TITLE 8: HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter
8.04. CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
8.06. INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE CODE
8.08. SOLID WASTE, RECYCLABLES, AND ORGANIC WASTE
8.12. LITTER
8.14. COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE GENERATED FROM CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, AND RENOVATION PROJECTS
8.16. POLYSTYRENE FOAM, DEGRADABLE AND RECYCLABLE FOOD PACKAGING
8.18. PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION
8.19. PAPER BAG REDUCTION
8.20. NOISE CONTROL
8.24. ABATEMENT OF FIRE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH FLAMMABLE VEGETATION AND OTHER MATERIALS
8.28. WATERCOURSES
8.32. URBAN RUNOFF POLLUTION PREVENTION
8.36. TREES
8.40. WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION
8.44. CLEAN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR AND HEALTH PROTECTION - SMOKING REGULATIONS
8.48. REGULATORY FEE FOR CLEAN STORM WATER ACTIVITIES
8.52. PESTICIDES
8.56. LIVING WAGE FOR CONTRACTORS
8.60. RECYCLING AREAS REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
8.64. INSTALLATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES, REMOVAL AND OPERATION OF NON-CERTIFIED WOOD-BURNING APPLIANCES
8.68. SMARTMETERS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
8.72. REUSABLE FOODWARE
8.74. GASOLINE POWERED LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT
Section
8.04.010 Adoption of 2022 California Fire Code, International Fire Code and Appendix A of the 2021 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code
8.04.020 Establishment and duties of the Fire Prevention Bureau
8.04.030 Definitions
8.04.040 Establishment of geographic limits of districts in which storage of class I, class II and class III liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited
8.04.041 Establishment of geographic limits of districts in which storage of class I, class II and class III liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited
8.04.050 Establishment of geographic limits in which storage of liquified petroleum gases is to be restricted
8.04.060 Establishment of geographic limits of districts in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is to be prohibited
8.04.070 Establishment of the geographic limits of districts in which the storage of compressed natural gas is to be prohibited
8.04.080 Establishment of the geographic limits of districts in which the storage of stationary tanks of flammable cryogenic fluids is to be prohibited
8.04.090 Establishment of the geographic limits of districts in which the storage of hazardous materials is to be prohibited or limited
8.04.100 Amendments made to the 2022 California Fire Code, 2021 International Fire Code and 2021 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code
8.04.110 Authority to arrest and issue citations
8.04.115 Nuisance abatement
8.04.120 Penalties
8.04.130 Appeals
8.04.135 Fee and penalty adjustments
(A) The Town Council of Fairfax does hereby adopt, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, the following, which shall be collectively known as the "Town Fire Code":
(1) The 2022 California Fire Code, which consists of certain portions of the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code as amended by the California Building Standards Commission, including:
(a) Division II of Chapter 1 ADMINISTRATION, except Section 103.2 and 109;
(b) Appendix B FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS;
(c) Appendix C FIRE HYDRANT LOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION;
(d) Appendix E HAZARD CATEGORIES;
(e) Appendix F HAZARD RANKING;
(f) Appendix G CRYOGENIC FLUIDS WEIGHT AND VOLUME EQUIVALENTS;
(g) Appendix H HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLANS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVENTORY STATEMENTS; and
(h) Appendix N TEMPORARY HAUNTED HOUSES, GHOST WALKS AND SIMILAR AMUSEMENT USES;
(2) The 2021 edition of the International Fire Code published by the International Fire Code Council, Inc., to the extent the same is not inconsistent with the 2022 California Fire Code;
(3) Appendix A of the 2021 edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended by § 8.04.100.
(B) Each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of said Town Fire Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and as if fully set out in this chapter, subject only to the amendments and deletions herein. Not less than one copy of the Codes and Standards hereby adopted is filed in the office of the Fire Marshal of the Ross Valley Fire Department, and from the date on which this chapter shall take effect, and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the Town of Fairfax.
(Ord. 774, passed 12-4-2013; Am. Ord. 804, passed 12-7-2016; Am. Ord. 842, passed 12-4-2019; Am. Ord. 873, passed 12-7-2022)
The Town Fire Code shall be enforced by the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Ross Valley Fire Department and shall be operated under the supervision of the Fire Chief of the Ross Valley Fire Department.
(Ord. 774, passed 12-4-2013; Am. Ord. 804, passed 12-7-2016; Am. Ord. 842, passed 12-4-2019; Am. Ord. 873, passed 12-7-2022)
Wherever they appear in the California and International Fire Codes, unless otherwise provided, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
(B) Wherever the word JURISDICTION is used, it shall be held to mean the Town of Fairfax.
(C) Wherever the term COUNSEL is used, it shall be held to mean the attorney for the Town of Fairfax.
(D) Wherever the words FIRE CODE OFFICIAL are used, they shall be held to mean the Fire Chief or Fire Marshal or their designee of the Ross Valley Fire Department.
(Ord. 774, passed 12-4-2013; Am. Ord. 804, passed 12-7-2016; Am. Ord. 842, passed 12-4-2019; Am. Ord. 873, passed 12-7-2022)
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