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ORDINANCE NO. 878
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF VERNON ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE,
1976 EDITION, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION, AND ESTAB-
LISHING A BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION AND PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFOR
AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES ORDAIN as follows:
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Section I. Sec. 7.61 of the Vernon City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 7.61 Uniform Fire Code - Adopted by Reference.
The Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, its Appendices A
through G, published by the International Conference of
Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association,
except as provided in this Article, is hereby adopted. "
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Section 2. Sec. 7.62 of the Vernon City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 7.62 Same - Definitions.
(a) Wherever the word 'jurisdiction' is used in the
Uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the City of
Vernon.
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(b) Wherever the term 'Corporation Counsel' is used in
the Uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the Attorney
for the City of Vernon."
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Section 3. Sec. 7.63 of the Vernon City Code is hereby
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amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 7.63 Establishment of Limits of Districts in Which
Storage of Flammable or Combustible Liquids in
Outside Above Ground Tanks is to be Prohibited.
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(a) The limits referred to in Sec. 15.201 of the Uniform
Fire Code in which storage of flammable or combustible
liquids in outside above ground tanks is prohibited, are
hereby established as follows: Fire Zone II and III as
defined in the 1976 Uniform Building Code."
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Section 4. Sec. 7.64 of the Vernon City Code is hereby
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amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 7.64 Amendments Made in the Uniform Fire Code.
The Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended as follows:
(A) Sec. 1.212(a) is hereby amended to read:
'Compliance
Sec. 1.212. (a) Any person operating or maintaining any
occupancy, premises or vehicle subject to this Code who
shall permit any fire hazard to exist on premises under
his control or who shall fail to take immediate action
to abate a fire hazard when ordered or notified to do
so by the Chief or his duly authorized representative
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.'
(B) Sec. 1.215 is hereby amended to read:
'Allowance of Variance or Exception from
Requirements of Code
Sec. 1.215. Whenever the Fire Chief shall find that
changes or modifications in the requirements contained
in this Code are necessary because of local conditions,
he may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions
and limitations as he may impose, relieve an applicant
from one or more of the requirements of this Code, and,
without limiting the foregoing, may authorize the sub-
stitution of materials, types of construction and safety
equipment or devices. The Fire Chief shall, prior to
his making his findings, solicit and include therein
the recommendations of other departments of the City,
which may be affected by the request for a variance or
exception from the requirements of this Code. No change
or modification in the requirements in this Code shall
-be authorized as to any hotel, lodging house, motel,
apartment house or dwelling, or portion thereof, or any
building accessory thereto, unless the City Council
shall first make a written finding that such modifica-
tions or changes are needed, make such findings avail-
able as a public record and transmit a copy thereof,
together with the modification or change, to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Community Development.
Any applicant seeking a variance or exception from
the requirements of this Code, which variance or excep-
tion has been denied or granted subject to conditions
or limitations, pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
this Section 1.215, may request a hearing before the
City Council for the purpose of obtaining a new or
different decision with respect to said request for a
variance or exception. Such request for a hearing must
state the following:
1. The name and mailing address of the applicant
for the purposes of the requested hearing.
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2. A method of identification of the application
or applications involved and the previous decision
of the Fire Chief or of the City Council, if any,
with respect to each such application.
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3. The specific ruling which the applicant requests
be made by the City Council with respect to each
such application.
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4. A brief summary in non-technical language of the
points or contentions to be made by applicant at
the requested hearing, which summary shall be suf-
ficient to inform any interested person who may
wish to meet or refute applicant's presentation
at the hearing.
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The City Council shall set a time and place for a hear~
ing on such application, providing it shall comply with
the foregoing requirements, which hearing shall take
place not more than thirty (30) days after receipt of
the applicant's request. In the event that the request
for a hearing does not comply with the foregoing require
ments, no hearing shall be set and the City Clerk shall
advise the applicant of the City Council's findings and
that no hearing shall be set until such requirements are
met. Such latter notice shall be mailed by the City
Clerk to the applicant by United States mail, postage
prepaid, to the address shown on the request for
hearing, and if no adequate address is shown thereon,
the City Clerk shall make a reasonable effort to locate
an address for the applicant, to which the notice may
be mailed and, failing to find such address, no notice
shall be sent.'
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(C) Sec. 15.201(a) is amended to read:
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'The storage of flammable and combustible liquids in
above ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited
except as provided in Sec. 7.63 of the Vernon City Code.
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(D) Sec. 15.201(b) is amended to read:
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'Fire protection shall be provided in accordance with
nationally recognized standards. When required by the
Chief, foam fire protection shall be provided for any
above ground tank:
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I. When such tank or tanks are used for the storage
of crude oil.
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2. When such tank or tanks are used for in-process
products handling and are located within 100 feet of any
fired still, heater, related fractioning or processing
apparatus, or similar device at a processing plant or
petroleum refinery as herein defined.
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3. In addition to the above requirements the Chief
may require foam fire protection when an unusual
exposure hazard exists because of topographical condi-
tions; nature of occupancy and proximity on the same
or adjoining property and height and character of con-
struction of such buildings; capacity, construction and
maintenance of such tanks and character of liquids to
be stored; degree of private fire protection to be
provided, and facilities of the fire department to cope
with flammable and combustible liquid fires.'
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(E) Sec. 15.201(d) is amended to read:
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'Where foam fire protection is required, installationl
shall meet the requirements of National Fire Protection
Association pamphlet No. II, "Foam Extinguishing Sys-
tems," except that where tank shells are accessible for
the erection of portable foam applicators, for at least
three-quarters of their perimeter, portable foam appli-
cators may be approved.'
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(F) Sec. 15.201(e) is repealed."
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Section 5. Sec. 7~65 of the Vernon City Code is amended to
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"Sec. 7.65 New Materials, Processes or Occupancies Which
May Require Permits.
The Director of Public Works/Building, the Fire Chief
and the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act
as a committee to determine and specify, after giving
affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new
materials, processes or occupancies, which shall require
permits, in addition to those now enumerated in said Code.
The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such
list in a conspicuous place in his office, and distribute
copies thereof to interested persons."
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Section 6. Sec. 7.66 of the Vernon City Code is amended to
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"Sec. 7.66 Violations and Penalties.
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Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof
during which any violation of any of the provisions of this
Article is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon con-
viction of any such violation such person shall be punishable
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by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not
more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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The application of the above penalty or penalties
shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of the
prohibited conditions. The violation of any of the pro-
visions of the Code adopted herein shall be deemed a public
nuisance."
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Section 7. Public Hearing.
7 A public hearing shall be convened by the City Council on
8 March IS, 1977, at 2:00 o'clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as the
9 matter may be heard, at the (temporary) Council Chambers of the
10 Vernon City Council located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, Cali-
11 fornia, for the purpose of considering adoption of the 1976 Edition
12 of the Uniform Fire Code. The City Clerk shall post a notice of
13 said hearing, in the same manner as provided for the posting of
14 ordinances, stating that said hearing shall be conducted, the pur-
15 pose of said hearing, and the copies of said Code are on file with
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notice shall also be published in accordance with Government Code
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Section 6060 in the Los Angeles Daily Journal which the City Council
finds to be a newspaper of general circulation nearest to the City
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most appropriate for this purpose. I
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Section 8. Ordinance Posting. I
There being no newspaper printed, published and circulated I
in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby directed to certifyl
to the passage of this Ordinance and shall post the same, or cause
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25 the same to be posted, in three of the most public places in the
26 City of Vernon, to wit: the northwest corner of 38th Street and
27 Santa Fe Avenue, the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and
28 Pacific Boulevard, and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the
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City Hall of said City, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in
the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California;
that this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30)
days from and after the final passage of the same.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 15th day of March, 1977.
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. EONIS C. MALB G, Mayor
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F.A. ZIEMER, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
~ I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
5 hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No.
6 g7g, was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting
7 of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held on February 15,
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, and thereafter finally adopted at a regular meeting
9 of said City Council held on
10 following vote:
11 AYES: Councilmen: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick,
Ybarra
12. NOES: Councilmen: None
March 15, 1977
, by the
13 ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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F. A. emer, City Clerk
SUPPORTING
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
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hereby certify that I did, on the 16th
day of
March
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19-LL-' post three (3) copies of
ORDINANCE NO. ~7~
one in each of the following
11 places, to wit: At the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa
12 Fe Avenue, at the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific
13 Boulevard, and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall
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14 of the City of Vernon, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in
15 said City, there being no newspaper of general circulation printed
16 and published in the City of Vernon.
Signed this
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F. .' 1emer, C1ty
Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ~ day of March
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Notary Public in and for the County
Los Angeles, State of California.
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