HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 878ORDINANCE NO. 878
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE "UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1967
EDITION, 'I VOLUME I AND THE SECONDARY CODE REFERRED TO
THEREIN, NAMELY THE "UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS,
ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION,
DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF LODI,
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES
THEREFOR: DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE DISTRICTS: AND
REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THEREWITH.
1967 EDITION,"WHICH CODES REGULATE THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi did on the 18th day of
December, 1968 read the title of the above entitled ordinance and didathereupon
schedule a public hearing thereon for January 15, 1968 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hereby repealed and the same are superseded and replaced by new Sections 5-1,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.
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:
Sec. 5-1. Adoption. The provisions set forth in Volume I of the "Uniform
Building Code, 1967 Edition," and set forth in the "Uniform Building Code
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Standards, 1967 Edition, together with the appendixes thereto, are hereby adopted
and shall obtain in all matters pertaining to the erection, construction, enlargement,
+l teration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment,
use, height, area, and maintenance of buildings or structures 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 Volume I of
the “Uniform Building Code, 1967 Edition“ and the provisions of the “Uniform
Building Code Standards, 1967 Edition, “ and appendixes thereto, are hereby adopted
as the Building Code of the City of Lodi.
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:
Sec. 5-2. Revisions, additions and exceptions. The revisions, additions
and exceptions to the code adopted by!&? pzeceding section, which are hereby
approved by the City Council as exceptions, as hereinafter stated, are as follows:
(a) CHAPTER 1: Sec. 105. Add section --
!No 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
structure not fully meeting the requirements of the Building Code shall be repaired
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 building or structure may fdr 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 or remodel, said
amount as estimated by the chief building inspector; said bond guaranteeing that
the repairs or remodel shall be completed within six months from the time of moving.
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In the event the remodel or repairs have not been completed in the specified time,
the chief building inspector shall initiate steps to complete repairs or remodel and
apply costs against the forfeited bond.
"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 filed 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 the
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 orderto determine the suitability of alternate materials and types
of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of this code, the re
shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals, consisting of five members
who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to
building or structural construction.
ex officio. member and shall act as secretary of the board. The board of appeals
shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council.
The chief building inspector shall be an
Three members
present shall constitute a quorum and no act of the board shall be valid unless a
majority of the full board shall concur therein.
"The board of appeals shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for
conducting a meeting and investigations and shall render a decision and findings
in duplicate.
to the applicant.
A copy will go to the chief building inspector with the other copy
The board may also make recommendations to the City Council
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for such new legislation as is consistent therewith. "
(d) CHAPTER 3: Sec. 303. Sub. (a) change paragraph 1 to read --
Building Permit Fees. A fee for each building permit shall be paid to
the Building Official as set forth.
Total Valuation Fee
Less than $20 no fee
$21 to $100 $2.00
$101 to $400 $3.00
$401 to $700 $5.00
$701 to $1,000 $6.00
$1,001 to $25,000, $6.00 for the first $1,000 plus
$3.00 for each additional thousand
or fraction thereof to and including
$25,001 to $50,000
$50,001 to $100,000
$100,001 and up
$25,000
$78.00 for the first $25,000 plus
$2.50 for each additional thousand or
fraction thereof to and including
$50,000
$140.50 for the first $50,000 PlUS
$1.5Q for each additionaliiibusand or
fraction thereof to and including
$100,000
$215.50 for the first $100,000 plus
$1.00 for each thousand or fraction
thereof.
Special Fee: A $2.00 additional fee shall be charged on each fireplace
installed.
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(el CBARTZF53: Sec. 303. Sub (b) change to read --'
PlanChecking Fees: When plans are submitted as required by Section
30 I. subsection {c) requiring engineering data to be checked, a plan-
checking fee shall be charged as set forth.
Fee
$5.00 &or the first $1,000 plus $0.50
for each additional $100 or fraction
thereof, to and including $2,000
Total Valuation -
$1,001 to $2,000
$2,001 to $25,000 $10.00 for the first $2,000 plus $1.50
for each additional thousand or fraction thereof,
to and including $25,000
$44.50 for the first $25,000 plus $1.25
for each additional thousand or fraction
thereof, to and including $50,000
$70.75 for the first $50,000 plus $0.75
for each additional thousand or fraction
thereof, to and including $100,000
$113.50 for the first $100,000 plus $1.00
for each additional thousand or fraction
thereof.
$25,001 to $50,000
$50,001 to $100,000
$100,001 and up
The plan-checking fee shall be paid to the Building Official at the time
of submitting plans and specifications for checking.
(f) CHAPTER 3: Sec. 304 (d) . After No. 2, Frame 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, I'
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(9) CHAPTER 5: Sec. 504
Table No. 5A - Wall and opening Protection of Occupancies Based on
Location of Property - change to read --
"Group 'B' through 'H' 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 (5') to the property
line with no openings permitted, regardless of fire zone."
(h) CHAPTER 17: Sec. 1712. Delete and insert the following:
" (a) Clearances. 1. Vertical clearance above cooking top. Domestic
free-standing or built-in ranges shall have a vertical clearance above the cooking
top of not less than thirty inches (30") to unprotected combustible material. When
the underside of such combustible material is protected with asbestos millboard at
least one-fourth inch (1/4") thick covered with sheet metal of not less than No. 28
U. S. gauge or a metal ventilating hood, the distance shall be not less than
twenty-four inches (24").
"2. Horizontal clearance of built-in top cooking units. The minimum
horizontal distance from the center of the burner head (s) of a top (or surface)
cooking unit to adjacent vertical combus tible surfaces extending immediatd y above
the counter top shall be not less than that distance specified by the permanent
marking on the unit.
"(b) Kitchen Ventilation. There shall be installed in the wall or ceiling,
approximately over the cooking facilities, a ventilating opening with a minimum area
of eight inches by six inches (8" x 6"), connected by an incombustible ventilating
duct free to the outside of the building.
have a minimum cross-sectional area of twenty-eight square inches (28 sq. in.).
An approved forced-draft system of ventilation may be substituted for the natural-
draft ventilating system.
The ventilating duct for each kitchen shall
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I‘ (c) Domestic Clothes Dryers. Where a clothes dryer is connected to a
moisture exhaust duct, it shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions and recommendations.
“A clothes dryer moisture exhaust duct shall not be connected into any
vent connector, gas vent, or chimney.
“Ducts for exhausting clothes dryers shall not be put together with
sheet metal screws or other fastening means which extend into the duct.
“In no case shall the moisture exhaust terminate beneath the building
or in the attic area. ”
(i) CHAPTER 25: Sec. 2517 (a), second paragraph, change to read --
“Minimum clearance between bottom of floor joists and the ground -
24 inches.“
(j) CHAPTER 28: Sec. 2802 - add the following to --
“Concrete or masonry shall not be poured or set against wood, such as
exterior porch, patio slab or concrete steps, the foundation height shall be
increased sufficiently to insure concrete to concrete contact and any substitute
shall have the specific approval of the chief building inspector.
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. Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
convert or demlish, 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 the building code adopted by Section 5-1.
Any person firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed
Quilty 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.
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Section 5. This ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi
News Sentinel, " a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the
orce and take effect thirty days after its passage.
Approved this 5th day of February, 1969. /fM
ROBERT HUNNELL, Mayor
nnett, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 878 was introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held January 15 , 1969, and was
thereafter passed, adopted and ordered to print at a regular meeting held
February 5, 1969, by the following vote:
Ayes : Councilmen - Brown, Culbertson, Kirsten, Schaffer
and Hunnell
Noes: Councilmen - N~E
Absent: Councilmen - None
I further certify that Ordinance No. 878 was approved and signed
by the Mayor on the date of its pass
published pursuant to law.
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