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'.'XiE3%G, on the 19th day of January, 1953, three copies
of that certain Code, printed in book form, entitled "SUGGZSTED
FiR9 PR 3lE;aTION 04DIN-4XCE'1, Xdition of 1947, published by the
Wational aoard of Fire 'Jnderwriters, hereinafter referred to as
the "Fire Prevention Ordinance", mere filed in the office of the
City Clerk of the City of Lodi in conformance and in compliance
with Section 50,022 of the Government Code of the State of Cali-
f ornia ;
NON, TRSREFOIIG, the City Council of the City of Lodi does
ordain as follows:
SECTIOM 1: Pages numbered seven (7) to one hundred (100)
and being Part 1 t3 Part 27, inclusive, of the Fire Prevention
Ordinance, and. each and every section, subsection, sentence,
clause and phrase thereof, are hereby adopted and by this refer-
ence are incorporated in and. made a part of this Ordinance as
and for the Fire Preventlon Ordinance of the City of Lodi, and
the same shall apply in all matters set forth in the title hereof,
save and except the following:
S;CCEI-'TION (a): Section 110 011 page 12 of said Fire Preven-
tion Ordinance shall read as follows:
"110. An arson investigator of the National 3oard
of' Fire Tnderwriters, upon request of the Bureau of
Fire Prevention, shall assist the Inspectors in the
investigation of any fire which, in their opinion,
is of suspicious origin."
.pvn LA~EPTIOIJ (b); The words "Finance Director" shall be sub-
stit'xted for the words "City Clerk'' - the second paragraph in
Section 11.7 on paze 13 of said Fire Prevention Ordinance.
Section 951 on page 47 of said Fire Preven- EXCEPTIOS (c):
tion Ordinance shall read in full as follows:
"951.
3xcept as otherwise permitted in this ordinance, the
storage of flammable liquids shall be outside buildings,
in underground tanks or above ground tanlcs; except that
the storage in tanks above ground and outside buildings is prohibited within the folloaing limits: Commercial,
and other congeszed districts, an6 any other areas as
may be designated by the Fire Chief or other member of
the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Provided that for exist- ing tanks within such limits, which are properly safe- \
zuarded and do not involve a hazard to other property,
a permit shall be granted."
Storaqe ?lust Ce Outside Euildings.
EKCZFTIOT (d): Section 2104 on page 90 of said Fire
Prevention Ordinance shall read in full as follows:
"2104. NO person making, using, storing, or
having charge or control of any waste paper, cartons,
shavings, excelsior, rubbish, sacks, bags, litter,
hay, straw or combustible trash, waste or fragments
shall fail, neglect or refuse at the close of each
day to cause all such material which is not compactly
baled and stacked in an orderly manner to be removed
from the building or stored in suLtable vaults or in
metal or metal lined covered receptables or bins, or
other approved containers. The Chief of the 3ureau
of Fire Prevention shall rcqaire suitable baling
presses to be installed in stores, apartment buildinzs,
factories and similar A31aces where accumulati3ns of
paper and viaste materials are not rcmoved at least
everj second day.''
XICEPTION (e): The first sentence of the flrst paragraph
of Section 2502 on page 96 of the said Fire Trevention Ordinance
shall be amended by the deletion of the words "the fire limits"
and by the addition in lieu thereof of the words "fire zones one
and two".
XC4PTION (f): The first sentence of the second paragraph of 3ection 2503 on page 97 of the said Fire Prevention Ordinance
shrll be amended so that the number "10" appearing in said sen-
Lence shall be deleted and the number "6" substituted therefor.
SECTION - 2,: There is hereby added to said Fire Preven-
tion Ordinance a section to be Known as Part 28, entitled ttPEJTAL-
TIYS FOR VIOLATIONft, containing the following sections:
"2801. Any and all persons who shall violate any
or the provisions of this ordinance or fail t3 comply
therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply
with any order or regill-ation made thereunder, or who
shall build k~ violation of any detailed statement of
specifications or plans submitted and approved there-
under, or any certificate or prmit issued thereunder,
shall severally for each and every such violation and
noncompliance respectively, be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine of not to exceed $25.00 or by imprisonment in
the City or County Jail for not more than ten (10) days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
of one penalty for any violation of this ordinance shall
not excuse the violstion, or permit it to continue; and
all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy
such violations or defects within a reasonable time;
and when not otherivise specified, each ten days that
prohibited conditions are rraintained shall constitute
a separate offense.
be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited
conditions .I'
The imposition
The application of the above penalty shall not
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SECTION 3: A brief synopsis of the contents of the
said Fire Prevention Ordinance is as follows:
Establishes the Fire Prevention 3urcau, regulates the
establishment, malntenance, storing or handling of materials
for the carrying on of processes or businesses which produce
conditions hazardous to life or property. The materials,
businesses OP processes being regulated are briefly described
as follows: Explosives; Pyrotechnics and Small Arms Anmunition;
Bitro-cellulose Notion Picture Film; Pyroxylin Plastic; Photo-
graphic and X-Ray Witro-cellulose 711m; Yelding, including the
Storage and Cperation of Calcium Carbide and Acetylene;
Compressed and Liquefied 2-ases, Other than Acetylene; Flammable
Liquids; Application or" Flarmable Finishes; Drg Cleaning aizd Dry
Dyeing; Prevention of Dust Explosions; Baza.rdous Chemicals;
Combustible Fibres; Tefriceration; iiiatches; Automobile Garages,
and. Automobile Repair Shops ; Fire Exits ; Fire Zxtinguishing
Equipment ; Cas Appliances and connections; Xiscellaneous;
lire Rebuilding Plants; Automobile Xrecirinz and Junk 'Yards;
?;oodnorking Plants and i;u.mber Yards ; Tents , Carnivals and
Circuses ; Smoking Prohlbited; 3owling Alleys.
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SECTIOX 4: SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause 01- phrase of this ord.inance is for any.reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The
City Council declares that it would have passed this ordinance
and each section, subsection, clause, sentence and phrase hereof,
irrespective of tine fact that any one or more other sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid
or unconstitutional.
SZCTICN 5: Conflicting Ordinances Repealed. Ordinances
Nos. 122, l!i.l, ib8 and all other orctnances and parts of ordinances
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, and
legal publication.
S3:CTIOW 6: Date of Effect. 'This ordinance shall take effect
Approved this 4% day of February, 1953.
Attes
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I, HENRY A. GUVES, JR., City Clerk of the City of Lodi
and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 480 was introduced in
regular meeting of said City Council held January 21, 1953, and was thereafter passed, adopted and ordered to print at a regular
meeting of the City Council held February 4, 1953, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen, Richey, Robinson, and Haskell
NOES: Councilmen, None
ABSENT: Councilmen, Rinn and Preszler
I FURTHER CERTIFY that Ordinance No. 480 was approved and
signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage and has been
published pursuant to law.
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Dated: February 5, 1953