HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-24 Adopt 1991 Uniform Fire Code and Make Certain AmendmentsORDINANCE NO. -92-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF 'THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER II
OF TITLE 7 OF THE COSTA MESA.MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ADOPT THE 1991 UNIFORM FIRE CODE AND MAKING
CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
hereby finds and declares that recent revisions of the Uniform Fire
Code are in keeping with modern fire department practices. The
City Council further finds and declares that certain modifications
thereto are desirable to conform with the needs of the City of
Costa.Mesa due to the City's unique climate, topography and geology..
in , that the City is located in a semi -arid coastal region. The
City Council further finds and declares that the public health,
safety and welfare require the adoption of the 1991 Uniform Fire
Code, including Appendices I -C and III -A.
ACCORDINGLY, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby
amends Chapter II, Title 7, as follows:
Section 2. Chapter II of Title 7 of the Municipal Code of
Costa Mesa, entitled Fire Prevention is hereby repealed and is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-14. Adoption of Uniform Fire Code.
There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa, California, for the purpose of prescribing regulations
governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or
explosion, that certain code known as the Uniform Fire Code, being
particularly the 1991 Edition and Appendices I -C and III -A thereof
and the whole thereof, of which not less than one (1) copy is now
filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and
the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out
at length herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall
take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the
limits of the City of Costa Mesa.
Sec. 7-15. Amendment to Article 2 of the Code,
Organization, Authority, Duties and Procedures.
Section 2.304 is amended to read as follows:
Whenever the Uniform Fire Code Standards are referenced in
this code, the most current edition of the National Fire Protection
Association Standards shall be used instead. The Uniform Building
Code Standards. -published by the International Conference of
Building Officials and referenced by this Code are hereby declared
to be part of this Code as if set forth in full herein."
Sec. 7-16 - 7-19. Reserved.
Sec. 7-20. Amendments to Article 4 of the Code,'Permits.
Section 4.102(b) is amended to read as follows:
A permit shall continue until revoked or for such a period of
time as designated therein at the time of issuance. Long term
permits shall be renewable annually. Permits shall not be
transferrable and any change in use, occupancy, operation, or
ownership shall require a new permit.
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Section 4.108 is amended by deleting the requirements for
permits for the following:
f.l. Fire hydrants and water control valves.
p.l. Parade floats.
w.2. Welding and cutting operations.
Sec. 7-21 - 7-24. Reserved.
Sec. 7-25. Amendment to Article 10 of the Code, Fire
Protection.
Section 10.404 is added to read as follows:
Maximum Fire Flow.
No person shall erect or modify any building in such a manner
so as to create a fire flow requirement in excess of 5,500 gallons
per minute.
Sec. 7-26 - 7-29. Reserved.
Sec. 7-30. Amendments to Article 11 of the Code, General
Fire -Safety Precautions.
Section 11.210 is added to read as follows:
Temporary Stands for the Sale of Christmas Trees. All
temporary stands for the display and sale of Christmas trees are
required to have a permit and shall be located, maintained and
operated subject to the following provisions:
(a) All applications for permits shall be made in writing,
filed with the City Council, and shall state the name of the
applicant, his residence address and the location of the proposed
Christmas tree stand. The application shall be accompanied by a
clearance from.the Fire Chief as to fire regulations and by a
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clearance from the Division.of Building Safety as to the proposed
electrical installation, if any, and additionally by clearance from
the Traffic Engineering Division for review of stand location in
relation to possible interruption of traffic.
(b) All permits must be posted in a conspicuous place.
(c) There shall be maintained in each premises or display
within which Christmas trees are sold or offered for sale at least
two (2) fire extinguishers with a minimum rating of 2A, IOBC. No
tree on display or in storage shall be more than seventy-five (75)
feet travel distance from a fire extinguisher.
(d) All such Christmas tree display lots and areas shall be
constructed in accordance with existing City requirements and
specifications.
(e) All temporary Christmas tree lots for the display and
sale of Christmas trees shall obtain electrical permits from the
City of Costa Mesa prior to any electrical work.
(f) No arc or Klieg lights shall be located within seventy-
five (75) feet of any temporary Christmas display area selling
Christmas trees.
(g) It shall be unlawful to store any Christmas trees for
sale in any building, residences, garages, homes, or vehicles
within the City of Costa Mesa.
(h) There shall be at least one (1) adult in attendance
during the open or sale hours of the Christmas tree stand.
(i) The permittee shall provide an adult night watchman to
act and serve during the hours of storage.
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(j) No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on the premises.
(k) No Christmas tree shall be represented as being flame-
retardant unless made so by a flame-retardant solution and process
approved by the State Fire Marshal.
(1) All Christmas trees and tree trimmings shall be removed
from the premises by January 2.
Section 11.502(c) is added to read as follows:
No.smoking signs in foreign languages shall be required where,
in the opinion of the Chief, non-English speaking persons are
regularly employed. The international "No Smoking" symbol may be
used instead.
Sec. 7-31 -7-34. Reserved.
Sec. 7-35. Amendments to Article 14 of the Code, Fire Alarm
Systems.
Section 14.200 is added to read as follows:
Fire Warning Systems.
(a)(1) Every existing dwelling unit within an apartment house
and every existing guest room in a hotel used for sleeping purposes
shall be provided with California State Fire Marshal approved smoke
detectors. In dwelling units, detectors shall be mounted on the
ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in the corridor or
area giving access to rooms used for. sleeping purposes. In
efficiency dwelling units, hotel sleeping rooms and in hotel
suites, the detector shall be centrally located on the ceiling of
the main room or hotel sleeping room.
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Where sleeping rooms are on an upper level, the detector shall
be placed at the center of the ceiling directly above the interior
stairway. ' All detectors shall be located in accordance with
approved manufacturer's instructions. When actuated, the detector
shall provide an alarm in the dwelling unit or guest room.
(2) When alterations, repairs or additions requiring a permit
and having a valuation in excess of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) occur, or when one (1) or more sleeping rooms are added
or created in existing single-family occupancies, the entire
building shall be provided with smoke detectors located as required
for new Group R, Division 3 Occupancies.
(3) Smoke detectors.may be battery operated when installed in
existing buildings or in buildings without commercial power, or in
buildings which undergo alterations, repairs or additions regulated
by paragraph(a)(2) of this section.
(b) Installation and Maintenance. It shall be the
responsibility of the owner to supply and install all required
detectors. The owner shall be responsible for testing and
maintaining detectors in common stairway and hallways. It shall be
the responsibility of the tenant, whose tenancy will be longer than
two (2) weeks, to test detectors within dwelling units or rooming
units weekly and to notify the owner or authorized agent, in
writing, of any deficiencies. The owner shall be responsible for
providing each tenant with.written information regarding detector
testing and maintenance, or such information may be posted in
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common areas commonly visited by tenants such as the laundry room
area.
The owner or authorized agent shall not be in violation of
this act for a -deficient detector unless he or she has failed to
correct the deficiency within a reasonable time after he or she has
received written notice of the deficiency.
(c) When there is a change in ownership in existing Group R,
Division 3 Occupancies the entire building shall be provided with
smoke detectors located as required for new Group R, Division 3
Occupancies, as required in the currently adopted edition of the
Uniform Building Code. Seller shall provide a certificate of
compliance prior to close of escrow.
(d) In all existing Group R, Division 1 Occupancies and
existing Group R, -Division 3 Occupancies not owner -occupied, the
entire building shall be provided with smoke detectors located as
required for new Group R, Division 1 and new Group R, Division 3
Occupancies within six (6) months of the.effective date of this
chapter. Smoke detectors may be battery operated when installed in
existing buildings.
(e) In no case shall code enforcement inspections be
conducted in family dwellings to ascertain compliance with this
section. However, should a fire occur in a dwelling or hotel room
required to be equipped with a smoke detector and that dwelling or
hotel room is not equipped with at least one (1) approved smoke
detector, the owner of said property shall be in violation of this.
section and may be cited.
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(f) Where battery' -operated smoke.', detectors are currently
installed and maintained in operable -condition in any building,
they shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section.
Sec. 7-36 - 7-39. Reserved.
Sec. 7-40. Amendments to Article 78 of the Code, Fireworks
and Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material.
Section 78.202 is amended by adding Exception No. 3 as
follows:
The sale and use of safe and sane fireworks is allowed as set
forth in sections 78.204 and 78.205.
Section 78.204 is added to read as follows:
(a) Permits for Safe and Sane Fireworks. No person shall
offer for sale any safe and sane fireworks as labeled by the State
Fire Marshal without a valid permit from the Costa Mesa Fire
Department. Such permits shall be issued only to those
organizations which qualify pursuant to Section 9-181 of the Costa
Mesa Municipal Code.
(b). All applications for permits shall be made in writing,
filed with the City Council, and shall state the name of the
applicant, his address and the location of the proposed stand. The
application shall be accompanied by a clearance from the Fire Chief
as to fire regulations, by a clearance from the Department of
Building Safety as to the proposed electrical installations, and
additionally by clearance from the Traffic Engineering Department
for review of stand location in relation to possible interruption
of traffic.
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Section 78.205 is added to read as follows:
Requirements for Fireworks Stands. All temporary stands for
the display and sale of fireworks shall be located, maintained and
operated subject to the following provisions:
(a) 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.
(b) 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 2A10BC located adjacent to
each exit.
(c) No person shall light or cause or permit to be lighted
any fireworks, match, lighter or any other article or material
within any such stand or within fifty (50) feet thereof.
(d) 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.
(e) All such temporary stands shall be constructed to
existing City requirements and specifications.
(f) 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.
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(g) No arc or'klieg light shall be located within seventy-
five (75) feet of.any temporary stand selling fireworks.
(h) Fireworks shall be sold only between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and midnight during the days authorized.
(i) No.safe and sane fireworks shall be sold or offered for
sale within the City to a person under the age of eighteen (18)
,years. No fireworks shall -be sold or offered -for sale within the
City unless such sale occurs between July 1 and July 4, inclusive.
No fireworks of any kind may be discharged within the City unless
in the.presence of an adult and_on July 4th between 4:00 p.m. and
10:00 p.m. of such day: No person shall throw, toss, project, or
position ignited fireworks of any- kind in such'a manner as to cause.
the fireworks or contents thereof to come in contact with another
person's body, private property.or real property.
(j) The permittee shall strictly comply with- all of the
provisions of the State Fireworks Law, Sections 12500 et sea• of
the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
(k) 'Fireworks shall be stored and kept only in the
permittee's sale booth. I -t, shall .be unlawful to store any
fireworks intended for sale in any -building; residence, garage,
home or automobile within the City of Costa Mesa.,
(1) 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 remove himself shall be permitted
within a fireworks stand. -
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(m) 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.
(n) No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on premises.
(o) All fireworks fuses shall be taped.
(p) All permits must be posted in a conspicuous place.
(q) No fireworks shall be sold or offered for sale within the
City which are classified as dangerous fireworks and wood core or
metal core sparklers, as those terms are defined by the California
Health and Safety Code, nor shall any person be allowed to sell or
offer to sell fireworks within the City without first having
obtained a permit from the State of California as required under
the laws of the State.
Sec. 7-40 - 7-44. Reserved.
Sec. 7-45. Amendments to Article 80 of the Code, Hazardous
Materials.
Section 80.500 - 80.600 are added to read as follows:
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DISCLOSURE
(a) Emergency service personnel in the city and county have
a need to know of the use and dangers of hazardous materials in the
community in order to plan for and respond to potential emergencies
and exposure to such materials;
(b) Basic information on the location, type and the health
risks of hazardous materials used or :stored in the City is not now
available to firefighters, health- officials, planners, elected
officials and other emergency.response personnel;
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(c) It is intended that the system of disclosure set forth in
this article shall provide that information essential to
firefighters, health officials, planners, elected officials and
other emergency service personnel in meeting their responsibilities
for the health and welfare of the community in such a fashion that
trade secrecy is not abridged;
(d) It is further intended that this article implement the
community's right and need for basic information on the use and
disposal of hazardous materials in the City and provide for an
orderly system for the provision.of such information.
Section 80.510. Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, the terms listed in this
section shall be defined as follows, provided, however, references
to statutes or regulations in existence at the time this article is
adopted shall also include references in such statutes or
regulations as they may be amended or changed in the future:
(a) Carcinogens refers to a substance which causes cancer.
For purposes of this article, carcinogens are those substances
specified on the list developed by the United States Department of
Health and Human Services in its Second Annual Report on
Carcinogens.
(b) CAS number means the unique identification name. as
assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Services to specific chemical
substances.
(c) Chemical name means the scientific designation of a
substance in accordance with the International Union of Pure and
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Applied Chemistry or the system developed by the Chemical Abstracts
Services.
(d) Common name means a designation of identification such as
code name, code number, trade name or brand name used to identify
a substance other than by its chemical name.
(e) Director of Fire Services for hazardous materials
disclosure only shall mean the Chief of the Orange County Fire
Department.
(f ) Disclosure form means the written request for information
prepared pursuant to section 80.530 and 80.540:
(g) Handle means to generate, treat or dispose of hazardous
material in any fashion.
(h) Handler means any person who handles a hazardous
substance.
(i) Hazardous material means any substance or hazardous waste
as defined in subdivision (j) or (k) in this section, or any
material designated pursuant to section 80.520.
(j) Hazardous material means any substance or product:
(1) For which the manufacturer or producer is required
to prepare an MSDS for ..the substance or product pursuant to the
Hazardous Substances Information and Training Act (commencing with
Section 6360, Chapter 2.5, Part 1 of Division 5 of the California
Labor Code) or pursuant to any applicable federal law -or
regulation; or
(2) Listed in section 25316 of the Health and Safety
Code; or
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(3) Which is listed as a radioactive material set forth
in Chapter 1, Title 10, Appendix B, Code of Federal Regulations; or
(4) Which is listed as a legal carcinogen from the
California Administrative Code, Title 8, Subchapter 7, Group 1-6 and
those substances specified in item (a) of this section; or
(5) Which the Director of the Department of Food and
Agriculture classifies as pesticides; or
(6) Which the EPA classifies as priority organic
pollutants.
(k) Hazardous Waste or Extremely Hazardous Waste means any
material that is identified in:
(1) Section 25115 or 25117 of the California Health and
Safety Code and set forth in Sections 66680 and 66684 or Title 22
of the California, Administrative. Code; or
-(2) The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Sections
261.31 through 261.33.
(1) Health Official means the health officer of the County of
Orange or his deputy.
(m) MSDS means a material safety data sheet prepared pursuant
to Section 6390 of the California Labor Code or'pursuant to the
regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of
the United States Department of Labor.
(n) Person means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock
company, corporation, partnership or association.
(o) Physician means any person who holds a valid certificate
from the State of California to practice the healing arts.
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(p) SIC Code means the identification number assigned by the
Standard Industrial Classification code to specify types of
business.
(q) Storage or Storing means the containment of substances or
materials in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of such
substances or materials.
(r) Use includes the handling, processing or storage of a
hazardous substance.
(s) User means any person who uses a hazardous substance or
handles.a hazardous waste.
Section 80.520. Additional designation of Hazardous
Materials.
A substance may be deemed a hazardous material or hazardous
waste upon a finding by the Director of Fire Services that the
substance, because of its quantity, concentration or physical or
chemical characteristics, poses a significant present or potential
hazard to human health and safety or to the environment, if
released into the community. The Director of Fire Services may use
the Uniform Fire Code published by the Western Fire Chiefs to
assist in requiring the types and amounts of such substances to be
disclosed.
Form.
Section 80.530. Filing of a Hazardous Material Disclosure
(a) Any person who uses or handles a hazardous material must,
semiannually, during the months of - January and July, submit a
completed disclosure form to the Orange County Fire Department.
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(b) Any person who, during the calendar year, for the first
time becomes a user or handler of any hazardous material must
submit a completed disclosure form to the Orange County Fire
Department within thirty (30) days of becoming'a user or handler.
Thereafter, any such user or handler shall comply with the
provisions of Section 80.530(a).
(c) The Orange County Fire Department may, upon thirty (30)
days written notice, require the submittal of a disclosure form of
any user or handler.
(d) Any person required to submit a disclosure form pursuant
to this section shall file with the Fire Department of Orange
County an updated disclosure form within fifteen (15) days of any
of the following:
(1) A change in business address.
(2) A change in business ownership.
(3) A change in business name.
(4) Cessation of business operation.
(5) The use or handling of a previously undisclosed
hazardous material.
(6) A significant change in the use or handling a hazardous
material for which disclosure has been previously made.
Section 80.540. Required Disclosure Form.
(a) The disclosure form shall be developed by the Director of
Fire Services and shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
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(1) A copy of the MSDS for every hazardous material
used by the person completing the disclosure form
.as required by the Orange County Fire Department.
(2)- CAS number as may be required by the Orange County
Fire Department.
(3) SIC .code as may be required' by the Orange County
Fire Department.
(4) U.N. identification as may be required by the
Orange County Fire Department.
(5) A listing of the chemical name and any common names
of every hazardous materials used by the person
completing the disclosure form.
(6) The maximum amount of each hazardous material which
is handled or used at any time by the user over
the course of the year.
(7) Specific information on how and where the hazardous
materials are handled or used by the user so as to
allow fire and, safety personnel to prepare adequate
emergency response plans to potential releases of
the hazardous materials.
(8) The names and phone numbers .of at least two (2)
persons'representing the business and who would be
able to assist emergency.personnel in the event of
any emergency involving the business during
business and non -business hours.
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(9) The hazard characteristics of every hazardous
material disclosed, including, but not limited to,
toxicity, flammability, reactivity, and corosivity
as may be required by the Orange County Fire
Department.
(b) Upon request all users must provide the following
information:
(1) To the Orange County or Costa -Mesa Fire Department,
any information -determined by the Orange County or
Costa Mesa Fire Department to be necessary to
protect -the public health, safety or the
environment.
(2) To any physician, where the physician determines
that. such information is. necessary to the. medical
treatment of his or her patient.
Section 80.550. Exemptions from Disclosure.
(a) The following materials or persons are exempt from the
disclosure requirements of section 80.530:
(1) A material designated as a hazardous material by
this article solely by its presence in the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission list of radioactive materials
shall be exempt -from the requirement that an MSDS
be submitted with the disclosure form.
(2) Hazardous materials or substances contained in
food, drug, cosmetic or tobacco products.
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(3) Any person using or handling less than five hundred
( 500 ) pounds or fifty-five ( 55 ) gallons per year,
whichever is the lesser, of a hazardous material
shall be exempted from the requirement of
disclosure of that use or handling unless the
Director of Fire Services has provided notice that
the weight or volume limits of this exemption for a
specific hazardous material has been lowered in
response to public health concerns or to meet the
intent and requirements of the Uniform Fire Code.
(4) Hazardous materials contained solely in consumer
products packaged for use by and distributed to the
general public unless the products are not exempt.
(5) Any person, while engaged in the transportation of
hazardous materials, including storage incident
thereto, provided that such materials are
accompanied by shipping papers prepared in
accordance with the provisions of 49 Code of
Federal Regulation, Subchapter C, as not in
existence or as hereafter amended or changed.
(6) Infectious waste generated by hospitals, medical
centers,. clinics and other health care facilities
that are regulated un der,.Title 22 of the California
Administrative Code.
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(b) The exemptions contained in this section shall not apply
to the using or handling of carcinogens, except to the extent that
such carcinogens are handled or used solely for personal purposes.
.(c) No MSDS shall be required for any hazardous material for
which an MSDS is not available at the time disclosure is required,
provided, however, that such MSDS shall be submitted to the fire
department within fifteen (15 ) days after receipt by the user of
the MSDS.
Section 80.560. Information Regarding Hazardous Waste.
The health officer will make information available to fire
departments and emergency response personnel upon request,
regarding hazardous wastes, extremely hazardous wastes, and
underground tanks, when the information is obtained by the health
officer.
Section 80.570. Identification of Areas.
(a) When required by the Costa Mesa Fire Department, work
areas in which any person uses or handles hazardous materials shall
be identified as such by measures as the Costa Mesa Fire Department
may specify including, but not limited to, signs, color coding,
posting lists or material and MSDS or other notices.
(b) When required by the Costa Mesa Fire Department, any
person submitting a disclosure form may be required to install an
approved key box for emergency utilization of MSDS, floor plans,
site plans and access keys. The location of the required key box
shall be as designated by the Costa Mesa Fire Department.
Section 80.580. Fees.
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors may establish by
resolution a schedule of fees to be paid by persons subject to this
article which insufficient to cover the costs of administration
resulting from this article.
Section 80.590. Trade Secrets.
(a) A user may -designate some or all of the' information on
the disclosure form as a trade secret. Any information designated
as a trade secret contained on the disclosure form shall not be
disclosed to -anyone except:
(1) An officer or employee of a governmental entity in
connection with the official duties of such officer
or employee under any law for the protection of
health.
(2) Contractors or governmental entities when, in the
opinion of the Director of .Fire services,
disclosure is necessary and required for the
protection of health and the performance of a
contract.
(3) Any physician where the physician determines that
such information is necessary for the medical
treatment of his or her patient.
(b) Any officer or employee of the city or county, or former
officer -or employee, who by virtue of such employment or official
position has obtained possession of or has access to information,
the disclosure of which is prohibited, knowingly and willfully
discloses the information in any manner to any person not entitled
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to receive it, shall be in violation of this section. For purposes
of determining a violation of this section, a contractor who has
been furnished information pursuant to this section shall be deemed
an employee of the county. Any physician who has been furnished
information or who has obtained information pursuant to this
section and who, knowing that disclosure of the information is
prohibited, knowingly and willfully discloses this information,
shall be in violation of this section.
(c) Upon receipt of a request for the release of information
to- the public which includes information which the user has
notified the Orange County Fire Department is a trade secret
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the -Orange County Fire
Department shall notify the user in writing of said request by
certified mail: The Orange County Fire Department shall release
the information thirty (30) days after -the day of mailing of said
notices unless, prior to the expiration of said thirty (30) days;
the user institutes an action in an appropriate court for a
declaratory -judgment that said information is subject to protection
under subsection (b) of this section and/or an injunction
prohibiting disclosure of said information to the general public.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not permit a user to
refuse to disclose information required to be disclosed pursuant to
this article.
Section 80.595. Rules and Regulations.
The Director of Fire Services shall make such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to implement this article
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including, but not limited to, the maintenance of a comprehensive
list of substances which would be classified as hazardous materials
under this article.
Section 80.600. Violations.
Any violation of the provisions of this article shall be a
misdemeanor.
Section 7-50. Modification in Code.
, The Chief of the Fire Department shall have the power to
modify application of any of the provisions of the Uniform Fire
Code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee, or his
duly authorized agent, and payment of an application fee
established by resolution of City Council, when there are practical
difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the
code, provided that the intent and spirit of the code shall be
observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The
particulars of such modification, when granted or allowed, and the
decision of the Chief or the Fire Department thereon shall be
entered into the records of the department and a signed copy shall
be furnished to the applicant.
Sec. 7-51 - 7-54. Reserved.
Sec. 7-55. New materials, processes or occupancies which may
require permits.
The City Manager, the Fire Chief of the Fire Department and
the Fire Marshal, or their designated representatives, shall act as
a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons
an opportunity to be heard, any new materials processes or
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The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby declares
that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this
chapter or the code hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be
invalid, it is the intent of the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa that would have passed all other portions of this chapter,
independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may
be declared invalid.
Section 3. Publication.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage and, before the
expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, shall be
published once in the NEWPORT BEACH -COSTA MESA PILOT, a newspaper
of general circulation printed and published in the City of Costa
Mesa, or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be
published a summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the
text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the office of the City
Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of this
Ordinance, and within fifteen (15) days after adoption, -the City
Clerk shall cause to be published the aforementioned summary and
shall post in the office of the City Clerk a certified copy of this
Ordinance together with the names of the members of the City
Council voting for and against the same.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of A&Odw , 199x.,
ATTEST:
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ity Clerk of the City of Cor
o a Mesa City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Ordinance No. 92-24 was introduced and
considered section by section at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 2nd day of November, 1992, and thereafter
passed and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 7th day of December, 1992, by the following
roll call vote: t�
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: l 1
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 8th day of December, 1992.
C -officio C1 k of
iy Clerk and ex
-__ the City Council of the City Uf
Costa Mesa
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