HomeMy WebLinkAbout434-A - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 434-A
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA AMENDING SECTION 15.12.168 OF
CHAPTER 15.12 OF TITLE 15 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING GROUP R, DIVISION 3
RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER REQUIREMENTS, AND
MAKING OTHER FIRE SPRINKLER RELATED MODIFICATIONS
THERETO.
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1. Section 15.12.168 of Chapter 15.12 of Title of 15 of the Rancho
Cucamonga Municipal Code, adding subsections "i", "j" and "k" to 1991 U.B.C. Section
3802, as previously adopted by the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby is repealed. A new
Section 15.12.168 hereby is added to Chapter 15.12 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal
Code to read, in words and figures, as follows:
"15.12.168 Subsections 3802(k) and ~. added -- Group M,
DivisiOn 1 occupancies and reconstructed buildings. Section 3802
of the Uniform Building Code hereby is amended by adding new
subsections (k) and (I) to read as follows:
'(k) Group M, Division 1 occupancies. An automatic fire
sprinkling system shall be installed in all new Group M, Division 1
occupancies constructed within 10 feet of Group R, Division 1
occupancy, on the same property, for which a fire sprinkler system
is required.
'Exception: Group M, Division 1 occupancies exempt from
permit requirements by Section 301(b)1 of the Uniform
Administrative Code, as adopted.
'Such buildings attached to or accessory to residential
buildings may be supplied from the system serving the primary use,
however, piping and installation within the accessory portions shall
be in accordance with U.B.C. Standards 38-1.
'(I) Reconstructed buildings. Any existing building of a
Group R, Division I occupancy, or of an occupancy requiring a fire
sprinkling system pursuant to subsections (h) or (k), above, that is
hereafter damaged as a result of fire, earthquake or other disaster,
and which requires substantially complete demolition and
reconstruction, shall be provide automatic fire sprinkler system as
specified in any applicable subsection for this Chapter 38'."
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Section _2. Penalty for Violation.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or cooperation to violate
any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Ordinance.
Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation violating any provision of this
Ordinance or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding One-Thousand Dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment not
exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person,
firm, partnership, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for
each and every day or any portion thereof during which any violation of any of the
provisions of the Ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person,
firm, partnership, or corporation, k and shall be deemed punishable therefore as
provided in this Ordnance.
Section 3. Civil Remedies Available.
A Violation of any of the provisions of the Ordinance shall constitute a
nuisance and may be abated by the City through civil process by means of
restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or in any other manner
provided by law for the abatement of such nuisance.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of the Ordinance is for any reason deemed or held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby declares that it would have
adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or other portions might subsequently be declared in
valid or unconstitutional.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of the Ordinance
and shall cause the same to be published in the manner prescribed by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 16th day of August, 1995.
AYES: Biane, Gutierrez, Williams
NOES: Alexander, Curatalo
ABSENT: None ~ ~
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ATTEST:
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Debra J. Ad~r~s, CMC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga held on the 2nd day of August, 1995, and was passed at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 16th day of August, 1995.
Executed this 17th day of August 1995, at Rancho/.~.-t4 ' \
Cuca onga, California.
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Debra J. AdarOs, CMC, City Clerk