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FAIRFAX, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE OF ORDINANCES
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2: ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
TITLE 3: REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4: RESERVED
TITLE 5: BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
TITLE 6: ANIMALS
TITLE 7: RESERVED
TITLE 8: HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 8.04: CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
§ 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 LIQUEFIED 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.
CHAPTER 8.06: INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE
CHAPTER 8.08: SOLID WASTE, RECYCLABLES, AND ORGANIC WASTE
CHAPTER 8.12: LITTER
CHAPTER 8.14: COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE GENERATED FROM CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, AND RENOVATION PROJECTS
CHAPTER 8.16: POLYSTYRENE FOAM, DEGRADABLE AND RECYCLABLE FOOD PACKAGING
CHAPTER 8.18: PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION
CHAPTER 8.19: PAPER BAG REDUCTION
CHAPTER 8.20: NOISE CONTROL
CHAPTER 8.24: ABATEMENT OF FIRE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH FLAMMABLE VEGETATION AND OTHER MATERIALS
CHAPTER 8.28: WATERCOURSES
CHAPTER 8.32: URBAN RUNOFF POLLUTION PREVENTION
CHAPTER 8.36: TREES
CHAPTER 8.40: WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 8.44: CLEAN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR AND HEALTH PROTECTION - SMOKING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8.48: REGULATORY FEE FOR CLEAN STORM WATER ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 8.52: PESTICIDES
CHAPTER 8.56: LIVING WAGE FOR CONTRACTORS
CHAPTER 8.60: RECYCLING AREAS REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
CHAPTER 8.64: INSTALLATION OF WOOD-BURNING APPLIANCES, REMOVAL AND OPERATION OF NON-CERTIFIED WOOD-BURNING APPLIANCES
CHAPTER 8.68: SMARTMETERS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 8.72: REUSABLE FOODWARE
CHAPTER 8.74: GASOLINE POWERED LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT
TITLE 9: PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
TITLE 10: VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 11: RESERVED
TITLE 12: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
TITLE 13: PUBLIC SERVICES
TITLE 14: RESERVED
TITLE 15: BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 16: SUBDIVISIONS
TITLE 17: ZONING
TITLE 18: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
TITLE 19: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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
CHAPTER 8.04: CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
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
§ 8.04.010 ADOPTION OF 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AND APPENDIX A OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE.
   (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)
§ 8.04.020 ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU.
   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)
§ 8.04.030 DEFINITIONS.
   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:
   (A)   Whenever the words FIRE CODE are used they shall mean the Town Fire Code adopted in § 8.04.010.
   (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)
§ 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.
   (A)   The geographic limits referred to in Section 5704.2.9.6.1 of the 2022 California Fire Code in which storage of Class I, Class II and Class III liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited are amended as follows: 5704.2.9.6.1 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited. Storage of Class I, Class II, and Class III liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within the Town limits.
   (B)   EXCEPTION: Property owned by the town when approved by the Fire Chief.
(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)
§ 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.
   The geographic limits referred to in Section 5706.2.4.4 of the 2022 California Fire Code in which storage of Class I, Class II and Class III liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited are amended as follows: 5706.2.4.4 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited. The storage of Class I, Class II, and Class III liquids in above-ground tanks is prohibited within the Town limits.
(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)
§ 8.04.050 ESTABLISHMENT OF GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS IN WHICH STORAGE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES IS TO BE RESTRICTED.
   (A)   The geographic limits referred to in Section 6104.2 of the 2022 California Code, in which storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are amended as follows: 6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits. Within the limits established by law restricting the storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed a water capacity of 2,000 gallons (7570L) within the Town limits.
   (B)   EXCEPTION: Property owned by the Town when approved by the Fire Chief.
(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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