Needles Municipal Code Art. 9 I In General

9-1 San Bernardino County Ordinance FPD 23-01 Referencing The 2022 Edition Of The California Fire Code Subject To Modifications

(Ord. No. 15 NS, Ord. No. 176-NS, Ord. No. 274 NS, Ord. No. 282 NS, Ord. Nos. 71-AC, 98-AC, 141-AC, 175- AC, 179-AC, 196-AC, 246-AC, 313-AC, 379-AC, 563-AC, 616-AC, 630-AC, 662-AC)

9-1 San Bernardino County Ordinance FPD 23-01 Referencing The 2022 Edition Of The California Fire Code Subject To Modifications

Except as otherwise provided herein, the City Council herby adopts San Bernardino County Ordinance FPD 23-01 ("FPD 23-01) a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as Exhibit "A" as amended by the County Board of Supervisors from time to time, subject to the modifications provided below in subsections (a)-(c).

1. Section 903.2 of FPD 23-01 concerning automatic fire sprinkler systems, including any and all amendments or successors thereto that may hereafter be made and adopted, shall not apply within the boundaries of the City and it is deemed stricken in its entirety.
2. Exception number 2 of Section 503.2.3, "Surface" of FPD 23-01 including any and all amendments and successors thereto that may hereafter be made and adopted, shall not apply within the boundaries ofthe City and is deemed stricken and in place thereofFire Apparatus Access Roads Surface Alternative Amendment dated June 12, 2020 attached hereto as Exhibit "B" is hereby re-adopted and shall continue in full force and affect.
3. Section 505.1, "Address Identification" of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Ordinance FPD 23-01 including any and all amendments thereto that may hereafter be made and adopted, shall not apply to existing buildings within the boundaries of the City and to evidence the same the word "existing" is deemed stricken.

Exhibit “B” Ordinance 662-AC

Fire Apparatus Access Roads Surface Alternative

Proposed "Exception Number 2 of Section 503.2.3" alternative:

PURPOSE: The requirement for the fire code official being authorized to allow alternate roadway surfaces designed or evaluated by a qualified professional engineer is over burdensome for developers in the City of Needles and creates challenges for development in the City as it is so isolated from the rest of San Bernardino County. The fire access roadway appropriate thickness of surface materials and base materials will be an administrative action determined by the City Manager or designee subject to applicable provisions of the Needles Municipal Code.

1. The City Manager or designee is authorized to evaluate and designate fire apparatus roadway surfaces and after consultation with the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District to determine the reliability and safety of the road and subject to applicable provisions of the Needles Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 630-AC was Recinded by Ord. No. 662-AC)

HISTORY Amended by Ord. 662-AC on 9/12/2023