San Jose Municipal Code Part 3 Definitions

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Editor's note— Ord. 31258, § 3, adopted Nov. 18, 2025, amended Part 3 of Ch. 17.12 in its entirety to read as set out herein. Former Part 3, §§ 17.12.300 and 17.12.310 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ords. 30327, 30836.

Except as otherwise provided for in this Chapter, Chapter 2 of the 2025 California Fire Code, including the Tables therein, are adopted and incorporated in this Chapter by reference and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.

(Ord. 31258.)

Section 202 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:

CORROSIVE LIQUID. Corrosive liquid is:

1. Any liquid which, when in contact with living tissue, will cause destruction or irreversible alteration of such tissue by chemical action; or

2. Any liquid having a pH of 2 or less or 12.5 or more; or

3. Any liquid classified as corrosive by the U.S. Department of Transportation; or

4. Any material exhibiting the characteristics of corrosivity in accordance with Title 22, California Code of Regulations Section 66261.

DESOLVENTIZING. The process of removing solvent from solute of an extract.

DISTILLATION. The process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation.

EXTRACTION. A process that uses Type 6 Solvents with pressure or temperature to pull the desired phytochemicals from plant material.

INSTALLATION-LEVEL TESTING. In the context of Energy Storage Systems (ESS), it refers to the process of testing the entire installed system, including all its components as assembled in the proposed design and their interactions, under simulated real-world operating conditions, including any proposed fire protection systems.

LARGE-SCALE FIRE TEST. Testing of a representative Energy Storage System (ESS) that induces a significant fire into the device or creates a significant internal flame condition under test and evaluates whether the fire will spread to adjacent energy storage system units, surrounding equipment, or through an adjacent fire-resistance-rated barrier. This testing shall be conducted at an installation level.

MINIMUM THRESHOLD QUANTITY. Minimum threshold quantity is the aggregate of highly toxic, toxic, or moderately toxic gases in a control area which, due to the minimum aggregate quantities, need only comply with the requirements set forth in Section 6004.1

MODERATELY TOXIC GAS. A chemical or substance that has a median lethal concentration (LC50) in air more than 2000 parts per million but not more than 7500 parts per million by volume of gas or vapor, when administered by continuous inhalation for an hour, or less if death occurs within one hour, to albino rats weighing between 200 and 300 grams each.

PLANT EXTRACTION PROCESS SYSTEM. Any system that removes and refines from plans of the oils and fats by producing a solvent from raw plant material, desolventizing of the raw material and production of the miscella, distillation of the solvent from the miscella and solvent recovery.

PLANT EXTRACTION PROCESS SYSTEM WASTE. The waste products from the plan extraction process.

PLANT POST OIL PROCESSING. Includes distillation, winterization, and solvent recovery.

SECONDARY CONTAINMENT. Secondary containment is that level of containment that is external to and separate from primary containment and is capable of safely and securely containing the material, without discharge, for a period of time reasonably necessary to ensure detection and remedy of the primary containment failure.

SOLVENT. A substance capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances.

SOLVENT RECOVERY. Is a process system that takes effluent and extracts useful solvents and raw materials back out of the plant extract processing systems waste stream.

SPILL CONTROL. That level of containment that is external to and separate from the primary containment and is capable of safely and securely containing the contents of the largest container and preventing the materials from spreading to other parts of the room.

TYPE 6 SOLVENTS. Are the "non-volatile solvents" as defined and listed as part of the cannabis manufacturing Department of Public Health Manufacturing Cannabis Licensing System Type 6 per California Code of Regulations Title 17 Chapter 13, Article 2. General Provisions §40118. For the purposes of this Code, these solvents include carbon dioxide and ethanol.

WINTERIZATION PROCESS. Involves putting the raw cannabis extract through an ethanol wash that filters some of the undesirable plant materials. The raw extract is immersed in the ethanol, where it is then frozen, hence its name. This process separates the refined plant product from other compounds like terpenes and wastes such as waxes, lipids, and plant chlorophyll.

WORKSTATION. A defined space or an independent piece of equipment using hazardous materials with a hazard rating of 3 or 4 in flammability and reactivity hazard in accordance with NFPA 704 where a specific function, laboratory procedure or research activity occurs. Approved or listed hazardous materials storage cabinets, flammable liquid storage cabinets or gas cabinets serving a workstation are included as part of the workstation. A workstation is allowed to contain ventilation equipment, fire protection devices, detection devices, electrical devices and other processing and scientific equipment.

(Ord. 31258.)