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P. W. File No. 8396 Public Works Department
UGM No. 250 City of Fresno
SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT
(Tract 3817)
THIS AGREEMENT is made this day of 1986, by
and between the City of Fresno, a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter
designated and called the "City, " and Westwood Partners , A General
Partnership, 3835 Wellington Square, San Jose, California, 95136
hereinafter designated and called the "Subdivider . "
RECITALS
1 . The Subdivider has presented to the City a certain final map of
a proposed subdivision of land located within the corporate limits of the
City, and known and described as Tract 3817, a copy of which map is
attached to and made a part of this Agreement, and said Subdivider has
requested the City to accept the dedications delineated and shown on said
map for the use and purposes specified thereon, and to otherwise approve
said map in order that the same may be recorded, as required by law.
2 . The City requires, as a condition precedent to the acceptance
and approval of said map, the dedication of such streets , highways and
public places and easements as are delineated and shown on said map, and
deems the same as necessary for the public use, and also requires that
any and all streets delineated and shown on said map shall be improved by
the construction and the installation of the improvements hereinafter
specified.
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3 . Section 12-1012 of the Municipal Code of the City of Fresno
requires the Subdivider to enter into this Agreement with the City
whereby Subdivider agrees to do, perform and complete the work and
matters hereinafter in the Agreement mentioned and set forth in detail ,
within the time hereinafter mentioned , in consideration of the acceptance
of the offers of dedication by the City of Fresno.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the acceptance of the offers of dedication of the
streets, highways, public ways, easements and facilities as shown and
delineated on said map, and the approval of said map for filing and
recording as provided and required by law, it is mutually agreed and
understood by and between the Subdivider and the City, and the Subdivider
and the City do hereby mutually agree as follows :
4 . The Subdivider shall perform the work and improvements
hereinafter specified on or before December 1, 1987, except the sidewalk
and driveway approach construction and lot corner monumentation which
shall be completed upon construction of the residential dwellings in
Tract 3817 but no later than December 1, 1988 , to the satisfaction of the
Director of Public Works of the City. Issuance of building permits for
any structure within the subdivision shall conform to the requirements of
the Uniform Fire Code . The subdivider ' s attention is particularly called
to Sections 10. 207 (a) , 10. 301(c) and 10 . 301(d) shown in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and hereby made a part of this Agreement. No occupancy
permit shall be issued until an approved "all weather" street frontage
and access is constructed. The issuance of any occupancy permits by the
City for dwellings located within said subdivision shall not be construed
in any manner to constitute an acceptance and approval of any or all of
the streets and improvements in said subdivision. When a delay occurs
due to unforeseen causes beyond the control and without the fault or
negligence of the Developer , the time of completion may be extended for a
period justified by the effect of such delay on the completion of the
work . The Developer shall file a written request for a time extension
with the Director of Public Works prior to the above noted date, who
shall ascertain the facts and determine the extent of justifiable delays ,
if any. The Director of Public Works shall give the Developer written
notice of his determination in writing . which shall be final and
conclusive.
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5 . The work and improvements, more specifically shown on the
attached plans and made a part hereof , shall be done in accordance with
the construction standards contained in the City of Fresno Standard
Specifications , "City Standards, " adopted March 5 , 1970, by Resolution
No. 70-36 , and as amended at the sole cost and expense of the Subdivider
including all costs of engineering, inspection and testing as specified
in Item 12 .
6 . The work and improvements are as follows :
a . Construct all landmarks , monuments and lot corners required
to locate land divisions shown on the Final Map.
Pursuant to Section 66497 of the State Subdivision Map Act, prior to
the City' s final acceptance of the subdivision and release of
securities, the Subdivider shall submit evidence to the City of
Fresno of payment and receipt thereof by the engineer or surveyor for
the final setting of all monuments required in the subdivision.
b. All utility systems shall be installed underground .
Subdivider ' s attention is directed to the installation of street
lights in accordance with Resolution No. 68-187 and Resolution
No. 78-522 or any amendments or modifications which may be adopted by
Council prior to the actual installation of the lights . The
Subdivider shall construct a complete undergound street light system
as approved by the Traffic Engineer prior to final acceptance of the
subdivision. Height, type, spacing, etc. , of standards and
luminaires shall be in accordance with Resolution No. 78-522 or any
amendments or modifications which may be adopted by Council prior to
the actual installation of the lights and shall be approved by the
City Traffic Engineer .
C. Water main extensions and services shall be provided in
accordance with applicable provisions of Chapter 14 , Article 1 of the
Fresno Municipal Code and all applicable charges shall apply.
d. Sanitary sewer extensions and services shall be provided in
accordance with applicable provisions of Chapter 9 , Article 5 of the
Fresno Municipal Code and all applicable charges shall apply.
e. Lot drainage shall be in accordance with Section 13-120.7012
of the Fresno Municipal Code.
f . All "Dead-End" Streets created by this subdivision shall be
barricaded in accordance with City Standards within seven (7) days
from the time said streets are surfaced, or as directed by the
Engineer .
g. Any temporary storm water retention basins constructed or
enlarged to serve this tract shall be fenced in accordance with City
Standards within seven (7) days from the time said basins become
operational , or as directed by the Engineer .
h. Wet-Ties shall be in accordance with E-Job No. 387 . The
amounts identified below as "Wet-Tie Charges" are estimates only and
serve as a deposit to cover the actual cost of construction. Should
the actual construction cost be less than the deposit, the Subdivider
shall be refunded the excess . Should the actual construction cost be
greater than the deposit, the Subdivider shall be billed by the City
of Fresno for the difference and shall be directly responsible for
payment .
i . The subdivider shall notify the City Water Division and
complete the abandonment of an existing 30 foot easement and 8 inch
water main adjacent to Lots 17 and 18 prior to acceptance of the
Tract .
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j . Perform and construct all work shown on the attached plans
(15-C-6086 thru 15-C-6091; CX-4-1 thru CX-4-4 ; 10-C-4950 thru
10-C-4952 ; Const . dwgs . Water Job No . 3615 - 3 sheets ) , unless
specifically omitted herein.
k. Install and complete all other street improvements required
by Section 12-1012 of the Fresno Municipal Code in accordance with
the City of Fresno standard Specifications and the contruction plans .
The Subdivider has deposited with the City the sum of Sixty Four
Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Three and 22/100 Dollars ($64 ,743 . 22 )
for the following:
(1) Inspection Fees $12 , 597 . 12
(2 ) Intersection Signing, 6 @ $90 . 00/Ea . $540 . 00
(3 ) Traffic Regulatory Signing,
6 @ $35 . 00/Ea . $210 . 00
(4 ) Street Trees, 75 @ $60.00/Ea . $4 , 500. 00
(5 ) Sewer Trench Water Compaction Charge ,
2 , 150 CY @ $0 . 04/CY $86 . 00
(6) UGM Traffic Signal Charge,
10. 76 Ac @ $370 . 00/Ac $3 , 981 . 20
(7) UGM Major Street Bridge Charge; (Zone E-1)
10 . 76/Ac. @ $125 .00/Ac $1, 345 .00
(8 )' UGM Fire Station Fee;
(Service Area No. 13 ; Zone Dist . R-1-UGM)
11 . 53/Ac @ $251. 00/Ac $2 , 894 . 03
(9 ) Water Abandonment Fee
(Lots 21 & 22 - Tract 3669 ) $655 .00
(10) Landscape Maintenance District Fee $2 , 260. 93
(11) UGM At Grade Railroad Crossing Fee
(Service Area A-D)
10.76 Ac @ $236 .00/Ac 2 , 539 . 36
(Service Area E-1-A)
10.76 Ac @ $168 .00/Ac $1 , 807 . 68
(12) Sanitary Sewer Fees $6,742 . 15
(a) Oversize Charge
(UGM Reimb. Area No. 4 )
11 . 53 Ac @ $240. 00/Ac $2 , 767 . 20
(b) Lateral Charge
794 . 99 LF @ $5 . 00/LF $3 , 974 . 95
(Note: Major Facilities
Fee is to be paid at time
of development . )
Total Sewer Charges $6 , 742 . 15
(13 ) Water Charges $24 , 584 . 75
(a ) Frontage
794 . 99 LF @ $3 . 00/LF $2 , 384 . 97
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(b) Fire Hydrant Charge
(Zone Dist . R-1-C-UGM)
363 , 530 SF @ $0 . 75/100 SF $2 , 726 . 48
(c) Transmission Grid Main
(UGM Reimb. Area A)
11 . 53 Ac @ $435 . 00/Ac $5 , 015 . 55
(d) UGM Well Development
Charge (Supply Well No. 101-5)
11. 53/Ac @ $800 . 00/Ac $9 , 224 .00
(e) Water Construction Charge
51 lots @ $1. 25/lot $63 . 75
(f ) "Wet-Tie" Charge $5 , 000 . 00
Install 12 X 8 tapping fee
and tapping valve at E. Teague
Ave. & N. Eighth St . $2 , 500.00
Install 12 X 8 tapping fee
and tapping valve at E. Teague
Ave. & N. Ninth St . $2 , 500 .00
(g) Service Connection Charge
1 - 1 ' meter @ $170.00/Ea . $170.00
Total Water Charges $24 , 584 .75
TOTAL FEES AND CHARGES $64 ,743 . 22
(14) Fee Deferrals-Present Credits-
Future Reimbursements
(a ) UGM Neighborhood Park Fee -
Deferred by Covenant
Service Area No. 1
Zone District R-1/UGM
11 . 53/Ac @ $982 . 00/Ac $11 , 322. 46
(b) UGM Major Street Charge
Present Credit-Future
Reimbursement Zone E-1
10.76 Ac @ $2 , 845 . 00/Ac $30, 612 . 20
Less Major Street Credit [47 ,794 .00]
Net Charge $_0_
Future reimbursements shall be made in accordance with
Section 11-226 (f) of the Fresno Municipal Code
(c) Fire Hydrant Reimbursement
3 F.H. @ $300. 00/F.H. $900.00
Reimbursement shall be made in accordance with Section
14-107 . 1 of the Fresno Municipal Code
7 . Subdivider has paid to the City of Fresno, in accordance with
Article 13 , Chapter 13 of the Fresno Municipal Code, the required fee to
defray the costs of constructing planned local drainage facilities for
the removal of surface and storm waters from the subdivision.
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8 . It is agreed that the City shall inspect all work. All of the
work and improvements and materials shall be done, performed and
installed in strict accordance with the approved construction plans for
said work on file in the Office of the City Engineer of the City and the
Standard Specifications of the City, which said plans and specifications
and standards are hereby referred to and adopted and made a part of this
Agreement . In case there are not any standard specifications of the City
for any of said work, it is agreed that the same shall be done and
performed in accordance with the standards and specifications of the
State of California, Division of Highways . All of said work and
improvements and materials shall be done, performed and installed under
the inspection of and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer of the
City.
9 . Prior to the approval by the Council of the City of said final
map, the Subdivider shall furnish to the City:
a . Performance security in the sum of Three Hundred
Eighty-Eight Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($388 ,000 . 00) , which is
equal to 100% of the total estimated cost of the work required . Five
percent (5%) of said amount, Nineteen Thousand Four Hundred and
00/100 ($19, 400 . 00) , shall be cash or a Certificate of Deposit , all
to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of this Agreement; and
b. Payment security in the sum of One Hundred Ninety Four
Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($194 , 000 .00) , which is equal to 50% of
the total estimated cost of the work required to secure payment to
all contractors and subcontractors performing work on said
improvements and all persons furnishing labor, materials or equipment
to them for said improvements . Bonds shall be by one or more duly
authorized corporate sureties subject to the approval of the City and
on forms furnished by the City.
C. Any and all other improvement security as required by Fresno
Municipal Code, Section 12-1016 .
10. On acceptance of the required work, warranty security shall be
furnished to or retained by the City, in the amount of Six Thousand Eight
Hundred Eighty and 00/100 Dollars ($6 , 880.00) , for guarantee and warranty
of the work for a period of one (1) year following acceptance against any
defective work or labor done or defective materials furnished . In
accordance with Section 12-1016 of the Fresno Municipal Code, said
warranty security shall be in the form of cash or a Certificate of
Deposit . The warranty security shall be returned to the Subdivider, less
any amount required to be used for fulfillment of the warranty one (1)
year after final acceptance of the subdivision improvement .
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11 . The City shall not be liable to the Subdivider or to any other
person, firm or corporation whatsoever , for any injury or damage that may
result to any person or property by or from any cause whatsoever in, on
or about the subdivision of said land covered by this Agreement , or any
part thereof . The Subdivider hereby releases and agrees to indemnify and
save the City harmless from and against any and all injuries to and
deaths of persons , and all claims , demands , costs, loss , damage and
liability, howsoever same may be caused, resulting directly or indirectly
from the performance of any or all work to be done in and upon the street
rights-of-way in said subdivision and upon the premises adjacent thereto
pursuant to this Agreement, and also from all injuries to and deaths of
persons, and all claims , demands , costs , loss, damage and liability,
howsoever same may be caused, either directly or indirectly made or
suffered by the Subdivider, the Subdivider ' s agents , employees and
subcontractors, while engaged in the performance of said work. The
Subdivider further agrees that the use for any purpose and by any person
of any and all of the streets and improvements hereinbefore specified,
shall be at the sole and exclusive risk of the Subdivider at all times
prior to final acceptance by the City of the completed street and other
improvements thereon and therein.
12 . The Subdivider shall remedy any defective work or labor or any
defective materials and pay for any damage to other work resulting
therefrom which shall occur within a period of one (1) year from the date
of acceptance of the work.
13 . The Subdivider and his subcontractors shall pay for any
materials, provisions , and other supplies used in, upon, for, or about
the performance of the work contracted to be done, and for any work or
labor thereon of any kind, and for amounts due under the Unemployment
Insurance Act of the State of California , with respect to such work or
labor , and shall file with the City pursuant to Section 3800 of the Labor
Code, a Certificate of Workers ' Compensation and shall maintain a valid
policy of Workers ' Compensation Insurance for the duration of the period
of construction.
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14 . Initial compaction and soil tests for street , sewer, and other
work within the public right-of-way shall be ordered by and paid for by
the City of Fresno . Sewer and utility trench tests shall be taken in
varying locations and depths as required by the Engineer . Compaction
tests failing to meet the City ' s requirements , shall be reordered by the
City of Fresno from the same testing laboratory. Billing for the
required retests shall be made directly to the Subdivider or his agent
for payment . Compaction test for water facilities installed by the City
of Fresno shall be paid for by the City of Fresno.
15 . The Subdivider shall comply with Street, Plumbing, Building,
Electrical , Zoning Codes and any other codes of the City.
16 . It shall be the responsibility of the Subdivider to coordinate
all work done by his contractors and subcontractors , such as scheduling
the sequence of operations and the determination of liability if one
operation delays another . In no case shall representatives of the City
of Fresno be placed in the position of making decisions that are the
responsibility of the Subdivider . It shall further be the responsibility
of the Subdivider to give the Engineer written notice not less than two
(2) working days in advance of the actual date on which work is to be
started . Failure on the part of the Subdivider to notify the Engineer
may cause delay for which the Subdivider shall be solely responsible.
17 . Whenever the Subdivider varies the period during which work is
carried on each day, he shall give due notice to the Engineer so that
proper inspection may be provided . If Subdivider fails to duly notify
City as herein required, any work done in the absence of the Engineer
will be subject to rejection. The inspection of the work shall not
relieve the Subdivider of any of his obligations to fulfill the Agreement
as prescribed. Defective work shall be made good, and unsuitable
materials may be rejected, notwithstanding the fact that such defective
work and unsuitable materials have been previously overlooked by the
Engineer or Inspector and accepted .
18 . Any damage to the sewer system, concrete work or street paving
that occurs after installation shall be made good to the satisfaction of
the City Engineer by the Subdivider before release of bond, or final
acceptance of completed work.
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19 . Adequate dust control shall be maintained by the Subdivider on all
streets within and without the subdivision on which work is required to be
done under this Agreement from the time work is first commenced in the
subdivision until the paving of the streets is completed . "Adequate dust
control" as used herein shall mean the sprinkling of the streets with water or
the laying of a dust coat of oil thereon with sufficient frequency to prevent
the scattering of dust by wind or the activity of vehicles and equipment onto
any street area or private property adjacent to the subdivision. Whenever in
the opinion of the City Engineer adequate dust control is not being maintained
on any street or streets as required by this paragraph, the City Engineer
shall give notice to the Subdivider to comply with the provisions of this
paragraph forthwith. Such notice may be personally served upon the Subdivider
or, if the Subdivider is not an individual , upon any person who has signed
this Agreement on behalf of the Subdivider or, at the election of the City
Engineer , such notice may be mailed to the Subdivider at his address on file
with the City Engineer . If , within twenty-four (24) hours after such personal
service of such notice or within forty-eight (48) hours after the mailing
thereof as herein provided, the Subdivider shall not have commenced to
maintain adequate dust control or shall at any time thereafter fail to
maintain adequate dust control , the City Engineer may, without further notice
of any kind, cause any such street or streets to be sprinkled or oiled, as he
may deem advisable to eliminate the scattering of dust , by equipment and
personnel of City or by contract as the City Engineer shall determine, and the
Subdivider agrees to pay to City forthwith, upon receipt of billing therefor ,
the entire cost to City of such sprinkling or oiling. When the surfacing on
any existing street is disturbed, this surfacing shall be replaced with
temporary or permanent surfacing within fourteen (14 ) calendar days , and the
roadway shall be maintained in a safe and passable condition at all times
between the commencement and final completion, and adequate dust control shall
be maintained during these operations .
20. Concrete curbs and gutters , the sanitary sewer system and house
connections, together with water mains , gas mains , and their respective
service connections , shall be completed in the streets and alleys before
starting the street and alley surfacing.
21 . Time is of the essence of this Agreement, and the same shall
bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and
assigns .
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22 . No assignment of this Agreement or of any duty or obligation of
performance hereunder shall be made in whole or in part by the Subdivider
without the written consent of City.
The parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first
above written.
CITY OF FRESNO, SUBDIVIDER
a Municipal Corporation
JAMES L. MARTIN Westwood Partners , a General
PUBLIC WO DI ECTO Partnership
By t La Chapelle Corporation,
/ A California Corporation
ATTEST: BY '&-
Dale E. Mesple , President
JACQUELINE L. RYLE
City Clerk
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Deputy A California Corporation
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OC)UM OF FRESNO )
On this 4th day of November 19 86 , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and
for said County and State, personally appeared DAM E. IMESPIB personally known to me to
be the President of LA CHAPELLE CORPORATIC[i and personally appeared LARRY IESPIE personally
known to me to be the President of ANDES CORPORATION, the corporations that executed the
within instrument and known to me to be the persons who executed the within instrument on
behalf of said corporations, said corporations being known to me to be all of the partners
of WESTWOOD PARTNERS, the partnership that executed the within instrument, and acknowledged
to me that such corporation executed the same as such partners and that such partnership
executed the same.
/LacMARIAN MEDLEN
Name typ or print
Notary Public in and for said County and State FA Y P << , G AL1;oRNIA
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1932 ECITION 10.201.10.205
Division II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Tampering with Fire Equipment
Sec 10.201.No person shall molest,tamper with,damage or otherwise disturb
any apparatus,equipment or appurtenance belonging to or under the supervision
and control of the fire department without authonty from the chief or his
authonzed representative to do so.
Tampering with Fire Hydrant or Fire Appliance
Sec. 10.202.No person shall remove,tamper with or otherwise disturb any fire
hydrant or fire appliance required to he installed or maintained under the provi-
sions of this code except for the purpose of extinguishing fire,training purposes,
recharging, or making necessary repairs,or when permitted by the fire depart-
ment. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as herein permitted, it shall be
replaced or reinstalled as soon as the purpose for which it was removed has been
accompiished.
Hydrant Use Approval
Sec. 10.203. No person shall use or operate any hydrant or other valves
installed on any water system intended for use by the chief for fire suppression
purposes and which is accessible to any public highway,alley or private way open
to or generally used by the public,unless such person first secures a permit for use
from the chief.This section does iot apply to the use of a hydrant or other valves
by a person employed by and authorized to make such use by the water company
which supplies water to such hydrants or other valves.
Tampering with Barricades,etc.
Sec. 10.204. No person, except a person authorized by the chief or a public
officer acting within the scope of his public duties,shall remove,unlock,destroy,
tamper with or otherwise molest in any manner any,lock, gate. door, bamcadc,
chain. enclosure, sign, ta,or seal which has been lawfully installed by the fire
department or by its order or under its control.
Closure of Roads or Trails
Sec. 10.205. (a)General.The chief may install one or more gates,cables or
other barricades and securely lock the same to prevent the use by unauthorized
persons of any road that is not a public highway and over which the fire
department has the right to pass, whether by easement, license, municipal
ownership or otherwise, for purposes relating to fire prevention or control,
provided such action does not preclude the authonzed users of such road or trail
from using the same.
(b)Trespassing.No person,except a public officer acting within the scope of
his public duties,shall trespass upon any road or trail which has been closed and
obstructed in the manner authorized by this section without the express permis-
sion of the chief, nor shall any person park any vehicle so as to obstruct the
entrance to such road or trail.
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10.206 10.209 UNIFORM FIRE CODE
Obstruction of Fire Prote-ctlon Equipment
Sec. 10.206. No person shall place or keep any post, fence, vehicle, growth,
trash, storage or other matenal or thing near any fire hydrant, fire department
connection or fire protection system control valve that would prevent such
equipment or hydrant from being immediately discernible or in any other manner
deter or hinder the fire department from gaining immediate access to said
equipment or hydrant. A minimum 3-foot clear space shall be maintained around
the circumference of the fire hydrants except as otherwise required or approved by
the chief.
Access Roadways for Fire Apparatus
"^ Sec. 10.207. (a) Required Construction. Every buildine hereafter con-
structed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of access road-
ways with all-weather driving surface of not less than 20 feet of unobstructed
width, with adequate roadway turning radius capable of supporting the imposed
loads of fire apparatus and having a minimum of 13 feet 6 inches of vertical
clearance. Dead-end fire department access roads in excess of 150 feet lone shall
be provided with approved provisions for the turning around of fire department
apparatus.
EXCEPTION: when there are not more than two Group R, Division 3 or M
Occupancies as defined in the Building Code.the reouuement of this section nuy be
modified when,to the opinion of the chief,tire-fiehune or rescue operations would
not be impaired.
(b) Obstructing. The required width of access roadways shall not be
obstructed in any manner, includine parking of vehicles. NO PARKING signs or
other appropriate notice,or both.prohibiting obstructions may be required and
shall be maintained,
(c) Extent. The access roadway shall be extended to within 150 feet of all
portions of the exterior walls of the first story of any buildine. Where the access
roadway canna be provided,approved fire protection system or systems shall be
provided as required and approved by the chief.
(d)Fire-protection Alternate.Where fire-protection systems approved by the
chief are provided,the above required clearance may ix modifiied.
(e)Oyersizinp. The chief shall have the authonty to require an increase in the
minimum access widths where such width is not adequate for fire or rescue
operanons.
(f)Brides.There a bridge is required to be used as access under this section,
it shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections
of the Building Code and using design live loading sufficient tocarry the imposed
loads of the fug apparatus.
Premises Identification
Sec. 10.203. Approved numbers or addresses shall be placed on all new and
existing buildings in such a position as to tie plainly visible and legible from the
street or road fronune the property. Said numbers shall contrast with their
back-ground.
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1992 EDITION 10.209-10.901
Key Box
Sec. 10.209.When access to or within a%truclure or an arca n unduIv difficult 1
because of secured openings or where imniediate access is necessary for life-
saving or f ire-t Ichtimg purposes,the chief may require a key box io be installed in
an accessible location.The key box shall he a type;approved by the chief and shall f
contain keys to vain necessary access as required by the chief.
Division III
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FiRE-
PROTECTION, LIFE-SAFETY SYSTEMS AND
APPLIANCES
Installatlon
Sec 10.301.(a)Type Required.The chief shall designate the type and number
of fire appliances to be installed and maintained in and upon all buildings and
premises in the junsdiction other than private deecllings. This shall be done
accordine to the relative seventy of probable Fire. including the rapidity with
which it may spread. Such appliances shall be of a type suitable for the probable
class of fire associated with such building or premises and shall have approval of
the chief.
Portable fire extinguishers shall be in accordance with U.F.C. Standard No.
10-1.
(b) Special Hazards. In occupancies of an especially hazardous nature or i
where special hazards exist in addition to the normal hazard of the occupancy.or i
%,-here access for fire apparatus is unduly difficult. additional safeguards may be
required consistine of additional fire appliance units. more than one type of
appliance,or special systems suitable for the protection of the hazard involved.
Such devices or appliances may consist of automatic fire alarm systems,automat-
ic spnnkler or water spray systems. standpipe and hose, fixed or portable fire
cxtincuishcrs. suitable asbestos blankets. breathing apparatus. manual or auto-
matic corers. carbon dioxide. foam. halogenated and dr chemical or other
special fire-extinguishing systems. %�here such systems arc installed. :hev shall
be in accordance with the applicable Uniform Fire Code Standards or standards of
the National Fire Protection ,association when t.nitorm Fire Code Standar is do
not appiy.
(c) Water Supply. An approved water supply capable of supplying required
fire flow for fire protection shall be provided toad premises upon wnich buildings
or portions of buildines are hereafter constructed. %%licn any portion of the
building protected is in excess of 150 feet from a water supply on a public street.
there shall be provided. when required by the chief. on-site fire hydrants and
mains capable of supplying the required fire flow.
Water supply may consist of reservoirs, pressure tanks, elevated ta,iks. eater
mains or other tired system capable of supplying the required Fire bore. In selling
the requirements for fire flow,the chief may be guided by the standa.d pubhsned
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10.301.10.303 UNIFORM FIRE CODE
by the Insurance Services Office, "Guide for Determination of Required Fire
Flow.
The location, number and type of fire hydrants connected to a water supply
capanle of deliycrino the required fire flow shall be provided on the public street
or on the site of the premises to be protected as reouired and approycd by the chief.
All hydrants shall be accessible to the fire department apparatus by roadways
mcetino the requirements of Section 10.207.
(d)Timing of Installation.%\"hcn fire protection facilities are to be installed by
the devcioper, such facilities including all surface access roads shall be installed
and made serviceable pnor to and during the time of construction. When alternate
methods of protection, as approved by the chief,arc provided,the above may be
modified or waived.
(e) Approval and Testing. All fire alarm systems, fire hydrant systcros, fire-
extinguishing systems(including automatic sprinklers), wet and dry standpipes.
basement inici pipcs. and other fire-protection systems and pernnents thereto
shall meet the arpro,.al of the Circ department as to installation and location and
shah b, subject to such periodic tests as required by the chief. Prins and
specifications shall be submitted to the fire department for review and approval
pnor to construction.
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Maintenance
See. 10.302. (a)General. All sprinkler systems. fire hydrant systems. stand-
= pqp•. systems- Lire alarm systems, portabic fire extinguishers, smoke and heat
ventilators, smoke-removal systems and other tire-protective or e.mincuishing
systems or appliances shall be maintained in an operative condition at all times
and shall be repiaccd or repaired where defective.Firc-protective or extinguishing_
systems coverage, spacing and specifications shall be maintained in accordance
kith recognized standards at all times.Such systems shall be extended,altered or
aucmented as necessary_ to maintain and continue orotection .khcnc,.er am
bwidinu so eawpN-d is altered. remodeled or added to. All additions, repairs.
alterations and sen-icing shall be in accordance A ith recognized standards.
EXCEPTION: Systems not required by this or any otner coae need not be
extrncr i.aaerco nor auemcnred.
Soda-acid,foam.loaded stream, antifreeze and water fire extincuishers of the
inverting types snall not be recharged or placed in service for fire protection use.
(b)Systems in Ili,-,h-rise Buildinips.The buildine owner shall be responsible
for assunn�, tnat the fire and life safety systems required by Sections 1307 and
IQ07 of the Uniform Building Code shall be maintained in an operable condition
at all times. finless othenyise required by the chief, quarterly tests of such
systems shall be conducted by qualified persons approved by the chief. A v,ritten
record shall bt maintained and be made available to the inspection authority.
Vapor Lirt,uid and Liquefied Gas Extinguishers
Sec. 10.303.(a)Prohibited T}pes.Vaponzinp liquid extin_uishers containing
carbon tetrach!onde or chlorooromometnane shall not be installed or used in any
location for fire prosection use.
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