HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire OrdinancesORDINANCE N0. 1
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THF. UNIFORD4 FIRE CODE AND UNIFORM FIRE
CODE STANDARDS PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS C,OVERNING CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION,
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR HAZARDOUS USES OR
OPERATIONS, AND ESTABLISHING A FIRE SAFETY DIVISION AND
PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFOR AND DEFI^TING THEIR POWERS AND
DUTIES.
ORDINANCE N0. 2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERSONNEL SYSTEM FOR
SAID DISTRICT.
ORDI?ANCE N0. 3
VACATED BY ACTION OF BOARD
ORDINANCE NO 4
VACATED BY ACTION OF BOARD
ORDINANCE N0. 5
' AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDI*T0, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
A SELF-INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES AS
DEFINED BY SAID DISTRICT.
ORDINANCE NO. 6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
A CHARGE FOR FEES FOR PLAN CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS FOR
CONSTRUCTION.
ORDINANCE NO. 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTInN DISTRIC'^,
COUNTY OF SA'_V BERNARDINO, S'^ATE OF CALIFOR^TIA, ESTABLISHING
FEES FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF BLTJE DOT
HYDRANT T^_ARKERS.
ORDINANCE N0. 8
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ES'^ABLISHINC
APPEAL PROCEDURES.
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ORDINANCE NO. 14
ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX IN MELLO-RODS
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 85-1 FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1987-88
WHEREAS, a special election was held in the Mello-Roos
Community Facilities District No. 85-1 (the "Community Facilities
District") of the Foothill Fire Protection District (the
"District"), on Tuesday, December 10, 1985; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the election, more than
two-thirds (2/3) of the qualified electors voted in favor of
a proposition to authorize the levy of a special tax for fire
suppression services and facilities, to establish an
appropriations limit and to annually adjust the special tax
and appropriations limit based upon changes in cost of living
and changes in populations; and
' WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 53340 of the Government
Code, this Board of Directors is authorized, by ordinance, to
annually levy a special tax at the rate and apportion the special
tax in the manner specified in the resolution adopted pursuant
to Article 2 (commencing with Section 53318 of the Government
Code), except that this Board of Directors may levy the special
tax at a lower rate; and
WHEREAS, this Board of Directors desires to levy a
special tax in the Community Facilities District for the Fiscal
Year 1987-88:
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED as follows:
Section 1. Levy of Special Tax. By the passage of
this Ordinance, this Board of Directors hereby authorizes and
directs the levy of a special tax in the Community Facilities
District for the Fiscal Year 1987-88 at the rate and apportioned
in the manner set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made
a part hereof.
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Ordinance 14
Page Two
Section 2. Exempt Properties. This Board of Directors
hereby determines that properties or entities of the State,
Federal or other local governments shall be exempt from such
special tax.
Section 3. Use of Special Tax. This Board of Directors
hereby finds and determines that the special tax shall be used
to pay, in whole or in part, the costs and expenses for facilities
and services specified as follows:
(a) The construction, acquisition, expansion and/or
rehabilitation of public facilities within or
for the benefit of the Community Facilities
District generally described as follows:
Fire Protection and suppression facilities,
and appurtenances including equipment, real
property and other tangible property with
an estimated useful life of five (5) years
or longer
(b) The services to be provided within the Community
Facilities District generally described as follows:
The performance by employees of functions,
operations and maintenance and repair
activities in order to provide fire protection
within the Community Facilities District
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(c) The repayment of advances and loans.
The special tax shall be used solely for the purposes
specified above and for no other purpose.
Section 4. Collection of Special Tax. The special
tax shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem
property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same
penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency
as provided for ad valorem taxes.
Ordinance 14
Page Three
Section 5. Filinq of Ordinance. The Secretary is
hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this
Ordinance with the Tax Collector for the County of San Bernardino
and any other departments of the County of San Bernardino as
may be appropriate.
Section 6. Publication of Ordinance. The Secretary
is hereby authorized and directed to publish this Ordinance
once in a newspaper of general circulation and to maintain the
Ordinance for public inspection and distribution.
Section 7. Publication; Effective Date. This Ordinance
was read on the 9th day of July, 1987, and was adopted on the
27th day of July , 1987 and shall take effect and be in force
upon its adoption.
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' MAXIMUM SPECIAL TAX
FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1987-88
MELLO-RODS COMMUNITY FACILITIES
DISTRICT NO. 85-1
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
STRUCTURES MAXIMUM ANNUAL
SPECIAL TAX
Residential ($43.75) per du
Multi-Family 2 du: 1.75 ($43.75)
3 du: 2.25 ($43.75)
4 du: 2.65 ($43.75)
5-14 du: 2.65 ($43.75) + [.35(tu - 4) ($43.75)]
15-30 du: 6.15 ($43.75) + [,30(tu - 14) ($43.75)]
31-80 du: 10.65 ($43.75) + [,25(tu - 30) ($43.75)]
81-up du: 23.15 ($43.75) + [.20(tu - 80) ($43.75)J
Commercial ($43.75) per acre + $,04 per sf
Industrial ($43.75) per acre + $.OS per sf
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NOTE: du = dwelling unit
to = total units
sf = square feet
EXHIBIT "A"
ORDINANCE N0. 14
' STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I, L. DENNIS MICHAEL, Secretary in and for the
Foothill Fire Protection District, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 14 of said District
was introduced at a regular meeting of said District
held on the 9th day of July, 1987, and passed thereafter
on the 27th day of July, 1987, by the following vote:
AYES: Alexander, Eggleston, Latipow, Lyons, Wheatley
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ORDINANCE NO. 13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOOTHILL
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR BUILDINGS IN EXCESS OF THREE STORIES.
The Board of Directors of the Foothill Fire Protection District
does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1 INTENT
A. Regulations
It is the intent of the Ordinance to prescribe regulations
consistent with nationally recognized good practice for
safeguarding, to a reasonable degree of fire and life
safety, buildings described as low-rise, mid-rise and
high-rise in Section 2.
B. Other Sources
Where specific standards or requirements are specified in
this Ordinance, or contained within other applicable laws,
adopted codes or ordinances, compliance with other
nationally recognized fire-safety standards, as approved by
the Fire Chief, shall be deemed as prima facie evidence of
compliance with this intent.
SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS
A. "Low-Rise" Buildinas
Shall mean any building having floors used for human
occupancy located more than three stories, but less than 55
feet above the lowest level having Fire District approved
fire vehicle apparatus access.
B. "Mid-Rise" Buildings
Shall mean any building having floors used for human
occupancy located at least 55 feet, but less than 75 feet
above the lowest level having Fire District approved fire
vehicle apparatus access.
C. "Hiah-Rise" Buildinas
Shall mean any building having floors used for human
occupancy located 75 feet or more above the lowest level
having Fire District approved fire vehicle apparatus access.
D. EXCEPTIONS as defined in Title 24 CAC shall apply to all
low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise buildings.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 2 & 3
Page 2
' E. Building Access
Building access shall be defined as in Title 24 CAC as modified
herein.
1. If locked, access openings shall be designed to allow
penetration through the use of Fire District forcible entry
tools and equipment unless other approved arrangements have
been made with the Fire Chief.
F. Bank of Elevators
For the purpose of this Ordinance, a "bank of elevators" shall
mean a group of elevators or a single elevator controlled by a
common operating system; that is, all those elevators which
respond to a single call button constitutes a bank of elevators.
There is no limit on the number of cars which may be in a bank
or group, but there may be not more than 4 cars within a common
hoistway.
G. Fire Control Center
For the purpose of this Ordinance, "fire control center" shall
mean a central location within the high-rise building designated
' for Fire District operations and monitoring of such systems and
equipment as required by this Ordinance.
H. Fire District
For the purpose of this Ordinance, "fire district" shall mean
the Foothill Fire Protection District and all of its officers,
personnel, departments, services and other amenities it may
undertake.
I. Fire Chief
For the purpose of this Ordinance, "Fire Chief" shall mean the
Fire Chief of the Foothill Fire Protection District.
J. Uniform Building Code
Whenever the Uniform Building Code (UBC) is referenced, it shall
refer to and mean the latest edition thereof adopted by the City
Council for the City of Rancho Cucamonga or other code
enforcement agency.
K. Occupancy, as used herein, shall be construed to be as defined
in the UBC.
SECTION 3 COMPLIANCE REQUIRED
' A. Low-Rise & Mid-Rise Buildings
Every low-rise and mid-rise building hereafter constructed shall
conform to the requirements of this Ordinance. It shall be
Ordinance No. 13
Section 3, 4 & 5
Page 3
unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person, firm or corporation
to fail to comply with the requirements of this Ordinance.
B. High-Rise Buildings
Every high-rise building hereafter constructed shall conform to
all applicable provisions of the UBC and Title 24 CAC except as
modified herein. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any
person, firm or corporation to fail to comply with the
requirements of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4 BUILDING OCCUPANCY
A. The following items, when required by this Ordinance, shall be
installed in accordance with approved plans and specifications
and, when applicable, shall be demonstrated to be in proper
operating condition as per approved design to the satisfaction
of the Building Department and Fire District prior to occupancy.
1. Mechanical equipment
2. Electrical equipment, including elevators
3. Life safety system
4. Fire phone system
5. Stairway pressurization system
' 6. Smoke evacuation systems
7. Fire apparatus access roadways
8. Fire hydrant system
9. Other fire protection and extinguishing systems, as outlined
in other applicable laws, codes or ordinances, as required
by the Fire District.
B. All equipment and facilities required by this Ordinance or other
applicable code or regulation shall be maintained in conformance
with the codes under which they are installed. The owner or
designated agent shall be responsible for such maintenance.
SECTION 5 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM/STANDPIPE SYSTEMS
A. Fire Department Connections
1. Connections for sprinkler systems, standpipe or combined
standpipe systems shall be located no closer than 15 feet
nor more than 50 feet and up to 100 feet from an approved
hydrant with approval of the Fire Chief.
2. Any Fire District connections shall be located no closer
than 50 feet from the building it supplies or other location
as approved by the Fire Chief. The Fire Department
sprinkler connection shall include two 2 1/2 inch female
swivel inlet connections and/or one 4 inch female swivel
' inlet connection at the approval of the Fire Chief. All
connections are to be National Standard Threads and shall be
clappered.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 5
Page 4
' B. Automatic Sprinkler Systems
1. Every low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise building shall be
provided with an automatic sprinkler system. In Group R,
Division 1 Occupancies and in 1-hour fire rated exit
corridors of all occupancies approved quick response
sprinkler heads (QRS) shall be used.
2. Every fire sprinkler system shall conform to the UBC and
NFPA 13 except as modified herein:
a. Every fire sprinkler system shall be electrically
supervised. Shut off valves and water flow devices
shall be provided for each floor. In addition to
actuating a local alarm on the floor upon which the
water flow is detected, an alarm shall be transmitted
to an approved central station.
b. The fire sprinkler system for light hazard occupancies
shall be designed on the basis of a coverage of 168 sq.
ft. per head.
c. When sprinkler heads are installed for light hazard
occupancies in an area defined as a "small room" by
' NFPA 13, but not exceeding 500 sq. ft., a coverage of
225 sq. ft. may be used for head placement only if
approved by the Fire Chief.
d. Any room or area of the building where the application
of water is considered undesireable or may complicate
fire fighting or rescue attempts, additional or
alternate fire protection systems may be required.
These systems shall be approved and installed according
to Fire District standards. Such room or area may
include:
Electrical vaults, generator and transformer
rooms.
2. Safe deposit or other vaults of fire-resistive
construction, when used for the storage of
records, files and other documents, when stored in
metal cabinets or on metal shelving.
3. Communication equipment areas as defined in the
UBC.
4. Other areas with specific prior approval from the
Fire Chief based on a review of justifiable fire
protection engineering criteria.
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Ordinance No. 13
Section 5
Page 5
e. The actuation of any sprinkler head shall:
1. Place into operation all mechanical equipment
provided to restrict the spread of smoke in
high-rise buildings and operate the voice alarm
system when a voice alarm system is required by
this Ordinance.
2. Transmit an alarm directly to an approved central
station and to the fire control center if such
center is required. In Group B, Division 2
Occupancies, such signal shall be zoned with a
minimum of one zone per floor with a maximum of
28,000 sq. ft. per zone. Should a single floor
exceed 28,000 sq. ft. multiple zones shall be
required as approved by the Fire Chief.
f. The sprinkler system shall be placed in service prior
to any use or occupancy of the building.
g. Sprinkler risers may be combined with standpipe risers
provided sizing is sufficient and proven by
calculations to accommodate demands.
C. High-Rise Building Sprinklers
In addition to the requirements set forth in 5 A. and B. above,
the following requirements shall apply:
1. A pump test header shall be provided in an approved
location.
2. A minimum on-site water supply of 12,000 gallons shall be
provided, (1,500 sq. ft. @ 0.10 gals/sq. ft. + 250 gpm for
standpipes x 30 minutes). The supply shall be automatically
available if the principle water supply fails.
3. Underground tanks shall be protected against corrosion and
buoyancy.
4. If the municipal water supply is adequate to meet the
requirements of NFPA 13, only 1 standby fire pump is
required. If a fire pump is needed to meet the requirements
of NFPA 13, a second or reserve fire pump shall be provided.
Such pump shall have a minimum 750 gpm capacity.
D. Standpipe Systems
1. Standpipe systems shall conform to UBC Standards and the
Uniform Fire Code, except as modified herein.
a. Hose shall be required in:
1. Occupancies exceeding 150 feet in height and more
than one story.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 5 & 6
Page 6
' 2. Occupancies four stories or more but less than 150
feet in height, except Group R Division 3.
2. All standpipe systems shall be supplied with a four inch
female swivel Fire District inlet connection, plus the
required number of 2 1/2 inch female swivel Fire District
inlets, as indicated above.
3. Combined Systems
In combined systems where sprinkler risers with 2 1/2 inch
hose outlets are provided, the risers and supply piping to
risers shall be sized to accommodate the requirements of
NFPA 13; or the sprinkler demand, including hose demands
specified in UBC Standards, whichever is the greater.
SECTION 6 ALARM AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Manual Alarms
1. Manual alarms shall be provided in the following buildings:
a. In every Group R-1 Occupancy high-rise building;
b. In other high-rise occupancy buildings as required by
the Uniform Fire Code, Title 24 CAC, and/or the Fire
District;
c. In any single floor that exceed 28,000 sq. ft. in area
of a mid-rise or high-rise building.
2. Manual alarm pull stations shall be located adjacent to
exits from corridors, adjacent to doors into enclosed
stairways and in every elevator lobby in the above described
buildings.
3. Alarm boxes shall, when actuated, transmit an alarm directly
to an approved central station, and, in high-rise buildings,
operate the voice alarm system and transmit a signal to the
fire control center.
B. Leaky Coax Cable Antenna
1. Each low-rise, mid-rise or high-rise building shall be
provided with a "Leaky Coax Cable" antenna system installed
in accordance with Fire District standards.
C. Fire Department Telephone System
1. Each mid-rise or high-rise building shall be provided with a
two-way sound-powered telephone system having the capability
of providing intercommunication between all floors and the
' fire control center or other approved location.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 6
Page 7
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2. A minimum of six single-ear headsets shall be provided and
shall be stored in the fire control center or other location
as approved by the Fire Chief.
Jacks for connection of the headsets shall be located as
follows:
a. At each floor level adjacent to each hose cabinet;
b. At the exterior of an adjacent to each stair shaft exit
at ground level;
c. At the exterior of each stairshaft penthouse or other
approved roof-level location;
d. In each elevator car.
e. In each elevator lobby enclosure;
f. In each mechanical, generator, air-handling equipment
or elevator machinery room;
g. Outside the fire control center adjacent to the
exterior entrance to the center;
h. At Other locations deemed necessary by the Fire
District.
Sound-powered telephone equipment, including communications
panels and location of jacks, are subject to Fire District
Approval.
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D. Voice Alarm Systems
A voice alarm system shall be installed in the following
buildings:
a. In each high-rise building;
b. In any single story of a mid-rise building that exceeds
28,000 square feet in floor area, where, in the opinion
of the Fire Chief, inaccessibility, degree of hazard or
complexity of building arrangement makes a voice alarm
system necessary.
The voice alarm system shall be automatically actuated by
the operation of any sprinkler head, water-flow device, or
manual alarm station, and shall sound an alert signal to
desired areas as determined by the Fire District, followed
by recorded voice instructions giving appropriate
information and direction to the occupants.
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Controls for the voice alarm system shall be located in the
fire control center, or other designated location, and shall
be designed so that a selective or general voice-alarm may
be manually initiated to the following locations:
a. Elevators, elevator lobbies, corridors and stairways;
b. In every room exceeding fifty (50) occupancy load;
c. In each dwelling unit or guest room of a Group R,
Division 1 Occupancy;
Ordinance No. 13
Section 6
Page 8
' d. Speakers in hallways shall be 200 feet apart and meet
field audibility tests;
e. In rooms and tenant spaces exceeding 1,000 square feet
in area;
f. On other location(s) as required by the Fire Chief.
4. The voice alarm system shall be supervised so as to cause
activation of an audible trouble signal in the fire control
center or other designated location upon interruption or
failure of the audio path including amplifiers, speaker
wiring, switches or electrical contacts or any other
malfunction which might impair the transmission of the voice
alarm.
5. The voice alarm shall be designed to be heard clearly by all
occupants within the building or designated portions
thereof. Said alarm shall conform to NFPA pamphlet 72F and
is subject to field audibility tests.
E. Public Address System
1. A public address system shall be installed in the following
buildings:
a. In each high-rise building;
b. In any single story of a mid-rise that exceeds 28,000
square feet in floor area, where in the opinion of the
Fire Chief, inaccessibility, degree of hazard or
complexity of building arrangement makes a public
address system necessary.
2. The public address system shall be a one-way system
providing communication from the fire control center or
other designated location to the following locations:
a. Elevators, elevator lobbies, corridors and stairways;
b. In every room exceeding fifty (50) occupant load;
c. In each dwelling unit or guest room of a Group R,
Division 1 Occupancy;
d. Speakers in hallways shall be no more than 200 feet
apart and meet field audibility tests;
e. In rooms and tenant spaces exceeding 1,000 square feet
in area;
f. Or other location(s) as required by the Fire Chief.
3. The public address system shall be designed to be heard
clearly by all occupants of the building or designated
portions thereof as defined in Title 24 CAC.
F. Alarm and Voice Communication Compatibility
The sounding of a fire alarm signal in any given area or floor
shall not prohibit voice alarm or public address communications
to other areas or floors.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 6 & 7
Page 9
' G. Combining Voice Alarm and Public Address Systems
The voice alarm and public address systems may be combined in a
single system. Combined systems shall be designed to permit
voice transmission to override voice or fire alarm signal, but
shall not discontinue alarm signals except as provided for at
the fire control center or other designated location.
H. Independent Sneakers
The public address and voice
installed so that failure of
loss of any other speakers in
alarm systems shall be designed and
any single speaker will not cause a
the circuit or circuits.
I. Auxiliary Power
An approved back-up battery powered system shall be supplied for
the voice alarm and public address systems.
SECTION 7 SMOKE DETECTION
A. Smoke Detector Required
In every high-rise building, at least one approved smoke
detector suitable for the intended use shall be installed as
follows:
1. In every mechanical equipment, electrical, transformer,
telephone equipment, elevator machine or similar room;
2. In the main air-return and exhaust air plenum of each air
conditioning system in excess of 10,000 cfm and located in a
serviceable area downstream of the last duct inlet and
upstream of the Outside Supply Air (OSA);
3. At each connection to a vertical duct or riser serving 2 or
more stories from a return-air duct or plenum of an air
conditioning system;
4. In Group R, Division 1 Occupancies, an approved smoke
detector may be used in each return-air riser carrying not
more than 5,000 cfm and serving not more than 10 air inlet
openings.
B. The smoke detectors as required shall, upon actuation,
annunciate as to their location in the fire control center or
other location approved by the Fire Chief.
C. R-1 Occupancies, dwelling units and guest rooms shall be
provided with smoke detectors as required by the UBC.
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Ordinance No. 13
Section 8
Page 10
t SECTION 8 SMOKE CONTROL
Mid-rise and high-rise buildings shall be provided with a means for
restricting the spread of smoke and for the removal of smoke by not
less than one of the following methods:
A. Panels or Windows
Panels or openable windows or fixed tempered glass windows in
the exterior walls around the perimeter of the building at the
rate of 20 sq. ft. of opening per 50 lineal feet of exterior
wall in each story, unless otherwise prohibited.
EXCEPTION: In Group R, Division 1 Occupancies only, such
windows or panels shall be provided in each
habitable room at the rate of 2 sq. ft. of venting
per guest room, suite, or apartment.
All such panels and windows shall be clearly identified in a
manner approved by the Fire Chief.
B. Single Floor Systems
1. When an air conditioning/air supply system is provided with
the intent of serving each floor separately and such system
receives its makeup air from a common duct or shaft serving
more than one floor or system, each story shall have a means
for pressurizing floors not involved with fire by use of
volume control dampers that will close automatically on the
fire floor upon the actuation of any sprinkler head or other
fire detection device required by other codes or ordinances
on the fire involved floor. The intent is to isolate or
inhibit the movement of smoke to the non-fire floors.
2. Smoke removal shall be accomplished as in A.1. above or a
fan, capable of providing three air changes per hour for the
largest floor served, located at the top of each stair
shaft. The smoke removal fan shall include a tight shut off
back draft damper so that it does not interfere with the
stairwell pressurization system of Section 9.A.3 below.
Operation of the smoke removal fans shall be manually
controlled at the fire control center or other approved
location.
C. Multiple Floor Systems
1. When an air conditioning/air supply system is specifically
designed to accommodate multiple floors, it shall
incorporate smoke control volume dampers at each floor of
the supply and return duct serving that floor. Upon the
' actuation of any sprinkler head or other fire detection
devise required by other applicable codes or ordinances,
both dampers on the fire floor shall automatically close.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 8, 9 & 10
Page 11
The return air dampers on the other floors served by the
same air conditioning system shall partially close to create
a positive pressure on the non-fire floor.
2. The air conditioning/air supply system shall incorporate
"economizers" capable of introducing 100$ outside air and
mechanically removing the air via a return/exhaust fan.
This system shall be utilized for smoke removal and shall be
capable of being controlled from the fire control center or
other approved location.
D. Any other system that will produce equivalent results as
approved by the Fire Chief.
SECTION 9 EXITS
A. High-rise buildings shall comply with the provisions of the UBC
except as modified herein.
1. All stairway doors which are to be locked from the stairway
side shall have the capability of being unlocked
simultaneously without unlatching upon a signal from the
fire control center or other approved locations. Upon
failure of the electrical system, the locking mechanism
' shall be retracted to the unlocked position.
2. A telephone or other approved two-way communications system
connected to an approved emergency service which operates
continuously shall be provided at not less than every fifth
floor in each required stairway where other provisions of
this code permit the doors to be locked.
3. Smoke-proof enclosures may be omitted, provided all enclosed
exit stairways are equipped with a barometric dampered
relief opening at the top and the stairway is supplied
mechanically at grade level with sufficient air to discharge
a minimum positive pressure of 0.15-inch water column in the
shaft relative to the atmospheric pressure within the story
at each floor level with all doors closed. The maximum
allowable pressure shall be 0.35-inch water column.
Actuation of the mechanical equipment shall be in accordance
with the UBC.
B. Stairway Identification
Stairway identification in mid-rise and high-rise buildings,
stairways shall be identified as described in the UFC.
SECTION 10 ELEVATORS
' In mid-rise and high-rise buildings, elevators, dumbwaiters,
escalators and moving walks shall be in compliance the UBC and Title
24 CAC except as modified herein.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 10, 11, 12 & 13
Page 12
A. A minimum of two elevators capable of serving every story shall
have inside clear dimensions of 6'S" x 4'3" to accommodate a
gurney or stretcher 22 1/2 inches wide and 75 inches long. Such
elevator may also be used to serve Fire District requirements.
EXCEPTION: When a building is served by only one elevator
car, only that elevator car need be of the
specified size.
B. Each elevator car shall be provided with an emergency access
opening of not less than 32 inches by 32 inches.
C. Vertical rolling doors shall be prohibited at the point of
access to a passenger elevator car.
D. The elevator lobby separation required by the UBC shall be
required in high-rise buildings.
SECTION 11 STANDBY POWER, LIGHT AND EMERGENCY SYSTEMS
Every high-rise building shall be provided with emergency and standby
power as required by Title 24 CAC and other applicable codes.
SECTION 12 SEISMIC CONSIDERATIONS
A. Mechanical and Electrical EauiAment Anchorage
Every high-rise building shall have the anchorage of the
following mechanical and electrical equipment designed and
installed in accordance with the UBC for lateral force based on
Cp value of .45, unless data substantiating a lesser value is
furnished.
1. Elevator drive and suspension systems;
2. Standby power and lighting facilities;
3. Fire pumps, automatic fire extinguishing systems and other
fire protection equipment;
4. Air handling equipment regulated by this Ordinance.
B. Verification of such conformance shall be substantiated by a
licensed structural engineer.
SECTION 13 FIRE FIGHTING PROVISIONS
A. Hose Cabinets
1. Every high-rise building shall have each floor of the
building provided with Fire District hose cabinets. These
hose cabinets shall be at each floor landing of the stairway
shaft and shall be clearly marked.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 13
Page 13
2. In any single floor that exceeds 28,000 square feet in area
of a mid-rise building fire district hose cabinets may be
required. These hose cabinets shall be at each floor
landing of the stairway shaft of those floors exceeding
28,000 square feet in area and shall be clearly marked.
3. All hose cabinets shall be keyed identically to provide
accessibility only to the Fire District. The key to the
hose cabinets shall be provided in the key box in the fire
control center or other approved location. The hose cabinet
and all equipment specified in this section shall conform to
the Fire District standards. Operation of doors to Fire
District hose cabinets shall transmit a signal to an
approved central station and to the fire control center,
when the fire control center is required by other sections
of this Ordinance. Contents of the hose cabinet shall be:
a. One 2-1/2 inch gated wye connected to the standpipe;
discharges shall be reduced to 1 1/2 inch with
removable reducers.
b. Two hundred feet of 1-3/4 inch (600 pound test) fire
hose; one hundred feet preconnected to the gated wye
with an approved nozzle attached, one hundred feet
rolled.
B. Additional Hose Cabinets
1. On roof level, a hose cabinet shall be provided on buildings
having roofs of combustible construction.
2. No hose cabinet is required on the roof if the hose cabinet
on the floor below the roof has hose sufficient in length,
water pressure is adequate, etc. to reach all portions of
the roof within 30 ft. of the perimeter.
3. A hose cabinet is only required in the elevator lobby of a
high-rise building if the elevator lobby is more than 100
feet distance from an enclosed stairway.
C. Tools and Storaae
In every mid and high-rise building located on the even numbered
floors, beginning with the second floor, a tool closet with
minimum clear dimensions of 2 feet deep by 3.5 feet wide by 8
feet high shall be provided. The door to the tool closet shall
be a minimum of 3'0" by 6'8" and shall open into the stairway.
These closets shall be located within the stair shaft that leads
to the roof. If more than two stair shafts are provided, tool
closets may be required within those additional stair shafts
depending upon the building design and size. Each closet shall
contain one 110 volt receptacle at a location approved by the
Fire District.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 13 & 14
Page 14
Each closet shall contain tools and equipment with approved
mounts or method of storage, as approved by the Fire Chief, which
shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. One Halligan tool;
2. One pinch point crow bar;
3. One pick-head axe;
4. One flat-head axe;
5. Three fire sprinkler shut off devices;
6. one four to eight foot telescoping pole with which to apply
sprinkler shut offs;
7. Twelve approved door stops;
8. Six marking pens of a washable nature;
9. One hundred feet of 2-1/2 inch (600 pound test) fire hose,
per Fire District specifications;
10. Two 100 foot life lines, per Fire District specifications;
11. Four battery powered hand lights, per Fire District
specifications;
12. One 2-1/2 inch and one 1-3/4 inch hose clamp, per Fire
District specifications;
13. Canvas bag with draw string for items 5, 7, 8, and l0 above.
SECTION 14 FIRE CONTROL CENTER
A. Requirements
Every high-rise building shall be provided with an approved fire
control center located near or adjacent to the main entrance to
the building, or at any location approved by the Fire Chief. The
fire control center shall be directly accessible from the
exterior and interior of the building by Fire District personnel
only.
The fire control center shall be designed to accommodate the
functional controls and the command personnel required to conduct
an emergency activity. There shall be a minimum net floor area
of one hundred fifty square feet after all required equipment is
installed. The net floor area shall accommodate the use of the
table and chair listed below.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 14
Page 15
' The fire control center shall be separated from the remainder of
the building by not less than a one hour occupancy separation.
The fire control center exterior exit door shall swing in
direction of egress and be openable from the exterior of the
building. The interior doors shall be gasketed for smoke and
draft control. All doors to the fire control center shall be
openable only by use of the approved master key which shall be
made available in a location approved by the Fire Chief. A
"FIRE CONTROL" sign, with a minimum one inch contrasting color
letters, shall be placed on the exterior side of all doors to
the fire control center.
The fire control center shall be provided with an approved
source of outside air so as to provide adequate air circulation
at all times.
The fire control center shall be used to house the following
equipment which shall receive Fire District approval prior to
purchase and installation.
1. Voice alarm and public address equipment, including the
equipment necessary to the function control and override of
these systems and their display and status panels;
2. Fire alarm and fire detection control equipment, including
equipment necessary to the function of the control unit and
their display and status panels;
3. Status indicators and controls for elevators;
4. Air handling system status indicators and control switches;
5. Controls for unlocking stairway doors and status board
indicating whether said doors are locked or unlocked;
6. Sprinkler valve supervision and water flow detector display
panels;
7. Alarm, water flow, and trouble signals shall be annunciated
by means of an audible signal and visual display, which
indicates building, floor, zone, or other designated area
from which the alarm, water flow or trouble signal
originated;
8. Standby power status display and controls;
9. A telephone connected to the public telephone system
adjacent to the Fire District communications system. This
telephone shall be for the express use of the Fire District.
Telephones for building occupant use shall be separate;
Ordinance No. 13
Section 14
Page 16
l0. Intercom to exterior of fire control center to allow for
verbal communications without opening the door;
11. Supervision indicator for Fire District rooms and cabinets,
including fire control center;
12. Two copies of the complete approved or as-built building
plans and related operations manuals;
13. Three copies of Fire District pre-plans;
14. Labeled cabinet containing the minimum six portable voice
powered head sets as required in Section 6.C.2;
15. Labeled cabinet containing labeled emergency access and
elevator control keys;
16. A furniture-quality table, a minimum of 3 feet wide and 6
feet long, and a sturdy office-quality chair;
17. Instructions for operating all equipment in room;
18. Other fire protection equipment and system controls, such
as:
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a. Water tank level indicators;
b. Fire pump controls and status indicators;
c. Fuel level indicator on auxiliary generators and fire
pumps.
B. Status Indication
Any equipment required to produce an indication of status at the
fire control center shall conform to the following:
1. Graphic Annunciator. The graphic annunciator shall be a
live diagram of each building, floor, zone or other
designated area, and shall indicate the location of the
activated alarm device.
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2. Alpha-Numeric Printout. An alpha-numeric printout of all
status indications of switch activations, along with date
and time of alarm or activation, shall be provided. This
printout shall also be coded to provide the location of
activation on the building floor plans, per floor and
location on the floor. This equipment shall be located on
furniture-quality cabinetry constructed to handle this
specialized equipment.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 14, 15 & 16
Page 17
C. Restricted Use of Fire Control Center
The fire control center shall not be used for the housing of any
boiler, heating unit, generator, combustible storage, or similar
hazardous equipment or storage.
D. Scaled Drawing Reauired
An engineer's drawing of fire control center at an approved
scale, denoting layout of room, location of required equipment,
and specifications of required equipment shall be provided to
the Fire District for final approval prior to installation.
SECTION 15 EMERGENCY HELICOPTER LANDING FACILITY
Every high-rise building shall incorporate an emergency helicopter
landing facility in an area approved by the Fire Chief.
Such facility shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
all applicable codes, ordinances, and the requirements of the Federal
Aviation Administration and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's
Department.
A. The roof top shall be marked with the numerical street address
of the building, with the numbers facing the street frontage
corresponding to the address. The numbers shall be three feet
high and one foot wide.
SECTION 16 ROADWAY ACCESS (FIRE LANES)
A. Requirements
Fire apparatus access shall be provided on at least two sides of
all buildings. Access from exterior walls shall extend from
five feet to fifty feet horizontally, with no obstructions
vertically.
Access areas shall not exceed five percent slope and shall meet
the following compaction requirements:
1. Paving and Improvement. Fire lanes shall be paved to meet
the paving standards of the City of Rancho Cucamonga or
approved equivalent. Where the Fire Chief deems it
permissible, he may allow the use of natural grass surface
if the following conditions are met:
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a. A sufficient subsurface shall be provided which will
withstand a 70,000 pound combined dead and live load in
all weather conditions, without significant settlement
(engineering data shall be provided);
Ordinance No. 13
Section 16 & 17
Page 18
b. Other supporting material or block may be used if they
meet the same criteria and/or conditions as stated
above;
c. Grass-covered restricted access shall be marked so that
the supported driving area is clearly discernible;
d. No dip, hump, or other surface irregularity shall:
1. Have an angle or approach of 4-1/2 degrees (l0$)
or steeper;
2. Have an angle of departure of 4-1/2 degrees (10~)
or more;
3. Impede the movement of fire apparatus having a
wheelbase of 252 inches, with a minimum ground
clearance of 11 inches.
B. Obstruction
Access roadways shall be provided and maintained in a passable
condition at all times. Any obstruction or impedance to
reasonable access may be repaired or removed forthwith by any
public safety agency and the expense of repair or removal is to
be borne by the owner of the roadway and, in the case of an
obstructing vehicle or object, by the owner of said vehicle or
object. Approved "NO PARKING" signs and/or other appropriate
notice prohibiting obstructions may be required and shall be
maintained by the property owner.
All fire lanes shall be posted according to the Fire District
standards:
1. Curbs shall be painted red and/or approved fire lane signs
installed for the length designated by the Foothill Fire
Protection District. Said signs shall be installed no more
than 100 feet apart on roads and accessways up to 1/4 mile
in length. On roads and accessways in excess of 1/4 mile in
length, said signs shall be installed no more than 200 feet
apart.
2. As determined by the Fire District, additional access may be
required.
SECTION 17 EMERGENCY PRE-FIRE PLANNING AND EVACUATION REQUIREMENTS
A. Procedure Manual
All mid-rise and high-rise buildings shall supply the Fire
District with a completed emergency pre-fire planning and
evacuation procedure manual. A copy of the manual, to be filled
out by the building owner/occupant, will be made available at
Fire District headquarters.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 17, 18 & 19
Page 19
The completion and filing of this manual shall meet the intent
of the provisions of Title 19 CAC. Low-rise buildings may
provide the procedure manual to the Fire District at the option
of the owner/occupant.
SECTION 18 PLAN REVIEW AND UPDATE
The copies of the approved or as built plans, including tenant
improvements, shall be updated anytime revisions, additions, or
deletions to the building are made. The responsibility for these
updates will be that of the building owner unless the owner and
occupant have otherwise agreed between themselves, in which event the
occupant shall comply. Copies of such plans shall be supplied to the
Fire District.
SECTION 19 APPELLATE PROCEDURES
A. Alternate Material or Method
The Fire Chief, with notice to the appellant, may approve any
alternate material or method, provided that they find that the
proposed design, use or operation satisfactorily complies with
the intent of these provisions and that the materials, methods
of work performed, or operations to be employed are, for the
purpose intended, at least equivalent or that prescribed by
these provisions in quality strength, effectiveness, fire
resistance, durability and safety.
B. Testing for Compliance
The Fire Chief may require tests as proof of compliance with the
intent of these provisions or alternates thereto to be made by
an approved agency at the expense of the person or persons
requesting approval of alternate methods, materials or
operations.
C. Expert Opinion
If technical expertise is unavailable within the Fire District
to determine the acceptance of new technology, products,
process, facilities, materials and uses attending design,
operation or use of a building or premises subject to the
provisions herein contained, the Fire Chief may required the
appellant or his authorized representative to provide, without
charge to the Foothill Fire Protection District, a technical
opinion and report prepared by a qualified engineer specialist,
laboratory or fire safety specialty organization acceptable to
the Fire Chief and the appellant, to thoroughly analyze the fire
safety properties of said design, operations, or use in
prescription, approval and adoption of the necessary recommended
changes.
Ordinance No. 13
Section 19, 20 & 21
Page 20
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D. Variance
Whenever there are practical difficulties in strict application
of these provisions, the Fire Chief may modify the provisions
upon application, in writing, by the owner, lessee, developer or
his authorized representative, provided that the spirit and
intent of the provisions shall be complied with and the public
safety secured. Particulars of any such modification or
deviation from these provisions, when granted or allowed, shall
be rendered by a written decision of the Fire Chief and entered
upon the record of the Fire District with a signed copy
furnished to the appellant.
E. Appeals
Whenever the Chief disapproves an application or refuses to
grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the
provisions of the Code do not apply or that the true intent and
meaning of the Code have been misconstrued or wrongly
interpreted, the applicant may appeal the decision of the Chief
to the Board of Appeals within 30 days from the date of the
decision appealed.
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SECTION 20 VALIDITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid, such holding or
holdings shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance. The Board of Directors hereby declares that it would
have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid.
SECTION 21 PUBLICATION
Prior to the expiration of fifteen working days from its passage, the
Fire Chief shall cause this Ordinance to be published in a newspaper
of general circulation, as required by law.
This Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Foothill Fire Protection District, Rancho Cucamonga,
California, held on the 17th day of February 1987 and was
adopted on the 12th day of March , 1987, by the
following vote, t~1t:AYE - ALEXANDER, EGGLESTON, LATIPOW, LYONS
WHEATLEY; NOES - NONE; ABSENT - NONE
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William J Alexande President D nnis Michae , Secre ry
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
HIGH RISE ORDINANCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE SECTION - PAGE
1. Alarm and Communications 6 6
2. Appellate Procedure 19 19
3. Automatic Sprinkler System/Standpipe System 5 3
4. Building Occupancy 4 3
5. Compliance Required 3 2
6. Definitions 2 1
7. Elevators 10 11
8. Emergency Helicopter Landing Facility 15 17
9. Emergency Pre-Fire Planning and Evacuation 17 18
Requirements
10. Exits 9 11
11. Fire Control Center 14 14
12. Fire Fighting Provisions 13 12
13. Intent 1 1
14. Plan Review and Update 18 19
15. Publication 21 20
16. Roadway Access (Fire Lanes) 16 17
17. Seismic Considerations 12 12
18. Smoke Control 8 10
19. Smoke Detection 7 9
20. Standby and Emergency Power and Lighting 11 12
21. Validity 20 20
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I, L. DENNIS MICHAEL, Secretary in and for the
Foothill Fire Protection District, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 13 of said District
was introduced at a regular meeting of said District
held on the 17th day of February 1987, and
passed thereafter on the 12th day of March 1987,
by the following vote:
AYES: Alexander, Eggleston, Latipow, Lyons, Wheatley
NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE
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. De is Michael, Secre a'ry
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ORDINANCE N0. 12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A CHARGE FOR FEES
FOR SPECIAL SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES, AND FEES
AUTHORIZED UNDER THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE
Be it ordained by the Foothill Fire Protection District:
SECTION 1: AUTHORIZATION TO CHARGE FEES
T'^e Roar3 of Directors does hereby authorize the
Foothill Fire Protection District to charge fees which are
reasonably borne with the cost of providing special services
and activities and other fees as authorized under the Uniform
Fire Code.
Such fees for the said special services, activities
and other fees as authorized under the Uniform Fire Code rendered
by the District shall be fixed from time to time by resolution
enacted by the Board to the end that said fees shall be reasonably
borne with the cost of rendering said services.
SECTION 2: This ordinance shall be signed by the
President and Secretary of the Foothill Fire Protection District,
attested by the Secretary and published in the Daily Report
pursuant to the requirements of the California Government Code.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance shall for any reason be
invalid, such holding or holdings shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Foothill Fire
Protection District has declared that it would have passed this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, be
declared invalid.
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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William J. Texan er, President
' Dennis Micha 1, Secre ary
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' STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )ss
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
Z, L. DENNIS MICHAEL, Secretary in and for the Foothill
Fire Protection District, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 12 of said District was introduced at a regular
meeting of said District held on the 11th day of September,
1986, and passed thereafter on the 9th day of October
1986, by the following vote, to wit: '
AYES: Alexander, Eggleston, Latipow, Lyons, Wheatley
NOES NONE
ABSENT: NONE
~~ Michael, Secr ary
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ORDINANCE NO. 11
ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT,
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX IN
MELLO-ROOS COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
NO. 85-1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1986-87
WHEREAS, a special election was held in the Mello-Roos
Community Facilities District No. 85-1 (the "Community
Facilities District") of the Foothill Fire Protection District
(the "District"), on Tuesday, December 10, 1985; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the election, more than two-thirds
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(2/3) of the qualified electors voted in favor of a proposition
to authorize the levy of a special tax for fire suppression
services and facilities, to establish an appropriations limit and
to annually adjust the special tax and appropriations limit based
upon changes in cost of living and changes in population; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 53340 of the Government Code,
this Board of Directors is authorized, by ordinance, to annually
levy a special tax at the rate and apportion the special tax in
the manner specified in the resolution adopted pursuant to
Article 2 (commencing with Section 53318 of the Government Code),
except that this Board of Directors may levy the special tax at a
lower rate; and
WHEREAS, this Board of Directors desires to levy a special
r;
tax in the Community Facilities District for the Fiscal Year
1986-87:
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED as follows:
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Section 1. Levy of Special Tax. By the passage of this
Ordinance, this Board of Directors hereby authorizes and directs
the levy of a special tax in the Community Facilities District
for the Fiscal Year 1986-87 at the rate and apportioned in the
manner set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
Section 2. Exempt Properties. This Board of Directors
hereby determines that properties or entities of the State,
Federal or other local governments shall be exempt from such
special tax.
Section 3. Use of Special Tax. This Board of Directors
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hereby finds and determines that the special tax shall be used to
pay, in whole or in part, the costs and expenses for facilities
and services specified as follows:
(a) The construction, acquisition, expansion and/or
rehabilitation of public facilities within or for the
benefit of the Community Facilities District generally
described as follows:
Fire protection and suppression facilities,
and appurtenances including equipment, real
property and other tangible property with
an estimated useful life of five (5) years
or longer
(b) The services to be provided within the Community
Facilities District generally described as follows:
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The performance by employees of functions,
operations and maintenance and repair
activities in order to provide fire
protection within the Community Facilities
District
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(c) The repayment of advances and loans.
' The special tax shall be used solely for the purposes
specified above and for no other purpose.
Section 4. Collection of Special Tax. The special tax
shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem
property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same
penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency
as provided for ad valorem taxes.
Section 5. Filing of Ordinance. The Secretary is hereby
authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this
ordinance with the Tax Collector for the County of San Bernardino
and any other departments of the County of San Bernardino as may
be appropriate.
Section 6. Publication of Ordinance. The Secretary is
hereby authorized and directed to publish this Ordinance once in
a newspaper of general circulation and to maintain the Ordinance
for public inspection and distribution.
Section 7. Publication: Effective Date. This Ordinance
was read on the 10th day of July , 1986, and was adopted
on the 10th day of July 1986 and shall take effect and be
in force upon its adoption.
ATTEST:
Secret y
(SEAL)
President
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MAXIMUM SPECIAL TAX
FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1986-87
Structures
Residential
Multi-Family
MELLO-RODS COMMUNITY FACILITIES
DISTRICT NO. 85-1
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
2 du:
3 du:
4 du:
5-14 du:
15-30 du:
31-80 du:
81-up du:
Commercial
Industrial
Note: du = dwelling unit
to = total units
sf = squre feet
Maximum Annual
Special Tax
($64) per du
1.75
2.25
2.65
2.65
6.15
10.65
23.15
EXHIBIT "A"
ORDINANCE 11
($64)
($64)
($64)
($64) + [,35(tu - 4)($64)]
($64) + [,30(tu - 14)($64)]
($64) + [,25(tu - 30)($64)]
($64) + [.20(tu - 80)($64)]
($64) per acre + $,04 per sf
($64) per acre + $,OS per sf
' STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
ss.
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, L. Dennis Michael, Secretary of the Board of Directors
of the Foothill Fire Protection District, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 11 , was adopted
by the Board of Directors at a duly held meeting of said Board
held on the 10 day of July , 1986,
AYES: ALEXANDER, EGGLESTON, LATIPOW, LYONS, WHEATLEY
NOES: NONE
(SEAL)
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ABSENT• NONE
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Secre ar
ORDINANCE N0. 10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1 AND
ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1985 EDITION,
AND MAKING CERTAIN DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS
AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT:
SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1985 EDITION
The Board of Directors of the Foothill Fire Protection
District hereby ordains as follows for the purpose of prescrib-
ing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and
property from fire or explosion, that certain Code and Standards
known as the Uniform Fire Code, including all appendices, and
the Uniform Fire Code Standards published by the Western Fire
Chiefs Association and the International Conference of Building
Officials, being particularly the 1985 editions thereof and
the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are here-
inafter deleted, modified or amended by Section 7 of this
Ordinance, of which Code and Standards not less than one copy
has been and is now filed in the office of the Secretary of
' the Board of Directors of the Foothill Fire Protection District,
and the same are 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 provision thereof shall be
controlling within the limits of the Foothill Fire Protection
District.
SECTION 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE SAFETY DIVISION
The bureau of fire prevention shall be referred to as the
Fire Safety Division.
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS
Whenever the words "chief of the bureau of fire prevention"
are used, they shall be held to mean "Fire Marshal".
SECTION 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH
STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS IS
TO BE PROHIBITED
The storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited
within District boundaries.
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SECTION 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH
STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN
OUTSIDE ABOVEGROUND TANKS IS PROHIBITED
' The storage of flammable or combustible liquid in outside
aboveground tanks is prohibited within District boundaries.
SECTION 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS IN WHICH STORAGE OF
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES IS TO BE RESTRICTED.
Pursuant to Section 82.105 of the Uniform Fire Code, the
aggregate capacity of any one installation for the bulk storage
of liquefied petroleum gases shall not exceed 2,000 water
gallons in commercial, residential and other areas where, in
the opinion of the Fire Chief having 3urisdiction, the location
of bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gases would create a
threat to the occupants and property owners.
SECTION 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE
A. Section 2.101 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to add Section (i) as follows:
(i) The following persons are hereby authorized
to enforce the provisions of this Code-
Sheriff or any deputy sheriff
' B. Section 2.108 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to add Sections (a) and (b) as follows:
(a) Fire suppression and rescue or emergency
medical costs are recoverable in accordance
with California Health and Safety Code
Section 13009(a).
(b) Any person who negligently or in violation of
law causes a nonfire suppression emergency,
including but not limited to situations such
as traffic accident or spill of toxic or
flammable fluids or chemicals, is liable for
the costs of securing such emergency.
Expenses incurred by the Fire Department for
securing such an emergency situation shall
constitute a debt of such person and is
collectible by the Chief in the same manner
as in the case of an obligation under contract,
expressed or implied.
C. Section 2.303 (b) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended by adding the following.
National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park, Quincy MA 02269
NFPA National Fire Codes Volumes 1 through 9
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D. Section 4.101 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended by adding the following:
48. Fixed hood and duct extinguishing systems.
' E. Section 10.203 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended by adding Sections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
and (f), as follows-
(a) Fire Hydrants
1. Fire hydrants shall be installed as per
fire flow and spacing requirements
specified by the Foothill Fire Protection
District for the type of development and
in accordance with the standard specifica-
tions of the Cucamonga County Water District.
All fire hydrants shall meet or exceed the
specifications of the Foothill Fire Protec-
tion District.
2. Fire hydrant assemblies shall be installed
in accordance with the requirements of the
Foothill Fire Protection District's "Stand-
ard for Fire Hydrant Installation".
3. Contractors shall be responsible for priming
and painting all fire hydrants. Color shall
be a high-grade safety yellow, as approved
by the Fire Chief.
4. Contractor or developer shall be responsible
for the purchase and installation of blue
dot reflective hydrant markers for all fire
hydrants.
(b) water System Design
1. Where the water system is intended to become
a portion of the "public water system", the
design shall be approved by the Cucamonga
County Water District.
a. Private water systems which supply fire
hydrants shall be designed and construc-
ted in accordance with the same specifi-
cations of the Cucamonga County Water
District as adopted for the public water
system.
b. Where the water system will be of private
ownership, the following general principles
shall be used and the Fire District
approval of design shall be obtained.
Generally accepted good hydraulic
practices including, but not limited to
the following criteria, shall be used:
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(1) The developer shall refer to the
required fire flow for his parti-
cular type of development.
' (2) The water available in the area of
proposed development shall be
determined by conducting an on-site
fire flow. This shall be accomplished
by the owner/developer and witnessed
by a representative of the Fire
District.
(3) Water system design shall be based
on the premise that, with water
flowing at the required rate estab-
lished under "Fire Flows" for that
particular type of development under
consideration, at least 20 psi
residual pressure shall remain in
the system.
(4) Any single fire hydrant installation
shall deliver in excess of 1000 gpm.
(5) Water mains shall be of grid design
or looped where possible.
(6) No six-inch water main supplying a
fire hydrant shall exceed 500 feet
in length when fed from one direction.
(7) The developer shall test the water
system, including the flowing of
each fire hydrant, in the presence
of a representative of the Foothill
Fire Protection District.
NOTE: Acceptance of the water
system shall be contingent upon
successful completion of the above-
mentioned tests.
(8) Minimum water main size shall be of
six-inch inside diameter.
(9) Automatic fire sprinkler systems
must be supplied in accordance with
standards as approved by the Foothill
Fire Protection District.
(c) Private Water System and Fire Hydrant Maintenance
Private water systems supporting a fire hydrant
shall be maintained in a condition acceptable
to the Foothill Fire Protection District. The
owner of such private water systems shall be
responsible for maintaining the system, including
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repair or replacement of damaged fire hydrants
and conducting an annual test similar to the
acceptance test. Such test shall be made in
the presence of a representative of the
Foothill Fire Protection District.
(d) Temporary Fire Hydrants
Temporary, non-permanent fire hydrants, as
approved by the Foothill Fire Protection
District, may be allowed during the period
of building construction. Due to the length
of the construction period, type of construc-
tion, or proximity to other uses, such
facilities will be required to be installed
prior to any combustibles being brought on
site and shall be required to be removed
before any buildings are approved for occu-
pancy, or when permanent, operable hydrants
are in existence.
(e) Fire Department Connections
Fire department connections and valves shall
be installed at locations as approved by the
Foothill Fire Protection District.
(f) Fire Alarm Systems and Alarm Devices
Fire alarm systems' conduit and appurte-
nances, where required or installed, and
fire alarm systems' monitoring, shall meet
Fire District approval.
F. Section 10.207 (a) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended by adding the following:
Section 10.207(a). Required access shall be
continuously maintained during building construction.
G. Section 10.207 (b) and Exception 1 of the Uniform Fire
Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Where Required. The access roadway shall be
extended to within 150 feet travel distance of,
and shall give reasonable access to, all
portions of the exterior walls of the first
story of any building. (An access road shall
be provided within 50 feet of all buildings if
natural grade between the access road and
building is in excess of 30 percent.) where
the access roadway cannot be provided, approved
' fire protection system or systems shall be
provided as required and approved by the Fire
Chief.
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H. Section 10.207 (d) of the Uniform Pare Code is hereby
amended by adding the following:
(d) Paving and Improvement. Fire lanes shall be
' paved to meet standards of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga. Where the Fire Chief deems it
permissible, he may allow the use of natural
grass surface if the following conditions are
met.
1. A gravel sub-surface is provided which will
withstand 70,000 pounds in all weather
conditions without significant compaction
(engineering data to be provided).
2. Other supporting material or block may be
used if they meet the same criterion and/or
conditions as stated in Section 10.207(d)1
above.
3. Grass-covered restricted access shall be
marked so that the supported driving area
is clearly discernable.
4. No dip, hump, or other surface irregularity
shall:
a. have an angle of approach of nine
degrees (20~) or steeper;
b. have an angle of departure of nine
degrees (20~) or more;
c. impede the movement of fire apparatus
having a wheelbase of 248 inches, with
a minimum ground clearance of eleven
inches.
I. Section 10.207 (e) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to read as follows
(e) Width. The minimum unobstructed width of a
fire apparatus access road shall not be less
than twenty-six feet.
EXCEPTIOtd: The entranceway width to private
commercial, industrial, or residential projects
shall be twenty-six feet, unless an entry
island is constructed, at which point the
minimum roadway width shall be twenty feet on
each side of the island. This provision is
not intended to include the standard dedicated
residential street.
' J. Section 10.207 (f) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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(f) Vertical Clearance. All fire apparatus access
roads shall have an unobstructed vertical clear-
ance of not less than 14 feet 6 inches.
K. Section 10.207 (g) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(g) Turning Area. The minimum outside radius of
the paved surface shall be 55 feet. An addi-
tional 6 feet of clear space shall be maintained
beyond the outside radius from a point 6 feet
above the paved surface to a point 14 feet 6 inches
above the paved surface. Hammerhead turn>ng areas
may be permitted upon approval of the Fire Chief
or h>s designate.
L. Section 10.207 (k) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(k) Obstruction. Access roadways, private roadways
and public roadways shall be provided and main-
tained in a passable condition at all times.
Any obstruction or impedence to reasonable access
may be repaired or removed forthwith by any
public safety agency and the expense of repair or
removal is to be borne by the owner of the road-
way and, in the case of an obstructing vehicle
or object, by the owner of said vehicle or object.
Approved "NO PARKING" signs and/or other appropri-
ate notice prohibiting obstruct>ons may be re-
quired and shall be maintained by the property
owner.
M. Section 10.207(1) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended by adding the following:
All fire lanes shall be posted according to the
following Fire District standards:
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Curbs shall be painted red and/or approved fire
lane signs installed for the length designated
by the Foothill Fire Protection District. Said
signs shall be installed no more than 100 feet
apart on roads and accessways up to 1/4 mile in
length. On roads and accessways in excess of
1/4 mile in length, said signs shall be installed
no more than 200 feet apart.
N. Section 10.207 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to add Section (m) as follows:
(m) Ingress and Egress. In residential tract develop-
ments and where cul-de-sac streets in excess of
600 feet exist, two separate and distinct points
of access (ingress and egress) shall be provided.
This may also be applied to certain industrial
park developments.
O. Article 10 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended
to add Section 10.210 "Building Certification".
Section 10.210. The Fire Chief or his designate shall
not certify any building or occupancy until he is
satisfied that the requirements for fire protection
facilities have actually been constructed and provided
in accordance with the approved plan. The developer
shall call the Fire District for inspections related
' to the construction of required fire protection
facilities. g
P. Article 10 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended
to add Section 10.211 "Access Doors".
Section 10.211. Access doors shall be provided at
near ground level for fire fighting purposes in
accordance with the Uniform Building Code. There
shall be at least one door not less than 3 feet in
width and not less than 6 feet 8 inches in height
within the required travel distance. Travel distance
between said doors shall not exceed 150 feet, or
mayor fraction thereof, on the exterior wall which
faces the access roadway. (For access door require-
ments relating to high-piled stock, see Uniform Fire
Code Section 81.109(b).)
For aesthetic reasons, safety glass (tempered glass)
panels, the same size as the access doors (3'8"x6'8")
may be used as a suitable option for the regular
access doors. These glass panels shall be marked
with the appropriate reflective marking symbol, as
required by the Fire District, for ease of location
' by fire fighting personnel. Metal roll-up doors
are not acceptable for such purposes. All
subsequent floors above the ground floor shall have
a safety glass (tempered glass) panel installed the
same size as the windows on that floor at a point
directly above where the 3'0"x6'8" panels have
been installed on the ground floor. These windows
shall also be marked with the appropriate reflective
symbol.
Q. Section 10.301 (a) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended by adding the following:
In no case shall the portable extinguisher(s)
be less than a 2AlOBC.
R. Section 10.302 (a) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(a) General. All sprinkler systems, fire hydrant
systems, standpipe systems, fire alarm systems,
portable fire extinguishers, smoke and heat ventila-
tors, smoke removal systems and other fire protective
or extinguishing systems or appliances shall be main-
tained in an operative condition at all times and
shall be replaced or repaired where defective. All
portable fire extinguishers shall be serviced annually
by a fire extinguisher service contractor licensed by
the State Fire Marshal. Fire protective or extinguish-
ing systems coverage, spacing and specifications
shall be maintained in accordance with recognized 9
standards at all times. Such systems shall be
extended, altered or augmented as necessary to maintain
and continue protection whenever any building so
equipped is altered, remodeled or added to. All
additions, repairs, alterations and servicing shall
be in accordance with recognized standards and shall
be approved by the Fire District.
EXCEPTION: Systems not required by this or any
other code need not be extended, altered or augmented.
Soda acid, foam, loaded stream, anti-freeze and water
fire extinguishers of the inverting types shall not
be recharged or placed in service for fire protection
use.
S. Section 10.306 (a) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended by adding the following to the "Exception":
Should two-hour fire walls be used to separate
one multiple dwelling complex into two, then
such fire walls shall be constructed according
to the approved Fire District standards as
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T. Section 10.306 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended by adding Section (a) 3 as follows.
(a) 3. All multiple dwelling complexes three or
' more stories in height or containing more than
fifteen dwelling units shall install audible fire
alarms on the exterior of the building, which
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shall be interconnected to the smoke alarms
in each dwelling unit. The alarms shall be
installed so that, if any smoke alarm should
be activated in any dwelling unit in a
particular building, all of the fire alarms
located on that building shall be activated.
The fire alarms shall be located so that
all occupants in any particular building will
be alerted simultaneously.
The system shall include the installation of
an enunciator panel at a central location
which, when activated, shall indicate the
smoke detector involved. The entire system
shall have a battery back-up capable of
maintaining the system for at least twenty-
four hours.
Annual maintenance shall be performed on the
system to assure that it will function
properly when needed. A copy of the mainten-
ance contract shall be provided to the
Foothill Fire Protection District prior to
occupancy of the building(s).
This provision is irrespective of the instal-
lation of any type of fire separation wall.
' U. Section 10.309 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby 11
amended by adding Section (a) as follows•
(a) Sprinkler monitoring. All sprinkler systems
fed by two or more sprinkler risers shall
have all the risers monitored by an alarm
system. The occupant(s) served by the riser(s)
shall be noted by name and address and this
information shall be supplied to the Foothill
Fire Protection District by the building owner
and/or occupant for entry at the fire dispatch
center. The riser(s) shall be numbered and
monitored immediately upon completion of the
sprinkler system.
If the building has 24-hour on-site security,
a panel shall be supplied within the security
area which will indicate the riser(s) affected.
A phone call from the security personnel to
fire dispatch shall then be made with the proper
information (i.e., riser affected and portion
of building protected by that riser, such as
"north side of building", etc.).
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If the building does not have 24-hour on-site
security, a panel shall be installed immediately
inside the main entry door leading into the
office area. Attached to the front of the
panel or affixed on the wall immediately adjacent
to the panel shall be a diagram of the building
and the placement of the risers by number.
V. The Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to add
Article 14, Section 14.101 as follows:
ARTICLE 14
ONE AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Section 14 101. F1re Flow and Fire Hydrant Requirements
Required fire flow shall be not less than 1000
gallons per minute (GPM). Such fire flow for
fire protection purposes shall be supplied by
a water system of approved design and with water
mains having a minimum inside diameter of 6 inches.
Fire flow and fire hydrant spacing shall be as
follows:
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Fire Flow Duration Fire
Requi re- Require- Hydrant
ments ments Spacing
Single Family Dwellings
Less than 1 per acre
1 story 1000 gpm 2 hours 500 feet
2 stories 1000 gpm 2 hours 500 feet
1 story (hazardous
terrain) 1000 gpm 2 hours 400 feet
2 stories (hazardous
terrain) 1250 gpm 2 hours 400 feet
1 or 2 per acre
1 story 1000 gpm 2 hours 500 feet
2 stories 1000 gpm 2 hours 500 feet
1 story (hazardous
terrain) 1250 gpm 2 hours 400 feet
2 stories (hazardous
terrain) 1500 gpm 2 hours 400 feet
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Fire Flow Duration Fire
Require- Require- Hydrant
ments ments Spacing
' Single Family Dwellings
(Continued)
More than 2 per acre
1 story 1000 gpm 2 hours 500 feet
2 stories 1250 gpm 2 hours 500 feet
1 story (hazardous
terrain) 1500 gpm 2 hours 400 feet
2 stories (hazardous
terrain) 1750 gpm 2 hours 400 feet
Two Family Dwellings
(Duplex)
1 story 1500 gpm 2 hours 300 feet
2 stories 1750 gpm 2 hours 300 feet
1 story (hazardous
terrain) 1750 gpm 2 hours 300 feet
2 stories (hazardous
terrain) 2000 gpm 2 hours 300 feet
W. The Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to add Section
' 14.102 as follows:
Section 14.102. Fire Protection Requirements for
Apartment Houses, Other Multiple Family Residential
Developments, Hotels, Motels, Hospitals, Convales-
cent Homes, Nursing Homes and Similar Residential
Type Institutions and Places of Public Assembly,
Such as Churches, etc.
(a) Fire flow and fire hydrant spacing shall be as
follows:
Fire Flow Duration Fire
Requi re- Require- Hydrant
ments ments Spacing
Limited Multiple Residences
1 and 2 Stories
Less than 5000 sq. ft. 2000 gpm 2 hours 300 feet
5000 to 9999 sq. ft. 2500 gpm 2 hours 300 feet
10,000 to 14,999 sq. ft. 3000 gpm 2 hours 300 feet
15,000 to 19,999 sq. ft. 3500 gpm 3 hours 300 feet
20,000 to 24,999 sq. ft. 4000 gpm 3 hours 300 feet
25,000 to 29,999 sq. ft. 4500 gpm 4 hours 300 feet
30,000 or more sq. ft 5000 gpm 5 hours 300 feet
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(b) Three-story dwellings and all other structures
under this section shall be at least 3000 gpm.
' (c) For all structures over three stories in height
and for developments where variables represent
additional hazards, greater fire flow may be
required. Variables may relate to type of
construction, configuration of exposure condi-
tions and use.
(d) In cases where building dimensions exceed 150
lineal feet in length or width, or where access
to other building areas is restricted, additional
vehicular access may be required.
X. The Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to add Section
14.103 as follows:
Section 14.103. Fire Protection Requirements for
Commercial, Industrial Developments.
(a) Fire Flow
1. Isolated or strip commercial or industrial
developments not exceeding two stories in
height shall be not less than 3000 gpm;
' 2. Neighborhood commercial centers or
industrial clusters with buildings not
exceeding two stories in height shall be
not less than 3500 gpm;
3. Regional commercial shopping centers or
industrial parks of any height shall be
not less than 4000 gpm;
4. Where development variables present addi-
tional hazards, greater fire flow may be
required. These variables may include, but
are not limited to, type of construction,
building height, materials and processes
housed and configuration of exposure condi-
tions. Automatic fire sprinkler systems
and other wet systems may require greater
fire flow in order to meet the standards of
Fire Insurance Underwriters.
5. Required fire flow shall not be less than
1500 gpm.
(b) Hydrant Spacing
L4aximum hydrant spacing shall not exceed 300
feet.
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Y. The Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to add
Section 14.104 as follows:
' Section 14.104. General Requirements and Standards
for Fire Protection.
The following are requirements in the development
of fire protection facilities. When reference is
made to specifications of the Foothill Fire Protec-
tion District, this shall, in fact, have reference
to "Standard Specifications for Installation of
16-Inch Diameter and Smaller Water Mains, Valves
and Appurtenances" (latest edition), approved and
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Cucamonga
County Water District, and subsequent adopted
amendments thereto.
Z. Section 25.116(b)2K of the Uniform Fire Code is
hereby deleted.
AA. Section 25.117 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 25.117. Standby Firefighter.
whenever, in the opinion of the Chief, it is
essential for public safety in any place of public
assembly or any other place where people congregate,
due to the number of persons or the nature of the
performance, exhibition, display, contest or
activity, the owner, agent or lessee shall employ
one or more experienced firefighters, as required
and approved by the Chief, to be on duty at such
place. Said firefighters shall be subject to the
Chief's orders at all times when so employed and
shall be in uniform and remain on duty during the
times such places are open to the public, or when
such activity is being conducted. Before each
performance or the start of such activity, said
firefighters shall inspect the required fire
appliances provided to see that they are in proper
place and good working order, and shall keep diligent
watch for fires during the time such place is open
to the public or such activity is being conducted
and shall take prompt measures for extinguishment
of fires that may occur. The firefighter shall
also perform, as required, emergency medical care.
The firefighters shall not be required or permitted,
while on duty, to perform any other duties than
those herein specified.
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BB. Article 61.106 (c) of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to delete the phrase "R, Division 3".
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CC. Article 79, Division XIV of the Uniform Fire Code
is hereby amended by adding the following:
Section 79.1400. Locations Prohibited.
Bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquid
shall be prohibited in all mercantile districts,
closely built commercial areas and heavily populated
areas. The Fire Chief shall be the final determining
authority.
DD. Article 80 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended
by adding Section 80.112(a), (b), and (c), as follows:
Section 80.112. Parking Garages.
(a) Parking on Thoroughfare. Any vehicle contain-
ing hazardous materials shall not be left
unattended on any residential street nor in
or within 500 feet of any residential area,
apartment or hotel complex, educational,
hospital or care facility at any time, or at
any other place that would, in the opinion of
the Chief, present an extreme life hazard.
In locations other than those specified in
this section, a driver shall not leave the
vehicle unattended on any street, Highway,
avenue or alley.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. The necessary absence in connection
with loading or unloading the vehicle;
but during actual discharge from the
vehicle, the provisions of Section
80.112 (b) shall apply.
2. Stops for meals during the day or
night, if the street is well lighted
at the point of parking.
3. When, in case of accident or emergency,
the operator must leave to obtain assis-
tance.
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(b) Parking Off Thoroughfare. Any vehicle contain-
ing hazardous materials shall not be parked at
any one point for longer than one hour.
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EXCEPTIONS:
1 Off a street, highway, avenue or alley.
' 2. At other approved locations not less
than 50 feet from any building except
those approved for the storage or serving
of such vehicle.
3. When, in case of breakdown or other
emergency, the operator must leave the
vehicle to take necessary action to
correct the emergency.
(c) Garaging. Vehicles containing hazardous
materials shall not be parked or garaged in
any buildings other than those specifically
approved for such use by the Chief.
EE. Section 81.107 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to add to Section (b)3 the following.
(b)3. with prior approval from the Fire District,
the owner/builder has the option of either
providing smoke removal in accordance with
Section 81.107 or roof vents and draft curtains
per Section 81.107 and Table No. 81.107.
' Conditions shall be subject to review and
approval by the Fire Chief or his designate.
FF. Section 82.105 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to add Section (g) as follows:
(g) Liquefied petroleum gas containers and
tanks shall be positioned in relation of
one to another in such manner so that the
length axis of each tank is parallel to
other tanks.
GG. Section 85.104 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 85.104. It shall be unlawful to maintain
any electrical wiring, appliance, apparatus, or
device in violation of the Electrical Code. When
any electrical hazards are identified, measures
to abate such conditions shall be taken.
HH. The Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to add
Section 85.110, "Electrical Cords", to read as
follows:
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Section 85.110. Electrical cords shall have no
splices, tape, breaks or deterioration of insula-
tion covering. Cords shall not be run through
holes in walls, ceilings, floors, doorways or
windows; underneath carpeting; behind walls,
ceilings or floors; or attached to building
surfaces by metal fasteners.
SECTION 8. CLEARANCE OF BRUSH OR VEGETATIVE GROWTH FROM
ROADWAYS
Section 17 of Appendix IIA is hereby amended to read as
follows
Section 17. Clearance of Brush or Vegetative Growth
from Roadways.
(a) The Chief may require brush, vegetation or
debris to be removed and cleared within 10
feet on each side of every roadway and access
drive, and may enter upon private property to
do so. This section shall not apply to single
specimens of trees, ornamental shrubbery or
cultivated ground cover such as green grass,
ivy, succulents or similar plants used as
ground covers, provided they do not form a
means of readily transmitting fire. As used
' in this section, "roadway" means that portion
of a highway or private street improved or 18
ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
(b) If the Chief determines in any specific case
that difficult terrain, danger of erosion
or other unusual circumstances make strict
compliance with the clearance of vegetation
provision of Sections 15, 16 or 17 of this
appendix undesirable or impractical, he may
suspend enforcement thereof and require
reasonable alternative measures designed to
advance the purposes of this article.
(c) In the event the abatement is not performed
as required in Subsection (a) of this section,
the Executive Body may instruct the Chief to
give notice to the owner of the property upon
which said condition exists to correct such
prohibited condition and, if the owner fails
to correct such condition, the Executive Body
may cause the same to be done and make the
expense of such correction a lien on the
property upon which such conditions exist.
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SECTION 9. FIRE DISTRICT PERMITS
' General use permits and certificates shall be required
for any activity or operation which, rn the judgement of the
Fire Chief or his designate, is likely to produce conditions
hazardous to life and property (Uniform Fire Code Article 4,
Section 4.101). Permits are required from the Fire Safety
Division of the Foothill Fire Protection District Every
application for a required permit shall be accompanied by
fees as set forth in the Schedule of Fees.
SECTION 10. APPEALS
Whenever the Chief disapproves an app=ication or refuses
to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed chat the
provisions of the Code do not apply or that the true intent
and meaning of the Code have been misconstrued or wrongly
interpreted, the applicant may appeal the decision of the
Chief to the Board of Appeals within 30 days from the date of
the decision appealed.
SECTION 11. VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE: ISSUANCE OF CITATION
The Foothill Fire Protection District hereby authorizes
the Fire Chief or his duly authorized agents to issue citations
for violation of this Ordinance in the same manner as county,
city or city and county are authorized to so provide by
Chapter 5C (Section 853.6) of the Penal Code.
SECTION 12. PENALTY 19
A. All violations of this Code shall be deemed infrac-
tions with the exception of Article 3.
B. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense upon each day
during any part of which any violation of any of
the provisions of this Code is committed, continued,
permitted or maintained by such person, firm or
corporation, and shall be punishable therefore as
herein provided.
C. The application of the above penalty shall not be
held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited
conditions.
SECTION 13. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or of the
Code or Standards hereby adopted are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 14. VALIDITY
' The Board of Directors of the Foothill Fire Protection
District hereby declares that should any section, paragraph,
sentence or ~oord of this Ordinance or of the Code or Standards
hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it
is the intent of the Board of Directors of the Foothill Fire
Protection District 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.
SECTION 15. DATE OF EFFECT
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty
days after its approval, as required by law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13th day of March, 1986.
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William J. A exander, President ~~
. Dennis Mic a , Secr ary
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I, L. DENNIS MICHAEL, Secretary in and for the Foothill
Fire Protection District, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 10 of said District was introduced at a regular
meeting of said District held on the 13th Day of March ,
1986, and passed thereafter on the 13th day of March ,
1986, by the following vote:
AYES Alexander, Eggleston, Latipow, Lyons, Wheatley
NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE
' ennis Mich 1, S c etary
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ORDINANCE N0. 9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTERING
A PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF
ORDINANCE NO. 2 AND AMENDING SECTION I THEREOF
The Board of Directors of the FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT do hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Section I of Ordinance No. 2 of the District,
entitled "An Ordinance of the Foothill Fire Protection District,
Providing for the Establishment of A Personnel System For Said
District", is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION I. Adoption of a Personnel System
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In order to establish an equitable and uniform procedure for
dealing with personnel matters; to attract to District service
the best and most competent persons available; to assure that
appointments and promotions of employees will be based on merit
and fitness; and to provide a reasonable degree of security for
qualified employees, the procedures for administering the system
shall be established by Resolution of the Board of Directors."
SECTION 2: Except for Section I of Ordinance No. 2 as
amended, the zemainder of Ordinance No. 2 of the District, being
Section 2 through 26, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase or
word of this ordinance as adopted be declared for any reason to
be invalid, it is the intent of the Board of Directors that it
would have passed all other portions of this ordinance,
independent of the elimination herefrom of any such section,
subsection, sentence, phrase or word as may be declared invalid.
ADOPTED this 10th day of January 1985.
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Chhirman, Board of Directors
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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S~rekary of the
FOOTHILL FIRE PR
of Direc,~ors
N DISTRICT
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I, L. DENNIS MICHAEL, Secretary in and for the Foothill
Fire Protection District, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 9 of said District was introduced at a regular
meeting of said District held on the i3th day of December.
1984, and passed thereafter on the lOthday of January 1985,
by the following vote:
AYES: Alexander, Amodt, Eggleston, Lyons Wheatley
NOES:
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ABSENT None
ennis Michael, cretary
ORDINANCE N0. 8
ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT, COUNTY OF SAN BERDTARDINO, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING ADPEAL DROCEDURES
SECTION 1.
Section 2.302 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
In order to determine the suitability of alternate
materials and type of construction and to provide for
reasonable interpretations of the Uniform Fire Code and
Ordinance No. 1 of the Fire District, there shall be
hereby created a Board of Appeals consisting of five
members who are qualified by experience and training
to pass upon pertinent matters. The Fire Chief shall
be an ex-officio member and shall act as Secretary of
the Board. The executive body of the Fire District may
convene as the Board of Appeals if so qualified. The
executive body may appoint qualified individuals to
an alternate Board of Appeals on matters requiring
special knowledge or expertise in a particular
sub3ect area.
' In either case the following procedure shall prevail.
SECTION 2.
Section 2.302a is hereby added to the Uniform Fire Code
to read as follows:
2.302.a. Findings of fact shall be made by the Board of
Appeals on all matters upon which it makes a decision
and these findsings of fact together with the conclusions
of said Board shall be forwarded to the executive body,
being the Board of the Foothill Fire Protection District,
within fifteen (15) days after said findings are made.
The findings and conclusions shall be considered to be
recommendations for action to the executive body.
Prior to the time that the Board of the Fire District
makes any decision on the recommendations, the matter of
the decision shall be placed on the hearing calendar and
heard on or before thrity (30) days from the time that
said recommendations are forwarded to the Board. The
Secretary shall set the matter for hearing before the
Board and all parties concerned with the findings and
determination shall be notified of the hearing date.
The Board, upon consideration of the findings and con-
clusions, may either adopt the recommendations of the
Board of Appeals, deny the recommendations or, in the
Ordinance No. 8
page two
alternative, modify said decision in pursuance to the
evidence that is introduced to the Board at the time
of the hearing.
The Board may admit such evidence as it deems pertinent
to the issues involved, which may include a tape of
the proceedings before the Board of Appeals. The
executive body shall render its decision in any case on or
before sixty (60) days from the time that the matter is
heard before it, and said decision shall be the final
decision of the Foothill Fire Protection District in
respect to the matters considered.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall be signed by the President
attested to by the Secretary, and published in The
Daily Report in pursuance to the requirements of the
California Government Code. This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its
adoption, as required by law.
SECTION 4.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
of this Ordinance shall for any reason be invalid, such
holding or holdings shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Foothill Fire
Protection District has declared that it would have passed
this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase thereof be declared invalid.
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTEC"_'ION DISTRICT
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Jotrh R. Lyond', President
ATTEST: ~'(~~~.~cM' ~tj~~~et~
Richard A. Feuerstein, Secretary
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AN ORDINANCE
DISTRICT, COQ
CALIFORt1IA,
PURCHASE AND
MARKERS
ORDINANCE NO. 7
OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
JNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF
ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF BLUE DOT HYDRANT
Be it ordained by the Foothill Fire Protection District
SECTION 1:
WHEREAS, the Foothill Fire Protection District Board of
Directors desires to establish fees which are commensurate with
the cost of providing blue dot reflectant hydrant markers and
installation of said markers in residential, commercial and
industrial areas within its jurisdiction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of
Directors does hereby authorize the Foothill Fire Protection
District to establish fees for the purchase and installation of
blue dot reflectant hydrant markers in residential, commercial
and industrial areas within its jurisdiction.
' IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Foothill Fire Protection
District is authorized to establish such fees for blue dot
reflectant hydrant markers and services rendered by the District
from time to time by resolution enacted by the Board to the end
that said fees shall be commensurate with the cost of rendering
said service.
SFCmInn1 ~. mtiys _'-'?~^_ __ s'~sll be s1;.^.ed by the Przsl.::e'1t
and Secretary of the Foothill^Fire Protection District, attested
by the Secretary and published in the Daily Report pursuant to
the requirements of the California Government Code.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase of t3iis ordinance shall for any reason be invalid,
such holding or holdings shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The Foothill Fire
Protection District has declared that it would have passed this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, be
declared invalid.
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Dani~el~_W. R~i[c~halyds~, President
Richard A. Feuerstein, Secretary
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I, RICHARD A. FEUERSTEIN, Secretary in and for the
Foothill Fire Protection District, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 7 of said District was introduced at
a regular meeting of said District held on the 14th day
of April 1983, and passed thereafter on the
12th day of May , 1983, by the following
vote:
AYES: Richards, Lvons. Amod WhPatlav Pnna
NOES: _p_ ABSENT: _~_
RI HARD A. FEUER TEIN, SECRETARY
ORDINANCE NO. 6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
' DISTRICT, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A CHARGE FOR FEES
FOR PLAN CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
Be it ordained by the Foothill Fire Protection District:
SECTION 1: AUTHORIZATION TO CHARGE FEES
The Board of Directors does hereby authorize the Foothill Fire
Protection District to charge fees which are commensurate with the
cost of providing basic plan check and inspection services and plan
check and inspections on other fire-related systems required for new
occupancies and the remodeling of existing structures other than
single family dwellings.
Such fees for the said plan check and inspection services
rendered by the District shall be fixed from time to time by resolu-
tion enacted by the Board to the end that said fees shall be com-
mensurate with the cost of rendering said services.
SECTION 2• This ordinance shall be signed by the President and
Secretary of the Foothill Fire Protection District, attested by the
Secretary and published in the Daily Report pursuant to the require-
ments of the California Government Code.
SECTION 3 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance shall for any reason be invalid, such
holding or holdings shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The Foothill Fire Protection District
has declared that it would have passed this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase thereof, be declared invalid.
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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ni"el W. Richards,iPresident
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Richard A. Feuerstein, Secretary
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I, RICHARD A. FEUERSTEIN, Secretary in and for the Foothill
Fire Protection District, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 6 of said District was introduced at a regular meet-
ing of said District held on the 10th day of February, 1983, and
passed thereafter on the ~ day of ~~~ 1983,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Amodt, Lyons, Pope, Richards, Wheatley
NOES• None
ABSENT None
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Richard A. Feuerstein, Secretary
ORDINANCE NO. 5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A SELF-INSPECTION
PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES AS DEFINED
BY SAID DISTRICT
Be it ordained by the Foothill Fire Protection District:
SECTION 1 ESTABLISHMENT OF SELF-INSPECTION PROGRAM
For the purpose of providing and maintaining functions neces-
sary for the prevention of fire and for the protection of life and
property from fire and panic, Foothill Fire Protection District
does hereby establish a self-inspection program assuring that
certain B-2 occupancies within the District are inspected on an
annual basis for fire safety.
SECTION 2: DEFINITION
The term "B-2" occupancies, as used in this ordinance, shall
mean those wholesale and retail stores, office buildings, police
and fire stations, as defined in Section 9.117, Division 2, of the
Uniform Fire Code.
' SECTION 3: FUNCTION OF SELF-INSPECTION PROGRAM
A. The Foothill Fire Protection District's Fire Safety
Division shall deliver, by hand or by mail, its current "Self-
Inspection Worksheet" and "Business and Emergency Record" forms
to each B-2 occupancy within the District on an annual basis.
B. The owner or manager of said occupancy or person in
highest authority in said occupancy shall be allowed thirty (30)
days from issue date, as noted on the Self-Inspection Worksheet,
in which to conduct an inspection for fire safety, complete said
forms, and return completed forms to the Foothill Fire Protection
District.
SECTION 4. FAILURE TO COMPLY. ISSUANCE OF CITATION
Any person who fails to comply with the requirements to return
said forms duly completed and to correct the deficiencies noted in
said occupancies within the time limit above shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and the Fire District may cause to be issued a citation
for violation of the terms of this ordinance pursuant to the
authority given to the District in its Ordinance No. 1.
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Ordinance No. 5 Page 2
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be signed by the President
and Secretary of the Foothill Fire Protection District, attested
by the Secretary, and published in the Daily Report pursuant to
the requirements of the California Government Code.
SECTION 6 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance shall for any reason be invalid, such
holding or holdings shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The Foothill Fire Protection District
has declared that it would have passed this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase thereof, be declared invalid.
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FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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Richard A. Feuerstein, Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I, RICHARD A. FEUERSTEIN, Secretary in and for the
Foothill Fire Protection District, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 5 of said District was introduced at
a regular meeting of said District held on the ~~ day
of c .~ y t2 x2c~ 1983, and passed// thereafter on the
~~/ day of ~ZOLilit~iJ~ 1983, by the
following vote:
AYES Amodt, Lyons, Pope, Richards, Wheatley
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NODS: None
ABSENT: None
RICHARD A. FEUERST SECRETARY
ORDINANCE NO. 4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 3 BY
CHANGING THE NUMBER OF BENEFIT UNITS AND
MAXIMUM CHARGES TO BE CHARGED ACCORDING TO
PARCEL, CLASS OF IMPROVEMENT OR USE OF PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Foothill Fire Protection
District has determined that the number of benefit units and maximum
charges against each parcel, class of improvement or use of property
by Ordinance Number 3 of the Foothill Fire Protection District should
be changed;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the Board of Directors
of the Foothill Fire Protection District of San Bernardino County as
follows:
read:
Section 1. Section 2 of Ordinance Number 3 is hereby amended to
Section 2. Definitions. Except as specifically defined in this
section, words and phrases used in this ordinance shall be interpreted
to give them the meaning they have in common usage.
A. Building - Any structure erected for the support,
shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels
or property of any kind.
B. Dwelling Unit - A single family residence, each unit
in a residential apartment or condominium building,
each mobile home.
C. Sprinkler Adjustment - A reduction, by 25~, of the
charge if a structure charged under this ordinance
meets or exceeds the requirements of the National
Fire Protection Association Standard Number 13 for
fully sprinklered buildings.
D. Mobile Home Adjustment - A reduction of the charge
if a mobile home is located within a mobile home
park.
E. Unimproved Parcel - Any land that is void of a build-
ing or which has a building with 1,000 square feet
or less of floor area.
F. Combustible Construction - The use of combustible
structural members that would propogate the extension
of fire in a structure.
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brdinance Number 4
Page Two
Section 2. Section 3 of Ordinance Number 3 is hereby amended
to read:
Section 3. The rate of tax to be levied shall be in one or
more of the following manners and in such amounts NOT TO EXCEED the
following schedules:
Maximum Annual
Charge
Parcel, Class of Improvement
to Property, Use of Property
$7.50 per assessed benefit
unit as per the Benefit Unit
Schedule (BUS)
Residential dwelling units
and other buildings (except
those appearing below in
this schedule
$11.25 per assessed benefit
unit as per the BUS
Commercial, industrial and
institutional buildings
Unimproved (each parcel) $5.00 per assessed benefit
unit as per the BUS
Section 3. Section 4 of Ordinance Number 3 is hereby amended
to read:
Section 4. Schedule of Benefit Assessment Units:
Description
Each single family dwelling on one
acre of land or more
Each single family dwellinq on one
acre of land or less
Each additional dwelling unit on one
acre of land or less (i.e., servant
quarters, guest house, etc.), except
apartments and residential condominiums
Each dwelling unit an a building with
two or more dwelling units
Each mobile home located within a
mobile home park
Each commercial, industrial, or insti-
tutional building on a parcel
Number of Benefit Units
6 each plus 1 for each
unimproved additional acre
up to 20 acres
6 each
3 each
2 each (with a minimum of
10 per building or a maxi-
mum of 150 per building)
3 each
1 each per 1000 square feet
of floor area, or mayor
portion thereof, with a
minimum of 6.67 benefit
units per building
Ordinance Number 4
Page Zhree
Description
u
Each unimproved parcel within the
Rancho Cucamonga city limits
All non-dwelling buildings on a
residential or agricultural parcel
with a floor area exceeding 1000
square feet
All non-dwelling buildings of 1000
square feet or less of floor area
and all carports with no walls
Sprinklered buildings
Nursery lath or greenhouses used
for the express purpose of shelter-
ing living plants
Aboveground stationary containers
of flammable or combustible liquids
or gases, with a capacity of more
than 4000 gallons
Number of Benefit Units
1 each per acre of land
or part thereof, with a
maximum of 20 units per
parcel
3 each per building
Exempt from all charges
Charges reduced by a 25g
sprinkler adjustment, as
defined
Exempt from all charges
15 each
Section 4. Section 8 of Ordinance Number 3 is hereby amended
to read:
Section 8. On the ballots to be used at the special election,
in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be
printed substantially the following:
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Page Four_
Proposition: Shall the Foothill Fire Protection District be
authorized to levy an annual charge for the purpose of obtain-
ing, furnishing, operating, and maintaining fire suppression
equipment or apparatus, for hiring and paying salaries and
benefits to fire fighting personnel, and for such other neces-
sary fire protection and prevention expenses to the District,
in the amounts NOT TO EXCEED the following schedule and on the
following basis?
Parcel, Class of Improvement
=o Property, Use of Property
Residential
Fire Protection Charge YES
Not to exceed $3.75 per
month per dwelling unit
and not to exceed $45.00
per year
Commercial, industrial, institu-
tional and other buildings
Unimproved (each parcel within
the Rancho Cucamonga city limits)
A maximum of $11.25 per ~~~
1000 square feet of
floor area with a mini-
mum charge of $75.00
per building per year
Maximum of $100 per NO
parcel per year
Pursuant to Government Code Section 53978 and Article XIIIA of
the California Constitution
Foothill Fire Protection District Ordinance Number 3
Section 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
the remainder of this ordinance and the application of such provision
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and,
to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of ."larch , 1981 at a
Special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Foothill
Fire Protection District by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: ALEXANDER, AMODT, LYONS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: RICHARDS, SPIERS
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FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ~
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William J. Al xan er, residen
BY:
ert A. Lee,
(seal)
ORDINANCE NO. 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT DETERMINING AND PROPOSING FOR ADOPTION
AN ANNUAL CHARGE FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND
PREVENTION AND RELATED SERVICES, AND CALLING
FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING THE PROPOSITION TO
THE VOTERS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that revenues
which will be provided from ad valorem property taxes alone are
insufficient to support continuation of present levels of fire
protection and prevention services by the District during fiscal
year 1981-82 and thereafter; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that State
augmentation funds may not be available for providing an adequate
level of fire protection and prevention services by the District
during fiscal year 1981-82 and thereafter; and
WHEREAS, Section 53978 of the Government Code of the State
of California provides fire protection districts with the authority
to impose special taxes pursuant to the provisions thereof;
N06V, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the Board of
Directors of the Foothill Fire Protection District of San Bernardino
County as follows:
Section 1. The Board of Directors does hereby determine that
a special tax shall be imposed for providing fire protection and
prevention services to properties within the District.
Section 2. Definitions. Except as specifically defined in
this section, words and phrases used in this ordinance shall be
interpreted to give them the meaning they have in common usage.
A. Building - Any structure erected for the support,
shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels
or property of any kind.
B. Dwelling Unit - A single family residence, each
unit in a residential apartment or condominium
building, each mobile home.
C. Sprinkler Adjustment - A reduction, by 25~, of
the charge if a structure charged under this
ordinance meets or exceeds the requirements of
the National Fire Protection Association Standard
dumber 13 for fully sprinklered buildings.
Ordinance No. 3
Page Two
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D. Mobile Home Adjustment - A reduction of the charge
if a mobile home is located within a mobile home
park.
E. Required Fire Flow - Shall be determined by the use
of Foothill Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 1
for commercial, industrial and institutional build-
ings 5,000 square feet or more of roof area.
Commercial, industrial and institutional buildings
having less than 5,000 square feet of roof area
shall be considered, for the purposes of this
ordinance, to have a required fire flow of 1,500
gallons per minute (gpm), except those commercial,
industrial and institutional buildings having less
than 5,000 square feet of roof area and having been
classified as high hazard occupancies under existing
laws, with a required fire flow of more than 1,500
gpm, shall have the actual required fire flow
determined by the use of Ordinance No. 1.
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F. Unimproved Parcel - Any land that is void of a
building or which has a building with 1,000 square
feet or less of roof area.
G. Combustible Construction - The use of combustible
structural members that would propogate the
extension of fire in a structure.
Section 3. The rate of tax to be levied shall be in one or
more of the following manners and in such amounts NOT TO EXCEED
the following schedules:
Parcel, Class of Improvement
to Property, Use of Property
Maximum Annual
Charge
Residential dwelling units,
industrial, commercial,
institutional, and other
buildings
Unimproved (each parcel)
$7.50 per assessed benefit
unit as per the Benefit Unit
Schedule (BUS)
$5.00 per assessed benefit
unit as per the BUS
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Page Three
Section 4. Schedule of Benefit Assessment Units:
Description
Each single family dwelling on one
acre of land or more
Each single family dwelling on one
acre of land or less
Each additional dwelling unit on one
acre of land or less (i.e., servant
quarters, guest house, etc.), except
apartments and residential condominiums
Each dwelling unit in a building with
two or more dwelling units
Each mobile home located within
a mobile home park
Each commercial, industrial, institu-
tional building on a parcel
Each unimproved parcel within the
Rancho Cucamonga city limits
All non-dwelling buildings on a
residential or agricultural parcel
with a roof area exceeding 1000
square feet
All non-dwelling buildings of 1000
square feet or less of roof area and
all carports with no walls
Sprinklered buildings
Nursery lath or greenhouses used
for the express purpose of sheltering
living plants
Aboveground stationary containers
of flammable or combustible liquids
or gases, with a capacity of more
than 4000 gallons
Number of Benefit Units
10 each plus 1 for each un-
improved additional acre up
to 20 acres
10 each
5 each
3 each (with a minimum of
10 per building or a maxi-
mum of 150 per building)
5 each
30 each per 1000 gpm fire
flow with a maximum of 4500
gpm per each 30,000 square
feet of roof area per build-
ing
1 each per acre of land or
part thereof, with a maxi-
mum of 20 units per parcel
5 each per building
Exempt from all charges
Charges reduced by a 25~
sprinkler adjustment, as
defined
3 each
20 each
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Section 5. Such tax shall be imposed upon any parcel, improve-
ment, and use of property to which fire protection and prevention
service may be made available, whether or not such fire protection
and prevention service is actually used upon such parcel, improve-
ment, or use of property.
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Section 6. Such tax shall be imposed for the purpose of obtain-
ing, furnishing, operating, and maintaining fire suppression equip-
ment or apparatus and for the purpose of hiring and paying salaries
and benefits to fire fighting personnel, and for such other necessary
fire protection and prevention expenses within the district to which
fire protection or prevention services are made available.
Section 7. A special election is hereby called, to be held in
the district on TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1981, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified voters of the district the proposition which shall
take effect upon approval of two-thirds (2/3) of the voters voting
on the proposition.
Section 8. On the ballots to be used at the special election
in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be
printed substantially the following:
Proposition: Shall the Foothill Fire Protection District
be authorized to levy an annual charge for the purpose of
obtaining, furnishing, operating, and maintaining fire
suppression equipment or apparatus, for hiring and paying
salaries and benefits to fire fighting personnel, and for
such other necessary fire protection and prevention
expenses to the District, in the amounts NOT TO EXCEED
the following schedule and on the following basis?
Parcel, Class of Improvement Annual Fire
to Property, Use of Property Protection Charge
Residential Maximum of $75.00 per
dwelling unit
Commercial, industrial, institu- P4aximum of $337.50 per
tional, or other buildings, less building
than 5000 s quare feet of roof area
(except high hazard buildings)
Commercial, industrial, institu- Maximum of $1012.50 per
tional, or other buildings, 5000 each 30,000 square feet
square feet or more of roof area of roof are a per building
Unimproved (each parcel within Maximum of $100.00 per
the Rancho Cucamonga city limits) parcel
Pursuant to Government Code Section 53978 and Article XIIIA
of the California Constitution.
Foothill Fire Protection District Ordinance Number 3
Ordinance No. 3
Page Five
Section 9. The election shall be called, held and conducted
' in all respects as nearly as practicable in conformity with the
Uniform District Election Law and shall be, and is hereby ordered
consolidated with any other election to be held on said date.
Section 10. If the proposition is approved, the dollar amount
(not to exceed aforementioned limits) of fire protection charge
for each benefit unit for fiscal year 1981-82 and each fiscal year
thereafter shall be determined and adopted annually by the Board
of Directors using the following formula:
Total Dollar Amount to be Raised __ Charge Per
Divided by Total Determined Benefit Units Benefit Unit
Section 11. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance,
or the apple a ion thereof to any person or circumstance, is held
invalid, the remainder of this ordinance and the application of
such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance
are severable.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of February , 1981,
at an Adjourned Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Foothill Fire Protection District, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: ALEXANDER, AMODT, LYONS, RICHARDS, SPIERS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BY: ~ LA_
William J. Ale an er, resident
BY : ~ ~ ~,
obert A. Lee, Secretary
(seal)
ORDINANCE NO 2
AN ORDINANCE OF THR FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTIO?v'
DISTRICT, PROVIDIFG FOR THE ESTABLIS'iMENT OF
A PSRSO?INEL SYSTEM FOR S4ID DISTRICT.
ARTICLE I - PERSO?7NEL SYSTEM.
SECTION I. Adopta.on of a Personnel System
In order to establish an equitable and uniform procedure for
dealing with personnel matters; to attract to District service the
best and most competent persons available; to assure that appoint-
ments and promotions of employees rri.ll be based on merit and fit-
ness; and to provide a reasonable degree of security for qualified
employees, the following system is hereby adopted:
SECTION 2. Administration
The Fire Chief shall be the chief administrative officer of
the Fire District and shall have complete responsibility for the
administration of the personnel system.
(a) The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the President
of the Board of Directors following confirmation by
a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
(b) The Fire Chief may be terminated or demoted only for
cause upon four fifths (4/5) majority vote of the
Board of Directors.
SECTION 3. Personnel Officer
The Fire Chief shall be the Personnel Officer. The Fire Chief
may delegate any of the powers and duties conferred upon him as
Personnel Officer, sub7PC* to the approval of the Board, under this
'.rticlP, to any other officer or employee as qualified by education
and/or experience to perform such duties, or the Fire Chief may
recommend to t'tc ~~•,ra th-~t -~ich Po•iers and duties be performed
under contract. The Personnel Officer or his designee shall perform
the duties as set forth in the Personnel Rules.
S~C"'SON 4. Personnel Committee Created
There is hereby created a Personnel Comm~.ttee to consist of two
members of the Board of Directors, appointed by the President o£ the
Board.
SECTIOI`' S. Tenure of Office
The Personnel Committee shall be appointed or reappointed for
a period of two (?) years.
SECTION 6. Duties and Powers of the Personnel Committee
The committee sha71 determine the order of business for the con-
duct of its mectangs and may hold meetings as deemed necessary by the
Personnel Officer to fullfill requirements of this ordinance.
SFC'"IOTI '7. ippointang Authority
The appointing author?ty shall be the 9oard of Directors in the
case of appoantmentr, to the position of Fire Chief, and shall be the
Fire Chief or his designee an all other cases.
SECTION 8. Vacant Positions
Vacant positions shall be filled as provided in the Personnel
Rules.
S :C'"_ION 9. Temporary Positions
Appointments to temporary, emergency and seasonal positions may,
but need not be, made from eh gibility lists. 4poointments o+' this
typo shall be limited to temporary emp]o~~cnent for the replacement of
employees on leave of ab,ence or vacation, Emergency appointment to
meet emergencies which threaten life or property, or for the general
welfare of the District.
SECTION 10. Employee Qualifications
Qualification for positions an the Classified Service shall be
as provided an the Salary and Classification Resolution.
SFCTIOI' L . Examinations
It shall be the policy of the Personnel Officer and the Person-
nel Committee to encourage the recruitment of the best qualaf~ed
applicants by examination in order to contribute to a sound and
efficiently operating Distract organization.
SECTION 1?. Conditions of Employment
The Distract shall have the right to require all employees to
complete and submit any applications, agreements, or statements per-
tinent to their employment, as required by decision of the Personnel
' Officer.
S°CTIOP! 13. Physical and Psychological Examination
The District shall have the right to require, at the expense of
the District, a physical and/or psychological examination for any
app~zcant or any District employee.
SECTIOP! 14. Probationary Period
AJ1 original and promotional appointments shall be for a proba-
tionary period as prescribed in the Personnel Rules.
SECTION 15. Promotion or Transfers
Any employee promoted or transferred to a position shall be re-
instated to the position from which he was promoted or transferred if,
un.thin one (1) year after such promotion or transfer, action is taken
to terminate or dismiss him, unless he is discharged for cause as
provided in the Personnel Rules.
SECTION 16. Appeals
Procedures i.all be developed and outlined in the Personnel Rules
zn a manner that +~ill allow all permanent employeer, to take advantage
of an appellant procedure.
SECTION 17. Reduction zn Pay
The prov~_sions of `,his Ordinance shall not npply to reductions
in pay which are part of a general plan to reduce salaries and wages
as an economy measure.
SDCTI01' 18. Hearings and Findings
Appeal hearings +4x11 be conducted informally, therefore technical
rules of evidence do not apply.
SECTION 19. Creation and abolishment of Positions
The Board shall have authority to create and/or abolish positions
~n the District. The incumbent of an abolished position may be laid
off, transferred, or demoted as provided in the Personnel Rules.
SF,CTION 20. Political Activity Prohibited
(a) Employees in the service of the District shall not advocate
the election or defeat of any ballot proposition or any
candidate for any political office, or engage in any other
kind of political activity during his assigned irorking
hours, or +rhile dressed in the uniform required zn any
department of the District, whether or not it is during
his assigned ti+orking hours.
(b) No officer or employee of the District, directly or
indirectly, shall solicit, or a.n any manner be concerned
in soliciting from anyone employed in the serva.ce of the
District, or on a District eligibility list for employment,
any assessment, subscription, contribution, or political
service, for aiding or assisting in the campaign for
election, or appointment to any position in the District,
either partisan or nonpartisan.
SECTION 21. Discrimination
No person shall be favored or discriminated against in their
employment because of political affiliations, race, religious beliefs,
or sex.
SECTION 22. Appropriation of Funds
The Board of Directors may appropriate such funds as are
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Ordinance.
S°CTIOP? 23. !b.~;ht to Contract for Special Service
The Fire Chief shall consider the extent to which the District
should contract for the performance of technical or professi.onsl ser-
vices >.n connection lath the development and admin>_strat>_on of any
phase of the personnel program, subject to the approval of the Board
of Directors.
ARTICLE II - EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
SF,CTION 24. Personnel System Unaffected
Nothing >.n the Salary and Classification Resolution or Personnel
Rules shall be deemed to supersede the District's Personnel Ordinance
establishing and regulating the District's personnel system. This
Ordinance i.s intended to strengthen the D~,trict's personnel by
establishing an orderly method of cor~municat>_on bet~~een the District
and representatives of recognized e~^nloyee organizations.
ARTICLE III - S~/L'RaBILITY
SEC"_'ION 25. Val>_dit;,~
The Board of Directors, Foothill Fire Protection District, hereby
declares that should any section, paragraph, centence, or word of this
ordinance hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it
>.s the intent of the Board of Directors, Foothill Fire Protection
Distri.dt, that >t would have passed all other portions of this ordinance
independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be
t declared invalid.
SECTIOtI 26. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date
of its adoption.
ACK R. WHITNEY, Chairm
Board of Directors
Foothill Fire Protection District
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