Ordinance 1869CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 1869
NEW SERIES
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1976 EDI'T'ION,
COPYRIGHT 1976 BY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING
OFFICIALS AND WESTERN FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION: WITH
AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS THEREOF AS THE PRIMARY
CODE; APPENDICES A, B, C, D, E, F, G AND UNIFORM FIRE
CODE STANDARDS ENUMERATED IN TABLE 5 -A, 5 -B, 5 -C, 5--D,
11 -A, 11 -B, 17 A, 33 -A, 38 -A, 42 -A, 42 -B THEREOF AS THE
SECONDARY CODE; REGULATING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LXFE AND
PROPERTY FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION; PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE
OF PERMITS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
AND REPEALING SECTIONS 1, 2 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
14, 15 and 16 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1719 NEW SERIES AND ANY
ORDINANCES AND PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA that:
Section 1 . This Ordinance shall be known as the "Fire
Code of the City of Alameda ", may be cited as such, and will be
referred to herein as "this Ordinance" or "this Code" or "Uniform
Fire Code ".
The Uniform Fire Code, as the Primary Code, and Appendices
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and Uniform Fire Code standards• enuwerated
in table 5 -A, 5 -B, 5 -C, 5 -D, 11 -A, 11 -B, 17 -A, 33 -A, 38 -A, 42 -A,
42 -B as the Secondary Code, Copyright 1976 by International Con-
ference of Building Officials and Western Fire Chief Association,
copies of which have been placed on file with the City Clerk for
use and examination by the public and by Resolution No. 8699
declared to be public records, as said copies have been deleted,
changed and supplemented with the approval of this Council, and
each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions, require-
ments and terms thereof are hereby adopted as the Fire Code of
the City of Alameda for regulating conditions hazardous to life
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and property from fire or explosion and by this reference are
incorporated herein and made a part hereof to the same effect
as though set forth herein in full.
Section 2 Establishment and Duties of Bureau of Fire
Prevention
(a) The said Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of
Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City of
Alameda, which is hereby established and which shall be
operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire
Department.
(b) The Chief (or Fire Marshal) in charge of the Bureau of
Fire Prevention shall be appointed by the Chief of the
Fire Department.
(c) The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members
of the Fire Department, as inspectors, as shall from time
to time be necessary. The Chief of the Fare Department
shall recommend to the City Manager the employment of
technical inspectors, who, when such authorization is
made, shall be selected through an examination to deter-
mine their fitness for the position. The examination
shall be open to members and non- members of the Fire
Department, and appointments made after examination
shall be for an indefinite term, with removal only for
cause.
(d) A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made
annually and transmitted to the chief executive officer
of the municipality; it shall contain all proceedings
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under this code, with such statistics as the Chief of the
Fire Department may wish to include therein; the Chief of
the Fire Department shall also recommend any amendments
to the code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
Section 3 Definitions.
(a) Whenever the word "municipality" is used in the Fire
prevention code, it shall be held to mean the City of
Alameda.
(b) Whenever the term "corporation counsel" is used in the
Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the City
Attorney of the City of Alameda.
Section 4. Establishment of Limits in which Storage of
Flammable or Combustible Liquids in outside Aboveground Tanks
is to be Prohibited
(a) The limits referred to in Section 15.201 of the said
Uniform Fire Code in which storage of flammable or com-
bustible liquids in outside aboveground tanks is
prohibited are hereby established as follows:
(1) Fire Zones No. 1 and No. 2, which boundaries
thereof are designated in Chapter 2, Article 1,
Section 14 -212 and 14 -213 of the Alameda
Municipal-Code.
(b) The limits referred to in Section 15 -601 of the said
Uniform Fire Code in which new bulk plants for flammable
or combustible liquids are prohibited are hereby establish-
ed as follows:
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(1) Fire Zones No. 1 and No. 2, which boundaries
thereof are designated in Chapter 2, Article 1,
Section 14 -212 and 14 -213 of the Alameda
Municipal Code.
Section 5 Establishment of Limits in which Bulk Storaqe
of Liquefied Petroleum Gases is to be Restricted
(a) The limits referred to in Section 20- 105(a) of the said
Uniform Fire Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied
gas is restricted are hereby established as follows:
(1) Fire Zones No. 1 and No. 2, which boundaries
thereof are designated in Chapter 2, Article 1,
Section 14 -212 and 14 -213 of the Alameda
Municipal Code.
Section 6 Establishment of Limits of Districts in
rich Storage of Explosives and . Blasting Agents is to be
:ohibited
(a) The limits referred to in Section 11-106(b) of the said
Uniform Fire Code in which storage of explosives and
blasting agents is prohibited is hereby established
as follows:
(1) Fire Zones No. 1 and No. 2, which boundaries thereof
are designated in Chapter 2, Article 1, Section
14 -212 and 14 -213 of the Alameda Municipal Code.
Section 7. Modifications The Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the
Uniform Fire Code upon application in writing by the owner or
lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when there are practical
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difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of
the code, provided, that the spirit of the code shall be observed,
public safety secured and substantial justice done. The part-
iculars of such modification when granted or allowed and the
decision of the Chief of the Fire Department thereon shall be
entered upon the records of the department and a signed copy
shall be furnished the applicant.
Section S . Appeals Whenever the Chief of the Fire
Department shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant
a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions
of the Code do not apply, that the true intent and meaning of
the Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the
applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire
Department to the Building Code Board of Appeals established by
Section 204, Uniform Building Code, within 30 days from the
date of the decision of the Chief.
Section 9 New Materials, Processes or Occupancies which
may Require Permits The Chief of the Inspection Division of
the Department of Public Works, the Chief of the Fire Department,
and the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a
committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons
an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or
occupancies, which shall require permits, in addition to those
now enumerated in said Code. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his
office, and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
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Section 10 . Penalties Any person who shall violate any
of the provisions of the Code hereby adopted or fail to comply
therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order
made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed
statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved
thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder,
and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to
comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Council
of the City of Alameda, or by a court of competent jurisdiction,
within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every
such violation and non - compliance, respectively,,be guilty of
a misdemeanor, punishable by the penalties as designated in
Sections 1 -411 and 1 -412 of the Alameda Municipal Code.
Section 11 Repeal of Conflicting Ordinance Ordinance
No. 1719 New Series, Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14,
15, 16 and all other prior ordinances or parts thereof conflict-
ing or inconsistant with the provisions of this ordinance or
of the Code hereby adopted, to the extent of such conflict only,
are hereby repealed.
Section 12 . Validity The Council of the City of Alameda
hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or
word of this ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted, be declared
for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council
that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance
independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion
as may be declared invalid.
Se ction 13 . This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from
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Presid' Officer of the Council
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City Clerk
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda
in adjourned regular meeting assembled on the 24th day of May, 1977, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Beckam, piament, Sherratt, Tillman and
President Corica, (5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 25th day of flay, 1977.
City Cler of t e City of A ameda