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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3750 UNIVERSITY AVE., STE. 250
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, AM ENDING CHAPTER 16.36 OF THE
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE.
The City Council of the City of Riverside does ordain as follows:
Section 1: Section 16.36.030 of the Riverside Muni cipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
“Section 16.36.030 Scope.
The provisions of this section shall apply to:
A. New buildings greater than 50,000 square feet; in accordance with C FCalifornia Fire Code Section 510 Emergency Respond er Communications Coverage , and NFPA 1221, Edition 2019.
B. Existing buildings greater than 50 ,000 square feet when modifications or repairs exceed 50 percent of the value of the existing building(s) and are made within any 12 month period or the usable floor area is expanded or enlarged by more than 50 percent ; and C. All basements where the occupant load is greater than 50, regardless of the occupancy type, or sub-level parking structures . over 10,000 square feet. ” Section 2: Section 16.36.040(B) of the Riverside Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
“Section 16.36.040 Radio Coverage.
B. For the purpose of this s ection, adequate radio coverage shall constitute a successful communications test between the equipment in the building and the co mmunications center where signal strength measurements in 95 percent of all areas and 99 percent of areas designated as critical areas by the fire code official on each floor of the building meet the signal strength and shall include all of the following:”
Section 3: The City Council has reviewed the matter an d, based upon the facts and information contained in the staff reports, admi nistrative record, and wr itten and oral testimony, hereby finds that this ordinance is not subject to CEQA pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3) and/or 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, in that it will not result in a direct or reason ably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
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3750 UNIVERSITY AVE., STE. 250
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
environment nor have a significant impact on the environment.
Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with Section 414 of the Charter of the City of Riverside. This ordinance shall b ecome effective on the 30th da y after the date of its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Counc il this _________ day of _____________, 2022.
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PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the _______ day of _______________, 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this ________ day of ______________, 2022.
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Donesia Gause
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
22-0350.2 RMS 09/09/22