HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #4260 ORDINANCE NO. 4260
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 17.56 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE FIRE CODE
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 17.56.120 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
17.56.120 CFC Section 503.1.1 Buildings and facilities,Amended.
Approved fire apparatus access roads shall be provided for every building, facility or
portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The
fire apparatus access road shall comply with the requirements of this section and shall
extend to within 150 feet (45 720 mm) of all portions of the facility and all portions of the
exterior walls of the first story of the building as measured by an approved route around
the exterior of the building or facility.
Exceptions:
1. The fire code official is authorized to increase the dimension up to 200 feet
(60 960 mm) where all of the following conditions occur:
1.1 The building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic
sprinkler system installed in accordance with Sections 903.1.1, 903.1.2
or 903.1.3.
1.2 A fire command center for Fire Department operations shall be
provided and shall comply with Section 508.1.1 through 508.1.7.
1.3 Smoke detection shall comply with Section 907.2.10.7.
1.4 Additional Class I standpipe hose connections in an approved location.
1.5 A fire hydrant shall be located within 25 feet of all Fire Department
connections.
1.6 The automatic sprinkler system shall be designed to one hazard
occupancy higher than the minimum hazard occupancy defined in
NFPA 13.
1.7 Structures four or more stories above grade plan shall be provided with
two stairways to the roof.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4260
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Bea h at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of Septe r 22.
Mayor
ATTEST- APPROVE S O FORM:
City Clerk Cit Attorney
WEIYAND APPROVED: ITIATED AND APPROVED:
City Fire Chief
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Ord. No. 4260
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) Ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, 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 6, 2022, and was again read to said City
Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on September 20,2022, and was passed and
adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City
Council.
AYES: Peterson, Bolton, Delgleize, Carr, Moser, Kalmick
NOES: None
ABSENT: Posey
ABSTAIN: None
I,Robin Estanislau,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 Wave on September 29,2022.
In accordance with the City Charter of said City.
Robin Estanislau, Cites City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California