Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 7 Fire Resistance-Rated Construction

Petaluma Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Petaluma

Cite as: Petaluma Municipal Code Chapter 7 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Section 709 is added to read as follows:

709 Repair of Breaches of Non-Rated Walls/Ceilings in Fire Zone 1. Breaches, openings, holes or

other broken wall and ceiling areas in buildings in "Fire Zone 1" (generally deZned as the Downtown

Business District) as deZned in Section 17.22 of the Petaluma Municipal Code shall be repaired, restored

or replaced when damaged, altered, breached, penetrated, removed or improperly installed. Openings/

breaches can be repaired with like material such as lath and plaster, sheetrock, plywood or other

reasonable barrier. The intent of this Section is to close openings/breaches to limit the spread of Zre and

products of combustion in the downtown business district buildings.

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