Pinole Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 Fire Code

The City of Pinole hereby adopts the 2025 California Fire Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part, 9 [based on the 2024 International Fire Code published by the International Code Council]), including Chapters 1-10 and 12-80, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix F, Appendix H, Appendix I, Appendix J, and Appendix K, as amended by the changes, additions, and deletions set forth in this Chapter. The 2025 California Fire Code, with the changes, additions, and deletions set forth in this Chapter, is adopted by this reference as though fully set forth in this Chapter. As of the effective date of this Chapter, the provisions of the fire code are controlling and enforceable within the limits of each jurisdiction.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

The 2025 California Fire Code as adopted and amended in this Chapter, shall be enforced by the bureau of fire prevention of the Pinole Fire Department which is established and which shall be operated under the Chief of the Fire Department.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

A. Chapter 1. Scope and Administration.

Chapter 1 is adopted in its entirety except as amended below:

101.1 Title. This code is the Fire Code of City of Pinole and is hereinafter referred to as "this code."

Section 102.1 is amended to add item 5, to read:

5. Where not otherwise limited by law, the provisions of this code shall apply to vehicles, ships, and boats that are permanently affixed to a specific location within the boundaries of this jurisdiction.

Section 105.5 is amended to read:

105.5 Required operational permits. The fire code official is authorized to issue operational permits for the operations set forth in Chapter 1, Sections 105.5.1 through 105.5.63.

Section 105.5.33 is amended to read:

105.5.33 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities. An operational permit is required for the operation of automotive, marine, and fleet motor fuel dispensing facilities, including for sites that allow mobile fueling from a service provider to the general public, fueling of motor vehicles at approved locations from a tank vehicle and limited or temporary fueling operations for special events (fueling of watercraft from shore, piers, floats, or barges).

Section 105.5.40 is amended to read:

105.5.40 Cannabis/Plant Extraction Related System(s)/Operations. An operational permit is required for any of the following cannabis/plant extraction related systems operations.

• 1. Cultivation
• 2. Plant Extraction Systems
• 3. Testing/Lab
• 4. Manufacturing
• 5. Distribution
• 6. Carbon Dioxide Systems or volatile solvent

Section 105.5 is amended to read:

105.5.52 Wood products. An operational permit is required to store chips, hogged material, wood or other combustible pallets, lumber or plywood in excess of 200 cubic feet (6 m3).

Section 105.5 is amended by adding Sections 105.5.55 through 105.5.63 to read:

105.5.55 Asbestos removal. A permit is required to conduct asbestos-removal operations regulated by Section 3319.

105.5.56 Automobile Wrecking or Dismantling Yard. An operation permit is, required for all automobile wrecking yards, automobile dismantling operations, and similar operations.

105.5.57 Christmas tree sales. A permit is required to use a property for the purpose of selling cut Christmas trees.

105.5.58 Firework aerial display. A permit is required to conduct a firework

display regulated by California Code of Regulations, Title 19 and Chapter 56 of this code.

105.5.59 Model rockets. A permit is required to sell model rocket motors or launch model rockets pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Article 17. Permits issued in accordance with this section are for the site, and are effective as long as site conditions have not changed.

105.5.60 Section 105.5.60 is added to read:

105.5.60 Five year sprinkler test. An operational permit is required to engage in the business of conducting the five-year test of an automatic fire sprinkler systems or standpipe, in accordance with NFPA 25 (Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems), 2013 California Edition.

Section 105.6 is amended to read:

105.5 Required construction permits. The fire code official is authorized to issue construction permits for the operations set forth in Chapter 1, Sections 105.6.1 through 105.6.25.

Section 105.6 is amended by adding Sections 105.6.26 through 105.6.30 to read:

105.5.61 Temporary water supply. A permit is required to use a temporary water supply for construction of residential projects or subdivisions pursuant to Section 3313.1.

105.5.62 Tire storage. A permit is required to store more than 1,000 cubic feet (28.3 m3) of tires inside buildings pursuant to Chapter 34.

105.5.63 Indoor Growing Operation. A permit is required to operate an indoor growing operation.

Exception: Agricultural Greenhouses in an agricultural zone.

Section 105.6 is amended to read:

105.6 Required construction permits. The fire code official is authorized to issue construction permits for the operations set forth in Chapter 1, Sections 105.6.1 through 105.6.29.

Section 105.6 is amended by adding Sections 105.6.25 through 105.6.29 to read:

105.6.26 Access for fire apparatus. Plans shall be submitted, and a permit is required to install, improve, modify, or remove public or private roadways, driveways, and bridges for which Fire District access is required by the Fire Code.

105.6.27 Construction, Substantial Alteration, Additions of a building for which a building permit is required. Plans shall be submitted to the fire code official for all land developments or for the construction, substantial alteration, additions, or renovation of a building within the jurisdiction where a building permit is required.

Exception: Non-sprinklered Group R-3 Occupancies where work does not involve a substantial addition or substantial alteration.

105.6.28 Land Development, Subdivisions. Plans shall be submitted to the fire code official for all land developments or improvements proposed within the jurisdiction that involve the subdivision of land.

105.6.29 Water supply for fire protection. Plans shall be submitted to the fire code official for the purpose of determining whether adequate water supplies, fire hydrants, and associated systems are provided for all facilities, buildings, or portions of buildings either constructed or moved into the City pursuant to Section 507.

105.6.30 Land Development. Plans shall be submitted to the fire code official for all land developments or improvements proposed within the jurisdiction.

Section 105.7 is added, to read:

105.7 Responsibility of permittee. Construction permits shall be presumed by the Fire District, Fire Department to incorporate all of the work that the applicant or the applicant's agent, employees, or contractors shall carry out. Work performed shall be in accordance with the approved plans and with all requirements of this code and any other laws or regulations applicable thereto. No City approval shall relieve or exonerate any person from the responsibility of complying with the provisions of this code nor shall any vested rights be created for any work performed in violation of this code.

Section 112.4 is amended to read:

112.4 Violation penalties. Every person who violates any provision of this fire code is guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 13871 and Government Code Section 53069.4. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The application of the aforesaid penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.

B. Chapter 2. Definitions.

Section 202 is amended by adding the following definitions to that section:

Administrator. Shall mean the Fire Chief.

Aerial Pre-Plans. An overhead layout of a parcel that contains structure(s) that identifies specific first responder related items to assist in effectively managing incidents and events for the protection of occupants, responding personnel, property, and the environment. The preplan shall be developed in accordance with a format approved by the AHJ. Preplan symbols shall comply with AHJ or the latest edition of NFPA 170 (Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols), and NFPA 1620 (Standard for Prelncident Planning).

All-weather driving surface. A roadway with a minimum surface finish that is designed to carry the imposed weight loads of fire apparatus.

Automobile Dismantling or Wrecking Yard. The operation of dismantling or removing parts from salvaged vehicles including engines or engine parts.

Wrecking Yard. An area that stores or dismantles salvaged vehicles.

Board of Directors. The City of Pinole City Council is the governing body of the City of Pinole Fire Department.

Board of Fire Commissioners. The City of Pinole City Council is the governing body of the City of Pinole Fire Department.

Combustible Material. Rubbish, litter or material of any kind other than hazardous vegetation that is combustible and endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard as determined by the fire code official.

Defensible Space. The area adjacent to a structure or dwelling as determined by the fire code official where wildfire prevention or protection practices are implemented to provide the key point of defense from an approaching wildfire or to minimize the spread of a structure fire to wildlands or surrounding areas.

Driveway. A private roadway that provides access to no more than two (2) single-family dwellings.

Fire Apparatus Access Road. A road that provides fire apparatus access from a fire station to a facility, building or portion thereof. This is a general term that includes, but is not limited to a fire lane, public street, private street, driveway, parking lot lane, and access roadway.

Fire Code Official. The Fire Chief or a duly authorized representative, or other person as may be designated by law, appointment or delegation and charged with the administration and enforcement of this code.

Firebreak. A continuous strip of land upon and from which all combustible material hazardous vegetation or other growth has been removed to bare mineral soil to stop or prevent the extension of fire from one area to another.

Fire Trail. A graded firebreak of sufficient width, surface, and design to provide access for personnel and equipment to suppress and to assist in preventing a surface extension of fires. Must be able to support the safe travel of a Type 3 Fire Apparatus.

Fuel Break. A strategically located block or strip, on which a cover of dense, heavy, or combustible vegetation has been changed to one of lower fuel volume or reduced combustibility, as an aid to fire control. Fuel breaks require annual and recurring maintenance.

Hazardous Vegetation. Vegetation that is combustible and endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard including but not limited to seasonal and recurrent grasses, weeds, stubble, brush, dry leaves, dry needles, dead, dying or diseased trees and any other vegetation as determined by the fire code official.

Key Box or Knox Box. (Underwriters Laboratory) UL "Listed" box, size and style, approved by the Fire Code Official or designee that meets the requirements and uses the same security key code adopted by the Fire Department.

Ladder Fuel. Fuel that provides vertical continuity between surface fuel and canopy fuel strata, increasing the likelihood that fire will carry from surface fuel into the crowns of shrubs and trees.

Nuisance Fire Alarm. The activation of any fire protection or alarm system which results in the response of the Fire District and is caused by malfunction, improper maintenance, negligence, or misuse of the system by an owner, occupant, employee, or agent, or any other activation not caused by excessive heat, smoke, fire, or similar activating event.

Ornamental Landscaping. Decorative plants growing within a tended garden or yard which are appropriately irrigated, maintained and located to provide aesthetic decoration and functional utility, such as privacy screening, shade, weed suppression and erosion control. The use of fire-resistant plants and the removal of fire hazardous vegetation will enhance fire safety.

Person. Includes any agency of the county, city, district or other local public agency and any individual, firm, association, partnership, business trust, corporations, limited liability company, or company.

Public Nuisance. A declaration by the fire code official that the presence of combustible materials on any parcel creates a fire hazard or threat to public safety (Health and Safety Code 14875 and 14876) or any violation of this code.

Priority Hazard Zone. An area where the threat from wildfire is severe due to proximity to open space, topography, degree of space, density of homes and/or amount of vegetation (native and ornamental), and/or other conditions favorable to fast moving fires.

Response Time. The elapsed time from receipt of call to the arrival of the first unit on scene.

Rubbish. Waste matter, litter, trash, refuse, debris, and dirt on streets or private property in the jurisdiction, which is or when dry may become a fire hazard. See combustible material.

Rural Area. An area generally designated for agricultural or open space uses with parcels more than 10 acres (4.046873ha) in size.

Rural Residential Area. An area generally designated for single-family residential use with parcels between three (1.2140619ha) and 10 (4.046873ha) acres in size.

Sprinkler Alarm and Supervisory System (SASS). A Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System located at the protected premise installed specifically to monitor sprinkler waterflow alarm, valve supervisory, and general trouble conditions where a Building Fire Alarm is not required.

Streets. Includes alleys, parkways, driveways, sidewalks, and areas between sidewalks and curbs, highways, public right of ways, private road, paper street and, easements.

Substantial Addition. The addition of new gross floor area exceeds fifty percent of the existing gross floor area and the total new gross floor area is 5,000 square feet or greater.

Substantial Alteration. Where fifty percent or greater of the linear length of the wall of the building (exterior and interior) and fifty percent of the roof are removed or replaced within a one-year period.

Temporary Fire Department Access Road. A temporary, all-weather roadway constructed and maintained for the purpose of providing fire apparatus access to buildings, structures, or portions of a site under development until such time as the permanent fire apparatus access road is installed and approved. Temporary access roads shall be designed, constructed, and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus, provide the required width and vertical clearance, and remain clear and unobstructed at all times during construction. Temporary Fire Department Access Road for Construction. An approved temporary roadway for emergency vehicle use during construction of residential subdivision projects.

Temporary Fire Department Access Road for Construction of One (1) Residential (R3) Unit. A temporary roadway for emergency vehicle use during construction of an individual residential (R3) structure where a fire department access road is required as part of the project.

Temporary Water Supply. Water stored for firefighting purposes in an approved aboveground tank during combustible construction.

Tree Litter. Any limbs, bark, branches, and/or leaves in contact with other vegetation or left to gather on the ground.

Weeds. All weeds growing upon streets or private property in the jurisdiction, including any of the following:

1. Weeds that bear seeds of a fluffy nature or are subject to flight.

2. Sagebrush, chaparral (including Chamise, Coyote Brush/Greasewood, Brooms, and Buckwheat), and any other brush or weeds that attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property.

3. Weeds that are otherwise noxious or dangerous;

4. Poison oak and poison sumac when the conditions of growth constitute a menace to public health.

5. Dry grass, brush, tree litter, litter, or other flammable materials that endanger the public safety by creating a fire hazard.

C. Chapter 3. General Precautions Against Fire.

Section 304.3.5 is added, to read:

304.3.5 Clothes Dryers. Clothes dryers shall be frequently cleaned to maintain the lint trap, mechanical and heating components, vent duct, and associated equipment free from accumulations of lint and combustible materials.

Section 308.1.4, Exception 1 is amended to read:

Exception 1. Residential Occupancies.

Section 324 is added to Chapter 3, to read:

SECTION 324 Exterior Fire Hazard Control.

324.1 Subsurface Fires.

324.1.1 Peat Fire. It is the duty of each person, firm, corporation, or association not to permit a peat fire or a fire involving combustible vegetable matters under the surface of the natural ground to remain upon the property. It is hereby declared that it is the duty of any person as herein defined to take all necessary precautions to extinguish any subsurface fire involving peat or vegetable material at the owner's own cost and expense.

324.1.2 Fire Suppression Costs. If there exists upon the lands or property of any person as herein defined a subsurface fire involving the burning or combustion of peat, vegetable matter, or vegetation, and the owner or occupant thereof has not taken reasonable precautions within a reasonable time to extinguish or minimize such fire or combustion, the Fire District may, in addition to its regular duties to extinguish or minimize such fire or combustion, go upon the lands of any person as herein defined and extinguish such fire or combustion. Any costs incurred by the Fire District in fighting the fire and for the cost of proving rescue or emergency medical services shall be a charge against the property owner. The charge shall constitute a debt of the property owner and is collectable by the jurisdiction incurring those costs in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, express or implied. (See Health and Safety Code, § 13009.)

Section 325 is added to Chapter 3, to read:

SECTION 325 Automobile Wrecking Yards.

325.1 General. The operation of automobile wrecking yards shall be in accordance with this section.

325.2 Definitions. The following terms are defined in Chapter 2:

Automobile Dismantling Automobile Wrecking Yard

325.3 Requirements.

325.3.1 Permits. An operational fire code permit is required as in Section 105.6.53.

325.3.2 Fire Apparatus Access Roads. Fire apparatus access roads shall be constructed throughout the site in accordance with this code and shall be maintained clear of all vehicles and stored items.

325.3.3 Welding and cutting. Welding and cutting operations shall be conducted in an approved location, clear of all flammable liquids and combustible materials, including weeds, tires, and all other debris.

325.3.4 Housekeeping. Combustible rubbish accumulated on site shall be collected and stored in approved containers, rooms, or vaults of noncombustible materials.

Combustible vegetation, cut or uncut, shall be removed when determined by the fire code official to be a fire hazard.

325.3.5 Fire Protection. Offices, storage buildings, and vehicles used for site

operations shall each be provided with at least one portable fire extinguisher with not less than a 4-A: 40-B-C rating. When required by the fire code official, additional fire extinguishers shall be provided.

325.3.6 Tire storage. Tires shall be stored in racks or in a manner as approved by the fire code official.

325.3.6.1 Distance from Water Supply. Tire storage shall be located on-site and no further than 500 feet from a fire hydrant or an approved water supply as determined by the fire code official.

325.3.7 Storage Piles. Storage piles shall be located a minimum of 20 feet from property lines and shall have an unobstructed access road on all sides of not less than 20 feet.

325.3.8 Burning operations. The burning of salvaged vehicles and salvaged or waste materials is prohibited.

325.3.9 Motor vehicle fluids. Motor vehicle fluid shall be drained from salvaged vehicles when such liquids are leaking onto the ground and prior to dismantling or removing engine/motor parts.

325.3.9.1 Mitigation of leaking fluids. Precautions shall be taken to prevent fluids from salvaged vehicles from leaking onto the ground. Supplies or equipment capable of mitigating leaks from fuel tanks, crankcases, brake systems, and transmissions shall be kept available on site. Single-use plugs, diking, and absorbent materials shall be disposed of as hazardous waste and removed from the site in a manner in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements.

325.3.10 Fuel tanks. Fuel tanks of salvaged vehicles shall be emptied of all flammable (gasoline, diesel) fuels in an approved manner and stored in approved tanks.

325.3.10.1 Repair of vehicle fuel tanks. The repair of fuel tanks, including cutting, welding, or drilling of any kind, is prohibited.

325.3.11 Lead acid batteries. Lead acid batteries shall be removed from all salvaged vehicles and stored in an approved manner in a location approved by the fire code official.

D. Chapter 4. Emergency Planning and Preparedness.

Section 401.5.1 is added to read:

Approved signs shall be posted at the entrance, exit and exit-access door, decontamination areas and waste disposal areas for asbestos-removal operations. The signs shall state that asbestos is being removed from the area, that asbestos is a suspected carcinogen, and that proper respiratory protection is required. Signs shall have a reflective surface. Lettering shall be a minimum of 2 inches (51 mm) high.

J. Chapter 41 Temporary Heating and Cooking Operations.

Section 4104.2 is amended to read:

Charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction.

Exceptions:

1. Residential occupancies.

2. Where buildings, balconies and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system.

3. LP-gas cooking devices having LP-gas container with a water capacity not greater than 2 1/2 pounds.

K. Chapter 50. Hazardous Materials - General Provisions.

Section 5001.5.1 is amended to add item number 10 and 11 to read as follows:

10. Fire Department related safety equipment

A. Fire alarm control panel (FACP).

B. Sprinkler riser.

C. Fire department connection (FDC).

D. Knox Box location.

E. Gas valve shutoff.

F. Electrical main shutoff.

G. Water shutoff.

H. Elevator equipment room.

11. A Site Fire/Explosion/Hazardous Material Release Analysis Assessment. A Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) stamped risk assessment is required for each possible hazard risk associated with fire, explosion, smoke, and toxicity associated with the possible incident at a facility that is identified as a bulk transfer/process/storage facility. Refer to NFPA 550 & 551 for references.

Section 5001.5.3 is added to read:

5001.5.3 Emergency response support information. Floor plans, material safety data sheets, Hazardous Materials Management Plans (HMMP), Hazardous Material Inventory Statements (HMIS), and other information must be stored at a readily accessible location; as determined by the fire code official. This location may be in cabinets located outside of facilities or buildings. Information may be required to be maintained in a specific electronic media format to facilitate computer aided dispatching.

Section 5003.9.1.2 is added to read:

5003.9.1.2 Documentation. Evidence of compliance with provisions of this chapter as well as with state and federal hazardous material regulations shall be maintained on site and available for inspection by fire department personnel.

L. Chapter 56. Explosives and Fireworks.

Section 5601.1.3 is amended to read as follows:

5601.1.3 Fireworks. The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks are prohibited within jurisdiction of the District.

Exceptions:

1. Storage and handling of fireworks by a Public Safety Agency.

2. Manufacture, assembly and testing of fireworks as allowed In Section 5605 and Health and Safety Code Division 11.

3. The use of fireworks for fireworks displays pyrotechnics before a proximate audience and pyrotechnic special effects in motion pictures, television, theatrical or group entertainment productions as allowed in Title 19, Division 1, Chapter 6 Fireworks reprinted in Section 5608 and Health and Safety Code Division 11.

4. Snap Caps and Party Poppers classified by the State Fire Marshal as pyrotechnic devices.

Section 5601.1.3.1 to 5601.1.3.3 is added to read as follows:

5601.1.3.1 Definitions. "Responsible party" means any of the following:

1. A person that owns, rents, leases, or otherwise has possession of, or is in immediate control of, a residence or other private property or a vessel.

2. A person that organizes, supervises, sponsors, conducts, allows, controls, or controls access to, the possession, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, use, or discharge of fireworks at a residence or other private property or on a vessel.

Exception: If a residence or other private property is rented or leased for a period of more than 30 consecutive days, the landlord or lessor is not a responsible party unless the landlord or lessor: has possession of, or is in immediate control of, the residence or other private property; or has knowledge of the possession, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, use, or discharge of fireworks at the residence or other private property.

Section 5601.1.3.2 Responsible party liability.

A responsible party shall maintain, manage, and supervise the residence or other private property, or vessel, for which they are responsible to prevent violations of this chapter. A responsible party violates this chapter if any person possesses, manufactures, sells, offers to sell, uses, or discharges, any fireworks at the residence or other private property, or on the vessel, for which the responsible party is responsible, regardless of whether the responsible party is present when the violation occurs.

Section 5601.1.3.3 Infraction arrest and citation.

Any Fire Official and any City, County, or State Peace Officer, shall have and are hereby vested with the authority to arrest any person who violates the following provisions of the Code and other codes an indicated, punishable as an infraction or an administrative citation.

Section 5601.2.2 is amended to read as follows:

5601.2.2 Sale and retail display. No person shall construct a retail display or offer for sale any explosives, explosive materials, or fireworks within the jurisdiction. Exception: Snap Caps and Party Poppers classified by the State Fire Marshal as pyrotechnic devices.

Section 5601.2.4 is amended to read as follows:

5601.2.4 Financial responsibility. Before a permit is issued pursuant to Section 5601.2, the applicant shall file with the jurisdiction a corporate surety bond in the principal sum of $2,000,000 or a public liability insurance policy for the same amount, for the purpose of the payment of all damages to persons or property which arise from, or are caused by, the conduct of any act authorized by the permit upon which any judicial judgment results. The fire code official is authorized to specify a greater or lesser amount when, in his or her opinion, conditions at the location of use indicate a greater or lesser amount is required. Government entities shall be exempt from this bond requirement.

Exception: Fireworks in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1.

M. Chapter 6. See Section 5608.

N. Chapter 57. Flammable and Combustible Liquids.

Section 5703.3 is amended to read:

A Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) stamped risk assessment is required for each possible hazard risk associated with fire, explosion, smoke, and toxicity associated with the possible incident at a facility that is identified as a bulk transfer/process/storage facility when required by the fire official. Refer to NFPA 550 & 551 for references.

Section 5703.3.1 is added to read:

5703.3.1 Facility site Fire/Explosion/Hazardous Material Release Analysis Assessment. A Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) stamped risk assessment is required for each possible hazard risk associated with fire, explosion, smoke, and toxicity associated with the possible incident at a facility that is identified as a bulk transfer/process/storage facility when required by the fire official. Refer to NFPA 550 & 551 for references.

Section 5704.2.9.6.1 is amended to read as follows:

Section 5704.2.9.6.1 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited. The storage of Class I and II liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited in all zoning districts except districts zoned for commercial, industrial, or agricultural uses.

Exception: Above-ground tanks for the purpose of emergency power generator installations in areas zoned commercial, industrial, agricultural, business district, rural or rural residential, and for facilities on an individual basis consistent with the intent of this provision.

Section 5706.2.4.4 is amended to read:

Section 5706.2.4.4 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited. Storage of Class I and II liquids in above-ground tanks is prohibited in all zoning districts except district zoned for commercial, industrial, or agricultural uses.

Exception: Above-ground tanks for the purpose of emergency power generator installations in areas zoned commercial, industrial, agricultural, business district, rural or rural residential, and for facilities on an individual basis consistent with the intent of this provision.

O. Chapter 58. Flammable Gasses and Flammable Cryogenic Fluids.

Section 5806.2 is amended to read as follows:

The storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers outside of buildings is prohibited in any area which is zoned for other than industrial use. Exception: Liquid hydrogen fuel systems in compliance with Section 5806.3 or 5806.4.

P. Chapter 61. Liquefied Petroleum Gases.

Section 6103.2.1.7 is amended to read:

6103.2.1.7 Use for food preparation. Individual portable L-P containers used, stored, or handled inside a building classified as a Group A, Group B, or Group M occupancy for the purposes of cooking, food display, or a similar use, shall be limited in size to one quart capacity and shall be of an approved type. The number of portable containers permitted will be at the discretion of the fire code official. LP-gas appliances used for food preparation shall be listed for such use in accordance with the California Mechanical Code and NFPA 58.

Section 6104.2 is amended to read:

The storage of liquefied petroleum gas is prohibited in any central business district and in all zoning districts except districts zoned for commercial, industrial, rural, or agricultural uses. The aggregate capacity of any one installation used for the storage of liquefied petroleum gas shall not exceed a water capacity of 2,000 gallons (7570 L).

Q. Chapter 80. Referenced Standards.

Chapter 80 is amended by adding the following referenced standards:

NFPA 3 (2021): Recommended Practice for Commissioning of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems.

NFPA 850 (2020): Recommended Practice for Fire Protection for Electric Generating Plants and High Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations.

Chapter 80 is further amended by amending the NFPA 13D (2022) (Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes) standard as follows:

Section 7.7.1 is added, to read:

Whenever the Fire Chief 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 City Council within fifteen (15) days from the date of the decision.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

The City Council and Fire Chief shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies for which permits are required in addition to those now enumerated in the Fire Code. The Fire Chief or designee shall post such list in a conspicuous place at the offices of the fire prevention bureau and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the California Fire Code as adopted and amended in this chapter or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any details statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who fails to comply with such order as affirmed or modified by the City Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the required time, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than seventy-five dollars ($75.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.

B. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)