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AGENDA TITLE: Ordinance Entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Lodi Repealing and Reenacting Lodi Municipal Code §15.20.220
Relating to Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems"
MEETING DATE: August 16, 1995
PREPARED BY: City Attorney
RECOMMENDATION: Council consideration and possible introduction of Ordinance No.
1621 relating to Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems.
BACKGROUND: At its June 7, 1995 meeting, the City Council instructed staff to
amend the fire code language to more closely reflect Uniform Fire
Code regulations regarding fire sprinkler systems and distinguish
between new and remodel/renovation projects.
FUNDING: None
Respectfully submitted
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Jo n Stovall
Attorney
APPROVED:
THOMAS A. PETERSON
City Manager
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ORDINANCE NO. 1621
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
REPEALING AND REENACTING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE §15.20.220
RELATING TO AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Lodi Municipal Code §15.20.220 - Section 10.507(i) added --
Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems - is hereby repealed and reenacted in its
entirety to read as follows:
Section 10.507(i) of the Uniform Fire Code. 1991 Edition adopted by
Section 15.20.010 is added to read as follows:
In addition to the requirements specified in Section 10.507(a) through
10.507(h), automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained in an
operable condition in the following locations and in the following buildings
hereafter constructed, remodeled or changed in occupancy regardless of the
installation of area separation walls:
(1) Every building hereafter constructed in which the total floor area is
12.000 square feet or more.
(2) Every building hereafter constructed of three or more stories as
defined in the Uniform Building Code.
(3) Every building hereafter remodeled when the accumulative cost of
remodeling exceeds $100,000.00 and the total floor area is 12.000
square feet or more.
Remodeling is considered to occur when the first alteration of any
wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building commences,
whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the
structure. The cost accumulation shall be calculated from the date of
the first sprinkler ordinance.
The $100,000.00 valuation shall be based on Building Valuation
Data published by the International Conference of Building Officials.
(4) Every building hereafter changed in occupancy classification and the
total floor area is 12,000 square feet or more. The character of the
occupancy of existing buildings may be changed subject to the
approval of the Fire Chief, and the building may be occupied for the
purposes in other groups without conforming to the requirements of
this paragraph for those groups, provided the new or proposed use is
less hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the existing use.
(5) This section shall not preclude or alter the intent of the Uniform
Building Code, Section 508. Fire resistive substitution.
Buildings constructed for speculation purposes or buildings constructed without
knowledge of occupancy classification shall have a sprinkler system installed to
meet the design criteria of Ordinary Hazard Group 2 as identified in the NFPA
1991 standards.
Exceptions: Buildings divided into areas not greater than 6,000 square feet by
area separation walls of not less than 2 -hour fire -resistive construction provided
that:
a. Walls are constructed without openings and without penetrations for ducts.
b. No avenues exist that would allow fire, heat or smoke spread between
divided areas.
c. The location of the fire wall is clearly marked and identified on the exterior
of the building in a manner approved by the Fire Chief.
d. The fire wall is identified in the interior of the building in a manner approved
by the Fire Chief.
e. An 8 112 -inch by 11 -inch site plan is submitted indicating the location of the
fire wall in the building.
The use of this exception may be denied or revoked by the Fire Chief for due
cause.
For the purposes of applying this section, each portion of a building separated by
one or more area separation walls shall not be considered a separated building.
SECTION 2 - NO MANDATORY DUTY OF CARE. This ordinance is not
intended to and shall not be construed or given effect in a manner which
imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee thereof, a mandatory duty of
care towards persons or property within the City or outside of the City so as to
provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as otherwise imposed by law.
SECTION 3 - SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be
given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end, the
provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any
particular portion thereof.
SECTION 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
repealed insofar as such conflict may exist.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi News
Sentinel", a daily newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the
City of Lodi and shall be in force and take effect thirty days from and after its
passage and approval.
Approved this day of , 1995
STEPHEN MANN
Mayor
Attest:
JENNIFER M. PERRIN
City Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Jennifer M. Perrin, City Clerk of the City of
Ordinance No. 1621 was introduced at a regular
the City of Lodi held August 16, 1995 and was t
ordered to print at a regular meeting of said Cou
the following vote:
AYES: Council Members -
NOES: Council Members -
ABSENT: Council Members -
ABSTAIN: Council Members -
Lodi, do hereby certify that
meeting of the City Council of
hereafter passed, adopted and
ncil held , 1995 by
I further certify that Ordinance No. 1621 was approved and signed by the Mayor
on the date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
JENNIFER M. PERRIN
City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
JOHN M. LUEBBERKE
Deputy City Attorney