Tehama Municipal Code Ch. 15.34 Fire Code

This chapter shall be known as the "Tehama County Fire Code."

(Ord. 1894 § 16(part), 2008)

The purpose of this code is to provide minimum requirements and standards consistent with nationally recognized good practices to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare from the hazards of fire, explosion or dangerous conditions in new and existing buildings, structures, and premises, and to provide safety and assistance to firefighters and emergency responders during emergency operations.

(Ord. 1894 § 16(part), 2008)

The 2022 California Fire Code, Title 24, Part 9 of the California Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building Standards Code, as defined in the California Health and Safety Code Section 18901 et seq., (hereinafter referred to as the "state code") and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, incorporating the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, as referenced in and adopted pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 17922 and 18935, (hereinafter referred to as the "IFC"), and Appendix Chapters 4, B, BB, C, CC, D only section 103.6, G, and I, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter and Chapter 15.02 of the Tehama County Code, the construction, alteration , movement, enlargement, replacement , repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location , maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such building structures within the county jurisdiction shall be mad in conformance with the state code and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, including the IFC, and the specified appendices.

(Ord. 1894 § 16(part), 2008)

(Ord. No. 2086, § 18, 2-4-2020; Ord. No. 2127, § 17, 12-20-2022)

A. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire chief or fire code official relative to the application and interpretation of the Tehama County Fire Code or the technical codes, as defined in Section 15.02.150, or any successor fire code or technical code adopted or implemented pursuant to state law, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals. The board of appeals shall be the board of supervisors. The fire chief shall be an ex-officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board. The board may adopt additional rules of procedure for conducting its business, and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the fire chief.

B. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the intent of the applicable code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equivalent method of protection or safety is proposed. Except as otherwise provided by law, including without limitation Health and Safety Code section 17925, the board shall have no authority to waive requirements of these codes.

(Ord. No. 1969, § 1, 7-31-2012)