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Home My WebLink About050325 CITY OF lHWIRDALE LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFO''NIA ORDINANCE NO. 50 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 5 AND REENACTING A FIRE CODE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE AS A PART THEREOF, PURSUANT TO SECTION 50022.2 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE STATE OF CALI- FORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 7274 AND THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY CODES: THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE: API STANDARD NO. 12A, SEPTEM13ER, 1951; SPECIFICATION FOR OIL STORAGE TANKS WITH RIVETED SHELLS. API STANDARD NO. 12B2 SEPTEMBER, 1955, SPECIFICATION 3+OR BOLTED PRODUCTION TANKS. API STANDARD N0, 12C, SEPTEMBER; 1955, SPECIFICATION FOR WELDED OIL STORAGE TANKS. API STANDARD NO. 12D, AUGUST; 1955; SPECIFICATION FOR LARGE WELDED PRODUCTION TANKS. API STANDARD NO: 12F, AUGUST, 19559 SPECIFICATION FOR SMALL WELDED PRODUCTION TANKS. THE FOLLOWING CODES OF THE AMERICAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION: ASA B31;1-1955, AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR PRESSURE PIPING. ASA 248.1-1954, METHOD OF MARKING PORTABLE COMPRESSED GAS CONTAINERS TO IDENTIFY THE MATERIAL CONTAINED. THE UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS CODE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REFRIGERATING ENGINEERS, -CIRCULAR 15-R, ASA B9.1-1953, SAFETY CODE FOR MECHANICAL REFRIGERA- TION. THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS: ASTM D56-521 STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR FLASH POINT BY MEANS OF THE TAG CLOSED TESTER (FOR FLASH POINTS BELOW 1750F). ASTM D93-522 STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR FLASH POINT BY MEANS OF THE PENSKY-MARTENS CLOSED TESTER (FOR FLASH POINTS OF 1750F., OR HIGHER.) ASTM D323 -5G, STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR VAPOR PRESSURE OF PETROLE'?k PRODUCTS (REID METHOD). ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS CIRCULARS NO. 17D, AUGUST 1, 1947 AND NO. 17-E, AUGUST 1, 1947. COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION, INC. PAMPHLETS 11-1, ACETYLENE, G-2, ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. G-3, SULPHUR DIOXIDE, G-4, OXYGEN, G-5, HiDROGEN. P-1, SAFE HANDLING AND USE OF COMPRESSED GASES, P-2, CHARACTERISTICS AND SAFE HANDLING OF MEDICAL GASES, AND P-3, STANDARDS FOR AMMONIUM NITRATE. INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES PAMPHLET NO. 20, RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN THE USE AND TRANSPORTATION OF ELECTRIC BLASTING CAPS. 'INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, TARIFF NO. 9. MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION, SAFETY DATA SHEETS. NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS CODE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HEAL' P}E0,1:U;11'G 4.PP111ANCES. THE FOLLOWING PAMPtII,E-TS OF THE NATIONAL Fa:RE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION. NFPA N0: 109 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, NEPA N0: 11, STANDARDS FCR FOAM EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS. NFPA NO. 13, INSTALLATION? OF SPRINKTER SYSTEMS. NFPA NO. 14, 6TANDAP1' i+ It TIE IiISTAIJIATION OF STANDPIPE AND HOSE SYSTLNsS. NFPA NO. 24, OUTSIDE PROTEGT:1(11. NFPA NO. 31, STANDARDS FOR 'TETE INSTALLATION OF OIL BURNING EQUIPMENT. NFPA NO. 40, STANDARDS FOR 111E STORAGE AND HANDLING 'W CELLULOSE NITRATE MOTION PICTURE FILM. NFPA NO. 42, STANhARDS FOR THE STORAGE, HANDLING, AND USE OF PYROXYLIN PLASTIC iN FACTORIES MAKING ARTICLES THEREFROM: NFPA NO. 43, STANDATRDS FOR STORAGE AND HANDLING OF PYROXYLIN PLASTIC IN WArFyEOix"aF,"r AND WHOLESALE JOBBING AND RETAIL STORES, NFPA NO. 49, TABLE OF COMMON HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. NFPA NO: 58, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES. NFPA NO. 59, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES AT UTILITY GAS PLANTS. NFPA NO. 68, EXPLOSION VENTING. NFPA NO. 77, STATIC ELECTRICITY. NFPA NO. 86p CLASS A OVENS AND FURNACES. NFPA NO. 91, STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF BLOWER AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR DUST, STOCK, AND VAPOR REMOVAL OR CONVEYING. NFPA NO. 102D ASA 220.3..-19508 PLACES OF OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY, GRANDSTANDS, AND TENTS. NFPA NO. 385, TANK VEITI+:.LES FOR FLAM14ABLE LIQUIDS. LIST OF CONTAINERS, TANKS, EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS IN THE GAS AND OIL EQUIPY114T LIST OF UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORIES, INC. REPORT OF U. S. GOVERNMENT INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE (1N HAZARDS OF AMMONIUM NITRATE, FERTILIZER GRADE; LAND TRANSPORTATION, AND IN STORAGE UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS, NOVEMBER 10, 19,7. 326 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1Reference. Reference is hereby made to Ordi- nance 7274 of iheVTiounTy of Los Angeles, being the Fire Code of the County o.f]',os Angelea, which Ordinance adopts by reference the following Oodles: The following Spe-ifications of the American Petroleum Institute: API Standard No. 12A, September, 19518 Specification for Oil Storage Tanks with Riveted Shells. "-API Standard No. 12B, Septembers 1955, Spenification for Bolted Production Tanks. Specification API Standard No. 1200 September, 1955, Sp for Welded Oil Storage Tanks. AFI Standard No. 12D9 Augno t, 1955, Specification for large Welded Production Ranks. API Standard No. 12F, Augtiet8 1955, Spe ifioetion for Small Welded Production Tanks. -3D_ 1,2'7 The following Codes of the American :3iandards Association: ASA B31.1-1955, American Standard Code for Pressure Piping. ASA 248.1-1954, Method of Marking Portable Compressed Gas Containers to Identify the Material Contained. The Unfired Pressure Vessels Code of the American Soilety of Mechanical Engineers. The American Society of RefrigeratingErgin; s^rs 15 -ft, ASA B9, 1.-1953, Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration. The following Standards of the American Society for g ting Materials: ASTM D56-52, Standard Method of Test for Flash Point by Means of the Tag,Closed Tester (for flash points below 1750F). ASTM D93-52, Standard Method of Test for Flash Point by Means of the Pensky-Martens Closed Tester (for flash points of 1750F., or higher). ASTM D323-55 Standard Method of Test for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method). Association of American Railroads Circulars No. 17D, August 1, 1947 and No. 17-E, August 1, 1947. Compressed Gas Association, Inc. Pamphlets G-1, Acetylene, G-2, Anhydrous Ammonia, G-3, Sulphur Dioxide, G-4, Oxygen, G-5, Hydrogen, P-1, Safe Handling and Use of Compressed Gases, P-22 Characteristics and Safe Handling of Medical Gases, and P-3, Standards for Ammonium Nitrate. Institute of Makers of Explosives Pamphlet No. 20, Radio Frequency Energy a Potential Hazard in the Use and Transporta- tion of Electric Blasting Caps. Interstate Commerce Commission, Tariff No. 9. Manufacturing Chemists Association, Safety Data Sheets. National Board of Fire Underwriters Code for the Installs - tion of Heat Producing Appliances. The following pamphlets of the National Fire Protection Association. NFPA No. 10, Portable Fire Extinguishers. NFPA No. 11, Standards for Foam Extinguishing Systems. NFPA No. 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems. NFPA No. 142 Standards for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems. NFPA No. 24, Outside Protection. NFPA No. 31, Standards for the Installation of Oil Burning Equipment. NFPA No. 40, Standards for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film. NFPA No. 42, Standards for the Storage, Handling and Use of Pyroxylin Plastic in Factories Making Articles Therefrom. NFPA No. 4.-=, Standards for Storage and Handling of Pyroxy- lin Plastic in Warehouses and Wholesale Jobbing and Retail Stores. NFPA No. 49, `able of Common Hazardous Chemicals, NFPA No. 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gases. NFPA No. 59, T.iquefied Petroleum Gases at Utility Gas Plants. NFPA No. 68, Explosion Venting. NFPA No. 77, Static Electricity. NFPA No. 86, Class A Ovens and Furnaces. NFPA No. 912 Standards for the Installation of Blower and Exhaust Systems for Dust, Stock, and Vapor, Removal or Conveying. NFPA No. 1020 ASA 220.3-1950, Places of Outdoor Assembly, Grandstands and Tents. NFPA No. 385, Tank Vehicles for Flammable Liquids. -3-. 328 Ordinance No. 50 List of containers, tanks, equipment and apparatus in the Gas and Oil Equipment List of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. Report of U. S. Government InteragencT Committee on the Hazards of Ammonium Nitrate, Fertilizer Grade; in Land Transpor- tation, and in Storage under Various Conditions, November 10, 1947. SECTION 2. Adoption. There is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City o rw ndale, except as is hereafter amended, Ordinance No. 7274 of the County of Los Angeles and all of the Codes adopted therein by reference and set forth in SECTION 1 above, as said Ordinance No. 7274 existed on March 17, 1958• SECTION 3. Substitution. Wherever the words "Board of Supervisors" appeared Ordinance No. 7274 the words "City Council of the City of Irwindale" shall be substituted therefor. The Chief of the Fire Department and the Fire Depart- ment officers designated in said Ordinance No. 7274 shall be deemed to be the Chief of the Fire Department and Fire Depart- ment officers of the City of Irwindale so long as a contractual relationship exists between the City and County, whereby the County of Los Angeles, through its officers and employees, provides fire protection service for the City of Irwindale. SECTION 4. Same. Said Ordinance No. 7274 of the County of Los Angeles, ae biereinabove adopted, is amended as follows: (a) Section 1.01 is amended by striking therefrom the words "County of Los Angeles" and by substituting therefor the words "City of Irwindale," (b) Wherever in said Ordinance No. 7274, other than in Section 1.01 thereof, reference is made to the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, such area shall be deemed to include in its true geographical location the area of the City of Irwindale. SECTION 5. Previous Permits. Any permit heretofore issued by the County of Loa Angeles or the City of Irwindale, pursuant to the Fire Prevention Code of said County or Ordi- nance No. 5 of said City for work within the territorial limits of the City of Irwindale, shall remain in full force and effect according to its terms. SECTION 6. Penalties. Every person violating any provi- sion of this Ordinance or of any permit, license or exception granted hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof he shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each separate day, or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this Ordinance occurs or continues, constitutes a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. SECTION 7. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinance. Ordinance No. 5 of the City o�n'id a is ere y repealed, and all other Ordinances or Resolutions, or parts of Ordinances and Resolutions in conflict herewith, are repealed. -4- Ordinance No. 50 329 SECTION 8. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, pp ra�ortion of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person, firm, corporation or circum- stance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision athall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Council of the City of Irwindale hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one of more section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion be declared invalid or un- constitutional. SECTION 9. Vacation Date and Publication. After the -first reading of the title of this ordinance, a pu Tic hearing shall be held on said Ordinance pursuant to Sections 50022.1 et se . of the Government Code of the State of California. This Ordi- nance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption and, prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof, shall be posted in three public places within the city limits of the City of Irwindale, as prescribed by Resolution No. 57-1. ADOPTED this 21 day of April, 1958. ATTEST: .moi.' 50 •"k- •' - i 1. I. MAXINE M. HORST, Deputy City Clerk of the:City of Irwindale, do hereby certify that the above ordinance No. 50 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meet- ing of the City Council on the 17 day of March, 1958. That not less than 5 days thereafter, after a public hearing held pur- suant to Section 50022.1 et se . of the Government Code of the State of California, said—Urance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 21 day of April, 1958, by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: COUNCILMEN DIAZ MARTINEZ ORNELAS GARCIA SILVA Noes: NONE Absent NONE I further certify that said Ordinance was thereupon signed by the Mayor of the City of Irwindale. UeputyUlty Uierk Ordinance No. 50 330 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss. CITY OF IRWINDALE ) MAXINE M. HORST, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That she is the Deputy City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, California, and is and was at all times herein mentioned a citizen of the United States over the age of eighteen (18) years and competent to be a witness herein. On April 25, 1958, she securely and conspicuously posted at each of the public places in said City, to wit: (1) 5140 Nirth Irwindale Avenue (2) Post Office on Irwindale Avenue (3) Southwest corner of Arrow Highway and Irwindale Avenue a copy of Ordinance No. 50 of the City of Irwindale, being in all respects the same ascthat attached hereto and made a part hereof. Dated: April 25, 1958 4Q9t-y ity er o t e City of Irwindale, California