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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.4 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance 1 L14o AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 27, 1987 SUBJECT: Public Hearing: PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials -Ordinance -Amendment. EXHIBITS ATTACHED: Exhibit A - Draft of Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Exhibit B - Draft Resolution regarding the Negative Declaration of Environ- mental Significance for PA 86-046 Exhibit C - Alternative Draft Ordinance prepared by the Building Official Amending Building Code Exhibit D - Alternative Draft Ordinance Relating to Installation of Spark Arrestor's on Sale of Property Exhibit E - Draft Resolution Making Finding that this Ordinance is Necessary Because of Climatic & Topographical Conditions Background Attachments: 1. San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Staff Reports dated February 13, 1986, and March 12, 1986, both entitled "Fire Safe Roof Ordinance". 2. Memorandum, with attachments, from Victor Taugher, Building Official, to Planning Commission regarding proposed Ordinance for Fire Safe Roofing, dated May 5, 1986. 3. 1982 Uniform Building Code Standards, pages 993-1001: "Test Standard for determing the Fire Retardancy of Roof Covering Materials." 4. Letter dated March 6, 1986, from DSRSD General Manager, Paul Ryan, referring Draft Ordinance to City Council. 5. Draft Negative Declaration of Environ- mental Significance for PA 86-046. 6. Portions of Minutes from Planning Commission meeting of July 21, 1986. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COPIES TO: DSRSD - Fire Department (w/o attach) Attn. : Tom Hathcox V. Taugher (w/o attach) Committee for Fire Safe Roofing Attn. : Robert Burns (w/o attach) Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau - Attn. : Harry Abney (w/o attach) National Forest Products Assoc. Attn. : Wallace A. Norum (w/o attach) So. Alameda County Board of Realtors Attn. : Susan Hurl (w/o attach) Eastern Division Bldg. Industry Assoc. Attn. : Terry A. Curtola (w/o attach) ITEM NO. .► File PA 86-046 - t••Sq 3 �;TF �e^nr r r-;�.x ,:i_`;i >r-t.�.,� r.N � w.: - l.. a .a fi �qr ��� �,5 �'°ro`'�°s"°' .j,.�k`y'.�'sr..�,,. s..-.r.. .'}ih..:-.i..': ..C .y: :� i.,. -.._n? t.,.,,...• ..>:._.,..,.:}�+. .-',+��,.1t�r.=+. ,.�.Ai�. �..t._..'tw.!"� .«�C n�+,..u3.. .,s �:::'�";r;•�*.c. A.r u;uv��'fi'�. fx. Y_ �...�,�.-. '•�w5°r .,...u.'�i�l<rd7'...r., r;. ..... . 7. Background information supplied by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing supporting adoption -of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance, including: 7a. Letter dated December 20, 1986, summarizing points to be discussed by representative of the Fire Safe Roofing Committee at the January 19, 1987, Planning Commission meeting. 7b. "Statement of Purpose", undated. 7c. "Cost and Investment Analysis for Re-roofing Pitched Roofs", dated July, 1985, prepared by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing. 7d. Fire Resistant Roofing Requirements for Residential Structures-47 Northern California Jurisdiction, dated January, 1986. 7e. List of communities that have adopted fire retardant roofing ordinances. 7f. "The Need to Restrict the Use of Wood Shakes and Shingles", an undated report prepared by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in support of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance considered by the City of Concord. 7g. Selected newspaper articles pertaining to roofing fire hazards. 8. Background information supplied by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau (prepared by the Bureau unless otherwise indicated) , including: 8a. "The Facts About Wood Roofing Safety: A Matter of Perspective", undated. 8b. "Fire: The Facts about Wood Roofing", excerpt from TF News, a publication of the Texas Forest Service, dated Winter 1981 . 8c. "Questions to ask the Fire Officials before City Councils pertaining to their Request for Fire Retardant Roofing Materials", prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, undated. 8d. "Estimated U.S. Building Fire Losses Caused by Sparks on Roofs", Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, undated. 8e. Contra Costa County Fire Loss Statistical Tabulation, 1928 - 1983. 8f. "Ventilate - Don't Suffocate", prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, undated. 8g. "City of Pleasanton Fire Retardant Roof Costs", undated. 8h. Memorandum from Moraga Fire Retardant Roof Committee to the Moraga Town Councilmembers, dated July 1, 1986. 9. January 8, 1987, letter from the Eastern Division of the Building Industry Association. 10. March 26, 1987, letter from the Southern Alameda County Board of Realtors. -2- s 57�+'�f�'�f �� 3��i :?^'>.��w�j^'�%sk ...tYt��'E'"�'i--�r v. .,� s���"E",n.. «�`". �"x •+R •F'� �f-"•_'F'cS-TC k�r`"�+,.�.'�- �"t •s +-� i _' _ 11. Section from 1982 Uniform Building Code pertaining to spark arrestors. 12. Section from 1982 Uniform Building Code pertaining to installation of smoke detectors when alterations, repairs, or additions with a value of over $1,000.00 occur. 13. Section 13113.8 of the Health and Safety Code requiring installation of smoke detectors at transfer of residential property by sale or exchange. 14. July 21 , 1986, Planning Commission Agenda Statement/Staff Report (without attachments) . 15. January 19, 1987, Planning Commission Agenda Statement/Staff Report (without attachments) . 16. Portion of Minutes of January 19, 1987, Planning Commission Meeting. 17. March 2, 1987, Planning Commission Agenda Statement/Staff Report (without attachments). 18. Portion of Minutes of March 2, 1987, Planning Commission meeting. 19. Planning Commission Resolution No. 87-015 adopting a Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046. 20. Planning Commission Resolution No. 87-016 recommending adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance. 21. City of Pleasanton Ordinance No. 1234 - Requiring Use of Fire Resistive Roof Materials in Hazardous Areas 22. City of Danville Ordinance No. 90 - Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance RECOMMENDATION: / 1) Open public hearing. ...2) Receive Staff presentation. 3) Receive public testimony. 4) Close public hearing and deliberate. 5) Adopt Resolution for Negative Declaration for PA 86-046 Zoning Ordinance Amendment. 6) Waive reading and introduce Ordinance: Alternative No. l r finance recommended by Planning Commission, Exhibit A. Alternative No. 2 r finance recommended by Building Official, Exhibits C & D and adopt Resolution, Exhibit E, relating to findings of necessity for Fire Safe Roofing Materials. 7) If the Ordinances prepared by the Building Official (Exhibits C & D) are introduced adopt Resolution (Exhibit E) relating to findings of necessity for Fire Safe Roofing Materials. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: There will be additional costs for issuing permits and inspection for reroofing. A Resolution revising the fee schedule to -3- _ tZ.2 5m ti.: . ,k2 establish a fee for reroofing residential buildings will be presented at the second reading of the Ordinance. A fee of $40.00 will be proposed. DESCRIPTION: On April 28, 1986, the City Council initiated consideration of a Building Code Amendment regarding use of fire safe roofing materials. At that meeting the City Council referred the matter to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation. Consideration of the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance was prompted by the March 6, 1986, letter from Paul Ryan, General Manager of Dublin San Ramon Services District (see Attachment M . Within that letter Mr. Ryan advised the City that the District Board of Directors had reviewed a Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance at its March 4, 1986 meeting and had directed that it be referred to the Dublin City Council with a request for adoption at the earliest possible time. This item was initially heard at the Planning Commission meeting of July 21, 1986. The essential feature of the Draft Ordinance presented to the Commission at this meeting was the proposed establishment of a Class "C" fire retardancy rating as a minimum, Citywide standard. This Draft Ordinance would have also established increased requirements for higher risk areas indicated on the map of the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Areas. Following discussion between Staff and the Commission, the matter was continued indefinitely to permit Staff to arrange to have the appropriate industry representatives to attend a future Planning Commission meeting to speak on the pros and cons related to the proposed .Ordinance. The item was renoticed for the November 17, 1986, hearing in anticipa- tion of Staff making the necessary arrangements to secure representation from the industry representatives at that hearing (i.e. , representatives from the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing and the Building Industry Association and/or the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau) . Staff was not able to secure the necessary coordination between the respective industry representatives to provide for the desired presentation at the Planning Commission November 17, 1986, hearing. Therefore, the Planning Commission continued the item to the hearing of December 15, 1986, and sub- sequently to January 19, 1987, to allow Staff to arrange the desired presentation. Attendance at the January 19, 1987, included the following industry and public agency representatives: Robert Burns, Executive Director of the Committee for Firesafe Roofing, Harry Abney, Executive Director of the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, Vic Taugher, City of Dublin Building Official and Tom Hathcox, of the Dublin San Ramon Services Department - Fire Department. After considering testimony at the January 19, 1987, meeting from Staff and the above referenced industry and public agency representatives, the Commission closed the public hearing and directed Staff to make the following modifications to the Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance: Modify the Draft Ordinance to allow re-roofing projects in the "flatland areas" of the City to utilize "in-kind" roofing materials (but allowing property owners the option to utilize roofing materials of a more fire retardant nature) . Modify the Draft Ordinance to require that in areas designated as "High Fire Hazard Areas", roofing materials of Class C or Class B fire ratings or better be utilized for new developments. Modify the Draft Ordinance to require that re-roofing projects in areas designated as "High Fire Hazard Areas" utilize materials of Class C fire rating. -4- rt r ✓at,ti n'Ie r t �"'°r �z�`:: :?: f_ "���•. ... .k;'. 4.� 1 i' ;4�>. Modify the Draft Ordinance to require that smoke detectors and spark arrestors be installed in all new houses with a commensurate education process established to advise property owners on the manner to care for them. ` Although Staff advised the Commission they could be in a position to present a modified Draft Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance at the Planning Commission meeting of February 17, 1987, the length of that agenda ultimately led to the matter being postponed to the meeting of March 2, 1987. At a meeting of February 25, 1987, between Planning Staff and Tom Hathcox of the DSRSD - Fire Department, Mr. Hathcox recommended two additional modifications to the Draft Ordinance and accompanying Fire Safe Roof Area Map: Require that roofing materials of a Class B or better (rather than Class C or better) be utilized for new developments in the identified "High Fire Hazard Areas". - Expand the Fire Safe Roof Area Map to include the upper reaches of Subdivision Tract 4930 Subdivision (the Estate Homes Subdivision at the northwest corner of the City) and establish a requirement that re-roofing projects in that area utilize roofing materials of a Class C or better rating. To provide for these recommended modifications, the Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance and accompanying Fire Safe Roofing Map was modified by Staff to reflect the following three sub-areas and the following corresponding roofing regulations: Roofing Area New Construction Replacement Roofing Roofing Area 1 Class B or Better "In-Kind" Materials (All homes in this area (Class B or Better) currently meet this standard. ) Roofing Area 2 Class C or Better a) For Projects resulting (Only a percentage of in less than 25% re- homes in this area roofing - "in-kind" or currently meet this better materials. standard. ) b) For 25% to 50% re- roofing - Class C or better materials for portion re-roofed. c) For more than 50% re- roofing - Class C or better materials. Roofing Area 3 Alt. A - Class C or Better "In-Kind" or Better Alt. B - No special fire safe roofing require- ments apply. (Roughly 50% of the homes currently have Class C or better roofs - the .Planning Commission chose Alternate A) . After considering testimony at the March 2, 1987, meeting from Staff and industry representatives, and a public agency representative (Hathcox of the DSRSD - Fire Department) , the Commission directed Staff to make the following additional modifications to the Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance: - modify the Draft Ordinance to require the installation of spark arrestors for incinerator chimneys be required at the time of sale of residential units; -5- - modify the Draft Ordinance to require the installation of spark arrestors for incinerator chimneys where remodeling or expansion of existing residential units occurs with a dollar value exceeding $1,000.00; - modify the Draft Ordinance to require that in areas designated as "Roofing Area 3" ("flatland areas") new construction be required to use roofing materials with a Class C or better rating, and that re- roofing projects within this area be required to use roofing materials of an "in-kind" character, or better; and - modify the Draft Ordinance to designate a new roofing area as "Roofing Area 211, involving the residential areas of Estate Homes Tract 4930 at the northwest corner of the City, and requiring that re-roofing projects in this area be required to utilize roofing materials of a Class C or better rating for new construction or for remodeling projects. With the above referenced modifications, the Planning Commission adopted the following two Resolutions pertaining to PA 86-046: 1) Planning Commission Resolution No. 15-87, adopting a Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046, and 2) Planning Commission Resolution No. 16-87 recommending the City Council adopt the Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. Subsequent to the Planning Commission action, the Building Official has reviewed the Planning Commission recommendation and has additional recommendations which are incorporated in a Draft Ordinance (Exhibits C & D) . By way of background, the building code presently requires a fire retardant roof covering for most buildings. However, non-fire retardant roofs are permitted for small multi-family buildings (3,000 sq. ft. roof area) ; single-family dwellings of any size, and accessory buildings. Additionally small commercial buildings; assembly buildings, and multi-family dwellings (up to 6,000 sq. ft) may have Class C roof coverings, or "special purpose" roof covering. Special purpose roof coverings permit wood shingles and shakes, but they are installed over gypsum sheathing. This enhances some of the fire retardant characterists, but it is not equivalent to Class C in all respects. The Building Officials recommendation differs from the Planning Commission because a small church, or office would be permitted in the Roofing Area 1 with a lesser roofing requirement that would be imposed on dwellings. The Building Official recommends imposing the Roofing Area 1 requirements for all non-residential occupancies throughout the City. The format of the Ordinance prepared by the Building Official differs from the Planning Commission recommendation, but except as noted above, it imposes the essentially same requirements. The Building Official has also separated the requirement relating to installation of spark arrestors upon transfer of property into a separate ordinance because this is not an amendment to the building code. Finally, whenever amendments are made to the Building Code that differ from regulations adopted by the State Department of Housing & Community Development the City Council must make a finding that the change is necessary because of local climatic, topographic, or geologic conditions. The Draft Resolution cites the hot, dry, windy climate as the need for higher fire retardant requirements for roof covering. These findings are incorporated into the Ordinance recommended by the Planning Commission. The Building Official placed the findings in a Resolution in order to simplify the Ordinance that will be destributed to affected parties. The effect of these changes are: 1 . There will be a permit required for reroofing single-family dwellings. Under the present code permits are not required, except when structural alterations are necessary. The purpose of the permit would be to assure that the proper materials are used in reroofing. Inspections would be done after the reroofing is completed and therefore, the inspections would not assure that roof covering was properly fastened, or that leakage would not occur. A $40.00 fee will be proposed for reroofing dwellings. -6- Y!�o�,�i �i �K'!1F5 ..�iy QJ i.! ,3s•S. x ,t y y�_:`jr .. t�"�-�,i�d� :�..�aG.'r.K�u.e,�. e��.'�. -..�n 4�.�' �-.4,' ,.....�. 1 y-t . j';`.�=5•�'§s,'��,'i%!'.r..!� Ss c...�r .�,,.c:}: . ... ..._.���.`�. �a ?r ..•�. .y J..t...T.ti..i. .x.7' k1 'Z. _. _ .. ,_ 2. The effect on Area 3 will be negligible because existing buildings have . tile roofs. All new buildings are proposed to have tile roofs. 3. There are 71 houses in Tract 4930, (Estate Homes) and 146 houses in Tract 5511, (The Gregory Group) in Area 2. These will be affected by the reroofing requirements. Any shingle or shake roof will require a Class B or better roof covering. Material available that conforms to Class B are fiberglass shingles, metal tile, perlite tile, pressure treated wood shakes, and concrete or clay tiles. Because of the added weight the installation of concrete or clay tiles would probably require reinforcing of the wood trusses. Information on costs of various roofing systems are on Attachment 7c, 8g and 8h, (Exhibits attached to the Town of Moraga, July 1, 1986, Memorandum regarding Report by Fire Retardant Roof Committee) . 4. In Area 3 about 50% of the roofs have wood shakes and 50% have ashpalt shingles. In this area the buildings may be reroofed in kind. However, an asphalt shingle roof could not be replaced with wood shakes. 5. Most of the non-residential buildings have fire retardant roofs. These are a few small commerical buildings with wood shakes. The effect would be similar to Area 2. 6. The retail price of spark arrestors for the average size chimney is about $35.00. Additional costs in connection with transfer of property is not known. -7- ` W'•/ 3t"d71i' Tci • !F 3 'f'. "'7 s .eA "fT`Y'nw•. oHx � M..r .t Xx r..�1,y"":T^'ia''b '"t' _ 7a' ,.3 y' wr F t .,, ..:, ^7;,± ,v s8, ,.•fii .�`.dv+ Arj�`+:' ;,,i'' }...7r, f'� ••'^o .rM .a..'x.,.-.. ..rr ..,{ .,,..., ._. ..• .... :+r..`_v�a_..�... r,_..:•,. ..... ,_ .:. .ef.. . 3'«.�.;..r�.tr «c.., f•+t•,.._^i ...,_ ...e t....-. .. ORDINANCE NO. T AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF A FIRE SAFE ROOFING MATERIALS ORDINANCE REQUIRING USE OF FIRE RETARDANT ROOF MATERIALS IN HAZARD AREAS THROUGH MODIFICATION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, AS ADOPTED BY THE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL BY REFERENCE, AND ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT TO SUPPORT THE IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE GREATER THAN THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BUILDING STANDARDS CODE The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: Section 1. Findings. WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958 and Section 17958.5 allow the City, by Ordinance, to make modifications or changes to the State Building Standards Code and other regulations adopted pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17922; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 requires that such changes must be determined to be reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geographical; or topographical conditions; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires that the governing body of the City, before making any modifications or changes pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17598.5, shall make an express finding that each such .modification or change is needed; and WHEREAS, such findings must be made available as a public record, and a copy thereof with each such modification or change shall be filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development, State of California; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby determines that the proposed Ordinance, presented herewith, establishes requirements greater than those set forth in the California State Building Standards Code, as adopted by the City of Dublin and set forth in the Title of the Dublin Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that each of the aforementioned changes or modifications which is set forth in this Draft Ordinance is reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geographical or topographicl conditions in the area encompassed by the boundaries of the City of Dublin, and said Council further finds that the following factors support the local necessity for the aforementioned proposed changes or modifications; and A. The climatic conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are suc h- - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the ready ignition, intense burning and rapid spread of fire involving untreated wood shakes and shingles caused by dryness, high climatic temperatures and/or winds. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire district to control exterior fires due to early exhaustion of firefighters subject to high climatic temperatures. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the susceptibility of untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors to ignition from other fires involving either nearby dry vegetation or other buildings, thereby resulting in multiple fires due to dryness, high temperatures and/or winds. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the reduced effectiveness of hose streams due to disintegration and misdirection caused by winds. EM �.3i:��'-.?�•i.1'..�"'_�r�s'ir : ;.rA"� n,.�.n ,.fn"t: z�Y��:�r�d'�`ti�r ?r'yr".���tC+G.'.'`XG`'""w"'iT��a R,.a,.,'!Rt'C z.--�--rvns�.r. ..�' ....-;�.er. -���J'F..�..."',..; c _ .....,:^� - - •s - r-Z r Extensive fire damage may occur caused by the ready ignition of untreated wood shake or shingle roofs exposed to arcing and sparking of overhead electrical transmission lines caused by winds. B. The geologic conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are such—iat— Extensive fire damage may occur due to limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire district due to reduced and delayed response of fire companies on arterial routes obstructed by collapsed overpasses and bridges and/or landslides caused by earthquakes and/or unstable soils. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to limited and/or delayed response of the fire district due to dispersion to multiple fires caused by escaping natural gas or electrical transmission equipment damaged by earthquake. C. The topographic and related conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin—are such that: - Extensive fire damage may occur due to multiple fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors ignited because of exposure to -fires involving other buildings or dry vegetation within close proximity but not readily accessible because of terrain. - Extensive fire damage due to the limited effectiveness and capabilities of the Fire Department in controlling untreated wood shake or shingle fires due to reduced or delayed response of fire companies caused by traffic congestion, or by obstruction from fallen electrical power lines on repsonse route Arterial S. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the inability of the fire district to gain sufficient access to fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors due to terrain, slopes, landscaping, fences, electrical transmission lines and other buildings. WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that each of the aforementioned changes or modificatoins which is set forth in this Draft Ordinance is consistent with the Implementing Policies outlined within the Environmental Resources Management Section: Seismic Safety and Safety Element of the City General Plan by enacting, in part, a High Hazard Ordinance specifying use of fire safe roofing materials. Section 2. Modification of Uniform Building Code. Under the authority of Section 50020 et. seq. of the Government Code, the City of Dublin adopted Ordinance No. - on , 1987, which incorporated by reference the provisions of the 1982 Uni orm ui ding Code. A. Section 1210, Chapter 12 of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, is hereby modified by adding Subsection (c), adding the following paragraph to read: (c) When alterations, repairs or additions requiring a permit and having a valuation in excess of $1,000.00 occur, or when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created in existing Group R, Division 3 Occupancies, any and all incinerator chimneys in the entire building shall be modified to provide a spark arrestor as required for new Group R, Division 3 Occupancies. B. Subsection (b) of Section 3202, Chapter 32 of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, is hereby modified by adding the following paragraphs to read: (b)1. For structures with an occupancy classification of R or M within areas designated as Roofing Area 1 on the map of Fire Safe Roof Areas: - -2- �=1=11M` 1) Any new roof shall use roof covering material with a fire rating of Class B or better, which complys with UBC Standard 32-7, or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles. 2) Any roof covering alteration, including replacement or repair, shall use roof covering material with a fire rating equal to or better than the existing roof covering material or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or .clay tiles. (b)2. For structures with an occupancy classification of R or M within areas designated a Roofing Area 2' on the map of Fire Safe Roof Areas: 1 ) Any new roof shall use roof covering material with a fire rating of Class C or better, which complys with UBC Standard 32-7, or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles. 2) Any roof covering alteration, including replacement or repair, made within a 12 month period which: a) does not exceed 25% of the projected area of the existing roofing shall use material similar to the existing roof covering material or with a fire rating equal. to or better than the existing roof covering material, or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles. b) exceeds 25% but not 50% of the projected area of the existing roofing shall use roof covering material with with a fire rating of Class C or better, which complys with UBC Standard 32-7, or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles. c) exceeds 50% of the projected area of the existing roofing shall use on the entire roof roof covering material with a fire rating of Class C or better, which complys with UBC Standard 32-7, or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles. (b)3. For structures with an occupancy classification of R or M within areas designated a Roofing Area 3 on the map of Fire Safe Roof Areas: 1) Any new roof (shall/may) use roof covering material with a fire rating of Class C or better which complys with UBC Standard 32-7, or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles. 2) Any roof covering alteration, including replacement or repair shall use material similar to the existing roof covering material, or with a fire rating equal to or better than the existing roof covering material, or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles. C. Section 3210, Chapter 32 of the Appendix of the Uniform, Building Code, 1982 Edition, is hereby modified by adding a second paragraph to read: "A building permit shall be required for any roof covering alteration, replacement or repair for any structure with an occupancy classification of R or M where any such roof covering alteration, replacement or repair made within a 12 month period exceeds 25 percent of the projected area of the existing roof. -3- _. 4. Requirements for skylights and penthouses shall be as contained in Chapters 34 and 36, respectively, of this Code. Section 4. Spark Arrestors; Single-Family dwellings and factory-built ousing; Fans er o property by sale -or exc ange (a) On and after , 1987, every single-family dwelling and factory-built housing, as de if'ned—in Section 19971 of the Health and Safety Code, which is sold and which has an incinerator chimney shall have the termination of the chimney equipped with a substantially constructed spark arrestor having a mesh not exceeding z inch. (b) On and after , 1987, the transfer of any real property containing a single-family d eiTing, as described in subdivision (a), whether the transfer is made by sale, exchange, or real propety sales contract, as defined in Section 2985 of the State Civil Code, shall deliver to the transferee a written statement indicating that the transferor is in compliance with this section. The disclosure statement shall be either included in the receipt for deposit in a real estate transaction, an addendum attached thereto, or a separate document. (c) The transferor shall deliver the statement referred to in subdivision (b) as soon as practicable before the transfer of title in the case of a sale. or exchange, or prior to execution of the contract where the transfer is by a real property sales contract, as defined in Section 2985 of the State Civil Code. For purposes of this subdivision, "delivery" means delivery in person or by mail to the transferee or transferor, or to any person authorized to act for him or her in the transaction, or to additional transferees who have requested delivery from the transferor in writing. Delivery to the spouse of a transferee or transferor shall be deemed delivery to a transferee or transferor, unless the contract states otherwise. (d) This section does not apply to any of the exceptions outlined in sudivision (d) 1-9, listed in Section 13113.8 of the State Health and Safety Code. (e) No liability shall arise, nor any action be brought or maintained against, any agent of any party to a transfer of title, including any person or entity acting in the capacity of an escrow, for any error, inaccuracy, or omission relating to the disclosure required to be made by a transferor pursuant to this section. However, this subdivision does not apply to a licensee, as defined in Section 10011 of the State Business and Professions Code, where the licensee participates in the making of the disclosure required to be made pursuant to this section with actual knowledge of the falsity of the disclosure. (f) Except as otherwise provided in -this section, this section shall not be deemed to create or imply a duty upon a licensse, as defined in. Section 10011 of the State Business and Professions Code, or upon any agent of any party to a transfer of title, including any person or entity acting in the capacity of an escrow, to monitor or ensure compliance with this section. (g) No transfer of title shall be invalidated on the basis of a failure to comply with this section, and the exclusive remedy for the failure to comply with this section is an award of actual damages not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), exclusive of any court costs and attorney's fees. (h) For the purposes of this section, "single-family dwelling" does not include a manufactured home as defined in Section 18007, a mobilehome as defined in Sectin 18008, or a commercial coach as defined in Section 18001.8 (i) This section shall not apply to the installation of spark arrestors in dwellings intended for human occupancy, as defined in and regulated by Section 13113.7 of the Health and Safety Code, as added by Senate Bill No. 1448 in the 1983-84 Regular Session. Section 4. Map of Fire Safe Roof Areas. A map of Fire Safe Roof Areas, as prepared by the Dublin San Ramon Services District Fire Department and the City of Dublin, is attached hereby as Exhibit ".A" and incorporated herein by this reference. Said map may be amended from -4- "ttnn4's3� time to time by action of the Services District and the City, based upon recommendation of the Fire Chief of the District and the Chief of Planning of the City. Section 5. Referral to State of California. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7, the City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Ordinance to the State Department of Housing and Community Development before the date the Ordinance becomes effective. Section 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby. Section 7. Continuing Effect. The provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in effect even if subsequent editions of the Uniform Building Code are adopted to the extent that the provisions and/or modifications of such future editions are not incompatible with this Ordinance. Section 8. Effective Date and Posting of Ordinance. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. 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' .ro • LIF AND& . j ���J RESOLUTION NO. 87 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR PA 86-046 FIRE SAFE ROOFING MATERIALS ORDINANCE WHEREAS, on April 28, 1986, the City Council directed the Planning Commission to consider adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance through modification of the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the City by reference; and WHEREAS, on March 2, 1987, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider a Draft Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended City Council approval of said Draft Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , together with the State Guidelines and City environmental regulation, require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impact and that environmental documents be prepared; and - WHEREAS, an Initial Study was conducted finding that the Ordinance Amendment, as proposed, would not have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been prepared for this application; and WHEREAS, public notice of the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance was given in all respects as required by State Law; and WHEREAS, the City Council did review and consider the Negative Declaration at its public hearing on April 13, 1987; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin City Council finds as follows: 1. That the project provisions of the Draft Ordinance, contained within PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment, will not have a significant effect on the environment. 2. That the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been prepared and processed in accordance with State and local Environmental Laws and Guideline Regulations. 3. That the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance is complete and adequate. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council Commission hereby adopts the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of April, 1987. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk _- ru Ho I WM&I tA 0 -.. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING ORDINANCE 02-84 ESTABLISHING FIVE HAZARD AREAS AND ESTABLISHING VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE RETARDANT ROOFS IN THOSE AREAS AND REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF SPARK ARRESTORS ON EXISTING CHIMNEYS The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: Section I Section 12.1 of Ordinance 02-84 is amended by deleting Item 12. Section II Section 22. 15 of Ordinance 02-84 is amended to read: Section 3703(f) Height & Termination Every chimney shall extend above the roof and the highest elevation of any part of a building as shown in Table No. 37-B. For altitudes over 2000 feet, the Building Official shall be consulted in determining the height of the chimney. All chimneys attached to any appliance or fireplace that burns solid or liquid fuel shall terminate in an approved spark arrester. The spark arrester shall be constructed with 12 gauge minimum welded or woven wire mesh which will not permit passage of spheres having a diameter larger than z inch nor block passage of spheres having a diameter of less than 3/8 inch. The spark arrester shall have a net free area of not less than four (4) times the net free area of the chimney it serves. When alterations, repair or additions requiring a permit and having a valuation in excess of $1 ,000 occur in an existing building that has a chimney attached to any appliance, fireplace or incinerator that burns solid or liquid fuel and said chimney does not have a spark arrestor, a spark arrestor shall be installed. Section III Section 22.33, Section 3202(b) on page 529 of the 1982 Uniform Building Code is amended to read: (b) Fire Retardancy, when required. 1. Map of Fire Safe Roof areas. A map of Fire Safe Roof areas, as prepared by the Dublin San amon ervices District Fire Department and the City of Dublin, is attached hereby as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference. Said map may be amended from time to time by including areas which are annexed to the City within one of the three roofing areas. Said ammendments may be made by the Building Official after consultation with the Chief of the Dublin San Ramon Services District Fire Department. 2. Roofing Area 1 . Any new roof and any alteration, repair or replacement for buildings housing R & M occupancies shall use roof covering material that conforms to Class B or better when tested in accordance with UBC Standard 32- 7, or shall be made of concrete, ferrous or copper metal, clay, slate or similar non-combustible material. 3. Roofing Area 2. Any new roof for buildings housing R or M occupancies shall use roof covering material that conforms to Class C or better when tested in accordance with UBC Standard 32-7, or shall be made of concrete, ferrous or copper metal, clay, slate or similar non-combustible material. Any roof covering alteration including replacement or repair made within a 12 month period which: A. Does not exceed 25% of the projected area ,of the existing roof may use material similar to the existing roof covering material. B. Exceeds 25%, but does not exceed 50% of the projected area of the • existing roof shall use roof covering materials as required for new roofs. T C. Exceeds 50% of the projected area of the existing roof, the entire existing roof shall be replaced with materials as required for new roofs. 4. Roofing Area 3. Any new roof for buildings housing R & M occupancies shall use roo covering material that conforms to Class C or better when tested in accordance with UBC Standard 32-7, or shall be made of concrete, ferrous or copper metal, clay, slate or other similar non-combustible material. Any alterations, including replacement or repairs may be material similar to the existing roof covering material, but may not use materials having a lessor fire retardancy. 5. Other Occupancies. Any new roof covering and any alterations, repairs or replacement o roo covering material for buildings housing all other occupancies shall conform to the requirements in set forth in Roofing Area 1. 6. Other Provisions. Skylights shall be constructed as required in Chapter 34. Penthouses shall be constructed as required in Chapter 36. For use of plastics in roofs, see Chapter 52. For solar energy collectors located above or upon a roof See Section 1714. Section IV. Effective Date and Posting of Ordinance. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council. of the City of Dublin on this day of 1987, by the following votes: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk ^6:;7'S°}:i7F"•�r,�i'ilrj2a '?F,�"i'�'K.';fTi '!F� M1•7� S^;YvS:tG:.::�-.�iSSi n:--tv. Zts+� - �� x'.. s dtci:'Y^ryr":`t�-0� t;,`i d��rg`s:P`?;rya<-�. ;,r..^F'yaT�"zn.*;F�:rfs',-.'" 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Su. r gun q�••%'' �.7 � �' •u FY` S 4u, .r'Y n'r f�.rjysL ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF SPARK ARRESTORS ON EXISTING CHIMNEYS ON TRANSFER OF PROPERTY BY SALE OR EXCHANGE The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: Section I. Spark Arrestors; Single-Family dwellings transfer of property by sale or exchange. (a) On and after July 1, 1987, every single-family dwelling which is sold and which has an appliance or fireplace connected to a chimney shall terminate in a spark arrestor. Said spark arrestor shall be constructed with 12 gauge minimum welded or woven wire mesh which will not permit passage of spheres having a diameter larger than z inch, nor block passage of spheres having a diameter of less than 3/8 inch. The spark arrestor shall have a net free area of not less than four (4) times the net free area of the chimney it serves. (b) On and after July 1, 1987, the transfer of any real property containing a single-family dwelling, whether the transfer is made by sale, exchange, or real property sales contract, as defined in Section 2985 of the State Civil Code, shall deliver to the transferee a written statement indicating that the transferor is in compliance with this section. The . disclosure statement shall be either included in the receipt for deposit in a real estate transaction, an addendum attached thereto, or a separate document. (c) The transferor shall deliver the statement referred to in subdivision (b) as soon as practicable before the transfer of title in the case of a sale or exchange, or prior to execution of the contract where the transfer is by a real property sales contract, as defined in Section 2985 of the State Civil Code. For purposes of this subdivision, "delivery" means delivery in person or by mail to the transferee or transferor, or to any person authorized to act for him or her in the transaction, or to additional transferees who have requested delivery from the transferor in writing. Delivery to the spouse of a transferee or transferor shall be deemed delivery to a transferee or transferor, unless the contract states otherwise. (d) This section does .not apply to any of the following: 1) Transfers which are required to be proceded by the furnishing to a prospective transferee of a copy of a public report pursuant to Section 11018.1 of the Business and Professions Code. 2) Transfers pursuant to court order, including, but not limited to, transfers ordered by a probate court in the administration, of an estate, transfers pursuant to a writ of execution, transfers by a trustee in bankruptcy, transfers by eminent domain, or transfers resulting from a decree for specific performance. 3) Transfers to a mortgagee by a mortgagor in default, transfers to a beneficiary of a deed of trust by a trustor in default, transfers by an foreclosure sale after default, transfers by any foreclosure sale after default in an obligation secured by a mortgage, or transfers by a sale under a power of sale after a default in an obligation secured by a deed to trust or secured by any other instrument containing a power of sale. 4) Transfers by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of a decedent's estate, guardianship, conservatorship, or trust. 5) Transfers from one coowner to one or more coowners. 6) Transfers made to a spouse, or to a person or persons in the lineal line of consanguinity of one or more of the transferors. ry HIB IT s .= .. tjY.C.aY �z�,..t r`.H; .: �.,' � ,.n.. . rA.Y` _.r��/t.... �� y,.Tr:.•�".e,:is f.X a)�. ::.e&=i, 4"t� �LT9C�-�d�'t.5.,3......t'S 7) Transfers between spouses resulting from a decree of dissolution of a marriage, from a decree of legal separation, or from a property settlement ageement incidental to either of those decrees. 8) Transfers by the Controller in the course of administering the Unclaimed Property Law provided for in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1500) of Title 10 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 9) Transfer under the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3691 ) or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3771) of Part 6 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (e) No liability shall arise, nor any action be brought or maintained against, any agent of any party to a transfer of title, including any person or entity acting in the capacity of an escrow, for any error, inaccuracy, or omission relating to the disclosure required to be made by a transferor pursuant to this section. However, this subdivision does not apply to a licensee, as defined in Section 10011 of the State Business and Professions Code, where the licensee participates in the making of the disclosure required to be made pursuant to this section with actual knowledge of the falsity of the disclosure. (f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this section shall not be deemed to create or imply a duty upon a licensse, as defined in Section 10011 of the State Business and Professions Code, or upon any agent of any party to a transfer of title, including any person or entity acting in the capacity of an escrow, to monitor or ensure compliance with this section. (g) No transfer of title shall be invalidated on the basis of a failure to comply with this section, and the exclusive remedy for the failure to comply with this section is an award of actual damages not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) , exclusive of any court costs and attorney's fees. (h) For the purposes of this section, "single-family dwelling" does not include a manufactured home as defined in Section 18007, a mobilehome as defined in Sectin 18008, or a commercial coach as defined in Section 18001.8 Section II. Effective Date and Posting of Ordinance. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin .in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. 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N��1�� � .,;��. DPW p�:�: ■a' �Vr' • •. - �.♦ .• ■. 1{ `' �+1�r'� tea® a� �J, RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------ FINDINGS AS TO WHY AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM CODES ARE NECESSARY WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958 and Section 17958.5 allow the City, by Ordinance, to make modifications or changes to the State Building Standards Code and other regulations adopted pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17922; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 requires that such changes must be determined to be reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geographical, or topographical conditions; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires that the governing body of the City, before making any modifications or changes pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17598.5, shall make an express finding that each such modification or change is needed; and WHEREAS, such findings must be made available as' a public record, and a copy thereof with each such modification or change shall be filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development, State of California; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby determines that the proposed Ordinance, presented herewith, establishes requirements greater than those set forth in the California State Building Standards Code, as adopted by the City of Dublin and set forth in Ordinance 02-84 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin City Council does hereby find that each ,of the aforementioned changes or modifications which are set forth in this Draft Resolution are reasonably necessary because of local climatic conditions in the area encompassed by the boundaries of the City of Dublin because the City has a hot, dry, windy climate which is conducive to the spread of fire from building to building. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution and Ordinance be sent to the State Department of Housing & Community Development. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of April, 1987. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk EA"n81BIT mu _ r - f SAN RAIIMON VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT - "DAMVIU1, "UMOU $4526 AoM NISI "001 wa MWO T10M WnAU Pimmm:937-4212 Phoew:937. 991 STAFF REPORT To: The Board of Directors of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District From: Michael Blodgett, Chief Jack Essex, Acting Fire Marshal Glenn D.. Peterson, P.E., Fire Protection Engineer Subject: Fire Safe Roof Ordinance Dater February 13, 1986 Recommendation It is recommended that the Board adopt the attached map of Fire Safe Roof Areas. This map is intended to be used with the attached Roof Ordinance being proposed by the City of-Danville and another similar ordinance which is being developed by the City of San Ramon. Purpose To increase the overall level of fire safety in the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, thereby decreasing loss of life and property. Summary Combustible roof coverings are a primary cause of fire spread from building to building. The proposed map requires that only fire safe roof coverings be installed in the future. There are three basic ratings for tested roof coverings (A, B and C). An "A" roof provides the greatest resistance to burning brands while a "C" roof provides the least resistance. Other materials which are not tested (because they have been proven to be safe without tests) are also permitted; these coverings include concrete, metal, slate or clay tiles, or any combination thereof. The proposed map requires that a Class "A" or "B" roof (or other safe materials) be used in brushy or hilly (steep) areas and that a Class "C" roof (or other safe materials) be, used on the level or gently sloping areas which are presently developed. The above requirements would apply to both new construction and major retrofits (minor repairs are excluded); however, the map boundaries have been established so that almost all existing major devel- opments require only a "C" rating. The requirements included in the map (and ordinance) have been reviewed with the City of Danville and the City of San Ramon, and there is substantial concurrence between all parties involved. AHACHMENT ...t ST�FF 5 0 2/i3/�� r.�. - - 7. - - r 'tom `-1:i.'..�:: f sA - '^�:-�a�tc,3, ^`.,..�,''�L�,co.:.�.• t :�-- - _� �l� J r t a t- 4�.°.`�?�•ri r.S._f•."....Y_ ...._. - r s ' SAN RAMON, VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT X00 S" "WM vam NUUVM 1)"In l4, CALMzORM1A $4526 v►T" Pw rfsvmffm sunw Phonir 837i212 Dhow 837-IM STAFF REPORT To: The Danville City Council From Michael Blodgett, Chief Jack Essex, Acting Fire Marshal Glenn Peterson, P. E. , Fire Protection Engineer Subject: Fire Safe Roof Ordinance _ Date: March 12, 1986 BACKGROUND On March 4, 1986 the Danville Planning Commission heard various presentations from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District and others on a proposed roof ordinance. Folloving public discussion of the various possible f ire prevention measures available, the Commission requested staff to consider changes to the proposed ordinance. The planning department staff has developed an alternative ordinance in accordance vith the Planning Commissions' directions. Hovever, the Fire District strongly feels that the original ordinance should be adopted and has provided additional information to support the proposed ordinance. PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS The City of Danville has adopted the Uniform Building Code (UBC) by reference to its adopotion by Contra Costa County. Since the UBC does not prohibit the use of 'Ordinary, roofing materials (no fire resistance rating) for residential structures (single family dvellings, duplexes, residential garages, and carports), Danville vould have to adopt its ovn ordinance. The rood roofing industry opposes the adoption of any ordinance that vould ;either prohibit use of their product or place it at a coat disadvantage relative to other roofing materials. Other groups oppose the ordinance because of concerns related to aesthetics. _ . ._. Principal arguments for and against the ordinance are as f ollovs: 1 COST and APPEARANCE Arguments ggainst Ordinance That requiring a Class C or better fire rating would constitute an additional cost per home of from $1, 500 to $2, 000 and that materials other than vood shakes are unacceptable from an aesthetic standpoint. Arguments for Ordinance At the present time, a vide range of roofing materials are available that ueet the proposed fire retardant requirements. These materials include factory pressure treated cedar shakes and shingles, simulated shake shingles, asphalt shingles, fiberglass shingles, metal shingles, the and concrete shingles, and many more. Attached is a cost comparison table of various types of roofs. It is anticipated that the ordinance vill not have a cost impact on the vast majority of building ovners and developers in Danville. Fortunately, some of the approved Class C materials such as rated fiberglass shingles are the least expensive of any roofing material. Many other highly fire retardant products are also inexpensive and attractive and have a much lover life cycle cost than both treated and untreated .rood shingles. The only roof that rill cost substantially more, as a result of the proposed requirements, is vood shake or shingle. Most people vill opt for a less expensive (and more fire resistant) simulated shake or shingle, ' lightweight concrete tile, or other approved roofing materials. It is further anticipated that technical advances rill develop products and methods to increase the number of available options, including perhaps reduced cost. The proposed roof ordinance is designed to accommodate these future changes vhile providing for a good level of safety from conflagration. POINT OF FIRE ORIGIN Arguments against Ordinance Most fires do not originate on roofs but from inside the house and there are not enough roof fires to varrant being concerned. 2 T Arguments for Ordinance We readily admit that there have not been a significant number of roof fires in the Danville area and, that the average loss associated with a roof fire is relatively small. However, the primary purpose of the proposed ordinance is to protect the community as a whole by reducing the conflagration potential, as opposed to- protecting an individual homeowner from loss of one house. Please note that the really disastrous conflagrations in recent history.. have been spread by flaming wood roofs sending burning brands great distances to start other fires. GOVERNhENT INTRUSION Arguments against Ordinance That requiring the more expensive fire retardant roofs is excessive government intrusion. Arguments for Ordinance The response to the above argument is simply that wood roofs do catch fire more easily and also spread fire to other properties. An additional reason for this ordinance is for economy of governmental operations (which are paid by the community). Particularly since Proposition 13, Fire District staffing levels have not kept up with growth. Throughout all aspects of local fire protection the trend is for requiring greater built in protection which is considered to be more cost effective in The long run. Throughout the region fire codes and regulations are requiring greater fire separations and the addition of fire sprinkler and alarm systems in more types of buildings. The fire retardant roofing requirement proposed by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is a logical part of this trend for greater fire department efficiency and tax savings. If' the proposed ordinance is not passed, there are two alternative solutions. One is to assume the risk and have an occasional disaster. The other (which is not considered to be. as good because it is reactive rather that preventive) would be to provide large task forces of men and equipment to fight large but infrequent fire; most of the time these men would not be fighting fires and the taxes spent for their salaries would be 'wasted". 3 .. _ - i�;fir x.� :•�.-d 7�`L-+. �grypt�,,� .��r-..•7?-yj�ys�,"Y�' -s > - _ ,.. 3 Aw INSURANCE - i Arguments against Ordinance i ! Insurance companies do not assess penalties for wood roofs, therefore they must be safe. .. i Argumente for Ordinance Insurance credits may not be offered at the present time for safe roofs but insurance losses are reflected in the present insurance rate, thus we are all paying higher insurance premiums because of the large conflagrations in recent years. It is expected that insurance rates would drop if there were fewer conflagrations. Also, it is anticipated that insurance credits will become available for safe roofs just as credits are now commonplace for residential smoke detectors and modern wiring (circuit breakers as opposed to fuses) . ROOF SIZE and DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS Arguments against Ordinance - Fire safe roof materials are not necessary if the roof is below a certain size, if houses are far enough apart, or if houses are within a certain distance of a fire station. Arguments for Ordinance Some jurisdictions have passed limited fire retardant roof ordinances. For example, they may apply only to dwellings greater than some given roof area such as 2, 000 square feet or when dwellings are less than 10 feet from a property lines. These sorts of distinctions do not seem to be logical because separation from a property line <�doe s of provide any protection against flaming brands which can be carried several hundred feet by the wind and a small house could catch fire as easily from an airborne brand as a larger one. BUILDING CODE Arguments dinance against Or Adequate protection is already. provided by ':the -building code. 4 t t. 't�"x''3y-+C � 7 L• �'J�j1?''.�..y,i ''..,1Tfi`"����+�y'ac�'^��'R,?i��� '���,y,�.,,'�' ` °•e' `:_' Z c, t u .::'- •_, ..... tf '.Y'J.c.t";�_tip'•`` i'..�`'tFXu.. Y'`' b!'�s` .r'a� "q sxai S.. Arauments for Ordinance The Uniform Building Code is used throughout the western United States and is intended to provide a minimum concensus level of protection throughout the area where it is used. Many of the areas which use the code have not raised the issue of wood roofs simply because wood roofs are not used in their area due to costs. It is fairly common for local jurisdictions to make some modifications to the code which are needed to solve unique problems and there are numerous communities which have already adopted or are considering roof ordinances. Please see the attached article summarizing recent proposed code changes. IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE Arguments against Ordinance The conflagratins being used to support the proposed ordinance are unique and conditions are different in Danville. Arguments for Ordinance Fortunately, conflagrations are infrequent events for an individual community. However, they occur on a fairly regular basis when large geographical areas are considered. The National Fire Protection Association has recognized for many years that combustible roofs are the number one contributing cause of conflagrations in the world. Traditionally, we associate conflagrations with brush fires that Move into built-up areas such as the Los Gatos fire. This is only part of the overall picture; dry wind, combustible roofs, and fire are the three ingredients : that can cause a conflagration potential. These factors are all present in Danville for several reeks during the summer. The recent fires in Anaheim and Concord are an example of what can happen in the center of a modern California city with a good fire department and water supply, and without any associated brush fire. Articles on these fires are attached. i 5 i , 5r�.qq_ M. P.O B6x 2340 Dublin, CA 94568 = 1 N E:n �, d`tx3 (,(.) 8_9-1600 t pyd. QQ� MAY! ;k MANNING eat '.. ,.TO: ;' PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: ." :VICTOR, L. TAUGHER, BUILDING OFFICIAL DATE: ='MAY S 1 .:.::1986 RE: ` . PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR FIRE SAFE ROOFING Attached .is 'aV`copy of the City Council Agenda Statement relating to the sub]ect',: ordinance. 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' ..ter. .+• ficca c..r S� s3 _.e�,- i _.. 2d 1 :F .. r 5.. ..... . � ' .-AGENDA"STATEMENT TY COUNCIL`MEETING 'DATE: 28, _°1986 CI P SUBJECT: Ordinance Providing .for.Class Car >= ' Better Roof Covering for :all new = Apartments, Hotels, Dwellings and Accessory Buildings.. -. EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1) Letter from Paul Ryan, General--:' ;: Manager, Dublin San Ramon Services `= District, dated March 6, 1986 2) Draft Ordinance relating to fire safe roofing materials 3) Map showing proposed Fire Safe 'Roof Areas 4) • -Facts about Fire Retardent Roofing. - RECOMMENDATION: • Refer to Planning Commission. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: No identifiable cost to the City_ The `._ '. cost of inspections should be offset by permit fees: . The ordinance could increase the cost of new buildings and the cost of re-roofing if wood shakes ' treated with fire retardent chemicals are used. _ DESCRIPTION: The ,proposed ordinance would amend the building code and require a Class C or better roof covering for all new apartments, hotels, dwellings and accessory buildings_ It would further require a Class B 'or better roof covering in the area designated, on the map, as a Fire Safe Roof Area. The proposed fire safe roof areas would be generally on the west side of the City in the areas adjacent to the hills and on the east side of the City between the Dougherty Hills and Dougherty Road. The ordinance' also specifically requires that permits be secured for re-roofing and there be at least two additional inspections . 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Dear Richard: The Board of Directors, at its meeting of March 4, reviewed a draft fire safe roofing materials ordinance and referred it to.- the City -Council of the City of Dublin with the request for adoption at the earliest possible . time. A copy of the ordinance is enclosed, together with a fact sheet about fire retardant roofing' containing a 1983 analysis of types of roofing materials and cost data. Very truly yours, PR:ns PAUL RYAN General Manager A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA•PROVIDES MUNICIPAL TYPE SERVICES TO CITE ENS OF AIAAOOR-LIVER`AORE AND SAN RAMON VALLEYS ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES. 1 - L • _ _ .z�'. '�• r,,::.=}'- - .:;.cam'? .a a - - w _ - r Mr: 's �'} y ;.. 's. alt:. -,:('�!"':ya_..•s '3i�a� .7{,a ..�i ia'c. .l �3t. .-h.•l .=�<-aF. w13J.. �. .1 "�r�✓.r.is t ...; a.•:��u. _ ?;f`^ . � }�•�` µ•.2`.:..r_. ,t,`S .::ti--Vi•�F .aY.... - .�...`t'Fa-/•. �+.'),,��_' .•'+i+--.- �"., �i. �:�'t�:�-s ].- - -s.. Y!i:- •:a^.`. 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Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7, the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby. expressly finds that the •non-administrative changes:set forth below are reasonably necessary .because of certain climatic, geologic and topographic conditions within the City creating the potential for extremely uncontrollable and con- tagious fire situations which can result in danger to life and property 'in the community. These specific conditions are as follows: 1: The climatic conditions within specified areas of the City 'of Dublin are such that: . - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the ready ignition, intense burning and rapid spread of fire involving untreated wood shakes and shingles caused by dryness, high climatic temperatures and/or winds. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire district to control exterior fires due to early exhaustion of firefighters subject to high climatic tempera- tures- - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the suceptibility of un- treated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors to ignition from other fires involving either nearby dry vegetation or other buildings, thereby resulting in multiple•fires due to dryness, high temperatures and/or winds. - - Extensive fire damage may occur. due to the reduced effectiveness . of hose streams due to disintegration and misdirection caused by winds. 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The geologic conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are such that: ' --Extensive fire damage may occur due to limited effectiveness and . ?capabilities of the :fire district due to reduced mid and delayed , ::response of fire companies on arterial routes obstructed by collapsed . overpasses and bridges and/or landslides caused by earthquakes and/or unstable soils. . Extensive fire damage.may occur due to limited and/or delayed re- sponse of the fire district due to dispersion to multiple fires caused by escaping natural gas or electrical transmission equipment damaged by earthquake. 3. The topographic and related conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are such that: -. Extensive fire damage may occur due to multiple fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors ignited because of exposure to fires involving other buildings or dry vege- tation within close proximity but not readily accessible because of terrain. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the inability of the fire district to gain sufficient access to fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors due to terrain, slopes, landscaping, fences, electrical transmission lines and other buildings. Section 2. Modification of Uniform Building Code. Under-the authority of Sections 50020 et seq of the Government Code, the City of Dublin adopted Ordinance No. ' = on • .1 198 , which incorporated by reference the provisions of the 1982 Uniform . Building Code. 1. Subsection (b) of Section 3202, Chapter 32 of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, is hereby modified by adding a second paragraph to read: "All new roofs for structures with an occupancy classification o-LE R or M shall -include roof coverings with a fire rating of Class C or better which comply with UBC Standard 32-7, or shall be made of material _ consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles, except for- areas designated for a minimum of Class B fire rating on the map of Fire Safe Roof Areas as adopted and amended from time to time by the City of Dublin and the Dublin San Ramon Services District Fire Depart- ment. 2. Section 3210, Chapter 32 of the Apendix of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, is.hereby modified by adding second, third and fourth paragraphs to read: "A building permit shall be required for any roof covering alteration, W. p. •{.r _ 1. 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' - - - 3: 5 ' 4t . r o^ �.}w-G, t '�• '' J•. .r. ._.• i7' -*r. ter.•. i r.. _ . ••'"' S '-�i?y.;�;;.nM:r•-• i�rr'£��! --r::••�f.;s..�. -� .Y-F.+ �.,✓,� - -_ _ _ _ ':fit:• ..,;. - - c s. ':.L :•S �'` .-r:>• Vii: - 7: .•rS S a - n.y " -a - Kl.+. 4�%.'•r art, - -Y. •= .`s. - y j• a+� - _ .F Ff. J •� n '7+ - � `. ..% , .1`i �• �•s "� , c ryR T w. .:`:-replacement or .-repair::for,any .'structure with an occupancy classi- fication of R .or M. Any. such'.roof covering alteration, -replacement or repair not made within a 12 month'period from any similar alter- ation, replacement or::repair .which `dbes not exceed 25 percent of the projected are the�:existing ;roof,'`',may use materials similar to those of the existing .roof covering.'! Any roof covering -a.lteration,' replacement or repair not made within a 12 month period from any similar alteration; replacement or repair which exceeds 25-percent but not .50 percent of the projected area of the existing roof shall .utilize 'fire safe roof covering as specified above for new buildings." "Any roof covering alteration,'replacement or repair which exceeds _ 50 percent of the projected area of the existing roof, or of a lesser percentage of area done within a 12 month period after completion of a similar alteration, replacement or repair shall require that the entire existing roof•be replaced with fire safe roof covering as specified in Section• 3202 (b), as modified." 3. Requirements for skylights and penthouses shall be as contained in Chapters 34 and 36, respectively, of this Code. Section 3. Map of Fire Safe Roof Areas. A map of Fire Safe Roof Areas,' as prepared by the Dublin San Ramon Services District Fire Department and the City of Dublin, is attached hereby as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference. Said map may amended from time to time by action of the Services District and the City, based upon recommendation of the Fire Chief of the District and the Chief of Planning of the City. ' Section 4. Referral to State of California. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7, the City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this ordinance to the State Department o£ Housing and Community Development before the date the ordinance becomes effective. Section S. Severability_ Should any word, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph, subsection, section or portion thereof of this ordinance be determined to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City Council of the City of Dublin. declares its intent to have adopted each and every other remaining word, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph, subsection, section, or portion thereof to the effect that the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall continue to be enforceA. Section 6. Continuing Effect. The provisions of this ordinance shall remain in erect even if subsequent editions of the Uniform Building Code are adopted to the extent that the provisions and/or modifications of such future editions are not`incomuatible with this ordinance. -� -3- YL Mn �. �o,, V'�' .✓`b rt7 ��` is Ayr�g4v - y ,r•i 'l,,i ttY�, !ds!'Zn'.rt,A p3;?`q iiS; ' .. _ :;t.. ,�- �r:�'3. 'a y. , Kam•�+�� ." -� . a43' w.w wr...✓ 3ws � T i ra,�-o-.''t7 ..i'r�!r�,�'�k�a.'�"<'�.`?•.e` ,° 2v��ut�4�'4��� �5-. _ .n. .x-...:'J},.a...1.,._, .' a,..S<rx.+s.�=s��.";4...;+�.�a.a .d.s� � y't• yH';' YEA �, t > r Section;1Z 7 Effective*Date �'a - _ �jh��r��,•;�,�/a+},� aJ�.kr�S-eR''•�y�.e,.s�'" .. -..� ... . .. ..."... '- T This ordinance becomes effective 30.days after its adoPtion. .- t�,�'•,,,t��n Section 8.' rPublication: `�jz f z .• i s 4ss F.-.Y ''"•s -c :-wF J _iY,4�r"'""+9�F �' .K _ =:',':-. -._•.- .. The City Clerk shall either (a) have this ordinance published once within 15, days 'after, adoption ;in'a newspaper of•general circulation or -(b) have a summary"ofthis :ordinance.published twice in a newspaper of general circulation,'-:once' 5 days'.before its adoption and again within 15 days after'.:ad_option: :::'..::_• :_ ::.:;:: - " ,'Ys The foregoing ordinance was introduced at a' meeting of. the City Council of the City of Dublin held on 1986, and was adopted _ and 'ordered published at• a meeting of the Council held on 1986,•'.by .the following vote: AYES: NOES ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK _.. -4- - '- _ ±J._ .rT''i;"d:f 'E"G•c•Tair: �GNr?rlt,L'4a-.�,'= -i _� ...1,-"F:�'- _.x.'-• _ fir: -Y�t�_l�t - ..Y,4-art.J�I-,^• Nl�f�r•.- '�.•�i.. - - ••!; - ..sue:�4�.<�_:S?.3•.�.- •i r:..�; - -i:•• .._v�k�1rw. -�•`.Y+a.,r{,.;e.a+ �_�'- ...s•'. "S'-` _:�^..K' .. �•r.•.'C::��: '=� ;-t.:. - - >P �5.r 1r:i�S• �f �r,iiy' A. 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Shake and shingle roofs-have_a .projected-life' expectancy of 15 to 20 years, while most fire ret-ardant-roofs 'have -a guaranteed life span of 40 to 50 years. r o New technology has provided a broad 'range'of:roof ingf'materials with high _ aesthetic qualities and long life expectancy: ::Mate'rials such as light weight concrete, perlite, coated steel 3aluminum,'.figergl ass 'and clay are available. o Many of the roofing materials are designed to be aesthetically compatible with California housing construction. A 1983 cost analysis by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing, for reroofing a 3200 square foot pitched roof reflects the following: Fire Retardant Class "A" Roof (provides 3everefire hazard protection) TYPE COST LIFE YEARLY LIFECYCLE COST Fiberglass. shingles $3,968.00 20-25 $176.00 Heavy Fiberglass 5,568.00 25-3U 202.00 Concrete Tiles 7 ,232.00 Life 145.00 Metal Tiles 7,424.00 40-50 165.00 Clay Tiles �,9g1.0U Life 180.00 Perlite Shakes 7,96a.UU life 159.00 Fire Retardant Class "8" Roof (provides moderate fire hazard protection) TYPE COST LIFE YEARLY LIFECYCLE COST 'Pressure treated cedar shakes Metal Tiles $8,736.00 10-15 69.,0_ � 00 7,104.40 40-50 158.00 ` ��Y ti �3���.y.�¢' .�`,,,,;,..��r�>'L-.`~'•i-pry✓}'-'��3 S '� - i �+M.l,i.�•c,z. =�v". �_*.Y�\ t w ( _�uyl c } z „yP ' ♦err, s Vis�iLr°! 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Non Fire Retardant xss ."C Roof: Y (provides light fire hazarrd protection) r `` - �� ;f r TYPE COST LIFE - YEARLY LIFECYCLE COST - Ash alt shingles _ Pressure treated cedar shakes $3,968.00 15-20 227 $ .00 7,232.00 10-15 579.00 Unclassified Roofs _ (provides no fire hazard protection) TYPE COST LIFE YEARLY LIFECYCLE COST Cedar shakes Medium . $4,832.Ob 8-12 Cedar shakes Heavy 5,152.00 10-15 $ 483.00 Metal Tiles 6,848.00 412.00 40-50 152.00 Basis : Costs fcr re-roofing a shake roofed 1,900 square foot single family resi- dence with attached garage, 32 squares (3200 square feet). Figures Include: Bracing up roof construction where needed. Ir,stallation of solid sheathing where required. . Notes:- Figures to be used as comparison only, actual costs might be higher due to roof complexity and geographical location. - Metal Tiles and treated- wood shakes can have different life ratings depending on their installation. 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'ay;t w-..}�"� y �f _ ::t_.r,i - {; _ ..♦ ,,:•-;e.r�l:_i t.'..:..+'rte+• _ _'�-,-ir.G�!'i:�'r`t2-;_�.7E'.w.Y', --":'rte`- ':.ti y,.i::r.�_ .: • .. - -7 U.B.C.STANDARD, 1982 EDITION 324,32-7 one minute. If a One-hair (c)QwWtadve Test for Zlec.Apply a drop(or several drops)of diluted hydro- Cr completion of all of one. dlodc add to the area in question(depending on its size).The presence of zinc is in- i uring the immersion period dicsted by immediate vigorous effervescence (evolution of hydrogen). If ro ap. her or the sides of the con+ preciable zinc is present,the effervescence will be mild.By carefully removing the nediately in the rinse water acid,a confirming test for zinc may be made as follows:neutralize the acid with am- pper deposit that may have monium hydroxide,acidify with acetic add and pass hydrogen sulfide into the solu- ;ns to the test solution,tom, don:a white precipitate(zinc sulfide,Zn+S)confirms the presence of zinc. with a clean cloth. with washing and w; Iiumtw of Dips 1 ave withstood the required Sec.32.615.In counting the number of dips a coating withstands,the fuel dip at . which the end points occur shall not be included. the appearance of bright, NIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARD NO.32-7 to form after the complete ST STANDARD FOR DETERMINING THE FIRE RETARDANCY OF disappearance of cding the ROOF COVERING MATERIALS t. •� u The total y to of failure. Based on Standard Speetfkatkm 790(1969)of ON Undwwrttm upplemrntary tau referred LaborStOri ti Inc. exposed base metal shall be rea X inch in diameter), See Section 407,1712(b)5,3203(b)and 5207(a)Z. med by a peeling test.If it is Uniform Building Code eel the copper with the edge Gerwal inc appears underneath the See.32.701.(a)Scope.The tests described in this standard are applicable to roof . not be construed as an end coming materials and are intended to treasure the firensisurice characteristics of ; hreads or on sharp edges of roof coverings against fire originating from sources outside the building on which ' ir hall not be judged as an end �a installed.They are applicable to roof coverings intended for installation on any cue or abrasion present. either combustible or noncombustible decks when applied in the intended manner. ire. ��es roof coverings are effective against severe fire exposures.Under such ex- posur ,roof coverings of this class are not readily flammable,afford a fairly high degree of fire protection to the roof deck,do not slip from position and pose no doubt as to the presence of eying-brand hazard. n, there are supplementary .2 �roof coverings are effective against moderate fire exposures.Under such norc of which may be used otposures,roof coverings of this class are not readily flammable,afford a moderate degree of fire protection to the roof deck,do not slip from position and pose no a(Microscopic Test) . eying-brand hazard. n�,,`�`���••roof coverings are effective against light fire exposures.Under such ex- deposit,mount,and polish .iltrat.+► �etching solution composed Des •root coverings of this class are not readily flammable,afford a measurable ilfate and 100 milliliters of degree of fire protection to the roof deck,-do not slip from position and pose no Icohol. Examine the etched flying-brand hazard. 100 diameters, or greater if It is the intent that the classifications indicate performance during tests of the - "a of materials and periods of exposure involved,and should not be construed as having any significance with respect to the suitability for use after fire exposure. 4 Zlrte Coatings Roof covering materials are required to comply also with the requirements for ` verse the test specimens in construction, material specifications and performance as applicable to specific �. e coating is indicated by the types,designs,sizes and arrangements.All such additional requirements which ap ecral days.This test may be ply arc not considered to be within the scope of these requirements for fire tests. y` - (b)Test Apparatus.Figure No.32-7-1 illustrates the essential dements of the fire t tixturc of potassium fcrri• rte apparatus. It consists of a test deck(A)to which the roof covering material is irface of the test specimens. imbed.a framework(B)on which the test deck is mounted at the desired incline,a )f blue spots on the paper. gu bumcr(C)for the Intermittent-flame,Spread-of-flame and Flying-brand Tests, w a variable-speed blower and air duct (D) for producing the requisite wind Bondi. ' 993 ,. .._.. -ATTACHMENT 7 17 - _ - — _ •.r' � •loo S+ �•.mot' rl f- - •1 e l'i - ^•!'-' �{.+ �S:.+yi%'.•i(''lstQ,.rta, ;nvi..o,.:�' �:J.=.+.-•ts-;v:s.v+--.�t�:ii%':s-:',;.,•:.rS:.�. .•e- `01.•.i tS yhr.�iii K-:�•.-. •-.}'�•:. y_+..��.• �Y. 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Additional equipment consists of gas P g 8 e bum 1 "t1 n treated wood shingles and shakes,for Class B or Class C are to be applied brands;a velometer for measuring wind velocity, a draft gage for measuring Oct tat decks (two for each of ttre duce teats required in Section )2.704). , pressure and a clock or stopwatch. a pnutive samples of roof covering materials,other than treated wool shingles ' Tlic tests arc to be conducted in a room vented to lice outer air in such a m I!r9' B a'►'+er for Class A are to tx applied to each of eight test decks(toss each for that the outside weather cannot affect the tat results.Tests are not to be conducted Od U the room temperature fa below SO'F.or above 90'F. loci cnt-tlantc and o f treated wood Tests and four for or Class 11 and Tests), s,..?. ntalive samples of treated wood shingles and shakes for Class Id or C arc to Figure No.32-7-2 illustrates the essential elements of the rain lest apparatus, elieJ to )) test decks (three each for SprcaJ-of-steno, Intermiucnl-flame, ( K brand, Plying-brand, six fur rain tests and IS for outside weathering). (c) rrepwratloe of Saaepks. 1. peck coastruciloa. For the Intermittent-(laasc g,uninit jci1,�rt �Y+ and Burning•brand Teas,the tat deck is to be 3'h foci wide by 4% feet long and 6 B,ree additional burning brand decks are required for Class A. The roof covering to be made of kiln dried No. 1 white pine lumber with not Icss than 8 percent seer aatnials under Investigation arc to be applied In accordance with the manufac• t more than 12 percent moisture contort.The lumber it to be free from large or loose era's instructions and arc to extend to and be flush with the edges of tl►e deck ex• ;,� , ,:,�Cr.:`"k5 ' knots, sapwood, rot, or pitch pockets and is to contain no edge knots. Individual apt(Ora I•inch overhang at the leading edge.Materials are to be applied o the lest t ` ' deck boards arc to be of nominal I- by 8-inch lumber (dressed on four sides). �+ i, '+r,,�► ' If pecks not Ices than 30 days nor more than 60 days after their manufacture. P;i +"+ r necessary for Ilse Clan C Burning brand Teti, the width of the board shall be wile ),Storage.The completed test assemblies are normally stored indoors at 't'. I ' that Winds will be located directly over Ilse spaces between the deck boards.They wr,peratures not lower than 60'F.nor higher than 90 F.for the period of time ne• y ! • .:7 y'? _�; c are to be►aid across the shorter dimension of the lest deck spaced '/s Inch apart d gwry to cure t anhe material, but not more than 60 days.Should storage conditions r aavrdy nailed to two 2-by 4-inch wood battens located under and flush wish the from the above,the decks are to be stored omit moisture determinations indl• } outer edges of lire leak.Decks so constructed are to be even and uniform. ' ;�R+•r etc that the deck lumber has not Ices than 8 percent nor more than 12 percent mots• Y r For the Intermittent (lame, Burning-brand and Flying-brand Tests on Ircated Mrcconunl•Test decks are to be stored so that each will be surrounded by freely cir- wood shingles and shakes.the docks are to be constructed of nominal 1•by 4-inch plstints air• i �) t a' tj,�;ra g lumber(dressed on four tide), spaced I % inches apart and securely nailed to Iwo + ,'s:--5. :yt nominal 2- by 4-inch wood battens. The lumber is to be of the same quality as pKiarrsanc• 1. specified in the above paragraph. gK,)2.702. (a)Geweral.The Intermittent-flame Test, the Spread-of-flame Test I, Al the snaou[acturu•t option, the roof covering may be investigated applied b nrp the Burning-brand Tat are applicable to all roof coverings.The Plying-brand plywood docks d the minimum thickness; recommended by the manufacturer.The Tea,the rain tat and the weathering tats are conducted only on treated wood r t,•• , ' )it to have[ace and back venom of southern pine.The face i '?+r'' h:: fir••;, r' plywOOd(Extensor grade dn&ks and shakes. d ' i`� : have vertical sad enter (asbestos- sum an ''`' vessoer is to be classified as GOOD. These decks are to Ita f the fire tests described _,, is In all o below, m ( gypsum v )is ``•.�s�: .?rf:yrrtF, Lf, ' hocirostal joints. with all vertical joints centered on nominal 2• by 4-inch wood scaler)is to be troweled into the joint formed by the leading edge of the roof co er• •, , ,>. , , 4�4 s 1 j^ ,. batlem,,If the manufacarer specifies battens for horizontal joints also,the clastifica- iM material and the framework of the carriage. This is to prevent air of the test 's t" lino will be so rtxtrictod. The decks for Intermittent-(lame 1kas are to have borizottal joint B irsclses from and parallel to the 31�i-foot-long leading edge. le Marc from traveling under the material being laced. �..I in these tests all docks are to be subjected to an air current which flows uniformly addition,a vertical joint centered on the dock and extending from the leading edge of as the top surface of the roof covering.Al points midway up the slope of a 3'h-by !be deck b the botizonlal joint is to be provided.Since the lower 1 li inches of this Oi-foot test deck at its center and edges,and 3 'Y1,inches above the surface of the i l i i is not psasecled by the 2-by 4-inch batten,due to the mounting arrangement on Hoof covttin ,the velocity of the air current is to be 12 t 'h miles per hour. eartiagie,the wsderside d this joint from the end d the 2 by 4 to the kading edge of the incline of the deck at which tests are to lx conducted shall be S inches per v The M slack is to be covered by a piece d Ihoei steel 2 inches in width. karUAnlal foot. Built-up roof coverings are to be tested at the maximum slope For Classes A and B Burning-brand Tests on plywood decks,the horizontal joint �.•I •r' from and parallel to the leading edge of the deck.Class A docks temrnntended by the manufacturer,but not to exceed S inches per horizontal fool. s to be 24 incises f Pr' (b 1■ me Test.This test is to be made on duplicate test decks,except ,rk•: lthall have a vertical joint centered on the deck which extends above the horizontal 'J R" t ve the kc treated wood shingles an shakes,which are to be tared in triplicate. 8 dock: two vertical joint&are to be provided extending abo work at the required in- Unit Mal.For Clan , l: 3 and alkl 10 A 4'/s-fool•long Zest deck it►o be mounted on the frame i hocko"joint.with each vertical joint being located 10 inches from Par be doe and the blower is to be adjusted to produce the specified air current.The tat the of sire dale.For Class CBurning-brand Tuts,five horizontal joints shall h bl 1 r ' c , wood, dock is then to be subjected to a luminous gas Mme which is approximately the 1 provided,with a minimum width o! Inch between joints in the ply s4dth of the deck at its bottom edge and which uniformly bathes the top surface of • :� For lilt Spread of-Mme Tat,the lest dock is to be constructed in the same rrN^ t except that the dock it to be 31h feet 4malerial being tested except for the two upper corners.The gas supply is to be so ner u specified for the Intermittent-Mme Ter , D intend- qulsled that the flame,if not augmcnittl by combustion of the roof covering,is to wide and 13 feet long.Treated wood shakes and shingles and roe[coverings 4rvelo a temperature of 1400'F. plus or minus S0'F. for Classes A and B, and i•: t ad for applications to plywood decks may be applied to list docks cotuiu�tnt 1)Op•F,plus or minus 30'F. for Class C tests, as determined by a No. 14 B.&S. nominal 1-inch lumber spaced Y,inch apart.If the roof covering can be app! the Isge chronsel-alumel wire thermocouple located 1 inch above the surface and'G inch ' .> a plywood docks,two vertical joints are to be provided•centered vertically a' t 1 plyw b*tud the source of flame from the tower edge of the first board of the lest deck.If dock and extending from the leading edge to 4 feet above the leading edge,and frog 601e conditions are satisfied,the flame will extend approximately to the upper edge 8 foci above the kading edge to 12 feet above the leading edge. ; 495 ` 964 IN.1111 11 i; 32.7 ;... U.B.C.8TANOAq IN2 Ep(TION 32.7 0� { 1 ��and construction of bends. Ti e brands shown by Figure No.32-713 to be 1 of the lest dale with licks of(lames extending approximately another 1 to 2 feet, Jests arc to be constructed as follows and conditioned in an oven at ; The flame it to be applied Intermittently for specified periods,with specified lirt� said in these F.for at least 24 hours. intervala between applications,as tat forth In Table No.32.7-A. 10 F,10 A brand is to consist of a grid 12 inches square and approximaltly 2'/. (' iK� Chick made of kiln-dried Douglas fir lumber free from knots and pitch I TABLE NO.32.7•A Pockets.It is to b'inch and f laced nominal three layers by f 12 strips cacti dressed with strips aspaced faces to�/i by / P sleet H rwaaua or apart.The strips are to be paced strip right angles to those in adjoining layers rLAMME TatT eTettt K inch t� srd are to be nailed at tech end of each strip on one face,and in a diagonal pattern, kwt 2)2 2 15 is shown oil Figure No. 32-7-3, on the 01her face. The dry weight of the finished t. B 2 2 5 viand is to be 2000 grants plus or minus 150 grams al the time of bat. } The Class B brand is to consist of a grid 6 inches square and approximately 2'/. , - C 1 2 3 thick, made of kiln-dried Douglas fir lumber free from knots and pitch pock t 11 shall be made of 1g nominal I-by I- by 6-inch strips dressed on all four y t. I '/ inch and placed in three layers of six strips each,with strips spaced _M (lane to V. by 3 rt The air current is to be maintained after the last application of flame until lag K inch apart.The strips are to be placed at right angles to those in adjoining layers ' Cal evidence of flame,glow and smoke tsaa disappeared from both the exposed wrfaoc ird shall be nailed al each end of each strip on one fact,and in a diagonal papered ,, 's ease. tr shown on Figure No. 32.7-3, on the other face. The dry weight of the finished of the material being tested and the underside of the test deck or until failure periods of brand' t 4!" t paving and after the Intermittent-flame Test, including ON and OFF a to be S00 grams t SO grams al the time of test. j ;:. Ilatne application,observation is to be made for the appearance of sustained Manx The Class C brand is to consist of kepis piece lei/db nOnch th ck,with a saw on the underside of the bat deck, production of flaming or glowing brands kunbcr,free from knots and pitch pot Y + portions of the tat sample, aril expoeure or falling away of pot• kn f 9 inch wide,one-half the thickness of the brand io across ighl center ngles o each other. displae«rsent of per Opposite faces ! lions of the roof leek. bllom faces.The saw kcrfs on oppos c f-fkrrwae Tess.This bat is to be made on duplicate bat desks,except The dry weight of the finished brand is to be 9'/. grams plus or minus 1'/� grams at r. � )Spress-n i for trcito�w s es and shingles,which are tested in triplicate, 6C time of test. A 13-foot tat deck is to be mounted in the same manner, and a similar 3,Igalalon of brands. Before application to the test deck,the brands are to be is- Before gas flame is to be used as described in $settee 32.702 (b), second ailed sou to burn freely in still air.They are to to considered to to so burning after t I t /icy have been subjected,for the following required periods of time,to the flame nearly paragraph,for the Intermittent-flame Tests. ' For Classes A and B,the gas flame is to be applied continuously for 10 minutes a s tW burner of such site that,during the process of ignition, the brands are nearly until the Game(actual flaming of a material being tested)permanently recedes from atvcloped in the burner flame.Tile flame tcmperaturc of the igniting flame is to be S,i t the point of maximum spread,whichever is the shorter.For Class C,the gas flame b K30'F. plus or minus SO'F. measured 2 %• inches above the top of the burner, ` .e s y to be applied for a period of four minutes and then removed. which is shielded from drafts. i l SAS y / 1f and after the application of the flame,the tat aampk is to be observed for Class A brands arc to be exposed to the flame for five minutes,during which time ` During re to be otated so as to present each surface to the flame in the following man- , r Iky i the dis wwc to which the flaming of the material has spread,production of flaming ,nand sequence: c ' or glowing brands,and displacement of portions of the test sample. Each 12-by 12-inch face for 30 seconds. d ttiand � Tat, I. Gestural.Th i: test b to be made on the numbs Each 2'/.-by 12-inch face for 45 seconds. f de spat rc to a T No.32-7-B. i A 4y5-foot-long tat desk is to be mounted in the same in u described is Each 12-by 12-inch face again for 30 seconds. Section 32.702(b), second paragraph, for the lnlermiltent (lane Teat, except that Class B brands are to be exposed to the flame for four minute,during which time the framework is to se 60 inches from the air duct outlet(see Figure No.32 7•I),And arc tu°q nceatcd so as to present each surface to the flame in the following man- the gas Piping and burner are to removed w as not to obstruct the air flow. Each 6 by 6 inch face for 30 seconds. Each 2'/4-by 6-inch(ace for 30 seconds. TABLE NO.32.7 8 Each 6-by 6-inch face again for 30 seconds. Cie- Class C brands are to be exposed to the flame for two minute,during which time OXY are to be rotated so as to present each of the I'/i-by I'h-inch faces to the Mlsurse I A g e kx one minute. 1 i 3'. '• F:;-' Z 2 4.Teat conditions.A. Class A. A brand is to be paced on the surface of each tat z" ' All Coverings except wood shingles and shakes 4 3 dock at the location considered most vulnerable(point of minimum coverage over ` Wood shingles and shakes 6 3 dale joint)with respect to ignition of the desk, but in no use closer than 4 inches 997 ' 996 t f1IAL r 32.7 32-7 U.B.C.STANDAllial 10 EDMON II from either side or 12 inches from the top or bottom edge of the deck.The wood shingles or shakes which have been subjected to the rain test.This i {!I arc to be placed so that the slips In both the upper and lower layers are of pe Y W algid on weathereJ decks at the intervals specified in Section 32.702 the direction of air flow and with The upper edge of the brand located 3 inches M ptl is also rcpt Y 1 I b.: �I Ifse isorizonul joint In Ilse test dock. They are lobe securest to the deck by a N W.Tats Uf increased severity will be a>cited if treated wucxl shingles and shakes arc ...s`; I B.!&gage soft iron wire. The second brand is not to be applied until all bur ii pbeclassified as Class A or Class B. i resulting from the firth brand has ceased. alas A 4'/r•fool•long test deck is to be mounted in the same manner,and a similar Ion•. �. it flame is If the roof covering is being investigated as applied to plywood decks,the br k ermiltc bas used as described in Section 32.702(b), second paragraph, to be placed so that it is centered laterally with respect to the vertical joint In the fvrth<Intnl-fla mc'hest. ' panel, and with the upper edge of the brand located 3 Inches above the horirq� 1M Class C gas flame is it all applied continuously for four nrke has.The air cur• 1 joint In lice lest dak, ncrs is to be maintained until all evidence of Flanrc,glow and smoke has disappcarcd sad surface of the material being tested to determine if flying brands, B.,Chm M.A brand is to be p4ced on the surface of the test dock at each from the expo g Iwo locations considered most vulnerable (point of minimum coverage over the will be developed.On treated wood shakes,the vclucity of the air current is to be in- of !.` dock oc wd 10 18 miles per four after the gas Ilanso is extinguished. joint)with respect to ignition of the dock.Each brand Is to be positioned with applies to treated wood shingles and shakes and is t0 be {i Pa h its op. µdi Test.This lest app) r•;'''it i per edge I" Inches above the selected joint in the deck boards,but In no case c If) i; . . : ;:.'':''.'.;. ? !, •;, i t than 6 inches from each side or 12 inches from the lop or bottom edge of the ditk, The 41d stn six on decks. s, r . The brands are to be placed so that strips In both [tie upper and lower 4 The 41/1-foot-long lest decks arc to be mounted in a framework et a slope of 4 Kt alkl to the direction of air flow and with lieu l oches per horizontal foot. Approximately 7 feel above the test decks are to be Pa+ PPn edge of the brand located 3 W. a- aountcd spray nozzles which deliver an average of 0.7 inch of water per houirat12 I• rises above the horizontal joint In the lest dak.They are to be sauced to the deck by shire between 33 I . and 60'F. The lest decks arc then to be exposed a No 18 B&S KmDcr '`i .,.;:.•• ' fy`' gage soft iron wire. The second brand is not to be applied until N p,e.wak cycles.Each cycle is to consist of 96 hours of water exposure and 72 hours r burning resulting from the first brand has ceased. If the roof covering is applied to plywood decks, the brands are to be placed to d drying Time at 140'F. The final drying cycle is to be controlled so that she 1:" a moisture content of the deck lumber is between 8 and 12 percent.The intermittent• that they are centered laterally with respect to the vertical joints in the lest panel,aa1 I with the upper odge of the brands located I h inches above the horizontal joint ha •Burning-brand and Flying-bran)Tests are Ihcn to be repeated in duplicate. the gal dock. An alternative lest cycle may be utilized, at the manufacturer's option, whereby C. Clan C. Loose or unfastened portions of the roof covering being investilated, r.o sets ,f six decks ere to le (48 hour expose i ►go seven days(168 hours)of waur c which can be bent up to 90 degrees without injury to the fastenings, are to be csrt d 140*F,followed is two days(48 scvc)times, and five days(120 hours)drying t. M 140'F.This cycle is to be repeated seven times,with the exception that the seventh t away.Twen(y-five ignited brands arc then to be placed,at one-or two-minuie intor• ales exposure is to be reduced to six days 044 Hours). I :•` ! vats,in the areas of minimum coverage h inch from any cut edge of shingles in the g (t)weathering Test.This test applies to healed wood shin Ics and shakes and is S•..... ;,,..^t st axuse above the course on which the brand is placed. No brand is to be placed iobeconducted on fifteen 3'h-by 4'h-foot less decks which arc to be mounted out- closer than 4 incises to the point where a previous brand was located. Brands are to be located not closer than 2 inches 10 the 'Dints between adjacent doors at an incline of S inches to the horizontal fool, facing south. After one, two, Five d 10 ears of exposure, three test decks arc to be brought indoors and • dues,fi can y Po f . shingks in the same course. All brands are to be so placed that the center of each mWitioned until the deck lumber attains a moisture content between 8 and 12 per- t brand is directly over the space between the deck boards. Brands are to be held in ant.These decks are then to be subjected to Intermittent-flame,Burning-brand and position throughout the test b No I8 B.&Sae soft iron wire stretched across Y a . B 8 Flying-brand Tests. Use width of the deck.The saw kcrf of the dock side of the brand is to be parallel to ,{ the direction of the air flow.The wire is to be placed in the other saw kcrf. If the roof covering is being investigated as applied to plywood decks, the brands 0arsdlllona of Acceptance Ire Claasllleallon are to be placed centrally over the joints in the plywood dock. Sec.32.703. At no time during or after the intermittent-(lame, Spread-of-flame a Burning-brand Tests shall: 3.Drsrstisss of fats. Each individual lest, whetter it be Chats A. B or C,is to br I.Any portion of the roof covering material be blown or fall off the test deck in eontlwied until the brand is consumed and until all evidence of flame, slow and the form of flaming or glowing brands,or .:.:�. t smoke has disappeared from both the ex � ppea posed surface of the material bring tested 2.The roof deck be exposed by breaking,sliding,cracking or warping of Iltc roof rt and the underside of the test deck or until failure occurs.The results of tats in which covering,or the brands do not show progressive and substantial) complete consumption after Y P p 1.Portions of the roof deck fall away in the form of glowing particles. It app6mion to the tat dock are to be disregarded. Al no time during he Class A, B or C Intcrmilicnl-flame or the Class A or B 6.Obeervattloea,During and after the burning-brand tests,observations are to be burning-brand Tests shall there be sustained flaming of Ito underside of the deck. If ; made for the appearance of sustained flaming on the underside of the test dak,pro- flaming does occur,another series of tests shall be conducted and no additional sus- dssction of flaming or glowing brands of roof covering material,displacement of the wined(laming shall occur. i gal sample,and the exposure or falling away of portions of the roof deck. In the Class C Burning-brand Test,there may be sustained flaming on the under- (e) Flyiog-brs"Test. This test applies to Class C treated wood shingles OW Hof the deck of not more than 20 percent of the 25 brands. shakes and is to be made on three test decks and repeated in duplicate on lest decks At the conclusion of the Spread-of-flame Test,the flaming shall not have spread 998 899 ] , $6 1 . M 32-T U.B.C.STANDARDS 1982 EDITION 32-7 E:•;: II� beyond 6 feet for Class A. B feet for Class B. and I) feet (thc top of the dock)fa 1� I Class C.There shall have been no significant lateral spread of flame from the Path I , !t;•, .ia'; 11 directly exposed to the test flame. In the Flying-brand Test on treated wood shingles and shakes,no flying,flaming ; + or glowing brands may be produced. 7 1 LL t 4 Ci Q a 1 „ o pi >< ►- 8 W I.— cc 03C Ll IL Zj � � - � : U u C-) _ :.S i W r ygUl �x 0 Z � z LL LL Q A ` �F • LL 1001 logo I DUBLIN SAN. RAMON SERVICES DISTRIC T General Offices: 7051 Dublin Boulevard • Dublin', California 9 68 • (415) 828-0515 March 6, 1986 ,) •.n Mr. Richard Ambrose , City Manager City of Dublin P• 0 . Box 2340 Dublin, • CA 94568 _ Dear Richard: The Board of Directors, at its meeting of March 4, reviewed a draft fire safe roofing materials ordinance and referred it to the City Council of the City of Dublin with the request for adoption at the earliest possible time . • A copy of the ordinance is enclosed, together with a fact sheet about fire retardant roofing containing a 1983 analysis of types of roofing materials and cost data. Very truly yours , PR:ns PAUL RYAN General Manager A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA•PROVIDES MUNICIPAL TYPE SERVICES TO CITIZENS OF AMADOR-LIVERMCRE AND SAN RAMON VALLEYS ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES. AT 01t,<'D Jam 0 f 3/(018o - •.r...n:,o•'.�ar�«K•• •?;T—cx i'^q?ri_?:" u-•-•..- .r_c;+r�,.•s� :�?'�-re....:� _ CITY OF DUBLIN _ Development Services Planning/Zoning 829-4916 P.O. Box 2340 Building & Safety 829-0822 Dublin, CA 94568 Engineering!Public Works 829-4927 NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR: PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance. City Council initiated Ordinance Amendment to the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the City Council by reference. (Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq. ) LOCATION: The proposed Ordinance Amendment would cover the entire City. The recommended Fire Safe Roof Areas would be generally on the west side of the City in the area adjacent to the hills and on the east side of the City between the Dougherty Hills and Dougherty Road. DESCRIPTION: A proposed Ordinance Amendment providing for Class C or better roof covering for all new apartments, hotels, dwellings and accessory buildings and for Class B or better roof covering in the area designated, on an official City map, as a Fire Safe Roof Area. The proposed Ordinance would also specifically require that building permits be secured for re-roofing, and that there be at least two additional roof inspections for the building permit process. FINDINGS: The project will not have a significant effect on the environment. INITIAL STUDY: The Initial Study dated July 16, 1986, is available for review upon request. MITIGATION MEASURES: None Required. PREPARATION: This Negative Declaration was prepared by the City of Dublin Planning Staff, (415) 829-4916 SIGNATURE: DATE: Laurence L. Tong, Planning Director ,,/ ,ter✓� �=z, P g -aT� ( '�-' `r ,���f .. � t Eti'Tt.�T-�C �.,,"- ui S:�.=S.�•-a5 s I'•r-'he'd, C .,�.�v'�',! rSF` �1k4�rO " t:. -a"'' ..riz'ir ^'• •y�r- ;„ x `" !i�ua =J.z�•- ,}��3jfi''--{ _ .rLSt gi'q+F" �'rf?''•�r,-s SF 1�3 .i- �'�'� :�R � .f �A Ss 4t l C �♦ _-�. E'.....o ESL _ >�.{h^+'Yip!: T ft i -r ♦ t t _- .r�.f�>.�� rr fi G ,t- _ dy,i�7+ ^��� 1c ?AYj7`��[" ,, .r _ ter+ � Y:i•-• .:'- r `"• ii; - Richard Eckrich;'Real Estate Manager for Chrysler Corporati advised that the Conditions of Approval were acceptable, but requested at the Commission _..._... Jimit .the. number .of..items which need to-be_accomplished pr or-to occupancy•to- - ' -- Conditions #3 and #5. He stated that Mr. Nohr is in the rocess of working with the City-Engineer to complete those items, and that for informational purposes a detailed site plan is being developed for th entire site, incorporating all of the renovations and repair's. Mr. ckrich referred to Condition #6, requiring that the future Dublin Boulev rd extension alignment be addressed when applic tion is made for a more ext sive Conditional Use Permit, and asked that th i be stricken as he does of know how it can be complied with. Mr. Tong stated that a portion of the subject pr rty may be affected by the Dublin Boulevard extension, but hat at this t' the City does not know the precise alignment of the extensio nor how th property may be impacted. Mr. Eckrich advised that if the pr rty is a ensively impacted by the Dublin Boulevard extension, it may render t e prope y unuseable for the purposes required by Chrysler Corporation. In response to an inquiry from Cm. Raley r. Tong stated that the Camp Parks public lands annexation may be finalized -thin the next month, and if that occurs, further negotiations with Camp P rk for access as well as additional annexations to the east may begin. He aid at if further negotiations with Camp Parks does not occur, there will of be need to pursue the extension of Dublin Boulevard. He also said that ity and affic Engineering Staffs are currently reviewing this issue, but ave not pre red anything for presenta- tion or review by the public at thi time. On motion by Cm. Raley, seconded y Cm. Burnham, and a unanimous voice vote (Cm. Petty absent), the public h aring was closed. On motion by Cm. Raley, second d by Cm. Barnes, and by a animous voice vote (Cm. Petty absent), a ReSolut'on approving the Conditional e Permit for PA 86-057 Chrysler Corporati was adopted. - RESOLUTION N0. 86-039 APPROVING PA 86-057 CHRY CORPORATION CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE AN AUTO DEALERSHIP INCLUD AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE, AUTOMOTIVE PAINT AND REPAIR AND SALE OF CHANDISE SUCH AS AUTO PARTS AT 6451 SCARI= COURT SUBJECT; PA 86-046.Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment. Cm. Mack opened the public hearing and called for the Staff Report. Mr. Gailey advised that the review of the proposed Ordinance Amendment was initiated by the City Council as a result of a letter directed to the Council from the Dublin San Ramon Services District in March, 1986. He stated that the proposed Ordinance was- prepared largely.through input from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District in conjunction with a private fire engineering consultant. :.He indicated that the draft:document.presented by the Fire _ Protection District had been Adjusted. specifically.to meet the needs of '.'., Dublin. Mr—Gailey advised that,the basic:thrust- of the draft Ordinance is 1) Regular Meeting PCM 6-87,� July 21, 1986 - :A r A-CPl f �G, MHz;'`��� ;+ _ < `,. r>r - �� ���V V�� ��- �� � ... •,•. -,,. , �)'s��S�.JI /. �3, S Sy r Y — Y ✓ •'t- t 4 .� -'1N:.tl^':+ - y M '.:__.. -. � t'i3 Ti yf V, iSt/YZ�< r '' � T Y YC: �, Y 4`y ^+a--y L.Z `+fiW^y ],y♦�tiY 4���a...�?!R=6�'3•i.�-rr..�y •c �'.0�r :�'.': w ;C,tizi�"� 't y� '� i'" ,<. •` <c `'•F� 'r s a �'y1`.� .e."x'♦'4'.r=�i�- s�'7° -. ..- +R+.1 . r J.y 4 ♦Y z..v �'b C. si •1a*j= �. '+• 'xr.: �'q�� ����k� 7r_ � I •�. f i#•• -mot-'.K"�'•._ rte.h; f ti._'E*,+ wz a a. .�. :�std'^*'•t' i5• + !L t .. o-'•SSd vs<. ;e 1 5 w..s ty^ ;y'k•Y .rs" �dS=sr z { w.t. f r 77 .. i3",_�'AL Lt1f.4��^ 7^.X.u'i�h'L�;fCY��.-lirsd+��a�''`�S.HS.e 1 •Wl'' �C`y t' 2.._....-_...w...'4,...y.fy� i. l{.)t• .....,. ,:a�'�...1?., ..-, .•'3..,_..- .-- r fiti� )f +t�l•�1 'ter c ^c -n�. �r .- ::�'dy'•y� I G7-~'.�i•• ;t w� J s v i�l•`,},�.a�7rS'+�•°T.? e�� V •' wrc r •'•g ��,•` �..,: .-N.;�,� {?^�•' � -. ' a r,x 'x � 'c f'�r.-n'Y. �''+ yam. `,._,) .*1 � u�,t ` C�p J ^. t, r ,-Y e..�•�S•�'W'�'.rr�",'yV +:r�S'' +f F r ��'���Z.•'"""'''+� - �" �C� `.S to require use of fire retardant roofing materials for those areas designated as fire hazardous areas, and 2) to require, on a City-wide basis, 'that any . newly.constructed.roofs, -or.major--reroofing projects, utilize fire•retardant --=---- -=-- -•- - roofing materials. Mr. Gailey advised that ordinances similar to the one proposed have been considered by several neighboring jurisdictions' and have proven to be fairly controversial. . He stated that Staff recommended the Draft Ordinance be discussed fully because of its long term implications, including probable additional costs' to the builders and homeowners. He further stated that if determined appropriate, Staff could attempt to ensure that representatives from both sides of, the subject be available to present additional information at a future Planning Commission meeting. John Hughes, resident, indicated that roofs on the houses in the areas known as the "flat lands" are between 20 to 25 years old and many residents have begun the process of installing new roofs. He -advised that he had found shake roofs to be surprisingly expensive, but that the costs for fire retardant roofing materials were almost 100% more expensive. Mr. Hughes expressed concern regarding the change in appearance of roofs which may be necessitated if the Draft Ordinance is implemented, and also expressed concern about the weight of the roofs using fire retardant materials. In response to an inquiry from Cm. Burnham, Mr. Gailey advised that the proposed Ordinance had been drafted in such a way as to require that fire retardant roofing materials be used for all major reroofing projects. He indicated the proposed Ordinance would also require a building permit to help . insure that the structures can bear the additional weight of the fire retardant roofing materials and that the correct Class of materials was, utilized. After discussion, it was the consensus of the, Commission that the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment be continued indefinitely to permit Staff to arrange to have the appropriate industry representatives attend a future Planning Commission meeting to speak on the pros and cons related to the proposed Ordinance. NEW BUSINESS OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS SUBJECT: Discussion regardir)g'a proposed Tri-Valley Joint Plannin C ission meting. Mr. Tong said that William Fraley, Alame Coun Planning Director, has proposed that the next Tri-Valley Joint P1 • g Commission meeting be held on Thursday, July 31, 1986, at 7:00 p.m. He ferred to the agenda which had been distributed with the Staff Report, a i quired whether the Commission would be able to attend the meeting and eth or not there were additions, deletions or modifications to the agend . Regular. 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Gailey , Senior Planner CUBli�] PLANINING City of Dublin Development Services P .O . Box 2340 Dublin , CA 94568 - Dear Mr. Gailey: Thank you for providing us with a copy of your Planning Commission agenda item regarding the proposed fire retardant roofing ordinance . A representative of the Committee for Firesafe Roofing will attend your January 19 , 1987 Planning Commission meeting . We will be prepared to present documentation to support the following : o Fire retardant roofs can be installed at less cost than untreated cedar shakes and shingles. • Fire retardant roofs which have a higher initial installation cost have longer life expectancy and lower life cycle costs as compared with cedar shakes and shingles . • A fire retardant roofing ordinance does not restrict architectural design . All roofing materials can meet a minimum Class "C" requirement.- o Roof fires related to untreated wood shakes and shingles are a significant fire problem in Northern California. If we can provide any further information prior to the January meeting , please call me. Sincerely , Robert Burns N. _ g 6gyy�• '" 1 ,.),,,'art` ?r r.• sri� _ _> r^�a ; r. -'� ry3R". -ird•t=3 7i`ly �%;�"„�`3X �C- ns + c->~ ,,, _rte. __ • -r- :- � ,tr..•rti��.T. S+� 'a�.�'_ �<•�v<..-.�`" _� 3 '•5 i?moo-r-:��;*:Z Fr`1f�rf'��ii1i ley.) �` �4ai }: :r+.!•± , :J f J p {=. y"'.,�'d '. 15',y C< '.t ) - ;: 'l.. �' l`^! ♦ ,,:°i_ '+emu,., � .YS, �...Y.j qr„}�r�ti3 s�i`u "�.�} F 5., r� "tryr r^ � s7t4�1 F/Ira y aTw'v 'rs� Y S °'•\ ti .r .Y.-KS.i...� i .4 �$r.t4�::�.T.ty._...xtr:��� ,"kJ,r-c.-►�.X ?�'��.2a:�1�:121.'a-�..).,.>..- ., .... .. C V eM P.O.BOX 63/WALNUT.CALIFORNIA 91789 (800)962-4540- (818)965-6330- (714)594-3211 S T A T E M E N T O F P U R P O S E The Committee For Firesafe Roofing, Inc. is a non profit corporation that develops and promotes pertinent information regarding different types of fire retardant roofing products and systems . Information is made available to the general public , the construction industry, City, County and State planning and legislative bodies , building code development and enforcement agencies and other interested organizations. The Committee communicates this information by way of print and broadcast media, by response to telephone and mail inquiries and by public appearances of qualified speake-rs . Membership is open to persons., agencies or organizations who support the purposes , programs and principles of the Committee For Firesafe Roofing. ATTACHmENT !,- T jvl e7v-r ar/n to/77e-/::�&,4L' -S G P TCHED ROOF* -ROOF N YSIS FOR RE COST AND INVESTMENT ANA L ULY 1985 Northern California * committee for Firesafe Roofing UPICTM COSTS c�"M IPW INSTALLATION i%EouiPtE&WKTS Espeow Avg. for re-roof vow Dock" UrAlockWou"d of 32 date'rG4f "ODUCT TYPE FIRE RETARDANT Cis" W (sovefs fire haUrd protection) 20-25 $150-00 $3 ,, 365. 00 Type 16 kit ...- 157.00 Solid Standard 25-30 M* Fltwg 4rJ13.00 lass shingles Solid Type 15 felt Lft Standard '900.00 Heavy Fiberglass Type 30 felt ,: 7 176.00 40-50 to Tit" 7j900-00 Heavy Spaced or solid Concro Standard spaced or solid dTypo 36 felt and 0 gypsum board Meat Tilos oh 184A ; Life 9, 185.00 Clay Tiles Solid I z Type 30 felt . 179.00- Heavy 8t960. 00 Life None Standard Spaced or Wid Perlito Shakes C tags -'B" (moderate fire hazard protection) kW4 $579.00 U-Y 10-15 prossum treated @Metal foil and $70226.00 Solid Standard cedar shakes asbestos felt R 245. 00 40-50 7 , *Metal foil of or solid Standard Spaced Metal Tiles 72 lb. cap Shoot j T N" NON FIRE RETARDAN 'V, ­'!l "C" (light fire 19 0() rd prdtoction only) 2 -20 $3f365 -OC 15 Type 15 felt .... ...... Solid 'sphalt shingles Standard A 6813. o C, prosaure, treated 10.15 None Spaced or solid Standard cedar shakes kv CLA SSIFIED INARY, (no fire $ 0 " rd protection) 425 8-12 $4 - 250.00 None r solid Spaced o 0. !388000 Standard Cedar shakes Medium 4 , 845. 00 10.1 None 15 2 Spaced or solid 0 Standard 40- Stands Me I .:,.,- tal Tiles Codarsha 50 kes Heavy -Type 30 fell 6, 848.00 Spaced or solid fd Check specifications carefully Most pical �nderlayment shown. Some mandfacturers have different methods TIN sq. It. single family residence with attached gar&". 32 up (3,2W sq. ti.) C L NA A P 0 C�' 10 0 C MV �ost PIC Costs W re-roollng of shake roofed 1.900 Ing up roof construction where needed Figuree, Include: — brac required — installation of solid sheathing whore omparlson only,actual costs might be higher due 10 fool complexity and geographical location o be used as c d0aft No4oc Figur*st .&WOV'W a-A-4.I can have diffinrani fire ratinas d000ndina on their IA81311811001, ask ftWuf&cIUW fW co F r' e A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION 1667 SPRINGER ROAD/MOUNTAIN VIEW,CALIFORNIA 94040 (800)962-4540. (415)965-9469 January 1986 FIRE RESISTANT ROOFING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES 11-5Northern California Jurisdictions Jurisdiction Area Covered #(1) Comments Mimimum #(1) Requirement ALAMEDA COUNTY Alamed County Brush/Hillsides Class C Berkeley Brush/Hillsides Class C Fremont Brush/Hillsides Class C Newark All Class C Oakland Brush/Hillsides Class C Pleasanton High hazard brush areas Class B 5—minute plus from fire station BUTTE COUNTY Paradise All Class C CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Contra Costa County Case by case basis Class C (unincorporated) ConcarA All Class C DA00I(I e 4AzArA !}SAS 0,155 r3 C Lafayette All Class C #(2) Martinez All Class C Pleasant Hill All Class C #( 2) Richmond All Class C Walnut Creek All Class .C .#(2) E N T �� ���ST�i"✓% �CoD�-/!`/� ��TS. �`f-7:Na, �h��� �T�,erSD��%/aWS - .. .. fr l 1 "•} 1 6 •'" , ii�df1J?~,',°* �`.,� y X Jti, Lit!i - .+. Jurisdiction Area Covered ' (1) Comments Minimum W) Requirements FRESNO COUNTY ;:_= '=':• Clovis Over 3000 ` . Class C Sanger Brush/Hillsides :'- Class A MARIN COUNTY Corte Madera Brush/Hillsides Class C Kentfield Brush/Hillsides Varies Mill Valley Brush/Hillsides Class A Novato Brush/Hillsides Class C Ross Valley/San Anselmo All Class C Tiburon Brush/Hillsides Class C MONTEREY COUNTY Monterey Brush/Hillsides Class C North County Brush/Hillsides Class B (unincorporated) NAPA COUNTY Napa County Brush/Hillsides Class C (Unincorporated) PLACER COUNTY Auburn All Class B Colfax All Class A Kings Beach All Class B Placer. County East of Highway 65 -Class B South Placer County (outside Roseville , Uninc . ) All Class B Tahoe City All Class B fit • .. _ fir..`'; _ - .. - -- •-�-.�i':� -ice✓✓i•�.•-.--- " • 5-i�: t S;•<._: �-.+_C;-:fit. -ft•r_•_. •�.L ^i - - -:-f.;�: .dS]'.-. :1R'i �Y-;�'J.,'••3t2��Hr•.�r+�^!f�a�•� ...,,•i. - �7.�'.:�� - - - c."s.=i,y:� _ - - -tic. 'a.'r `• r'•' - .''t �}.^ '-,r !`O?tA"'ie R'74Y. {• -:w� 1r �7 h' •'"� _ �' 7.. } •r nY `T{a s_".'2lYl�,F„a"4 --'l a ♦ �ya��,.�++• ,�,,,rp, T i �, 3 c,� s�`,y >S _ - •. I ,• r'y` f.' 4`' �a' .:.�Sfi a �. s$ -^t c {g"..A.«-t-� Y + _ «� . �C'�s��`✓,,5`�1�Rx.A:is; ''�,}'�w r�q•.,�A{�,�Lc.,�?f'fG,���'�z'' ns`�°� rel�'.:^�.4 ^ Y 7v'e +r,��1��.,�;�f,+���.3 Nr.E ., -ter,-'r'pJ zylf ;�•,z� Y" +at..i "-:,.:'t'c9'� t.,__!.. ..?4ti,n}.::TJ:-:.ae..,s •�ni.:?..eMwb" .._._..,..,s *1^_. ..,,Sin .... _....... _.. 7 _e,.�+.ae o,.,.w A ...s-,...:..+.._. '.Y,.,_'s'�4ix..s...���.n.•ui�!�i+�.eo. �'R.r_�;.._. -v. r.r..i .. .... - — s is - r Jurisdiction Area Covered Comments- _ Minimum Requirements SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY San Francisco All Class C No wood SAN JOA UIN COUNTY Eastern FPD Brush/Hillsides Class C (unincorporated) Escalon Fire Zone 1 Class B SAN MATEO COUNTY San Mateo Brush/Hillsides Class B San Mateo County All Class C (unincorporated) SANTA CLARA COUNTY Cupertino Brush/Hillsides Class B Gilroy Brush/Hillsides Class B Los Gatos Brush/Hillsides Class B Milpitas Brush/Hillsides Class B Monte Sereno Brush/Hillsides Class B Morgan Hill Brush/Hillsides Class B Palo Alto Brush/Hillsides Class B Saratoga Brush/Hillsides Class B Sn. l-r n C2v Z Co c*r�1►sc cryq�e� P.Te�S F,`�e Pq_+F}v J pti,V SONOMA COUNTY Santa Rosa Brush/Hillsides Class C Notes 1) Chech with jurisdiction for areas covered and requirements 2) Same as for Multi—family . 3 ..r'. •... .. �.. ..' ._.. :.Ai .'Gals W 4,n ..J.1r - T_ .. A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION P.O.BOX 63/WALNUT.CALIFORNIA 91789 1800)96.2-4540• (818)965-6330..(714)594-3211 .2..!:c':- FIRE RESISTANT ROOFING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL,STRUCTURES Fire Resistant Comments Minimum Jurisdiction Requirements Requirement Agoura Hills Yes Class C.-: Alhambra Consi.dering Arcadia Yes Class A in zone 4 Class B elsewhere Artesia Yes Class C. Azusa Yes UBC . Fire zone 4 N. of Sierra Madre Avalon Yes Class C. Baldwin Park Yes UBC Bell . Yes " Class C. (UBC) Bellflower Yes Class C. Bell Gardens Yes Class C Beverly Hills Yes Class B. Bradbury Yes Class C. No wood. Burbank Yes Class B. Carson Yes Class C. Cerritos Yes Class C. 50% Reroofing Planning Dept . approval . City of Industry Yes L A County Code Claremont Yes Class B. Commerce Yes UBC 1982 1984 County Bldg. Code . :. ,..ATTACHMENT ' �,is T o� Col-ry1�vN�TI� (,d•�T� ������ ;�o�y��ro�PD�Ni,�i!C� ... .r. _._ 'ac,^' - _ •.•r•,..,::G^.k`iCi'..,r_-.:/ •. - -t r If1F^-i�..:°4"rv�S'r'�.�'�.rP'r•`�Tf•sue zgl ,.�...v.,.�....—... _ -._ M2,vt 1' t. : ~,Y z .r - 'Ssi� � t _ a � d 'v♦ �- :t�:`3i..�- ;��ti�,r,:i• 3,'.ii �3:-�a�.H'"�',�3• ti _ gM 'Imp : �Q p ''i•+ ta�'r•. Ca .��:'.�t7-�;,r �' �r.. �- �' a - n... �� .S1idYL`-,ftd - 4r aJi.'Sc03i�•. A-1. `a`.i.' L s.•" li. L!.nc 'N'°#F 1 f i c a a '" "'- _ - •': ,. .rF � a •;, key�•.nh a xn°& nr-, �•M.. �, o i wry �. ,,:� t ,,. ..... .t. *,.+,._-as I..X�.d�° tt.:6.:>??S c .k_%,.:�`..ri.,/:fY�.'._..�nFa nCr - -'�.._..,.n u � .i,..".2...,..�a.Y..... «�u� J?:�,r .ss.A •,�•�r"1•v���l�..,-r.>::�, .PS?;,., ' '�: ,_ Covina Yes Class B in multi-family, combustible roofs permitted ` elsewhere. Cudahy Yes Class C. Culver City Yes Class B. Duarte Yes Class A in hillsides . Combustible roofs permi - tted elsewhere. E1 Monte Yes Class B. E1 Segundo Yes Class C if property line is at least 10 ft . If less than 10 Class B is required. Gardena Yes UBC 32-7 Glendale Yes Class B. No Wood Glendora Yes Class B in firezones Hacienda Heights Yes Class A Hawaiian Gardens Yes Class C. Hawthorne Yes UBC 32-7 ( 1979) Hermosa Beach Yes UBC (1979) f Hidden Hills Yes Class A or B on new construction. Class C on re-roofing. Huntington Beach Yes UBC (1982) Industry Yes Class C. 32-7 Inglewood Yes UBC (1979) Irwindale Yes Class C. La Canada Yes Class B. Flintridge La Habra Yes Class C La Habra Heights Yes Class A. Lakewood Yes Class C. i ?1'x:?o—e..••.. -t -r t cr • .. t t - ^l tt'fttF,• �--y:�s ,f:}i�L r t°.i.. ..r. r .- _ .',rt z1 .•,,:rf ,.�.}"'� 4�rsr a }y y •�+' �l".s• '�C�.G�!ff tr-s- ^'Si t.; - r - _ ,ti a rr, /;••ttC-.^;!. r-c ! :1"t"r Y v'� ti t y3s v � � ''-' q a r. _ S .r 't'K 4 � •� i`Y x•r MR.�. •ly s r•:�, r'r �, + typ t'_ •:"h ,Sy,+• -=tE:$n„?':3Ft std r _•..;-.� tX�X j �yy o- -'�R;O T�f t XrY 3 '7 tl:a 1.J�<r.', r'.ir:'1. %1541 TRY :..s....i • � L _ f La Puente Yes :.UBC ,(1982) - La Mirada Yes Class Lancaster Yes Class`C. La Verne Yes Class B.'- No Wood in hillsides Lawndale Yes Class C.-UBC 1979 Adopting 1982 Lomita Yes Class C. Los Angeles City Yes Class B. Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Yes Class B for Fire Zone 4 areas .No wood roofs permitted in Malibu zoned area. Class C for 1 ,000 ft. buffer zone. Class C for multi-family units in Fire- Zone 3 Combustible roofs permitted in 1 and 2 family units in . Fire Zone 3. Lynwood Yes UBC (1982) f Maywood Yes Class C. Monrovia Yes Class B. No wood roofs permitted. Montebello None Presently reviewing. Monterey Park Yes Class B. Norwalk Yes Class B for multi -family units . Class C for single family. UBC ( 1982) 2 roof limit Palmdale Yes Class C. UBC (1971 ) Palos Verdes Yes Homeowner's Assn. requires Estates Clay the in watershed areas . Combustible roofs permitted elsewhere . UBCIPT _�;T-.+u'.•T;�„�r.;:3.r•_..`e;-vas=— _ • - _'i f _ J� " _ -_ - -' ter•-, - y. ' _ - � .f-�r air" f_j� r ---�7 .,�. �>:.•y _ _ +• ,�J�a 1 .:y..! f•,}> • '�.-'mot � '�' e•�'N•-•�',i..�•y�._,^^.r �•1r'..f ... - �-.=Y^;; �.,C [_,�— ,7� r1r ll ,� - -S^�r S •y�' _+s`'S! _ :�. 2. k�.M < 7. rt4 ,.. :1�.i '-ai'a '�'t...�# -i�:•Y`¢f.s ` �)+ ^Y>c�4e y•.<I'ff �� t"t n..�T+'��a` '-, i' { • 1 e,,..w. -. .•.'h.�r._ r.. .-s_ E� t:R <-.Li... a.. Temple City Yes . Class C. Torrance ` Yes UBC (1979) July 1985 UBC 1982 Vernon Yes Class B. Walnut Yes Class C. West Covina Yes Class B. Westlake Village Yes Class B in Fire Zone 4. Class C in Fire Zone 3. Whittier Yes Class B for hillsides . Class C elsewhere . ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim Yes Class B. Brea Yes Class C. Buena Park Yes Class C. Costa Mesa Yes Class C. Cypress Yes Class B new construction. Class C re-roofing . Fountain Valley f Yes . Class C UBC Fullerton Yes Class C. Garden Grove Yes Class C. Huntington Beach Yes UBC (1982 ) Irvine Yes Class C. Laguna Beach Yes Class B. La Habra Yes Class C. La Palma Yes Class C. Los Alamitos Yes New roof : Class C. Replacement : None Newport Beach Yes Class C. Orange Yes Class B brushland UBC ( 1982) Chapter 32. y+ j•. ` .••.'�+�'.E.°T'• �+ vwr�s � �� •�"'_` s V_ a3. .,... -Z 'e".t. �,, yc N4r��.¢•c-+t' a �� !••r'•"�F'.S L%`!�t .`,�W,:at Y�y�7?�����*Y ,, f i l KT a��= ry r'' sj t„�'.71'~� .rrCr�-.. . .. .'��.'l JL.- .S..t,..'you....i�..�'!A l•iy :!. �• j` � ,. .. ., '4.. ., ��a.E.a., .w a ... + 1 iF td. Vtt ''"C�G�.f„}µ}-•�S' �:Ft:�.W. W �)• ` T Orange :County (unincorporated) :` ";.Yes,.:.. Class C. Placentia Yes Wood Class C. - _.. Others Class A San Clemente Yes Class B hillsides. , San Juan Capistrano Yes Class C. Santa Ana Yes Class C. Seal Beach Yes Class B. Stanton Yes Class C if replacing less than 50% if more, Class B. Tusti.n Yes Class C residual Class A commerical . Villa Park None Presently reviewing. Westminster Yes Class C. Yorba Linda Yes Class C. RIVERSIDE COUNTY- Banning Yes UBC (1982) Beaumont Yes UBC 32-7 ( 1982) Blythe f Yes UBC (1979) Cathedral City Yes UBC (1979) Coachella Yes UBC (1982-stricter requiments ) Corona Yes Class C UBC (1982) . Desert Hot Springs Yes No wood in fire zone Hemet Yes UBC (1979) Indian Wells None Indio Yes Class B. Lake Elsinore Yes UBC (1979) . La Quinta Yes UBC (1982) . Norco " Yes UBC .. .. ^'--.1�•• .••-i'!rr.r-�`5`-,i w2�'T: v.;.� •-rr;r....�rer - •?`r?-•y-_-r,'::_. � 'y:r_s=c-.s+'.w;_.r' ':-+-e"'-a' �_ `!::'ii . . ! : _ r•• `i rte. t' .3`' •Y _- - :��i. ,: '•/+•,-,u,` .a truer.:a. - � _ _ '�r.-,:a'.��..;`' �J±: ,q 'tl. ./ _7•. y _ - _ �i'eY •tom(' a.• t• ` :�i;: .R. vi;nlj'/4'.Jj.. •.'FI.:Ji:r.}�•„ J' .- - ... +s�•iSyk•�:;j:�•�y' ..�V,�-:I?><'''w"t�1...tit.SG. :y' ��J .� !j�:..••Y/` — -y".�•i!nf t .YK".�-.� .^VJ ! 'F�"T•v .F_'�T'_ ./.: J .'�.,t �Ytw N{.t!fE r •.th+. !r_'.✓• �±�t ...s:Y;-i:. 4•}•y ay J'�- V _r`i.''Sd )^'E,�t. �•,' s^.t ??'+��-j�zi�'.�.-'-.h.rh -^''!e,` �.t-.>�.' '•'leY c�y�+,�+y - .� �"` '. s , '. ° r•. S -s'�`�;S'� "*���ir.��"..r`�s�•;y3.�fa•�t-t+-��v M�'� �r.'•�y`Zh���% �y .y�ryJ_ � \ � .•�} � :/i"'S '1�•Yy es�r�,.�.�', si � t'�r:�r.C �•' K "tr t' �`�c,.t a�� •di t. 9 _ra�aL�h:RiL�efS�"'�� . r i�r� t ^^` ! s `f�t,tN '`,f`.- ' '4�`'r�''+,L t tir!,f"�^'t � y»-. � /" 7... vl r•r K 4� J 5 ., — s Palm Desert Yes Class A UBC 32-7. • Palm Springs Yes Class C for shingles =_ In fire area Perris - Yes UBC 32-7 (1982) . Rancho Mirage Yes UBC (1982) . Riverside Yes Class C. Riverside County (unincorporated ) Yes Class B & C brush areas . San Jacinto Yes UBC (1982) .' SAN BERNADINO COUNTY Adelanto Yes - Class B-No wood Barstow Yes UBC (1982) . Big Bear Yes Class A hillsides . Class C flatlands . Big Bear Lake City Yes UBC ( 1979) . Chino None No requirement for single family residence Colton Yes UBC. Fontana Y Yes Class C. Grand Terrace Yes Class A fire zone 2 UBC ( 1979) . Loma Linda Yes UBC (1982) Class B inBrush areas no wood . Non hazardous areas Class B woodpermitted (single family) Montclair Yes UBC ( 1982 ) . Needles Yes UBC ( 1982) . Ontario Yes UBC ( 1982) 3 roof limit. Rancho Cucamonga Yes Class B hillsides . Class C flatlands . _ :.^^• '.;q: •..�.-..`ir•••rr. :. 'r,. -.,�rrw+ P'4c, "`.'a?i`r 'K': YT.r':sr>.r..:y,,.^•^ :t.,. -r:-•2�a.:r�•. :!w-,:?i:-:.:;'^;�•a:� �'ijY1• � `a\ hJt A; t t.,.l . . ...• ._. :mss ^--ii` �.-_ �'3�,"^rs-'i:-s:'\_,a;;•��5;;;._c'° —_ - - - .. . ... Redlands Yes Class B all roofs _ in fire zone Class C shake roofs . Rialto Yes Class C. San Bernadino Yes Class C below 10 freeway. Class A fire zone above 10 freeway. ' San Bernadino County (unincorporated) Yes Class B brush areas Upland Yes Class B North of Proposed Foothill Fwy.South of fwy UBC 79 Victorville Yes Class C.UBC (1982) . SAN DIEGO COUNTY Carlsbad Yes Class C. Chula Vista Yes UBC ( 1982) - Coronada Yes UBC shakes must be Class C. Del Mar Yes Class C. UBC E1 Cajon Yes Class C. Escondido 1 Yes Class C. Fallbrook Yes Class C. Imperial Beach Yes Chapter 32 . La Mesa Yes Class C. Lemon Grove Yes UBC (1979) . National City Yes Class C. UBC ( 1982 ) Oceanside Yes Class C. Poway Yes Class C. San Diego Yes Class C. San Diego County Yes Class B - brush areas . Class C - flatlands . Class B. • _ .;.;:_:,cam.•..: _- •�"fir _' •f• •f _ •''f" -'ice•.~✓ +:p. f - .. .. .. ��.-�:_,•. yam. _ _ r u y � `• x �y� ��,„ �a ri ts•�>•r ic"'� i na 3 'rs pg y � �4 .3± x;is n rn c 7 - -- ''+•.i.s�:..F`3^ µ.a" i , '�7,`;• r'*f2'iii'r Mt` r ...'•K ^• r. ,.'' ":. r" xr < r-*6;x:'-- _,. .'x':'F .....:r �'' `':.. > -o. _?r sM:,. •. a:,:....,. e,•Cn�:<S 1...,,:.. -r.,-..�+}�rs�. . d._..!..i...:!+;T,Fs :5.'!�. -•;..� ?�'.: J'JTf w�_�S` �.C?. ,..s.. r.r,F;'t k. !!'.a :.' San Marcos Yes -Class .B. Santee Yes Class C. Vista Yes UBC Wood must be Class C. VENTURA COUNTY Camarillo Yes UBC (1982) . Fillmore None Ojai Yes Class B Oxnard Yes Class C. Port Hueneme Yes _ UBC. Santa Paula Yes Class C Simi. Valley Yes Class B. Thousand Oaks Yes Class B UBC (1982) no wood. Ventura Yes Class B - No Wood in Fire Zones Ventura County (unincorporated ) f Yes Class B . _' - - —— .__ ,,.Y'•: -":.i`a - ;?'_�tF:�1i Y-iK:?i„LLS9}�.�-`!r'K�i R7T n c•_'F%�_ .�Y_i� _ r.I':— - � ____ a� . .. z 'J✓J ', �.•.;) i �. a �r�•7•'�.�ti..µ� X�ym.-3� rrY-.,c-nr- �7ti.. `^ d ' y ' t i �'It�,J � - J oaf. 1•1' � ��(..�-i 1.��:Pir - 1�:Y y T _ y+r, ar,r+. r !`"y�K�+ t`;"Y-." 1.���•5�yb"i!t�,k�`',i �''.`T'Y°�' .irr �',1�.`l'.r;���'".dt`1.+'sa .+�y.�v ..+'.." T,.r _ � ' `,� .,i� * w.. X. .� y a t ��•'•�t!'i ryz-; v: �k fig' S�.��SF� tay`�*4�{'^•s'y`�'�'''= t t<,(.-�',�rSi f2 't .,,.F ..• :i 1�?;:rY . . t, r .ri"�^�•"' ., �}_`�Sa�.''k'>*.FS'CI.S�S{�.Cs''i`'..`'.�c''�.�'.t� sf"ti�':"k..:.�-.�' - > > _.G._....t�-'t t:. ., 'y.r-..-� - `firLss PyWfr�t, Ly ~ ry h 9ki•` � v FF L jlsx`std i x Yl �7 5t f+v'. 7 Y1b 'iy 1 i- +r -•. K t .. ► .Q,1:i'?ey U[....�'S-_..._''f'i�'T:.. �.-...� ''��.._ 1�•tl .`•�...I•.: ..... :�••�,•. ^�.'� t'.�' ♦.�'s=Li:.- .(Prepared by. the _,Contra :Costa :,County.:Fire Protection District "support of ` r by ncord)dpted Ordinance _ THE NEED TO RESTRICT THE USE OF : = WOOD SHAKES AND SHINGLES Recommendation The Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire District: recommends an ''" ` amendment to the 1982 Uniform Building Code,: when adopted, which .'. . would restrict the use of untreated wood shakes and shingles on roofs and exterior walls. . (The proposed Code changes are shown on Page 6 of- this report. ) Purpose The purpose of this proposal is to reduce the potential for confla- grations which could result in terrible fire losses within our community. Maior Contributing Factor The reason that untreated wood shakes and shingles are singled out for restriction is their unquestioned contribution to so many disastrous conflagrations through history. (See the Conflagrations Table and the N.F.P.A. FIDO Summary Table on Pages 10, 11 and 12.) Of the potential conflagration factors in our community, wood shakes and shingles are, by far, . the most prevalent and most practical and feasible to remedy. Other conflagration factors can include water supplies, fire department resources, weather and topography. Generally, water supplies are not a problem in this area; and weather and topography cannot be controlled. Theoretically, fire department resources could be increased; however, even much larger fire departments than ours have not been able to prevent conflagra- tions. (See the comparison of existing local fire department re- sources to resources of fire departments where conflagrations have occurred in the Case Summary and Comparison Table on Page 8 . ) In a report on one conflagration which occurred in Houston, Texas, on July 31, 1979 , the January 1980 issue of the Fire Journal stated that "The -Houston conflagration on July 31 cannot be blamed on excessive winds, inadequate water distribution systems or public fire protection, unusually dry weather conditions or hilly terrain . The ultimate problem was wood shingled roofs. " (Page 30, Fire Journal, January 1980) In his report on the Los Angeles conflagration of 1961, Rexford Wilson, a highly-respected..fire .protection engineer, said that there" are two dangerous characteristics of wood roofing and the confla- gration problems they present: "One is the ease,vith-which- the =-`- - AT. -.TIA EN !�ew • 'S t 1 Z M1 J \ N • •�''�i�;;;::��-� �•- tea:-{F ? 1 !-� _ ` yi * i' T t¢� r_:c .iai[r• r2 °rY:?,yt. _z� �rL=_.;V;% •.Y""' J •t ) J.w r t.� a+'J+{G rte`.' -�y ;>=��-.+� �- T •Sy`c i_ - s :� ! S s t S +r.; >L ate.; 's-'_""�',°7 a �'. y n =T✓.>•L• k;;•t 3.-`i'�.JYa,`5: .d ..•s :•,;{., ,t'Y �� '1Y .;'+. ;-y, .': H .L . . .•.t _r w.; � ..yam. .... t n. -J_i...t 'L. s�_ti.ali Y --�c.'s. 4 1r�"'a ! ?`xr,!✓r �T{jj.!"s!�► !ww;`.�.`y'.Y t.Wit! r!..+aC :;•• _ 5..+r` ;L?•c,�••,,ss° �;,.y�^ti���Wr-K'r"",,,�FFF.� •w.n a v�_ .- � t•s 'i� s �• � s .: -.:_r s'., r•.7'...,.a .'.^: �,> A >.id�54s ititn) '`-h� � .,, sQ� it,•h`CrZyv..;i�i�C', �+i �°" {,""'stktt •f"�•r•. �dtp,yf4 s-i sdv'' `s�'St aw •°�` •l '!'-t��SK'��.r ._. .. ,. ..s .,,..,........'S.,�..a-„t _....r..�!n,...,. r-,r..r..vSc,,..�:.l L_.4..•. . ,...,t'�.,..... ?'��.'''1' a,,�.•�.r..�'S7,x,.D �..”•}•X-v�,l£`3m,r1.3�T._?...xt nro-?r..w;h.;�':t��....,.,> s roofing will ignite from relatively lightweight firebrands, embers and sparks. The second and most dangerous characteristic is ' the ability to produce flaming brands large enough to ignite other wood shingle . roofs at quite a distance. "This flaming brand characteristic defeats firefighting efforts in three ways: 1) the fire has no definite front for formation of a tactical attack;. 2) the distances involved force dilution of avail- able men and equipment; and 3) the speed of spread, once started, outdistances the time needed for adequate response . . . This Los Angeles conflagration was one of many which have proved that wooden roofing has the potential of starting or contributing to a confla- gration which is completely beyond the capabilities of modern fire department forces. "At this time, the only way to control this potential is to elimi- nate (or control the burning characteristics of) wood shingle and shake roofing. " (Page 78 , Fire Journal, January 1980) Soon after the Anaheim, California, conflagration in 1982 , National Fire Protection Association President Robert W. Grant strongly backed proposed legislation to ban the use of untreated wood shingle roofing in California, which reaffirmed the long-held N.F.P.A. position on the subject: . "It's unfortunate that tragedies such as the Anaheim fire must occur over and over. again before there is enough public outcry to change the situation. "Untreated wood shingles have had a deplorable fire record -- in- cluding many major fires in California -- for nearly .a century. "Unless wood shingles are treated so they are fire resistant, they should never be used to cover any roof or any type of building in any locality. "N.F.P.A. records show that from 1971 to 1980, untreated roofing shingles were a contributing factor to seven fires in California, each of which involved more than one building. " (Page 20 , Fire Service Today, October 1982) In discussing the March 21, 1983 , conflagration in Dallas , Texas , the National Fire Protection Association said, "The potential for a major conflagration or group fire involving structures with un- treated wood shingle roofs has been illustrated numerous times . Multi-million dollar fires where untreated wood shingle and shake roofs were a contributing factor have been recorded every year for the past several years by N.F.P.A. 's Fire Data Services Depart- ment" ; and further stated, "For several decades , the N.F.P.A. has taken the position that untreated wood shingles and shakes present such an obvious fire and conflagration hazard that they should not be permitted on the roof of any building. Untreated wood shingles have had a deplorable fire record -- including many major fires in Texas and Southern California -- for nearly a century. " (Page 16 , Fire Service Todav-, November .1983) . a 'rsy °i -2- kl� - - - _ r tyres r � ? •i Li.r r, r Jc7�`FS '.^r _ .., �' ids . +h�re::d?•, ° ` L -<-.� ' ' S " r .loaf, t n •a i�"ar�,.` r1«r y++'tbi�2.�, J'vi •rE.�9' ,�v,: M.'r• �Y "`1 _ . r,K, f r• , tia} r c i d `lvTt er•�1�.-�' „Y *r �` t d o r"5� r .._.__�.... ..._- _. .. .-. ...�..-_.d._....-. ___..._-.. _ �..r..__......a'} .°�.+... v `t •.. .yam 3 yeo:•r�.J�+�C 1. .•� Y ....____'--: . A Few Recent -Wood Roof Conglag ratio ns � Y , As indicated in the Case Summary and Comparison'Tables . (Pages -7, 8 -and -9) and -the -N.-F'.P.A.--F-IDO- Summa ry..,Table=:(Page;12) there has been no let-up in the 'incidence -of conflagrations .through ;the years , particularly in the States of Texas and Calif Some interesting comments regarding a few of the conflagration reports -which we were ..able to review are as follows: ; The Houston, Texas , Conflagration, July 31 ;'-1979 `;-, '"By now, there were small spot fires on every building in the .;.sector ;west of Windrock Boulevard. No firefighters were available -.to send to the roofs" ; and,•• "The success of the final stand ''was attributed in great part' to the lack of wood-shingled roofs -north of Woodhollow Drive" ; and, "They believed that the -fire could have been contained to the building of origin if it were not for' the -wood shingles. Further, if buildings north of Woodhollow Drive had had wood shingled roofs, fire officials felt that more -buildings would have been lost. " • The Anaheim, California, Conflagration, April`'21 ,'1982 "The Battalion Chief then directed all available police., fire and civilian personnel to- evacuate the involved buildings and those west of them" ; and, "Despite the monumental- efforts of firefighters and civilians who manned hose lines, crews were pushed back toward Euclid Street" ; and, "Some structures had composition roof cover- ings or [fire-retardant] roofing that resembled wood shakes . The buildings with roof coverings that resisted burning brands were still standing after the fire, in stark contrast to the surrounding destruction. " . (Page 23, Fire Service Todav, October 1982) (Copies of narrative reports of these and other conflagrations are included in this report in the Documentation Section. ) Do We Have the Potential; Can It Happen Here? A study of the topography, climatic conditions and fire department resources in this area reveal a frightening situation. The recent conflagrations noted in this study had wind, temperature and humidity conditions not unlike those in this area. The conflagrations occurred in flat, urbanized areas similar to what we have here. The fire departments, in each case, are much larger than any fire department in Contra Costa County, and were able to respond with much larger forces within effective times than we could ever hope to equal . We can only conclude that it definitely can happen here! (See the Case Summary and Comparison Table on -Pages 7, 8 and 9 of the Documentation Section. ) Close Call in Concord _..._ __ On May 21 , :1984 , in the tract ,known -as "The Crossings in Concord, we came very close to having our own conflagration ., One .house with _ - i.;•fl ?•'-.°rT..-r- Tno.•ei+n` �S r �.�....rva•••. _ ..- -. y a 7- . - - �u - �j c i y_. ' r - r ;�',:S' ..rte :r~ -� •�+. Y 6' Y r .. 'i.h (1...t._ ....r^r.•'E-a_.. ......t...,... , ..^. ....�-a. .''?' , •..•t.., t-.f)P�Itj.•� S._5�-1,e..I:I.'tS�-.�.�j,'l{,`''..'�T'�I,'1't •s ''_.F.•�.:l �f'sYr}.�''�s`:z^:� L�Y ..i:."�.Y��� ��w.t ..fi zF's_„_:.' ..f r _• -_ - �'% _ s a wood shake roof started burning from a fire which originated in the garage. Upon arrival of the first fire unit, the wood shake roof of the house next door was already •starting to burn and the. -wood shake roofs of the two houses immediately behind. the burning house were receiving flying brands and radiated heat. The fire department was -able to prevent the next-door house from burning further and to protect the roof of the house immediately behind the burning house from catching fire. However, they were not able to prevent the roof of the fourth house (the other one behind the original burning house) from burning. That fire quickly extended into the attic; then into the rooms below. Soon the fire department was faced with having_the first house fully involved; the roof of the second house partly burned and threatening to burn further; the third house still needing to be protected; the entire second story, including the roof, of the fourth house fully involved; the wood shake roof of a fifth house, next door to the burning fourth house, receiving brands and radiated heat; and hot brands from the two main fires landing on the dry, wood shake roofs of at least four other houses -- as far as a block and a half away from the original fire. Aerial photographs of this fire scene clearly indicate the enormous potential for a• conflagration that this incident presented. (See photos in documentation section. ) Very fortunately, the fire depart- ment was able to muster additional personnel to protect the other threatened roofs before one of the flying brands ignited them. Also, very fortunately, the weather conditions were relatively moderate that day. Had the 18 MPH wind been a little stronger , or the 78° F. temperature been a little hotter, it is very likely that Concord would have experienced its first conflagration. Conclusion The January 1980 issue of Fire Journal relates the following: "On the afternoon of July 31 , 1979 , the Houston, Texas , City Council - met to discuss, among other items , a proposed ordinance to regulate the use of wood shingles on roofs of multi-family residences in Houston. The ordinance had been first- proposed the previous April , after a series of apartment house fires involving wood shingle roofs . when the ordinance wa•s brought up on July 31 , the Council voted to postpone any action on the ordinance to a later date. "At approximately the same time that the postponement vote was taken, • Houston businessman was looking out the window of his office in • high-rise building and saw smoke coming -from the Woodway Square Apartment Complex several miles away. He took a second look through a telescope and saw that the roof of one building was on fire. The roof was covered with wood shingles. The fire eventually spread to 26 apartment buildings with wood shingle roofs , destroying 22 of them and damaging -others.-. . -9- ti v cat cu �� ^ '.'}iy� .+.-q.:. .;.•f .r. s.n'i^'ZY'•r� 3 � r { � ,a-!r s 3.r w. - i . .. -. 4'e Cr�4`A.rK��'� t4 �X i 5vyy..A �.7- c. -, .i�.t•L". '�1., f +, T , . "On the Af ter`:'the'"con f 1 agration the City Council unanimously- passed the ,ordinance regulating the use of wood shingle roofs. " - 'We trust that .the City Council of Concord will not wait until after a -conflagration occurs here before acting to restrict the use of untreated wood shakes and shingles. ­7 7:.- 717, WOOD-SHINGLE the U hove 6m 7:00 pm an April!o to 7.00 pm ROOF CONFLAGRATION on April 11, however, Net 4 dispatched 411 re. ANAHEIM,CALIFORNIA sponSeS to COS. Many of the 32 structure re- Apri 21, 11364 spouses were to working fires. Eighteen responses to structure fires that day occurred between 3:00 _. An early-srwrning fire driven by-45- to 50-mile----am and 8.-00 am. Recognizing the-steed-for extra - - - r-hour t help, the lead dispatcher called in a fourth dis- commercial buildings and single-family resi patcher at midnight. By 7.00 am on April 21,a total dences, resulting in a SW million loss. Over apartment units were destroyed or severely dam- The Anaheim fire occurred north of Ball Road at aged and approximately 1,288 occupants were dis- , approximately 5:30 am on April 21. An electrical placed by the fire. arc in overhead wires (possibly caused by high The site of the fire, a few blocks from Disney- winds whipping power lines together or against the land, was not put of the brushland or watershed trunk of the tree) ignited dead palm tree fronds. areas usually associated with wildland fires. Indica- The firs spread to apartment struxtures to the lions were that rapid fire spread was due solely to southwest, beyond two apartment buildings with untreated wood-shingle or shake roofing and dried noncombustible roofing. palm tree 5-onds, combined with high winds. No AbU55 --o-b-6=7=er, rm s Engine 6 fatalities rred; injuries were minor. and Truck 6 had been dispatched to a ma' r fire in re area, a an Euclid=witha utual- ' . These eom- Street, was mostly residential. Disneyland and a en nt-due at the Anaheim convention center were located several blocks to me of less than one minute.the southeas t. Buildings in the fire area were n - assignment primarily two- and three-story wood-frame struc- (consisting of two engines, one truck, and a battal- tures with stucco exterior siding and untreated ion d from fire demftment wood-shingle and shake roofing. A few buildings headquarters at 5:40 am, and t response time had composition roof covering or hardboard' fire- 2 resistive roofing that resembled wood shakes. At 5:47 am, Net 4 dispatched Anaheim Engine 5 Many garage units had built-up roof covering on and Truck 5 to a structure fire in Orange. Almost SFaddressed fs. simultaneously, Anaheim Engine 7 reported a still distances between buildings varied from 10 alarm medical aid at Station 7 and requested that u much as 200 to 300 yards.The fire spread Medic Engine 3 be dispatched to that Station. both Ball Road, a four-lane boulevard, and Thus, within three minutes, Anaheim had dis- Street, a major thoroughfare. patched six engines and two trucks to three major 76 City of Anaheim administrative orde incidents. Since Engine 6 and Truck 6 were still in sed the wildlife fire hazard in brushland o use in Garden Grove, Anaheim's entire fire- hed areas, requiring listed fire-retardant fighting resources were reduced to bur engines. C or better roofing material, protection of First-arriving units at the fire scene reported r walls, horizontal surfaces and-openings, four or five roof fires, some fully involved, and ark arrestors. The April 21 fire occurred in a requested a third alarm assignment with ten addi amd"area not covered by the 1976 administra- tional engines. Four roof fir es were reported on tive order. Untreated wood shakes and shingles West Ball Road and on West Juno Avenue. were permitted in flatland areas- When the chief of Anaheim Battalion Il arrived, et 4 Communications Center serves the he requested traffic control and three more strike cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, and teams, and established a command post at Ball Stanton; three dispatchers are on duty during each Road and Roberts Streets, one block west of Loara shift. The Center routinely dispatches 70 to W Street. He then directed all available police, fire, emergency responses in a 24-hour period. During and civilian personnel to evacuate the involved buildings and those west of them. The residents The Anaheim fire was investigated by ttichard Best. NFPA were taken to an evacuation center at a nearby Senior Fire Analysis Specialist.The assistance of Anaheim Fire Chief Bob D. Simpson. Assistant Chief Martel Thompson.and junior high school gymnasium. Fire 1/arshal Garth E. Menges is acknowledged and ap• Originally, the tactical plan was to contain the a I r" hardboard shine product was not identified. The fires to the north side of Ball Road, between Loam owner reported that it was hardboard and Blau fiber.The cover- and Roberts Streets. Unfortunately, the Santa An- ins is brbcved to be fire-retardant treated hardboard shinides. A TT A 1%Ut4mCMT FIRE JOURNAL—NOVEMBER 1983 k 5 1 � Z N r .. .....' ', ._ .. :'. �- r. ...r.L.»_.—..»�.__'.a,•. _v_t4.._.-.-`v.:..ter'-.. _.._ -.- ..�a T w bxh gusting up b 60 mph carried bands Ivm a ooncent mW shack at Euclid street,::, Using a rood shingles across W Road,where they tended natural break more dm 100 fleet wide and a itrse on another wood-shingle roof. Fire spread to the grass area adjacent lo Loam High School'Four : -- south side of Ball Road was reported at 5:54 am, - minutes Istex.bowever,several spot fires were re. less than seven minutes after all initial response - ported west of Euclid Street, and one residence units had arrived at the scene.. ....._-'-''- --.--..—.----bmted a block-west-of Euclid had a-weU.invohed-�--- The command post was relocated to the corner roof fire.' of Ball Road and Euclid Street, one block west of Four engine companies entered the area imme- Roberts Street. As incoming units arrived, some diately to extinguish spot fires and attack the roof individually and some in convoy, they were as- fire. A secondary defense line was established on signed sectors of the fire to defend and evacuate,or Falcon and Fann streets to extinguish fire brands they were directed to set up exposure lines, per- 'being carried by the wind.At 7:26 am, the leader form presalvage operations, and carry out other of the strike team assigned to the sector west of actions required during a fire of this magnitude. Euclid Street reported that all fires in that sector 7be combination of hot,dry winds and dry wood were extinguished or under control. , roof shingles all but negated a direct frontal attack From approximately 7:30 am to 9:30 am, fire on the burning structures. Fire fighters used fighters made a concentrated effort to control monitors (large muter streams) and large hand- major fires still burning within the boundaries of lines to protect exposures and smaller handlines for Juno Avenue (north), Nara Street (east), Pahis interior attacks. Despite the efforts of fire fighters Road (south), and Euclid and Roberts Streets and civilians who manned hose lines, the fire (west).The effort was successful. For the rest of the forced the crews back toward Euclid Street. day, until after 5..00 pm, crews worked on extin- The fire on the north side of Ball Road had pro- guishment, salvage, and overhaul. gressed from building to building. One apartment Ultimately,the equivalent of 20 strike teams was unit was spared, largely because it had a composi- requested, 16 fivm outside the Net 4 area_ The tion roof covering. On the other side of Ball Road, total response involved 56 engines, 11 buia, 15 the fire had spread to both the south and west. battalion chiefs, 2 special equipment apparatus, 7 Buildings also had ignited south of Palm Lane and lighting units, and a 15-man hand crew. This total along the east side of Euclid Street. included 6 Los Angeles County strike teams, con- At 6:41 am, in an attempt to halt the fire spread, s of 30 the fire commander and strike team leaders set up Numerous apartment complexes were totally destroyed in the fire,considered to be the worst in Anaheim or Orange County history. Other apart- ment buildings were severely damaged, with roofs burned off or with the roof and top floor destroyed, U r""''"` leaving the first floor undamaged by fire. An Jum 4> a� �,,,<.>, apartment building with a composition roof, in the zey =Adirect path of the fire,war not damaged. Fifty � -one Flow a w N"d buildings were destroyed or severely damaged. In addition, two commercial buildings and three single-family dwellings were destroyed or dam- a: Q$ aged. A preliminary estimate of damn ..:.,.;�.:• .z;,. :. ge was set at SW million. <> ,,,,,E report listed the foDo,%ing summary of lams: 53 a °Jt SC10a 0 structures damaged or destroyed, 488 dwelling r"uVW Pic units damaged or destroyed, 1,288 citizens dis- a,o,,m nay t placed and homeless; 24 vehicles destroyed, 39 7O'0°` citizens and fire fighters treated at hospitals, and (— ►+r.� FA � 157 citizens treated at the scene. No fatalities resulted from the Anaheim fire. 44 omm LEGEND No residents sustained minor injuries,two suf- fered heart attacks, and six fire fighters were FIRE DAMAGE AREA treated for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation. The major factors contributing to the Anaheim FIRE JOURNAL—NOVEMBER 1983 r `t'k. 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Both fires were in flatland areas with new construction or re-roofing of existing build. adequate water distribution systems and public fire in s,__re __.._:s of the oceupanc%-ossification. - -- _ departmenf protection;neither occurred in brush- The new ordinance covers the `latland'- areas a brush- -M-0— conflagration Spreads Acres: 1{WAOI.• nRL where untreated wood shakes and shingles were pumAL. Vol 71, No. I Oanuary I9W)•p. M previously permitted. C FIRE JOURNAL—NOVEMBER 1983 - p3h _ L •• t. �. St�.S. "•� t � ;1^:".'.:�,.r-:"_ri%tC�fi:� � .+ •a 'ice'. i i:_ .chi i _ -_.'F _ _ mss....s •^r� h:. • T'!S / ; ra_ ,••;i,::n-..:..ice~ .l'�rf-._+r' _,-'!�.:� r, /. a L yet�'1 'F.�ti. t�:.i• i i .r��t.?'. .:� ,}a:,,. 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' .... tg (Cir. 5xW. 152,401) (Cir.Sat. 118,358) APR 28 1902 Shingle 'roof s -- 16 .'at :.00 'm burn : HE FIRE pear Oisneyland that leveled 50 shake construction In heavily wooded areas. buildings and left 1,200 people. homeless San Francisco banned them after the. 1926 the other day was caused by electrical sparks Ewing Field fire that historians say was'the . that ,ignited one of the area's symbolic worst in The City since the earthquake and fire towering palms. But the flames were fed — of '06; -- gorged,really—by rustic,wood-shingled roofs. Statewide, the approach has been piece- The* flattened, rubble-strewn blocks •look meal. Los Angeles County passed a stringent' like the bomb-ravaged ruins of Dresden. Only .ordinance covering Its unincorporated areas.a the quick evacuation of residents prevented few years ago,then watered It down last month deaths. Had the fire not been spotted lmmedl- .after the apologists turned up the political ately, or had the fire station been a little, heat.The City of Los Angeles Is strengthening farther away, death might have haunted the ' its ordinance banning non-fire-retardant wood- site. shingle roofing materials from-new buildings . and replacements.Orange County bans them In Apologists for the shingle-and' hake Indus- rural areas,-and will move right away to extend try will blame the fire's destruction on the the prohibition to urban centers—such aA the. fierce winds. Some may have the gall to blame neighborhood around Disneyland. ' the power line, electricity Itself—or the palm A state ban on flammable shingles '!s . tree. f needed, and has been proposed.Assemblyman They will have to ignore the fact that the Richard Robinson and Gov. _ Brown want winds were only sweeping the 'embers of legislation that would require fire-retardant- burning wooden shingles front roof to roof. - roofing throughout the state. Their proposal The sparks and the tree were the matches.The would Include new homes, commercial build- roofs'were the kindling. Apologists now may ings and replacement roofs. wish to blame nature. Industry apologists say that It would add to-. The winds cannot be' stopped, of course, the already prohibitive cost of housing. Not much to the industry's dismay. But shingle -necessarily. Tile roofs are comparable in cost, roofs can and should be.At least they should be though the shake industry's own fire-retardant kept from causing danger In congested .urban shingles are mare expensive. Reduced outlays and suburban areas. for both insurance premiums and payo}rts Area residents should not feel secure should further cut the cost, and the taxpayer- Bay oof-racing fires have become almost a Lastly, what monetary value do the borne cost of fighting the tires would be saved.- because rspring rite In Southern California. Last year, a Industry's shingle-fed blaze ravaged 13 Vondominlums in apologists ascribe to life, or to the personal the East Bay city.of Walnut Creek. A few Bay possessions that go up In flames? Area communities have outlawed shingle-and- It's long past time for state officials to act. - - r r.,-r. . •�:-� ; -a•w�+�[Jc n's••�t r-si�erti^'e^s+-':r^"�+s�-- rtar.s � ' +s:.. '•',.. - . -t ' r - e tti•. 1- r es �. .- -; t-. J. . t. � A - S = • _ -r�r C4 t- �X- s Ir•- r rf`1 r,.- f��. { L-'r _ t� � ••ar 14 - " � ? r• �:;�..,.:3 n y, 'cS y N - •Sh• �-•{-r-'` �'t F -A•?. f•?� C'��:s•�.i .. 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I1e81roaa0le felwesf.ntelhss of olrywsinrJ rMwyuhds ere 01.en 11.4 EDI oigKwtwall to i-not,al the 0k 11 1W mlased 11.e tronlc►st at Ihls edllodel• -. . we hope 1w won food 11.Tow colmnalb efe 81..610 most welcofue. -- ILmfgn NkIK$b-.VKO PlwsWeal,CBS ILdlo DlvisWa Geflofal M6fupel.KNX AW10 SUUJECT: Banning Combustible Roofs 82-64 8110ADCAST: April 23, 1982 8 : 15AM, 12 : 15, .6 : 15, 10 15P KNX hopes that out of, the ashes in Orange County will come prevention W . more disasters . Somehow, Southern Californians still associate massive fire destructiori 'witlr brushy hillside area. But this week 's Anaheim fire -- the worst in the area 's history -- should change that thinking dramatically. The flames cut a swath through a flat- land section of town with deadly speed, fueled by wood-shingled roofing . Many hillsides coitununities have learned their fire lesson well . They ' ve banned use of combustible roofinq materials in new homes or replacement roofs . But complacency still rules in far too nl;lny Southern California flatland areas . Fire officials say that congested areas where fire-retardant roofs aren 't required are simply asking for trouble . What they 've got, in effect, is acres and acres of kindling, ready to receive and send off embers when adjacent buildings burn . Property owners may object, but requiring non-combustible roofs is cheaper than the devastation that fire itself brings . The property owner isn ' t the only one hurt by Lire. His neighbors are endan(jered by it, and taxpayers pay for combatting it. The Anaheim Blaze wasn ' t some flatland fluke. L.A. County experts say that dui.my a two year period , most blazes starting on wood roofs were locate-yd in the flatlands . Fire departments these day:; aiu ;;ui-a-pr ussud. Citizens must- lao their part to avoid disaster. To KNX, that means widespread enactment of combustible roufinU bans . The cities of Los Angeles auld Irvine soon will consider such bans. May they and other local leaders remember Anaheim when they vote. T'!'i'++'.`�!R:.7�"C'�r. 7+s7',7,�'z'�.-:3r'r�a-_Jwc�_vr:.?:i;,.rer.+sr^..----war+.-;'e;,-....T+t:._...,•� _ _ __ _ - a+ t .. .. .. _ ... . .. .. .:n-•-.. -J..^ .iii ' ti n .. t N - - s, •tom c .X Y - y �i•..,1•-:w7 ��UU •��-Y..1. '�=h�iy--a��i��� :X�•:-� l_^T1-C _ _ _ : y fN '--�'�':i'11":^'l a�T;''"i•'ta:uy`.;'..!^�:•'j'-=r u -.;w +.:'t'n iJ:".'y.,-r±. _ ,:��•.-r� .-�- _ - • +-• )1 7 w. r-ar MC._"s°. •''•'•�:•'`.='--.J ' !+ :'l�� K ,'�.;� "- .«fir ,. , f :.i•iS `��rt`b�.:�:�� - .• 1':�C �;�l�4iw"�T'�.a<o° .'a,�`����+�sn. tM is Close Call in Concord On May 21 , 1984 , in the tract known as "The Crossings" in Concord , we came very close to having our own conflagration. One house with ... a wood shake roof started burning from a fire which originated In the garage. upon arrival of the first fire unit, the wood shake roof of the house next door was already starting to burn and the wood shake roofs of the two houses immediately behind the burning house were receiving flying brands and radiated heat. The fire department was able to prevent the next-door house from burning further and to protect the roof of the house immediately behind the burning house from catching fire. However, they were not able to prevent the roof of the fourth *house (the other one behind the original burning house) from burning . That fire quickly extended into the attic , then into the rooms below. Soon the fire department was faced with having the first house fully involved; the roof of the second house partly burned and threatening to burn further; the third house still needing to be protected ; the entire second story, including the roof, of the fourth house fully involved; 'the wood shake roof of a fifth house, next door to the burning fourth house, receiving brands and radiated heat; and hot brands from the two main fires landing on the dry, wood shake roofs of at least four other houses -- as far as a block and a half away from the original fire. Aerial photographs of this fire scene clearly indicate the enormous potential for a conflagration that this incident presented. (See photos in documentation section. ) Very fortunately, the fire depart- ment was able to muster additional personnel to protect the other threatened roofs before one of the flying brands ignited them. Also, very fortunately, the weather conditions were relatively moderate that day. Had the 18 MPH wind been a little stronger , or the 78° F. temperature been a little hotter, it is very likely that Concord would have experienced its first conflagration. 'i^ wG�/o J sl�yka 9p . 1�0 6o rr y 410 0 dA�pPO, O Pdr :: 6P .3 e dr`ors OQ, tG '�o�yc�j o o✓ r r6 6 o 06u, °ro f s � ��O y t +' OA J�"o d 1Z1_10 j1�d d/fq d pr fo � o � Gs4L ' a P ° o ° 0o PS Z/ 4,jr , � (Xv: sd(+/r+6 L� s c,3 Q& o fo e r d No @( ri'i�d/�a�s s fo o a f 6 ,3 -lo, C111-r °o f cb Qr r 6 �•o dCp 43 c,,* :3, o 0 r P1 a \s pi� y Oa °" fOfkc � • 9per(-P/ Of J �■°j�° ` P�N d � �s O d ra °d /° a � �a% O� s 4. O O C, � Z> r6 �Pa'f 43 ; r: `;r:-.:z,j`n�,?:�i.#;�?!��3�>i:�t".l+Yi•';jr,:f.'£�f}in'r!';•�:`¢?�4 i'?::'``{•h��•`4,�.iC�%;r�y,.':';i�i';:':;,';;�i'�;,ri�',�,t.S•j.i t'.'�:Y''`+F�"F:�l��'tL n-.''b!e+•5 a.`'�..,1�',;,��r"::�:.� .'�', ''''j';:��t:�k;�i l� ,. �/o O!i/aC'f p,�6 6�°c?o; 1r�"!`�rd✓i4j C',rr°oG rr a`�!i�f;�6 d lj/�C1°,sr�lGd°'l/j F�r,3,p rr�a°'O(`pd f�r�°�p D,1 06. 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' ._•. .`` <. ' , , !I t q I i tam r.m- f.:i:. a,i-e� tNE TRIO 4141E.O*►rnd.C&MOmw Twesday.JLOY 0."8'-3- ,... _ i •yhs.'.p'1, n:.j*;. _ �••• '.'A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION t _ •,~ �� 188?SPRINGER ROAD/MOUNTAIN VIEW.CALIFORNIA 44040 (000)462-4540• (415)485.3469 San Ramon from Danville. and the city required that several improvements be made so it would fit into the existing char- acter of the neighborhood. One requirement was that its old shake roof be replaced — ' with a new shake roof. There .A pool, a chimney and little else are among remains of a shake-roa was no requirement that the • ', `! shakes be treated. ' In Danville, Fire Chief Mike BIodget said that the department o' g' reat a . es � o considering imposition of con- . "There's always the threat of a problem of a fire spreading Roof materials susceptible to flames p p g from roof to roof," be said By Frank Woothn In the Pittsburg and Antioch Contra Costa County has had ' area,the Riverview Fire District n" r"�""' several close calls. be said, but'#,, is getting the cooperation of the MARTINEZ — The fires that . as yet has not had a conflagra- ' cities and builders to ring new recently burned homes in L4- tion. But he cited the Anaheim > subdivisions with houses with fayette, Walnut Creek and Mar- fire in April 1982, when.wiring fire retardant roofs. Lintz have buttressed the argu- in a palm tree short-circuited.'_ "The most dangerous situa- tnent of area firefighters that. and dropped a spark on a shake tions would be if a wildfire strict limits-should be imposed roof: '; _ . �� sweeps In and igniteseight or 10 on the use of shakes and shingles . Fifty-one buildings — bomes, ? ' as roofing materials. . .. apartments and commercial homes simultaneously;' said . Two weeks ago, Assistat buildings — burned at a loss of ? Chief Vincent Aiello.• But the *Chief Robert Rhoades of the .` $50 million. . first line of houses with fire're� Contra•Costa Consolidated Fire The industry says there really �- tardant roofs will prevent that. District appeared before the isn't a problem in Contra Costa Rhoades predicts that soon Concord City Council to ask that County and that unless untrest- fire retardant roofs will be re- all shakes and shingles be ed shake roofs are banned by the quired on all new homes banned unless they are pressure- state's uniform building code,no throughout the county. treated with a fire retardant — local action should be taken: Building codes with that re- an expensive process that can be Treatment adds 25 percent to quirement have been adopted by done only In the factory the cost but, Rhoades said. lab- ' Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut An industry• spokesman oratory tests show that treated Creek and Concord. stepped up to suggest that the shakes and shingles have a long- Lafayette and Clayton both follow council take a lesson from Los er lifetime than untreated ones'` county code require- Altos Hills, near Palo Alto. A "It's always cheaper to have a meats,which have no treatment council decision there to impose better roof," Rhoades said. requirements for shake or shin- the restrictions proved to be un- • In the recent fire in Lafayette, gle roofs.Building inspections i popular and it was upset by a eight houses were destroyed or ': both cities are conducted by the referendum. damaged. Most had shake roofs, ' county. „ .. `The county is our nezt ob- Submit it to the voters, the but one close to the top of the industry man suggested, not slope had a tile roof. Dry brush fictive,"Rhoades said."I'm con- knowing that as he spoke several next to the house set fire to the fi But the county will adopt shake-roofed homes in Los Altos wood eves, and the fire burned But before the county can take action it Hills were burning. . into the house under the tile. must show that special i The council, though unaware destroying about half of the local conditions make it ueces- f sary of the Peninsula fire, took house_ - s tricter-`than the state s adopt >s local building Rhoades'advice and voted unan- "But this house did not con-' code s imously to apply the restric- tribute to the spreading to other model. Lions. houses," Rhoades said. Shake and shingle roofs long Fire Chief Phil Phillips,of the have been a problem for fire- Dublin-San Ramon Services Dis- fighters. Rhoades said. tract, said the is being used on "When a fire starts on one the roofs of most homes now shake roof, sparks are going to being built in San Ramon. land on others," Rhoades said. "But frankly,it's just a matter "And as soon as you have three of time before we have to have houses burning, it's beyond the controls," he said. capabilities of any fire depart- : . _:.A home recently was moved to ment.It burns until it runs out of roofs and houses." .. ... _ .•.t• r 4!c`cra!"t,*,i'.z:..T?`,,•'F-i•''l�?�7�\L°'ZY r'Yr ti: ..i7! t• _!7?����•�j'�_' t: - %i. otmMethr ftWepolft i=rte r. ,�T'•'%:;." r =I'_,.[F^- I as••+ s a^'y - y:t # .�-;�;,_,',";�a�,;�c",wr 1„x!4 ;,n tip• <'i ai•s:`•r>•.L.�:Y4:.:i��.,..::Y1�.�"-.�U...:.r_G S; a- �. 'h• Z •> ' Wit•!^ y s�. ..1.�a..s.A.ry,r> .1{/fi `'�1 u a t 4t�..h�i w: sxr#a.�Lro Y_G-4'w�.•0.a FS�`�'i 1�"v r i"'4e+tYr'rr r.r°i r,e-E�T �n i s iesT>r— t3�i`a 4v'v'+w�tr�.^vra-a 'Qp n'� , ti y . 0 nkmn . J ,.s�•_-':reS..a�+sia'ao.�'. c...1.. ;�-���,.�'_r. s r w ac � W .6*er r,. .,.„ > r -•. t a r ,.,.as�w . r •�t,c�>•.n-.��...ry ,..rrcc 'c�:ria:ur'.t:�-.r._.:_r hazard,- firefi hter sa s WA Danville s roofs a y ? ` ' month. $15,000 to $20,000 in damage," he . But Carstensen countered at the : a ��'� �`,::: _••' • ',. - By Racbele 1Kaatgel . . . . n°:�• ,� Monde night meeting, ''ire extra Carstensen noted that wood said. It they'd had fire-retardant y ght ling Times staff writer - '•;� �'s=•: '��i: : roofing I wouldn't have happened.". costs of such materiel is certainly a shake and shingle roofs, which are roo t n�Y • �.... ... ,,, DANVILLE — Combustible for man of the homes re- PPe small price to pay to lessen the loss �` ` s 3 M1` .`: roofs, Pub lk Enemy No. 1 to fire- proposed Y Carstensen said Meadow Crook, 9 .! fighters, are under attack by the cently approved for the Sycamore the Olympia Properties 171-home of one's home and possibly one's Valley,ignite easily,causing fires to du lox project ect a roved b the life due to a spreading fire.,, - San Ramon Valley Fire Protection P P j PP Y ' District spread from house to house. The council lest week, would be espe- He asked that the council at least fire marshal said such roofing mate- require "class C" roof covering, '� `� ciall vulnerable to fires spreading Fire Marshal Hank Carstensen burning, give flying due to the closeness of the house. �' vials when bu ve off fi 'n which.is effective against light fire has asked the Town Council to re- brands that can to other oom- exposre, for the Sycamore Vall ey ti The council required that home. y ' �. ' • , ' 5 quire all new residential develop• t bustible materials. Council members polled on the �. In that develo ment ad acent to �;.• menu in the Sycamore Valley to P J roofing issue were lukewarm to the �':: `•` ,,�•r, ;;�:°;' f; t:,:;-;.;:;, ;,; .?, ;' ;.; { -�ardant roofing• From time to time 1 have at- non-landscaped and non-imgated a "We're obviously dealing with a tended fires that spread to adjacent open space have fire-retardant roof- idea of a special policy for the Syca- a. more Valley and cooler to the no- , fire area here" Car-- buildings because of ordinary com- Ing. ,. , r Hon of a citywide ordinance. atensen said of the 2,500-acre Val- Mayor roofing," he said He re- Developers who heard the fire Mayor Dick McNeely said he IS i which features "vast areas of called one particular fire at a hoarse marshal ale on the roofing ub- t r' b ,n belt ands u under construction spreading to the ng interested in exploring the "oppor-_ nbT Ject at a previous meeting eom- tunity in the Sycamore Valley to table land." completed home next door. U to 1,850 new homes have plained about the high cost of fire- .prevent a problem.before it hap- ,•• ^"' ' P 'The people next door suffered retardant roofing. pens. been slated for development in the • r ' now largely undeveloped area. Carstensen said he will soon ask the council to consider a citywide t1 ordinance that would break the '# town into zones and require differ- Z { ' r, ent levels of fire-retardant roofing c' m for each zone based on the condi- p /� dons of the area. ° _ • ; + ; is r Bob Burns, a consultant who de- r � .{;' >_ '^'..� J signed fire protection master plena o ' ;� ^t` ; .1 ,, <r for Pleasanton and Livermore, said u6 1�r'• .tIV 1.111-Sar'. •: f, ` ` �; the cities of Walnut Creek, Pleasant ° .Z Hill and Martinez Currently have s Q 7•"..a'r.!''Syii <� 't t �r, �k such O • rdirlanCe9 in Effect and Con- O f Z •n r � f •'cord is scheduled to consider fire-. < ' F rF AvyJ+;�,t r i '�4 t;';'•- �,'_ � 'k '� •'retardant rooting legislation next � W •c' S i2t� ,1,� •Y . _ `t�r' li - .b 1.� r�r O;,: :a,f ','(�- �4 i�{•�, ,Y � P.: 'd n f OA .._��.0 ►t i t t. tt M t: 7 rr Z l; l CA O , 00 rt Ul ���111 : as K. � �gam-"• r� .yI'J t i.'; 5, S ti t zs�tir?, f - r Co r - 'A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION 1667 SPRINGER ROAD/MOUNTAIN VIEW,CALIFORNIA 94040 ' �r(600)9624540. (415)965-3469 C AW - r own Tuesday, July 2, 1985 25¢ ._� a �` 111��� � !. _-ti :��'; yam, •� 1� 7 t Altos 'This was the fire.we had always Los hoped would never happen," Louise Afire official said: It's just like LX Dronkert, mayor of Los Altos Hills, � —wooden roofs,vegetation with 'id as she sure e}ed the burned area Will these people believe it when we m close proximity to the structures. s H','.1s �` from the Palo Alto Hills Golf an-! Country pub parking lot. tell them to clear the vegetation?No." Los Altos Fire Capt. Ed Hageman I'`� n r(�a, said"conditions were just about right C a;j 801 cat o i 1 . . Six hours after me fire vegan,flames for disaster." He credited scores of __ -- ---- still burned brightly in some areas teen-agers—"I don't know who they where the fires had skipped about on are—with helping to save houses blustery winds• and fight the fire. Firefighters today patrolled an ee- pockets of smoke lingered in the One volunteer, 15-year-old Mark rie 1,000-acre landscape of glowing Lyons as a full yellow moon rase Slocum of Los Altos, saw the smoke embers where flames destroyed at over the hills-Most houses remained 'and decided to watch the fire.When le2F( 12 expensive homes in Los Altos_ dark —power had been turned off he saw its magnitude, "I thought I'd ,Hills and injured 10 firefighters. during the height of the fire.'IYIe fire help.It's kind of exciting,helping peo was brought under control by 6:30 - - ple.I watered one roof and some wom- p-m.Fire officials estimated the dam- an gave me $20. It kind of makes it age at$500,000 to$750,000 a home worthwhile - ..-.-. A number of area residents be- IYeved they saved their homes by re fusing to obey firefighters'evacuation ers so they could soak their roofs. . - Y. -3r f.t"w.^st Ar%,.7 z �4 t - t l i r *• 5• y �rS.t ' r • z fir• x, .r�i a,N tzars..�-' mar�r�;h d°��a._ate-� � ]�� .t •1' L '.` 1. o_ / � �,FS Y .. �b 7 �y� oq�c'��"��'!Y 'fi•:S.e�°sa r r:r'•"/��iil� F• �.'.:'.t, '•.. .•. • fy a� ��+Y'^f 4• oy� ��,.w� •sy� �.r'"Y•"i'ffb.- ���. .. — , a i �"_:ti e"-�i,�t.!�'y. ,^,4s„sS'..C3','C"""...f�(...e.'U+tfiz-...•7' ass3 s:;c a. �'. ! a[u'ls.. �a' a 3.,v. c -KS. � T-'•t. a g �,:f: t 7 ?' �y F � Yh M.�...,,yu'F• � �ix.,-Y 4k1 S '"Si .4 F wV. YT1G5� �`t' +vlk':v 5 » - i R "X'.< .. tW;fi�.... 2:d,•„�,.�r.n,.a.„.1rn'-°. !�r,,._.�r.:.,F•,t�.r-f'z,.,t: .'.s.-uk�k�i .a.:.,rr�3�.�'�ti,�",'a�4 s.r' hF's'�.,`��� t�?�,•.r.._� ..wn�!y.`�J.�"�$i?s L".'.';:x.,.- � F�* :.°_•.� ,,s,:.-=m1`a.$?...:.,.. . t'_,.. _.. .. r_.. - .. Alto Cner 0S S .- To Wednesday, September 11, 1985 L s'Altbs Hill report ��x�x I r �. • ire prevention sparse r e agreed with the task force find- roadway, and the council is ex- plan of weed abatement and {�Yj y ings, which were presented to pected to decide at its next meet- maintenance of firebreaks; en b Mike McDevitt the City Council last week. !ng the extent of this years courage the use of jl�e retardan Although the Los Altos and „ spraying Palo Alto Fire Departments per- ('There) seems to be a real roofs when urocessinrt site e- , � ' � lack in the fire prevention area. The task force recommended velopment permits_; investigate K formed well at the July 1 fire, , , ,; ;►� the fire prevention efforts of Los There is no coordinated effort." that the tows: "Adopt a regular please turn tope 3 �;:` Altos Hills have been made- Dronkert said the city should ` .,. quate, according to the final re- coordinate its fire prevention ef- r:: '•t `:;� task force formed to forts with Palo Alto, and other pa' ? 4'{ ?' ,�.�i4.::':'.i=2Fi!' "• rt of a t s sit i,�=��F::k�,:��y ,•. r:'. ai;.,i port Stan- study the July 1 fire. bordering jurisdictions — ford University,the Midpeninsu- vub Y 1!� After six weeks of meetings, , la Regional Open Space District, site visits and investigations,the Cupertino and Los Altos. { t• . �f five-member committee con- Fire prevention efforts sparse eluded, " riorities had not been The task force pointed out the available in case of an emergen- Z conflict between the city's phil- c' rtr..,..,•,;;,";;"'_,":''': t;:':. " ti laced on ire reven ion since Contlnuedfrompayel �\ ' ?,,; osophy, stated in the General cy' e�assaee o the initiative the Implementation of an on-go- The report concluded that it Plan, which encourages maxi- ing program of curbside debris all the recommendations were o r �r t ,. overturning the fire retardant mum retention of natural vege- �+ r 1. F�'1 ;-, roo or inance an e { collection establish a Neigh- adopted, the danger o[ future o a ounc{ a {n act re roo a tation, and fire prevention boyhood Emer envy Network;" tires similar to that on July 1, o .. to recommendations, which call g C the Los Altos Hills own a.l for weed abatement along road- and upgrade and maintain all 1885 would be greatly reduced. z with non-fire re ar an roofing fire roads, especially in remote However. . . the basic climate z v m—aTerTaT. ways. areas. and vegetation conditions which a o Z +,i, ; „ + exist in the area will always pre- ' `' ' ` ' ' ' `'' "Tn recent yeais there had As Dronkert Put it, We re < .� � big on weeds." The task force also recom- sent a danger of wildfires.No to• f{ not been any comprehensive ef- "We didn't think we have a mended that residents invest in tat prevention plan Is practical it �- o fort to clear fire hazards from ' ';•y. ` good weed abatement ordi- sprinkler systems and other the scenic beauty which Is so > o _x� ?.... Town-owned lands, and indivi- Hance," admitted City Manager fire-prevention measures; In- prized by residents is to be T h�,.. , '�. r•'. duals had not been encouraged George Scarborough. form town staff when hazardous maintained. . ." 1•+,` Dronkert asked the staff to conditions are apparent; and The council will discuss the D o ;;� , i to clear grasses and weeds . . . r ?� ., ;,'. "' '' :''• In the most dangerous areas for fire ignition — along roadways investigate whether the town work with neighbors to assure Implementation of the recom- rp z ,¢;'; ••.;;..:... could require weeding right up that access to sprinkler sys• mendations at oiie of its meet- A : {._ :,;..:,:,•'' ,::._.._.. ; —weed abatement right-of-waY „ o i +> ++ to the roadway throw h a new tems, pool pumps and hoses is ings next month. had not been actively pursued. g _..... t The fire,set by an arsonist in or existing ordinance. ,w S a dry grass area near the border Last year the town applied a of Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills, weed-killing spray to approxf- `Ile, ' burned 150 acres,destroyed nine mately 70 miles of paths and •r `-, ' "11 Los Altos Hills .homes, and caused approximately$9 million k 1 ppf ,r�'F�a 1 y Y r 3v G�r+Lni✓vr 4Tyr�.. rY �`vsrrc2j 71 1 . e • r � � F e o u :ems W A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION w ,,• I z`p- :`ti,, 4,` - 1667 SPRINGER ROAD/MOUNTAIN VIEW CALIFORNIA 94040 (800)962 4540• (415)965-3469 THE ARGUS Sunday,March 24, 1985 Blaze in Fremont roof causes. 8 damage g FREMONT = Embers from the chimney and ignited the paper burning in the fireplace ig• wood-shingled roof, Foley said. nited the roof of a house Saturday The girl left the house while the and caused an estimated $60,000 paper burned in the fireplace, In damage, fire officials say. and only the family's son was in It took 14 firefighters about 30 the house when the fire started, minutes to control .the blaze, Foley said. which destroyed the roof and A neighbor telephoned the fire damaged portions of the ceiling department at 11:30 a.m. of a single-story home at 37096 Firefighters estimate the Shasta St.,said acting Capt.Mike structural damage at$55,000 and Foley of the Fremont Fire Department. the loss of possessions at $5,000. The daughter of the home's One firefighter received minor renters apparently was burning injuries when a portion of the. cardboard or paper in the fire- ceiling collapsed on him, but he place when the embers floated up was not taken to the hospital. or. :rf^ Vin... Article `found by Bernie Lander, Calif. Lifetile In: ?�1Q•,+!-'; ... .._.. .,..., ..'.:::: t�+• 1 Tef .7�•n'-P'' Y�1'j�+F�•i v.T,?'T�� —r Yir• .-. :�'C'•C•C: --.. - .fir .•1 } / =/ ..ctC.l�'...�.. -•i/.,r a "^Ft� � - 1.., . � ,`.,.,f.'µ�1+Y T''�'1 �'S'�:N,.r :� '.y'•_'.a'Y{:i'YCnt„�i.i :i:. _ — ��' J. ,;Y4.•.l•1�•._I+� •,�.. M1µ �••i• F '��:j• ! •-a•�a.a t 3: �-. S ti .3• r{^;�y,� _ r r r 'r� �" .t 1' 5..._"'''"t.+-zY?'"� ��°jt!ir�S�.£3'4�`A�.=.. +^r -ate,.+�'�':F:[c„ti''•r;".': f,. 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In October, 1981 in Chatsworth, five homes There are many causes for roof fires, were destroyed by a fire started by burning among them brush fires, lightning, fireworks embers blown from a brush fire a mile and embers from fireplaces. While the need away, for fire-resistant roofs in high brush areas is In April, 1982 in Anaheim, 524 apartment obvious such protective roofing is no less units were destroyed; leaving more than important in the flatlands. AB 3797 is a 1,500 homeless. necessary step inproviding this protection. it All these fires had a common denominator should be passed. — they had untreated wood shake or shingle roofs. In the Anaheim fire, some 50 buildings were burned out. The only two left standing had fire retardant roofs. To prevent such fires, Assemblyman Richard Robinson is sponsoring AB 3797, legislation, which would require every roof — both new construction and any existing roofs on which more than 50 percent of the area has to be resurfaced–to be constructed with fire-resistant material after Jan. 1, 1983. The fire rating for these roofs would have to meet a Class "C" rating . Such a rating, which provides minimum protection, - prohibits•the use of wood shingles and shakes not treated with a fire-resistant material. AB 3797 has already passed the Assembly. It now faces a vote in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee on Aug. 3. More than 100 cities and counties in California have already passed ordinances or adopted codes requiring fire-resistant roofing in all or parts of their jurisdiction. San Francisco has required fire-resistant rnr% {nr no Arly rJl �roo�c AD 7707 -,-.,IA "M j - f r - _ r` L — ; •:.• a.:;:.;: r•.. 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T . i �`�i,�,'°•1-.vr r < tl `--' ^rf��881iti:�"'�y�r t>>', iK'�' yT:r �`t v t`�-;- c=r:�„�`''����_r.. `t'".� =e y ��_-._..��. a� Zx'3.k-��.�'�v�'�_ t��a_i_`� THE FACTS ABOUT WOOD.ROOFING SAFETY: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE Published by the red cedar shingle and handsplit shake industry to assist interested persons in obtaining a fair and proper per- spective on the subject of roofing materials and roofing safety. RED CEDAR SHINGLE & HANDSPLIT,SHAKE BUREAU 515 116th Avenue N.E.; Suite 275 Bellevue,Washington 98004 ' (206) 453-1323 AtA i r>,f ti�f' ' ■�7 C1 s' ' si t.r� .< a�< Y�r T:t. ��s��Lof)i Si <.`}, Y...c r:•L ��� ����� ���,I 1 1 � ��P� C•� ..��...�... :,�,,.. .tQa•'!"tr•�+ T•tj•1✓? sr a.,....-c'1 E66 .- . � 7it;!b.: .fit ;'j;s•_' ''�:SZ niP:�,i S:��"�.:iii;'' y, :�:;:c'.'G<r.-,.:-, .1%"^"� 'i4.:y!*I?,:' � :-•�- R�- Si ^"°.�y5)'+' r^ 'G���t•^y'.�,:;�•-'• .'l':::t;: '�Y3 Sn��N,`�;G�_ai:� .;�.:'.C''vr":`o.': F � � ��L�. F '.J�•..� ` .+•... ..e. '.7•S;:a'.p�Jr..,.�,�• <r,; ry�..'S ''<,� Pv...^ '��:: �'�••� -,,r•.� �'"��+V .�s'ix'+}'� - ..v,r�y�e�r �:T%r.r' `"ti•.. '-r.r� ._( ^�,:�:�^,�.sE.t:1; ..CK�• •�^_iX.'i.. �'_ �,-..-:��. -lr.'�j�,�y�r," •� •= •?r`_s.:�`�2��� Y Y` `._'•�"y+�'.44- �`+.:i<6r'.; :ys •� �-�":1:.i.t�:.:.-. L'�.?..r�:`�r:z'J., •�..-Sri.--�(e a::t�-s�S��J����'.ln: _ r `r.. 1 %�'S��a����P����r�i�.�?�'�. _ v 'n Ciy',j,.e`�'rir� �n�, `i"•�'r�"'��r^4r x>.%srs''cir '.-,:t' asr:�:r .3.3'fw'�J..-4,Y,._y - . • ,:3y'.n'�%s:�'�cria�i?.-s',i?s'~�..�t.Ct'1rL�::�< _.�.,- ,x r,X>-iieA'•y'yvJ+.a"1'r f.... �'::'� -•y�•� r- THE FACTS ABOUT WOOD ROOFING SAFETY: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE INTRODUCTION In recent years there has been a concentrated effort on the part of private firms and public agencies to secure the elimination of wood roofing from residential and commercial roofs throughout the country. This effort has been based on the allegation that wood roofing poses a fire safety danger. In order to place, before those individuals and agencies who are concerned with the question, the actual facts concerning wood roofs and safety, the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau makes known the following basic facts. THE BUREAU The Bureau is a trade association located in Bellevue, Washington, representing over 400 mills whose production of shingles and handsplit shakes carry the Certigrade and Certi-Split labels, respectively. The Bureau, which has served the industry, the building trades and the general public for over 65 years, is engaged principally in product inspection and grading, in research and development, in promulgation of proper application methods; and in advertising and promotion of product use. THE GROWTH OF Over the past 20 years the popularity of shingles and the heavier PRODUCT USE handsplit shakes has increased appreciably. There is little doubt that this success has caused the "safety:question" to be raised by competitors of the shingle and shake industry. THE INDUSTRY The shingle and shake industry believes the public is entitled to a fair PHILOSOPHY and complete understanding of all facts dealing with the matter of roofing safety. The industry, principally through the offices of the Bureau, has attempted to keep the question of safety in proper perspective and to combat all organized efforts to depart from the essential facts. As an organization based on ethical standards of conduct in promotion and information programs, the Bureau often has been placed at a disadvantage by the practices of distortion and misrepresentation which frequently accompany attacks by its competitors or well-meaning but uninformed fire zealots. Nevertheless, the industry feels that by maintaining its principles of fairness and integrity, the questions which arise regarding roofing safety will be considered with the same fairness and integrity by the vast majority of municipal officers, code officials and private citizens. Perspective: No single example of the need for perspective in matters of roofing BRUSH safety is more illustrative than the highly publicized hill-brush CONFLAGRATIONS conflagrations which sweep across areas of California during fire seasons. These conflagrations frequently cause the destruction of scores, sometimes hundreds, of dwellings, and losses in tens of millions of dollars. These fires have common elements which need to be understood. Annual and predictable, they occur in periods of extremely low humidity (as low as 3076) after long periods of drought (up to 9 months), and are fanned by so-called Santa Ana winds (up to 80 and 90 miles per hour). Firefighting conditions in these conflagrations are atrocious. There are vast accumulations of volatile (greasewood-type) brush, hilly terrain, inadequate roads for equipment deployment, inadequate (and in some cases non-existent) water supplies, and capricious winds which shift fire direction. The heat generated by such fires is so intense that homes literally explode when exposed to it, including those constructed primarily of such materials as steel, masonry and glass. The record shows that these fires play no favorites. 1 -- s These conditions are unique to California, especially the southern part of the state. They are duplicated nowhere else in the nation, and should not be permitted to influence attitudes toward roofing materials throughout the nation. Brush is the major culprit. Unless and until the brush is cleared or otherwise controlled, the fire losses will continue year after year, no matter what types of materials are used to construct houses in these hill-brush areas. Perspective: National Fire Protection Association, in their annual listings of fires by FIRE CAUSE cause, showed "Sparks on Roofs" to account for 6.707o of total fires in STATISTICS 1945. This percentage declined, year by year, until 1970 when it showed 0.5070, and thereafter was eliminated from the report. In effect, the 1970 report showed only one-half of l 010 of all fires started on the roof — and these were roofs of ALL types. A four-year study conducted by the insurance industry in the state of Iowa — one of the few which segregated losses by types of roofing materials — revealed that fire losses to wood-roofed residences, on a loss-ratio basis, were less than those covered with other roofing materials. Perspective: It is significant that the insurance industry., which deals most directly INSURANCE with fire losses, has seen fit to eliminate the age-old fire insurance differentials on wood-roofed residences. Following the lead of New York state in 1940, all states have wiped out the differentials. Perspective: Throughout their history, neither the cedar industry nor the Bureau has LIFE SAFETY maintained that shingles and shakes do not burn. But so will practically everything else that goes into the construction of a dwelling or other building. Since over 9517o of all residential fires begin in the interior of the home, it is logical to relate life safety to the reduction of interior fires. Life safety begins inside the home where carelessness, smoking, overtaxed electrical and heating equipment plus other causes provide the true danger. It is far more significant to provide fire-resistant furnishings — carpets, drapes, furniture, etc. — than fire-retardant exterior building materials. Of great importance in life safety considerations is the tendency of wood shingle or shake roofs, which normally are applied on spaced sheathing boards, to self-ventilate in the event of an interior fire. Remember, this is where over 95010-of home fires start. Life losses in home fires arise mainly because of suffocation from superheated gas and smoke, not from the flames themselves, and the release of these toxic gasses through the roof is a life-saving characteristic of wood- roofing. Tight roofs — e.g. asphalt roofing on solid sheathing — are killer roofs. Perspective: The Bureau and the industry, supported by thousands of concerned WIND RESISTANCE tradespeople, have long sought to establish "total roofing performance" as the essential criterion. It is a fact, for example, that the wind-resistant and hurricane-resistant properties of wood shingles and shakes are far superior to those of any competitive material. In storm after storm in the Southeast and elsewhere, cedar shakes and shingles have demonstrated their ability to withstand high winds. For example: . . . Following the disastrous onslaught of Hurricane Carla to the Texas Gulf in 1961, a Civil Defense Director said: `I can only give one blanket statement, and that is those houses with wood shingles escaped almost unscathed and those with any other type of roofing absorbed some degree of damage. " r " y After Hurricane Dora ripped St. Augustine, 1onda, in 1964, a <. local official concerned with the preservation of.the city's historic buildings said,* "The performance of wood roofs on restored buildings during the hurricane was superb." i . In 1965 the Southeast Forest Experiment Station_ and the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory collaborated to publish a booklet titled "Houses Can Resist Hurricanes." It is a'fine testimonial to wood roofing, containing such statements as: .."Often, the greatest total damage in hurricanes occurs when asphalt shingles and other roofing materials are blown from roofs . . . Wood shingles and built-up roofs show up best in hurricane damage while asphalt shingles and metal roofs give the poorest performance . . . Wood shingles have the ability to remain in place even during periods of extreme wind velocities . . . It is likely that many existing (code) restrictions will be removed based on their excellent performance (in hurricanes). Perspective: The durability of roofing materials is far more than an academic DURABILITY consideration, for it affects to an appreciable degree the maintenance costs of homeowners. Cedar shake and shingle roofs are famed for longevity. Documentary evidence of this is given in Report BMS-57 issued by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards, which indicates that the average roof life expectancy of wood shingle roofing is approximately double that of asphalt. Perspective: Laboratory tests made at the University of Texas at Arlington revealed INSULATION that attic temperatures under wood shingle roofing (spaced sheathing) are approximately 30-degree F lower than under asphalt roofing (plywood sheathing). This can be translated into vast savings in the cost of operating air conditioning equipment in hot climates. Perspective: A roofing material should be judged on the basis of its total per- SUMMARY formance—its durability,$ its insulation properties, its appearance, its initial cost and its cost per year of life expectancy, its wind resistance — and its fire performance both as regards safety to life and safety to property. We respectfully submit that red cedar shingles and shakes — when evaluated on the basis of total performance, when judged in perspective — provide the finest of roof coverings in today's market. Cedar roofs are popular. People prefer cedar. 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That fire has been la- The National Fire Protection Association in beled the most disastrous residential fire ever their annual listings of fire causes, showed to occur in Houston, destroying 350 apart- "sparks on roof"to account for 6.7 percent of ments, leaving 750 people homeless and all fires in 1945 (39,000 wood roof fire inci- causing more than $20 million in damage. dences).This percentage continued to decline There was no loss of life. until 1970 when it showed 0.5 percent (less Because the apartments had wood shingled than 5,000 incidences) and subsequently was roofs,there has been a concerted effort on the dropped from the report. During that same part of private firms, public agencies and par- time period (1945-1970) the total number of titularly the asphalt roofing industry to elimi- fires increased from 585,000 to 921,000. In nate wood roofing from residential and com- effect, the 1970 report showed only .05 per- mercial roofs, not only in Texas but the entire cent of all fires started on the roof, and these country.This effort has been based on the alle- were roofs of all types. During that same pe- gation that wood roofing poses a "fire safety" riod, the number of wood shakes and shingle danger. What is the danger of wood roofs? roofs increased 250 percent. Many homeowners have been led to believe How Many Wood Roofs? that asphalt roofs do not burn; they do. In a 1977 seven-state study, less than one percent Within the last 20 years the popularity of of fires started on roofs: twelve hundredth's of wood shingles and shakes has increased ap- one percent of the fires started on wood roofs, preciably. Estimates are that 30-40 percent of eleven hundredth's of one percent of the fires new homes in Dallas and Houston have wood started on asphalt roofs. shingled roofs. In 1977, 830,000 squares of shingles and shakes were installed in Texas. Higher Insurance Costs This represents more than 83 million square feet of roofing,roughly 40 percent of the wood The insurance industry, which deals most roofing used in the United States. directly with fire losses, has completely elimi- nated the fire insurance differential for wood shingled homes.Following New York in 1940, Fire Cause Statistics 40 states have eliminated the fire insurance Because of several large and spectacular penalties on dwellings with wood roofing — fires in recent years involving wood roofs,such Texas in 1961.Of the remaining ten states,the as the Woodway Square Apartments in Hous- ....: penalties have been substantially lowered to ton,the public has been led to believe that such i between $3 and'$9 per year per policy._ - . .... •-- ,y'.-f,:J.;ice - "'`x`�"{�,d''a.�'- .U!�5 }6` —___''__.,_.. _.r'a:..�__ .._•__"__.____.___ 7 � Y� s+�. ___ ;L:�..!� f ATTAw A:yy.."� kin .. 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National figures are not available,but an in - A four-year study conducted by the insur- tensive study was made in Dallas during a 30- ance industry in Iowa, one of few states that month period.During that time,no one died in segregate losses by type of roofing materials, a wood roofed home there,however,88 pea revealed that the fire losses to wood roofed ple lost their lives in homes with asphalt residences,on a loss-ratio basis,were less than shingled roofs. those covered with other roofing materials. A contributing factor is "smoke damage". Fire Retardant Treatments For Existing One 15-state study showed an average dol- -- Wood Roofs lar loss of$3,101 for homes with wood roofs, $3,487 for homes with asphalt roofs, a dif- No doubt there are going to be some home- ference of 11 percent. It should be noted that owners who have wood roofs who will not rest further investigation revealed that in one city, easy until that roof is"fire retardant treated". for example, the appraised value of wood Many manufacturers and promoters of so- shingled homes was as much as 166 percent called"fire retardants"know this and hope to greater than other homes. Owners of larger, capitalize on it. Within six months after the more expensive, custom homes preferred Woodway Square Apartment fire,no less than wood shingles to asphalt and still do. 20 companies in Texas were promoting their fire retardants for wood roofs. The Texas Life Safety Forest Products Laboratory performed accel- erated weathering and fire tests on a number of At this point,there are many who will ques- these formulations. Except for "Ocean 441 lion the accuracy of the statistics mentioned in this article.True,there is and probably always Fire �Retardant" manufactured by Ocean will be conflict between promoters of wood Chemicals Incorporated in Savannah, Geor- shingles and promoters of other roofing mate- star e. they all failed, many in the unweathered rials such as asphalt or fiberglass shingles. state. There is a great deal of money at stake for Because of such variation in durability and fire resistance between the many products,the manufacturers of both kinds. One little-to-be- fore mentioned aspect of roof coverings is that Texas Forest Products Laboratory cannot rec- ommend the fire retardant treatment of wood of"life safety". roofs to improve fire resistance.The high cost No one can deny that cedar shakes and and poor performance of the treatments make shingles burn, for that matter, so do asphalt them unfeasible.A strong demand exists for a shingles. Since over 95 percent of all residen- spray-on fire retardant for wood shingles that is . tial fires originate in the interior of the home,it is logical to relate"life safety"to the reduction effective, durable, reasonable in cost and aes- of interior fires. Life safety begins inside the thetically appealing.Some chemical company home where carelessness, smoking, over- or research institute probably will develop one, taxed electrical and heating equipment plus but to date this has not happened. other causes provide the true danger to the Total Roofing Performance homeowner. It seems far more logical to this observer to provide fire-resistant furnishings In the final analysis,the homeowner should (carpets,drapes,furniture,etc.)than fire retar- look at the overall performance of a roofing dant exterior building materials, such as roof system as a"whole", whether it be wood, as- coverings. phalt, file or whatever. One should look at Wood shingle and shake roofs, which are durability, insulative properties, appearance, normally installed over "spaced".sheathing, initial cost and cost-per-year of life expec- "self-ventilate" in the event of an interior fire, tancy, wind resistance and above.all, fire per- which is where 95 percent of all home fires formance. originate.Asphalt roofing, on the other hand, Redcedar shingles and shakes,when evalu- is applied over"solid"decking,which severely ated on the basis of total performance,provide restricts the ventilation of toxic.'gases and one of the finest roof coverings in today's smoke to the outside. 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Cost effect on the community of the ordinance -- how many reroofing permits a year - what percent are wood 'roofs. What is the additional cost to the home owner for.changing from a wood roof to a composition, or tile --- underlaying of plywood deck, plus the cost of the materials. What is the additional cost of treatea wood roof over the untreateu material to the home owner. Would a "spray-on" treatment be acceptable a retreatment could be specified at the time. of -resale of the property; similar to the termite-inspection proceedure. ofhores within 5 ninutos response ti=e of a fire station n � � t *.t .?trr v ..� .1: -� ?�'1-} is �. rte•✓ `Y,F� 4T r - rs r i i''r�.t r?-; tQr �� i ,�^,� 6 at�rt''y 1 •.�'�a �r �_�p5.�'t^ eyc hs�4C` _ r1 .�.Y tr3r Jl = l•`Tac'frLr(f Y �T�i?4 l -�� ''� �' , '•�'ii° R• �. rl ¢J_--�`{r 1 r .�°-i. 1 F,�nYJ� ,ay*+�'. 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From RED CEDAR SHINGLE HANDSPLIT SHAKE BUREAU ''" 4 , 5510 White Building, Szattle, Wash. 98101 The following tabulation, prepared from published reports of�theTNational'Fire Pro- . tection Association, shows a steady downward .trend .in-the-estimated number?bfYfi re's"at- ' tributed to sparks on roofs of -all types for the 26 calendar:�yearsof?1945=1970�inclusive (a decrease from 6.7% in 1945 to 0.5/, in 1970) ''.-'buying _this:;persod,k-the use of:<wood _. shingles and shakes for roofs, as recorded and compiled bYAhe-Red Cedar Shingle ;Hand- split Shake Bureau, has generally increased .(see Col: 6) Lack of statistics to support a fire. insurance rate differential .has-prompted removal of the dwelling wood roof charge in 34 states. In the* 16 states where -a differential still remains, it has been reduced appreciably; The downward trend, and removal of dwelling fire insurance differentials, can be attributed in part to modern-day resin-and-pitch-free cedar. shingles -and shakes which are not as vulnerable to sparks, to the decrease in spark sources from solid fuels, and to improved regulations of zoning and construction of buildings Estimated U.S. Building Fire Losses Caused by Sparks on Roofs, All Types (from Quarterlies of National Fire Protection Association) (6) Shipments _ Cedar Shakes (2) Date of (3) Estimated Number (4) Estimated Total (5) Ratio and Shingles, 1 Year Quarterly Fires this Cause Number Fires Roof Fires Roof Squares 1945 Oct., 1946 . 39,000 585,000 6.7% 3,457,4o5 1946 Oct., 1947 29,600 6c8,000 4.80% 3,226,211 1947 Oct. , 1948 27,000 538,000 5.00A 3.867,391 1948 Oct. , 1949 23,500 570,000 4,1% 4,053,043 1949 Oct. , 1950 21 ,800 58o,000 3.8% 4,313,037 1950 Oct. 1951 18,000 600,000 3.0°1 5,113,964 1951 Oct. ,, 1952 16,000 625,000 2.6% 4,527,580 1952 Oct,., 1953 16,200 703,000 2.3% 4,110,825 1953. Oct:, 1954 13,400 727,000 1 .9% 4,119,245 1954 Oct. , 1955 13,900 774,600 1.8% 4,272,265 1955 Oct. , 1956 13,300 811 ,800 1.6% 4•,591 ,723 1956 Oct. , 1957 15,800 824,400 1.9% 4,085,252 1957 Oct. , 1958 12,300 843,900 1 .5% 3,654,835 1958 Oct. , 1959 ' 9,300 866,700 1 .1% 3,905,354 1959 Oct. , 1960 ] 1 ,900 883,300 1 .3% 4,329,607 1960 Oct, , 1961 • 10,300 890,200 1 .2°% 3,942,762 1961 Oct. , 1962 . 9, 100 857,400 1 .1% 4,076,812 1962 Oct. , 1963 - 8,700 886,600 1 .0% 4,219,470 1963 Oct. , 1964_ 8,000 918,600 0.9% 4,999,578 1964 Sept. , 1965-; 7,400 912,600 0.8% - 5, 149,352 1965 Sept. , 1966'; 5,800 921 ,700 0.6% 5,060,741 1966 Sept. , 1967- 4,500 -970,800 0.5% 4,641 ,933 1967 Sept. , 1968- 2,900 960,900 0,3% 4,606,899 1968 Sept. , . 1969* 3,600 974,400 0.4% 5,601 ,192 1969 Sept. , 1970-' 4,000 973,000 0.4% 4,638,646 1970 Sept. , 1971'; 5,000 992,000 0.5% 4,195,791 1971 Sept. , 1972; 996,600 5,332,401 from Fire Journal , Successor to Quarterly of NFPA -�� NFPA in 1972 discontinued segregating losses from "Sparks on Roofs" i. -;sync:`'_-.-...- i?:f,7'a w5it.;i?2 RN 1:. - �:+�:.J'•�`t'.�'- ..�U.�v��'�J w"£��-•�r:''�1`s''LC;. .•µ� - .�e f�'F•'�si:' v4 :•' : 1_...�.� �i-at,.L.4 v�� .n'y::. �!L L,r � _wy L�- "', .::_+:.i...r:...:'.�1�,,•: �l"'i. irk- .il, :!M'i - .. .JCS° ..,,.-...::..'4.• a.+c,'sE>i;^:>f!r•• _ 4..."u- � - "�..: f• .a'„3�;:r.�',.7:•::;e;.r•aii•1` 't':.. -'u,".y -¢v-""`.: rte • HME-N . 5 1." �?, Kw f y std:+ r. �S r J Sr� �''•D '.t k .�v � .x'� w 5 ,.c,. M � :� `i•{ F .,. 'nt Y �p�•k.• ^�. a m r t•'x•w d y{4 .YFa 'f F S 4 � y. u�+ x "•n''1 .:, .,sr: .. .:..1 .....•-c.'nfSr ...�z..'.�c'r?..�..�J�n:1r.:,.°�,''� .7:nt...�dvt'`.u,,;,-.:.,,F.4a�.. 44 G!'�°.:,+n .3 LxS ',�r•�...a.r.�.'7�•�;?�:-�S@ ..,�'.:e. a, �. �., w:3. . +w_-k.,�.- "::?" �, ...-,. ._ r MRS DATA CON'T'RA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Isar ± ALL FIRES ROOF COYt I11G -1 occupana Ho. Dollar 88 All RQQr Firea Erpogure q u Fir i Avg. Avg. Y 59 $376,850 5 $67 917 147.5 $324 ,475 1 10.7 / 0 r.�,ir ,; Dtirellin6: (8Z) (9.4x) (0.7%) (1.75) (B.Oz) (1.4X) .;,µK1";M -2 Fans 43 4,022,84o blood Sawn on . �� � �t;; • r �1 1978 . 888 3.779.359 55 133,545 u 3,000 48 . .. 87 345 .. 12 0 19"79 888 5,252;068 61 515,236 7 360,050 53 49T�536 12 0 . . ��° •r:. < , .,1980 876 4,889,188 88 609,340 4 40,500 65 496740 13 0 , v r ".1981 783 4,448,350 57 606,110 0 0 44 502,860 6 0 ' r• 1982 ; 247 1,399,251 50 235,671 4 1,700 43 228,421 5 0 ♦ y Z '' s r'`�x>r a i �. V" A" �` Sir ,yJi;�C 1983 79 4 ,368,826 4 2 n Other Re- Avg. Avg. 4.3 8,108 0.7 233 3 10,850 2 0. t r, 'aidantial 266 1,362,926 u o Only �~ ' x ' ' 1978 319 1,166,498 6 13,500 0 p � +f 1 28 5 12,700 3 0 rw let 's' 1�0 �3T 8 2 1,633,978 2 350 loo 2 350 2 0 � � �;'•>r4 779,870 8 26,400 2 00 6 F,400 2 : o 1981 249 2,005,985 4 1,900 0 6 0 0 �...- 0 1 5 p -1982 247 1,399,251 1 4,000 0 0 0 0 1 0 "� ��; 1983 257 1 188 5 2 500 1 0 4 975 5 0 25,000 4 X, ?7 �$ F g"A rli,,. Avg. Avg 8.8 6,113 0.3 675 7 3,617 T ?{ Other 327 2,667,056 sx�Y. y „LF.fI r::'YC :p1 -aavn On) 1:< 1978 3 rua. 3 � ���%J4�',5. 1979 386 3�8203►220 5 1,350 1 50 4 1,050 13 0fyt �� �} 6 , �� 't I;i <.. `r`d 7 5,7 5 0 0 3 2,500 18 0.. °I'f ,y. ti 1980 338 1,429,886 9 1 551 p p Y4A 4 ,, ;�:.i?�`r 4 2,4 50 9 0 ` �► i ,4 ►nA �i:`rtti,:'K, 1981 286 2,386,322 8 8,750 0 0 5 8,100 4 0 1982 277 2,013,777 15 13,450 1 4 000 4 600 5 p 1983 323 3,045,811 9 5,800 0 0 1 7, 0 5 0 Avg. Avg. 72.2 391 071 7 3 "��t.{ f 54 3311 ,859 21 p. ;', I , }tr Total 1,409 8,632,765 (5.1,x) (4.5%) tr,r•;, , �, .i saec Fi�;h 1� 1978 1' S 8 826 � (3.9%) (3.9%) (1.5X 0 :'r,►t ' ;, s^ nra „1 »'lir.{ ..r. ,: S 9,212 66 148,395 12 3,050 57 101,095 25 0 1�) €,: .�,!• ' •�, 1979 1 61 10 68 266 `r.yd � i f, v 5 9. 70 521 361 8 360 150 8 32 ;i., ,. wu ;• ;,r 5 500.386 0 � lk, 1980 1,451 7,098.944 105 637 291 14 8 00 A, 4.,�x. ,� r .t 5,7 75 523 590 2h 0 1 ;� ;, 1981 1,318 8,84o,657 69 616,760 3 500 50 511,610 10 p ` y -1982 1,308 8,294,896 66 2 121 236,021 .,a 3 ;;✓r.�+µ: , 53, 11 15,400 47 ]1 0x� 1983 1,259 , 8,603,612 57.. 169 00 8,500 .� tti ,5 11 37 136,4 So 25 0 . ,,± gyp , { F�' s t(►' �'�f��`� ( ) Number is z of all -fires averaged for six years. i '.,i !1. /( '' �•�, M 4 NS•!{ t�l'.... 'tea-•'• � ' _...._� —' - •t "�...qi,7'� ,tt. .,i Y .v us,_fs''..3°u..n3..."".+-_-�=F•r=?'a.a'r< v t;,. _ {.'dS l f ay.n• N4! IT jr I V in . !a ys �nt�h.r,uai a...vnra..z-os's!ie:- :,it :,..�,wo.•G y�.�-.+a�• >,.p.k�.j+fir 7 < ' ' 7t t k 'ti,•3 r r rO�i .Q.4 - �'•. 'Ni<�2'. ty�,.'�2 Y f ;'F t � don t Suffocate: Y t� Ti RKillerRoofs e" ! Statistics show that deaths in escape of combustible gases home fires result mainly from before hazarding entry into the smoke and gas inhalation, rather building below. than flames. Smoldering ciga- It is a fact that wood shingles, rettes, faulty wiring, defective applied as they normally are on flues — these and many other spaced or "slat" sheathing factors can be responsible for the boards, are capable of self-- middle-of-night fires which take venting in the case of fire . such a toll of lives and property underneath. On the other hand, each year. so-called fire-resistant roofs The products of combustion delay the escape of lethal smoke are heat, gas, smoke and. ex- and gas, often with fatal results. panded air. They have one thing Tight roofs are killer roofs. in common which renders them Keeping in mind that well over capable of control: they travel in 95% of all home fires originate . one direction — up. When a fire within the structure, it can be starts in the living quarters of a said that, from the standpoint of house, these dangerous elements life safety, the safest roof is the shoulder their way upward until wood roof. trapped in attic enclosures. Here (On the following pages is a they can literally explode and newspaper account of a mon- spread destruction throughout strous-fire which destroyed the the house. home of a nationally-famous But such explosive forces can athlete. The "fire-proof" non- be avoided if the trapped gases wood shingles on this home are allowed to vent or escape served to contain the fire and through the roof into the atmos- cause its explosive spread phere. 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". .5,.._. ..."'f ...-, ,.. _._.t`� ... ., .. _._„ ...._. -.. ...... :I,...r.,'.'$:n .°+t_-.,. �.x`....xti.: ..5.....Y. rh.>',«. � a'^.�::h,•a� a.`�-.`....,!'�a-�. :3:i-�`k�i•�i���".��?.✓ati_ r..._ .. ._..- r — s Kos Anaele5 dimes Tuesday, February 1, 1983 ,..a 3+K: I i r i �, �..±Y.J .. :rj,.�� � .t• -`;- iii Fireman examining a basketball that was pres- of his 1O,000th career rebound, and other ented to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the occasion firemen carrying portraits of him from the house. Fire Destroys Abdul-Jabbar's Home By MARK A.STEIN,Times Staff Writer A fierce early-morning fire swept caretaker's'cottage when the fire in the house from room to room," through the Bel-Air home of bas- was first spotted. Both the cottage Reed said_ xetball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and an adjoining garage were un- He said that opinion was based on / ^arly Monday,gutting the luxurious touched by the flames. the speed with which the fire r;;ain house and causing an estimat- Abdul-Jabbar was in Boston, consumed the house and the;re!ja- c,i$2.5 million damage. where the Los Angeles Lakers had Lively even way in which e Fire investigators theorized that played the Celtics the night before. damage was spread through the the blaze, which also destroyed He flew home Monday after learn- 7,000-square-foot, sin a-story much of Abdul-Jabbar's extensive ing of the fire over breakfast. structure. and expensive collection of Oriental Fire investigators are concen- Because an attic • e is suspected, r•.,gs,jazz record albums and sports trating their probe on the remains of Reed said inves ' ators are looking t.rophies, may have been caused by a living room fireplace.Preliminary at the living m fireplace and its a faulty fireplace,but added that the inspection of the home's smoky chimney possibly defective ma- investigation is continuing. ruins indicated that the fire may soory. tono told officials that she Four people—Cheryl Pistono, have started and spread through the ha tarted a fire in that fireplace identified as Abdul-Jabbar's girl- attic before becoming noticeable to a ni ht of the blaze. friend; his 2-year-old son, Amir; the people inside,Los Angeles Fire Another lead emg pursued,Reed and Pistotio's two brothers, Jimmy Department spokesman Ed R said, involves a new roof that, and Jeff—were in the house when said ironically, was designed to be fire- the blaze erupted shortly after 3:30 "It would appear as though it was proof. Reed said that Pistono re- a.m.,but all escaped unhurt. in the attic and spread the length of Two other people, gardener Ro- the house, then burned straight smoke in the house earlier and lando Fuentes, and his wife,Marta, down the walls, as opposed to thought that it might have had. a.maid,were sleeping in a detached starting in one room an Please see BLAZE,Page 2 .ter ��S tC5 Wr a•yR• - :i• .. ..titt �ar+6, s�-�y'¢ye;•:"�+.!�+,��t''-'r�.i s. F-t: ' .� �•t",ti.tea� �.�. l:ay.-�<�•.]:v + '+: - a?'}�yG�:�i `y'�i:�i'^....�h�:. �i �f�Y~t. -.... ._.. ... - _.'�- •. 'h�.'�:.ice. � - hl BLAZE: Abdul-bbbaf ' z Continued from First Page . something to do with some roofing work done within the - last few days.. Battalion Chief Sam Crista said the blaze .was I ,� Oneig You hot and fast- readin . rma y on t see a fire urn down to the base ooden wall) studs, so this was a hot one,"he r who'called in the first a larm to authorities said the blaze raced through the house with surprising speed. "At first,it looked like a'bonfire you w o*uld have in a' forest or something,only it was a little bigger,"she said. "Then it just flashed—whoosh!—and was every- where. For a while, it was burning so brightly that I thought I could see through the walls." Z��� � ,,J�►',, ' Despite the speed and intensity of the fire, bdul o and her brothers were able to save several of Abdul-Jab- bar's sports trophies and about$50,000 worth of Oriental rugs, Reed said. Abdul-Jabbar buys and sells rugs and kept several samples in his home to show customers, said his agent,Tom Collins. •Eight engine companies needed 40 minutes to knock down the fire,and a dozen firefighters still were poking at pesky hotspots more than four hours after the first alarm. 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L�..�>.:s.����a a•��::yv� ...�•!�r::-Y..=:=:` • it _ Sn?�xht'�� r r << ' - . , r t 7 .i7 -4• r�effs) -,err - "where the smoke andagases_ were trapped T and they couldn't escape : Excerpted from a statement by Reg. 4-!.flffl°,_ g` was roll roofing;'where there's rock on ,wrY,h, Dupuy, Honorary President of the : _;r, ;top and the rock is there to preserve California Association o Realtors and b f • ti_�Y�;• �f�the composition roof.:::.it's a very. past chairman of the association s ��;:�long way to go from the living room ti - Legislative Committee, at an interim_ =4i fs (where the fire started) to the master hearing of the California State Senate'. -„bedroom. You have to go down one Committee on Governmental Organiza-': >;;.hall and another hall into the north tion, at Anaheim, California, October' r>= °;west corner (of the house). The fire. 25, ,1982 started about 3 a.m:, as far as anyone "Life safety begins inside the home,.:. . 5 'could be sure. The day of the fire, I where carelessness, smoking, over= ;;.> t:_went to the home and after seeing the taxed electrical and heating equip- ' ' :: ::terrible condition of the living room ment, plus other causes, provide the `'' ,; -and kitchen, I went to the master true danger to the homeowner..... bedroom as I had learned that Mr. and Wood shingle and shake (residential) ;::Mrs. ----- (husband and wife, owners of roofs are normally applied over spaced _; the home) had lost their lives through sheathing..'...so they do self-ventilate . . .. smoke inhalation.....I wish you could in the event of an interior fire, which .: : ., have seen that room. No fire touched is'where 991/2% of all home fires it There was no evidence of the fire originate.....I have been a licensed ::'L- ` ”: in the hall adjacent to it; however the insurance agent since 1946.....and :.':'walls and the ceiling and the bed my worst loss occurred in July 1981 :.. covers and even the clothing, were ....a home at 3901 Country Club solid black. Now this black soot, this Drive in Long Beach.....it contained : poisonous scum, doesn't come from 3,400 square feet and is worth today :furniture and stuff. It came from the about $350,000.....The fire had tar and paper on the roof that was up started in the living room. Now, this on top and where the smoke and gases living room was 55 feet long.....the were trapped and they couldn't roof was of composition roofing. It escape..... RED CEDAR SHINGLE & HANDSPLIT SHAKE BUREAU 515 1116th N.E. 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RED CEDAR SHINGLE HANDSPLIT SHAKE BUREAU Suite 275 515- 116th Ave.N.E. ,.- et ue ji'Ay93004 = (106)453-1323 Lit a .1 .• •• :-.. - __: City of Pleasanton Fire Retardant Roof Costs Population - Approx.'' ..,-.44,000 10,000 homes 1/2 with wood roofs --- Average roof lifa ., 20 years 250 Reroofing jobs per year To change from wood roof. to Asphalt or Tile or Metal requires covering, the roof with sheat'ning, of plywood - Cost - approximately - x1000 .00 To use fire traateJ shingles orshates costs and . additional - 1500 .00 _ 3250Q00 .00 per year cost to the comwunity for an:= ordinance recuiring, "fire retardant roofing" . Treated material Ina-n about the same life span as untreated material -- so no change in annual costs in future years . One 15 state study showed an averaZe. dollar loss for ri►ZF� homes with wood roofs of 1 5,101; and 3_,487 for homes 1-055 with asphalt roofs . 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Y'Si> "�... .r.�f+; v..Z-= T '�a..:"••♦' "''S�c .34 Zown o f 0)6, rapiw ,_ i.:.__�.._. 4.b'•i r _ 350 RMEM BOULEVARD,SUITE 2 � AA P.O.BOX 188 p j G_- x Cs�-; M :�=_� _,� s MORAGA,CA 94558 Be_- Istrc -�.it .:_ (415)378.5200 f, =:jctn p consz ,.:. �o '` Gay C Caase.Lb+s:3SLager HEMOPANaN TO: Moraga Town Cotncil Members FPM: Fire Retardant Roof Catmittee DATE: ..:'July 1, 1986 RE: Enclosed Report By The Fire Retardant Roof Caimittee Enclosed please find a report fran the Fire Retard=r Roof Committee prepared in response to a memo' om dated October 7, 1985, fr fon-aer Mayor, Al Dessayer, :charging us with investigating the issue of an ordinance requiring ring fire retardant roofing materials on new =Is't ructLion and reroofing applications. Also, enclosed is the letter frcm our Chair, Bee Kendall, to the Fire District asking then to provide us with the initial .background information needed for us to evaluate this project and aitlining the scope of our investigation. : It is our understanding that you will receive the re ox at yo= meeting of Wednesday, July 2nd, and set the report far Public Herring at a future Council Meeting. The Catmittee feels that this issue is one %,iich will affect substantially all of the residents in MoraQ, and, therefore, the Public Hearing should be delayed until a meeting i.n seatero:�e_r, after school starts so that most people will be in town. That may se----a like a long time for the Town to evaluate this issue; however, it is one of great importance and we would hate to have the public give. its short shrift. and cmipl a i n after the fact that they were not aware that the matter had been heard. y _ r I!: . rr t,ri. - _ ... 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"�.�..;� [ r 1t r^,e'4n�ys- t*�rt i.+L x x acv�q d 4 •�:. .:�,•x.l..,-...: ..:r,.,... ,tiv�s. ....;. 7a:.f,7.fg,:ni:.kl ac+. -.....'�_., .�'a:':�_. .r '• .S ts.,•��,..,.'7�:.:o ns2t wv ::1�fi/.+t'<-r' `�ak._"`_�w..i�a�`.. i'°5".std's ?1,:..?% ,:'"ri�'; •9.w't"'��zk i`r ...,. .._.- ._. REPORT TO MORAGA TOWN COUNCIL BY THE FIRE RETARDANT ROOF COMMITTEE JUNE, 1986 In August, 1985 the Moraga Fire Commission presented a proposed Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance to the Moraga Town Council for consideration L and adoption. The District outlined seven principal reasons for this -request which, briefly, are: 1. Potential for conflagration-type fires in-Moraga, 2'. New construction adding to existing level of fire risk, 3. District's limitation in adding firefighting personnel, 4. Other cities have recently adopted fire-safe roof ordinances, 5.' Availability of roofing materials other than wood shakes and shingles, 6. Legal risks of those fostering the use of untreated woad shingle roofs, ,a 7. Moraga Fire Commission absolving itself of moral or legal liability in continued use of combustible roofing materials. Following the Fire District's presentation, Mayor A. G. Dessayer appointed a committee of five to the "Fire Retardant Roof Committee" to research the Fire Commission's recommendation and report back to the Council. The Committee has met several times, gathered research material, met with the Fire Commission, met with both proponents and opponents to the proposed ordinance and held a public hearing. Based upon the records of roof originating fires in Moraga, property damage caused by roof originating fires, homeowner's fire insurance premiums, and threat to life and safety in Moraga, the Committee does not support the proposed fire safe roof ordinance as presented by the Moraga Fire Commission. The Committee does support a fire safe community and makes recommendations for improvement in-this area. •.... ...._.....-._....-_'..;,•...._.,pr,:—:r'�+e-ir�:{.f"a-.+-- FT-•.- -=°yia_--Y•-! _- - - ---.rT'�'�S'� - -jYSFi- -�2�':Le' - �c?>;.:`.:)•`s� _ ._ - .t ^i'x:. -Y.:rL,�/. `<�:��'�.YL•2�'�•�='.:r:�' ;i f'�=.�^.- '-ve3-tr,�� - - _ °.2�f:�'r"`•'.._S7 = - -•]t�S. ..J.r��„r•V �.x'e.`�'=..r.. ?__-^ - _- •:u�, .--_�4�.r.{.f4`.F�:.. - -:-aril:;i!:�r^�,;•�F - _ a' 7' ii• - tlt... '1='- •+3_•.t` may-.—'-• - _-`'2 ,r:":��� ## '•S' 1. 7.5� ..l:.• .Y.Y--•i .� R<`ar �L'.-;)1,i�-•' t S•vua'.,, :fS. fab•�")p�l. •D -�•._..> �'`'-T-. j���� � I-,,. �: _�.. -. - Y. s��' - '°�=''- •tea.. 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'•w:;{,;e ••.kt,9 ,,•�" afs�-=-a":!•': �-!rr^i:-a. - - — .rFt .s•L•: ry-..�."red. �`. �`�:�•'� :t :`:�.;] '3�,,,�f '� .rj.X: ''$`zt^3; - - �i:..,.:,� :.. _ - ,�'i`a •:.;Ve,].� ,r. ��� - •.u>i :�-..-... .r..:•17.=aa•,^'4:r 'x aaa• '£ - - .r - ggp r •�a„a. .r3x�iu3,y.�-',�,t •' S',.;,'a`5.�^�1•• :,,. rr��3 -�.: L�S���-?�k? ry-,4-rl}�t `4 a �-:�_ uat3cff1e^� ye::C:; :�..t,,.. .:mss.. vj z+w54: Lv , fin9fSi Y!•w��'SKfi��L:K r '-%a+ _� � _.� -'=:.'.�-�""`.'`'i#' �•-.'��C'r�cY `�_w�'r'""re�.-�,�."r.�y.f!w.'-r�-'L�ii:Y^- �'. t a�s3.w zr� < sr ti.��+c_'r-►. t�s.�sti�� � roc.,_ • . I x,. .-�•� -.•.` _F..-pis""'-- .s>�'ti -i'�'-+ --a- �'k Page 2. FRRC T RECOMMENDATIONS The Committee recommends improved fire protection measures in- five (5) areas. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ti First, an educational program should be developed either by the Moraga Fire Commission or the District in concert with the Moraga Town Council. This program should include .the basic elements of fire prevention,measures for the homeowner. Included in the program should be the importance of a proper weed abatement program, pruning of. trees and shrubs, planting of fire resistant trees and shrubs in-certain'areas, installation of spark arrestors on fireplace chimneys as well as consideration of fire resistant roofing materials at the time of re-roofing. These elements of the educational program would be in addition to measures taken inside the home and garage to reduce the risk of fire and smoke damage. The Town should consider preparing,a handbook to give out to residents. WEED ABATEMENT Secondly, although Moraga has an existing weed abatement program, the Fire District indicates that the regulation is not strong enough and would• require additional staff. The Committee recommends a more comprehensive weed abatement program be initiated. The recent Los Altos Hills and Lafayette fires which started in*the weeds and extended to and burned a number of houses might have been prevented if more stringent programs were in force. It was .evident during a recent drive around Moraga on St. Mary's Road, Rheem Blvd., Moraga Road, Moraga Way and Camino Pablo that considerable fuel is 'in'place creating a fire potential which could easily extend to adjacent residences. These conditions exist in'many areas along public right-of-ways as well as on private property. SPARK ARRESTORS Thirdly, after reviewing the District's records of roof initiated fires, these fires' origins appear to be near the fireplace chimneys. 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J-3`15iar - - - 'n'Y N s� sty •�! :++_.r +.'��.� _ t, +- _z�_�-� �� � .._ � _ ' �-1'i�. 1 •�.J 'S:%:vim::. r�(Y y �_ L � - - '�, T�4:.�!1�"1.0'".e.c•;ia-• .0 _ .S...S .2i.sr-•tom-..a�a.�.:�.:yT [C Liar lil - - .•t r t 5 - ..,*� '.' - .7•` mil+ r - - yt' - P:- �s ;fir, -.Y='_.^.o ."�+^ -•< .7. d.•C'.:.7�,:w.•,n i s+• .r T "- »t �3'`t` _ } ' . ... .. ._ .- !-otb ./. ..��-•l l�[V t:�- YI:I•�•S.w��1A:w�ia'i'��-_•.'•• -4 - M11• $' Pf } � c r`7 a. + ''t'c Yi ZY t ���xx✓ r+ ir'rt• fi s• -i_'; FRRC of residences in Moraga revealed that a majority of the fireplace chimneys - • . do not' have spark arrestors. .Although the Committee has no statistics to support the recommendation, a properly designed spark arrestor should contain the sparks within the chimney and reduce roof fire potential. With rising costs of natural gas more homeowners are turning to more frequent burning of wood in fireplaces and, consequently, increases the chances of a spark landing on and igniting the roof. In addition to a strong educational campaign to convince homeowners that the installation of a spark arrestor could prevent a costly fire, the Committee recommends the Town of Moraga initiate a change in the U.B.C. requiring spark arrestors on fireplace chimneys of residential units. In the interim the Town of Moraga should adopt an ordinance requiring the installation of_spark arrestors for all new construction, re-roofs and ' for the issuance of any building permit. HIGH RISK AREAS: The fourth recommendation is that the Town of Moraga consider greater fire restrictive measures in the high risk areas of Moraga. Some"of these high risk areas would be the outlying parts of Moraga which require excessive response time from the firestations, areas that have excessive tree and/or brush coverage, dwelling adjacent to open space areas, and where accessibility by fire fighting equipment is difficult. Implementation of this recommendation would require a very detailed study of Moraga and plotting, on a map, all areas considered proper candidates for more restrictive fire protection measures. Recommendations for fire restrictive_measures would be drafted into an ordinance. All affected property owners would be notified individually of proposed ordinance and public hearings conducted prior to the adoption of any ordinance. 'a... .:•IT-- 57• -.P.Lw�. ` �?w?C�:*+!x>rC,`i'�C'.7%J1':�•+`-'7,-,Y'f�i-���^'1TR'�t-a'�c'J2:'m°=v�3"..,:.-�.!s.-w-. _.;.��yam.--c�.s•-;� i'r,r'�(�•-��x�.�''���-•L7�'r ',. Ik^ '�r: �., Y_ :-�7" .�. rte•-•.�_+--- - a;F, l.%.i4,° S^y�,'i. `Y.�? ,.� .+L -K3R �. °'`�i i3�J i..`t•'.�?-1'+ `=�'r- =- •--` r-�'r - t +{ _ _ _ ''' :F. 'tiia`'r- �, ai.'�`,`„.x: ��"�;X 3�„.^Y�;-r•'r� a.�.:.. , .. 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"�- 3Y-3` .'"w"k�C � •``Y -R"��`six.•ti - � Pager FRRC: - Y ,, a . z i The .Town of Moraga. should consider restrictive measures for these areas,-7 such as requiring greenbelt areas, requiring fire retardant roofs, requiring 'annual discing around open space areas or other open space management measures. , MULTIPLE DWELLINGS: "'The fifth recommendation is that the Town of Moraga require Class C or better roof coverings on all attached dwelling units whether they are apartments, townhouses or condominiums, since the latter two types of structures are similar in construction, density and setbacks between units _ as apartments which the UBC already requires to have Class C or better roofs. This 'restriction should apply to re-:-roofing or existing units also. r ^. 77 —_ - - r�^r••y -Fr -ry+t• t _ _ — - ----i '•Ye� l:-+1 •-`F�'E� �s.'�-.fG ='r �,.— _ - _ _= C �.. �!�-:f• r 'Y�"`!�ITT:!!GP��t�'e y, �w7. '7.. .[�'+s ...�'t•' f,�{2.i1`. •:.t �'R"��� M - � _ _ �� Yr,,�''�Z. 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Y w.,� rza'�'��i"_a�•`�..} `stir . . :', .......'. :S. .:'.::H.. �Y 2 y��.F 2�'} t...' ,.--'h+-.!`: ••'.� 'Ssti. `i G` RESPONSE TO'FIRE DISTRICTS CONCERNS T Y r� �. y K s R4 a- In response to the District's concerns enumerated on page 1 of this report,- the Committee i.submits the following information.-di stilled from its extensive research: : ,• . 1. Potential for.Conflagration-type fires in'Moraga Moraga has not experienced..a conflagration=type fire. The recent Lafayette and Los s-Altos Hillsconflagrations appear.to have been caused by=inadequate grass and brush abatement programs. Committee members Rob McSpadden and Merle Gilliland visited the site 'o.f the Los Altos Hills fire, which consumed a number of residences, and discussed the nature of•the•fire with Los Altos Hills Town staff. The Los Altos Hills fire was set by an arsonist on a day of high winds and high temperatures.. Ignition occurred adjacent to a public-roadway in'high grass and weeds. . The fire spread quickly through a grassy open-space, up a knoll, not unlike many in Moraga, into an area at the top of the knoll where several houses existed. At the time of our visit most of the houses had been re-built. The exterior building materials used on the new houses were a combination of combustible and non-combustible materials. Many of the trees charred by the fire remained in place: Following this fire, a task force was formed to took into the details of the fire and report back to the City Council with recommendations. The report is included as Exhibit "A". Los Altos Hills having recinded, by initiative, 'a fire- retardant roof ordinance in '1984, (see Exhibits "B" & '!C"), has taken no steps .to re-initiate a fire-retardant roof ordinance following .the fire of"1985: ' rar ' d x� " �F ''t� !ti, � yJ.r N1a.JK �'�{tt...fsk'-�'•�y.s�G.R.�4a � T ' .� � �••.('�Hn�tr� k�C+' r ohUO t i v r� � ..i�y,fZ#c�' ' Y� '�` <. it{Js,. .��. f. -`Y•h'J'Y ct eJ,ey:Y�_�•�TT _ � J �r..a� •��J ` � iv.� Lw�. v •:.+-.a •'�' - _ ,r, F•f s•;� 1�J Fa /fd � ^��; Y ,,,t--s°� i 'v,> _ �k �,�cir,�r + '%�-..u.. �,,,•'. -tom,r>.rNc a s�7••a + .�,.,�(,� . ..t,.c���,s`, z `�`~+�-{�es� �� ..�5�',� s ,•_ -= ��z-xS''�-.{k j -,i ya =:-_' srr,z :i%'7�fi�' Via`'iP'lyf?t,��._.N�'uvX:�hJC��.��� .�r''r w� �'-'r+ _ �•r�� tisr. -+t� � i ,r+ �' __��_: S �.�;,.,,.-yt..r�.s.r�s J. .w•�.� ) �•�"`�:�-t - 'r'���'�e�' - ,,,n ��.. t �-���- &r .� � r �, - - �! it '' ,�.��s"�.•,�� :` ���'tf:�t�;?`r-9rs1Y�,,.j',?�> s6.•+3•--` - ,'J"�-.;-Y �'.�i. 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I "•tJ- � ttY•' "iv_ I`'' - r '-"�j`"`1'�a{���,r.'' �c�4,��.f�}•�'•� t'f _ ��`x'"w•rr'S;ftii ,..5 � `� _�^�3�^N�7.f�2�a �.is�21•tr v i ,,..,,���� �'r r•` .h F•s"r1n� }.�'. ,v 1. 'i _ �z .r �''+..crt.\<• ,1J:`:S7's j+�, a-� ''T�.i'q•�.?�2i°.,i,1-�!;?-t>si:Cr�rJ:� .r�'is...y.,t�,.rxi�?.°_�4L.. k•('!.°.-e.�;4Yaa.'�M:a-.:+.w;A:.��.�.._._.-s'::;�::.'•3'�:x'.,_t_..w. � jam..._.-......•:?sS?°?�:.r_.,. t.,'...,.+ ,.4.:e•_t.,h,••"_..,......,.. r.-u.... ..-��:k,.:}. ''i•i•..Y" ' •iV.. -.•*�. Y. ti .P �1 .4 ...,.s.-.... - i.,•.trtirsa3.....:*••�e -- �y� r.�.'G-�"" "'aa3.r.... . - ,S ' Page 6 FRRC The Lafayette fire was caused by a crew removing . . brush along a public right-of-way. The fire spread up an open-space-grassy hill into the houses at the top of the slope. Included in•the houses destroyed . by the fire was a house with a non-combustible roof. r Most of the information available on conflagration-type fires are from areas in'Southern California: The Committee felt that the very dry conditions and extremely - high winds experienced in Southern California over extended periods of time are quite different environmental conditions from what we experience in hloraga and we should not base our decisions and recommendations on conditions in parts of Southern California. Although there have been no conflagration-type fires in'Moraga, the number of roof related fires in-Moraga during the past five years is two (2), out of one hundred forty one (141) residential* and appliance fires, which is 1.4% of the total fires. The property damage from these two fires totaled $210, 000.00 for a five year period or $8. per household per year, see Exhibits "D", "E", E "G" for detailed information. 2. New Construction is Adding To Fire-Risk The District's records, of incidents of single family dwelling fires over the past ten years, do not support the statement that new construction is adding significantly to the previously existing level of fire risk. Although approximately 700 residences have been constructed in Moraga since 1976, the fire incidence is ' declining. See Exhibit "F" for incidents of Single Family Dwelling responses for the past ten years. The number of responses in 1985 was 59% of responses in 1976. One of the major reasons for the significant decline in the residential fires may well be the required smoke alarms in'new residences. Also, much publicity has been created ' •t• -c.• :;�;: :i:' '..:0 -�.�«.:ti• ..��c".��- �r�:'�,�__�.,._�i£.s x•"' -•�f`�►�- - r:r�� .::j,= .i<!:. 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's �Xx• r �`iav�^�:'3��x�lfS� '�'ai�����.�::l��Fi�����_- ..�: y � �"i,K�� r�=Cc l'�• ��+` Page 7 FRRC suggesting 'owners of existing homes install smoke alarm devices in their homes.­:.-`A.combination of public information and stricter code requirements has reduced the residential fire incidents a substantial amount. ti 3. Limited Staffing The.Disfrict has stated that the Board of Supervisors has limited staffing to 4 additional firefighters by the recently adopted 5 Year Plan. Assuming the community is satisfied with the current level of service and willing to maintain this -level through the build-out of Moraga, the District would require 3 additional firefighters -in maintaining the current ratio of firefighters to dwelling units. See Exhibit "H" for detailed information. The community of Moraga has always provided strong support to the Moraga Fire District. At a time of need of additional firefighters, if past records count, Moraga would see that these needs are met. If a strong weed abatement program is implemented, there may well be a need for additional personnel to administer this program. 4. Other Cities Have Recently Adopted Fire-Safe Roof Ordinances _ The District has stated that the cities of Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Pleasant Hill'and Walnut Creek have all recently adopted fire-safe roof ordinances and so should Moraga, and that Moraga's need for this -kind of fire risk control is demonstrably greater than that of the localities cited. Through the Committee's research it was learned that several cities in Northern California have rejected or rescinded adopted ordinances, including PIeasanton, Livermore and Los Altos Hills. * and most recently Danville•and Fremont jj _ •..__ ._-._.. - - .. ��...r—.T.. �W(� —_•TFJ�i7,.�•�i i'."_ ,_.•!C.'.��^"��'�-j'M•��.� -"�� i.� .7- `-' ._�yw ��-� _ �. .. ^..I:�•.?-� ? 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Page 8 FRRC These ordinances are all similar in nature in that-they.::�': ._, require fire-safe roofs on re-roofing existing homes.`.:::-_:_ During the public hearings on adoption of many.of these ordinances, the public input was minimal, if at ail. Existing residents may not understand the financial . L impact on their_own homes at the time of adoption of the ordinances. These ordinances are being pushed through, very silently, by special' interest groups. See Exhibit 1 for detailed information on this item. The residents of Los Altos Hills found themselves in this situation and, by initiative, recinded their ordinance. See Exhibits "B" E "C" for further details: In the Los Altos Hills situation, the residents believed very strongly that the option of roofing materials and possible risks involved should be left to the property owner. 5. Availability of Fire-Resistant Roofing Materials The District has stated that an enormous reduction in fire risk can be had without any aesthetic sacrifice and at no increase in long-term cost to the homeowner. Sue Noe, member of the Committee, obtained bids from three contractors in'1985 to re-roof the Noe residence. The bid results are shown in Exhibit "J". Excluding bids for fiberglass shingles, because of the limited use in'Moraga, the average bid for fire-retardant roofs was $3,423.00 above the bid for a heavy shake untreated roof. The residential units in Moraga total approximately 5,260. Based upon -the bid-prices received, the average increase in costs for fire-retardant roofs to re-roof Moraga would be* $18,'004, 980.00. _ Ql�:i . . r.r:r - - dt<t'f,"+eTti'-a r`-i:-•• —.-rs.�..- :L•. _ ___ �•a..,t .. -_ �`..-mac_ 2a of_• �A ri,c�':•aey:r:'^:. ..,t -:.J•. ii�:t:yg�e.:•,;<: -:?E.:"p�,`-lt� "a�'° .'?'• i-k '•!'. .5 •x?Yi«:S'.rG'�'�+''�..ia�Y?,•��.'!:t:n,`. :.::.=v ':� .•i rho +.rr•�.• r' � � •t_Y. t• t< Y =ray �s y:ri^os• �,�-e '�Yw,7•`et�t7��,�'n•4��,y- /:�_`a.*.rsr,;°,:.Yw�oya�;�- :s .��°iy :"� .#•r• ..�, z y ,:�' . ar .lf� •.=+'�•.`''.�• 1 r Z' f t�'^:c 2:roi yi" _ 7 r _.i: .:/?�r _ ';i_'CL"Y-�Yi'`r i'r'• -x - +•Ji: Ji.�,:o�s:�Y ,, ,i.t..r.:.o.`.-4:'= P:: it-: c• :..o.. ...Z:a.�ss �•il_:`.- -'^_-v - ir:- ,� ,Y s..`" ;L`.�.�?.S^.t„_:�•_+._ .!.-._.:> -,x.-�c=�"ci - �r C:% '.t..-�.;t.-. •^.n._ ?'x: _ - -��;3s:•r't� .,y-y::�_ ?- `.-L ,i c.`t;�.-w .,.:t,,'•. - r - •?•'., �a�r%�':":� .•.r.;-:�`'°;Y?•-. 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Regarding warranties for the longer lasting fire-retardant roofs the Committee found little comfort in the conditions of the few warranties that are offered, especially since most ' are not transferable. See Exhibit "K-11, 12 s 13". The insurance companies do not consider a non-treated shingle or shake roof a greater hazard and give no credits or discount on insurance premiums for fire retardant roofs. See Exhibit "K" for additional information. 6 - Legal Risk The District stated that there may be a legal risk to those who willingly foster the use of highly flammable, untreated wood shingle roofs including jurisdictions that support the use of such obviously dangerous roofing materials. This statement is supported, in part, by the recent Baldwin'Hiils Fire in'which the survivors have brought a class action lawsuit against different parties, including the City of Los Angeles, and the designer and builders of their homes, because of the use of flamable materials in these homes. 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However,- untreated wood:shakes and shingles are permitted, • ' under certain conditions, by the Uniform Building Code (U.B.C.) . As long as the U.B.C. requirements are met, courts are going to find it difficult to hand down a decision against a party which complied with the code. 1 7.'' Moral Responsibility or Legal Liability of Continuing Construction of Roofs Ripe For Destructive Fires and Potential Triggers for Disastrous Conflagrations The untreated shingles and shakes are permitted by the. U.B.C. which is a code adopted by most cities and counties in the State of California. If there is a hazardous condition, as the Fire District has stated, then it should be addressed at the State level, as cedar shakes are virtually the same in all parts of the State. Piecemeal changes to the U.B.C.- _ create non-uniform administration of these regulations. Applications for changes in'the U.S.C. are simple, and . straightforth, see Exhibits "L", "M°, nNtr� E u0u. \ . r \ t y:(�Y�e:T,.°' q�,: ^'if i_�:a_;�r;.�-�'r ti..a.�•r�.Yt�_�.— n :T' ������:'1.:..!_ L_:�.:Tf5 r... _T,sl.-• <a•.• -b. �+± t.!�7 .`.�.` _ _ - "l _ +R .y .yy d• L t 'v7raLU4 \-;•" .`�f- .ij: ,?;C{ �'�v•.-R.»•'aim ,l -b a9 t:/yc'h: ` p ' zo?Xl`' w a i '-` � %•'°rte` }^ t? ' r'F�: .i•c o � >4+�'=a'� rc _ p - '. - '�T Si \ -Z Y ,� •S Y t "V'•>'l7'-q T7�n°''•��'i4 ke.;,�i.i - .+ (� _•:,\ 3' -"_'-J ..�y+ -Y < a J - yQ�i�;.}�7'_`t� . •�`�^. } _.'(L?;�:.i."y r'tr J�..:r'.:{7-✓•a. r•T' C :r' __ _ J r1" r'i f_ -•rot - ,.a..- s,~ :Y _•s' _ y '•l- _ err y{L ay' 'il+,wa'S C �{c�-�',r,,., > .:r`-y •�5,�:'.ti .1'r_ Jet a,-«-. t.- -( � Viv � '�/ �- ,i.. >:.Y--� _:r�ZtLf�!� :�x7P�f,...�2a.i!:t-•^'•�. - _r. •�.. � �..,� -"rl'�uY�: ^'wi.zi?•S���•`ti..�.4�-_:rte" - � _ :'.t•�f-`�.`f.Ll -f a'�1��c3�J�•rc���,}y:`„ . NI �'=�a I't ,:ice-� - ,_: at.•4- _ ''Y r•3a_t: •a• i9• S` ? st L?•- 3 v •>t y - sY•JtWK ti:. yli ,�,.> .ii•ir7.`,iL .ii. Vi...t�+ •'� :'t., s�,.: .c•}` i'-7'`K-3�>.�.' it ;>. .iT::' i-y-� - �s -:FINDINGS Background, The area of Los Altos Hills most heavily damaged by the July_:1st.fire`bordered on City of Palo Alto lands along Arastradero Road which were acknowledged by the City of Palo Alto in its 1982 Foothills Fire Management Plan to comprise a hazardous lire area. At that time, it was considered important to prevent . . potent=ially disastrous f-ires in the area by an active and ongoing program of creating firebreaks by clearing brush, removing debris and cutting back low hanging tree limbs. The implementation of their five-year plan 'for reducing fire danger in the foothills area had begun, and aggressive efforts had been taking place for nearly three years with brush clearing, controlled ` : maintenance burn cycles, public education and increased fire-season patrols. The plan, which had not yet been completed, called for making Arastradero Road an effective fuel break. - Private property in that portion of the Town Qf Los Altos Hills bordering the area where the fire started was not uniformly cleared of dangerous dry grasses, brush or hazardous trees. Many homes did not•comply with standard . fire safety measures, and most homes had combustible roofs which burned easily and, along with tall trees, spread the fire quickly in the air, possibly causing the destruction of other homes which might have been saved with fire retardant roofs. Along with many other areas of the Town, general conditions in this neighborhood were not geared toward optimum fire safety. The City of 'Palo Alto has adopted a Uniform Fire Code which requires fire . retardant roof coverings and interior fire sprinkler systems on new homes in the foothills, 'which helps address the fire danger existing in this area. The City Council of the Town of Los- Altos Hills adopted a fire retardant roof ordinance, but the ordinance was overturned by ballot initiative in 1984. Although the Town of Los Altos Hills states in its Handbook for Residents that "reducing fire danger is an integral part•of the planning and development process", and even though the Town had attempted to reduce fire hazards through the fire retardant roof ordinance, it appeared that no other special efforts were being made-to protect foothills homes.from potentially serious . - fires. There had been no 'adtive or planned program of cleErino roadsides or easements of hazardous materials; no fire-safe plantings or "greenbelts" ( irrigated areas cleared of combustible plants) had been reccri-mended by Town officials either in site development or through mailings; and no recent fire prevention education programs had been conducted. The Tomn's policy holds that "open spaces are part of the foothills' character", and natural vegetation has been encouraged in order to maintain a "rural" environment in this one-acre residential community. When dry grasses, hilly terrain, debris, tall trees, wood shake roofs on hillside homes, open spaces, lack of ongoing fire-prevention activities and hot, dry weather conditions are attacked by an arsonist, catastrophe. can be the result. `srt r yer 1'�`r3• c, k:. l/'0..,.7[{f •,n•d'r•K3'`Y`+. xJC�Y.'.G fi�r•�i�a,;•'�Q_A"fT.�a,�tN:,..t/:<,.,?3}Txr-!'�•<.I�c•:'s.tt '2� ,`�s.•..,;d,rrY r- • . :r�t�.;{:<-.^n'--!^ i+:8 1�r+�.t-R?•�'--,cs-.✓ct_�• }{r^t.s+rT�.�...•y7r c°��'`'�`'-- TYM G s �•' .�.c„ ..�.. 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(�ili♦v�ll?.�•s. •t,N f•.yY 5.� ' � a 'l zz t 'Y,•G✓�". �L4 iL� <•:�.''Y �1'��•���} s t"ti+ ' ,f�'+�,'�hf _•. `(J�.]e.. �`, i rN Y }a1 `��"n a.,r, }`GY• G t• 1 '1'- rrv. o.. •R�i��' .G�- � ij Y Y �.v t n.r'r t-• k -.L�r'�?�i3N C���L�.- .p�•r`".f x°..t .�n, a''���Gt,Ma nF,�' ! .�3i3� �t..f k,3,Y3, ..•e-„u.:,,."F'F�"q'�'r�"-.fi'r'3`,'�.'•�1�..:.. ....s..:s ,,s.._ *�...�a'S:tiY:,..r:..t..:.kr....,"i a..t.�..•r�.n_st.-_J-.-¢ti:�•a.'•r_.-..:...:.r ;'.°:+.:.-.'.f<�>>•fi.u, tE.3s.saF,wt,.s:;-.,._�;`i....'.2t_:.,.,3eu,.air.?:tr�'€%;'*a.:.a,Gtri::r., i-_..-. , t yf• � . - T ResponsP: w , The negative factors did not end with the�startirrg of.ahe`iire `difficulties began then which caused the fire to be more destructive than mighthave been _ the case had there not been any further.complications. ::The fire was. =` apparently started in a number of locations,-so when responders -reached the area to which they had been-called and began setting up :.their equipment-and personnel, other areas were breaking out in flames at the same -time, some of which were spread by the wind faster than others. , water pressure in the ;'. residential areas became almost non-existent when' homeowners in.certain areas attempted to get water to their dwellings. Because the gravity water:'system in this neighborhood served both upper and lower addresses,,water pressure could not be maintained at the highest levels during the actual fighting of . the fire. Even the most sophisticated pressure systems available might not adequately prevent this problem in such an emergency situation; with hundreds of professional firefighters drawing water from hydrants and residents utilizing water for hosing down roofs and vegetation. Even though there were swimming pools which could have been utilized as sources of water-to protect homes, the fire moved so quickly that. to set-up the trucks with pumps and firefighters in one location by a pool could have been an extremely life- threatening effort for firefighters. = in those instances where mobile float. pumps carried by some Palo Alto fire trucks could be utilized, firefighters did so, and it is believed the use of. such pumps did contribute to saving property. The winds were at their worst at the time of day the fire started, so the movement of the fire was-very 'difficult to track, and -in fact the fire broke through established lines very quickly, so unifo �� utilization of this source of water was. not possible. The timeliness 'of the professional response to the fire Was difficult for residents to perceive from single locations, but it appears all systems worked to the highest expectations. When fire officers first responded within approximately ten to fifteen minutes to the grass fire call and began setting up their firefighting systems, it was immediately apparent that the fire would - require extraordinary measures, and multiple alarms were instituted. California Division of Forestry assistance was automatically requested at the multiple alarm, strike forces from other-mutual• aid agencies arrived quickly, and as soon as areas became threatened, firefighting forces were marshalled to respond. The' fire changed from a grass fire to a structure fire within minutes, and operations in the field had to adapt quickly. Travel time was no longer than expected in any instances, and work progressed remarkably smoothly for the number of agencies involved and the wind- driven spread of the fire area. Palo Alto's incident command worked well, and coordination was effective. Equipment and manpower were assigned to the highest priority areas as quickly as feasible, and it is quite possible more homes would have been lost if any necessary systems had broken down. Decisions and communications were handled with the least amount. of time necessary, and only on a few occasions did personnel have to be pulled out of the area because of intense heat. . With flames all around them, lifted high into the air by tall trees, firefighters were in the most dangerous situation imaginable as they tried to contain the fire. - .It-was obvious .early ,in the suppression effort that certain 77 777N 1 t - • 1 ( � _ n ��t. y.> -`dye-*- 3'T!>f-r a .� e `/ ° �'-•- . r >-'�..+i� 4,�� ✓!-Vi:',�-� '�J.. �rrV.A'X„f.3ss,Y:" �s,''� - -Af�.�,. •1.!:r`4:y=am>" a'y� .�-got,•+'' �l(,r.Y+.R � t.�:fi� �.wi «.1F`S.>•.'�;,,, ..y ;,,� P-11 .zis�,�`�.r7•t- r�;, '+> .t+.ti. i=r.. •tK3ih� .M�i.aL .�;e' c�'' `"�i'i',?E.:oL.�?atia- 4••>--�•y-•��"' -"��.,_,.,. .fir:_,.. re.,:r r..-"��o�ti_:�^`..-�.:.•:r:: • -Yh'..��! i-. f>.�u.•>a L-.r �- .:i:-. �.:•';' .�•n_,y'r�.r_'�..r;`'++?, ��:�.:.c:.�a�r '.,..;.r:.�-�t,.�"'';F'�+�Yr vzcs, - r1:.''1';..,...✓. > �.•...>j.r` y;,::•':� a„d+. 'K's'Ya:` ric �P.'t-3f''�^' �'J�.a. .✓, - _ - .;f�� >�� ��'S-i-ra Su�•v�.',r,> ��,1';'•Y���?`.set.a - w�r>7 r � ti.. 'a'rre. ✓rATri_ to y' u p }.• aR y�c f-..'+'a"v!�'j�'i'`��.,S.Yxa, •. 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' '' S � , -� `t •l,+k�'ice-��s�{�,,tea r Since the extent and danger.of -the 'fire could not:be visualized completely by returning residents,, .Palo Alto -Police faced ,difficulties. in aheir attempts to protect 1 i ves f.i rst,�:property second, as homeowners.tried ao;enter_ the fire area to remove property or assist firefighters::� ::Traffic control, evacuation i` efforts ana protection of -firefighting .efforts were handled by both on-duty . s Palo Alto police officers and off-duty officers who cane-to ;the scene -as soon as they learned of the severity of the situation: Although many local area :y residents felt they _could have been of assistance to professional firefighters during the emergency, .lack' of training has been. shorn .to increase the c possibility of injuries,'and .untrained volunteers can pose an extreme liability potential for municipal agencies. It appears that the fire suppression effort as a whole was conducted _ professionally under highly dangerous conditi-ons, .and the few complaints registered regarding procedures and priorities in fighting the fire were largely based on lack of understanding of. the complex requirements of manpower r and equipment allocation in such situations, or unrealistic expectations for' i the 'timing of controlling a fire of this magnitude. .-. Further, because of the tc, ,L. level of human emotions during a disaster such as the July 1st fire, N. complaints regarding the lack of sympathetic communication between residents { and officials charged with keeping all .non-firefighters out of the area, no matter how compelling the reason for entry, might be understandable. Those complaints received regarding lack of preventive measures undertaken in the neighborhood which experienced the most devastating losses were more factually a. based, and will be addressed, among other subjects, in the recorr�nendations of z: this report. Aftermath: As the fire was brought under control , Town officials and emergency personnel sought to assist residents of the area by whatever "Means possible - emergency shelter was arranged at Gunn High School by the Red Cross; the County Office of Emergency Services coordinated aid -to victims; and the Mayor and City r Manager of Los Altos Hills assessed the situation and declared a local state of emergency, which was followed by a similar declaration by the County Board of Supervisors. Immediate needs were met through both official and volunteer efforts, and a meeting of residents of the fire area was called by Town officials to assure that important information was disseminated. After the Lexington fire in the Los Gatos/Santa Cruz mountains area necessitated the declaration by' President Reagan of a federal disaster area in Santa Clara County, further services became available to residents, and the City Manager informed fire victims of these additional forms of assistance. At the Los Altos Hills City Council meeting of.JuIy. 17,- 1985, the Council appointed this Task Force to study the issues surrounding the fire and make -recommendations.:... In order .to "facilitate reconstruction of:.those homes which were destroyed during the fire, a special ,Disaster Site Development Committee r✓rf 'r. J � . i.r ^-•e+ '' ; k! r.�s' J,S �''.r r=F� s.-"` •C-a .. Y3" ,�' -e�"� �-Sf'r ?,✓t a'a + _ y .n J-'f..R', .' 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'Y+ .�px� ��". •ts�r�`l�'�w?a��l ;�-?�,r.Y'.�">-_ • T��j;�! t".'��^'r; ` a��'.y�` �'^"� �;...- t �;5��2�d- :r�i`i-s�tt`y���r,���{fir•L 4..� J � - � met 5�'•- #^ r'"��^2a r 's. f r .. �����"i�"�' � yam' Y�� hr J:r < s>t1r�-.-�-• •e 3.�"���3?kr-+Seir.i.�'',Z-ara.u�g��'l�izfaSt;:�c�'.�xc_....r., ..�diwvU.v,'.E3.i<im�i.�;'»e4-a.rs....a�::v=.Y rz 3r'�.. 5« ...,.,.t.wa..�"c:,xtrr•Y.r..,r,:...�:-re..�_.r,.W_.:re�.�',...:_._.. _ __. t.,.�- ,�..�_l.r� _a r'i=.:�. � N �"i. j4�'•FL�yei•"^r.+i!�xa ja���J r�c��' '�4� •y�1cx-+sir•�� "yh��I'•`R=-=� !t • r t ^4 w RECOMMENDATIONS r r' 4t "� -• T. mss. ` � ; i .. Although many specific 'problems have been correctly..cited as contributing to the severity of .the' July 1st fire,-. alleviation of any one of .these problems would not be as effective as a `comprehensive effort which covers the)nn all. The tall trees along Arastradero Road and -in the open space bordering-the 'S neighborhood in which the Most 'property damage occurred may have-helped spread the fire, but could not-be proven to have .been as dangerous had there not bean dry grasses and debris in which to start the fire. : Ory grasses and debris by ° themselves would not have been as :devastating had there'not .been steep terrain ' without adequate firebreaks which sped the fire's movement.':;Houses on these hills would not have been so easily destroyed by fire nor. would they have helped spread the fire to other homes had they been equipped with fire retardant roofs or other safety features. Although professional firefighters learn fron "every fire and are constantly imprroving their systems and methods, individual cities and neighborhoods which only experience fires once in many decades, if at all, sometimes fail to place sionificant priorities on-fire prevention even when such efforts are highly recommended by fire departments. .:: In the case of Los Altos Hills, priorities had not been placed on fire prevention since the passage of the initiative overturning the fire retardant roof ordinance, and the City Council had, in fact, re-roofed the Los Altos- Hills Town Hall with non-fire retardant roofing material . Even though many residents of Los Altos Hills express a desire for minimum government involvement in homeowners' lives, one of the most basic reasons for the existence of government is to work for the well-beina of citizens, so some efforts in thi-s regard may be expected. _ However, in recent years there had not been any comprehensive.effort to clear fire hazards from Town-owned lands, and individuals had not been encouraged to clear grasses -and weeds from conservation easements (the Town has stated it nencourages maximum retention of natural vegetation). In the most dangerous areas for fire ignition - along roadways = weed •abatement of rights-of-way had not been actively pursued. . Considering that these omissions have an effect on the attitude of residents regarding the need for vigilance in preventing fires, it' becomes incumbent ' upon the Town itself to adopt a definitive stance in its own efforts if it hopes to obtain the cooperation of homeowners. Therefore, although the recommendations of- this report are addressed to residents as well as Town officials, it is felt imperative that-.the Town take the lead in implementation of a comprehensive program of fire prevention in order not only to provide actual -protection to lives and property, but -also to encourage further efforts on behalf of individual homeowners. While this Task Force realizes that other hazards, such as earthquakes• and floods, are of equal importance in the planning process of the Town, those issues, as well as land use planning requirements, were not addressed in this report, and may at times conflict with attainment of optimum fire safety. These conflicts can be addressed in separate studies." •' • _• f ^i1 ! -'• it J. i-T JS� r t Eli. . 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'' e{ i, 'r .+°">`€Iis�y *yC yT.' e,...,.,,;y1.:uL�.y�,ti.,��'.4 l'i''&T 1),�;t *'nYa- "^' ,•yl. ~��" �� � :. �F•°��j}�.it-���+ .. - S??} . ?..3t � !•:..xt±'rlr+,lS.', %.rY,MA[-r a'?,.'i"..:1«a#��.?3P#?u:S`_l?i:�t� .'a.YG^.x...k) ..t r:ti:.uai:.,.:rr,�:a.z�.:r...4:r�„ .•.-a::,.. .Swa'?:.'2?°':a�._.,.,Xvc.� r.4.+^»r:: `w. �. - _ �^�.L ^" ,jam • -.wii:� �'f "`C{.3:�.�-a.a.`La�._..::-a.�-�';.sf-•:.nl�� - :i Y?"- r. _. - • • (1 ) Recommendations to Residents (a) All homes in .the Town of Los Altos Bills`could benefit:fro :fire '.. .. retardant roof ing.``: It became apparent that brands from trees and roofs in ,the :: J. fire area on July ,ist were driven by hot winds -.through the air for many miles, and could have landed on combustible roofs in areas a greEt distance _frcn the fire, causing other homes to be ignited. There -are many options for homeowners, both for re-roofing and new construction (see Appendix A) , and any Class A roof is highly recommended for this area: . ' (b) All homeowners should comply with standard fire safety measures when landscaping their properties (se° Appendix B), including utilizing .:. greenbelts near their.homes, clearing grasses and debris, and preventing - combustible trees from overhanging non-fire retardant roofs. . Compliance with ordinances regarding spark arrestors on chimneys is mandatory. (c) In high fire hazard areas (near open spaces, high in the foothills where emergency vehicles do not have quick access, etc.), homeowners . should invest in sprinkler systems in addition to fire retardant roofs and landscaping,- since many fires start inside homes and spread quickly. (d) Residents should assume responsibility for informing Town staff when hazardous conditions are apparent, and should work in cooperation with fire officials to assure that necessary actions are taken to protect their neighborhoods. (e) - Residents should work with their neighbors to assure that access to sprinkler systems, pool pumps and hoses is facilitated in case a fire emergency occurs while the residents are away from their homes. (f) - Residents with pools should ••investigate the possibility of auxiliary gas-powered pool pumps as an extra precaution in homes where non- fire retardant conditions exist. •(2) Recommendations to Town of Los Altos Hills (a) The provisions of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code which provide for--determination of a hazardous fire area and abateent of weeds should be revised to facilitate more aggressive enforcement efforts. In - addition, an administrative fee should be added to- the weed abatement- charge when abatement is performed through action of the fire marshal with Council approval. (b) The Town should adopt a regular•plan of weed abatement and maintenance of firebreaks on public lands and rights-of-way in areas where these lands are in close proximity to or otherwise could endanger private residences. (c) The Town should encourage the use of fire retardant roofs at the time of initial application for site development per�aits. 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'`YC,..rr�'` N`" ,to,'•�'sF£., ''• ' ;� 4�� ^ .. .�'1c`'ati�..rJ'h"ti'C� w:3:f:%:•�1.1.'°jN'�r�f.'���,:�'���•'.�..4.,..".k..-.•,y��.`'.:.s,,� 1: � ''`;. }, ,��FF � J fti;it". ,�,2 ,k4 Js t.�.r-c-•+-�_.7�... r.A,3{"+__ 'tiffs. �� : .r+�y-- r....� J ..._ .l:J.... ...xJ ._.�_�. .. e...._. ...�•..—..-..o••a'-�+-_..... .. __ �."A:-•Atf. .�17ddGYy t1� .2, .a•iw::'•_s._ A, efforts to control potential soil erosion problems and mitigate visual impacts = of new structures. (d) The Town should request the assistance of the Los Altos -County '; • Fire Protection District in obtaining regular•reports of ongoing problems relating to weed abatement and other fire hazard reduction efforts, including areas of the Town which have been visited by fire officials and potential problems which have been noted. Also, increased monitoring of chimney spark arrestor installations should be pursued. (e) The Town should investigate the possibility of implementing a regular program of curbside debris collection for residents in order to assist in the clearing of private property of hazardous materials. (f) The Town should establish the date of July 1st as the deadline for -annual hazardous brush clearing efforts, and should publicize through its newsletter and other means the importance of having the Town as "fire-safe" as .possible' by this memorable date each year. (g) ' The Town should establish a "Neighborhood Emergency Network", as proposed by the Chairman of the Safety Corrinittee, to facilitate- safety and emergency efforts within the Town. Because of the Town's limited resources, .defining specific neighborhoods wherein residents can disseminate info iiation provided by the Town, encourage local clean-up efforts, prepare for potential disasters and offer an immediate link to Town officials in the event of an emergency such as a fire or earthquake, would allow effective implementation of preparedness plans without placing the entire burden for coordination and education on Town staff. All the educational raterials compiled by this 'Task Force could be used to provide neighborhoods with Town-approved guidelines for their efforts. (h) The Town should study the effects of its desire for certain aesthetic qualities in residential development on the overall safety of its Citizens. (The encouragement of wood structures, screen-plantinos, natural ..vegetation, drought-tolerant plants and open space areas have not always taken into account flammability of structures in acknowledged fire hazard areas, or ! the need for greenbelts, fire retardant plants and irrigation. ) ( i ) The Town should upgrade and-maintain all fire roads within its boundaries, particularly in remote areas. ****see helcw (3) . Recommendations to Fire Response Agencies (a) Increased fire prevention enforcement and education proorams through the Los Altos County Fire Protection District would be helpful . A regular schedule of visiting neighborhoods that present particular fire hazards (proximity to open space grasslands, steep terrain, etc.) and leaving printed materials for homeowners on a more frequent basis (especially during fire seasons) would be recommended. Palo Alto has begun to implement this type of program, but the Los Altos .Fire Department, which is the contract agency for tos Altos Hil Is, •has' not apparently performed this service in recent years in the Town. 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'ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRANCE - FIRMGHTERS -ONLY ) Also; in the event some misunderstandings could be avoided in the future, educaticn programs specifically dealing with such crises might be undertaken to assist officials in finding the most appropriate, non-threatening means of dealing with distraught residents. (c) Because of their joint response system, the cities of Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills should be certain the communications systems between emergency operations centers and incident ccnnand posts are easily utilized. When the' new EOC-to-EOC radio frequency is established by the Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services, all muncipalities and emergency response , agencies involved should have both standard and mobile equipment for instant communication with other jurisdictions. - -'c.: IF' ..s'.,�.-�+. 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No total prevention plan is practicable if the scenic . beauty.which is so greatly prized by residents is to be maintained,- but the disastrous consequences of serious fires which resist control by firefighters and cause threats to lives and property can be alleviated through proper _ planning and cooperation between government bodies,- fire officials and residents. ' It must be acknowledged and remembered that the Town of Los Altos Hills is situated amidst brush and grasslands in a relatively warm and dry climate area, and thus will always face fire hazards; however, civic leadership which utilizes education, encouragement and example in its efforts to maintain a safe environment for residents provides the best protection possible_ .. Attachments:- Appendix A -- roofing materials Appendix B - fire preventive landscaping - ..10 - - •- .',t.•. 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City of Palo Alto Uniform Building Code - ' Handbook for Los Altos Hills Residents, Town.of.Los Altos Hills, 1984 Palo Alto Foothills Fire Management Plan, City of Palo Alto, 1982 Los Altos County Fire Protection District Los Altos Fire Department Palo Alto Fire Department Purissima Hills Water District - San Jose Mercury-News Peninsula Times-Tribune Los Altos Town Crier Santa Barbara City Fire Department County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors and Fire'Chiefs' Association University of California Division of Agricultural Sciences Brush Fire Safety Coirmittee, Los Angeles, California Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services . Residents -of fire area Other witnesses to fire = Various miscellaneous articles and publications Torn of Los Altos Hills staff City of Palo Alto staff Sunset Magazine 1 °-'e4- ;''w'''•. ;. 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COiM1ENTS _ Clay Tiles "'$200 - $350 Last the life of the house; require strong framing or bracing; • available in classic 'Spanish look, glazed, fired or painted colors Last the life of the house; Concrete Tiles $170 .- $275- require strong framing or bracing; many forms, textures, colors - $290 Last the life of the house; Perlite Tiles $220 • no special framing or sheathing; look like traditional heavy wood shakes; light or dark shades available Fiberglass $90 - $160 Most economical; easy to install; Shingles different textures available; • last 20 to 30 years Pressure-Treated (not available) Recently approved Class A rating; Cedar Shakes treatment darkens appearance; lasts 12 to 20 years; requires two layers of wood sheathing sandwiching 1/2" gypsum board Metal Tiles $200 - $270 Last the life of the house; variety of shakes, some like shakes, others like clay tiles; requires 1/2" oypsum board and felt - 10 - 15 Last years; look like Uilt-up Roof $110 $220 standard tar-and-gravel s 4 • - �.°y•1 tit 4 s`•:-t r r ff '.+'L•✓!"t.,,.+ •1'�' E,tJJ�;ro-r,''�9= ,' � k„✓• �'•'••`'�}�'ty"°,Xc�-„�• ��„3., - -*-�~'+�1.."�� `c r -- t 1 {'T �. rrt .f%fir �� i'1 e`_J"�.o�•w"✓ �•.�n.•• 1' �t• f '!� � , � k ' ; lr'L �,� an �.• � }� 7 uL r a �",•.C+' •4. • -(..St' L` a r.•L+" ,tf> ✓ ,3" -y,u. x- t �'��`s . 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TheTask Force recommends familiarity with this information on'.the part of res:deni-s .and Town, off;c:als. :n addition, the September 1985 issue of Sunset .Magazine,contains a great deal of information which would be helpful to residents - r{ r•5 rl rZ ty f , q„'Tt Sts � .'r i.�s'�,a` •{.,�y,��,,-u,�,x,,.a9•T�."•- 1- '.Yi(� �:i,-Y �..♦ J.'1 ! - �\��� �Y r"7 ,(`' r „{ hw,t:i t' -��4J�1^' ��6 T ' :. h - 'n _ i r c t• r .v� f µ .. S�- 3ri ate n� q,. "F,fr fir, T - `... . .. 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M:� .A. .�l: '�._ .f'^, __ - 'f' • _ � � - }� 1{J.1 � n! r�' vl,„'V I!�/j ,�1, ...rya As Altcatly•review,-41, there fire certain home structural tactoru unquestionably influence the risk potential of hillside i�1'i•_'`�r' .f;.� • and brush fires. • becontro iled w . . . . . i t CAN . �1: Untreated shingle and shake roofs are the greatest , s single structural hazard in hillside and brush areas. (Z2r �,.' s3.t. Irf a war`1 _ r>�liA�ft e3u1 tt, f���„ i r "ct; 11. rire resistant roofs such as treated shingles and , ��'�,•^$o`r` }r' `-1 a��� shakes asbestos cement, tile, rock and asbestos JS'�A-♦r ;ib J,"irrvrs ' E vxwf�? 1 I roll composition roofing are highly recommended. Thousands of California homes today are in �serious 'darger of �r +t�'tT�a +., t ;`^} }� P The have been built-in the midst '4 r �+ r � ' i}k l tJ�` destruction from bntsh fires. y 411��}f 2; .: barge, overhanging caves or open patio roofs trap heat of hillside brushfields. Often they overhang steep brush-covered ' slope s like wicks in a tentinl chimney. r, ter, r ; +t ., and burning debris tt ���\,asJ u lt r,1 x,� rL �7,y4;NX4 5�X ! y Y During the dry sJCaaon tho brush lJecanoa llko tlndnr. . ..K i Wr,.rr:rS:�••a: -}rti,"+`�N;jl A WJ11,1 !wll bt•IlCnlll UVg111At1t� I1 r,AVgrl inn llrgnk �YOIn tllq •. Vs +' ,sar merest spark may set it off. The disastrous fires in Southern Lw^ 1 intense, trapped bent and wind drafts and the interior California and the Oakland-Berkeley hills in 1970 offer a terrifying �'�3�fi' ir of the structure may burn• and Qy } , . • example of the destructive power locked in flammable brush t "\�sx"' } Yeti 3. Stilt type houses are particularly vulnerable to sweeping ready to be released by fire. canyon Eires, These are compared to a "frying pan" wherein F}r{�,gtJ '?='a1rlr.`, ;x: k•'! j directl • underneath the floor California has the "fastest burning brush in the World.' i r�,.;,.�n':.'r? 1'!'! . ..•^';, a •:fY.;a:/,x the fuel is allowed to grow } t sr,,^ structure and the main hazard is one of life safety inasmuch 1 r+ ntxnnce and state and local laws require that brush be removed at a of homes have only one e I A. St t more ,i;,h;l J • �'•;} t r; ,,, ti• as most of, these typ i :k :,;,_ i'.• as:o-,... 1;'•'r. 0 ft from all structures even least thirty feet (J .) ' ex {� >t- •' it. /:J•rtt,� .. �•� Y I if there is a1 slo directed at your home, and that .w� 1i,�q;i =• �.;::.1.�V.�. 1'9J SET.rT?? toot (70 f t.) B in-)- the brush in an additional seventy area FIX ME CCt1ES tZEMDY NtYKAY - W1lAT CAN I DO TO IgL2' 1'Y j be topped to a maximum height of eighteen inches ( r � w>'s;'i y�JWi ,t ,•,% ;x'',•43%`tN TACIIL ME nEPARTtiP, rr 1 CALL YOUR !val of any portion of a tree which extendh within Remo an chimney or fc a1 Mfr /, t, yt`� t k•1 1. g g ten tact (10 ft.) of the cutlet of y Y • ; Close all doors and windows (don't forget the:garage)-c). This ;+ °gip,4Z^�'Tt^{'J y ' ;,' t i� i,� l`• 18l'Ow5 ,fire travel roofs-to-room. 1 stove pipe. IUr Z ai Leave looncl colled and in a conspicuous c. Maintain the roof of any structure tree of leaves, 'f;' ,}'+' ` {^,+' :► Connect garden hoses. y needles or other dead vegetative growth. 0 1tt► S r;; :ri ^ {+.Nit f .;' location with n nozzle of some typo. + ,< � a �- il + ^ '''+1\� �• 7 , ry b. Kaintnin any tree adjacent to or overhanging any 1w11.!lnq 4rf' ty.} r , a ]•,,, It Poll a Car wlndown. put thn car in thn gars a hendin out, way of free of dead or dying wood. p ba left outsldc ark it oat of the M , Y the car must J P �+'?,lea 1 ;, s �`,t~ `x5 ?�„ � r, +)y( jr,+N�t :ire vehicles. Itemove canvas-topl►ccl cars 'from file wren altogether. • N G1. r ar , ` I i r. Provide and maintain at all times a screen over the outlet ;• ��� "N t4' u'3+ ' j of every chimney or stove, constructed o! nontlanlmable r•.,�1 }`fi'JS'�'I Consider cntickly tearing down or removing combustible objects �S I material with openings-of not more than one inch E r, .tc't1S1 ,' , ', N or structures adjacent to your house. 'That in, fences, recd � �t (1/2 in.) in Size. ', or bamboo curtains wood pile!), etc. i � P .. , `•'` i�'} i 1i�t^t Y'i'`'•"''1 5 �j`•�i"•a'4�:rLi!�' I , r;�4. 1�."f' �':+•'?- „�:Y3'•��';+�.�'1�th;'>:,r&•r \•• +• 4 P q g C1[E1tIChI. CONTROLI ' Several chemicals (herbicides) may be -used to ,� ,£- .• yyi±':t;i �i??;hwy '•:,�, =f, You have a swimmin pool or large garden pond consider r> i ` "� x�. c.ri^1•: <' �t��'. 9 kill and control regrowth of brush. Herbicides such as 2, 4MO.` s '� �,'� z•.�`'ti5v hY���ft��;��^rw;{ .;, having a pump so that you can use the water to fight lire 4 s ,,�•�^�'"r >,�i(;�; :�,+"'c ,�� i in an emergency. , Silvex, Atnitzole, and lunmate are commonly used for brush:control. �,�j,, i:`•'''•' ' fling brush when sprayed on the foliage or +�•"°'�'�'!^•'.. �' They are effective in killing VP :.� ,.: •�,� ?.` �'; :;;;:..�`�';:;",:f�'� ' al , i applied to freshly cut surfaces of atom a. 71uy are a nsidered 45'aJwni ra r �r, Wet down shingles and shakes (however, be concerned with water P 4 ame when conservation) . I ante and*will not poison{ man,• domestic animals, fish or g 1 suggested- for �• ` . as directed and bzvah control. i'or additional used ,r n A.a{'.o4'.• ° ' 1 `��+:;,.t l .. ..t.r�.r r�.�n.f.;•;,..':'•~'"j•#.i,1'i:iCa'i,�•'%y;:a;;s;,i.?r:...:.l'._:{t i,' ;rr;:,.:;:,'tS+;- �. •Y ''.t�•l i.•/%.•�t , 7!,H1•.IDl►.I T'S1L 1 a Y Y"i. '.•.1.' •. rw',��u.�'f,..q Z I.I�., I•rrv,r„•1•'•.�/'.•7.JO�4 U 1ny t 1 y�F •e+g•r�ii C)�U*`l'L t,1lre ti office.or EV CUA TH, information, nsult o qr CEY N MER TO r:. , • l•7 •�T HPOtTAt10E TAT YOU C re:••��:�1-r•,•}1•I r+�•}r�'�. •1.•,��,�Y•..1•.. t ti ,"•L. :+'> • ! j .!. 't', 1 (�,. �'� 1. 1� 'f' ! ( �'1�\'►y �f/:�+; Tl .1 •t 1. .•1•, . .. .. .. . ••(`'.Ii}'t'r;i,fir.%%. '`,� ,.Iq7� iii 1 !. 'I +• . .•1" F ryr '. . ,.Y ,(/t1 • 1 7 ..Ir., .� 7�"1 ' l:sjy •,.+.L,., 'r;l', .. ..,.,�Y�''iij:.;tYl r 1 . I 11 y .n ( ,iPtt Association' J �f!! I„ ilI' ^1..... .I+•' ,e•1•.rp{:.:. ,11 / ('n„� , t 1'll. f 1 nrl.11l, 1 t �L 1Pf I I' a ,•I' +: iii�!��) t.. .�, �\ 1 'If 1 •�7.:{�•�iL.:i. ..;1�!+ •,t. .:u� `.ekC4!r.tl.m:,ra ' CIF,J�� - IT - UP: FIRE DEPARTHENT AC CESS AND STTtF�T ADDRESS IDQeTIFICATIONt rOne o! th n most )lazardous day-today occurrences in and about Many individual and multiple residence service driveways are inaccessible for fire vehiclts and the following additional problems r ,._ ltxne is the nccumu'lation of trash, refuse, rubbish and trimmings. . • • 7 ;:' noxv+al conditions of proper storage and regular pick-up service are encountered:. , i ',�• :tends to be a very minor hnznrd. us 1• frequently these roads are ! 't :� 1• �� 'What to do with it??? 'Thera are a variety of things. Let curved too sharply and at :st.a fewe obstructed with ovorhangingM�: ��-M(� f „+'•;ar �s�+�7w trees and branches.: . Hurt �yl.lt /��? `"`t`f •'`���1.� 5; !'i` ,•y >ls ••R �>ar �M1 jl o K�';�S • �.,:,,'.'.F • �!,`......,�, -.d •1/ , f . ' {r • '� f1;r l'.��t KI'?1't.�'w' up th'e,tntlily pick-up or trailer (or rear�of the station wagon have a minimum of 15 •ft. ,# I�` � �•load is s:aall) and haul it all to the local dumping grounds. overhead clearance. [;�C _`_t^�,Mj rS,y + ro?1M1% y 2. Driveways must be a minimutR A � firm or contractor to pick up and haul i t away. 1� N t of 12 ft. wide and frequently ;►w,.,,r 1' ' s l'.Fi� �.:;• ' ,A �itt ,.�H::s �r` ;.. ,'�R�\�s., lac): an adegrfate turn-around v�►;• 1�}Iyt...'' ,. } , y � v f ; Ige:for or diq a hole or pit several feet deep and establish a �1 t! t *'�^L y'•C-rr•� •'"a ss' 'fr �r� 1 I ;� " program. at the end. ' �' •,,�• l�l` • i •1 P K'r T r r,/w✓•'ll , 1 '�• !' � and—t:OVCr. p g F LLY•1'vr`fat f.i, ti�'' 1 Ci.. 3r!{vZti.�. 1 J.^!•� F =�` s� . ,+.�;.': �i�k3f +`t ands read it thinly over the soil. (A hen disc will chop �� `y' )• �V 1 ' ` }. ,4. , p "Y Clearly visible and logically tins 5 ..,. rt• - r- `•I- �' • >><�,„�:r s;�:;:Y% :;t=�'i ,,rr's:'&&t and Mork it into the soil. In some areas, brush cutters or located residential address �,'r ' %�';�5'1s`' yx .��?�Sf �.'�y3�ers are used to dispose of orchard pruning: and might be obtained numbers and street signs on p frequently purpose.) rivato toads are tre ,; F .,;• • ,�x j ,xy�y��ii��„��t�a , 4t;,t.: ;:•.... : 1 inadequate or poorly located. / r :. tS'• area are and maintained +' '�11 :' ;+S:Tr:♦"r* 'In gt:neral, cities and towns in the Santa Clara County , or missing U1 + ''� �y• 7.,�"•r �+,;�'rh,;�z�' ded with'regularly scheduled garbage and trash pick-up service, completely. lly.weekly. in-the residential areas. in the event you prefer not ` � �•" �ra�zfi3'+ti, •r oa ma schedule a special pick-up of your may • LA2R)SvAPE FOR FIRE PROTDCTION. There is no such thing as a plant;::.'' i aul' the trash yourself, y Y , `'(' " "t'�"�r 't('�'C''' '"I`'�•h,. refuse or trimmings, or you may arrange to have an extra container that will not burn. "Fire resistant" has been used and may be nis- ,t ;cr ?t j, if y leading. All plants will burn if there is enough heat and other`.: t� t,_ r ♦z- �+�'` ad up each week b calling your local scavenger company and placing � � •S ):a conditions are right. bamboo clumps and cypress type trees and . :f J`, request., ' "•i �'�Y� .,,'' shrubs' are particularly fast burning examples. • )[igh oil eontert:'.; tat{: €•'*r�?�,�� r 1,+r + ,Open burning, in violation of Regulation 1 of the Day Area Air such as eucalyptus, fir, pine and pepper trees burn Keith intense � '• + I 1,".y ution Control District, is a misdemeanor.. heat upon ignition. ' REMOVE � ., The planting. of trees and shrubs adjacent to homes and structures H , �' f: }j �:df: ,'r,�•' Ir••••••♦••1.'•1•�++•Y. should be thoroughly evaluated. • .j, , , ,r t 3 fy ,,,ApF CLEAN : �•1.,,�' r,df�"l r11�•7.t1��`t, l-;.r�jr•rdS'w4��',. iltlen moibture in the plant decreases,' the plant become6'Wore `told . 1 .ter r ,^� »•� Ali w•.N•• ..JI»........+. more likely to burn. Therefore, one or two irrigations in midslimer�+• ��, �y ri•• r SC REE N, may make the difference between an extremely .larnmable plant and one" •at , �r,-,� r".•..♦«•.....•tw••,•rrM. ti.✓rt t♦ rs ,i a-rlr nr f� - ta4 which will not burn readily.; ,;, �' tit,k j�?st y Zr, �`t;r '�r+•r� ,y +k�; t .� Tin degree of slope and type of soil are extremely:important` considering ground covers. Any type of lour ground cover is desirable. _, --'-_ d also slows L It constitutes less total fuel value an ire travel. ��r '• • - —� -�...ra.,^,.,,/ • .. � 1.�� -' }�Ir4 ;, r �Kr �� F��Sa:��•i��,;?�� J:�1 ••� ``"'. •r:':1'1'+`SS_:''%'.J: �i F -` ..-. .�a� .. '.' •;. :.- . :. .,::`•`p�':'" I �i� >r`S >yl ,. • r,1;{' �Y �; =L- a must be carefully'evaluated before The erosion potenti 1 Y t brush and rasa removal program. �>; r �'� ) undertaking the Ali' ��iday {1A.1 ./ rite .,r 1. + I I • Ilr II • • . }� �,•;'�',���; �{f�,��w��'' . 4 _ .� >�;'✓l�',�:', ,, , For additional information, consult a reputable.nurset:•yalan �f, t ✓'� a}1 '�' `(��,�• l- iJl. r' M.' r agriculture ottice y l k '.• and/or your county 9 9 � ri1 �S,1t'� I.0 jtJ{:iiFf1 j��?S lttt,,Ih7 • r1(.''v\ •= _'• •,t 's �t%k'.7 ,� �,. `•, 4 1?.r >-,.,Ftt{' 9v 4'trt ^��''rY ir��fYrF+ rhyl�:�i'Y�':tsnl'frt�1;�~f�1 • wL• ' :"•. �� J'' 1`"��.�r • 1 • ' . ��•r'Y�•` . T,;�i',t:.ti}•;h ..-,.�+-•.:,:;:'y•j;,. i •f'`� r QA �v )t. r r 1'•.-I H'' ('/J ' .. t }'... , f z '6 �;,i•-v..'ti fll�f':,� '.! :.. •. 1.... [' v.,r .u ••.•; �... ...• 1,,5• r..' ',"I '� t�. :�'M,,Y.•ai,`f.�:'f•�.�'a`-F•. ,-.;J '•�IG '.} Ms• •-M�^��t -z ♦ •.i J � 1 . ,\+• •M ••! . . � r,• • • �••� • ,Cls�:.:,fir � ;;i:;, .•+:r;: :. : c,; ..V � t .1 - '.r.' :' .f,.. •�• Jr,• r ,�• .t., Y•. :.�:..'•?.r' `I. "S• .!,•,, '•,t :•r. •;t,l A, r.;t :4 7 / .A �. ,�•y v,l .i.' •�r I .'�'• ti• :C 'i' •�.. ,:1,.`.. y.� ��u � 1 +•1� •J t 1 ••J �• _'!• CLEAR.' �• t ♦•• •. 'N• •�t.�3• f ••,�j�w t;i. �•..• 'M '.i� 1 j• �. •' , ., :k .•Z,er+.nl•',•(.,,rt::Irin?i.'�:;.�.1,:.:..•,1:`yD'y'r•Yv.Sk �! •v l.. I n V}.l J • •,4'`••A� (. ♦ .. ..'F.:., •..f...,YJ iv ':h.: .�. ':, W. •�•:j{i`r ,'.?1.,•.1."•�♦.f' •..�:1•� '�•',. •tt!�./'`� �• .4,L.f7. .�/,. •1("t •1: •�•• .•� •♦ , .ti f`, 1.';'';1'•'., ..p.,'.1,..,,. '.Ir.:�ti{:((+ '✓:L4•- ^'"'..'' .r�{a`yir? A� • • , .. All P- .0......\4..N..•Ir•'(�'.•+' ''•r• , • l"''•'�11• Y/�y t• 1.1 N••,r�`."11J'�'.C' ?11`1' • Y. ••r t'•'j' ' t ( ' t j' , 'jar ;// • . , . • . . •••• , ' • , P1•1►"dl,..,;., . •` '.f, ( • ,' • " ,.f . , I;Y • • .yihii iriLi r ..9::j `i'•Mrfireii�tl:L1;JJ,i�:,t•:.1�..�wE,?.Vr'1 Va'I'•!✓1. !,..+. .. WW . ..__ 9:iwie:ci\:-:..-<L�.:.�_c. .._ .___'_c�c�, .. . ._ .. i t•fk"ti i'3..�s.i r..: CITY 'OF LOS ALTOS - RE C1= JVFD y It DEPARTMENT JOHN T. SANDERS, Chief TEIE►MONES i10 ALMONO AVENUE ) 1984 IUSiNESS-9ti•N0� LOS LLTOS. CALIFORNIA 94022 OEC + EMEIGENCT—I/5-1071 December 12, 1984 TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS - Nanc) Lytle Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills , CA 94022 ' RE: Site Development Ordinance Study Dear Nancy: Listed below are items relating to fire and life safety that the L.A.F.D. recommends including within the revised- Site Development Ordinance. (1) An approved fire hydrant connected to a public water' main shall be . located within 500' of each residence. The 500' distance shall be . measured frotri the residence via the driveway and roadway(s). The hydrant shall be .capable of flowing 750 gallons per minute or better. A hydrant located at a closer distance and discharging a areater quantity of water may be required when deemed necessary by the Fire Department. The fire hydrant shall be installed and be ready for use prior to the release of the building permit for the site. J (2) Remove combustible brush on the site as prescribed by Town regulations and replant with fire resistive plantings. (3) Provide at least twelve feet (12' ) minimum 'Vertical clearance over the driveway to the building site. (Remove tree limbs , electrical wires, • etc.) (4) If any portion-of a residoacde an all-�eather surfaceedrive50ay)not less • from an approved access than twelve feet (12' ) wide, with adequate passing turnouts if needed, is required. Provide adequate panting and turnaround area for three (3) emergency vehicles at the site. (5) Driveway grades sh.ould .not exceed 15 percent grade. Inside radius of driveway turns should b.e forty-two feet (42') or more (5) All driveway surfaces and brlidges must be capable of sustaining 35 ,000 lbs. loading. 16 - : a +.tra•:• - v.Lrh'> _ .. '_ - = -iy"' .S!✓.3"tr-'��s �-t S �+ � 4 •yn - h 'i::' ••eefi�. -yam "_. .� '.. - "."a.s �^- 'J•-t� ^!T^+r� 5l., v�' _� r.l'�•7c > .-r T- rti�,.M ,�y u�x-' ��.•�.,.�7�ca�r.r,,a> . Y. ''i t y�•5 ?�,•i s -{ _ .,,E, .af;��?s�-V'-y� �•••yam wiz ,y,'..:J,•y5•:1' _ �. � _ _ • y 1 �i� ' 7- � _. Y-',t�N-} �ti �l�s.��t�ti.?fy�7 i�.'y F yam: ! 'i. - ,. L y.r 2 1 � 3^-•.3•�•-y Stt:?�.l�atrj�t7a�_ !.C-1 wt--L -- ; r- } +, ::Y�•.1i �a S-?- c r ti `. -*j•''S.f=� ✓�-r�; a*,�'ii +��y"�S:.l h�' 1 emu"' r 1"-:'4.� ~ �...� �ia'�.5 .ac... — s: r.j— r _,'1 '.f.;�:-7f^i'`�' :�..���Ja R i-,j7 rk1�j:`f:..•. ;:- 't==�_. - �� ��yb� � ,� � ,tr.}.�•rr� � _ � rwu- ^•':'fir'%t'1•'�.'�sarM.rR'`<i� ''�v.,,.:Y`r'1.-T` S 5.'i .�-' ,! .'3. .''" .;,:�.'.: a c r '.-h m 'Y Z 'i t '-,Y••; �w'`'�> rN 4 =_"'�"'3 `.-:o, ;-_ ;.r � •^ ,,7•"rG: W­:_ A.—.i G...S, a Y � �j ,etc.1%��rqs•.�•..-. �J- '-1, ...,`�-t�l� -�_• _t;�:r`r' t _ .n"�'�?s-';F S.' Sr. c'-. _ _ _;.1'.. ,7y» fry�.,�.• o w `i f•� r.. •.+_ �.•: 'k � 'i•9` �.. •^ fi _ •.':. :vl1r.:1:ti`�,a"rJ.':`h,'.^':. .:�"S;T:::d;.v �Y'!",u+ 5ir' :'�.:.' S-,"�t �t�t y�,}iaTsy L'ti. •�t��.?s,. t'>. 6-r. ' F'%l.i'7[4 +�, a�7l• _. ca- -�%� . M W�1 •'N�^U i ils'L<Cosy. ,z `Y'�.+ ,` �"t'..,'C•,r•}� �+".""`• - 'i�. °!�'��. ,tiiri-s- �, "..s' i'. y.f tiThr1L?w. - !Y •s.Si.LE-aTW# j ef1r ':M1E_ 0. MZ �.y"', 7'.6'` �'. -�•tF .n >" L. , '�-�" t•y `�•c.?�" �.. �`3"` - ' _ ly` y #`" .X =*•' :ay Sri ••�.r,-t<„ t Kam `•ti. `-'t may. _t•.. .,f r '�� }�4.•�`- �� '_et•-zt�-:!�i'"t," .�`ft �,w�6 ;;y fad F La_"•:. h.� •� r _ . .. ....•..�i•,.v'L.0 '.ti.n-:,._. ....F...o .3t ..ATE)r-�Z\sv:�i_J:r:i'rvi..._.:.i):'>w..Y:r_....._� •3..�•'•'•%��s\n_" � _ �:cf^��t :�'-.' ---'--.. ..... r article entitled. � � /� •'� � : ",.s Face is from Sunset Magazines ro�ec�ing Your otFe hgaInst rushfire", which provides tailed information on fire safety. All Los Altos Hills , a.;meowners could benefit from familiarity with its pod,hot tub.rtheroneca serve as a ready mwKvar for ;:an tents. Hydrant.Near street.you can you and fire department install standpipe for liremen's (tygcat hot tub hdds about use:check size with fire 500 gallons.as much as a department. Make sure it's tank trucks It pessdSe,make • easily seen and accessible.If Pump.Have we&n%aintak*d pod Cra=ble to accessible Access. Keep fire lane possible,gravity feed from. pump(gas,desel,propane) hyorant or puntphouse. (preferably on both sides of pcd• of at least 100-gpm capacity, house)clear enough for with standard 1:'t-kith firemen to bnng in hoses• threaded standpipe.Keep - per-Nenftammable b6&. ladders•equipment,even plastic or conon-)acket fire. tile,or concrete is trucks. hose(enough to reach far safest.StiA want side of house)and nozzle at Recommended 1-hour fire ` a ^d•_ ratings require overscafed 'rees and large shrubs. t�. decking.at feast 1 oo ' ;:ant tnese 18 feet or more�� bow�• ;part.Don't plant pates. aUcalypts,or other varieties -:gn in oil content. Regularly =rune dead limbs and low =rancnes. '' 2 y.r ll/ Roof.use noncombust roofing materials. f "; i / A. ' `i g � Via;. �/ �; ; •� �: \• _ , "y Vii` underpinnings.Decks in =� > � �� t c+ ! vidand areas should eithe'', :=res and vents. E'irntnate:r r ''� �~ /t 1 be +�with 'rr, �. �..�,,, �• •t a,• nCn..arrtnable SOW Skirt— _res or enclose them wan r / cone>'te bfoc3c, - :.,cco er other nonflammable F'=`� '` �� - g"st +: - �,r beard.stucco,or other .r., atenal. Place vents at outer exterior sheatf•stg---or boat age of soffit.vents should with ovesize tirrtbers(at feast 2ve t/,-incn wire mesh. If v �*Y�p and beams): ;asible• at approach of fire f xk vents with precut '� +. t • j '"r �-,f (wood panels. +' err` �- j cF,:�a -.'3,•: •+; . ,• ��.•: l -r zr9'a.� 71 �`S•,-'• �" tom. S!•� ..Y Siding.Noncombustible material such as stucco p referred.Avoid shingle .,.. ",.g ' "^ ' •"�-�T� 'S�r ' :+lo. �_.r siding. °' Glass.Thermal pane and .ems r .° r.�• rc.- _ ' -� safety-type are most resistant "ir+ .� �: —� �' tKS to heat-caused damage. It fire `� �- .s - threatens.cover glass with �' } �� s �PT:Z s t- snutters• fire cunains,or 90- plywood panels. Pr3 ~i .' �z ,' -'� _ r 1F�t •ice Walls, fences, and railings. Use nonflammable masonry, st�4'.t+ wrought iron,or c.'tatn link— 20D-foot reduced fuel zone. p;imcufarly adjoining house. Plant low-growing.deep- Kinside chaparral.Prune to .since flammable materials can rooted,drought-tolerant L•vrt or remove wood act like fuses. Make wood ground covers. Ctaparral.Keep large native arvxs or trellises of oversize Prune regularty to trees and shrubs(their roots (umber. remove woody growth, anchor rullsides).Imgate encourage new growth. Beyond property lines. occasionalty in summer to Planning and prctecLOn must maintain moisture level. ,r a ,rE rint of the entire Sunset article, be ctxrtmunitywFde.lYork ;:? .`:..• _ p with neighbors to re-.puce fuel ;,_ -ld $1 . 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C _ - a .. � �' t M E-M 0 R A ..�T D U M DATE : DECEMBER .02 1983 TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM: CITY ATTORNEY SUBJECT: FIRE RETARD.a-TT ROOF INITIATIVE PETITION I have reviewed the- form of !'Initiative Petition to Enact a City Ordinance" heretofore filed with the City Clerk, together with related documents , and have determined that the requirements for circulating and filing an initiative petition contained in State law and outlined in my memorandum to the Council dated December 2 , 1983 , have been met. The Council has the alternative of either introducing and adopting the proposed Ordinance, or of submitting the proposed Ordinance to the voters at the Municipal Election to be held on April 10 , 1984 . 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Townspeople in Los Altos Hills are making ready to Opponents contend, however, that processing poundthe pavement in order to get rid of an offensive shor'�e:s the L'^'e d tz-te s�.akes a_^.d t''at fire- roofing ordinance. retardant:%,,fs do ra MI-11t,in lower insurance rates. A group called Committee for Reasonable Roofing "L^sW��e cc:arses,whose money is at stake,see no has announced that it will launch an initiative petition value in L�e l," a ;,?�5 to Jea_*line Straube and Bob drive to repeal an ordii-ance, adopted in 1981, List 3icrga-, re<idn t; Wro are s-.r'arbesding tl:e initi five requires all new and replaced roofs to be constructed cf p_titicn&.v e. fire-retardant materials. The signature drive will begin 0cl_ 11, a required 21 "'to v ;ty O'C"Um sis atu­es f,-om more days after the filing of a legal notice of intent to erc•,?ata than 15 pe:-ce t d t`,e re-gister voters,"they've called petitions, a k:cktiti nee=g for 7:ZO p.- on Monday, Oct 10, at Opposition to the ordinance has been s-nolde ing in 1:..-"'07 Yuri:o Face, to hard out petitions and ma'se :recent morel s as homeowners became aware that re- district roofing costs are likely to be x4,000 to X5,000}4h-er under If 815 siLa.:-e_2:-- c•Utcsd, the council Till then -the fire-retardant requirements. A growing n=bh_ of either;cve to adopt the prcoosed or•'izance for repeal or homes are reaching the 20-25-year-old stage at which call a r;= al ele t:cn to aLoR mid_^ts to decide t`.e new roofs become a necessity. isae. Fire depatment officials and comrzi.ssiorien of Lcs If 10 per c,�t of mv—sste- ed Vae-^s&,A sign the petition,. :Altos County Fire Protection District have L^.ar mously L':e re;-=1 c-c:^a:ro R ll appzr on Lhe ba?ot cf Lhe ne_rt endorsed tlx roofing ordinance, which includes pry i- s;se=_: r:._r?cp` exec:on sions of the statewide Uniform B»ding Code. In pablic With 2,s: h. gts : a,�,, Lhe fire-mtzrdant or-4in- hearings held in August, the Town CoL1Cl tR,ce de- once c'_a�'sy},,:`s a ;:C-==ion plus b=den on rp. clined to rescind or modUy provisions for fire retardant dents, pr:a:ems of t`:a in, -t ve petition say. 7,ti r � r � . a •• sdYS AH tat f - <.� {' �.�ti$ '� T - a ' uN' r RY'r-- ^^ j F �2 x f tx'-✓xy�,.tr .'f'p� c ..c f r., '_.„x S•t�,- '; £ � 4 � .,al�•C` ,,1 ,~s +.}x 4 T axe ra t} -" f�.t »f^2+�j3` r tii �•'� � -•r. do.•1 t ti � F � _ 'n t hV^_ r t z r st •� Y.�•s '3�•y�.Js' �'�'rcid +<� � .c' YC_.r•'�'1 �, " �e. .'`:Ya - >. Q . L; /` �,. •� j6 f sx `syr�` .• ',F{'rte'�}+-�f 'u ♦., s �.x...�c ^f .v"$c.••�+".;A 6s. - s,j l.q�!e C.�•.ih•c P''Er „ y .r•y 1 A f t S 2,,., c. a+ i2 rry! S � . ,, - �.:�r,•-+, �'�u:? it .-ti n: . .��� io L ; r Y { most or me people In the group have been trying since July to get f i the roofing ordinance rescinded.-At tardant materials are used. �,. .., :, public hearings In July and August, Some contractors also say that - ire they.asked the City Council to dis- the treated shingles are less dura- �, card the two-year-old ordinance, ble than other materials because f After both hearings, however, the flame-retardant chemicals d!s- the council voted unanimously to salve the natural wood oils that nor- Residents Want to ban keep the ordinance. orally protect the shingles from The council actions have been erosion by rain,wind and sun. flame–retardant roofing supported by the commLssioners of Los Altos Fire Chief John Sand- the Los Altos County Fire Protec- ers argues that the flame-retardant By Mary Doenwald 3 tion-District of which Los Altos materials are necessary not only to times 7ritwna start C Hills is the major portion, and by protect Individual roots but also to LOS ALTOS HILLS'—A group of the chief of the Los Altos Fire De- keep fires from spreading from residents will be& collecting sig- partment, which serves the fire rooftop to rooftop. protection district- natures Tuesday on an initiative pe- -He said hills residents nerd to tition asking the City Council to re- The People opposed to the ordi- take extra precautions to keep scind a town ordinance requiring nanct say it unnecessarily adds to their homes safe from fires be- the use of flame-retardant roofing _ the:cost of reroofing homes in Los cause the homes are not easily ac- materials.' Altos Hills- They say flame-retzr- cessible to fireflghters. The group, which calls Itself the dant roof tiles are not needed to , that Los Altos Hills Committee for Rea- keep homes safe from fire The residents opposed to the or- sonable Roofing,will have approxi- roofing contractors are reluctant to dinznce say that the houses in Los Altos Hills are too far a art for mately fivd months to collect at Use them and that they increase the , p cost of an average roofin fire to spread from rooftop to roof= least 797 signatures of registered 8 g job is voters who are town residents.That LAS Altos Hills by about$4,000. top. number is 15 percent of the town's The Times Tribune contacted, They say the danger of fire start- 5,312 registered voters. eight local roofing contractors who ing on rooftops is not great enough If the petitioners are successful,' confirmed that.they are hesitant to warrant the extra expense of - the City Council must either re- to use flame-retardant shingles. flame-retardantshingies. scind the ordinance requiring They said the special shingles, They point out that insurance flame-retardant roofing materials which are soaked in a chemical companies offer the same rates on or call a special election within that inhibits fire, cost twice as fire insurance whether or not three to four months to let a majori- much as regular shingles The cost flame-retardant roofing materials ry of town residents decide whether of shingles is about 30 percent of are used. the ordinance should exist. the cost involved in replacing a • eye who went more Iafor„ia- If the group collects the signa- wood-shingle roof, contractors say, - tures of at least 10 percent but less so the use of flame-retardant ma. iron about the petition-drive meet- than 15 percent of the registered terials adds about 30 percent to the Ing next Monday may call Jeanne voters, the council will be required _ price of.a job. Strzube at (415)941-0611 or Robert only to place the issue on the ballot Robert C Zapkay,shop manager _ Morgan at (415) 9941-1,075. / In the next regular City Council of Adams A & P Roofing In San Ind ati.4✓-- f3 Lar L.- r,.1-T77- election,which will be April 10. Carlos, said a reroofing job that The group plans to kick off the normally would cost about $5,000 �4= _ 12 p,s j vlSc-.i­ petition drive at a meeting next costs about $8,000 when flame-re. Monday, Oct 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m-at 12397 Wscaino Place.At the meeting, group leaders will distrib- ute petitions and assign each partic-. Ipant a specific area to collect sig. : natures. r � !1 O 'A. {t , tt s'ry ,1 %, r: r '}. . v �"' y t r r [z L" 't• •cT/ •yr C�.t. t+<�i' _C.r $ • as.,Gr+L �r �' Tn tti^L' +�s"'2''{�� u"�Cw.yZfSi t t. •aS ,Xa .t-•c-.• F1 r � Ott � ec. •J`.��''-'^i� _ .lj-M' Via'.•-0�� �i' v � .+sue 'i" - . £ea ji + �r � r r•ids- � f F r �' s i. s .--p .. r:.h:. r -.-r` ;lri`•'..'S iryi t:•. bJ` t':[,...5. tv :.:v._. ».v-::..-''t•ow.;, - _'. '�ii -r --.:.-t_»�� — :i�`.R• __ _ - iv —s .'yLS.±.,.a_ _ _ _ - -c W. 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Total Vote Vote "YES,, Shall the Initative Ordinance Repealing - 1A.•%Q 503 Section 24 of Appendix E of the Fire Code Requiring Roof Coverings on All Buildings to be Fire-Retardant, or any' Class C Pre- pared or Built Up Roofing, or Cedar or Redwood Shakes and Shingles Constructed in Accordance with the Requirements -of the Uniform Building Code Standard No. 32-14 for Special Purpose Roofs , and Requiring Installation of Standard :approved Fire Fiace Chimney Spark- Arrestors , Be Approved? - 7 . The- number of votes cast in each rrecinct for and against the measure was as follows : MEASURE (B) PRECINCT "YES" "NO" 2384 2?4 in2 2385 2.52 12,1 . 2386 168 67 2391 -279 77 2395 291 92 TOTAL PRECINCT VOTE 1204 466 ABSENTEE VOTE �5 J7 l TOTAL VOTE: 122-0 503 - .y�_.�•.� ,K, > I r~fi SL-.-t--,Q T-'c �-^A• "+�r'Tt�--r q -rh - a^ r `s > `"X '•n'rs! y•,�-��r�r .1Y-.t = - a:.., " ?'i r;g�� nt '`•if r sort �;< -. ::1 .+:==_.. -vt,"F _ _ • ..,-,,,,, ? -ri Rt.. `-G-� ti,},, .:t r^t�..�.J+ ., T,/` ��,.,���..� ti;: rte•�-rt��..�r•�:i`:,..-•A`_•s',;>.w:,r'� ,,, "�, r:.."- - 't. t .., iY,"trn�• - �` +rr�', t'+K; t.�.,�,��-'`-tix•r� •; r�ti.9.•�+- .+,.- -�:�- ;�•2>::: .,fir:. 'r$„f••'?•• �- .'y tr 1•ii-gin- t�.. �....._-_��•" ,p?�•� �`.>:�- r::;�Fv#=t�i r�.,�ua:i:'t:�'f.'��. �a.Y -�•'M ��>rr .�c•:J: :�N-t�``�"°'�r'7.Y'�!•� a' -�+]�i�j• ��ti•s.. �'!-' �3- � -' ' ti �. ` ' >�� ' i7' �a�` '-` � .7 .ti ti'1 ;^"::mss*+. 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Corliss Drive August .:1982 a $110,000 6. Hodges Drive October 1981 $ 60,000 ` 1. The,.fire on Ascot brive :,was ..a'toof fire started in the area aroun d 'the chimney. ..:It _.was most .-likely caused Eby a fire brand from .the .fireplace:_:;�� (Weather not a factor) " 2. The Darnby Court fire was the .-onlY structural'fire we have had in the past 12 years which was 'started from a wildland fire. The total damage was .$23 ,000. $5,000 of that _figure was roof damage, the rest was fence, landscaping, siding and some smoke damage. (Hot, low humidity) ` 3. The Zander. Drive fire. It was started by a fire falling onto the roof on a windy night. ' It caused $200,000 damage to the home and its furnishings. (At night, strong winds) 4. The Rimer .Drive fire was an interior fire started in the kitchen area. It extended out to the roof which caused the fire to spread the entire length of the home. It was estimated that the extension of fire caused by the flammable roof increased the fire damage by 40%. (Hot, no winds) 5. The Corliss Drive fire started in the attic from a defective wire installation. It extended onto the roof and ran the full length of the home causing exterior damage. (weather not a factor) 6. The Hodges Drive fire was started in the attic and extended onto the roof. The roof was listed as the contributing factor to. the spread of the fire. (Weather -not. a factor) It should be noted that fires 12, #3, 15,' 1 6 did not extend below the ceiling in the homes but there was extensive smoke, water and fire brand damage to the furnishings in the homes. 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M�(f•r"�1. �'`%� 5^�'n?173 .a-: �3h�'Y?:'k-�`r �•"�a���.# J zk` }•t H� 7 ."f�' ;T� �r1,iw Y�aF'}S"it U ra 4� , L r+ "�, } x !� .y��i`�?����t '�,£" � a k :i� 3's ,,'S x.45+ ': „. - . .,t....... .:.... ?}? ;ti.;,;:.:,.r. :•� MORAGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT - . i ' ` ' ''� • INCIDENT RESPONSE AND FIRE LASS PROFILE >' 1976 — 1985 ` r • 'Y^ 'y1.f"{li�}�.';F if�M�ii.r. 9h?t°.1 1 r + ' v v ..1k4^=•P• tX F7 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 IRE RESPONSES 1976 1982 1983 1984 ! *� ,�• 4t ad. K -i ac 3 0 3 1 3 y�, Commercial Occupancy 9 5 0 1 M, r '" QS. '�LC'+ii•u,}Cy. f)F r"'lt Y •�•iµf''# 23 ' 18 23 12 14 �� y. `;,�'� j ����'' t'�;.k•„"+r Single Family Occupancy 40 31, 29 23 15 1�7�)rd .7Y n< Yt,x r 7 3 3 3 5 . 2 0 4 3 srti Multi-Family Occupancy 3 0 3 3 3 1 - y Schools/Public Occupancy S 8 1 3 r, l 4 1 0 Sheds/Barns/Fences 0 2 3 2 10 5 12 18 7 •rr k ; t t�Appliances 23 22 20 19 19 i i Y; Auto/Vehicle 26 17 29 19 15 13 19 16 ,4 0 0 Flammable Liquids/L.P.G. 0 0 0 0 '+�1�lr,NilgY qrr ids/L.P.G. s_( r sr rLh #� �Q ++t r' 0 0 0 0 1 r'htit ' nfl.rF¢ ` G'C,N Nfr!1P`Ji:} ca;irf,,`r ' Natural Gas 0 ti r I E 6 3 1 2 0 y •i,; ,�, i;a` . r -"ts'►' Utility quipment 6 5 29 14 19 lr'" ° 53 39 C 63 28 rass/Brush '+ ( 4•'1•Y41��+i` ,,�ti,AI .7:. iljf,. L 1 I a 4 7 '/ 6 . "t,,: .�:,_,,•;7..�;�;;.5 .,i •' ter G 2,�� 10 5 14' 6 Rubbish/Duropa 4 r �'', ,` `� . ' `� • : Illegal Burning 11 3 • 1 3 2 2 l 5 O 64 "Y tom: � "�`y4 r,.y►,r�'' g S9 4 3 28 32 45 47 30 50 4 `?, ti. 'r 'r►riry 3i q !.� a 1�;� ;. 5 0 4�t tire ' �� Y Falsc-and Hint Alarms 39 fit '✓'; !i•r':r 7i.fi. ,M,,;e�3,• .,7� 3 4 2 21 3`9 S 2 37 43 3 2 f -°Ft`:,f "fr\:r1 �4+i� '•r +il'`;')a '•'.'1.+:Y.c'•'"q.1• a t ions 0 3 Smoke Invests yy ,•i,r,+dL1l ," , g �3,}'Satx�s`i+}'+�'aw� 1�+ '' ' •;{ x+ 262 223 235 245 215 173 165 189 137 191 �J3 ” +, ' TOTAL FIRE RESPONSES UNADJUSTED FIRE LOSSES 72,404 $849,..65 $-27.529 $110,970 $216,910 $186,230 $3©7r450 $44,400 $76,375 $26075 'rt 1985 r :.'• „,,: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 DISTRICT RESPONSES 1 976 1977 1978 1979 x: OUT OF DIS + Mutual Aid) 106 67 75. 7l 64 85 99 � ' =` '7 w„ (Automat iC b M ( (52(42j 70] (47] (48] 1681 (S6] (82) (841( 1091 OUTSIDG AID RECEIVED 1 a ;h� tfi:,1 t =• ti• ' - I')t (not counted in COtnl) V.J'r7Y�' .{;yi47}.4°:J�`; �'.�:Y•iv .:y.'.'��i.. "•:{:,f .,j��, ► 141�1,:r":�1l��ii+i1�• ''`1`�� ' ,(0�,7 (!(}`l h•7,r7�1ffZ"k , 1 ! 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F1. �t; ,,: .��� t rv'v4s.'. ^'?��•. ._ � .r, ,.. is+... } � °4 �•s .a'� ry:+` t'�,r,i i� r}. kr,}�r•�t'*f�s�t���l,v a yr<'r{ •. �p�� � , �••• �eXiY���•�; -°�'rS A;r �- ♦�4��} ; •r�{�irK..�Y i`.+.y. � +off: � a,� Y 't%%S'Y.s....-tr SC' �;f: tl. ��� t'�'S�'1-•:.Y'-f r'ir i �»�-� �g �� r�s�,��t �.-x�=4•r Y ���fir�c r^�„"�,c,� ,� ^,?� 4��'++. ;,�„i� �.�,. W_��+�.v. ,,'�_+•_^^_. ,°T','--_� i I u:a EXHIBIT G Residential and Brush Fires and Losses 1981 - 1985 1981 1982 1983 1984 19851 Single Family occupancy 15 18 23 12 14 Multiple Family occupancy 0 4 3 0 2 Appliances . 18 7 10 5 12 Total - Residential 33 29 36 17 26 Grass E Brush 29 14 15 20 19 Total Res. & Brush 62 43 51 37 45 Percent Residential 53% 67% 70% 46% 583 Percent Brush 47 33% 306 54% 42% Roof-related Structural Fires 1 2 0 0 3 Damage in $'s Roof-related fires $60,000. $360, 000. 0 0 $233, 100. Totally Roof Fires 0 0 0 0 $210, 000.2 In the five (5) years recorded above, two totally roof related fires occurred in one hundred forty-one (141) residential fires which is•1.4% of total fires. 1 Information provided by Moraga Fire Protection District. 2 Roof fires caused most likely by fire brand from the fireplace falling on roof. Information is not available regarding if spark arrestors -_ were or were not in place at time of fire. Y"J7_+� ti;S� r4;y{_,: • Y<tV�'s���,i(•-yF..crjL`.`.V„?�< 3Sl�rf.'y,`"'�. -f'. - S: -S�,r:`.:-: _s U �- _ g3Z `,ry,�sT ,j^.•j <ry_)lY~/QtY�Y`�ti •4 Yf 7 yR� - _ W. � + f�f' t �•-1{+y S�t- +.a�. t. is•`' ••� ~rtr y s h F • \ C.r ����' �\Y<:1\t. S�L 3Jc" J�N'.lGl•\ :L r �I+�- -i %Y j� __ 1 M �t��µ c( Y: "vl •S'�.�i•C' iS� \r :: Ji"'fb: Yy' S���j3 =:.7�t_ •:tf3-. �a. 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At this size;:.the Moraga;Fire-District : provides 6 firefighters on duty at any one time. ,.Anticipating a build-out of Moraga to a population of about.l8,000 and maintaining the current ratio of occupants'to dwelling`units, we { _ anticipate an additional 2, 578 residents in Moraga and an additional ,;:-:' 900 dwelling units. The current ratio 'of dwelling units per'on-duty firefighters is"5,260 d.u./6 firefighters or 877 d.u./firefighter.. At build-out in Moraga the number of firefighters needed for the 6,160 d.u.'would be 7.02 per shift or 21'.06 for the three shift's-' The projected need would be' . for 3 additional firefighters at the build-out of Moraga. Costs for the additional personnel at approximately $30,000. per year per firefighter would be in'the range of $15.00 to $20.'00 per household, per year. :.Y''••.<Y:'.T"ti1••� y-y `Trf�" an'Yt qy ,.' r ... a.4� tn :1+ .•�:T.=;y,::�'f • t,{ _S^`SC!•i 1.•,v�,SO,�`T:j�•.•G2:�Y �F�s � _ - ..•f"` E1, '9r,,0 ° .'•�r<�"o t:y;�• <.: '1 •.:rir- 3y_...,.. • t:� $�, ::r ,};W�,� w�. �,:`.+' 1` i.,..w; p•%•a-a...,_} ;sr` {�7 %`P ri'YJ �aJ s•.+..:jig S• -.iL+, p. 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Yaj �,'1.:�•t'. x..5 y'{•ns6" ,�'Ti a is ti.K�.s 4+!e....r..�!••�j'dx"'P''w,',F'C�•,4``'C tid''J�'tk «3'F'. '.'* t...+r!;.Vj��u.•v..t*w_;a\ ',xi.�.:...,.... .?..,.fir..... .... si,I,..t rFt. 7' _-.7. . 1: '•!4 :.R ,u. 't:-+4 ..� ti�. .....r+:: .. , . aarr�.,�S• • w - t[ yr _ _ v z Y WHY .CITIES IN THE AREA RECENTLY -HAVE ADOPTED FIRE RETARDANT ROOF ORDINANCES • 4 • The "Committee for Firesafe Roofing" which has been pushing fore such ordinances is financed by the_Asphalt and Tile industries. The committee retained the services:of Retired Chief .Bob Burns of the Mountain View Fire Department to obtain passage of such ordinances. - ` Retired Chief B-ob Burns has been very successful in his work for the "Committee For Firesafe Roofing". In soliciting support from businesses which would benefit from the Committee's activities _ the Executive Director is quoted from Exhibit G . . . "our cause As not charity. Your investment in these brochures is guaranteed to help your business. We believe that this is the hest form of indirect advertising available to you. Every single brochure will be silently expanding the sales of your product by promoting the use of firesafe roofing materials." _ The real push for ordinances requiring fire-retardant roofs seems to center around limiting roofing materials and creating a greater market for Asphalt and Tile industries and, of course, greater profits! Investigating some of the cities where such ordinances have been passed, one will find there was very little citizen input into the process and the ordinances passed quietly. Homeowner awareness of the ordinance can be two or three years after passage and can create serious problems for the jurisdiction when homeowners become aware of the restriction. This happened in 1484 in Los Altos Hills, a community not unlike Moraga. The council passed an ordinance and the voters repealed the ordinance by a 21 to 1 margin! See Exhibit H for the election results. The Moraga Fire District stated that the cities of Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek have all recently adopted fire-safe roof ordinances. When the homeowners find out the expensive burden placed upon them there may well be another Los Altos Hills rebellion. • � Y�.fir yr '� f -�y-.n f s -� � .. ' •^,_, f � is n f+ -! b .. •} � �il /?.lif� '(f{{•,��yVC llfA4lTa_^m �� �r' - _ S _- _ - • ~-� <)�fYti>-i�'C= '� - ? ,.a� .�r,^f `f'�•fT .�.rcy4• `-i_.;sS- ,s. a•� _ Ali a.-"yam .1 TNN ,! , p,w _ ='.; :+`�t,,•r #'` ti""' �`i• .>2�•r:' .+r4 S.a!•�n,_'t;a:,4. LY ?.•_i;ti4 J'�r t ye.M.� Is a t, _� C. :i.. vi.�.,fv.•:._`a" �`.�c'T.t�t•. ��^:�•{• r'Y 5.s nS.i• �a �.fib(�.'::'.%'-'L<' t"?•����•..�--�'}.3 ..a. ._ .-'�..' _�;' � �'K`•ysf'`" =�'�'�:.e._' _ ��__ l r ✓._ -t i�` •3:;•.its;t.i'•.<;r:: -�'rv; <s-;,Y � •L"f- v �•-.t.�"'e G .e•,,.A�"^'i?T•:•.t:; J r ` .-,�3r a{Y r 3 < h• :!�?1 . n t �Y =.ro-�s� fi r •!�( i:'_:rRjU}� a 5• ,r r� i,l b,sl. 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Fever : RE: CFFSR Brouchure Sponsor We hope that you are aware of the activities of�iIT e CFORI TE ESFOR FIRESAFE ROOFING . If not let me explain: The CO3 ► ROOFING has spent a great deal of time and money over the past five years in the education of builders, contractors , fire services , building departments , City Councils and homeowners as to the need to specify fire retardant roofing products . The percentage of households in Southern California now covered by an ordinance requiring fires�fe roofing has increased from 151. in 1980 to over 85Z in 1985. This dramatic shift in legislation has been due to the activities of the COMMITTEE FOR FIRESAF Unfortunately, although we haVe won many battles , the war has to continue to be fought . Every . day the dell-financed wood lobby, representing wood shake and shingle manufacturers , appears before influential groups or agencies in California, trying to build-up momentum to reverse previous decisions and allow the use of untreated wood shake and shingles . Indeed, two communities have reverses previous decisions and more toare rovide both se ��4ePsyand 1 ter tune^to happen . We need to continue p speakers the respective fire services in their efforts to maintain favorable , current restrictive ordinances . -Furthermore , in all of Northern California , only abcut 151 .f the area is now covered by firesafe roofing ordinances . The fight is just beginning in that area and we are already making progress . Last year, we opened an office in Northern California and have retained the -services of a highly respected fire consultant to generate interest in the passage or stronger roofing ordinances . Since the COMMITTEE ' S incaptalternate firesa-F color literature has been a reprint showin0 now out of business . We desperately need and consequently have developed a new brochures t shoout our umessage . In the quantity afe roofs , as well as clear y . p f ncs.=Jt�•4 �j � �" it r +fi. :Y yi'.y`�I• � + 4 _ _ _ _ .._ ;.r Y_• > f •+h� �;vv a %'Y•4sity� ! c ,ySt ^t.:)• c't-.�yi-y f�..ti: t),,=i.,'Vli..'..;' _ _ a• ` a 3 T Y�v.j. .r s{ .. a �f y _ JG���-++���'♦t_. ='�'t� � ,L•S�•','4�•,. .:_'�}_7_�_,,,} i��`�•-a�rYN y r _ ' � 't N_ �' �1:+ �}•r'� �y:�f_ 'i ,..�.•1��;,j;r_T3a"r�"-{:_i i♦��:•'ir,'-a, :i'�' - Y Tri�t f,•:,, '£' s�''1 t �S-t rfr c ._ ��.� .. ta,,... '� s" r�c rY a - '�} �A�o � �' 3tG�),Efrr'y •y '3- � '` 1`i3�.,R-+.. --+� "4-c�'}1�'7'.e �a J�) � ,y „c i �r1y � r 'yT?. r 4 iS a2^L�. Y� g. 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' ter;• c.:5:`:.,�1J'• ';:.•:�. ;mil-'`.J.� � .t,_ ••.�.....'.:1.i-Vii..•..._...,-........ !N _ - ...- ^/ CFFSR Brochure Sponsor July 15 , 1985 Page 2 we believe we require ( 250,000) , the lowest quotation we have received to print [his four-color , six-page brochure, is approxi- mately $0. 12 each. "Units" of 25,000 brochures will cost .$3,000 to print. We hope that your organization will sponsor at 'least one 'unit of brochures and more , if at all poss.ible . We will see that this . information gets "into the right hands . We will pay the cost of handling, envelopes and postage for direct distribution to fire stations , building depart- ments , trade shows and hundreds of other locations , such as Banks and Insurance Companies for example. --� This request is different. All of us are continually being asked for donations for some worthy cause and although protecting the lives and property of millions of people is indeed a noble purpose, our cause is riot charit . Your investment _-,:n those brochures is guaranteed to helo our usiness-._] bel v�e�e_that this is the b- est form ' Ted` advertisLno available to you. Every single rochure will bp silently e a the sales of your 1)TOduCt by prom�g • - ,tee of fires re roofin materi We are ready to go to print now. Each a y delay means ost opporunities : Please call or write to me as soon as possible confirming the. nu.mber of units you will sponsor. It is our wish that you give this request your earnest consideration. We look forward to hearing from you. Very truly yours . COMMI•�T'E FOR FIRESA-z ROOFING �,- Raquec, Montoya Executive Director RM/dh •-•` Yi Mai o` - s 9 st- t Y ?. i - 1 rs rY. tea. 9.♦ '•G-;-. max Z�.• .•TJ'.*_nj •:. S�J :� I.Y. •�`-1_J.�'' .f� - yt .•nf' -r •d' . 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The bids are as follows: Item Contractor Type of Roof Cost 1 #1 JM Woodlands/Class A130 year " .$ 6,400-00 2 #3 Heavy Shake/untreated $ 6,500-00 3 42 Pabco Horizon/Class A125 year - $ 7,150.00 4 #3 Dimensional Composition $ 7,300.00 5 #2 Treated Medium Shake/Class C $ 7,400-00 6 #2 JM Woodlands/Class A/30 year $ 7,750-00 7 #2 Treated Heavy Shake/Class C $ 8,500-00 8 #1 Treated Heavy Shake/Class C $ 8,600-00 9 12 Cal-Shake/Class A/30 year $11,200.00 10 #2 Dura Lite Tile/Class A/40 year $11,840-00 year 11 #1 Cal=Shake/Class A/30 $12, 000.00, y Using the Heavy Shake/untreated as a base cost at $6,500.00 the fire- treated alternatives are: Additional Cost Cost Over Shake Treated Heavy Shake/Class C $ 8, 500.00 $ 2, 000-00 Cal-Shake/Class A/30 year $11,200.00 $ 4, 700. 00 Dura-Lite Tile/Class A/40 year $11, 840.00 $ 5, 340..00 Treated Medium Shakes/Class C $ 7,400.00 $ 900.00 The fiberglass shingles listed above are not compared because of the limited use of this product in Moraga. Recent tariffs on Canadian shakes and shingles may cause shake roof costs to escalate considerably, see Exhibt J-1. ' r rr.•.� { � �' C�t'++ r j a)i•r j 4` I '1 Yk�•> ..+ .a� �.� �r'-+rz„'.n��� ,.r sL SIR . '��IR r ' r r `' s -,c r � - 3,�.?• r•'r �.. fit- .• r-.r•�'_ - �i �. _ r .3y. / 'a1.rir'},' ..,.c r•_s'/. �'_vax<ty � ! ci. � :;. r '*., .r. ° �r r+��.� -shy b-°�*' .r%•y,•'� .. ; r!•,.]:•. - .� tiff• �-:r :_ '�- �}?�,: ..i :..a t? `���^�'"'4 t ;e �4. 'r 3 s'7:L.'r•�,v.-,; r t •t '" -' r �..,�'`'`"s •w: `~� t3s !L-"c t * f S -r 'r~�YZ{ F �l i� "� 'h�',d •'J .r 9 � '� 1 J SZi , >� ..7 y o !� f� Y . � _ zS,•4Z h�'.�.t_ SL f.t _ �- �,%? . �< `"•v !sue• .r ti.��`��i�n�y g'�r .'? >> "',-�,r � � K S�- '�., q. �t*'•-�' ;?fir °-r,'t �;�?-�`�`d..��� i yrr'�r •�' �` /•. -r. � 7•.,$c •'t> 4 ��' _'`'w�'�f 3�:•V'F t�R:t='':w� r�p�� ♦-.,�c�>✓' -s ..w� �}n1 - tz��r�bc J�����r y- >at�a ( i 9' �j-iS.T_S'j'.'Y• .. Yr "�.y'. .. _ t.. 'r'`+f.�,x��c^f.:li3:;� t. t. :.:a''' - ,t•,.t'*�' �.e. �^ r � "o..F:` !tic. 1..^:,:4rrt� .r r, -;t }� .ra.oi•a� :r,-�'.' - :a ;.'7i. e`.s•� '.,h*" .G Y. ti� �Sr1F&r ';R(t"'..'s• '�'Kd�>>�,y-� 'n t1.•. _+��- 4a. ..'_MF'r':a.�;.�"'r.37J �C.�'_S-� ..�f�.:r r �?`/l�I'�s%E��� `atii.•'f'.�a: •�3•�"�? �..f! r Fyi�`�ck r t�Gc j'"S� i - d :17 Z���',. c�,kt„� 4., r- s . .:,r •_:. -..r...�:.T ...... .....' r..E.-..•t�...Jy: _�f. •_•s'-c ;sY+ w .0� r 5►...5�.orl�i_`e7,.?�'r.�..Y:ti: ._.. � 'L.r - ..:ay. �. .. .. ... .. ... 1 . l ! I 1 ,L Ho waroff-Se'n'- dt *- R0, *% 0, By Jeff Pc'Ifinc, Cr of Ash Iloof)ng Co.In Campbell,Last week,• "In the Iasi seven years, the Canadians A'nclt'35percent U.S. tarifton Cnna• .: It was $100, she said, adding, "The price. In- have put halt of the U.S. shake and shingle I dlAn cedar shakes and shingles ttlrcal- creases dally:' ;.'pro duccrs,out of business or Into bankrupt- ens to blow the llcl off wooden roofliig Starting June 0, U.S. trade officials plan ,' cy;'Joe Lockhart,owner of Jand J Shake and — costs In California, officials-sny,;�:,t;::.. to slap a 35 percent tariff on all cedar shakes.!; Shingle Inc. !n Crescent City,said yesterday. eN ..,, r'i'm the last of a dying breed."Since the tariff was announced last•' anct shingles Imported from Canada,The tar-1; Iff was meant to het U.S, wood shake and' 1 y the cost of a shake roof and shingle :''shin le'makers, p �'' Lockhart xst � ,; Thursda , g who say the Canadian pro•• � ,who employed 44 people a dc- siding In the,Bay Area has risen up to 20 ' ducers have an unfair.pricing:advantage be-`;,:'.cade ago, now employs,two: himself and his percent, contractors said esterda' " wife,June: - p g y y' cause the receive low-cost lumber from their' , With further Increases,construction o y •I ''� � ''.� f wood= .i,`�,�i`�'l•(..��s:�:`� V•w' ,',i`ir.•vrr; government. ., ;,• '!.Em IO C � '_': '•'1'� +, ,h,7i. .;,;tj.\,•L�';u ;• •b.r:a':� 0 1 California a d I ..,. P Ym nl In the U.S. wood shlrgle- en r ofs n • could slip,tley•s I }:; 1 du t . ;, �r,nN si :?:, +:� k•::, ;,, �i Aetallers :and^ whol sa n s ry has been Cut to 1040 from 39781n the r: a lcrs antic . "It would make sllnkc roofs unaffordable Past seven ears added Gus Kuehne res • •price Inereases''from the U.S. larltf so the P Y p r,a s, 1 r „_,: a.,,' ;.;:..:*',:: '` to most,"said Kneeland Stone,who urchases� t' 41r� w� t '.. ,t P ,�r,.are, raising'�prices,•the. roofing contractors dent of'the Northwest Independent Forest ,.,; ' ;•,+ ,�;;'�++'� ;,� '1 shakes and shingles for PacIfIC Supply..a.roof-• •said: 'Tianufacturers,a Seattle trade group. w:+ , � Ing retailer based 'In Sacramento. Idstead;: '• ', ' f' ; It-;t c'i+` V1, ti ; �xt "`•:+ti ' '' ' ' �♦ ' j• 'Canada ex•orted $170.3-million worth of-r";• 'The proposed tariff has led to the sharp. , ,>� \{,r,S,.•4,.., .,:. ,;,.,,. ,.,'., ,,. # j 1 more people would roof their houscs'wlth tile•, l p a., P p 5y ;�xM t,�,„„t• ; fireproof p g cedar shakes and shingles to the United States;,.,esl•trade dispute between the United States ,).1 4'..a+�;Kir•,yw�?�' 1;,'.. ,,'6 l�. ,� or officials wouls1welces, a bleb fire �., last year.The ex orts account for 73 ercent':.l' P Y, m Y p p and Canada In years and has threatened to 1 t' ; p ;• :•,. =Q' ;b[•the�wo6d shingles:-used In'the:United'�•' 'undermine Canadian 1 Im •M late J..Tt: u 'b. I.+ 1 •,•' n r e In r Dylan'' :The cost ot,eo�cring d .shuarc, a 10-by.',, ; Statea,,u'p�fcom'jtist 30.percent a decade ago• :! Mulroncy'a efforts to cultivate a closer trade 'Ll�la "• If ' T,;�i{,'�,t.• t 7 µ 14 fool area of root, with shakes rose°to X120 •About one third of tht 'shakes''are hold In !+ 1'': %•Y 1'1 ; 1. •. it 1 7h:•'Y?Y'•y1,,1 jI t3'rti 1"r;�l-� `� ''''t " yesterday, saki Linda Ash Becrelar Irbasur `�• t' '' ';{ `' t '• / Y Yr �! Y. ter!: Callfornla. i.;l1. ,'''' ,. ',.►'.;.' '►;=' Pape 33 1' rt^C-= ,( ' > S,''t�; ' �r_� u,�.�y,> : ( ,.dt1--r 1`I'1� :.l �:•.(� •t�•' .'1•,•1 r,. f. 1 C.O.Z 11 ;�yt�vf,• Jr'}4''�.�A¢•,•S,�t�V,�S:1�r�,i♦ ,iY�O..`'�� .,,tip{��, '� '1 ! ,�:7 ',' !, 1'' .n,� •. 1. ,• i!'•t C��l` , '' n. ,�,,,� Wvl �rr(lt;(4'.�t ,,71.�v1 f' �:iJ t"I; ' , ''' 'v.r' ';'�' ''1'•rt ,. .'7 (.11.' <.,�i•i,I; ,. .,•� ,t'f.,, , .,.,, . / 1' !,S.'lij , �. .•l. 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'' NI'; r••' 1 . �''i' .}( { 4�c1, ` ''t;�,!,'.�:f.,.�. _ ,, . , . • .1, t • f,,, ,v •j tr ' 1''• �.f 1v _ �y�i•�.1.�'i14q f`' � 1 � :'�';f: ;: ;� 1 New York• Tlurnhnm l.ambcrt & Co,' Mortoe:�'.ered to bo�An Inslder'SCC otticlals ''' d ,:t .ply >vil t fZ ,'•,,.�„ < I ; ' ', ;�';,`� �" `�ti�ti':•i;�yt;'%_�,+t ;!�:rti?'' 1 '', A fCllCrnl arntlll 'Ilry ,l'C9•'• Shnpll-o, 24, a stockbroker of Moso•„�,ArguCd that this was 1101 a0,' , ,' :'''� "1:�;': •���Rirtl,\•t•�il• '}a "� '' ' �'�r r le linll nrten .EnInbrook b Wco•'' a „, ,7,�c,••;,r lerllny Indlcicd four 1Vn11 Y' ff One WAII Street flqure, asking ri' �•C,n �+ ►�h rt ^ S, :i;t 2k,!, «,>,,r"�'�`Y}}�ti ![„ f den; And Daniel Silvernmi , 23, all','not 1' ur�tit tSE .PA /Q S;,e.�.�.. t; $lroci professionals and n cus• to be ldentitled,said that under •. ;• •,•:, ,„ `^ r Investor, who 'held a trading ac•.' • �,[[ 9 w •+ \ ,rY If \ cl'r:r•�; �! r 13 .11I.I l.:l\. f +C "7♦<1'/)l.iR :C'. ,t..•t.IS: F •!. 1: �'1. ;� '' ,� ' ,V;!.;�.,,:`x.;,a,!F.:,..,,: i;.•,a , , loner on chnrl;es of trading Ind' .l long-standing practicd,an Indlvldut connl al Moseley.' :�,:.1 aCCIIrItICB O11 tI1C 1)aSI3 of,lt14Id0' y ;•►y+ AI'Wh0 CCCCIVC<i In�ldO,Information Information 1��, ,l,,r•' • , acted on the .;_lax) ,r ,,r ly\t •,�ti,l >,;;,n�:�rl.y - 1. I l,nfornlnlion• Tho charges In Dnvld was arrested on Iho chnr;'1,,:'sail rondo money wltlt'lt'-=called a .• �t olved securities In six' lake,j•' Res two months Ago but was relcas f�;'lI Co could be accused of•tising '• That apparently Is what p• ;” + •4+'f"•�.-ir ,I,,.f+T, a , r Y ..' ; , P P ,. k Dyers three of them tuildcnll•' Inside Information. Now, he said, ' p y v r ed op $25,000 ball, A crlinlnnl conl•;: cared to be the ca•.e with Salsbury, •?, r plaint related that the SEC Icarne(i the Drexel anal slit, The rand jury., x, r fled. p the government appeared to be At- ' > R A�'��` w,„ t' r`k of the che)no lhrou h Arthur Alns• char ed that David, then M Paul, ~� :�,�:r4 t,tc . , ,.,,_.: It was lhesccond'major Insider 5 g tempting-to broaden this-doctrine , g � 'T`°"' �'' "` iradln case to he brought In Man• berg, a Marcus Schloss arbilrager ? so that a tlppeo would be breaking ' Weiss, told Salsbury about Avon. R g who'overllcnrd Solomon talking on' ' dalo, who then told Drexel, Hhlth ff ?L 'I ' ; hattan b government ngencles In the law, even It ho poraonnlly dlct ' ,sti , g rr•t� r, ;�i Y g bought stock In the comp any, c fit• rr the pant two weeks. On May 12, the the phone About stocks, Alnsberg, not profit, If he passed along Infer• g the complaint saki taped a convey ♦ C..- yt� Securities and Exchange Commis• p • p nation to someone else who then , rrr lark 71mr� 1 + �. entlon lit.which' Solomon spoko of • • r� h� r • r. ' ; dlon nccuscd Dennh Lovino, a for• T���' '� ''.}t,••'j 1111V r', Y g , '�• L!�'+,�Yi e the 'kcliemc sA !n that MArcun •--. l Y " cr Wail Street takeover exec e, ; F p�i;oy,{,` Schloss 6! Co, traded In Union Car•; '�; 'r'1 vsf; i;i �'•': Y:fr:✓r`+::; ``:i':'?'+`'i Qf using Inside Information to buy , ''r "e r +• bado oil file Insldo Information. I �( , 'A`1q`�";�r`• dY.y?��ti•+�.; r�' )P: t:IM3�( or sell 54Alfferent securlllem. / :' f/d ��La11o1 �t7.411 1k9u1�r C�A.1D111i1� to 6hQ1 N '',' r'"i ' ,.t�M'.ulll,d,. ' •• ' 1 ✓,LjtrU4� > c .� ..s � ���' r- ♦ '��` Tom- C ter ' • ..Yy,>'L'1G�i'-t� ,T��f .�JC�r ri.S '; - ,C,A MCI; Jun. Merle Gilliland: Ad Hoc Fire =oof Committee h'crIQ Tn rs=,c^se tQ the Morena Fire District ass.e-tic-_ t.•_t i?js_r+ tnts are.a,va.l.:t•le c, ho:~::.:.•^ers inzvra^ce ;_lic:es fer retardant roC's, 1 have attempted to substantiate that a__1,rj;c!1. I have cont-mc:ed my companies .underwriting and :e=e-arch dzr=_,t�.=^:, ;�_ !.S.O. offices in New. York, and asked a local insurance Brcker, %3a-es DeSoer, with MKM Insu^ante Agency to look- into this-matter. In every c=se, 1 find that, as of this time, 'here are no insurance d1_c=••1n:= aavailzble for home with fire-safe roofs. Please see V-e memo to Larry Eiddle, E State Farm Under_-iter, �:?hich outlines some major points as to why it-ere is no discount available to homes with fire-safe roofs. It is also interesting tc neje that t`+e insurance companies and I.S.O. have been pressured by the 2 resident of 'In+.erlocking Rc.of Tile Co. to consider offering discounts. 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The major points are these: + There is no available data based on individual roof construction characteristics, neither within State Farm, nor from ISO. + "Individual building rating using many specific details is not possible for the millions of units rated. Therefore, again only the general construction, habitational occupancy and public protection class are considered in the fire insurance rate-r + {chile fire is a major peril under the-Homeoi."ners policy, that package of coverages••insures against several other perils. (35% of our paid losses come from fire.) + Although fire retardant construction might save us loss dollars in some areas in some years, it's going to be hard to evaluate dollars of loss saved across several construction types. If new roof coding were ever instituted, we would probably only be able to use what we had several years ago: "Fire resistive" and "Other." + "Today the roofs of most homes insured under a Homeowners _ Insurance Policy are surfaced with fire-retardant materials . Many homes that are not so constructed are either uninsured - especially if they are located in a dense brush or wooded area - or insured through a residual or non-standard insurance policy at much higher premiums." Rob Kelley's letter may be especially helpful in providing our agent a "word track." Please let me know if we can help him further. It's good to know he.'s representing our interests. BAS attachments cc: T. L. Howard R. J. Kelley . ierson _ _ _ M1�7^ _ ...`7P• �_.�.�•� a •'-.`^.may` :f-ec' w-..--r..�-::;f_ir�%:!:•;'-t."�.., _:t` e�--� h:'•�".•s :;.• ^-"� �c •c�€" >, u-�•-'•'z. 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'Richard Eughey of ISO Commercial Risk Services concerning insurance rate credits for the use of "Fire Safe" roofing material. In our judgment, it would not be appropriate to of4er premium discounts to • Homeowners advisory insurance premium§ for homes with roofs surfaced with fire-retardant materials. Let me briefly explain. Today the roofs of host homes insured under a Homeowners Insurance Policy are surfaced with fire-retardant materials. Many homes that are not so constructed are either_uninsured - especially if -they are located in a dense brush or wooded area = or insured through a residual or non-standard insurance policy at =ch higher premiu s. • The statistics reported to ISO and used to develop our Eomeouners advisory premiums do not include the premiums and losses of the non-standard risks mooted above. Thus, the Homeowners losses reported to ISO reflect the widespread use of fire-retardant roof surfacing materials and do not support a further discount to Homeowners advisory premiu.:.s. (7a ly yours,2tzf fei Assistant ?tanager Personal Lines Division ram:sr cc: Richard Hughey, ISO/CRS, Inc. J.-.{.'•``Ta�- +1N4•a• 7• vF;<'4 '�.r _ii•.jj�*( _$ •Y�y(�' �yN'-J1'.L1.� ..✓Lj,'�_�j�_C� "^-?� -�?-V'V{� h� '��;,•�4 ._ >`�• YfY_'-T [. ` r'?>�:�> 4°:vt,^.•M1r-Y�`-._�ra.:�.� _ :.�,.,, .Y,.r.„�.,,*,,. x.:.�� z�-,.,�- cps. - r °=:""'�•=<.-�:;: "•.+�:.�_r:.:'rT f.S'3i-aa.c 'a:�-.+. < ,,�:��b!.E:' r� v,6-> �' u-�-r. !'c— - ��: ;:�;•:r-�,awii�i�`�c•�yyf5•> r•`JY.'S'�T` xlr ••q.�'�'(•��t�•2•rt9r��r:,yry"a:�s';C.�' • � ,�;d�„y.�r�s�t'�K F.t •f� - . �t r� `�' �• ?r' a ��:-�"":tea+-e¢F"�y -,4�`•;�'F.:x-�y-�.✓;T+�p '�' f .-j 3�i�,`' j,-'r E'.�:� .. - {:ilk 1"'� }}did *J Cs.l4T'��'Tr�. Y 1�!{♦,}�;_ZGC"+!'fY ,(;�:G''Sy..L` 4 R_ _ +'1' �_',rte✓- _ .1�f (;}X� M �•1�i ��r..`�f1 7•�.•- •/� n7' }\'S'�.s�`!" 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Box 2125 Fremont, California 94536-0125 Dear Mr. Jensen: Your recent letter to the Western Region of-ISO concerning insurance rate credits for "fire safe" roofing material has reached our office. ISO Commercial Risk Services, Inc., is a subsidiary cam-pany of ISO, 'responsible for commercial fire rates. Larger commercial buildings are rated using our Co=ercial Fire Rating Schedule (CFRS). The CFRS recognizes roof surfacing materials listed as conforming with the. requirements for Class A, B, or C roof coverings, or similar laminated built-up roof covers. For wood shingles or shakes, other than approved fire retardant' treated, specific percentage charges apply to building rates. Smaller commercial buildings are often "class rated". That is, specific deta4lc of the building and some special occupancy hazards are grouped within a class to simplify the rating procedure for our cm-"pa.nies. For class rated commercial buildings, only the general construction type, the general occupancy and the public protection 'classification are used to determine the rate. This procedure is followed too, in the personal insurance lines such as Dwelling and Homeowners. Individual building rating using many specific details is not possible for the millions of units rated. Therefore, again only the general construction, habitational occupancy and public protection class are considered in the fire insurance rate. RECEIVED JUL 0 9 1985 � w.i�.+ r *� tk � e a•:e ��s. .vs 1. � - _;•'e--.:•, Richard Q Dorsch A SUBSIDIARY OF INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE INC ::.t .V !".•c.�.yr; Win ••�_ �, �':.,� . e+ R.�i' Lf�_rt •t' d 4 3t •L�� �3. r"' Y%' re,•'s;:;4. s�"dc' air^+ ,-w�'', '1 j •LCE'c-�..�y: nri• ��k:.kr4~f — vL,Te yvT Fi•-Jt �7' �r bt ii ��f ♦ �i:`'"7.'- '�i•J#::t ,. 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Y ^""'�' re� " A��� �'•��' � ���;I�����'� t _�_'�.•� _ I It.�~♦ t�?N Y'tkr f�1-.� A - �� s,s ..�. \ �yh��l�1•..: ...4.w• �' � � Y .•..� -� YS �F r .:+. Y •��� f 2 r > �nG.S "�. ,n. ��.ynl�7 - • � ��'_ fir..-f`t. 1�,.. � .!-�?` .j'b'g <. 3✓-a z'�L,}�+?'sti y.'Y��'`r��ari.�'' S" �'��4 tbLw .mss! .¢•)qtr v ` • ti`+: n.7ti,•+e••�y5 $ ^•s - Mr. Robert B:,Jensen July 21 1985 InterlockingRoof. Tile Company t ; x e We are also ,referring your letter to our Personal Lines Division at 160 Water Street "New.York,- NY. 10038.•.::They may have further co=ents regarding roofing-material'as it affects rates for Dwelling and • Homeowners insurance.: ::.,. :: jYours ery truly,` / --Richard E. Hughey, P-.E. Director Engineering a Stds. REH/jmg cc: R. G. Gage —• ISO/CRS J. A. Polson — ISO/CRS J. S. Spellman ISO R. B. Dorsch — 180 W. et��,w�''�.i rlo,.:.�Gam.• AL'S+')7�,rES�`��+firl.2.t-.r Y � <. _ JH�� 1cv�� T`t? 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Our company and others in the roofing material industry, have developed products and manufacturing tech- niques which offer affordable fire safe roofing material choices to • the home owner. The insurance industry used to offer rate credits and incentives . to building owners who installed fire safe roofs . It is time for the insurance industry to renew its committment to this important fire prevention effort . By working together all interested parties can contribute . The rewards are great : A). Significant reduction in fire insurance losses B) Improved . safety and longevity of our public buildings and hones C) Lower the staggering costs in money, lives, and human suffering caused by fires I would appreciate any information you can provide- on current thinking and trends within your organization -and within the industry on this important subject . If you can direct me to key people - involved in fire risk evaluation and rate setting within your company, it would be very helpful to me . Thank you for your consideration and help . Very truly pours , Robert BI Jensen Interlocking Roof Tile Co . .�_ _ ��a:�r-.)•i�j,:{�.;r:tYt+: 5KC't.Gb�^}�y_-tjf.-.?.rdl•'4• ,.•••��� .T•�— ZL+,,.C1W.r, �L•1...'•T. =^i1�� _• ~ i.' r'`x.•< •"r:1 y�t� •riii?;.95.'sa' s.ii;rSk�zva!�'7g.•( - ?, -�y?'..:ar mmTC�c•-4.',7g1 y T . ,y M. �� ""t`••�^.Wr•!• ` ' r >°' "S'tit`xr"+. < fZts r. _�'•r- f -�}3:i oi ` u,�: . ,_yvr t ,r( '` f .w l: � �'(1 TS �l) � -'f�v T�� ,i�7.v��'Y'a..✓ I.L 1. Y�' J t ,r , !v ~ a 7 v�:.7`a�T.iJY`. �f iY(�t4°i '+i •1 �Q y- -r. s7✓a r;,�" / � r. , s a - '} .r �. -i y"r' t�x<.,t r r"+ 1. Y .••Kl;}.a�:7�1'a.,.-� t��w•�?`-Y`� t ��,i J cr."!- .!4 - SY. 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I have forwarded a copy of your letter to sSistant Vice President Henry Pierson for his evaluation and response. Sincerely, Larry Biddle Division ;Manager Fire Operations cc; Glenn Dorsett / Henry Pierson •/ - - - - ----i�`.,a•r;�,tK'•y: _Z-?i7.'-"_'C'rierya:T',ri��„_ti��,y� - -- `� �� �n '\"'•�.^��,, .�...��nt H,•CaXy✓ 'f ?.:c ' r_y. '�,��.• .� �.:c CM ty,'ia• t'•4 � i'Ca' ' -T -+ tr. e>r a r 5 z: rY Y.. r �r i•.. `r. a v.r7, ^! i., iL..FS'1.yY '� v� t.r-o.r+_. ca,� 1 a •C , 1t a4- � r'Y.i 1' � / �Y•t�^>. ,a.� W' sy tL-at < �.�Q t,r 1r �, Y �✓Nr 4j- + Y r � •ti t •� ,.c� Y'.} L 7ts� ,�' ''Cv_+��-Yrlt 't'� _ '"';��'''"i4Z:i~ CA"k � r �b r � c- r sti."7-��JC.n d',� .._.,y,•- +, "+.:_ r 3�,� r �,r _ '\71i yfl 3''_ R""T�• ..\l. ' t s.k:a t. ti c'y'a>Sf'7`•ry'ti.-a,Y+t".i �ir' �+. y F'h. 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W3b4i�\ L •:_`=t:'��-�,Y 4�:,.s r-t� �•.t{wi,.t it ^!'•r'' n�.•�+ht�c sa'a-fit'° '� ,; •••� t `�-,Y a C^ Y�`r; °+'�,{�•+"a 1F•'+ '�%, if, yxs..�S.,,�,dS ��tir +T��isF - �' � �- ..0 ,.. , -.:'.i _ Fes..._�`...r_,."�..�.',i-.•._5..:.• _ ...�..._. .. ..__....._..z...�-...,�= T Duly 126'. 1:35 1 � ' Robert B. Jensen Interl9cl inv F.00f Tile Coepany 500 :_ing Avenue P. 0. nos 2125 Fremont, California 94536-0125 Dear :Ir. Jensen, .Thant: you for your letter concerning fire safe roofs. State Farm appreciates .311 research which would result in reduced proparty d;-are and improved life safety which coma about through improvements to products such as the ones you Mentioned. At this time we do not offer pra ium reductions is Uomeowaers insurance based on the type of roof that a 1-io-,.eawner has. Mmile we commend all loss prevention measures, our ratemakini process involves responding to actual loss experience. Our -iomeowners policy is a multi-pert Dackage policy which affords coverage against a multitude of losses, oray_ one of v:iich is fire. 1•;e not oily cover the dwelling, but .we also cover the personal proierty and personal liability exposures of our insureds. Engineers tell us that most residential fires (over 91)• ) occur in the livinr; portiea of the home. Safer roofs would 'help everyone save some money, but we do not fee! they would bring a;;out a reduction in our losses significant enouo: '- Rte• `` AT �'.�Z'zi'1�s'r-+•. }, ...��:_ 5.. '�'. ' ..:a•� �y�.: Y •,•? .��y=am' �-?� - . �'.'�1° ��. ,�7.r y >nt+ _la^re G +- -,��.'J-'.°•r 1"�"�Y+X;•'i i�..�_:- .' k j1 t INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE, INC. •^ ON['MONTGOMERY STREET SUITE 1070 SAN FRANCISCO G SA104 UIS1 392-4755.. °. I STEPHEN SPELLMAN REGIONAL YKE FRE510EN7 wESTERN REGION — June 20, 1985 ` &ECEIV ED Uri 2 a Sq-5 :. A- PO:SON Mr. Robert B. Jensen Interlocking Roof Tile Company P. 0. Box 2125 Fremont, California 94536-0125 - Dear. Mr. Jensen: Thank you for your recent letter on the use of insurance credits for the use of fire resistive roofing materials . . I am forwarding it to Mr. James A. Poison, ,Vice President-Products and Services, of IS0' s subsidiary, ISO Commercial Risk' Services , Inc. This is Jim' s area of responsibility. I am sure you will hear frcm him in due course. Sincerely, John to en Soeilman Regional-' ice President JSS/jh cc: J. A. Poison`(2 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054) R. G. Gage 150 COMMERCIAL RISK SERYKES ANC t1 A NrnOUYO"ED SUBSIDUJR OF INSURANCE SERVICES OFSICE.AC - i� �itr :.��=���i�-•Sl •"�..�:s .t.II'-'•�i ns;•"`�K%+�� - -- - - 'i.,b%'.�+.•i: �T��•1'<1/�rr.t %':'S:?r,''<r.3{13 GJ -'i:sr-'`4`�.^ �,tC�•.r-�La r:p-_�_;�, "rr'_--..t..i �eett_ :.�G ^v .1. j•:.� .r.�. __K/. _ .. /��rj,?l�'Cls�y't•�il�J..��E�i'..:Fc s�.'=i � " / Y_'3. .=�i!t� �-r"_ _�`:� _ =,�:y`, ' r' �w.aJ`�;titc-.:c-t`r r,,,y-1,r s �.r yb•� ?•= _ r '� �ti -..s r �,.. _ . . - _ _- . f H.`tS"%:?•'Yrs9?J _.) .?.,ss •-•�:=.v�i - �:�`r. o�'�'��'r'�i.�:°-'- °�'`-=-'- -. - r. �!.� :.41r• ��IM ,["t __ f/-t to '_vf'_V�•.'w_�4:' - •��r•�: %L-�)Ji t{:t:M%•''.: yl✓��'•,•a•_wn`:�l:i i. - J•d J�..i',��.--� _ +a �•' y '''•' •N{:.:_ S .s z ,c� r -` ``,•Li•'. �• _ " •`.s, t..�+zf,r^ �'"�'.._ �e"r'T r'� �•J t ��:e`_ .lY� r N'F..!}�Zk•}�••7 �•R rr•h�i..�.i j`:J-: n��^ti rFj- ;�:2:�_'s lyc r .y�T;•.� :�.y'ti:�-ro1:• - � c. tti ..�,i':'d��•`,4i"_�:?n��sY.` x; ;v'••.,.`f l��4~"`�-��`y�?�y�i<. .'s•''� ,a, >. 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Spellman ; As a manufacturer of clay roofing tile, we believe that insurance underwriters should actively support the use of fire safe roofing materials . ,. .. - Many fire conscious California city and county govermnen*_s are taking positive actions to restrict or_ eliminate, the installation of flammable roofing materials . Our company and others in the roofing . .material industry, have developed products and manufacturing tech- niques which offer affordable fire safe roofing material choices to the home owner. The -insurance. industry used to offer rate *credits and incentives to building owners who installed fire safe roofs . It is time for the insurance industry to renew its committment to this important fire prevention effort. By working together all interested parties can contribute . The rewards are great: A) Significant reduction in fire insurance losses B) Improved safety and longevity of our public buildings and homes C) Lower the staggering costs in money, lives , and human suffering caused by fires I would appreciate any information you can 'provide- on current thinking and trends within your organization and within the industry on this important subject . If you can direct ne to kay people - involved in fire risk evaluation and rate setting within your company, it would be very helpful to me . Thank you for your consideration and help . Very trul Sours, Z _ ' Robert Bf Jensen Interlocking Roof Tile Co . • xcF c`-+•iy 'r `a r M1° z " rr,j i. tfi - Y _ 117, � ` ,i a, t ! 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E.4-TME PENINSULA TIMES TRIBUNE.Sunday.Octobw 30.1993 gr 0 �t" forntarts are In lovemith-am took I IS Taiblh often cooddere&TIserstarsta PRO number of atiractive and dumbit so he t" cautioned from E-1 cedar shake or shingle MOL Social am less-peml, THE AJUMICAN people am and others are mom ultenstre;but to Ism becorne President Reagan should run I occ.3sional building with a nre-resistive roof standing acquainted with these one best Is cocfti4 a roofing"1'49-42 percent plurality saying I unharmed amidst blocks of total des1ructIOM It Is MY contractor that deals In other tun 1OK shakes A" 6 for Me While Rattle.Since Jut understanding that the fire chief of'that City had tried "sUfted man than a ew points. f years to get sus ordinance adopted shingles'Many fit=deal It=wood too sesty'"d�t I for a number a they aren't about to give a potential=stomer poda" this year.a Wn percent majo that would require fire-resistIve roofing materials: wormation ad Omer types. pa to ran apla. -too exPemlve not neces. *&,: but the buman,Cries Of . Maybe"would be the appropriate fte to ':-The lamg Harris Survey.take sgry.-etc.were so great that he did not succeed drew what appears to be misinformation being threst �N- in is efform Following this deMctivt fIm however. residents by,roofers or possibly Infn, a-on section of 1.248 adults a antinance was adopted so quickly that the fire de- to Hills mation being misinterpreted.The following Com- to OCL&bxacates Ma an the partment never tied the chance to make another plea. tnents have been nude by CIU==at the Taxim servers feel Is an Imminent I 'Presiticnit of his candidacy.hi for It.That's reactionary In Its b"Vest farm! bearl.:W on MIS Issue and the 3011M Is 115=117 said veid year am no better to be st rooling contractor.Idy respom tonows Me tun W AN AREA OF misconception all the part of Los comment. Not only are people dIvidt Altos Hills residents who oppose the roofing ordl- nonce Is that in te large-scale fires that spread from *'Atmated4blaVere-MfLntcmUtwkttsmu*cl�'.:should run.but when asked at as an untreated re-rooV slow relerasat to whether Real too(to roof occur only In Southern California.Grant- The treated shakes themselves do owl apprw:l- elected.America=find him Its, ed.they are snore frequent to that part Of the state mately twice as much..but the labor cast Is the sun O'By 047 percent.MOA peo and they usually Brc more devastating there.and can- and.themloM the total Cost Of the TOOd1fJ0b Is about .- -equentiy there is more news media film Coverage Of 25-30 pereent mom with treatedshakes. ,I - p '.� Ident des=ves to be re-clectt those fires.However.they have Occurred In numerous e-Treated shakes will last only balf as long as handling of the ecanomy.TW areas of Northern California In such places as the bills Isaireated DOM" wlth economic recover of Oakland.Berkeley.Napa.Concord and Vallejo.to The testing laboratories len us them is nothing In'',,beets widely assumed that the n3me just a few.In facL as recently as Sept.8 of this the treating process that should sbartem the tife of Me -:v*uM I*working strongly In , fire Occurred in the gerage of a home In LOS shingles and that the life span should be Me same tklnrol!because of flying brands and combustible either way. Wis.10 other homes were Ignited-before the sitca- we have been told by roofers that Me Cede Shake tionwas brought under control.The idnd was 26 mph or shingle roof that*3 W On today Will ad hot its long thit day at the scene of the fire.One can say.and Ill as the one put on some ytm as3.The reason swe4 CON agree.that I IIAOrnes is not a major conflagration;but was that the material being used today Is-Second those Of us in this business know that with slightly growth'cedar and Is not of the same qufttY as 29 different factors that day"Could have been arse to used In the Past. receive that Impressive film footage-from the media- -Fire-rest.stive roofs must M be safer"we 'the resMents would have Ion As-it turned ouL however.It was;only worthy of eight insurance companies won't discovat your Policy It 'Personalsafrty's cat the'me s 11 paragraphs In one of our local newspapem and you have one %e're glad that was the Case. Insurance companies 40 and dool do a lot of things PRESSURE-TREATED fIrL. one message that's difficult to Convey to appofients Istance that'fire- that I don*t understand.wW I haven't palled Mcel 02 Crease the cyt.,zif Cost of a ft of the roofing ordinance Is the d Sev, this issue to find out It they do Or 6-1 Is this=11! toltely 30 percent.The Installa brands-travel through the air while still burning. t Either way.common$ewe should answer this qoes". the overall expense as the prt tion. have half the life expemstcy a eral hundred yards is common.and two miles Is no unusual.These burning embers land on another roof- I do know that for many years after actoMatIC fire A local—rlcg contractor told top some distance away and ignite it.and a-leap sprinklers bad proven their value.12MInn"cssmPsut- treated shake roof that was a Irog-effect Is created.This process can also go from les wwildn't discount the premium for having Mesa- period for walch the Ilm relart roof to grass or brushy field.then to another roof and effective hes W beet cstablLst t.o*orL I*m not talking about the Southern California THE FIRE CHIEF can only AdYL%e an these bsz'm fectivenew has been Quoted. sunta An&winds here-just plain old Nombern Call- based ass,his expericace and exPertift-Thcft Of Us to don't believe In the effectIvens fornia summer afternoon winds will suffice.At ground the fire protection bt:siness know Oe compountlLrg are opposed to Installing it.( level.we often don't realize how much wind exists 100 effect combustible roots can have In a Selious fire Veater Loc-une for thern- Pric to 200 feet above us. sltu&UofL It Scerna to us that homeavetrs would want itance the Los Altos Bills count Another phenomenon that*s hard to relay to those who don*t went to listen 13 the fact that fire can this added margin of safety built 1:1a Meir bomeL ascertain Me additlocal Cos esptclaLly when the Investment In Prcpcm Is 23 treat gles,their effective or eve create Its Own wind as the superheated air from the as in the Los Altos HMs commullItY. cals would act as a retardant. fire rises a the cooler air above. We call this What we try to accomplish Mt*c#laws suct as nd fire officials throughout the nation Los Altos HUI$'Is to keep those un"Wed ares Met do occur within a manageable frame"171L T 13 Pre' are aware of its potentially de--tructive nature.it hat bustibles (such as =and Iollows then net as more earn clsely the intent with this roofing ordinance.and homes) become involved in a [Ire.the amount Of we think It's a reasonable saleguard-Ve hope the superheated air is Increased end the -StOrm- COM' majority of Los Altos Hills residents via agree vim pounds Itself. that. THE TYPES of roof assemblies required by the Los Altos Hills code are fire-rcsistive.not fireproof as -..,*me have called them.Fully non-combusitble roofing Quote/Unquote J TILE P materials are available and are allowed (in fact we onommomma would encourage their use).but they am not requil gh f1del by-the code.The types Of roofs that are required.as a -We exped no ftperv.L�ons hm.CWM minimum.are designed to lessen the likelihood of the C=tro rcmaims a tactor.It)VU cmr:&'r Ow MPEes roof igniting Irons flying brands or to slow the spread personalitY—and mr,history—ym c=see LW of the fire If the roof does ignite.The net effect of roof Haitians wv above off bLdIvidu4iistic-Our c0unh`7 is these materials Is that they either prevent the es diHrrenL- from catching fire or they-buy time.- which giv Haiti Prtsfdent Jean-Claude Duvalier wbess asked firefighting personnel a better chance to control the situution and prevent a major conflagration. 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Tw.th►`w.tw Ms .ln+dak.CA tT70t.THIS UMITED WARRANTY IS IS"DAN1 ACCEMDL't UEtr Of ALL 8•- UTHtR l�1•Rt�SLUORISTPi.II•DM'ARRAMIF3.INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF mERCHANTAsturrOR A .-t•• I ITNLZ FOR A PART I(l:LAR IVRPVSE AND L'(PRFSSLY EXCLUUESLUtILJfl FOIL A.Y7 IMCIDE.\•TAI. r CUNV:VLf,NTIAI..OR Ol H F R DA�IAGtS AND LIA III LITT RASED L'1'ONANY ALLEGEDNICAK7t%M!REACH fx Of ANY 01 HER IIILOR7;01III R111Av THE LIYIIT ED UARIIJTY WARRANTCSTRICT UARIIJTLOR SET FORTH X ■. ANCNLS.r..e Jatw.kr rrr aYV.TM rsd..:..wLrat:rdirider+slamswowael Lso�t.e4abees.•hnoa> . S+� F.iwion wal wr aofd7 to Trr.i.wch anew YaN'i.JuO le Y'wird i.r4 ae..alb.•d a1 are ice. - x NAME Of-OWNER: NA.NEOf ROOFING COhTRAC70R: x ADDRESS: I� STATE L1C. Ts - rf (PORTION 8:Plasc Octach and%lal(or Registration of Warranty Transfer) CERTIFICATE lei n 11604 NAME OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY HOLDER: NAME OF(SECOND)OWNER: Address: Cloiinj Date of Esvo—. • Signature: Date: Signatrrr. 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I s�it�rlacl� .. ::.� . 500 King Ave.-:* P.O. Box 2125,Fremont,CA 44536-0123 (415)193-0344 duality Clay Products x INTERLOCKING ROOF TILE COMPANY 100 YEAR WARRANTY INTERLOCKING ROOF TILE COMPANY WARRANTS THAT ITS QUALITY CLAY ROOFING TILE PRODUCTS ARE FREE FROM.DEFECTS IN QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP WHICH IMPAIR ITS:USEFULNESS THEREOF FOR A PERIOD OF 100 YEARS FROM THE DATE QF PURCHASE. INTERLOCKING ALSO WARRANTS THAT THE COLOR OF ITS FIRED CLAY PRODUCTS WILL NOT FADE. WE GUARANTEE THAT OUR'CLAY TILE PRODUCTS .MEET ABSORPTION AND STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS BY THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE (CHAPTER 32-12) . INTERLOCKING ROOF TILE WILL NOT BE LIABLE IF THE TILL: BREAK, CRUMBLES OR SUFFERS DAMAGE DUE TO IMPROPER USE, LISE IN HIGH 'FROST AREAS, OR IS PHYSICALLY DAMAGED. INTERLOCKING IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CON- SEQUENTIAL DAMAGE. OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE TILE OR REPLACEMENT THEREOF AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LABOR .OF INSTALLATION. t r214L W r �^C,2•fsYL'1(.*:;il.{^.i�G zY Nt•.- 7Jt ,. �y�d���: ` A r t �` t� �"^�a�..,�+A•s.� � +�-. •�� ,�� r�'�,iv Y�.x?� r �i< y--r 7L � y' }' •'.YS. ��'t4s c ��.`,r+• 7a•a;t._ tis'i/"•+Ah���r !"' _ - .<'3G•—r Rv� Y'Sy•s� _ z+ i'r hI[i r <?t!�° _ a+�`�. ♦�� �Y� r '+r r': X.s+s,y a... •�"�' - z '- l•t.rGi %deF+:L 1 �/.�7 5'�'-y'],,>;jF �,t-•'�ey_ 'vjT-"••sft�f. 7'Ss:s�...,:� -n �y.�-�::-i.-f` Y� :b''-�-� T�. �r � r ••' _ i a) .3 f " !' '� �t'��f -t 4 -31.a ..r..Y_,l �:lr;� �•^�'R}` i' ��` fa .�✓ ': > �o!s .. 17 - rr.G "q���i71� ef�t' 4atr � i �_ ? ,y+� 4 ;5�, —2r!yF:?rt'•• -f'..i^ < 8 f;r:r. 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'�'.r.�`e a€r_a m EXHIBIT.L`' Consideration of Changes in the Uniform Building Code to ' Require Fire-Retardant Roofs on Single Family Dwellings ti The Moraga Fire District requested the Town of Moraga change certain sections of the U.B.C. which would require fire-retardant roofs on virtually all residences in'Moraga. The reasons used i.e., a growing area and lack of manpower are no different from most areas of the State of California 'and/or areas using the U.B.C. for regulations in construction. If reasons do exist to change the U.B.C., the code can be changed. See Exhibit 0 for Code Change Submittal form. The Moraga Fire District is free to submit 'to the International Conference of Building Officials, at any time, a proposed change. This process allows for a code development committee study and recommendation. Public"meetings are scheduled. This process has been established to see'that public safety is protected-and needless regulation is"limited. The Board of Directors and the Standing Committees of the I.C.B.O. are composed of building officials, see Exhibit N for a list of members. The Fire and Life Safety Committee is *established with seven members. The Preface of the 1982 U.B.C. is included as Exhibit M to provide you with an overview of the U.B.C. and statements regarding proposed amendments. __•J: - _- "��- 5'� rw:�:ti,� r. ^'�'T:J�:_r�'..?•+-.^-i'iC. 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Yt%..F:vtA'-'fir}: r,t'._ �• '>r F,"1'.^bh has ja•.iw{ -�= `J"a z•' '-i., w. �:,:i;-ai�;�J, z ! ♦ i:Wr: J.^..N' a.r!:. ors-_ `t. `• J.p.• ��i. t. {°ts'•�•` �'iu_d `:aC: 'i�- .t- L z �. .r.. :�•! tf•:•, mod• •�.c �::�..'iriY'.•a _ys? -` ��T`. a •`'•Zt�,.;y}ro=-`Sy: '.. �i-1 .,;:4Y"- �21°T ' 3''. 7M�y.X, �-. a�..'^7..•a.3-N' �'- •r• is K ?r' CALENdAR = International Conference o f Building Officials ='x 1184; '' September 21. Evaluation Committee Heeling Hotel COtr[T}l7LttCJIlN50H 1C�1 UNOLLXXM Utah,Salt lake City,Uuh -:;: :::. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cl+ier Nei++ea k„=Sirwcyrd Envm October 10.12.Uniform fire Code Changes Hearings. Dirsiendtl.irta+p ►tana+•r,Deveio;­ent - Thunderbird Motor inn.Jantzen Beach,1401 N.Hay T'a t� itl��""'. R+oer itr+:on. ' den island Drive,FUttlard, Oregon. euildr;C!eKis�oer14W.erc services .. IpKtt t:1t10� t Illinois. Piaccriv kemt California " �C°d6 t;AtQE stcLlxl[f•►f October 10 12.BCMC Meeting Rosemor►. Taoat Anroti �y knit Dcy,,nment - ` ' October 14-18.IAPMO An"Conferenem San Diego, F.,,Vk�►tessidert l,,,n1C;6eeteky Labonreey ia. Cali(om : 'T`` % :': `. pHNEatAUtDWC;►� t>ttiresAyd Buttdlrus CJtTKiat Fitt and lsfe Safety Caner" October 17. CABO Advisory Committee Met"" tar+casaecCaldornia lireand leSafty rtmrpC.F'HILUTS.PL Washington.D.G.area. `;`- NV=d kad-it N=ti X �"e�Rgaiao�tilom,5"°eri'we'de'Y Scented vkr►residett ��Tars October 23-24.Fire and life Safety Code Developrr!ent DAVID A.ttASSm►L gETs1AJN0i lT1tOr•1►SON.►� Committee fs4eelint-Holiday Inn Downtowrx.801 a Di„ecn, y�r:q O5cWlurp � Works . Calhoun Street,Houston.Texas. Medford.CJreson Iu1Sr+s 05aa! D"Oi= Tacoma.W;t%hinpon October 24-26. NIBS Annual Meeting.Washington, bm"eciatthmhaident g{ port YaVW3= D.C. H.T:WnuXNMAKF.L PKILLWalNUIP'ICTON Director.Department d Buil&g Direcsoe De;hL td 5­1=54 CODE COORDINATING October 25-26. General Design Code Development Des ,boon and Saiety COMMITTEE Committee Meeting.Holiday Inn Downtowner,801 te+a pk-4ea SOLI PXM n.-Q'+kmar' 'dew tOlm W.pHrt5011 Calhoun Street,Houston,Texas. L IML►E. Diener d s.Mk ei, SW60� k'W"rand 2a+ir+t Ad�+r+ertator r lineapdis r w,naca October 28-November 1. SBCCI Annual Conference. wonim CA10mia MiII Road ��d Linn yo,,, tOlEIT L F MNM TL LA Savannah,Georgia. Cniwwm 6a ai Desrp Code November 5-9.Inland Empire Chapter 33rd Annual �r�►B•+eaudBu+Tdns DneioprnentCommittee building Officials Short Course.Washington State CtA1vSON k�+sooeem�on+ 305 FOWIFJt,►.F_A.lA Code University,Pullman,Washington. Director of Corraw sir,Dereloprttertt San Franmat. ORfi �,�� Safety Arr-px.Tau GOILDON VK MUIDOQt►�. November 7.lC80 Administrative Code Development Dke=IkQ&q keDenior+ YatJ3 t AtANSON Committee Meeting.Granada Royale Hometel,2333 � 1 c J O,ainnan. ac.c Code Director of I.Minno' San Diego.Caldorr,4 DrdopnxYa Cummiocv E.Thomas Road,Phoenix,Arizona. _ November B. ICOO Seismology Code Development WILUAM11vSTEN.M QtAL1BMLVrAN!]CJ7EY pHNtrt.Sem olorC c Royale Hometel,2333 Dim=Departmerx d Corwucdon Depuy Fire Os:d Deve;o 4 rt Co rr- Cssde Committee Meeting.Gra nada Roy and Land Lhe Fire Rnenom Bureau De+eioprrent C«TMrv°ee m E Thomas Road,Phoenix,Arizona. Scaok tMashinpon San�C.aL'iornia MMELT WULSAXH November 9. lCeO Mechanical Code Development DONALD t MacItAL M De+Cha�s4�fCaode Yj Committee Meeting.Granada Royale Hometel,2333' e Graf Design oe E.Thomas Road.Phoenix,Arizona. IW4.po&s,k+diarta WSW L fUDA 3.LE,LA- November 12.14.NFiPA Meeting.San Diego, Califor- MKXAa1NOLTE Chairman EDUCATION COMMITTEE Superintendes i of auilduq 4ssgeaion 5rr-esir+c, -d C-1 YftX c%; n ItLVT L SmWt,_.aa+mura as nia. Eurne.Oregon K'ddro.xartsas tluldinl Official V% November 29-30.CABO Board of Directors eeling. MARKLRODMAN DtUNCE: PxFica.Califomu �+ Washington,D.C. Director.Buns Servkes Bwtrlrg Oro of CAV Y4CtOwsON O Sprirtsi•K Winos IJrookh"Part.mirvewu Chid Dep}ete Building and Sire lrspmbon < November 30. ICBO Executive Committee Meeting. wILUA.MLSCHLECHT xaurwLmmux:A.T� C,a_e_ri�.dryole O Waahingturl,U.C.(tenlalliwl Managcc Banding.Planning and Zur+irsg G3a{Bwki•s S.iet•Dire+trt < Code and One and Two Diveion . Ora andC%WwydFhor+oiuwr 1ALPHC.CLN?O.►L N December 3-4.Model Energy Vancou•er.Washington Hono4At Haaaau Direcor d&_06%and Safety V Family Dwelling Code Code Change He DAVID L SCOTT.►L VYgLLW0.tO+tF/L lnrrance.Cakkrma Z Arlington,Virginia. Director.Depanmax d Bur1d-tng Saie y Iv�+te GCer DOUGLAS L HOOD -Iernpe.AnZOns Sara Monica.Gt53oria. Bto'd+n cerico! ttJGEt L SJiAt!E It Coboraoo RNcy k%San Tribes ItONAID L TRIMI U Y ParieL Arizona m 1985 Otie{Buifdirq and Zoning hsvK�r Auizry B•i rylg Re=�adors 2 Saliru,xartsas Suve e:*+deR zF1+r:E1N"XX Tr J anuary9-12.BOCAMidwinterMeeting.Peoria.Illinois. �LBW� A�A Slntrando.C�=fors+ia bul5r+e � Chid 8uldine Officul. CUN fruy'd Tronndaie. January 11.Evaluation Committee Heeling Jos Angeles Division d Code Adminiwman �OLICial tUSSM L SMriH Marriott(tentativel AlbugterQue.New Maico _ ijvwwrsi y Bu+ld:,t OtIicia! Caxq d Ada tt+ner$9T of r t'irir+esota February 19-21.BCMC Meeting.Las Vegas,Nevada(ten- STANLEY WHEELEt Bo�se.Yaho Hife,e r t;nr,esaa Chief BuMV4 tropecsor tativel Livenrwe.Caiwornia April S. Evaluation Committee Meeting. Los Angeles EUCINt L 7FU13-►.E. - $uperSnrerdent d Building and Saiecy 2ESEAftCH COMMITTEE Marriott(tentative) tong Beads."ilontsa Mecdarncal LILLY 0.1LAUYELL M April 22-25.UL Annual Meeting.Itasca,Illinois. HE=stet wDtAt�s-Cu rrun ►nhw cA EnsinR* Cltie{31A5N ktsmoor Para Rhin+and Cooes Atjrn"WWien April 24.CABO Annual Meeting.Hawaii. mic-rod.►•i.e+iP'n ra.•nsas Ciry.MistourS WSW I.r7C=/L 05M C.QOOfIS.M May 13-17. NFIPA Annual Meeting.Chicago. Illinois. Cod)Ae&jrks!rareau Code CoorvsxAX June 4.6.8CMC 44th Meeting.Los Angeles.Califomia STANDING COMMITTEES De-.ar:•r+era of Ba cirg and Sakry counts„ne•bid"" Lea Arvin.Caldorma %M L C LkKT ltentativel CODE DEVELOPMENT )OSEPH A.SMY5-M Bu Idiin%OtrKial June 23-28. BOCA 70th Annual Conference. Grand ComMITTES Sx.,ecx,r•kedwaJwd RandroCucamorw.Caldornia Rapids,Michigan. Adrnirtis nOw L� r bma lA Cx C.t:OSEIRAUGH.M SKxririrer+denL Drssnmrnr d July 12. Evaluation Committee Meeting Los Angeles Dk�L d gudd� e.,iyding ar d yu+y Marriott ltentativel am Sakry San Bernardirlo•Cajttornla Cooney d Y.,Aa L Sa+C1FMN July 14-1,8. SBCCI Mid-year Code Hearings. Bit- Sgoia+t.N,���„ AGrin;syaeorBu;td.ngSaJeryDrvision mingham,Alabama. y1ME5 A.CKWOLFY JOHN L V0CBSk%r-?I-4 Maim B=oom.Anrorta WKsBe ' 'm September 29-October 4.ICBO Annual Conference. � anm In � XjNNrM I.SYEE Bloomington,Minnesota. tOSCOEC.HtUX8 NDT.M tAWZA.1tAIL/3- - Btold=ngOfficial. P DvectoG 6wNtns Safety Deparv- Pan Item-Supe••eor Corry d Carve*. October 27-31. SBCCI Annual Conference. Corpus MecoxWldi pw-eb+-Oregon p,,,ta Mrrrxsaa Christi,Texas. November 18-21. NFiPA fall Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland. .^'� •..T` �T„h- `= "._ '._ .-___- =k _f• F{; , -L`L,ey=.a�r`._ti.Sl-Y+_�.ee;:e? y�-.;�v-•::^Y�::-r::e.��.t;::�'. -_ . •;: +j.�:a�it. !L•T:' ':S7 -N1. a. ;4A- -- _+.s tr. ±;:v-��r 3_ - - .✓. - .-�'-]r ,;r....•:.4.•:'�' -n.{_n��; :'f ;T~ 'RC. 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New editions incorporate changes approved since the last edition. THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE is designed to be'compatible with related publications listed on the following pages to provide a complete set of '- documents for regulatory use. Anyone may propose amendments to this code.For more information,write to the International Conference of Building Officials at the addrzsi oa the copyright . page. Changes to the code are processed each year and published in supplements in a form permitting ready adoption by local communities.These changes are care- fully reviewed in public hearings by professional experts in the field of building . construction and fire and life safety. 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AR �S cif 1 i };1.-:r-c it _ ; ,a�f•ttar r�5 oaf :'r�+,w L �lr h N u a'vy a r 7• ro - '.�»'�-� ier ?i U .1•t x.Y I :_ ,.x.4,-.�{c,4:.�;', r...rti,,i.�.,.�k><�..>°� .xL.r,..:....ri.1...,:,..-y,....r,Lf.G ',ry ��t�`t�-`.a. ."i:,`�°`Sr�£''+�' �'ti44�:� R�ts''�'�•` _ �`L«t�"`.,•..r'tr _ �°s���.��#.i5,::is..,�.. r"... - _.. .::=COY'" •'�P "t•-i► if�7:'-�::-.a �:a .`� �•• j•.-'r'QR•• .'t'^J as Y a{ _ { �t - ternation'al . Conference. '"f� B[Uildin Officials In ....._ g 5360 SOUTH WORKMAN MILL ROAD CAUFORNIA 90601 (213) 699-0541 ; s :CODE CHANGE SUBMITTAL - Submittals should be sent to the above address -' 1}ite: L _ Suggested revision to the Code. Proponent: lu&dkctioe•�= Xaa�ioaex. Name Name Ipleax type) .:. SiFnac�s Address: Telephone• suxrt City s= zP For rules,see back of this form.Underline'.added words,strike out deleted words. Sec. , page , revise(the paragraph) to read as follows: Reason: (Additional pages may be attached) - ��-ii�: f`"-- :� a � _ - d - -T• -.3 t - y�yt 4. ' ] •} �11���� ''+5;.:�i,..�t j 1>-r� —fir, w •+^ _ - r s• ... }� �� �-y���tr-? i. �l —i"'+iti�^,+�" •'ra"7,":� cr ,,.yyvt _ �. i f ter•.. a'. .: � ��t - �•...- .�g;S � � ��.� t t � - + R t C�w`yz Ralik, w F' rL .�• a t' cam . F k s Yil c EXCERPT FROM THE RULES OF:PROCEDURE-'OF:THE:CODE-DEVELOP.MENT COMMITTEES UZ `.y`G e\A"j'_'-'`' e' r'An^t.h..L'C B. INITIATION AND PROCESSING OF CODE CHANGES:'%p ' �•rz 4 'S+ y�� aL'rti���l'C�+-.F''•'L•!.»-Y''v�!'�� r��f T Any individual c r orgaiitzation may submit a code change 1l 2.' Format of Code Change Su_b ittRis Proposed code changes shall be'stibtnitted as follows .1 t ? a. Each proposed change shall be submitted on separate 8'i4=tech by I I-inch sheets typewritten and double spaced.'A single proposal may include tevisions to a number of related code sections. a Lit f i 4 a 4 e tr;- ti b. Wording to be deleted shall be shown with a line throtigh such wording. c. Words to be added shall be underlined. -_=` d. Drawings, photographs.:charts or other figures shall be submitted in a form suitable for reproduction. e. Each change shall be acct mm''panted by a mason.Where reference to other related proposals is desired,an appropriate cross-reference shall be included.:s:_: fit `.;:::: f. The proposed code change together with supporting data shall be submitted in 10 copies to Conference headquarters for processing.:' g. Variations to this procedure when necessary due to the nature of the proposed change shall be in a manner consistent with the intent of these rules. : :,: - 3. Processing - Code change proposals shall be published in the Conference periodical and referred to the appropriate code development committee for study and recommendations. 4. Meetings > : .. .. a. The code development committees shall schedule meetings open to the public of such length and frequency as required to accommodate the work load. b. All meetings shall be announced in the Conference periodical. = c. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order except as provided in the Bylaws or in these Rules of Procedure. d. A record of the meetings shall be kept. S. Committee Recommendations and Report The committees shall recommend that one of the following actions be taken on each code change submittal: Approval. Approval as Revised. Disapproval or Further Study.The recommendation shall include a reason. Proponents may withdraw submittals at any regularly scheduled meeting prior to publication of the annual report of the committees. In such an event, the comininec may choose to sponsor the proposal. The code development committees shall submit an annual report setting forth their recommend- ations on code change proposals in accordance with Conference Bylaws.The annual report of the committees shall be published in the Conference periodical. . 11/85 _ A ��,,�«.• -TMT r Thy:j' i..tn�S - - - -- --�— "- -- - c�.. �•4yf � 4 , .��,5 rY'C���.�.it�,�iSts��-�'F` tr-'; � _ 3!f e,.=,�1.'yYyrr J f ^"c•t4t�+�vn RV 44 Art � � ti. MJ.yt -r r ��? ��+-�.,.i.��,,,1+L�.3 FS+f7'`✓L-j'��'�'+.�('� `�r '��.'fi -- - -' l ���• f a nr �tw h i�yet�Z�''.,��yQ,S � T >~ ' _ i _ _ _ .. _ G,•}r�� l!�J>N��°r 5 and� ��.,�,r y" � ��Iy� ~•• �y� _ c.r h-`;1�t.>,:.i��L s'' � `"d�iS�,�'1'��-+5.��a`�id�-s�j• q A - .' h"Y�"C� ',�{' i... W%•�-•.. fa ,,.. ..1 3 '' ':-:'1:._i•_,u. ".4.1. .(.' .. .._.+C...arrj4#� rx td �-.4. .L : n r r w y Y ORDINANCE :.AN - ORDINANCE AMENDING PARTICLE "" , CHAPTER "-'OF �1 Z 6h5� THE:`MORAGA :MUNICIPAL-:CODE', :'TO.'ADOPT`:BY REFER- ENCE::.THE '1982 .UNIFORM:BUILDING CODE ANDSTAND WARDS :•::WITH ADMINISTRATIVE•'AND 'NON=ADHIHISTRA-- TIVE :CHANGES , AND PENALTIES=FOR =VIOLATION. THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN .OF -.MORAGA":DOES-ORDAIN AS -FOLLOWS : Section . l. Section (Uniform Building.�Code Adopted) , Chapter (Building Code) of Article (Building Regulations of the Town of Moraga Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section is enacted to read: "Section Uniform Building Code Adopted. The certain documents , one (1) copy of• each being on file in the office of the Town Clerk, being marked and designated as 'Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, Volume I-, copyright 1982 by International Conference of Building Officials' , together with Chapters' 7 (Part 1) , 32 (with amendments) , 3.5; 49 , 55 , 57 and 70 of the appendix thereto, and­ as 'The Uniform Building Code Standards , 198.2 Edition, Copyright 1982 by International Conference of Building Officials ' , are here- by adopted as the Building Code of the Town for regulation of the erection, construction, enlargement , alteration, repair, moving , removal demolition, conversion, occupancy, equip- ment, use, height , area and maintenance of all. buildings . and/or structures ; excavation and_ grading of lots ; providing for issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations , provisions , conditions and terms of said Code and Standards on file in the office of the Town Clerk are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part ..1C ' ,�b.1• 3• •tic :a .YgF-0.,r �=� � .,�v ^3f d�"'cr� ''(i•' .:CX+-�G :s5 ��b[�,}�--'7-s_ ri_� .., _' ,�� ��;'Cr3„Trsw.'��-��i.ts-J Ya} �•5'.(� �fi`"�4'--1' �- � i^ _C�{,��..ltiT"�y..._lS;.--- _ �• �*� ` t`/`} �r�l`S.=T�� 4'" •` �:fj6• -%rl�� c"•T`C..a-4.<'!•`Y"•q..^STs`r s""" "f.�.^^'y. ��M•f;Q f r J'1^ls �-y r 1' ` .'TZ7.G}St�' T�»S, i -tiy m 3 wi -�•-r-' .,,i.•tr� ,fp-_$��3q�:;I��'-C•�fyY, +�`,��•Y,re*"-• ."� t.7. .{.Y2 � µ�CYC''.�i'•` .h. z -•4 t b"�Ir <z..f -}.�•e.. tl d'✓ �s..4.�f _- • ,,L.�4,�FC•j,�' .� ..<s •1 _��i•'-�':r.++�.�+47+�i ^ �?4C��'sb _ ::-••'"t^„�C{r�`x� .� ,. .,.aa+ r Fs•` �, '�t'� i:-T IM��t,,.�a1�{7Y``4�. . °"Y a'..`; .e� • r-. -4 y.,-+s - cYy:t:k.-.`�`i'if�F�..`7�IX'-�--tit�e�,,3'r,Via. �TN�,y�yr.,, �.a,. � ..�a�.:.�ic.=_:-��y.•�.,�'"c�f.+tc ^: .�^--•�.a.�:'•- �,...-, r+ i -�: ,. -F' l }F)<�4-et�-.I-a. �.. j!-y3?'��'�ay�i-"�°�`�yT�'X;.+f -�`--x'C,.�'t-3'6s Y�'� .-�''-�''"'r`:�.!'+q'y�-;r••'y 1 ! ;• � - •�?,1':=J.�'•'tiAb �r-,��.�..�ci aY�:1 1 N-.y3'v�- y�'.0«, t r`�... 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The penalties ::for.:.violations-�of.�the-1982 .Uniform Building Code and Standards ::shall be the =penal^ties•;>set forth in = Town o€•Moraga Municipal Code, Section 3 . Section 9103 (Non-Administrative Changes to the Building Code Adopted) of. Chapter , Article �'` of.-'the Iforaga MunicYpal Code is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 9103 is added to read: "Section 9103 . Non-Administrative Changes to the Uni- form Building Code Adopted. A. Section 3210 of Chapter 32 of the Appendix of the Uniform Building Code is amended by the addition of a second paragraph to Section- 3210 to read: Notwithstanding the foregoing language, no inspec- tions shall be made of re-roofing on any structure with an occupancy classification of R-3 or M, but a- • building permit shall be required for such re-roof- ing . When issued the building permit shall consti- tute the written approval required by this Section. At the time the- building permit is applied for the applicant of the property shall sign a statement certifying under penalty of perjury that the re- 7t roofing coverings are fire-retardant or that the re-roofing coverings are not fire-retardant and that such lack of fire-retardancy is permitted because the structure being re-roofed is not more than two stories in height, has not more than 2000 square feet of projected roof area, and there is a -2- a'._U a { z a r� r * � � ..• n fir_ lJ 7'L � 'F - yt rs, rr tzyx -+>'E"" .r'r i-+T _ ter• . ° N v {�-r.�'.v �-.3 r - `,,yr-"S Y`�.i��,. ' ���•-,�Fes-1"x'. 'C�•` `�T �•.r��.Y-4�'L��z _ ,"`r� ;S - .` _ r .y`�(' � ��`'+•.r- .Xiy ate j.'e T SN� A�.,/.��a§-�. 'S�� �r r i 2r�.':. r. PIW�tz 1 t�''T-"a`,-"'•T' t `L `Y» z.r':,3. �••` •s. . .. t f .� nt t�yt,GC..Y;r3.J`7t y 1.i.�.'" 'S"�4•-�v ,'f'-�s- 2r f t y _ . J r'.. •-7•i NZ l` .•. I i-C YJ�„yj li.,Sti' yT_� J �L � �1+ � . . i L r „ �a I ,�J•Q�y �'-+;.Tr-�;.'Ia2.-.s- .+ 9.•a: i. 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Section 505(e) - of the .,Uniform Building Code 'is amended by the addition of an introductory phrase, to read: Subsection 2516(g)4 of the Uniform Building Code is amended by the addition of a final para- graph to read: Wood shingles or shakes used for ex- terior wall covering on any wall or portion of a wall less than 15 feet to an interior property line shall be Class C shingles or shakes 'or shall be backed with a minimum of 3/8 inch plywood or 1/2 inch gypsum board. C . - Subsections 3202(b) l , (b) 2, and (b)3 of the .Uniform Building Code are amended to read: Subsection (b) Fire Retardancy, When Re- quired . Roof coverings shall be fire retardant except in Types III , IV, and .V buildings , where it may be as follows: 1 . Class C roof coverings may be used on buildings of Group R, Division 3 or Group M occupancies . 2. -Ordinary roof coverings may be used on buildings of Group R, Division 3 or Group _:�;,�:5.:.�:r%� .�"� - :�r.>::'_ .Y ill-:;,'rv:.�- .r.�� �"•c,r '-"•-�.f�+ - '*''y-'yj: 3..:_:a. d�.z -e•1L•+L���l.. t 1In tv�. - ^—'F_^~''.-�7- '-O\Yr•. .!. •c:c'• !I:.: •' Ef - .}{� ,•,.7i::'rilr�' u.� re;.✓„f s�. $Y < �Fh M. c 3 ar' '.+i Z�} YY� r�o4r'^'�;•�w�:' 4ry''s- ,'� • k�• ••KYS}< _,__ � �(.. 11 Jrr, {SxYV�yrt: T rG•', �i .rf>- •"'C"F Y.js�(:r �'^._� -j Ya3 -iY�S,�•iS�`S g..�'�` • Jy�.� 3>' I'>�:t.7t ,.}.> �"1- �:a:>•3-^'+'`�'^'�c r.`•^":�11,-✓ t:Sp�f�n��Vi,:-=L a+�4Lil.��i. A� li [[a�Y..l ��>. ? t.rQ`�w1. 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'��1�^1�-:'`�• , >�:rt y� k .e+;J�;lti.'.ji- � .. r s¢ -t} r�•Sr"i r � b��-ss''~t� "Zr=+�•� �G�`'�'�('�``��iqr x�- �✓' i J ti.< '1¢�J,��x -SC*•1!+ -4,< c- j �'�iyr>.yzc .f ,ti�•� ` y� �.4y0"`",t✓<; tom•�" iy f � -z''\ s ` > 'J"'�ii� R�^' "�1 •^�+._.•qs "x.._ �'�s ''.nt -r^`�'ty', y - ^ xr 3yr � SS(yy r�"F "' lc ,r r. a�; v - e +�f'•.. �y t- .. ri}�F4` i � 1 4 } .> Fd{�w�4�'4`i,G�l � --r• ii.•_isLs •,�i �� 1t+ayCF�•'.� ttr•Y-...z -� �••�,��,.r•�.,��a:�' t5 Y yC Y•�1y } . M Occupancies which are not=more ahan .:two stories --:in height and have -not more than - 2000 square feet of projected :roof area and there is a minimum of 15 feet from the extremity of the roof to the property . line on all sides except for street 1 fronts . 3 . Group A, Division 3 ; Group B , Divisions 1 and 2 and Group R, Division 1 Occupancies which are not more than two stories in height and have not more than 3000 square feet 'of projected roof area and there is a minimum of 15- feet from the extremity of the roof to the property line on all sides except for street fronts may have Class C roof coverings which comply with U .B .C . Standard No. 32-7 . Section 4 . Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958 .5 and 17958 .7 the Town Council of the Town of uoraga finds that the non-administrative changes set forth in Section 3 above are needed and are reasonably necessary because of certain local climatic geological and topographic conditions which create situ- ations -which can and do result in extremely uncontrollable and - contagious fire situations which can and do result in excessive harm and danger to life and property in the community. 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Town of Moraga, or, in the alternative, the Town Clerk may cause to be published a summary prepared by the Town .Attorney's Office of this ordinance and a certified copy of the text of this ordi- nance shall be posted in the office of the Town Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of this ordinance and within fifteen (15) days after adoption, the Town Clerk shall cause to be published , the aforementioned summary and shall post a certi- fied copy of this ordinance, together with the vote for and against -the same, in the office of the Town Clerk. Mayor . ATTEST: Town Clerk (Seal) _ This ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on and was there- , after duly and regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on by the following vote: _ _ o AYES : Councilmember - NOES : Councilmember - ABSENT: Councilmember - - -- _ wt� .s.�:� ���'T.-i�e.�q�,_ ��:r".r!'4?v.:t;�:+z M�::,.._e r.='r-.a:�` '�.f�"^:.T Y>"a3+�Vii. .k'`�•�s �=-u .1 y.!. r.r..�i�i.'.�,��5::�, a � C�f �. rr,��•;...tt`y�,�-y�.t.,�YF�.it�_ s%i1 <�T`-,��.•-•""z cT`'.tr may'��..; �. _-S �,.5.>+y�-Y'l �`' ^�, �"y_ y 1 -P'v>c� ,r'..- �_ �-� ���'}..;i.::s'titi-'--"+....-"<'-1-".:'''i•'�^��,'yw �h � �sf' h - -• i arS'`• b..`Y 'r"r'�'a>�r.-`�i .=-"r''-titer-Z^-'.s.'q"' - '.t.._ s+r- -r. << > I`.a .-.- w .s rz .+�>, t..a. i+�'":�}�_ ct-=,-.-... �Y,:�•�z4'�i`,-Fib `rt i ...--. �C��'^r � '•ti,: -Sri-Si Ji- � 7. =c .Via_. ` 'S, •,.:tX. h. 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Olsen, Chairman z t Moraga Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners 1280 Mcraga Way Momga, California 94556 RE: Your Presentation On January 30, :1986 To The'Fire Retardant Roof mitt e Dear Dick, As promised, I am writing to outline to you the ia-zformation that we would like to have you include in your presentation ca January 30th. We would respectfully request that you would sup any statema-,ts that you make about these subjects with data, and bring with ya2 copies of any relevant documents that would' support your position and enl ichten the committee. We request that the -Fire District cover the following points in their presentation: a. Please define succinctly what you feel-ccrstitaft-es the reeed for an ordinance in general, and this ordinance in specific. b. Please provide us with a breakdown of all re�ay-r­=xr-ed fires in Moraga, covering a period of at leas three to five years. Would you identify the fires by principle type .(e.g., 2�s re, boi-, *e, et cetera), principle cause or source of the fire, whe'.her Or not the type of roof emcerbated the fire, ard, if so, to what e�rte:ut, and wretch- or not the damaged structures were in er adjacent to a high fire c-xer area. I would define a high-fire danger area to include hour-es at the top of s`..ee slopes, houses adjacent to open space areas, bosses-s-ur==ded by highly flammable landscaping, et cete-ra.) Could you art on ray definition of high-fire danger areas above, and perhaps better define the fo` the Cm.lnittee? After defining high-fire danger are-as, would you iderrt fy the high-fire danger area in tti'.e azxaunity, and could you prioritize then on some reasonable scale from mcde_Tately dangerer-&s to e t-remely dance--vas? C. What weed abatane rt regulations are in forte in the Tc;.n of Moraga? Would you provide us with copies of any such regulation? Would you please ccmnent on your enforc m a:it pacers u--der such regulations at ions and your ability to protect structures through weed abatemap='. shruld tougher weed abatement regulations be included in the prccosed orcirznce? - Would prosper weed abatement programs and fire retar&&, lands=ming in high fire danger areas reduce or eliminate your concern.far fire retardant roofs? d. The s uzset article e--titled ."Protecting Yas Fcrae Against Brush Fire", copies of which you provided to the Oamittee, cz tai`s a ca= r;son of costs for reroofing with various types of roofs. It is my understanding Vi Nis ' ..{ ! .. ..r.-j ra ��1 i Y�.2�� .. .yam..• ,. t.= yr - ,. - +tomt �•i-+..ik �•tiq ?�,; . ' '+7f J �0.ti4 'v- ,{'°sR'SRi - " '?.Yn °4 t l t"1•y`1t'�#�' �, Nri +CC ' e r J that the. cxists`to reroof.are stated 3n�current°dollar value, and the.costs . > are mt`: 'disooiaited�to.take`anto,acnount'.the differem life .eectancies`of., = roof types. Could youprwide , us with 'a earaariscn that '. analyzed i.rh • this manner?,�Assume a discount rate of 10$. = _ 4, 3 Y 5 e: Are." ou" `mare of ''any warranties that the manufacturers"of fire' retardants roof : materials `•<:may-:give?,' The S set : article :refers to warranties;`;but...,,,gives. no :details.yz If you have copies of sudh warranties, could ycu.,furnlsh them? Or can tell`us where to obtain SuGi info ma+i o ?. _- f. There are restricts cns In the C{R'8 of "sane .)3ameowner's` Associations,;that",may preclude fire safe roof insta 1�ticn in sane areas. Are you ::`aware.of any such restrictions? Is it your opinion.that we can legally impose"a 'fire safe roof ordinance that override approved CCR's? g. ;Your proposed ordinance refers to roof replaee:zents that exceed a certain square:::;footage of " roof area: If an individual needed to replace only a portion of his or her roof (perhaps because of a leek or in addition to the ,house,,-'would the ' ordinance apply to -such replacement? What enforcement'standards would you use feat less--iUv x-total roof replacements? h. -:-,,.Do you`have data regarding the additional structural requirements that sane ;: fire safe roofs may require because of waded weight? If so, do the roof ,replacement cost figures as sited in yas prese-ntaticn and the Sunset article'include'the cost of increasing the sit ructurzl su=crt of the roof to '`accommodate this weight.? If not, how such additional cost might be involved? . i. The ordinance that you .have proposed contemplates a blanket restriction covering all areas of Town, irrespective of topographical, vegetation car : other constraints. Why do you feel that this is necessary? Wouldn't an ordinance with .enforceable standards taila� the a_rolication of-the roof ordinance cn the basis of need be more practical? Y;culdn't it better balance the benefits and the hard&dps? j. Other towns aryl counties have passed roof ordinances.. Fow are they different from the one you prise? Can you provide us with copies of other ordinances either proposed or enacted? k. Different types of roofs may recuire different types .of insulation. 'Do you have any information regarding this? 1. Different types of roofs may effect the cost of ha-�-ne�r's insurance. Do you have any information ion regarding this? M. Most roofs in Moraga will have an area of close to 3000-3500 sq. ft. Since the area of nest rmraga be mes approach this figure and since roofs are bigger than the strroumding houses, arad fmr•kher, since many houses have :been added to over the years, your proposed ordinance would seem to include most houses in Moraga. Could you anent cn writ' the m=ber in your ordinance was select, as well as the setback from the property lime? Why shouldn't this ordinance apply to all structures re��.rdless of size?' Setback? F _ __r ,�^^ P ���.� �'�p_ ^_�.:�"-?..-•• _ ?�Y`7.`i9xt',f'^w.�..�r���.;,ter •i' alt' W spa• � - ���.r�_ ��p�k'i���.��+9..•w'� � �_' ']i.• .•r. .5.. J.r• N� M_"". -it4..•.+ t r 1'"'�'•fl _ -' ����^3""'•�'•�'rr�i�_:c'j�''�i�r't ���^rrs� Y `•�{ 3r,J4 ^i"""-L/�r .'••' ,.. ;'tom � ->�'k`..,,!� ,. L• --.ni�r``� ��'!-�� _ �� tij'.`-'•v,r� r.t�y"c-•?'�'_t y�•aM1.�_,r,� _ ':'`' a7 �- „�.• y ,. 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' - + Y..; -'%-_KK•...f �Do: feel,that �tv�luntaiy c m' pllance .to:,'}�',d -e tahi,a a''Y— -p7`.the lines of ` your desired result If oouple3 with°an ed�ucz:.ional`canrpai9n? ja X.f,Y ;r•'^*,. a.T*cyi. , ..+t.- `• F - s _ • t,-^2'T y ?: t o: What are P,the esthetic Cons n -,• ,_ e roof with So�ethnng else?r �K l t z) >>!'%r�r l ' - �r� • . i���t'�s`r-si:�i-"C tr r •,� y ..: a .•_•s, .- .-t •� .. ,"''' t, ,p.,; Do multi family dsae.Llings present any special preblems? Please 4,4 y T. s The above represents the concerns of the Committee and incorporates a set of=':questions submitted -.to me by the Mayor as part of the Committee's charge._': _.are hopeful that'you wiL1 be able to res•xnd to most if pct all of these -.concerns at -our January 30th meeting. Let me ,finally explain •what will be our .revised wcsk plan for this `AtVour .meeting on the '30th we anticipate that you ,hill make a presentation of whatever length you feel appropriate •(within reason). in order to facilitate the free exchange of ideas and to bring out as ouch informm t.ion as possible, the cannittee is inviting the•people that will be participating in the following meeting to attend your presentation can the 30th:`; The following meeting has been rescheduled to February 27th. These people will include representatives from other amities, representatives from the ..roofing industry, =and.others. ` M -'.February .. 27th the people mv:nticned above will rake their presentation. I will give_ them the sans list of ques'rions and they will respond to those that would be applicable to their particular expe,-Use and experience.': - The representatives from other*• jurisdictions that we hope t that will participate, will of course speak to additional ite*.ns such as the ordinances enacted in their o=m2nities, , enfor t problems and experience, and other items related. to the particular speaker in question. You; 'of course, are encouraged to att•.end our February 27th meeting whim is tentatively scheduled to take place at the Hacienda. At both meetings I will allow some question and answers from the Comnitte° as well as the audience at the conclusion of each presentation. In April we intend to hold a Public Hearing, the date far wrier is tentatively set for Pr 1 -23rd or 24th. Yee hope to get an article and perhaps a questionnaire into the Towan newsletter priar ---to the Public Hearing. This may not be possible, in light of other pressing matters before the Town. Between the Public Hearing and' May 15th, we will consolidate information and formulate our re=mmdations. 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S 1F•a-�'t-'ty r �3aa:+i,Fa�,;•u t�p`G3J•,%���.z t r r.. ._♦`'� a � s r ' q"\. `�i'"' +♦`' 1,n. n .. v r s: We are' re ';all looking forward to your presentation ca•January :30th'with • great interest r Please call me ...:if you :=have any- os,woisld like clarification of .any::items Y_oontainer3 in this letter.,-,2 Thank;.y- :very mach fbr •X ur •anticpated aLL�• - a i � "? n i.. :� ^.�.• .. r•trr�^v.cam;a '� t t �� .. Ma I i \ L Belirx3a Laird KerY3al1 BLK/]P CC: Mayor.A.:G. Dessayet Gary.Chase . . Ed Lucas - Fire Retardant Roof CoOmittee Y ♦�9 d `5 .'A C •+c-. ,.� �,' �,'��:�, ' r7 _.�C��aS:��•+^`s�' `~"" o,*{"ai°(s 4 �L c � a + r•'f xr P r �r,'�'• � ',�'�-' ' r "_... _Y NS�y.�� �2 c � ((t t .as �' q ! \w�yj*r j�• � � �s �' ' S �...�'�• •H T J g a�. '' < +� ,,,^- .�'Y7�'i*��� _ j 4��1 .4 i )� Y,Y},♦f�' .. ,�'�.} •.y.�i ' •nom .< ,¢ •. jy `�'C��+{..- k•Si,L/. Rty ' � ,:�'':. •<,.� 'r, -�� + �.,-,•..'�;�. �. V a may..Y. �. .r i �'{+'� rk•%j;. 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'� ' �+ �`t ��Y�w�t_i� '� ♦J R!- < fro y 'ue�f,Ca4'" t �,,, �^ � s 2" r C �•a.. i r..<i s �a.} '� y,+w x .;ir �iy�+(y � ��.'�t�•.✓jZ?.r� �ti yb,p;"',�s-g'.; - F ����?�'•':=� ,�„P'�`�1�trny�j„k5+"�fi b 1ra•^. w.';?�:,•.�i;<_.. �'• fi}tr•> � •�:� �� - --d'r R:ry,..�.,,t•Y-six�'�,�•+,w a �;•.`t�gb F .nr,�,+�;,". �-a\f'{t c 3 !;��° .>�e ,:. - .,,..z-�.r'�'. ..._. �.-�,...�...,._: .�._..•,,,;,, ,,,,,,, ,,.,.a:.'t.t. .: ., �,�2r.•....Y "..# ,.r.'�sXi,_-r_;ti,_+,.c~'3�,tia�l.'���§ M r.. The fol lowing -questions .are ,examples ofsconcerns that should 'be-;addressed .-by the _.... . committee of a roof.:ordinance investigating ;the<applicability..of:a new roof �r ordinance within the .Town of Moraga:. M3 s 7_ ... ". .. - During the past five 'years'; what has:been the 'incidence of roof fires r within the boundaries -.of Ahe_Town`.of - Of the above, how much. of.'.the•damage'°'is.'attributabl a .to-the type of roofing? - What is the cost to have 'similar looking wood:shake :roof.replaced by a ; different rated roof? - - (The above cost should be expressed in terms of:cost to the homeowner at the time of replacement.) - What is the guarantee on various types of roofs? - What are the legal consequences in that some C-C R may be restrictive in terms of replacement roofs? - If an individual only wants to replace portions of their roof (because a later addition to their house does not warrant a complete new roof), what is the answer? - Different types of roofs may offer different types .of insulation. What are they? - Different types of roofs may offer different types of insurance costs. What are they? - Do different parts of town, .because of location, require different types of protection, i .e. should this ordinance be applicable to certain parts ` of town? - Other towns have passed roof ordinance.. .how are they different? Montclair, Oakland, Walnut Creek. . . . - What size roof should this affect? Most roofs in town will be closer to 3,000 - 3,500 square feet since roofs are BIGGER than houses and many house have been added to over the years. - Are all suggested roof materials able to be place on the roofs without changes to the structures (Some advertised roofs are heavier than shake and are not able to placed on the structure without some reinforcing of the structure.) - Is an education campaign applicable? - What are the aesthetic consideration on-roof replacements? uz .:........_.yam t..7.�: ^�i ,�K�'K~ ..� �,.'�"... r YI�e.. -,fit J;..•�����y� Y�:.'i.jy^r - N-����. � • .4f "�' - _-c �.. .a�aY�.'G��",�'�••r'r 07 ����%�a�'{"� ZLyA``r �..<'+ _ y{ r ,'s, '-• "- ,ter•. '^e'' �yy��•- ✓ten 3` i.y s '✓r' .. �.e1' ����{��,y, �,{ ; ,? � �,�` ta+•n�• ;,.u�, ,�i��+,^t'��u.}'f''�"'��r".'a.:..:.?�.r>�-J: � -'t. 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'5=���r^'''^i:i± i77yy?���77��5S.....sS,E,a�s�j�s�?�J:�, ills: ,c�f,(ty+�.-�' i�.� .'w-�`;t::�•.�'�-�.�'��' k�I.. �r}•..• -� - `1--+�' riitYSF�",tS. � CV r;2.+ ..pr:t sf .f�J'.c.. {--+v': tit"�r�•:�Y+� f v�';}vF�4St .1� �vz�L���£f�cb• '" t* 't• E � ,� �-r�oi��*�t•s��.,...'t'ir^!�� �'Mti � _ - ® �a�aN CgJ7FO �o� �,y9 EASTERN DIVISION ol BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION B 1280 BOULEVARD WAY #211, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94595 BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (415) 932-8884 (415) 444-8711 January 8, 1987 RECEIVED Chair and Members of the JAN 15 1987 Dublin Planning Commission % Kevin Gailey, Senior Planner' . PLANI City of Dublin, Development Services P.O. Box 2340 Dublin, California 94568 Thank you for the opportunity to comment on your Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance which your Commission will be hearing on January 19, 1987, The Building Industry Association, Eastern Division, which represents our industry in Contra Costa, Alameda, Solano, and Napa counties has been very involved in the discussions of these proposals as they have come before Planning Commissions and City Councils for the past few years . Even though we may look like we are not concerned with the safety of our constituency (the new home buyer who will be your future constituents) , let me assure you that we are. We have opposed these proposals but have always offered recommendations to increase safety features other ways and our ideas have been accepted numerous times . We have constantly hired experts to review all the facts so we can make informed, conscientious comments to Boards such as yours without having any special interests involved. Our industry builds and sells homes and any increase in costs are placed on the price of homes . When the market cannot bear the costs any longer, we quit building in that market area. Then the new or young homeowner:.•moves to a more affordable area or gets governmental agencies to cut back on some of their unnecessary requirements . In other words, BIA is against the proposed ordinance because it is not cost effective. It will cause financial hardship on the 3600 families in Dublin who now have shingle or shake roofs as well as increase new home prices for future Dublin residents . According to the July, 1986, Town of Moraga ' s Fire Retardant Roof Committee, the cost per home to meet the requirements of this ordinance would be $2500-3500 per home or a $9-11 million dollar expenditure by your present homeowners in the next 5-20 years, with no real benefit. If new homes are required to meet roofs with A Class or B Class in the current proposal and wanted to use tile roofs and also wanted to have earthquake inusrance, they would be unable to do so because insurance companies will not insure homes for earthquake protection if they have tile roofs . HEADQUARTERS WEST BAY SOUTHERN NORTHERN REGIONAL OFFICES: (415)820-7626 (415)364-9008 (408)243-5889 (707)664-8150 San Ramon Redwood City Santa Clara Rohnert Park AFFILIATED WITH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS AND CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ATTACHMEN� q - r y Y X21 r C �i J January 8, 1987 Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Page Two The City of Los Altos Hills, which is in a very fire prone area in the Santa Cruz Mountains, passed a very similiar ordinance to the one proposed to you and the citizens through the ballot threw it out. The Town of Moraga last year considered a similiar proposal and the Mayor appointed a committee, chaired by their former mayor. Their report, which was presented in July, 1986, strongly recommended against adoption. It is an excellent report to review before you take any action. We fully understand that there are other cities which have adopted proposals similiar to yours and we have. not heard of the impact because there was very little public comment except from organizations such as the Committee for 'Firesafe Roofing which, even though professing important concerns, is basically a special interest group as attested to by the Moraga Report (page 8) and the attached letter from the Committee itself (page 2) . In closing let me again state the BIA is opposed to the proposed ordinance but would like to offer a few recommendations for your con- sideration: 1) Require smoke detectors in all present homes - cost $15-30 per unit (they:are already required by state law in new residential developments) . 2) Require spark arrestors on all fireplace chimneys on a retro- active basis - cost $15-25 per home. 3) In areas of high risk '.require that brush or other vegetation be cut back and maintain an excellent weed abatement program. Lastly, let me re-emphasize that BIA is a non-profit organization which serves the Building Industry and the consumers of our product - homes that look good, serve a need, are safe, and are affordable. Respectfully V -4 ry Curtola, J Executive Vice President TAC/mga Attachment cc: Board of Directors, BIA, Eastern Division Dean La Field, President, BIANC Mayor and City Council, City of Dublin • f' T 21144 MISSION BOULEVARD • HAYWARD,CALIFORNIA 94541 � REALTOR® (415)537-0440 March 26, 1987 RECEIVED MAR 0 1987 Mr. Kevin Gailey OFFICERS: Senior Planner NEW` � FLA�1P31�:v NICK DUKELLIS P.O. Box 2340 President Dublin, CA 94568 GEORGE DODGE Vice President Dear Kevin, JANET PIPER Secretary/Treasurer At the last Planning Commission hearing on the Fire Safe ELLIELANGE Roofing Ordinance, the Commissioners indicated they felt Past President spark arrestors should be installed upon resale. Their intent was to protect the residents of Dublin by requiring this DIRECTORS: important preventative measure. However, we do have some VICKY CAMPBELL concerns about tying the installation to resale. MARY JANE DUKELLIS BILL EVANS I would like to make sure it is clear that the Southern Alameda MIKE JACINTO County Board of REALTORS@ is not opposed to spark arrestors. MAXINEJENNINGS Our concerns are as follows: BRUCE KELLY ELSA PIERCE 1) If the city' s intent is to implement preventative measureE CRAIG RAGG then installation upon resale would be a very slow process FRANK RAMOS to accomplish this goal. Some people may not sell their JOHN ROE homes for years if at all and, therefore, would never have LARRY D.SMITH installed spark arrestors. MARY STULLICH MARVTENNEFOSS 2) As every other business in the state, REALTORS@ face a RON VENTURA liability insurance crisis. One more possible liability GLENN WEBB could have a dramatic effect on current insurance policies. CHUCK WIEDEL Sellers are already required to provide smoke detectors upon resale as of January 1, 1986. This disclosure is on the Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement required to be completed by the seller as of January 1, 1987 . 3) It is true that spark arrestors are fairly inexpensive. However, the top-of-the-line model could run as high as $50. In addition to the purchase, the chimney is usually cleaned prior to installation. This could bring the total cost to as much as $150. This cost would probably be the responsibility of the seller/buyer. This may seem like a nominal charge, but when you are trying to buy a house, every dollar counts. The city is well aware of existing high home prices and should not add increased costs to homeowners unless it is absolutely necessary. Aim "Hm =E UT ATTAU -1- Mr. Kevin Gailey -2- March 26, 1987 4) The city would have to set up an inspection bureaucracy that, if not implemented properly and efficiently, could delay the sale of the property. We would like to recommend an alternative to the installation of spark arrestors at the time of resale. The city should require all homeowners to install spark arrestors within a certain period of time. Unlike some inspections, spark arrestors would not require an appointment since they are easily seen from the street. Notices could be sent to all homeowners informing them of their non-compliance. Another suggestion would be for the city to work with a chimney clean- ing company and/or a hardware store to offer discounts to all residents who purchase spark arrestors within a specific period of time. It might also be helpful to have an education program sponsored by the Fire Department. Their educational program on smoke detectors has been very successful. We feel implementing our alternative would achieve the city' s goal of fire prevention and would not place the burden of liability upon resale. I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the ordinance and look forward to working with you on language that satisfies all concerned parties. Sincerely yours, Susan Hurl Government Affairs Director SH/tla c , ` 3701-3702 . UNIFORM BUILDING CODE s 1982 EDITION 3702-3704 Chapter"37 FIREBRICK is a refractory brick which meets the requirements of U.B.C. MASONRY OR CONCRETE CHIMNEYS,* Standard No. 37-I. ' �• FIREPLACES AND BARBECUES i ,..FIREPLACE is a hearth and fire chamber or similar pre pared place in which a t r i.i I '.: fire may be made and which is built in conjunction with a chimney. : °• .' i;'< �' !• ! Factorybuilt Fireplace is a fireplace composed of listed factory-built compo- Scope f� Sec. 3701. Chimneys,flues,fireplaces and barbecues,and their connections, '' :vents assembled in accordance with the terms of listing to form the completed �!I carrying products' combustion shall conform to the.requiremenw of this ,;' fireplace. =i chapter. 1 Masonry Fireplace lace is a hearth and fire chamber of solid mason units such as .It vl i �" rY Y ' i :! : ., • ;,bricks, stones, masonry units, or reinforced concrete provided with a suitable Definitions chimney. K Sec. 3702. BARBECUE is'a stationary open hearth or,brazier, either fuel• ; fired or electric,used for food preparation. .l Chimneys,General CHIMNEY is a hollow shaft containing one or more passageways,vertical or; rs Sec. 3703..(a) Chimney Support. Chimneys shall be designed, anchored. pearl so,for conveying products of combustion to the outside atmos here. . supported and reinforced as required in this chapter and applicable provision, ti z I I Y Y g P p t• t r !I I I J Chapters 23, 24, 26, 27 and 29 of this code. A chimney shall not support t�t I CHIMNEY, FACTORY BUILT, is a chimney.manufactured at,a location. f .structural load other than its own weight unless designed as a supporting member. V k �; other than the building site.and composed of listed factory-built components } assembled in accordance with the terms of the listing to form the completed °(b) Construction. Each chimney shall be so constructed as to safely convey flue gases not exceeding the maximum temperatures for the type of construction chimney.:. , ;•.. ', as set forth in Table No. 37-B and shall be capable of producing a draft at the MASONRY CHIMNEY is a chimney of masonry units, bricks, stones or . appliance not less than that required for safe operation. listed masonry chimney units lined with approved flue liners.For the purpose of this chapter, asonry chimneys shall include reinforced concrete chimneys. (c) Clearance. Clearance to combustible material shall be as required by lbble ,R s:No. 37-B. CHIMNEY CLASSIFICATIONS::` ''' ' ' ""► (d) Lining. When required by Table No. 37-B, chimneys shall be lined with t Y , Chimney,Residential Appliance type,Is a factory-built or masonry chimney fireclay flue tile,firebrick,molded refractory units or other approved lining not ;3r_:f r ' ; suitable for removing products.of combustion from residential-type appliances less than 3/a inch thick as set forth in Table No. 37-B. Chimney liners shall be . producing combustion gases not in*excess of 1000°1: measured at the appliance ,ti",carefully bedded in approved mortar with close-fitting joints left smooth on the -flue outlet. ;. inside. . Chimney,Low-heat Industrial Appliance-type,is a factory-built, masonry' -� (e)Area. Chimney passageways shall be not smaller in area than the vent or metal chimney suitable for removing the products of combustion from fuel-', '}•t connection on the appliance attached thereto nor less than that set forth in Table burning low-heat appliances producing combustion gases not in excess of 1000°R % r;No. 37-A, unless engineering methods approved by the building official have under normal operating conditions but capable of producing combustion ases of design the system. V, I Pe g p p g g been used to desi y a' 1400°F,during.intermittentforeed firing for periods up to one hour.All tempera-'t, (f)Height and Termination.Every chimney shall extend above the roof and cures are measured at the appliance flue outlet. '+; �" the highest elevation of any part of a building as shown in 7`able No. 37-B. r t t• ,') altitudes i Chimney, Medium-heat Industrial Appliance- ype,. s afactory-built, ? udes over2000 feet,the building official shall be consulted in determ viol masonry or metal chimney,suitable for removing the products of combustion from=" ght of the chimney. t F x fuel-burning medium-heat appliances producing combustion gases not in excess *t. All incinerator chimneys shall terminate in a substantially constructed spark of 2000°ft measured at the appliance flue outlet. t ' ter,having a mesh not exceeding'A inch. Chimney,High-heat Industrial Appliance-type,is a factory-built,masonry'] 3di(g) Cleanouts. Cleanout openings shall be provided at the base of every } or metal chimney suitable for removing the products of combustion from fuel-" masonry chimney. ,j. burning high-heat appliances producing combustion gases in excess of 200010, x i measured at,the appliance flue outlet. asonry Chimneys Wow= CHIMNEY CONNECTOR is the pipe or breeching which connects a fuel-� ;-'�Sec. 3704. (a) Design. Masonry chimneys shall be designed and constructed burning appliance to a chimney.(See Chapter 9,Mechanical Code.) :::, i-.to comply with Section 3703 (b) and Section 3704 (b). k CHIMNEY LINER is a lining material of fireclay or other approved material (b)Walls. Walls of masonry chimneys shall be constructed as set forth in Table that meets the requirements of U.B.C,Standard No. 37-1. . ,i.tNo:37-B. ' 574 �`:• 575 ,tip`, I. '•C +�+, , 1210-1212 ' 1982 EDITION u UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1207-1210 T�y be centrally located on the ceiling of the main room or hotel sleeping room.Where not less than 7 feet measured to the lowest projection from the ceiling. Where sleeping rooms are on an upper level,the detector shall be placed at the center of exposed beam ceiling members are spaced at less than 48 inches on center,ceiling the ceiling directly above the stairway.All detectors shall be located in accordance. ;,,� e ' height shall be measured to the bottom of these members.Where exposed beam 1 with approved manufacturer's instructions. When actuated, the detector shalt f5 ceiling members are spaced at 48 inches or more on center,ceiling height shall be �J �.. provide an.alarm in the dwelling unit or guest room. measured to the bottom of the deck supported by these members,provided that P :,-��������3�l�'� �•�; When alterations,repairs or additions requiring a permit and having a valuation , the bottom of the members is not less than 7 feet above the floor, in excess of$1000 occur, or when one or more sleeping rooms arc added or If any room in a building has a sloping ceiling,the prescribed ceiling height for the entire building shall be P created in existing Group R,Division 3 Occupancies, the room is required in only one half the area thereof. No portion of the room provided with smoke detectors located as required for new Group R,Division 3 ., - measuring less than 5 feet from the finished floor to the finished ceiling shall be P �' ' +' r r included in an com utation of the minimum area thereof. Occupancies. . - y P ��~ In new construction, required smoke detectors shall receive their primary F,, L•'M' t 'Y�' " `-T� k y, d. -._t If any room has a furred ceiling,the prescribed ceiling height is required in two ,� ` .-� r from the building wiring when such wiring is served from acommercial thirds the area thereof,but in no case shall the height of the furred ceiling be less Po <{ z source.Wiring shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than than 7 feet. out commercial those required for overcurrent protection.Smoke detectors may be battery oper- y+ r 3 which shall(b)Floor Area.Every dwelling unit shall have at least one room ated when installed in existing buildings, or in bu' inog additions regulated aced by F4'}Rx j r have not less than 150 square feet of floor area. Other habitable rooms except power,or in buildings which undergo alterations,repairs kitchens shall have an area of not less than 70 square feet. Efficiency dwelling • .. the second paragraph of this section. units shall comply with the requirements of Section 1208. / ► A smoke detector shall be installed in the basement of dwelling units having a } (c)Width.Habitable rooms other than a kitchen shall be not less than 7 feet in '� stairway which opens from the basement into the dwelling.Such detector shall be any dimension. ij connected to a sounding device or other detector to provide an alarm which will be audible in the sleeping area. Etflclency Dwelling Units u 1 yL (b) Sprinkler Systems. When required by other provisions of this code, 1 Sec.1208.An efficiency dwelling unit shall conform to the requirements of the automatic sprinkler systems and standpipes shall be installed as specified in code except as herein provided: Chapter 38. 1, The unit shall have a living room of not less than 220 square feet of i! Mp"Y superficial floor area.An additional 100 square feet of superficial floor area shall (1 Heating' be provided for each occupant of such unit in excess of two. �f Sec.1211.Every dwelling unit and guest room shall be provided with heating ' " '`�•- `"` 2.The unit shall be provided with a separate closet. Ij �: � r` facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 70T. at a point 3 feet 3. The unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance and �� `J above the floor in all habitable rooms. ( ; , refrigeration facilities, each having a clear working space of not less than 30 ` i nt.Li ht and ventilation conforming to this code shall be provided. I.• h•: inches to fro g t -' 4. The unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom containing a water 6 Special Hazards 4 Sec.1212.Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the requirements •_ ltit closet,lavatory and bathtub or shower of Chapter 37 and the Mechanical Code. Shaft Enclosures t = The storage and handling of gasoline, fuel oil or other flammable liquids in 'W.-- Sec.1209.Exits shall be enclosed as specified in Chapter 33. / .. !: Division 1 Occupancies shall be in accordance with the Fire Code. I Elevator shafts, vent shafts, dumbwaiter shafts, clothes chutes and other 1 ; In Division 1 Occupancies, doors leading into rooms in which volatile flam- ` R=• ;' vertical openings shall be enclosed and the enclosure shall be as specified in mable liquids are stored or used shall be protected by a fire assembly having aone- }`� Section 1706. hour fire-protection rating.Such fire assembly shall be self-closing and shall be a '+ip..pi -.. ` +Irk '+ posted with a sign on each side of the door in 1-inch block letters stating:FIRE Fire-warning and Sprinkler Systems s DOOR—KEEP CLOSED. ys„ Sec. 1210 (a) Fire-warning Systems. Every dwelling unit and every guest Eve room containing a boiler or central heating plant in Division 1 Occupan- ` room in a hotel or lodging house used for sleeping purposes shall be provided with r;: cies shall be separated from the rest of the building by not less than aone-hour o smoke detectors conforming to U.B.C. Standard No. 43-6. In dwelling units; C;;'i t ,;.,; r:,•;:.:,,1rc;, Fire-resistive occupancy separation. r detectors shall be mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in the gEPTION: A separation shall not be required for such rooms with equip-. -t � <' corridor or area giving access to rooms used for sleeping purposes. In an !: ment serving only one dwelling unit. �. efficiency dwelling unit,hotel sleeping room and in hotel suites,the detector shall }` 93 S r �l�e�r 4 92 t> SAFETY CODE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE § plicable time period Library References Health and Environment a*32. C.J.S. Health and Environment §§ 28 to 36. 52. tlication on or after ie thousand dollars ' § 13113.8. Smoke detectors; single family dwellings and factory-built housing; transfer of r January 1, 1987. property by sale or exchange ance dates specified (a) On and after January 1, 1986,every single-family dwelling and factory-built housing, as defined uman occupancy of in Section 19971, which is sold shall have an operable smoke detector. The detector shall be tilding and requires approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal and installed in accordance with the State Fire ie dates specified in Marshal's regulations. Unless prohibited by local rules, regulations, or ordinances,a battery-operat- shall, but only with ed smoke detector shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this section. rtes specified in this (b) On and after January 1, 1986, the transferor of any real property containing a single-family dwelling, as described in subdivision (a), whether the transfer is made.by sale, exchange, or real it human occupancy property sales contract, as defined in Section 2985 of the Civil Code, shall deliver to the transferee a mines that a smoke written statement indicating that the transferor is in compliance with this section. The disclosure statement shall be either included in the receipt for deposit in a real estate transaction, an addendum . attached thereto, or a separate document. ted smoke detector, (c) The transferor shall deliver the statement referred to in subdivision (b) as soon as practicable �r smoke detectors, before the transfer of title in the case of a sale or exchange, or prior to execution of the contract where the transfer is by a real property sales contract, as defined in Section 2985. For purposes of includes a duplex, this subdivision, "delivery" means delivery in person or by mail to the transferee or transferor, or to time-share project, any person authorized to act for him or her in the transaction, or to additional transferees who have cart, "dwelling units requested delivery from the transferor in writing. Delivery to the spouse of a transferee or ed in Section 18007, transferor shall be deemed delivery to a transferee or transferor, unless the contract states in Section 18001.8. otherwise. tall smoke detectors (d) This section does not apply to any of the following: , the manufacturer's (1) Transfers which are required to be preceded by the furnishing to a prospective transferee of a case of apartment copy of a public report pursuant to Section 11018.1 of the Business and Professions Code. alled in the common hall also be listed by (2) Transfers pursuant to court order, including,but not limited to, transfers ordered by a probate court in the administration of an estate, transfers pursuant to a writ of execution, transfers by a trustee in bankruptcy, transfers by eminent domain, or transfers resulting from a decree for specific ;ulated by Chapter 3 performance. n as dwelling units (3) Transfers to a mortgagee by a mortgagor in default, transfers to a beneficiary of a deed of 1 trust by a trustor in default, transfers by any foreclosure sale after default, transfers by any tels, motels, lodging foreclosure sale after default in an obligation secured by a mortgage, or transfers by a sale under a dwelling complexes. power of sale after a default in an obligation secured by a deed of trust or secured by any other ng unit, guest room, instrument containing a power of sale. A maintaining single (4) Transfers by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of a decedent's estate, guardian- ,ency, the owner or ship, conservatorship, or trust notice in writing of (5) Transfers from one coowner to one or more coowners. y-four hours shall be (6) Transfers made to a spouse, or to a person or persons in the lineal line of consanguinity of one lion. The apartment or more of the transferors. !nant becomes aware (7) Transfers between spouses resulting from a decree of dissolution of a marriage, from a d agent shall correct of legal separation, or from a property settlement agreement incidental to either of those d( of this section for a (8) Transfers by the Controller in the course of administering the Unclaimed Propert) . . icy. provided for in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1500) of Title 10 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil 'two hundred dollars Procedure. (9) Transfers under the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3691) or Chapter 8 ny other provision of (commencing with Section 3771) of Part 6 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. j (e) No liability shall arise, nor any action be brought or maintained against, any agent of any party to a transfer of title, including any person or entity acting in the capacity of an escrow, for any error, e family dwellings or inaccuracy, or omission relating to the disclosure required to be made by a transferor pursuant to nbly Bill No. 2285 of this section. However, this subdivision does not apply to a licensee, as defined in Section 10011 of the Business and Professions Code, where the licensee participates in the making of the disclosure required to be made pursuant to this section with actual knowledge of the falsity of the disclosure. Ions by amendment Asterisks ' ' ' Indicate deletions by amendment 5 ,. ., WT '= %''uz'G•t..csn:�rR*l�resvz,-,3r3pr... � ..sa3�:-d.�a^c-- ' ;:;,�'' >•- °'" .. '. _ t .x,. 7K .,rte _ �•. R _ '( .t 4. �, �' .-._..aG� __ ._«:-......._._._r�_ ___—__._ •- - x l ��sar . f�rr Y M1 -.h s b }°:�'• N .r, �T ?a.. mss+ Ism T �;\ "� .���6 r�+.T t.. �•a ue <.t�, 17 'Cd Cf `�-• •c s/,,�;ly r� •l'pn' 4', �'at�*.fY�1,sr' .y w• '�f;rt,_�"�,"`+SFa�2'va'i �`�a-'zra�m.,.�a�':s.°�"°F•`,'��-r .:-� § 13113.8 IIEALTH AND SAFETY CODE (f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this section shall not he deemed to create or imply a duty upon a licensee,as defined in Section 10011 of the Business and Professions Code,or upon any agent of any party to a transfer of title, including any person or entity acting in the capacity of an escrow, to monitor or ensure compliance with this section. (g) No transfer of title shall be invalidated on the basis of a failure to comply with this section, and the exclusive remedy for the failure to comply with this section is an award of actual damages not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), exclusive of any court costs and attorney's fees. (h) Local ordinances requiring smoke detectors in single-family dwellings may be enacted or amended. However, the ordinances shall satisfy the minimum requirements of this section. (i) For the purposes of this section,"single-family dwelling"does not include a manufactured home as defined in Section 18007, a mobilehome as defined in Section 18008, or a commercial coach as defined in Section 18001.8. This section shall not apply to the installation of smoke detectors in dwellings intended for human occupancy, as defined in and regulated by Section 13113.7 of the Health and Safety Code, as added by Senate Bill No. 1448 in the 1983-84 Regular Session. (Added by Stats.1984, c. 1228, p. § 1. Amended by Stats.1985, c. 982, Law Revision Commission Comment 1985 Amendment Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 13113.8 is probate estates 1bis amendment is consistent with the ;:. amended to make clear that the section does not apply to purpose of that paragraph. [85 SJ. 34441. transfers by a fiduciary in the course of administration of a Ilbt•ary References Health and Environment 4-32 C.J.S. Health and Environment §§ 28 to 36, 52. ;'. § 13117. New detector or new automatic high pressure shutoff -devices; required approval; definitions (a) Any new detector or new automatic high pressure shutoff device sold by any person on or after January 1, 1987, in this state shall, prior to sale, be approved by the State Fire Marshal. (b) For purposes of this section: (1) "Liquefied petroleum gas" has the same meaning as that term is defined by Section 380 of the Vehicle Code.. (2) "Detector" means any electronic or mechanical device which monitors the unintended or accidental release of liquefied petroleum gas from any tank or other storage facility. (3) "Automatic high pressure shutoff device" means a device which.meets all of the following requirements: (A) Senses excess pressure and automatically shuts off the liquefied petroleum gas supply system J. before the pressure reaches a danger level. (B) At the same time, signals the shutoff with a red indicator. (C) Prevents the unit to be reset until the high pressure problem has been corrected. (Added by Stats.1986, c. 21, § 1.) ARTICLE 2. THE STATE BOARD OF FIRE SERVICES Section 13146.2. Inspection of structures, other than dwellings, subject to subdivision (b) of § 17921; fee. Underline Indicates changes or additions by amendment 5, ivt ((r. CITY OF DUBLIN PLANNIM COMMISSION AGENDA STAT01M/STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: July:=21, 1986 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Planning Staff SUBJECT: PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment GENERAL INFORMATION PROJECT: A proposed Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance providing for Class C or better roof covering for all new apartments, hotels, dwellings and accessory buildings and for Class B or better roof covering in the area designated, on an official City map, as a Fire Safe Roof Area. The proposed Ordinance would also specifically require that building permits be secured for re-roofing, and that there be at-least two additional roof inspections for the building .permit process. PROPERTY AND ZONING: The proposed ordinance would cover the entire City. The proposed Fire Safe Roof Areas would be generally on the west side of the City in the areas adjacent to the hills and on the east side of the City between the Dougherty Hills and Dougherty Road. APPLICANT: City of Dublin NOTIFICATION: Public Notice of the July 21, 1986, hearing was published in THE HERALD , and posted in public buildings. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: A Negative Declaration has been prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. The project will not have a significant effect on the . environment. BACKGROUND: On April 28, 1986, the City Council initiated consideration of a Zoning Ordinance Amendment regarding use of fire safe roofing materials. The City Council referred the matter to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation. Consideration of the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance was prompted by the March 6, 1986, letter from Paul Ryan, General Manager of Dublin San Ramon Services District. Within that letter (see Attachment #11), Mr. Ryan advised the City that the District Board of Directors had reviewed a draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance at its March 4, 1986 meeting and had directed that it be referred to the City Council with a request for adoption at the earliest possible time. ANALYSIS: BACKGROUND The attached Draft Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance was prepared by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (with assistance from a consulting Fire Protection Engineer) . The Draft Ordinance has been modified by the Dublin San Ramon Services District (D.S.R.S.D.) to reflect the appropriate references to the City of Dublin. The Draft Ordinance and the accompanying map of the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Areas were ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ �. W ITEM NO. 4 __ . ATTACHMO�m Zf T -- a y reviewed by the .R.S.D. Board of Directors at r meeting of March 4, 1986. The Bo,—u directed that the District General Manager, Paul " Ryan, to refer the Draft Ordinance to the City Council of the City of Dublin with a request that the Ordinance be adopted at the earliest possible time. At the April 28, 1986, City Council meeting, the item, appearing on the Council's Consent Calendar, was referred to the Planning Commission for review and reccmmnendation. Features of the Draft Ordinance a The essential-feature of the Draft Ordinance is the establishment of a - basic Class "C" fire retardancy rating-as a minimum, Citywide standard. The Draft Ordinance would also establish increased requirements for higher risk areas as indicated on the map of the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Areas. If the Ordinance is adopted, copies of the official map will be maintained by the City and the D.S.R.S.D. to facilitate the administration of the Ordinance. The report from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District dated February 13, 1986, (see Attachment 1), provides additional summary information regarding the three basic ratings from the Uniform Building a Code for tested roof coverings (A, B and C). The report also describes where and when the various type of roofs would be required to be utilized if the Draft Ordinance was adopted. s. Costs vs. Benefits of the Draft Ordinance The subject matter of this Draft Ordinance has proven to be fairly a controversial when considered by neighboring communities. Its overall effect would be to cause some increase in new hoe construction and re- roofing costs to some homeowners. The extent of these increased costs is subject to debate. The Ordinance may also influence the architectural design of new structures by limiting the extent of wood shake roofing used. The benefits of.the more stringent roofing requirements of the Ordinance include a higher level of fire safety to the community. Available statistics indicate that the ro p perty damage that may be avoided by the application of the roofing requirements may be worthwhile but there are also statistics indicating that roof fires are not a significant regional problem. Input secured from representatives of the building industry and roofing manufacturers, as well as fire service personnel, has lead Staff to a conclusion that the various statistics available suggest a moderate and manageable increased cost to new hone builders. The cost to the average homeowner under the re-roofing provisions of the Ordinance, however, will vary greatly depending upon the circumstances. A detailed summary of the principle arguments for and against a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance are outlined in the report from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District dated February 13, 1986 (see Attachment 1) . Further discussion on the merits of such an Ordinance are outlined in the undated report from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District entitled, "The Need to Restrict the Use of Wood Shakes and Shingles" (see Attachment 2) . Further elaboration on the principle arguments against the Ordinance are contained within the report prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle and Handsplit Shake Bureau entitled, "The Facts About Wood Roofing Safety: A Matter of Perspective" (see Attachment 6) . Related Issues - Action by Neighboring Communities In the process of considering adoption'bf similiar Ordinances, neighboring comminities received testimony dealing with the full range of the issues outlined above or within the referenced support materials -2- ....q.-...�.T!...?_.t• � �'1� � r^J:J •/l^`i'i�_._.ti...���.�R�:t.�'�i <s\ir.� .� _ �js., r� 'Y. 4 �,.,m C'..T' •' . . ,• � _ � F'�i�� � fit--. _ s '!as„Y.,,'�,'d!7a'+_��`'""'i.:�.�.tve,.�i'?..',4r...3-'Xrc ... y„ f" +a...' �..-> .• -_ _.. _.w... _. �.,._.�'r°�.+c}a+-•s�c=l.,+u::45�s'-x_ w ,,.,.. a_ .l..si'. 3r`,r.a.G3._<a?at�•T_.c.:,.-:..s..¢i�rtiec?.,`r�.,.-e-r_'4:� of this report. k=jor discussion regarding the proposed adoption of similiar Ordinances seems to center on the aesthetic implications of increasing the fire rating of roof materials, the practical aspects of enforcement of such an Ordinance and the justification of requiring Class "C" roofing materials in the flat land areas. In the most recent action, the Town Council of the Town of Danville decided that application of a Class "C" minimum to flatter and more accessible areas of the cc munity was unreasonable in view of local fire response times, costs to builders and homeowners and the problems associated with enforcement. The aesthetic implications were also discussed.... Along that...line of.discussion, -testimony..was-expressed that---.- - - - the requirement for Class "C" or better roofing material might tend to limit the range of design choices available to builders. In response to the above concerns, the Town Council of the Town of Danville choose to adopt an Ordinance that differed from the one forwarded by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District in the following respects: Class "C" roofing material would be required as a minimum in designated hazard areas; the environmental review process might increase this minimum standard to Class "A" or "B" (and conceivably require even greater fire protection measures - i.e. sprinklers in certain cases) . The approach to regulation of the use of roofing materials was tied to General Plan Safety Element Standards recognizing the following criteria: a. distance from fire stations b. fuel loading (the nature and density of nearby vegetation) C. slope and grade features d. wind and temperature conditions (microclimate) e. nature and density of proposed and nearby development f. water availability g. any identifiable special risk factors Comments from the City Building Official Vic Taugher, the City Building Official, has indicated that he has reservations regarding the proposal to require Class "C" or better roofing for re-roofing projects in the flatland areas of the City. He indicates that a quick drive-through survey of these areas indicates that 50% - 60% already have fire safe roofing materials. His reservations are tied to concerns whether adequate documentation exists of fire hazards to flatland areas, to justify the imposition of this requirement. Additionally, he indicates concern that costs to modify an existing structure to accomodate a fire safe roofing material may, in practice, be more expensive than indicated by the studies proposed by the Fire Safe Roofing Comnittee. Actual up front costs would have to account for engineering design costs to assure the roof could accomodate the weight of the new materials and may need to include structural modifications to the existing roof intrastructure. Mr. Taugher also voiced concern that replacing a roof with wood shakes or shingles with one of asphalt tile, or equivalent materials, may have a visual significant inpact to a neighborhood if the surrounding homes utilize wood shake or shingles. Mr. Taugher indicated support of.an Ordinance that would require use of Fire Safe Roofing Materials in identified Fire Safe Roof Area, for new residential devlopments located anywhere in the City and for reroofing projects where fire save roofing materials are already in place. Conclusion and Recommendation The Draft Ordinance should be discussed-fully because of its long term implications and probable additional costs to builders and homeowners. Staff recommends that this initial Commission meeting be used as an information gathering hearing. If determined appropriate, Staff can -3- ' ^' �' M''• •r.- ''f�-i� `' �• ,:fir.:'-... ,,, _ . ,.{s«-- �.�r .. 'r._c-c-'i7 ' r- '4"''�`{? _•t `'•w_ . ,l .{-jP �1��:��•,r��'a�rn_f�'ir� i.x. A ..3%'•?, �.w�'��.sw`—�-,.�"_°_Y.�-- �rx.rks.�>:M,i1 a':..t�'�ia�y;,•` L�w;r'��Sr:mea.. `�^"- ^...r.S�'"..:+r...•,�`.�...h�` irt''x �.r .•,r'�:r..!�'-' i.. -- .r. . attempt to ensurc 3t representatives from both s of the subject be �P P J available to pres _ additional information at the -,anission meeting of August 4, 1986, or later date. RECOMMENDATION FORMAT: 1) Hear Staff presentation. 2) Open public hearing. 3) Hear public presentations. 4) Provide Staff comments and direction regarding the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment and provide direction for additional Staff review and/or revision to the Draft Ordinance and Draft Resolutions. 5) Continue the public hearing to the Ccandssion meeting of August 4, 1986, or later date as appropriate. ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A - Draft of Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Exhibit B - Draft Resolution of recommending approval of Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046 Exhibit C - Draft Resolution recommending approval of PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance BACKGROUND ATTACHMENTS - 1. San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Staff Reports dated February 13, 1986, and March 12, 1986, both entitled "Fire Safe Roof Ordinance". 2. "The Need .to Restrict the Use of Wood Shakes and Shingles", an undated report prepared by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in support of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance considered by the City of Concord. 3. 1982 Uniform Building Code Standards, pages 993-1001: "Test Standard for determing the Fire Retardancy of Roof Covering Materials." 4. "Statement of Purpose", prepared by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing. 5. "Cost and Investment Analysis for Re-roofing Pitched Roofs", dated July, 1985, prepared by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing. 6. "The Facts About Wood Roofing Safety: A Matter of Perspective", an undated article prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle and Handsplit Shake Bureau. 7. Fire Resistant Roofing Requirements for Residential Structures-47 Northern California Jurisdiction, prepared by The Committee for Firesafe Roofing, and dated January, 1986. 8. List of communities that have adopted fire retardant roofing ordinances. 9. Selected newspaper articles pertaining to roofing fire hazards. 10. Letter dated March 4, 1986, from D.S.R.S.D. General Manager, Paul Ryan, referring Draft Ordinance to City Council. 11. Draft Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046. -4- .......... .... . .. CITY OF DUBLIN PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA STATEMENT/STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: January 19, 1987 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Planning Staff SUBJECT: PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment GENERAL INFORMATION PROJECT: A proposed Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance providing for Class C or better roof covering for all new apartments, hotels, dwellings and accessory buildings and for Class B or better roof covering in the area designated, on an official City map, as a Fire Safe Roof Area. The proposed Ordinance would also specifically require that building permits be secured for re-roofing, and that there be at least two additional roof inspections for the building permit process for roofing jobs. PROPERTY AND ZONING: The proposed ordinance would cover the entire City. The proposed Fire Safe Roof Areas would be generally on the west side of the City in the areas adjacent to the hills and on the east side of the City between the Dougherty Hills and Dougherty Road. APPLICANT: City of Dublin NOTIFICATION: Public Notice of the November 17, 1986, hearing was published in THE HERALD, and posted in public buildings. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: A Draft Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. . The project will not have a significant effect on the environment. BACKGROUND: On April 28, 1986, the City Council initiated consideration of a Building Code Amendment regarding use of fire safe roofing materials. The City Council referred the matter to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation (see Attachment 1#2) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------1-------- COPIES TO: DSRSD - Fire Department V. Taugher PA File 86-046 Committee for Fire Safe Roofing Attn. : Robert Burns Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau - Attn. Harry Abney — _ ._. .. ---._...-----_.---- I National ITEM NO. l Attn. : M f1mgma am= IRTTA Consideration of the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance was prompted by the March 6, 1986, letter from Paul Ryan, General Manager of Dublin San Ramon Services District. Within that letter (see Attachment #5) , Mr. Ryan advised the City that the District Board of Directors had reviewed a Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance at its March 4, 1986 meeting and had directed that it be referred to the Dublin City Council with a request for adoption at the earliest possible time. This item was initially heard at the Planning Commission meeting of July 21, 1986. Following discussion between Staff and the Commission, the matter was continued indefinitely to permit Staff to arrange to have the appropriate industry representatives to attend a future Planning Commission meeting to speak on the pros and cons related to the proposed Ordinance. The item was renoticed for the November 17, 1986, hearing in anticipa- tion of Staff making the necessary arrangements to secure representation from the industry representatives at that hearing (i.e.. , representatives from the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing and the Building Industry Association and/or the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau) . Staff was not able to secure the necessary coordination between the respective industry representatives to provide for the desired presentation at the Planning Commission November 17, 1986, hearing. Therefore, the Planning Commission continued the item to the hearing of December 15, 1986, and sub- sequently to January 19, 1987, to allow Staff to arrange the desired presentation. Attendance at the January 19, 1987, meeting by industry representatives is anticipated by Robert Burns, Executive Director of the Committee for Firesafe Roofing, Harry Abney, Executive Director of the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, and Wallace A. Norum, District Manager, Naional Forest Product Association. Attendance at the hearing is also anticipated by the Building Official and a representative of the Dublin San Ramon Services Department - Fire Department. ANALYSIS: The attached Draft Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance was prepared by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (with assistance from a consulting Fire Protection Engineer) . The Draft Ordinance was modified by the Dublin San Ramon Services District (D.S.R.S.D.) to reflect the appropriate references to the City of Dublin. The Draft Ordinance and the accompanying map of the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Areas were reviewed by the D.S.R.S.D. Board of Directors at their meeting of March 4, 1986. The Board directed that the District General Manager, Paul Ryan, to refer the Draft Ordinance to the Dublin City Council with a request that the Ordinance be adopted at the earliest possible time. At the April 28, 1986, City Council meeting, the item, appearing on the Council's Consent Calendar, was referred to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation. Features of the Draft Ordinance The essential feature of the Draft Ordinance is the establishment of a basic Class "C" fire retardancy rating as a minimum, Citywide standard. The Draft Ordinance would also establish increased requirements for higher risk areas as indicated on the map of the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Areas. If the Ordinance is adopted, it is anticipated that copies of the official map will be maintained by the City and the D.S.R.S.D. to facilitate the administration of the Ordinance. The report from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District dated February 13, 1986, (see Attachment #1) , provides additional summary informa- tion regarding the three basic ratings from the Uniform Building Code for tested roof coverings (A, B and Q . The report also describes where and when the various types of roof would be required to be utilized if the Draft Ordinance was adopted. -2- _ - Costs vs. Benefits of the Draft Ordinance The subject matter of this Draft Ordinance has proven to be- fairly controversial when considered by neighboring communities. Its adoption would cause some increase in new home construction and re-roofing costs. The extent of these increased costs is subject to debate. The Ordinance may also influence the architectural design of new structures by limiting the extent of wood shake roofing used. The benefits of the more stringent roofing requirements of the Ordinance include a higher level of fire safety to the community. Available statistics indicate that the property damage that may be avoided by the application of the roofing requirements may be worthwhile but there are also statistics indicating that roof fires are not a significant regional problem. Input secured from representatives of the building industry and roofing manufacturers, as well as fire service personnel, has lead Staff to a conclusion that the various statistics available suggest a moderate and manageable increased cost to new home builders. The cost to the average homeowner under the re-roofing provisions of the Ordinance, however, will vary greatly depending upon the circumstances. A detailed summary of the principal arguments for and against a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance are outlined in the report from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (see Attachment #1) . Elaboration on the principle arguments against the Ordinance are contained within the report prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle and Handsplit Shake Bureau entitled, "The Facts About Wood Roofing Safety: A Matter of Perspective" (see Attachment #9A) . Related Issues - Action by Neighboring Communities In the process of considering adoption of similiar Ordinances, neighboring communities received testimony dealing with the full range of the issues outlined above or within the referenced support materials of this report. Major discussion regarding the proposed adoption of similiar Ordinances seems to center on the aesthetic implications of increasing the fire rating of roof materials, the practical aspects of enforcement of such an Ordinance and the justification of requiring Class "C" roofing materials in the flat land areas. In the most recent action, the Town Council of the Town of Danville decided that application of a Class "C" minimum to flatter and more accessible areas of the community was unreasonable in view of local fire response times, costs to builders and homeowners and the problems associated_ with enforcement. The aesthetic implications were also discussed. Along that line of discus- sion, testimony was expressed that the requirement for Class "C" or better roofing material might tend to limit the range of design choices available to builders. In response to the above concerns, the Town Council of the Town of Danville choose to adopt an Ordinance that differed from the one forwarded by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District in the following respects: Class "C" roofing material would be required as a minimum in designated hazard areas; the environmental review process might increase this minimum standard to Class "A" or "B" (and conceivably require even greater fire protection measures - i.e, sprinklers in certain cases) . The approach to regulation of the use of roofing materials was tied to General Plan Safety Element Standards recognizing the following criteria: a. distance from fire stations b. fuel loading (the nature and density of nearby vegetation) C. slope and grade features d. wind and temperature conditions (microclimate) e. nature and density of proposed and nearby development f, water availability g. any identifiable special risk factors -3- Comments from the City Building Official Vic Taugher, the City Building Official, has indicated that he has reservations regarding the proposal to require Class "C" or better roofing for re-roofing projects in the flatland areas7 of the City. He indicates that a quick drive-through survey of these areas indicates that 50% - 60% already have fire safe roofing materials. His reservations are tied to concerns whether adequate documentation exists of fire hazards to flatland areas, to justify the imposition of this requirement. Additionally, he indicates concern that costs to modify an existing structure to accomodate a fire safe roofing material may, in practice, be more expensive than indicated by the studies proposed by the Fire Safe Roofing Committee. Actual up front costs would have to account for engineering design costs to assure the roof could accomodate the weight of the new materials and may need to include structural modifications to the existing roof intrastructure. Mr. Taugher also voiced concern that replacing a roof with wood shakes or shingles with one of asphalt tile, or equivalent materials, may have a visually significant impact to a neighborhood if the surrounding homes utilize wood shake or shingles. Mr. Taugher indicated support of an Ordinance that would require use of Fire Safe Roofing Materials in identified Fire Safe Roof Area, for new residential devlopments located anywhere in the City and for reroofing projects where fire save roofing materials are already in place. Conclusion and Recommendation The Draft Ordinance should be discussed fully because of its long term implications and probable additional costs to builders and homeowners. Staff recommends that' this Commission meeting be used as an information gathering hearing to allow Staff and appropriate industry representatives to present the pros and cons of adoption of the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance. RECOMMENDATION FORMAT: 1) Hear Staff presentation. 2) Open public hearing. 3) Hear presentations from those in favor of adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. 4) Hear presentation from those opposed to adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. 5) Provide Staff comments and direction regarding the proposed .. Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance for additional Staff review and/or revision to the Draft Ordinance. 6) Continue the public hearing to the Commission meeting of February 2, 1987, or later date as appropriate. ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A - Draft of Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Exhibit B - Draft Resolution of recommending approval of Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046 Exhibit C - Draft Resolution recommending approval of PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance -4- BACKGROUND ATTACHMENTS - 1. San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Staff Reports dated February 13, 1986, and March 12, 1986, both entitled "Fire Safe Roof Ordinance". 2. Memorandum, with attachments, from Victor Taugher, Building Official, to Planning Commission regarding proposed Ordinance for Fire Safe Roofing, dated May 5, 1986. 3. 1982 Uniform Building Code Standards, pages 993-1001: "Test Standard for determing the Fire Retardancy of Roof Covering Materials. " 4. Letter dated March 4, 1986, from DSRSD General Manager, Paul Ryan, referring Draft Ordinance to City Council. 5. Draft Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046. 6. Portions of Minutes from Planning Commission meeting of July 21, 1986. 7. Background information supplied by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing supporting adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance, including: 7a. Letter dated December 20, 1986, summarizing points to be discussed by representative of the Fire Safe Roofing Committee at the January 19, 1987, Planning Commission meeting. 7b. "Statement of Purpose", undated. 7c. "Cost and Investment Analysis for Re-roofing Pitched Roofs" , dated July, 1985, prepared by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing. 7d. Fire Resistant Roofing Requirements for Residential Structures-47 Northern California Jurisdiction, dated January, 1986. 7e. List of communities that have adopted fire retardant roofing ordinances. 7f. "The .Need to Restrict the Use of Wood Shakes and Shingles", .an undated report prepared by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in support of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance considered by the City of Concord. 7g. Selected newspaper articles pertaining to roofing fire hazards. 8. Background information supplied by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau (prepared by the Bureau unless otherwise indicated) , including: 8a. "The Facts About Wood Roofing Safety: A Matter of Perspective" , undated. 8b. "Fire: The Facts about Wood Roofing" , excerpt from TF News, a publication of the Texas Forest Service, dated Winter 1981. 8c. "Questions- to ask the Fire Officials before City Councils pertaining to their Request for Fire Retardant Roofing Materials", prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, undated. -5- 8d. "Estimated U.S. Building Fire Losses Caused by Sparks on Roofs", Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, undated. 8e. Contra Costa Courity Fire Loss Statistical. Tabulation, 1928 - 1983. 8f. "Ventilate - Don't Suffocate", prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, undated. 8g. "City of Pleasanton Fire Retardant Roof Costs", undated. 8h. 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'C,'�":•v£dl}.:.l11�'t: n'�°f-'k==`"'J3':'b...ri .°' == :•u_z i'y:r;?r•.7_r :: ..:r y , Cm:`'Raley.advised that a letter-had been 'distributed to the Commissioners from the Building Industry`Association •r•elated .:to -the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance, 'and 'stated that `it'would be"discussed during the.public hearing. PUBLIC HEARINGS SUBJECT: - Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance: Proposed . Ordinance Amendment. Cm. Raley opened the public hearing and called for-the Staff Report. He advised that the purpose of the meeting was to permit Staff and appropriate industry representatives an opportunity to present the pros and cons of adoption-of the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. Mr. Gailey indicated that, at the direction of the City' Council, at the July 21, ' 1986, Planning Commission meeting discussion between Staff and the Commission was held related to a proposed Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. - He stated the public hearing had been continued to permit Staff an opportunity to arrange to have the appropriate industry representatives attend a subsequent Planning Commission meeting. (Cm. Burnham arrived at approxmately 7:10 p.m.) Mr. Gailey said at the July 21, 1986, Planning Commission meeting limited citizen input had been received. He indicated that in the intervening period, . Staff contacted specific representatives from the Building and Fire Depart meets, the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, and the Fire Safe Roofing Committee. "He advised that in addition, a notice of the public hearing was sent to the Building Industry Association (which prompted the letter dated January 8, 1987, from the B.I.A. which was circulated at the start of the Commission meeting) . Mr. Gailey advised that the public hearing was envisioned to be for the purpose of information gathering, and that it was not anticipated that final action would be taken, but that ultimately a recommendation by the Planning Commission would be forwarded to the City Council. Mr. Gailey reviewed the chronology of the events related to the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. He said the Draft Ordinance included three major features, including: 1) requirement that new construction, or re-roofing, on a Citywide basis would have to be Class C rated, at a minimum; 2) establishes stricter roofing requirements for higher risk areas (an official map would be maintained by the City and the DSRSD Fire Department to facilitate this requirement, and areas such as those on the extreme western and eastern sides of the City would be impacted) ; and 3) modifies the building permit process to provide for additional building inspections for re-roofing projects. Regular Meeting PCM-7-12 January 19, 1987 2J � J "t r t t p r n �•, P 4 '? `'� �t 'r �� '�'°ks.+ '.rlf r 9Y.E KT Y .r•'-, *1 j+� < :',�. � l 4 !4 i 2�1r r�,n .fi' ti• i�w! � p aa.t' •,,, 's3'•-rx.4 ���r f\.* r�4<'� r�f rrr ` dD� �;•#3 ,`rt4Srr:-.y Sn"�x �>'< . 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Mr. Gailey summarized briefly the points which had arisen when-other jurisdictions had considered adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance, including the costs to homeowners/developers, the appearance of new. fire safe roofs as related to existing roofs, the point of 'origin of residential fires, the appropriateness of government imposition on' the community of large costs involved in re-roofing homes to alleviate costs in response to a small number of fires, and whether or not insurance costs would be impacted by the imposition of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. Mr. Gailey reviewed the contents of the January 19, 1987, Staff Report. He indicated that Attachment #1 contained the most comprehensive summary of issues, and indicated it had been compiled by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District. Mr. Gailey requested that the Planning Commission give 'direction to Staff, or others present, and determine what additional materials may be necessary for their consideration of the proposed Ordinance. He summarized the letter from the Building .Industry Association dated January 8, 1987. He indicated that Vic Taugher - City of Dublin Building Official, Tom Hathcox - DSRSD Fire . Department, Harry Abney - Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, and Robert Burns = Fire Safe Roofing Committee were present to address the Commission and answer questions. Tom Hathcox, Fire Marshall - DSRSD Fire Department, advised the Commission that during the past 20 years he had supported use of fire retardant roofing materials. He indicated that 18% of the fires in the City of Dublin (over the previous three years) had either started on the roof or had spread to the roof from another hostile fire. He displayed a map which indicated the location of roofs which have fire retardant roofing, as well as roofs which do not. He indicated that approximately 2,300 (or 51%) homes within the City of Dublin have combustible roofing, while approximately 2,200 have non-combustible roofing. He stated that he was concerned with growth to the western side of the City. He said the City had received a copy of a letter from the State of California, Department of Forestry, which indicated that in the past they have not performed any type of weed abatement or cleared a fire break in that area and advising that they would not be doing so in the future. Mr. Hathcox said he was very concerned about the new houses being constructed adjacent to canyons. He advised that there is a very dense population in the flatland areas of the City, and that the houses in those areas will soon be in need of re-roofing. . Mr. Hathcox indicated that with the use of alternate types of heating increasing, such as wood stoves and fireplace inserts, there could be an increase in the number of roof fires. In response to a question about the availability to secure earthquake insurance for homes with the roofs, Mr. Hathcox said the City of Livermore had considered this issue, which had prompted Mr. Hathcox to question both of his insurance agents; each one indicated that they had not heard that the different types of roofing might impact the ability to obtain earthquake insurance. Regular Meeting PCM-7-13 January 19, 1987 t ` [ 4 rr r+:r ,,•y r r a3,µ t y F ri l - y } 1 1. ,� ! w: ,, .rx 'd k 3 F '' t t + " � t• J'' f Y ,• 3 ~}' -i- t L ' Y. � Y S y fit' � L � � '+ 'r'4}G 1 �Sl �r� �41� J. y' a '. r,. !S � 9 ♦'•,i�• h y 7 r1 ) '^t i ,d _ f r i -1 f:n ...:a�� ! iL�.xr l t ff�[� � I,.> i� y r , ,r� 1 d)N v t. �jr rr,.4 .•. �'f. : v F � if', ,..t {cr'JFt'h Y .1 � y t'" U.•v �t '�1Lr� t �r �- �. 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He said that for roofing other than shake, by the time fire had burned through the ceiling sheet rock, it would be impossible for occupants to be removed from the building. He indicated that fire fighters would prefer ventilating themselves in the process of fighting the fire. In response to an inquiry by Cm. Raley, Mr. Hathcox advised that in the City of Dublin approximately 17% of the 18% percent of roof-oriented fires for the previous three years had actually begun on the roof. Cm. Raley asked how many of those fires were caused by faulty chimneys or lack of spark arrestors. Mr. Hathcox estimated that approximately 50% of roof fires were caused by spark arrestors which have not been maintained properly or were missing. Mr. Taugher, City Building Official, said an approved..fire arrestor would be a screen with 1/4" mesh and•may either have a roof covering it, or may fit into the flue or protrude above the chimney. He concurred with a statement by Mr. Hathcox that the difficulties with spark arrestors were related to their blockage by soot. Mr. Taugher indicated that the January 19, 1987, Staff Report contained his concerns related to the proposed Ordinance. He stated that although he did not have difficutly with requiring new housing developments to utilize fire retardant roofing materials, he was concerned whether owners of older homes should be mandated to upgrade when they re-roofed. He referred to structural design problems which could arise if heavier roofing materials, such as tile, were used in place of wood shake roofing materials. He said he did not think spark arrestors were the solution to the problem that exist, noting that they are required on new houses, but not on older ones (when they re-roof) . In response to an inquiry by Cm. Burnham, Mr. Taugher advised that the Building Code requires smoke detectors. He also advised that he thought mandating the use of spark arrestors would be a viable item to include in the proposed Ordinance. Cm. Barnes expressed a desire to provide for 'the education of the community on the care of spark arrestors. Mr. Taugher noted that it might be more effective to educate the community not to burn cardboard boxes or other similar items. Cm. Burnham inquired about the possibility of fireproofing the roofing or sheetrock itself, rather than requiring fire retardant roofing materials. Mr. Taugher referred to alternatives to fire retardant roofing -and reviewed the definition of Class A, B, or C rating, as indicated in the Building Code. He spoke about a "special purpose" roof which permits use of wood shakes or wood shingles when used above a layer of gypsum wall board beneath it. He said this would not prevent the wooden roof materials from burning, but would slow or prevent burning through to the sheetrock. Mr. Hathcox stated that a large amount of damage associated with roof fires is water damage. He said the amount of damage on houses with "special purpose" roofs would be less when compared to damage where other types of -roofs were in place. Regular Meeting PCM-7-14 January 19, 1987 r 1<s n .Jilt s•f a � t � z c t t - y r x. rr��>frta ti y3' pt?„a'�y''�3 t«.y �h q ;ya t ,�•} cr .t,r�'J"'"v r y�-�•y �'Z y�••t • � 5 . ,t',".Y• '`}�.� .rtt ? r '6:�' �1�L•�r2;r<}yd,Lyy';4'�_a•.`r5�'��.r �'I' "^F.r.a�'t.1`•.'�„'?A.,f7i-tlP.:r',�i '�t'2,I'+'W �+�^C�'. .^� '3 .+ti- F' ¢ .,.. _ _ rV'�4�" ti..1tz.i�^"� err mn` -F .:? ,'i�.1�:"'�y.;.iy t:�.sr-ki_ 'rit.'F^a;,'*",^ r.'It F;51.:1.Cs ,�•.,. � r. f ,� � 1 c•: s� _ _ y K 1� }�+'h• �. _ •�., t ;•+. rt '� r +� ,{`{� � ��%N a`` �;�, � � x '7�>.,, .,. , 7 Z � ] ��� z�� � iS. "'"' 'f�ez=S tw � '�w'. 'ci3� �' 'r'�♦♦'�.4 �r �4 t'� a o, f t .2 's iF r!e a,.l� _ . � 'it ".1 � � h%'. � 'F � t• .Ti "��- Y`. �.a'4d',i�t� C. 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Robert Burns, stated that he was President of the Fire Protection Consulting Firm/Fire Loss Management Services and Representative for the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing. He indicated that the bulk of his assignments were for long range fire service planning for cities and counties. He said he had been involved in compiling the studies for Contra Costa County, and for the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton. He advised that nationally 80% of the lives lost in fires occur in single family dwellings. He spoke about the density in northern California which exceeds that of the hills of Los Angeles. He referred to a fire in Los Altos in 1985 which dropped sparks in Mt. View, seven miles from the location of the fire. He discussed the number of fire fighters required to handle a two-house fire, and said that the Cities could not economically be equipped to handle a three-, four- or five-house fire. He stated that fire retardant roofing would contain fires, keeping them isolated to one or two houses until adequate resources and fire fighters were able to arrive at the site of the fire. Mr. Burns advised that in southern California approximately 150 cities have adopted Fire Safe Roofing Ordinances, with. approximately 50 cities in northern California have done so. He said he was currently working with 20 cities in the process of developing similar ordinances. . Mr. Burns indicated that there were pressure treated shake or shingle roofing materials available for use. He said the spray-on fire retardancy applications have not been proven and had not been not accepted by the Code. He referred to costs of fire retardant roofs as outlined in a Sunset Magazine article. Mr. Burns said that although insurance companies do not give a discount for fire retardant roofs, residents in an area where the roofs are fire retardant may find that their costs will not increase. Regarding aesthetics, Mr. Burns suggested that there were several options available such as perlite, made of a pumice-stone material, metal tile, which has a similar•appearance to Spanish tile, and several other types of roofs. Mr. Burns indicated that if structural reinforcement became. necessary for re-roofing projects, structural engineers were typically on the staffs of roofing companies to examine the houses to determine what would be necessary to accommodate the heavier weights of fire safe roofing materials. Harry Abney, Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, said the Bureau was a quality control organization. He discussed briefly the process by which mills are inspected by the bureau. He stated that he works with building officials and those involved with building codes from the States of California, Nevada, Utah and sometimes Idaho. He encouraged the Planning Commission to review Mr. Taugher's comments as contained within the January 19, 1987, Staff Report. He said the roofs which would be replaced have a 20 to 25 year history with no problems. He referred to the chart shown as Attachment #8d of the Staff Reports, and said the incident of fires has continually decreased. He said he did not think there was any proof or any figures throughout the State which would warrant adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. Cm. Petty asked for clarification between the difference of a pressured treated wood shake and a regular wood shake. Mr. Abney reviewed the process used to pressure treat shakes and said the cost was approximately $30.00 per Regular Meeting PCM-7-15 January 19, 1987 r t w - V Z✓4 + a f.<r `t3 S ? { 4 rtfi 1-, ..t r* l,1J,�'t v ! !' I.r• 1.-is f a. ,t;y tl N i! k a♦ S V v ''4 a P X•Y`^u:n�;.. y,�'�t,.'r3• �.��Yir{fi'+"� s.,• +�t r Y �.t/tlr - r .r -tix 3}r"'!«"5 �C �'.' fi k � ^4 t r r, .c• rL_ A• ��'�� l t r - - — f 'i).9 fa� �'--,'' 5��. `r y�«A � [�k'..�.,_.•.t I.h C'� !+ 1 Y d•ra ate', a.,.. `? a t"? t _ _. _ } y }"1.#rr,'}{1 iik r3`s�'..y.F ��`t. �i,yiyt��l:�':•�tyh L`%r��c3at a�r r lrtc;��tS�ttitlS'4f.:' t[�'4��yt 7t t�ti 1. �'r: ).. � �yr . .. »�, -.x'µY'G . � ','P �• '7 �, ,M Kt)��'_� � � M{. p? ,t Y {--r X a•,C'j.1t i T t•q'y5 ,� � �kr„� r,. ' ,..�' " <" � .��' '•1"r d � t0�y'�i��Y` ,p..;wi(".� f'`�' 'J'SVI�•�.�;k:�"''�F��.� aY by S, �r .LI r..E i >_ F t ' �ti� �'�'tY%e-'+�•l��". .-��it.�` �'� "C�,q�a�,i�r���.a��.�'��F��`�`'Naj �"s,�r`x f..s:.tiw: �,7H`" i � '1 9 �"�., �• E "n�,,, .:n,;' r+x Yirt .�yT.�Sr,,�i• '�'r4"�"�q. ?„� � .n C � ` w 4 .yr`�^. � :. .r,,� _, SYd. 'A .��•. •.S2?.Y,ei.7�tr.�,_.WVx;..�G:.�ii".�ua'1�c��ra•es.rah.+. .r..�b.c�.r'�...ltr��s,rs._ ;.,'nz.!•..r.C.� .-? ,�:_.:s,�t.a .?t�,<-i._.�3a.� -•� ., :�-- Z,'� square (100 square feet) . He said a procedure had been developed at Texas AM which could be used to apply a fire retardant treatment to existing roofs, but that the treatment must be repeated after exposure to over 30 inches of rainfall. He said the approximate cost for such a treatment would be $6.00 per square. Mr. Abney suggested that the Fire Department publicize this option and/or offer to make arrangements to treat the shake roofs in this manner at at a nominal fee to the homeowners. . In response to an inquiry .by Cm. Burnham, Mr. Abney indicated that the life span of the shakes would not be decreased as a result of pressure treatment, and may even be increased to a slight degree. He said the average life span of a shake roof is between 15 and 30 years, depending on the pitch of the roof and other factors. Mr. Abney stated that what is visible on the roof is cosmetic in nature, and that it was the materials underneath the shingles that actually protect the roof. He stated his opinion that wood remains the best roofing material available. Mr.. Abney distributed a copy of a letter written by Standard Pacific of San Diego dated June 23, 1982, related to Assembly Bill 3797, which estimated additional costs which could be incurred by homeowners if fire retardant roofs were installed. Mr. Burns advised that his Committee disagreed with the Standard Pacific statistics distributed by Mr. Abney. Mr. Burns stated that the reporting system relating to roof fires was not accurate as it referred only to the primary place of origin of fires, but did not include the impact they had on roofs. Mr. Hathcox stated that often Ordinances were not pursued until after a fire has occurred. He referred to the City of Pleasanton, which had two house fires just prior to Livermore adopting its Ordinance. Mr. Hathcox said the Fire Department is endorsing the proposed Ordinance. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Tong, Mr. Abney compared the costs of the treated and untreated shakes. An order of magnitude cost estimate for medium weight cedar shakes would be $70 per square untreated versus $105 per square Class .0 pressure 'treated. Mr. Burns provided the Commission with a copy of the article from Sunset Magazine which included a different cost breakdown. Mr. Abney stated his disagreement with the figures provided by Sunset Magazine. Rick Wendling, 7194 Elk Court, said he thought the concern related to the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance was one of risk management. He indicated that the possibility of conflagration occurring in the western part of town during the summer was greater than in the "flatlands". He advised that he did not see merit in raising the requirements for reroofing in the flatlands portion of the City. Dan Rodriguez, Dublin resident, asked if the City had any restrictions on re- roofing which pertain to a partial replacement of a roof, rather than the entire roof. He also asked if anyone other than the Fire Department was supporting the proposed Ordinance and stated that he had not heard any concerns expressed by Dublin residents supporting the adoption of the proposed Regular Meeting PCM-7-16 January 19, 1987 � � u t� Y e + rrVr�y , r. ,• r .. `1`�^"t"�'�'��C....?�....''i.-• _._..........y...".c�.:...,s:�:!r'� k.'?:�'.:.aY _.��en_,,"„<�3'"u..4.�„1 .:.:�.,+_.z ..i:i.,. _,...?�'”C�v�#'�.-�'`r..�7.',r.,.;w'�.� "�,T"'6Ei._'.�'.' �.r''���:�.�'��ey'!T�:.:s'_tt :^.:>>:.•'€`_' Re lar c •.::__ r' Ordinance. He said it may be feasible to require higher standards for new developments, but that to impose a similar Ordinance on people living in the flatlands may present a burden to those homeowners. Mr. Tong indicated that the draft Ordinance, in its current form, would provide that if, within a 12-month period, less than 1/4 of a roof was replaced, materials similar to existing ones could be used. He said if, within a 12-month period, 1/4 up to 1/2 of the roof was replaced, the new roofing materials would have' to be fire safe roofing. He also stated that if 1/2 or more of the roof was replaced within a 12 month period after completion of a similar alteration, the entire roof would have to be replaced with fire safe roofing materials. In response to Mr. Rodriquez' earlier request, Mr. Tong stated that the City Council had taken into consideration 'a request from the DSRSD Board of Directors to consider the adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance, and as a result had directed the Planning Commission to study the pros and cons related to such an Ordinance and to submit a recommendation to the City Council on the feasibility of adopting the proposed Ordinance. Mr. Rodriquez said that the Planning Commission should take into consideration the lack of public interest in this issue. Mr. Tong confirmed that the Planning Commission and City Council would take all public input into consideration. Mr. Taugher indicated that re-roofing is not a major problem, as asphalt shingles are typically being used in the flatlands. He said that in the western portion of the City, the roofs are probably tile and probably won't be re-roofed. Mr. Abney said that, if additional sheathing was needed for re-roofing, it could add approximately $12.50 to $15.00 per square. Mr. Taugher advised that the current Building Code does not require a permit for re-roofing dwellings. He said if the proposed Ordinance was adopted, it would require additional inspections by the Building Inspector and would necessitate additional permit fees. In response to an inquiry by Cm. Mack, Mr. Abney stated that wood materials are highly insulative. He stated that tile does not have a comparable insulating quality and that asphalt also has very little insulative value. He indicated that according to the State Bulletin, wood has about eight times the insulative value of asphalt. Mr. Burns stated that he did not believe the insulative values of the roofing were pertinent issues. Mr. Wendling expressed concern regarding increased costs if he were required to re-roof with the fire safe materials, particularly if it became necessary to re-insulate. Maxine Jennings, Dublin resident, asked if there would be a public hearing once the Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the City Council. Mr. Gailey advised that another public hearing would be held by the Commission if the Commission directed Staff to modify-the proposed Ordinance and bring it Regular Meeting PCM-7-17 January 19, 1987 back to them for further review. He also indicated that a public hearing would be held by the City Council when the proposed Ordinance is brought to the Council for consideration. Mr. Gailey requested that the representatives of the- local newspapers notify the public that copies of the draft Ordinance would be available in the City Offices for review. In response to an inquiry by Cm. Petty, Mr. Gailey indicated that the proposed Ordinance would not impact schools as standards for schools are controlled by the State, Mr. Taugher discussed Building Code requirements and indicated that the multi-family projects currently under construction were being built with tile or asphalt shingle roofs. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Rodriquez, Mr. Taugher indicated that perhaps no building permit should be required for replacement of 25% or less of a roof. He stated that it may be advisable to include a statement to that effect in the proposed Ordinance. Cm. Barnes closed the public hearing. Cm. Burnham said that he had polled about 100 residents when the proposed Ordinance was first presented, and that approximately 60% of the people he polled stressed that they were opposed to the proposed Ordinance. He indicated that their major concern was related to cost. Cm. Burnham stated that he did not think all of the people should have to absorb the costs of fire problems incurred by actions of a few negligent people. He said he thought there were enough laws existing which would curb potential fire hazards and that another law did not need to be instituted. Cm. Petty advised that he would like to see the suggestions contained within the January 8, 1987, Building Industry Association (BIA) letter implemented in lieu of adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. Mr. Hathcox urged the Planning Commission to consider at the very least requiring existing houses be re-roofed with at least the same level of materials and that new construction to the west of the City require non- combustible materials. Cm. Mack stated that if an Ordinance was adopted, it should require that new houses be required to utilize more fire retardant materials, but that those re-roofing be permitted to utilize materials similar to the existing ones. She also ,indicated a desire to have the suggestions made by the BIA implemented. In response to an inquiry by Cm. Burnham, Mr. Hathcox advised that the City has an active weed abatement program. He discussed the procedures followed and restrictions related to weed abatement. He said that the State will not institute a weed abatement area within the State Responsibility Area. Cm. Mack stated that she did not want to see a building permit required for re-roofing less than 25% of a house. Cm. Petty said he concurred with the action taken by the City of Danville regarding fire safe roofing materials. Regular Meeting PCM-7-18 January 19, 1987 ,.+�°'`cv-s,a, i'T"'Ili,�' "� r°,y6+y'•r -s-a. � y5, Fh,'�-.1y�.�, t�`a� rC'°�.Ir� � «+ � � 4 � � 1 ..�`7 � � . t.._C ,A ^C`l t'•fi''c.,,r- rt"x 7�,� '�P'' x`�''t+, "fir X''�c� +C'rU'fT'r-+�@ ._ .,.., _,. .. -.. .,. _ .... ,,. .... .,._ �,. r _ . Cm. Barnes said she did not want to have a permit required if less than 25% of a house is being re-roofed. She also said she would like to have a public education program implemented, and that she would like to see the BIA recommendations acted upon. Mr. Gailey asked for and received the following clarification: - That re-roofing 25% or less of a dwelling not require a building permit: the Planning Commission indicated its consensus in support of this approach. - That re-roofing in the flatland areas be "in kind" or of a more fire retardant nature: the Planning Commission indicated its consensus in support of this approach. - That in areas designated as "high fire hazard areas", roofing materials of Level C or Level B or better shall be utilized for new developments: the Planning Commission indicated its consensus in support of this approach. (Mr. Gailey advised that Staff would have to have an opportunity to meet further with the Fire Department to establish the high fire hazard areas.) - Requiring re-roofing in areas designated as fire hazardous to be of Class C or better materials: the Planning Commission indicated its consensus in support to this approach. - Requiring smoke detectors and spark arrestors be installed in all new houses, and educating the public on the care of them: the Planning Commission indicated its consensus in support to this approach. (Mr. Taugher advised that the difficulty with smoke detectors had been virtually resolved, that construction over a value of $1,000 requires installation of smoke detectors and that all new houses require smoke detectors.) Mr. Gailey advised that Staff could be in a position to present a modified draft Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance at the Planning Commission meeting of February 17, 1987. Cm. Barnes continued the public hearing until the Planning Commission meeting of February 17, 1987. X * X X NEW BUSINESS OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. Regular Meeting PCM-7-19 January 19, 1987 7. CITY OF DUBLIN PLANNING COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTAL.STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: March 2, 1987 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Planning Staff SUBJECT: PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment GENERAL INFORMATION PROJECT: A proposed Ordinance Amendment providing for: 1) the establishment of a building permit process for re-roofing of more than 25%; 2) a requirement that re-roofing in the "flatland areas" be "in-kind" or of a more fire retardant nature; 3) a requirement that in areas designated as "High Fire Hazard Areas", roofing materials of Level B or better shall be utilized for new developments; 4) a requirement that re-roofing in areas designated as "High Fire Hazard Areas" be of Class C or better materials; and 'S) a requirement that smoke detectors and spark arrestors be installed in all new houses. PROPERTY AND ZONING: The proposed ordinance would cover the entire City. The proposed Fire Safe Roof Areas would be generally on the west side of the City in the areas adjacent to the hills and on the east side of the City between the Dougherty Hills and Dougherty Road. APPLICANT: City of Dublin ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: A Draft.Negative Declaration of Environmental ' Significance has been prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. The project will not have a significant effect on the environment. BACKGROUND: On April 28, 1986, the City Council initiated consideration of a Building Code Amendment regarding use of fire safe roofing materials. At that meeting the City Council referred the matter to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COPIES TO: DSRSD - Fire Department Attn. : Tom Hathcox V. Taugher Committee for Fire Safe Roofing Attn. : Robert Burns Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau - Attn. : Harry Abney National Forest Products Assoc. Attn. : Wallace A. Norum >_ ITEM N0. L Fil--- ,----- - ---..--- - --- - _. 1 ATTACHMLN 17. Consideration of the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance was prompted by the March 6, 1986, letter from Paul Ryan, General Manager of Dublin San Ramon Services District. Within that letter Mr. Ryan advised the City that the District Board of Directors had reviewed a Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance at its March 4, 1986 qieeting and had directed that it be referred to the Dublin City Council with a request for adoption at the earliest possible time. This item was initially heard at the Planning Commission meeting of July 21, 1986. Following discussion between Staff and the Commission, the matter was continued indefinitely to permit Staff to arrange to have the appropriate industry representatives to attend a future Planning Commission meeting to speak on the pros and cons related to the proposed Ordinance. The item was renoticed for the November 17, 1986, hearing in anticipa- tion of Staff making the necessary arrangements to secure representation from the industry representatives at that hearing (i.e. , representatives from the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing and the Building Industry Association and/or the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau) . Staff was not able to secure the necessary coordination between the respective industry representatives to provide for the desired presentation at the Planning Commission November 17, 1986, hearing. Therefore, the Planning Commission continued the item to the hearing of December 15, 1986, and sub- sequently to January 19, 1987, to allow Staff to arrange the desired presentation. Attendance at the January 19, 1987, included the following industry and public agency representatives: Robert Burns, Executive Director of the Committee for Firesafe Roofing, Harry Abney, Executive Director of the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, Vic Taugher, City of Dublin Building Official and Tom Hathcox, of the Dublin San Ramon Services Department - Fire Department. After considering testimony from Staff and the above referenced industry and public agency representatives, the Commission closed the public hearing and directed Staff to make the following modifications to the Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance: - Modify Draft Ordinance to allow re-roofing projects in the "flatland areas" of the City to utilize "in-kind" roofing materials (allowing property owners the option to utilize roofing materials of a more fire retardant nature) . Modify Draft Ordinance to require that in areas designated as "High Fire Hazard Areas", roofing materials of Class C or Class B or better be utilized for new developments. (Staff advised that they would have to meet further with the Fire Department to establish the "High Fire Hazard Areas".) Modify Draft Ordinance to require that re-roofing projects in areas designated as "High Fire Hazard Areas" utilize materials of Class C fire rating. Modify Draft Ordinance to require that smoke detectors and spark arrestors be installed in all new houses with a commensurate education process established to advise property owners on the manner to care for them. (Mr. Taugher advised the Commssion that smoke detectors are currently required for construction projects with a value over $1,000.00 and that all new houses require smoke detectors.) Although Staff advised the Commission they could be in a position to present a modified Draft Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance at the Planning Commission meeting of February 17, 1987, the length of that agenda ultimately led to the matter being postponed to the meeting of March 2, 1987. At a meeting of February 25, 1987, between Staff and Tom Hathcox of the DSRSD - Fire Department, Mr. Hathcox recommended two additional modifications to the Draft Ordinance and accompanying Fire Safe Roof Area Map: -2- 'Y Require that roofing materials of Class B or better (rather than Class C or better) be utilized for new developments in the identified "High Fire Hazard Areas". Expand the Fire Safe Roof Area Map to include the upper reaches of the Estate Homes subdivision (at the northwest corner of the City) and establish a requirement that re-roofing projects in that area utilize roofing materials of a Class C or better rating. To provide for these modifications, the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance and accompanying Fire Safe Roofing Map would have to be modified to reflect the following three sub-areas and the following corresponding roofing regulations: Roofing Area New Construction Replacement Roofing Roofing Area 1 Class B or Better "In-Kind" Materials (All homes in this area (Class B or Better) currently meet this standard.) Roofing Area 2 Class C or Better a) For Projects resulting (Only a percentage of in less than 25% re- homes in this area roofing - "in-kind" or currently meet this better materials. standard.) b) For 25% to 50% re- roofing - Class C or better materials for portion re-roofed. c) For more than 50% re- roofing - Class C or better materials. Roofing Area 3 Alt. A - Class C or Better "In-Kind" or Better Alt. B - No special fire safe roofing require- ments apply. (Roughly 50% of the homes currently have Class C or better roofs) . Attached to this Supplemental Staff Report is a Revised Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance reflecting the modifications requested by the Commission at the January 19, 1987, meeting and also reflecting the additional changes requested by the DSRSD - Fire Department. In reviewing the Revised Draft Ordinance, the Commission should give special attention to two items where additional direction appears necessary: 1) Determination of merit in expanding the boundary of the "High Fire Hazard Area" to create a Roofing Area - 2 in the northwest corner of the City. 2) Determination of what special roofing requirements, if any, should be applied for new construction in the "flatland areas" (denoted as Roofing Area 3 on the enclosed Fire Safe Roof Map) . -3- RECOMMENDATION FORMAT: 1) Open public hearing. 2) Hear Staff presentation. 3) Hear presentations from industry and agency representatives and the public. . 4) Close public hearing. 5) Consider and act on two Draft Resolutions: A. A Resolution regarding the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046 (Exhibit B) . B. A Resoltuion recommending City Council approval of Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance - PA 86-046 (Exhibit Q . ACTION: Based on the above Staff Report, Staff recommends the Planning Commission provide direction on the two items identified in this Report as requiring additional Commission direction and then adopt the following two Resolutions (modified as necessary to reflect the Commission's direction) : Exhibit A - approving the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046 and Exhibit B a Resolution recommending City Council approval of Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance - PA 86-046. ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A - Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance (including Draft Fire Safe Roof Area Map) Exhibit B - Draft Resolution of recommending approval of Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046 Exhibit C - Draft Resolution recommending approval of PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance BACKGROUND ATTACHMENTS - 1. January 19, 1987, Planning Commission Agenda Statement/Staff Report (without attachments) . 2. Section from 1982 Uniform Building Code pertaining to spark arrestors. 3. Draft Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046. -4- t ,,.�. ...-.....r'l i.;^r;.-.-;,,-,...;-....._...:__... y, ,s w ,.. r rrn-`� ;r-"a..Y +xM. if n V ,rr--ir .' .--r�+�... q�--•fir S;e,^ 7'Y'+.y:!.`.^,:1'.'.,.?9�',,"•"' ,c - y t. r d PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) SUBJECT: PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance Amendment Cm. Barnes called for the Staff Report. Mr. Gailey indicated that the following industry and public agency representatives had been in attendance at the public hearing held on January 19, 1987: Robert Burns - Executive Director of the Committee for Firesafe Roofing, Harry Abney - Executive Director of the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, Vic Taugher - City of Dublin Building Official, and Tom Hathcox - Dublin San Ramon Services Fire Department. Mr. Gailey reviewed the modifications which the Planning Commission had directed Staff to make to the Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance as a result of the January 19, 1987, Planning Commission hearing and which were contained on page 2 of the March 2, 1987, Agenda Statement. He indicated that since that meeting he had met with DSRSD Fire Marshall Tom Hathcox, who had recommended the two addi- tional modifications to the Draft Ordinance and accompanying Fire Safe Roof Area Map: 1) require that roofing materials of Class B or better (rather than Class C or better) be utilized for new developments in the identified "High Fire Hazard Areas"; and 2) expand the Fire Safe Roof Area Map to include the upper reaches of the Estate Homes subdivision (at the northwest corner of the City) and establish a requirement that re-roofing projects in that area utilize roofing materials of a Class C or better rating. Mr. Gailey indicated that Staff sought additional direction to the following two items: 1) determination of merit in expanding the boundary of the "High Fire Hazard Area" to create a Roofing Area 2 in. the northwest corner of the City, as suggested by Mr. Hathcox, and 2) determination of what special roofing require- ments, if any, should be applied for new construction in the "flatland" areas (identified as Roofing Area 3 'on the Draft Fire Safe Roof Area Map) on Mr. Gailey advised that with additional direction from the Commission regarding these two items, Staff would recommend the Commission adopt a Resolution approving the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046 and a Resolution recommending the City Council approve a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance (modified as necessary to reflect the Commission's direction at the March 2, 1987, meeting) . Mr. Tong noted that an error had been made on the Draft Fire Safe Roof Area Map: the northeastern City limit designation as Roofing Area 2 should have been shown as Roofing Area 1. In addition, Mr. Gailey noted that the southwestern portion of the City (including the Pulte Homes property) should be designated Roofing Area 1, instead of Roofing Area 3. Cm. Barnes re-opened the public hearing. Cm. Burnham inquired what requirements would be applied to a situation wherein a second story was added to a house; in particular, he asked for Staff's comments on whether or not the roof on the second story addition would be classified as "new construction" or as "re-roofing" . This was situation discussed later during the hearing. Regular Meeting PCM-7-44 March 2, 1987 M T Ism Al� U11ME c i Robert Burns, Executive Director of the Committee for Firesafe Roofing, urged the Commissioners to recommend that a Class C or Better rating for new construction in Roofing Area 3 be required, and a rating of "In-Kind" or Better be required for replacement roofing in Roofing Area 3. He said that by adopting this requirement, the City Council would be maintaining the risk factor at its current level, rather than raising it. Mr. Hathcox, Fire Marshall for the DSRSD Fire Department, also urged the Commis- sion to recommend adoption of a Class C or Better rating in Roofing Area 3. Harry Abney, Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, stated that he objected strenuously to the recommendation by Mr. Burns and Mr. Hathcox. He read a letter to the Commissioners dated January 8, 1987, from the B.I.A. which opposed the proposed Ordinance Amendment. Mr. Gailey advised that copies of the letter to which Mr. Abney referred had been given to the Commissioners at the January 17, 1987, meeting. Mr. Abney indicated that he did not think the proposed Ordinance Amendment would be cost effective and referred to a report which he had submitted previously containing a recap of all the fires within Contra Costa County for the past several years. He said. that since there have not been any serious fire incidents during the past 20 or 30 years within the City of Dublin, he did not think it was necessary to impose a highly expensive reroofing requirement on the existing homeowners. In response to an inquiry from Mr. Healy, Dublin resident, Mr. Gailey advised that under the provisions of the proposed Ordinance Amendment, homes on Betlen Drive would have to re-roof with materials of a rating of "In-Kind" or Better. In response to a question raised by Cm. Burnham, Mr. Gailey indicated that new developments in the Western Extended Planning Area would have to be reviewed individually to determine roofing requirements. He stated, however, that it would be reasonable to assume that the bulk of that area would be considered as Roofing Area 1, requiring roofing materials of a rating of Class B or Better. Mr. Hathcox expressed concern regarding wind turbulence in the small canyons where future development is being considered. He indicated that Fire Department man- power would be severely taxed should fires occur in those areas. Mr. Burns indicated that he is not opposed to using any of the roofing materials specified in the proposed Ordinance, including wood (if treated to become fire retardant) . He expressed concern about potential fire hazards and the potential for fires to spread rapidly from roof to roof in the area known as the "flat- lands". He cited several cities which had experienced roof fires which spread to numerous homes. Cm. Barnes closed the public hearing. Cm. Mack stated her preference that new construction in Area 3 be required to use roofing materials with a rating of Class C or Better and re-roofing projects to use materials of "In-Kind" or Better. Cm. Barnes indicated that she wants to make the installation of spark arrestors a requirement on all new construction and, if possible, on existing homes. She also concurred with Cm. Mack that new construction in Area 3 be required to use roofing materials with a rating of Class C or Better and re-roofing projects to use materials of "In-Kind" or Better. ° Regular Meeting PCM-7-45 March 2, 1987 r Cm. Burnham also concurred with Cm. Mack and Cm. Barnes concerning Area 3 roofing requirements. He referred to a roof fire which occurred on Wicklow Lane last Saturday. Mr. Gailey reviewed the consensus direction of the Commissioners: 1) require, if possible, the installation of a spark arrestor at the time of the sale of new construction; 2) affix a dollar value to building modifications for existing homes, possibly of $1,000.00, and require installation of spark arrestors at the time the modifications occur; 3) recommend the City Council adopt the proposed Ordinance specifiying that new construction in Area 3 be required to use roofing materials with a rating of Class C or Better and re-roofing projects to use materials of "In-Kind" or Better; 4) create Roofing Area 2 in the area now known as Estate Homes and require that re-roofing in that area be of roofing materials of Class C or better. Cm. Mack requested that the word "may" on page 3, paragraph C. 1) of the Draft Ordinance (Exhibit A) be deleted. After discussion regarding the construction of a second story on an existing building, it was the consensus of the Commission that regardless of whether or not the "re-roofing" involved up to 100% of the existing roof, roofing materials utilized could be "In-Kind". It was also the consensus that if a house were demolished and completely re-built, it would be considered as new construction and roofing materials stipulated for new construction would have to be complied with. On motion by Cm. Burnham, seconded by Cm. Mack, and by a unanimous vote (Cm. Petty absent; Cm. Raley abstained) , a Resolution was approved adopting a Negative Declaration for PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance, RESOLUTION NO. 87 - 015 ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR PA 86-046 FIRE SAFE ROOFING MATERIALS ORDINANCE On motion by Cm. Mack, seconded by Cm.' Burnham, and by a unanimous vote (Cm. Petty absent, Cm. Raley abstained) , a Resolution was approved, modified to reflect the consensus direction of the Commission, recommending City Council adoption of PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance. RESOLUTION NO. 87 - 016 RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF PA 86-046 FIRE SAFE ROOFING MATERIALS ORDINANCE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS' CONCERNS Cm. Mack stated that several trucks have been using the Handyman parking lot as a truck stop. Mr. Tong advised that Staff would notify the Applicant (Circuit City Stores) and the Zoning Investigator of this situation, and an attempt would be made to communicate with the truck owners. In response to an inquiry by Cm. Burnham regarding the signs being used at the Cronin School site on York Drive, Mr. Gailey indicated that he had not had an opportunity to contact either Hobby Horse Preschool or Family Bible Church Regular Meeting PCM-7-46 March 2, 1987 t.•� �, y 1 �� i � ,x}_. �'�t r�'3s..s,fi N.�ik �•tr .c n � yy ? � � .S ir'J'i12���.. 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''' .'1�,c�(y.3�. i�:l"�,�°i�,.y ����.�`�' '' . ° 1 ` .+ �.y•�'�lJ�. �, � � r..7',.y�. .e-�,•,.�+`y'`' r , k- r .+. rs, .�J k �+a• ..�.�1 C .jam g i�• 1 e r`,+r r/,�'' v'^ ;3 � �` 1 i+�2 of ...R kt' RESOLUTION NO. 87 - 015 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR PA 86-046 FIRE SAFE ROOFING MATERIALS ORDINANCE WHEREAS, on April 28, 1986, the City Council directed the Planning Commission to consider adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance through modification of the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the City by reference; and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , together with the State Guidelines and City environmental regulation, require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impact and that environmental documents be prepared; and WHEREAS, an Initial Study was conducted finding that the Ordinance Amendment, as proposed, would not have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been prepared for this application; and WHEREAS, public notice of the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance was given in all respects as required by State Law; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did review and consider the Negative Declaration at its public hearings on July 21, 1986, January 19, 1987, and March 2, 1987; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Commission finds as follows: 1. That the project provisions of the Draft Ordinance, contained with- in PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment, will not have a significant effect on the environment. 2. That the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been prepared and processed in accordance with State and local Environmental Laws and Guideline Regulations. 3. That the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance is complete and adequate. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin Planning Commission hereby adopts the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 1987. AYES: Commissioners Barnes, Burnham, Mack and Petty NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Raley ATTEST: Planning Commission Chairperson lanning Director TTR { 'A CH LN I 1 EV.J RESOLUTION NO. 87 - 016 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF PA 86-046 FIRE SAFE ROOFING MATERIALS ORDINANCE WHEREAS, on April 28, 1986, the City Council directed the Planning Commission to consider adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance through modification of the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the City by reference; and WHEREAS, a Draft Ordinance amending the City's Ordinance regarding Fire Safe Roofing Materials has been prepared; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission received and considered testimony at public hearings on said Draft Ordinance on July 21, 1986, January 19, 1987, and March 2, 1987; and WHEREAS, notice of said public hearings was provided in all respects as required by law; and WHEREAS, said Draft Ordinance has been reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and a Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been adopted (Planning Commission Resolution No. 86 - 015) for this project as it will not have significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, at the January 19, 1987, public hearing the Planning Commission directed Staff to modify the Draft Ordinance presented to the Commission at that hearing to reflect the following generalized modifications: 1) that re-roofing 25% or less of a dwelling not require a building permit; 2) that re-roofing in the "flatland" areas be "in kind" or of a more fire retardant nature; 3) that in areas designated as "high fire hazard areas", roofing materials of Level C or Level B, or more fire retardant, shall be utilized for new developments; 4) that re-roofing in areas designated as "high fire hazard areas" be with Class C or more fire retardant materials; and 5) that smoke detectors and spark arrestors be required to be installed in all new houses. WHEREAS, the March 2, 1987, Staff Report was submitted with a modified Draft Ordinance and with a recommendation that the City Council approve said modified Draft Ordinance; and WHEREAS, at the March 2, 1987, public hearing the Planning Commission directed Staff to modify the Draft Ordinance presented to the Commission at that hearing to reflect the following modifications: 1) that installation of spark arrestors for incinerator chimneys be required at the time of sale of all residential units; 2) that installation of spark arrestors for incinerator chimneys be required where remodeling or expansion of existing residential units occurs with a dollar value exceeding $1,000.00; 3) that in areas designated as "Roofing Area 3" ("flatland areas") new residential construction be required to use roofing materials with a Class B or better rating, and that re-roofing projects within this area be required to use roofing materials of an "in-kind" character, or better; and -1- _ ATTACHMEN;l 4) that a new area be designated as "Roofing Area 2", involving the residential areas of Estate Homes Tract 4930 at the northwest corner of the City, and that re-roofing projects in this area be required to utilize roofing materials of a Class C or better rating for new construction or for re=roofing projects. ` WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hear and consider all said reports, recommendations, and testimony as hereinabove set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Commission does hereby find that the Draft Ordinance will meet the following purposes: 1. Provide regulations pertaining to the type of roofing materials used in various parts of the City which will serve to mitigate certain climatic, geologic and topographic conditions within the City which create the potential for extremely uncontrollable and contagious fire situations which can result in danger to life and property in the community. 2. Provides regulations consistent with the Implementing Policies outlined within the Environmental Resources Management Section: Seismic Safety and Safety Elements of the City General Plan by enacting, in part, a High Hazard Ordinance specifying use of fire safe roofing materials. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission does hereby find that the Draft Ordinance is consistent with the City's General Plan, and does hereby recommend that the City Council adopt Ordinance Amendment (PA 86- 046) regarding Fire Safe Roofing Materials. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 1987. 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CITY OF PLEAANTON ALAME A COUNTYSCAL CALIFORNIA FE6 1��7 ORDINANCE NO.1 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING USE OF FIRE DUSN PLANNING RESISTIVE ROOF MATERIALS IN HAZARD AREAS AND ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACTS TO SUPPORT THE IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE GREATER THAN THE REQUIREMENTS ESTAB- LISHED BY THE STATE BUILDING STAN- ' DARDS CODE WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958 and Section 17958.5 allow the City, by ordinance, to make modifica- tions or changes to the State Building Stan- dards Code and other regulations adopted pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17922;and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 requires that such changes must be determined to be reaton- ably necessary because of local climatic,geo- graphical,or topographical conditions;and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires that the govern- Ing body of the City,before making any mod- iflcations or changes pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5, shall make an express finding that each such modificatlon .y or change Is needed;and d WHEREAS, such findings must be made available as a public record and a copy there- of with each such modification or change shall be filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development,State of Call- fornla;and WHEREAS,the City Council hereby deter- mines that the proposed ordinance,present- ed herewith,establishes requirements great- er than those set forth In the California State Building Standards Code,as adopted by the City of Pleasanton and set forth to Title 11 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code;and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that each of the aforementioned changes or modifica- tions which is set forth In this draft ordinance is reasonably necessary because of local cli- matic,georgraphical or topographical condi- tions In the area encompassed by the bound- arses of the City of Pleasanton, and said Council further finds that the following fac- tors support the local necessity for the afore- mentioned proposed changes or • modifications: 1.The climatic conditions within the specs - fled areas of the City of Pleasanton are such that: —Extensive fire damage due to the ready Ignition,Intense burning and rapid spread of J fire Involving untreated wood shakes and shingles caused by dryness, high climatic temperatures and/or winds. —Extensive fire damage due to the limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire de- partment to control exterior fires due to early exhaustion of firefighters subject to high cli- matic temperatures. —Extensive fire damage due to the sus- ceptbility of untreated wood shake or shingle building exteriors to Ignition from other fires Involving either nearby dry vegetation or other buildings,thereby resulting in multiple fires due to dryness, high temperatures an- d/or winds. —Extensive fire damage due to the re- duced effectiveness of hose streams due to disintegration and misdirection caused by winds. —Extensive fire damage caused by the ready Ignition of untreated wood shake or shingle roofs exposed to arcing and sparking of overhead electrical transmission lines caused by winds. i i + Jtf f 614 1 l- t � f � ht LV1 - ���»�e"�i tK�t� � t r t• t � J � _ ?c-�5wS war.'�^vr t t r+ t'1•JyC'°t7 9jO�iM,{F��-+i''a W v�• a ; � +Ct t t1 � .>t t�;✓ + S J• \ {'•,7�r ?•{y w.k 5 ��x+tiZ :^s FJ:fJrit .r'rA{ ? 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' sponse of fire companies on arterial routes obstructed by collapsed overpasses and bridges and/or landslides caused by earth• quakes and/or unstable soils. —Extensive fire damage due to limited an- d/or delayed response of fire department due ' to dispersion to multiple fires caused by as- ceping natural gas or electrical transmission equipment damaged by earthquake. 3. The topographic conditions within the specified areas of the City of Pleasanton are such that: —Extensive fire damage due to multiple fires involving untreated wood shake or shin. gle buildig exteriors Ignited because of expo- sure to fires involving otter buildings or dry vegetation within close proximity. —Extensive fire damage due to the limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire de- partment In controlling untreated wood shake or shingle fires due to reduced or de- layed response of fire companies caused by traffic congestion, or by obstruction from fallen electrical power lines on response route arterials. —Extensive fire damage due to the inabii- Ity of the fire department to gain sufficient access to fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle building exteriors,thereby precluding control of such tires due to ter- ' rain, slopes, landscapiny, fences, electrical . transmission lines and other buidl2yl;and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that be. cause of the climatic, geologic and topo- graphic circumstances in Pleasanton that continued use of untreated shakes and shin- gles In specified areas of Pleasanton would create substandard buildings within the meaning of Health and Safety Code Section 17958.8; NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL ri. OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: • Section 1: Section 2-12.36(a)(2)PMC is hereby added to read as follows: "Section 2.12.36 Amendments, Modifica- lions, Additions to and Deletions from the Adopted Code.The Adopted Code Is modified as follows: a.Amendments or Modifications. (2)Requirement of Flre Resistive Rooflnp in Hazard Areas.Section 3202(b)is amended to read: • (b)Fire Retardancy,When Required.Roof coverinys shall be fire retardant except In Types III, IV and V buildings which are not located In Hazard Areas,where it may be as follows: 2. .................................'(Unchanged) • ..(Unchanged) f 3..........................................(unchanged) 4.The requirements of this subsection(b) i apply to all new constructlon and to any rer- • co Ing which requires a building permit but shall only apply to the portion of the roof which Is being reroofed. 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'>w "'f�� s x.., v'.°1�'°�: � ? . 1 S r yj a+ id tr c c C .�, E .,,1qq-yja 7T'9%t3 'v:, '{• '�c'n�.'y-� ^ r .Y x' as � i !�dt�;c „S, rfa a r4-� L* 1�l ry .+Ei"t vh•Y ftt�i 3rni }y, ;i2•. r.• -tJ'c 'Y }'f C �!•i X ✓" T't�{r S.i''r} `. k,=Y"-'S - r Y > N. ,'r r u t t„j L �L y b -, r r r ?`.. c•, .�r - .- -ex,,h•y. {, -^, r, z�r SYl` r i s. .Zi':1• , ,�.?Fs. ' .,�• � y ' 3�+n'ria 'i4Sk^ Y Ot t v':'�,f`.x''3. 's yt.. � J.n `;r.n jrr-� r.- .ri H •-•b c., r- •..rY crti .. M .,,I 4 �„ r k, r v m Page 3 of . Section 2: __._. .. Ordinance No . 1234 'A j The City Clerk Is directed to mall a copy of • this ordinance to the Department of Housing and Community Development within thirty days of Its adoption as required by Health and Sa Setety Code 3: Section 11958.7. j ction This ordinance shall be published once within fifteen(15)days after Its adoption In t '?he Tri-Valley Herald," a newspaper of general circulation published In the City of Pleasanton. Section 4: • ! This ordinance shall be effective thirty(30) j days after the date of Its final passage and . • ; adoption. INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the ` City Council of the City of Pleasanton on Jan- ' l u y 7,ADOPT D at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pleasanton on January 21,1986 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Butler, Mercer, Mohr,Wood and Mayor Brandes NOES:None L,LI! ABSENT:None ABSTAIN:None ATTEST:FRANK C.BR%1NDES,JR., Mayor JAMES R.WALKER, City Clerk By:DORIS GEORGE, Deputy City Clerk �e APPROVED AS TO FORM: PETER D.MacDONALD, • City Attorney Tri-Valley Herald,Legal No.1851 January 30,1986 r --- - ZL 4 r J r f� {yc,M• l4 r 1�. ::r< , r:'� rr :'] a t e^ x^t <r s xti y .t 4'{ �. x; f tir� +�;,r• i.La 7 it .r`, 3 by � r d <'. ..� C k...• •. V,� 5<4'3 r .... _ 1 xh t�.t,'�``+'t'�.9^'�s )5 r T,. �7 H �{,.r• j h � ( a N- .c r 1 t. r �S- ..-"..7' T' !. �. i -`' a S - t X<.r t/v.4 ) ♦ ,4 z 1 7 3 a � 3 'i,s. C a.i i 4'6'- -r t.�� i 1�••{f• 4a4 f 1 Y: � }� r 'ti. i _ 1:.•tt� , +y S ,� ,,t r s .r � .4�r t .r� i ;r!E'� fi r'� zs.T;�: Y?^ Y y+. a- -le;"••y •a..rf r _ a&''. r0�'4'E"'r�Altsl;:< "}i3}y,•;r: s r ` a 7�•.`� �'':`f.4 • 2.; l f r„{•y.2T,�.4};:` ..z +..�c� ' �YMr "�:i.. ;+ 5.`.� '�'�-fr `t*•'.;�� .� _:�„e,.{� �./�,r, •'.,. ,r „t ».rr 4•'e� :x"�.:!"�•.. :l - 1 T.'f r P Y'-:.�t`,?:,•z,'iX"-'C;-�.a ¢=:e�r-�.:,'Y �"{L,t,� ¢.ili�+U�s'f `t�K.':,,Ye"� � t' - _ +1 .a x r..,,. ax.,..3�...-..... :.S ..S,;r,�.... ..... ..... _ .. .. . . .I ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor and City Council .July 71 1986 SUBJECT: Adoption of Ordinance No. 90, Fire Safe Roofing This report recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 90, modifying the Uniform building Code to include fire safe roofing requirements. The ordinance will enhance fire safety in high and moderate fire risk. areas within the City. on June 16e 1986 the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 90. A number of modifications to the Ordinance as proposed by the Planning Commission were incorporated into the final draft as introduced by the Council. The Ordinance includes four features which are. not within the City's currently adopted Uniform Building Code (1979 version) . These features are: 1) A minimum Class A or B roof for all new single family homes or re-roofing of existing homes, within designated fire hazard areas. 2) A minimum Class C roof for all new single family homes or re-roofing of existing homes, within designated transitional fire hazard areas. 3) A minimum Class A or B roof for all new multi family structures or re-roofing of existing structures with roof areas. in excess of 3000 square feet. 4) In the case of re-roofing existing structures, the requirements of the Ordinance may be waived- if .other fire safety measures as addressed in the ordinance are included. The Ordinance will result in the provision of higher levels of fire safety within those areas of the City where such safeguards are most necessary. o RECOMMENDATION Adopt Ordinance No. 90 modifying the Uniform Building Code as previously adopted by the City to require the use of fire safe roofing materials within designated areas of the City. Attachments Exhibit A - Ordinance No. 90 Prepared by: K C F IV E C Joseph Calabrigo FEB 1987 Chief of Planning 'ATq1PAR CHML'02N,wl�� cZ 'W:'":•J:9••`•Yc$`�?a>1.;.ri. x!:2 L.i a7-t:r'.}.t4l +..r.l�,rs',"".��t'.':trFav;.x�r'yxi'�>"r•..i,..r}•x.w4.. 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F •��`1.�� ' '2"x Ltii �.x ,rr,.;r.,sx. yi .• .-. -} y«, �"��, ��i,ci-:!`" Sri t%,�.Y.r„rcn:a3.� �,s: 'B••�.�x' .msi:»_,���ixa"'�.„°.°'�r;..;+� x __,.t�,.�+�_.:ti� _mss_: ..,�� -- -- L' r. BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL of THE CITY OF DANVILLE i In the Matter of: Adoption of Afire Safe Roofing ) ORDINANCE NO. '90 Materials Ordinance through ) Modification of the Uniform ) ..Building Code as Adopted ) . by the City by Reference , . ) Lw The City Council of the City of Danville DOES ORDAIN -AS FOLLOWS: pursuant to Health and Safety'.Code Sections 17958.5 and -17958.71 the City Council of the City of Danville hereby expressly finds that the non-administrative changes set forth below are :.reasonably necessary because of certain climatic, geologic and topographic conditions within the City creating the potential ' for extremely uncontrollable and contagious fire situations which can .result in danger to .life and property in the community. These specific conditions are as follows: .. 1•' The Climat-J& conditions within specified areas of the City of Danville are such that: - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the ready ignition, intense burning and rapid spread .of fire involving untreated wood shakes and shingles caused by dryness, ' high climatic temperatures and/or winds. Extensive fire-damage may occur due to the limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire district to control exterior fires due to early exhaustion of firefighters subject to high climatic temperatures. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the susceptibility of untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors to ignition from other fires involving either nearby dry vegetation or other buildings, thereby resulting in multiple fires due to dryness, high temperatures and/or. winds. J V 1 `J Extensive effectiveness occur to disintegration and misdirection caused by winds. 2. w�r:9.i•2 o in •.�0.~�. 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T.��. .r1 ebi .s Y `�,�r'r.;$� i-.t2'tr. �% si.s Rai +•••.'�a .rT" �•`°Z %7-�> Y� ^.`•y' P la• .ari r;L+r'a J �,.. .,....._...�..y;2 +•c .al +'�" x ).•. :..p� .E•.S,` C9a ','u. $A'S.4a�l �F }��',Y....�.�t�. i t ar.=:;3`a/"m..•r'd*,.��.�aT�.' �:.,•$.i• - 4.;t- - �� - .. .:Jru d,s�,y..;>E... .r� :�. �..�ew� - aft_•,. .._ . V Extensive fire damage wood shake caused shingle roofs ignition nand sparking of overhead electrical transmission to arcing lines caused by winds. 2. The g_q2j2qja conditions within specified areas of the City of Danville are such that: - Extensive fire damage may occur due to limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire district due to reduced and delayed response of fire companies on arterial routes obstructed by collapsed overpasses and bridges and/or landslides caused by earthquakes and/or unstable soils. - Extensive lire damage may occur strict due limited and/or to delayed response of the fir s d multiple fires caused by escaping natural gas or quake. electrical transmission equipment damaged by earthqu 3 . The and related conditions within specified areas of the City of Danville are such that: - Extensive fire damage may occur to multiple fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors ignited because of exps re to fires se involving other buildings or dry vegetation proximity but not readily accessible because of terrain. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the inability of the fire district to gain sufficient access to fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors dulinesoand,others fences, electrical transmission buildings. Section 2 . modification of Uniform Building Code, Under the authority of Sections 50020 at seq. of the Government Code, the City of Danville adopted Ordinance No. 15 on October 4, 1982, which incorporated by reference those provisions of the 1979 Uniform Building Code as adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County on January 15, 1980. That prior adoption by reference is hereby ified by the following amendments to be appropriately inserted Chapter 74-3 (Modifications) , Title 7 (Building Regulations) of the Ordinance Code of Contra costa County as administered and enforced by the City Of Danville. .?;.+FW`'i'0r`,r`�����i:/ p.,.4:•. ....'.. : -..c_ v. .._ -;.�$^.�w�.L�¢;.`y '� � '�.'��.'���.:.']S`ni�.'A�..fA.�°�e..'"{,W.W.t�T.,Y,'7"'"x."c�.s�JS�v.`.3ps'�:��. P"�r.G.'�''�,+i ,$.Z,i"�:.'_a+�..?x�'`;'.f','»y{j�'_c...''� .' ,. 1, Subsection (b) of Section 3202, Chapter 32 of the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, is hereby modified by adding a second paragraph to read: . "All new roofs for structures with an occupancy classification of R or M in areas designated on the map entitled Fire Safe Roof Areas, City of Danville, as adopted by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District and the City of Danville, shall include roof coverings with. a fire rating of IAI , IB' , or 'C' which comply with UBC standard 32-7, or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles, except for areas designated for unrated roofing material on said map. In addition to any other provisions of this Code, fire retardant roof coverings- (Class "A" or "B") shall be required for all structures of R-1 occupancy ("multi-family residential") where the projected roof area of any such structure exceeds 3000 square feet. "Nothing in this sectioon shall limit the city's ability to require additional fir protection sprinklers, fire breaks, emergency access roads, fire suppression fees, etc. in certain areas warranting additional protection. Nor shall this section be interpreted to limit the City's police power in planning and zoning certain areas for limited development because of significant fire hazards." 2. Section 3210, Chapter 32 of the Appendix of the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, is hereby modified by adding second, third and forth paragraphs to read: "A building permit shall be required for any roof covering alteration, replacement or repair for any structure with an occupancy classification of. R or M. Any such root covering alteration, replacement or repair not made within a 12 month period from any similar alteration, replacement or repair which does not exceed 25 percent of the projected area of the existing roof; may use materials similar to those of the existing roof covering. "Any roof covering alteration, replacement or repair not made within a 12 month period from any similar alteration, replacement or repair which exceeds 25 percent but not 50 percent utilize projected area shall above for new utilize roofs. �F i7�P.! P „car �9 tt n Cv� t n 4r q .{� '¢•'77%11 K!wa, I`' }Y pry k wW^s rk��vti E tf 4 5 t:l:.'1 '7 -r}�. :2'.?1,...i...._.)+t'.y` '�u __,.•." c..��^N.._-k 7J..,....5-'-f-"`.S',Yr dYL'.+'.% '3(G�`.^?�.:ie.:Y .-'�7: rT"rr.Ri- �J�'-.�:n1J. -wZE`£!a-.."Si m; _...^ ':. H.�..o.. 4 "Any roof covering alteration, replacement or repair which exceeds SO percent of the projected area of the existing roof, or of a lesser percentage of area done within a 12 month period after completion of a similar alteration, replacement or repair shall require that the entire existing roof covering be replaced with fire safe roof covering as specified in Section 3202 (b) , as modified." "The Building official may waive or modify the above requirements for re-roofing of individual existing structures provided he/she makes a finding that because of other specific positive fire safety factors, such as the existence of interior sprinklers, distance between structures, type of construction, type of surrounding vegetation or other related considerations, additional fire retardancy for roofing material would not have a significant effect on increased fire protection or the safety of persons or property within the area." 3 . Requirements for skylight and penthouses shall be as contained in Chapters 34 and 36, respectively, of this .. Code t Section 3. man of Fire Safe Roofing Areas. A map of Fire Safe Roofing Areas, as prepared by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District and the city of Danville is attached hereto as Exhibit 'A' and incorporated herein by this reference. Said map, may be amended from time to time by. action of the District and the City based upon recommendation of the Fire Chief of the District and the Chief of Planning of the City. Section 4. Referral to State of California. Pursuant to Health -and Safety Code Section 17958 .7, the City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this ordinance to the State Department of Housing and Community Development before the date the ordinance becomes effective. section S. Severability. Should any word, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph, subsection, section of portion thereof of this ordinance be determined to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City Council of the City of Danville declares its intent to have adopted each and every other remaining word, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph, subsection, section, or portion thereof to the effect that the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall continue to be enforced. J section d. Continuing Ef fect. The provisions of this ordinance shall remain in effect even if subsequent editions of the Uniform Building Code are adopted to the extent that the provisions and/or modifications of such future editions are not incompatible with this ordinance. section 7. Effective date. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after its adoption. section S. Publication The City Clerk shall either (a) have this ordinance published once within 15 days after adoption in a newspaper of general circulation or (b) have a summary of this ordinance published twice in a newspaper of general circulation: once 5 days before its adoption and again within 15 days after adoption The foregoing ordinance was introduced at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Danville held on 1986, and, was adopted and ordered published at a meeting of the Council held on , 1986, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MAYOR CITY CLERK • ,^ { �., Y � � , -r ��.P '....] -'+°rc a`.`,+.� t��'M- tf ��,;s r�d'.R br ,� :.�`e+_, i��iC� 4 s r,sc r . H, n x.t,n � .. Is s o• � M :t + 1. r� * �v� � d 9.�y..x-a- . .+p��y ':.�.'P°sy�{ --�,� °��.�����R� . 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