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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1287 ORDINANCE NO. 1287 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE "UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1964 EDITION VOLUME I" AND "UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1964 EDITION VOLUME III, UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS" APPROVED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS LOCATED AT 50 SOUTH LOS ROBLES, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 1 . OF ARTICLE VIII BY AMENDING SECTIONS 8110,' 8111, 8121.4, 8130, 8130.1, 8130.2, 8130.3, 8130.3.1, 8130.4, 8130.5, 8130.10, 8130.13, 8130.19 AND 8130.20 THEREOF AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 8130.3.2,8130.21, 8130.22, 8130.23, 8130.24, 8130.25 AND 8130.26 THERETO. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Sections 8110, 8111, 8124.4, 8130, 8130.1 8130.2, 8130.3, 8130.3.1, 8130.4, 8130.5, 8130.10, 8130.13 and 8130.19 of the Arcadia Municipal Code are hereby amended to read respectively as follows: 8110. UNIFORM BUILDING CODE ADOPTED. With the exception of the deletions and amendments set forth more particularly herein- after, there is hereby adopted by reference the following code for the City, to wit: "Uniform Building Code 1964 Edition Volume I" with appendices thereof, a code prescribing regulations governing the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, re- moval, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings and structures, proposed and recom- mended by the International Conference of Building Officials, 50 South Los Robles, Pasadena, California, 91101, which foregoing code is hereby designated as the "Primary Code" adopted by reference. -1- 1287 d-l % 8111. SECONDARY CODE ADOPTED. Volume III of the above adopted Uniform Building Code, entitled "UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1964 EDITION, VOLUME III, UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS", a compilation of uniform s~an~ards, proposed and recommended by the International Conference of Building Officials, 50 South Los Robles, Pasadena, California, 91l91, which foregoing code is hereby designated as the "Secondary Code", is hereby adopted by reference. 8121. 4. SAME. Whenever the term "Building Official" is used, it shall mean the Superintendent of Building and Safety of the City. 8130. AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. Said Uniform Building Code is amended as provided in the following subsections. 8130.1. AMENDMENT. Section 201 of Chapter 2 of said Uni- form Building Code as adopted by Part 1 of this Chapter is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 201. There is hereby established in the Department of Public Works of the City the Division of Building and Safety which shall be under the Jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Building and Safety as designated by the appointing authority. 8130.2. AMENDMENT. Section 204 of Chapter 2 of said Uni- form Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 204. Upon written application of any person who deems himself aggrieved by the decision of the Superintendent of Building and Safety, relating to the use of any material or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this code, and the use of which has been denied by the Superintendent of Building and Safety pursuant to the provisions of Section 105, the City Council shall at its next regular meeting hear all persons and all evidence relating thereto and shall upon the conclusion of said hearing render a final and conclusive determination upon said application. -2- 1287 d-l 8130.3. ADDITION. Chapter 2 of said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section 204-A, the same to read as follows: Section 204-A. Upon written application by any interested person, stating the variance requested and the reasons therefor, the City Council, by motion or resolution passed or adopted by vote of at least three members of the City Council entered upon the minutes, may after receipt of the written recommendation of the City Engineer and the Superintendent of Building and Safety of the City, grant a variance from the requirements of anyone or more of the provisions of this Chapter upon the terms and conditions specified in the written recom- mendations of the City Engineer and the Superintendent of Building and Safety. Upon receipt of such application, the City Clerk shall forth- with refer the same to the City Engineer and to the Superintendent of Building and Safety for investigation and written report by them to the City Council within 15 days, and shall forthwith mail to the owners of any real property which adjoins and is within 50 feet of the prop- erty for which such variance application is made, notice that an appli- cation for a variance of the provisions of this Chapter has been made and stating the time and place of the hearing to be held upon such application. Such hearing shall be held at the first regular meeting of the City Council held 15 or more days after the filing of such appli- cation, but such hearing may be continued from time to time for good cause. Nothing herein contained shall preclude the holding of a special meeting of the City Council at any time for the purpose of hearing and passing upon such application, provided that at least three (3) days' written notice shall have been given to the owners of any real property which adjoins and is within 50 feet of the property for which variance application is made. No notice shall be required when the applicant is the owner of all real property which adjoins or is within 50 feet of the real property for which such variance is requested and such fact is disclosed in the application, or when all the owners of any real -3- 1287 d-1 property which adjoins and is within 50 feet of the property for which variance application is made waive notice by written waiver signed by such party or parties and filed with the City Clerk, in either of which events the City Council may hear and pass upon such application at any time upon receipt of the written report of the City Engineer and the Superintendent of Building and Safety. 8130.3.1. ADDITION. Section 301 of Chapter 3 of said Uni- form Building Code is amended by adding thereto subsection (b)8 to read as follows: 8. A statement of the names and addresses of all subcon- tractors and material men who are to perform any work upon or supply any materials to or for the improvement or structure for which a per- mit is thus applied for. No final inspection or certificate of occu- pancy shall be given or issued unless and until the general contractor or owner shall, upon completion of the improvement or structure.for which final inspection is sought or required, file in duplicate with the Superintendent of Building and Safety a verified statement con- taining the names and addresses of all subcontractors and material men, other than those set forth in the original application, who shall have performed work or furnished materials to or for the improvement of the structure for which final inspection or certificate of occupancy is sought or required. 8130.4. AMENDMENT. Section 302 (d) of Chapter 3 of said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (d) Expiration. Every permit issued by the Superintendent of Building and Safety under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void, if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within sixty (60) days from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days. Every permit issued shall expire one (1) year from date of issuance if the -4- 1287 d-l work permitted thereunder has not been completed. After expiration, a new permit shall be obtained before any work is done, and the fee therefor shall be the fee required for an original permit, determined by the total valuation of the uncompleted portion of the work. If a permit holder presents satisfactory evidence in writing that unusual construction difficulties have prevented work being started within the sixty (60) day period, or completed within one (1) year, the Superintendent of Building and Safety may grant extensions of time reasonably necessary by reason of said difficulties. No request of such extension will be considered later than the thirtieth (30th) day following the date on which said permit would otherwise expire. 8130.5. AMENDMENT. Section 303 of Chapter 3 of said Uni- form Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (a) Building Permit Fees. Before a building permit is issued a permit fee therefor shall be paid to the City of Arcadia as set forth in Table No.3-A. Where work for which a permit is required by this code.is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees above specified shall be doubled, but. the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein. TABLE NO.3-A, BUILDING PERMIT FEES TOTAL VALUATION FEE - - Less than $20.00 $20.00, to and including $100.00 M. ore than 1100.00, to and including 1400.00 More than 400.00, to and including 700.00 More than 700.00, to and including 1,000.00 Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction, to and including $25,000.00 Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction, to and . including $50,000.00 Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction, to and _ including $100,000.00 Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction, more _ than $100,000.00 No Fee $2.00 .3.00 5.00 6.00 3.00 2.50 1.50 1.00 -5- 1287 d-l (b) Plan-checking Fees. Before,plans and specifications are accepted for checking, a plan-checking fee in addition to the building permit fee shall be paid to the City of Arcadia. The plan- checking fee shall be one-half of the building permit fee. (c) Refund of Fees. Where no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the City Controller of the City, with the specific approval of the City Manager of the City, may upon written request from the original permit holder filed before the expiration of said permit, refund not more than ninety percent (90%) of the permit fee, provided that no refund shall be made by the City Controller until he has received a report from the Superintendent of Building and Safety as. to the cost,of check- ing plans, where applicable, and other work incidental to issuing said ~ - . . . ., ~. . , .. ~ . -. . . . - - . - . permit. If the Superintendent of Building and Safety reports that such costs exceed ten percent (10%) of the fee paid, the excess above ten percent (10%) shall be deducted from the amount which might other- wise be refunded by the City Controller. 8130.10. AMENI>>lENT. Section 2310 of said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2310. Retaining Walls shall be designed to resist the lateral pressure of the retained 'material in accordance with accepted engineering practice,' Walls retaining drained earth may be designed for pressure equivalent to that exerted by a fluid weighing not less t~an 30 P?unds per cubic foot and haying ~ depth equal to that of the retained earth. ~ny.~u~charge shall be in additimto the e9,u~~~~Elrlt ~lu~d. I?r:sst1r~.u _ ~e~ain.~n~ walls intended fo~ permanerl~l! retaining earth cuts or fills adjacent to property lines or permanent building shall be of concrete, masonry or steel. -6- 1287 d-l 8130.13. AMENDMENT. The footnote to Table No. 5-C "Basic Allowable Floor Area for Buildings One Story in Height" appearing on page 50 of said Uniform Building Code, Edition 1964, Volume I, read- ing as follows "For Buildings Located in Fire Zone No. 3 the Basic Area May Be Increased 33 1/3 Percent", is hereby amended to read as follows: "For Buildings Located in Fire Zone No.3, the Basic Area May Be Increased 33 1/3 Per Cent; For Buildings Not More Than One Story in Height, Located in Fire Zone No. 1 and Zone C-M, used for manufacturing and warehouse purposes, the basic area may be increased 33 1/3 Per Cent." 8130.19. ADDITION. Chapter 16 of Part 4 of said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section 1605, the same to read as follows: Section 1605. General - Fire Zone No.4. Building or structures hereafter erected, constructed, moved within or into Fire Zone No. 4 shall, in addition to complying with the requirements of this code for any building or structure in Fire Zone No.3, comply . with the following requirements of this Section. 1. Roof soffits (including eaves) in excess of twelve (12) inches in width, open patios, carports, porches, unenclosed under- floor areas, and all open structures, attached or detached, shall be protected on the under side with materials as approved for one-hour fire-resistive construction or shall be of incombustible material throughout. EXCEPTION: Eaves facing on a dedicated street need not be protected. 2. Vents installed in areas required to be one-hour fire- resistive construction or of incombustible material throughout, shall be fusible link type vents. 3. Chimneys shall be equipped with approved spark arresters. -7- l287 d-l SECTION 2. That Part 3 of Chapter 2 of Article VIII of the . .- -- Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding thereto n~~ Sec- tions 8l30.3.2, 8130.21, 8130.22, 8130.23, 8130.24, 8130.25 and . .".. . 8130.26, the same to read respectively as follows: 8130.3.2. AMENI>>lENT.Subsection (c) of Section 301 of Chapter 3 of said Uniform Building Code is amended to read as follows: (c) Plans and Specifications. With each application for a building permit, and when required by the Superintendent of Building and Safety for enforcement of any provision of this code, two (2) sets of plans and specifications shall be submitted. Whether or not a permit therefor is required by Chapter 6 of this Article, a complete grading plan of the building site, showing the present grades of the lot comprising the building site, the proposed finished grade of such lot, and a method approved by the Superintendent of Building and Safety for disposing of all surface water flowing upon or emanating from such lot, shall likewise be submitted. The Superintendent of Building and Safety may require all such plans and specifications to be prepared and designed by an engineer or ,architect licensed by the State to practice as such. EXCEPTIONS: When authorized by the Superintendent of Build- ing and Safety, plans and specifications need not be submitted for the following: 1. One-story building of Type V conventional wood-stud construction with an area not exceeding six hundred (600) square feet; 2. Group J, Division l, occupancies of Type V conventional wood-stud construction. 3. Small and unimportant work. 8l30.2l. ADDITION. Section 2508 of said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended by adding thereto a new paragraph 7 to read as follows: -8- l287 d-l 7. Party walls and/or interior walls located between sep- arate dwelling units not connected one with the other structurally, shall have dead space between them packed with a fire resistive material, or each wall may be of one (1) hour fire resistive con- struction. 8130.22. ADDITION. Section 3312 of said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended by adding thereto a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (d) Emergency Lighting System. In additicn to the above, all exit ways of Groups A, B, C, D, E, F and H occupancies shall be illuminated by an approved emergency lighting system designed to operate when other power sources are interrupted. 8130.23. AMENDMENT. Section 3805 of said Uniform Build- ing Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 3805. Every Group A and B Occupancy of any height, and every Group C Occupancy two or more stories in height, and every Group D, E, F, G, and H Occupancy three or more stories in height and every Group E and F Occupancy over twenty thousand square feet (20,000 sq. ft.) in area shall be equipped with one or more wet standpipes extending from the cellar or basement into the topmost story, provided that Group B buildings having no stage and having a seating capacity of less than 500 need not be equipped with standpipes. 8130.24. AMENDMENT. Paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e), (g), and (j) of Section 3806 of said Uniform Building Code are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 3806. (a) Construction. Wet standpipes shall be constructed as required for dry standpipes. (b) Size. Wet standpipes shall have an internal diameter sufficient to deliver 50 gallons of water per minute under 30 pounds -9- l287 d-l per square inch pressure at the hose connection, based on the avail- able water supply. Buildings of Groups A and B Occupancies shall have wet standpipe systems capable of delivering the required quantity and pressure from any two outlets simultaneously; for all other occu- pancies only one outlet need be figured to be open at one time. In no case shall the internal diameter of a wet standpipe be less than two inches (2"), except when the standpipe is attached to an auto- matic fire-extinguishing system as set forth in U.B.C. Standard No. 38-1-64. Any approved formula which determines pipe sizes on a pres- sure drop basis may be used to determine pipe sizes for wet standpipe systems. The Building Official may require delivery and pressure tests on completed wet standpipe systems before approving such systems. (d) Location. In Groups A and B Occupancies, outlets shall be located as follows: On each side of the stage, on each side of the rear of the auditorium, and on each side of the rear of the balconies. Where occupant loads are less than 500 the number of locations noted above may be reduced upon the approval of the Building Official. In Groups C, D, E, F, G, and H Occupancies the location of all wet standpipes shall be approved by the Building Official. (e) Outlets. All wet standpipes shall be equipped with a one and one-half-inch (It") valve in each story, including the basement or cellar of the building, and located not less than one foot (1') nor more than six feet (6') above the floor. (g) Water Supplies. All wet standpipes shall be connected to a street water main not less than four inches (4") in diameter, or when the water pressure is insufficient to maintain 30 pounds pressure at the highest hose outlet such standpipe shall be connected to a pressure tank, gravity tank, or fire pump. Such supply shall be sufficient to furnish at least 30 pounds pressure at the topmost standpipe outlet. -10- 1287 d-1 When more than one wet standpipe is required in the building, such standpipes shall be connected at their bases or at their tops by pipes of equal size. (j) Hose and Hose Reels. Each hose outlet of all wet stand- pipes shall be supplied with a hose not less than one and one-half inches (It'') in diameter. Such hose shall be equipped with a suit- able brass or bronze nozzle and shall be not over seventy-five feet (75') in length. An approved standard form of wall hose reel or rack shall be provided for the hose and shall be located so as to make the hose re~di1y accessible at all times and shall be recessed in the walls or protected by suitable cabinets. 8130.25. ADDITION. Section 3309 of said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended by adding thereto anew paragraph "h", to read as follows: (h) EXCEPTION: Smokeproof enclosures may incorporate mechanically ventilated vestibules in lieu of openings directly to outside air provided the following requirements are met: 1. Stair Tower. a. Must be supplied with mechanically introduced air by a separate duct system. b. Must have mechanically exhausted air at top of smoke tower. c. Intake air must be introduced at one air change every five (5) minutes. d. Exhausted air must be adjusted to maintain a head of .01 to .05 inches. 2. Vestibules. 1.1~ a. Must have supply air and exhaust air in separate and independent duct systems. b. , Must maintain a negative pressure by introducing one and one-half (It) air changes per minute and exhausting three (3) air changes per minute. -11- 1287 d-1 c. Intake air must be located at or near floor level. d. Intake air must be located at the ceiling line on the wall, or in the ceiling. e. Must have at least eighteen (18) inches wall space above door openings. 3. Emergency Power. a. All mechanical equipment and lighting for the stair tower and vestibules to be provided with auxiliary power from a stand- by motor generator or other similar source. b. The stand-by generator shall be operated by a motor which utilizes gasoline or diesel as its fuel, and shall contain suffi- cient fuel in tanks to operate the generator for a minimum of two (2) hours. c. The generator shall be installed in a room sep- arated from the rest of the building by one (1) hour fire resistive occupancy separation. 4. Blowers and Fans. a. Blowers and fans which do not run continuously must be activated by heat and smoke detectors system of approved design and materials. b. A supervisory light and buzzer must be installed in an approved location. 5. Doors. a. Must be self-closing Class "B" fire doors. 8130.26. ADDITION. Said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section 3002-A to read as follows: Section 3002-A. In every building containing five (5) or more stories at least one (1) elevator shall have at the ground floor, adjacent to the elevator, a fire override switch. -12- 1287 d-1 a~l. The fire switch shall be contained in an enclosed box, with a glass front, locked, and with a name plate on the outside , reading "Elevator Switch. Fire Department Use Only". a-2. The fire switch shall be connected with a separate sourCe of power from a stand-by motor generator. This circuit must follow a route that is safe from fire, and separated from all other circuits in the building. a-3. The stand-by generator shall be operated by a motor which utilizes gasoline or diesel as its fuel, and shall contain sufficient fuel in tanks to operate the generator for a minimum of two (2) hours. a-4. The Chief of the Fire Department, or his regu- larly authorized deputy, shall make tests prior to acceptance of the fire switch. a-5. Copies of test to be conducted shall be supplied to contractors by the Division of Building and Safety. SECTION 3. Section 8130.20 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is her.eby amended by amending Section 1311 of Chapter 13.1 of Part III of the Uniform Building Code and by adding to Chapter 13.1 of Part III of the Uniform Building Code a new Section 1311.1, the same to read respectively as follows: Sec. 1311. APARTMENT DEFINED. As used in this Chapter, apartment house shall mean and include any building or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occu- pied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of two (2) or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cook- ing in the said building, and shall include flats and apartments. -13- 1287 d-1 Sec. 1311.1. APPLICATION. Except where a more restrictive provision in the Uniform Building Code, in the Arcadia Municipal Code, or in any State law or regulation, is applicable, each provision of this Chapter shall apply to all apartment houses as defined by the pre- ceding Sec. 1311. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 6th day of July , 1965, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Considine, Forman, Turner and Reibold NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Balser ~~~ ' i ty Clerk of the City of rcadia SIGNED AND APPROVED this 6th , 1965. :-- ~. ~ 4~;~f;;~ i ty Clerk, /, Y" ~',~' ,,' -- ...~-.:- ......."1 I"'", _,-' .'~, _ , ,. . -' . ~ : ~ ~ '. , . ~ ' :.,,, ,- (SEAL) -14- 1287 d-1 TO: PROM: City Counoil City Manager City Attorney JUne 9, 1965 Attacbed Ord1nance 1281 adopts bJ retel'!~~e t.be ,,~tOnD Building Code 1964 BdiUon Vol\llle I and tbe Uzi1fonn Build1ng Code 1964 Edition Volume III, Unitonn Building Code standards,witb ame~- ments and deletions recommended oJ the stat!. The Ordinance 111 to be introduced only at the tortbl.'OIII1ng meeting acid a pUblic bearing set tor tbe meet1ng ot July 6th, at the oonclusion ot 1Iblcb bearing the Ordinance may be adopted. See memo re OrcUnanc8 1289 tor prO- cedure on a4opUon ot Codell ~terence. , ., .~,~~ JA}h Jts AMES A. HICKLIN . c.' . . , It ,,>. A,f,' 17- , '" i4;,- ~~. "' 1'! 4t-;1 ..... " .:$, ':".r~'" r /. " '1'~ or '. .... .,