This chapter shall be known as the City of Atascadero Fire Code.
(Ord. 661 § 6, 2023)
Two (2) documents, two (2) of which are on file in City offices,
identified by the Seal of the City of Atascadero, marked and designated
as the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code, including all appendices,
except Appendix J, and the 2021 Edition of the International Wildland-Urban
Interface Code, and only Appendices A and F, published by the International
Code Council are hereby adopted, including chapters and sections not
adopted by agencies of the State of California, and including appendices
thereto, as the Fire Prevention Regulations of the City of Atascadero.
The provisions of such are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a
part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter except as modified
hereinafter (2022).
(Ord. 661 § 6, 2023)
The following are local modifications to the 2021 Edition of
the Wildland-Urban Interface Code (WUI). Interpretations of the Fire
Code shall be made by the City of Atascadero Fire Chief or designee.
(a) Amend
Section 101.1 to read as follows:
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as
the Wildland-Urban Interface Code of the City of Atascadero, hereinafter
referred to as “this code.” References throughout this
code to the International Building Code shall mean California Building
Code. References throughout this code to the International Fire Code
shall mean
California Building Code.
(b) Add
Section 101.1.1 to read as follows:
101.1.1 Code Official Designated. For the purposes
of this code, the code official shall be the fire code official or
building official as established in the building construction and
fire codes adopted by the City.
(c) Amend
Section 302.1 to read as follows:
302.1 Declaration. Wildland-Urban Interface areas
shall be established by the Fire Hazard Severity Zones designated
by the State of California or as declared by the City Council.
(d) Amend
Section 402.1.1 to read as follows:
402.1.1 Access. New subdivisions, as determined
by this jurisdiction, shall be provided with fire apparatus access
roads in accordance with the California Fire Code and access requirements
with Section 403.
(e) Amend
Section 402.1.1 to read as follows:
402.1.1 Access. Individual structures hereafter
constructed or relocated into or within wildland-urban interface areas
shall be provided with fire apparatus access roads in accordance with
the California Fire Code and access requirements with Section 403.2.
Marking of fire protection equipment shall be provided in accordance
with Section 403.5 and address markers shall be provided in accordance
with Section 403.6.
(f) Amend
Section 403.2.1 to read as follows:
403.2.1 Dimensions. All driveways shall comply
with Atascadero Fire and Emergency Services diagram F-4, Fire Access
Driveways.
(g) Amend
Section 403.2.4 to read as follows:
403.2.4 Turnarounds. Driveway turnarounds shall
conform to the Atascadero Fire and Emergency Services Standards. Driveways
that connect with a road or roads at more than one point shall be
considered having a turnaround if all changes of directions met the
radii requirements for driveway turnarounds.
(h)
Amend Chapter 5 to read as follows:
Section 501. Chapter 5 is deleted in its entirety. Ignition Resistant Construction shall be as set forth in and as amended in Section
8-3.101 of the Atascadero Municipal Code:
1. California
Building Code, Chapter 7.
2. California
Residential Code, Section R337.
(Ord. 661 § 6, 2023)