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Home My WebLink About86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Matl Ordinance Amendment 01-19-1987 CITY OF DUBLIN PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA STATEMENT/STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: January 19, 1987 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Planning Staff \i6"l:[ SUBJECT: PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment GENERAL INFORMATION PROJECT: A proposed Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance providing for Class C or better roof covering for all new apartments, hotels, dwellings and accessory buildings and for Class B or better roof covering in the area designated, on an official City map, as a Fire Safe Roof Area. The proposed Ordinance would also specifically require that building permits be secured for re-roofing, and that there be at least two additional roof inspections for the building permit process for roofing jobs. PROPERTY AND ZONING: The proposed ordinance would cover the entire City, The proposed Fire Safe Roof Areas would be generally on the west side of the City in the areas adjacent to the hills and on the east side of the City between the Dougherty Hills and Dougherty Road, APPLI CANT: City of Dublin NOTIFICATION: Public Notice of the November 17, 1986, hearing was published in THE HERALD, and posted in public buildings, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: A Draft Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. The project will not have a significant effect on the environment. BACKGROUND: On April 28, 1986, the City Council initiated consideration of a Building Code Amendment regarding use of fire safe roofing materials. The City Council referred the matter to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation (see Attachment #2). ITEM NO. <6. I COPIES TO: DSRSD - Fire Department V. Taugher PA File 86-046 Committee for Fire Safe Roofing Attn.: Robert Burns Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau - Attn.: Harry Abney National Forest Products Assoc. Attn.: Wallace A, Norum Consideration of the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance was prompted by the March 6, 1986, letter from Paul Ryan, General Manager of Dublin San Ramon Services District. Within that letter (see Attachment #5), Mr. Ryan advised the City that the District Board of Directors had reviewed a Draft Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance at its March 4, 1986 meeting and had directed that it be referred to the Dublin City Council with a request for adoption at the earliest possible time. This item was initially heard at the Planning Commission meeting of July 21, 1986. Following discussion between Staff and the Commission, the matter was continued indefinitely to permit Staff to arrange to have the appropriate industry representatives to attend a future Planning Commission meeting to speak on the pros and cons related to the proposed Ordinance. The item was renoticed for the November 17, 1986, hearing in anticipa- tion of Staff making the necessary arrangements to secure representation from the industry representatives at that hearing (i.e., representatives from the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing and the Building Industry Association and/or the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau). Staff was not able to secure the necessary coordination between the respective industry representatives to provide for the desired presentation at the Planning Commission November 17, 1986, hearing. Therefore, the Planning Commission continued the item to the hearing of December 15, 1986, and sub- sequently to January 19, 1987, to allow Staff to arrange the desired presentation. Attendance at the January 19, 1987, meeting by industry representatives is anticipated by Robert Burns, Executive Director of the Committee for Firesafe Roofing, Harry Abney, Executive Director of the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, and Wallace A. Norum, District Manager, Naional Forest Product Association. Attendance at the hearing is also anticipated by the Building Official and a representative of the Dublin San Ramon Services Department - Fire Department. ANALYSIS: The attached Draft Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance was prepared by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (with assistance from a consulting Fire Protection Engineer). The Draft Ordinance was modified by the Dublin San Ramon Services District (D.S.R.S.D.) to reflect the appropriate references to the City of Dublin. The Draft Ordinance and the accompanying map of the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Areas were reviewed by the D.S.R.S.D. Board of Directors at their meeting of March 4, 1986. The Board directed that the District General Manager, Paul Ryan, to refer the Draft Ordinance to the Dublin City Council with a request that the Ordinance be adopted at the earliest possible time. At the April 28, 1986, City Council meeting, the item, appearing on the Council's Consent Calendar, was referred to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation. Features of the Draft Ordinance The essential feature of the Draft Ordinance is the establishment of a basic Class "C" fire retardancy rating as a minimum, Citywide standard. The Draft Ordinance would also establish increased requirements for higher risk areas as indicated on the map of the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Areas. If the Ordinance is adopted, it is anticipated that copies of the official map will be maintained by the City and the D.S.R.S.D. to facilitate the administration of the Ordinance. The report from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District dated February 13, 1986, (see Attachment #1), provides additional summary informa- tion regarding the three basic ratings from the Uniform Building Code for tested roof coverings (A, B and C). The report also describes where and when the various types of roof would be required to be utilized if the Draft Ordinance was adopted. -2- Costs vs. Benefits of the Draft Ordinance The subject matter of this Draft Ordinance has proven to be- fairly controversial when considered by neighboring communities. Its adoption would cause some increase in new home construction and re-roofing costs. The extent of these increased costs is subject to debate. The Ordinance may also influence the architectural design of new structures by limiting the extent of wood shake roofing used. The benefits of the more stringent roofing requirements of the Ordinance include a higher level of fire safety to the community. Available statistics indicate that the property damage that may be avoided by the application of the roofing requirements may be worthwhile but there are also statistics indicating that roof fires are not a significant regional problem, Input secured from representatives of the building industry and roofing manufacturers, as well as fire service personnel, has lead Staff to a conclusion that the various statistics available suggest a moderate and manageable increased cost to new home builders. The cost to the average homeowner under the re-roofing provisions of the Ordinance, however, will vary greatly depending upon the circumstances. A detailed summary of the principal arguments for and against a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance are outlined in the report from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (see Attachment #1). Elaboration on the principle arguments against the Ordinance are contained within the report prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle and Handsplit Shake Bureau entitled, "The Facts About Wood Roofing Safety: A Matter of Perspective" (see Attachment #9A). Related Issues - Action by Neighboring Communities In the process of considering adoption of similiar Ordinances, neighboring communities received testimony dealing with the full range of the issues outlined above or within the referenced support materials of this report. Major discussion regarding the proposed adoption of similiar Ordinances seems to center on the aesthetic implications of increasing the fire rating of roof materials, the practical aspects of enforcement of such an Ordinance and the justification of requiring Class "C" roofing materials in the flat land areas. In the most recent action, the Town Council of the Town of Danville decided that application of a Class "C" minimum to flatter and more accessible areas of the community was unreasonable in view of local fire response times, costs to builders and homeowners and the problems associated with enforcement. The aesthetic implications were also discussed. Along that line of discus- sion, testimony was expressed that the requirement for Class "C" or better roofing material might tend to limit the range of design choices available to builders. In response to the above concerns, the Town Council of the Town of Danville choose to adopt an Ordinance that differed from the one forwarded by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District in the following respects: Class "C" roofing material would be required as a minimum in designated hazard areas; the environmental review process might increase this minimum standard to Class "A" or "B" (and conceivably require even greater fire protection measures - i.e. sprinklers in certain cases). The approach to regulation of the use of roofing materials was tied to General Plan Safety Element Standards recognizing the following criteria: a. distance from fire stations b. fuel loading (the nature and density of nearby vegetation) c. slope and grade features d. wind and temperature conditions (microclimate) e. nature and density of proposed and nearby development f. water availability g. any identifiable special risk factors -3- Comments from the City Building Official Vic Taugher, the City Building Official, has indicated that he has reservations regarding the proposal to require Class "C" or better roofing for re-roofing projects in the flatland areas of the City. He indicates that a quick drive-through survey of these areas indicates that 50% - 60% already have fire safe roofing materials. His reservations are tied to concerns whether adequate documentation exists of fire hazards to flatland areas, to justify the imposition of this requirement. Additionally, he indicates concern that costs to modify an existing structure to accomodate a fire safe roofing material may, in practice, be more expensive than indicated by the studies proposed by the Fire Safe Roofing Committee. Actual up front costs would have to account for engineering design costs to assure the roof could accomodate the weight of the new materials and may need to include structural modifications to the existing roof intrastructure. Mr. Taugher also voiced concern that replacing a roof with wood shakes or shingles with one of asphalt tile, or equivalent materials, may have a visually significant impact to a neighborhood if the surrounding homes utilize wood shake or shingles. Mr. Taugher indicated support of an Ordinance that would require use of Fire Safe Roofing Materials in identified Fire Safe Roof Area, for new residential devlopments located anywhere in the City and for reroofing projects where fire save roofing materials are already in place. Conclusion and Recommendation The Draft Ordinance should be discussed fully because of its long term implications and probable additional costs to builders and homeowners. Staff recommends that this Commission meeting be used as an information gathering hearing to allow Staff and appropriate industry representatives to present the pros and cons of adoption of the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance. RECOMMENDATION FORMAT: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Hear Staff presentation. Open public hearing. Hear presentations from those in favor of adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. Hear presentation from those opposed to adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance. Provide Staff comments and direction regarding the proposed Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance for additional Staff review and/or revision to the Draft Ordinance. Continue the public hearing to the Commission meeting of February 2, 1987, or later date as appropriate. ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A - Draft of Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Exhibit B - Draft Resolution of recommending approval of Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046 Exhibit C - Draft Resolution recommending approval of PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance -4- BACKGROUND ATTACHMENTS - 1. San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Staff Reports dated February 13, 1986, and March 12, 1986, both entitled "Fire Safe Roof Ordinance". 2. Memorandum, with attachments, from Victor Taugher, Building Official, to Planning Commission regarding proposed Ordinance for Fire Safe Roofing, dated May 5, 1986. 3. 1982 Uniform Building Code Standards, pages 993-1001: "Test Standard for determing the Fire Retardancy of Roof Covering Materials." 4. Letter dated March 4, 1986, from DSRSD General Manager, Paul Ryan, referring Draft Ordinance to City Council. 5. Draft Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for PA 86-046. 6. Portions of Minutes from Planning Commission meeting of July 21, 1986. 7. Background information supplied by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing supporting adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance, including: 7a. Letter dated December 20, 1986, summar~z~ng points to be discussed by representative of the Fire Safe Roofing Committee at the January 19, 1987, Planning Commission meeting. 7b. "Statement of Purpose", undated. 7c. "Cost and Investment Analysis for Re-roofing Pitched Roofs", dated July, 1985, prepared by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing. 7d. Fire Resistant Roofing Requirements for Residential Structures-47 Northern California Jurisdiction, dated January, 1986. 7e. List of communities that have adopted fire retardant roofing ordinances. 7f, "The Need to Restrict the Use of Wood Shakes and Shingles", an undated report prepared by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in support of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance considered by the City of Concord. 7g. Selected newspaper articles pertaining to roofing fire hazards. 8. Background information supplied by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau (prepared by the Bureau unless otherwise indicated), including: 8a. "The Facts About Wood Roofing Safety: A Matter of Perspective", undated. 8b. "Fire: The Facts about Wood Roofing", excerpt from TF News, a publication of the Texas Forest Service, dated Winter 1981. 8c. "Questions to ask the Fire Officials before City Councils pertaining to their Request for Fire Retardant Roofing Materials", prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, undated. -5- 8d. "Estimated U.S. Building Fire Losses Caused by Sparks on Roofs", Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, undated. 8e. Contra Costa County Fire Loss Statistical Tabulation, 1928 - 1983. 8f. "Ventilate - Don't Suffocate", prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, undated. 8g. "City of Pleasanton Fire Retardant Roof Costs", undated. 8h. Memorandum from Moraga Fire Retardant Roof Committee to the Moraga Town Councilmembers, dated July 1, 1986, -6- ~. f'.::;'L: ,,,--.-. ()1?~J:r ORDINAOCE 00. AN ORDINAOCE .OF '!HE CITY OF DUBLIN IN '!HE MATl'ER OF ADOPl'ION OF A FIRE SAFE ROOF]N; MATERIALS QRDINAOCE 'lllROU3H M:X>IFICATION OF '.mE UNIFORM BUITD]N; CCOE AS ADOPl'ED BY '.mE DUBLIN CITY CXXN:IL BY RE:E'EREX:E The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: Section 1. Findings. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 and 17958.7 the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby expressly finds that the non- administrative changes set forth below are reasonably necessary because of certain climatic, geologic and topographic conditions within the City creating the potential for extremely uncontrollable and contagious fire situations which can result in danger to life and property in the ccmnuni ty . These specific conditions are as follows: 1. The climatic conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are such that: - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the ready ignition, intense burning and rapid spread of fire involving untreated v.uod shakes and shingles caused by dryness, high climatic terrperatures and/or winds. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire district to control exterior fires due to early exhaustion of firefighters subject to high climatic temperatures. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the susceptibility of untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors to ignition fran other fires involving either nearby dry vegetation or other buildings, thereby resulting in multiple fires due to dryness, high temperatures and/or winds. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the reduced effectiveness of hose streams due to disintegration and misdirection caused by winds. - Extensive fire damage may occur caused by the ready ignition of untreated v.uod shake or shingle roofs exposed to arcing and sparking of overhead electrical transmission lines caused by winds. 2. The geologic conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are such that: - Extensive fire damage may occur due to limited e'ffectiveness and capabilities of the fire district due to reduced and .delayed response of fire companies on arterial routes obstructed by collapsed overpasses and bridges and/or landslides caused by earthquakes and/or unstable soils. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to limited and/or delayed response of the fire district due to dispersion to multiple fires caused by escaping natural gas or electrical transmission equipm:mt damaged by earthquake. 3. The topographic and related conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are such that: - Extensive fire damage may occur due to multiple fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors ignited because of exposure to fires involving other buildings or dry vegetation within close proximity but not readily accessible because of terrain. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the inability of the fire district to gain sufficient access to fires involving untreated v.uod shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors due to terrain, slopes, landscaping, fences, electrical transmission lines and other buildings. Section 2. ~fication of Uniform Building Code. Under the authority of Section 50020 et. seq. of the GoVernrrEl1t Code, the City of Dublin adopted Ordinance No. on , 1986, which incorporated by J7~f;fft;;S;;;f ~;;iiorm txHIBIT . A . . ~~~fg-=~~'b~~\q'rY-,'r~"~:~'~:\_C:'{~'!"":~~'IT::;~~~'l!f;f~?0')t'is:~:;~'~T'::::.:.- ~, t:c';::.'''';~~ 1. Subsection (b) of Section 3202, Chapter 32 of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, is hereby nodified by adding a second paragraph to read: "All new roofs for structures with an occupancy classification of R or M shall include roof coverings with a fire rating of Class C or better which cCllply with UOC Standard 32-7, or shall be made of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles, except for areas designated for a minimum of Class B fire rating on the map of Fire Safe Roof Areas as adopted and amended fran ~ to tine by the City of Dublin and Dublin San Ralron Services District Fire Department. 2. Section 3210, Chapter 32 of the Appendix of the Uniform, Building Code, 1982 Edition, is hereby nodified by adding second, third and fourth paragraphs to read: "A building pennit shall be required for any roof covering alteration, replacarent or repair for any structure with an occupancy classification of R or M. Any such roof covering alteration, replacement or repair not made within a 12 IOOnth period fran any sllnilar alteration, replacement or repair which does not exceed 25 percent of the projected area of the existing roof, may use materials sllnilar to those of the existing roof covering. " "Any roof covering alteration, replacement, or repair not made within a 12 m:mth period fran any sllnilar alteration, replacement, or repair which exceeds 25 percent, but not 50 percent of the projected area of the existing roof, shall utilize fire safe roof covering as specified above for new buildings. " "Any roof covering alteration, replacement or repair which exceeds 50 percent of the projected area of the existing roof, or of a lesser percentage of area done within a 12 m:mth period after carpletion of a sllnilar alteration, replacement, or repair shall require that the entire existing' roof be replaced with fire safe roof covering as specified in Section 3202 (b), as nodified." 3. Requirements for skylights and penthouses shall be as contained in Chapters 34 and 36, respectively, of this Code. Section 3. Map of Fire Safe Roof Areas. A map of Fire Safe Roof Areas, as prepared by the Dublin San Rarron Services District Fire Department and the City of Dublin, is attached hereby as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference. Said map may be amended fran ti.rre to ti.rre by action of the Services District and the City, based upon recommendation of the Fire Chief of the District and the Chief of Planning of the City. Section 4. Referral to State of California. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7, the City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Ordinance to the State Depart:ment of Housing and Ccrnmunity Development before the date the Ordinance becares effective. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby. Section 6. Continuing Effect. The provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in effect even if subsequent editions of the Uniform Building Code are adopted to the extent that the provisions and/or nodifications of such future editions are not incarpatible with this Ordinance. Q\l~~'\ -2- .',>\_~~~~~~~~~:~-:---?rF~;~:;r~-lL.:;::" ~ Section 7. Effective Date and Posting of Ordinance. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days fran and after the date of its passage. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public, places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Govermnent Code of the State of California. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this day of , 1986, by the following votes: AYES: NOES: ABSENT : Mayor A'ITEST: City Clerk O\t~f~ -3- :'~.(;-~\~:.';:~~~~~~!~-27::;J~,~7.i~'\~~~~:lt_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~f:.~-r:;~:" ~._.. ,:::{:~:~_, <':'1" "~?::~':;~:/~?':~~~~~t?~~~/",:~:~j2~~'~i~;~~~.~;.., :,':J ':\~,: " " - -:, ,"'~' '.... ,.:";,." 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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNIl<l; CCMrrSSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------ ADOPITN:; A NEX;ATIVE DEaJ\RATION FOR PA 86-046 FIRE SAFE RCX)F]N; MATERIALS ORDINAR::E WHEREAS, on April 28, 1986, the City Council directed the Planning Carmission to consider adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance through modification of the Unifonn Building Code as adopted by the City by reference; and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality 1\ct (CEQA), together with the State Guidelines and City envirorurental regulation, require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impact and that envirorurental documents be prepared; and WHEREAS, an Initial Study was conducted finding that the Ordinance Amendment, as proposed, would not have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been prepared for this application; and WHEREAS, public notice of the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance was given in all respects as required by State Law; and WHEREAS, the Planning Carmission did review and consider the Negative Declaration at their public hearings on July 21, 1986 and August 4, 1986; and NCM, 'IHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Cannission finds as follows: 1. That the project PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment will not have a significant effect on the environment. 2. That the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been prepared and processed in accordance with State and local Envirorurental Laws and Guideline Regulations. 3. That the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance is complete and adequate. BE IT FUR'lHER RESOLVED that the Dublin Planning Carmission hereby adopts the Negative Declaration of Envirorurental Significance for PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPl'ED this 4th day of August, 1986. AYES: NOES: ABSENT : Planning Carmission Chainnan A'ITEST: r Planning Director DP 83-20 .. EXHIBIT fJ jJ..<'NT'" ;fes~LO 71d'Ai frK Na:r, pecL/JR/JT1tJJJ ......-~.,.:. .:.~~:1r:!~:.~~~~~~:t\\f~~~~~~~~~~1::::~r r-' D~~Pr RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNnK; CCMITSSION . OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN REXXMmND.m:; ADOPrION OF PA 86-046 FIRE SAFE RQOFDli MATERIALS ORDINAN:E WHEREAS, on April 28, 1986, the City Council directed the Planning Carrnission to consider adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance through modification of the Unifo:rm Building Code as adopted by the City by reference; and WHEREAS, a draft Ordinance arrending the City's Ordinance regarding Fire Safe Roofing Materials has been prepared; and WHEREAS, the Planning Carrnission held public hearings on said Draft Ordinance on July 21, 1986, and August 4, 1986; and WHEREAS, notice of said public hearing was provided in all respects as required by law; and WHEREAS, said Draft Ordinance has been reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and a Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has been adopted (Planning Catmission Resolution No. 86- ) for this project as it will not have significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted regarding said Draft Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Planning Carrnission did hear and consider all said reports, recommendations, and testimony as hereinabove set forth; ~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Carmission does hereby find that the Draft Ordinance will meet the following purposes: 1. Provide regulations pertaining to the type of roofing materials used in various parts of the City which will serve to mitigate certain climatic; geologic and topographic conditions within the City which create the potential for extremely uncontrollable and contagious fire situations which can result in danger to life and property in the ccmnuni ty . 2. Provides- regulations consistent with the Irrplementing Policies outlined within the Environmental Resources Management Section: Seismic Safety and Safety Elements of the City General Plan by enacting, in part, a High Hazard Ordinance specifying use of fire safe roofing materials. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Carrnission does hereby find that the Draft Ordinance is consistent with the City's General Plan, and does hereby recommend that the City Council adopt Ordinance Arrendrrent (PA 86- 046) regarding Fire Safe Roofing Materials. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPl'ED this 4th day of August, 1986. AYES: NOES: ABSENT : ATI'EST: Planning Director ,. '.'~:.{}~-J~:~~~~~1~~y~~*~~Y::: . EXHIBIT C fJ~4ff ffSoL071oN ~I!- /7~&~;,{Jt)R/o/~ ftJ,fJcJft1fS ~~' :. ?'-~<~'{,:;J!'~;J~1~ ~:;.,;?:-.. DP 83-20 " " "," ". _..~.'_:.,..c"...:-"._~,".'___":'____._~,_~~",~_ ~. I "SAN RAMON VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 100 SAN 1AM0N VALLIY IOULIVAItD DAfMLU, CALlPOINIA M521 ADIIk...s IIATIOII .....: 117-4212 ... J_JIffYION IUIlIAU ....... 117...1 STAFF REPORT To: The Board of Directors of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District From: Michael Blodgett, Chief Jack Essex, Acting Fire Marshal Glenn D,. Peterson, P.E., Fire Protection Engineer Subject: Fire Safe Roof Ordinance Date: February 13, 1986 Recommendation It is recommended that the Board adopt the attached map of Fire Safe Roof Areas. This map is intended to be used with the attached Roof Ordinance being proposed by the City of Danville and another similar ordinance which is being developed by the City of San Ramon. Purpose To increase the overall level of fire safety in the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, thereby decreasing loss of life and property. Summary Combustible roof coverings are a primary cause of fire spread from building to building. The proposed map requires that only fire safe roof coverings be installed in the future. There are three basic ratings for tested roof coverings (A, Band C). An "A" roof provides the greatest resistance to burning brands while a "C" roof provides the least resistance. Other materials which are not tested (because they have been proven to be safe without tests) are also permitted; these coverings include concrete, metal, slate or clay tiles, or any combination thereof. The proposed map requires that a Class "A" or "B" roof (or other safe materials) be used in brushy or hilly (steep) areas and that a Class "C" roof (or other safe materials) be used on the level or gently sloping areas which are presently developed. The above requirements would apply to both new construction and major retrofits (minor repairs are excluded); however, the map boundaries have been established so that almost all existing major devel- opments require only a "C" rating. The requirements included in the map (and ordinance) have been reviewed with the City of Danville and the City of San Ramon, and there is substantial concurrence between all parties involved. ATTACHMENT 1- 1K:.1/ FfD srl:FF t<e-fbfCTS tJ?: 2//jJ5iP j 3~z/g0 .-~ .~..-~_.~-, ~ ~"''"'-'''''''':'~"""''''Il''"'''''''''''''''''-r---- J..-"L r'1t~' , (".. ""SAN RAMON VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ~ 100 IAN RAMON VALLIY IOULlYAID DANVIUI, eNJFORfIA N52. UIllIUI1IATICMI ..... ..,~2 ... ,_~ ....u fIIIInI: II''''' STAFF REPORT Tal Th~ Danville City Council Fro.: "icha~l Blodgett, Chief Jack Eaa~x, Acting Fire "arahal GI.nn Peteraon, P.E., Fir. Protection Engin~~r Subject: Fir. Safe Roof Ordinanc. Dat.: "arch 12, 1986 BACKGROUND On "arch 4, 1986 the Danvill. PI.nning Cos.iaaion heard various pr.a.ntations from the San R.mon Vall~y Fir~ Prot~ction Di.trict and oth.r. on a proposed roof ordin.nc~. Following public di.cu.sion of th~ various po.sibl~ fire pr.v.ntion ....ur.. av.ilabl., the Coami.sion r.quested ataff to con.ider ch.nges to the propo.ed ordinance. Th~ planning depart.ent ataff h.. d~veloped an alternative ordinance in accordance with th~ Planning Co..i..ions' dir~ction.. How~v~r, the Fir. Di.trict atrongly f~el. that the origin.l ordin.nc~ ahould b~ .dopt~d and has provided addition.l inform.tion to aupport the propo.~d ordinance. PLANNING CONSIDERATIOHS The City of Danvill. haa adopted the Uniform Building Cod~ (UBC) by ref.r.nce to its adopotion by Contra Coat a County. Sinc~ the UBC doe. not prohibit the uae of .Ordin.ry. roofing .at~rial. (no fire r.aiatance rating) for r~.idential atructure. (aingl~ family dwellings, dupl~xes, r.sidential g.rages, and carport.), Danville would hav~ to adopt it. own ordinance. Th~ wood roofing industry opposes the adoption of any ordinance that would .ither prohibit uae of th.ir product or place it at a co.t dis.dvantage rel.tiv~ to oth.r roofing .at~rial.. Oth.r groups oppo.e th~ ordinance b~cau.e of conc.rns related to a~.th~tics. Princip.l arguments for and ag.inst th~ ordin.nce ar~ a. follows: "- 1 .' COST and APPEARANCE Arau.en~. aaain.~ Ordinance Tha~ r.quiring addi~ional co.~ o~h.r ~han wood a Cla.. C or b.~~.r fir. ra~ing would con.~i~u~. an p.r home of from .1,500 ~o .2,000 and ~ha~ a.~.ri.l. .h.ke. ar. unacc.p~.bl. from an ...~h.~ic .~.ndpoin~. Araum.n~. for Ordin.nce A~ ~h. pr...n~ ~i.e, a wide range of roofing ..t.rial. are ~ha~ a.et ~h. propo.ed fir. retard.nt requir.ment.. The.e include fac~ory pr...ur. ~r.a~ed c.d.r .hak.s .nd .hingle., shake .hingl.., a.phalt .hingle., fibergl..s .hingl.., aetal ~il. and concre~. .hingl.., and ..ny aore. .v.il.ble a.~eri.l. .i.ul.ted .hingl.s, A~~ach.d i. a cost compari.on ~abl. of various ~ype. of roofs. I~ is an~icipa~.d ~hat ~he ordinance will not have a cost i.pact on the vast .ajori~y of building own.r. and d.veloper. in Danville. Fortun.~.ly, some of ~h. approved Cla.s C ..~.rials .uch as rated fibergla.s shingle. are the le.st expensive of any roofing ..terial. "anv o~her hiahlv fire re~.rd.nt croduc~. are also inexpensive and .ttr.ctive and have a .uch lower life cvcle cost than both treated and untre.ted wood .hinal.s. The only roof ~hat will cost .ubstantially more, as a result of the proposed requirements, is wood shake or .hingle. "ost people will opt for a less expensive <and .ore fire resistant) simulated shake or shingle, lightweigh~ concrete tile, or other approved roofing aaterials. It is further anticipated that technical advances vill develop produc~s and .e~hods to increase the number of available options, including perhaps r.duced cost. The proposed roof ordinance i. design.d to accommodate ~he.e future changes while providing for a good level of .afe~y from conflagr.tion. POINT OF FIRE ORIGIN Arauments aaa~nst Ordinance "ost fires do not originate on roofs bu~ from inside ~he house and there are not enough roof fires to warrant being concerned. 2 INSURANCE Argument. againet Ordinance Ineurance companies do not a.sess penalties ~or wood roo~s, there~ore they muet be ea~e. Arguments ~or Ordinance Ineurance credite .ay not be o~~ered at the present time ~or eafe roofs but ineurance lo.ses are reflected in the present insurance rate, thus we are all paying higher insurance premiums because of the large conflagrations in recent years. It ie expected that insurance rate. would drop i~ there were ~ewer conflagrations. Also, it is anticipated that insurance credits will become available for eafe roofs just as credits are now commonplace for residential emoke detectors and modern wiring (circuit breakers as opposed to fuses). ROOF SIZE and DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS Arguments against Ordinance Fire safe roof materials are not necessary if the roof is below a certain size, if houses are far enough apart, or if houses are within a certain distance of a fire etation. Arguments for Ordinance Some jurisdictions have passed limited fire retardant roof ordinances. For example, they may apply only to dwellings greater than eoae given roof area euch as 2,000 equare feet or when dwellings are less than 10 feet ~rom a property lines. The.e eort. of distinctions do not eeem to be logical because eeparation ~rom a property line ~-:;hot provide any protection against flaming brands which can be carried several hundred feet by the wind and a small house could catch fire as easily from an airborne brand as a larger one. BUILDING CODE Arauments against Ordinance Adequate protection is already provided by the building code. 4 '" ~--:'..'.~ ...."...F.,-.."..."',.,...._ c.,-.q-.-'c~'-'" ,- ~ ,"-- " Araue.n~. for Ordinanc. Th. Unifora Building Cod. 1. u..d ~hroughou~ ~h. w..~.rn Un1~.d S~a~.. and 1. 1n~.nd.d ~o proy1d. a e1n1aum conc.n.u. l.y.l of pro~.c~1on ~hroughou~ ~h. ar.. wh.r. 1~ 1. u..d. "any of ~h. .r.a. which u.. ~h. cod. hay. no~ rai..d ~h. i..u. of wood roof. .ieply b.c.u.. wood roof. .r. no~ u..d in ~h.1r .r.. due ~o co.~.. I~ i. fairly coeeon for loc.l juri.dic~ion. ~o e.k. .om. aodifica~ion. ~o ~h. cod. which .re n..d.d ~o .oly. unique probl.m. .nd ~h.r. .r. num.rou. communi~i.s which hay. .lr..dy .dop~.d or .r. con.id.r1ng roof ord1n.nc... Pl.... ... ~h. .~~.ch.d ar~icle .ummarizing r.cen~ propo..d cod. ch.nges. IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE Arau.en~. .a.in.t Ordinance The confl.gr.~in. being u.ed ~o .upport ~he propo..d ordin.nc. .r. unique .nd conditions are differ.nt in D.nYille. Arauments for Ordinance For~unat.ly, confl.gr.tions .r. infrequent .vents for .n indiYidual co.muni~y. However, they occur on a fairly regular basis when large geographical .r.as .re considered. The National Fire Protection Association has recognized for many ye.rs that combustible roofs .re the number one con~ributing c.use of confl.grations in the world. Tr.dition.lly, w. .ssoci.~. confl.gr.tions with brush fires that move into built-up .reas such .s the Los Gatos fir.. This is only part of the oy.rall pictur.; dry wind, combustible roofs, .nd fire .re the thr.e ingredi.nts that can cause a confl.gration potential. These f.ctors .re all pr.sent in D.nyille for sever.l w.eks during the .Ullmer. Th. r.c.nt fire. in An.h.ill and Concord .r. an .xampl. of what ~ h.ppen in the center of . Ilod.rn California city with . aood fire d.p.rtm.nt .nd w.ter .upplv. and without .ny associated brush fire. Articl.s on these fir.. are .tt.ched. s -- ... ~:'~-, -" P.O. Box 2340 Dublin. CA 94568 TO: FROM: DATE: CITY OF DUBLIN f - / / I r" i '-,' , v'.,__, " - /:J C .., ~!:CEIVED MAY' 7" .1986, I 'C; ; , ,- (415) 829-4600 ;:.'18t.'~J plANNING PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR FIRE SAFE ROOFING PLANNING COMMISSION VICTOR L. TAUGHER, BUILDING OFFICIAL ~~ MAY 5, 1986 RE: Attached is a copy of the City Council Agenda Statement relating to the subject ordinance. On April 28, 1986, the City Council referred this matter to the Planning commission for study and recommendation. cc: General Manager, D.S.R.S.D. , .!,~ !I!ll ~lI\'\'}I'JI p';. ~ ~~ ~~~ ~- - t,I/Crlltkrrrc{' ;rJ~MtJDtJM ,Pi " " ';, ". '" ", '. '.\ . -,."-' ,', Z '.~ ~ ~ .;,"';j - ~.; ,. .>: ) ~ 1tJ f,(, !fDVIGIIVCr .. i I I jf~tb u ~~~~ \~ .1 Of CZ !lt~wrJ 1O@f'ISrJ)et:.. fflcSIrFe (tIOF/NQ '~~I -:_ u__ ~ (f" rf,,,,,, . ~(",,:..,:,---" '- --,' ~ .- AGENDA STATEMENT SUBJECT: Ordinance Providing for Class ~ or Better Roof Covering for -all new Apartments, Hotels, Dwellings and Accessory Buildings.. CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:. April 28,'-_1986 RECOMMENDATION: 1) Letter from Paul Rya~, General Manager, Dublin San Ramon Services District, dated March 6, 1986 2) Draft Ordinance relating to fire safe roofing materials 3) Map showing proposed Fire Safe Roof Areas . _ 4) -Facts about Fire Retardent Roofing ~ ~efer to Planning Commission. EXHIBITS ATTACHED: FINANCIAL STATEMENT: No identifiable cost to the City. The . cost of inspections should be offset by permit fees. The ordinance could increase the cost of new buildings and the cost of re-roofing if wood shakes treated with fire retardent chemicals are used. DESCRIPTION: The proposed ordinance would amend the building code and require a Class C or better roof covering for all new apartments, hotels, dwellings and accessory buildings. It would further require a Class Bor better roof covering in the area designated, on the map, as a Fire Safe Roof Area. The proposed fire safe roof areas would be generally on the west side of the City in the areas a9jacent to the hills and on the east side of the City between the Dougherty Hills and Dougherty Road. The ordinance also specifically requires that permits be secured for re-roofing and there be at least two additional inspections. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM NO. 1./...}.: .. " :,,'. COPIES TO:. . ,: DSRSo'''' 7;:' -. , . .. .. _'.. I. ,.". :, ' .- , ..- ." . - -/" -::,~ . -. ~ - "- - . ,. .. " ,..' , .,~-' ." -,' ~ '~".' " ..... . <""' '-.' ~~~~~..,c'&~&~:'....~ - -' ,;;~., rf DUBLIN SAN \"I{AMONSERVIC'ES DISTRICT General Offices: 7051 Dublin Boulevard · Dublin, California ~ · (415) 828-0515 March 6. 1986 ~~~A' -, ~ II D/l1! . ' 'l,iJJD lY, YtJ "TI b0ZD/At.CI7y o~ J /88S ~ IS /).,_ "'"a 'I',)p~ 'lIe!./1v 770/0{ /)~J: Mr. Richard Ambrose, City Manager Ci ty of Dublin P.O. Box 2340 Dublin, CA 945~fr Dear Ri chard: " .... :. The Board of Direcitors, at its meeting of March 4, reviewed a draft fire safe roofing materials ordinance and referred it to. the City ,Council of the City of Dublin with the request for adoption at the earliest possible time. A copy of the ordinance is enclosed, together with a fact sheet about fire retardant roofing containing a 1983 analysis of types of roofing materials and cost data. Very truly yours, ~-P' PAUL RYAN General Manager PR:ns ~ A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA' PROVIDES MUNICIPAL lYPE SERVICES TO CITIZENS OF AMADOR-UVERMORE AND SAN RAMON VAllEYS ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES, .. - ~ - D RAFT F d" \(~~:~::.;; . @ @'=~::--.J . ..~.. --~ .-, '-.~';J1' ,:\,- .. : -".--fiI' , , DRAFT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN In the Matter of: ' Adoption of a Fire Safe Roofing ) I-Iaterials Ordinance through ) Modification of the Uniform ) Building Code as Adopted ) by the City by Reference ) ) ORDINANCE NO. 86- The City Council of the City of Dublin DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Findings. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7, the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby expressly finds that the non-administrative changes: set forth below are reasonably necessary because ,of certain climatic, geologic and topographic condit~ons within the City creating the potential for extremely uncontrollable and con- tagious fire situations which can result in danger to life and property in the community. These specific conditions_are as follows: '1. The climatic conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are such that: - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the ready ignition, intense burning and rapid spread of fire involving untreated wood shakes and shingles caused by dryness, high climatic temperatures and/or winds. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire district to control exterior fires due to early exhaustion of firefighters subject to high climatic tempera- tures. - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the suceptibility of un- treated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors to ignition from other fires involving either nearby dry vegetation or other buildings, thereby resulting in multiple' fires due to dryness, high temperatures and/or winds. ~ - Extensive fire damage may occur due to the reduced effectiveness , of hose streams due to disintegration and misdirection caused by winds. / '-'-' - Extensive fire omage may occur caused by the ready ignition of un- treated wood shakl'or shingle roofs exposed to arcing and sparking of overhead electrical transmission lines caused by winds. "" ...,."..... ."~' bf..%;~L~:;;~~;}t&~.ii.,ffi&__.:~i:,b;,~?:-,:,c: '.::;;?If"':?c;';+~<~:;,~~~":"'f:~:':'" >< ~ ~ ~'. h ~, ' (C1';':~ - G~~--'''\ ., .~_,;:, ..~ o":..'~ .-. .':?;.; . . .~. ;f;:1 . '. ~....; . . ... \ 2. The geologic conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are such that: _ Extensive fire damage may occur due to limited e~fectiveness and capabilities of the fire district due to reduced and and delayed . response of fire companies on arterial routes obstructed by collapsed overpasses and bridges and/or landslides caused by earthquakes and/or unstable soils. _ Extensive fire damage may occur due ~o limited and/or delayed re- sponse of the fire district due to dispersion to multiple fires caused by escaping natural gas or electrical transmission equipment damaged by earthquake. 3. The topographic and related conditions within specified areas of the City of Dublin are such that: _ Extensive fi~e damage may occur due to multiple fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors ignited because of exposure to fires involving other buildings or dry vege- tation within close proximity but not readily accessible because of terrain. _ Extensive fire damage may occur due to the inability of the fire district to gain sufficient access to fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle roofing and building exteriors due to terrain, slopes, landscaping, fences, electrical ~ransmission lines and other buildings. Section 2. Modif{cation of Uniform Building Code. . Under the authority of Sections 50020 et seq of the Government Code, the City of Dublin adopted Ordinance No. ~~ on , 198 , which incorporated by reference the provisions of the 1982 Uniform Build ing Code. 1. Subsection (b) of Section 3202, Chapter 32 of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, is hereby modified by adding a second paragraph to read: "All new roofs for structures with an occupancy classification of R or M shall include roof coverings with a fire rating of Class C or better which comply with UBC Standard 32-7, or shall be made"of material consisting solely of concrete, metal, slate, or clay tiles, except for, areas designated for a minimum of Class B fire rating on the map of Fire Safe Roof Areas as adopted and amended from time to time by the City of Dublin and the Dublin San Ramon Services District Fire Depart- ment. 2. Section 3210, Chapter 32 of the Apendtx of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, is, hereby modified by adding second, third and fourth paragraphs to read: "A building permit shall be required for any roof covering alteration, ~~>~~i%2t;]~;~2;"_~_. . '- ~ ':; (,C ".'.,;.' .:.- "~' :. . "___."'--' I . ~ -.... -..0'>.".:-> ("r, -. '.~.' .;. .- -. '~'-' replacement or repair for any structure with an occupancy classi- fication of R or M. Any such roof -covering alteration, Teplacement or repair not made within a 12 month period from any similar alter- ation, replacement or repair which does not exceed 25 percent of the projected area of the existing roof, may use mater1als similar to those of the .existing roof covering." "Any roof covering 'alteration, replacement or repair not made within a 12 month period from any similar alteration, replacement or repair which exceeds 25 percent but not 50 percent of the projected area of the existing roof shall utilize fire safe roof covering as specified above for new buildings. II "Any roof covering alteration, replacement or repair which exceeds 50 percent or the projected area of the existing roof, or of a lesser percentage of area done within a 12 month period after completion of a similar alteration, replacement or repair shall require that the entire existing roof,be replaced with fire safe roof covering as specified in Section' 3202 (b), as modified." 3. Requirements for skylights and penthouses shall be as contained in Chapters 34 and 36, respectively, of this Code. Section 3. Map of Fire Safe Roof Areas. A map of Fire Safe Roof Areas, as prepared by the Dublin San Ramon Services District Fire Department and the' City of Dublin, is attached hereby as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference. Said map may be amended from time to time by action of the Services District and the City, based upon recommendation of the Fi!e Chief of the District and the Chief of Planning of the City. . Section 4. Referral to State of California. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7, the City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this ordinance to the State Department of Housing and Community Development before the date the ordinance becomes effective. Section s. Severability. Should any word, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph, subsection, section or portion thereof of this ordinance be determined to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City Council of the City of Dublin. declares its intent to have adopted each and every other remaining word, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph, subsection, section, or portion thereof to the effect that the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall continue to be enforced. Section 6. Continuing Effect. The provisions of this ordinance shall remain in effect even if subsequent editions of the Uniform Building Code arc adopted to the extent that the provisions and/or modifications of such future editions are not''in!=-ompatible with this ordinance. ~ -; -3- . ~~;-~~;:'-' .i~J":~~-~'_,~,';.'~: "I'. ,. \ 't!f9. ' .~;~:-':&- , (,;:1'7:" \:1~'~) - -.- ~~-;--,::-.~.:;r~:"~~~M~~ ~~. ~-~~~;-;_.d::'~2~~-=~:: ~. , '(P' ' ., :V,P""....- . .:-:l~. '.',' ". :~~~.:". -.- : Section 7. Effective Date. " This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after its adoption. Section 8. Publication. The City Clerk shall either (a) have this ordinance published once within 15 days after adoption in a newspaper of_general circulation or (b) have a summary of this ordinance published twice in a newspaper of general circulation, once 5 days before its adoption and again within 15 days after adoption: The foregoing ordJnance was introduced at of the City of Dublin held on and ordered published at a meeting 1986, by the following vote: a'meeting of-the City , 1986, and was of the Council held on Council adopted AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MAYOR ATIEST: CITY CLERK -4- .-__...--..._ .~'.l.....~~.:-...;c.!~.~....:=::;.,..:.. .....~_........... --- :.- . ..: .:~~~:~::;.~;~~:. ~. :.~;-~r_~=:-~:~:~_.'":-~'::-- '. ' ... .... - . . ~.' . ,;,. ,."~"......"""r-=\ ,::..".-",:<"r{~~ '''-~ \ P;" '. ,,'~ .\' . ~:,.5':;;-:'( . \,-~f:;,9";~l '~~" '~~'a ~:';" . '-"'= FIlle SAF;:, . .' ,_ _ ',,' ~I .. J..-.' ~-' -.,,~ a ~," ' '.' , c;,a:;:>, . ' ' .,," ,~"""'V'''''''''' 'q" ",,,,.,'" . ,~""" . 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",:;..:;:- ".~ ' I cost'louerthan wood roof- o Some fire retardant roofing, although more expensive thilO combustible roofing, have a much longer life expeCt.1!lc->, than wood roofs'with a lower life cycle cost. Shake and shingle roofs have a projected life expectancy of 15 to 20 yedrs. while most fire retar~ant roofs -have a guaranteed life span of 40 to ~o years. ~ o Hew technology has provided a hroad range 'of roofing materials with high aesthetic qualities and long life expectancy. Materials such as light- weight concrete, perl He, coated steel. aluminum, figerg1ass and clay are available. o Many of thl! roofing materials are designed to be aesthetically compatible with California housing construction. A 1983 cost analysis by the Committee for Fire Safe Roofing, for reroofing a 3200 square foot pitched roof reflects the following: Fire Retardant Class "A" Roof (provides 3everefire hazard protection) TYPE COST LIFE YEARLY LIFECYCLE COST Fiberglass, shingles Heavy fiberglass Concrete Tiles /1eta 1 Tiles $3,96B.OO 5,5613.00 7,232.00 7,424.00 20-25 25-30 L He 40-50 $176.00 202.00 145.00 165.00 Cluy Tiles Perl-j tl! Shakes 1:1, 9n. no 7,96;J,lllJ li fe li fl' 1130.00 159.00 Fire Retardant Class "B" Roof (provides moderate fire hazard protectioni TYPE COST LIFE YEARLY LIFECYCLE COST -Pressure treated cedar shakes Meta 1 "Ti les $8,736.00 7,104.40 10-15 40-50 . $ 699.00 158.00 I .-' . o. "t. ~ .. Non Fire Retardant~~s "C" Roof '-..:,' . , :l::_'.'._:;~~. ~;:;-~ ::::~:.':~:.~:-~~.:"~ .-- '. 0- (provides light fire hazard protection) TYPE COST LIFE YEARLY lIFECYClE COST Ashpalt shingles Pressure treated cedar shakes $3,968.00 7,232.00 15-20 10-15 $ 227.00 579.00 Unclassified Roofs (provides ~ fire hazard protection) TYPE COST $4,832.00 5.152.00 6,848..00 LIFE 8-12 10-15 40-50 YEARLY lIFECYCLE COST $ 483.00 412.00 152.00 Ceda r shakes "led i ur.J Cedar shakes Heavy Metal Tiles Basis: Costs fer re-roofing a shake roofed 1.900 square foot single family r~si- dence with attached garage, 32 squares (3200 square feet). Bracing up roof construction where needed. Ir,stallation of solid sheathing where required. Notes:- Figures to be used as comparison only. actual costs might be higher due to roof complexity and geographi cal location. Netal Tiles and treated- wood shakes can have different life ratings depending on their installation. Life cycle costs per year: Total costs divided by average life expectancy (assumption: lifetime= 50 years) . Figures Include: . .. u...c. STANDARDs one minute. If a ClGc-ha1 ter completion of all of 0 f lurin, the immersion IlCri ne. ther or the sidcs of the C Od mediately in the rinse "'a on, d . h te, .pper eposll t at may h he a~e ens to t tcst solution tl.-, with a clean cloth. . '~1 with ,,:,lShin, and "'ipin, of lI~e wllhstooclthc required the appearance of bri,ht 5 to form after the complCl . :cdina the disappcara~ o~ It, The tOlal area of failu~ supplementary tCSlS referred exposed base metal shall be rea ~ inch in dialllCler), mcd by a peelin, tCSI. If it is eclthe copper with the ed,e !:Inc appears underneath the nOI be construed IS an end I hreads or on sharp edles of hall nOI be judaed as an end ) any CUI or abrasion presem LIre. , doubl as to the presence of In. there arc supplementary more of which may be used . (Mlcroacoplc T..tl r deposit. moum. and polish 1 etchina solution compGSN llfate and 100 milliliten of ,Icohol. Examine the etched 100 diamelers. or Irealer if KI Zinc Coating. merse the tcst specimens in Ie coatin, is indicaled by Ihe ~eral days. This tesl may be ~ixture of potasSium ferri- urface of the test specimens, of blue spots on the paper. . fl~f:- SAfe.. f-.L:;o f-I t--.1 (;j ,112 EOmON 32~, 32-7 (c) QlIIIIItadn Till for ZiIK. Apply a drop (or scyeral drops) of diluted hydro- d\IOric acid to the area in question (dcpcndin, on its size). The presence of zinc is in- licated by Immediate vi,orous effervescence (evolution of hydroacn), If no ap- preciable zinc is present. the effervescence will be mild. By carefully rcmovin, the If;id. a confirmin, tcst for zinc may be made as follows: ncutra1izc the acid with am- tIIOnium hydroxide. acidify with acetic acid and pass hydrOlen sulfide into the solu- lion; a white precipitate (zinc sulfide. znS) confirms the prcscncc of zinc. .......... of DIp. SIc. 31.615. In countinlthe number of dips a coatinl withstands. the fuW dip at -"ich the end points occur shall not be included. ~ ~ ~ UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARD NO. 32-7 STANDARD FOR DETERMINING THE FIRE RETARDANCY OF ROOF COVERING MATERIALS ..... on Standard Specification 710 (11181) of the Undel.rl..... Labolatortes Inc. See Section 407, 1712 (b) 5, 3203 (b) and 5207 (a) 2, UnHorm Bulldl Code '.; I 4 ~ SIc. 31.'781. (a) Scope. The tests described in this standard are applicable to roof covcrin& materials and are imended to measure the firc-rcsisWlCC characteristics of Jl)Of covcrinas &pinst fire ori,inatinl from sourccs outside the buildinl on which dIey arc installed. They are applicable to roof covcrinas imcnded for installation on citber combustible or noncombustible decks whcn applied in the intended manner. ~oof coverinas arc effective ..ainst scyere fire exposures, Under such ex- pD5lIre5. roof coverinas of this class arc not readily flammable. afford a fairly hiab depce of fire protection to the roof deck. do not slip from position and pose no Dyina-brand hazard. C1ass B roof coverinas arc effective &pinst moderate fire exposures, Under such aposures. roof coverinas of this class arc not readily f1ammable. afford a moderate dqrec of fife protection to the roof deck. do not slip from position and pose no Dyina-brand hazard. n..s C roof covcrinas are effective apinst Iiabt fire exposurcs. Under such cx- posures. roof coverinas of this class are not readily flammable. afford a measurable dqrec of fire protection to the roof deck. do not slip from position and pose no Dyinl-brand hazard. It is the intent that the classifications indicate performance durina tests of the typeS of matcriaJs and periods of exposure involved. and should not be construed as bavinl any sianificance with respect to the suitability for use after fire cxposure. Roof covcrin, matcrials arc required to comply also with the requirements for CI:JlISUUction. material specifications and performance as applicable to specific typeS. dcsilns. sizes and arranlements. All such additional requirements which ap- JiY arc nOl considered to be within the scope: ofthcsc requirements for fire tests, (b) Till Appantus. Fiaure No, 32-7- I illustrates the essential clements of the fire lI:Il apparatus. It consists of a test deck (A) to which the roof covcrina material is lIJptied, a framework (B) on which Ihe test deck is mounted at the desired incline. a PI burner (C) for the Intermittent-flame. Spread-of-flame and Flyilll-brand Tests. 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'0_ ;; $I .. .. - :r ""- .. e ;. ... -.. ~ .. ~ ic . = r~ p 0 ::a :::-= .. ... -4 5' of . !" 3"" Z ii' -II i if... s Ii ~' ~ AGURE NO. 32.7.1 FIRE TEST APPARATUS i m ~ o z ~ ,..3.:---.... 3'"." HEIGHT OF VELOMETER NOZZLE -,- ~.... _"'S..'::::-~-. lDCATlON OF THERMOCOUPLE ... ,"" - -:-.:............ L.--. IAFFLETO PREVENTBAC'::- "'" ..... -:-~~~'2:;~-g...~:/ FIRING UNDER TEST DECK - -' it..::. "~...:: .'.~~". . TEST SPECIMEN MOUNTED ON !12" S' FRAMEWORK. PITCH CAN BE ADJUSTED -----I CONSTIlUCTlON OF ASBESTOS CEMENT BOARDS TO SIMULATE EAVES 315" AND CORNICE AIR INTRODUCED FROM OUTSIDE THE TEST ROOM BY BlOWER CONTROu..ED BY RHEOSTAT AlR DUCT i - Co> II> .:.. ~~ . ....~ .. r r- .' - ( DUBLIN SAN kAMON SERVICE.::) DISTRICT General Offices: 7051 Dublin Boulevard · Dubli~, CalIfornia 9m · (41~) 828-0515 March 6. 1986. ;/fit (fj I , iri" // ffl'Y!) .~!? 1 r. b~ZD 'C/'1-t. ...? 100 II) . 'I/Yr-" r o~ \JoS VI '" 'tv.. t- D 'Sp~C~81.1,\1 I/o ,vD ~PJ:. Mr. Richard Ambrose, City Manager Ci ty of Dublin P. O. Box 2340 Dublin"C~ 94568 Dear Ri chard: ....... The Board of Direttors, ,at its meeting of March 4, reviewed a draft fire safe roofirig materials ordinance and referred it 'to the City Council of the City of Dublin with the request for adoption at the earliest possible time. . A copy of the ordinance is enclosed, together with a fact sheet about fire retardant roofing containing a 1983 analysis of types of roofing materials and cost data. Very truly yours, ;:f:~ PAUL RYAN General I-lanager PR:ns . A POi.ITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. PROVIDES MUNICIPAL TYPE SERVICES TO CITIZENS OF AMADOR,LIVERMORE AND SAN RAMON VALLEYS ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES, -...----------- fl, If; D All ACHMEr~T if L.t7fY2 IJF 3/6/80 ;''-'''',''. ...-..... '~. ';;;" , .("-; .~. ; ,'." .,':;.4-......:'-~.;,..,~:.:'~. -";~~ ,.'~.-", CITY OF DUBLIN Planning/Zoning 829-4916 Building & Safety 829-0822 Engineering/Public Works 829-4927 Development Services P,O, Box 2340 Dublin. CA 94568 NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR: PA 86-046 Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance. City Council initiated Ordinance Amendment to the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the City Council by reference. (Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.) LOCATION: The proposed Ordinance Amendment would cover the entire City. The recommended Fire Safe Roof Areas would be generally on the west side of the City in the area adjacent to the hills and on the east side of the City between the Dougherty Hills and Dougherty Road. DESCRIPTION: A proposed Ordinance Amendment providing for Class C or better roof covering for all new apartments, hotels, dwellings and accessory buildings and for Class B or better roof covering in the area designated, on an official City map, as a Fire Safe Roof Area. The proposed Ordinance would also specifically require that building permits be secured for re-roofing, and that there be at least two additional roof inspections for the building permit process. FINDINGS: The project will not have a significant effect on the environment. INITIAL STUDY: The Initial Study dated July 16, 1986, is available for review upon request. MITIGATION MEASURES: None Required. PREPARATION: This Negative Declaration was prepared by the City of Dublin Planning Staff, (415) 829-4916 SIGNATURE: Laurence L. Tong, Planning Director DATE: A iT ACHMENT ? ~ tlfff/1rfVr- f}fC, Fi*- /4 &ro -tJ1h -"'. '~."<'''..:'~ .:..-, - . ,C', . ~t::' (> f .. Richard Eckrich, Real Estate Manager for Chrysler Corporati , advised that the Conditions of Approval were acceptable, but requested at the Commission limit the number of items which need to be~accomplished pr or to occupancy-to, Conditions *3 and *5. He stated that Mr. Nohr is in the rocess of working with the City Engineer to complete those items, and that for informational purposes a detailed site plan is being developed for th entire site, incorporating all of the renovations and re~irs. Mr. ckrich referred to Condition *6, requiring that the future Dublin Boulev rd extension alignment be addressed when applic tion is made for a more ext sive Conditional Use Permit, and asked that thr be stricken as he does ot know how it can be complied with. Mr. Tong stated that a portion of the subject pr rty may be affected by the Dublin Boulevard extension, but hat at this t' the City does not know the precise alignment of the extensio nor how th property may be impacted. Mr. Eckrich advised that if the pr rty is e ensively impacted by the Dublin Boulevard extension, it may render t e prope y unuseable for the purposes required by Chrysler corporation. In response to an inquiry from em. Raley r. Tong stated that the Camp Parks public lands annexation may be finalized 'thin the next month, and if that occurs, further negotiations with Camp P rK for access as well as additional annexations to the east may begin. He aid at if further negotiations with Camp Parks does not occur, there will ot be need to pursue the extension of Dublin Boulevard. He also said that ity and. affic Engineering Staffs are currently reviewing this issue, but ave not pre red anything for presenta- tion or review by the public atthi time. On motion by em. Raley, second a by em. Barnes, and by a (em. Petty absent), a Resolut'on approving the Conditional PA 86-057 Chrysler Corporati was adopted. a unanimous voice vote On motion by em. Raley, seconded y em. Burnham, and (em. Petty absent), the public h aring was closed. animous voice vote e Permit for APPROVING PA 86-057 CHRY AUTO DEALERSHIP INCLUD REPAIR AND SALE OF RESOLUTION 00. 86-039 CORPORATION CXlNDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE AN AlJ'l'(M]l'IVE SALES AND SERVICE, AUl'CMOI'IVE PAIN!' AND CHANDISE sum AS AUl'O PARTS AT 6451 SCARLEIT COORI' SUBJEcr: PA 86-046 Fire Safe ROOfing Materials Ordinance Amendment. em. Mack opened the public hearing and called for the Staff Report. Mr. Gailey advised that the review of the proposed Ordinance Amendment was initiated by the City Council as a result of a letter directed to the Council from the Dublin San Ramon Services District in March, 1986. He stated that the proposed Ordinance was prepared largely through input from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District in conjunction with a private fire engineering consultant. He indicated that the draft document presented by the Fire Protection District had been ~djusted ~pecifically to meet the needs of Dublin. Mr. Gailey advised that the basic thrust of the draft Ordinance is 1) Regular Meeting PQ1-6-87 July 21, 1986 . fiT T ,!II ~"f!\'IlI:!!."'~.- > ..... ... '.;.' '.~ ti.... ,.' , '.Gc.".".... ~... '.\,-.,-....r...:. ~...' /..."l.... ,. ~ _ - ' . :" ','-' f"..-"" ':;I I"! '_-:,.' ;,~ ~ ;'.'r~..-:r .:o,'.'\~ ,:'-t : i;J i ~ili~ il II ',\. H Ii\~ I -::i )j 9rrJ. fYllN V7e"5 oF PC i^ Ter N 1.. t / ' 8Ce "i Q \.',~;'!t) (}2<, t:~~;~; \~i~ to require use of fire retardant roofing materials for those areas designated as fire hazardous areas, and 2) to require, on a City-wide basis, that any newly constructed roofs, or major .reroofing projects, utilize Eire retardant roofing materials. Mr. Gailey advised that ordinances similar to the one proposed have been considered by several neighboring jurisdictigns' and have proven to be fairly controversial. He stated that Staff recommended the Draft Ordinance be discussed fully because of its long term implications, including probable additional costs to the builders and homeowners. He further stated that if determined appropriate, Staff could attempt to ensure that representatives from both sides of the subject be available to present additional information at a future planning Commission meeting. John Hughes, resident, indicated that roofs on the houses in the areas known as the "flat lands" are between 20 to 25 years old and many residents have begun the process of installing new roofs. He advised that he had found shake roofs to be surprisingly expensive, but that the costs for fire retardant roofing materials were almost 100% more expensive. Mr. Hughes expressed concern regarding the change in appearance of roofs which may be necessitated if the Draft Ordinance is implemented, and also expressed concern about the weight of the roofs using fire retardant materials. In response to an inquiry from Om. Burnham, Mr. Gailey advised that the proposed Ordinance had been drafted in such a way as to require that fire retardant roofing materials be used for all major reroofing projects. He indicated the proposed Ordinance would also require a building permit to help insure that the structures can bear the additional weight of the fire retardant roofing materials and that the correct Class of materials was utilized. After discussion, it was the consensus of theoCommission that the Fire Safe Roofing Materials Ordinance Amendment be continued indefinitely to permit Staff to arrange to have the appropriate industry representatives attend a future Planning Commission meeting to speak on the pros and cons related to the proposed Ordinance. * * * * NEW BUSINESS OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS SUBJEcr: Mr. Tong said that William Fraley, Alame proposed that the next Tri-valley Joint PI Thursday, July 31, 1986, at 7:00 p.m. He been distributed with the Staff Report, a would be able to attend the meeting and deletions or modifications to the agend . Regular Meeting PQ1-6-88 Planning Director, has g Commission meeting be held on fer red to the agenda which had r quired whether the Commission eth or not there were additions, July 21, 1986 . A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION r~ 1667 SPRINGER ROAD I MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94040 (800) 962-4540 . (415) 965-3469 December 20, 1986 c , i l 0 DEe 2 2 '1986 Kevin J. Gailey, Senior Planner City of Dublin Development Services P.O. Box 2340 Dublin, CA 94568 DU5UN PLANNING Dear Mr. Gailey: Thank you for providing us with a copy of your Planning Commission agenda item regarding the proposed fire retardant roofing ordinance. . A representative of the Committee for Firesafe Roofing will attend your January 19, 1987 Planning Commission meeting. We will be prepared to present documentation to support the following: o Fire retardant roofs can be installed at less cost than untreated cedar shakes and shingles. o Fire retardant roofs which have a higher initial installation cost have longer life expectancy and lower life cycle costs as compared with cedar shakes and shingl~s. o A fire retardant roofing ordinance does not restrict architectural design. All roofing materials can meet a minimum Class "c" requirement. o Roof fires related to untreated wood shakes and shingles are a significant fire problem in Northern California. If we can provide any further information prior to the January meeting, please call me. Sincerely, ~~ Robert Burns ~jm ~fZIJ.J ~ Of J1'#1 ,Sf/.) A' ~T. ~""r1 fJ"~'J"I' ~ r': ~~ ' j:l ~l' ~).~t ~"J.:q ~JI ~~t..;,. . I tilal i;lU.I~" . " :'''- J :.-.... >_~~4..'''', ,"_ ,_ . r~ POBOX 63/ WALNUT. CALIFORNIA 91789 ~~ (800) 962-4540 . (818) 965-6330 . (714) 594-3211 S TAT E MEN T 0 F PUR P 0 S E The Committee For Firesafe Roofing, Inc. is a non profit corporation that develops and promotes pertinent information regarding different types of fire retardant roofing products and systems. Information is made available to the general public, the construction industry, City, County and State planni ng and legislative bodies, building code development and enforcement agencies and other interested organizations. The Committee communicates this information by way of print and broadcast media, by response to telephone and mail inquiries and by public appearances of qualified speakers. 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(415) 965-3469 January 1986 FIRE RESISTANT ROOFING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES If'! ~Northern California Jurisdictions Jurisdiction Area Covered #(1) Newark All Comments Mimimum #(1) Requirement Class C Class C Class C Class C Class C Class B ALAMEDA COUNTY Alamed County Brush/Hillsides Berkeley Brush/Hillsides Fremont Brush/Hillsides Oakland Brush/Hillsides Pleasanton High hazard brush areas S-minute plus from fire station BUTTE COUNTY Paradise All Class C CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Walnut Creek Case by case basis Class C All Class C 1-1. i.. ~ I-\-A-z..M'd A,",,1\-~ C:/Pcs-o. 13 ~c All Class C #(2) All Class C All Class C #( 2) All Class C All Class C #( 2) Contra Costa County (unincorporated) Concord p",,",)(;I/le Lafayette Martinez Pleasant Hill Richmond 1 A IT ACHMENT 14 - 97 lv'd, C~/F, J'ilfl.j /)1 c77tTft'S fJff t!3ls77f;l/ ,KCJtJF/NCr ~TS, Jurisdiction FRESNO COUNTY Clovis Sanger MARIN COUNTY Corte Madera Kentfield Mill Valley Novato Ross Valley/San Anselmo Tiburon MONTEREY COUNTY Monterey North County (unincorporated) NAPA COUNTY Napa County (Unincorporated) PLACER COUNTY Auburn Colfax Kings Beach Placer County South Placer County (outside Roseville, Uninc.) 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Area Covered #(1) Comments Minimum #(1) Requirements Over 3000 Class C Brush/Hillsides Class A Brush/Hillsides Class C Brush/Hillsides Varies Brush /Hillsides Class A Brush/Hillsides Class C All Class C Brush/Hillsides Class C Brush /Hil1 si des Class C Brush/Hillsides Class B Brush /Hillsi des Class C All Class B All Class A All Class B East of Highway 65 Class B All Class B All Class B 2 , r ':( I , Jurisdiction Area Covered Comments- Minimum Requirements SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY San Francisco All Class C No wood SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Eastern FPD (unincorporated) Brush/Hillsides Class C Escalon Fire Zone 1 Class B SAN MATEO COUNTY San Mateo Brush/Hillsides Class B San Mateo County (unincorporated) All Class C SANTA CLARA COUNTY Brush/Hillsides Class B Brush/Hillsides Class B Brush/Hillsides Class B Brush/Hillsides Class B Brush /Hillsides Class B Brush/Hillsides Class B Brush/Hillsides Class B Brush/Hillsides Class B L'V\ I"; cen-r ~ -kJ ~As r=,'~ /2..+&VJ''l-NI Brush/Hillsides Class C Cupertino Gilroy Los Gatos Milpitas Monte Sereno Morgan Hill Palo Alto Saratoga SqNTA C (2.\J z.. Co SONOMA.COUNTY Santa Rosa Notes 1) Chech with jurisdiction for areas covered and requirements 2) Same as for Multi-family. 3 Of Committool\1r ~ Fh'~~m.J rJtbfh~ ~~:-~~ A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION '. . - P,O. BOX 631 WALNUT, CALIFORNIA 91769 18(0)962-45400 (616)965-63300 (714)594-3211 FIRE RESISTANT ROOFING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES Jurisdiction Fire Resistant Requirements Yes Comments - Minimum Requirement Agoura Hills Alhambra Class C. Consideri ng Arcadi a Yes Class A in zone 4 Class B elsewhere Artesia Yes Class C. UBC · Fire zone 4 N. of Sierra Madre Azusa Yes Avalon Yes Class C. Baldwin Park Yes UBC Class C. (UBC ) Class C. Class C Class B. Class C. No wood. Class B. Bell Yes Bellflower Yes Bell Gardens Yes Beverly Hills Bradbury Burbank Yes Yes Yes Carson Yes Class C. Cerritos Yes Class C. 50% Reroofing Planning Dept. approval L A County Code Class B. City of Industry Yes Claremont Yes Commerce Yes UBC 1982 1984 County Bldg. Code A TT ACHMENT 1e J../5 r ~r {i;y11tYlv,1/ (115 (j1/rrl Tiff /rrl1'JR.p1}-tV'T /boRA! frORLJ /11/ 4r/ClS Covina Cudahy Culver City Duarte EI Monte EI Segundo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Gardena Yes Glendale Yes Glendora Yes Hacienda Heights Yes Hawaiian Gardens Yes Hawthorne Yes Hermosa Beach Yes , Hidden Hills Yes Huntington Beach Industry Inglewood Irwindale La Canada Fli ntridge La Habra La Habra Heights Lakewood ~ 7~t)~;')1 e ,:-" .';." .~ :"-/.; .-',~ '. " '" ~,-.~" ~ .' ; , '~:1 t, 1,~1f. ..t ~- : /. ," '" Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Class B in multi-family, combustible roofs permitted elsewhere. Class C. Class B. Class A in hillsides. Combustible roofs permi- tted elsewhere. Class B. Class C if property line is at least 10 ft. If less than 10 Class B is required. UBC 32-7 Class B. No Wood Class B in firezones Class A Class C. UBC 32-7 (1979) UBC (1979) Class A or B on new construction. Class C on re-roofing. UBC (1982) Class C. 32-7 UBC (1979) Class C. Class B. Class C Class A. Class C. ~ >~..._,~:-..-"';- ,~~.."...-..; (~-"i-': - . '. ~L':. ~:.. . . La Puente Yes La Mirada Yes Lancaster Yes La Verne Yes . Lawndale Yes Lomita Yes Los Angeles City Yes Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Yes UBC (1982) Class C. Class C. Class B. No Wood in hillsides:- ---- Class C.-UBC 1979 Adopting 1982 Class C. Class B. Class B for Fire Zone 4 areas.No wood roofs permitted in Malibu zoned area. Class C for 1,000 ft. buffer zone. Class C for multi-family units in Fire Zone 3 Combustible roofs permitted in 1 and 2 family units in Vire Zone 3. Lynwood Yes , Maywood Yes Monrovia Yes Montebello None Monterey Park Yes Norwalk Yes UBC (1982) Class C. Class B. No wood roofs permitted. Presently reviewing. Class B. Class B for multi-family units. Class C for single family. UBC (1982) 2 roof limit Palmdale Yes Class C. UBC (1971) Palos Verdes Estates Yes Homeowner's Assn. requires Clay tile in watershed areas. Combustible roofs permitted elsewhere. UBC . -:.-:,~;.,-----, ~".-~..'- t.;"'-,'-' .' Temple City Torrance Vernon Walnut West Covina Westlake Village Whittier ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim Brea Buena Park Costa Mesa Cypress Fountain Valley Fullerton Garden Grove Huntington Beach Irvine Laguna Beach La Habra La Palma Los Alamitos Newport Beach Orange Yes Class C. Yes UBC (1979) July 1985 UBC 1982 Yes Class B. Yes Class C. Yes Class B. Yes Class B in Fire Zone 4. Class C in Fire Zone 3. Yes Class B for hillsides. Class C elsewhere. Yes Class B. Yes Class C. Yes Class C. Yes Class C. Yes Class B new construction. Class C re-roofing. , Yes Class C UBC Yes Class C. Yes Class C. Yes UBC (1982) Yes Class C. Yes Class B. Yes Class c. Yes Class C. Yes New roof: Class C. Replacement: None Yes Class C. Yes Class B brushland UBC (1982) Chapter 32. Orange County (unincorporated) Yes Placentia Yes Class C. Wood Class C. Others Class A San Clemente Yes Class B hillsides. San Juan Capistrano Yes Class C. Santa Ana Yes Class C. Seal Beach Yes Class B. Stanton Yes Class C .if replacing less than 50% if mores Class B. Tustin Yes Class C residual Class A commerical. Villa Park None Presently reviewing. Westminster Yes Class C. Yorba Linda Yes Class C. RIVERSIDE COUNTY Blythe Cathedral City Coachella , Yes UBC (1982) UBC 32-7 (1982) UBC (1979) UBC (1979) Banning Yes Beaumont Yes Yes Yes UBC (1982-stricter requiments) Corona Yes Class C UBC (1982). Desert Hot Springs Yes No wood in fire zone Hemet Yes UBC (1979) Indi an Wells None Indio Yes Class B. La Quinta Yes UBC (1979). UBC (1982). UBC Lake Elsinore Yes Norco Yes ~'."'.C"i'.-'-'. - '.'_~ ,-,.:;,..-.;....,':,.~..,-. ,,,,,-, Palm Desert Yes Class A UBC 32-7. Palm Springs Yes Class C for shingles in fire area Perri s Yes UBC 32-7 (1982). UBC (1982). Rancho Mirage Riverside Yes . Yes Class C. Riverside County (unincorporated) areas. Yes Class B & C brush San Jacinto Yes UBC (1982). SAN BERNADINO COUNTY Adelanto Yes Class B-No wood Barstow Yes UBC (1982). Big Bear Yes Class A hillsides. Class C flatlands. Big Bear Lake City Chino Yes UBC (1979). None No requirement for single family residence Colton Yes UBC. Fontana , Yes Class C. Grand Terrace Yes Class A fire zone 2 UBC (1979). Montclair Yes UBC (1982) Class B inBrush areas no wood. Non hazardous areas Class B woodpermitted (single family) UBC (1982). UBC (1982). UBC (1982) 3 roof limi t. Lorna Li nda Yes Needles Yes Ontari 0 Yes Rancho Cucamonga Yes Class B hillsides. Class C flatlands. Redlands Yes Class B all roofs in fire zone Class C shake roofs. Rialto Yes Class C. San Bernadino Yes Class C below 10 freeway. Class A fire zone above 10 freeway. San Bernadino County (unincorporated) Yes Class B brush areas Victorville Yes Class B North of Proposed Foothill Fwy.South of fwy UBC 79 Class C.UBC (1982). Upland Yes SAN DIEGO COUNTY Carlsbad Yes Class C. Chula Vista Yes UBC (1982) Coronada Yes UBC shakes must be Class C. Del Mar Yes Class C. UBC EI Cajon Yes Class C. Escondido , Yes Class C. Fallbrook Yes Class C. Imperial Beach La Mesa Yes Chapter 32. Class C. Yes Lemon Grove Yes UBC (1979). National City Yes Class C. UBC (1982) Oceanside Yes Class C. Poway San Diego San Diego County Yes Class C. Yes Class C. Yes Class B - brush areas. Class C - flatlands. Class B. ,.. , " San Marcos Yes Class B. Santee Yes Class C. Vista Yes . UBC Wood must be Class C. VENTURA COUNTY Camari 110 Yes UBC (1982) . Fi 11more None Ojai Yes Class B Oxnard Yes Class C. Port Hueneme Yes UBC. Santa Paula Yes Class C Simi Valley Yes Class B. Thousand Oaks Yes Class B UBC (1982 ) no wood. Ventura Yes Class B - No Wood in Fire Zones:- Ventura County (unincorporated) , Yes Class B . (Prepared by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in support of the Ordinance _adopted by the City'of Concord) THE NEED TO RESTRICT THE USE OF WOOD SHAKES AND SHINGLES Reconunendation The Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire District reconunends an amendment to the 1982 Uniform Building Code, when adopted, which would restrict the use of untreated wood shakes and shingles on roofs and exterior walls. (The proposed Code changes are shown on Page 6 of this report.) Purpose The purpose of this proposal is to reduce the potential for confla- grations which could result in terrible fire losses within our conununity. Major Contributing Factor The reason that untreated wood shakes and shingles are singled out for restriction is their unquestioned contribution to so many disastrous conflagrations through history. (See the Conflagrations Table and the N.F.P.A. FIDO Sununary Table on Pages 10, 11 and 12.) Of the potential conflagration factors in our conununity, wood shakes and shingles are, by far, the most prevalent and most practical and feasible to remedy. Other conflagration factors can include water supplies, fire department resources, weather and topography. Generally, water supplies are not a problem in this area; and weather and topography cannot be controlled. Theoretically, fire department resources could be increased; however, even much larger fire departments than ours have not been able to prevent conflagra- tions. (See the comparison of existing local fire department re- sources to resources of fire departments where conflagrations have occurred in the Case Sununary and Comparison Table on Page 8.) In a report on one conflagration which occurred in Houston, Texas, on July 31, 1979, the January 1980 issue of the Fire Journal stated that "The Houston conflagration on July 31 cannot be blamed on excessive winds, inadequate water distribution systems or public fire protection, unusually dry weather conditions or hilly terrain . . . The ultimate problem was wood shingled roofs." (Page 30, Fire Journal, January 1980) In his report on the Los Angeles conflagration of 1961, Rexford Wilson, a highly-respected fire protection engineer, said that there are two dangerous characteristics of wood roofing and the confla- gration problems tbey present, .One is tbeATIACHMENT 1r ccc ~pO ;ecPcf:T ," 7?1E N'tfl} 7V - ~/~lf vIe- "F ~!!!!e/Il/Qt{ _. _ -, .' ~.....-::,~~:-:-'''''''-'''"<:'-.....,..--.,---':'"-.-.- .,...,-:"----.~- -.--~'~.-~.",'''!'r'\'''''~, roofing will ignite from relatively lightweight firebrands, embers and sparks. The second and most dangerous characteristic is the ability to produce flaming brands large enough to ignite other wood shingle roofs at quite a distance. "This flaming brand characteristic defeats firefighting efforts in three ways: 1) the fire has no definite front for formation of a tactical attack; 2) the distances involved force dilution of avail- able men and equipment; and 3) the speed of spread, once started, outdistances the time needed for adequate response . . . This Los Angeles conflagration was one of many which have proved that wooden roofing has the potential of starting or contributing to a confla- gration which is completely beyond the capabilities of modern fire department forces. "At this time, the only way to control this potential is to elimi- nate (or control the burning characteristics of) wood shingle and shake roofing." (Page 78, Fire Journal, January 1980) Soon after the Anahei~, California, conflagration in 1982, National Fire Protection Association President Robert W. Grant strongly backed proposed legislation to ban the use of untreated wood shingle roofing in California, which reaffirmed the long-held N.F.P.A. position on the subject: "It's unfortunate that tragedies such as the Anaheim fire must occur over and over again before there is enough public outcry to change the situation. "Untreated wood shingles have had a deplorable fire record in- cluding many major fires in California -- for nearly a century. "Unless wood shingles are treated so they are fire resistant, they should never be used to cover any roof or any type of building in any locality. "N.F.P.A. records show that from 1971 to 1980, untreated roofing shingles were a contributing factor to seven fires in California, each of which involved more than one building." (Page 20, Fire Service Today, October 1982) In discussing the March 21, 1983, conflagration in Dallas, Texas, the National Fire Protection Association said, "The potential for a major conflagration or group fire involving structures with un- treated wood shingle roofs has been illustrated numerous times. Multi-million dollar fires where untreated wood shingle and shake roofs were a contributing factor have been recorded every year for the past several years by N.F.P.A.'s Fire Data Services Depart- ment"; and further stated, "For several decades, the N.F.P.A. has taken the position that untreated wood shingles and shakes present such an obvious fire and conflagration hazard that they should not be permitted on the roof of any building. untreated wood shingles have had a deplorable fire record -- including many major fires in Texas and Southern California -- for nearly a century." (Page 16, Fire Service Todav, November 1983) t''" R'll" II!!B"! 1!\ .,,. fl. .fill '....1"'''.. ~ '\ .... ." ,n -~. ,~> j'~~" .' <it r l' i: " . ~ ;~: ~'-''j '.l-: i.l.,!t- t It" r, . iI-, . ~,,' loll j' .~~~ }"'J f,': ,i ,..,'~ I ,t.;Uiiiiutlll f; -2- -- -;C<.~r """,.~.....,.,-'" -,--,~..,,~-.-,.--, ," A Few Recent Wood Roof Conglagrations As indicated in the Case Summary and Comparison Tables (Pages 7, 8 and 9) and the N.F.P.A. FIDO Summary Table (Page 12), there has been no let-up in the incidence of conflagrations through the years, particularly in the States of Texas and California. Some interesting comments regarding a few of the conflagration reports which we were able to review are as follows: . The Houston, Texas, Conflagration, July 31, 1979 - "By now, there were small spot fires on every building in the sector west of l~indrock Boulevard. No firefighters were available to send to the roofs"; and, "The success of the final stand was attributed in great part to the lack of wood-shingled roofs north of Woodhollow Drive"; and, "They believed that the fire could have been contained to the building of origin if it were not for the wood shingles. Further, if buildings north of Woodhollow Drive had had wood shingled roofs, fire officials felt that more buildings would have been lost." . The Anaheim, California, Conflagration, April 21, 1982 - "The Battalion Chief then directed all available police, fire and civilian personnel to' evacuate the involved buildings and those west of them"; and, "Despite the monumental efforts of firefighters and civilians who manned hose lines, crews were pushed back toward Euclid Street"; and, "Some structures had composition roof cover- ings or [fire-retardant] roofing that resembled wood shakes. The buildings with roof coverings that resisted burning brands were still standing after the fire, in stark contrast to the surrounding destruction." (Page 23, Fire Service Today, October 1982) (Copies of narrative reports of these and other conflagrations are included in this report in the Documentation Section.) Do We Have the Potential; Can It Happen Here? A study of the topography, climatic conditions and fire department resources in this area reveal a frightening situation. The recent conflagrations noted in this study had wind, temperature and humidity conditions not unlike those in this area. The conflagrations occurred in flat, urbanized areas similar to what we have here. The fire departments, in each case, are much larger than any fire department in Contra Costa County, and were able to respond with much larger forces within effective times than we could ever hope to equal. We can only conclude that it definitely can happen here! (See the Case Summary and Comparison Table on Pages 7, 8 and 9 of the Documentation Section.) Close Call in Concord On May 21, 1984, in the tract known as "The Crossings" in Concord, we carne very close to having our own conflagration. One house with -3- -- a wood shake roof started burning from a fire which originated in the garage. Upon arrival of the first fire unit, the wood shake roof of the house next door was already starting to burn and the wood shake roofs of the two houses immediately behind the burning house were receiving flying brands and radiated heat. The fire department was able to prevent the next-door house from burning further and to protect the roof of the house immediately behind the burning house from catching fire. However, they were not able to prevent the roof of the fourth house (the other one behind the original burning house) from burning. That fire quickly extended into the attic, then into the rooms below. Soon the fire department was faced with having the first house fully involved: the roof of the second house partly burned and threatening to burn further: the third house still needing to be protected: the entire second story, including the roof, of the fourth house fully involved: the wood shake roof of a fifth house, next door to the burning fourth house, receiving brands and radiated heat: and hot brands from the two main fires landing on the dry, wood shake roofs of at least four other houses -- as far as a block and a half away from the original fire. Aerial photographs of this fire scene clearly indicate the enormous potential for a conflagration that this incident presented. (See photos in documentation section.) Very fortunately, the fire depart- ment was able to muster additional personnel to protect the other threatened roofs before one of the flyiryg brands ignited them. Also, very fortunately, the weather conditions were relatively moderate that day. Had the 18 MPH wind been a little stronger, or the 780 F. temperature been a little hotter, it is very likely that Concord would have experienced its first conflagration. Conclusion The January 1980 issue of Fire Journal relates the following: "On the afternoon of July 31, 1979, the Houston, Texas, City Council met to discuss, among other items, a proposed ordinance to regulate the use of wood shingles on roofs of multi-family residence~ in Houston. The ordinance had been first proposed the previous April, after a series of apartment house fires involving wood shingle roofs. When the ordinance was brought up on July 31, the Council voted to postpone any action on the ordinance to a later date. "At approximately the same time that the postponement vote was taken, a Houston businessman was looking out the window of his office in a high-rise building and saw smoke coming from the Woodway Square Apartment Complex several miles away. He took a second look through a telescope and saw that the roof of one building was on fire. The roof was covered with wood shingles. The fire eventually spread to 26 apartment buildings with wood shingle roofs, destroying 22 of them and damaging others. -4- "On the day after the conflagration, the City Council unanimously passed the ordinance regulating the use of wood shingle roofs." We trust that the City Council of Concord will not wait until after a 'conflagration occurs here before acting to restrict the use of untreated wood shakes and shingles. -5- -- -'", ~,'- ~..- WOOD-SIUNCLE .oor OONnAcunON ANAHEIM, CAUFOIlNlA AprilSI, ... the 14 hoWl hill '7:00 pm OIl April m 10 '7:00 pm OIl April 11. IIowever. Net 4 dispaldaed III reo IpODIes 10 GIs. Many of thr 32 ltnIcture reo lponses were 10 worldDl Bres. Eip~n responses to Itructure Ira that clay occurred between 3:00 am Dd 8:00 11ft. Recognizing the .ed b eltra Iwlp, thr leld dispatcher called in a burth dis- patcher at aUdnigbt. By 7:00 am on April 21, a total An earIy-lDOmlngBre driven by 45- to ~mile. r.hour' t commercial buildings and .inale..mily 're.i dences, resulting In a t50 million loss, Over apartment units were destroyed or severely dam. aged and approximately 1.288 occupants were dis- ~d by the fire. The .ite of the lire, a ~w bJoc:b from Disney- land, was DOt part of the brushland or watenhed areas usually associated with wildland fires. Indica. tions were that'rapid fire spread was due solely to untreated wood-shingle or shake roofing and dried palm tree fronds, combined with high winds. No .ta1ities d; injuries were minor. re area, a an Euclid Street, was mostly residential Disneyland and a convention center were located several bloc:b to the southeast. Buildings in the lire area were primarily two- and three-story wood-&ame struc- tures with stucco ellterior siding and untreated wood-shingle and shake roofing, A few buildings had composition roof covering or hardboarcil fire- resistive roofing that resembled wood shakes, Many garage units had built-up roof covering on flat roofs, distances between buildings varied from 10 feet to as much as 200 to 300 yards, The fire spread across both Ball Road, a lOur-lane boulevard, and Euclid Street, a major thoroughbre, A 1976 City of Anaheim administrative orde addressed the wildlile fire hazard in brushland 0 watenhed areas, requiring listed fire-retardant Class C or better roofing material, protection of exterior walls, horizontal swilces and openings, aJ'Id spark arrestors, The April 21 fire OCCUlTed in a Mtlatland" area not covered by the 1976 administra- tive order. Untreated wood shakes and shingles were permitted in tlatland areas. et .. Communications Center serves the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange. and Stanton; three dispatchers are on duty during each shift, The Center routinely dispatches 70 to 80 emergency responses in a 24-hour period, During 1M Anaheim lire OCCUlTed north or Ball Road at I approximately 5:30 am on April 21. An electrical I arc In overhead wires (possibly ca~ by high winds whipping power lines together Of against the trunk of the tree) ignited dead palm tree fronds. The fire spread to apartment structures to the southwest, beyond two apartment buildings with noncombustible roofing, u er, 1m 5 Engine 6 and Truck 6 had been dispatched to a ma' r fire in G en ~ on a mutual- . , These com. ies would have en rst-due at the Anaheim fire, with a response time of less than one minute. , rs . assignment (consisting of two engines, one truck, and a battal- . n' . d from fire de headquarters at 5:40 am, and t response time ar At 5:47 am, Net 4 dispatched Anaheim Engine' 5 and Truck 5 to a structure fire in Orange, Almost simultaneousl)', Anaheim Engine 7 reported a still alarm medical aid at Station 7 and requested that Medic Engine 3 be dispatched to that Station, Thus, within three minutes. Anaheim had dis- patched six engines and two trucks to three major incidents. Since Engine 6 and Truck 6 were still in use in Carden Grove, Anaheim's entire fire- fighting resources were reduced to bur engines, First-arriving units at the fire scene reported four or five roof fires, some full)' involved, and requested a third-alarm assignment with ten addi. tional engines, Four roof fires were reported on West Ball Road and on West Juno Avenue, When the chief of Anaheim Battalion 11 arrived, he requested traffic control and three more sbike teams, and established a command post at Ball Road and Roberts Streets, one bloclc west of Loara Street. He then directed all available police, fire. and civilian personnel to evacuate the involved buildings and those west of them, 1be residents were taken to an evacuation center at a nearby junior high school gymnasium, Originally, the tactical plan was to contain the fires to the north side of Ball Road, between Loara and Roberts Streets, Unfortunately. the Santa An- 1j Thr Auheim &~ wu iDvntiplrd by Richard Besl, NFPA SeDiDr Firr Analysis Specialist, Thr usista~ cl AnaMim Firr Chid Bob 0, SimplOll. Assistant Chief Martrl Thompson. .nd Fire Marshal earth E_ Mrnars is arknowlrclard and .p- preciated I Thr hardboard shinllr product was not idrnlilird Thr ownrr ~portrd lhal il was hardboard and K1us librr, Thr COYrr. inl iI brlirvrd 10 br li~.rrtardanl t....lrd hardboard dainKlrs_ FIRE JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 1983 wIDda patina up to 10 .-ph c:vried brands hm ..ood ahanps ImKS .... Ro.d, where they landed OIl uother wooct.....inp roor. Fire Iprelld to the lOuth lide or laD Road was reported at 5:54 am, less than IeYell minutes after aD initial response walts W ..-rived lit the IC'eDe. 1be command post was relocated to the comer or BaD Road 8nd Euclid Street, one blodc west or Roberts Street. As incoming Wlits arrived, some iDdividuatly and some In convoy, they were as- siened sectors oCtile fire to defend and evacuate, or they were directed to set up exposure lines, per- "nn presalvage operations, and carry out other Ktions required during a fire or this magnitude. The combination of'hot, dry winds and dry wood roor shingles aD but negated a direct frontal attack on the burning structures. Fire fighters used monitors (large master streams) and large hand- lines to protect exposures and smaDer handlines fOr iDterior attacks, Despite the dorts or fire fighters aDd civilians who manned hose lines, the fire "reed the crews back toward Euclid Street, 1De fire on the north side or Ball Road had pro- gressed from building to building. One apartment Wlit was spared, largely because it had a composi- tion roof covering, On the other side or BaD Road, the fire bad spread to both the south and west. Buildings also had ienited south or Palm Lane and along the east side of Euclid Street. At 6:41 am, in an attempt to halt the fire spread. the fire commander and strike team leaders set up .... - .... - ===::> L!GENO tic ORIGIN rBJRRE DAMAGE MEA . CIODCeDtrated IItD lit Euclid Street, ... . utural breU JDOre tMD 100 lee~ wide aDd a .....e IfIIs area Ildjllcent to 1.oe.ra HiIh School Four minutes "tet, bowever, leVerallpot Ires were re- ported welt or Euclid Street, and one resicIeoce located a bloc:l west 01 Euclid b.d a weD-involved roor fire. Four engine companies entered the area imme- diately to estinguish spot fires and atbclt the roor Ire. A secondary defense line was established on Falcon and Fann streets to elltinguish fire brands being carried by the wind, At 7:26 am: the leader or the strike team assigned to the sector west of Euclid Street reported that aD fires in that sector were extinguished or under control. From approximately 7:30 am to 9:30 am, fire fighters made a concentrated elrort to control major &res still burning within the boundaries of Juno Avenue (north). Loara Street (east), Palais Road (south), and Euclid and Roberts Streets (west). The e&rt was successful. For the rest ofthe day, Wlti! after 5:00 po, crews worked on extin- guishment, salvage, and overhaul. Ultimately, the equivalent or20 strike teams was requested, 16 from outside the Net 4 area. The total response involved 56 engines, 11 trucks, 15 battalion chiefs, 2 special equipment apparatus, 7 lighting units, and a IS-man hand crew, This total included 6 Los Angeles County strike teams, con- s.' 0 30 . Numerous apartment complexes were totally destroyed in the fire, considered to be the worst in Anaheim or Orange County history, Other apart_ ment buildings were severely damaged, with roofs burned off or with the roof and top Boor destroyed, leaving the first Boor undamaged by &re. An apartment building with a composition roof, in the direct path of the fire, was Dot damaged. Fjfty~ne buildings were destroyed or severely damaged, In addition, two commercial buildings and three lingle-liamily dweDings were destroyed or dam- aged, A preliminary estimate of damage was set at S50 million. , . un report listed the ~Dowing summary or losses: 53 structures damaged or destroyed. 488 dweDing units damaged or destroyed, 1,288 citizens dis- placed and homeless; 24 vehicles destroyed, 39 citizens and fire fighters treated at hospitals. and 157 citizens treated at the scene. No liatalities resulted &om the Anaheim fire. Several residents sustained minor injuries, two suf- fered heart attaclts, and six fire fighters were treated lOr heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation, 1De major lactors contributing to the Anaheim FIRE JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 1983 -. --- " ) .,. t'On.~lion ~ft ...treal", woocI.ahinp. fOOL. t nck and Santa Ana winch. 1M- Anaht-im co attra IOn ry m ttK. WoocJw.)' Squarr &rr-' In Houston. Traas. on Jul). 31. 1m. Both 6m werr in lalland areu wilh adrqualr "'rr distribution I)'ltems and pubtic 1ft deputlMnl prolrc:tion; nrllhrr OCt'un-rd in brush. · "1Io1llt0ll ConL,retion Sprr.d. Arros. Jaollopo," flN: JOURJoIAl., Vol 74. No I OanUU)- 1IIflOl. p IS land or dun.., Uftllluall)- .,. ~at1w-r tondlUoru. As a ~su" or tIM. 1ft'. the- Cih . Anahrim JlUSf'd an ordinalK'l' In M.~' 11182 ~uirinlt Mil. combuslibtt' or firr.ftlll'danl roor C'V\~rin~ on an nrw construction or ft.roo&ng or aisling build- inls. ft~SS or thr ~paIK')' duslficaliOll, Thr nrw ordinanCt' cown ttlt- -..tland" arras whrrr untrt'.trd wood lhakrs and shinlles wrrt' prt'viously prrmilled, ~ I - -- ----. - .- FIRE }OUI\1IiAL - NOVEMBER 1983 - .'. -.,<~...- -.--'.. . ...-;....... ...,-.---: ,-".'- ~,""",'->";''', "<'<i"";<')".:'."-<""",~i~_:',"O",>_,-,-":,,, . . .. . Sin Frlnclaco, CA (San Franclaco Co.) Examiner (C/r. 5llW. 152,401) (Clr. S.t. 118,356) APR 2 8 1982 ~. , Shingle roofs loolt at ' em burn THE FIRE pear Disneyland that leveled 50 shake construction In beavlly wooded areas. 'buildings and left 1,200 people. bomeless San Francisco banned tbem after the 1926 the other day was caused by electrical sparks Ewing Field fire that historians say was 'the that Ignited one of t~e area's symbolic worst in Tbe CI.ty since the eartbquake and fire towering palms. But the flames were fed - of '06: gorged, really - by rustle, wood-sbingled roofs. Statewide, the approach bas been piece- The flattened, rubble-strewn blocks look meal. Los Angeles County passed a stringent like the bomb-ravaged ruins of Dresden. Only ordinance covering its unIncorporated areas, a the quick evacuation of residents prevented few years ago, the.n watere~ it down last month deaths. Had the lire not been spotted lmmedi- ,after the apologISts turned up tbe pollUcal ately, or had the flre station been a little, heat. The City of Los Angeles Is strengthening farther away, death might have baunted ,he its ordinance banning n'on-fire-retar~ant wood- site. sbingle rooflng materials from new buDdlngs and replacements. Orange County bans them in Apologists for the shlngle.and:-sbake indus- rural areas; and will move right away to extend try will blame the fire's destruction on the tbe prohibition to urban centers - such 1/1 the_ fierce winds. Some may bave the gaU to blame nelghborbood around Disneyland. . -' tbe power line, electricity itself - or tbe palm A state ban on flammable sblngles Is tree. , needed, and has been proposed. Assemblyman They will have to Ignore the fact that the Ilichard Robinson and Gov. Brown want winds were only sweeping the embers of legislation that would require fire-retardant. burning wooden shingles from roof to roof. roofing throughout the state. Their proposal The sparks and the tree were the matches. The would Include new homes, commercial build- roofs - were the kindling. Apologists now may ings and replacement roofs. wish to blame nature. Industry alJologlsts say that It would add to_ The winds cannot be' stopped, of course, the already prohibitIve cost of housing. Not much to the industry's dismay. But shlngl~necessarily. Tile roofs are comuarable In cost, roofs can and should be. At least they shOuld be though the shake Industry's own Clre-retardant kept (rom causing danger in congested urban shingles are mpre expen~lve. Reduced outlays and suburban areas. . for both Insurance prernlllms and payOJ1ls ,Bay Area residents should not feel secure should further cut the cost, and the taxpayer- because roof-racing fires have become almost a borne cost of fighting the fires would be saved. Lastly, what monetary value do the Industry's spring rite In Southern California. Last year, a apologists ascribe to life, or to the personal shingle-fed blaze ravaged 13 ~olldominlums In the East Bay city of Walnut Creek. A (ew Bay poss~ions that go up In flames? Area communities bave outlawed shlngle-and- It's long past time for state officials to acL . ;.." " - ':."t~,--:,,'- .--':"':_.~_..~','--.::;-,""' .' .-,,',. .- Kf'\lX NEWS/\AD))))ll(((O 1070 EDIT I~I L "'111 5UNSII IOUIPiAIfU LOS MIGHn, C"lIfORWA 900211 '''ON 1 1113/'.0-)000 , CIl OWNID Ihl. Is Ull" "I iI conh""'n1l !lml.., Itl KtUl; U..lIh, "dll",I.', .-UI...IIIU 'h. UIJUllon ul st".ltlt' '"""""mlu,,,I '''I hll'h:. H' "II_I "'I'""'" In Ih. cUlluuunl1y. llon'IOIl!u"le fhlllfl!lf'lIlnU"lI'1 ul OI)IIUllh,U .'"w\Julnt. .'. ot.." Ih.. OlllJuttUlUly lu 1III'Iy Oil thet aU .. YI)U mlnod Ih. b'oaden' Ollhh .dllo,"II, w. hope yuu win fO'" It, You, commenl, .r. alwa,. "'0" w.leo,,,.. ct"lUlln NicholaVI'. Vtn.' l'lfI'Ilde"I, ells n~lo OIYlslulI UIItIO,al Mllnag.l. KNX. Radio SUUJECT: Banning Combustible Roofs 82-64 BIIOADCAS1: April 23, 1902 8:15l\M, 12:15,6:15, 10:15PH KNX hopes that out of the ashes in Orange County will come prevention o-f..mor'e disasters. Somehow, Southern Californians still associate massive fire destruction'with In-ushy hillside area. But this week's Anaheim fire -- the worst ill the .-.rea's histoq' -- should change that thinking dramatically. 'fhe flames cut a swath through a flat- lalld section of town with deadly speed, fueled by wood-shingled roofing. Nany hillsido cOllullunltles have learned their fire lesson well. They've banned use of combustible [oofinlj materials in new homes or replaccmellt roofs. But complacency still rules in far too 1I~II1Y Southern California flatland areas. Fire officials say that congested areas where fire-retardant roofs aren't required are simply askiny for trouLle. What they've got, in effect, is acres ilnd acres of kindling, ready to receive and send off embers when adjacent buildings DUtn. Property OWnf!rS may object, but requiring non-combustible roofs is cheaper than the devastation that fire itself brings. 'fhe pl:operty owner isn't the only one hurt by fire. lIis nei9hbors are endall<jered Ly it, and taxpayers pay for comba t ting it. The Anaheim blaze wasn't some flatland fluke. L.A. County experts say that dUJ:'in<j a two year pel"lod, 1II0St blazes starting on wood roofs were located ill the flatlands. Fire depiH'tments thes;:; ~:':Jf~ ,He liciL'..l-pfl!s:sed. Citizens must do tlll~ir part to avoid dis.-.stt!r. '1'1) KNX, that lIIedns widespread mlilctment of combustible roofin') bans. 'rhe cities of. Los Angeles cUIIJ Irvine soon will consider such b.-.ns. May they and other local leaders remember Anaheim when they vote. - '-. ~,:,,'~:~_,y;.'i:?'_- '. -, ,~_":,,,.~_,~, ~': ,.",;,:.,,, '-'1_0'-_.-:"::,.~,,, . .,,-... '.:f" -",<-.._-~- ~lo.e Call in Concor~ On Hay 21, 1984, in the tract known as -The Cro~~ings. in Concor~, ve came very close to having our own conflagration. One house with a vood shake roof starte~ burning from a fire vhich originated In the garage. Upon arrival of the first fire unit, the wood shake roof of the house next door vas alrea~y starting to burn an~ the vood shake roofs of the two houses imme~iately behind the burning house were receiving flying brands and radiate~ heat. The fire department was able to prevent the next-~oor house from burning further and to protect the ioof of the house l~ediately behind the burning house from catching fire. However, they were not able to prevent the roof of the fourth -house (the other one behind the original burning house) from burning. That fire quickly extended into the attic, then into the rooms below. Soon the fire department was faced with having the first house fully involved: the roof of the second house partly burned and threatening to burn further: the third house still needing to be protected: the entire second story, including the roof, of the fourth house fully involved: 'the wood shake roof of a fifth house, next door to the burning fourth house, receiving brands and radiated heat; and hot brands from the two main fires landing on the dry, wood shake roofs of at least four other houses -- as far as a block and a half away from the original fire. Aerial photographs of this fire scene clearly indicate the enormous potential for a conflagration that this incident presented. (See photos in documentation section.) Very fortunately, the fire depart- ment was able to muster additional personnel to protect the other threatened roofs before one of the flyi~g brands ignited them. Also, very fortunately, the weather conditions were relatively moderate that day. 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".~~f,<:..c"' ~ -'" \ 1867 SPRINGER ROAD I MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 84040 (BOO) ll62~540 . (415) 1185-3469 . A pool. . C~y aDd Uttle eJse are amoD, remaJu of ., .....e-r'OO! San Ramon from Danville. and the city required that several Improvements be made so it would fit Into the existing char- acter of the neighborhood. Onl! requirement was that Its old oihc:ke roof be replaced - with a new shake roof. There was no requirement that the shakes be treated. In Danville, Fire Chief Mike Bloc!get said that the department is considering imposition of con- trols. , : "There's always the threat of , a problem of a fire spreading from roof to roof," be said. In the Pittsburg and Antioch area, the Riverview Fire District Is getting the cooperation of the dues and builders to ring new lubdivisions with houses with fire retardant roofs. ' "The most dangerous litua- tlons would be 11 a wildfire , sweeps in aDd ignites eight or 10 - homes simultaneouslY," said Chief Vincent Aiello., "But the ' first line of houses with fire re- : tardant roofs will prevent that." . Rhoades predicts that soon; fire retardant roofs will be re- ! qui red on all new bomes i throughout the county. i Building codes with that re- quirement have been adopted by Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek and Concord. Lafayette and Clayton both follo'l\' county code require- ments, which have no treatment requirements for shake or shin- gle roofs. Building Inspections in both cities are conducted by the county. _ "The county is our aext ob- jective," Rhoades said. "I'm con- fident the county will adopt it." But before the county can take action it must show that lpecial Jocal conditions make it neces- sary to adopt 1 local building 'COde atrict.erthan the state's . model. ' . N 0 g~eat ~h~kes'~ , Roof matenals susceptible to flames:. n ., Frw"" Woo"'" . Contra Costa €ounty lIaS had.' JI'Ie ".... Beveral close calls,' he said, but t MARTINEZ - The fires that ' as yet has not had a conflacra- recently burned bomes in 1.4- tlon. But be cited the Anaheim . - fayette, WaJDut Creek and Mar- fire in ApriJ 1982, wbenwirin, 1 tlna have buttressed the argu- In a palm tree short-cln:1alted-.'! 'ment of area firefighters that - aDd dropped . ipark on a shake .f . strict Jlmits -should be imposed roof. . ' l '; ,,' ~ ' ~, on the use of shakes and shiD&I~ ,Fifty~~ buUdings - bomes, ~ as roofing materials. ,apartments and commercial . Two weeks ago, Assistant buildings - burned at a 1011 of ;: Chief Robert Rhoades of tbe -- $50 miJUon.' ; , -. Contra Costa Consolidated Fire The industry says there really l District appeared before the Isn't a problem in Contra Costa - Concord City Council to ask that County and that unless untrut- , an sha Ites and shingles be cd shake roofs are banned by the banned unless they are pressure- state's uniform building code, no treated with a fire retardant - local action should be taken; an expensive process that CaD be Treatment adds 25 percent te done only In the factory. the cost b\lt, Rh04des aald, Jab- lon industry. spokesman oratory tests show that treated : stepped up to suggest that the shakes and shingles ~ve a long-: council take a Jesson from Los er Wetime than QUtreated onea.'~ AltO$ Hills, near Palo Alto. ^ "It's always cheaper to have a,- council decision there to impose better roof," Rboades laid. the restrictions proved to be un-, III the recent fire iD Lafayette, " popular and it was upset by a eight bouses were destroyed or ; referendum. damaged. Most had shake roofs, - "Submit it to the voters," the but one close to the top of the ' industry man suggested. not slope bad a tile roof. Dry brush knowing that as he spoke several next to the bouse set fire to the shake-roofed homes in Los Altos wood eves, and the fire burned.. Hills were burning. _ into the house under the tile, The council. though unaware destroying about balf of the of the Peninsula fire, took house. Rhoades' advice and voted unan- "But this house did not COD-' imously to apply tbe restric- tribute to the spreading to other tions. bouses," Rhoades said. Shake and shingle rools Jong Fire ChIef Phil Pbillips, of the bave been a problem for fire- Dublln-San Ramon Services Db- fighters, Rhoades said. trict, said We is being used on "When a fire statU oq one the roofs of most bomes now shake roof, sparks are going to being built in San Ramon. land on others," Rhoades said. "But frankly, It's just a matter "And as soon as you have three of time before we have to have houses burning, It's beyond the controls:' be laid. capabilities of any fire depart- J. home r~eDtJy wu moved to ment. It bums until it runs out of 'roofs and houses:' .-,...".:'...... I .. ..~ 1667 SPRINGER ROAD I MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94040 (800) 962~540 . 1415) 965-3469 Contra Costa County Timl April 16, 1985 fIJ ';iiJ";; l~.a t-~~ [8 ~ i'S k ~ ~~.~.;:." 'il ~j~ gSI~'; .:a:~i= IfIIf t; f !lle:;e"f! ~ 8 -'1 ~ 1l -: S I i ~ > f .." 1 !S ;J= 8- e;=8. 0.. >>-..~.e fIJ !P:' - 8. ~ u e B .lI:;~:'" 'i ~ 0 oX ,s,c 0'9'6 ~ . >>C.:!:l!i l:S c;:Z'c!i ~. Ii f i i; f i L ~ ~ ~ ~ 8.'S! ~ ~ i!-J IIIIIlI i! - I: ~ i'.c ... _2 - ~ ~:ca ;'i.ll: a ~ QJ !tlij.i~~~e~l~~5~~~ ~ (:J >>_'f ... ~1'~.!S !1.il .~ . ~1l.5: ,.= i1 ;~~~:!~~ ~ui; ~ ~~I.!I:! t:=J) 2810:= t:~! t:~e:c ~~~8. 'r' .! j :.. .at ~ ~ , :?: ~ s '2":' .a Jl E j} : '5 1. ! ..8 - f~ i .s ~ 'il ~ il 8 a QJ f!l:u..:.~.!e] 8'Ej ~~f'a I-t J f.! 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CALIFORNIA 94040 (BOO) 962-4540 . (415) 965-3469 an t ranti~to TExnmintt: <E.. "_-':-=-J~ 'r.~' Tuesday, July 2, 1985 . 25e ,<;a y "rea "l ' : _.: ., I ';l~ .,"..,f. .: ..~ . ',' 'Los J\ftos HHls blaze called arson --.--.- Firefighters today patrolled an ee- rie I,OOO-acre landscape of glowing embers where flames destroyed at 1e2~ 12 expensive homes in Los Altos ilills and injured 10 firefighters. -:_: 11, .. '''Ill: ' t.s.". ['r.. ,: ~.~~. S."",\ ~ . .i ....~ 4"r~ ~ ~~ . . ,- ~ r .. .": .' .~ .",. . ..\r.. ~ '~'~~~~~e-' $'" .~~ ,:"':~:~ .~. ~:~ :"., ~ :1 ;'; ~~ .'..:.01. ' ,.....> . 'I .' l"1;" J .~ ....rJ . ~ ." ..'. '"I'his was the fir!' we had always hoped would never happen," Louise , Dronkert, mayor of Los Altos Hills, s-jd as she surveyed the bl.irnpd upa from the Palo Alto Hills Golf an~ Country Club parldllg lot. .' . SiX hourS aner the flre Degan, flames I1ill burned brightly In BOrne areas where the fires had skipped about on blustery winds. . Pockets of smoke lingered in the canyons as I fUll yellow moon rose over the bills. Most bOWleS remained dark - power bad been turned off during the beight of the fire. The fire "..as brought under control by 6:00 p.m. FIre officials estimated the dam- age ,at ~,<XXl to $750,<XXl a bome. .. A ;Ire Official said: "It's just like .. L.A. - wooden roofs, vegetation \lith. In close proximity to the structures. Will these people believe It when we tell them to clear the vegetation? No_" Los Altos FIre CapL Ed Hageman said "conditions were just about right for disaster." He credited scores of teen-agers - "I don't know who they are" - with helping to save houses and fight the fire. One volunteer, ll).year-old Mark Slocum of Los Altos, saw the smoke 'and decided to watch the fire. When be saw Its magnitude, "I thought I'd belp, It's kind of exciting, helping ~ pie. I watered one roof and some wom- an gave me ~. It kind of makes it ,worthwhile." " A number of area residents be- ,Ueved they saved their homes by re- o fusing to obey firefighters' evacuation ,c:>>rders 10 they cc:>>uk!. ~ their, ~oofs, \- '~ C) = rn B I t rn o ~ U") co CJ"\ ...-4 ~ ...-4 ...-4 j E .S! & i ell Q) -e Q) ~ 1:: Q Q. ~ .... .... :E (I) Q ...... .... < (I) Q ~ Q) fI} 1-1 ca a. fI} = e .- ~ = Q) => Q) 1-1 a. Q) 1-1 ..... u... H~-. 1:; G1t:; '8! .:!.l S:. sGI f ::::14 ~~.!!J s- 0",05 sa u=_ 410 1!-=0 ~~ ~CU'" ~: 1)1 ~~ ~;~,~j~ "C~ .E-'.... e lEa. ~ 1667 SPRINGER ROAD I MOUNTAIN VIEW. 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The daughter of the home's renlers apparently was burning cardboard or pa per in the fire- place when the embers floated up the chimney and ignited the wood-shingled roof, Foley said. The girl left the house while the paper burned in the fireplace, and only the family's son was in the house when the fire started, Foley said. A neighbor telephoned the fire department at 11:30 a.m, Firefighters estimate the structural damage at $55,000 and the loss of possessions at $5,000. One firefighter received minor injuries when a portion of the ceiling collapsed on him, but he was not taken to the hospilaL Article found by Bernie Lander, Calif. Lifetile In: C:.'"._ C'. Fre.no, CA (Fr..no Co.) B.. (Clr. D. 120,909) (Clr. S. 143,259) JilL ~ The Fresno Bee Fire danger overhead In June, 1981 in Walnut Creek, 14_ condominium units were destroyed and 24 more units were damaged in a fire. In October, 1981 in Chatsworth, five homes were destroyed by a fire started by burning embers blown from a brush fire a mile away. In April, 1982 in Anaheim, 524 apartment units were destroyed, leaving more than' 1,500 homeless. All these fires had a common denominator _ they had untreated wood shake or shingle roofs. In the Anaheim fire, some 50 buildings were burned out. The only two left standing had fire retardant roofs. To prevent such fires, Assemblyman Richard Robinson is spOnsoring AB 3797, legislation, which would require every roof , _ both new construction and any exisflng roofs on which more than 50 percent of the area has to be resurfaced - to be constructed with fire-resistant material after Jan. I, 1983. The fire rating for these roofs would have to meet a Class "C" rating. Such a rating, which provides minimum protection, prohibits. the use of wood shingles and shakes not treated with a fire-resistant material. AB 3797 has already passed the Assembly. It now faces a vote in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee on Aug. 3. More than 100 cities and counties in California have already passed ordinances or adopted codes requiring fire-resistant roofing in all or parts of their jurisdiction. San Francisco has required fire-resistant rnnfe: 'In,. "o-Jlirl" IU\ UCll~...:" & D ')?Q'7 ...,nulA """t preclude counties from enforcing more stringent ordinances if they deem it necessary . There are many causes for roof fires, among them brush fires, lightning, fireworks and embers from fireplaces. While the need for fire-resistant roofs in high brush areas is obvious such protective roofing is no less important in the Oatlands: AB m7 is a necessary step inproviding this protection. it should be passed. ~. ~~_ -x,: THE FACTS ABOUT WOOD ROOFING SAFETY: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE Published by the red cedar shingle and handsplit shake industry to assist interested persons in obtaining a fair and proper per- spective on the subject of roofing materials and roofing safety. ., RED CEDAR SHINGLE & HANDSPLlT SHAKE BUREAU 515 - 116th Avenue N.E., Suite 275 Bellevue, Washington 98004 (206) 453-1323 '" "v~ """',1' ~ -~, ~ 1l' '.~ It1 "'!Ill' t~~ _CJ.. ; :~, .~,~~ ~~r\ ~~' ;$ ~t'~~ ~:~;~~ ;~_i5 ~-~:., ' ~' " r tH i hHmu. . r-""' (~, A ho.rl- \\Il\lt{ ~s.J~-f.t : if ~r u-\ ftr5ptJ,ot M THE FACTS ABOUT WOOD ROOFING SAFETY: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE INTRODUCTION THE BUREAU THE GROWTH OF PRODUCT USE THE INDUSTRY PHILOSOPHY Perspective: BRUSH CONFLAGRATIONS In recent years there has been a concentrated effort on the part of private firms and public agencies to secure the elimination of wood roofing from residential and commercial roofs throughout the country. This effort has been based on the allegation that wood roofing poses a fire safety danger. In order to place, before those individuals and agencies who are concerned with the question, the actual facts concerning wood roofs and safety, the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau makes known the following basic facts. The Bureau is a trade association located in Bellevue, Washington, representing over 400 mills whose production of shingles and handsplit shakes carry the Certigrade and Certi-Split labels, respectively. The Bureau, which has served the industry, the building trades and the general public for over 65 years, is engaged principally in product inspection and grading, in research and development, in promulgation of proper application methods, and in advertising and promotion of product use. - Over the past 20 years the popularity of shingles and the heavier hand split shakes has increased appreciably. There is little doubt that this success has caused the "safety iIuestion" to be raised by competitors of the shingle and shake industry. The shingle and shake industry believes the public is entitled to a fair and complete understanding of all facts dealing with the matter of roofing safety. The industry, principally through the offices of the Bureau, has attempted to keep the question of safety in proper perspective and to combat all organized efforts to depart from the essential facts. As an organization based on ethical standards of conduct in promotion and information programs, the Bureau often has been placed at a disadvantage by the practices of distortion and misrepresentation which frequently accompany attacks by its competitors or well-meaning but uninformed fire zealots. Nevertheless, the industry feels that by maintaining its principles of fairness and integrity, the questions which arise regarding roofing safety will be considered with the same fairness and integrity by the vast majority of municipal officers, code officials and private citizens. No single example of the need for perspective in matters of roofing safety is more illustrative than the highly publicized hill-brush conflagrations which sweep across areas of California during fire seasons. These conflagrations frequently cause the destruction of scores, sometimes hundreds, of dwellings, and losses in tens of millions of dollars. These fires have common elements which need to be understood. Annual and predictable, they occur in periods of extremely low humidity (as low as 3070) after long periods of drought (up to 9 months), and are fanned by so-called Santa Ana winds (up to 80 and 90 miles per hour). Firefighting conditions in these conflagrations are atrocious. There are vast accumulations of volatile (greasewood-type) brush, hilly terrain, inadequate roads for equipment deployment, inadequate (and in some cases non-existent) water supplies, and capricious winds which shift fire direction. The heat generated by such fires is so intense that homes literally explode when exposed to it, including those constructed primarily of such materials as steel, masonry and glass. The record shows that these fires play no favorites. Perspective: FIRE CAUSE STATISTICS Perspective: INSURANCE Perspective: LIFE SAFETY Perspective: WIND RESISTANCE These conditions are unique to California, especially the southern part of the state. They are duplicated nowhere else in the nation, and should not be permitted to influence attitudes toward roofing materials throughout the nation. Brush is the major culprit. Unless and until the brush is cleared or otherwise controlled, the fire losses will continue year after year, no matter what types of materials are used to construct houses in these hill-brush areas. National Fire Protection Association, in their annual listings of fires by cause, showed "Sparks on Roofs" to account for 6.7ltJo of total fires in 1945. This percentage declined, year by year, until 1970 when it showed 0.5ltJo, and thereafter was eliminated from the report. In effect, the 1970 report showed only one-half of IltJo of all fires started on the roof - and these were roofs of ALL types. A four-year study conducted by the insurance industry in the state of Iowa - one of the few which segregated losses by types of roofing materials - revealed that fire losses to wood-roofed residences, on a loss-ratio basis, were less than those covered with other roofing materials. It is significant that the insurance industry, which deals most directly with fire losses, has seen fit to eliminate the age-old fire insurance differentials on wood-roofed residences. Following the lead of New York state in 1940, all states have wiped out the differentials. Throughout their history, neither the cedar industry nor the Bureau has maintained that shingles and shakes do not bum. But so will practically everything else that goes into the construction of a dwelling or other building. Since over 95ltJo of all residential fires begin in the interior of the home, it is logical to relate life safety to the reduction of interior fires. Life safety begins inside the home where carelessness, smoking, overtaxed electrical and heating equipment plus other causes provide the true danger. It is far more significant to provide fire-resistant furnishings - carpets, drapes, furniture, etc. - than fire-retardant exterior building materials. Of great importance in life safety considerations is the tendency of wood shingle or shake roofs, which normally are applied on spaced sheathing boards, to self-ventilate in the event of an interior fire. Remember, this is where over 95ltJo of home fires start. Life losses in home fires arise mainly because of suffocation from superheated gas and smoke, 'not from the flames themselves, and the release of these toxic gasses through the roof is a life-saving characteristic of wood- roofing. Tight roofs - e.g. asphalt roofing on solid sheathing - are killer roofs. The Bureau and the industry, supported by thousands of concerned tradespeople, have long sought to establish "total roofing performance" as the essential criterion. It is a fact, for example, that the wind-resistant and hurricane-resistant properties of wood shingles and shakes are far superior to those of any competitive material. In storm after storm in the Southeast and elsewhere, cedar shakes and shingles have demonstrated their ability to withstand high winds. For example: . . . Following the disastrous onslaught of Hurricane Carla to the Texas Gulf in 1961, a Civil Defense Director said: HI can only give one blanket statement, and that is those houses with wood shingles escaped almost unscathed and those with any other type of roofing absorbed some degree of damage. " Perspective: SUMMARY . . . After Hurricane Dora ripped St. Augustine, Florida, in 1964, a local official concerned with the preservation of the city's historic buildings said, HThe performance of wood roofs on restored buildings during the hurricane was superb. " . . . In 1965 the Southeast Forest Experiment Station and the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory collaborated to publish a booklet titled "Houses Can Resist Hurricanes." It is a fine testimonial to wood roofing, containing such statements as: HOften, the greatest total damage in hurricanes occurs when asphalt shingles and other roofing materials are blown from roofs. . . Wood shingles and built-up roofs show up best in hurricane damage while asphalt shingles and metal roofs give the poorest performance. . . Wood shingles have the ability to remain in place even during periods of extreme wind velocities. . . It is likely that many existing (code) restrictions will be removed based on their excellent performance (in hurricanes). " The durability of roofing materials is far more than an academic consideration, for it affects to an appreciable degree the maintenance costs of homeowners. Cedar shake and shingle roofs are famed for longevity. Documentary evidence of this is given in Report BMS-57 issued by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards, which indicates that the average roof life expectancy of wood shingle roofing is approximately double that of asphalt. Laboratory tests made at the University of Texas at Arlington revealed that attic temperatures under wood shingle roofing (spaced sheathing) are approximately 30-degree F lower than under asphalt roofing (plywood sheathing). This can be translated into vast savings in the cost of operating air conditioning equipment in hot climates. A roofing material should be judged on the basis of its total per- formance-its durability, its insulation properties, its appearance, its initial cost and its cost per year of life expectancy, its wind resistance - and its fire performance both as regards safety to life and safety to property. We respectfully submit that red cedar shingles and shakes - when evaluated on the basis of total performance, when judged in perspective - provide the finest of roof coverings in today's market. Cedar roofs are popular. People prefer cedar. To deny their freedom of choice - to sacrifice their preference on the altar of fire-resistance - is' irrational and contrary to basic American principles. ~ Perspective: DURABILITY Perspective: INSULATION FI By Brian Buchanan Wood T echonologisl, Lufkin Almost three years have passed since the tragic fire at the Wood way Square Apartment Complex in Houston, That fire has been la- beled the most disastrous residential fire ever to occur in Houston, destroying 350 apart- ments, leaving 750 people homeless and causing more than $20 million in damage, There was no loss of life. Because the apartments had wood shingled roofs, there has been a concerted effort on the part of private firms, public agencies and par- ticularly the asphalt roofing industry to elimi. nate wood roofing from residential and com- mercial roofs, not only in Texas but the entire country. This effort has been based on the alle- gation that wood roofing poses a "fire safety" danger. What is the danger of wood roofs? How Many Wood Roofs? Within the last 20 years the popularity of wood shingles and shakes has increased ap- preciably, Estimates are that 30-40 percent of new homes in Dallas and Houston have wood shingled roofs. In 1977, 830,000 squares of shingles and shakes were installed in Texas, This represents more than 83 million square feet of roofing, roughly 40 percent of the wood roofing used in the United States, F're Cause Stat'st,cs Because of several large and spectacular fires in recent years involving wood roofs, such as the Woodway Square Apartments in Hous- ton, the public has been led to believe that such fires occur frequently and in fact, are on the increase, Such is not the case, The National Fire Protection Associati~n in their annual listings of fire causes, showed "sparks on roof" to account for 6.7 percent of all fires in 1945 (39,000 wood roof fire inci- dences), This percentage continued to decline until 1970 when it showed 0,5 percent (less than 5,000 incidences) and subsequently was dropped from the report, During that same time period (1945,1970) the total number of fires increased from 585,000 to 921,000, In effect, the 1970 report showed only ,05 per. cent of all fires started on the roof, and these were roofs of all types, During that same pe' riod, the number of wood shakes and shingle roofs increased 250 percent. Many homeowners have been led to believe that asphalt roofs do not burn; they do, In a 1977 seven-state study, less than one percent of fires started on roofs: twelve hundredth's of one percent of the fires started on wood roofs, eleven hundredth's of one percent of the fires started on asphalt roofs, Higher Insurance Costs The insurance industry, which deals most directly with fire losses, has completely elimi- nated the fire insurance differential for wood shingled homes, Following New York in 1940, 40 states have eliminated the fire insurance penalties on dwellings with wood roofing - Texas in 1961. Ofthe remaining ten states, the penalties have been substantially lowered to between $3 and $9 per year per policy, _ Alr ACHMENT 8v : ~ fALt~6 ~ uJDD4 ~~ II Higher Property Damage Many homeowners have been led to believe that fires involving wood roofs result in higher property damage than fires involving asphalt roofs; such is not the case. A four-year study conducted by the insur- ance industry in Iowa, one of few states that segregate losses by type of roofing materials, revealed that the fire losses to wood roofed residences, on a loss-ratio basis, were less than those covered with other roofing materials, A contributing factor is "smoke damage". One 15-state study showed an average dol- lar loss of $3,101 for homes with wood roofs, $3,487 for homes with asphalt roofs, a dif- ference of 11 percent. It should be noted that further investigation revealed that In one city, for example, the appraised value of wood shingled homes was as much as 166 percent greater than other homes. Owners of larger, more expensive, custom homes preferred wood shingles to asphalt and still do, Life Safety At this point, there are many who will ques- tion the accuracy of the statistics mentioned in this article, True, there is and probably always will be conflict between promoters of wood shingles and promoters of other roofing mate- rials such as asphalt or fiberglass shingles, There is a great deal of money at stake for manufacturers of both kinds. One little-to-be- fore mentioned aspect of roof coverings is that of "life safety", No one can deny that cedar shakes and shingles burn, for that matter, so do asphalt shingles, Since over 95 percent of all residen- tial fires originate in the interior of the home, it is logical to relate "life safety" to the reduction of interior fires. Life safety begins inside the home where carelessness, smoking, over- taxed electrical and heating equipment plus other causes provide the true danger to the homeowner. It seems far more logical to this observer to provide fire-resistant furnishings (carpets, drapes, furniture, etc,) than fire retar- dant exterior building materials, such as roof coverings. Wood shingle and shake roofs, which are normally installed over "spaced" sheathing, "self-ventilate" In the event of an interior fire, which is where 95 percent of all home fires originate, Asphalt roofing, on the other hand, Is applied over "solid" decking, which severely restricts the ventilation of toxic gases and smoke to the outside, Most life losses In fires arise mainly because of suffocation from super heated smoke and gas, not the fire itself, It is little consolation to the homeowner that his as- phalt roof was saved if he died from smoke inhalation. National figures are not available, but an in- tensive study was made in Dallas during a 30- month period, During that time, no one died in a wood roofed home there, however, 88 peo- ple lost their lives in homes with asphalt shingled roofs, Fire Retardant Treatments For Existing Wood Roofs No doubt there are going to be some home- owners who have wood roofs who will not rest easy until that roof is "fire retardant treated", Many manufacturers and promoters of so- called "fire retardants" know this and hope to capilalize on it. Within six months after the Woodway Square Apartment fire, no less than 20 companies in Texas were promoting their fire retardants for wood roofs, The Texas Forest Products Laboratory performed accel- erated weathering and fire tests on a number of these formulations, Except for "Ocean 441 Fire Retardant" manufactured by Ocean Chemicals Incorporated in Savannah, Geor- gia, they all failed, many in the unweathered state, Because of such variation in durability and fire resistance between the many products, the Texas Forest Products Laboratory cannot rec- ommend the fire retardant treatment of wood roofs to improve fire resistance, The high cost and poor performance of the treatments make them unfeasible, A strong demand exists for a spray-on fire retardant for wood shingles that is effective, durable, reasonable in cost and aes- thetically appealing, Some chemical company or research institute probably will develop one, but to date this has not happened, Total Roofing Performance In the final analysis, the homeowner should look at the overall performance of a roofing system as a "whole", whether it be wood, as- phalt, tile or whaoover. One should look at durability, insulative properties, appearance, initial cost and cost-per-year of life expec- tancy, wind resistance and above all, fire per- formance, Redcedar shingles and shakes, when evalu, ated on the basis of total performance, provide one of the finest roof coverings in today's market. Questions to ask the fire officials before th~ city councils pertaining to their request for fire retardant roofing materials. Number - or percentage of homes in the city with WOOD roofs Residential fires during the past J years -- and the number of them in residences with wood roofs. The average dollar loss per home -- any figure on what type of roof "sealed" as per composition or heavy tile -- or wood. Percent of fires starting on roofs, and average loss - in dollars. ~ of fires started by illegal firewocks What percent of the homes have spark arresters - and do you check What percent of the homes have "brush clearance" as required by law. Cost effect on the community of the ordinance permits a year - what percent are wood roofs. how many reroofing What is the additional cost to the home owner for changing from a wood roof to a composition, or tile underlaying of plywood deck, plus the cost of the materials. What is the additional cost of treate~ wood roof over the untreatea material to the home owner. Would a "spray-on" treatment be acceptable -- a retreatment could be specified at the time of resale of the propertYi similar to the termite inspection proceedure. % of homes within 5 ~1nut~E response time of a tire station Al"T '~"" ~" ~ ~ r\ I!rr" '~:- -1- fx, _,,- '. . ,', , . .::.. ,.J .. '_ },'.. '.~_ c_ . ,: , ',' ',','," ~?,",",',',;",',,:,:_i!\ L',' '. :..,,!. ~ 1~; ~'~'>:5- "'l . ~< ~. I flUj i.~'~~ \i . \" QJ~.s~ io ~$ ~ ~Q ~rt ~"t~~", If .. From · RED CEDAR SHINGLE & HANDSPllT SHAKE BUREAU 5510 White Building, S~attle, Wash. 98101 . The following tabulation, prepared from published reports of the National Fire Pro- tection Association, shows a steady downward trend in the estimated number of fires at- tributed to sparks on roofs of all types for the 26 calendar years of 1945-1970 inclusive (a decrease from 6.7% in 1945 to 0.5% in 1970). During this period, the use of wood shingles and shakes for roofs, as recorded and compiled by the Red Cedar Shingle & Hand- split Shake Bureau, has generally increased (see Col. 6). lack of statistics to support a fire. insurance rate differential has prompted removal of the dwelling wood roof charge in 34 states. In the 16 states where a differential still remains, it has been reduced appreciably. The downward trend, and removal of dwelling fire insurance differentials, can be attributed in part to modern-day resin-and-pitch~free cedar shingles and shakes which are not as vulnerable to sparks, to the decrease in spark sources from solid fuels, and to improved regulations of zoning and construction of buildings. Estimated U.S. Building Fire Losses Caused by Sparks on Roofs, All Types (from Quarterlies of National Fire Protection Association) (6) Shipments Cedar Shakes (2) Date of (3) Estimated Number (4) Estimated Total (5) Ratio and Shingles, (I) Year Quarterly Fi res this Cause Number Fires Roof Fi res Roof Squares 1945 Oct., 1946 39,000 585,000 6. rlo 3,457,405 1946 Oct., 1947 29,000 608 ,000 4.8% 3,226,211 1947 Oct., 1948 27,000 538,000 5.0% 3,867,391 1948 Oct., 1949 23 , 500 570,000 4.1% 4,053,043 1949 Oct. , 1950 21,800 580,000 3.8% 4,313,037 1950 Oct., 1951 18,000 600,000 3 . 0"10 5 , 113 ,964 1951 Oct. , 1952 16,000 625,000 2.6% 4,527,580 1952 Oct., 1953 16,200 703,000 2.3% 4,110,825 1953. Oct., 1954 13,400 727,000 1.9% 4, 119, 245 1954 Oct. , 1955 13,900 774,600 1.8% 4,272,265 1955 Oct., 1956 13,300 811,800 1.6% 4,591,723 1956 Oct., 1957 15,800 824,400 1.9% 4,085,252 1957 Oct. , 1958 12,300 843,900 1.5% 3,654,835 1958 Oct., 1959 9,300 866,700 1.1% 3,905,354 1959 Oct. , 1960 11,900 883,300 1.3% 4,329,607 1960 Oct., 1961 10,300 890,200 1.2'% 3,942,762 1961 Oct., 1962 _ 9,100 857,400 1.1% 4,076,812 1962 Oct., 1963 8,700 886,600 1. 0"10 4,219,470 1963 Oct., 1964 ~ 8,000 918,600 0.9% 4,999,578 1964 Sept. , : 1965'''' 7,400 912,600 0.8% 5,149,352 1965 Sept., 1966,', 5,800 921,.700 0.6% 5 , 060 , 74 I 1966 Sept. , 1967>" 4,500 970,800 0.5% 4,641,933 1967 Sept. , 1968,'" 2,900 960,900 0.3% 4,606,899 1968 Sept., 1969'''' 3,600 974,400 0.4% 5,601,192 1969 Sept., 1970'''' l.,OOO 973,000 0.4% 4,638,646 1970 Sept., 1971'''' 5,000 992,000 0.5% 4, 195, 79 I 1971 Sept. , 1972'''' ")'n': 996,600 ** 5,332,401 * from Fire Journal, Successor to Quarterly of NFPA *,... 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Smoldering ciga- rettes, faulty wiring, defective flues - these and many other factors can be responsible for the middle-of-night fires which take such a toll of lives and property each year. The products of combustion are heat, gas, smoke and ex- panded air. They have one thing in common which renders them capable of control: they travel in one direction - up. When a fire starts in the living quarters of a house, these dangerous elements shoulder their way upward until trapped in attic enclosures. Here they can literally explode and spread destruction throughout the house. But such explosive forces can be avoided if the trapped gases are allowed to vent or escape through the roof into the atmos- phere. Firemen frequently will chop a hole in the roof of a building on fire to permit the escape of combustible gases before hazarding entry into the building below. It is a fact that wood shingles, applied as they normally are on spaced or "slat" sheathing boards, are capable of self- venting in the case of fire underneath. On the other hand, so-called fire-resistant roofs delay the escape of lethal smoke and gas, often with fatal results. Tight roofs are killer roofs. Keeping in mind that well over 95% of all home fires originate within the structure, it can be said that, from the standpoint of life safety, the safest roof is the wood roof. (On the following pages is a newspaper account of a mon- strousfire which destroyed the home of a nationally-famous athlete. The "fire-proof" non- wood shingles on this home served to contain the fire and cause its explosive'spread throughout the attic and then downward into the living quarters.) ,"~ V...i.~ 1,i"'~~,~- "'~~.~~,~ :~ }~ ~ i;' .,; '..' ,7 · i , 1\" "..'"- r.j I' 8f 1\ i I f:,i.irniiLll . " .. l)",,\f ~.f.fc~u " .,'~.df,~>:tt ~< ~:'/.::,'~:< _ ", ,~, :;~{t;.:~~~~:~;~~~~;~-~~!lt CO.6 An,gele.6 ~ime.6 Tuesday, February 1, 1983 Fireman examining a basketball that was pres- ented to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the occasion of his 1 a,aaOth career rebound, and other firemen carrying portraits of him from the house. Fire Destroys Abdul-Jabbar's Home By MARK A, STEIN, Times Staff Writer A fierce early-morning fire swept through the Bel-Air home of bas- Ketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar early Monday, gutting the luxurious rnain house and causing an estimat- ('-I $2,5 million damage, :"ire inve5tigators theorized that the blaze, which also destr()yed milch of Abdul-Jabbar's extensive and expensive collection of Oriental l".'gs, jazz record albums and sports trophies, may have been caused by :! faulty fireplace, but added that the investigation is continuing, Four people-Cheryl Pistono, identified as Abdul-Jabbar's girl- friend; his 2-year-old son, Amir; imd Pistono's two brothers. Jimmy and Jeff-were in the house when the blaze erupted shortly after 3:30 a,m" but all escaped unhurt, Two other people, gardener Ro- lando Fuentes, and his wife, Marta, a maid, were sleeping in a detached caretaker's' cottage when the fire was first spotted. Both the cottage and an adjoining garage were un- touched by the flames, Abdul-JablJar was in Boston, where the Los Angeles Lakers had played the Celtics the night before, He flew home Monday after learn- ing of the fire over breakfast. Fire investigators are concen- trating their probe on the remains of a living room fireplace, Preliminary inspection of the home's smoky ruins indicated that the fire may have started and spread through the attic before becoming noticeable to the people inside, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Ed R said "It would appear as though'it was in the attic and spread the length of the house, then burned straight down the walls, as opposed to ng In one r m an smoke in the house earlier- and thought that it might have had, Please see BLAZE, Page % BLAZE: Abdul-Jabbar elg r who called in the first alarm to authoritier said the blaze raced through the house with surprising speed, "At first, it looked like a bonfire you w.Juld have in a forest or something, only it was a little bigger," she said. "Then it just flashed-whoosh!-and it was every- where. For a while, it was burning so brightly that I thought I could see through the walls," Despite the speed and intensity of the fire, Pistono and her brothers were able to save several of Abdul-Jab- bar's sports trophies and about $50,000 worth of Oriental rugs, Reed said. Abdul-Jabbar buys and sells rugs and kept several samples in his home to show customers, said his agent, Tom Collins, , Eight engine companies needed 40 minutes to knock down the fire, and a dozen firefighters still were poking at pesky hotspots more than four hours after the first alarm, Firefighters and nearby residents worried for a while that cinders from the blaze might spark fires elsewhere in the scenic canyon, but the blaze was restricted to Abdul-Jabbar's house. JJ{ -ok~~fJtJd<1~ tk..Jt-~IP,"~:''' ~;;'~~ ~, tk;1: tur1UU k Wtit.uf up tHJd ouit ~ tkn~frketl~ ~tit~l!_ ~~ ~wuuV~~ ~uf. ~!<J ~cd ~ tAt.~ ~ f:a-Mt4~ ~~:~tkfvtt ~ ~~eAJo.it ~' I~~th~ and~t:I ~~/ ~ a dJ ~tIait tl.4d--cdM r-~ / Ao1~ ~ t4t4~ ~ ~ttr4 d'ar tfit tvdf ~ 75'% ttfal'/ ~ L~'A """}_..~-* ~I ~~v~'~~ , "where the smoke and gases were trapped and they couldn't escape. . . . . " Excerpted from a statement by Reg Dupuy, Honorary President of the California Association of Realtors and past chairman of the association s Legislative Committee, at an interim hearing of the California State Senate Committee on Governmental Organiza- tion, at Anaheim, Calzjornia, October 25, 1982: "Life safety begins inside the home where carelessness, smoking, over- taxed electrical and heating equip- ment, plus other causes, provide the true danger to the homeowner..... W <XXi shingle and shake (residential) roofs are normally applied over spaced sheathing,.... so they do self-ventilate in the event of an interior fire, which is where 99WJl', of all home fires origi na te , . . .. I have been a licensed insurance agent since 1946.... .and my worst loss occurred in July 1981 .....a home at 3901 Country Club Drive in Long Beach...., it contained 3,400 square feet and is worth today about $350,000..... The fire had started in the living room, Now, this living room was 55 feet long..... the roof was of composition roofing. It was roll roofing, where there's rock on top and the rock is there to preserve the composition roof.....it's a very long way to go from the living room (where the fire started) to the master bedroom. You have to go down one hall and another hall into the north- west comer (of the house). The fire started about 3 a.m., as far as anyone could be sure. The day of the fire, I went to the home and after seeing the terrible condition of the living room and kitchen, I went to the master bedroom as I had learned tha t Mr. and Mrs. ----- (husband and wife, owners of the home) had lost their lives through smoke inhalation.....I wish you could have seen that room. No fire touched it. There was no evidence of the fire in the hall adjacent to it; however the walls and the ceiling and the bed covers and even the clothing, were solid black. Now this black soot, this poisonous scum, doesn't come from furniture and stuff. It came from the tar and paper on the roof that was up on top and where the smoke and gases were trapped and they couldn't " escape.... . RED CEDAR SHINGLE & HANDSPLIT SHAKE BUREAU 515 116th N.E. Suite 275 Bellevue, WA 98004 ~"",,--- .. - - -- .. .- . ..- rll~~ 1-05S :: : I ~ .I '/ , ,i; I, , ' : ,i I ~ i " ii II ,;1 n~' II, : '1';\ ~ ':' i;r !t j ~J~I~ 2~}D~I~ _ ~1~1~,NA~:~,: H~~~'~~~~~8~O~AK~~~5~~~U t!j City of Pleasanton Fire Retardant Roof Costs population - Approx. 44,000 10,000 homes - .0- . " 1/2 with wood roofs Average roof life 20 years 250 Reroofing jobs per year To chan3e from wood roof to Asphalt or Tile or Metal requires covering the roof with sheathing of plywood - Cost - approximately -~1000.00 To use fire traatej shingles orshakes costs and additional - ~ 1500.00 ~25oQOO.00 per year cost to the cOilllliunity for an{ ordinanc<3 requirin..:; IIfire retardant roofing". Treated material nas about the same life span as untrea.ted material - so no change in annual costs in future years. One 15 state study showed an avera3e dollar loss for homes with wood roofs of ~ 3,161; and ~ 3,487 for homes with asphalt roofs. The insurance industry, ,.;ho pay the bills for fire: losses, does not give any allowanca for tile or other non-com- bustionable roofins materials. " ,--', '" -" "",-il,"'.,iil\,,~i,:l'<~~it' " '., ,r,: tl, t\/:~>! ~'3 18 .. ii, ill j ~~,jhuLI ~ "c~+;" f{UJAA~~ ~ e-Q.~ e~ Cds If ':'~, ;::\ .':-:,~ "6" ;:- .,., ',.. ~ =-.t: ~...~q,. : ..~.., . -..l ..',-a. I,;; f.~:~~,,;,h;.,~" Co> l' ',....' ~.',~~Jlfl ~ \ ~~-~....y . \~~-7.iJtf::.:.::::~ ' ,?;~~~"lY .~ 'Gown of ffioraga 350 RHEEM BOULEVARD. SUITE 2 P.O. BOX 188 MORAGA. CA 94556 ( 415) 376-5200 CC"..,'1:cn. 1L. :.ta..-g......~?:-:~. ~a.:,~r G:"3.:g "I:. e:--S!..~. -::ce ~3,jo~: , A. G. Dessa.Ye= Be:;"~ ~ !:er..2ll ok~ 1', Connc::s G&:y C. Chase. 1'<nr:::. ],(~er .. ... MEMJRANIXJM '10: Moraga '!'own Council Members FROM: Fire Retardant ROOf Ccmni.ttee DATE: July 1, 1986 RE: Enclosed Report By The Fire Retardant Roof CaImittee Enclosed please find a report iran the Fire Retardant Reof Ccmnittee preprred in response to a merro dated October 7, 1985, iran foJ:::mer Mayor, Al Des sayer , charging us with investigating the issue of an ordinance requiring fire retardant roofi..n; materials on new constI:uction aOO reroofing awlicaticns. Also, enclosed is the letter fran our Chair, Bee Kendall, to the Fire District asking them to provide us with the initial background infonnation needed for us to evaluate this project aOO outlini..ng the scope of our investigation. It is our understanding that yoo will receive the rep.;.Lt, at ycur meeting of Wednesday, July 200, an:l set the report far Public Hearing at a future eamcil Meeting. The Cannittee feels that this issue is ale Which will affect substantially all of the residents in Moraga, an:l, therefore, the Public Hearing should be delayed until a meeting in Septeni::ler, after school starts so that nost people will be in to,.m. That may seem like a lc:ng time for the Town to evaluate this issue; l'x:1.oJever, it is one of great , i.np:>rtance aOO we woold hate to have the plblic give its short shrift an:l a:rl!>1ain after the fact that they were rot aware that the matter bad been heard. ." . . REPORT TO MORAGA TOWN COUNCIL BY THE FIRE RETARDANT ROOF COMMITTEE JUNE, 1986 . ' In August, 1985 the Moraga Fire Commission presented a proposed Fire Safe Roofing Ordinance to the Moraga Town Council for consideration and adoption. .... The District outlined seven principal reasons for this request which, briefly, are: 1. Potential for conflagration-type fires in 'Moraga, 2. Ne:-v construction adding to existing level of fire risk, 3. District's limitation in adding firefighting personnel, 4. Other cities have recently adopted fire-safe roof ordinances, 5.' Availability of roofing materials other than wood shakes and shingles, 6. Legal risks of those fostering the use of untreated wood shingle roofs, 7. Moraga Fire Commission absolving itself of moral or legal liability in continued use of combustible roofing materials. Following the Fire District's presentation, Mayor A. G. Dessayer appointed a committee of five to the "Fire Retardant Roof Committee" to research the Fire Commission's recommendation and report back to the Council. The Committee has met several times, gathered research material, met with the Fire Commission, met with both proponents and opponents to the proposed ordinance and held a public hearing. Based upon the records of roof originating fires in Moraga, property damage caused by roof originating fires, homeowner's fire insurance premiums, and threat to life and safety in Moraga, the Committee does not support the proposed fire safe roof ordinance as presented by the Moraga Fire Commission. The Committee does support a fire safe community and makes recommendations for improvement in 'this area .' Page 2, FRRC RECOMMENDA TIONS The Committee recommends improved fire protection measures in' five (5) areas. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 'I" First, an educational program should be developed either by the Moraga Fire Commission or the District in concert with the Moraga Town Council. This program should include the basic elements of fire prevention measures for the homeowner. Included in the program should be the importance of a proper weed abatement program, pruning of trees and shrubs, planting of fire resistant trees and shrubs in' certain 'areas, installation of spark arrestors on fireplace chimneys as well as consideration of fire resistant roofing materials at the time of re-roofing. These elements of the educational program would be in addition to measures taken inside the home and garage to reduce the risk of fire and smoke damage. The Town should consider preparing, a handbook to give out to residents. WEED ABATEMENT Secondly, although Moraga has an existing weed abatement program, the Fire District indicates that the regulation is not strong enough and would require additional staff. The Committee recommends a more comprehensive weed abatement program be initiated. The recent Los Altos Hills and Lafayette fires which started in'the weeds and extended to and burned a number of , ' houses might have been prevented if 'more stringent programs were in"force. It was evident during a recent drive around Moraga on St. Mary1s Road, Rheem Blvd., Moraga Road, Moraga Way and Camino Pablo that considerable fuel isin 'place creating a fire potential which could easily extend to adjacent residences. These conditions exist in'many areas along public right-of-ways as well as on private property. SPARK ARRESTORS Thirdly, after reviewing the District's records of roof initiated fires, these fires' origins appear to be near the fireplace chimneys. A survey . . Page 3 FRRC of residences in Moraga revealed that a majority of the firepiace chimneys do not' have spark arrestors. Although the Committee has no statistics to support the recommendation, a properly designed spark arrestor should contain the sparks within the chimney and reduce r~f fire potential. '\" With rising costs, of natural gas more homeowners are turning to more frequent burning of wood in fireplaces and, consequently, increases the chances of a spark landing on and igniting the roof. In addition to a strong educational campaign to convince homeowners that the installation of a spark arrestor could prevent a costly fire, the Committee recommends the Town of Moraga initiate a change in the U. B. C. requiri'ng spark arrestors on fireplace chimneys of residential units. I In the interim the Town of Moraga should adopt an ordinance requiring the installation o( spark arrestors for all new construction, re-roofs and for the issuance of any building permit; HIGH RISK AREAS: The fourth recommendation is that the Town of Moraga consider greater fire restrictive measures in the high risk areas of Moraga. Some-of these high risk areas would be the outlying parts of Moraga which require excessive response time from the firestations, areas that have excessive tree and/or brush coverage, dwelling adjacent to open space areas, and where accessibility by fire fighting equipment is difficult. Implementation of this recommendation would require a very detailed study of Moraga and plotting, on a map, all areas considered proper candidates for more restrictive fire protection measures. Recommendations for fire restrictive ,measures would be drafted into an ordinance. All affected property owners would be notified individually of proposed ordinance and public hearings conducted prior to the adoption of any ordinance. Page II FRRC The Town of Moraga should consider restrictive measures for these areas, such as requiring greenbelt areas, requiring fire retardant roofs, requiring annual discing around open space areas or other open space management measures. MULTIPLE DWELLINGS: 'The fifth recommendation is that the Town of Moraga require Class C or better roof coverings on all attached dwelling unitS whether they are apartments, townhouses or condominiums, since the latter two types of structures are similar in construction, density and setbacks between units as apartments which the use already requires to have Class C or better ,roofs. This 'restriction should apply to re-roofing or existing units also. Page 5 FRRC RESPONSE TO FIRE DISTRICTS CONCERNS .... In response to the District's concerns enumerated on page 1 of this report, the Committee submits the following information distil1ed from its extensive research: 1. Potential for Conflagration~type fires in Moraga Moraga has not experienced a conflagration-type fire. , The recent Lafayette and Los Altos Hills conflagrations , ' appear to have been caused by inadequate grass and , , brush abatement programs. Committee members Rob McSpadden and Merle Gi11i1and visited the site of the Los Altos Hi11s fire, which consumed a number of residences, and discussed the nature of 'the fire with Los Altos Hills Town staff. The Los Altos Hills fire was set by an arsonist ~n a day of hJgh winds and high temperatures. Ignition occurred adjacent to a public roadway in 'high grass and weeds. The fire spread quickly through a grassy open-space, up a knoll, not unlike many in Moraga, into an area at the top of the knoll where several hou ses existed. At the time of our visit most of the houses had been re-built. The exterior building materials used on the new houses were a combination of combustible and non-combustible materials. Many of the trees charred by the fire remained in place.' Following this fire, a task force was formed to look into the details of the fire and report back to the eity Council with recommendations. The report is in'c1uded as Exhibit lIA". Los Altos Hills having recinded, by initiative, a fire- retardant roof ordinance in '1984, (see Exhibits "B" & "e"), has taken no steps to re-initiate a fire-retardant roof ordinance following the fire of '1985. . , Page 6 FRRC '" The Lafayette fire was caused by a crew removing brush along a public right-of-way. The fire spread up an open-space grassy hill into the houses at the top of the slope. Included in'the houses destroyed by the fire was a house with a non-combustible roof. Most of the information available on conflagration-type fires are from areas in Southern California~ The ' Committee felt that the very dry conditions and extremely high winds experienced in'Southern California over extended periods of time are quite different environmental conditions from what we experience in Moraga and we should not base our decisions and recommendations on , conditions in parts of Southern California. Although there have been no conflagration-type fires in Moraga, the number of roof related fires in 'Moraga during the past five years is two (2). out of one hundred , ,- forty one (141) residential' and appliance fires, which is 1. 4% of the total fires. The property damage from these two fires totaled $210,000.00 for a five year period or $8. per household per year, see Exhibits "0", "Ell, & "ell for detailed information. 2. New Construction is Adding To Fire-Risk The District's records, of inCidents of single family dwelling fires over the past ten years, do not support the statement that new construction is adding significantly to the previously existing level of fire risk. Although approximately 700 residences have been constructed in Moraga since 1976, the fire incidence is declining. See Exhibit "FII for incidents of Single Family Dwelling responses for the past ten years. The number of responses in 1985 was 59% of responses in 1976. One of the major reasons for the significant decline in the residential fire~ may well be the required smoke alarms in new residences. Also, much publicity has been created Page 7 FRRC suggesting owners of existing homes install smoke alarm devices in their homes. A combination of public information and stricter code requirements has reduced the residential fire incidents a substantial amount. 3. Limited Staffing "- The District has stated that the Board of Supervisors has limited staffing to II additional firefighters by the recently adopted 5 Year Plan. Assuming the community is satisfied with the current level of service and willing to maintain this level through the build-out of Moraga, the District would require 3 additional firefighters in maintaining the current ratio of firefighters to dwelling units. _ See Exhibit "H" for detailed information. The commun.ity of Moraga has always provided strong support'to the Moraga Fire District. At a time of need of additional firefighters, if past records count, Moraga would see that these needs are met. If a strong weed abatement program is implemented, there may well be a need for additional personnel to administer this program. 4. Other Cities Have Recently Adopted Fire-Safe Roof Ordinances The District has stated that the cities of Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Pleasant Hill 'and Walnut Creek have all recently adopted fire-safe roof ordinances and so should Moraga, and that Moraga's need for this kind of fire risk control is d~monstrably greater than that of the localities cited. Through the Committee's research it was learned that several cities in Northern California have rejected or rescinded adopted ordinances, induding Pleasanton, 'Livermore and Los Altos Hills. * and most recently Danville and Fremont " Page 8 FRRC These ordinances are all similar in nature in that they require fire-safe roofs on re-roofing existing homes. During the public hearings on adoption of many of these ordinances, the public input was minimal, if at all. Existing residents may not understand the financial impact on their own homes at the time of adoption of the ordinances. These ordinances are being pushed through, very silently, by special interest groups. See Exhibit 1 for detailed information on this item. The residents of Los Altos Hills found themselves in this situation and, by initiative, recinded their ordinance. See Exhibits JlBII & "CII for further details. In the Los Altos Hills situation, the residents believed very strongly that the option of roofing materials and possible risks involved should be left to the property owner. 5. Availability of Fire-Resistant Roofing Materials The District has stated that an enormous reduction in fire risk can be had without any aesthetic sacrifice and at no increase in long-term cost to the homeowner. Sue Noe, member of the Committee, obtained bids from three contractors in '1985 to re-roof the Noe residence. The bid results are shown in Exhibit "JII. Excluding bids for fiberglass shingles, because of the limited use in'Moraga, the average bid for fire-retardant roofs was $3,423.00 above the bid for a heavy shake untreated roof. The residential unitS in Moraga total approximately 5,260. Based upon 'the bid'prices received, the average increase in' costs for fire-retardant roofs to re-roof Moraga would be$18,n04,980.00. Page 9 FRRC Considerjng the history of a very small number of totally roof fires in Moraga and their being no advantage in insurance premiums, (see Exhibit IlK"), the Committee cannot recommend a homeowner obligation equal to a cost of $18,000,000.00. \. The District stated that the use of fire-retardant roofs involves the least direct economic 'cost to the community. The Committee looks upon the possible $18,000,000.00 expense .as a very direct economic impact upon the community. The Committee asked the Fire District or their experts to provide life-cycle cost comparisons showing the net present value of the future costs of fire retardant and non-fire retardant roofs. To date we have received no response. Regarding warranties for the longer lasting fire-retardant roofs the Committee found little comfort in the conditions of the few. war.ranties that are offered, especially since most are not transferable. See Exhibit "K-11, 12 & 13". The insurance companies do not consider a non-treated shingle or shake roof a greater hazard and give no credits or discount on insurance premiums for fire retardant roofs. See Exhibit lIK" for additional information. 6 - Legal Risk The District stated that there may be a legal risk to those who willingly foster the use of highly flammable, untreated wood shingle roofs including jurisdictions that support the use of such obviously dangerous roofing materials. This statement is supported, in part, by the recent Baldwin 'Hills Fire in which the survivors have brought a class action lawsuit against different parties, including the City of Los Angeles, and the designer and builders of their homes, because of the use of f1amable materials in these homes. The case has not yet gOlJe to trial to the best of our knowledge. Page 10 FRRC However, untreated wood: shakes and shingles are permitted, under certain conditions, by the Uniform Building Code (U.B.C.). As long as the U.B.C. requirements are met, courts ~re going to find it difficult to hand down a decision against a party which complied with the code. .... 7. Moral Responsibility or Legal Liability of Continuing Construction of Roofs Ripe For Destructive Fires and Potential Triggers for Disastrous Conflagrations The untreated shingles an-d shakes are permitted by the U. B.C. which is a code adopted by most cities and counties in the State of California~ If there is a hazardous condition, as the Fire District has stated, then it should be addresse~ at the State level, as cedar shakes are virtually the same in all parts of the State. Piecemeal c;hangesto the U.B.C. create non-uniform administration of these regulations. Appl,ications for changes in'the U.B.C. are simple, and straightforth, see Exhibits "LII, 11M", "N", & DOli. ~ A-z. FINDINGS . ... Background: . The area of Los Altos Hills most heavily damaged by the July 1st fire bordered on City of Palo Alto lands along Arastradero Road which were acknowledged by the City of Palo Alto in its 1982 Foothills Fire Manag~ent Plan to comprise a hazardous fiT~ area. At t~at time. it was considered important to prevent potentially disastrous f'ires in the area by an active and ongoing program of creating firebreaks by clearing brush, removing debris and cutting back low- hanging tree limbs. The implementation of their five-year plan for red~cing fire danger in the foothills area had begun, and aggressive efforts had been taking place for nearly three years with brush clearing. controlled maiptenance burn cycles. public education and increased fire-season patrols. The plan. which had nbt yet been completed. called for making Arastradero Road an effective fuel break. Private property in that portion of the Town of Los Altos Hills bordering the area where the fire started was not uniformly cleared of dangerous dry . grasses, brush or haz~rdous trees. Many homes did not'comply with standard fire safety measures. and most homes had combustiblerQpfs which burned easily and. along with tall trees, spread the fire quickly in the air, possibly , causing the destruction of other ~omes which might ,have been saved with fire retardant roofs. Along with.many ~ther areas of the Town, general conditions in thJs neighborhood were not geared toward optimum fire safety. The City of Palo Alto has adopted a Uniform Fire Code which requires fire retar.dant roof coverings and interior fire sprinkler systo~s on new homes in the foothills, ~hich helps address the fire'dang~r existing in this area. The City Council of the Town of Los, Altos Hills adopted a fire retardant roof ordinance. but the ordinance was overturned by ballot initiative in 1984. Aithough the To~n of Los Altos Hills states in its Handbook for Residents that "reducing fire danger is an integral part'of the planning and development process", and even though the Town had attempted to reduce fi re hazards through the fire retardant roof ordina~ce. it appeared that no other special ~fforts were being made to protect foothills homes. from potentially serious fires. There had been no active or planned program of clearing roadsides or easements of hazardous materials; no fire-safe plantings or "greenbelts" (irrigated areas cleared of combustible plants) had ~een reco~mended by Town officials either in site development or through mailings; and no recent fire prevention education programs had been conducted. The TOhTI'S policy holds that "open spaces are part of the foothills' character", and natural vegetation has been encouraged in order ,to maintain a "rural" environment in thi~ one-acre residential community. When dry grasses. hilly terrain. debris. tall trees. wood shake roofs on hillside homes. open spaces. lack of ongoing fire-prevention activities and hot. dry weather conditions are attacked by an arsonist, catastrophe can be the result. Responsp.: . . The negative factors did not end with the starting of the fire - difficulties began then wnich caused the fire to be more destructive than might have been . the case had there not been any further complications: The fire was apparently started in a number of locations. so when responders reached the area to which they had been called and began setting up their eQuipment'and personnel, other areas were breaking out in flames at the same time. some of whic~were spread by the wind faster than others. Water pressure in the residential areas became almost non-existent when homeowners in certain areas attempted to get water to their dwellings. Because the gravity water system in this neighborhood served both upper and lower addresses. water pressure could not be maintained at the highest lev~ls during the actual fighting of the fire. Even the most sophisticated pressure systems available might nQt adequately prevent this problem in such an emergency situation, with hundreds of professional firefighters drawing water from hydrants and residents utilizing water for hosing down roofs' and vegetation. Even though there were swimming pools which could have been utilized as sources of water-to protect , homes. the fire moved so quickly that to set up the trucks with pumps and - firefighters in one location by a pool could have been an extremely life- threatening effort for firefighters. c in those instances where mobile float pumps carried by some Palo Alto fire t~ucks could be utilized. firefighters did so. and it is believed the use of such pumps did contribute to saving property. The winds were ~t their worst at the time of day the fire started. so the movement of the fire was_very oifficult to t~ack, and'in fact the fire brok~ through established lines very Quickly, so uniform utilization of this source of water was, not possible. - The timeliness of the prOfessional response to the fire was difficult for residents to perceive from single locations, but it appears all systems worked to the highest expectations. When ~ire officers first responded within approximately ten to fifteen minutes to the grass fire call and began setting up their firefighting systems. it was immediately apparent that the fire would require extraordinary measures" and multiple alanns were instituted. California Division of Forestry assistance was automatically requested at the multiple alann, strike forces from other~4tual aid agencies arrived quickly, and as soon as areas became threatened. firefighting forces were marshalled to respond. The fire changed from a grass fire to a structure fire within minutes. and operations in the field had to adapt quickly. Travel time was no longer than expected in any instances, and work progressed remarkably smoothly for the number of agencies involved and the wind-driven spread of the fire area. Palo Alto.s incident command worked well. and coordination was' effective. Equipment and manpower were assigned to the hi9hest priority areas as quickly as feasible. and it is quite possible more homes would have been lost if any necessary systems ,had broken down. Decisions and communications were handled with the least amount' of time necessary, and only cn a few occasions did personnel have to be pulled out of the area because of intense heat. With flames all around them. lifted high into the air by tall trees, firefighters were in the most dangerous situation imaginable as they tried to contain the fire. It was obvious,eprly in ,the suppression effort that certain A-3 ~ . houses could not be saved no matter how heroic an effort were mounted nor how quickly personnel could be'mobilized, so de~rsions were QJde to concentrate on attainable goals, which took into account the reality of the situation, but which might have seemed harsh to those residents whose h~~es could not possibly have been s~ved. Since the extent and danger of the fire could net be visualized completely by returning.resid;nts, Palo Alto Police faced difficulties in their attempts to protect llves flrst, property second, as homeowners tried to enter the fire area to remove property or assist firefighters. Traffic control, evacuation effor~s ana protection Qf firefighting efforts were handled by both on-duty Palo Alto police officers and off-duty officers who came to the scene as soon as they learned of the severity of the situation. Although many local area residents felt they could have been of assistance to professional firefighters during the emergency, lack' of training has Deen shO~TI to increase the ' possibility of injuries, and untrained volunteers can pose an extreme liability potential for municipal agencies. ,.It appears that the fire suppression effort as a whole was conducted professionally under highly dangerous conditions, and the few ~omplaints registered regarding procedures and priorities in fighting the fir: were - largely based on lack of understanding of the complex reQcirements of manpower and equipment allocation in such situations, or unrealistic expectations for the timing of controlling a fire of this magnitude. Further, because of the level of human emotions during a disaster such as the July 1st fire, complaints regarding the lack of sympathetic commun~cation between residents and officials charged with keeping all non-firefjghters out of the area, no matter how compelling the reason for entry, might be understandable. Those complaints received regarding lack of preventive measures undertaken in the neighborhood which experienced tne most devastating losses were more factually based, and will be addressed, among other subjects, in the recommendations of this repo~t. Aftermath: As the fire was bro~ght under control, Town officials and emergency personnel sought to assi~t residents of the area by whatever means possible - emergency shelter was arranged at Gunn High School by the Red Cross; the County Office 'of Emergency Services coordinated aid'to victims; and the Mayor and City Manager of Los Altos Hills as~essed the situation and geclared a local state of emergency, which was followed by a similar declaration by the County Board of Supervisors: Immediate needs were met through both official and volunteer efforts, and a meeting of residents of the fire area was called by Town officials to assure that important information was disse~inated. After the Lexington fire in the Los Gatos/Santa Cruz mountains area necessitated the declaration by' President Reagan of a federal disaster area in Santa Clara County, further services became available to residents, and the City Manager informed fire victims of these additional forms of assistance. At the Los Altos Hills City Council meeting of July 17, 1985, the Council appointed this Task Force to stud~ ~he issues surrou~ding the fire and ma~e ~ecommendations., In order to'facllltate reconstructIon of those homes WhlCh were destroyed during the fire, a special Disaster Site"Oevelopment Committee A-4 ~ A.~ was appointed by the City Council on July 24th, which began processing applications during mid-August. . ' Throughout the entire process of emergency response, i~ediate aid to victims, follow-uP dnd study, a great deal of effort has been expended to minimize the effects of this disaster wherever possible and learn from the experience anything which might prevent a similar situation in the future. Although not every system has worked perfectly, it is apparent to this Tas~ Force that all agencies involved are to be commended for putting forth their best effort on behalf of those whose lives were so drastically altered by the forces of fire on Jull 1st. ~ ~ A-" RECOlolMENDATIONS ~ . . Although many specific problems have been correctly cited as contributing to the severity of the July 1st fire, alleviation of anyone of these problems would not be as effective as a comprehensive effort which covers them all. The tall trees along Arastradero Road and in the open space bordering the neighbQrhood in which the most property damage occurred may have,helped spread the fire, but could not be proven to have been as dangerous had there not been dry grasses and debris in which to start the fire. Dry grasses and debris by themselves would not have been as devastating had there not been steep terrain without adequate firebreaks which sped the fire's movement. Houses on these hills would not have been so easily destroyed by fire nor hould they have helped spread the fire to otner homes had they been equipped with fire retardant roofs or other,safety features. Although professional firefighters learn from every fire and are constantly impr,oving their systems and methods, individual cities and neighborhoods which 'only experience fires once in many decades, if at all, sometimes fail to place significant priorities on fire prevention even when s~ch efforts are highly recommended by fire departments. In the case of Los A'ltos Hi lIs, priorities had not been placed on fire prevention since the passage of the initiative overturning the fire retardant roof ordinance, and the City Council hads in fact, re-roofed the Los Altos'Hills Town Hall with non-fire retardant roefing materi'al. Even though many residents of Los Altos Hills express a desire for minimum government involvement in homeowners' lives, one of the most basic reasons for the existence of government is to work for the well-being of citizens, so some efforts in thi's regard may be expected. However, in recent years there had not been any comprehensive effort to clear fire hazards from T-own-owned lands, and individuals had not been encouraged to clear grasses ,and weeds from conservation easements (the Town has stated it uencourages maximum retention of natural vegetation). In the most dangerous areas for fire ignition _ along roadways - weed .abatement of rights-of-way had not been actively pursued. ' - Considering that these omissions have an effect on the attitude of residents regarding the need for vigilance in preventing fires, it'becomes incumbent upon the Town itself to adopt a definitive stance in its own efforts if it hopes to obtain the cooperation of homeowners. Therefore. although the recommendations of, this report are addressed to residents as well as Town officials, it is felt imperative that',the Town take the lead in implementation of a comprehensi~e program of fire prevention in order not only to provide actual protection to lives and property, but also to encourage further efforts on beha 1 f of i nd i v i,dua 1 homeowners. While this Task Force realizes that other hazards, such as earthquakes,and floods, are of equal importance in the planning process of the Town, those issues, as well as land use planning requirements, were not addressed in this report, and may at times conflict with attainment of optimCffi fire safety. T~ese conflicts can be addressed in separate studies. (1) Recommendations to Residents (a) All homes in the Town of Los Altos Hills could benefit fro~ fire retardant roof~ng. It became apparent that brands from trees and roofs in the fire area on July 1st were driven by hot winds through the air for many miles, and could have landed on combustible roofs in areas a gr~ct distance frem the fire. causing other homes to be ignited. There are many options fer homeowners. both for re-roofing and new construction (s~e Appendix A), and any Class A roof is highly recommended for this area. . . , (b) All homeowners should comply with standard fir~ safety measures when la~dscaping their properties (see Appendix B), including utilizing greenbelts near their homes, clearing grasses and debris, and preventing combustible trees from overhanging non-fire retardant roofs. Compliance with ordinances regarding spark arrestors on chimneys is mandatory. (c) In high fire hazard areas (near open spaces, high in the foothills where emergency vehicles do not have quick access. etc.), homeowners ,should invest in sprinkler systems in addition to fire retardant roofs and landsCaping, since many fires start inside homes and spread quickly. (d) Residents should assume responsibility for informing Town staff when hazardous conditions are apparent. and should work in cooperation with fire officials to assur~ that necessary actions are taken to protect their neighborhoods. . (e)' Residents should work with their neighbors to assure that access to sprinkler' systems, pool pumps and hoses is facilitated in case a fire emergency occurs while the residents are away from their homes. (f) Residents with pools should investigate the possibility of auxiliary gas-powered pool pumps as an extra precaution in homes where non- fire retardant conditions exist. (2) Recommendations to Town of Los Altos Hills (ai The provisions of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code which provide for~~termination of a hazardous fire area and abatement of weeds should be revised to facilitate more aggressive enforcement' efforts. In addition, an administrative fee should be added to the weed abatement charge when abatement is performed through action of the fire marshal with Council approval. . - (b) The Town should adopt a regular'plan of weed abatement and maintenance of firebreaks on public lands and rights-of-~ay in areas where these lands are in close proximity to or otherwise could endanger private residences. . (c) The Town should encourage the use of fire retardant roofs at the time of initial applicat'ion for site development permits. Also. the Town should encourage the use of fire preventive landscaping and site design (see Appendix B) through the site development process, in conjunction with present *7 ~ A"c efforts to control potential soil erosion problems and mitigate visual impacts of new structures. '; (d) The Town should request the assistance of the Los Altos County 'Fire Protection District in obtaining regular.repo~ts of ongoing problems relating to weed abatement and other fire hazard reduction efforts, including . areas of the T~wn which'have been visited ~y fire officials and potential problems which have been 'noted. Also. increased monitoring of Chimney spark arrestor installations should be pursued. -!:. ~.. , ' ~ (e) The Town should investigate the possibility of implementing a regular program of curbside debris collection for residents in order to assist in the cl~aring of private property of hazardous materi~ls. (f) The Town should establish tne date of July 1st as the deadline for ,annual hazardous brush clearing efforts, and should publicize through its newsletter and other means the importance of having the Town as "fire-safe" as ,possible' by this memorable date each year. (g) The Town should establ ish a "Neighborhood ,Emergency Network", as proposed by the Chairman of the Safety CorrGlittee, to facilitate' safety and emergency efforts within the Town. Because of the Town1s limited resources, defining specific neighborhoods wherein residents can disseminate information provided by the Town, encourage local clean-up efforts, prepare for potential disasters and offer an immediate link to Town officials in the event of an emergency such as a fire,or earthquftke, would'allow effective implementation of preparedness plans without placing the entire burden for coordination and education on Town staff. All the educational materials compiled by this TaSK Force could be used to provide neighborhoods with Town-approved guidelines for their efforts. " (h) The Town should study the effects of tts desire for certain aesthetic qualities in residential development on ,the overall safety of its citizens. (The encouragement of wood structures, screen'plantings, natural ,vegetation, drought-tolerant plants and open space areas have not always taken into account flammability of structures in acknowledged fire hazard areas, or the need for greenbelts, fire retardant plants and irrigation.) (i) The Town should upgrade and maintain all fire roads ~ithin its boundaries, particularly in remote areas. ****see l:e1cw (3), Recommendations to Fire Response Agencies (a) Increased fire prevention enforcement and education programs through the Los Altos County Fire Protection District would be helpful. A regular schedule of visiting neighborhoods that present particular fire hazards (proximity to open space grasslands, steep terrain, etc.) and leaving printed materials for homeowners on a more frequent ba5is (especially during fire seasons) wo~ld be recommended. Palo Alto has begun to implement this type of program,but the Los Altos,Fire Department. which is the contract agency for t.os Altos Hills,has,not apparently performed this service in recent years in the Town. (j) To coordinate fire prevention effor-..s bet-...-een !os Altos Hills, I.cs Altos, Q.Jpertino, Santa Clara County, Palo Alto, Stanford' a..-rl the ~lidpeninsula R...ocional Open Soace District.., ~ , A-~ (b) It,might facilitate the traffic and crowd centrol efforts if large, standard signs were available from the fire depar~~nts involved prohibiting all non~emergency personnel; in 'the case of t~e July 1st fire, officers had to repeat the same warnings to hundreds of persons - some who were residents with valid concerns, but many more hundreds of 'curious visitors. This caused a great deal of stress for all concerned. (Sample - 'ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRANCE - FIREFIGHTERS 'ONLY') Also. in to: event some misunderstandings could be avoided in the future, educaticn programs . specifically dealing with such crises might be undertaken to assist officials in finding the most appropriate, non-threatening means of dealing with distr~ught residents. . (c) Because of their joint response system. the cities of Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills should be certain the communications systems between emergency operations centers and incident ccmmand posts are easily utilized. When the'new EOC-to~EOC radio frequency is established by the Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Service~, all muncipalities and emergency response agencies involved should hgve both standard and mobile equipment for instant communication with other jurisdictions. ~ ~ - 9 - A-IO CONCLUSION ..., . " If all the above recommendations were adopted. and much higher priorities placed on fire safety in the most hazardous areas of Los Altos Hills. the danger of future fires similar to that on July 1. 1985,would be greatly reduced. However. it is important for all residents to remember the basic climate and vegetation conditions which exist in the area will always present a danger of wildfires. No total prevention plan is practicable if the scenic beauty which is so greatly prized by residents is to be maintained. but the disastrous consequences of serious fires which resist control by firefighters and cause threats to lives and property can be alleviated through proper planning and cooperation between gov~rnment bodies,' fire officials and res i dents. ' 'It must be aCknowledged and remembered that the Town of Los Altos Hills is situated amidst brush and grasslands in a relatively warm and dry climate . area, and thus will always face fire hazards; however. civic leaderShip which utilizes education. encouragement and example in its efforts to maintain a safe environment for residents provides the best protection possible~ ---~------------------------ Attachments:' Appendix A - roofing materials Appendix B - fire preventive landscaping ~ 10 - .SOURCES Los Altos ~ills Municipal Code City of Palo Alto Uniform Building Code I Handbook for Los Altos Hills Residents, Town of Los Altos Hills, 1984 Palo A!to Foothills Fire Management Plan, City of Palo Alto, 1982 . Los Artos County Fire Protection District Los Altos Fire Department Palo Alto FIre Department Puri'ssima Hills Water District San ~ose Mercury-News , . Peninsula Times-Tribune Los Altos Town Crier A-II :.. Santa Barbara Ci:Y ~ire Department County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors- and Fire Chiefs' Association University of California Division of Agricultural Sciences Brush 'Fire Safety COllvnittee, Los Angeles, California Santa Clara County'Office of Emergency Services Residents ,of fire area Other witnesses to fire Various miscellaneous articles and publications Towry of Los Altos Hills staff City.of Palo Alto staff Sunset Magazine - 11 A-I'Z.. . . APPENDIX A . ... .. According to the County of Santa 'Clara, as w~ll as numerous other agencies . within the State of California, "untreated shingle and shak; roofs are the greatest single structural hazard in hi llside and brush areas". Although voters in Los Altos Hills have specified that no law requiring fire-retardant roofs should be enacted within the Town, the use of such rcofs is highly recommended for all structures. The following is a list of Class A roofing material choices which this Task Force feels should be utilized on all new construction and re-roofing in Los Altos HillS: TYPE EST. COST PER SQ. FT. $200 - $350 , COf<1MENTS Concrete Ti I es $170 - $275. Last the life of the house; requfre strong framing or bracing; available in classic'Spanish look, glazed. fired or pa,inted colors' Last the life of the house; require strong framing or bracing; many forms, textures, colors . Clay Tiles Perl i te Ti les $220 - $290 Last the life of the house; no special fra~ing or sheathing; look like traditional heavy wood shakes; light or dark shades available '. Most economical; easy to install; different textures available; . last 20 to 30 years Recently approved Class A rating; treatment darkens appearance; lasts 12 to 20 years; requires two layers of wood sheathing sandwiching 1/2" gypsum board last the life of the house; variety of shapes, some like shakes, others like clay tiles; requires 1/2" gypsum board and felt . Fiberglass , Shingles $90 - $160 Pressure-Treated (not available) Cedar Shakes Meta I Ti les $200 - $270 B.uilt-up Roof $110 - $220 last 10 - 15 years; look like standard tar-and-gravel A-'3 APPENDIX B . ~ The following recommendations regarding fire preventive landscaping, site I design and maintenance have been gathered from the Co~nty of Santa Clara, t~e Los Altos Fire Department, and Sunset Magazine. The Task Force . recommends familiarity with this information on' the part of res:den~s una Tcwn officials. ... 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Oll.l" .:..1.). , -..:";:;1- :~;t~ t-.."",.. ..........s.. .. ;f- .. .. ,~:.. . ,::;r~r .. .... ,. . :, ~.. .. .. .." ~ , .' ., ' .. ...- -...... .. .. .,.." - .~. ".. :::....; ^~ - ..) .-r-:.... ..- . . ", .. :. ..' " ~,;:;~ . )E.-~ CITY OF LOS Al.TOS A-I~ .' filE Df,AU..EHT JOHH T. SAHOERS. Chi.f "0 ALMONO AVENU E :..OS ~L TOS, CALIFORNIA ,.022 RECF:\VED .. " DEe 1 ~ \984 TflHHOHfS .USIHESS - ".,2'G. f"'UOEHeT - '".\071 December 12. 1984 TOWN Of LOS ALTOS HILLS Nancy Lytle Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 RE~ Site Development Ordinance Study , Dear Nancy: Listed below are itenls relating te fire and life safety that the L.A.F.D. recommends including \'lithin the revised Site Development Ordinance. (1) An approved ftre hydrant connected to a public water main shall be, located within ~OO' of each residence. The 500' distance shall be measured from' the residence via the drivel'lay and roadway{s). The hydrant shall be ,capable of flowing 750 gallons per minute or better. A hydrant located at a closer distance and discharging a greater quantity of I'later may be required when deemed necessary by the Fire Department. The fire hydrant shall be installed and be ready for use prior to the release of the building pennit for the site. .. (2) Remove combustible brush on the site as prescribed by Town regulations and replant with fire resistive plantings. (3) Provide at least twelve feet (12') minimum'vertical clearance over the driveway. to the building site. (Remove tree limbs, electrical wires. etc.) (6) If any portion of a res i dence is one hundred fifty feet (150 ') or more from an approved access road, an a ll-I'lea ther surface dri vel'lay not 1 ess than twelve feet (12') wide, with adequate passing turnouts if needed, is required. Provide adequate pa~king and turnaround area for three (3) emerge~cy vehicles at the site. Driveway grades should not exceed 15 percent grade. Inside radius of drivel'lay turns should b,e forty-two feet (42') or more. All driveway surfaces and bridges must be capable of sustaining 35,000 lbs. loading. (4) (5) - 16 - 'ilS page is from Sunset Magazine's article entitled ;:rotecting Your Home AgaInst Brushfire", which provides ~~~ailed information on fire safety. All Los Altos Hills ~,)meo...ners could benefi t from fami I iarity with its :Jntents. A-I'1 : Access. Keep fIre lane (pr'!ferably on both siC:es 01 hoI.lse) clear enough lor 'lrernen to bnng in hOSes. ladelers, equIpment. even Irucks, HydranL Near street. you can InstaU standp,pe lor liremen's use: Ctleck sIze Wllh frre elepanrnent, Make sure it's eaSily seen and accesSIble. II poSSIble, gravIty teed lrom pool, Pump. Have well-rnaintained pump (gas. diesel. propane) of at least 100-gpm capacty. with standard 1~-inch threaded statlCpfpe, ICee? plastIC or conon-ja~et lire hose (enougn 10 reac!'llar side 01 hOuSe) and nozzle at ~'., Pool, hot tub. Either one can serve as a ready reserYQlr lor you and fwo department (lyQCa.I hotlub helds aboUt 500 ~aIIons. as much as a taM V\lCl(). If pos$IbIe. INIke pool dralnable to accassible hydrant or pumphouse. ~ - Oede. Nonllammable briclt. tile. or concrete dec:IOOg is safest. S~ want WOOCl? Reccmmended 1-hour fire ratings require overscaled c:lecUlg: at least 1 Y1-inch- thick. ~oove boards over soI'ld sutxled<ing. '~ Sieling. Noncombustible material such as stucco prelerred, Avoid shingle Siding, Glass. Thermal pane and safely-type are most resIStant to heat-caused damage, II fire Inreatens, cover glass wllh shutlerS, fwe cunalns. or plywOOCI panelS, Walls, fences. and railings. Use nonflammaDle masonry, ....'rought iron, or c."lalll Ilnk- piinlCularly adjoln&ng hOuse. . sInce f1ammaDle malenals can act like luses, Make wood 31001'l> or trellIses 01 oversIze lumoer, I Beyond property fines. P\aMIng and protecnon must be c::omrntJl'\Ity.wide, Worlc with netghborS to ~ fuel II'l wnmon areas. Hillside chaparral Prune to IJ'\ln or remove wood d\aparral. Keep large native trees and shrubs (their roolS anchor hillsides), lmgateocasionaDy in summer to maintaU'l moisture level :r a reprint of the entire Sunset article, ~1d $1. (to cover handling and postage) Ci...^ c:.~.fO+\I c:.lln 4: 0+ I=Xt+1a'l 6 M E<M 0 R A ~ DUM '- DATE: TO: FROH: SUBJECT: DECE}.!BER 02, 1983 HONO~~BLE CITY COUNCIL CITY ATTORNEY FIRE RETARDA~ ROOF INITIATIVE PETITION - I have reviewed the form of "Initiative Petition to Enact a City Ordinance" heretofore filed with the' City Clerk, together with related documents, and have determined that the requirements for circulating and filing an initiative petition contained in State law and outlined in my memorandum to the Council dated December 2, 1983, have been met. The Council has the alternative of either introducing and adopting the proposed Ordinance, or of submitting the proposed Ordinance to the voters at the Municipal Election to be held on April 10, 1984. ~o CITY ATTOR.~EY . FG/cws Los Altos Town Crier .... 2nd Section -- J3 - , . \ , October 5. lSEl3 .~ - Petition drive begins :against roofing rule By no PaIlakoff Townspeople in Los Altos Hills are making ready to J>OUIXI: the pavement in oroer to_ get rid a{ an offe.'lSive roofing ordinance. A group called Committee for Reasonable Roofing has aJUlOWlCed that it will launch an initiative petition drive to repeal an ordinance, adopted in 1981, that , requires all new and replaced roofs to be constructed of fire-retardant ma ter.a Is, , The signature drive will bebin Oct. 11, a required 21 days after the filing of a legal notice of inte.'lt to circulate : petitions. Opposition to the ordinance has been smoldering in : recent months as homeowners became aware that re- roofing costs are likely to be $4 ,COO to $S ,COO higher II1ld er , the fire-retardant requirements. A growing Dumber of. : homes are reaching the ~25-year~ld stage at which 'new roofs become a necessity. , Fire department officials and commissioners of Los : Altos County Fire Protection District have UlWlimously , endorsed the roofing ordinance, which includes pl'lT.i. , sions of the statewide Uniform Building Code. In p'Jblic hearings held in August, the Town Council twice de- clined to rescind or modify provisions for fire retareant constrJCtion. The added cost is justified by the added , safety, the)" said.. Opponents cODteod, however, that processing shor'..e:-.5 tie llie c! treated shakes and tl'.at fire- retardant roofs do not result in lower insurance rates, "L'lSUra.'lce co~es. whose money is at stake, see DO value in t.'lem," a=rdi.'lg to Jeanne Straube and Bob Morga.'l, re:sice:ots wr..:l are spearheading the initiative petition d......h'e, EXpeC'':'15 "to q::ickiy obtain sigr..atures from more than 15 perrent ci be reg:s+.e.red voters," they've called a kick-<lff meeting for 7:30 p.m. on Mcnday, Oct. 10, at lZ'lS7 Viscair.o P'.sce. to ham out petitions and make district aSS: g:une.'l ts. If 815 si gn.a t:.:res are collec'..ed, the council will then either r..ave to adopt L~ proposed ordinance for repeal or call a ~al e!ed:on to allow residents to decide the issue. _ If 10 ;:er~t of regis'..ered vcte."S ~ sign the petition" t.lJe repeal crci.'12.:lce ;;-ill appear on the ballot of the next ' scheduled r.::.:ruC:;a! election. With 2,5.:'3 h-oe:s in to;;r~ the fire.retart!ant ordin- ance ul:i.:r..a:.ciy puts a $1O-m;nion plus burden on resi- dents, ~ro;x :le::i3 of t.':e initiative petition say. . . -Petition fights fire la"" Residents want to ban flame-retardant roofing By Mary Duenwald IO\'3\~ TImes Tribune staff 1\ LOS ALTOS HILLS - A group ot residents will begln collecting sig- natures Tuesday on an initiative pe- [jUon asldng the City Council to re- scind a town ordinance requiring the use at name-retardant rooting materials: The group, which calls Itself the Los Altos Hills Committee for Rea- sonable Rooting. will have approxi- mately five months to collect at least 797 signatures of registered ,'oters who are town residents. That number is IS percent of the town's 5.312 reg1stered voters. It the petitioners are successful; the City Council must either re- scind the ordinance requiring name-retardant roofing materials or call a special election within three to tour months to let a maJori- ty of town residents dedde whether the ordinance should exist. It the group collects the signa- tures ot at least 10 percent but less than 15 percent ot the registered voters, the council will be required orily to place the Issue on the ballot In the next regular CIty Council election. which will be April 10. The group plans to kick otf the , petition drive at a meeting next Monday, Oct 10, beginning at 7:30 p.rn. at 12897 Viscalno Place. At the meeting. group leaders will <!istrib- ute petitions and assign ellch partlc- lpant a specific area to collect slg- , natures. Most or me people In the group have been tryIng since July to get the rooting ordinance rescinded. At pubIlc hearings In JUly and August. they asked the City Council to dis- card the two-year~ld ordinance. After both hearings, however, the council voted unanimously to keep the ordinance. The council actIons have been supporied by the comm1ssloners of the Los Altos County Flre Protec- tion District, at which Los Altos Hills Is the major portlon. and by the chlet of the Los Altos Fire De- partment, which serves the tire protection district The people OPPosed to the oIdi- .nanc~ say It unnecessaJily adds to the cost at reroofing homes In Los Altos Hills. They say flame-retar- dant root tiles are not needed to keep homes sate from !lre, that rooting contractors are reluctant to use them and that they Increase the cost at an average roofing job In Los Altos Hills by about $4,000. The Times Tribune contacted eight local rooting contractors who confirmed that they are hesitant to use tlame-retardant shingles. They saId the special shIngles, which are soaked In a chemical that Inhibits tire, cost twice as much as regular shingles. The cost ot shingles Is about 30 percent ot the cost Involved In replacing a ' ~ood-5hlngle roof, contractors 5<1Y, so the use of tlame-retardalit ma- ter1als adds about 30 percent to the plice of a Job. Robert C. Zapkay. shop manager of Adams A &: P Rooting In S3n Carlos. said a rerootlng Jab that normally would cost about S5,OOO costs about S8,000 when name-re- ~ .. '2.. tardant materials are used. ' Some contractors also say that, the treated shingles are less dura- ble than other materials because the flame-retardant chemicals dis- solve the natural wood oils that nor- mally protect the shingles from erosion by rain, wind and sun. 'Los Altos Fire Chief John Sand- ers argues that the flame-retardant materials are necessary not only to protect Individual roots but also to keep tires trom spreading from rooftop to rooftop. . He said hills residents need to take extra precautions to keep their homes safe from tires be- cause the homes are not easily ac- cessible to firefighters. The residents opposed to the or- dinance say that the houses In Los Altos Hills are too far apart tor fire to spread from rooftop to roof- top. They say the danger ot fire start- ing on rooftops is not great enough to warrant the extra expense ot - tlame-retardant shingles. They point oot that Insurance companies otfer the same rates on fire Insurance whether or not flame'retardant roofing materials are used. ro..ose who want more Informa- tion about the petition~rive meet- ing next Monday may call Jeanne Straube at (415) 941-<1611 or Robert Morgan at (415) 9-41-7075. N~14..J- /3 l.-61 l", (},,..s-nc. 5"rtf~4' _ /2rf1 lI/st-,.i_. ~_"_V ........-: -~-:. ......-.----- 6. At said ~eneral P~nicipal Electio~ ~he following initi~tive measure, namely, Me~sure B, was submitted to t~e electors of the City and the number of votes given in the Ci~y for and against such me~sure (including absentee votes) was as ~o:lcws: ~1E:\SURE (U): '\" FIRE RETARDA~T ROOFS Total Vote "YES '. Total Vote UNO" Shall the Initative Ordinance Repealing Section 24 of Appendix E of the Fire Code Requiring Roof Coverings on All Buildings to be Fire-Retardant, or any Class C Pre- pared or Built Up Roofing, or Cedar or Redwood Shakes and Shingles Constructed in Accordance with the Requirements of the Uniform Building Code Standarrl ~o. 32-14 for Special Purpose Roofs, and Requiring Installation of St~ndard ApproveJ Fire Place Chimney Spark Arrestors, Be Approved? 1289 503 7. The-number of votes cast in each precinct for and against the measure was as follOl-ls: PRECINCT 2384 2385 2386 2391 2395 , TOTAL PRECINCT YOTE ABSENTEE VOTE TOTAL YOTE: ME-\SilR~ (B) "YES" "}iO" "-:04 102 ..- . ,~., 12~ -'.)... 163 67 ,279 77 28] 92 ] 2114 ~66 RS 37 Ii L2~9 503 , . -3- <::: .. t 8. All absent voter ballots have been duly received and canvassed in time, form and manner as required by law, and the result of the absent vote for and against the ~easure submitted at said General Municipal Election is as set fcrth above. .... 9.' Hare than, a majority of all the votes cast at said General ~unicipal Election on Measure (B) were in favor of said Heasure, and Neasure (B) passed. REGULARLY passed and adopted this 17th day of APRIL, 1984. BY r~~1 . .... I .H) -- CITY CLEi(K KL~ ~ 1/ -4 - ~)(H1",,,, D Roof-related structural fires in the Moraga Fire District between January 1981 and December 1985: 1- 2. 3. 4. S. 6. Ascot Drive Darnby Court Zander Drive Rimer Drive Corliss Drive Hodges Drive December 1985 July 1985 June 1985 September 1982 August 1982 October 1981 ,/'\ $ 10,000 $ 23,100 ,-. $200,000 $250,000 $110,000 $ 60,000 1. ~ . The fire on Ascot Drive was a roof fire started in the area around the chimney. It was most likely caused by a fire brand from the fireplace. (Weather not a factor) The Darnby Court fire was the only structural fire we have had in the past 12 years which was started from a wildland fire. The total damage was $23,000. $5,000 of that figure was roof damage, the rest was fence, landscaping, siding and some smoke damage. (Hot, low humidity) The Zander Drive fire was totally a roof fire. It was started by a f~re brand from the fireplace falling onto the roof on a windy night. It caused $200,000 damage to the home and its furnishings. (At night, strong winds) The Rimer Drive fire was an interior fire started in the kitchen area. It extended out to the roof which caused the fire to spread the entire length of the home. It was estimated that the extension of fire caused by the flammable roof increased the fire damage by 40%. (Hot, no winds) 2. 3. 4. 5. The Corliss Drive fire started in the attic from a defective wire installation. It extended onto the roof and ran the full length of the home causing exterior damage. 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Totally Roof Fires 0 0 0 0 - 2 $210,000. In .the five (5) years recorded above, two totally roof related fires occurred in one hundred forty-one (141) residential fires which is 1.4% of total fires. , Information provided by Moraga Fire Protection District. 2 Roof fires caused most likely by fire brand from the fireplace falling on roof. Information is not available regarding if spark arrestors were or were not in place at time of fire. ~ EXHIBIT H MORAGA FIRE DISTRICT FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED Moraga's population is approximately 15, q22 in 5,260 dwelling units or 2.93 occupants per unit. At this size', the Moraga Fire District provides 6 firefighters on duty at anyone tiine. .,Anticipating a build-out of Moraga to a population of about 18,000 and maintaining the current ratio of occupants to dwelling units, we anticipate an additional 2,578 residents in 'Moraga and an additional 900 dwelling unitS. The current ratio 'of dwelling units per on-duty firefighters is 5,260 d.u./6 firefighters or 877 d.u./firefighter. At build-out in Moraga the number of firefighters needed for the 6,160 d.u. would be 7.02 per shift or 21'.06 for the three shifts., The projected need would be for 3 additional firefighters at the build-out of Moraga. Costs for the additional personnel at approximately $30,000. per year per firefighter would be in'the range of $15.00 to $20.-00 per household, per year. WHY CITIES IN THE AREA RECENTLY HAVE ADOPTED FIRE RETARDANT ROOF ORDINANCES The "Committee for Firesafe Roofing" which has been pushing for such ordinances is financed by the Asphalt and Tile industries. The committee retained the services of Retired Chief Bob Burns of the Mountain View Fire Department to obtain passage of such ordinances. · . '\. Retired Chief B'ob Burns has been very successful in his work for the "Committee For Firesafe Roofing". In soliciting support from businesses which would benefit from the Committee's activities the Executive Director is quoted from Exhibit G ... "our cause is not charity. Your investment in these brochures is guaranteed to help your business. We believe that this is the best form of indirect advertising available to you. Every single brochure will be silently expanding the sales of your product by promoting the use of firesafe roofing materials. II The real push for ordinances requiring fire-retardant roofs seems to center around limiting roofing materials and creating a greater market for Asphalt and Tile industries and, of course, greater profits! I nvestigating some of the cities where such ordinances have been passed, one will find there was very little citizen input into the process and the ordinances passed quietly. Homeowner awar-eness of the ordinance can be two or three years after passage and can create serious problems for the jurisdiction when homeowners become aware of the restriction. This happened in 1984 in Los Altos Hills, a community not unlike Moraga. The council passed an ordinance and the voters repealed the ordinance by a 21 to 1 margin! See Exhibit H for the election results. The Moraga Fire District slated that the cities of Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek have all recently adopted fire-safe roof ordinances. When the homeowners find out the expensive burden placed upon them there may well be another Los Altos Hills rebellion. ---- 1=XH&8Ii I-I July 16, 1985 Jerry Fever American Wood Treating P.O. Box 515 Sumas, ~ashington 98295 Dear Mr. Fever: RE: CFFSR Brouchure Sponsor \-1e hope that you are aware of the activities of the COMNITIEE FOR FIRESAFE ROOFING. If not let me explain. The CONMITTEE FOR FIRESAFE ROOFING has spent a great deal of time and money over the past five yea rs in the education of builders, contractors, fi re services, building departments, City Councils and homeow~ers as to the need to specify fire retardant roofing products. The percentage of households in Southern California now covered by an ordinance requiring fires~fe roofing has increased from 154 in 1980 to over 854 in 1985. This dramatfc shift in legislation has been due to the activities of the COMMITTEE FOR FIRESAFE ROOFING. Unfortunately, although we have won many battles, the war has to continue to be fought. Every day the well-financed wood lobby, representing wood shake and shingle manufacturers, appears berore influential groups or agencies in California, trying to build-up momentum to reverse previous decisions and allow the use of untreated wood shake and shingles. Indeed, two communities have reverseB previous decisions and more are waivering.We simply cannot let t~i~ happen. We need to continue to provide both speakers and literature to back-uo the respective fire services in their efforts to main::ain favorable, current restrictive ordinances. 'Furthermore, in all or Northern California, only about 157. of the area is now covered by firesafe roofing ordinances. The fight is just beginni~g in that area and we are already making progress. Last year, we opened an office in Northern California and have retained the 'services of a highly respected fire consultant to generate interest in the passage or stronger roofing ordinances. Since the COMMITTEE I S inception, our only piece of color literature has been a reprint showing alternate fi resafe roofs from a magazine now out of business. We desperately need and consequently have developed a new brochure. It shows pictures of alternate firesafe roofs, as well as clearly ,spelling out our message. In the quantity 1.-2.. CFFSR Brochure Sponsor July 15, 1985 Page 2 we believe we require (250,000), the lowest quotation we have received to print chis four-color, six-page brochure, is approxi- mately $0.12 each. "Units" of 25,000 brochures will cost $3,000 to print. We hope that your organization will sponsor at least one unit of ~rochures ,and more, if at all pos~ible. We will see that this information gets into the tight hands. We will pay the cost of handling, envelopes and postage for di rect distribution to fire stations, building depart- ments, trade shows and hundreds of other locations, such as Banks and Insurance Companies for example. ..., This request is different. All of us are continually being asked for donations for some worthy cause and although protecting the lives and property of millions of people is indeed a noble purpose, our cause is n~t charity. Your investment . se brochures is uaranteed to hel '"Vour business~we believe 'that this 1.S the ,best orm .. ec. ~dvertisl.ng-available to you. ;very single brochure wi 1 be c;;,lentlv eXp';:!nrli n~ the sales of your---1ll9duct by promoting, thp U5-,e of firesafe roofing materials. We are ready to go to print now. Each day's-aeTay -means lost opporunities. Please call or write to me as soon as possible confirming the number of units you will sponsor. , . It is our wish that you give this request your earnest consideration. ~e look forward to hearing from you. ~ "- Very truly yours. \ E FOR FIRESAFE ROOFING J~' / :jJi, L- , {.. , / ~--/ r; ':- 'i' , { 1'-./ , '-' f:,-, Raque_!Montova I~ Exec~tive Director v RM/ dh COSTS TO HOMEOWNER OF FIRE-RETARDANT ROOF Se Noe, member of the Committee, obtained bids from three contractors to re- roof the Noe residence in 1985. The bids are as follows: . Item Contractor Type of Roof Cost " 1 #1 JM Woodlands/Class A/30 year $ 6,400.00 2 #3 Heavy Shake/untreated , $ 6,500.00 3 #2 Pabco Horizon/Class A/25 year $ 7,150.00 4 #3 Dimensional Composition $ 7,300.00 5 #2 Treated Medium Shake/Class C $ 7,400.00 6 #2 JM Woodlands/Class A/30 year $ 7,750.00 7 #2 Treated Heavy Shake/Class C $ 8,500.00 8 #1 Treated Heavy Shake/Class C $ 8,600.00 9 #2 Cal-Shake/Class A/30 year $11,200.00 10 #2 Dura Lite Tile/Class A/1I0 year $11,840.00 11 #1 <;:al=Shake/Class A/30 year $12,000.00 Using the Heavy Shake/untreated as a base cost at $6,500.00 the fjre- treated alternatives are: Treated Heavy Shake/Class C Cal-Shake/Class A/30 year Dura-Lite Tile/Class A/40 year Treated Medium Shakes/Class C Cost $ 8,500.00 $11,200.00 $11,840.00 $ 7,400.00 Additional Cost Over Shake $ 2,000.00 $ 4.700.00 $ 5,340.00 $ 900.00 The fiberglass shingles listed above are not compared because of the limited use of this product in Moraga. 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Please see H"~ r:-emo to Larr)' E:dd!e, a State Farm !.In.:er\.:'~it:r, '.:lhich outl ines some major points as to why th~l'e is no diSCOLint "valiable to homes with fire-safe roofs, It is also inte:-estins to ncte that t!'>e insurance companies and 1. S. O. have been pressured by t r.e =resicen: of 'In~erlocking Roof Tile Co. to consider oHering discoynts. Sincere i y Ro b McSpadcen ~ --_..~....__....__._-~:...__._._--_._---_.... --- "7. ~~ ~.~ /l~ ..y AO'. ~ >Y.,j. MEMO TO. Larry Btddte \ ''-~.J t~). oIG FROM. Barb Setfferee ~'yr ~ I ,:::~::T:ee::::: t, ebe mo,e reten~~nd~: bave on eht, subject. I hope it helps our agent inr~~o~osition of industry representative on his local committee. January 17, 1986 " '~~~:~;Yt~F,~;;~~;, \{Q \\,,4 The major points are these: + There is no available data based on individual roof construction characteristics, neither within State Farm, nor from ISO. + "Individual building rating using many specific details is not possible for the millions of units rated. Therefore, again only the general construction, habitational occupancy and public protection class are considered in the fire insurance rate.-It + While fire is a major peril under the Homeowners policy, that package of coverages_insures against several other perils. (35% of our paid losses come from fire.) + Although fire retardant construction might save us loss dollars in some areas in some years, it's going to be hard to evaluate dollars of loss saved across several construction types. If new roof coding were ever instituted, we would probably only be able to use what we had several years ago: ItFire resistive" and "Other.1t + "Today the roofs of most homes insured under a Homeowners Insurance Policy are surfaced with fire-retardant materials. Many homes that are not so constructed are either uninsured - especially if they are located in a dense brush or wooded area _ or insured through a residual or non-standard insurance policy at much higher premiums." Rob Kelley's letter may be especially helpful in providing our agent a "word track." Please let me know if we can help him further. It's good to know he's representing our interests. f.!! attachments cc: T. L. Howard R. J. Kelley H. N. pierson If:.:";f' -.-;.'.-.. i~:;&j.;~C~~.::::, "':':;,:"'l!"':':~f.'P." r'~,->~;_\--"'_;-.:-i-. -. ^ ^.>." "':." _", ,.",.;=.:;!\{:1;~:C'j;''''i~'':h~i.~L""..--...."g "'0;,";"- t<.~ in) !~~~~~K<:'':.. ~~~~CES OFFICE" INC. RICHARD .0 DORSCH. IIANAGEII PfItSOlW. UIla D~ION \ -.. -~ .July 30. 1985 .... ,Mr. Robert B. .Jensen Inter~ocking Roof Tile Company P. O. Box 2125 Freemont. California 94536-0125 Dear Mr. .Jensen: This will supplement the ietter you received from Hr. Richard Hughey of ISO Commercial Risk Services concerning insurance rate credits for the use of "Fire Safe" roofing material. In our judg~nt. it would'not be appropriate to offer premium discounts to . Homeowners advisory insurance premiums for homes "l'itb roofs surfaced with fire-retardant mat~rials. Let me briefly explain. Today the roofs of most homes insured under a Homeowners Insurance Policy are surfaced with fire-retardant materials. Many homes that are not so constructed are either. uninsured - especially if ,they are located in a dense brush or \looded area ..: or insured through a resid ual or non-standard insurance policy at much higher pre::liur.s. The statistics reported to ISO and used to develop our Homeo.~ers advisory premiums do not include the premiums and losses of the non-standard risks ~ted above.~hus. the Homeowners losses reported to ISO reflect the widespread use of fire-retardant roof surfacing materials a~d do not ~pport a further discount to Homeowners advisory premi~s. ram: sr cc: Richard Hughey. ISO/CRS, Inc. ,. . ,\'1: /' ,.t ,,-j I ./)' r /~ Y'.-/' "j I ',. i/, (:? .'.',' ";" .' .... " " ,/'l' '" .... I - I'~ _.~ ~ .. ISO COMMERCIAL RISK SERVICES, INC. ',F"; t<-} . r. . ......,.."' ,.r.. . ,.' \ , :;,," ...}--' ;.' . '.:-' . 1 I' . " \!:' MICHAEL J, STUMPF', . :", \o~ , \~r j, \ I \ \J \- ".... "'ANACi(R ' PIIOOUCTS ANI? stllv,cu . , . : "" \. . tJ" . .. ',' ;~'",,'\' '!I~.' "'j)', Pl.\. " ,.-. i. ' I .' :(~': ,:. ~.,1'" r,~' -. .Ir,:~: ..' ," \' '.' ".' It.',.,. ,If' , ' ,". J 1 ' . '. " ., ~I" , .' Y. U Y 2. 1985 , \ r '" r,.' , ",'" r. ~ 'I'" ,',,:", . \. ~ ~ r \, ",. '~I~' . ,.'\ . -,eo J . "of'" \ ~~ '.., ',' ,',' ", ", ',1 I \ t . J. 1".... , I . . - . ~. , it ~ .'" ~ ,0 - -. .., - , .' 'J. --; I . ",... ~ , . '. ' :; " ",,' ,,I /'... " ' :' .' , , . . fl ...,d" "..' '\]j , , "JIll ~ L, _' '.J Q .' ',- " ' 01' I .\1'" . j...': J 0\ ,,'\i: ,; ,;'i."...;,' O<V' ~.. '.. \-' .' - Mr. Robert B. Jensen Interlocking Roof Tile Company P. O. Box 2125 Fremont, California 94536-0125 i ,.of- ,Ii'? .... ' . , ~,.:' \\ , - r TwO SYLVAN WAY PARSIPPA"'. H J 070$A 12011 257'03SI ... ..:. ~ :,; .. ,. , \ ~.,.( ..;.1 , . . " $',1' .1 J "I ..!- )0 0"" .' , f v"" .. ~. .. ft r ", ,,(., .. - '.0( . " ',. ,; '11" ,..:." , ~,.;';l)!! .. ~ 1 z: \ .. f.... I " .' ": ~ ... _ ~..: .;_;) ~.: ... r .~...r' ....'.. J ,...."..".... ,t- ~~... I . , ?if'"''' '):...-.,1 \ .... ,It' "). Is.. fl. . ~.. .; :.:. !t:-. ..: J.;.(,....)" ; ~\~.. .... .1_--.. .0,' ;. \ .,.! v ....: ...; t"o. .:...... :.~..'" :.~ .. ; /' ~ .. i. . ,,.. \-' " ,... ": , " , '\.. ,..:. ; ... I..J~ \ .:. .~... ..: ~. '., ro..:~. II h ...r: :::' ,:. . Dear Mr. Jensen: Your recent letter to the Western Region of'ISO concerning insurance rate credits for "fire safe" roofing material bas reacbed our office. ISO Commercial Risk Services, Inc.. is a subsidiary company of ISO. responsible for commercial fire rates. ' Larger commercial buildings are rated using our Co~ercial Fire Rating Schedule (CFRS). The CFRS recognizes roof surfa~ing materials listed as conforming with the requirements for Class A. B. or C roof coverings, or similar laminated built-up roof covers. For wood shingles or shakes. other than approved fire retar~ant treated, specific percentage charges apply to building rates. - , Smaller commercial buildings are often "class rated". That is, specific details of the building and some special occupancy hazards are grouped within a class to simplify the rating procedure for our companies. For class rated commercial buildings, only the general construction type, the general occupancy and the public protection 'classification are used to determine the rate. This procedure is followed too. in the personal insurance lines such as Dwelling and Homeowners. Individual building rating using many specific details is not possible for the millions of units rated. Therefore. again only the general construction. habitational occupancy and , public protection class are considered in the fire insurance rate. RECEIVED JUL 09 1985 Richard n. Dorsch re-1 Mr. Robert B. Jensen Interlocking Roof Tile Company -2- July 2, 1985 , , ~- " We are also referring your letter to our Personal Lines Division at 160 Water Street. New'York, NY 10038. They may have further comments regarding roofing material as it affects rates for Dwelling and Homeowners insurance., YOU:;; 7~6 _ Richard E. Hughey, P.E. Director - Engineering & Stds. REH/jmg cc: R. G. Gage - ISO/CRS J. A. Polson ISO/CRS J. S. Spellman'~ ISO R. B. Dorsch - ISO - - \. ... . . ' "" I' JUN 26 1985' . ..' -! f.- ~ ~~-1 J - JL.~l1er!oc~!ng Jt\OO:! !.l!~q , ~ i ~~ ~"irJ oA 500 King Ave. · P,Q. Box 2125. Fremont. CA 94536~1 Quality y Produels Cal, D..:e State Farm 6400 State Farm Drive Rohnert Park, California '/4<y /J 94926 I p.e!urn To Dear Mr. Dorsett; .... .C!C!~ As .a manufacturer of clay roofing tile, we believe that insurance underwriters should actively support the use of fire safe roofing materials. Many fire conscious C~lifornia city an~ county governm~nts are taking positive actions to restrict or eliminate the installation of flacmable roofing 'materials. Our company and others in the roofing material industry, have devel9ped products and manufacturing tech- niques which offer af(ordable fire safe roofing material choices to ." the home owner. The insurance industry used to offer rate credits and incentives to building owners who installed fire safe roofs. It is time for the insurance industry to renew its committment to this important fire prevention effort. By wo~king together all interested parties can contribute. The rewards are great: A) Significant'reduction in fire insurance losses B) Improved,safety and longevity of our public buildings and homes C) Lower the staggering costs in money, lives, and human=suffering caused by fires I would appreciate any information you can provide' on current t~inking and trends within your organization 'and within the industry on this important subject. If you can direct me to key people involved in fire risk evaluation and rate setting within your com?any, it would be very helpful to me. ' Thank you for your consideration and help. Very truly ~ours, lJ/(1.1..-. {/f ,If. 7.':-... /6{~.. y 11&,,,.. ,J' '" 'Jl'i.I'Jrl.-..... Robert 11. Jensen Interlocking Roof Tile Co. ,-~'-"'-"~~. _....~.-"_._- < ~_____.._ __ ._.. ___ .______..___ _.____._w .__.__. _.____.___..... ~ 1<,-5 " . .. .,". ...~ ~: :"' .:-:-:. ~~ .....;-.!...... . . ~ . ~ .. ': .. " June 27, 1985 C1!,..: -n-E- (~ ) R.~ "- Robert B. Jensen Interlocking Roof Tile Co. 500 Kin~ Avenue P.O.' Box 2125 Fremont. California 94536-0125 r;-:)c-l.. ~ ........'~ ~ ~ ~4 , _ ~ ~ l~ ? 13fr-g. Dear Mr. Jensen: 7-'2- Thank you Glenn Dorsett. -- behalf . for your recent Jetter to Regional Vice Presicent Mr. Dorsett has asked that I respond on his . ~le safety. that are sincerely appreciate and share your conc~rns for fire You certainly make some excellent points in your letter worth further consideration. Our Actuaries are -located in our Heme Office in Eloo::lington. Illinois. I have fO~larded a copy of your letter to .~sistant Vice President Henry Pierson for his evaluation and response. Sincerely, ~ Larry Biddle Division Manager Fire Operations CC:, Glenn Dorsett /' Henry Pierson ,. 1<-1 . , IV (o.-( . . . July lZ, 1~35 " Robert 0. Jensen InterlQcking Roof Tile Company 500 Killg Avenue P. o. Box 1125 Fr~ont, California 94536-0125 Dear Hr. Jensen, Thank you for your letter concerning fire safe roofs. St~te Fa~ appreciates all research which would result in reduced property d~ar,e ~~d L~proved life ~afety which come about throu8h improvements to products such as the ones you .::entioned. At this ti=te we do not offer premUlll reductions ill Homeowners insurance based on the type of roof that a }iomeowner has. Hhile we co:n:nend all loss prevention measures, our rateos,in; process involves respondin~ to actual loss experience. Our :!o:ueO\,'llers policy is a multi-?eril package policy which affords coverage against a multitude of losses, only one of which is fire. He not only cover the dwelling, but we also coyer the personal property and personal liability exposures of our insureds. Eneineers tell us that most residential fires (over 9/),;) occur in tlle living porticn of the hO!:le. Safer roofs would help everyone save sooe coney, b~~ we do not feel they would bring about a reduction in our losses significant enough that we would be able to pass alon; au)' premium reduction to our policyholu~rs. Obviously, if the ov~rall quality of roofs i~rovcs to a sig~ificant degree our loss' ~~perience viIl improve and everyone ~ill be~efit because ~e ~ill be able to ka~p our pre:niUIll costs down. In t,~e :n~nt1;ne, ~e ...ill have to take a ~ait and see attitude towards the ma~nituce of the effect that any particular product ("Jhether it be roofing material or another loss prevention device) ~oul~ have on a credib12 a~ount of homes~over a number of years. Thanks aMain for your inquiry. Very truly yours. Robert J. Kelley Assistant Actuary }U{/ en bcc: Larry ~iddle. 1~0. Cal. O?erations Hanager Glenn Dorsett, ~o. Cal. Regional Vice President T. L. Howard H. ~I. Pierson B. A. Seiffertt - 'L K-~ \D) !!,'J~~.~~~E.:: ':;!:~~I~~,..~FFlCE. INC. J, STEPHEN SPELLMAN REGIONAl VICE 'Rt~IDtNl WESTERN REGION '. - June 20, 1985 Mr. Robert B. Jensen Interlocking Roof Tile Company P. O. Box 2125 Fremont, California 94536-0125 RECEIVED Jl;i'~ 24 \985 :. A. PO!..SON '- Dear,Mr. Jensen: Thank you for your recent letter on the use of insurance credits for the use of fire resistive roofing materials., I am forwarding it to Mr. James A. Polson, .Vice President-Products and Services, of ISO's subsidiary, ISO Commercial RisK Services, Inc. This is Jim's area of responsibility. I am sure you will hear from him in due course. Sincerely, - Jt.t-..6H-- en Spellman ice President JSS/jh cc: J. A. R. G. L. polson (2 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054) Gage 150 cooi.fEACIAI. R.s<< SlIlYICES INC 15 -. WHOlL l~ED SUBSlDLUT or IHSUUNC[ SlItYlCI5 orna. JO<: . 1<-1 Lnt~rlocking Roof;Tile CODlpany 500 King' Ave.'. P.O. Box 2125, Fremont, CA 94~125 · (415) 793-0044 Quality Clay Products \ Insurance Service-01fice 1 Montgomery Suite 1030 San Fra~cisco, California 94104 REC E1V 'JUN ED IN~~ 20 19B5 Iti&"'""!iec SE: ~ nc?/~s ~~E Dear Mr. Spellman; As a manufacturer of clay roofing tile, we believe that insurance _ underwriters should actively support the use of fire safe roofing materials. Many fire conscious Califo~nja city and coun~y govern~ents are. taking positive actions to restrict or eliminate the installation of flamcable roofing materials. Our company and others in the roofing, ,material industry, have developed products and manufacturing tech- niques which offer affordable fire safe roofing material choices to the home owner. The -insurance, industry used to offer rate credits and incentives ,to building owners who installed fire safe roofs. It is time for the insurance industry to rene~ its committment to this important fire prevention effort. By working together all interested parties . can contribute. The rewards are great: A) Significant reduction in fire insurance losses B) Improved safety and longevity of our public buildings and homes - C) Lower the staggering costs in money, lives, and human:suffering caused by fires ~ I would appreciate any information you can 'provide-on current thinking and trends within your organization and within the industry on this important subject. If you can direct me to key people involved in fire risk evaluation and rate setting within your cocpany, it would be very helpful to me. Thank you for your consideration and help. Ve~y ,~tru;1..rours, a: Ii{( /, 01/ KI'~~rr1wt.. Robert B Jensen Interlocking Roof Tile Co. r IV ", E-4- THE PENINSULA TIMES TRIBUNE. Sunday. OCtow 30. 1113 PRO Contlall" InN Eol occaslonol bulldlne wllh a IIre-mlsllve rool standlne unharmed amidst blocks ollOlal destrucllon, Ills 18)' underslandlne thallhe 1In! cbl., 01 thai clt)' had tried lor a number 01 )'ears 10 eel ... ordinance adopled Ihal would require Ilre.reslsllve roollnl malerlals: bul Ihe human cries 01 "100 upenslve." "not 1Iec& ~ary." elC, were so Irealthal be did nol succeed In Ills ellons. Followlne this destrUctIve lire. bo......r an /Jrdlnance 90'" adopled so qulckl)' th'al the lire de: panmenl never had Ihe eIlance to make another plea lor IL ThaI's reacllonary In lIS lrvesllormJ ' AN AREA OF mlsconc.pllon on Ihe part III Los Alios Hills resld.nlS who oppose Ihe rnollne ordl- nanc. Is Ihalthose Ia..e-scole nm Ihat spn!ad lrom rool 10 rool occur onl)' In Southern Call1ornlL Granl- .d, Ihe)' are more Irequent In that part 01 the stale ond Ih.)' usually are more devaslallne Ibere. and con- ..qu.nIlY Ihere Is mOn! n.... media 11Im coveraee 01 Ihose IIr... However.lhey have occurred In numerous areos 01 Nonhern Call1ornla In such places as Ihe hills 01 Oakland. Berkele)'. Napa. Coacord and Vallelo, to nom. just a r.w, In lacL as recenUy as SepL . 01 this ~",!r. a lire occurred In Ibe prace 01 a 1I0me In Los GalOs: because 01 1I)'lne brands and combusllble roOls. 10 olher homes were IInIled .belon! the sl_ liD!, 9o'llS brouehl under conlroL The Wind..... 28 mph Ihal day allhe sc.ne ollhe lire. One can 58Y, and ru agree. Ihal II nomes Is nol a malor conllacrallon: but Ihose 01 us In this buSiness know Ihal with s1I&11Uy dlllerenllaclors Ihal day Ihls could have been one to r.e.I\'e Ihal Impressive /11m loolage-'rom the media. As:!! lurn.d oul. ho..-ever. It 90'" only worthy 01 el&llt ~mall para~rllphs In on. 01 our local newspapers. and we're clad lhal was the c..., On. mt=ge Ihal's dlfllculllO convey to oppoiienlS 01 Ihe roollnc ordinance Is Ihe dlslance Ihal "lire- bronds" lrovellhrough Ihe air while sllll burning. Sev- .rol hundr.d )'lIrds Is common. and two miles Is nol unusual. These burning embers land on anolher roor. lnp some dlslance a...ay and Ignlle It, and a "I.ap frog" .1I.clls creal.d, This process can also &0 lrom roollo grass or brushy 1I.ld. Ih.n 10 another rool aad >0 'on, I'm nol lalklng aboul the Soulh.rn Call1ornla Sanla Ana 9o'Inds here - just plain old Nonhern Call- lornla ~ummer all. moon winds will sulllcO- AI ground level. "'e ollen don'l r.all... bow much wlad exists 100 10 200 l.el above us. Anoth.r ph.nom.non lhars hard 10 r.lay 10 those "ho don'l wanl to IIslen Is lb. lacl Ihal IIr. call crtate lis o"'n wind as Ihe superhealed air lrom the lire rises InlO Ihe cooler air abov., We call tills "lIr"lorm." and lire ollletals throughoul lhe nallon are a""are of 115 potentially de!trucllve nature. It 10110"'.5 tnen thlt 85 more combusttbles (SUCh as homes) become Involved In . lire. the amount of ;uperh.ated air Is IlIcreased and Ihe "storm- com- pounds IIS.II, THE TYPES 01 rool ass.mblles requlr.d by Ibe Lo,; Alios Hills cod. ore li~rc.i.Uvt. nol IIr.prool as "'18. have called Ih.m, Fully non-combusllble roollng mal. rials or. available and are allowed (In lact we ..-ould .ncouroce Ihelr us.), bullhey an! nol required by,lh. code, The Iypes 01 rool.lhal are required. as a minimum. are d..lgn.d 10 lessen Ihe likelihood ollbe roollgnlllng lrom lIylng brands or 10 slow Ihe spread 01 Ih. lire IIlhe rool does Ignlle, The net eflect 01 Ihest m;:nerlals is that they ellher prevent the roof Irom calchlng IIr. or Ih.y -buy 11m.," which gives IIr.lIghllng p.rsonn.1 a bener chance 10 conlrol Ihe ~ltualion and prevent a major connagrstlon. One of Ih. biggesl obSlael.. Ihe lire service bas In Imple- m.ntlng IIre:resisllve roonng ordinances Is Ihal Call. / II Public is larnlans are Ia love willi wood rooll. lit lIIadllO ~t onen allernaUYeS aren'..... .-Iden4. nue an a number 01 aruacuve &lid prable IIIb1l1l111es far IIle cedar Shake or IIbIa&le roof. s-e .... IeOI a:peastre mE AMEJUCAH -Ie .- and others are mo~ axpe1ts\Ve: bQt to ... bec:OIIle ..--r -. acqualnled wtth these OIle ... to c:oatrad a roo\lll PresIdent Reapll Should rull I conlractor \hal deals Ia other \haD .... 1IlakeI": 4t-1C percent pluraUty 58)111I1 Shln&les. Many nnns deal W\IIl wood roolI oa/J' aM for lIIe ftlte BOUM. SIIlce JUI they ann' aboUl 10 .,.. a potenllal.- ~ ' SIIUIed more \IWIa Ie.. points., Inlorma\lotl 011 other trpes. IIIIa )'081'. a 5&-39 percent malo Maybe IhII ...ouId be IIle approprlala am. 10 ad- pll 10 nm apItL dress wbal appean 10 be mlllDlonna\loll beII\I &lftll TIle Ialest IlarTII So"..,. take 10 Hills resldelllS Ilr roolers or pcmI\ll)' correct IDforo a cross .-cllolI 011.248 adullS n mallon belnl mlslaterllreted. TIle loIlowllll COJDo 10 Oct. .. ladlcales lbat 011 the mealS lIave been tll&de b)' dUullS at the nrtoas servers IeeI Is an Immlneat a llear\nlS 00 \Ills Issae &lid IIle ~ Is tISlIaIly said presldeDt 01 Ills c:andldacy. III to be a roollD& contractor. M)' respolltt ~ \Ile next )'O8l' are DO beller \IWI 50- commenL . "A trealed4l1lD&le re-roollll& CCIIS \wlCe as tIlIIdl 1'101 only are people dlvld. as an untreated re-rool.- Should nm. bUI wh.n asked a' The tr.aled sbakes themselves do cost appron- s10tlS releftDl 10 wb.ther Real malel)' twtce as mucb. but lIIe labor cost Is lIIe same elected. Americans nnd him la, and. then!lore. the IoIaI cost 01 \he rooa.. job Is __ . By 4&-41 percen!. most peo ~ percellt mOn! with \raled ....ka. Idelll deserves to be re~lecle . "Treated s~akes ...111 lut only IlaIf as 1011I as baadllDl 01 the e<:Dllomy. ThI untrealed vats. since. wt\h economIC recover TIle Iestlng laboratories IeI1 us there Is ao\h.... Ia been widely Il5S1Imed thaI th. the treallnc process \hal s\lould 1Ib0nee Ibe We oIlhe would'" ....rklnc strongly In J Shingles and that the Ule IPU lIbould be the same either way. ' We bave beelllOld by roolen \bat \he cedar SIlake or s\llngle rool that'S put ... today wlU DOC \asI. as Ioll& CON as the one pul on some years ago. TIle reason $I2Ied was Ihet the malerlal belnc used toda)' Is "'SeCODd IJ'OwIh - cedar and Is not 01 th. same quIll7 as IlW used III th. past. . . -F\re-re:SlSlIve roolllllG not be ~ bea.... th. resl4el1lS would bave Ion InsuMlllce companIes won' dlscoulll JOUI' poUcy If persocat safely Is DOl the ...ue you bave 000-" Insunace companies do and doa' do . lot 01 \IlIIlp thai I dOli' understaod. and IlIavu' poDed th.m on this Issue 10 Dnd oullf they do or doll' In IIIIs CIl$e. Either way. commOll sense Should Ill$TU this ques- Uon. . I do mow thai lor man)' yean aner a_lIc Ore sprlnkl.rs bad provell their 98lu.. \DsUrallCO co_ les wouldn' dlscOunl the Pn!mlum lor 1Iavtn& Ill..... THE nRE CHIEF caa only advbe DB t/lese Issves. based 011 hIS experl.nce and .x;>ertbe.. n_ 01 as III the nre prolectloll business knoW lbe compouad.... elleet combustlbl. rools can IIave Ia a ,"""us are sttuaUon. II _IN to us lhalllolMOW1ltrs .....Id wut this added margin 01 salety built bltO \heir bomes. especlaUy when th. 1Il\'eslment In property Is as creat as In the Los Alios H\IIs commual\)'. What.... try to accomplls\l tlIroUP taws suell as Los Altos HIUs' Is 10 keep those nawanted fires lbat do occur wltllln a manqeable IrBlMwerL That Is pn- I clsely lbe lolelll wltb this roollne ordlDance. aDd w. lhlllk 1\'5 a rusooable saleguard.. W. bope Ill. majonl)' 01 Los AliOS Hills resldelllS Y\Il agree Y\\h tIlaL PRESSlIllE.TREATED IIr.. crease \he OYeMlII cost 01 a " mal.1y 30 percenL The Installa the ",...raJ\ .xpense :IS th e P" bave balllho lIle .xpectancy 0 A local roonnc conlnelor lold trealed sIlake rool IIIaI was 0 period lor wIIlch \h. lire n!lan ellecllve bas 1101 beeD e:rtabllsl lecllvell... bas b..1I quoled. do01 belIeVe In Ibe ell..tlve", are op~ 10 Inslalllnc II. I veal.r lD<:ome lor them. 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AlUCaEO NE<ilK;tS<."t.IUtEACH or ANYOIH[:,M 1 lIl:n..... nll II .. 1I1A~ nIE_Lu,'nEDUA.II.JTY.."U.AtlT~SUICT UAlllny.oanr FORni AIKJYE. ~...'ndo"".~ ,h('~~<<IinuI.aI....ol"""alOf~~ "1_a""~n.;IIftIlCMI_ .......Iionflq. """ applJ...,.....I.. wrltV..I"oN~.~Wat..........lltccu........., -.aHa-. NA"E 01' OWNER: ADDRESS: NA.'IE Of' ROOFING CONTIlACTOll: trORTION 0: PleaK Ocuch and Mail ror Jlra:islralioa of ~'uranIY runtorrrJ CERTIFICATE N~ 11604 NA~IE OF ORIGINAL "'ARRANTY HOLDER: NAME OF ISECONDI OWNER: ~~~~'~~~~~jC~:, .._~~_: ~~'~~lt~~\~., Addr~: Clo.inl Dale' of EKIO"": Dal~: Si,na'vrc: Si'n2lu,e': DaIC:_ ------------------------------------------ (l'ORTlOtol A: PkaH' Dcncb and Mail for OriliullqiuraliOllJ CElTII'IC'ATE ~I.' 11604 NA"E 01' ORIGIt<AL WARRANTY HOLDER: NAME OF ROOFINGCOI<TRACTOR: Add,~u: Addrns: Si'lUIlu,~: Dale: PhoH: $taU'Lie.. , _ Cocnplctioe 0.1C: No. 01 Sq.-res Applied: SiIN'.rr. ----.- 011C':__ r ~ Intetlocking'RoofTile Company 500 King Ave. . P.O. Box 2125. Fremont, CA ~536-0125 · (-415) 7i3-03<< Quality Clay Products .... INTERLOCKING ROOF TILE COMPANY 100 YEAR WARRANTY INTERLOCKING ROOF TILE COMPANY WARRANTS THAT ITS QUALITY CLAY ROOFING TILE PRODUCTS ARE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP WHICH IMPAIR ITS USEFULNESS THEREOF FOR A PERIOD OF 100 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. INTERLOCKING ALSO WARRANTS THAT THE COLOR OF ITS FIRED CLAY PRODUCTS WILL NOT FADE. WE GUARANTEE THAT OUR'CLAY TILE PRODUCTS ,MEET ABSORPTION AND STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS BY THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE (CHAPTER 32-12). INTERLOCKING ROOF ~ILE WILL NOT BE LIABLE IF THE T!L~ BREAKS; CRUMBLES OR SUFFERS DAMAGE DUE TO IMPROPER USE, ~pSE IN HIGH FROST AREAS, OR IS PHYSICALLY DAMAGED. INTERLOCKING IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ,INCIDENTAL OR CON- SEQUENTIAL DAMAGE. OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE TILE OR REPLACEMENT THEREOF AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LABOR.OF INSTALLATION. : '. '- 'I' I i j .. i I i I . ! ~ !' ~ \ \ , \; ~ ~ .. MONIER warrant.! the produc;U It manufac:tures In tenDS of the 50-year Umlted Product WarT&Dti However, MONIER shall DOt be held resp,onslble for any upect of dthu'the pcrfoimuu of the contraC'toC .or ~e installation of the product or the "performance of,~,~mplcted roof: ',1 " ,':.4IIIIIlfRr". . EXHIBIT L Consideration of Changes in the Uniform Building Code to Require Fire-Retardant Roofs on Single Family Dwellings '- The Moraga Fire District requested the Town of Moraga change certain sections of the U. B. C. which would require fire-retardant roofs on ,virtually all residences in'Moraga. The reasons used i.e., a growing area and lack of manpower are no different from most areas of the State of Californiaand/or areas using the U.B.C. for regulations in construction. If reasons do exist to change the U.B.C., the code can be changed. See Exhibit 0 for Code Change Submittal form. The Moraga Fire District is free to submit to the International Conference of Building Officials, at any time, a proposed change. This 'process allows for a code development committee study and recommendation. Public 'meetings are scheduled. This process has been established to see 'that public safety is protected 'and needless regulation is 'limited. - The Board of Directors and the Standing Committees of the I.C.B.O. are composed of building officials, see Exhibit N for a list of members. The Fire and Life Safety Committee is 'established with seven members. The Preface of the 1982 U. B. C. is included as Exhibit M to provide you with an overview of the U. B. C. and statements regarding proposed amendments. CA~ENdAR- 1914 s.,plt'lllber 21. [y~llYtion eommillft ~tinS- Hold Uuh, ~Il L~ke City. UUh, Oclober 1()'12. Uniform fire Code o..nS'" He~rinp. Thunderbird Molor 1M, Jantzen Ile~ch, 1401 /'00. Hay- den Island Dri.e, I'orlland, Oregon, 0c10ber 10-12, BCMC ~tin.. Rosemonl. Illinois, October 14-18, IAI'MO..........I Conference. San Diego, ~Iilomia, 'Oclober 17, CABO Advisory Commillft Meetllll. \YashinSlon, D,C, area, 0c10ber 23-24, fire and Ufe ~fety Code Developm:enl Committft Meeti.... Holiday Inn Oowntowner, 801 ~Ihoun Slim, HouSlon, Te.a., October 24-26, NIBS Annual Meetins- Washington, D,C, October 25.26: General Desisn Code Development Commiltft ~tlns- Holiday Inn OowntowRer, 801 ~Ihoun Slrftt, Houston, Te.as, October 28-November 1, SBCCI Annual Conference. Savan~h, Gearsia, November 5-9, Inland Empire Chapter 33re1 Annual BuildinC OffIci~ls Short COURe. Washington Stale Uni.enity, Pullman, Washington, November 7, ICBO Adminislrative Code Development Commillft Meetlna. Gta~da Royale Hometel, 2333 E, Thomas Road, Phoeni., Arizo...... No.ember 8, ICBO SellmololY Code Development Commillee Meellnc- Gta~da Royale Hometel, 2333 E, Thomas Road, Phoeni., Arizo~, November 9, ICBO Mechanical Code Development Committee Mmlna. Gra~da Royale Hometel, 2333' E, Thoma. Road, Phoeni., Arizo~. November 12,)4, NFlPA Meelinc, ~n Oieso, ~Ilfor- .nia. November 29-30, CABO Boud of Directon Meetins- Washington, D,C, November 30, ICBO executive Commillee Meeting. W.,hingtun, U,C, Il<onl.li""l December 3-4, Model Enercy Code and One and Two family Dwellins Code Code Chanse Hurins. Min81on, Virsinia, ~ '" ol ... '" ~ ,~ '" ... '" '~ ... ... , lL ... '" .,; o '" < o z jS. VI \J -z o .... 5 '" -r 19B5 , January 9-12, BOCA Midwinter Meeting. f'eori~. Illinois, January 11, EvallYtion Comminee ~lins- Los An~les Marriott Ilenlati.el February 19-21. BCMC Medins- Las Vega., Ne'o'3da lien- laIi.el AprilS, Evaluation commillee Meetinc- Los An~les Marriott lIenutivel April 22-25, UL AnnlYl Meding,lusca. Illinois, April 24, CABO Annual ~ting. Hawaii, May 13-17, NFlPA AnnIYI Meetinc- Chicago. Illinois, June 4-6, BCMC 44th Medins- Lo. Angeles, Cllilomia (tentativel June 23-28, BOCA 70th Annual Conference. Grand Rapids, Michig.n, July 12, Evaluation Commillee MeetiRJ, Los Angeles Marrion Ilent~tivel July 14-18, SBCCI Mid-year Code Hearings. Bir- mingh.m, Alabama, September 29-October 4. ICBO AMual Conference. Bloomin81on, MinnesolO, October 27-31, SBCCI Annu.1 Conference. Corpus Chrisli, Te..., November 18-21. NfiPA 'fall Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, ..... International Conference of Building Officials BOARD Of DIRECTORS PnticloM JACX s. AnaNS. ,.1. lluildinl OIfociall[lr..~. .... SeMces I)iroCIclI PIocoMlle, (ofi/Omia AnI _.....:.1011I IOItN L MAUlDl'OG. P.L luildinl OIfocial woe-. c.lilomia Socond ~....... DAVID A.1ASSnt,.L luildinl s.I<ly 0;_ Medford. ~ .......... hIt""'- It. T. W\EDlNMAN, ,.1. [);ftcIot, ~ 0I8uildinl 0.._,_ EaeaMe onctor. SecrNry JAMES L IIH" P.L 5360 Souoh wo.1uNn MiD Ilood _C>>iIomia CHAllIS CLAWsoN Di,octorolCommuniry ~ MU\aICn. Texas SOl ~ IACOIS, P.L Ditoctor 01 ~i0r4 h\inneOpOIis. MinnesIt 01_ lndiaNpoIis, Jncf..... MIO\AfI. ~ NOUt ~0I8uildinl~ion l........ 0...". MAile L IODMAH OirK1Of'. BuikSina Services Sprinpotld, Wino.. WIUIAM L SCHUOlT hUNl"< Buildin&, l'I>nNn&.oo lunintI DiviWon v_...-. W..ninplO DAVID L SCOTT. P.L DittCIor. ~ 01 Buildi'na Saltry Tempt, M10N IOf'<All)L TlfMIIAY Chitl Building one! lDninIlnsptClOt s.liN. K.>nw QtAlLE5 W, ~ A.I.A. Chi<l8ui1dina Otfociol Oiviiion oi Code Administration AIbuqut<qut, New,..,.,,;cO STANUT WHmIl Chitl Build... InsptC\OI Uwnnott, c..J~omia EUClNl ~ Zf\UL ,.1. s...",,~_,.o.,' 0/ BuildinC.rId Saltry Lana 8..ch, c..JiIomia STANDING COMMITTEES CODE OEVfLOPMfNT cOMMITTEES Administt.ti.e JAMB L MAHSON--CIW....... Ditoctor. ~ 01 BuIld... and s.fo<y '-ty 01 SpoUnt SpoUnt, W..ninplO JAMB A. Q1AHl)lB Build.... Oft;cial , ICtnl. W..n;"""" lOSCOl c. HII.DUlANDT,'.L Ditoctor. BuildinC Sa/tly Dopwntnl fbotni.. M10N COUllTNET L IOII6JN.I..A. (h;aI AtdWd DMoion 01........ IndianIpliI. - JOlIN L 1UCXB 0irtCIIlt 01--' C.cGos C-'Y 01...... Tuaon, - fin... Ole Wety 101 fOWl.B.'.f.. \.U Ch__ Oftoor 0/8YIdinI-'"'" -. .... IAN P. CASTB.LAND luilclin& 0lIGI 8uiIdin& ~ DMoion I' . .tJD..~ PKIWP M.1lUU<<:lON DittcIo< Otl>a=- Ii 8uo1dinl one! s.itry ...... ,.....sa lORn W. IOItNSOH luilclin&one! ZoniIIc- C-'Y 01 u.. Cedor bPds. Iowa lORn c.lEY'l: P.L ~,>C. _oIlknldinl SlllkanDo:D. ~ COIIXlH W. MUIlXlCH. P.L DittcIo< BoOkf;rc ~ ~ Son Ditto, c.~ CHAI1I5 w. VAN IlOUY Ool>o-<Y rft ChitI fVe__ SIll Ditaoo c.J;Iomia GentnI Design lORn I. fI1.ONB. I.L. L'-- o..;.m. ~... oIc..v... In.pccIion Wod>G. .:....... CIl DllUJ'<GB 8uiIdin& oa.o.1 BnxlOJyn hR.. MiMosaa HtUaT L MUlJoIXA. P.L Chit/. 8uoIdo>a s.fo<. DM>oun Ory..-l CouNy 01 McrooIul.. tb'duIu. H"ao...;au WII.lIAAI D.1OMf.,.L 8uiIdin& Oifiar s..... -.oca. c.~ IOCQ L $XAUf.,.L Assis:>nl BuiICin& ~ s..,...,._,,J.,. Sfn WndnJ, c.r...... CUN STtPt(e.I5 8uiIdin& Of",..1 BuiIdin& o.-on C-'Y 0/ klo 8oi>t,Id.no ~ MtcbanicaI HBsmWEl~ (h;aI 8uiIdin& Yio;l<<D Midland. ModUpn IOIOT ~ PtCOTt ,.1. Chit/. MechanioIIosuu ~ 0I8..0r'4.r1d Saltry ...,.~~ )OSm1 A. SIl VI5TR ~~and ~- .... \Iops,-- Stdmoiogy JOtINI. ~..c.I~ Do;>.Iy 1)iroCIclI, 0...""""'''' SeM:ts ~8eoch c..J~ IAAU5 A. HA.IT. ,.L ""'-~- PonIond. Clr'fIOR UNO kUlA.'.L _ ScNaur..l....... ""'....... one! c-. Dr.l~I.e.l& """"""- FIAHk L McCWkt. P.L Ool>o-<Y P\onIlnplt<t P\onI ~ o.,..n....... ~~ory ~ Cailomio PtIIUPI' C. PKlllPP5. P.L 8uiIdinI ~ s..,...,~...,4t,' s.n le_. c;.IiIomio UN\AMIN ~ THQMP5ON.,.L Chit/. a.-.. Di'oision ~oIPub1;c-, -.W.."....,., CODE COORDINATING COMMJTTU 50!. ~ JACOIS. P,L...OoinNa o..aorol~ MinnupoIiI. ............ 101m I. fW)NB. P.L.I.A. ChainNn. c.-nI 0e0iIn Code Dc' .I~" CcrrrniIIft 101 fOWUI. P.L.A.I.A. ChainNn. rft one! Ulo s.JtIy Codt Ot l.b..,..alttlll CanmiIlee JAMB LMANSON (NinNn. AdrniI:.:,uxi~ Code- [ko,o.olopn_c........,..' )OKNI.~'.L 0.._. 5tisrnolocY Code Or\ll~l& (.crnmIaft HlUElT WEIkAllCH ChainNn. -... Code o...lopmont CorrwniII.. EDUCATION COMMlTTIE IUNT L SHYDE&--CN........ luildinl oaocial Pacifoca, c..Jilorn.. CoLlY W. 00l'IS0N ChioI Otp..<y, BuildinC .nd Si.. Ir.spc<bon Caunly 0/ 'Iolo Yl>JWlond, r ..I........ lAlPH C. QIPPO, ,.1. Ditoaor Ii 8uiklinl.rld s.i<ry _" CaJilomoo OOUCLAS L 110OO luildi OIfodal ~ Itftoet Indi.>n'iibts ,..,....MmN lENNETli PIlCXlTT luildinc Of.o.l 'ioulcWt, ~ 1U5SBJ. L SMfTH lJni><<>,iry 8ui1dins Of.o.I u"'-"'Y 0/ MinnnoU ~, MinnnoU WEAlCH COMMITTEE .lllY 0, llAIIVELJ. P.L ..........,..~ ~ ~ and COdrS AdtniluSU3lion 1U.'""-lI City. MiHouri IE5SE C. OOOIC5.'.L Code~ (vwosvillo, IndioN /UrI L ClANT !luildinC Qifocial lancho~, C.hiom.. 1A0t C.lOSUlAUCH. ,.1. 5upo<_~0/ 8uildllli one! s.;..y SIll 8<rrwdino,c..JoIomia JAMB L 5INClflON , , _, Bu,ldonl s.;..y Dnoisoon 1uoon. Mzon> IINNETli I, svn BWlldinc Oii.ciolJ. CaunlJ' 01 c.r-, ChaW, Monnt><U SXIt1'8lr M . Preface ... THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE is dedicated to the development of bener building c:onsU\K:tion and greater safety to lhc public by uniformity in building laws. The code is founded on broad-based pelformanc:c principles that make possible the use of new materials and new conslnlction systems. THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE .....01., fi~ Cn:K.1L'tJ by tho: Int=iullal Conference of Building Officials at the Sixth Annual Busioess Meeting bckl in Phoenix. Arizona. October 18-21.1927. Reviscd editions oflhiscode have been published since that time at approximate three-year intervals. Ne..... editions incorporate changes approved since lt1e last edilion. THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE is designed to be compatible with related publications listed on the following pages to provide a complete set of documents for regulatory use. Anyone may propose amendments to this code. For more information. write to the International Conference of Building Officials at the addresson lhc c:op)nght page. Changes to the code arc processed each year and published in SlIpplement5 in a form permining ready adoption by local communilics. These changes arc care- fully reviewed in public hearings by profcssional expens in the flCld of building construction and fire and life safety. , Vertical lines in the margins indicate changes from the 1979 edition except where the entire chapter was revised. a new chapter was added or the change was minor. Where an entire chapter is changed or new chapter was added. a notation appears at the beginning of that chapter. Deletion indicalors (~) arc provided in the margin where a paragraph or item listing has been deleted, An analysis of changes between editions is published in pamphlet form by the Conference. ~ o . International Conference of Building Officials 5360 SOUTH WORKMAN MILL ROAD · WHITTIER. CALIFORNIA 90601 ., (213) 699-0541 . CODE CHANGE SUBMrrTAL Submittals should be sent 10 the above address.. Date: '\" Suggested revision to the Code, Proponent: Jurisdiction. cbapIeL C<>mpM)'. UJlXialioe. elC. Name' Name IpIcax 1~1 Si~ Address: Telephone' Slnet Ci.y SI* Zip For rules, see back oC Ihis Corm. Underline, added words, strike out deleted words. Sec. to read as Collows: , page , n\'1se (the paragraph) Reason: (Additional pages may be attached) - EXCERPT FROM THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF,THE CODE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES .... B. INITIATION AND PROCESSING OF CODE CHANGES: \. General Any individual or organization may submit a code change. 2. Format of Code Change Submittals Proposed code changes shall be submitted IS follows: a. Each proposed change shall be submitted 00 separate g~-inch by II-inch sheets typewritten and double spaced. A single proposal may include revisions to a number of related code sections. . b. Wording to be deleted shall be shown with a line through such wording. c. Words to be added shall be underlined. d, Drawings. photographs. charts or other figUIeS shall be submitted in a Conn suitable for reproduction. e. Each ch::nge shall be accompanied"y a reason. Where reference to other related proposals is desired. an appropriate cross-reference shall be included. f. The proposed code change together with supporting data shall be submitted in 10 copies to Conference headquarters for processing. g. Variations to this procedure when necessary due to the nature of the proposed change shall be in a manner consistent with the intent of these rules. '. 3. Processing Code change proposals shall be published in the Conference periodical and referred to the appropriate code development committee for study and recommendations. 4. Meetings a, The code development committees shall schedule meetings open to the public of such length and frequency IS required to accommodate the work load. b. All meetings shall be announced in the Conference periOdical. c. Meetings shait be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order except as provided in the Bylaws or in these Rules of Procedure. d. A record of the meetings shall be kept. S. Committee Recommendations and Report The committees shall recommend that one of the following actions be taken on each code change submittal: Approval. Approval as Revised. Disapproval or Further Study. The recommendation shall include a reason. Proponents may withdraw submillals at any regularly scheduled meeting prior to publication of the annual report of the committees, In such an event. the committee may choose to sponsor the proposal , The code development commillees shall submit an annual report setting forth their recommend- ations on code change proposals in accordance with Conference Bylaws, The annual report of the committees shall be published in the Conference periodical. , 11/85 e.x f+t~,r . P . ORDINANCE NO. . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE . CHAPTER OF THE MORAGA MUNICIPAL CODE. TO ADOPT BY REFER- ENCE THE 1982 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND STAND- ARDS. WITH ~DMINISTRATIVE, AND NON-ADMINISTRA- TIVE CHANGES, AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MORAGA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ~/ 2.fo/~r;- Section 1. Section (Uniform Building Code Adopted), Ch-apter (Building Code) of Article (Building Regulations of the Town of Moraga Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section is enacted to read: "Section " Uniform Building Code Adopted. The certain documents, one (1) copy of,each being on file in the office of the Town Clerk, being marked and designated as 'Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, Volume I, copyrigh~ 1982 by International Conference of Building Officials', together with Chapters 7 (Part 1), 32 (with amendments), ~5~ 49, 55, 57 and 70 of the appendix thereto. an~ as 'The Uniform Building Code Standards, 1982 Edition, Copyright 1982 by International Conference of Building Officials', are here- by adopted as the Building Code of the Town for regulation of the erection, construction. enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal demolition. conversion. occupancy. equip- ment. use. height. area and maintenance of all buildings and/or structures; excavation and grading of lots; providing for issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations. provisions. conditions and terms of said Code and Standards on file in the office of the Town Clerk are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part P-I hereof as if fully setout in this Chapter." Section 2. The penalties for violations of the 1982 Uniform Building Code and Standards shall be the penalties set forth in T~ of. Moraga Municipal Code. " Section 3. Section 9103 (Non-Administrative" Changes to the Building Code Adopted) of'Chapter . Article ___of the Horaga Munic~pal Code is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 9103 is added to read: "Section 9103. Non-Administrative Changes to the Uni- form Building Code Adopted. A. Section 3210 of Chapter 32 of the Appendix of the Uniform Building Code is amended by the addition of a second paragraph to Section 3210 to read: Notwithstanding the foregoing language, no inspec- tions shall be made of re-roofing on any structure with an occupancy classification of R-3 or M, but a- building permit shall be required for such re-roof- ing. When issued the building permit shall consti- tute ,the written approval required by this Section. At the time the'building permit is applied for the applicant of the property shall sign a statement certifying under penalty of perjury that the re- roofing coverings are fire-retardant or that the re-roofing coverings are not fire-retardant and that such lack of fire-retardancy is permitted because the structure being re-roofed is not more "than two stories in height, has not more than 2000 square feet of projected roof area. and there is a -2- p-- 2. . minimum of 15 feet from the extremities of the roof to the property line on all sides except for street fronts. The signed statement required by this Section shall be on a form available from the Town. B. Section 50S (e) of the Uniform Building Code is amended by the addition of an introductory phrase. to read: " (, Subsection 25l6(g)4 of the Uniform Building Code is amended by the addition of a final para- graph to read: Wood shingles or shakes used for ex- terior wall covering on any wall or po~tion of a wall less than 15 feet to an interior property line shall be Class C shingles or shakes 'or shall be backed with a minimum of 3/8 inch plywood or 1/2 inch gypsum board. C. Subsections 3202(b)1, (b)2, and (b)3 of the ~ Uniform Building Code are amended to read: Subsection (b) Fire Retardancy, When Re- quired. Roof coverings shall be fire retardant except in Types III, IV, and ,v buildings, where it may be as follows: 1. Class C roof coverings may be used on buildings of Group R, Division 3 or Group . M occupancies. 2. 'Ordinary roof coverings may be used on buildings of Group R, Division 3 or Group , '2 . p..~ M Occupaneies whieh are not more than two stories in height and have not more than . ' 2000 square feet of projeeted roof area and there is a minimum of 15 feet from the extremity of the roof to the property line on all sides exeept for street '\" fronts. 3. Group A, Division 3; Group B. Divisions 1 and 2 and Group R. Division 1 Oecupancies which are not more than two stories in height and have not more than'3000 square , ' feet ~f projected roof area and there is a minimum of 15 feet from the ~xtremity of the roof to the property line on all . sides except for street fronts may have Class C roof coverings which comply with U.B.C. Standard No. 32-7. Section 4. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7 the Town Council of the Town of Moraga finds that the non-administrative changes set forth in Section 3 above are needed and are reasonably necessary because of certain local climatic)geological and topographic eonditions which create situ- ations which can and do result in extremely uncontrollable and contagious fire situations which can and do result in excessive harm and danger to life and property in the community. The Town Council specifically adopts as its'own the document from the Moraga Fire Protection District entitled 'Finding of Need for Changes or Modifications in the State Building Standards Code Be- cause of Local Conditions.' a copy of which is attached hereto as ;'/. ".'. . ;-~,;-_:< ., ,,' ~ t' '.-t '. ..._.... .' ~:..'-':;.;;!.;.,J~.{;,; ...~;~ ?!'_-;: c r-+ Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in , full. Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) . days following it~ passage and adoption and shall be 'published once within fifteen (15) days after passage and adoption in the Contra Costa Times, a newspaper of general circulation in the .... Town of Moraga. or, in the alternative. the Town Clerk may cause to be published a summary prepared by the Town Attorney's Office of this ordinance and a certified copy of the text of this ordi- nance shall be posted in the office of the Town Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of this ordinance and within fifteen (15) days after adoption. the Town Clerk shall cause to be published, the aforementioned summary and shall post a certi- fied copy of this ordinance, together with the vote for and against the same, in the office of the Town Clerk. (, Mayor ATTEST: Town Clerk ( Seal) This ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on and was there- after duly and regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember - NOES: Councilmember - ABSENT: Councilmember - ~' ~own of (l)oraga COl~C1L 350 RHEEM BOULEY ARD. SUITE 2 P.O. BOX 188 MORAGA. CA 94556 (415) 376-5200 A.C ~..yn, 1oI..1>I' loI. M~ o.P....I~f, \""" ~I.)"X Win.- G. Combo Cra.1 W, Crouky Ilelinda 1. K.nd.ll Cuy C. 0..." Town M.....~f January 9, 1986 Richard J. Olsen, ChaiIman Moraga Fire Protecticn District Board of ccmnissioners 1280 ~ga Way Moraga, california 94556 RE: Your Presentation On January 3:>, 1986 To The FL--e Retardant ROOf o:mnittee Dear Dick, .As pranised, I am writi.Iig to outline to yOl the i.nfornatioo that we \r.O.1ld like to have ycu include in your presentaticc en January 30th. We \r.O.1ld respectfully request that yo..1 \1rO.lld SUFPOrt any ~...atemem.s that yo..1 make ab::lut these subjects with data, am briD; with yo..1 copies of ~ relevant d:x:unents that \r.O.1ld 51lfPXt yaIC fOSition crrl enlighten the o:mnittee. we request that "the 'Fire District cover the follo..>ing p::>ints in their . ' presentatia1: a. please define succinctly what yo.l feel a::r.stitutes the need. for an ordinance in general, ani this ordinance in specific. b. Please provide us With a breakeo..n of all recect1y-repocted fires in MOraga, covering a period of at least three to five years. WCUld ycu identify the fires by principle type (e. g. , brushfL--e, bousefire I et cetera), principle cause or saJrce of the fire, whether or not the type of roof exacerbated the fire, and, if so, to...mat extent, an::i ...nether or not the damaged structures were in or adjacent to a high fire d.an;er area. I wc:uld define a high-fire danger area to include b:uses at the top of steep slopes, b:>uses adjacent to open space areas, ~es su:rrouOOed by highly flamnable 1andscapi.n3', et cetera.) co.lld yo.l I"UJ"IIJ1:::uL en rrrx definitioo of high-fire danger areas ab::lve, and perhap; better define t.'iem for the o:mni.ttee? After defining high-fire danger areas, 'NOul.d yo.l identify the high-fire danger areas in the o:mmmi.ty, and cculd yaJ prioritize them en scme rea.scoable scale fran m::rlerately dangererous to er..remely dangerous? c. What weed abatement regulaticns are in force in the To,o,n of MOraga? WOUld ycu provide us with cx:lpies of any sudl regulations? walld ycu please ccmnent 01 your enforcarent FOw'ers urrler SJen re;rulaticns and yoor ability to protect structures through weed abatem::nt. Sh:cld tougher weed abatanent regulatic:ns 1:e included in tr.e pro:;::oserl ordinance? .. WOlld proper weed abatement p1:\..YLc1l1lS and fire retardant la.nds:::aping in high fire danger areas reduce or eliminate your o:ncern for fire retardant roofs? .' d. The sunset article entitled "Protecting YaIr Heme Against BrUSh Fire", copies of whiCh ycu provided to the Catmittee, o::ntai.ns a, a:mpariscn of costs for reroofing with various types o~ I'CX)fs. It is rrrx understanding .. that the oosts to reroof are stated in current 00' hit" value, arxi the Costs are oot. discounted to take into account the different life expectancies of roof types. COlld you provide us with a CXXlplrlscn that is analyzed in this manner? Assume a disoount rate of lOt. e. Are y01 aware, of any wan:anties that the manufacturers of fire retardant roof materials 'IfJir:/ give? The SUnset article refers to warranties, but gives 00 details. If}'Ol have copies of such warranties, ooul.d }'Ol furnish them? or can tell us Were to cbtain sud1 informaticn? .... f. There are restrict.ials in the erR's of sane liaDeO..mer"s AssOciaticns that IrJa::{ preclu:3e fire safe roof installati.cX1 in sane areas. Are you aware of any such restricticns? Is it your c:pinicn 'that we can legally iJrpose a fire safe roof ordinance that override approved erR's? g. Your proposed ordinance refers to roof replacements that exceed a certain square footage of roof area. If an Wi vidual neec'le<'l to replace only a particn of his or her roof (perhaps because of a leak or in additicn , to the house, 'NOUld the ordinance awly to - sucll replacement? What enforcement. starX!ards wculd you use for less-than-~ roof replacements? h. Do you have data regarding the additional st.ruct.ural requirelOOnts that sane fire safe roofs may require because of added weight? If so, do the roof replacement CXlSt figures as sited in yo.:rr presentaticn and the SlUlSet article include the cost of increasin:J the structural sUfPXt of the roof to ac."--UllluJate this, weight.? If not, h::M nuch additional cost might be involved? i. The ordinance that you have prt:p::)Sed c:lnta:rplates a blanket restrictioo coverir:g all areas of To.m, irrespective of ~.LCl.puca1, vegetatioo or other CXXlStraints. Why do you feel that this is necessary? WCUldn't an ordi.nance withenforceab1e standards tailoring the awlicaticn of the roof ordi.naIice en the basis of need be xrore practical? W::uldn't it better balance the benefits and the hardships? j. Other towns an::i CXlllnties have passed roof ordinances. Ho...r are they different fran the one you propose? Can ycu prt7Vide us with copies of other ordinances either prq::osed or enacted? k. Different types of roofs may require different tyFesof insulatioo. Do you have any informaticn regarding this? ~ 1. Different types of roofs may effect the cost of h<::'rneo.mer' s insurance. Do ycu have any informaticn regarding this? m. M:>st roofs in M:>raga will have an area of close to 3000-3500 sq. ft. since the area of IlO6t n:oraga b::mes awrcac:h this figure an::i since roofs are bigger than the surroun:ling 1P.Jses, arxi further, since many lloUses have been ~ed to over the years, yoor prq:osed ordinance ....alld seem to include JIOSt h::>uses in ~ga. Q:Uld you ccnroent en Why the rn.JI'lber in your ordinance was selected, as well as the setback fran the prcpert:y line? Why slnlldn't this ordinance cq:p1y to all structures regardless of size?' Setback? " n. Do you feel that voluntary c::cnp1iance to guidelines est'"h1 i Qhad along the lines of your ordinance woold aCt'r"'l1t'1 h'l1 the desired result if c:oupled with an eduC:ltional campaign? o. What are the esthetic o::nsideratiCl1S in replacln; a ~e roof with sanething else? p. Do nulti-family dwellings present arrr special prcblems? Please l..X..&Uld'lt . ; - .... The al:x:7ve represents the concerns of the Ccmui.ttee arxl in:Drp::lrates a set of questioos sul:mitted to me by the Mayor as part of the CCmnittee IS Charge. We are hopeful that you will be able to respcoci to IIOSt if oot all of these concerns at our January 30th meeting. Let me finally explain What will be our revised \<w'Ork plan for this cemnittee: ( , , At our meeting en the 30th we anticipate that ycu will make a presentatien of whateVer leD3th you feel awrqri.ate(within reascn). In order to facilitate the free exchange of ideas and to bring out as I'IlJch infannation as possible, the ecmnittee is invit.ing the 'pecple that will be participating in the follo.r.ing meeting to attend yoor presentation en the 30th. The follo.o1i.n3 meeting has been resche:mled to "February 27th. These people will include representatives iran other a::nm.mi.ties, representatives iran the roofing iIrlust:rY, .and others. ' On February 27th the people mentiOOErl above will make their presentatien. I will give them the Sane list of questicns am they will respond to those that would' be applicable to tl1eir particular expertise and experience. The representatives fran other jurisdicticns that we hope that will participate, will of c:x:>urse speak to additional itans such as the ordinances enacted in their CCIlIlUJIli.ties, enforcement problems arxl experience, arxl other items related to the p:lrt.icular speaker in question. You, of a:>urse, are enc:x:>uraged to atterrl our February 27th meeti.ng Whidl is tentatively scheduled to take place at the aacieOOa. At bOth meetings I will allow sane questiO'l and anSNers fran the o:mnittee as well as the audience at the OXIclusion of each presentaticn. In April we interxi to hold a Public Hearing, the date for Whidl is tentatively set for April 23rd or 24th. We b:pe to get. an article and perhaps a questioonaire into the 'lOnn newsletter prior to the Public Hearing. This may rot be p::>ssible, in light of other pressing matters before the 'lOnn. Between the Public Hearing arxl May 15th, we will o:osolidate informatien arxl fornulate our reccrnnendaticns. We expect. to have our recx:mnendaticns to the eo.mcil by the secood '!Own eo.mcil meeting in May. <, .' we are alllooki.D; forwa,rd to your presentaticn en Januaxy 30th with great interest. Please call me if ycu have any quest.i.als or.would like c1arificatien of any items o:ntained in this letter. '!hank ycu very JIl1c:n for ycur anticipated ~ratien. Sincerely, ~ " Bel.iOOa laird Keoial.l. BIJ.</jp ~: Mayor A. G. Dessayer Gary Chase Ed Lucas Fire Retardant Rex>f connittee , , .t The following questions are examples of concerns that should be addressed by the committee of a roof ordinance investigating the applicability of a new roof ordinance within the Town of Moraga: ' _ During the past five years, what has been the incidence of roof fires within the boundaries of the Town of Moraga? _ Of the above, how much of the damage is attributable to-the type of roofing? _ What is the cost to have similar looking wood shake roof replaced by a different rated roof? (The above cost should be expressed in terms of cost to the homeowner at the time of replacement.) r ~ _ What is the guarantee on various types of roofs? _ What are the legal consequences in that some C C & R may be restrictive in terms of replacement roofs? _ If an individual only wants to replace portions of their roof (because a later addition to their house does not warrant a complete new roof), what is the answer? r' _ Different types of roofs may offer different types ~f insulation. What are they? _ Different types of roofs may offer different types of insurance costs. What are they? ' Do different parts of tawn, because of location, require different types of protection, i.e. should this ordinance be applicable to cert~in parts of town? _ Other towns have passed roof ordinance...how are they different? ' Montclair, Oakland, Walnut Creek.... _ What size roof should this affect? Most roofs in town will be closer to 3,000 - 3,500 square feet since roofs are BIGGER than houses and many house have been added to over the years. _ Are all suggested roof materials able to be place on the roofs without changes to the structures (Some advertised roofs are heavier than shake and are not able to placed on the structure without some reinforcing of the structure.) _ Is an education campaign applicable? _ What are the aesthetic consideration on roof replacements? ( ~ ~'