2.2.

Residential or commercial institutional care facility, occupancies complying with Health and

Safety Code Section 13235 are exempt.

 5. High-rise occupancy. An operational permit is required to operate a high-rise building as deZned in

  Title 24, Part 2, California Code of Regulations.

 6. Cannabis. Operational permits are required to operate a cannabis facility or operation listed below:

       a. Distribution.

      b. Manufacturing.

        c. Testing/lab.

 7. Emergency responder radio system. An operational permit is required to operate an Emergency

Responder Radio System.

Section 105.6.1 is added to read as follows:

 105.6.1 Automatic Fire-Extinguishing System. A construction permit is required for the installation of

or modiZcation to Zxed extinguishing systems including but not limited to protection of cooking

equipment, protection of computers or other high value items or systems other than Zre sprinklers.

Section 105.6.11 is amended to read as follows:

Gas Detection Systems (Medical). A construction permit is required to install a medical gas system.

Section 105.6.19 is amended to read as follows:

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105.6.19 Private Fire Hydrants and Underground Fire Main Installations. A construction permit is

required for the installation of any private Zre hydrant and/or underground Zre mains to supply Zre

 hydrant(s) and/or Zre sprinklers. Emergency repairs shall comply with 105.1.4.

Section 108.7 is added to read:

108.7 Fees for Fire Inspections. The Fire Code O\cial shall be authorized to charge a fee for any Zre

 inspections of existing building, facility, site, structures, or property within the City of Petaluma. Fees for

such services shall be in accordance with the Master Fee Schedule.

Section 112.1.1 is added to read as follows:

Section 112.1.1 Appeals

  (a) Whenever the Fire Chief or Fire Code O\cial disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit

applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and

meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the

 decision of the Fire Chief to the Board of Appeals, which is designated to be the board of building review

as heretofore established and appointed according to Chapter 2.24 and Chapter 17.08 of the Petaluma

Municipal Code, within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision appealed. The Fire Chief shall act as

 secretary of the board when it is hearing appeals concerned with the Fire Code.

Section 113.4 is amended as follows:

113.4 Violation Penalties

  (a) Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor. Notwithstanding the preceding

sentence, a violation of the provisions of this section may be charged and prosecuted as an infraction at

the discretion of the City Attorney’s O\ce or other enforcing authority.

  (b) A person is guilty of a separate o]ense for each day during which he/she commits, or continues or

permits a violation of this chapter, or each time he/she disobeys a valid order of an enforcement o\cer.

  (c) Because of the serious threat of Zre or injury posed by the use of "Dangerous Fireworks" that can

 result from persistent or repeated failures to comply with the provisions of this code and the e]ect of

such conditions or activities on the safety and the use and enjoyment of surrounding properties and to

the public health, safety and welfare, this Article imposes liability upon the owners of residential real

property for all violations of this code existing on their residential real property. Each contiguous use,

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 display and/or possession shall constitute a separate violation and shall be subject to a separate

 administrative Zne.

  (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a court from imposing restitution upon any person convicted of

a violation of the provisions of this section.

  (e) In addition to any other remedies available to the City under any applicable State or Federal statute or

pursuant to any other lawful power the City may possess, any violation of this chapter may be

prosecuted or enforced as a nuisance and enforced by a civil court action as provided in Chapter 1.13 of

the Petaluma Municipal Code or via administrative enforcement as a nuisance as provided in Chapter