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ORDINANCE NO 2304 AN ORDII ANi CE OF THE CITY OF REDLA.NDS AMENDING CHAPTER 15 20 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE, ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE 1994 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE AND UNIFORM FIRE CODE STANDARDS. AND ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE 1995 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIAEIRE CODE. RECITALS WHEREAS, Government Code Section 50020 et. _ empowers the City to adopt by reference various uniform codes, including the Uniform Fire Code, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands (°this City Council") is informed and finds that the Uniform Fire Cade, 1994 Edition, should be amended to meet the particuiar climatic, geological and topographical conditions =sung in the City; and WHEREAS, flus City Council further finds that these chmatic, geological and topei�raphical conditions include, but are not limited to, the following conditions 1 The City is subject to reiatively low amounts of precipitation, very low humidity levels and extremely high temperatures. These chmabc conditions are conducive to the spread of fire. For example, dunng the months of July, August and September, temperatures often exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit Dun ng the same months, humidity is usually less than 40 per cent, and measurements less than 10 per cent are not uncommon. These recordings were documented by the San Bernardino County Flood Control District and the Natsonal Climatic Data Center- 2 The City is subject to extremely strong winds, commonly referred as as "Santa Ana Winds,' which can reach speeds of 80 miles per hour Extensive damage omen occurs durntg such winds, including downed trees, utility poles, utility circuits and utility service lines These adverse conditions cause (a) fires, (b) impairment of emergency apparatus access, (c) delays in response times of emergency apparatus, and (d) the depiction of apparatus readily available for fire suppression activities. For example, one wind storm lasted for approximately six hours and clowned over 200 trees city-wide in 19$5. In 1989, the City experienced a 24-hour period of severe winds, daring which scores of utility lines were downed in the City, impairing emergency access On one occasion, fire units from Redlands were sent to assist in the extinguishment of Fast-moving vAnd- assisted fire in the San Bernardino/Highland Foothills, which destroyed of darnarged marry homes. -rhese units were then unavailable for fire suppression in the City 3 Within the Cite, there are four earthquake Faults (Redlands Heights, Banning, Crofton and the Redlands Faults), gree other faults are located in immediately adjacent areas (Lorna Linda, San Jacinto and the San Andreas Faults). In the event of a severe earthquake. these Faults present the potential for catastrophic damage, including fire, damage to roadways and other impairments of emergency apparatus (This information is according to maps used by Cal Tech, Pasadena and provided by the U S Geological Survey), and