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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1727
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 1982
EDITION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Chapter 14 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 14
is
FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
AND PARAMEDIC SERVICES
ARTICLE 1. FIRE CODE
DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 14-1. Adoption of the Uniform Fire Code,
1982 Edition.
There is hereby adopted by the City of Santa Aha that
certain code known as the "Uniform Fire Code, 1982 Edition" and
the whole'thereof including the Appendices therein, save and
except such portions as are hereinafter deleted or amended, of
which code not less than three (3) copies have been and are now
on file in the office of the clerk of the council of the City of
Santa Ana. The 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 of
Santa Ana from the effective date of this article. Any provision
of this article amending the Uniform Fire Code shall be construed
as amending the 1982 Edition thereof including such provisions
enacted prior to this adoption of the said 1982 Edition and not
thereafter repealed. The said Uniform Fire Code, 1982 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."
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Sec. 14-2.
Review of Building Permits.
No building permit shall be issued pursuant to
Chapter 8, Article II of the Santa Ana Municipal Code for
the construction, addition, alteration or repair of any
building or structure which would result in noncompliance
with the requirements of this fire code. The fire chief
and the director of planning and development services
shall establish administrative procedures designed to
promote expeditious review of building permit applications.
The fire chief and the director of planning and
development services may require such site plans, elevations,
and other documentation from the applicant as may be necessary
to determine such compliance, and may impose such conditions
on approval of an application as are necessary to assure such
compliance. No building or structure subject to such review
and approval shall be finally released for utility service
or occupancy which is not in compliance with the building
permit as approved or conditionally approved.
Sec. 14-3. Penalties.
No person shall violate any of the provisions or
fail to comply with any of the requirements of this article.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article
hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate
or fail to comply with any order made under this article, or who
shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifi-
cations or plans submitted and approved hereunder, or any
certificate or permit issued hereunder, and from which no appeal
has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order
as affirmed or modified by the board of appeals or by a court of
competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall
severally for each and every violation and noncompliance, re-
spectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of
not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment
for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and impris-
onment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall
not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such
persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations
or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise
specified, each day prohibited conditions are maintained shall
constitute a separate offense. The application of the above
penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of
prohibited conditions.
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DIVISION 2. AMENDMENTS
read
Sec. 14-18. Board of Appeals (Section 2.302).
Section 2~302 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to
as follows:
The Uniform Code appeals board shall have the
power and be required to hear appeals regarding the
fire chief's denial of, or refusal to grant, any
application for a permit required under any provision
of the fire code, the determination of the suitability
of alternative materials and types of construction,
and the reasonable interpretation of the provisions
in the event of a dispute. Any such appeal shall be
filed with the secretary for the Uniform Code appeals
board within ten (10) days from the date of the de-
cision being appealed. Any appeal, once filed, shall
be governed by the board's duly adopted procedural
rules and regulations.
Sec. 14-25.
Access Roadways for Fire Apparatus
(Section 10,207(a)).
Section 10.207(a) of the Uniform Fire Code is amended
as follows:
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-f~ot inside radius shall
be provided wherever they make a turn. The total width
shall be continuously paved to accommodate forty thou-
sand (40,000) pounds and shall not exceed the angle of
departure for fire apparatus on any slope. Access road-
ways shall have a vertical clearance of not less than
thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches above the finished
driveway surface.
sec. 14-27. Building Height Regulation
(Section 10.210).~
Section 10.210 is added to the Uniform Fire Code, to
read as follows:
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Section 10.210.
No building shall hereafter be constructed which
exceeds fifty-five (55) feet in height, measured from
the pavement surface of fire department vehicular access
to the top of the floor surface of the highest story
designed for human occupancy, unless either:
(a) The building complies with all the standards
and regulations adopted pursuant to Chapter 3 of
Part 2 of Division 12 of the Health and Safety
Code of the State of California for a new high-
rise structure, as defined in Section 13.210.of
the said Health and Safety Code; or
(b) The building is accessible to fire department
laddering equipment and overhead hose streams on
at least two .(2) sides, the height of which do not
exceed the laddering capability of the fire depart-
me nt.
Sec. 14-30. Installation of Automatic Sprinkler
Systems (Section 10.301(b)).
Section 10.301, subsection (b), of the Uniform Fire
Code is amended by adding to said subsection the following
paragraphs:
An automatic sprinkler system must be installed
in buildings hereafter constructed, or when additions,
alterations, or repairs are such as to require the build-
ing to comply with all the requirements of the building
code of the City of Santa Ana for new buildings, in either
of the following circumstances:'
(a) The building would require a fire flow
of more than three thousand five hundred (3,500)
gallons per minute if such system were not installed;
(b) The building exceeds two (2) stories in
height, unless the building is designed for Group R,
Occupancies, as defined in the building code of the
City of Santa Ana, or is a building or structure
accessory thereto.
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EXCEPTION: Open, free standing parking structures,
whether or not such structures exceed two (2) stories in
height, constructed of non-combustible materials entirely
above grade, and meeting all of the provisions of the
building code of the City of Santa Ana and National Fire
Protection Association Standard 88A, need not be provided
with automatic fire sprinklers unless such sprinklers
would be required due to the area and height limitations
of the building code of the City of Santa Ana, Table
No. 7A, or the estimated f~re flow exceeds five thousand
five hundred (5,500) gallons per minute. Where a con-
flict exists between the building code of the City of
Santa Ana and National Fire .Protection Association
Standard No. 88A, the ~re restrictive requirements
shall apply.
An automatic sprinkler syste~ must be installed
in any portion of a building, whether newly Constructed
or preexisting, in which either of the following uses is
initiated:
(a) A place of public assemblage which
provides for the gathering together of one
hundred (100) or more persons,'for such purposes
as deliberation, education, instruction, worlh~
activities, enterta'inment, amusement, or the await-
ing of transportation, or in a dining or drinking
establishment;
(b) A Group H occupancy, as defined in the
building code of the City of Santa Ana.
Sec. 14-31.
Fire Flow Requirements
(Section 10-301(~)).
Code is
Subsection (c) of Section 10.301 of
amended to read as follows:
the Uniform Fire
(c) No building shall hereafter be constructed
which would require a fire flow of more than five
thousand five hundred (5,500) gallons per minute.
No existing building shall be added to, altered, or
'changed in the character of its occupancy so as
to increase its required fire flow above five
thousand five hundred (5,500)~ gallons per minute.
No existing, building wh~ich currently requires a
fire flow of more than five thousand five hundred
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(5,500) gallons per minute Shall be added to, altered,
or changed in the character of its occupancy if such
addition, alteration, or change would increase the
fire flow required for such building.
No building shall hereafter be constructed,
and no additions, alterations, or repairs shall be
made to an existing building within any twelve-
month period which exceed twenty-five (25) percent
of its value, and no existing building shall be
changed in the character of its occupancy so as to
increase the fire flow required for such building,
unless fire hydrants and appurtenant water supply
capable of delivering the fire flow that will be
required for such building, with a residual pres-
sure measured at the hydrant outlet of not less
than twenty (20) pounds per square inch during times
of average daily consumption, are located in accord-
ance with the following distance limitations:
1. In any case where this requirement applies
solely by reason of additions, alterations, or
repairs to an existing building; and in the
case of new construction of a building designed
for Group R, Division 3 occupancy, as defined
in the building code of the City of Santa Ana,
or building or structure accessory thereto:
the required hydrant or hydrants must be located
within five hundred (500) feet of all portions
of the exterior walls of the building to be pro-
tected. Such required hydrant or hydrants may
be located either on a public street or on the
site of the premises to be protected.
2. In all other cases: The required hydrant
or hydrants shall be located on the site of the
premises to be protected, except that any re-
quired hydrant may be located on a public street
if such location is within one hundred fifty
(150) feet of all portions of the exterior walls
of the building to be protected.
Where more than one fire hydrant is located on
the site of the premises to be protected, or where
a combination of hydrants located on such site and a
public street are used to meet the distance require-
ments, the required fire flow in gallons per minute
may be divided between such hydrants provided:
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1. That the combination of hydrants will
deliver the required flow, and
2. That no single hydrant has a flow of less
than one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallons
per minute with a residual pressure measured
at the hydrant outlet of not less than twenty
(20) pounds per square inch during times of
average daily consumption.
Water supply may consist of reservoirs, pres-
sure tanks, elevated tanks, water mains, or other
fixed system capable of supplying their required
fire flow, subject to the approval of the chief.
The precise location, number, and type of fire hy-
drants connected to a water supply to be provided
in accordance with this subsection shall be subject
to the approval of the chief. All hydrants shall
be accessible to the fire department apparatus by
roadways meeting the requirements of Section 10.207.
No use of an existing building, or any portion
thereof, for either a place of assemblage or a Group
H occupancy, as defined in subsection (b) of this
section, shall be initiated unless the building as a
whole will comply with requirements of this subsection
(c) such as would apply to the new construction of
such building for the same uses.
Sec. 14-32.
Valuation of Existing Buildings
(Section 10.301(f)).
Subsection (f) is added to Section 10.301 of the Uniform
Fire Code, to read as follows:
(f) For purposes of this section, an existing building
or structure shall be deemed to have a value equal to the
current cost of construction of a building or structure of
the same size and type of construction. In determining
such value, the fire chief shall be guided by the most recent
building valuation data published by the International
Conference of Building Officials.
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Sec. 14-33. Determination of Required Fire Flow
(Section 10.301(g)).
Subsection (g) is added to Section 10.301 of the
Uniform Fire Code, to read as follows:
(g) In determining the fire flow requirements for
any building, structure, or fire area, the fire chief shall
proceed in accordance with the standards set forth in that
certain "Santa Ana Fire Department Guide for Determination
of Fire Flows," of which not less than three (3) copies
are on file in the office of the clerk of the council of
the City of Santa Ana.
Sec. 14-34. Historical Property.
Subsection (h) is added to Section 10.301 of the
Uniform Fire Code, to read as follows:
(h)(1) This subsection applies only to buildings, or
portions thereof, which have been designated as historical
property pursuant to section 30-1 of the Santa Ana Munici-
pal Code, and which would require either the installation
of an automatic sprinkler system, or the installation of
one or more fire hydrants with appurtenant water supply,
or both, in order to comply with this section, by reason
of the additions, alterations or repairs or changes of
occupancy proposed for such building.
(2) An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed
in any portion of such building which is to be used as a
place of public assemblage or a Group H occupancy, as de-
fined in the building code of the City of Santa Ana.
(3) Subject to the overriding requirement of
paragraph (2) of this subsection, changes to buildings with-
in the scope of this section shall be subject to approval
on the following standard: Installations of automatic
sprinkler systems or fire hydrants shall be required only
to the extent necessary to avoid an increase in the risk of
fire occurring, the danger to life in the event of fire,
or the difficulty of fire suppression or to avoid a pro-
longation of any especially hazardous situation. The need
of such installations or alternative fire-protection re-
quirements shall be evaluated in view of any modifications
in building safety standards due to application of the
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State Historical Buildings Code, and the fire chief shall
coordinate his review with that of the director of planning
and development services in this regard. The fire chief may
impose alternative fire-protection requirements on building
changes within the scope of this section as appropriate
to maintain this standard and shall waive any require-
ment of this section which is inconsistent therewith.
(4) The fire chief shall give priority to building
changes within the scope of this section which are sub-
mitted for his review by the Community Redevelopment
Agency.
Sec. 14-37. Fire Alarm Systems (Sec. 10.307(e)).
Section 10.307 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to
add subparagraph (e) thereto to read as follows:
(e) No fire alarm system that automatically telephones
the fire department shall telephone the department on any
public emergency telephone line. Any such system shall
telephone the department on specific lines and telephone
numbers that shall be designated for such purpose by the
fire chief.
Sec. 14-40. Building Maintenance and Housekeeping.
Article 11 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by adding
Division V, consisting of sections 11.501 and 11.502, thereto, to
read as follows:
DIVISION V
BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND HOUSEKEEPING
Building Maintenance.
Sec. 11.501. Ail buildings and premises shall be main-
tained in good repair, free from any condition that presents a
fire hazard or any condition which would add to or contribute
to the rapid spread of fire.
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Housekeeping.
Sec. 11.502. Ail buildings and premises shall be main-
tained in good repair and in a clean and orderly manner. Pro-
visions shall be made for the proper storage and disposal of
waste materials and rubbish consistent with the following:
(a) Ail basements, cellars, floors, closets, attics
and other similar places not open to continuous observa-
tion, shall be kept free from combustible litter and
rubbish at all times.
(b) Ail combustible waste material and rubbish shall
be stored in approved noncombustible containers or recep-
tacles, or consistent with approved fire prevention
practice, until such time as such waste material is re-
moved from the premises or otherwise properly disposed
of. All such waste containers, other than convenience
waste receptacles emptied at the close of each day, shall
be provided with tight-fitting, noncombustible covers.
Sec. 14-47.
Underground Storage of Hazardous
Materials. Section 80.112)
The Uniform Fire Code is amended by adding Section
80.112 thereto, which said section reads as follows:
Sec. 80.112. A permit shall be required for any
underground storage tank, as defined in Section 25280 of the
Health and Safety Code of the State of California. Every such
underground storage tank shall conform to the requirements set
forth in Sections 25284 and 25284.1 of the said Health and
Safety Code.
Sec. 14-49. Deletions
The following parts
hereby deleted:
Article 78
Appendix III-B
Appendix VI-B
from Uniform Fire Code
of the Uniform Fire Code are
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ARTICLE 2. FIREWORKS REGULATIONS
Sec. 14-51. "Dangerous Fireworks" defined.
For purposes of this article "dangerous fireworks"
shall mean "dangerous fireworks" as defined 'in the state fire-
works law and the regulations of the state fire marshal adopted
pursuant thereto, as they may from time to time be amended.
Sec. 14 -52. "Safe and Sane Fireworks" defined.
For purposes of this article "safe and sane fire-
works" shall mean "safe and sane fireworks" as defined in the
state fireworks law and the regulations of the state fire
marshal adopted pursuant thereto, as they may from time to
time be amended.
Sec. 14 -53. Dangerous Fireworks Prohibited.
No person, firm, or organization shall manufacture,
store, display, sell, offer for sale, possess, discharge, ex-
plode, fire, or set off any dangerous fireworks within the
City of Santa Ana.
Sec. 14 -54. Discharging Safe and Sane Fireworks.
No person shall discharge any safe and sane fireworks
except on the days that sales are permitted each year as set
forth in Section 1655 below.
Sec. 14 -55. Permit for Sale of Safe and Sane Fireworks.
No person shall display, sell, or engage in the busi-
ness of selling safe and sane fireworks without first having
obtained a permit to do so as hereinafter provided. No person
sell any type of fireworks at any time except from 12:00 noon
through 10:00 p.m. on July 1st and from 10:00 a.m. through 10:00
p.m. on July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of any year.
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:Sec. 14-56.
Permits, Issuance.
(a) Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks
shall be issued only to bona fide nonprofit organizations as
recognized by the State of California organized for charitable,
fraternal, patriotic service or religious purposes with their
principal and permanent meeting place within the City of Santa
Ana, and at least fifty (50) percent of the members residing
within the city limits.
(b) Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks
shall limit each sponsoring organization to a single location
in any given year.
Sec. 14-57. Application for Permit.
Application for such permits shall be filed with the
fire chief or his authorized representative on or before May 15th
of each year. Applications submitted with insufficient informa-
tion may be resubmitted within ten (10) days of rejection, but
in no case shall resubmittals be accepted after 5:00 p.m. on
June 14th of the same year. Such application shall contain the
name of the person or persons responsible for operating the fire-
works stand, the location where fireworks are to be sold, proof
of insurance, and proof of eligibility for a permit under Section
14-56. The fire chief or his representative shall examine such
application and shall issue such permit to such applicant if all
of the provisions of this article have been complied with and
the fire chief or his representative determines that issuance
of such permit will not be detrimental to the public safety.
The denial of an application may be appealed to the Uniform Code
appeals board.
Sec. 14-58. Fee.
The fee for such permit shall be established by reso-
lution of the city council. Such permit shall expire one year
after date of issuance.
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Sec · 14-59.
Sale of Safe and Sane Fireworks.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell safe and
sane fireworks to anyone under eighteen (18) years of age.
Sec. 14-60. Regulations for Temporary Stands.
(a) Any person operating a fireworks stand shall abide
by and comply with the provisions of this article and other
reasonable conditions and restrictions which may be required by
the fire chief prior to granting the permit.
(b) No temporary stand may be erected or constructed
on any premises prior to June 15th of any year.
Sec. 14-61. Clean Premises Deposit.
(a) Prior to erecting any such stand, the permittee
shall deposit an amount to be set by resolution of the city
council, or post a bond in such amount, with the City of Santa
Ana to assure the city that the permittee will remove the
stand, equipment, materials, and all rubbish from the premises
upon which the stand is located, to the satisfaction of the
fire chief, before midnight,July llth, of the year for which
such permit is granted.
(b) If the stand, equipment, materials, and rubbish
are removed within the said period of time to the satisfaction
of the fire chief, the said cash or bond shall be returned to
the permittee.
(c) If the premises are not put in proper order, as
determined by the fire chief, the city or its agents or employees
may enter upon the property to do everything necessary to clear
the premises, and said cash or bond shall be forfeited as
liquidated damages for breach of condition subsequent to the
permit. As a condition to the permittee's acceptance of the permit,
it is expressly agreed that the city or its agents shall have
authority to enter upon the premises to carry out the provisions
of this section.
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Sec. 14-62. Insurance.
Prior to erection of such stand, the permittee shall
procure public liability and property damage insurance covering
its operation in and about said stand and premises in such
minimum amounts as shall be set by resolution of the city
council. The permittee shall file a certificate of such in-
surance with the application for permit.
Sec. 14-63. Stand Location on Premises.
No such stand shall be erected within one hundred
(100) feet of any gasoline station or commercial garage nor
within forty (40) feet of any structure. Minimum setback from
the street curbing shall be ten (10) feet, but no such stand
shall be less than six (6) feet back from the inside edge of
the sidewalk.
Sec. 14-64. Fire Protection in Stands.
There shall be maintained within each stand a 2A rated
fire extinguisher.
Sec. 14-65. Adult on Duty.
There shall be at least one person eighteen (18) years
of age or older on duty within each stand at all times during
the hours the stand is open. No children under the age of eight-
een (18) years shall be permitted within the stand at any time.
Sec. 14-66. Sleeping Within the Stands.
No one shall be allowed to sleep within any fireworks
stand at any time.
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Sec. 14-67.
Vehicle Parking on Premises.
(a) There shall be no vehicle parking or parking of
gasoline generators or any type of flammable liquid containers
within twenty (20) feet of any stand.
(b) Barricades sufficient to prevent the parking of
motor vehicles within twenty (20) feet of any stand shall be
provided and maintained.
Sec. 14-68. Fires on Premises.
No person shall light~ cause or permit to be lighted
any fireworks, ~atches, or any other material.within twenty-
five (25) feet of such stand.
Sec. 14-69. No Smoking on Premises.
No smoking shall be permitted in any structure used
for storage or sale of fireworks nor within twenty-five (25)
feet thereof. "No Smoking" signs shall be prominently dis-
played in a number prescribed by the fire department, visible
on all sides of the structure.
Sec. 14-70. Electric Circuits.
Electrical circuits, wiring , devices and lighting
are prohibited in temporary stands unless such installation
has been made under a valid electrical permit obtained by the
city's department of planning and development services. No
permit shall be required for battery-operated portable light-
ing devices.
Sec. 14-71. Exits.
exits.
width.
Each fireworks stand shall have a minimum of two (2)
Exists shall be at least thirty (30) inches in clear
All exit doors shall remain unlocked at all times when
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stands are occupied. Exit doors shall be openable from the in-
side without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort.
There shall be maintained a thirty (30) inch clear aisleway from
all parts of the stand to exit doors.
Sec. 14-72. Trash Removal.
Ail trash shall be removed from the premises and the
fireworks stand each evening at the close of business.
Sec. 14-73. Fireworks Sale and Storage.
Fireworks shall be stored and sold only in temporary
fireworks stands erected solely for such purpose. It shall be
unlawful to store or sell fireworks in any building, residence,
garage, home, automobile, trailer, or other vehicle within the
City of Santa Ana, except for temporary storage of small quan-
tities in the residence of the purchaser during the period of
permitted sale as defined in Section 14-55.
Sec. 14-74. Fireworks: Public Display.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article,
the fire chief in his discretion may grant permits for public
displays of fireworks under his supervision. Applications for
such public permits shall be filed with the fire chief not less
than fifteen (15) days before such public display and shall be
accompanied by a detailed statement of the items of such pro-
posed display. If such permit is granted, no items shall be
displayed except as are contained in such statement and the
fire chief may, in granting such permit, eliminate from said
statement such items as he deems hazardous and no grantee of
such permit shall exhibit or display such eliminated items.
Such public display shall be under the supervision of the fire
chief or such persons as he shall designate and authorize. The
fee for such permit for such public display shall be established
by resolution of the city council. Such display shall be held
at such place and time as designated in said permit. The appli-
cant for such permit shall comply with the provisions of the
California Administrative Code, Title 19, Chapter 1, Subchapter
6, Article 15. The denial of an application may be appealed to
the Uniform Code appeals board.
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Sec. 14-75. Disposal of Unused Fireworks.
Any fireworks that Kemain after the public display is
concluded shall be immediately disposed of in a way safe for the
particular type of fireworks remaining.
Sec. 14-76. Exceptions.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit
the use of fireworks by railroads or other transportaiton agencies
for signal purposes or illumination or the sale or use of blank
cartridges for a show or theater, or for signal or ceremonial
purposes in athletics or sports, or for use by military organiza-
tions.
Sec. 14-77. Seizure of Fireworks.
The fire chief shall seize, take, remove, or cause to
be removed, at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks
offered or exposed for sale, or held in violation of this article.
Sec. 14-78. Prohibited Areas.
No persons shall sell, store, display, or discharge
any fireworks of any type in any public oil or gasoline station,
or on any premises where gasoline or other inflammable liquids
are stored or dispensed. No person shall sell, store, display,
or discharge any fireworks of any type in any permanent structure,
nor within forty (40) feet of the same, except that any purchaser
may discharge fireworks in conformance with these regulations
within twenty-five (25) feet of his own residence.
ARTICLE 3.
PARAMEDIC SERVICES
Sec. 1~90. Fees for Paramedic Services.
The city may establish and collect fees for emergency
transportation of persons in paramedic or other fire department
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vehicles owned by the City of Santa Ana to a hospital for medical
care and for emergency services rendered to persons by paramedics
and for emergency services and medical care rendered to persons
by paramedics using City of Santa Ana owned paramedic vehicles
or other City of Santa Ana Fire Department vehicles where the
person is not transported by a city-owned paramedic or other
fire department vehicle. The city council may establish such
fees by resolution.
The fire chief shall notify the director of finance
following such emergency transportation, medical care, or emerg-
ency services, in writing, of the name and address of the
person, date and time of the transportation, medical care or,
emergency services performed, and such other information as may
be required. The director of finance shall thereafter cause
appropriate billings to be made.
Such fees for transportation, medical care and
emergency services shall not be less than the average fees
charged by c~mmercial ambulances for comparable services in
the city.
The amount of such fees charged shall be deemed a
debt to the city of the person or persons receiving said services
and, if minors, their parents or guardians. Any person owing
money shall be liable in an action brought in the name of the
city for recovery of such amount, including reasonable attorney
fees.
SECTION 2: Sections 14-1, 14-2 and 14-3 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as set forth in
Section 1 of this Ordinance. Sections 14-4, 14-5, 14-7, 14-7.1,
14-7.2, 14-7.3, 14-7.4, 14-7.5, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12,14-14,
14-15, 14-16, 14-17, 14-19, 14-20, 14-21, 14-22 and 14-23 of the
Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. The Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding thereto Sections 14-18,
14-25, 14-27, 14-30, 14-31, 14-32, 14-33, 14-34, 14-37, 14-40, 14-47,
14-49, 14-51 through 14-78, inclusive, and 14-90 to read as set
forth in Section 1 of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 3: That Section 1-18 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1-18. Fire department authority to issue citations.
The fire chief, the fire department division chiefs,
the fire department battalion chiefs, the fire captains,
and fire department personnel assigned to the fire safety
division have the duty to enforce the provisions of Chapter
14 of this Code, including, but not limited to the provi-
sions of the Uniform Fire Code as adopted and amended by
Article 1 of said Chapter, and are authorized to arrest
persons without a warrant whenever they have reasonable
cause to believe that the person to be arrested has com-
mitted a violation of said provisions in their presence.
In any case in which a person is arrested pursuant to
this section and the person arrested does not demand to
be taken before a magistrate, said officer or employee
making the arrest shall prepare a written notice to
appear and release the person on his or her promise to
appear as prescribed by Chapter 5C Title III of Part 2
of the Penal Code of the State of California (commencing
with Section 853.6).
SECTION 4: 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
or 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, subsec-
tion, 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 5: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the
~epeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosecution 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
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provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect
the validity of any bond or case deposit in lieu thereof,
required to be posted, filed or deposit pursuant to any ordin-
ance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining
shall continue in full force and effect.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED this 16th
1nice C' Guy ~_
erk of the Council
day of April , 1984.
R.W. ~u4(embourger ~/
Mayor
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Luxembourger Aye
Ac os t a Ave
Bricken AVe
Griset Absent
Johnson Aye
McGu ig an A.ye
Young A,¥e
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Edward/J~_~per
City Attorney