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CERTAIN BUILDING REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN
ARTICLE VIII OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE.
ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1979
EDITION, UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS,
1979 EDITION, UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1976
EDITION, AND WITH CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND
DELETIONS THERETO, AND AMENDING, ADDING AND
DELETING CERTAIN BUILDING REGULATIONS SET
FORTH IN ARTICLE VIII OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL
CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by
adding to Article VIII thereof, a new Chapter 0 which shall read as
set forth as Chapter 0 in Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto, and
which Chapter 0 is by this reference incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. Chapter 1 of Article VIII of the Arcadia Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as set forth as Chapter 1 in Exhibit "An
which is attached hereto and which Chapte~ 1 is by this reference
incorporated herein.
SECTION 3. The Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by
amending Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article VIII to read as set forth
as Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 in Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto,
and which Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 are by this reference incorporated
herein.
SECTION 4. Part 1 of Chapter 8 of Article VIII of the Arcadia
Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. Chapter 8 of Article VIII of the Arcadia Municipal
Code is hereby amended by amending the title of Chapter 8 to read,
"Disaster Shelters and Underground Utilities".
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SECTION 6. No person shall violate any provision, or
fail to comply with any of the requirements of this ordinance.
Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply
with any of the mandatory requirements of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor
under any provision of this ordinance shall be punishable by a
fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars, or by imprisonment in
the City Jailor County Jail for a period not exceeding six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person shall be
guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any
portion of which any violation of any provision of the ordinance
is committed, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be
punishable accordingly.
SECTION 7. In addition to the penalties provided in the
preceding Section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in
violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the City, summarily abated
as such, and each day such condition continues shall be regarded
as a new and separate offense.
SECTION 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of com-
petent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of
the City of Arcadia hereby declares that it would have adopted this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 9. Neither the adoption of this ordinance Qor
the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed
as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to
the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal pro-
visions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the
validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required
to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and
all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue
in full force and effect.
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the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published in the official newspaper of the City of
Arcadia within fifteen (15) days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of
Arcadia at its regular meeting held on the 5th day of May, 1981.
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 5th day of May, 1981.
ayor of the C~ty of Arcadia
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C~ty Clerk of the C~ty of Arcad~a
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia,
California, held on the 5th day of May, 1981, by the
affirmative vote 'of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Dring, Haltom, PellegrinQ, Saelid & Gilb
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER 0
PART I
BUILDING REGULATIONS
GENERAL REGULATIONS
CREA TION OF DIVISION
80 I O. CREATION OF DIVISION. There is hereby established in the Planning
Department of the City of Arcadia the Building and Safety Division which
sholl be under the jurisdiction of the Building Official.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER 0
PART 2
BUILDING REGULA TIONS
GENERAL REGULATIONS
DEFINITIONS
8020. DEFINITIONS. The words used in each of the Codes adopted by this
Article shall hove the meoning ascribed to them within each respective Code,
ond in addition thereto the following words sholl be understood and defined to
have the meonings set forth in the following subsections.
If any term used in the Codes which are adopted by reference in this Article
refer to an officer, agency, board or body not set up by or within the City,
the term shall be deemed to refer to such officer, agency, board or body as
shall in fact be charged with the responsibility of performing the duty
intended to be performed.
8020.1. BUILDING DIVISION. Building Division sholl mean the Building and
Safety Division of the Planning Deportment of the City of Arcadia.
8020.2.
BUILDING OFFICIAL.
Building Officiol sholl meon the Chief
Building Official.
8020.3. CITY. City sholl mean the City of Arcadia, or the appropriote
agency of said City os the context may reasonably require.
8020.4. CITY COUNCIL. City Council sholl mean the City Council of the
City of Arcodio.
8020.5. CODES. Codes sholl mean ony section of this article and codes
adopted by reference by this orticle.
8020.6. LEGISLATIVE BODY. Legislative Body sholl mean the City Council
of the City of Arcadia.
8020.7. MUNICIPALITY. Municipality shall mean the City of Arcadia.
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ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER 0
PART 3
BUILDING REGULATIONS
GENERAL REGULA TIONS
VIOLA TIONS
8030. VIOLA TIONS. No person shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter,
repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip, use occupy or
maintoin any building or structure or fixture ottached thereto in violation of
ony of the Codes referenced by this Article and this Article in the City of
Arcodio.
Any such violotion is 0 misdemeanor punishable pursuont to Section 1200 of
the Arcadia Municipal Code.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER 0
PART 4
BUILDING REGULATIONS
GENERAL REGULATIONS
VARIANCES
8040. VARIANCES. An application for a variance to the Codes shall be
mode in writing to the City Clerk of the City of Arcadia. Said application
shall clearly set forth the requested variance and the reasons therefore. The
City Clerk may provide forms for such purposes ond may prescribe the type
of information to be provided thereon. No application shall be received
unless it complies with such requirements. Applicotions filed pursuant to this
Section shall be numbered consecutively in the order of their filing and shall
become a part of the permanent official records of the City, ond there shall
be attached thereto copies of 011 notices and actions pertaining thereto.
Before occepting for filing any application for 0 variance, the City sholl,
for the purpose of defraying the expenditures incidental to the proceedings
described herein, charge ond collect 0 fee in accordance with the amount set
forth by resolution of the City Council.
Upon receipt of such applicotion, the City Clerk shall forthwith refer the
same to the Building Official for investigation and written report.
The Building Official sholl consult with other City personnel os may be
necessary for the preparotion of the written report.
Upon the receipt in proper form of any application for 0 variance filed
pursuant to this Section, the City Clerk sholl fix 0 time o'nd place for public
hearing thereon, to be held not less. than ten (10) days nor more than forty
(40) days thereafter. Not less than ten (' 0) days before the date of such
public hearing, public notice sholl be given of such hearing in the following
radius of fifty (50) feet of the exterior boundaries of the property involved in
the opplication, using for this purpose the lost known nome and address of
such owner os shown upon the assessment rolls of the County. Such notice
sholl state the nature of the request, the location of the property, and the
time and place of the hearing. No notice sholl be required when the applicant
is the owner of 011 reo I property which adjoins or is within fifty (50) feet of
the propwerty for which such variance is requested and such fact is disclosed
in the application, or when 011 the property 'owners of any real properety
which odjoins or is within fifty (50) feet of the property for which such
variance is requested waive notice by written waiver signed by such party or
parties and filed with the City Clerk.
A summary of 011 pertinent testimony offered at 0 public hearing, together
with the names and addresses of 011 persons testifying, sholl be recorded and
mode 0 port of the permament files of the case. Any such hearing may be
continued, in which event the pr~siding officer at such hearing sholl,
prior to the adjournment of such hearing, announce the time and place to
which such heoring will be continued.
The City Council, by motion or resolution possed or adopted by vote of at
least three members of the City Council entered upon the minutes may grant
o variance from the requirements of anyone or more of the provisions of this
Article upon the terms and conditions deemed necessary for the preservation
of the public health, safety and general welfare.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER I
PART I
BUILDING REGULA TIONS
BUILDING CODE
ADOPTION
8110. ADOPTION. The 1979 Editions of the Uniform Building Code including all
appendicies and Uniform Building Code Standards, published by the Internotional
Conference of Building Officials, as modified by Parts 2 and 3 of this Chapter, ;s
hereby odopted by reference ond together with ports 2 and 3 of this Chapter sholl
constitute the Building Code of the City of Arcadia.
Three (3) copies of said Codes ore on file in the office of the City Clerk for use and
examination by the public.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER I
PART 2.
BUILDING REGULA TIONS
BUILDING CODE
PURPOSE
8120. PURPOSE. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to
safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and
controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy,
location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within this jurisdiction and
certoin equipment specifically regulated herein.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER I
PART 3
BUILDING REGULATIONS
BUILDING CODE
ADDITIONS, DELETIONS & AMENDMENTS
8130. AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. Soid Uniform Building
Code is omended os provided in the following subsections.
8130.1. AMENDMENT. Section 203 of Chapter 2 of Said Uniform Building Code
is hereby amended to read os follows:
Section 203 (0) General. Every building, structure, equipment or facility or
any portion thereof which is structurally unsafe, or which is not provided with
adequate egress, or which constitutes a fire hazard, or which is otherwise
dangerous to humon life, or which in relation to the existing use thereof
constitutes a ha2:'ard to safety or to health or to the public welfare, or which
cannot be lawfully used in its present location or condition for ony purpose
for which it was designed, intended or constructed, or which does not comply
with one or more provisions of the Code or other applicable low or regulation
and cannot be altered, repaired or relocated so os to make it so comply, or
which by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescense,
abandonment, continued disuse, or other cause, canstitutes either a hazard to
safety, to health, to public welfare or to the reasonable use and enjoyment of
adjocent properties or causes deterioration or depreciation of praperty values
in the immediate vicinity, is, for the purpose of this Section, declared to be a
unsafe building. All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared to be public
nuisonces ond shaJl be abated by repair, improvement, rehabilitation,
demolition, relocation or removal in accordance with the procedure specified
in the following Subsections hereof.
(b) Notice of Hearing. The Building Official shall examine or cause to be
examined each building, structure, equipment or facility' or portion thereof
reported to be an unsafe building as-hereinbefore defined, and if the same is
determined by him to be on unsofe building as thus defined the Building
Official shall give written notice in occordance' with' Subsection (c)
building and notice that a public hearing will be held by and before the City
Council at a date, hour and place specified in such notice at which time and
ploce the City Council will hear and receive testimony and evidence from the
owner of the unsafe building therein described and from all other persons
desiring to be heard or to present evidence relative thereto, and that the City
Council will thereupon determine whether or not such building, structure,
equipment or facility is on unsafe building os defined by this Section and
whether the same shall be abated by repair, improvement, rehabilitation,
relocation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure hereafter
prescribed in this Section.
(c) Service of Notice. The notice specified in the preceding Subsection
shall be served by delivering the same personally to the owner or to the
person in possession of or using or occupying the unsafe building therein
described, or if any such person cannot be located within the City then by
mailing such notice by registered mail to any of the persons thus enumerated.
A copy of such notice sholl also be published once in the official newspaper of
the City, and 0 copy thereof shall also be posted in at least one conspicuous
location upon such unsafe building. Such service, publicotion and posting
shall be completed at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing
therein referred to.
(d) Council Hearing. The City Council shall conduct a public hearing at the
time and place spec;ified in the notice served pursuant to Subsection (c)
hereinbefore, at which hearing the City Council shall afford to the owner and
to all persons so desiring an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence.
At the conclusion of such hearing the City Council shall determine from the
evidence presented at the hearing and shall by resolution declare whether or
not such building, structure, equipment or focility is an unsafe building as
. hereinbefore defined and whether the same shall be abated by repair,
improvement, rehabilitation, demolition, relocation or removal in accordance
with the procedure prescribed in the following Subsections.
(e) Notice to Repair. After the City Council thus determines and by
resolution declares that the building, structure, equipment or facility is an
written notice of such determination, which notice sholl require the owner or
person in possession of or using such unsafe building to commence, within
forty-eight (48) hours after such service of notice, the repair, improvement,
rehobilitation, demolition, relocation or removal of the unsafe building or
portions thereof os determined by the Council and specified in such notice.
All such work sholl be completed within ninety (90) days fromn the dote of
such service of the notice, unless the Building Official in writing and for good
couse extends the time of completion. The notice prescribed by this
Subsection sholl be served in the same manner as prescribed for the service
of notice in Subsection (c) hereinbefore, except that it need not be published
in the officiol newspoper of the City.
(f) Posting of Signs. The Building Official may also couse to be posted at
each entrance to on unsofe building or structure or upon each unsofe
equipment or facility 0 notice substantiolly os follows; "UNSAFE BUILDING
OR EQUIPMENT. DO NOT ENTER OR USE. Building Department. City of
Arcadia." Any such notice sholl remain thus posted until the repair,
improvement, rehabilitation, demolition, relocation or removal required by
the City Council is completed. No person sholl remove any such notice,
without the written per'missian of the Building Official,and no person sholl
enter, use or occupy the building, structure, equipment or facility thus posted
except for the purpose of accomplishing the required repair, improvement,
rehobilitotion, demolition, relocation or removal thereof.
(g) Prosecution. If the owner or person in possession of or using any unsofe
building foils or refuses to comply with any provision of 0 notice served upon
him in occordance with Subsection (e) hereinabove, or foils to repair,
improve, rehabilitate, demolish, relocate or remove the building, structure,
equipment or facility as directed in such notice, the City Council may order
the owner thereof or the person in possession of or using the same, or any or
011 of them, to be prosecuted os 0 violator of the provisions of the Bui Iding
Code.
(h) Right to Demolish. Whether or not the Council thus orders prosecution
for violation of the provisions of the Building Code, if cifter notice os
relocation or removal required by the City Council is not commenced within
the forty-eight (48) hours ofter serv(ce of notice or is not completed within
the time specified in such notice, the City Council may order the Building
Official to proceed with the work specified in any such notice. Upon
completion of such work, the Building Official shall prepare and transmit to
the City Council 0 statement of the costs ond expenses of such work, which
cost and expenses sholl include administrative overheod expenses and the cost
of giving of any notices pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section. The
Building Official sholl also tronsmit, by registered moil. or by personal
delivery, 0 copy of such statement of costs ond expenses to the person
against whom the some is to be charged, together with 0 notice of the time
and place at.which the City Council will consider and pass upon such
statement of costs and expenses, which time shall be not less than ten (10)
days after such service of the notice herein prescribed. At the time specified
in such notice the City Council shall consider the costs and expenses incurred
in the performance of the work, and by resolution shall determine the amount
of such costs and expenses and order and cause the some to be poid and levied
os a special assessment against the reol property upon which such work was
thus performed.
(i) Notice of Lien. In addition to the foregoing the Building Official may
execute a notice of I ien describing the real property upon which any work was
performed under Subparagraph (h) hereof, the authority under which such
work was done, the cost of such work as determined by the City Council, and
specifying thot such amount shall bear interest at the rate of twelve percent
(12%)per annum from date of the Council's determination of cost until the
same is paid, ond may record the same in the office of the County Recorder.
8130.2. AMENDMENT. Section 204 of Chapter 2 of said Uniform 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 Building Official, relating to the use of any
materiol or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this
Chapter, and the use of any of which has been denied by the Building Official,
heoring render 0 finol ond conclusive determination upon said application.
8130.3 ADDITION. Subsection (a) 8 of Section 302 of Chapter 3 of said Uniform
Building Code is hereby odded to read as follows:
8. A statement of the names and addresses of all subcontractors ond
material men who are to perform any work upon or supply any materials to or
for the improvement or structure for which a permit is thus appl ied for. No
finol inspection or certificate of occupancy shall be given or issued unless ond
until the general contractor or owner shall, upon completion of the
improvement or structure for which finol inspection is sought or required, fi Ie
in duplicate with the Building Official a verified statement containing the
names ond oddresses of 011 subcontractors and materialmen, other than those
set forth in the original opplicotion, who sholl have performed work or
furnished materiols to or for the improvement of the structure for which
final inspection or certificote of occuponcy is sought or required.
8130.4. AMENDMENT. Subsection (b) of Section 302 of Chapter 3 of said
Uniform Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Plans and Specifications. With each application for a building permit,
and when required by the Building Official for enforcement of any provision
of this code, two or more sets of plans, engineering calculations, diagrams
and other data shall be submitted. Whether or not a permit therefore is
required by this Chapter of this Article 0 complete grading plan of the
building site, showing the present grodes of the lot comprising the building
si te, the proposed fi nished grade of such lot, and a method approved by the
Building Official for disposingof all surface water flowing upon or emanating
from such lot, shall be likewise submitted. The Building Official 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.
EXCEPTION: The Building Officiol may waive the submission of. plans,
colculations, etc., if he finds that the nature of the work applied for is such
that reviewing of the plans is not necessary to obtain compl iance with this
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Chapter.
hereby amended to read os follows:
Section 304 (a) Building Permit Fees. Before a building permit is issued
under the provisions of this Chapter, a fee shall be paid to the City in
accordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.
The determination of value or valuotion under any of the provisions of this
Chapter shall be made by the Building Official. The valuation to be used in
computing the permit and plan review fees shall be the total value of all
construction work for which the permit is issued, as well as all finish work,
painting roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators,
fire-extinguishing systems and any other permanent work or permanent
equipment.
(b) PLAN REVIEW FEES. When the valuation of the proposed construction
exceeds five hundred dollars ($500.00) and a pion is required to be submitted
by Subsection (b) of Section 302, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time
of submitting plans and specifications for review.
Plan review fees for buildings of Group R-3 and M occupancies shall be 50
percent of the building permit fees, and for all other buildings the plan
review fees shall be 65 percent of the building permit fees.
When plans are required to be checked for compliance with the State Energy
Conservation Regulations a fee or deposit sholl be paid at the time of
submitting plans and specifications for review.
Energy Conservation Plan review fee for additions ond alterations to
buildings in Group R-3 occupancy shall be 5 percent of the building Fee.
Energy Conservation Plan review fee deposit for new buildings in Group R-I
and R-3 Occupancy shall be 25 percent of the building permit fee, and for all
other buildings the plan review fee deposit shall be 75 percent of the building
permit fee. The applicant shall receive any unencumbered' portion of said
deposit following the completion of the plan check.
review, an additional plan revie'M 'fee shall be charged at a rate established by
the Building Official.
(c) Expiration of Plan Review. Applicotions for which no permit is issued
within 180 doys following the date of application shall expire by limitation
ond plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to
the applicant or destroyed by the Building Official. The Building Official
moy extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding
180 days upon request by the appl icont showing that circumstances beyond
the control of the applicont hove prevented action from being taken. No
application shall be extended more than'once. In order to renew action on an
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application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new
plan review fee.
(d) Investigation Fees: Work Without a Permit.
I. Investigation. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this
code has been commenced without first obtoining said permit, a special
investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work.
2. Fee. An investigotion fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be'collected
whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee
shall ;be equal to the omount of the permit fee required by this code. The
payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from
compliance with all other provisions of this Code nor from any penalty
prescribed by law.
(e). Inspection Fee for Existing Buildings. The Building Official may charge
an inspection fee for the inspection of an existing building. The fee shall be
paid to the City in occordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the
City Council.
(f) Fee Refunds.
I. Fee Refunds. The Building Official may authorize the refunding of any
fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.
percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit
issued in occordonce with this Code.
3. The Building Official may authorize the refunding of not more than 80
percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for
which a pion review fee hos been poid is withdrawn or cancelled before any
plan reviewing is done.
The Building Officiol sholl not authorize the refunding of ony fee poid except
upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180
days after the date of fee payment.
8130.6. ADDITION. Section 610 of Chapter 6 of said Uniform Building
Code is hereby added to read as follows:
Section 610. Fire Alarms. An approved automatic fire
alorm system shall be provided in 011 Group A Occupancies.
EXCEPTION: Unless otherwise required by this Code, the
automatic fire alarm system will not be required when an
approved automatic fire extinguishing system is provided.
The alarm system shall be installed in accordance with
NFPA Standards No. 71 ond 72.
8130.7. ADDITION. Section 710 of Chapter 7 of said Uniform Building
Code is hereby odded to read as follows:
Section 710. Fire Alarms. An approved automatic fire
alarm system shall be provided in all Group B Occupancies.
EXCEPTION: Unless otherwise required by this Code, the
automatic fire alarm system will not be required when an
approved automotic fire extinguishing system is provided.
NFPA Standards No. 71 and 72.
8130.8. ADDITION. Section 910 of Chapter 9 of said Uniform Building
Code is hereby added to read as follows:
Section 910. Fire Alorms. An approved automatic fire
alarm system shall be provided in all Group H Occupancies.
EXCEPTION: Unless otherwise required by this code, the
outomotic fire olarm system will not be required when an
opproved automatic fire extinguishing system is provided.
The alarm system shall be installed in occordance with
NPF A Standards No. 71 and 72.
8 I 30.9. ADDITION. Subdivision (c) is hereby added to Section 1210 of Chapter 12
of said Uniform Building Code to read as follows:
Section 1210(c) Yard Standpipe sholl be provided whenever the front
entrance to any dwelling unit or guest room of Group R, Division I is located
more thon 150 feet travel distance from the neorest street curb face, except
that such risers shall not be required where all bui Idings on the premises are
equipped throughout with automatic fire sprinkler system installed in
accordance with UBC Standards No. 38-1. Said standpipe risers shall be'so
located that no front entrance to any dwelling unit or guest room on the
premises is more than 75 feet travel distance from a standpipe riser or street
curb face.
I. Size. The size of the standpipe riser and the pipe supplying shall not be
less than two and one-holf (21'2) inches in diometer. The Chief of the Fire
Department may require larger risers or supply piping if, in his opinion, it is
deemed necessary by the configuration of supply pipe length and number of
standpipe risers.
212 inch outlet valve with national standord male hose threads. Such valve
shall be located not less than three feet, no more than four feet, obove grade.
3. Woter Supply. Such stondpipe riser system shall be wet at all times and
shall be connected to on odequate water supply. The supply pipe sholl contain
backflow devices as required by the Water Department and the Fire
Department.
4. Fire Department Connections. All standpipe riser systems shall be
equipped with a two-way fire department connection. Piping from the
connection inlet shall connect to the supply piping on the service side of the
supply piping check valve. All fire deportment connections shall be located
on a street front, or, if approved by the Fire Chief, adjacent to a paved
access rood on the property. Connections sholl be not less than 18 inches nor
more than four feet above grade and shall be equipped with approved
straightway check valves. All fire deportment connections sholl be protected
against mechanical injury and shall be visible and accessible. More than one
fire deportment connection may be required.
S. Signs. An approved durable sign with raised letters at least one inch high
sholl be permanently attached to the street fire deportment connection.
Such sign shall read: liST ANDPIPE RISER CONNECTION".
8130.10 ADDITION. Chapter 13 is hereby added to said Uniform Building Code
to read as f<;>lIo;"'5:
CHAPTER 13
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
APARTMENT HOUSES AND CONVALESCENT
AND BOARD AND CARE FACILITIES
Section 1301. APARTMENT DEFINED. As used in this Chopter, apartment
house shall mean and include any building or portion thereof which is designed,
built, rented, leosed, let or hired out to be occupied, or which is' occupied os the
and doing their own cooking in the said building, and sholl include flats and
apartments.
Section 1301.1. 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 oppljcoble, each provision of this chopter sholl opply to
all apartment houses as defined by the preceding Section 130 I
Section 130 1.2 APPLICATION Except where a more restrictive provision
in the Uniform Building Code, in the Arcadia Municipal Code or in any State
low or regulation is applicable, each provision of this Chapter, except where
the provision by its terms is not opplicable, sholl opply to '011 convalescent
and board and care facilities as defined in Article IX of the Arcadia
Municipal Code, provided that for the purpose of this subsection, wherever
the term or phrase "apartment unit" or "dwelling units" is used in Sectian
1305.1, and 1305.9, it shall be deemed that such term or phrase means a
room(s) provided for sleeping for one or more persons in a convalescent
facility and in 0 board and care facility.
Section 1302. BATHROOM STANDARDS.
(a) FLOOR COVERING. Floor coverings may be of, any approved
material. Sheet vinyl shall be used as an under/ayment for carpeting
ond other absorbent materiols.
(b) SURF ACE MATERIAL. All wall surface material within four
inches (4") of bathtubs, showers and lavatories shall be ceramic tile or
equivalent material approved by the Building Official.
(c) HEATERS. No wall heaters sholl be permitted in any bathroom.
Section 1303 KITCHEN STANDARDS
(0) EXHAUST FANS. Every kitchen shall be equipped with 0 power
exhaust fan over the range area and sholl be vented to the outside.
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every kitchen sink and over every range, range area or cooking area.
(c) GARBAGE DISPOSAL. Every kitchen shall be equipped with a
mechanical garbage disposal device.
(d) STORAGE. Every kitchen shall contain no less than the following
amounts of storage area.
(I) Twenty-four (24) square feet of upper shelf space above
the counter providing not less than twenty (20) cubic feet of
storage area.
(2) Twenty (20) square feet of counter top space, exclusive
of sinks.
(3) Below the counter top forty (40) cubic feet of storage
area of which not less than thirty (30) square feet shall be
shelving and not less than fifteen (I S) square feet shall be
drawer space.
Section 1304. STORAGE.
(a) WARDROBES. Every bedroom of each dwelling unit shall contain
at last one (I) clothes wardrobe with minimum interior dimensions of
four feet (4') in length, twenty-five inches (25") in depth and seven
feet (7') in height; provided, however, at least one (I) such wardrobe in
each dwelling unit shall be at least six feet (6') in length. Drawers,
shelves or shoe racks may be placed within any such wardrobe so long as
a twenty-five inch (25") depth is maintoined for ot least five (5') in
height for the required length of the wordrobe.
(b) GENERAL. Each dwelling unit shall also contain not less than
forty-eight (48) cubic feet of general storage space.
Section 1305.1
Appendix Chopter
read as follows:
NOISE REDUCTION STANDARDS
Section 350 I of
35 of Soid Uniform Building Code is hereby amended to
(a) GENERAL. In Group "R" Occupancies, wall and floor-ceiling
assembl ies separating dwell ing units or guest rooms from each other
and from public space such as interior corridors and service areas shall
provide airborne sound insulation for walls, and both airborne and
impact sound insulotion for floor-ceiling assemblies.
(b) AIRBORNE SOUND INSULATION. All such separating walls and
floor-ceiling assemblies shall provide an airborne sound insulation equal
to that required to meet a Sound Tronsmission Class (STC) of 58 as
defined in U.B.C. Standard No. 35.1.
Penetrations or openings in construction assemblies for piping,
electricol devices, recessed cabinets, bathtubs, soffits, or heating,
ventilation or exhaust ducts. shall be seoled, lined, i'nsulated or
other wide treated to maintain the required ratings.
seals shall have a laboratory tested Sound Transmission Closs (STC)
rating of not less thon 30 and such perimeter seals sholl be maintained
in good operating condition.
(c) IMPACT SOUND INSULATION. All separating floor-ceiling
assemblies between separate units or guest rooms sholl provide impact
sound insulation equal to that required to meet an Impact Insulation
Closs (IIC) rating of 58 os defined in U.B.C. Standard No. 35.2. Floor
coverings may be included in the assembly to obtain the required
ratings, and must be retained os 0 permanent port of the assembly and
may only be replaced by other floor coverings that provide the some
sound insulotion required above.
(d) TESTED ASSEMBLIES. Field or laboratory tested wall or f/oor-
ceiling designs having as STC or IIC ratings of 58 or more as determined
by U.C.B. Standard No. 35-1, 35-2 or 35-3 may be used without
additional field testing when in the opinion of the Building Official the
tested design has not been compromised by flanking paths. Tests may
be required by the Building Official when evidence of compromised
separations is noted.
(e) FIELD TESTING AND CERTIFICATION. Field Testing, when
approved by the Building official, sholl be done under the supervision of
a professional acoustician who sholl be experienced in the field of
acoustical testing ond engineering, who sholl forward certified test
results to the Building official that minimum sound insulation
requirements stated above hove been met.
(f) AIRBORNE SOUND INSULATION FIELD TESTS~ When approved by
the Building Official, airborne sound insulation sholl be- determined
according to the applicable Field Airborne Sound Transmission Loss
Test Procedures of U.B.C. Standard No. 35-3. All sound transmitted
from the source room to the receiving room shall be considered to be
tronsmitted through the test partition.
the Building Official, impact sound insulotion sholl be determined in
accordonce with U.8.C Standord No. 35-2.
(h) FIELD TESTS. Field Tests on existing buildings to determine STC
or IIC Values, may be accomplished only upon authorization of the
Building Official. Wall and Floor-ceiling tests must meet 0 Sound
Transmission Closs (CTS) of 52 and Impact Insulation Clas (IIC) of 52 os
determined by U.B.C. Standard No. 35-1, 35-2, and 35-3.
Section 1305.2. FILE OF SYSTEMS. The Building Official sholl maintain on
file in the Building arid Safety Division office literature describing systems
for these ratings, ond when practicoble sholl keep on hand examples of such
systems.
Section 1305.3. AL TERNA TE SYSTEM. Approval of alternate systems may
be given when 0 complete test report is submitted by 0 recognized testing
laboratory. Materiols and the applicotion of each such system sholl be os
specified in the report.
Section J 305.4
DRAWINGS. All drawings must show clearly the areas
proposed to be soundproofed.
Section 1305.5 INSPECTION. No soundproofing work sholl be covered
before 0 special soundproofing inspection is obtoined from the Building and
Safety Division.
Section 1305.6 FANS AND VENTS. No exhaust fans or vent pipes sholl
serve more than one dwelling unit.
Section 1305.7 PACKING OF VOIDS. All voids around plumbing pipes sholl
be pocked with rock wool or equivalent sound deadening material approved by
the Building Official and 011 plumbing pipes sholl be wrapped at 011 points of
contact with any wood or steel members and strop hangers.
installed as to reduce sound transmission to a minimum, and the methad of
installation shall be shown on the building plans.
Section 1305.9. SEPARA TlON OF FACILITIES. No medicine cabinet, vent
or electrical outlet serving one dwelling unit shall be placed back to back
with or immediately adjacent to a medicine cabinet, vent or electrial outlet
serving another dwelling unit unless separated by non-rigid insulation at least
two (2) inches thick.
Section 1306. INSULATION REQUIREMENTS.
Section 1306.1 INSULATION INSPECTION. No insulation shall be covered
before insulation is inspected and approved.
Section 1306.2. COMFORT COOLING SYSTEM. A comfort cooling system
capable of maintaining a temperature differential of 20 F. between the
habitable areas and the outdoor areas shall be installed in each dwelling unit.
Water evaporative cooling systems or individual windaw or .wall-mounted
units may not be used to meet this requirement.
Section 1307 EXTERIOR REQUIREMENTS
Section 1307.1. GLAZED AREAS. Wire glass, laminoted or tempered glass
or other approved shatterproof materiol shall be used in all gloss doors,
windows and glazed oreas where the bottom of the glazed area is within
twelve inches (12") of the finish floor. In lieu of wire, laminated or tempered
gloss or other shatterproof material, a protective metal bar or etched area
approved by the Building official may be installed horizontally three feet (3')
above the finish floor.
Section 1307.2 DOORS. All exterior doors sholl be mode of-metal, or of
sol id core wood, ar of wire, laminated or tempered glass or other
shatterproof moterial. Every door shall be completely weotherstripped.
with current United States postal regulations.
Section 1307.4 WIRES.AND CONDUIT. Every wire and wire conduit within
the exterior property lines shall be installed underground other than risers
immediately adjacent and attached to a building, or wiring and conduit within
~ building.
Section 1308. PARKING AND ACCESS AREAS.
Section 1308.1 ASPHALT CONCRETE SUBGRADE.
(a) ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT. Aspholt concrete pavement
shall be I-C-85-1 00 and shall be constructed in accordance with Section
302-5 of the Stondard Specifications for Public Works Construction
1976 Edition, and shall be three inches (3") in thickness. The relative
compaction of the subgrade soil sholl be niney-five percent (95%) and
shall meet the inspection tests of Section 211"2 of soid specifications.
F air to good soil shall be compacted four inches (4"), poor soil five
inches (5"), ond very poor soil six inches (6").
(b) T~ST. A core test of the asphalt in place will be required to
determine of the materials are in compliance with these specifications.
The core test shall be made by a recognized testing laboratory, the cost
for tests to be paid by the contractor. Location for test hole is to be
specified by the Building Officio!.
Section 1308.2. CONCRETE. All concrete driveways and parking areas sholl
be constructed with a minimum of four inches (4") in thickness with five (5)
sock mix per yord, and woter content not to exceed seven and one-half (71':z)
gollons per sack.
Section 1308.3. DRIVEWAY RAMP REQUIREMENTS.
not exceed a maximum grade of twenty percent (20%). A twenty (20)
foot transition area shall be provided at the tap Of such ramp and a
fifteen (15) foot transition area shall be provided at the bottom of such
romp in accordance with the following diagram:
Top of Ramo
Bot tom or Ramp
15' 010\
20\ slope (no 1E!fll<th limit)
10' ~ 10l
10' ~ 4'\
(b). PEDESTRIAN EXITING. Romps exceeding twelve and one-half
percent (121'2%) grade shall not be used for legal pedestrian exiting.
(c) FENCING. Fencing, railing or other protective structure shall be
installed adjacent ta all ramps and below grade areas in a manner
opproved by the Building Official.
(d) ILLUMINATION. All ramps shall be illuminated to an intensity of
one (I) footcondle at floor or ground level.
Section 1308.4 OPEN PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) MARKING. Eoch open parking space, driving aisle and turning area
shall be identified by painted striping. All one-way traffic lanes shall
be adequately so marked.
(b) BARRIERS. Bump rails, curbs or other adequate protective
barriers shall be installed where necessary in the opinion of the Building
outomobiles.
(c) ILLUMINATION. All open parking areos shall be adequately
illuminoted. All such lighting sholl be directed away from adjoining
prapert ies.
Section 1308.5 GARAGE AND CARPORT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) WALLS. All walls and partitions of detached garages and carports
shall be of masonry construction with a six inch (6") nominal thickness.
In all garages and carports where unit masonry is used, the cells shall be
grouted sol id to a point four feet (4') obove the floor.
(b) FRAME. Carports and garages of wooden frame construction shall
have additional protective barriers so located as to protect the
plastered walls from damage by automobiles.
(c) CONCRETE FLOORS. The floor of every covered parking space
shall be paved with cement concrete.
(d) ILLUMINATION. At least one (I) duplex outlet and a minimum of
one (I) ceiling light fixture providing at least one (I) footcandle at
ground level shall be provided for every six hundred (600) square feet of
covered parking orea. All steps, ramps, driveways or corridors leading
to covered parking areas shall be illuminated to an intensity of one (I) .
footcandle at ground level.
Section 1309. ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS.
more than two (2) floors of dwelling units shall
elevators or escalators.
All buildings containing
be equipped with either
Section 1310.
RIGID WALL AND CEILING COVERING. All walls and
ceilings shall be covered with plaster, minimum thickness 7/8 inch, or
drywoll, minimum thickness S/8 inch, or approved material equal in rigidity,
as determined by the Building Official.
8130.11 ADDITION. Chapter 16 is hereby added to said Uniform Building Code
to read as follows:
CHAPTER 16
RESTRICTIONS IN HAZARDOUS FIRE AREAS
Section 160 I. GENERAL. Bui Idings or structures hereafter erected,
canstructed, moved within 'or into hazardous fire areas, as established by
resolution of the City Council,. shall comply with the following requirements
of this Section:
(a) OVERHANGS. Roof soffits (including eaves) in excess of twelve inches
(12") in width, open patios, carports, porches, unenclosed underfloor areas,
and all open structures, attached or detached, shall be protected on the
undersides with materials as approved for one-hour fire-resistive
construction or shall be of incombustible material throughout.
(b) VENTS. Vents installed in areas required to be one-hour fire-resistive
construction or of incombustible material throughout, shall be fusible link
type vents.
8130.12 DELETION. Subsections 2.and 3 of Section 1704 of Chapter 17 of said
Uniform Building Code are hereby deleted and repealed and shall not be applicable.
8130.13. AMENDMENT. Section 1807 of Chapter 18 of said Uniform
Building Code is hereby amended to read os follows:
r. Subdivision (0) of said Section 1807 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 1807 (0) Scope. This section sholl apply to 011 Group B,
Division 2 office buildin,gs and Group R, Division I Occupancies, each
having floors used for human occuponcy located more than 55 feet
above the lowest level of fire Deportment vehicle access. Such
buildings shall be provided with on approved automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section 1807(c).
2. Subdivision (L) of said Section 1807 is hereby deleted and repealed
ond sholl not be applicable.
8130.14
AMENDMENT. Subsection (b) of Section 2308 of Chapter 23 of
said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended to read os follows:
(b). Retaining walls sholl 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 0 fluid weighing not less than thirty (30) pounds per cubic foot and
having a depth equal to that of the retained earth. Any surcharge sholl be in
addition to the qeuivalent fuild pressure. Retaining walls intended for
permanently retoining eorth cuts or fills adjocent to property lines or
permanent buildings sholl be of concrete, masonry or steel. (Amended by
Ord. 1287 adopted 7-6-65; om ended by Ord. 1443 adopted 12-21-71)
8130.15. AMENDMENT. Subsection (g) 3 of Section 2518 of Chapter 25 of
said Uniform Building Code is hereby amendE;d to read os follows:
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" x 4") posts spaced not more than five feet, four inches (S'4") on
center, or of larger members designed as required in this Chapter, or may be
of post and beam framing with plank sheathing not less than one and one-half
inches (I 1/2") thick. (Amended by Ord. 1443 adopted 12-21-71)
8130.16 DELETION. Exception No. I of Subsection (b) of Section 2907 of
Chapter 29 of Said Uniform Building Code is hereby deleted and repeoled and
shall not be applicable.
8130.17 AMENDMENT. Subsection (b) of Section 3205 of Chapter 32 of
said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) DRAFT STOPS. Enclosed attic spaces formed of combustible
construction sholl be divided into hor;zonotol oreos not exceeding 1500 square
feet by port it ions extending from the ceilings to the roof.
Such partitions shall be not less than 1/2 thick gypsum wallboard, or I-inch
nominal thickness tight-fitting door, 3/8 inch-thick plywood, or approved
noncombustible material adequately supported.
Openings in the partitions shall be protected by self-closing. doors constructed
as required for the partitions.
Exception: Where the entire attic is equipped with an approved automatic
sprinkler system, the attic space may be divided into areas not to exceed
4S00 square feet.
8130.18. AMENDMENT. Subsection (f) of Section 3703 of Chapter 37 of
.
said Uniform Building Code is hereby-amended to read as follows:
roof and the highest elevotion of any part of a bui Iding as shown in T able No.
37-B. For altitudes over 2000 feet, the Building Official shall be consulted in
determining the height of the chimney.
All chimneys shall terminate in a substantially constructed spark arrestor
having a mesh not exceeding 3/4 inch.
8130.19. AMENDMENT. Section 3802 of Chapter 38 of said Uniform
Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Subdivision (b) I of soid Section 3802 is amended by adding subdivision E and
E.I as follows:
E. In all bui Idings that exceed S,OOO square feet in total f1~or area
regardless of type of construction.
E.I Areo seporation walls utilized to comply with Section 3802 (b) I.E
shall comply with said Uniform Building Code, Section 505 (d).
Exception: Said seporation walls shall be "Without openings".
Subsection (b) 2.B of said Section 3802 is amended as follows:
B. When occupancy has over 5,000 square feet of floor areo which can
be used for exhibition or display purposes.
Subsection (b) 6.A of said Section 3802 is amended as follows:
A. In retail sales rooms classed as Group B, Division 2 occupancies
where the floor area exceeds 5,000 squore feet.
Subsection (b) of said Section 3802 is amende? by adding the following:
7. In all buildings three or more stories in height regardless of the type
of construction or occuponcy.
located beneath any portion of a building used for human occupancy.
Subsection (c) of said Section 3802 is amended as follows:
(c) A larms. When serving more than 20 sprinklers, automatic sprinkler
systems shall be supervised by an approved central, proprietary or
remote station service or a local alorm which will give an audible signal
at a constantly attended location.
8130.20. AMENDMENT. Section 5103 (f) of Chapter 51 of said Uniform
Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
(f) Standby Power. In every building over one story and more than 55
feet in height, standby power shall be provided for at least one elevator
in each bank. This standby power shall be transferable to any other
elevator in the bank and shall be capable of operating the elevator with
a full load at a speed of not less than 150 feet per minute. Standby
power shall be provided by on approved self-contoined generator set to
operate whenever there is a loss of pawer in the normal house current.
The generator shaJI be in a separoteroom from the remainder of the
~uilding and shall have a fuel supply adequate to operate the equipment
for two hours.
8130.21. AMENDMENT. Section 700 I of Chapter 70 Appendix of said
Uniform Building Code is hereby amende~ to read as follows:
Section 7001. The purpose of this Chapter is to provide
minimum standards for the protection of life, limb, property
and public welfare by regulating and controll ing the design,
construction, quality of mqterials, use, location and
maintenance of grading, excavation and fill within the City.
of Chapter 70 Appendix of said Uniform Building Code, to read as follows:
10. The excavating or depositing of any materials by the City, its
departments or employees \'Iithin the scope of their employment by the
City.
II. An excavation or fill in connection with the making of on earth fill
dam regulated by the Division of Water Resources of the State
Deportment of Public Works.
8130.23. AMENDMENT. Subsection (b) of Section 7006 of Chapter
70 Appendix of soid Uniform Building Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(b) Application. The prOVIsIons of Section 302 (a) are applicable to
grading and in addition the application shall contain the following:
I. Estimated date for the starting and completion 'of the
grading work.
2. A statement by the applicant that he assumes and will be
responsible for all damage to persons or property resulting
from any excavation, fill or work done under the permit
requested.
8130.24 ADDITION. Section 7006.1 is hereby added to Chapter 70
Appendix of said Uniform Building Code, to read as follows:
Section 7006.1 EXPIRATION OF PERMIT. Every grading permit shall
expire and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit has
not been commenced within sixty (60) days or is not completed within one (I)
yeor from dote of issue; except thot -the Buil,ding Official may, if the permit
holder presents satisfactory evidence that unusual difficulties have prevented
work being started or completed within the specified time 'limits, grant a
the extension of time is mode before the dote of expiration of the permit.
8130.25. ADDITION. Section 7006.2 is hereby added to Chapter 70
Appendix of said Uniform Building Code, to read os follows;
Section 7006.2 DENIAL OF PERMIT. Where, in the opinion of the
Building Official, the work as proposed by the applicant is likely to
endanger any property or public way, he shall deny the grading permit.
Factors to be considered in determining probability of hazardous
conditions sholl include,but not be limited to, possible saturation by
rains, earth movements, run-off of surfoce waters and subsurface
conditions such os the strotification and faulting of rock, nature and
type of soil or rock. Failure of the Building Official to observe or
recognize hazardous conditions or to foil to deny the grading permit
shall not relieve the owner or his agent from responsibility for the
condition or damoges resulting therefrom, and shall not result in the
City, its officers or agents, being responsible for the conditions or
damoges resulting therefrom.
8130.26. AMENDMENT. Subsection (a) ond (b) of Section 7007 of Chapter
70 Appendix of said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended to read os
follows:
(a) Plan-checking Fee. A plan-checking fee shall be paid to the City at
the time pions are submitted for checking in accordance
with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.
(b) Grading Permit Fees. Before 0 grading permit is issued under the
provisions of this Chapter, 0 fee shall be paid to the City in accordance
with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.
8130.27. AMENDMENT.
Appendix of said Uniform
follows:
Subsection (a) of Section 7013 of Chapter 70
Bui Iding Code is hereby amended to read os
fill or cut for which a permit is required by this Chapter and which in
the opinion of the Director of Public Works is subject to sufficient soil
erosion to require protective measures, shall be planted and irrigated as
provided in the following subsections, ond 011 grading plans approved by
the City shall show compliance with this seCtion
I. Planting Schedule. The Director of Public Works shall at
all times maintain on file jn his office and available for
public inspection an approved planting schedule containing
ground covers and plants acceptable for planting of slopes as
required by this Chapter. Every slope required to be planted
by the preceding section shall be planted as provided in said
schedule.
2. Sprinkler System. Every person causing or creating a
cut or filled slope governed by this Chopter sholl concurrent
with the creation hereof, install a sprinkler system for the
watering thereof; provided, however, that in areas which in
the opinion of the Director of Public Works hond watering is
feasible, an adequate system of hose bibs may be installed in
lj~.u of a sprinkler system. If hose bibs are used, they sholl
be so located that a hose no longer than fifty (50) feet will
be sufficient to provide water to all portions of the slopes.
Each such system shall be so designed as to provide an
uniform water coverage at a rate of precipitation of no less
than one-fourth (1/4) inch per hour on the planted slope.
A check valve and balance cock shall be installed in each
sprinkler system where drainage for sprinkler heads wi II in
the opinion of the Director of Public Works create an
erosion problem.
backflow protection.
A functional test of each sprinkler system shall be
performed by the installer prior to approval thereof by the
Department of Public Works.
8130.28. ADDITION. Subsection (c) is hereby added to Section 7013 of
Chapter 70 Appendix of said Uniform Building Code to read as follows:
(c) Slope Maintenance. After planting of ground cover, no
owner of lond shall fail or refuse to water the same at such
times and for such duration of time as is necessary to
mointoin the same in a healthy growing condition.
No person shall use any sprinkler system or other watering
facility in such a manner that the rate of precipitation or
duratian of use creates such a saturated condition as to
cause soil erosion or likelihood of soil erosion.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER 4
PART I
BUILDING REGULA TIONS
MECHANICAL CODE
ADOPTION
8410 ADOPTION. The 1976 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code including 011
appendicies published by the International Conference of Building Officiols, os
modified by Parts 2 and 3 af this Chapter, is hereby adopted by reference and
together with Parts 2 and 3 of this Chapter shall constitute the Mechanical Code of
the City of Arcadia.
Three (3) copies of said code are on file in the office of the City Clerk for use and
examination by the public.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER 4
PART 2
BUILDING REGULA TIONS.
MECHANICAL CODE
PURPOSE
8420. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Code is to provide minimum standards to
safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and
controll ing the design, construction, installation, qual ity of materials, location,m
operation, and mointenance or use of hearing, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration
systems, incinerators and other miscellaneous heating producing oppliances within
this jurisdiction.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER 4.
PART 3.
Building Regulations
MECHANICAL CODE
ADDITIONS, DELETIONS & AMENDMENTS.
8431. AMENDMENT. Section 203 of Chapter 2 of the said Uniform
Mechancol Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 203. Upon written application of any person who deems himself
aggrieved by the decision of the Building Official, relating to the use of
any Chapter, and the use of any of which has been denied by the
Building Official, the City Council sholl conduct a hearing and shall
upon the conclusion of said hearing render a final and conclusive
determinotion upon said application.
8432. AMENDMENT. Section 304 of Chapter 3 of said Uniform Mechanical
Code is hereby om ended to read as follows;
Section 304 (a) Mechanical Permit Fees. Before a mechanical permit
is issued under the provisions of this Chapter, a fee shall be paid to the
City in accordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the City
Counci I.
Section 304 (b) Energy Conservation Plan Review Fees.
When plans are required to be checked for compliance with the State
Energy Conservation Regulations a fee or deposit shall be paid at the
time of submitting plans and specifications for review.
Energy Conservation Plan review fee for additions and alterations to
buildings in Group R-3 occupancy shall be 5 percent of the building Fee.
Energy Conservation Plan review fee deposit for new buildings in Group
R-I and R-3 occupancy shall be 25 percent of the building permit fee,
and for 011 other bui Idings the plan review fee deposit sholl be 75
unencumbered portion of said deposit following the completion of the
plan check.'
Where plans are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan
review, on additional plan review fee sholl be charged at 0 rate
established by the Building Official.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER 5
PART I.
BUILDING REGULATIONS
HOUSING CODE
, ADOPTION
8510 ADOPTION. The 1979 Edition of the Uniform Housing Code, published
by the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted by
reference, and shall constitute the Housing Code of the City of Arcadia.
Three (3) copies of said code are on file in the office of the City Clerk for
use and examination by the public.
ARTICLE VII'
CHAPTER 6
PART'
BUILDING REGULA TIONS
MOVING & DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS
DEFINITIONS
8610. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Chapter certain words and
terms are defined and shall have the meaning thus ascribed.
8610.1 BUILDING. Building is any structure designed, intended or used for
the housing, storage or enclosing of vehicles, persons, animals or material and
shall include industrial, commercial, residential and accessory buildings.
.8610.2. DEMOLITION.
Demolition in all its forms shall include the
dismantling of a building for the salvage of materials therein.
8610.3. LOT Lot is a parcel of real property as defined in any of the
following subsections.
(a) A parcel of real property shown as a delineated parcel of land with
a number or other designation on the latest plat including such property
recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
(b) An areo or parcel of land used or capable of being used for a
building, with yards or other open spoces required by Article IX of the
Code, provided such area or parcel contains not less than the prescribed
number of square feet required in the zone in which such parce' is
located, and provided that each such parcel has permanent, legal access
to a public street.
(c) A parcel of land other than such described in Section 8610.3(a)
hereof held under separate ownership prior to the date of June 28, 1940,
containing less than the prescribed minimum area and having permanent
legol access to a public street. .
. .
ARTlCI,.E VIII
CHAPTER 6
PART 2
BUILDING REGULA TlONS
MOVING & DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS
IMPORT OF BUILDINGS
8621. IMPORT PROHIBITED. No person shall move any building from any
place outside af the CiJy to any place within the City.
,.
EXCEPTIONS:
(a) Through Transit. The provisions of Section 8621 shall not preclude
any person from transporting a building through the City to 0 place
outside of the City upon compliance with Part 4 of this Chapter.
(b) Temporary Structures. The provisions of Section 8621 shall not
preclude the transporting into or the use within the City of temporary
facilities in accordance with or as required by other applicable
regulations, such os construction offices, storage sheds; portable
sanitation facilities, tents, bleacher seats, construction barricades .and
the like, for use and if used only in connection with construction or
other temporary activity lawfully conducted within the City.
(c) Mobile homes. The provisions of Section 8621 shall not preclude the
transportation or the installation of mobile homes certified under the
National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974
(42 U.S.c. Section 540 I, et seq.) on a foundation system, pursuant to
Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code, on lots zoned for single-
fomily dwellings.
(d) Disoster Shelters. The provisions of Section 8621 shall not preclude
the transportotion or the installation of a prefabricated disaster shelter
in accordance with applicable regulations.
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ARTICLEVII
CHAPTER 6
PART 3
BUILDING REGULATIONS
MOVING & DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS
RELOCA TION OF BUILDINGS
8631. RELOCA nON PROHIBITED. No person shall move or relocate any
building in the City to any other lot or place within the City.
EXCEPTIONS:
(a) Same Lot. A building constructed on a lot in the City
may be relocated upon the some lot of Sections 8632
through 8637 are complied with.
(b) Public School Buildings. The provisions of this Part shall
not apply to the relocation by or on behalf of any school
district of any building of such school district from a
location in the City owned by such school district to a
location within the City owned by such school district
(c) Historical and Architectural Structures.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Part, the City
Council may authorize the location or relocation anywhere
within the City of a building, structure or facility'which the
Council, by the affirmative vote of the majority of its
members entered upon the Council minutes, finds and
determines to be of exceptional historical or architectural
interest or significance, upon such conditions as the Council
may impose in its authorizotion of such relocation.
8632. RELOCA nON PERMIT. No person sholl relocate any building on any
lot in the City unless there shall have been first obtained from the Building
Division and is still in effect a valid relocati9n permit therefore.
within the City shall be issued if in the opinion of the Building Official such
building does not comply with every applicable provision of this Code;
provided, however, thot if such building may be mode to conform with the
provisions of this Code 0 relocation permit may be issued if concurrently
application is mode for and the required permits obtained for 011 alterations,
repairs, additions and foundations necessary to make such building comply
with 011 appl icable provisions of this code.
8632.2 APPLICATION FOR MOVE EXAMINATION. Every person intending
to relocate any building in the City sholl first file with the Building Official
on application for a Move Examination. Each such application sholl be
accompanied by detailed plans and specifications in duplicate of the building
proposed to be moved. The application shall include or be accompanied by
eoch of the fol lowing.
(0) The nome, address and telephone number of the owner of the
bui Iding proposed to be relocoted.
(b) The nome, address and telephone number of the person who will be
in charge of and responsible for the relocation of the building and for
compliance with all the requirements of this Division.
(c) The street address and the legal description of the property upon
which the building to be relocated is situated and the street address
that will become applicable to the building upon its relocation.
(d) A plot plan showing the proposed new location of the building.
(e) A floor pion showing the orrangement and size of each room and
the type and size of each window therein.
(f) A plan of the. foundation to be provided at the proposed new site.
(g) Elevations showing the proposed f,inished appearance of the front,
sides and rear of the building.
building.
(i) A photograph of the building proposed to be relocated.
8632.3 INSPECTION FOR MOVE EXAMINATION. Upon the fil ing of an
application for a Move Examination and payment of a Move Examination fee
the Building Official shall examine the building therein described, shall
review the plans and specifications submitted with such application and shall
inspect the proposed new location of such building. The Building Official
shall thereupon notify the applicant, personally or by mail, of the results of
such examination and of the City's additional requirements, if any, for
relocating such building. If the applicant does not apply for and obtain the
relocation permit and building permit within ninety (90) days after the giving
of such notice, he shall be required to reapply and to pay new fees.
8632.4
MOVE EXAMINATION FEE.
Before a Move Examinatin is
conducted pursuant to Section 8632.3, a fee shall be paid to the City in
accordonce with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.
8633. RELOCATION PERMIT FEES. Before 0 relocation permit is issued
under the provisions of this Part; a fee shall be paid to the City in accordance
with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.
8634. COMPLETION BOND. Before issuance of a permit for the relocation
of any building under the provisions of this Port, the applicant shall deposit
with the City a cash bond in an amount equal to ane dollar ($1.00) per square
foot of floor area contained within the building to be moved but in no event
shall the sum thus deposited be less than four hundred dallars ($400.00) to
guarantee removal and compliance with the provisions of this Part.
Upon notification by the Building Official that the site clearance has been
completed, the City Treasurer shall refund the depositor' the amount of the
cash bond after first deducting therefrom all unpaid fees and penalties that
moy be due to the City under the provisions of this Part, the costs as
determined by the Director of Publ ic Works of repairing or replacing any
Section 8635
uncompleted.
8635. COMPLETION TIME. The relocation of any building or structure
within the City sholl be completed in 011 r,espects within thirty (30) days after
the issuance of the permit therefor. Unless extended by the Building Official
for good couse, every such relocation permit sholl expire and be of no effect
after thirty (30) doys from dote of issuance. Relocation sholl not be deemed
completed until the building is lowered onto its .foundations at the new site,
,all exterior damage site is cleared of 011 debris, footings and foundations and
the site leveled to finished grade.
8636. FINAL INSPECTION. Upon completion of the relocation of 0 building
within the City, the person owning the same sholl request on inspection from
the Building Official. The Building Offcial sholl thereupon couse an
inspection of the building to be mode and if he finds that 011 the provisions of
this Division hove been complied with he sholl issue 0 written statement to
such effect.
8637. ZONING COMPLIANCE. Every building or structure relocated within
the City sholl comply with 011 the provisins of chapter 2 of Article IX of this
Code applicable to the new location.
ARTICLE VIII
CHAPTER 6
PART 4
BUILDING REGULATIONS
MOVING & DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS
EXPORT OF BUILDINGS
8641. REMOVAL PERMIT. No person shall move any building through or
from the City without first having obtained a removal permit therefore.
8641.1 APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL PERMIT. Every person intending to
remove any building from the City sholl first file with the Building Official
on application for a Removal Permit. Said opplication shall contoin the
following information:
(a) The street address and the legal description of the property from
which the building is to be removed and to which it is to be moved.
(b) The nome, address and phone number of the owner of the building to
be moved.
(c) The nome, address and phone number of the contractor who will
move the building and his State contractor's license number.
(d) The nome, adress ond telephone number of the person in charge, if
he is not the owner, who will be responsible for 011 moving operations
under the permit being applied for, including final clearance of the site.
(e) The route proposed to be used for the moving of such building, and
the dote and hour of the proposed moving, and such other information
as maybe required by the Building Official.
(f) The maximum height above street level that any portion of the
building will be while being moved.
(g) Each such application sholl be signed by the applicant or his
authorized agent. If signed by on agent, the agent may be required to
submit evidence of his authority to so sign the application.
q en mus e
complied with before a removal permit may be issued:
(0) Insurance. Every person moving a building from or through the
City shall take out and maintain a comprehensive public liability
insurance to protect against loss from Iiobility for damages on account
of bodily injury, including death, and to protect against loss for liability
or damages to any property caused directly or indirectly by the moving
of the building. Such insurance policy shall be maintained in full force
and effect during the moving of the structure in amounts of not less
than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for one person injured
in one accident and nof less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($300,000.00) for more than one person injured in one accident, and in
an amount of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) with
respect to any property damage aforesaid. The provisions of this
Section as to insurance shall not be construed as limiting in any way the
extent to which the permittee may be held responsible for the payment
of domages.
A certificate of insurance coveroge in the amounts specified in the
permittee's policy but not less than the amounts specified in this
Section, issued by a_.~.orporation authorized to do insurance business
within the State of ~()iifornia, which certificate shall provide that the
insurance thereby represented wi II not be cancelled, reduced or allowed
to expire unless written notice be sent to the City at least ten (10)
days in advance of any such cancellation, reduction or expiration, and
naming the City of Arcadia, its officers and employees as an additional
insured. All such insurance certificotes shall be submitted to the City
Attorney for his approval before acceptance by the City.
(b) Route Approval. No removal permit shall be issued by the Building
Official except for a route, time. and date first approved by the Chief
of Police.
(c) Utility Clearance. No route shail be approved by the Chief of
Police unless the applicant furnished to him a certificate from each
g 0 opera Ing aCI lies 0 ong suc
route that its facilities will not be required to be relocated or
interrupted by the moving of the building along such route or that
arrangements hove been mode by the applicant for the removal,
relocation or restoration of such utility company's facilities with which
the moving of the building along such route will interfere.
(d) Disconnection of Utilities. No removal permit sholl be issued until
011 utility services hove been shut off and disconnected from the
building to be moved.
(e) Emergency Change. In the event of any emergency requiring the
use of City streets for ony purpose with which the moving of 0 building
would interfere, the Chief of Police sholl hove the outhority to require
o change of the route to ovoid such interference.
8642. REMOVAL PERMIT FEES. Before 0 removal permit is issued under
the provisions of this Port, 0 fee sholl be paid to the City in accordance with
the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.
8643. COMPLETION BOND. Before issuance of 0 permit for the export of
any building from the City, the bonds os set forth in the following subsections
sholl be deposited with the City to guarantee the complionce by the applicant
with the provisions of this Port and sholl be used or refunded os provided by
this Section.
(0) A cosh bond in on amount equal to one dollar ($1.00) per square foot
of floor ore contained within the building to be moved but in no event
sholl the sum thus deposited be less than four hundred ($400.00) sholl be
deposited by the house moved to guarantee removal and compliance
with regulations controlling the exporting of buildings from the City.
Upon notification by the Building Official that the removal has been
completed, the City Treasurer sholl refund to the despoitor the amount
of the cosh bond after first deducting therefrom 011 unpoid fees and
the costs as determined by the Director of Public Works, or repairing or
replacing ony public property damaged by the moving of the building,
the sum of forty dollars ($40.00) per day for each day beyond the limit
specified in the permit for completion of removal.of the structure
during which the moving of the bujlding from the City remains
uncompleted.
(b) A cash bond in an amount equal to one dollar ($1.00) per square foot
of floor oreo contained within the building to be moved but in no event
,shall the sum thus deposited be less than four hundred ($400.00) shall be
deposi ted by or on behal f of the owner of the property from which the
structure is to be removed, to guarantee final site clearance as required
by Section 8645 (h), together with the written authorization of the
owner of the property for the City or its agents to enter upon the land
described in the application and to complete the site clearance as
required by Section 8644 if not completed within the time specified by
such Section.
Upon notification by the Building Official that the site clearance has
been completed, the City Treasurer shall refund the depositor the
amount of the cosh bond ofter first deducting therefrom all unpaid fees
and penalties that may be due to the City under the provisions of this
Part, the costs as determined by the Director of Public Works, or
repairing or replacing any public property damaged by the clearing of
the site, and the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day for each day
beyond the time specified in Section 8644 that the site clearance is not
completed.
(c) A single cosh bond may be deposite.:J with the City under
subparagroph (a) and (b) hereof for on entire area shown on an approved
tentative or finol subdivision mop on file with the City.
8644. COMPLETION TIME.
a e remova 0 any UI mg or structure within the City shall be
completed in all respects within thirty (30) days after the issuance of
the permi t therefore. Unless extended by the Sui Iding Official for good
cause. every such removal permi t shall expi re and be of no effect after
thirty (30) days from the date of issuance. Removal shall not be
deemed completed until the site clearance required by Section 8645 (h)
has been completed.
(b) Within seventy-two (72) hours after elevation of a structure from
its foundation, soid structure sholl be removed from the City.
8645 REGULA TlONS. Every person moving a building from or through the
City shall comply with the following subsections:
(a) License Required. No person except a house mover licensed by the
State of California shall remove ony building from or through the City.
(b) Posting Permit. . The permit required by this Part sholl be posted on
the front of the building being moved.
(c) Responsibility for Damage. Every person removing a building from
the City shall moke good all damates or injuries caused by the moving
thereof and shall execute an indemnity and hold harmless agreement in
a form approved by the City Attorney holding harmless and
indemnifying the City of Arcadia, its officers and employees.
(d) Equipment. The wheels and rollers of all equipment used in moving
of buildings sholl have sufficient tire or bearing width to prevent
grooving, marring or damoging of any street, alley, or public property
upon which the same may be used.
(e) Lighting. Every building, while being moved upon any street, alley,
or public property, shall at all times between sunset and sunrise be
illuminated by adequote warning devices placed at each corner of the
building and at the end of any projection thereof.
street, alley, or property without the prior written approvol of the
Chief of Police and of the Chief of the Fire Department.
(g) Height. If the highest point of the building when loaded and ready
for moving is more than sixteen (16) feet above the ground surface, the
cost of rearranging, protecting and restoring the equipmnent of any
public utility affected shall be borne by the perrl)ittee.
(h) Site Clearance. The site in the City from which a building is
removed shall be cleared of all foundations, driveways and walkways
and all portions thereof, shall have all loose combustible materials and
debris removed therefrom, and all excavations shall be filled in with
soil free of debris.
CHAPTER 6
PART 5
MOVING & DEMOLITION OF BUilDINGS
DEMOLITION OF BUilDINGS.
8651. DEMOLITION PERMIT. No person shall demolish any building within
the City unless a valid permit therefor has been obtained and is in effect as
provided in this Part. A single permi t may include all structures to be
demolished on a single lot. In the case of property being subdivided, one
permit may include all structures to be demolished upon any or all lots, any
portion of which ore included within such subdivision os shown by a tentative.
or final tract map approved by the City.
8651.1 APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION PERMIT. Every person intending
to demolish any building within the City sholl first file with the Building
Official an application for a demolition permit. Said application shall contain
the following information:
(a) Name, address and telephone number of the owner of the building to
be demolished.
(b) The address or legal description of the property upon which is
situated the building intended to be demolished.
(c) The name, address and telephone number of the person that will
demolish the building for which permit application is made.
(d) The state contractor's license number of the person described in
subsection (c) if such person is not the same as the person described in
subsection (0) hereof.
(e) A precise description of the portion of the building to be
demolished.
(f) The name, address and telephone number of the person who will be in
charge of ond responsible for all demolition operations under the permit
being applied for, including final c1eoronce of the site.
issued until all utility services have been shut off and disconnected from the
building to be demolished.
8652. FEES. Before a removal permit is issued under the provisions of this
Part, a fee shall be paid to the City in accordance with the amount set forth
by resolution of the City Council.
8653. COMPLETION BOND. Before issuance of a permit for the demolition
of any building under the provisions of this Port, the applicant sholl deposit
with the City 0 cosh bond in on amount equal to one dollar ($1.00) per square
foot of floor area contained within the building to be demolished, but in no
event shall the sum thus deposited be less than four hundred dollars ($400.00),
to guarantee demolition and compliance with the provisions of this Port,
together with the written outhorizotion of the owner of the property for the
City or its agents to enter upon the land described in the application and to
complete the site clearance os required by Section if not completed within
the time specified by Section 8654.
Upon notification by the Building Official that demolition has been completed
and the site thus cleo red, the City Treasurer sholl refund to the depositor the
amount of the cosh bond deposited, after first deducting therefrom all fees
and penalties payable to the City under the provisions of this Port, the cost
as determined by the Director of Public Works of repairing or replacing any
public property domoged by the demolition of the building, and the sum of
fifteen dollars ($1 S.OO) per day for each day beyond the limit specified in the
permit for the completion of the demolition and the clearance of the site in
accordance with the provisions of this Port during which such demolition and
site clearance remains uncompleted.
8654. COMPLETION TIME. The demolition of any building or structure
within the City sholl be completed in 011 respects within thirty (30) days after
the issuance of the permi t issued therefore. Unless extenaed by the Bui Iding
Official for good couse, every such 8emolition permit sholl expire and be of
no effect after thirty (30) days from the dote of issuance. Demolition shall
not be deemed completed until the site clearance required by Section 8655 (e)
has been completed.
In e I y
sholl comply with the regulations set forth in the following subsections:
(a) License Required. No person except a person properly licensed
therefor shall demolish ony building; provided, however, that the owner
of a building may demolish his own building provided he owns the
property on which his building stands.
(b) Posting Permit. The permit required by this Part shall be
conspicuously posted in the immediate vicinity of the building being
demolished.
(c) Responsibility for Damage. Every person demolishing a building
within the City shall make good all damages or injuries caused by the
demolition thereof and shall execute an indemnity and hold harmless
agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney holding harmless
and indemnifying the City of Arcadia, its officers and employees.
(d) Control of Dust. Every person demolishing a building within the
City shall cause all dry or dusty materials or debris to be wet down to
lay the dust.
(e) Site Clearonce. All combustible materials or debris remaining at
the site at the completion of the work shall be removed, all cement,
steel or other building material removed to a point even with the finish
grade and all excavations filled in to average grade with soil free of
debris.
CHAPTER 7
PART I
MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING REGULA TIONS.
SIGN REGULATIONS
8710. DEFINITION. A sign is anything placed on the exterior of a building
or on a building site for the purpose of advertising or soles promotion and
sholl include the sign structure and all ports thereof, including supports.
8711. SIGN PERMIT. No person shall install, add to, or alter, any sign or
any part thereof without first obtoining 0 permit to do so from the Building
Official and paying the required fees, except that 0 permit sholl not be
required for signs which are not regulated by provision of the Building Code
or the Electrical Code.
8711.1. APPLICATION FOR SIGN PERMIT. An application for 0 sign
permit sholl be filed on 0 form furnished by the Building Division. Two (2)
sets of plans drown to scal,e sholl accompany the application and sholl show
011 details, including details of 011 supporting buildings and structures, which
demonstrote that the sign complies with the requirements of this Port.
87'2. SIGN PERMIT FEES. Before 0 sign permit is issued under the
provisions of this Part, 0 fee sholl be poid to the City in accordance with the
amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.
8713. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. The provisions of the
Building Code and the Electrical Code applicable to the issuance of permits
and inspections of the work sholl apply to the issuance of permits for and
inspection of signs.
8714. STOP ORDERS. Whenever work is being done contrary to the
provisions of this Part, the Building Division shall issue and serve a written
Stop Notice on ony person engaged in doing or causing the work to be done,
and such person shall immediately stop such work until authorized by the
Building Official to proceed ogain with the work.
8715. NOTICE TO COMPL Y. Whenever a sign or part thereof is maintained
in violotion of the provisions of this Port, the Building Division shall issue ond
serve a written Notice to Comply to the owner or occupant of the property
on which the sign exists. The owner or occupant shall immediately take
action to remove the sign' or to make necessary repairs or alterations.
Issuance of such a Notice to Comply shall not prevent a misdemeanor
prosecution for the violation.
8716. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS. All sign shall comply with the
Zoning Ordinonce, applicable provisions of the Building Code ond Electricol
Code, and the provisions of this Part.
8717. IDENTIFICATION. No sign shall be installed unless the name of the
person insalling the sign is plainly set forth thereon.
CHAPTER 7
PART 2
MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING REGULATIONS.
SANITARY FACILITIES
8720. BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTUCTION. No person shall commence or
proceed with the erection, construction, repair, raising, adding to, removal or
demolition of any building, unless such person shall place and maintain upon the
site of such construction work, for the use of any person emplayed or working upan
any such building or portion thereof, a water-flush toilet enclosed within a suitable
building or structure and connected to a cesspool ar sewer. In the event such
construction work is being done upon two or more adjoining lots or parcels of land
by the owner thereof or a contractor, such water-flush toilet may be placed and
maintained by such owner or contractor upon any of such lots or parcels of land
provided such toilet is located within a reasonable .distance of the lot or premises
upon which such construction work is being done, ond shall in no case be located
more than two hundred fifty (250) feet from the site of the work being done. In the
event that a cesspool or sewer is not available for use at or near the site of the
proposed work, the Building Official may authorize the temporary use of a sanitary
chemical toilet, but in no event shall a privy, privy vault, dry privy or privy
structure be erected, constructed, used or maintained at or upon the site of any
such construction work.
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CHAPTER 7 MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING REGULATIONS
PART 4. SWIMMING POOL REGULATIONS
8740. DEFINITION. A swimming pool shall mean and include every
artificial body or open container of water permanently constructed or
mointained upon any lot, whether designed, intended or used exclusively or
principally for swimming or not.
8741. SWIMMING POOL PERMIT. No person sholl instoll, odd to, or alter
any swimming pool or any part thereof without first obtaining a permit to do
so from the Building Official and paying the required fee.
8741.1. APPLICATION FOR SWIMMING POOL PERMIT. An application for
a swimming pool permit shall be. filed on a form furnished by the Building
Division. Two (2) sets of plans drawn to scale shall accompany the
application and shall show all details which demonstrate that the swimming
pool complies with the requirements of this Part.
8742. SWIMMING POOL PERMIT FEE
(a) Swimmimg Pool Permit Fee. Before a swimming pool permit is
issued under the provisions of this Part, a fee shall be paid to the Ci ty
in accordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the City
Council.
The determination of value or voluation under any of the provisions of
this Part shall be made by the Building Official.
(b) Plan Review Fee. When the voluation of the proposed construction
exceeds five hundred dollars ($500.00), a plan review fee shall be paid
at the time of submitting pions ond specifications for review. Said plan
review fee shall be 50 percent {50%) of the swimming pool permit fee.
Where plans ore incomplete or changed so os to require additional plan
review, and additional plan review fee shall be charged at a rate
established by the Building Official
pe m IS
issued within 180 doys following the date of opplication shall expire by
limitation and plans and other- data submitted for review may
thereafter by returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building
Official. The Building Official may extend the time for action by the
appl icant for a period not exeeeding 180 days upon request by the
applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the
applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall
be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application
after expirotion, the opplicont shall resubmit plans ond poy a new pion
review fee.
(d) Investigation Fees: Work Without a Permit.
(J) Investigation. Whenever ony work for which 0 permit is
required by this code has been commenced without first
obtaining soid permit, a special investigation shall be made
before a permit maybe issued for such work.
(2) Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee,
shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or
subsequently issued. The investigotion fee sholl be equal to
the amount of the permit fee required by this Code. The
payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any
person from compliance with 011 other provisions of this
Code nor from any penalty prescribed by low.
(e) Fee Refunds.
(I) The Building Official may authorize the refunding of any
fee paid hereunder which wos erroneously poid or collected.
(2) The Building Officiol may authorize the refunding of not
more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work
has been done under 0 permit issued in occordance with this
Code.
more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an
appl icat ion for a permi t for which a plan review fee has
been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before ony plan
reviewing is done.
The Building Officiol sholl not outhorize the refunding of
any fee paid except upon written application filed by the
original permittee not later. than 180 days after the date of
fee payment.
CHAPTER 7
PART 5
MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING REGULATIONS
HOUSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
8750 ADOPTION. There is hereby adopted and established a system for the ,
numbering of houses and store entrances os provided in this Chapter.
8751. BLOCK DIVISION. For the purpose of such enumeration all blocks on
Santa Anita Avenue, on First Avenue, and on Second Avenue between Foothill
Boulevard and Duorte Rood, sholl be divided into sections of twenty (20) feet,
and all blocks on all other streets, for the purpose of such enumeration, shall
be divided into sections of twenty-five (25) feet.
8752 METHOD OF NUMBERING. All house or st.)re numbers shall be
numbered according .to the successive subdivisions of twenty (20) or twenty-
five (25) feet, as the case may be, allowing one number for each twenty (20)
or twenty-five (25) feet, as the case may be, and allowing not in excess of
one hundred (I 00) numbers for each block; that is, there shall be no more than
fifty (50) odd numnbers on one side of any street so numbered, nor more than
fifty (SO) even numbers on the other side of any street so numbered. Each
successive block shall be similarly numbered with successive series of
hundreds.
8752.1 SAME. DIVISION POINT. Santa Anita Avenue is hereby adopted
and established as the dividing line east and west for the purpose of such
system of numbering, and that portion of Huntington Drive extending easterly
from Santa Anita Avenue and known as. East Huntington Drive and its
prolongotion westerly to the westerly boundary of the City is hereby adopted
and established as the dividing line north and south for the purpose of such
system of numbering.
8752.2 SAME. EAST - WEST STREETS. All houses or store entrances on
the northerly side of streets running easterly and westerly shall receive odd
numbers, commencing at Santa Anita Avenue with number one (I) and
increasing successively easterly and westerly therefrorr.. All houses of store
entrances on the southerly side of streets runn.ing easterly and westerly shall
and increasing successively easterly ar:d westerly therefrom. All numbers of
houses or store entrances on streets running easterly and westerly west of
Santa Anita Avenue sholl be designated by the word "West" in addition to
such numbers. Numbers of houses or store entrances on streets running
easterly and westerly east of Santa Anita Avenue shall be designated by the
word "East" in addition to such numbers.
8752.3 SAME. NORTH-SOUTH STREETS. All houses or store entrances
on the westerly side of streets running northerly and southerly shall receive
odd numbers, commencing at East Huntington Drive and its prolongation
westerly with number one (I) and increasing successively northerly and
southerly therefrom. All houses or store entrances on the easterly side of
streets running northerly and southerly shall receive even numbers,
commencing at East Huntington Drive and its prolongation westerly with
number two (2) and increasing successively northerly and southerly
therefrom. All numbers of houses or store entrances on streets running
northerly and southerly north of East Huntington Drive and its prolongation
westerly shall be designoted by the word "North" in addition to such
numbers. Numbers of houses or store entrances on streets running northerly
and southerly south of East Huntington Drive and its prolongation westerly
shall be designated by the word "South" in addition to such numbers.
8753. ASSIGNMENT OF NUMBERS. It is hereby made the duty of the Director of
Public Works to furnish to any applicant therefor, upon blanks to be provided by the
City, the correct number or numbers of ony lot, house or parcel of land within the
City, determined from a careful computation arrived at from the official maps of
the City or from measurements mode of the locotion of said houses or lond,
according to the plan specified in Part I of this Chopter.
8754. EXCLUSIVE USE OF NUMBER. After receiving such official number from
the Director of Public Works, the owner or occupant of the premise for which said
official number has been so given shall be entitled to display such nmumber upon
said premises and shall be entitled to the -exclusive use of such number for the said
premises for which the same shall have issued, and said premise shall thereafter be
entitled to be officially known buy such number thus furnished.