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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1891
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING
SECTION 14-25 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE
TO AMEND SECTION 10-207 OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That Section 14-25 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14-25.
Access roadways for fire apparatus
(Section 10-207).
Section 10-207 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Required Construction.
Every building or portions of buildings hereafter
constructed shall have fire apparatus access roadways. Such
access roadways shall provide two (2) separate but
interconnected means of ingress and egress. Access shall be at
least twenty (20) feet in clear width. A forty-foot outside
and twenty foot inside radius shall be provided wherever they
make a turn. The total width shall be continuously paved to
accommodate forty thousand (40,000) pounds and shall not exceed
the angle of departure for fire apparatus on any slope. Access
roadways shall have a vertical clearance of not less than
thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches above the finished driveway
surface.
(b) Required Markings.
Any owner or Occupant of a private parking area, including,
but not limited to, private streets or roadways, driveways,
off-street parking facilities, alleys, parking lots and any
other non-public place where vehicles of any type or kind are
intended to be or are often found must (1) post emergency fire
lane signs as directed in subsection (c), and (2) paint
appropriate curbs or ground in red paint pursuant to subsection
(d) and as directed by the fire chief or his designated
representative.
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(c) Signs.
The fire chief or his designated representative may direct
the owner or occupant of the area described in subsection (b)
as to the location that said signs must be posted by said owner
or occupant. If not so directed, the said owner or occupant
must post signs in an obvious, conspicuous location immediately
adjacent to, and visible from, the designated fire lane clearly
stating in letters not less than one inch in height that the
area is a fire lane.
(d) Paint
Ail painting to be performed as described in
subsection (b) shall consist of outlining or painting the
designated fire lane in red and, in contrasting color, marking
the place with the words "FIRE LANE", which are clearly visible
from a vehicle, or by painting a red curb or red paint on the
edge of the roadway upon which is clearly marked the words
"FIRE LANE."
(e) Obstructing emergency access lane.
(1) NO person shall cause or permit any vehicle,
including, but not limited to automobile, motorcycle, truck,
bicycle, or any other vehicle in his control or ownership, to
be stopped in an area designated for emergency vehicles.
(2) This section applies to all non-emergency
vehicles whatsoever, attended or unattended, stopped for any
length of time except when necessary to avoid conflict with
other traffic or in compliance with directions of a police
officer or fireman.
(3) Any vehicle found in violation of this section
may be towed at the owner's or operator's expense at the
request of any Santa Ana police officer, parking control
officer, California Highway Patrol officer, Orange County
deputy sheriff, or any fire department personnel described in
section 1-18 of this code.
(f) Extent.
The access roadway shall be extended to within 150 feet of
all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of any
building. Where the access roadway cannot be provided,
approved fire protection system or systems shall be provided as
required and approved by the chief.
(g) Fire-protection Alternate.
Where fire-protection systems approved by the chief are
provided, the above required clearance may be modified.
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(h) Oversizing.
The chief shall have the authority to require an increase
in the minimum access widths where such width is not adequate
for fire or rescue operations.
(i) Bridges.
Where a bridge is required to be used as access under this
section, it shall be constructed and maintained in accordance
with the applicable sections of the Building Code and using
design live loading sufficient to carry the imposed loads of
the fire apparatus
(j) Misdemeanor Violations.
Any violation of subsections (b) (c) or (d) of this section
shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
(k) Infraction Violations.
Any violation of subsection (e) of this section shall be
deemed an infraction.
SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance 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 remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would
have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the
repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosection for violation of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed
as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating
to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal
provision applicable to any cash deposit in lieu thereof,
required to be posted, filed or deposit pursuant to any
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ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder
appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.
ADOPTED this 6th day of April
, 1987.
Mayor
ATTEST:
erk of the Counc~-i!
COUNCILMEMBERS:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Acosta Absent
Griset -~e
Hart Ay~
May Ave
Pulido Aw
McGuigan A~e
Young ~ve