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This Section applies to all of the following structures, as defined in Chapter 3 of Part 2, The California Building Code, of Title 24, the California Building Standards Code, of the California Code of Regulations, that are constructed on or after January 1, 2017.
(A) Group A assembly buildings with an occupancy of 300 or more.
(B) Group B business buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(C) Group E educational buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(D) Group F factory buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(E) Group I institutional buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(F) Group M mercantile buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more.
(G) Group R residential buildings with an occupancy of 200 or more, excluding single-family dwelling units.
(1) A structure described in subdivision (1) that is an occupied structure shall have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on the premises subject to the requirements in Section 1797.196. A person or entity that acquires an AED for emergency care pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from any acts or omissions in the rendering of the emergency care by use of an AED if that person or entity has complied with subdivision (b) of Section 1797.196.
(2) This chapter shall not apply to a structure in subdivision (a) that is owned or operated by any local government entity.
(3) This chapter shall not apply to a health facility licensed under subdivisions (a), (b), (c), or (f) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.
(4) This chapter shall not be construed to apply to a structure that is vacant or under construction or renovation.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
Fire service features for buildings, structures, and premises shall comply with this chapter. All features shall be in accordance with this code, national standards, the Murrieta Fire & Rescue Guidelines for Fire Department Access & Water Requirements for Commercial & Residential Development, and the Murrieta Fire & Rescue Guideline for Underground Piping for Private Fire Service Mains, Hydrants & Sprinkler Supply Lines.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
Section 503.1 Amended - Where required. Fire apparatus access roads, including private residential driveways, shall be required for every building hereafter constructed when any portion of an exterior wall of the first story is located more than 150 feet from the closest point of an approved fire department vehicle access.
Fire apparatus access roads, except private residential driveways, shall be provided and maintained for purposes of rapid and reliable fire apparatus access and for unobstructed traffic circulation for evacuation or relocation of civilians during a wildfire or other emergency. Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained in compliance with this section and the most recent edition and any amendments thereto, of public and private road standards as adopted by the City of Murrieta. The fire code official may modify the requirements of this section if the modification provides equivalent access.
Section 503.1.2 Amended - Additional access. The fire code official is authorized to require more than one fire apparatus access road based on the potential for impairment of a single road by vehicle congestion, condition of the terrain, climatic conditions, or other factors that could limit access. When additional fire apparatus access roads are necessary, the additional fire apparatus access road must be remote from the primary fire apparatus access road and be approved by the fire code official.
Section 503.2.1 Amended - Dimensions. The dimensions of fire apparatus access roads shall be in accordance with the following:
(a) The width of an approved fire apparatus access road is measured flow-line to flow-line. All fire apparatus access roads shall have and maintain an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches.
(b) Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed improved width of not less than 24 feet, except for single-family residential driveways serving no more than two single-family dwellings, which shall have a minimum of 14 feet of unobstructed improved width. Any of the following, which have separated lanes of one-way traffic: gated entrances with card readers, guard stations, or center medians, are allowed, provided that each lane is not less than 16 feet wide.
(c) Fire apparatus access roads serving multi-family structures shall have an unobstructed improved width of not less than 24 feet. The fire code official may require additional access road improvements, including 26 feet of roadway width when necessary to accommodate an Aerial Fire Apparatus.
(d) Fire apparatus access roads serving commercial, industrial, or buildings greater than two stories shall have an unobstructed improved width of not less than 26 feet to accommodate an Aerial Fire Apparatus. The fire code official may require additional access road improvements necessary to accommodate an Aerial Fire Apparatus.
Section 503.2.3 Amended - Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus at 75,000 pounds and shall be hard-surfaced, paved, or concrete and suitable for fire apparatus. Pervious pavers may be used when designed, installed, and maintained to hold the imposed loads of fire apparatus at 75,000 pounds and are approved by the fire code official. In rural areas, all-weather surfaces may be utilized for fire apparatus access roads where slopes permit. All-weather surfaces must be maintained to engineered standards, failure to do so will result in violations as outlined in 15.24.120.
Section 503.6.1 Added - Automatic opener. New motorized gates shall be provided with means to be automatically opened remotely by emergency vehicles.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
Approved numbers and/or addresses shall be placed on all new and existing buildings and at appropriate additional locations, plainly visible and legible from the street or roadway fronting the property when approaching from either direction. All commercial addressing shall be illuminated to be visible from the street at all hours. Single-family residential numbers shall contrast with their background and shall meet the following minimum size standards: 4" high with a ½” stroke. For buildings up to 25 feet in height, address numbers shall be a minimum of 12” high with a minimum 2” stroke. For building(s) exceeding 25 feet in height, address numbers shall be a minimum of 24” in height with a minimum 4” stroke and be placed on all sides of a structure. Additional numbers shall be required where deemed necessary by the fire code official, such as rear access doors, building corners, and entrances to commercial centers. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, an approved monument, pole, or other approved sign or means shall be used to identify the structure. Address identification shall be maintained.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
Section 508.1 Amended – General. Where required by other sections of this code and in all buildings classified as high-rise buildings by the California Building Code, and mid-rise buildings as defined and Group I-2 Occupancies having occupied floors located more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access and in all F-1 and S-1 Occupancies with a building footprint greater than 300,000 square feet, a fire command center for fire department operations shall be provided and comply with Sections 508.1.1 through 508.1.8.
Section 508.1.3 Amended – Size. The fire command center shall be not less than 0.015 percent of the total building area of the facility served or 200 square feet in area, whichever is greater, with a minimum dimension of 0.7 times the square root of the room area or 10 feet, whichever is greater.
Where a fire command center is required for a group F-1, and S-1 Occupancies with a footprint greater than 300,000 feet, the fire command center shall have a minimum size of 96 square feet with a minimum dimension of 8 feet, where approved by the fire code official.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
Approved automatic sprinkler systems, regardless of the occupancy classification, shall be provided throughout new buildings and structures which are 3,600 square feet or greater in size or more than two stories in height.
Exception: Group R, occupancies shall comply with sections 903.2.8
1. Regardless of the occupancy classification. Where Sections 903.2.1 - 903.2.21 of the California Fire Code require more restrictive requirements than those listed below, the more restrictive requirement shall take precedence.
2. The elimination of sprinkler protection in the following areas is subject to approval by the Fire Code Official. Spaces or areas in telecommunications buildings used exclusively for telecommunications equipment, associated electrical power distribution equipment, batteries, and standby engines, provided those spaces or areas are equipped throughout with an automatic fire alarm system and are separated from the remainder of the building by fire barriers consisting of not less than 1-hour fire-resistance-rated walls and 2-hour fire-resistance-rated floor/ceiling assemblies.
Unless required elsewhere in this code or the California Building Code, automatic fire sprinkler systems shall not be required for the following:
1. Detached Group U occupancies used for agricultural or livestock purposes, less than 5,500 square feet, and having setback distances of 50 feet or more from the property line and other buildings.
2. Detached non-combustible equestrian arena shade canopies that are open on all sides and used for riding only - no commercial, assembly or storage uses.
3. Detached fabric or non-combustible shade structures that are open on all sides and used to shade playground equipment, temporary storage of vehicles, and dining areas with no cooking.
4. Detached Group U occupancy greenhouses less than 5,500 square feet.
5. Where determined by the Fire Chief that no major life safety hazard exists, and the fuel load does not pose a significant threat to firefighter safety or to other structures or property, automatic fire sprinklers may be exempted.
For development within the BP and Cl zoning districts or commercial or industrial buildings that are speculative in nature with no specific commodity or method of storage, the automatic fire protection system installed shall provide a minimum density coverage of 0.33/2,500 S.F. or as determined by the fire code official or their designee.
Section 903.2.10 Amended - Group S-2 Parking Garages. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildings classified as parking garages.
Section 903.2.10.1 Deleted - Commercial Parking Garages, is hereby deleted without replacement.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
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