ORDINANCE 475AL__
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING, SUBJECT TO THE PAR-
TICULAR ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND AMENDMENTS
SET FORTH IN SAID ORDINANCE, THE EDITION OF
NINETEEN FIFTY -THREE OF THE "FIRE PREVENTION
CODE" PROMULGATED, ESTABLISHED AND RECO114-
MENDED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDER-
WRITERS, IiVCLUDING APPENDIXES "A". "Bn AND
11C11 THERETO; PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERN-
ING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY
FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION; AND ESTABLISHING A
BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION AND PROVIDING OF-
FILERS THEREFOR, AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS
AND DUTIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the provisions of the Govern-
ment Code of the State of California, (Sections 50022 to 50022.$,
both inclusive) and subject to the particular additions, deletions
and amendments hereinafter set forth in this ordinance, the rules,
regulations, provisions and conditions set forth in that certain
code, entitled "FIRE PREVENTION CODE Edition of Nineteen Fifty-
Three ". including appendixes "Ar', "B,'l and 11C11 thereto, as promul-
gated, established and recommended by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters of the United States of America and distributed by the
Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific, Los Angeles, California,
(said National Board of Fire Underwriters and said Board of Fire
Underwriters of the Pacific each being a private association
which has been in existence for a period of more than five (5)
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I years immediately last past) three (3) full printed copies of which,
printed as a code in book form, were by the City Council of the
City of El Segundo, California, ordered filed, and which have been
actually filed in the office of the City Clerk of the said City
in the City Hall thereof and are open to public inspection and
which as so on file are hereby referred to and by this reference
expressly incorporated herein and made a part hereof as fully and
for all intents and purposes as though it were herein set forth at
length, shall be and the same are hereby established and adopted
as the rules, regulations, provisions and conditions to be ob-
served and followed, and which shall control within the City of
El Segundo, California, for the safeguarding of life and property
from the hazards of fire and explosioD arising from the storage,
handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices,
and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or
occupancy of buildings or premises. Said rules, regulations, pro-
visions and conditions therein set forth and which are hereby es-
tablished and adopted shall be and the same are hereby designated
and may be known and referred to as the "Fire Prevention Code"
of and for the City of El Segundo, California.
SECTION 2. That the particular additions to said "Fire
Prevention Code Edition of Nineteen Fifty - Three" hereinabove re-
ferred to in Section 1 of this Ordinance and which said additions
hereby established and adopted are the following, to wit;
(1) Add a new subdivision to be known and designated
as 'till to "Section 11.10. Use of Explosives" of Article
11 of said "Fire Prevention Code Edition of Nineteen Fifty-
Three ", and which said new subdivision shall read as follows,
to wit:
trj. Due precautions shall be taken to avoid acci-
dental discharge of electric blasting caps by radio
transmitters or other source of extraneous electric -
ity. tt
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(2) Add a new subdivision to be known and designated as
I'd" to "Section 15.203. Spacing Between Tanks" of Article
15 of said "Fire Prevention Code Edition of Nineteen Fifty -
Three", and which said new subdivision shall read as fol-
lows, to wit:
"d. Where liquefied petroleum gas containers
are located in the area of flammable liquid tanks
or containers, the minimum separation shall be 20
feet and the minimum separation between a con-
tainer and the center line of the dike shall be
10 feet. Suitable means shall be taken to prevent
the accumulation of flammable liquids under adja-
cent liquefied petroleum gas containers such as
by diking, diversion curbs, or grading. Where
dikes are used with flammable liquid tanks, no
liquefied petroleum gas container shall be located
within the dike."
(3) Add a new subdivision to be known and designated as
"e" to "Section 15.206. Dikes and Walls" of Article 15 of
said "Fire Prevention Code Edition of Nineteen Fifty- Threetr,
and which said new subdivision shall read as follows, to wit:
"e. In particular installations these provisions
may be altered at the discretion of the Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention after consideration of spec-
ial features such as topographical conditions; nature
of occupancy and proximity to buildings on adjoining
property and height and character of construction of
such buildings; capacity and construction of proposed
tanks and character of liquids to be stored; degree
of private fire protection to be provided, and fa-
cilities of the fire department to cope with flamma-
ble liquid fires. ";
and
(4) Add a new subdivision to be known and designated as
"7" to paragraph "a" of "Section 15.921. Type A Inside Stor-
age or Mixing Rooms." of Article 15 of said "Fire Prevention
Code Edition of Nineteen Fifty - Three ", and which said new sub-
division shall read as follows, to wit:
and
1(7) These amounts may be increased to not more than
one day's supply where daily consumption exceeds the
above limits. ";
(5) Add a new article to be known and designated as "Ar-
ticle 31" to said "Fire Prevention Code Edition of Nineteen
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Fifty - Three ", and which said new article shall read as
follows, to wit:
"ARTICLE 31. EXCLUSIONS. The provisions
of this Fire Prevention Code shall not apply
within Fire District No. 4 of the City of El
Segundo."
SECTION 3. That the particular deletions hereinabove
referred to in Section 1 of this ordinance and which said dele-
tions are hereby made from said "Fire Prevention Code Edition of
Nineteen Fifty - Three" are the following, to wit:
(1) Delete all of "ARTICLE $, DRY CLEANING AND DRY
DYEING PLANTS" from said Fire Prevention Code.
(2) Delete subdivision "k" from "Section 12.102.
Definitions" of Article 15 of said Fire Prevention Code.
(3) Delete "Section 15.504. Marine Service Stations"
from Article 15 of said Fire prevention Code.
SECTION 4. That the particular amendments to said
"Fire Prevention Code Edition of Nineteen Fifty - Three" herein -
above referred to in Section 1 of this ordinance, and which said
amendments are hereby established and adopted, are the following,
to wit:
(1) Amend subdivision "a" of ItSection 15.206. Dikes
and Walls" of Article 15 thereof so as to read as follows,
to wit:
'ta. CRUDE PETROLEUM. Tanks or groups of tanks
containing crude petroleum or other liquid having simi-
lar boil -over characteristics, shall be diked or other
suitable means taken to prevent discharge of liquid from
endangering adjoining property or reaching waterways.
Where a diked enclosure is required under this section,
it shall have a capacity not less than that of the tank
or tanks served by the enclosure."
(2) Amend Section 15.212 of Article 15 thereof so as
to read as follows, to wit:
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'ISECTIOiN 15.212. I.` SIDE OF BUILDINGS, CLASS III LIQUIDS.
tta. Unenclosed tanks shall not be located within 5
feet, horizontally, of any fire or flame.
"b. Tanks lamer than 60 gallons capacity shall not be
located in buildings above the lowest story cellar or base-
ment, except in commercial, industrial or processing plants
where storage on a higher floor is required by the process.
trc. Tanks exceeding 275 gallons individual capacity or
1100 gallons aggregate capacity ir. an individual building
or in a section of a building separated by firewalls shall
be installed in an enclosure constructed as follows: The
walls of the enclosure shall be constructed of solid mason-
ry units or poured concrete construction Navin„ a fire -re-
sistance rating of not less than three hours. Such enclo-
sures shall be installed only on concrete or other fire -
resistive floors and shall be bonded to the floors. Ercic-
sures shall have tops of reinforced concrete at least 5
inches thick or equivalent fire - resistive construction,
except that where floor or roof construction above the ei-
closure is concrete or other fire- resistive construction,
the walls may be extended to and bonded to the underside
of the construction above in lieu of the provision of a
separate top. Any openings to such Enclosures shall be
provided with fire doors or other approved closures and
six -inch noncombustible liquid -tight sills or ramps. Pro-
vision shall be made for adequate ventilation of such en-
closures prior to entering for inspection or repairs on
tanks.
"d. In buildings of ordinary construction, the nominal
gross capacity of tanks shall not exceed 10,000 gallons.
In buildings of fire - resistive (fireproof or semifireproof)
construction the nominal gross capacity of the tanks shall
net exceed 15,000 gallons. In any building, if in a fire -
resistive or detached room, cut off vertically and horizon-
tally in an approved manner from other floors of the main
building, the nominal gross capacity of tanks shall not ex-
ceed 50,000 gallons, witki an individual task capacity not
exceeding 25,000 gallons.1t
(3) Amend subdivision rtb" of "Section 15.503. Dispensing
Devices" of Article 15 thereof so as to read as follows, to
wit •
ttb. No self service of any Class I, Class II, or Class
III inflammable liquid or substance, as hereinafter defined,
shall be allowed or permitted in or at any place of business
in the City of El Segundo, California, where the sale of
such liquids or substances is made to the public.
"Delivery of such liquids or substances shall be made only
by the owners, lessees or regular employees of such places of
business.
"Then unattended by an owner, lessee or re?-ular employee
of such place of business, all pumps and other facilities of
such place of business for the delivery of such liquids or
substances, shall be locked, or other effective means provided,
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to prevent access to such supplies of such inflammable
liquids or substances.
"The dispensing of Class I inflammable liquids into
the fuel tank of a vehicle or container shall at all
times be under the manual control of a competent person.
The use of any device which permits the dispensing of-
Class I inflammable liquids, when the hand of the opera-
tor of the discharge nozzle is removed from the nozzle
control lever, is hereby forbidden.'?
(4) Amend subdivisions 'tall and 'tbtt of ' ?Section 15.601.
Danner of Storage" of Article 15 thereof so as to read as
follows, to wit:
tta. Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall be
stored in aboveground tanks out of doors, in underground
tanks, in closed containers outside of buildings in rooms
of buildings roeetin.- the requirements of Type A or Type
B Inside Storage or Mixin(r Rooms, or in outside storage
houses used exclusively for the storage and mixing of
flammable liquids (see sections 15.921 to 15.923); stor-
age inside of buildings, not in Type A or B rooms, shall
be in sealed containers or in approved safety cans of
not more than 5 gallons capacity, and the aggregate ca-
pacity shall not exceed 25 gallons unless in "'a storage
cabinet conforming to section 15.924 which may be utilized
for storage of not over 50 gallons. Distance from outside
aboveground tanks to important buildings shall be not less
than distance to property lines specified in Table 15.202.
ttb. Class III flammable liquids shall be stored in
aboveground tanks out of doors or within buildings, in
underground tanks, in tanks in enclosures, in closed con-
tainers out of doors or within buildings, in rooms meet -
ing the requirements of Type A or Type B inside storage
or mixing rooms or in outside storage houses (see sections
15.921 to 15.923). Installation of tanks shall be in ac-
cordance with the requirements and capacities specified
in sections 15.201 to 15.216 inclusive. Containers in
buildings, other than sealed containers of not over 5
C, capacity each, shall not exceed an aggregate quan-
tity of 275 fall ois, unless stored in Type A or B inside
stora -e rooms.tt
(5 ) Amend subdivision tic" of "Sec''ion 15.701. Manner
of Storage'? of Article 15 thereof so as to read as follo�rrs,
to wit:
tic. Storage in sealer: cans, or similar portable closed
containers not exceeding 5 gallons in individual capacity
shall be permitted within buildings. Unlimited storage of
flammable liquids in metal barrels and in drums not exceed-
ing 60 gallons in individual capacity shall be permitted
only inJ buildings or .rooms used solely for such storage, and
which meet the following design standards: Malls, floors, and
ceiling shall be of noncombustible construction
having a fire - resistance rating of not less than
two hours. Openings to other rooms or buildings shall
be provided with noncombustible liquid tight raised
sills or ramps at least 6 inches in height and with
fire doors with heat - actuated releasing devices ar-
ranged to close doors automatically in case of fire.
No combustible material shall be used in construction,
except that floor surfacing may be of wood. Proper
ventilation shall be provided. There shall be no
opening to rooms below, except as made necessary by
trade or manufacturing process."
(6) Amend Section 15.801 of Article 15 thereof so as to
read as follows, to wit:
"SECTION 15.801. MANNER OF STORAGE. All flammable
liquids used for and connected to heating and power
devices by means of piping shall be stored in ac-
cordance with sections 15.201 to 15.216 inclusive,
except that in buildings with multiple units of
occupancy the aggregate capacity of 1100 gallons,
as specified by section 15.212 for unenclosed in-
side fuel oil tanks, may be exceeded where not more
than two 275 gallon tanks are installed in each oc-
cupancy, provided each occupancy is separated by an
unpierced masonry wall or partition having a fire -
resistance rating of at least two hours and extend-
ing fro.n the lowest floor to the ceiling, above the
tanks."
(7) Amend subdivision 'le't of "Section 15.921. Type A In-
side Storage or Mixing Rooms" of Article 15 thereof so as to
read as follows, to wit:
tte. All door openings shall be protected by an
cl
approved fire door of automatic or self - closing type,
suitable for openings in partitions."
(3) Amend subdivision 'tell of "Section 15.961. Operation
of Tank Vehicles" of Article 15 thereof so as to read as fol-
lows, to wit:
"e. No cargo tangy; or compartment thereof used for
the transportation of any flammable li uid shall be
loaded liquid full. The vacant space (Nutage) in a
cargo tank or compartment thereof used in the trans-
portation of flammable liquids shall be not less than
1 per cent; sufficient space (outage) shall be left
vacant in every case to prevent leakage from or dis-
tortion of such tank or compartment by expansion of
the contents due to rise in temperature in transit."
(9 ) Amend subdivisions "all., trbrt and 'tctt of "Section
15.963. Protection Against Intermixi.ng't of Article 15 there-
of so as to read as follows, to wit:
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'ra. No cot partMe-rit c_" a tank veh -cle vhich has con-
tained Class I or II flarm able liquids on the prior
loading shall be loaded with Class III flaru:lable liquid
until such compartment and all gravity discharge piping
connected thereto have been completely drained of all
Class I or Class II flammable liquid. The compartment
may then be filled to permissible load capacity.
rrb. In the event that compartments of a tank vehicle
are connected to a common outlet or manifold, no com-
partment shall contain Class I or II flammable liquid
while any other compartment connected to the same out-
let or manifold contains Class III flammable liquid,
unless some effective positive means is provided to pre-
vent intermixing.
rrc. In the event that a tank vehicle is equipped with
a pump, meter or wet hose, or any combination thereof,
or has piping which does not drain completely, such
equipment or piping shall not be used for the delivery of
Class III flammable liquid if its prior use has been for
Class I or II flammable liquid unless the pump, meter,
wet hose, or incompletely drained piping shall first be
flushed with a quantity of Class III flammable liquid
sufficient to effectively clear such devices of all Class
I or II flammable liquid or shall be cleared of all Class
I or II flammable liquid by some equally effective method.
The volume of Class III flammable liquid used for flush-
ing shall be at least two times the volume of the pump,
meter, wet hose or piping. Flushing preparatory to change
of use shall be done at the point of loadin,7.11
(10) Amend subdivision ''d" of "Section 18.06. Rules for
Turning Gas On" of Article 18 thereof so as to read as fol-
lows, to wit:
I'd. Gas shall not be turned on at either the meter cock
on line cock unless gas- burninvs appliances are connected to
the outlets, or all outlets in the piping system are capped
or plu,,- ged. rr
(11) Amend subdivision 'tell of "Section 19.04. General
Requirements" c-[` Artic le 19 thereof so as to read as follows,
to wit:
rte. Where specific requirements are not otherwise estab-
lished compliance with the recommendations contained in the
Table of Common Hazardous Chemicals of the National Fire
Protection Association. (NFPA No. 49), or the Pamphlets G -1,
G -24 G -3, G -4, P -1 and P -2 of the Compressed Gas Association,
Inc., with respect to the particular chemicals shall be con-
sidered as prima facie evidence of compliance with this sec-
tions'
(12 ) Amend subdivisions 'tb" and 'tc't of "Section 30.04.
Manifolding of Cylinders" of Article 30 thereof so as to read
as follows, to wit:
"b. The ag,,regate capacity of fuel gas cylinders con-
nected to one manifold inside a buildirr; shall not exceed
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3,000 cubic feet of gas or 300 pounds in the case of
liquefied petroleum gas. More than one such manifold,
each supplying one blowpipe or one machine, may be lo-
cated in the same room if separated at least 50 feet.
"c. Where it is necessary to manifold fuel gas
cylinders having an aggregate gas capacity in excess of
3,000 cubic feet, they shall be located outside, or in
a special building, or in a separate room constructed
in accordance with the provisions of section 30.13b."
(13) Amend Section 30.07 of Article 30 thereof so as
to read as follows, to wit:
"SECTION 30.07. HOSE AND HOSE CONNECTIONS.
"a. Hose shall be capable of withstanding a hydro-
static pressure of 800 pounds per square inch.
rrb. A single hose having more than one gas passage, a
wall failure of which would permit the flow of one gas into
the other gas passage shall not be used. Where two hoses
joined by a web so as to form integral lengths of double
hose are used, the two hoses shall be identified as follows:
"(1) By exterior color, such as by employing green
for oxygen and red for acetylene, or
"(2) If the entire exterior of both passages is of
the same color, the two sides shall be dis-
tinguishable by feel or toukh (i.e., smooth
versus rib or rough exterior surface).
"c. When parallel lengths of oxygen and acetylene hose
are taped together for convenience and to prevent tangling,
not more than four inches out of each eight shall be covered
by tape.
"d. Hose connections shall be clamped or otherwise se-
curely fastened in a manner that will withstand, without
leakage, twice the pressure to which they are normally sub-
jected in service but in no case less than a pressure of
300 pounds per square inch.
"e. Hose shall be inspected frequently for leaks, burns,
worn places, loose connections or other defects, which may
render the hose unfit for service. Where hose shows exces-
sive wear or has been subjected to flashback it shall be in-
spected and tested at twice the normal pressure to which it
is subjected in service but in no case at less than 200 pounds
per square inch before being returned to service. Defective
lengths of hose shall be discarded."
(14) Amerad Appendix C of said Fire Prevention Code so
as to,read as follows, to wit:
"APPENDIX C
PUBLICATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRE
PREVENTION? CODE
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"AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION
420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y.
American Standard Requirements for Installation of
Gas Equupment in Large Boilers (ASA Z21.33 - 1950).
(Sec. 18.01c)
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
5.0 West 50th Street, New York 20, N. Y.
Standard No. 12A, Specification for Standard Tanks
with Riv6ted Shells for Oil Storage, March, 1941.
(Sec. 15.207b)
Standard No. 12B, Specifications for Standard Bolted
Tanks, September, 1944, with Supplement No. 4, December,
1949. (Sec.* 15.207e)
Standard No. 12C, Specifications for Welded Oil Stor-
age Tanks, October, 1950• (Sec.* 15.207b)
Standard No. 12D, Welded Production Tanks, September
1944, with Supplement No. 2, August, 1947• (Sec.' 15.207ej
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
29 West 39th Street, New York 18, N. Y.
American Standard Code for Pressure Piping (ASA B31.1 -
1955). (Sec. 15.301)
Rules for Construction of Unfired Pressure Vessels.
Section VIII, Boiler Construction Code, 1952• (Sec.'s
15.904, 30-02) and 1954 Addenda
API -ASPS Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels for Pe-
troleum Liquids and Gases, 1951• (Sec.(- 15.904)
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REFRIGERATING ENGINEERS
40 West 40th Street, New York 1$, N. Y.
ASRE Standard 15 -R, American Standard Safety Code for
Mechanical Refrigeration (ASA B9.1 - 1953). (Sec.* 27.02)
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS
1916 Race Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa.
ASTM D56 -52 Standard Method of Test for Flash Point by
means of the Tag Closed Tester. (Sec.* 15.102j)
ASTM D93 -52 Standard Method of Test for Flash Point b
means of the Pensky - Martens Closed Tester. (Sec.* 15.102j�
ASTM D323 -52 Standard Method of Test for Vapor Pressure
of Petroleum Products (Reid Method). (Sec.= 15.102o)
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
59 East VanBuren Street, Chicago, Illinois
Circular No. 17 -D, August 1, 1947. (Sec.yc 15.406b)
Circular No. 17 -E, August 1, 1947. (Sec. 15.406b)
The section in the Fire Prevention Code which makes
reference to the publication.
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