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ORDINANCE NO. 2037
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
BY AMENDING SECTIONS 17. 04 .120 AND 17 . 04 .130
THEREOF PERTAINING TO FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows :
SECTION 1 . The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by amending Sections 17 - 04 .120 and 17 . 04 .130 thereof
to read as follows :
17- 04 .120. Section 1310 (a) of the Uniform Building Code
is amended to read as follows :
"Sec . 1310. (a) FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS. Every dwelling
unit within an apartment house shall be provided with approved
detectors of products of combustion other than heat mounted on
the ceiling or on a wall not less than six inches (611) nor more
than twelve inches (1211 ) from the ceiling at a point centrally
located in the corridor or area giving access to rooms used or
which may reasonably be used for sleeping purposes . Such detector
shall be directly connected to a lighting circuit . In an effi-
ciency dwelling unit the detector shall be centrally located on
the ceiling of the main room. Where sleeping rooms are on an
upper level the detector shall be placed at the center of the
ceiling directly above the stairway. Care shall be exercised
to insure that the installation will not interfere with the
operating characteristics of the detector. When actuated, the
detector shall provide an alarm.
"Whenever any dwelling unit is remodeled, altered, repaired
or added to and the work therefor exceeds a valuation of One
Thousand Dollars ($1, 000) , approved detectors of products of
combustion other than heat shall be installed in such dwelling
unit and located as provided in this section. "
17 . 04 . 130. Section 1413 of the Uniform Building Code is
amended to read as follows :
"Sec . 1413. FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS. Every dwelling shall
be provided with approved detectors of products of combustion
other than heat mounted on the ceiling or on a wall not less than
six inches (611 ) nor more than twelve inches (12" ) from the ceiling
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at a point centrally located in the corridor or area giving
access to rooms used or which may reasonably be used for
sleeping purposes . Such detector shall be directly connected
to a lighting circuit . Where sleeping rooms are on an upper
level the detector shall be placed at the center of the ceiling
directly above the stairway. Care shall be exercised to insure
that the installation will not interfere with the operating
characteristics of the detector. When actuated, the detector
shall provide an alarm.
"Whenever any dwelling is remodeled, altered, repaired or
added to and the work therefor exceeds a valuation of One
Thousand Dollars ($1, 000) , approved detectors of products of
combustion other than heat shall be installed in such dwelling
and located as provided in this section. "
SECTION 2 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen
days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News , a weekly news-
paper of general circulation, printed and published in Huntington
Beach,, California,
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at an adjourned regular meeting thereof held
on the 9th day of February , 1976 .
ATTEST:
Mayor Rb ,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
&" J.
City Administrator City Attor
2.
Ord. No. 2037
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 19t-hday of Jan 13a-rV
19 76 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular adiou_rned
meeting thereof held on the 9th day of February 19 76 , and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Bari-1 ni-t r Wi Pear r r"nan r 5bpleyy Duke
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Matney, Gibbs
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City it Clerk and exCl r
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
t, Aticim M. Wentworth CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and etaotticio Clerk of the City
Council. do hemby coMfy that this ordinw" has
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