ORD 598 ORDINANCE NO. 598
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLE 32, ENTITLED "FIRE CODE," OF
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE FOR THE CONSOLIDATED FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,WHICH IN TURN
ADOPTS BY REFERENCE, WITH CERTAIN CHANGES AND
AMENDMENTS, THE 2016 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
AND THE 2015 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, AND
RATIFYING THE MORE RESTRICTIVE BUILDING STANDARDS
CONTAINED IN TITLE 32, AND DELEGATING ENFORCEMENT OF THE
FIRE CODE IN THE CITY TO THE FIRE CHIEF
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes lies within the jurisdictional
boundaries of the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County ("District");
and,
WHEREAS, the District has responsibility for fire protection within said jurisdictional
boundaries, and is governed by Title 32, entitled "Fire Code," of the Los Angeles County
Code ("District Fire Code"); and,
WHEREAS, the County Board of Supervisors, acting as the Governing Body of the
District did on January 24, 2017, through Ordinance No. 2017-003 adopt amendments to
the District Fire Code by adopting by reference, with certain changes and amendments,
the 2016 Edition of the California Fire Code and the 2015 edition of the International Fire
Code; and,
WHEREAS, as allowed by state law, the District Fire Code contains local
amendments that constitute more restrictive building standards relating to fire and panic
safety than those adopted by the State Fire Marshal and contained in the California
Building Standards Code; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13869.7, subdivision (c) of the California Health
and Safety Code, local amendments containing such more restrictive building standards
are not effective within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City until ratified by the City
Council; and,
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City to ratify all of these more restrictive
building standards and to have those standards be enforced in the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City has properly complied with all procedures and requirements
of California Government Code section 50022.1, et seq. to adopt the District Fire Code by
reference.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that the recitals contained in this ordinance
are true and correct, relies upon them in passing this ordinance, and incorporates them
as though set forth in full herein.
SECTION 2. Section 8.08.010 of Chapter 8.08 of Title 8 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
8.08.010 Fire code adopted.
Except as hereinafter provided in this chapter, the 2017 Los Angeles County
Fire Code, Title 32, of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on
January 24, 2017, which constitutes an amended version of the 2016 Edition of the
California Fire Code, including Chapters 1 through 80 and Appendices B, BB, C,
and CC, including errata and supplements, published by the California Building
Standards Commission, and Chapters 1 through 7, Chapters 9 through 10,
Chapters 20 through 36, Chapters 50 through 55, Chapters 57 through 67, Chapter
80, Appendix D and Appendix N of the 2015 Edition of the International Fire Code,
published by the International Code Council, are hereby adopted by reference and
incorporated into this Chapter 8.08, and shall constitute and may be cited as the
Fire Code of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. In the event of any conflict between
provisions of the California Fire Code, 2016 Edition, Title 32 of the Los Angeles
County Code, or any amendment to the Fire Code contained in the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code, the provision contained in the municipal code shall control.
A copy of the fire code shall be maintained in the office of the city clerk and shall
be made available for public inspection while the code is in force.
SECTION 3. Unless expressly repealed or amended herein, the previously
enacted provisions of Chapter 8.08 of Title 8 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. The City Council finds that the more restrictive building standards
contained in the District Fire Code are reasonably necessary due to local climatic,
geological, or topographical conditions in the City and adopts by reference the specific
findings made in Section 324 of the Ordinance No. 2017-003 adopted by the Board of
Supervisors regarding these local conditions, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
1.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 13869.7, the City
Council delegates authority to the District Fire Chief to enforce the District Fire Code,
including the more restrictive building standards contained in the District Fire Code, as
ratified herein by the City within the City's jurisdictional boundaries.
SECTION 6. The adoption of this Ordinance is hereby determined to be exempt
from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State Guidelines Section
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15061(b)(3) as a project that has no potential for causing a significant effect on the
environment.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
place, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this
ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance,
and each and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,subsections, subdivisions,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 8. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Ordinance, all other
provisions of Chapter 8.08 of Title 8 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code remain
the same.
SECTION 9. Penalty Provisions. All violations of the Building Code adopted by the
City in 8.08.010 shall be subject to the penalty provisions contained in Chapter 1.08 of
the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code.
SECTION 10. Certification and Posting. The City Clerk shall cause this
Ordinance to be posted in three (3) public places in the City within fifteen (15) days after
its passage, in accordance with the provisions of Section 36933 of the Government Code.
The City Clerk shall further certify to the adoption and posting of this Ordinance, and shall
cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of posting, to be entered in
the Book of Ordinances of the Council of this City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
SECTION 11. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and shall cause a copy hereof to be forthwith transmitted to the following:
California Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of
Codes and Standards, 2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 250,
Sacramento, California 95833-1820,
California Building Standards Commission, 2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite
130, Sacramento, CA 95833 and,
Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County, Attn: Chief
Mark Savage, Fire Marshal, 5823 Rickenbacker Road, Commerce,
California 90040.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 19th day of September 2017.
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I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 598 passed first reading on September 5, 2017, was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on September
19, 2017, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Duhovic, Dyda, Misetich and Mayor Campbell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Brooks
ABSTAIN: None
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the City Clerk of the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on September 21, 2017, she caused to be posted the following document
entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 598, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLE 32, ENTITLED"FIRE CODE,"
OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE FOR THE CONSOLIDATED FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,WHICH IN TURN ADOPTS
BY REFERENCE, WITH CERTAIN CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS, THE 2016
EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND THE 2015 EDITION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, AND RATIFYING THE MORE RESTRICTIVE
BUILDING STANDARDS CONTAINED IN TITLE 32, AND DELEGATING
ENFORCEMENT OF THE FIRE CODE IN THE CITY TO THE FIRE CHIEF,a copy of
which is attached hereto, in the following locations:
City Hall Ladera Linda Community Center
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit of posting.
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City Clerk