Pittsburg Municipal Code Art. I General

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a method for financing fire protection facilities required by the goals and policies of the general plan and necessitated by the needs of new construction and development for adequate fire protection facilities and services. The city council finds that failure to provide these facilities and services would place residents in a condition perilous to their health and safety.

(Ord. 923 § 1, 1987)

The city council may by resolution issue regulations to establish administration, procedures, interpretation and policy direction for this chapter.

(Ord. 923 § 1, 1987)

In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

A.

"District"

means the Contra Costa County fire protection district.

B.

"Fire protection facilities"

means fire stations (including furnishings and fixtures), sites, appurtenant equipment (including vehicles), and an appropriate share of central facilities (administration, dispatch, repair shop and training) which are designed, developed and used to provide the full spectrum of fire protection services to a given service area.

C.

"Floor space"

means "floor area" as it is defined in Section 407 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the city.

D.

"New Construction."

Residential. "New construction," when applied to the construction of residential buildings or the installation of mobile homes, means construction or installation which increases the number of dwelling units on a given lot.

Nonresidential. "New construction" when applied to the construction or installation of nonresidential buildings, means construction or installation which increases the amount of floor space for nonresidential building purposes on a given lot.

E.

"Overextended"

means a service area's fire protection facilities are "overextended" when determined not to be adequate by the district and the board of supervisors of the county as provided in Chapter 818-2 of the Contra Costa County Ordinance Code.

F.

"Service area"

means the geographical area of the district.

(Ord. 923 § 1, 1987)