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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1734
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
ADDING SECTION 8-61 TO THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPOSE CERTAIN FIRE
PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS ON THE
REHABILITATION OF OLDER BUILDINGS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA .DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-61, which said
section reads as follows:
Sec. 8-61. Fire Protection Requirements
Subsection (b) of Section 104 of the Building Code is
amended by adding thereto the following:
EXCEPTION: If additions, alterations or repairs
made to any building constructed prior to January 1, 1946,
other than an R-Occupany building, exceed $20,000 in cost in
any one-year period, then either (A) the entire building must
be completely sprinklered in accordance with fire department
standards, or (B) the building must comply with all the follow-
ing requirements:
1. The ceiling of a roof system shall be of one-hour,
construction, and all ceiling or wall penetrations shall hav~
approved fire dampers.
2. All stairways shall be completely enclosed with
one-hour construction to exits; and enclosed stairways or re-
quired exits shall lead directly to the outside of the build-
ing.
3. Fire stops are required in floors in accordance with
section 2517(f) 2. In attic areas, one-hour walls shall be
required for every 1000 square feet of area.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-1734
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4. Smoke detectors with an alarm system, receiving
their primary power from the building wiring, shall be re-
quired throughout the building in accordance with NFPA
standards.
5. Either (a) corridors, regardless of occupant load,
shall be one-hour construction; or (b) a "life safety"
sprinkler system, as approved by the fire department, shall
be installed in all corridors.
SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutuinal by the decision of any court
or competent jurisdiciton, 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, sub-
section, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespec-
tive of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
ADOPTED this .Znd day of July , 1984.
ATTEST:
//anice C. Guy '/T-?i
Clerk of the Council'
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Luxembourger ~¥e .
Acosta
Bricken
Griset
Johnson
McGuigan ~ye
Young Axe
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MayOr/
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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