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Murrieta Overview
Murrieta, CA Municipal Code
Murrieta, California Municipal Code
Preface
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (RESERVED)
Title 5 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (RESERVED)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
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
Chapter 15.02 ADOPTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Chapter 15.04 GENERAL*
Chapter 15.08 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODES*
Chapter 15.12 UNIVERSAL DESIGN RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS
Chapter 15.16 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE*
Chapter 15.20 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE*
Chapter 15.24 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE STANDARDS
15.24.010 Adoption of the Fire Code.
15.24.020 Section 101.1 Amended - Title.
15.24.030 Section 102.13 Added - Repeal of conflicting ordinances, resolutions, or motions.
15.24.040 Section 103.1 Amended - Creation of an agency.
15.24.050 Section 107.2 Amended - Schedule of permit fees.
15.24.060 Section 107.4.1 Added - Fees for working or performing without necessary permits.
15.24.070 Section 107.7 Added - Cost recovery.
15.24.080 Section 107.8 Added - Reimbursement required.
15.24.090 Section 107.9 Added - Expense recovery.
15.24.100 Section 109.3.1 Added - Electronic recordkeeping.
15.24.110 Sections 111.1, 111.2, 111.3 & 111.4.
15.24.120 Section 112.4 Amended - Violation penalties.
15.24.130 Section 202 Added - General definitions.
15.24.140 Section 304.1.2 Amended - Vegetation.
15.24.150 Section 307.1.1 Amended - Prohibited open burning.
15.24.160 Section 307.6 Added - Outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, fire rings, or similar devices used at Group R occupancies.
15.24.170 Section 307.6.1 Added - Gas fueled devices.
15.24.180 Section 307.6.2 Added - Where prohibited.
15.24.190 Section 307.6.3 Added - Outdoor fireplaces utilizing wood or solid fuels.
15.24.200 Section 408 Added - Automated external defibrillators.
15.24.210 Section 501.1 Amended - Scope.
15.24.220 Section 503 Amended - Fire apparatus access roads.
15.24.230 Section 505.1 Amended - Address numbers.
15.24.240 Section 508 - Amended - Fire command center.
15.24.250 Section 510.1 Amended - Emergency responder communication coverage in new and existing buildings.
15.24.260 Section 901.6.3. Amended - Records.
15.24.270 Section 903.2 Amended - Where required.
15.24.280 Section 903.3.5.3 Amended - Hydraulically calculated systems.
15.24.290 Section 903.4 Amended - Sprinkler system supervision and alarms.
15.24.300 Section 907.1.6 Added - Fire alarm control panel (FACP).
15.24.310 Section 907.5.1 Amended - Occupant notification.
15.24.320 Section 914 Added - Mid-rise buildings.
15.24.330 Section 1205.2 Amended - Access and pathways.
15.24.340 Section 3313.1 Amended - When required.
15.24.350 Section 4911 Added - Fuel modification requirements for new construction.
15.24.360 Section 5001.5.2 Amended - Hazardous materials inventory statement (HMIS).
15.24.370 Section 5601.3.1 Amended - Prohibition.
15.24.380 Section 5601.3.2 Added - Seizure of fireworks.
15.24.390 Section 5608.2 Added - Firing.
15.24.400 Section 5614 Added - Explosives and blasting.
15.24.410 Section 5707.1 Added - General.
15.24.420 Chapter 80 Referenced Standards.
15.24.430 Amended - Table B105.1 (1).
15.24.440 Amended - Table B105.1(2).
Chapter 15.40 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE*
Chapter 15.43 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE
Chapter 15.45 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE
Chapter 15.46 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE
Chapter 15.47 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
Chapter 15.48 UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
Chapter 15.50 SAFETY ASSESSMENT PLACARDS
Chapter 15.52 GRADING, EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
Chapter 15.54 ENCROACHMENT PERMITS GENERALLY
Chapter 15.56 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION REGULATIONS
Chapter 15.60 CONVERSION OF EXISTING OVERHEAD LINES
Chapter 15.62 SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESS
Chapter 15.63 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
Title 16 DEVELOPMENT CODE
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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15.24.370   Section 5601.3.1 Amended— Prohibition.
   No person shall have in his or her possession, or keep, store, use, shoot, discharge, set off, ignite, explode, manufacture, sell, offer to sell, give or transport any fireworks, dangerous fireworks, or safe and sane fireworks, except for use as agricultural and wildlife fireworks or for use in a public display of fireworks pursuant to a permit obtained from Murrieta Fire & Rescue under the provisions of California Health and Safety Code Sections 12640-12654 and the municipal code adopted by the City of Murrieta. Any storage, use, sale, possession, and handling of fireworks 1.4G (commonly referred to as Safe & Sane) and fireworks 1.3G is strictly prohibited.
   Exception: Fireworks 1.4G and fireworks 1.3G may be part of an electrically fired public display when permitted by Murrieta Fire & Rescue and conducted by a California licensed pyrotechnic operator.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
15.24.380   Section 5601.3.2 Added—Seizure of fireworks.
   The fire code official and his or her designee shall have the authority to seize, take, and remove all fireworks stored, sold, offered for sale, used, or handled in violation of the provisions of Title 19 CCR, Chapter 6. Any seizure or removal pursuant to this section shall be in compliance with applicable statutory, constitutional, and decisional law.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
15.24.390   Section 5608.2 Added—Firing.
   All fireworks displays shall be electrically fired.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
15.24.400   Section 5614 Added—Explosives and blasting.
   Explosives shall not be possessed, kept, stored, sold, offered for sale, given away, used, discharged, transported, or disposed of except by permit from the fire code official.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
15.24.410   Section 5707.1 Added—General.
   On-demand mobile fueling operations that dispense Class I, II, and III liquids into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles shall be prohibited.
   5707.2 through 5707.6 are hereby deleted without replacement.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
15.24.420   Chapter 80 Referenced Standards.
   NFPA 13, 2022 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems is hereby amended as follows:
      Section 16.12.3.3 is hereby revised as follows:
      16.12.3.3 Fire department connections (FDC) shall be of an approved type. The FDC shall contain a minimum of two 2 ½” inlets. The location shall be approved and be no more than 50 feet from a public hydrant. The FDC may be located within 50 feet of a private fire hydrant when approved by the fire code official. The size of the piping and the number of inlets shall be approved by the fire code official. Fire department inlet connections shall be painted OSHA safety red. When the fire sprinkler density design requires 500 gpm (including inside hose stream demand) or greater, or a standpipe system is included, four 2½” inlets shall be provided.
   NFPA 13R 2022 is added and adopted in its entirety.
   NFPA 13D 2022 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes is hereby adopted and amended or added as follows:
      Section 5.1.3 is hereby added as follows:
      5.1.3 Stock of Spare Sprinklers
      Section 5.1.3.1 is hereby added as follows:
      5.1.3.1. A supply of at least one sprinkler for each type shall be maintained on the premises so that any sprinklers that have operated or been damaged in any way can be promptly replaced.
      Section 5.1.3.2 is hereby added as follows:
      5.1.3.2 The sprinklers shall correspond to the types and temperature ratings of the sprinklers on the property.
      Section 5.1.3.3 is hereby added as follows:
      5.1.3.3 The sprinklers shall be kept in a cabinet located where the temperature to which they are subjected will at no time exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees C).
      Section 5.1.3.4 is hereby added as follows:
      5.1.3.4 A sprinkler wrench shall be provided and kept in the cabinet to be used for the removal and installation of sprinklers. A separate sprinkler wrench shall be provided to ensure all styles of heads can be replaced if activated.
      Section 7.1.2 is hereby revised as follows:
      7.1.2 The system piping shall not have a separate control valve unless supervised by a central station, proprietary, or remote station alarm service.
      7.6 - Amend 7.6 to read as follows:
      7.6 Alarms. A water flow switch shall be provided and located on the sprinkler riser above the check valve and main drain. The waterflow switch shall activate the local waterflow alarm bell and the interconnected smoke alarms inside the residence. The water flow switch shall be a retarding type with a delay between 15-45 seconds before activation. Waterflow alarm bell shall have a minimum diameter of 6 inches and be mounted on the exterior of the structure.
   NFPA 14, 2019 Edition, Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems is hereby amended as follows:
      Section 7.3.1.1 is hereby is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
      7.3.1.1 Class I and III Standpipe hose connections shall be unobstructed and shall be located not less than 18 inches or more than 24 inches above the finished floor. Class II Standpipe hose connections shall be unobstructed and shall be located not less than 3 feet or more than 5 feet above the finished floor.
   NFPA 24, 2019 Edition, Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and their Appurtenances is hereby amended as follows:
      Section 6.2.9* (3) and (5) is hereby deleted without replacement and (6) and (7) renumbered as follows:
      (5)   Control Valves installed in a fire-rated room accessible from the exterior.
      (6)   Control valves in a fire-rated stair enclosure accessible from the exterior as permitted by the authority having jurisdiction.
      Section 6.2.9* (2) is hereby revised as follows:
      (2)   When approved by the fire code official, a wall post indicating valve may be installed on an existing structure.
      Section 6.3.3 is hereby added as follows:
      6.3.3 All post indicator valves controlling fire suppression water supplies shall be painted OSHA red.
      Section 10.1.5 is hereby added as follows:
      10.1.5 All ferrous pipe shall be coated and wrapped. Joints shall be coated and wrapped after assembly. All fittings shall be protected with a loose 8-mil polyethylene tube. The ends of the tube shall extend past the joint by a minimum of 12 inches and be sealed with 2 inch wide tape approved for underground use. Galvanizing does not meet the requirements of this section.
         Exception: 304 or 316 Stainless Steel pipe and fittings
      Section 10.3.7 Bolts is hereby added as follows:
      10.3.7 Bolts. All bolts used in pipe-joint assembly shall be 316 stainless steel.
      Section 10.4.1.1 is hereby revised as follows:
      10.4.1.1 All bolted joint accessories shall be cleaned and thoroughly coated with asphalt or other corrosion-retarding material, prior to poly-tube, and after installation.
         Exception: Bolted joint accessories made from 304 or 316 stainless steel.
      Section 10.4.3.1 is hereby deleted and replaced as follows:
      10.4.3.1 Where fire service mains enter the building adjacent to the foundation, the pipe may run under a building to a maximum of 24 inches, as measured from the interior face of the exterior wall to the center of the vertical pipe. The pipe under the building or building foundation shall be 304 or 316 stainless steel and shall not contain mechanical joints or it shall comply with 10.6.2.
      Section 10.4.3.1.1 is hereby revised as follows:
      10.4.3.1.1 Pipe joints shall not be located under foundation footings. The pipe under the building or building foundation shall be 304 or 316 stainless steel and shall not contain mechanical joints.
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
15.24.430   Amended—Table B105.1 (1).
   TABLE B105.1(1)
   REQUIRED FIRE-FLOW FOR ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS, GROUP R-3 AND R-4 BUILDINGS AND TOWNHOUSES
 
CALCULATION AREA
(square feet)
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM (Design Standard)
MINIMUM FIRE-FLOW
(gallons per minute)
FLOW DURATION (hours)
0-3,600
No automatic sprinkler system
1,500
2
3,601 and greater
No automatic sprinkler system
Value in Table B105.1(2)
Duration in Table B105.1(2) at the required fire-flow rate, but not less than 2 hours.
0-3,600
Section 903.3.1.3 of the California Fire Code or Section 313.3 of the California Residential Code
500
1/2
3,601 and greater
Section 903.3.1.3 of the California Fire Code or Section 313.3 of the California Residential Code
½ value in Table B105.1(2) but not less than 875
1
For SI: 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2, 1 gallon per minute = 3.785 L/m
 
(Ord. 584 § 1, 2022)
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