HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3784 ORDINANCE NO 3784
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 17 56-THE HUNTINGTON BEACH FIRE CODE-
PERTAINING TO SPRINKLERS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows
SECTION 1 Section 17 56 060 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows
17 56 060 CFC Section 1003 4 Permissible Sprinkler Omissions
ADD 6 When the gross square footage of the building is divided into nonsprinklered 5 000
square feet units by four hour masonry fire resistive separation walls, the four hour masonry
walls shall have no openings, shall have parapets 30 inches above the rooflme, and extend
horizontally to separate exterior combustible cornices, canopies, etc EXCEPTION If four
hour masonry walls are not extended horizontally a 5 foot distance shall be provided
between the four hour masonry wall and exterior combustible cornices, canopies, etc
ADD 7 An addition may be made enabling any building to exceed 5,000 square feet of gross
floor area which houses an assembly occupancy as defined by the Building Code without
installing automatic fire sprinklers, provided all the following conditions are satisfied
1 The public assembly was lawfully established prior to November 30 1989
2 Automatic fire sprinklers are installed in the area of the addition
3 The area of the addition is separated from the original building by a fire bars ier
wall The fire barrier wall shall be constructed equivalent to a two-hour fire
resistive occupancy separation as specified in the 2001 California Building Code
All provisions pertaining to openings through and membrane penetrations duct,
fire and smoke damper provisions as specified in said code affecting occupancy
separations shall also apply
4 The area of the addition shall not exceed 20% of the floor area of the original
building, or 5 000 square feet, whichever is less
5 No other additions or other changes of occupancy to the building maN be made in
the future without installing sprinklers
6 The Fire Chief or designee determines that the omission of requiring the
installation of fire sprinklers in the original building does not increase the
intensity of use of the original assembly area, or increase the 11sk to life or
property due to fire in the original building
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SECTION 2 This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of October , 2007
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Ord No 3784
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L FLYNN, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of 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 September 17,2007, and was again read to said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on October 15, 2007, and was passed and adopted by the
affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
AYES Bohr, Carchio, Cook, Coerper, Green, Hansen, Hardy
NOES None
ABSENT None
ABSTAIN None
I Joan L Flynn CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington
Beach and ex officio Clerk of the City Council do hereby
certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Huntington Beach Fountain Valley
Independent on October 25 2007
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joa L Flynn, Ci1y Clerk Cit Clerk and ex-officio CTerk
Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California