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A person who commences any construction work regulated by the Fire Code within the City before first obtaining necessary construction permits may be fined as follows:
1. First offense is double fees for each building or permit required to be issued that is in violation and a complaint is filed to the Contractors State License Board.
2. Second offense is double fees as indicated in item 1 above plus a $500.00 fine and a complaint filed to the Contractors State License Board.
3. Third offense is double fees as indicated in item 1 above plus a $1000.00 fine and a complaint filed to the Contractors State License Board.
4. Fourth or subsequent violations will result in a misdemeanor citation and/or additional legal action for failing to comply with the requirements of the Fire Code.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
The purpose of this section is to establish authority to obtain reimbursement from responsible individuals for the expense of any emergency response and/or enforcement action by the Fire Department to protect the public from criminal or negligent activities, and from fire or hazardous substances.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
In accordance with Health & Safety Code Section 13000 et. Seq., an individual who acts negligently or in violation of the law thereby requires an emergency response to a danger posed by a fire or hazardous substance shall be liable for reimbursement to the Fire Department for the costs incurred. In accordance with Government Code Section 53150 through 53158, any individual who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and drug, and whose negligent operation of a motor vehicle, boat or vessel or civil aircraft caused by that influence proximately cause any incident and thereby requires an emergency response shall reimburse the Fire Department for those costs incurred.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
Section 111.1 Board of Appeals Established. In order to hear, and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the fire code official relative to the application and interpretation of the fire code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals. After all "in-house" efforts (including a review and determination in writing by the Fire Chief) have failed to achieve resolution, a board of appeals shall be appointed on an as-needed basis by the Murrieta City Manager and shall hold office at their pleasure. The fire code official shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall not have a vote on any matter before the board. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the City Manager and fire code official.
Section 111.2 Limitations of Authority. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted hereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equivalent method of protection or safety is proposed. The board shall not have the authority to waive the requirements of this code.
Section 111.3 Qualifications. The board of appeals shall consist of three or five members who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to hazards of fire, explosions, hazardous conditions, or fire protection systems and are not public officials or employees of the City of Murrieta.
Section 111.4 Administration. The fire code official shall take immediate action in accordance with the decision of the board of appeals.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair, or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding 180 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
ALL-WEATHER SURFACE. A road surface of asphalt, concrete, or approved pavers, or an engineered surface (such as decomposed granite compacted to 95%) capable of supporting a 75,000-pound fire apparatus in all weather conditions.
FLOW-LINE. The lowest continuous elevation on a curb is defined by the path traced by a particle in a moving body of water at the bottom of the rolled curb.
FUEL MODIFICATION ZONE. A strip of land where combustible vegetation has been thinned or modified or both and partially or totally replaced with approved fire-resistant and/or irrigated plants to provide an acceptable level of risk from vegetation fires. Fuel modification reduces the radiant and convective heat on a structure and provides valuable defensible space for firefighters to make an effective stand against an approaching fire front.
MID-RISE BUILDING. A building five or more stories high, but not exceeding 75 feet in height, and not defined as a high-rise building by Section 202 of the California Building Code. Measurements shall be made from the underside of the roof or floor above the topmost space that may be occupied to the lowest fire apparatus access road level.
JURISDICTION. The City of Murrieta and/or Murrieta Fire & Rescue.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
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