Above Ground Storage Tanks Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan. Includes the requirements of Health and Safety Code Division 20, Chapter 6.67, and Section 25270.5(c).
Access Driveway “Outdoor storage reference.” An all-weather hard-surface roadway of not less than 20 feet in width and capable of supporting Fire Department apparatus.
Act – Chapter 6.95, Article 1. Commencing with Sections 25500 through 25520 of Division 20 of the California Health and Safety Code, setting forth the State provisions enacting business plans.
Aircraft Fuel Servicing Tank Vehicle. Any tank vehicle used for the transferring of flammable or combustible liquids to or from fuel tanks or compartments of aircraft.
Aircraft Fueling Station. That portion of a premises where flammable or combustible liquids are dispensed into the fuel tanks of aircraft.
Aircraft Loading Walkway. An above ground device which is essentially mobile in nature and which folds, telescopes or pivots from a fixed point at the finger of the airport terminal building and is used to provide a means of ingress and/or egress between a point in a finger of an airport terminal building and an aircraft.
Airport Fueling System. An arrangement of aviation fuel storage tanks, pumps, piping, and associated equipment installed at an airport and designed to service aircraft at fixed positions.
Alter or Alteration. Any change, addition, or modification of any approved appliance, device, system, equipment, process, occupancy, or building. “Alter” shall not be deemed to include replacement of existing approved parts.
Alternate Floor Warden. A responsible person, holding a valid Floor Warden Certificate, designated on each floor of every high-rise building, prepared to assume the Floor Warden’s duties when necessary.
Approved Testing Agency. An established and recognized agency or laboratory regularly conducting tests or furnishing inspection services when such agency has been approved by the Fire Department. Agencies shall include, but not be limited to Underwriter’s Laboratories, Factory Mutual Laboratories, National Bureau of Standards, and the American Gas Association Laboratory.
Assembly Occupancy – also see Place of Assemblage. A building, portion of a building, or premises used or intended to be used for the following: the gathering together of 50 or more persons for amusement, entertainment, education, instruction, deliberation, worship, drinking or dining, awaiting transportation, or activities of a similar nature or the showing of motion pictures when an admission fee is charged and when such building or premises is open to the public and has a capacity of ten or more persons. Any tent or membrane structure with a capacity of ten or more persons.
Assistant Fire Safety Director. A responsible person, who is an employee of the building owner or manager or a resident designated by the building owner, holding a valid Fire Safety Director Certificate, prepared to assume the Fire Safety Director’s duties when necessary.
Atmospheric Tank. Any tank designed to operate at or above atmospheric pressure, but not more than 0.5 psig.
Authorization. An acknowledgment of compliance for an individual Unified Program element.
Blasting. The use of explosives for the purpose of removing or demolishing buildings or structures, or portions thereof, rock or earth dislocations, object fragmentation, tree or stump removal or other authorized uses but excepting tunneling operations where the face of the tunnel is 25 feet or more from the tunnel mouth, and mining operations where the foot of the shaft is 25 feet or more below ground level.
Board. The Board of Fire Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles.
Building Department. The City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.
Building Inventory Form. A form, provided by the Fire Department and completed by the Fire Safety Director, that contains information about a building’s features, contents, systems, or any other pertinent facts that could be used by emergency responders in mitigating an emergency incident in the building.
Bulk Distributing Station. Any distributing station for hazardous materials with a loading rack which is not an integral part of a refined natural gasoline plant, marine oil terminal, or crude petroleum producing or pipeline operation.
Business. Any employer, self-employed individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation, partnership, association, institution or public agency. The term “business” shall include both for profit and nonprofit enterprises.
Business Plan. A separate Hazardous Materials Release Response Plan (HMRRP) and Inventory for each facility, site, or branch of a business which meets the requirements of Section 25504 of the Act.
California Accidental Release Prevention Program (CalARP). Includes the requirements of Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Article 2.
Cellulose Nitrate Film. Motion picture, X-ray, and sound recording film coated on a base consisting essentially of cellulose nitrate. The terms “Cellulose Nitrate Film,” “Nitrate Film,” or “Nitro-Cellulose Film” shall be synonymous. This film may be in the form of unexposed film positives, negatives, leaders, scrap or used film.
Central Station Signaling System. A system consisting of electrically operated circuits and equipment, which transmits alarms from buildings and structures equipped with a fire protection system to a central station which is controlled and operated by a Fire Department-approved person or firm whose business is the furnishing and maintaining of such a system and where qualified personnel are in attendance at all times to notify the Fire Department of any alarm received.
Certificate of Fitness. A written document issued by authority of the Chief to any person for the purpose of granting permission to such person to conduct or engage in any operation or act for which approval of the Fire Department is required by Chapter 1 of this article.
Certification Statement. A statement signed by the business owner, operator, or officially designated representative that attests to all of the following:
1. The information contained in the Annual Inventory Form most recently submitted to the administering agency is complete, accurate, and up to date.
2. There has been no change in the quantity of any hazardous material as reported in the most recently submitted Annual Inventory Form.
3. No hazardous materials subject to the inventory requirements of this chapter are being handled that are not listed on the most recently submitted Annual Inventory Form.
4. The most recently submitted Annual Inventory Form contains the information required by Section 11022 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
Certified Unified Program Agency or CUPA. The agency certified by the Secretary to implement the Unified Program specified in the Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.11 within a jurisdiction.
Chief. The Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department or his or her authorized representative. The Fire Code Official.
Christmas Tree Area. Any premises where Christmas trees are sold, offered for sale, displayed for sale, or stored pending sale or disposal of such trees.
Church. Any building or premises used as a place of assemblage for public worship or meditation.
Combustible Metal. A metal, including, but not limited to, magnesium, titanium, sodium, potassium, calcium, lithium, hafnium, zirconium, zinc, thorium, uranium, plutonium or other similar metals, which ignite easily when in the form of fine particles or molten metal.
Common Area. That portion of the floor area which is shared by and open to all residents of a residential occupancy, including hallways, lobby areas, meeting rooms, recreation areas, garage and parking areas, the basement and shafts of the building. The term “Common Area” shall also include all machinery rooms, equipment rooms and office rooms whether or not such rooms are open to all occupants or guests of the building.
Common Name. The designation or identification commonly used to identify a substance other than by its chemical name, including, but not limited to, a code name, code number, trade name, or brand name.
Cylinder Filling Plant. Any lot or parcel of land or portion thereof used for the purpose of filling portable pressure vessels with liquefied flammable gas, flammable gas or other gas which is defined as a toxic material, oxidizing material or unstable material.
Department. The Los Angeles Fire Department.
Display. A fabrication forming a screen, a backdrop, a flat, a curtain, a wall covering, a hanging, or other decorative effect, placed to advertise, attract attention, instruct, give direction to, entertain, or to cover or hide unsightly background; but which is not an architectural part of a room or building, nor a permanent part of a premises, vehicle or marine vessel.
Drying Oven. Any heated enclosure operating at atmospheric pressure and at a temperature of over 125° F which is used for drying or processing flammable or combustible materials.
Emergency. An unexpected situation requiring immediate action or the response of public safety resources to preserve life, health, or property or any condition which constitutes an immediate threat to public safety.
Emergency Assistance Center. A location (Fire Control Room/Fire Command Center, main lobby, or a similar location) designated by the Fire Safety Director or Assistant Fire Safety Director where they and other selected personnel report during an emergency incident to manage the emergency evacuation or fire drill.
Emergency Helicopter Landing Facility. A heliport on high-rise buildings or elsewhere for Fire Department emergency use only.
Essential Building Personnel. Personnel employed by the building who possess special knowledge of the building and its systems such as, but not limited to:
• Building Manager
• Building Engineer
• Security Personnel
Etiologic Agent. A toxic material that is a viable microorganism which causes or may cause human disease as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 49, Section 173,386.
Exhibit. An item or presentation to attract notice of the public to what is interesting, instructive, entertaining or of value; a show of talent in the arts; the displaying and demonstrating of merchandise to attract buyers; a show of comparison for competitive reasons in order to judge competition among persons, pets, horses, livestock, poultry and birds, but not including motion pictures, legitimate theater, opera or such other presentations or productions held in occupancies constructed and equipped for such use.
Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS). Any chemical designated as an extremely hazardous substance as listed in Appendix A of Part 355 of Subchapter J of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Field Test. See Section 57.806.1.4.4.
Fire Code Official. The Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department or one of his/her representatives as provided in this Code.
Fire-flow. The quantity of water available or needed for fire protection in a given area. Fire-flow is normally measured both in gallons per minute (G.P.M.) at a specified pressure and durational flow.
Fire Hazard. Any condition, arrangement, or act which increases the likelihood of fire to a greater degree than is recognized as acceptable practice by the Department or which may provide a ready fuel supply to augment the spread or intensity of a fire, or which may obstruct, delay, hinder, or interfere with the operations of the Department or the egress of occupants in the event of fire.
Fire Protection Equipment. Any appliance, device, or system provided or installed for use on a premise in the event of fire. It may include, but is not limited to, fire assemblies, fire hydrants, Fire Department connections and fire protection systems.
Fire Protective Signaling Systems. A system of electrical devices and circuits, or mechanical devices, installed, arranged, and maintained to form, transmit, or emit signals indicating an emergency requiring immediate action to safeguard life and property from fire.
Fire Safety Director. An employee of the owner or manager or resident of the building and designated as the Fire Safety Director by the owner, administrator, or manager of a high-rise building, health care facility, institution or other occupancy. The Fire Safety Director must have a valid Fire Safety Director Certificate and be responsible for the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of a Department-approved Emergency Plan for that occupancy, and provide training in the use of first aid, fire equipment and building evacuation procedures which are approved by the Fire Code Official.
Fire Safety Director Certificate. A written document approved by the Fire Code Official authorizing an employee/resident of a high-rise building, health care facility or institution, to be the Fire Safety Director. The certificate is site-specific and shall only apply to that high-rise building, health care facility, institution or other occupancy.
Fire Safety Officer. A Uniformed or a Certified Fire Safety Officer as stated below:
A. Uniformed Fire Safety Officer. A uniformed member of the Department assigned to the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Safety.
B. Certified Fire Safety Officer. A person approved and assigned by the Chief to perform the duties of a Fire Safety Officer.
Firebreak. Any area which is cleared of combustible vegetation to control the spread of fire.
Flame Thrower. Any portable device which is designed to throw, toss, fling, project, or propel flammable material, ignited with an igniter, intended to be ignited or otherwise toward or to an aiming point or auxiliary aiming point.
Flame Retardant/Flame Resistant. A characteristic of certain fabrics or materials which renders them resistant to flame or fire to the extent that it will successfully withstand standard flame resistance tests amended by the State Fire Marshal.
Floor Area. Shall mean the entire area of each floor, mezzanine, basement, or shaft, or a building included within the surrounding exterior walls of a building, plus any portion not included within the surrounding exterior walls which is under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor of the building. The term “floor area” shall also include any garage attached to or part of such building.
Floor Warden. A responsible person, holding a valid Floor Warden Certificate, designated on each floor of every high- rise building, and charged with the responsibility of overseeing and ensuring the safe and complete evacuation or relocation of occupants during an emergency or fire drill.
Floor Warden Certificate. A written document approved by the Fire Code Official authorizing an employee/resident of a high-rise building to be the Floor Warden. The certificate is site-specific and shall only apply to that high-rise building.
General Approval. A written document issued by authority of the Chief which constitutes Department approval of the type, design, and construction of any appliance, device, equipment, or system.
Guest Room. Any room or rooms used or intended to be used by a guest for sleeping purposes only. Every 100 square feet of gross floor area in a dormitory shall be considered to be a guest room.
Handle. Includes to generate, sell, possess, process, store, discharge, dispose or use.
Handler. Includes any business which handles a hazardous material.
Hazardous Materials Cabinet. A cabinet constructed in accordance with the provisions of Section 57.5003.8.7.
Hazardous Materials Release Response Plan (HMRRP) and Inventory Program. Includes the requirements of Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Article 1 (generally supplemented by Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, Sections 2620 - 2732), and any requirements of Section 57.121.
Hazardous Waste Generators and Hazardous Waste Onsite Treatment Programs. Includes the Hazardous Waste Generator (GEN) Program, and the Onsite Tiered Permitting activities authorized under the permit-by-rule (PBR), conditionally authorized (CA), and conditionally exempt (CE) tiers - Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.5 (generally supplemented by Division 4.5, Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).
Hazardous Refuse. Any combustible material, including, but not limited to, rubbish, trash, debris, litter, scrap lumber, or sweepings that could provide a ready fuel supply to augment the spread or intensity of a fire.
Health Care Facility Instructor. A person who conducts training classes as approved by the Department, for hospitals and/or sanitariums, and who issues, on behalf of the Department, certificates for completion of “fire/life safety” training in the City of Los Angeles.
High-Rise Life Safety Service. A person or firm in the business of developing and/or conducting training in emergency planning, evacuation procedures, and the use of first-aid fire equipment in high-rise buildings in the City of Los Angeles which has obtained a Certificate of Fitness or otherwise been approved by the Department.
Hotel. Any building containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be used, rented, or occupied for sleeping purposes by guests.
Hydrant Cart. A portable system of pipes, hoses, valves, meters filters and other appurtenances for controlling the transfer of fuel from fixed piping systems into the fuel tanks of aircraft.
Laboratory. A building, room, or other designated area, either inside or outside a building, devoted to experimental studies in science, or to testing, analysis, inspection, research, or process control and development. Laboratories may contain one or more separate laboratory work areas which involve the use of hazardous materials. Laboratories shall be divided into two classes:
Laboratory Class A. Any laboratory which uses or processes any hazardous material on the premises in a quantity over the exempt amount as set forth in Table 57.105.6.17.
Laboratory Class B. Any laboratory which uses or processes hazardous materials on the premises within the quantities which are within the exempt amounts as set forth in Table 57.105.6.17.
Little Theater. Any room, hall, auditorium or premises having a stage, platform or area designed or used for entertainment and adapted to the presentation of plays, musicals, operas, pageants, or similar forms of entertainment, such stage, platform or area not requiring a fire resistive curtain, automatic sprinkler system, or automatic vents.
Live Theatrical Production. Any live theatrical performance in any motion picture theater, theater, or little theater, including, but not limited to, plays, dramas, pageants, musicals, operas, circuses, performances, and similar presentations utilizing scenery and/or settings, lighting, or other stage dressing or paraphernalia.
Loading Rack. Any system, piping, or other appurtenances maintained and used for transferring hazardous materials between pipe lines or tanks and tank vehicles, tank cars, tank vessels, or containers on vehicles.
Marine Oil Terminal. Any plant, station, premises, or equipment used in connection therewith, located on the harbor or ocean front, which is designed and intended to deliver to or receive from oceangoing vessels liquefied or gaseous hazardous materials or flammable or combustible liquids.
Marine Service Station. Any station, plant, premises or equipment used in connection therewith, where flammable or combustible liquids used as motor fuels are dispensed from equipment, on shore, piers or wharves to floating craft for fuel, except bunkering facilities for oceangoing vessels.
Marine Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facility. That portion of property where flammable or combustible liquids or gases used as fuel for watercraft are stored and dispensed from fixed equipment on shore, piers, wharves, floats or barges into the fuel tanks of watercraft and shall include all other facilities used in connection therewith.
Main Aisle “Indoor storage reference.” An unobstructed way of egress at least 8 feet in width.
Main Aisle “Outdoor storage reference.” An unobstructed way of egress not less than 10 feet in width.
Motel. Shall mean Hotel as defined in this article.
Motion Picture Theater. Any building or premises or portion thereof designed or used for the showing of motion pictures, when an admission fee is charged and when such building or premises is open to the public and has a capacity of ten or more persons.
Municipal Code. The Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC).
Native Brush or Shrub. All vegetation which is indigenous to and found within the City of Los Angeles.
Natural Gasoline Plant. Any facility in which gasoline is extracted from petroleum vapors produced at the well.
Net Acre. An area of ground surface consisting of 43,560 square feet exclusive of any public street, alley, parkway, sidewalk, easement or other public right-of-way.
Non-storage Area “Outdoor storage reference.” An area separated from storage areas by a distance of at least 10 feet and used for the servicing, repair, and storing of material-handling equipment, the repairing of crates, boxes, and other containers, and for repacking operations.
Normal Working Hours. The hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of any day, except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.
Occupant Load. The total number of persons that may occupy a building, portion of a building or premises at any one time.
Oil Drilling District. A district described in Section 13.01 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
Oil Well. Any well or hole already drilled, being drilled or to be drilled into the surface of the earth which is used or intended to be used in connection with coring, or the drilling for, prospecting for, or producing petroleum, natural gas, or other hydrocarbon substances; or is used or intended to be used for the subsurface injection into the earth of oil field waste, gases, water or liquid substances; including any such existing hole, well or casing which has not been abandoned in accordance with the requirements of this article, except that “oil well” shall not include “temporary geological exploratory core hole.”
On-site Manager. The person or persons who directs or controls a business at a particular location or site.
Operating Unit. See Section 57.5706.3.1.6.
Overcrowded. A condition that results from more persons occupying a room, building, or premises than are approved by the Chief.
Owner of Business. Includes any officer, director, supervisor, or other person having discretionary, as distinguished from ministerial, responsibility for a business at the address set forth in the permit.
Partially Vacant Building. Shall mean any high-rise building which is vacant on all floors above ground level and under order from the Department of Building and Safety to maintain that status until modifications or improvements are made to the fire protection systems to bring them into compliance with Code.
Participating Agency or PA. An agency which has a written agreement with the CUPA pursuant to the Health and Safety Code, Subdivision (d) of Section 25404.3, and is approved by the Secretary, to implement or enforce one or more of the Unified Program elements specified in Subdivision (c), in accordance with the provisions of Health and Safety Code Sections 25404.1 and 25404.2.
Permit. A written document issued by authority of the Chief to any person for the purpose of granting permission to such person to conduct or engage in any business, operation, or act for which approval of the Department is required.
Place of Assemblage (See also, Assembly Occupancy). A building, portion of a building, or premises used or intended to be used for the following: the gathering together of 50 or more persons for amusement, entertainment, education, instruction, deliberation, worship, drinking or dining, awaiting transportation, or activities of a similar nature or the showing of motion pictures when an admission fee is charged and when such building or premises is open to the public and has a capacity of ten or more persons. Any tent or membrane structure with a capacity of ten or more persons.
Portable Container. Any portable tank, container, or pressure vessel, capable of being readily moved from place to place, and not fixed in place.
Portable Magazine. A stout box constructed in accordance with the provisions of Section 57.5003.8.7 for the transportation or temporary storage of not more than one hundred pounds of explosive materials.
Premises. Any parcel of land, regardless of the number of contiguous lots, occupied by or under the control of the same person or firm and including all buildings, structures, and improvements thereon.
Private Fire Hydrant. An approved fire hydrant which is located on private property and is connected to and serviced by the public water system.
Private First Responder. Personnel incorporated into the Emergency Plan, trained to handle an emergency incident by providing direction and assistance prior to the arrival of emergency responders. All private first responders must be approved by the Fire Department.
EXCEPTION: Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians are approved by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority. Private first responders include, but are not limited to:
• Fire Safety Director
• Floor Warden
• Paramedic
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
• Civilian Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Process. The manufacturing, handling, blending, conversion, purification, recovery, separation, synthesis or use of any commodity or material regulated by this article.
Property Owner. Includes any person, association, partnership, firm, corporation, or public entity appearing as the holder of title on any property as shown on the records of the City Clerk or on the last property assessment roll of the County of Los Angeles.
Release. Includes any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment, unless permitted or authorized by a regulatory agency.
Representative. A duly sworn member of the Department.
Requested Inspection. An inspection that is requested by a business or building owner with the intent of receiving a Fire Clearance Letter stating that the building and business are Fire Code compliant at the time of the inspection. Normal periodic inspections and inspections covered under other sections of this Code would not be considered a requested inspection.
Responsible Resident. A person who has charge of an apartment house or hotel in accordance with the requirements of Section 57.4704 and who maintains primary residence therein.
School. A building, premises, or portion thereof used for education, training, or instruction through the twelfth grade for more than six persons for more than 12 hours per week or four hours in any one day.
SIC Code. The identification number assigned by the Standard Industrial Classification Code to specific types of businesses.
Side Aisle “Indoor storage reference.” An unobstructed secondary way of egress not less than 4 feet in width and transecting main aisles.
Side Aisle “Outdoor storage reference.” An unobstructed secondary way of egress not less than 5 feet in width and transecting a main aisle.
Single Storage Area “Indoor storage reference.” An area of a building separated from other areas by fire walls or fire barrier and containing one or more storage piles.
Single Storage Area “Outdoor storage reference.” An outside storage area limited to 30,000 square feet.
Spark Arrester. For chimneys: Any device for arresting burning carbon or sparks, constructed of minimum 12 gauge woven wire metal, stainless steel, aluminum, copper or brass, with 1/2 inch maximum openings, or cast iron plate, 3/16 inch minimum thickness and having 1/2 inch perforations spaced one inch apart, measured center to center.
Special Permit. A written document issued by authority of the Chief for the purpose of granting permission to and stating the conditions under which a person or company may conduct or engage in any operation or act, not specified in Chapter 1 of this article, for which approval of the Department may be required by this article.
Special School. Any building, premises, or portion thereof used for education, training, or instruction of more than six students, 16 years of age or under, for more than eight hours per week and which is not subject to the provisions of Part 2, Division 9, Chapter 6, Articles 1 and 2 of the California Education Code.
Special Vessel. Any pressure vessel, low-pressure tank, or atmospheric tank that requires venting, insulation, refrigeration, or a combination of these, in order to maintain the operating pressure within the design pressure, and the contents in the liquid phase at temperatures below ambient.
Specimen Native Shrub. An individual shrub which is within the definition of “Native Brush” and which is trimmed up to 1/3 its height above ground, and from the vicinity of which has been removed all dead wood, duff, and combustible litter.
Standing Concert Attendance. A standing gathering of persons within a place of assemblage, in an area where seating is not provided, and where the principal attraction is the viewing of live, on stage entertainment. (This is sometimes inaccurately referred to as festival seating.)
Standpipe, Combined. A system of water piping which serves 2 1/2 inch hose outlets for use by the Fire Department and also supplies water to automatic sprinkler systems.
Storage Pile “Indoor storage reference.” A floor area within a single storage area separated from other storage piles within that area by main aisles and side aisles and limited to 3,000 square feet.
Storage Pile “Outdoor storage reference.” An outside ground area limited to 1,500 square feet within a single storage area.
Supplemental Fire Protection. Equipment and systems, and the arrangement and alterations of such equipment and systems not otherwise required in the Los Angeles Municipal Code, which are accepted in lieu of or are required in addition to compliance with the specific requirements of this chapter as determined by the Chief.
Tank Car. Any railway car equipped with a cargo tank mounted thereon, used for the transportation of commodities by rail.
Temporary Geological Exploratory Core Hole. A seismic test hole or exploratory core hole used or intended to be used exclusively for geophysical, geological, and other exploratory testing for oil, natural gas or other hydrocarbon substances to be drilled and abandoned within 30 days from the time of commencement of actual drilling operations unless otherwise approved for a longer period of time as specified under the provisions of Section 57.105.6.
Theater. Any room, hall, auditorium or premises having a stage designed or used for entertainment and adapted to the presentation of plays, musicals, operas, pageants, or similar forms of entertainment.
Threatened Release. Includes, but is not limited to, any condition creating a substantial probability of harm, when the probability and potential extent of harm make it reasonably necessary to take immediate action to prevent, reduce, or mitigate damages to persons, property, or to the environment.
Total Building Evacuation. Evacuation of all of the occupants of a building and portions thereof, during a single event, to a predetermined outside safe refuge area.
Trade Secret. Includes, but is not limited to, any formula, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information which is not patented, which is known only to certain individuals within a commercial concern who are using it to fabricate, produce, or compound an article of trade or a service having commercial value, and which gives its user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over competitors who do not know or use it.
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program. Includes the requirements of Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.7, excluding Section 25297.1, and any requirements of Chapter 50 of this Code as they pertain to underground storage tanks.
Unified Program Facility. All contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land which are subject to the requirements listed in Subdivision (c) of Section 25404 of the California Health and Safety Code, the requirements of Section 57.121 of this Code, or the requirements of Chapter 50 of this Code as they relate to underground storage tanks.
Unified Program Facility Permit. A permit issued pursuant to the Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.11. For the purposes of this section, a Unified Program Facility Permit encompasses permit or authorization requirements only as specified for a Unified Program Facility.
Uniform Fire Code Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP). Includes the requirements of the Uniform Fire Code, as amended by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13143.9 of the Health and Safety Code, concerning hazardous materials management plans and inventories for hazardous materials.
Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Any area within the City of Los Angeles that poses a significant threat of fire from adjoining natural brush hillside areas and which is determined by the following factors: topography, infrastructure, fire protection, population density, types of construction, weather, existing fire codes and ordinances, and fire history.
Weeds. Plants which are defined as follows:
1. Plants which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature.
2. Plants which are noxious or dangerous.
3. Poison oak when the conditions of its growth are such as to constitute a menace to public health.
4. Annual grasses or other flammable vegetation which endangers public safety by creating a fire hazard.
Work Area. That space within a building occupied by one working person including the bench, machines, or other operating equipment and the supply of hazardous materials or plastics which are in process, awaiting process, or finished.