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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1056 ORDINANCE NO. I056 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF Tim CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, Ar~NDING SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE NO. lo46 OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That Section 5 of Ordinance No. lo46 of the City of Arcadia entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE A PRIMARY CODE ENTITLED 'UNIFOR/1 BUILDING CODE' (EDITION OF 1958) AND ALSO THE SECONDARY CODE Rl~FERRED TO IN SAID PRIMARY CODE, AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 518, 536, 547, 578, 593, 609, 656, 668, 687, 736, 822 AND 826", adopted February 3, 1959, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 5. AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. The fol- lowing sections and provisions of the Uniform Building Code hereby adopted are hereby amended, deleted, repealed or augmented as more particularly set forth in the following subsections: a. Seetion 201 of Chapter 2 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is hereby amended to read as follows: Seetion 201. There is hereby established in the De- partment of Public Works of the City of Arcadia the Division of Building and Safety which shall be under the jurisdiction of the Chief Building Inspector as designated by the appoint- ing authority. b. Section 204 of Chapter 2 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 204. Upon written application of any person who deems himself aggrieved by the decision of the Ch~fBuild- ing Inspector, relating to the use of any material or method -l- I056 \- of construction not specifically prescribed by tnis Code, and the use of which has been denied by the Chief Building Inspector pursuant to the provisions of Section 105, the said City Council shall at its next regular meeting hear all persons and all evi- dence relating thereto and shall upon the conclusion of said hearing render a final and conclusive determination upon said application. c. Chapter 2 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein 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 in- terested person, stating the variance requested and the reasons therefor, the Council, by motion or resolution passed or adopted by vote of at least three members of the Council entered upon the minutes, may, after receipt of the written recommenda- tion of the City Engineer and Chief Building Inspector of said City, grant a variance from the requirements of anyone or more of the provisions of this Chapter upon the terms and con- ditions specified in the written recommendation of the City Engineer and Chief Building Inspector. Upon receipt of such application, the City Clerk shall forthwith refer the same to the City Engineer and to the Chief Building Inspector for investigation and written report by them to the Council within 15 days, and shall forthwith mail to the ownerS of any real property which adjoins and is within 50 feet of the property for which such variance application is made, notice that an application 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 Council held 15 Or more days after the filing of such application, but such hearing may be continued from time to time for good cause. -2- 1056 Nothing herl~in contained shall preclude the holding of a spe- cial meeti~; of the Council at ,any time for the purpose of hear- ,ing and passing upon such application, provided that at least 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 prop- erty for which such variance is requested and such fact is dis- closed in the application, or when all the owners of any real property which adjoins and is within 50 feet of the property for which variance application is made waive notice by written waiver sign,ad by such party or parties and filed with ,the City Clerk, in e:lther of which events the Council may hear and pass upon such application at any time upon receipt of the written report of the City Engineer and Chief Building Inspector. d. Section 205 of Chapter 2 of the Uniform Building Code is hereby deleted. e. Section 301 of Chapter 3 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is amended by adding thereto Subsection (b) 8 to read as follows: 8. A statement of the names and addresses of all sub- contractors and material men who are to perform any work upon or supply a~y materials to or for the improvement or structure for which a permit is thus applied for. No final inspection or certificate of occupancy 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 Chief Building Inspector, a verified statement containing the names and addresses of all subcontractors and material men, other than those set forth in -3- 1056 the original application, who shall have performed work or fur- nished materials to or for the improvement or structure for which final inspection or certificate of occupancy is sought or required. f. Section 302 (d) of Chapter 3 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is hereby amended to read as follows: (d) Expiration. Every permit issued shall be valid for a period, of one year from the date thereof; provided that any permit shall expire on the ninetieth day from date of issu- ance if the work permitted thereunder has not been commenced. After expira,tion, a new permit shall b~ obtained before any work is done, and the fee theref9rl' 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 pre- sents satisfactory evidence in writing that unusual construc- tion difficulties have prevented work being started within the ninety day period, or completed within one year, the Chief Building Inspector may grant extensions of time reasonably necessary by reason of said difficulties. No request for such extension will be considered later than the thirtieth day following the date on which said permit would otherwise expire. g. Section 303 of Chapter 3 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is amended to read as follows: (a) Building Permit Fees. Before a building permit is issued a permit fee therefor shall be paid to the Building Official 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 com- plying with the requirements of this Code in the execution of the worK nor from any other penalties prescribed herein. -4- 1056 TABLE NO. 3-A BUILDING PERMIT FEES TOTAL VALUATION Less than $20.00 $20.00, to and including $100.00 More than IIOO.oo, 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 $15,000.00 Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction, to and including $50,000.00 Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction exceeding $50,000.00 FEE No Fee $1.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 2.00 1.00 0.50 (b) Plan-checking Fees. Before plans and specifica- tions are accepted for checking, a plan-checking fee in addi- tion to the building permit fee shall, be paid to the Building Official. 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 Ordi- nance, the City Controller of the City of Arcadia, with the specific approval of the City Manager of the City of Arcadia, 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 re- fund shall be made by the City Controller until he has received a report from the Chief Building Inspector as to the cost of checking plans, where applicable, and other work incidental to issuing said permit. If the Chief Building Inspector reports that such costs exceed ten percent (IO%) of the fee paid, the excess above ten percent (10%) shall be deducted from the amount which might otherwise be refunded by the City Controller. h. Section 304 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is amended by adding thereto a new subsection I-A, the same to read as follows: -5- 1056 1..A. Sub-frame Inspection: To be made after founda- tions have been poured and piers, girders and floor joists are in place, before sub-floor is laid. i. Section 2309 of the Uniform BUilding Code as adopted herein is hereby amended to read as follows,: Section 2309. Retaining walls shall be designed to resist the lateral pressure of the retained material in accord- ance with accepted engineering practice. Walls retaining drained earth may be designed for pressure equivalent to that exerted by a fluid weighing not less than 30 pounds per cubic foot and having a depth equal to that of the retained earth. Any surcharge shall be in addition to the equivalent fluid pressure. Retaining walls intended for permanently retaining earth cuts or fills adjacent to property lines or permanent buildings shall be of concrete, masonry or steel. j. Section 2507 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is amended by amending subsection 4, the same to read as follows: 4. Spacing. No studding shall be spaced more than six- teen inches (16") on center unless vertical supporting members in the walls are designed as columns, Or such walls may be constructed of not less than four-inch by four-inch (4"x4") posts spaced not more than five feet four inches (5'4") on center, or of larger members designed as required in this Chapter, or may be of post and beam framing with plank sheath- ing not less than one and one-half inches (l~") thick. k. Section 2507 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is amended by deleting therefrom subsection (c). I. Section 2806 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is amended by deleting therefrom subsection (a) 3. -6- 1056 m. Section 3302 of the Uniform Building Code as adopted herein is amended by amending subsection (a), the same to read as follows: (a.) Number of Persons. The number of persons per- mitted in a.ny bUilding or portion thereof shall not exceed those set forth in Table No. 33-A, except that where additional exit facilities are provided the occupancy load may be in- creased in accordance with Sections3302 (b) and (c) provided such increase shall not exceed the permissible occupancy load by more than ten percent (1Q%). SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof shall cause the same to be published once in the Arcadia Tribune and Arcadia News, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Arcadia. 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 19th day of May , 1959, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Jacobi, Camphouse, Balser, Reibold and Phillips NOES: None Deputy a ABSENT: None SIGNED AND , 1959. ATTEST: Deputy 1 /0urJ (SEAL) :...7- 1056