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ORDINANCE NO. 368
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, PERTAINING TO SMOKE
DETECTORS.
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert is committed to the
health and safety of its citizens and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the National Fire Protection Association and
the Federal Emergency Management Agency have endorsed the
fire and life safety installation of approved early warning
smoke detectors to protect life and property; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert desires to lead the
Coachella Valley in making Palm Desert the safest city in
the Coachella Valley.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1: That Section 15.16.150 be and the same
is hereby added to the City of Palm Desert to read as
follows:
Section 10.307(a) of the Uniform Fire Code
shall be amended to read "Apartments,
Hotels/Motels and Dwellings". An approved
automatic fire alarm system shall be
installed in the following occupancies:
(1) Apartment houses containing three or
more sleeping room units.
(2) Hotels/motels containing three or more
sleeping rooms.
(3) All sleeping rooms of all dwellings
shall be protected by an U.L. approved local
alarm smoke detector, operated by either
battery or home wiring, at locations
recommended by the National Fire Codes.
Section 2: That Section 15.16.160 be and the same
is hereby added to the Code of the City of Palm Desert to
read as follows:
Section ;0.301(a) is amended to delete "other
than private dwellings".
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Section 3: The City Clerk shall certify the passage
and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to
be published once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed, published and circulated
within the City of Palm Desert, and the same shall be in
full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 26th day of April ,
1984, by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: JACKSON, KELLY, PULUOI & SNYDER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: WILSON
ABSTAIN: NONE �7
Walter Snyder, Mayor
City of Palm Desert, California
A ES
Sheila R. G' ligan ity Clerk
City of Palm Deser6e, California
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