HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 - PH-1 - First Reading of Ordinance 16-XX City Co - 11/15/2016CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: NOV. 15, 2016 ITEM NUMBER: PH -1
SUBJECT: 2016 EDITION OF THE MODEL CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION CODES
DATE: NOVEMBER 3, 2016
FROM: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND FIRE
DEPARTMENT
PRESENTATION DANIEL A. STEFANO, FIRE CHIEF
BY: RICHARD SNIDER, INTERIM BUILDING OFFICIAL
SHERI VANDER DUSSEN, INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR,
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DANIEL A. STEFANO (714) 754-5144
Rl1MMARY-
The California Health and Safety Code requires local governments to adopt the most recent
editions of the model codes related to construction. The construction codes include the
California Building, Residential, Green Building Standards, Fire, Plumbing, Mechanical, and
Electrical Codes. If the City Council approves the attached resolution and ordinance, the
most recent editions of the California construction codes with the applicable amendments
will become effective January 1, 2017, as required by State law.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Adopt the attached resolution of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa,
California, setting forth findings with respect to local climatic and geographic
conditions within the City of Costa Mesa to allow certain modifications and
changes to the California Building Code, California Residential Code, and
California Fire Code as amended by the State of California; and,
2. Introduce the attached ordinance for first reading and set for second reading at the
Council's Dec. 6, 2016 meeting. This procedure is in accordance with California
Government Code Title 5, Division 1, Part 1, as published by the Building Standards
Bulletin 16-01.
BACKGROUND:
California Health and Safety Code section 17958 mandates that the California Building
Standards Commission adopt and publish the California Building Standards Code (Title
24 California Code of Regulations) every three years. The 2016 Edition of the California
Code of Regulations Title 24, which incorporates the below -listed model codes, becomes
effective on January 1, 2017.
If approved, the attached ordinance will amend Titles 5 and 7 by repealing references to
the prior editions of the model codes.
The list below identifies the model codes upon which the 2016 Title 24 is based:
California Building Standards Code
2016 California Building Code
2016 California Residential Code
2016 California Green Building
Standards Code
2016 California Fire Code
2016 California Plumbing Code
2016 California Mechanical Code
2016 California Electrical Code
Reference Model Code
2015 International Building Code (ICC)
2015 International Residential Code (ICC)
2015 International Fire Code (ICC)
2015 Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO)
2015 Uniform Mechanical Code (IAPMO)
2014 National Electrical Code (NFPA)
The construction codes proposed for adoption by reference (with amendments to the
Building, Residential and Fire Codes) include the following:
2016 California Building Code
2016 California Residential Code
2016 California Green Building Standards Code
2016 California Fire Code
2016 California Plumbing Code
2016 California Mechanical Code
2016 California Electrical Code
The Economic and Development Services and Fire Departments are recommending that
changes and modifications be made to the 2016 Editions of the California Building Code,
California Residential Code and California Fire Code and that the City Council find that
such changes are reasonably necessary due to local climatic and geographic conditions in
Costa Mesa. Other modifications are of an administrative or procedural nature regarding
subjects that are not covered by the codes or are reasonably necessary to safeguard life
and property within Costa Mesa.
The attached resolution sets forth the necessary findings to enable the City to amend the
new construction codes to reflect our local conditions.
The proposed amendments are consistent with the Orange County Code Uniformity Group
which includes the local fire officials, and have the support of the Orange County Building
Industry Association. The local amendments address issues such as a higher level of fire
protection of wood roofs and the fire sprinkler design for structures. The remainder of the
proposed amendments are administrative or procedural in nature, such as providing a
definition for private swimming pool.
FISCAL REVIEW
The adoption of the proposed Codes will not have any fiscal impact on the City's budget.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has approved the Resolution and Ordinance as to form
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED
City Council may adopt the model codes with the amendments recommended by Staff
with or without modifications.
CONCLUSION
If the City Council adopts the attached resolution and ordinance, the 2016 editions of the
California construction codes, including the applicable amendments, will become effective
January 1, 2017 within the City of Costa Mesa as required by State law. If the City does not
adopt the amendments and make the specified findings or otherwise fails to act, the model
codes (without amendments) will become effective January 1, 2017 as a matter of law.
RICHARD SNIDER
Interim Building Official
JAY TREVINO
Economic Development and
Development Services
Director/Consultant
ATTACHMENTS:
1.
Resolution No. 17-
2.
Ordinance No. 17-
3.
Strike -through copy
4.
Clean copy
5.
BIA Letter
DANIEL A. STEFANO
Fire Chief
DISTRIBUTION: CEO
Assistant CEO
City Attorney
Public Services Director
Fire Chief
Interim Building Official
Interim Assistant Development Services Director
City Clerk (2)
Staff (4)
File (2)
Building Industry Association of Orange County (BIAOC)
South Coast Metro Alliance
Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce
ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 16-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING FORTH FINDINGS FOR REQUIRED AMENDMENTS
TO THE 2016 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2016 CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTIAL CODE, AND TO THE 2016 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
RELATIVE TO LOCAL CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS
Section 1
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa finds and resolves as follow:
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958 provides that the City of Costa
Mesa ("City") shall adopt Ordinances and regulations imposing the same or modified or
changed requirements as are contained in the regulations adopted by the State pursuant
to Health and Safety Code Section 17922; and
WHEREAS, the State of California is mandated by Health and Safety Code Section
17922 to impose the same requirements as are contained in the most recent edition of
the California Building Code, the California Fire Code, the California Green Building
Standards Code, the California Residential Code, the California Plumbing Code, the
California Mechanical Code, and the California Electrical Code (hereinafter referred to
collectively as "Codes"); and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5(a) permits the City to make
modifications or changes to the Codes, which are reasonably necessary because of local
climatic, geographic, or topographic conditions; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires that the City
Council, before making any modifications or changes to the Codes, shall make an
express finding that such changes or modifications are reasonably necessary because of
local climatic, geographic, or topographic conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Economic/Development Services Department and Fire
Departments have recommended that changes and modifications be made to the Codes
and have advised that certain said changes and modifications to the California Building
Code, 2016 Edition, the California Residential Code, 2016 Edition, and the California Fire
Code, 2016 Edition, are reasonably necessary due to local conditions in the City of Costa
Mesa and have further advised that the remainder of said changes and modifications are
of an administrative or procedural nature, or concern themselves with subjects not
covered by the Codes or are reasonably necessary to safeguard life and property within
the City of Costa Mesa.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa makes the
following findings:
Amendments related to life and fire safety contained in Sections 903, Table 1505.1, and
1505.1.3 of the 2016 Edition of the California Building Code, and Sections R313, R902.1,
R902.1.3, and R902.2 of the 2016 Edition of the California Residential Code, Sections
503.2, 901.11, Chapters 56, 57, and 80 of the 2016 Edition of the California Fire Code as
recommended by the Economic/Development Services Department and Fire Department
are hereby found to be reasonably necessary due to the following local conditions:
A. Climatic Conditions
1. Hot, dry Santa Ana winds are common to all areas within the City of Costa Mesa
and Orange County in general. These winds, which can cause small fires to spread
quickly, are a contributing factor to the high fire danger in the area, and create the
need for an increased level of fire protection. This added protection will
supplement normal fire department response available and provide immediate
protection for life and safety of multiple occupants during fire occurrences.
2. Orange County and the City of Costa Mesa are located in a semi -arid
Mediterranean type climate which predisposes all fuels, including wood shingles,
to rapid ignition and spread of fire. Therefore, there exists a need for additional
fire protection measures.
B. Geographic Conditions
Orange County and the City of Costa Mesa are located in a high seismically active
area. There are earthquake faults that run along both the northeastern and
southwestern boundaries of Orange County. The Newport -Inglewood Fault Zone
(NIFZ) which runs through Orange County was the source of the destructive 1933
Long Beach earthquake (6.3 magnitude, hypocenter off Newport Beach coast),
which took 120 lives, with areas damaged from Laguna Beach to Marina del Rey
and inland to Whittier, and poses one of the greatest hazards to lives and property
in the nation. Regional planning for reoccurrence is recommended by the State of
California, Department of Conservation. There was also an earthquake in
December 1989, with the epicenter located near the City of Irvine. The fault on
which this quake occurred was unknown prior to this activity. The October 17,
1989, Santa Cruz earthquake resulted in only one major San Francisco fire in the
Marina district, but when combined with the 34 other fires and over 500 responses,
the department was taxed to its full capabilities. The Marina fire was difficult to
contain because mains supplying water to the district burst during the earthquake.
If more fires had been ignited by the earthquake, it would have been difficult for
the fire department to contain them. Experts predict a major earthquake in our
area within the next 50 years. This situation creates the need for both additional
fire protection measures and automatic on-site fire protection for building
occupants since a multitude of fires may result from breakage of gas and electric
lines as a result of an earthquake. As noted by "Planning Scenario on a Major
Earthquake on the Newport -Inglewood Fault Zone, 1988, State Department of
Conservation," page 59, "unfortunately, barely meeting the minimum earthquake
standards of building codes places a building on the verge of being legally unsafe".
2. Traffic and circulation congestion presently existing in the City of Costa Mesa often
places fire department response time to fire occurrences at risk. This condition will
be exacerbated by any major disaster, including any earthquake wherein damage
to the highway system will occur. This condition makes the need for additional on-
site protection for property occupants necessary.
2. Untreated wood roofs cause or contribute to serious fire hazard and to the rapid
spread of fires when such fires are accompanied by high winds. Pieces of burning
wooden roofs become flying brands and are carried by the wind to other locations
and thereby spread fire quickly. Previous Grand Jury Report findings support this
concern.
Additional amendments have been made to the California Building Code, 2016 Edition,
the California Residential Code, 2016 Edition, and the California Fire Code, 2016 Edition.
On the recommendation of the Economic/Development Services Department and Fire
Department, such amendments are hereby found to be either administrative or procedural
in nature or concern themselves with subjects not covered in the California Building Code,
the California Residential Code, or California Fire Code. The changes made include
provisions making each of said Codes compatible with other Codes enforced by the City.
The aforementioned amendments have been incorporated in detail in Ordinance 16 -
Section 2
The Economic/Development Services Department and Fire Department shall file copies
of Resolution 16- and Ordinance 16- with the California Building Standards
Commission and Department of Housing and Community Development as required by
Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7.
PASSED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Costa Mesa City Council, held on the
15th day of November, 2016.
STEVE MENSINGER
Mayor
BRENDA GREEN
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
CERTIFICATION FOR RESOLUTION NO. 16 -
Brenda Green, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 16 -
was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15th
day of November, 2016 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
Brenda Green
City Clerk
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ATTACHMENT 2
ORDINANCE NO. 16 -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA
MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 5-1, 5-1.1, AND 5-1.3 OF
TITLE 5 AND SECTIONS 7-14 AND 7-15, AND DELETING SECTION 7-
19 OF TITLE 7 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE BY
ADOPTING THE 2016 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA CODES AND
RELATED MODEL CODES WITH APPENDICES AND AMENDMENTS
THERETO, AND REPEALING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2013 EDITIONS
OF THE CALIFORNIA CODES AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, WITH
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 2017
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Section 5-1 of Chapter I, Title 5, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 5-1. Construction Codes Adopted.
For the purpose of prescribing regulations for erecting, construction,
enlargement, alteration, repair, improving, removal, conversion, demolition,
occupancy, equipment use, height, and area of buildings and structures, the following
construction codes subject to the modifications set forth in this Chapter, are hereby
adopted: the California Building Code, 2016 Edition, based on the 2015 International
Building Code as published by the International Code Council, including Chapter 1,
Division II; the California Residential Code, 2016 Edition, based on the 2015
International Residential Code as published by the International Code Council,
including Chapter 1, Division II; the California Green Building Standards Code, 2016
Edition; the California Plumbing Code, 2016 Edition, based on the 2015 Uniform
Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials; the California Mechanical Code, 2016 Edition, based on the
2015 Uniform Mechanical Code as published by the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; the California Electrical Code, 2016 Edition,
based on the 2014 National Electrical Code as published by the National Fire
Protection Association; the International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition,
as published by the International Code Council; the Uniform Code For The
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 Edition, as published by the International
Code Council. For the purpose of prescribing regulations for grading and
excavations, the 1993 Orange County Grading and Excavation Code is hereby
adopted. The provisions of these Construction Codes as amended by this chapter
shall constitute the Building Regulations of the City of Costa Mesa. Where the
California Code of Regulations and State Building Standards Code of Regulations
differ from any sections of the Construction Codes, State regulations shall prevail
over the Construction Codes.
One (1) copy of all the above codes and standards therefore are on file in the
office of the building official pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18942(d)(1)
and are made available for public inspection.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the above -referenced construction codes, all
fees for services provided pursuant to the construction codes shall not take effect until
a resolution for such fees is adopted by the City Council pursuant to California
Government Code Sections 66016 and 66020.
Section 2.
Section 5-1.1 of Chapter I, Title 5, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 5-1.1. Amendments to the 2016 California Building Code.
a) Amend item number 2 under "Building" in Section 105.2, Work exempt from permit,
as follows:
2. Wood, steel, vinyl, or iron fences not over 6 feet high. Stucco, concrete, brick,
masonry, block fences not over 3 feet high.
b) Add Section 903.0 Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Automatic sprinkler systems shall comply with this chapter and Chapters 9 and 80
of the amended Fire code. Where conflicts occur the amended fire code shall
govern.
TABLE 1505.1 a
MINIMUM ROOF COVERING CLASSIFICATIONS
TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2.
a. Unless otherwise required in accordance with Chapter 7A.
c) 1505.1.3 Roof coverings within all other areas. The entire roof covering of every
existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced
within any one-year period, the entire roof covering of every new structure, and
any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or replacement of the roof of
every existing structure, shall be a fire -retardant roof covering that is at least Class
B.
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d) Section 1505.5 is amended, by the deletion of the entire section.
e) Section 1505.7 is amended, by the deletion of the entire section.
f) Add Section 3109 and amend Section 3109.4.4.1 by adding the following definition:
PRIVATE POOL, is any constructed pool, permanent or portable, and over 18
inches deep which is intended for non-commercial use as swimming pool by not
more than three owner families and their guests.
g) Section 3109.4.4.2 is modified by deleting the first paragraph in its entirety and a
new paragraph is substituted to read as follows:
3109.4.4.2 Construction permit; safety features required. Commencing
January 1, 2007, except as provided in Section 3109.4.4.5, whenever a
construction permit is issued for construction of a new private pool at a residence,
it shall have an enclosure complying with 3109.4.4.3 and, it shall be equipped with
at least one of the following safety features:
Section 3
Section 5-1.3 of Chapter I, Title 5, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby added to
read as follows:
Sec. 5-1.3. Amendments to the 2016 California Residential Code.
a) Amend item number 2 under "Building" in Section R105.2, Work exempt from
permit, as follows:
2. Wood, steel, vinyl, or iron fences not over 6 feet high. Stucco, concrete, brick,
masonry, block fences not over 3 feet high.
b) R110.1 Use and occupancy. No building or structure shall be used or occupied,
and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or
portion thereof shall be made until the building official has issued a certificate of
occupancy therefore as provide herein. Issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall
not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of
other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Certificate presuming to give authority to violate
or cancel the provision of this code or other ordinances of jurisdiction shall not be
valid.
Exceptions:
1. Certificates of occupancy are not required for work exempt from
permits under Section R105.2.
2. Accessory buildings or structures.
3. Group R-3 and Group U Occupancies as defined in the California
Building Code.
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c) Amend table R301.2(1), as follows:
TABLE R301.2(1)
CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA
GROUND
WIND DESIGN
SEISMIC
SUBJECT TO DAMAGE FROM
WINTER
ICE BARRIER
AIR
MEAN
Speed
Frost
SNOW
d
Topographic
DESIGN
line
DESIGN
UNDERLAYMENT
FLOOD
FREEZING
ANNUAL
LOAD
(mph)
effects"
CATEGORY f
Weathering I
Depth"
Termite
TEMPI
REQUIREDh
HAZARDS9
INDEX'
TEMPI
Very
See
Zero
85
No
D2
Negligible
12-24"
Heavy
43
No
Footnote g
0
60
For SI: 1 pound per square foot = 0.0479 kPa, 1 mile per hour = 0.447 m/s.
a. Weathering may require a higher strength concrete or grade of masonry than necessary to satisfy the
structural requirements of this code. The weathering column shall be filled in with the weathering
index (i.e., "negligible," "moderate" or "severe") for concrete as determined from the Weathering
Probability Map [Figure R301.2(3)]. The grade of masonry units shall be determined from ASTM C 34,
C 55, C 62, C 73, C 90, C 129, C 145, C 216 or C 652.
b. The frost line depth may require deeper footings than indicated in Figure R403.1(1). The jurisdiction
shall fill in the frost line depth column with the minimum depth of footing below finish grade.
c. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table to indicate the need for protection depending on
whether there has been a history of local subterranean termite damage.
d. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the wind speed from the basic wind speed map
[Figure R301.2( 4)].Wind exposure category shall be determined on a site-specific basis in accordance
with Section R301.2.1.4.
e. Temperatures shall be permitted to reflect local climates or local weather experience as determined
by the building official.
f. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the seismic design category determined from
Section R301.2.2.1.
g. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with (a) the date of the jurisdiction's entry into the
National Flood Insurance Program (date of adoption of the first code or ordinance for management of
flood hazard areas), (b) the date(s) of the Flood Insurance Study and (c) the panel numbers and
dates of all currently effective FIRMS and FBFMs or other flood hazard map adopted by the authority
having jurisdiction, as amended.
(a) Date of initial ordinance, December 15, 1980. (b) initial NFIP map date, May 17, 1974; initial FIRM
date, September 30, 1982; most recent FIRM panel date, December 3. 2009. (c) panels number 254,
258, 259, 262, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 278, 286.
h. In accordance with Sections R905.2.7.1, R905.4.3.1, R905.5.3.1, R905.6.3.1, R905.7.3.1 and
R905.8.3.1, where there has been a history of local damage from the effects of ice damming, the
jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with "YES." Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of
the table with "NO."
i. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the 100 -year return period air freezing index (BF -
days) from Figure R403.3(2) or from the 100 -year (99%) value on the National Climatic Data Center
data table "Air Freezing Index- USA Method (Base 321)" at www.ncdc.noaa.gov/fpsf.htrnl.
j. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the mean annual temperature from the National
Climatic Data Center data table "Air Freezing Index -USA Method (Base 32°F)" at
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/fr)sf.html.
k. In accordance with Section R30 1.2.1.5, where there is local historical data documenting structural
damage to buildings due to topographic wind speed-up effects, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of
the table with "YES." Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall indicate "NO" in this part of the table.
d) Add Section R313.0. Automatic Fire Systems. Fire sprinklers shall be as required
in this code and Chapters 9 and 80 of the amended Fire Code. Where there are
conflicts the Fire Code shall govern.
e) Amend R902.1 Roofing covering materials. Roofs shall be covered with
materials as set forth in Sections R904 and R905. A minimum Class A or B roofing
shall be installed in areas designated by this section. Classes A or B roofing
required by this section to be listed shall be tested in accordance with UL 790 or
ASTM E 108.
Exceptions:
1. Class A roof assemblies include those with coverings of brick, masonry
and exposed concrete roof deck.
2. Class A roof assemblies also include ferrous or copper shingles or
sheets, metal sheets and shingles, clay or concrete roof tile, or slate
installed on noncombustible decks.
3. Class A roof assemblies include minimum 16 oz/ft2 copper sheets
installed over combustible decks.
f) Amend 8902.1.3 Roof coverings within all other areas. The entire roof covering
of every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is
replaced within any one-year period, the entire roof covering of every new structure,
and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or replacement of the roof of
every existing structure, shall be a fire -retardant roof covering that is at least Class
B.
g) Amend R902.2 Fire -retardant -treated shingles and shakes. Fire -retardant -
treated wood shakes and shingles are wood shakes and shingles complying with
UBC Standard 15-3 or 15-4 which are impregnated by the full -cell vacuum -pressure
process with fire -retardant chemicals, and which have been qualified by UBC
Standard 15-2 for use on Class A or B roofs.
Fire -retardant -treated wood shakes and shingles shall comply with ICC -ES EG107
and with the weathering requirements contained in Health and Safety Code
Section 13132.7(j). Each bundle shall bear labels from an ICBO accredited quality
control agency identifying their roof -covering classification and indicating their
compliance with ICC -ES EG107 and with the weathering requirements contained
in Health and Safety Code Section 13132.7(j).
Health and Safety Code Section 13132.7 (j) No wood roof covering materials shall
be sold or applied in this state unless both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The materials have been approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal as
complying with the requirements of this section.
(2) The materials have passed at least five years of the 10 -year natural
weathering test. The 10 -year natural weathering test required by this
subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with Standard 15-2 of the 1994
-12,..
edition of the Uniform Building Code at a testing facility recognized by the State
Fire Marshal.
Section 4.
Section 7-14 of Chapter 11, Title 7, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Chapter II. — FIRE PREVENTION
Sec. 7-14. Adoption of the California Fire Code.
California Fire Code Adopted with Modifications. The California Fire Code, 2016
Edition, is hereby adopted with modifications. The adoption of the Fire Code includes all
of the inclusions and exclusions set forth in each chapter's matrix provided that the
following provisions excluded are hereby included: Chapter 1, Division 2 except that
Section 103.2 is excluded; and sections 305, 307, 308, 503, 510.3 are included. Other
modifications are made as hereinafter set forth in this Title of the Costa Mesa Municipal
Code and appropriate findings have been made and filed where required. The California
Fire Code, which is based on the International Fire Code, is adopted as noted above and
a copy is on file in the office of the City Clerk. This document shall be known and referred
to hereafter as the "Fire Code" for the City of Costa Mesa.
Section 5.
Section 7-15 of Chapter 11, Title 7, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 7-15 Amendments to the 2016 California Fire Code
Chapter 1
Scope and Administration
Chapter 1 Scope and Administration is adopted in its entirety with the following
amendment:
109.4 Violation penalties. Persons who violate a provision of this code or fail to comply
with any of the requirements thereof or who erect, install, alter, repair or do work in
violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or
of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 1-33 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a
separate offense.
Chapter 5
Fire Service Features
f`�
Chapter 5 Fire Service Features is adopted in its entirety with the following
amendment:
503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus access roads shall be installed and arranged in
accordance with Sections 503.2.1 through 503.2.8 and Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue
Department Plan Submittal Checklist Specifications.
Chapter 9
Fire Protection Systems
Chapter 9 Fire Protection Systems is adopted in its entirety with the following
additions:
901.11 False Alarms. False alarms shall not be given, signaled or transmitted or caused
or permitted to be given, signaled or transmitted in any manner.
(a) The owner and any person in possession of any building shall be assessed a fee
to be set by resolution whenever the Fire Department is required to respond to more than
two false alarms during a one-year period consisting of January 1- December 31 of any
given year. Continued false alarms generated from the same location within the same
one-year period shall also be assessed a fee set by resolution for each successive false
alarm.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), whenever the Fire Department is required to
respond to a false alarm while the system is being repaired or otherwise modified, and
the person performing the work has failed to notify the Fire Department in advance that
such work was being done, the persons performing the work shall also be assessed a fee
set by resolution for each such occurrence.
(c) For purposes of this Section, "false alarm" shall mean the activation of any local or
central station alarm because of malfunction, including, but not limited to, mechanical or
electrical defects, water surges, or because of improper installation, operation testing or
maintenance of such system. Whenever the Fire Department responds to the location of
a false alarm and finds that there is no evidence of a fire or of external causes beyond
the control of the owner or person in possession that may have caused the alarm, the
activation shall be presumed to be a false alarm. Not included as a false alarm will be
those activations caused by earthquakes or other phenomena beyond the control of the
owner or person in possession.
(d) Whenever an owner, person in possession or alarm system workman is notified of
such assessment and believes that he should be excused from paying because any
occurrences did not constitute a false alarm, as defined above, he or she shall have the
right to appeal said assessment to the Fire Chief within ten (10) calendar days of his
receipt of the notice of assessment. The Fire Chief is authorized to excuse the
assessment if he determines that a false alarm as defined, did not occur.
(e) Any person, firm or corporation who receives notification of penalties due and fails
to pay such penalties within the specified amount of time, no less than 30 days, a 10
percent per month late fee will be assessed until penalties have been paid.
Chapter 56
Explosives and Fireworks
Chapter 56 Explosives and Fireworks is adopted in its entirety with the following
amendments and additions:
5609.1 General. Where the temporary storage of consumer fireworks, 1.4G is allowed
by Section 5601.1.3, Exception 4, such storage shall comply with the applicable
requirements of NFPA 1124. In addition to the requirements of NFPA 1124, all
temporary stands for the display and sale of fireworks shall be located, maintained and
operated subject to the following provisions:
5609.2. No fireworks display or stand shall be erected within one hundred (100) feet of
any gasoline dispensing device or room in which vehicles containing gasoline are
repaired or within thirty-five (35) feet of any other structure. Minimum setback from a
public sidewalk shall be five (5) feet; setback from street curbing shall be not less than
ten (10) feet where no sidewalk exists.
5609.3. There shall be maintained in each premises or stand within which fireworks are
sold or offered for sale, a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of 2A, 10BC located
adjacent to each exit.
5609.4. No person shall light or cause or permit to be lighted any open flame, match,
lighter, or any other article or material within any such stand or within fifty (50) feet
thereof.
5609.5. No smoking shall be allowed in any structure used for the sale and display of
fireworks or within fifty (50) feet of said structure. "No smoking" signs shall be displayed
prominently and in a number prescribed by the fire chief.
5609.6. All such temporary stands shall be constructed to existing city requirements and
specifications.
5609.7. All such temporary stands for the display and sale of fireworks shall obtain an
electrical permit from the City of Costa Mesa prior to performance of any electrical work.
An electrical permit shall be required for the use of a portable generator or other
temporary power source.
5609.8. All power and lighting shall be GFCI protected. Battery -powered equipment,
electrical equipment, and electrical cords that are used in conjunction with a CFRS
facility area shall be listed and shall be used in accordance with their listing.
5609.9. Where temporary electrical conductors are placed on top of an outdoor surface
to connect the permanent power source to the temporary CFRS facility's temporary
electrical system, the conductors shall be provided with physical protection against
damage caused by pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
,-is,
5609.10. Reserved.
5609.11. The permittee shall strictly comply with all of the provisions of the State
Fireworks Law, Sections 12500 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code of the State of
California.
5609.12. Fireworks shall be stored and kept only in the permittee's sale booth. It shall
be unlawful to store any fireworks intended for sale in any building, residence, garage,
home or automobile within the City of Costa Mesa.
5609.13. There shall be at least one (1) adult in attendance during any open or sale
hours of the fireworks stand. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years, and no
person who is physically or mentally unable to move himself shall be permitted within a
fireworks stand.
5609.14. The permittee shall provide an adult night watchman to act and serve during
the hours of storage. Under no circumstances shall any night watchman sleep within
any fireworks stand.
5609.15. No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on the premises.
5609.16. All fireworks fuses shall be taped.
5609.17. All permits must be posted in a conspicuous place.
Chapter 57
Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Chapter 57 Flammable and Combustible Liquids is adopted in its entirety with the
following amendments and additions.
5704.2.9.6.1 Geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in
above -ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited:
-ILP___
MINIMUM DISTANCE
FROM PROPERTY
MINIMUM DISTANCE
INDIVIDUAL
LINE WHICH IS OR
FROM THE NEAREST
MINIMUM
TANK
CAN BE BUILT
SIDE OF ANY PUBLIC
DISTANCE
CAPACITY
UPON, INCLUDING
WAY OR FROM THE
BETWEEN
Gallons (liters)
THE OPPOSITE SIDE
NEAREST IMPORTANT
TANKS
OF A PUBLIC WAY
BUILDING ON THE SAME
feet
feet
PROPERTY feet
Less than or
equal to 6,000
25
25
3
Greater than
6,000
50
50
3
-ILP___
Primary tanks shall not exceed a 6,000 -gallon individual or 12,000 -gallon aggregate
capacity.
5704.2.14.1 Fence required. Subsection (7) — Added.
(7) A minimum of a five-foot fence or other means of protection as approved by the
Chief shall be provided around any open excavation from which an underground tank has
been removed when the cavity is left unprotected overnight.
Chapter 80 Referenced Standards
Chapter 80 Referenced Standards is adopted in its entirety with the following
amendments:
NFPA 13, 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 6.7.3 - Amended. Fire department connections (FDC) shall be of an approved
type. The location shall be approved and be no more than 150 feet from a public or private
hydrant. If the FDC serves a standpipe system, it shall be no more than 100 feet from a
hydrant. The size of piping and the number of inlets shall be approved by the Fire code
official. If approved by the Water Department providing service, it may be installed on the
backflow assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red.
When the fire sprinkler density design requires 500 gpm (including inside hose stream
demand) or greater, or a standpipe system is included, four 2 1/2" inlets shall be provided.
Section 8.17.1.1.1 Residential Waterflow Alarms - Added. Local water -flow alarms shall
be provided for all sprinkler systems and shall connected to the building fire alarm or
water flow monitoring system where provided. Group R occupancies not requiring a fire
alarm system by the California Fire Code shall be provided with at least one approved
interior alarm device in each unit, or interconnection to the unit smoke alarm system.
Sound levels in all sleeping areas shall be a minimum of 15 DBA above the average
ambient sound or a minimum of 75 DBA with all intervening doors closed. Alarms shall
be audible within all other living areas within each dwelling unit. When not connected to
a fire alarm or water -flow monitoring system, audible devices shall be powered from an
uninterruptible circuit (except for over current protection (GFI), serving normally operated
appliances in the residence.
Section 8.17.2.4.6 - Amended. Fire department connections shall be located at the
nearest point of fire department apparatus accessibility or at a location approved by the
authority having jurisdiction. They shall be installed immediately adjacent to the approved
fire department access road and such that hose lines can be readily and conveniently
attached to the inlets without interference from nearby objects including buildings, fence
posts, or other fire department connections.
Section 23.1.3 (43) - Amended. Size and location of hydrants showing size and number
of outlets and if outlets are to be equipped with independent gate valves. Whether hose
houses and equipment are to be provided, and by whom, shall be indicated. Static and
residual hydrants that were used in the flow tests shall be shown. Water supply
certification shall be not more than six months prior to the plan submittal to the authority
having jurisdiction.
NFPA 13D 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One -
and Two -Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes is hereby amended as follows:
Section 4.7 Stock of Spare Sprinklers - Added.
Section 4.7.1- Added. A supply of at least two sprinklers for each type shall be maintained
on the premises so that any sprinklers that have operated or been damaged in any way
can be promptly replaced.
Section 4.7.2 - Added. The sprinklers shall correspond to the types and temperature
ratings of the sprinklers in the property.
Section 4.7.3 - Added. The sprinklers shall be kept in a cabinet located where the
temperature to which they are subjected will at no time exceed 100°F (380C).
Section 4.7.4 - Added. A special sprinkler wrench shall be provided and kept in the cabinet
to be used in the removal and installation of sprinklers. One sprinkler wrench shall be
provided for each type of sprinkler installed.
Section 7.1.2 - Amended. The sprinkler system piping shall not have a separate control
valve installed unless supervised by one of the following methods:
(1) Central station, proprietary or remote station alarm service.
(2) Reserved.
(3) Reserved.
Section 7.3 Pressure Gauges - Amended.
Section 7.3.1. At least one water pressure gauge shall be installed on the riser assembly.
Section 7.6 Alarms - Amended. -Exterior water flow alarm indicating devices shall be listed
for outside service and audible from the street from which the house is addressed.
Exterior audible devices shall be placed on the front or side of the structure and the
location subject to final approval by the fire code official. Additional interior alarm devices
shall be required to provide audibility throughout the structure. Sound levels in all sleeping
areas with all intervening doors closed shall be a minimum of 15 dba above the average
ambient sound level but not less than 75 dba. Audible devices shall be powered from an
uninterruptible circuit (except for over -current protection) serving normally operated
appliances in the residence.
Exceptions:
(1) When an approved water flow monitoring system is installed, interior audible
devices may be powered through the fire alarm control panel.
(2) When smoke detectors specified by the CBC or CRC are used to sound an interior
alarm upon water flow switch activation.
Section 8.3.4 — Amended. Sprinklers shall not be required in open attached porches,
carports, and similar structures.
A.8.3.4 Although NFPA 13D does not require garages to be sprinkler protected, some
authorities having jurisdiction take it upon themselves to add this requirement locally. In
such circumstances, residential or quick -response sprinklers with a two sprinkler design
in the garage with the same piping used in the rest of the dwelling can be used. It is
recognized that residential sprinklers have not been tested specifically for fires in garages,
but field experience has shown that the sprinklers help to alert occupants to the fact that
there is a fire, to reduce the possibility of flashover, and to improve the chances for
occupants to escape.
Section 8.3.5 — Amended. Sprinklers shall not be required in penthouse equipment
rooms, elevator machine rooms, concealed spaces dedicated for exclusively to and
containing only dwelling unit ventilation equipment, floor/ceiling spaces, elevator shafts,
crawl spaces, and other concealed spaces that are not intended for living purposes.
Section 8.3.5.1.1 — Amended. Where the fuel -fired equipment is above all of the occupied
areas of the dwelling unit, sprinkler protection shall be required in the concealed space.
Section 8.3.5.1.2 — Amended. Where fuel -fired equipment is present, at least one quick -
response intermediate temperature sprinkler shall be installed above the equipment.
Section 8.3.5.1.3 Added. All attics shall be protected with an intermediate temperature
quick response sprinklers which shall be located to protect attic penetrations created by
the access scuttles or mechanical equipment.
NFPA 13R 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low -
Rise Residential Occupancies is hereby amended as follows:
Section 6.6.6 — Amended. Sprinklers shall not be required in penthouse equipment
rooms, elevator machine rooms, concealed spaces dedicated for exclusively to and
containing only dwelling unit ventilation equipment, crawl spaces, floor/ceiling spaces,
noncombustible elevator shafts where the elevator cars comply with ANSI Al 7. 1, Safety
Code for Elevators and Escalators, and other concealed spaces that are not intended for
living purposes or storage and do not contain fuel -fired equipment.
Section 6.16.1 -Amended. A local water -flow alarm shall be provided on all sprinkler
systems and shall be connected to the building fire alarm or water -flow monitoring system
where provided. Group R occupancies containing less than the number of stories,
dwelling units or occupant load specified in Chapter 9 of the California Fire Code as
requiring a fire alarm system shall be provided with a minimum of one approved interior
alarm device in each unit. Sound levels in all sleeping areas shall be a minimum of 15
DBA above the average ambient sound or a minimum of 75 DBA with all intervening doors
closed. Alarms shall be audible within all other living areas within each dwelling unit.
When not connected to a fire alarm, residential smoke detection or water -flow monitoring
system, audible devices shall be powered from an uninterruptible circuit (except for over -
current protection) serving normally operated appliances in the residence. There shall
also be a minimum of one exterior alarm indicating device, listed for outside service and
audible from the access roadway that serves that building.
Section 6.
Section 7-19 of Chapter II, Title 7, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby deleted in
its entirety. This section number shall be reserved for future use.
Section 7. Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any
reason held out to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby declares that it would have
adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsection, sentence clause,
phrases or portions be declared valid or unconstitutionally.
Section 8. Inconsistencies: Repeal of 2013 Construction Codes
Any provision of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with
the provisions of the Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are
repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this Ordinance,
including the 2013 California Codes and amendments thereto set forth in Titles 5 and 7.
Section 9. Effective date.
The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The
City Clerk shall cause the same to be published and/or posted in a manner required by
law. This Ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2017 pursuant to Government
Code section 36937(e) and Health & Safety Code sections 17958 and 18941.
PASSED AND AOPTED at a regular meeting of the city Council of the City of Costa Mesa,
held on the 15th day of November, 2016
STEVE MENSINGER
Mayor
BRENDA GREEN
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
CERTIFICATION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 16-
1, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa is 5; that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 16 -
was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 15th day of November, 2016 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
Brenda Green, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 3
Proposed Revisions to:
• Sections 5-1,5-1.1, and 5-1.3 of Title 5(Building Codes)
• Sections 7-14, 7-15, and 7-19 of Title 7 (Fire Codes)
Sec. 5-1. Construction Codes Adopted.
For the purpose of prescribing regulations for erecting, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair,
improving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment use, height, and area of buildings and
structures, the following construction codes subject to the modifications set forth in this Chapter, are hereby
adopted: the California Building Code, 2016 2943 Edition, based on the 2015 2542 International Building Code
as published by the International Code Council; including Chapter 1, Division II CRapter 1, 6�i�'� ; the
California Residential Code, 2016 2943 Edition, based on the 2015 2542 International Residential Code as
published by the International Code Council; Chapter 1, Division II chin+or I Q' inion n; the California Green
Building Standards Code, 2016 2943 Edition; the California Plumbing Code, 2016 2943 Edition, based on the
2015 241-2 Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials; the California Mechanical Code, 2016 2943 Edition, based on the 2015 281-2 Uniform Mechanical
Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; the California
Electrical Code, 2016 241-3 Edition, based on the 2014 29U National Electrical Code as published by the
National Fire Protection Association; the International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 2542 Edition, as
published by the International Code Council. For the purpose of prescribing regulations for grading and
excavations, the 1993 Orange County Grading and Excavation Code is hereby adopted. The provisions of
these Construction Codes as amended by this chapter shall constitute the Building Regulations of the City of
Costa Mesa. Where the California Code of Regulations and State Building Standards Code of Regulations
differ from any sections of the Construction Codes, State regulations shall prevail over the Construction
Codes.
One (1) copy of all the above codes and standards therefore are on file in the office of the building official
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18942 (d) (1) and are made available for public inspection.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the above -referenced construction codes, all fees for services provided
pursuant to the construction codes shall not take effect until a resolution for such fees is adopted by the City
Council pursuant to California Government Code Sections 66016 and 66020."
Sec. 5-1.1 Amendments to the 204-3 2016 California Building Code.
a) Amend item number 2 under "Building" in Section 105.2, Work exempt from permit, as follows:
2. Wood, steel, vinyl, or iron fences not over 6 feet high. Stucco, concrete, brick, masonry, block fences
not over 3 feet high.
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b) Add Section 903.0 Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Automatic Fire sprinkler systems shall comply with this chapter and Chapters 9 and 80 of the amended
Fire Code. Where conflicts occur the amended fire code shall govern
c) TABLE 1505.1'
MINIMUM ROOF COVERING CLASSIFICATIONS
TYPES OF
CONSTRUCTIONIA
IB
IIA
IIB
IIIA
1116
IV
VA
VB
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2.
a. Unless otherwise required in accordance with Chapter 7A.
1505.1.3 Roof coverings within all other areas. The entire roof covering of every existing structure
where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within any one-year period, the entire roof
covering of every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or replacement of
the roof of every existing structure, shall be a fire -retardant roof covering that is at least Class B.
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d) Section 1505.5 is amended, by the deletion of the entire section.
e) Section 1505.7 is amended, by the deletion of the entire section.
f) Amend Section 3109.4.4.1 by adding the following definition:
PRIVATE POOL, is any constructed pool, permanent or portable, and over 18 inches deep which is
intended for non-commercial use as swimming pool by not more than three owner families and their
guests.
e) Section 3109.4.4.2 is modified by deleting the first paragraph in its entirety and a new paragraph is
substituted to read as follows:
3109.4.4.2 Construction permit; safety features required. Commencing January 1, 2007, except as
provided in Section 3109.4.4.5, whenever a construction permit is issued for construction of a new
private pool at a residence, it shall have an enclosure complying with 3109.4.4.3 and, it shall be
equipped with at least one of the following safety features:
Section 3
Sections 5-1.3 of Chapter 1, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows:
Sec. 5-1.3 Amendments to the 2013 2016 California Residential Code
a) Amend item number 2 under "Building" in Section 105.2, Work exempt from permit, as follows:
2. Wood, steel, vinyl, or iron fences not over 6 feet high. Stucco, concrete, brick, masonry, block fences
not over 3 feet high.
b) R110.1 Use and occupancy. No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the
existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the
building official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefore as provide herein. Issuance of a
certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this
code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Certificate presuming to give authority to violate or
cancel the provision of this code or other ordinances of jurisdiction shall not be valid.
Exceptions:
1. Certificates of occupancy are not required for work exempt from permits under Section
R105.2.
2. Accessory buildings or structures.
3. Group R-3 and Group U Occupancies as defined in the California Building Code.
C)
TABLE R301.2(1)
CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA
For SI: 1 pound per square foot = 0.0479 kPa, 1 mile per hour = 0.447 m/s.
a. Weathering may require a higher strength concrete or grade of masonry than necessary to satisfy the structural
requirements of this code. The weathering column shall be filled in with the weathering index (i.e., "negligible,"
"moderate" or "severe") for concrete as determined from the Weathering Probability Map [Figure R301.2(3)]. The
grade of masonry units shall be determined from ASTM C 34, C 55, C 62, C 73, C 90, C 129, C 145, C 216 or C 652.
b. The frost line depth may require deeper footings than indicated in Figure R403.1(1). The jurisdiction shall fill in the
frost line depth column with the minimum depth of footing below finish grade.
c. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table to indicate the need for protection depending on whether there has
been a history of local subterranean termite damage.
d. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the wind speed from the basic wind speed map [Figure R301.2(
4)].Wind exposure category shall be determined on a site-specific basis in accordance with Section R301.2.1.4.
e. Temperatures shall be permitted to reflect local climates or local weather experience as determined by the building
official.
f. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the seismic design category determined from Section R301.2.2.1.
g. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with (a) the date of the jurisdiction's entry into the National Flood
Insurance Program (date of adoption of the first code or ordinance for management of flood hazard areas), (b) the
date(s) of the Flood Insurance Study and (c) the panel numbers and dates of all currently effective FIRMs and FBFMs
or other flood hazard map adopted by the authority having jurisdiction, as amended.
(a) Date of initial ordinance, December 15, 1980. (b) initial NFIP map date, May 17, 1974; initial FIRM date,
September 30, 1982; most recent FIRM panel date, December 3. 2009. (c) panels number 254, 258, 259, 262, 264,
266, 267, 268, 269, 278, 286.
In accordance with Sections R905.2.7.1, R905.4.3.1, R905.5.3.1, R905.6.3.1, R905.7.3.1 and R905.8.3.1, where
there has been a history of local damage from the effects of ice damming, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the
table with "YES." Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with "NO."
The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the 100 -year return period air freezing index (BF -days) from Figure
R403.3(2) or from the 100 -year (99%) value on the National Climatic Data Center data table "Air Freezing Index- USA
Method (Base 32°)" at www.ncdc.noaa.gov/fpsf.htrnl.
The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the mean annual temperature from the National Climatic Data
Center data table "Air Freezing Index -USA Method (Base 32°F)" at www.nedc.noaa.gov/fpsf.html.
In accordance with Section R30 1.2.1.5, where there is local historical data documenting structural damage to
buildings due to topographic wind speed-up effects, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with "YES."
Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall indicate "NO" in this part of the table.
d) Add Section 313.0 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems:
Fire sprinklers shall comply as required in this code and Chapters 9 and 80 of the amended Fire Code.
Where conflicts occur the amended fire code shall govern.
WIND DESIGN
SEISMIC
SUBJECT TO DAMAGE
FROM
ICE
BARRIER
GROUND
WINTER
AIR
MEAN
Spee
DESIGN
Frost
UNDERLAYM
FLOOD
SNOW
d
Topographic
line
DESIGN
ENT
FREEZING
ANNUAL
CATEGORY
Weathering
HAZARDS
LOAD
(mph)
effects k
f
a
Depth b
Termite °
TEMP 8
REQUIRED"
9
INDEX'
TEMP
Very
See
Zero
85
No
D2
Negligible
12-24"
Heavy
43
No
Footnote g
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60
For SI: 1 pound per square foot = 0.0479 kPa, 1 mile per hour = 0.447 m/s.
a. Weathering may require a higher strength concrete or grade of masonry than necessary to satisfy the structural
requirements of this code. The weathering column shall be filled in with the weathering index (i.e., "negligible,"
"moderate" or "severe") for concrete as determined from the Weathering Probability Map [Figure R301.2(3)]. The
grade of masonry units shall be determined from ASTM C 34, C 55, C 62, C 73, C 90, C 129, C 145, C 216 or C 652.
b. The frost line depth may require deeper footings than indicated in Figure R403.1(1). The jurisdiction shall fill in the
frost line depth column with the minimum depth of footing below finish grade.
c. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table to indicate the need for protection depending on whether there has
been a history of local subterranean termite damage.
d. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the wind speed from the basic wind speed map [Figure R301.2(
4)].Wind exposure category shall be determined on a site-specific basis in accordance with Section R301.2.1.4.
e. Temperatures shall be permitted to reflect local climates or local weather experience as determined by the building
official.
f. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the seismic design category determined from Section R301.2.2.1.
g. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with (a) the date of the jurisdiction's entry into the National Flood
Insurance Program (date of adoption of the first code or ordinance for management of flood hazard areas), (b) the
date(s) of the Flood Insurance Study and (c) the panel numbers and dates of all currently effective FIRMs and FBFMs
or other flood hazard map adopted by the authority having jurisdiction, as amended.
(a) Date of initial ordinance, December 15, 1980. (b) initial NFIP map date, May 17, 1974; initial FIRM date,
September 30, 1982; most recent FIRM panel date, December 3. 2009. (c) panels number 254, 258, 259, 262, 264,
266, 267, 268, 269, 278, 286.
In accordance with Sections R905.2.7.1, R905.4.3.1, R905.5.3.1, R905.6.3.1, R905.7.3.1 and R905.8.3.1, where
there has been a history of local damage from the effects of ice damming, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the
table with "YES." Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with "NO."
The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the 100 -year return period air freezing index (BF -days) from Figure
R403.3(2) or from the 100 -year (99%) value on the National Climatic Data Center data table "Air Freezing Index- USA
Method (Base 32°)" at www.ncdc.noaa.gov/fpsf.htrnl.
The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the mean annual temperature from the National Climatic Data
Center data table "Air Freezing Index -USA Method (Base 32°F)" at www.nedc.noaa.gov/fpsf.html.
In accordance with Section R30 1.2.1.5, where there is local historical data documenting structural damage to
buildings due to topographic wind speed-up effects, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with "YES."
Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall indicate "NO" in this part of the table.
d) Add Section 313.0 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems:
Fire sprinklers shall comply as required in this code and Chapters 9 and 80 of the amended Fire Code.
Where conflicts occur the amended fire code shall govern.
e) R902.1 Roofing covering materials. Roofs shall be covered with materials as set forth in Sections
R904 and R905. A minimum Class A or B roofing shall be installed in areas designated by this section.
Classes A or B roofing required by this section to be listed shall be tested in accordance with UL 790 or
ASTM E 108.
Exceptions:
Class A roof assemblies include those with coverings of brick, masonry and exposed
concrete roof deck.
2. Class A roof assemblies also include ferrous or copper shingles or sheets, metal sheets and
shingles, clay or concrete roof tile, or slate installed on noncombustible decks.
3. Class A roof assemblies include minimum 16 oz/ft2 copper sheets installed over combustible
decks.
f) R902.1.3 Roof coverings within all other areas. The entire roof covering of every existing structure
where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within any one-year period, the entire roof
covering of every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or replacement
of the roof of every existing structure, shall be a fire -retardant roof covering that is at least Class B.
g) 8902.2 Fire -retardant -treated shingles and shakes. Fire -retardant -treated wood shakes and shingles
are wood shakes and shingles complying with UBC Standard 15-3 or 15-4 which are impregnated by
the full -cell vacuum -pressure process with fire -retardant chemicals, and which have been qualified by
UBC Standard 15-2 for use on Class A or B roofs.
Fire -retardant -treated wood shakes and shingles shall comply with ICC -ES EG107 and with the
weathering requirements contained in Health and Safety Code Section 13132.70). Each bundle shall
bear labels from an ICBG accredited quality control agency identifying their roof -covering classification
and indicating their compliance with ICC -ES EG107 and with the weathering requirements contained in
Health and Safety Code Section 13132.70).
Health and Safety Code Section 13132.7 0) No wood roof covering materials shall be sold or applied in
this state unless both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The materials have been approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal as complying with the
requirements of this section.
(2) The materials have passed at least five years of the 10 -year natural weathering test. The 10 -
year natural weathering test required by this subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with
Standard 15-2 of the 1994 edition of the Uniform Building Code at a testing facility recognized by
the State Fire Marshal."
Section 7-14 of Chapter II, Title 7, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Chapter II. – FIRE PREVENTION
Sec. 7-14. Adoption of the California Fire Code.
There is hereby adopted by the GitY GOURGOI ef the Git y of Gesta Mesa, feF the puFPGSe ef P%SGFibing
regulatiGRG )nditiGRs hazardows to life and propeFty from fore, hazar-dous materials or ,
that Prtpmpl�nrlp kP�Wn Aq the GaliferRia F'Fe Gode, 2013 Edition, based on the 2012 lRt8rnatiGRal F=;Fe
Code as publiGhed by the International Cede GownGil; inG161ding ChapteF 1, eXG161diRg SeGtien 105.6.11 and
6eGtiGR 105.6.23i 'RGludiRg Chapter 3; iRG'Wding Chapter 4 E;eGtiGRs 401, 401.3.4, 401.9, 402, 403, 404.6
404.7.6, 407, 408.3.1 409.3.2, and 408.12 408.12.3; ORGludiRg ApPeRdixes GhapteF 4, B, 1313, G; CC, and
,
and ORGGFporated as fully as if set eut at IGRgth heFeiR, and from the date OR WhiGh th'S GhapteF shall take
Mesa.
California Fire Code Adopted with Modifications. The California Fire Code, 2016 Edition, is hereby
adopted with modifications. The adoption of the Fire Code includes all of the inclusions and exclusions set forth
in each chapter's matrix provided that the following provisions excluded are hereby included: Chapter 1,
Division 2 except that Section 103.2 is excluded; and sections 305, 307, 308, 503, 510.3 are included. Other
modifications are made as hereinafter set forth in this Title of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code and appropriate
findings have been made and filed where required. The California Fire Code, which is based on the
International Fire Code, is adopted as noted above and a copy is on file in the office of the City Clerk. This
document shall be known and referred to hereafter as the "Fire Code" for the City of Costa Mesa.
Section 5.
Section 7-15 of Chapter II, Title 7, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-15 Amendments to the 2013 2016 California Fire Code
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Chapter 1
Scope and Administration
Chapter 1 Scope and Administration is adopted in its entirety with the following amendment:
109.4 Violation penalties. Persons who violate a provision of this code or fail to comply with any of the
requirements thereof or who erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction
documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code,
shall be guilty of a [SPECIFY OFFENSE' misdemeanor, punishable -ey awe-ef-nst more +haR [AMOUNT]
punishable as provided in Section 1-33 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code. Each day that a violation continues
after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
Chapter 5
Fire Service Features
Chapter 5 Fire Service Features is adopted in its entirety with the following amendment:
503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus access roads shall be installed and arranged in accordance with Sections
503.2.1 through 503.2.8 and Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Department Plan Submittal Checklist Specifications
Chapter 9
Fire Protection Systems
Chapter 9 Fire Protection Systems is adopted in its entirety with the following additions:
901.11 False Alarms. False alarms shall not be given signaled or transmitted or caused or permitted to be
given, signaled or transmitted in anv manner.
(a) The owner and any person in possession of any building shall be assessed a fee to be set by resolution
whenever the Fire Department is required to respond to more than two false alarms during a one-year period
consisting of January 1- December 31 of any given year. Continued false alarms generated from the same
location within the same one-year period shall also be assessed a fee set by resolution for each successive
false alarm.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) whenever the Fire Department is required to respond to a false alarm
while the system is being repaired or otherwise modified and the person performing the work has failed to
notify the Fire Department in advance that such work was being done the persons performing the work shall
also be assessed a fee set by resolution for each such occurrence.
(c) For purposes of this Section, "false alarm" shall mean the activation of any local or central station alarm
because of malfunction, including, but not limited to, mechanical or electrical defects water surges or because
of improper installation, operation testing or maintenance of such system. Whenever the Fire Department
responds to the location of a false alarm and finds that there is no evidence of a fire or of external causes
beyond the control of the owner or person in possession that may have caused the alarm the activation shall
be presumed to be a false alarm. Not included as a false alarm will be those activations caused by
earthquakes or other phenomena beyond the control of the owner or person in possession
(d) Whenever an owner, person in possession or alarm system workman is notified of such assessment
and believes that he should be excused from paying because any occurrences did not constitute a false alarm
as defined above, he or she shall have the right to appeal said assessment to the Fire Chief within ten (10)
calendar days of his receipt of the notice of assessment. The Fire Chief is authorized to excuse the
assessment if he determines that a false alarm as defined, did not occur.
(e) Any person, firm or corporation who receives notification of penalties due and fails to pay such
penalties within the specified amount of time, no less than 30 days a 10 percent per month late fee will be
assessed until penalties have been paid.
Chapter 56
Explosives and Fireworks
Chapter 56 Explosives and Fireworks is adopted in its entirety with the following amendments and additions:
5609.1 General. Where the temporary storage of consumer fireworks, IAG is allowed by Section 5601.1.3,
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Exception 4, such storage shall comply with the applicable requirements of NFPA 1124. In addition to the
requirements of NFPA 1124, all temporary stands for the display and sale of fireworks shall be located
maintained and operated subject to the following provisions:
5609.2. No fireworks display or stand shall be erected within one hundred (100) feet of any gasoline
dispensing device or room in which vehicles containing gasoline are repaired or within thirty-five (35) feet of
any other structure. Minimum setback from a public sidewalk shall be five (5) feet; setback from street
curbing shall be not less than ten (10) feet where no sidewalk exists
5609.3. There shall be maintained in each premises or stand within which fireworks are sold or offered for
sale, a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of 2A 10BC located adjacent to each exit
5609.4. No person shall light or cause or permit to be lighted any open flame match lighter, or any other
article or material within any such stand or within fiftv (50) feet thereof.
5609.5. No smoking shall be allowed in any structure used for the sale and display of fireworks or within fifty
(50) feet of said structure. "No smoking" signs shall be displayed prominently and in a number prescribed by
the fire chief.
5609.6. All such temporary stands shall be constructed to existing city requirements and specifications
5609.7. All such temporary stands for the display and sale of fireworks shall obtain an electrical permit from
the City of Costa Mesa prior to performance of any electrical work An electrical permit shall be required for
the use of a portable generator or other temporary power source.
5609.8. All power and lighting shall be GFCI protected. Battery -powered equipment electrical equipment
and electrical cords that are used in conjunction with a CFRS facility area shall be listed and shall be used in
accordance with their listing.
5609.9. Where temporary electrical conductors are placed on top of an outdoor surface to connect the
permanent power source to the temporary CFRS facility's temporary electrical system the conductors shall
be provided with physical protection against damage caused by pedestrian or vehicular traffic
5609.10. Reserved.
5609.11. The permittee shall strictly comply with all of the provisions of the State Fireworks Law Sections
12500 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
5609.12. Fireworks shall be stored and kept only in the permittee's sale booth It shall be unlawful to store
any fireworks intended for sale in any building residence garage home or automobile within the City of
Costa Mesa.
5609.13. There shall be at least one (1) adult in attendance during any open or sale hours of the fireworks
stand. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years and no person who is physically or mentally unable
to move himself shall be permitted within a fireworks stand.
5609.14. The permittee shall provide an adult night watchman to act and serve during the hours of storage
Under no circumstances shall any night watchman sleep within any fireworks stand
5609.15. No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on the premises.
5609.16. All fireworks fuses shall be taped.
5609.17. All permits must be posted in a conspicuous place.
Chapter 57
Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Chapter 57 Flammable and Combustible Liquids is adopted in its entirety with the following amendments
and additions.
5704.2.9.6.1
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Geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in above -ground tanks outside of buildings
is prohibited:
INDIVIDUAL
TANK CAPACITY
MINIMUM DISTANCE
MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM
MINIMUM
DISTANCE
FROM PROPERTY
LINE WHICH IS OR
CAN BE BUILT UPON,
THE NEAREST SIDE OF
ANY PUBLIC WAY OR
FROM THE NEAREST
IMPORTANT BUILDING ON
Gallons (liters)
INCLUDING THE
OPPOSITE SIDE OF A
BETWEEN
TANKS feet
3
–
THE SAME PROPERTY feet
PUBLIC WAY feet
25
—
Less than or equal
25
to 6,000
Greater than
50
50
—
3
–
6,000
Primary tanks shall not exceed a 6,000 -gallon individual or 12,000 -gallon aggregate capacity,
5704.2.14.1 Fence required. Subsection (7) – Added.
(7) A minimum of a five-foot fence or other means of protection as approved by the Chief shall be provided
around any open excavation from which an underground tank has been removed when the cavity is left
unprotected overnight.
Chapter 80 Referenced Standards
Chapter 80 Referenced Standards is adopted in its entirety with the following amendments:
NFPA 13, 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems is hereby amended as follows:
Section 6.7.3 - Amended. Fire department connections (FDC) shall be of an approved type. The location shall
be approved and be no more than 150 feet from a public or private hvdrant If the FDC serves a standpipe
system, it shall be no more than 100 feet from a hydrant. The size of piping and the number of inlets shall be
approved by the Fire code official. If approved by the Water Department providing service it may be installed
on the backflow assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red When the fire
sprinkler density design requires 500 qpm (including inside hose stream demand) or greater, or a standpipe
system is included, four 2 1/2" inlets shall be provided.
Section 8.17.1.1.1 Residential Waterflow Alarms - Added. Local water -flow alarms shall be provided for all
sprinkler systems and shall connected to the building fire alarm or water flow monitoring system where
provided. Group R occupancies not requiring a fire alarm system by the California Fire Code shall be provided
with at least one approved interior alarm device in each unit or interconnection to the unit smoke alarm
system. Sound levels in all sleeping areas shall be a minimum of 15 DBA above the average ambient sound or
a minimum of 75 DBA with all intervening doors closed. Alarms shall be audible within all other living areas
within each dwelling unit. When not connected to a fire alarm or water -flow monitoring system audible devices
shall be powered from an uninterruptible circuit (except for over current protection (GFI) serving normally
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operated appliances in the residence.
Section 8.17.2.4.6 - Amended. Fire department connections shall be located at the nearest point of fire
department apparatus accessibility or at a location approved by the authority having jurisdiction. They shall be
installed immediately adjacent to the approved fire department access road and such that hose lines can be
readily and conveniently attached to the inlets without interference from nearby objects including buildings
fence posts, or other fire department connections.
Section 23.1.3 (43) - Amended. Size and location of hydrants showing size and number of outlets and if outlets
are to be equipped with independent gate valves. Whether hose houses and equipment are to be provided,
and by whom, shall be indicated. Static and residual hydrants that were used in the flow tests shall be shown.
Water supply certification shall be not more than six months prior to the plan submittal to the authority having
jurisdiction.
NFPA 13D 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two -Family
Dwellings and Manufactured Homes is hereby amended as follows:
Section 4.7 Stock of Spare Sprinklers - Added.
Section 4.7.1- Added. A supply of at least two sprinklers for each type shall be maintained on the premises so
that any sprinklers that have operated or been damaged in any way can be promptly replaced
Section 4.7.2 - Added. The sprinklers shall correspond to the types and temperature ratings of the sprinklers in
the property.
Section 4.7.3 - Added. The sprinklers shall be kept in a cabinet located where the temperature to which they
are subjected will at no time exceed 100°F (38°C).
Section 4.7.4 - Added. A special sprinkler wrench shall be provided and kept in the cabinet to be used in the
removal and installation of sprinklers. One sprinkler wrench shall be provided for each type of sprinkler
installed.
Section 7.1.2 - Amended. The sprinkler system piping shall not have a separate control valve installed unless
supervised by one of the following methods:
(1) Central station, proprietary or remote station alarm service.
(2) LOGal alarm 68FVOGe that Gauses the seundiRg of aR audible GigRal at a GGRstantly attended IeGat'OR
Reserved.
(3) Valves, that aro I9GI(ed neon Reserved.
Section 7.3 Pressure Gauges - Amended.
Section 7.3.1. Where a dFy systern is iRstalled,
At least one water pressure gauge shall be installed on the riser assembly.
Section 7. 6 Alarms - Amended. LOGal waterflew alarms shall be provided on all sprinkler systems in homes RG
equipped with srnGke alarms er smeke deteGters on aGGOrdanGe with NF -PA 7-2. Exterior water flow alarm
indicating devices shall be listed for outside service and audible from the street from which the house is
addressed. Exterior audible devices shall be placed on the front or side of the structure and the location
subject to final approval by the fire code official. Additional interior alarm devices shall be required to provide
audibility throughout the structure. Sound levels in all sleeping areas with all intervening doors closed shall be
a minimum of 15 dba above the average ambient sound level but not less than 75 dba. Audible devices shall
be powered from an uninterruptible circuit (except for over -current protection) serving normally operated
appliances in the residence.
Exceptions:
(1) When an approved water flow monitoring system is installed, interior audible devices may be powered
through the fire alarm control panel.
(2) When smoke detectors specified by the CBC or CRC are used to sound an interior alarm upon water
flow switch activation.
Section 8.3.4 — Amended. Sprinklers shall not be required in gaFages, open attached porches, carports, and
similar structures.
A.8.3.4 Although NFPA 13D does not require garages to be sprinkler protected, some authorities having
jurisdiction take it upon themselves to add this requirement locally. In such circumstances, residential or quick -
response sprinklers with a two sprinkler design in the garage with the same piping used in the rest of the
dwelling can be used. It is recognized that residential sprinklers have not been tested specifically for fires in
garages, but field experience has shown that the sprinklers help to alert occupants to the fact that there is a
fire, to reduce the possibility of flashover, and to improve the chances for occupants to escape.
Section 8.3.5 — Amended. Sprinklers shall not be required in attFss with or without storage, penthouse
equipment rooms, elevator machine rooms, concealed spaces dedicated for exclusively to and containing only
dwelling unit ventilation equipment, floor/ceiling spaces, elevator shafts, crawl spaces, and other concealed
spaces that are not intended for living purposes.
Section 8.3.5.1.1 —Amended. Where the fuel -fired equipment is above all of the occupied areas of the dwelling
unit, no -sprinkler protection shall be required in the concealed space.
Section 8.3.5.1.2 — Amended. Where fuel -fired equipment is below or eR the same level as eGGUpied aFeas of
the dwelling unit, at least one qUiGI(respense intermediate temperature sprinkler shall be installed above the
is
present, at least one quick -response intermediate temperature sprinkler shall be installed above the
equipment.
Section 8.3.5.1.3 Added. All attics shall be protected with an intermediate temperature quick response
sprinklers which shall be located to protect attic penetrations created by the access scuttles or mechanical
equipment.
NFPA 13R 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low -Rise Residential
Occupancies is hereby amended as follows:
Section 6.6.6 — Amended. Sprinklers shall not be required in attis� penthouse equipment rooms, elevator
machine rooms, concealed spaces dedicated for exclusively to and containing only dwelling unit ventilation
equipment, crawl spaces, floor/ceiling spaces, noncombustible elevator shafts where the elevator cars comply
with ANSI Al7.1, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, and other concealed spaces that are not intended
for living purposes or storage and do not contain fuel -fired equipment.
Section 6.16.1 -Amended. A local water -flow alarm shall be provided on all sprinkler systems and shall be
connected to the building fire alarm or water -flow monitoring system where provided Group R occupancies
containing less than the number of stories dwelling units or occupant load specified in Chapter 9 of the
California Fire Code as requiring a fire alarm system shall be provided with a minimum of one approved interior
alarm device in each unit. Sound levels in all sleeping areas shall be a minimum of 15 DBA above the average
ambient sound or a minimum of 75 DBA with all intervening doors closed. Alarms shall be audible within all
other living areas within each dwelling unit. When not connected to a fire alarm residential smoke detection or
water -flow monitoring system, audible devices shall be powered from an uninterruptible circuit (except for over -
current protection) serving normally operated appliances in the residence There shall also be a minimum of
one exterior alarm indicating device, listed for outside service and audible from the access roadway that serves
that building.
Section 7-19 of Chapter II, Title 7, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety. This section
number shall be reserved for future use.
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ATTACHMENT 4
Sec. 5-1. Construction Codes Adopted.
For the purpose of prescribing regulations for erecting, construction, enlargement,
alteration, repair, improving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment
use, height, and area of buildings and structures, the following construction codes
subject to the modifications set forth in this Chapter, are hereby adopted: the California
Building Code, 2016 Edition, based on the 2015 International Building Code as published
by the International Code Council, including Chapter 1, Division II; the California
Residential Code, 2016 Edition, based on the 2015 International Residential Code as
published by the International Code Council, including Chapter 1, Division II; the
California Green Building Standards Code, 2016 Edition; the California Plumbing Code,
2016 Edition, based on the 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; the California
Mechanical Code, 2016 Edition, based on the 2015 Uniform Mechanical Code as
published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; the
California Electrical Code, 2016 Edition, based on the 2014 National Electrical Code as
published by the National Fire Protection Association; the International Property
Maintenance Code, 2015 Edition, as published by the International Code Council; the
Uniform Code For The Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 Edition, as published
by the International Code Council. For the purpose of prescribing regulations for grading
and excavations, the 1993 Orange County Grading and Excavation Code is hereby
adopted. The provisions of these Construction Codes as amended by this chapter shall
constitute the Building Regulations of the City of Costa Mesa. Where the California Code
of Regulations and State Building Standards Code of Regulations differ from any
sections of the Construction Codes, State regulations shall prevail over the Construction
Codes.
One (1) copy of all the above codes and standards therefore are on file in the office
of the building official pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18942 (d) (1) and are
made available for public inspection.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the above -referenced construction codes, all fees
for services provided pursuant to the construction codes shall not take effect until a
resolution for such fees is adopted by the City Council pursuant to California Government
Code Sections 66016 and 66020."
Section 2
Section 5-1.1 of Chapter I, Title 5, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 5-1.1. Amendments to the 2016 California Building Code.
a) Amend item number 2 under "Building" in Section 105.2, Work exempt from permit,
as follows:
2. Wood, steel, vinyl, or iron fences not over 6 feet high. Stucco, concrete, brick,
masonry, block fences not over 3 feet high.
b) Add Section 903.0 Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Automatic sprinkler systems shall comply with this chapter and Chapters 9 and 80
of the amended Fire code. Where conflicts occur the amended fire code shall
govern.
TABLE 1505.1a
MINIMUM ROOF COVERING CLASSIFICATIONS
TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2.
a. Unless otherwise required in accordance with Chapter 7A.
c) 1505.1.3 Roof coverings within all other areas. The entire roof covering of every
existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced
within any one-year period, the entire roof covering of every new structure, and any
roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or replacement of the roof of every
existing structure, shall be a fire -retardant roof covering that is at least Class B.
d) Section 1505.5 is amended, by the deletion of the entire section.
e) Section 1505.7 is amended, by the deletion of the entire section.
f) Add Section 3109 and amend Section 3109.4.4.1 by adding the following definition:
PRIVATE POOL, is any constructed pool, permanent or portable, and over 18
inches deep which is intended for non-commercial use as swimming pool by not
more than three owner families and their guests.
g) Section 3109.4.4.2 is modified by deleting the first paragraph in its entirety and a
new paragraph is substituted to read as follows:
3109.4.4.2 Construction permit; safety features required. Commencing
January 1, 2007, except as provided in Section 3109.4.4.5, whenever a
construction permit is issued for construction of a new private pool at a residence,
it shall have an enclosure complying with 3109.4.4.3 and, it shall be equipped with
at least one of the following safety features:
Section 3
Section 5-1.3 of Chapter I, Title 5, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby added to
read as follows:
"Sec. 5-1.3. Amendments to the 2016 California Residential Code.
a) Amend item number 2 under "Building" in Section R105.2, Work exempt from
permit, as follows:
C)
2. Wood, steel, vinyl, or iron fences not over 6 feet high. Stucco, concrete, brick,
masonry, block fences not over 3 feet high
b) 8110.1 Use and occupancy. No building or structure shall be used or
occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building
or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the building official has issued
a certificate of occupancy therefore as provide herein. Issuance of a certificate
of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the
provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Certificate
presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provision of this code or
other ordinances of jurisdiction shall not be valid.
Exceptions:
1. Certificates of occupancy are not required for work exempt from
permits under Section R105.2.
2. Accessory buildings or structures.
3. Group R-3 and Group U Occupancies as defined in the California
Building Code.
TABLE R301.2(1)
CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA
GROUND
WIND DESIGN
SEISMIC
SUBJECT TO DAMAGE FROM
WINTER
ICE BARRIER
AIR
MEAN
Speed
Frost
SNOW
d
Topographic
DESIGN
line
DESIGN
UNDERLAYMENT
FLOOD
FREEZING
ANNUAL
LOAD
mph
effects k
CATEGORY
Weathering a
Depth b
Termite
TEMPI
REQUIRED h
HAZARDS a
INDEX!
TEMPI
Very
See
Zero
85
No
D2
Negligible
12-24"
Heavy
43
No
Footnote g
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60
For SI: 1 pound per square foot = 0.0479 kPa, 1 mile per hour = 0.447 m/s.
a. Weathering may require a higher strength concrete or grade of masonry than necessary to satisfy the
structural requirements of this code. The weathering column shall be filled in with the weathering
index (i.e., "negligible," "moderate" or "severe") for concrete as determined from the Weathering
Probability Map [Figure R301.2(3)]. The grade of masonry units shall be determined from ASTM C 34,
C 55, C 62, C 73, C 90, C 129, C 145, C 216 or C 652.
b. The frost line depth may require deeper footings than indicated in Figure R403.1(1). The jurisdiction
shall fill in the frost line depth column with the minimum depth of footing below finish grade.
c. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table to indicate the need for protection depending on
whether there has been a history of local subterranean termite damage.
d. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the wind speed from the basic wind speed map
[Figure R301.2( 4)].Wind exposure category shall be determined on a site-specific basis in accordance
with Section R301.2.1.4.
e. Temperatures shall be permitted to reflect local climates or local weather experience as determined
by the building official.
f. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the seismic design category determined from
Section R301.2.2.1.
g. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with (a) the date of the jurisdiction's entry into the
National Flood Insurance Program (date of adoption of the first code or ordinance for management of
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flood hazard areas), (b) the date(s) of the Flood Insurance Study and (c) the panel numbers and
dates of all currently effective FIRMs and FBFMs or other flood hazard map adopted by the authority
having jurisdiction, as amended.
(a) Date of initial ordinance, December 15, 1980. (b) initial NFIP map date, May 17, 1974; initial FIRM
date, September 30, 1982; most recent FIRM panel date, December 3. 2009. (c) panels number 254,
258, 259, 262, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 278, 286.
h. In accordance with Sections R905.2.7.1, R905.4.3.1, R905.5.3.1, R905.6.3.1, R905.7.3.1 and
R905.8.3.1, where there has been a history of local damage from the effects of ice damming, the
jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with "YES." Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of
the table with "NO."
i. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the 100 -year return period air freezing index (BF -
days) from Figure R403.3(2) or from the 100 -year (99%) value on the National Climatic Data Center
data table "Air Freezing Index- USA Method (Base 32°)" at www. ncdc . noaa . gov/fps f . htrnl.
i. The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the mean annual temperature from the National
Climatic Data Center data table "Air Freezing Index -USA Method (Base 32°F)" at
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/fpsf.html.
k. In accordance with Section R30 1.2.1.5, where there is local historical data documenting structural
damage to buildings due to topographic wind speed-up effects, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of
the table with "YES." Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall indicate "NO" in this part of the table.
c) Add Section R313.0. Automatic Fire Systems. Fire sprinklers shall be as
required in this code and Chapters 9 and 80 of the amended Fire Code. Where
there are conflicts the Fire Code shall govern
d) R902.1 Roofing covering materials. Roofs shall be covered with materials as
set forth in Sections R904 and R905. A minimum Class A or B roofing shall be
installed in areas designated by this section. Classes A or B roofing required
by this section to be listed shall be tested in accordance with LIL 790 or ASTM
E 108.
Exceptions:
1. Class A roof assemblies include those with coverings of brick, masonry
and exposed concrete roof deck.
2. Class A roof assemblies also include ferrous or copper shingles or
sheets, metal sheets and shingles, clay or concrete roof tile, or slate
installed on noncombustible decks.
3. Class A roof assemblies include minimum 16 oz/ft2 copper sheets
installed over combustible decks.
e) R902.1.3 Roof coverings within all other areas. The entire roof covering of
every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is
replaced within any one-year period, the entire roof covering of every new
structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or replacement
of the roof of every existing structure, shall be a fire -retardant roof covering that
is at least Class B.
f) R902.2 Fire -retardant -treated shingles and shakes. Fire -retardant -treated
wood shakes and shingles are wood shakes and shingles complying with UBC
Standard 15-3 or 15-4 which are impregnated by the full -cell vacuum -pressure
process with fire -retardant chemicals, and which have been qualified by UBC
Standard 15-2 for use on Class A or B roofs.
Fire -retardant -treated wood shakes and shingles shall comply with ICC -ES EG107
and with the weathering requirements contained in Health and Safety Code
Section 13132.70). Each bundle shall bear labels from an ICBG accredited quality
control agency identifying their roof -covering classification and indicating their
compliance with ICC -ES EG107 and with the weathering requirements contained
in Health and Safety Code Section 13132.7(j).
Health and Safety Code Section 13132.7 0) No wood roof covering materials shall
be sold or applied in this state unless both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The materials have been approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal as
complying with the requirements of this section.
(2) The materials have passed at least five years of the 10 -year natural
weathering test. The 10 -year natural weathering test required by this
subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with Standard 15-2 of the 1994
edition of the Uniform Building Code at a testing facility recognized by the State
Fire Marshal.
Chapter II. — FIRE PREVENTION
Sec. 7-14. Adoption of the California Fire Code.
California Fire Code Adopted with Modifications. The California Fire Code, 2016
Edition, is hereby adopted with modifications. The adoption of the Fire Code includes all
of the inclusions and exclusions set forth in each chapter's matrix provided that the
following provisions excluded are hereby included: Chapter 1, Division 2 except that
Section 103.2 is excluded; and sections 305, 307, 308, 503, 510.3 are included. Other
modifications are made as hereinafter set forth in this Title of the Costa Mesa Municipal
Code and appropriate findings have been made and filed where required. The California
Fire Code, which is based on the International Fire Code, is adopted as noted above and
a copy is on file in the office of the City Clerk. This document shall be known and referred
to hereafter as the "Fire Code" for the City of Costa Mesa.
Sec. 7-15 Amendments to the 2016 California Fire Code
Chapter 1
Scope and Administration
Chapter 1 Scope and Administration is adopted in its entirety with the following
amendment:
109.4 Violation penalties. Persons who violate a provision of this code or fail to comply
with any of the requirements thereof or who erect, install, alter, repair or do work in
violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or
of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 1-33 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a
separate offense.
Chapter 5
Fire Service Features
Chapter 5 Fire Service Features is adopted in its entirety with the following
amendment:
503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus access roads shall be installed and arranged in
accordance with Sections 503.2.1 through 503.2.8 and Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue
Department Plan Submittal Checklist Specifications.
Chapter 9
Fire Protection Systems
Chapter 9 Fire Protection Systems is adopted in its entirety with the following
additions:
901.11 False Alarms. False alarms shall not be given, signaled or transmitted or caused
or permitted to be given, signaled or transmitted in any manner.
(a) The owner and any person in possession of any building shall be assessed a fee
to be set by resolution whenever the Fire Department is required to respond to more than
two false alarms during a one-year period consisting of January 1- December 31 of any
given year. Continued false alarms generated from the same location within the same
one-year period shall also be assessed a fee set by resolution for each successive false
alarm.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), whenever the Fire Department is required to
respond to a false alarm while the system is being repaired or otherwise modified, and
the person performing the work has failed to notify the Fire Department in advance that
such work was being done, the persons performing the work shall also be assessed a fee
set by resolution for each such occurrence.
(c) For purposes of this Section, "false alarm" shall mean the activation of any local or
central station alarm because of malfunction, including, but not limited to, mechanical or
electrical defects, water surges, or because of improper installation, operation testing or
maintenance of such system. Whenever the Fire Department responds to the location of
a false alarm and finds that there is no evidence of a fire or of external causes beyond
the control of the owner or person in possession that may have caused the alarm, the
activation shall be presumed to be a false alarm. Not included as a false alarm will be
those activations caused by earthquakes or other phenomena beyond the control of the
owner or person in possession.
(d) Whenever an owner, person in possession or alarm system workman is notified of
such assessment and believes that he should be excused from paying because any
occurrences did not constitute a false alarm, as defined above, he or she shall have the
right to appeal said assessment to the Fire Chief within ten (10) calendar days of his
receipt of the notice of assessment. The Fire Chief is authorized to excuse the
assessment if he determines that a false alarm as defined, did not occur.
(e) Any person, firm or corporation who receives notification of penalties due and fails
to pay such penalties within the specified amount of time, no less than 30 days, a 10
percent per month late fee will be assessed until penalties have been paid.
Chapter 56
Explosives and Fireworks
Chapter 56 Explosives and Fireworks is adopted in its entirety with the following
amendments and additions:
5609.1 General. Where the temporary storage of consumer fireworks, IAG is allowed
by Section 5601.1.3, Exception 4, such storage shall comply with the applicable
requirements of NFPA 1124. In addition to the requirements of NFPA 1124, all
temporary stands for the display and sale of fireworks shall be located, maintained and
operated subject to the following provisions:
5609.2. No fireworks display or stand shall be erected within one hundred (100) feet of
any gasoline dispensing device or room in which vehicles containing gasoline are
repaired or within thirty-five (35) feet of any other structure. Minimum setback from a
public sidewalk shall be five (5) feet; setback from street curbing shall be not less than
ten (10) feet where no sidewalk exists.
5609.3. There shall be maintained in each premises or stand within which fireworks are
sold or offered for sale, a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of 2A, 10BC located
adjacent to each exit.
5609.4. No person shall light or cause or permit to be lighted any open flame, match,
lighter, or any other article or material within any such stand or within fifty (50) feet
thereof.
5609.5. No smoking shall be allowed in any structure used for the sale and display of
fireworks or within fifty (50) feet of said structure. "No smoking" signs shall be displayed
prominently and in a number prescribed by the fire chief.
5609.6. All such temporary stands shall be constructed to existing city requirements and
specifications.
5609.7. All such temporary stands for the display and sale of fireworks shall obtain an
electrical permit from the City of Costa Mesa prior to performance of any electrical work.
An electrical permit shall be required for the use of a portable generator or other
temporary power source.
5609.8. All power and lighting shall be GFCI protected. Battery -powered equipment,
electrical equipment, and electrical cords that are used in conjunction with a CFRS
facility area shall be listed and shall be used in accordance with their listing.
5609.9. Where temporary electrical conductors are placed on top of an outdoor surface
to connect the permanent power source to the temporary CFRS facility's temporary
electrical system, the conductors shall be provided with physical protection against
damage caused by pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
5609.10. Reserved.
5609.11. The permittee shall strictly comply with all of the provisions of the State
Fireworks Law, Sections 12500 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code of the State of
California.
5609.12. Fireworks shall be stored and kept only in the permittee's sale booth. It shall
be unlawful to store any fireworks intended for sale in any building, residence, garage,
home or automobile within the City of Costa Mesa.
5609.13. There shall be at least one (1) adult in attendance during any open or sale
hours of the fireworks stand. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years, and no
person who is physically or mentally unable to move himself shall be permitted within a
fireworks stand.
5609.14. The permittee shall provide an adult night watchman to act and serve during
the hours of storage. Under no circumstances shall any night watchman sleep within
any fireworks stand.
5609.15. No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on the premises.
5609.16. All fireworks fuses shall be taped.
5609.17. All permits must be posted in a conspicuous place.
Chapter 57
Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Chapter 57 Flammable and Combustible Liquids is adopted in its entirety with the
following amendments and additions.
5704.2.9.6.1 Geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in
above -ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited:
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Primary tanks shall not exceed a 6,000 -gallon individual or 12,000 -gallon aggregate
capacity.
5704.2.14.1 Fence required. Subsection (7) - Added
(7) A minimum of a five-foot fence or other means of protection as approved by the
Chief shall be provided around any open excavation from which an underground tank has
been removed when the cavity is left unprotected overnight.
Chapter 80 Referenced Standards
Chapter 80 Referenced Standards is adopted in its entirety with the following
amendments:
NFPA 13, 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 6.7.3 -Amended. Fire department connections (FDC) shall be of an approved
type. The location shall be approved and be no more than 150 feet from a public or private
hydrant. If the FDC serves a standpipe system, it shall be no more than 100 feet from a
hydrant. The size of piping and the number of inlets shall be approved by the Fire code
official. If approved by the Water Department providing service, it may be installed on the
backflow assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red.
When the fire sprinkler density design requires 500 gpm (including inside hose stream
demand) or greater, or a standpipe system is included, four 2 1/2" inlets shall be provided.
Section 8.17.1.1.1 Residential Waterflow Alarms - Added. Local water -flow alarms shall
be provided for all sprinkler systems and shall connected to the building fire alarm or
water flow monitoring system where provided. Group R occupancies not requiring a fire
alarm system by the California Fire Code shall be provided with at least one approved
interior alarm device in each unit, or interconnection to the unit smoke alarm system.
Sound levels in all sleeping areas shall be a minimum of 15 DBA above the average
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MINIMUM DISTANCE
FROM PROPERTY
MINIMUM DISTANCE
INDIVIDUAL
LINE WHICH IS OR
FROM THE NEAREST
MINIMUM
TANK
CAN BE BUILT
SIDE OF ANY PUBLIC
DISTANCE
CAPACITY
UPON, INCLUDING
WAY OR FROM THE
BETWEEN
Gallons (liters)
THE OPPOSITE SIDE
NEAREST IMPORTANT
TANKS
OF A PUBLIC WAY
BUILDING ON THE SAME
feet
feet
PROPERTY feet
Less than or
equal to 6,000
25
25
3
Greater than
6,000
50
50
3
Primary tanks shall not exceed a 6,000 -gallon individual or 12,000 -gallon aggregate
capacity.
5704.2.14.1 Fence required. Subsection (7) - Added
(7) A minimum of a five-foot fence or other means of protection as approved by the
Chief shall be provided around any open excavation from which an underground tank has
been removed when the cavity is left unprotected overnight.
Chapter 80 Referenced Standards
Chapter 80 Referenced Standards is adopted in its entirety with the following
amendments:
NFPA 13, 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 6.7.3 -Amended. Fire department connections (FDC) shall be of an approved
type. The location shall be approved and be no more than 150 feet from a public or private
hydrant. If the FDC serves a standpipe system, it shall be no more than 100 feet from a
hydrant. The size of piping and the number of inlets shall be approved by the Fire code
official. If approved by the Water Department providing service, it may be installed on the
backflow assembly. Fire department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red.
When the fire sprinkler density design requires 500 gpm (including inside hose stream
demand) or greater, or a standpipe system is included, four 2 1/2" inlets shall be provided.
Section 8.17.1.1.1 Residential Waterflow Alarms - Added. Local water -flow alarms shall
be provided for all sprinkler systems and shall connected to the building fire alarm or
water flow monitoring system where provided. Group R occupancies not requiring a fire
alarm system by the California Fire Code shall be provided with at least one approved
interior alarm device in each unit, or interconnection to the unit smoke alarm system.
Sound levels in all sleeping areas shall be a minimum of 15 DBA above the average
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ambient sound or a minimum of 75 DBA with all intervening doors closed. Alarms shall
be audible within all other living areas within each dwelling unit. When not connected to
a fire alarm or water -flow monitoring system, audible devices shall be powered from an
uninterruptible circuit (except for over current protection (GFI), serving normally operated
appliances in the residence.
Section 8.17.2.4.6 -Amended. Fire department connections shall be located at the
nearest point of fire department apparatus accessibility or at a location approved by the
authority having jurisdiction. They shall be installed immediately adjacent to the approved
fire department access road and such that hose lines can be readily and conveniently
attached to the inlets without interference from nearby objects including buildings, fence
posts, or other fire department connections.
Section 23.1.3 (43) -Amended. Size and location of hydrants showing size and number
of outlets and if outlets are to be equipped with independent gate valves. Whether hose
houses and equipment are to be provided, and by whom, shall be indicated. Static and
residual hydrants that were used in the flow tests shall be shown. Water supply
certification shall be not more than six months prior to the plan submittal to the authority
having jurisdiction.
NFPA 13D 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One -
and Two -Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes is hereby amended as follows:
Section 4.7 Stock of Spare Sprinklers -Added.
Section 4.7.1 -Added. A supply of at least two sprinklers for each type shall be maintained
on the premises so that any sprinklers that have operated or been damaged in any way
can be promptly replaced.
Section 4.7.2 -Added. The sprinklers shall correspond to the types and temperature
ratings of the sprinklers in the property.
Section 4.7.3 -Added. The sprinklers shall be kept in a cabinet located where the
temperature to which they are subjected will at no time exceed 100°F (38°C).
Section 4.7.4 -Added. A special sprinkler wrench shall be provided and kept in the cabinet
to be used in the removal and installation of sprinklers. One sprinkler wrench shall be
provided for each type of sprinkler installed.
Section 7.1.2 -Amended. The sprinkler system piping shall not have a separate control
valve installed unless supervised by one of the following methods:
(1) Central station, proprietary or remote station alarm service.
(2) Reserved.
(3) Reserved.
Section 7.3 Pressure Gauges -Amended.
Section 7.3.1. At least one water pressure gauge shall be installed on the riser assembly.
Section 7.6 Alarms -Amended. Exterior water flow alarm indicating devices shall be listed
for outside service and audible from the street from which the house is addressed.
Exterior audible devices shall be placed on the front or side of the structure and the
location subject to final approval by the fire code official. Additional interior alarm devices
shall be required to provide audibility throughout the structure. Sound levels in all sleeping
areas with all intervening doors closed shall be a minimum of 15 dba above the average
ambient sound level but not less than 75 dba. Audible devices shall be powered from an
uninterruptible circuit (except for over -current protection) serving normally operated
appliances in the residence.
Exceptions:
(1) When an approved water flow monitoring system is installed, interior audible
devices may be powered through the fire alarm control panel.
(2) When smoke detectors specified by the CBC or CRC are used to sound an interior
alarm upon water flow switch activation.
Section 8.3.4 — Amended. Sprinklers shall not be required in open attached porches,
carports, and similar structures.
A.8.3.4 Although NFPA 13D does not require garages to be sprinkler protected, some
authorities having jurisdiction take it upon themselves to add this requirement locally. In
such circumstances, residential or quick -response sprinklers with a two sprinkler design
in the garage with the same piping used in the rest of the dwelling can be used. It is
recognized that residential sprinklers have not been tested specifically for fires in garages,
but field experience has shown that the sprinklers help to alert occupants to the fact that
there is a fire, to reduce the possibility of flashover, and to improve the chances for
occupants to escape.
Section 8.3.5 — Amended. Sprinklers shall not be required in penthouse equipment
rooms, elevator machine rooms, concealed spaces dedicated for exclusively to and
containing only dwelling unit ventilation equipment, floor/ceiling spaces, elevator shafts,
crawl spaces, and other concealed spaces that are not intended for living purposes.
Section 8.3.5.1.1 —Amended. Where the fuel -fired equipment is above all of the occupied
areas of the dwelling unit, sprinkler protection shall be required in the concealed space.
Section 8.3.5.1.2 — Amended. Where fuel -fired equipment is present, at least one quick -
response intermediate temperature sprinkler shall be installed above the equipment.
Section 8.3.5.1.3 Added. All attics shall be protected with an intermediate temperature
quick response sprinklers which shall be located to protect attic penetrations created by
the access scuttles or mechanical equipment.
NFPA 13R 2016 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low -
Rise Residential Occupancies is hereby amended as follows:
Section 6.6.6 — Amended. Sprinklers shall not be required in penthouse equipment
rooms, elevator machine rooms, concealed spaces dedicated for exclusively to and
containing only dwelling unit ventilation equipment, crawl spaces, floor/ceiling spaces,
noncombustible elevator shafts where the elevator cars comply with ANSI A17.1, Safety
Code for Elevators and Escalators, and other concealed spaces that are not intended for
living purposes or storage and do not contain fuel -fired equipment.
Section 6.16.1 -Amended. A local water -flow alarm shall be provided on all sprinkler
systems and shall be connected to the building fire alarm or water -flow monitoring system
where provided. Group R occupancies containing less than the number of stories,
dwelling units or occupant load specified in Chapter 9 of the California Fire Code as
requiring a fire alarm system shall be provided with a minimum of one approved interior
alarm device in each unit. Sound levels in all sleeping areas shall be a minimum of 15
DBA above the average ambient sound or a minimum of 75 DBA with all intervening doors
closed. Alarms shall be audible within all other living areas within each dwelling unit.
When not connected to a fire alarm, residential smoke detection or water -flow monitoring
system, audible devices shall be powered from an uninterruptible circuit (except for over -
current protection) serving normally operated appliances in the residence. There shall
also be a minimum of one exterior alarm indicating device, listed for outside service and
audible from the access roadway that serves that building.
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Building Associationof SouthernCalifornia,
ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
November 1, 2016
Mayor Steve Mensinger
Honorable City Councilmembers
City of Costa Mesa
77 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Dear Mayor Mensinger and City Councilmembers,
The Building Industry Association of Southern California, Orange
County Chapter (BIA/OC) is a non-profit trade association of over 1,100
companies employing over 100,000 people affiliated with the home
building industry. 'I7i.e Orange County Chapter represents the largest
member base within BIA Southern California. Our mission is to
champion housing as the foundation of vibrant and sustainable
communities.
As a key stakeholder in Orange County, the BIA/OC would like to thank
the City for including our organization in the building code update
process. The code update reflects many positive changes and conforms
local code to State Law, providing clarification for our members. On
behalf of our membership, we would like to express our support for
Staff's recommendation that the building code be updated.
As always, we remain a resource to the City on important issues that are
related to the well being of our local communities.
in>re,ly�
Steven LaMotte
Director of Government Affairs
Building Industry Association — Orange County Chapter
PRESIDENT
JIM YATES
RANCHO MISSION VIEJO
VICE PRESIDENT
PHIL BODEM
TAYLOR MORRISON
TREASURER
MIKE GARTLAN
KB HOME
SECRETARY
RICK WOOD
TRI POINTE HOMF_S
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
JOAN MARCUS-COLVIN
THE NEW HOME COMPANY
TRADE CONTRACTOR V. P.
ALAN BOUDREAU
BOUDREAU PIPELINE CORPORATIO
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT
MARK HIMMELSTEIN
NEWMEYER & DILLION, LLP
MEMBER -AT -LARGE
LAURAARCHULETA
JAMBOREE HOUSING
MEMBER -AT -LARGE
SCOTT STARKEY
STARKEY COMMUNICATIONS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
'"`'MICHAEL BALSAMO