SECTION. 4-001. ADOPTION OF CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, 2001 EDITION:

All that certain Fire Code entitled "California Fire Code," 2001 Edition Parts I through VIII which incorporates by reference the "Uniform Fire Code," Volume 1, 2000 Edition with necessary California amendments with errata as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission; Articles 9, 11, 12, 13, 46, 49, 51, 78, 90 Section 9001 and 9003; and Appendices Part IX, I-A, I-B, I-C, II-A, II-B, II-C, II-D, II-E, II-F, II-H, II-I, II-K, III-A, III-AA, III-B, III-BB, III-C, III-D, IV-A, IV-B, V-A, VI-A, VI-B, VI-C, VI-D, VI-E, VI-F, VI-G, VI-H, VI-I, VI-J VI-K. Said Code shall be referred to as the "California Fire Code." Adopt as written. California Fire Code, 2001 Edition.

SECTION 4-002. MODIFICATION TO LISTED EQUIPMENT:

Section 5202.2.3 of the California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 5202.2.3 Listed Equipment. Tanks, electrical equipment, dispensers, hose, nozzles, and submersible or subsurface pumps used for the storage or dispensing of flammable and combustible liquids shall be listed. Any modification to listed equipment, including cutting, welding and/or lining of tanks, requires a new listing by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.

SECTION 4-003. ESTABLISHMENTS OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN OUTSIDE ABOVEGROUND TANKS IS TO BE PROHIBITED:

(a) The limits referred to in Section 7902.2.2.1 of the California Fire Code, in which storage of flammable or combustible liquids in outside above ground tanks or vaults is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: All areas in the City of Stockton except those areas zoned M-2 for Class I liquids and CM, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, M-1, and M-2 for Class II liquids as defined in Chapter 16, Stockton Municipal Code.

(b) The limits referred to in Section 7904.4.1 of the California Fire Code, in which new bulk plants for flammable liquids are prohibited, are hereby established as follows: All areas in the City of Stockton except those zoned M-2 (Heavy Industrial District) as defined in Chapter 16, Stockton Municipal Code. Zones referred to in (a) and (b) above shall also be subject to approval by the Chief.

SECTION 4-004. ESTABLISHMENTS OF LIMITS IN WHICH BULK STORAGE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS IS TO BE RESTRICTED:

Section 8204.3, of said California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 8204.3. Container location. Containers may be located in all areas of the City of Stockton except those areas zoned C-M, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, M-1, and M-2 as defined in Chapter 16, Stockton Municipal Code. Containers shall be located with respect to buildings, public ways, and lines of adjoining property which can be built on in accordance with Table 8204-A of the California Fire Code. Containers shall also be located with respect to special hazards such as above ground flammable or combustible liquid tanks, oxygen or gaseous hydrogen containers, flooding or electric power lines as specified in California Standards Article 91 Section 9101.1.3 - 19 NFPA 58, 1998 Edition.

SECTION 4-005. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICT IN WHICH STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS IS TO BE PROHIBITED:

The limits referred to in Section 7701.7 of the California Fire Code in which storage of explosive and blasting agents is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: All areas in the City of Stockton except those areas zoned M-2 (Heavy Industrial District) as defined in Chapter 16, Stockton Municipal Code.

SECTION 4-006. FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION — ESTABLISHED:

(a) The California Fire Code shall be enforced by the Fire Prevention Division in the Fire Department of the City of Stockton which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department.

(b) The Fire Marshal shall be in charge of the Fire Prevention Division. The assignment of the Fire Marshal shall be made from the members of the Stockton Fire Department above the rank of Captain. The Fire Marshal shall be so assigned by and hold such office at the pleasure of the Chief of the Fire Department.

(c) The Chief of the Fire Department may, with the consent of the City Manager, consistent with budget allocations, detail such members of the Fire Department as Inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary.

(d) Contract Plan Checker and/or Inspector. The Chief or his/her designated representatives may require the owner of the person in possession or control of the building or premises to provide without charge to the fire department, a special plan checker ("Contract Plan Checker") and/or a special inspector ("Contract Inspector"), when the department has no technical expertise available to conduct the required plan checks and/or inspections.

The Contract Plan Checker and/or Contract Inspector shall be a qualified person who shall demonstrate his/her competence to the satisfaction of the Chief, for plan check and/or inspection of a particular type of construction, operation, fire detection, fire extinguishing, or process.

Duties and responsibilities of the Contract Plan Checker shall include, but not be limited to the following:

1. Review plans, specifications, and material submitted for compliance with all California Building, Electrical, Fire, and Mechanical codes; City of Stockton local ordinances and administrative practices; nationally recognized standards; manufacturer's listings; and other criteria as deemed necessary by the Chief.

Duties and responsibilities of the Contract Inspector shall include, but not be limited to the following:

1. Observe the work assigned for conformance with the approved design drawings and specifications. All discrepancies shall be brought to the immediate attention of the contractor for correction, then if not corrected, to the Chief, building official or proper design authority.

2. Furnish inspection reports to the Chief and/or building official or other designated persons as required by the Chief. The Contract Inspector shall submit a final signed report stating whether the work requiring inspection was, to the best of his/her knowledge, in conformance with the approved plans and specifications and applicable workmanship provisions of nationally recognized standards.

SECTION 4-007. APPEALS:

Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the California Fire Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of said Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department to the Building and Housing Board of Appeals as per Chapter 13 of the Stockton Municipal Code, within thirty 30 days from the date of the decision appealed.

SECTION 4-008. FIRE ALARM REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS.

SECTION 4-008.1. FIRE ALARM CERTIFICATION:

Section 1006.3.4.2 of the California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 1006.3.4.2 Certification. The permittee shall provide [For SFM] the Certification of Completion in accordance with NFPA 72 to the authority having jurisdiction that the system has been installed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.

The permittee shall also provide a serially numbered certificate from Underwriters Laboratories Inc. for all new and existing required fire alarm systems indicating that the system has been installed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, and will be tested and maintained in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standards. A copy of the Certificate must be provided to the Chief at no cost.

In addition, companies that are qualified to issue Local Certificates under the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. classification UUJS must meet a one-hour response time requirement comparable to central station service requirements for dispatching a runner or technician in accordance with the most currently adopted edition of National Fire Protection Standard 72. Underwriters Laboratories Inc., not the Stockton Fire Department, determines which companies meet the one-hour runner service requirement.

SECTION 4-008.2 PREVENTION OF FALSE ALARMS:

Section 1001.5.3.2. False Alarms.

1. It is unlawful for any property owner or licensed contractor to fail to notify the Fire Department Emergency Communications Division prior to any test, installation, repair modification, addition, or maintenance of any fire alarm or fire extinguishing system which could result in the transmission of a false alarm.

2. The Fire Department may charge fees that reasonably constitute the cost of response to false alarms when it is determined that the reported alarm is malicious, or results from failure to maintain the alarm system, or failure to properly notify the Fire Department that the system is being tested or worked on. The Fire Department will bill the responsible party for the third, and any subsequent false alarm responses in any twelve (12) month period.

SECTION 4-008.3. FIRE ALARM MONITORING:

Section 1006.3.3.6.1 of the California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 1006.3.3.6.1 General. All required fire alarm systems, including sprinkler waterflow and valve tamper shall be monitored by an approved, listed central station.

Exception: Group R occupancies which do not have required fire alarm systems.

SECTION 4-008.4. SPRINKLER SYSTEM MONITORING AND ALARMS:

Section 1003.3.1 of the California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 1003.3.1 Where required. All valves controlling the water supply for automatic sprinkler systems and water-flow switches on all sprinkler systems shall be electrically monitored for integrity where the number of sprinklers is:

1. Twenty or more in Group I, Division 1.1 and 1.2 Occupancies.

2. One hundred or more in all other occupancies, or where the building footprint equals or exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

Valve monitoring and water-flow alarm and trouble signals shall be distinctly different and shall automatically be transmitted to an approved central station.

Exception: Underground key or hub valves in roadway boxes provided by the municipality or public utility need not be monitored.

SECTION 4-008.5. GROUP A OCCUPANCIES:

Section 1006.2.2.2 of the California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 1006.2.2.2 System initiation in Group A occupancies with an occupancy load of 300 or more. Activation of the fire alarm in Group A occupancies with an occupancy load of 300 or more shall immediately initiate an approved prerecorded message announcement using an approved voice communication system in accordance [For SFM] NFPA 72 as amended in Article 90 that is audible above the ambient noise level of the occupancy.

Exception: When approved, the prerecorded announcement is allowed to be manually deactivated for a period of time, not to exceed three minutes, for the sole purpose of allowing a live voice announcement from an approved, constantly attended station.

SECTION. 4-008.6. EXISTING GROUP R-1 OCCUPANCIES:

Section 1006.2.9.1 of the California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 1006.2.9.1 New Group R and Existing Group R-1 Occupancies.

SECTION 4-009. TRANSPORTATION PIPELINES-TANK OVERFILL PROTECTION FOR BULK PLANTS HANDLING CLASS I AND II LIQUIDS:

Section 7904.4.5.1 is hereby added to the California Fire Code to control the transfer of bulk fuel into above ground tanks via pipeline.

Section 7904.4.5.1. Fuel shall not be transferred via pipeline into bulk fuel plants unless the following guidelines are followed:

1. There shall be direct communication between the transfer control station and the receiving facility.

2. The receiving facility shall be staffed during receipt of all fuel via pipelines.

3. High-level alarms shall be installed on all aboveground bulk fuel tanks. Said alarms shall be capable of alerting on-site personnel and personnel at the "Transfer Control Station" of any hazardous filling conditions during the transfer of fuel.

SECTION 4-010. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES:

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any property, premises, building or structure or portion thereof in violation of any of the provisions of this code, the adopted provisions of the Uniform Fire Code and other adopted codes, including the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings.

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of these provisions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued, maintained or permitted.

SECTION 4-010.1. ENFORCEMENT:

In addition to any other remedy herein provided, violations of these sections may be enforced pursuant to any of the manners set forth in Part VII of Chapter 1 of this Code.

SECTION 4-011. AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS IN BASEMENTS:

Section 1003.2.2.6 is hereby added to the California Fire Code, and shall read as follows:

In basements of all buildings when the basement is used for any purpose other than service to the building. Service to the building includes utilities such as electricity, gas, telephone, cable TV, elevator equipment, HVAC equipment and water heaters. In lieu of the requirements for basement sprinklers, alternative fire protection may be provided in existing buildings if approved by the Chief.

SECTION 4-012. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER:

Section 1005.2.7 of the California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 1005.2.7 Portable fire extinguishers. A fire extinguisher listed and labeled for Class K fires shall be installed within 30 feet (9144 mm) of all new and existing commercial food heat-processing equipment, as measured along an unobstructed path of travel, in accordance with [For SFM] California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Chapter 3.

SECTION 4-013. PALLETS AND PALLETIZED PACKING BOXES AND BIN BOXES:

Section 3010 is hereby added to the California Fire Code, and shall read as follows:

Section 3010. A permit shall be required to store pallets, palletized packing boxes, or bin boxes in excess of 30,000 board feet, in accordance with the following restrictions:

Section 3010.1. Pallets, palletized packing boxes and bin boxes shall be piled with due regard to stability of piles and in no case higher than 12 feet. Where pallets are piled next to a property line, the distance from the property line shall not be less than one half the pile height and in no case less than 5 feet from the property line. Exception: Bin boxes may be stacked to a maximum height of 20 feet.

Section 3010.2. Driveways between and around pallets, bin boxes and palletized packing boxes shall be a minimum of 15 feet wide and maintained free from accumulations of rubbish, weeds, machinery or other articles that would block access or add to the fire hazard. Driveways shall be spaced so a maximum grid of storage is no more than 50 feet by 50 feet.

Section 3010.3. Pallets, palletized packing boxes and bin box storage, operating under a permit, shall be enclosed by a suitable fence of at least 6 feet in height, unless storage is in a building.

Section 3010.4 An approved water supply and fire hydrants capable of supplying the required fire flow shall be provided within 150 feet of all portions of the storage areas in accordance with Section 903.2, California Fire Code.

Section 3010.5. For permitting purposes, one pallet will be calculated as having 25 board feet.

Section 3010.6. For permitting purposes palletized packing boxes and bin boxes will be calculated based on average board feet per box.

SECTION 4-014. LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS OTHER THAN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS

Appendix I-A, Section 1.2 of the California Fire Code is hereby amended and Section 8 is hereby added to the California Fire Code to read as follows:

Section 1.2. Effective Date. Within six (6) months after the effective date of Appendix I-A, plans for compliance shall be submitted and approved, and within six (6) months thereafter the work shall be completed or the building shall be vacated until made to conform.

SECTION 4-017. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL STANDARDS.

Section 9102 of the California Fire Code is amended by adding Section 2-10.5.8 of National Fire Protection Association Standard 72 and mending it.

Amend Section 2-10.5.8 as follows:

Section 2-10.5.8 Where in-duct smoke detectors are installed in concealed locations more than 10 ft (3 m) above the finished floor or in arrangements where the detector's alarm indicator is not visible to responding personnel, the detectors shall be provided with remote alarm indicators and test switch plates. Remote alarm indicators and test switch plates shall be installed in an accessible location and shall be clearly labeled to indicate both their functions and the air-handling unit(s) associated with each detector and test switch plate (for example, In-duct Smoke Detector Alarm and test switch plate for in-duct Smoke Detector).