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HomeMy WebLinkAbout747ORDINANCE NO. 747 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE AMENDING TITLE 15.12 OF THE IRWINDALE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE CODE (2020 EDITION), AND COUNTY AMENDMENTS AND REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH RECITALS A. Government Code section 50022.2 et seq. authorizes the adoption by reference of California codes and codes that adopt the California codes, including the codes of the County of Los Angeles, which adopts the California Fire Code, as amended. B. Section 17958.5 of the Health and Safety Code expressly authorizes cities to make changes in the California Fire Code, as reasonably necessary due to local conditions. C. The Los Angeles County Fire Code incorporates appropriate findings related to local climatic, geological or topographical conditions of Los Angeles County, as specified under the provisions of the California Health & Safety Code. D. On April 22, 2020, the City Council considered Ordinance 747 and accepted staff's recommendation to adopt by reference of the County of Los Angeles Fire Code with County's amendments, which adopts the California Fire Code, as amended. E. On May 27, 2020, the City Council of the City of Irwindale, pursuant to a notice duly issued under Government Code section 50022.3, conducted a public hearing to consider this ordinance adopting the Los Angeles Fire Code with County amendments. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: FIRE CODE SECTION 1: Chapter 15.12 of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced as provided below. SECTION 2: Chapter 15.12 of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Ordinance No. 747 627/048193-0005 Page 1 60270.01 a07/16/20ao g "Section 15.12.10. Adoption of code. There is hereby adopted, as the city fire code, except as provided in this chapter, that certain fire code known and designated as the Los Angeles County Fire Code, 2020 Edition (Title 32 of the Los Angeles County Code), Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2020-0014, as adopted by County of Los Angeles, which incorporates and amends the 2019 California Fire Code, including all appendixes thereto and changes made by the County of Los Angeles, and such code shall be and become the fire code of the city which prescribes the minimum Fire Code requirements for fire and life-safety issues." SECTION 3: The City Council hereby finds that the County of Los Angeles, in adopting its Ordinance No. 2020-0014, has made all appropriate findings related to local climatic, geological or topographical conditions, as specified under the provisions of the California Health & Safety Code. The City Council hereby incorporates the findings summarized in the Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2020-0014. SECTION 4: The City Council hereby finds that the County of Los Angeles, in adopting its Ordinance No. 2020-0014 has made all appropriate findings related to administrative matters. The City Council hereby incorporates the findings summarized in the Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2020-0014. SECTION 5: All violations of the provisions of the Los Angeles County Fire Code, (2020 Edition), adopted by the City shall be a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty provisions contained in Chapter 1.12 of the Irwindale Municipal Code. SECTION 6: Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly amended herein, all other subsections of Chapter 15 of the Irwindale Municipal Code shall be unchanged and in full force and effect. SECTION 7: Effective Date. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance by the City Council of the City of Irwindale and shall, within 15 days after its final passage, cause the same to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Irwindale, and this Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage. SECTION 8: Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City 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 or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof may be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Ordinance No. 747 Page 2 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on the 27th day of May 2020. Albert F. Ambri'z, Mgycw ATT T: alf/IQ %M . La ra M. Nieto, MMC La Deputy City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )Ss. CITY OF IRWINDALE ) I, Laura M. Nieto, Chief Deputy City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 747 was introduced for first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Irwindale held on April 22, 2020, and adopted on second reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Irwindale held on May 27, 2020, and was carried by the following -roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Breceda, Burrola, Garcia, Ortiz, Mayor Ambriz NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None �Q Yhie M.Nieto, MMCeputy City Clerk AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING I, Laura M. Nieto, Chief Deputy City Clerk, certify that I caused a copy of Ordinance No. 747, adopted by the City Council of the City of Irwindale at its s regular meeting held May 27, 2020 to be posted at the City Hall, Library, and Post Office on May 28, 20220.. W(Vl Dated: ura M. Nieto, MMC hief Deputy City Clerk Ordinance No. 747 627/048193-0005 60270.01 .07/16/20 Page 3