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11/25/2019 code official on such appeal may be appealed to the Fire Chief, by filing a written appeal within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of the notice of the decision. The determination of the Fire Chief shall be final. Sec. 12.15. - SECTION 110.4 AMENDED: Section 110.4 of the Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 110.4. - Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of the Fire Code, as amended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding 180 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, violations of the Fire Code, as amended, may also be subject to administrative code enforcement pursuant to the Redwood City Code. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. Sec. 12.15.1. - SECTION 202 High Rise Structure Definition Amended: Section 202 High Rise Structure Definition is hereby amended to read as follows: 202. - High Rise Structure. Every building of any type of construction or occupancy having floors used for human occupancy located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access (see Section 403), except buildings used as hospitals as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1250. Sec. 12.15.21 - SECTION 321 ADDED: Section 321 is hereby added to the Fire Code to read as follows: 321. - Car Stackers and Car Puzzler Systems. Car stackers and car puzzler systems are defined as manual, or automatic, rack vehicle storage systems designed to park cars vertically and / or horizontally inside structures or under canopies such that the vehicles are in close proximity to one another with limited access for firefighters. The configuration of the vehicles stored in these systems presents an exposure hazard from one vehicle to another in the event of a vehicle fire. Parking areas inside buildings or under attached canopies equipped with car stackers or car puzzler systems shall be protected from above by an automatic fire sprinkler system designed to a density of Extra Hazard Group 2. Standard coverage sidewall sprinklers, listed for Ordinary Hazard Group 2 shall be provided to protect each parking level, including the bottom levels. The maximum coverage of a sidewall sprinkler is 80 sq. ft. and the use of extended coverage sidewall heads for protection is prohibited. The basic design area of application for the increased density fire sprinkler system protecting the car stacker or car puzzler systems shall be 2,500 square feet. The design area of application may be reduced upon approval by the fire code official but never less than 1,500 square feet if one -hour rated walls are provided between the stacker parking area and other standard parking stalls or storage areas, and the car stacker system is ATTY /ORD.501 /CC ORDINANCE FIRE CODE ADOPTION 2019 ORDINANCE NO. 2469 REV: 11 -19 -19 RL MUFF NO. 305 Page 4 of 12