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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 716ORDINANCE NO. 716 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE WNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1961 EDITION, VOLUMES I AND 111, REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY EQUIPMENT, USE HEIGHT, AREA, AND CITY OF LODI; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PER- MITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR; DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRF: DISTRICTS; PROVIDING PENAL TIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REPEALING CITY OF LODI AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS MAINTENAN~E OF BUILDINGS 6~ STRUCTURES IN THE SECTIONS 5-1, 5-2, AND 5-3 OF THE CODE OF THE ____ ~ - OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH lt '9 I- WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi did on the 7th day *- of February, 1962 read the title of the above entitled ordinance and did thereupon schedule a public hearing thereon for March 7, 1962 at the hour of 8:OO o'clock p.m. of said day in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Lodi, California, in accordance with the provisions of Section 50022.3 of the Government Code; and WHEREAS, notice of the hearing was published twice in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with the provisions of Section 6066 of the Government Code as appears by the Affidavit of Publication on file herein; and WHEREAS, at the time set for hearing no protests were received by the City Council;; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as follows: Section 1. Sections 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3 of the Code of the City of Lodi are hereby repealed and the same are superseded and replaced by new Sections 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3 to read as hereinafter set forth. n Section 2. There is hereby adopted a new Section 5-1 of the Code of the City of Lodi to read in full as follows: *See. 5-1. Adoption. The provisions set forth in Volumes I and I11 of the '*Uniform Building Code" 1961 Edition, together with the appendices thereto, are hereby adopted and shall obtain in all matters pertaining to the orection, construction, enlargement, alter- ation, repair,moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of buildings or struc- tures in the City of Lodi, California, to the issuance of building permits and the collection of fees therefor and to the enforcement of the rules and regulations as set forth in said Volumes I and 111, and appendices thereto, of the Wniform Building Code" 1961 Edition, which code is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Lodi, I Section 3. There is hereby adopted a new Section 5-2 of the Code of the City of Lodi to read in full as follows: See. '5-2. Revisions, additions and exceptions. The revi- sions, additions and exceptions to the code adopted by the preceding section, which are hereby approved by the city council as exceptions, as hereinafter stated, are as follows: , ;, 2' %a) CHAPTER 1: Sec. LO4 f-h) Add section - Wo person, firm or corporation shall move or cause to be moved any building or structure within the incorporated area of the City of Lodi without first obtaining a moving permit from the chief building inspector. Any such building or structures not fully meeting the requirements of the Building Code shall be repBired or remodeled in conformity with the provisions of this code either at the time of moving or after it reaches its destination. In the event that the repair or remodel cannot be done before moving, the owner of the build- ing or structure may for the purpose of obtaining the moving permit file with the building department a corporate surety bond or cash in an amount equal to the sum of the repair op remodel, said amowt as estimated by the chief building inspec%or; said bond guaranteeing that the repairs or remodel shall be completed within six months from the time of moving. completed in the specified time, the chief building inspector shall initiate steps to complete repairs or remodel and apply costs against the forfeited bond, In the event the remodel or repairs have not been 2. \ "Notwithstanding the provisions of this section of the code, if in the opinion of the chief building inspector the building or structure is not suitable for the purposes proposed and/or structurally,. does not conform to the minimum requirements of this ordinance, a moving permit can be refused. "A written notice of appeals may be fffed as per the allowed time limits for a hearing before the board of appeals of the City Of Lodi as per section 204 of the Building Code of the City of Lodi." +'- (b) CHAPTER 2: Sec. 201. Change to read - "There is hereby established in the city the building division of department of public works which shall be under the jurisdiction of the chief building inspector designated by the appointing authority, and whenever in this code it reads 'building official' it shall mean chief building inspector. (c) CHAPTER 2: Sec. 204. Change to read - "In order to determine the suitability of alternate materials and types of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeZ@s, consisting of five members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building or structural construction. The chief building inspector shall be an ex officio member and shall act as secretary of the board. by the mayor with the approval of the council. shall constitute a quorum and no act of the board shall be valid unless The board of appeals shall be appointed Three members present 'a majority of the full board shall concur therein. "The board of appeals shall adopt reasonable rules and regula- tions for conducting a meeting and investigations and shall render a decision and findings in duplicate. A copy will go to the chief build- ing inspector with the other copy to the applicant. The board may also make recommendations to the city council for such new legislation as is consistent therewith. I' 3. (d) CHAPTER 3: Sec. 303 Table No. 3A - Building Permit Fees TOTAL VALUATION Less than $20.00 $20.00, to and including $100.00 More than $100.00, to and including $400.00 More than $400.00, to and including $700.00 No Fee $2.00 $3 -00 $5 000 More than $7OO.OO, to and including $1000.00 Each additional $1000.00 or fraction, to and Each additional $1000.00 or fraction, to and Each additional $1000.00 or fraction, more than $50,000. (e) CHAPTER 3: Sec. 303 - Sub. (b) Plan Checking Fees. When plans are submitted as required $7 .OO including $1 5 , 000. $2.50 including $50,000. $1.00 $ .50 by section 301, subsection (c), requiring engineering data to be checked, a plan checking fee shall be charged equal to one half of the building permit fee as set forth in Table No. 3-A. Special Fee: A $2.00 additional fee shall be charged on each fireplace installed. (f) CHBPTER 3: Sec. 304 (d) After No. 2, Brame Inspection, add sub-paragraph -- "2-(a) Fireplace inspection: To be made after the fireplace has been constructed to the 'smoke shelf' height and before starting flue." (g) CHAPTW 5: See. 504 Table No. 5A - Wall and Opening Protection of Occupancies Based on Location of Property -+change to read - It "Group 'B* through 'FI' Occupancies; Fire Resistance of Exterior Walls. Type IV & V Construction. "Exterior walls of Type IV & V construction shall be of 'four- hour fire resistive' construction when they are closer than five feet 4. (5') to the property line with no openings permitted, regardless of fire zone." / '? (h) CHAPTER 25t Sec. 25&6 (a) second paragraph, change to read - "Minimum clearance between bottom of floor joists and the ground - 18 inches; or bottom of floors without joists and the ground - 24 inches," - _-_ --. Section 4. There is hereby adopted a new Section 5-3 of the Code of the City of Lodi to read in full as follows: Sec. 5-3. Violations8 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of thesbuilding code adopted by section 5-1. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provis- ions of this code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued, or permitted. Section 5. This ordinance shall be published one time in the Lodi News-Sentinel, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Lodi, and shall be in force and take effect thirty,days after its passage. Approved this 7th day of Marc&,,l$6%&, ,/> Mayor / State of California, County of San Joaquin, ss. I, BEATRICE GARIBALDI, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 716 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held Feb- ruary 7, 1962, and was thereafter passed, adopted and ordered to print at a regular meeting held March 7, 1962, by the following vote: AYES : Councilmen - BROWN, KATZAKIAN, MITCHELL, NOES: Councilmen - NONE ABSENT: Councilmen - NONE ULLMANN and CULBERTSON I further certify that Ordinance No. 716 was signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage a has been published pursuant tolaw, 6.