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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2396 /' ORDINANCE NO. ~ c:3 Y 6 I 2 .AN ORDINANCE OF nIE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADOPTING AND ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILD", INGS WITIUN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, VOLUME I, 1961 EDITION, UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, VOLUME III, 1961 EDITION, AND UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 4 1961 EDITION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING BUILDING CODES , FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND CREATING AND ESTABLISHING 5 FIRE ZONES THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS AND REPEALING A PORTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2242. 3 6 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF nIE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 7 8 SECTION ONE: This ordinance shall be known as the "UNIFORM 9 BUILDING ORDINANCE." 10 SECTION TWO: Those certain rules and regulations which regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, II 12 repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, oe~pancy, 13 equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or 14 structures in the City of San Bernardino, and which provide for 15 uniform building code standards for said buildings or structures 16 and minimum housing requirements for the protection of life, limb, 17 health, property, safety, and welfare of the general public and 18 the owners and occupants of residential buildings in said city, 19 all as set forth in those certain codes entitled "Uniform 20 Building Code, Volume I, 1961 Edition, Uniform Building Code 21 Standards, Volume III, 1961 Edition and Uniform Housing Code, 22 1961 Edition", as promulgated by the International Conference of 23 Building Officials, three copies of which codes have heretofore 24 been filed with and are now on file in the office of the City 25 Clerk of the City of San Bernardino, and which copies are identi- 26 fied by certificates attached thereto, reading substantially as 27 follows: 28 "I, JACK T. FELTON, hereby certify that the three annexed 29 codes entitled "Uniform Building Code, Volume I, 1961 Edition, 30 Uniform Building Code Standards, Volume III, 1961 Edition and 31 Uniform Housing Code, 1961 Edition," were filed in my office on 32 the 13th day of April, 1961, and are true, correct and complete copies of those certain codes referred to in Ordinance No.2~ f'~ . I ,I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 of ~he City of San Bernardino and by said ordinance adopted by reference and incorporated therein in full as the "Uniform Building Code, Volume I, 1961 Edition, Uniform Building Code Standards, Volume III, 1961 Edition and Uniform Housing Code, 1961 Edition" of the City of San Bernardino. JACK T. ,FELTON, City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino." be and the same are hereby established as rules and regulations and codes of said city; and said codes and each and every part thereof are designated and adopted by reference as the "Uniform Building Code, Volume I, 1961 Edition, Uniform Building Code Standards, Volume III, 1961 Edition and Uniform Housing Code, 1961 Edition", and are made a part hereof as fully as though set forth at length in this ordinance. SECTION THREE: The sections and provisions of said Uniform Building Code, Volume I, 1961 Edition, are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 204. There shall be and is hereby created a Board of Building Commissioners of the City of San Bernardino consis- ting of five members. One member shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall be an acting member of the Common Council. Four members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor upon the recommendation of the Building Official with the approval of the Common Council and shall be persons who are qualified by exper- ience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to buildings and structures. Each member of the Board shall hold office for a term of four years and shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Common Council. The Building Official shall be the clerk of the Board. The board shall also be known as the Board of Appeals. All decisions and findings of the Board shall be in -2- I writing and may be approved, modified or rejected by the Common . 2 Council. 3 Section 424. ~ALLS shall be defined as follows: 4 Bearing ~all is a wall which supports any load other than 5 its own weight. 6 Faced Wall is a wall in which the masonry facing and backing 7 are so bonded as to exert a common action under load. 8 Nonbearing Wall is a wall which supports no load other than 9 its own weight. 10 Exterior Wall is a wall with upright members forming enclo- II sure of a building or portion thereof. 12 Parapet Wall is that part of any wall entirely above the 13 roof line. 14 Retaining Wall is any wall used to resist the lateral IS displacement of any material. 16 Section 1105: All portions of Group F Occupancies custom- 17 arily used by human beings shall be provided with light and 18 ventilation by means of windows or skylights with an area equal 19 to one-eighth of the total floor area, one-half of which shall 20 be openable, or shall be provided with artificial light and a 21 mechanically operated ventilating system as specified in Section ~ 6M. 23 In all buildings used for the storing or handling of auto- 24 mobiles operated under their own power, and in all buildings 25 where flammable liquids are used, exhaust ventilation shall be 26 provided sufficient to produce one complete change of air every 27 fifteen minutes. Such exhaust ventilation shall be taken from 28 a point at or near the floor level. 29 Each building or portion thereof where persons are employed ~ shall be provided with at least one toilet. Each building or 31 portion thereof where members of both sexes are employed shall 32 -3- 1 I I i be p,rovided with at least two toilets each of which shall be 10cate1 in a separate enclosure, ,,:, Section 1205: Each building, office or portion thereof where persons are employed shall be provided with at least one toilet, and roughing-in for a second toilet shall be installed for future use or expansion. Each building or portion thereof where both sexes are employed shall be provided with at least two toilets each of which shall be located in a separate enclosure. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Section 1405 (b): ROOM SIZES AND CEILING HEIGHTS. Every room regulated by Subsection (a) shall have a ceiling height of not less than eight feet (8'). All hallways shall have a ceiling height of at least seven feet six inches (7 '6"). Rooms used for living, dining, or sleeping purposes shall have an area of not less than eighty square feet (80 sq. ft.). Kitchens shall have a superficial floor area of not less than fifty square feet (50 sq. ft.). Superficial floor area is herein defined as clear floor space, exclusive of fixed or built-in cabinets or appli- 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ances. 19 Section 1409: Group 1 Occupancies constructed on the roof of multiple-storied buildings shall be considered as an additional 20 21 story in so far as the construction, location, exposure, stairs, 22 exits and fire-extinguishing apparatus are concerned. A carport open on two or more sides need not have a fire separation between the carport and the dwelling. Under no circumstances shall a carport have any opening directly into a room used for sleeping purposes. Windows between a carport and an other room of the dwelling shall be permanantly closed and immovable and shall be of one (1) hour fire-resistive material. Doors shall be of one (1) hour fire-resistive material. Any sash used in a door shall be stationary and of one (1) hour fire-resistive material. Doors between a dwelling and a carport shall be self-closing. All windows in Group H or I occupancies 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 -4- I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ~ 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ~ 30 31 32 sha~l be protected by screens. Section 1602 (a) General: Buildings or structures here- after erected, constructed, moved witihln or into Fire Zone No. 1 shall be only of Type I, II, III-H.T., III one-hour, or IV one-hour construction and shall meet the requirements of this Section. (For regulations covering open parking garages see Section 1109.) Roofed buildings or structures or portions thereof not enclosed on all sides by walls shall be made of incombustible construction throughout. Section 1603 (a); General: Buildings or structures here- after erected, constructed, moved within or into Fire Zone No. 2 shall be one of the Types of Construction as defined in this Code and shall meet the requirements of this Section. For fire-retardant protection of exterior walls and openings, as determined by location on property, see Section 504 and Part V. (For regulations pertaining to open parking garages see Section 1109.) EXCEPTION: Unprotected Type IV-N buildings, if not more than one (1) story in height and if all portions of the exterior walls are not closer than 25 feet to adjacent property lines, are not required to have fire protection for exterior walls in M-l and M-2 zones. Roof covering shall consist of fire-retardant roofing as specified in Section 3203 (e). See Section 104 (f) for repat~s. Section 1603. (b) 1. Such building shall conform to the provisions of Section 2103 for Type IV and Section 2203 for Type V construction. Roofed buildings or structures or portions thereof not enclosed on all sides by walls shall be made of incombustible construction or one (1) hour fire-retardant materials throughout. Section 1604: Any building or structure which complies with the requirements of this Code may be erected, constructed, moved within or into Fire Zone No.3, excepting buildings or structures -5- I 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ~ 28 ~ 30 31 32 as Qefined in Chapters No. 14 and 15 of the Uniform Building Code, hereafter erected, constructed or moved into Fire Zone No. 3 provided that if additions, alterations or repairs thereof within any twelve month period exceed fifty per cent (50%) of the value of any existing buildings or structures in Fire Zone No.3, the buildings or structures shall conform to the require- ments of Fire Zone No. 2 as set forth in Uniform Building Code, Section 1603. Section 2307 (a) GENERAL. Buildings and structures and every portion thereof shall be designed and constructed to resist the wind pressure as specified in this Section. All bracing systems both horizontal and vertical shall be designed and con- structed to transfer the wind loads to the foundations. (b) WIND PRESSURE. For purposes of design the wind pressure shall be taken upon the gross area of the vertical projection of buildings and structures at not less than fifteen pounds per square foot for those portions of the building less than sixty feet (60') above ground and at not less than twenty pounds per square foot for those portions more than sixty feet (60') above ground. The wind pressure upon roof tanks, roof signs, or other exposed roof structures and their supports shall be taken as not less than thirty pounds per square foot of the gross area of the plane surface, acting in any direction. In calculating the wind pressure on circular tanks, towers, or stacks this pressu~ shall be assumed to act on six-tenths of thep,DOjected area. On open-framed structures the area used in computing wind pressure shall be one and one-half times the net area of the framing members on the side exposed to the wind. Greenhouses, lath houses, and agricultural buildings shall be designed for a wind pressure of not less than ten pounds per square foot. -6- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 . (C) DESIGN. The overturning moment calculated from the wind pressure shall in no case exceed two-thirds of the dead load resisting moment. The weight of earth superimposed over footings may be used to calculate the dead load resisting moment. (d) COMBINED WIND AND LIVE LOADS. For the purpose of deter- mining stresses all vertical design loads except the roof live load and crane loads shall be considered as acting simultaneously with wind pressure. Table 23-C pertaining to wind pressures shall not be applicable for any purpose. Section 2507 (b)~, SPACING. No studding shall be spaced more than sixteen inches (16") on center unless vertical support- ing members in the walls are designed as columns. Such walls may be constructed of not less than four-inch by four-inch (4"x4") posts spaced not more than five feet four inches (5'4") on center, or of larger members designed as required in this Chapter, or they may be made of post and beam framing with plank sheathing not less than one and one-half inches (1 1/2") thick. Section 3203 (e) 1. Any built-up composition roofing con- sisting of materials whose fire-retardant values as set forth in Table No. 32-A equal not less than nineteen points in Fire Zone No. 1 and fifteen points in Fire Zone No.2. Inspection shall be called for when work is approximately fifty per cent complete. Section 4503: The space adjoining a building below or above a side-walk on public property may be used and occupied in connec- tion with the building for any purpose not inconsistent with this Code or other laws or ordinances regulating the use and occupancy of such spaces on condition that the right so to use and occupy may be revoked by the city at any time and that the owner of the building will construct the necessary walls and footings to separate such space from the building and pay all costs and expenses attendant therewith. -7- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 . Footings located at least eight feet (8') below grade may project not more than twelve inches (12"). Section 4505 (b): PROJECTION and CLEARANCE. The horizontal clearance between a marquee and the curb line shall be not less than two feet (2'), provided that no marquee shall project more than eight feet (8') from the property line. A marquee projecting more than two-thirds of the distance from the property line to the curb line shall be not less than twelve feet (12') above the ground or pavement below. A marquee projecting less than two-thirds of the distance from the property line to the curb line shall be not less than eight feet (8') above the ground or pavement below. (c) THICKNESS. The maximum height or thickness of a marquee measured vertically from its lowest to its heighest point shall v not exceed four feet, six inches (4' 6"). Section 4506. Movable awnings or hoods must be constructed of canvas, cloth, fabric, or incombustible materials supported on an incombustible frame attached to the building in such a manner that it can be lowered or folded against the building. Metal awnings, Which do not fold or roll up, are prohibited on all commercial buildings unless they are constructed so as to comply with the live load and other requirements of the Code applicable to marquees; Awnings hereafter constructed shall comply with the following specifications: (a) Awnings Which are twenty feet or less in length shall have at least two arms supporting the same, and awnings Which are longer than twenty feet shall have one additional arm supporting the same for each additional ten feet or fraction thereof in length. Each lateral arm shall be securely fastened to the building with at least three lag screws or bolts Which are not less than 3/8" in diameter and not less than 4 1/2" in length. -8- 1 . (b) Rope hoist awnings which are twenty feet or less in 2 length shall have at least three rope hoists and one additional 3 rope hoist for each additional ten feet or fraction thereof in 4 length. 5 (c) Slide rod awnings shall not be erected where the wall 6 height is less than one-third of the projection. The front rod 7 of rope hoist awning frames which span over ten feet in width 8 shall be constructed of galvanized iron pipe which is not less 9 than 3/4" in diameter. 10 (d) The frames of rope hoist awnings, together with the 11 arms and lateral arms, shall be constructed of metal. 12 (e) No awning shall be more than ten feet (10') in 13 projection. 14 The frames and supports for all awnings shall be securely 15 attached to the walls of the building. 16 (f) The lowest point of the frame of each awning shall not 17 be less thane eight feet (8') above the surface of the sidewalk 18 of the street, and the lowest part of the curtain, scallop or 19 valance, or any other part of the awning extending more than six 20 inches (6") from the building upon which it is constructed shall 21 be at least seven feet (7') above the level of the sidewalk at all 22 times. 23 (g) Any person, firm or corporation desiring to construct ~ or install an awning or awnings within the City of San Bernardino U shall file with the Chief Building Inspector of said City a bond ~ in the penal sum of $1,000.00 for the benefit of the City of San 27 Bernardino and the person, firm or corporation for whom the ~ awning is to be constructed, provided that any awning constructed ~ or installed by a principal named in said bond or a contractor ~ shall conform to the specifications and requirements provided for 31 in this Ordinance. 32 -9- 1 . Section 5109 (c). KITCHEN VENTILATION. There shall be 2 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. The ventilating duct for each kitchen shall have a mintmum 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. Combination-type gas and solid-fuel ranges and trashburner ranges must be vented to a Type A chimney constructed in accord- ance with the provisions of this Chapter for use by trash burners. Solid-top-type gas ranges and built-in gas circulator-type ranges shall be vented to an approved Type B gas vent or Type A chimney. Gas ranges having a griddle and open-type top burners are not classed as solid-top ranges. All kitchens shall be vented regardless of the type of appliance used. SECTION FOUR: Said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the following sections and provisions: Section 203; Section 4505 (c); Section 5101 to 5107, inclusive. SECTION FIVE: Said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended by adding thereto the sections, sub-sections and paragraphs hereinafter set forth to read as follows: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Section 303 (c): Each City and County and the State of California and the United States of America, and each school district shall be exempt from the payment of any fee for a bui1dUng permit. Section 303 (d): The building inspector shall determine the estimated valuation of all cases in accordance with approved estimating practices. 27 28 29 30 31 32 -10- t 1 . Section 303 (e): Each person, firm or corporation taking 2 out a permit for the general construction of any building or 3 project shall do so at least. one day prior to the start of 4 ac~ua1 construction. S Section 303'(f): A sub-contractor shall obtain a permit 6 or shall notify the building inspector prior to the start of his 7 work. 8 Section 303 (g): Where work for which a permit is required 9 by this Code is completed prior to the issuance of said permit, 10 an additional fee of ten (10) per cent of the cost of the project 11 or the sum of $200, whichever is less, shall be paid and it shall 12 be the duty of the Chief Building Inspector to levy and collect 13 said additional fees. The payment of such fee shall not relieve 14 any persons or firms from fully complying with other provisions 15 of this Code or from any other penalties prescribed herein. 16 Section 303 (h): The Chief Building Inspector shall keep a 17 p,DDanent, accurate account of all fees and other moneys collected 18 and received under this Code, the names of the persons upon whose 19 account the same were paid, the date and amount thereof, together ~ with the location of the building or premises to which they 21 relate; 22 Section 303 (i): A building permit fee is hereby waived for 23 each fallout shelter which is constructed in accordance with plans ~ which have been approved by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobi1- ~ ization, or other authorized governmental agency and which complies U with applicable laws and regulations. n Said structure shall not be used for sleeping, living, cooking ~ or eating purposes except in EMERGENCY instances. ~ The approval of said structure by the Department of Building ~ and Safety, City of San Bernardino, is based on vertical and 31 lateral loads from earth only and is not intended to approve said 32 structure as being adequate to resist forces produced by a nuclear -11- 1 explosion or to offer protection against radio-active fall-out. . 2 Section 304 (c): Before final approval is given for a 3 building or portion thereof, the building shall be ready for 4 occupancy with all defects corrected and all construction debris, 5 spots, and stains removed and the site shall be graded to final 6 grade with all debris removed. 7 Before a building is completed, it may be occupied if all 8 code requirements have been met and if a surety bond in a form 9 satisfactory to the City Building Inspector is deposited with the 10 Building Department. The surety bond shall insure the faithful 11 performance of the applicant in the completion of the building. 12 The amount of the bond will be equal to the cost of completion of 13 the building as determined by the Chief Building Inspector who 14 will also determine a reasonable time limit for the surety bond. 15 Section 1005.5: Each building, office, or portion thereof 16 where persons are employed shall be provided with at least one 17 toilet, and roughing in for a second toilet shall be installed 18 for future use or expansion. Every building or portion thereof 19 where both sexes are employed shall be provided with at least ~ two toilets which shall be located in separate enclosures. 21 Section 1705 (f): All insulating materials used in walls 22 or attics shall be of an approved type recommended by the man- 23 ufacturer and shall be installed according to the manufacturer's ~ specifications. 25 Section 1710.5: A canopy, eave overhand, architectural y 26 projection or similar appendage shall not project into any portion ~ of the site where fire-protection assemblies are required for ~ openings in exterior walls. 31 EXCEPTION: A canopy not projecting more than sixteen feet (16') from the face of a building may project into an area where openings are required to be fire-protected, provided that all openings sheltered by such canopy are provided with the required ~ ~ 32 -12- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ~ 21 22 23 ~ 25 W n ~ ~ ~ 31 32 fir~ protection assemblies and the canopy is used only for purpose accessory to the building to which it is attached. Such canopies shall be included in allowable areas. Section 2717.5: Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2717, the following paragraphs and sub-sections shall govern all gas cuttings and welding work. (a) All welding shall be done by qualified operators approved by the Building Inspector. The Chief Building Inspector shall prescribe rules and regulations for the tests for welders, and no operator shall be approved by the Building Inspector unless he has first successfully completed such tests as may be given by the Department of Adult Vocational Education, San Bernardino City Schools. A certificate shall be issued by the Chief Building Inspector to approved operators upon the successful completion of the required test or tests. Request for the certificate must be made by the operator within thirty (30) days after completion of the test. The certificate shall remain in force for one (1) year. Subsequent certificates may be obtained by the successful completion of required tests or when the approved operator submits sufficient evidence to the Department of Adult Vocational Educa- tion, San Bernardino City Schools, that he has been regularly engaged in such work and that such work has been satisfactorily performed during the past one-year period. (b) Every welder employed for welding of steel plate of No. 8 gauge or less in thickness shall be qualified for light gauge welding. Every welder employed for field welding shall be qualified to weld in the Flat, Vertical and Overhead positions. Welders including light gauge welders, who are employed for shop welding, shall be qualified in the Flat, Horizontal and Vertical positions. -13- 1 (c) Structural steel welding operators shall be qualified . 2 as prescribed in Part II, Appendix D of the Standard Code of Arc 3 and Ga~ Welding in Building Construction, published 1946, by the 4 American Welding Society and Chapter 27, Sections 2701 to 2710, 5 Current Edition, Uniform Building Code Standards. 6 (d) After a welder has passed the above tests, he must be 7 capable of doing neat and consistently good work in actual opera- 8 tion. Carelessness, inability to maintain a uniform arc and poor 9 workmanship will be sufficient reasons for revocation of approval. 10 (e) A fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) will be charged by the 11 City of San Bernardino for each original or renewed Certificate. (f) A certificate may be issued without examination upon presentation of proper evidence at the time application is made therefor that the welder is currently approved for the position, either by the Department of Adult Vocational Education or the Division of Architecture, State of California. (g) Testing shall be done under the supervision of the San Bernardino City Schools, Department of Adult Vocational Education. SECTION SIX: The word "City" in the aforesaid sections and codes shall be deemed to refer to and designate the City of San Bernardino, and any reference to any act or legislative enactment therein referred to shall be deemed to designate and embrace the statutes of the State of California, and amendments thereof, 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 dealing with the subject matter thereby and therein referred to. SECTION SEVEN: Ordinance No. 2242, Sections One to Four, 25 26 inclusive, and Sections Nine to Eleven, inclusive, are hereby repealed. 27 28 SECTION EIGHT: The title of Ordinance No. 2242 is hereby 29 amended to read as follows: 30 ORDINANCE NO. 2242 31 An ordinance of the City of San Bernardino creating and establishing certain fire zones and providing for related matters. 32 - 14 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 SECTION NINE: 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 said city, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro- visions of this Ordinance or of the Codes adopted herein shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six months, or by both such. fine and imprisonment. Each person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this Ordinance or said Codes is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation and shall be punishable 'therefor as provided by this Ordinance. SECTION TEN: If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or said Codes is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said Ordinance or Codes. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby declare that they would have passed said Ordinance and Codes, and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more other sections, sub-sections, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconsti- tutional. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common:Council of the City of San Bernardino at a ~ meeting thereof, held -15.-