RTC#02-373 Attachment B

ORDINANCE NO. 2703-02

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AMENDING CHAPTER 16.54 OF THE SUNNYVALE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO BUILDING STANDARDS FOR BUILDINGS EXCEEDING SEVENTY-FIVE FEET IN HEIGHT

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. SECTION 16.54.160 AMENDED. Section 16.54.160 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

16.54.160. Emergency helicopter landing facility.

An emergency helistop, in compliance with helistop requirements of U.F.C., Article 24 shall be provided for every highrise building in which there are habitable floors above one hundred fifty (150) feet in height. All helistops shall be designed as required by the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Helicopter Design Advisory Circular 150/5390-2, and Title 21, Division of Aeronautics. Helistops shall be designed to support a minimum ten thousand (10,000) pounds. Helistops for other than emergency use shall be provided with a fuel containment system capable of holding two hundred (200) gallons and shall be designed so that no fuel shall enter the building drain system.

(a) Exception #1: Helistop may be omitted when a permanent enclosed stairway is provided for public safety department use. This stairway shall access all floors of the building. The stairway shall be a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches wide. Stair landings shall be a minimum of forty-eight (48) inches at the head and bottom of stair flights. Access to this stairway shall be by public safety department personnel only. The public safety department stairway shall meet all of the requirements of U.B.C., Section 1807, except manual pull stations, public telephones and exit signs will not be required. The locking of stairway doors shall be on a separate switch located in the fire control room and not tied into the fire alarm system.

(b) Exception #2: Helistop may be omitted when the building is equipped with a freight elevator that serves all floors and is separated from all other elevators. This elevator shaft and its lobbies shall be protected by a minimum of two hour fire-resistive construction with all openings protected by a minimum of one and one-half hour fire-resistive construction and the elevator shall meet the requirements of an emergency elevator.

SECTION 2. SECTION 16.54.180 AMENDED. Section 16.54.180 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

16.54.180. Radio retransmission equipment.

(a) When in the opinion of the public safety emergency communications division, the structure obstructs line of sight emergency radio communications to any portion of the city, an approved space with an adequate power source shall be provided for necessary retransmission equipment.

(b) Buildings and structures which cannot support the required level of radio coverage shall meet public safety department radio system coverage policy.

SECTION 3. SECTION 16.54.190 ADDED. A new Section 16.54.190 is hereby added to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to read as follows:

16.54.190. Firefighters air systems.

A permanent piped air system shall be installed to allow the public safety department to fill portable air bottles. An outlet shall be installed in each equipment storage room or as directed by the director of public safety. The inlet shall be placed in a location approved by the public safety department. Such system shall provide an adequate pressurized fresh air supply.

SECTION 4. EXEMPTION FROM CEQA. The City Council finds, pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3), that this ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that it is not a Project which has the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The Council therefore directs that a Notice of Exemption be filed with the Santa Clara County Clerk in accordance with Section 14 of the Sunnyvale Guidelines for the implementation of CEQA adopted by Resolution No. 193-86.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on November 1, 2002.

SECTION 6. POSTING AND PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is directed to cause copies of this ordinance to be posted in three (3) prominent places in the City of Sunnyvale and to cause publication once in The Sun, the official newspaper of the City of Sunnyvale, of a notice setting forth the date of adoption, the title of this ordinance, and a list of places where copies of this ordinance are posted, within fifteen (15) days after adoption of this ordinance.

Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council August 27, 2002, and adopted as an ordinance of the City of Sunnyvale at a regular meeting of the City Council held on ____________________, 2002, by following vote:

AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:

ATTEST:	APPROVED:
City Clerk	Mayor

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