35ORDINANCE NO. 1413
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2007 EDITION OF THE
CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, 2006 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE,
AND AMENDING THESE CODES THROUGH EXPRESS FINDINGS OF LOCAL
NECESSITY.
The Council of the city of El Segundo does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS. The City Council finds that certain local climatic, geological,
or topographical conditions exist as follows:
A. Climatic - The City experiences periods of extremely high temperatures
accompanied by low humidity and high winds each year. These
conditions could create an environment in which the Fire Department may
be unable to control fires occurring in vegetation as well as structures not
having built in fire protection.
B. Geological - The City is located in a seismically active area. A significant
earthquake could render the Fire Department incapable of providing
adequate fire protection. In that instance, built -in fire protection would be
relied upon for controlling most structural fires.
C. After due consideration, the City Council finds and determines that due to
these local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions that
amendments, additions, and deletions to the California Fire Code, 2007
Edition, are reasonably necessary to provide sufficient and effective levels
of fire safety for the protection of life, health and property. Specifically,
these amendments are made as follows:
1. CFC § 901.4.1.1 — 910.1. Provides a means of ensuring that fire
protection systems are installed and maintained in a manner that
will provide adequate protection during periods of low humidity and
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