NS-2905 - Amending Chapter 8 and 14 of Santa Ana Municipal Code to Adopt and Amend ...

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There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the California Fire Code 2016 Edition, based on the 2015 International Fire Code as published by the International Code Council, (hereinafter referred to in this article as the "California Fire Code" or "fire code ") and the whole thereof including the Appendices therein, errata issued during and after the publishing date, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted or amended, of which code not less than one (1) copy has been and is now on file in the office of the clerk of the council of the city pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18942(d)(1) and are made available for public inspection. Said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein and, subject to all amendments set forth in this article, shall be in effect within the city from the effective date of this article. Any provision of this article amending the above mentioned codes shall be construed as amending the 2015 and 2016 editions thereof including such provisions enacted prior to this adoption of the said 2015 and 2016 editions and not thereafter repealed. The International Fire Code, 2015 edition and the California Fire Code 2016 edition, as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the "Fire Code of the City of Santa Ana." SECTION 17: Section 14 -3.1 is hereby amended and revised as follows: Sec. 14 -3.1. - Violation penalties (Section 109.4). Section 109.4 Violation penalties. 109.4 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or shall fail to comply with any issued orders or notices or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall result in penalties assessed as prescribed in the OCFA Prevention Field Services adopted fee schedule. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. (a) Section 109.4.2 Infraction and misdemeanor is hereby added as follows: 109.4.2 Infraction and misdemeanor. Persons operating or maintaining any occupancy, premises or vehicle subject to this code that shall permit any fire or life safety hazard to exist on premises under their control shall be guilty of an infraction. Persons who fail to take immediate action to abate a fire or life safety hazard when ordered or notified to do so by the chief or a duly authorized representative are guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 18: Sections 14 -4 - 14 -4.6 are hereby deleted in their entirety: Secs. 14- 4 -14 -9. Reserved. SECTION 19: Section 14 -21 is hereby amended as follows: Ordinance No. NS -2905 Page 11 of 31