Chapter 9
CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
Art. I. In General, §§ 9-1—9-20
Art. II. Public Safety Radio Amplification
System, §§ 9-21—9-33
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 9-1.
Purposes.
The purposes of this chapter are to:
(1) Reduce vulnerability of people and the
community to damage, injury and loss of life and property resulting from
natural or manmade catastrophes, riots or hostile military or paramilitary
action;
(2) Prepare for prompt and efficient rescue,
care and treatment of persons victimized or threatened by disaster;
(3) Provide a setting conducive to the rapid
and orderly start of restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property
affected by disasters;
(4) Clarify and strengthen the roles of the
city council, the mayor, city manager and city agencies in prevention of,
preparation for, response to and recovery from disasters;
(5) Authorize and provide for cooperation in
disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery;
(6) Authorize and provide for coordination of
activities relating to disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery
by agencies and officers of this city, agencies of the private sector, and
similar activities in which the federal government, the state and its political
subdivisions may participate; and
(7) Provide a disaster management system
embodying all aspects of pre-disaster preparedness and post-disaster response.
(Code
1967, § 9-1)
Sec. 9-2.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the
following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section:
Director
means the city manager,
his designated alternate or such other person designated by the city council.
Disaster
means the occurrence of
imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or
property or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property, resulting from
any natural or man-made causes, including but not limited to fire, flood,
earthquake, wind, storm, blight, drought, famine, infestation, air contamination,
epidemic, explosion, riot or other acts of civil disobedience which endanger
life or property or hostile military or paramilitary action.
Emergency
means the existence of a
disaster within the city limits requiring immediate action by the emergency
forces of the city.
Emergency
forces means all city
governmental and private sector agencies; volunteers, facilities, equipment,
trained manpower and other resources required to perform civil preparedness
functions.
Emergency
services means the organization,
administration, trained manpower facilities, equipment, material, supplies,
programs, emergency plans, ability to execute emergency plans, and all other
measures necessary and incidental thereto relating to disaster prevention,
preparedness, response and recovery by all governmental and private sector
agencies to protect or save health, life or property.
Local
emergency means the
existence of a disaster within the city limits, and the situation is or is
likely to be beyond the capability and resources of the city as determined by
the mayor and which requires the combined efforts of other political
subdivisions.
Regulations
means the orders, rules
and emergency procedures deemed essential for civil preparedness.
State
of emergency means the duly
proclaimed existence of a disaster within the state except a disaster resulting
in a state of war emergency which is or is likely to be beyond the capabilities
and resources of any single county, city or town and requires the combined
efforts of the state and the political subdivision.
State
of war emergency means
the situation which exists immediately whenever this nation is attacked or upon
receipt by this state of a warning from the federal government indicating that
such an attack is imminent.
(Code
1967, § 9-2)
Charter reference—Authority of mayor during emergency, § 1.04.
State law reference—A.R.S. § 26-311.
Sec.
9-3. Emergency services organization.
The city manager is hereby authorized
and directed to create an emergency services organization. The city manager
shall be the director of emergency services.
(Code
1967, § 9-3)
Sec.
9-4. Director.
(a) The
director of emergency services is responsible in nonemergency periods to act on
behalf of the mayor and council to develop a readiness for emergency services
and for coordinated operations in disaster situations.
During emergencies, the director shall
act as the principal advisor or aide to the mayor on emergency operations. His
major responsibility is to ensure coordination among emergency forces and with
higher and adjacent governments, by ensuring that the EOC functions
effectively. He shall assist the mayor in the execution of operations, plans
and procedures required by the emergency.
(Code
1967, § 9-4(c)(1),(2))
Sec.
9-5. Disaster plan.
(a) The director of emergency services shall
prepare a comprehensive disaster basic plan which shall be adopted and
maintained by resolution of the council upon the recommendations of the
director. In the preparation of this plan as it pertains to city organization,
it is the intent that the services, equipment, facilities and personnel of all
existing departments and agencies to be used to the fullest extent.
(b) The
disaster plan shall be considered supplementary to this chapter and have the
effect of law whenever emergencies, as defined in this chapter, have been
proclaimed.
(Code
1967, § 9-4(c)(3),(4))
Sec.
9-6. Penalty.
Any person who violates any provisions
of this chapter or who refuses or wilfully neglects to obey any lawful
regulation issued as provided in this chapter shall be subject to the penalty
provided in section 1-7 of this code.
(Code
1967, § 9-7)
Sec.
9-7. Enforcement of regulations.
The law-enforcing authority of the city
shall enforce regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.
(Code
1967, § 9-6)
Secs.
9-8—9-20. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM
The purpose of this article is to
provide minimum standards to insure a reasonable degree of reliability for
emergency services communications from within certain buildings and structures
within the city to and from emergency communications centers. It is the responsibility of the emergency
service provider to get the signal to and from the building site.
(Ord.
No. 2001.25,
Sec.
9-22. Applicability.
This article applies to new
construction permits issued after October 13, 2001.
(Ord.
No. 2001.25, 9-13-01; Ord. No. 2007.54, 8-16-07)
Sec.
9-23. Scope.
The provisions of this article shall
apply to:
(1) New
buildings greater than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet;
(2) Existing buildings over fifty thousand
(50,000) square feet when modifications, alterations or repairs exceed fifty
percent (50%) of the value of the existing building(s) and are made within any
twelve (12) month period or the usable floor area is expanded or enlarged by
more than fifty percent (50%); and
(3) All basements where the occupant load is
greater than fifty (50), regardless of the occupancy, or sub-level parking
structures over ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(Ord. No. 2001.25,
Sec.
9-24. Radio coverage.
(a) Except
as otherwise provided in this article, no person shall erect, construct or
modify any building or structure or any part thereof, or cause the same to be
done which fails to support adequate radio coverage for firefighters and police
officers. Inadequate radio coverage
shall be deemed to render such buildings or structures or any parts thereof
unsafe and subject to the provisions of Section 8-108.1 and 8-108.1.2.
(b) The
city’s telecommunications unit with consideration of the appropriate police,
fire and emergency medical department services shall determine the frequency
range or ranges that must be supported.
(c) For
the purpose of this section, adequate radio coverage shall constitute a
successful communications test between the equipment in the building and the
communications centers for all appropriate emergency service providers for the
building.
(Ord.
No. 2001.25, 9-13-01; Ord. No. 2007.54, 8-16-07)
Sec.
9-25. Inbound into the building.
(a) A
minimum average in-building field strength of one micro-volts (-107dbm) for
analog and five (5) micro-volts (-93dbm) for digital systems throughout
eighty-five percent (85%) of the area of each floor of the building when
transmitted from the city’s police dispatch center and the appropriate
emergency service dispatch centers which are providing fire and emergency
medical protection services to the building.
(b) If
the field strength outside the building where the receive antenna system for
the in-building system is located is less than -107dbm for analog, or -93dbm
for digital systems, then the minimum required in-building field strength shall
equal the field strength being delivered to the receive antenna of the
building.
(c) As
used in this article, eighty-five percent (85%) coverage or reliability means
the radio will transmit eighty-five percent (85%) of the time at the field
strength and levels as defined in this article.
(Ord.
No. 2001.25,
Sec.
9-26. Outbound from the building.
A minimum average signal strength of
one micro-volts (-107dbm) for analog and five (5) micro-volts (-93dbm) for
digital systems as received by the city’s police dispatch center and the
appropriate emergency service dispatch centers which are providing fire and
emergency medical protection services to the building.
(Ord.
No. 2001.25,
Sec.
9-27. FCC authorization.
If amplification is used in the system,
all FCC authorizations must be obtained prior to use of the system. A copy of these authorizations shall be
provided to the city’s telecommunications unit supervisor.
(Ord.
No. 2001.25,
Sec.
9-28. Enhanced amplifications systems.
(a) Where
buildings and structures are required to provide amenities to achieve adequate
signal strength, they shall be equipped with any of the following to achieve
the required adequate radio coverage; radiating cable systems(s), internal
multiple antenna system(s) with a frequency range as established in
§ 9-24(b) with amplification system(s) as needed, voting receiver
system(s) as needed, or any other city approved system(s).
(b) If
any part of the installed system or systems contains an electrically powered
component, the system shall be capable of operation of an independent battery
or generator system for a period of at least eight (8) hours without external
power input or maintenance. The battery
system shall automatically charge in the presence of external power.
(c) Amplification
equipment must have adequate environmental controls to meet the heating,
ventilation, cooling and humidity requirements of the equipment that will be
utilized to meet the requirements of this code.
The area where the amplification equipment is located also must be free
of hazardous materials such as fuels, asbestos, etc. The location of the amplification equipment
must be in an area that has twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day a week access
for the city’s telecommunications personnel.
All communications equipment including amplification systems, cable and
antenna systems shall be grounded with a single point ground system of five (5)
ohms or less. The ground system must
include an internal tie point within three (3) feet of the amplification
equipment. System transient suppression
for the telephone circuits, ac power, radio frequency (RF) cabling and
grounding protection are required as needed.
(d) The
following information shall be provided to the city telecommunications division
by the builder:
(1) A blueprint showing the location of the
amplification equipment and associated antenna systems which includes a view
showing building access to the equipment; and
(2) Schematic drawings of the electrical, backup
power, antenna system and any other associated equipment relative to the
amplification equipment including panel locations and labeling.
(Ord. No. 2001.25, 9-13-01; Ord. No.
2007.54, 8-16-07)
Sec. 9-29. Testing procedures – method to conduct tests.
(a) Testing
shall be performed by a city-approved RF Engineer. The city will provide a list of qualified RF engineers. It is the responsibility of the building
owner to contact the RF engineer and make arrangements for testing.
(b) Tests
shall be made using frequencies close to the frequencies used by the police and
appropriate emergency services. If
testing is performed on the actual frequencies, then this testing must be
coordinated within the city’s telecommunications unit. All testing must be performed on frequencies
authorized by the FCC. A valid FCC
license will be required if testing is performed on frequencies different from
the police, fire or emergency medical frequencies.
(c) Measurements
shall be made using the following guidelines:
(1) With a service monitor using a unity gain
antenna on a small ground plane;
(2) Measurements shall be made with the antenna
held in a vertical position at three (3) to four (4) feet above the floor;
(3) Signal strength, both inbound and outbound
as defined above, shall be measured on each and every floor above and below
ground including stairwells, basements, penthouse facilities and parking areas
of the structure. The structure shall be
divided into fifty (50) foot grids and the measurements shall be taken at the
center of each grid. In critical areas
(police substations and fire command posts), the grids shall be subdivided into
four (4) twenty-five (25) foot grids in place of each fifty (50) foot grid;
(4) A calibrated service monitor (with a
factory calibration dated within twenty-four (24) months) may be used to do the
test;
(5) The telecommunications unit representative
for the city may also make simultaneous measurements to verify that the
equipment is making accurate measurements.
A variance of 3db between the instruments will be allowed; and
(6) If measurements in one location are
varying, then average measurements shall be used.
(Ord. No. 2001.25, 9-13-01; Ord. No.
2007.54, 8-16-07)
Sec.
9-30. Initial tests and evaluation.
(a) Signal
strength, both inbound and outbound as defined above, shall be measured on each
and every floor above and below ground including stairwells, basements,
penthouse facilities and parking areas of the structure. The structure shall be divided into fifty
(50) foot grids and the measurements shall be taken at the center of each
grid. In critical areas (police
substations and fire command posts), the grids shall be subdivided into four
(4) twenty-five (25) foot grids in place of each fifty (50) foot grid.
(b) All
test results shall be provided to the city telecommunications division in the
following format. An eleven (11) inch by
seventeen (17) inch floor plan view for each building level showing the
location and signal strength for every measurement taken. Signal strength
readings will be projected in a twenty-five (25) foot radius around each
measurement point and color shaded according to signal strength. Any areas not meeting minimum average
in-building field strength as set forth in §§ 9-25 and 9-26 will be shaded
red. Areas meeting or exceeding minimum strength will be shaded green.
(c) Initial
testing shall be performed at no expense to the city or appropriate emergency
services department.
(Ord.
No. 2001.25, 9-13-01; Ord. No. 2007.54, 8-16-07)
Sec.
9-31. Building treatment.
(a) Where
buildings and structures are required to provide amenities to achieve adequate
signal strength, a city-approved RF engineer shall design a treatment system to
resolve building penetration issues. The
city will provide a list of qualified RF engineers to the building owner.
(b) It
is the responsibility of the building owner to contact the RF engineer and make
arrangements for treatment. A signal
amplification system design and bill of materials, including implementation
costs, shall be provided to the building owner, and the city, by the RF
engineer.
(c) Building
treatment shall be performed by a city-approved RF engineer and may be
monitored by a city telecommunications staff member. System design and implementation shall be
performed at no cost to the city or the appropriate emergency services
department.
(Ord.
No. 2007.54, 8-16-07)
Sec.
9-32. Annual tests of system
performance.
Annual tests will be conducted by a city-approved
RF engineer. The city will provide a
list of qualified RF engineers to the building owners. If communications appear to have degraded or
if the tests fail to demonstrate adequate system performance, the owner of the
building or structure is required to remedy the problem and restore the system
in a manner consistent with the original approval criteria. Failure to remedy any problems shall render
the building and/or any appendages unsafe under Sections 8-108.1 and
108.1.2. Test results, as set forth in § 9‑30,
shall be provided to city telecommunications staff annually, on or before, the
anniversary date of initial acceptance. The re-testing will be performed at no
expense to the city or the appropriate emergency services departments as
required in the original testing procedures.
(Ord.
No. 2001.25, 9-13-01; Ord. No. 2007.54, 8-16-07)
Sec. 9-33. Compliance.
The
required RF compliance shall be a condition and/or stipulation in any building
permits issued for buildings referenced in § 9-23
and the testing referenced in § 9-32
shall be completed prior to final approvals issued under Section 8-107 for the
occupancy of these buildings. Failure to comply with this article shall
result in the withholding, or suspension, of a certificate of occupancy from
the city.
(Ord.
No. 2001.25, 9-13-01; Ord. No. 2007.54, 8-16-07)