Chapter 8.32 — FIRE CODE AND WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE
5608.2 Fallout Area.
Riverside County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Riverside County
For aerial shells, the minimum required radius of the fallout area shall be 100 ft/in. (30
480 mm/25 mm) of the internal mortar diameter of the largest aerial shell to be fired, unless otherwise approved.
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APPENDIX B.
A new Section B103.2.1 is added to Section B103.2 of the California Fire Code to read as follows:
B103.2.1 Wildland-Urban Interface Area Subdivisions. The minimum fire flow for any new subdivision or tract constructed within a Wildland-Urban Interface Area shall be 1,500 gallons per minute.
Table B105.2 of the California Fire Code is amended as follows:
TABLE B105.2 REQUIRED FIRE-FLOW FOR BUILDINGS OTHER THAN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS, GROUP R-3 AND R-4 BUILDINGS AND TOWNHOUSES
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER MINIMUM FIRE-FLOW FLOW DURATION SYSTEM (gallons per minute) (hours) (Design Standard)
No automatic sprinkler system Value in Table B105.1(2) Duration in Table B105.1(2)
Section 903.3.1.1 of the 50% of the value in Table Duration in Table B105.1(2) at the California Fire Code B105.1(2) a reduced flow rate
Section 903.3.1.2 of the 50% of the value in Table Duration in Table B105.1(2) at the California Fire Code B105.1(2) b reduced flow rate
For SI: 1 gallon per minute = 3.785 L/m
a The reduced fire-flow shall not be less than 1,000 gallons per minute.
b The reduced fire-flow shall not be less than 1,500 gallons per minute.
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APPENDIX C.
Section C103.1 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
C103.1 Hydrant spacing. Fire apparatus access roads and public streets providing required access to buildings in accordance with Section 503 of the California Fire Code shall be provided with one or more fire hydrants, as determined by Section C102.1. Where more than one fire hydrant is required, the distance between required fire hydrants shall be in accordance with Sections C103.2 and C103.3. Fire hydrants shall be provided at street intersections.
(Ord. No. 787.8, § 5, 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 787.9, § 5, 11-5-2019; Ord. No. 787.10, § 5, 12-13-2022; Ord. No. 787.11, § 1, 12-9-2025)
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