SECTION 903 CHAPTER 9 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS Section 903.1.2 is added to read as follows: 903.1.2 Concurrent permits. Additions or modifications where the application for a building permit is submitted prior to the final inspection of any previously issued building permit(s) shall require the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system throughout the entire Structure when the area of the addition or modification of all open permits combined with the new application exceed the exceptions listed under Article 3, Section 903.2. Section 903.1.3 is added to read as follows: 903.1.3 Maintenance of area separation walls. Area separation walls used to create fire areas less than 5,000 square feet of floor area (5,000 Gross Square Feet for Group R-3 Occupancies) in Buildings constructed under the original accepted building permit application dated prior to November 1, 2002, shall be maintained with no openings as approved. If the approved area separation walls are not maintained, the affected fire areas, as determined by the Fire Code Official, shall be retrofitted with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system. Section 903.1.4 is added to read as follows: 903.1.4 Change of use. Any change of use of a Group U Occupancy, that reclassifies to a new occupancy classification that would not have been exempt from fire sprinklers due to existing size, use, fire-flow, access requirements, or distance to a fire station under a previous Fire District Ordinance in effect at the time the building permit was issued, shall provide fire sprinklers within the Existing Building. Allowance in Article 3, Section 903.2 item number 2 shall not apply. This section does not limit the requirements for fire sprinklers for the new occupancy classification under the current California Building and Fire Codes. Section 903.2 is amended to read as follows: 903.2 Where required. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3, Sections 903.1.1 through 903.1.4 and 903.2.1 through 903.2.21 an approved automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in Buildings and Structures as follows: 1. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in all New Buildings. Exceptions: A. Group U Occupancies when approved by the Fire Code Official. Resolution No. 2025-4368 Page 4 B. Small agricultural produce stands as defined and constructed in accordance with the current edition of the Ventura County Building Code (VCBC) which comply with all of the following: 1. Floor area of the Structure does not exceed 400 square feet 2. Separated from other Buildings a minimum of 30 feet C. Picnic and lunch shelter Structures which comply with all of the following: 1. Use is defined as a Group A-2 or A-3 Occupancy by the Building Department 2. Shall not exceed 1,500 square feet of floor area for an A-2 Occupancy or 4,500 square feet for an A-3 Occupancy 3. Separated from other Buildings a minimum of 30 feet 4. Only picnic tables and chairs are located underneath the shelter 5. Shall not have any enclosed space underneath the shelter covering 6. Shall be located at grade level around the entire shelter 7. Open on all sides from finished grade to a height of 10 feet above finished grade 8. Structural columns and other architectural features may not obstruct more than 10% of the opening length around the Structure 9. Shall have no obstructions that will hinder egress within 10 feet of the exterior perimeter of the shelter for a distance of 75% of the opening length around the shelter 10. A food preparation surface area may be located along one opening, but shall not obstruct more than 20 feet or 10% of the opening length, whichever is less 11. May be constructed of any materials allowed by the California Building Code (CBC) 12. Any roof covering shall be non-combustible if not an open trellis style shelter D. S-2 Carport Structures which comply with all of the following: 1. Buildings or Structures shall be freestanding and legally separated from all other Buildings or uses 2. Building shall be constructed of non-Combustible Materials 3. Fire apparatus access shall extend to within 25 feet of all portions of the interior of the Carport as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the Building or Structure Resolution No. 2025-4368 Page 5 2. An approved automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in Buildings or Structures with additions as determined by the following: A. Additions to legally existing Group R-3 Occupancies, inclusive of attached Group U Occupancies where the addition is both greater than 1,000 square feet and greater than 50% of the existing legal Gross Square Feet of the Structure B. All occupancies other than Group R-3, where an addition is greater than 25% of the legally existing floor area of the Structure Exception: Group U Occupancies when approved by the Fire Code Official C. Where additions to Existing Buildings or Structures increase the allowable area beyond that permissible in Article 3, Sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.21 for non-sprinklered Buildings 3. Change of use shall require fire sprinklers in accordance with Article 3, Sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.21. 4. Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and multi-family manufactured homes with up to two dwelling units that are manufactured in accordance with Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations. Section 903.3.1.2.3 is amended to read as follows: 903.3.1.2.3 Attics. Attic protection shall be provided as follows: 1. Attics shall be protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system. Exceptions: 1.1. Attics constructed with only noncombustible materials. 1.2. Attics constructed with only fire-retardant-treated wood complying with Section 2303.2 of the California Building Code. 1.3. Attics filled with noncombustible insulation. 2. Where fuel-fired equipment is installed in an unsprinklered attic, not fewer than one quick-response intermediate temperature sprinkler shall be installed above the equipment. 3. Attics that are used for storage or intended for living purposes shall be protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system. Resolution No. 2025-4368 Page 6 ARTICLE 3 APPENDIX B VCFPD FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS Section B103.3 is amended to read as follows: B103.3 Areas without water supply systems. For information regarding water supplies for fire-fighting purposes in rural areas in which adequate and reliable water supply systems do not exist, the Fire Code Official is authorized to utilize NFPA 1142 or the Ventura County Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Section B103.4 is added to read as follows: B103.4 Inadequate water purveyors. New Buildings and uses requiring a water demand, domestic and or fire-flow, shall not be permitted. ARTICLE 4 Section 604.11 is added to read as follows: 604.11 Fencing. Section 604.11.1 is added to read as follows: 604.11.1 Scope. This section only applies to fences, including gates within the fencing, within 5 feet of Building(s), including Decks, (Zone 0) that are in the WUI area. Section 604.11.2 is added to read as follows: 604.11.2 New fencing. New fencing and gates installed on or after January 1, 2023, shall be constructed of a non-combustible material. Section 604.11.3 is added to read as follows: 604.11.3 Existing fencing. Fencing installed prior to January 1, 2023, may remain. Exception: The entire fencing not parallel and within 5 feet of the Building, including gates within the fencing, shall be constructed of a non-combustible material when any portion of the existing fencing within 5 feet is being replaced. Fencing beyond 5 feet from the Building is not required to be replaced with non-combustible material. Resolution No. 2025-4368 Page 7 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss. CITY OF MOORPARK ) CERTIFICATION I, Ky Spangler, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025-4368 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of December, 2025, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Barrett, Castro, Delgado, Means and Mayor Enegren NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 4th day of December, 2025. KyS an l i it p , rk Y (seal) OPPPaK eq�4, Astei!-�'. nrilr G� �4TFU JV~: