87.0935 Fire Hazards. — Yucaipa Zoning Code

This section establishes standards for storage of solid materials susceptible to fire hazards and flammable liquids and gases.

(a) Combustible Solids

Land uses which include the storage of solid materials susceptible to fire hazards shall be subject to the following storage standards when established within the following Land Use Districts.

(1) Regional Industrial (IR) Land Use District

(A) Inside Storage

A building utilized for the storage, use, or manufacture of flammable solid materials shall be no less than 40 feet from any lot line and any other on-site buildings or shall adhere to standards specified in subsection 87.0935(a)(2) below.

(B) Outside Storage

Outdoor storage of flammable solid materials shall be no less than 50 feet from any lot line and any other on-site buildings.

(2) All other manufacturing or industrial uses legally established within any other land use district

The storage, use, or manufacture of highly flammable solid materials shall be done in enclosed spaces having fire resistance of no less than two hours and protected with an automatic fire extinguishing system.

(b) Flammable Liquids and Gases

Land uses which involve the storage of flammable liquids and gases shall be subject to the following storage standards when established within the following land use districts.

(1) Storage Capacity

The total storage capacity of flammable liquids and gases on any lot shall not exceed the following quantities and setbacks.

	Land Use District	Max. Capacity
A. Liquids	Regional Industrial District (IR) All other manufacturing 60,000 gallons or industrial uses legallyestablished within anyother	120,000 gallons
B. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
	All manufacturing or industrial uses established in any land use district	Per S.B. County Code, Title 2, Division 3
	All commercial uses legally established in any land use district	15,000 gallons per 20,000 gallons maximum aggregate total
	All agricultural uses legally established in any land use district	15,000 gallons per and aggregate total
C. Gases, other than LPG
	Regional Industrial District(IR)	300,000 SCF* aboveground
		600,000 SCF* belowground
	All other manufacturing or industrial uses legally established within anyother land use district	150,000 SCF* above ground 300,000 SCF* belowground

*SCF refers to Standard Cubic Feet at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 29.92 inches Hg.

(2) The San Bernardino County Code Title 2, Division 3, shall establish setback requirements for flammable liquids and gases.

(c) LPG Siting Requirements

The following standards shall apply to the installation and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage and distribution facilities for commercial, agricultural, manufacturing, or industrial uses in applicable land use districts allowing such uses. The County Code Title 2, Division 3, shall establish such standards for residential uses and residential land use districts.

(1) Requirement for Conditional Use Permit

All LPG storage and distribution facilities, except those for residential uses, shall be subject to a Conditional Use Permit and subject to this section. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this section and the provisions of any land use district, including the requirement for Conditional Use Permit, the provisions of this section shall prevail and control.

(A) The Planning Agency shall notify the applicable local fire authority of any Conditional Use Permit request to establish an LPG storage and distribution facility.

(B) The applicable local fire authority shall provide an analysis and report to the Planning Agency in accordance with the County Code Title 2, Division 3. This report shall address the following issues, as well as any other relevant issues.

(I) Topographical Conditions
(II) Nature of Occupancy
(III) Proximity to Buildings
(IV) Capacity of Proposed Tanks
(V) Degree of Private Fire Protection
(VI) Local Fire Protection Facilities
(VII) Exposure to or from Other Properties
(VIII) Water Supply
(IX) Effectiveness of Plan Fire Brigade
(X) Time of Response
(XI) Probable Effectiveness of Fire Department
(XII) Access Roads (all-weather surface)

(C) The applicable local fire authority shall provide the Planning Agency with recommendations of conditions of approval based upon the required analysis report and any health or safety conditions independently imposed by the applicable local fire authority.

(D) The Planning Agency shall impose as one of the conditions of approval for such uses the requirement that a Special Use Permit for the operation, siting, and maintenance of an LPG storage and distribution facility be obtained and shall be made subject to the following.

(I) The City Planner shall designate the applicable local fire authority as the reviewing authority for such Special Use Permits.

(II) The Special Use Permit shall be issued for time periods not to exceed two years between the review and renewal of such a permit.

(III) Prior to issuance or renewal of such a Special Use Permit, the applicable local fire authority shall review the LPG storage and distribution facilities to determine compliance with the conditions of approval imposed by the Conditional Use Permit and/or Special Use Permit for such use. Also, the need for any additional conditions of approval shall be evaluated, including any needs caused by the development or change of use of the subject property or surrounding properties. Among the considerations of such a periodic review shall be the need for additional protective measures as surrounding areas develop.

(E) The Planning Agency shall not approve such requested Conditional Use Permits unless the applicable local fire authority has recommended such approval along with the conditions and requirements necessary to allow such a use.
(F) The Planning Agency shall not waive or significantly modify any such condition of approval unless recommended by the applicable local fire authority.
(2) Fire Protection Requirements for All Parcels
(A) Setbacks for LPG storage and distribution facilities from structures and property lines shall be those specified by the San Bernardino County Code Title 2, Division 3.
(B) LPG storage tanks shall be centrally located on the parcel to the satisfaction of the local fire authority.
(3) Additional fire protection requirements for parcels which have no more than one occupied structure which is less than 5,000 square feet in size and where the water system provides substandard flows per ISO Standards for structure protection are as follows.
(A) Where parcel size is 10 acres or more, fire flow shall be calculated for exposures only, in accordance with the County Code Title 2, Division 3.
(B) Where parcel size is at least five acres, but less than 10 acres, the following standards shall apply.
(I) A one-hour approved protective coating shall be applied to the LPG storage tank.
(II) Fire flow shall be calculated for exposures only, in accordance with the County Code Title 2, Division 3.
(C) Where parcel size is at least 2.5 acres, but less than five acres, the following standards shall apply.
(I) A two-hour approved protective coating shall be applied to the tank.
(II) Fire flow shall be calculated for exposures only, in accordance with the County Code Title 2, Division 3.
(4) Additional fire protection requirements for any parcel with adequate fire flow available per ISO Standards
(A) Fire hydrant(s) shall serve the parcel in accordance with the County Code Title 2, Division 3.
(B) Fire flow shall provide for exposure protection (ISO Calculation) and LPG storage tank protection/suppression. Sprinklers shall use calculations as adopted by County Code Title 2, Division 3; hoselines shall use the formula GPM = five times the square root of the tank capacity.
(C) Additional Protection
(I) Where the local fire authority determines that water can be applied to the tank or exposures by the fire authority in required amounts in eight minutes or less, no additional protection shall be required.
(II) Where the local fire authority determines that water cannot be applied to the tank or exposures by the fire authority in required amounts in eight minutes or less, one of the following protection measures shall be required.
(i) A one-hour approved protective coating shall be applied to the LPG storage tank.
(ii) A fixed spray water system shall be installed as approved by the fire department.
(5) Additional fire protection requirements for any parcel not included in either 87.0935 (c) (3) and (4)
(A) Either a one-hour or more protective coating shall be applied to the LPG storage tank, as required by the fire authority, or a fixed spray water system shall be installed in lieu of coating the tank.
(B) Fire flow shall be calculated for exposure only, in accordance with the San Bernardino Code Title 2, Division 3.