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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 delays in responding emergency personnel and apparatus to fires and other life threatening situations; and 5. Within the area of he City of Colton there is the Interstate 10 freeway which divides the city in two parts, north and south, the Interstate 215 which borders the City of San Bernardino in the north portion of the City and divides the City in the southern section., and three (3) railroads, the Southern Pacific (east, west and north), the Union Pacific (north and west), and the Santa Fe (east and west). Such topographical obstructions are likely, in an emergency situation, to create congestion resulting in delays of responding emergency personnel; and WHEREAS, the City Council is informed and finds that because the City is subject to the above referenced climatic, geological and topographical conditions; The City Council does hereby expressly find and determine that the amendments set forth in Ordinance No. 0-18-95 amending the Uniform Fire Code, 1994 Edition and the California Fire Code, 1995 Edition, are necessary to protect life and property, and that such amendments are to deal with the following issues: 1) high fire hazard areas; 2) water supplies; 3) built in fire protection, such as fire sprinkler systems; and 4) the storage, handling and use of flammable and combustible liquids and hazardous materials. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council for the City of Colton does hereby establish that the modifications to the 1994 Uniform Fire Code and the 1995 California Fire Code as outlined in Ordinance No. 0-18-95 are necessary due to local climatic, geographical and topographical conditions. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development Division of Codes and Standards;