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01/13/2014 <br /> ARTICLE II <br /> REDWOOD CITY FIRE CODE <br /> Sec. 12.7. ADOPTION; CONFLICTS: <br /> A. Pursuant to Sections 50022.2 et seq., of the California Government Code and <br /> Section 15 of the Charter of the City, the `Title 24, Part 9 of the California Code of <br /> Regulations, known as the California Fire Code, 2013 Edition, together with all <br /> the appendices included therein, and published by the California State Building <br /> Standards Commission and based on the 2012 Edition of the International Fire <br /> Code is hereby adopted as the Redwood City Fire Code, regulating and <br /> governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards <br /> arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials <br /> and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy <br /> of buildings and premises as herein provided; providing for the issuance of <br /> permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, <br /> provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code, are adopted as if <br /> fully set forth herein, with the additions, insertions, deletions and modifications, if <br /> any, set forth in this Chapter. This Code and the regulations adopted herein shall <br /> apply to all occupancies, both state-regulated and non-state-regulated for fire <br /> and life safety. <br /> B. The City Fire Chief shall keep a certified copy of the Redwood City Fire Code <br /> available for public review. <br /> C. In the event of any conflict befinreen the provisions of the California Fire Code <br /> and the provisions of this Article, the latter shall apply. <br /> 12.7.1. VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAP: <br /> The City Council hereby adopts and designates Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones <br /> as recommended by the Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire <br /> Protection (CALFIRE) and as designated on a map titled, `Redwood City — Fire Hazard <br /> Map,' dated February 3, 2009, and retained on file and made available at the offices of <br /> the Fire Chief and Building Official of the City of Redwood City. The `Redwood City — <br /> Fire Hazard Map' is adopted in Section 9.43 of Article IV of Chapter 9 of the Redwood <br /> City Municipal Code. <br /> Sec. 12.8. DEFINITIONS: <br /> In addition to the definitions in Chapter 2 of the California Fire Code, the following words <br /> or terms as used in the Fire Code and herein shall be deemed to have the meanings <br /> respectively ascribed thereto: <br /> ATTY/ORD.397/FIRE CODE ORDINANCE ORD.#2402 <br /> REV:11-20-13 JS FORMERLY MUFF#305 <br /> Page 2 of 9 <br />