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Home My WebLink AboutRES CC 2002 2010 2002 1002RESOLUTION NO. 2002 -2010 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING VENTURA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ORDINANCE NO. 24, APPENDIX VII, PERTAINING TO BUILDING STANDARDS FOR APPLICATION WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK WHEREAS, the City of Moorpark lies within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Ventura County Fire Protection District; and WHEREAS, the Ventura County Fire Protection District has responsibility for fire protection within said jurisdictional boundaries; and WHEREAS, the Ventura County Fire Protection District did on October 1, 2002, adopt Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 24 adopting the 2000 edition of the Uniform Fire Code, including local amendments; and WHEREAS, Appendix VII of said amendments constitutes an amendment to building standards relating to fire and panic safety adopted by the State Fire Marshall 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, said Appendix VII standards that have been in effect since June 3, 1982; and contains similar building and enforced within the City WHEREAS, the building standards contained within said Appendix are an integral part of the Ventura County Fire Protection District's fire protection response plan. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. CITY COUNCIL RATIFICATION: That the City of Moorpark ratifies, without modification, Appendix VII (Exhibit A) of Ventura County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 24 Resolution No. 2002 -2010 Page 2 to be effective within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Moorpark. SECTION 2. CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION: 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. 11 1 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd ATTEST: Deborah S. Traffenste , City Cl Attachment: Exhibit "A" - Ventura County Fire Protection District, APPENDIX VII, Fire Protection Systems Resolution No. 2002 -2010 Page 3 Ventura County Fire Protection District APPENDIX VII FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS Appendix VII, as contained in Ventura County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 24, adopted by the Board of Directors of the Ventura County Fire Protection District on October 1, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. Section 1. Definitions A. Automatic Fire Extinguishing System - as defined in the California Building Code. B. Basement - as defined in the California Building Code. C. Building, Existing is any building for which the original application for permit under which the building was constructed was accepted by Building and Safety before June 3, 1982. D. Building, New is any building for which the original application for permit under which the building was constructed was accepted by Building and Safety on or after June 3, 1982. E. Mezzanine - as defined in the California Building Code. G. Story - as defined in the California Building Code. H. Total Floor Area - is the combined floor area of all stories, mezzanines and basements for the entire building. Section 2. Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems. A. General. New and existing buildings including additions thereto shall have automatic fire extinguishing systems installed in accordance with Appendix VII,Section 1003 and Article 90. For the purpose of this section, area separation walls shall not be considered as creating separate buildings. In addition to requirements of UFC Standard 10-4 sprinklers shall be installed in garages. B. New Buildings. An automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed in all new buildings. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Buildings where the total floor area is 5,000 square feet or less and the building is not more than three stories or the floor level of the top most story is 48 feet or less above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. 2. Group U Occupancies when approved by the Fire Chief and the Building Official. Resolution No. 2002 -2010 Page 4 C. Additions and Modifications to Buildings. An automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed throughout new and existing buildings (including areas not previously protected by an automatic fire extinguishing system) when the total floor area of the building after the addition or modification is more than 5,000 square feet or increases the height to more than three stories. EXCEPTIONS: 1. An automatic fire extinguishing system is not required for additions or modifications to buildings if after the addition or modification Section II -B does not required the building to be protected as a new building. 2. Additions or modifications to buildings where the occupancy classification is other than a Group R, Division 3 and the addition or modification is 25% or less of the total floor area prior to the addition or modification. 3. Additions or modifications to buildings classified as Group R, Division 3 including attached U -1 private garages, and the addition or modification is 50% or less of the total floor area prior to the addition or modification. Additions or modifications, where the application for building permit is submitted prior to the final inspection of previously issued building permit shall require the installation of an automatic fire extinguishing system throughout (including areas not previously protected by an automatic fire extinguishing system) when the addition or modification increases the total floor area of the building to more than 5,000 square feet. Section 3. Emergency Communications Equipment A. General. An Emergency Voice Alarm Signaling System and Fire Department Communication System which conform to the California Building Code Section 403.5, shall be installed in buildings which exceed three stories or where the floor level of the top most story exceeds 48 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. B. Maintenance. Emergency communication equipment shall be subject to annual inspection and testing in accordance with nationally recognized standards approved by the chief. Deficiencies shall be repaired. Section 4. New Buildings in Remote Locations General. An automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed in all new buildings located more than five miles from the nearest existing or planned fire station, which employs or will employ full time paid firefighters. EXCEPTION: 1. Group U Occupancies when approved by the Fire Chief. 2. Any building with a total floor area of 700 sq feet or less. Section 5. Inspection and Enforcement A. General. The provisions of this appendix shall be enforced by the Ventura County Fire Protection District. Resolution No. 2002 -2010 Page 5 B. Plans and Specifications. Plans, calculations, diagrams, specifications and testing procedures for proposed automatic fire extinguishing systems and emergency communication systems which conform to adopted standards shall be submitted for approval by the Ventura County Fire Protection District prior to installation. C. Inspections. Fire extinguishing systems and emergency communications systems required by this Appendix shall be inspected during installation at intervals adopted by nationally recognized standards. Such inspections shall be conducted by designated members of the Ventura County Fire Protection District. Section 6. Maintenance of Area Separation Walls A. Area separation fire walls used to create fire areas less than 5000 square feet in buildings, for which the original application for permit under which the building was constructed was accepted by Building and Safety before November 1, 2002 shall be maintained as approved area separation fire walls with no openings. Section 7. Penalties and Citations A. Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Appendix, or who fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved hereunder, or who fails to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Board of Appeals, shall severally for each and every such violation be subject to the criminal sanctions set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 13871. Each ten days or portion thereof during which any such violation is committed or continued shall constitute a separate offense. B. Citations. Any person, firm or corporation subject to the provisions of this Appendix, who fail to comply with the requirements of said Appendix when ordered or notified to do so by the Fire Chief shall be subject to the criminal sanctions set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 13871 and subject to citation. Section 8. Appeals General. Any aggrieved party may appeal any decision of the Fire Chief regarding interpretation of this Appendix to the Fire District Board of Appeals, as established by amended Section 103.1.4, within thirty days from the date of the decision to be appealed. Section 9. Findings A. General. After due consideration the Board of Directors of the Ventura County Fire Protection District hereby finds that due to local climatic, geologic and topographic Resolution No. 2002 -2010 Page 6 conditions as stated in this section, that modifications and changes to the current California Building Code are reasonably necessary to provide sufficient and effective protection of life, health and property. B. Climatic. Ventura County experiences periods of high temperatures, accompanied by low humidity and high winds each year. These conditions create an environment in which the Fire District commits large numbers of fire fighting resources to the control and extinguishment of wildland fires. During such periods, the limited available firefighting resources may have great difficulty in controlling fires in structures not having built -in fire protection. C. Geological. Ventura County is in a potential high activity seismic zone. After a large seismic event, the potential for multiple fires occurring simultaneously will tax available firefighting resources. Built -in fire protection will assist in extinguishing or controlling fires in larger structures which will increase the availability of firefighting resources after seismic activity. D. Topographical. Ventura County has rural areas that are in high fire hazard areas. Due to topography, access to structures in rural areas increases response time and delays fire suppression efforts. An extended response time will allow fires to grow beyond the control of initial attack fire suppression resources. Large structure fires in the hillside areas will have a greater likelihood of starting a wildland fire which may expose additional structures to fire. Therefore, built -in fire protection is required in all structures more than five miles from a fire station. Section 10. Ratification General. Before Appendix VII is effective in the County of Ventura or in a city within the Fire Protection District, the legislative body of the County or of the city shall ratify Appendix VII in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 13869.7. Resolution No. 2002 -2010 Page 7 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss. CITY, OF MOORPARK ) I, Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2002 -2010 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of October, 2002, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Harper, Mikos, Millhouse, Wozniak, and Mayor Hunter NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 8th day of November, 2002. Deborah S. Traffenste , City Clerk (seal)