Chapter 15.10 ADOPTION OF THE 2007 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE

Chapter 15.10
ADOPTION OF THE 2007 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE

Sections:

15.10.010 Adoption of Riverside County Ordinance No. 787 (as amended through Ordinance No. 787.3), adopting and amending the 2007 Edition of the California Fire Code and certain appendices therein.

15.10.020 Regulation of building construction.

15.10.030 Penalties.

15.10.040 Responsibility.

15.10.050 Construction.

15.10.010 Adoption of Riverside County Ordinance No. 787 (as amended through Ordinance No. 787.3), adopting and amending the 2007 Edition of the California Fire Code and certain appendices therein.

That portion of Riverside County Ordinance No. 787 (as amended through Ordinance No. 787.3), adopting and amending the 2007 Edition of the California Fire Code and Appendices A, B, C, E, F, G and H thereof, but excluding the 2007 California Building Code and service and permit fees, is hereby adopted as the fire code of the city of Calimesa. Fees for fire-related services shall be those fees in effect prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, or otherwise as adopted by resolution of the city council. A certified copy of Riverside County Ordinance No. 787 (as amended through Ordinance No. 787.3), and the 2007 Edition of the California Fire Code, as adopted herein by reference, are on file in the office of the city clerk and are open for public inspection at that location. [Ord. 280 § 1, 2008; Ord. 226 § 2, 2004; Code 1990 § 8.12.01.]

15.10.020 Regulation of building construction.

Any and all of the regulations, provisions, and building standards set forth in the Calimesa fire code, as adopted in CMC 15.10.010, together with the provisions of the Calimesa building code, as adopted in Chapter 15.05 CMC, and otherwise as provided in the Calimesa Municipal Code, shall govern and regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and/or maintenance of all buildings or structures within the city. [Ord. 280 § 1, 2008; Ord. 226 § 2, 2004; Code 1990 § 8.12.02.]

15.10.030 Penalties.

A. No person shall violate, or fail to comply with, any requirements of this chapter, the codes or ordinances adopted hereby, and the terms and conditions applicable to any license or permit granted hereunder. Unless a different penalty is prescribed, each such violation, or any failure to perform an act made mandatory by this chapter or the codes hereby adopted, and every violation of the terms or conditions applicable to any license or permit granted hereunder, is punishable as a misdemeanor as provided in Chapter 1.20 CMC. Where determined in the discretion of the city’s prosecuting attorney to be in the interest of justice, any accusatory pleading may deem any of the foregoing offenses to be an infraction.

B. Each person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this chapter, the codes and/or ordinances adopted hereby, or of any license or permit granted thereunder is committed, continued, or permitted by such person, and the same shall be punishable as provided herein.

C. The violation of any of the provisions of any codes and/or ordinances adopted in this chapter, or of any license or permit granted thereunder, shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the city through civil process by means of restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or in any other manner provided by law for the abatement of such nuisances. [Ord. 280 § 1, 2008; Ord. 226 § 2, 2004; Code 1990 § 8.12.03.]

15.10.040 Responsibility.

Any person who, or through another, willfully, negligently, or in violation of law sets a fire, allows a fire to be set, or allows a fire kindled or attended by such person to escape from his or her control, allows any hazardous material to be handled, stored or transported in a manner in violation of any local, state or federal law, regulation, or statute or standard, allows any hazardous material to escape from his or her control, neglects to properly comply with any written notice of the fire department, or willfully or negligently allows the continuation of a violation of the Calimesa fire code, is liable for the expense of fighting the fire or for the expense incurred during a hazardous materials incident, and such expense shall be a charge against that person. Such charge shall constitute a debt of such person and is collectible by the public agency incurring such expense in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, expressed or implied. [Ord. 280 § 1, 2008; Ord. 226 § 2, 2004; Code 1990 § 8.12.04.]

15.10.050 Construction.

This chapter, and the terms used in the Riverside County ordinances and codes adopted by reference herein, shall be interpreted, where necessary, permitted or required to fulfill the purpose and intent, and/or to obtain clarity as to the enforcement of the fire code of the city, as follows:

“Board of supervisors” or “board” shall mean and include the Calimesa city council.

“Chief” shall mean the Riverside County fire chief, or the designated city fire chief.

“Clerk of the board” or “clerk of the board of supervisors” shall mean and include the city clerk.

All other terms and phrases of the ordinances and codes adopted by reference in this chapter shall be interpreted in the manner which achieves each of their the intended purposes, to the maximum benefit of the city of Calimesa. [Ord. 280 § 1, 2008; Ord. 226 § 2, 2004; Code 1990 § 8.12.05.]