Ord 1620 - Amending Chapter 12 of the Town Code Relating to the 1982 Uniform Fire Code Requrements for Adequate Water Supply

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ORDINANCE NO. 1620 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE TOWN CODE RELATING TO THE 1982 UNIFORM -FIRE CODE REQUIRE- MENTS FOR ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos hereby ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 12.03.045 of the Town Code is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 12.03.045. Adequate water supply. Section 10.301(f) is added to the Uniform Fire Code, as follows: Compliance with the publication, "Guide for Determination of Required Fire Flow," as published by the Insurance Services Office, shall be deemed adequate, except for the following: (1) Where water supplies available for fire protection do not meet the above requirements, buildings equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system need not mandatorily comply with the provisions of this section. (2) Buildings in excess of two (2) stories in height or that require a fire flow - in excess of 2,000 gallons per minute shall be equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system. For the purpose of this subsection, dwellings with exterior walls protected in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code need not comply.. For the purposes of calculating fire flow, area and occupancy separation walls may not be used to reduce the building size. CFCTTnN 2 This ordinance takes effect-30 days after the date it is adopted. Within 15 days after this ordinance is adopted the Town Clerk shall cause it to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the Town. This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on May 21st, 1984 , and adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos at a regular