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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2922 o J. 2 :3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ORDINANCE NO .r2 fTc::?.;;u AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADOPTING AND ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILD- INGS WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILD- ING CODE, VOLUME I, 1967 EDITION, TOGETHER WITH THE APPENDIX, CHAPTER 13 THROUGH CHAPTER 70, INCLUSIVE, UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1967 EDITION, UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, VOLUME III, HOUSING, 1967 EDITION AND UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, VOLUME II, U. B. C., 1967 EDITION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING BUILDING, HOUSING AND MECHANlaAL CODES FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND CREATING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE ZONES THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2676. THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION ONE: This Ordinance shall be known as the "UNIFORM BUILDING ORDINANCE". 11. 12 13 14 SECTION TWO: Those certain rules and regulations which regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equip- ment use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 and the installation and maintenance of heating, ventilating, refrigeration and related systems in the City of San Bernardino, and which provide for Uniform Building Code Standards for said buildings or structures and minimum housing requirements for the protection of life, limb, health and property and for the safety and welfare of the general public and the owners and occupants of residential buildings in said City, all as set forth in those certain Codes and Appendix, entitled "Uniform Building Code, 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Volume I, 1967 Edition, Uniform Building Code Standards, 1967 Edition, Uniform Building Code, Volume III, Housing, 1967 Edition, and Uniform Mechanical Code, Volume II, U. B. C., 1967 Edition as promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials, three copies of which codes have heretofore been filed with and are now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino, and which copies are identified by Certificates attached hereto, reading substantially as follows: "I, JACK T. FELTON, hereby certify that the four annexed . codes entitled 'Uniform Building Code, Volume I, 1967 Edition, 1 Uniform Building Code Standards, 1967 Edition, Uniform Building 2 Code, Volume III, Housing, 1967 Edition, and Uniform Mechanical :3 Code, U. B. C., Volume II, 1967 Editioni were filed in my office 4 on copi , 196F, and are true, correct and those certain codes referred to in Ordinance 5 co 6 No. c:< 4~ .:z . of the City of San Bernardino and by said Ordinance 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 adopted by reference and incorporated therein in full as the Uniform Building Code, Volume I, 1967 Edition, Uniform Building Code Standards, 1967 Edition, Uniform Building Code, Volume III, 1967 Edition, Housing,land Uniform Mechanical Code, Volume II, U. B. C., 1967 Edition of the City of San Bernardino, JACK T. FELTON, City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino", be and the same are hereby estab- lished as rules and regulations and codes of said City; and said codes and each and every part thereof including the Appendix, are designated and adopted by reference as "The Uniform Building Code, Volume I, 1967 Edition, Uniform Building Code Standards, 1967 Edition, Uniform Building Code, Volume III, Housing, 1967 Edition and Uniform Mechanical Code, Volume II, U. B. C., 1967 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 22 Building Code, Volume I, 1967 Edition, are hereby amended to read 23 as follows: 24 SECTION 204: There shall be and is hereby created a Board 25 of Building Commissioners of the City of San Bernardino consisting 26 of five members. One member shall be appo;tnted by the Mayor from 27 28 29 30 31 among the membership of the Common Council. Four members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor upon recommendation of the Building Official with the approval of the Common Council and shall be persons who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to buildings and structures. Each member 32 of the Board shall hold office for a term of two years and shall -2- ~ serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Common Council. The Build- 2 ing Official shall be clerk of the Board. The Board shall serve 3 as the Board of Appeals. All decisions and findings of the Board 4 shall be in writing or made by motion and may be approved, modified 5 or rejected by the Common Council. 6 SECTION 306(a):"USE OR OCCUPANCY. No building or structur 7 in Groups A to H, inclusive, shall be used or occupied, and no 8 change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or 9 structure or portion thereof shall be made until the Building I 10 Official has issued a Certificate of Occupancy therefor as provided 111 12 ! herein. 1. The rules and regulations of the "California Administra- 13 tive Code, Title a" shall govern the issuance of the Certificate 14 of Occupancy for apartment houses, hotels and lodging houses which 15 shall not be used or occupied until the owner or operator has been 16 issued a valid Certificate of Occupancy. 17 2. For buildings or structures or portions thereof in 18 Groups A to G, inclusive, a new Certificate of Occupancy shall be 19 obtained whenever: 20 21 22 23 a. The building has been vacant for a period of time exceeding six (6) months; or b. There is a change of occupant or use that requires a new city business license; or 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 c. There is a change of occupancy classification; or d. There is a change of ownership of the building. 3. Before any application for a Certificate of Occupancy is accepted when required by Section 306(a) 1, a fee shall be paid by the applicant to cover the cost to the city for the inspection. The amount of the fee shall be ten ($10.00) dollars. EXCEPTIONS: 1. No fee shall be charged for: . a. A temporary use not exceeding thirty (30) days; or -3- ]. 2 :5 4 5 6 b. The use of vacant land, except for Christmas tree sales on vacant land; or c. A building or structure for which, in the opinion of the Building Official, an inspection would be purpose- less or unnecessary. SECTION 1005: 'All portions of Group E Occupancies custom- 71 arily used by human beings shall be provided with light and venti- 8 lation by means of windows or skylights with an area equal to one- 9 eighth of the total floor area, one-half of which shall be openable, 10 or shall be provided with artificial light and a mechanically 11 operated ventilating system as specified in Section 605.' Each 12 building or portion thereof where persons are employed shall be 13 provided with at least one toilet and roughing in for a second 14 toilet. Each building or portion thereof where members of both 15 sexes are employed shall be provided with at least two toilets, 16 each of which shall be located in a separate enclosure in the 17 building and accessible to each portion of the building. 18 A "single serviceI' restaurant facility is exempted from the 19 requirement that the toilet or toilets herein mentioned be located 20 within or attached to said restaurant facility or building, pro- 21 vided such toilet facilities are provided on the premises within 22 23 two hundred (200') feet of said single service restaurant facility. In all buildings used for the storing or handling of auto- mobiles operated under their own power, and in all buildings where flammable liquids are used, exhaust ventilation shall be provided sufficient to produce one complete change of air every fif~ (15) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 minutes. Such exhaust ventilation shall be taken from a point at or near the floor level. . EXCEPTION: In public garages and aircraft hangers not exceeding an area of five thousand squall feet (5000 sq. ft.), the Building Offi- cial may authorize the omission of such ven- tilating equipment where, in his opinion, the building is supplied with unobstructed open- ings to the outer air which are sufficient to provide the necessary ventilation. -4- J. Every building or portion thereof where persons are employed 2 shall be provided with at least one toilet. Every building and 3 each subdivision thereof where both sexes are employed shall be 4 provided with access to at least two toilets located either in such 5 building or conveniently in a building adjacent thereto on the 6 same property. All toilet rooms shall be provided with an exterior 7 window at least three square feet (3 sq. ft.) in area, fully 8 openable; or a vertical duct not less than one hundred square inche 9 (100 sq. in.) in area for the first toilet facility with an addi- 10 tional fifty square inches (50 sq. in.) for each additional toilet 11 facility; or a mechanically operated exhaust system which is 12 connected to the light switch, capable of providing a complete 13 change of air every 15 minutes. Such systems shall be vented to 14 the outside air and at the point of discharge shall be at least 15 five feet (5') from any openable window. 16 For requirements for floors and walls of toilet compartments, 17 see Section 1711. 18 SECTION 1205: 'All portions of Group G Occupancies custom- 19 arily used by human beings shall be provided with light and venti- 20 lation as specified in Section 1105. ,- 21 Each building or portion thereof where persons are employed 22 shall be provided with at least one toilet and roughing in for a 23 second toilet. Each building or portion thereof where members of 24 both sexes are employed shall be provided with at least two toilets 25 each of which shall be located in the building and accessible to 26 every subdivision in the building. 27 '~or requirements for floors and walls of toilet compart- 28 ments, see Section 1711. 29 .' SECTION 1602 (a): GENERAL. Buildings or structures here- 30 after erected or constructed in, or moved within or into Fire Zone 31 4fl shall be only of Type I, II, III-H. T., III one-hour or IV 32 one-hour construction and shall meet the requirements of this -5- ~ Section. (For regulations covering open parking garages, see 2 Section 1109). Roofed buildings or structures or portions thereof 3 not enclosed on all sides by walls shall be made of incombustible 4 construction throughout. 5, SECTION 1603 (b) 1: Such building shall conform to the 6 provision of Section 2103 for Type IV and Section 2203 for Type V 7 Construction. Roofed buildings or structures or portions thereof 8 not enclosed on all sides by walls shall be made of incombustible 9 construction or one (1) hour fire-retardant materials throughout 10 if side not enclosed faces a yard of less than forty feet (401). 11 SECTION 1604: Any building or structure of Group I or 12 Group J Occupancy as defined in Chapter 14 or 15 of the Uniform 13 Building Code may be erected or constructed in, or moved within or 14 into Fire Zone 3. 15 Buildings or structures (excepting Group H, I and J Occupan- 16 cies) hereafter erected or constructed in, or moved within or into 17 Fire Zone 3 shall conform to the requirements of Fire Zone 2 as set 181 forth in the Uniform Building Code. 19 When additions, alterations, or repairs within any twelve 20 (12) month period exceed fifty percent (50%) of the value of an 21 existing building or structure (excepting H, I and J Occupancies) 22 in Fire Zone 3, such building or structure shall be made to conform 23 with the requirements of Fire Zone 2 as set forth in the Uniform 24 Building Code. 25 Any change made in the character of occupancies or use of 26 any building in Fire Zone 3 which would place the building in a 27 different division of the same group of occupancies or in a 28 different group of occupancies other than Groups H, I and J shall 29 require that the building conform with the requirements of Fire 30 Zone 2 as set forth in the Uniform Building Code. 31 32 . EXCEPTION: All buildings, structures or any other improvements located in an "0" Open District as defined in Land Use Ordinance No. 1991, Section 19, shall be excepted from these provis ions. -6- 2 3 4 51 I 61 I 71: ;1 8]1 9 I! II II 10 I 111 121 13 I i 11 SECTION 1704: Roof covering shall be fire-retardant except in Type V-N buildings housing Groups H, I or J Occupancies, where it may be as specified in Section 3203 (f). EXCEPTION: Roofs of cedar or redwood shakes having a nominal thickness of one inch (1") at the butt may be used in buildings of Group F, Division 2, Occupancies of Type V-N construction, provided that the horizontal clearance between cornice and property line, except street fronts, is not less than ten feet (10'). This provision will be applicable only in Fire Zone No.3. Skylights shall be constructed as required in Chapter 34. Pent- houses shall be constructed as required in Chapter 36. For use of Plastics in Roofs see Chapter 52. For Attics: Access and area, see Section 3205. For roof drainage, see Section 3206. SECTION 4004 (c): SHUTTERS. Each port and every other 14 opening in projection room walls, including any fresh-air inlets 15 but excluding exit doors and exhaust ducts, shall be provided with 16 a shutter of not less than No. 10 U. S. gauge sheet metal or its 17 equivalent large enough to overlap at least one inch (1") on all 18 sides of such opening. Shutters shall be arranged to slide without 19 binding in guides constructed of material equal to the shutters in 20 strength and fire resistance. Each shutter sbfll be equipped with 21 a l650F. fusible link, which when fused by heat will cause closure 22 of the shutter by gravity. Shutters of a size greater than two 23 hundred square inches (200 sq. in.) shall be equipped with a 24 counterbalance. There shall also be a fusible link located over 25 the upper magazine of each projector, which, upon operating, will 26 close all the shutters. In addition, there shall be provided 27 suitable means for manually closing all shutters simultaneously 28 from any projector head and from a point within the projection 29 room near each exit door. Shutters on openings not in use shall 30 be kept closed. 31 SECTION 4503: When the space adjoining a building below or 32 agove a sidwwalk or street is used and occupied by a marquee in -7- . 1 accordance with this Code or other laws or ordinances regulating 2 the use and occupancy of such space, the right so to use and occupy 3 may be revoked by the City at any time and thereafter the owner of 4 the building shall remove the marquee from such space and shall 5 pay all costs and expenses attendent therewith. 6 Footings located at least eight feet (8') below grade may 7 project not more than twelve inches (12") into the street, provided 8 the approval of the City is first had and obtained. 9 SECTION 4505 (b): PROJECTION AND CLEARANCE. The horizontal 10 clearance between a marquee and the approved or proposed curb line 11 shall be not less than three feet six inches (3'6"), provided that 12 no marquee shall project more than eight feet (8') from the 13 property line. 14 A marquee projecting more than two-thirds of the distance 15 from the property line to the curb line shall be not less than 16 twelve feet (12') above the ground or pavement below. 17 A marquee projecting less than two-thirds of the distance 18 from the property line to the curb line shall be not less than 19 eight feet (8') above the ground or pavement below. 20 SECTION 4505 (d): THICKNESS. The maximum height or thick- 21 ness of a marquee measured vertically from its lowest to the 22 highest point shall not exceed four feet, six inches (4i6"). 23 SECTION 1501: Group J Occupancies shall be: 24 Division 1. Private garages, carports, sheds, and agricul- 25 tural buildings. 26 Division 2. Fences over two feet (2i) high, tanks, and 27 towers. 28 For occupancy separations see Table No.5-B. 29 For occupant load see Section 3301. 30 SECTION 4506: Movable awnings or hoods must be constructed 31 of canvas, cloth, fabric, or incombustible materials supported on 32 a~ incombustible frame attached to the building in such a manner -8- ~ that it can be lowered or folded against the building. Metal 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 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 follow- ing specifications: (a) Awnings which are twenty feet (20') or less in length shall have at least two arms supporting the same and awnings which are longer than twenty feet (20t) shall have one additional arm supporting the same for each additional ten feet (10') 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 four and one- half inches (4-1/2") in length. (b) Rope Hoist awnings which are twenty feet (20') or less in length shall have at least three rope hoists and ohe additional rope hoist for each additional ten feet (10') or fraction thereof in length. (c) Slide rod awnings shall not be erected where the wall height is less than one-third of the projection. The front rod of rope hoist awning frames which open over ten feet (10') in width shall be constructed of galvanized iron pipe which is not less than 3/4" in diameter. (d) The frames of rope hoist awnings, together with the arms and lateral arms, shall be con- structed of metal. (e) No awning shall be more than seven feet (7') in projection. The frames and supports for all awnings shall be securely attached to the walls of the building. (f) The lowest point of the frame of each awning shall not be less than eight feet (8i) above the surface of the sidewalk of the street and the lowest part of the curtain, scallop or valance, or any other part of the awning extending more than six inches (6") from the building upon which it is constructed shall be at least seven feet (7') above the level of the sidewalk at all times. SECTION 7010 (a): BONDS REQUIRED. A permit shall not be issued for more than 5,000 cubic yards unless the permittee shall Eirst post with the City Engineer a bond executed by the owner -9- 12 13 14 15 16 17 ~ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111 and a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state as a surety in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the project, including corrective work necessary to remove and eliminate geological hazards. The bond shall include penalty provisions on a form approved by counsel for the governing agency for failure to complete the work on schedule. In lieu of a surety bond the applicant may file a cash bond with the City Engineer in an amount equal to that which would be required in the surety bond. If the grading is included in a bond that has been executed for a development on the site for which the grading is to be done, the bond for the grading will be waived upon submittal of evidence satisfactory to the City Engineer that the grading work is bonded and the bond will not be released until the work has been accepted by the City Engineer. SECTION FOUR: Said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended 18 by deleting therefrom the following sections and provisions: 19 Section 203. 20 Section 2806 (b) Exceptions Subsection 3. 2~ Section 4505 (c). 22 SECTION FIVE: Said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended 23 by adding thereto the sections, subsections and paragraphs herein- 24 after set forth to read as follows: 25 SECTION 202 (i): COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The Building 26 Official, known as the Superintendent of the Department of Build- 27 ing and Safety of said City, and officers and employees in his 28 department, shall not issue or approve the issuance of any permit 29 for a building or structure or a certificate of occupancy, except 30 for a temporary certificate, unless and until there is compliance 31 on the subject property or land, with each and every applicable 32 psovision of the latest editions of the Uniform Building Code, -10- J. 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 Uniform Housing Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, Fire Prevention Code, Uniform Wiring Code, and their adopting ordinances, or other codes or laws adopted by the City, or of Ordinance No. 1991, known as the "Land Use Zoning Ordinance", Ordinance No. 1984, known as the "Subdivision Ordinance", Ordinance No. 763, known as the "Business License Ordinance", Ordinance No. 2623, known as the"Sign Ordinance " Ordinance No. 2168, Ordinance No. 2229, Ordinance No. 2291, Ordi- nance No. 2589, or of other ordinances of the City of San Bernar- dino or laws of the State of California, or of any valid zoning or use condition imposed by the Mayor and Common Councilor Planning Commission relating to the subject property or land. SECTION 202 (j): The Superintendent of the Department of Building and Safety shall not issue a building permit for a building on a lot which fails to provide access to a dedicated street or to a private street, the width, location and grade of which street must have been submitted to, and approved by, the Planning Commission pursuant to Section 20.2 of Ordinance No. 1991; or when he determines that the maximum gradient between vertical transitions is 2.4 inches per foot, or a twenty (20) per cent grade, or greater, for a driveway; or when he determines that the location, grade, width and plans for the driveway are such that its approach to and entrance upon, a substandard or deficient street of less than the approved width for a public street right- of-way will create an unsafe and dangerous traffic and pedestrian condition. SECTION 303 (a) 1: An additional fee of $7.50 shall be paidl to the Building Official for each inspection that is made after two previous inspections of the foundation, frame, lath, or final construction (Section 304 (d)) have been made and such fee shall not be in lieu of any other requirement, fee or penalty provided for herein. . -11- i I ~' SECTION 303 (c): The Building Inspector shall determine the 2 estimated valuation of all cases in accordance with approved 3 estimating practices. 4 SECTION 303 (d): Each person, firm or corporation taking 5 out a permit for the general construction of any building or pro- 6 ject shall do so at least one day prior to the start of actual 7 construction. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 SECTION 303 (e): A sub-contractor shall obtain a permit or shall notify the Building Inspector prior to the start of the work. SECTION 303 (f): Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is completed prior to the issuance of said permit, an additional fee of ten per cent (10%) of the cost of the project or the sum of $200.00, whichever is less, shall be paid and it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Department of Bui1d- ing and Safety to levy and collect said additional fee. The pay- ment of such fee shall not relieve any persons or firms from fully complying with other provisions of this Code or from any other fees or penalties prescribed herein. SECTION 303 (g): The Superintendent of the Department of Building and Safety shall keep a permanent, accurate account of all fees and other monies collected and received under this code, the names of the persons upon whose account the same were paid, the date and the amount thereof, together with the location of the building or premises to which they relate. SECTION 303 (h): When special inspection or information is requested by any person, firm or corporation, other than that covered under Chapter Three in this Code, the Building Official shall collect an inspection fee of fifteen ($15.00) dollars. Such fee shall not be in lieu of any other requirement, fee or penalty provided for herein. SECTION 303 (i): Usable areas under the horizontal pro- 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 j~ction of roof or floor above shall have wall and opening -12- 1 protection as per Table No. 5-A and Chapters 18, 19 and 20. An 2 absence of exterior wall shall be treated as an unprotected 3 opening. 4 SECTION 303 (j): A building permit fee is hereby waived for 5 each fallout shelter which is constructed in accordance with plans 6 which have been approved by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobil- 7 ization, or other authorized governmental agency and which complies 8 with applicable laws and regulations. 9 Said structure shall not be used for sleeping, living, 10 cooking or eating purposes except in EMERGENCY instances. 11 The approval of said structure by the Department of Building 12 and Safety, City of San Bernardino, is based on vertical and latera 13 loads from earth only and is not intended to approve said structure 14 as being adequate to resist forces produced by a nuclear explosion 15 or to offer protection against radio-active fallout. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 .. SECTION 303 (k): Each contractor who intends to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, or repair a fallout shelter shall first register with the Department of Building and Safety and produce evidence of his state contractor's license and other data concern- ing said license. SECTION 304 (c): Before final approval is given for a building or portion thereof, the building shall be ready for occupancy with all defects corrected and all construction debris, spots, and stains, removed and the site shall be graded to final grade with all debris removed. Building or structures shall have final inspection and approval before the public utilities may connect gas or electricity to the building. EXCEPTION: The Building Official may grant permission to connect one or more utilities to the building before final inspection is approved when it can be shown that withhold- ing a utility will be detrimental to health and safety. 30 31 32 . -13- 1 Before a building is completed, it may be occupied if there 2 is no hazard to health or safety and if a surety bond in a form 3 satisfactory to the Superintendent of the Department of Building 4 and Safety is deposited with the Building Department. The surety 5 bond shall insure the faithful performance by the app1icant~.. of 6 completion of the building as determined by the Superintendent of 7 the Department of Building and Safety who shall also determine a 8 reasonable time limit for such performance. 9 .. SECTION 306 (f): FEE FOR CERTIFICATE. Each application for 10 a Certificate of Occupancy for an apartment house, hotel, motel, 11 boarding house, lodging house, rooming house, dormitory, turkish 12 bath, residential or public or private club, or other building 13 containing four (4) or more rooms, and which is occupied or is 14 intended or designed for occupancy by four (4) or more persons, 15 whether rent is paid in money, goods, labor, or otherwise, shall be 16 accompanied by a fee in the amount of ten ($10.00) dollars. Said 17 fee shall also be paid whenever there is a change of ownership of 18 such building. 19 SECtION 419-1/2: SHADE STRUCTURE is a structure constructed 20 of incombustible materials with a roof that is 80% open to the sky 21 and without walls. 22 SECTION 420-1/2: STORAGE CABINET AND PLAYHOUSE is a 23 structure located on a residential lot which is designed and used 24 solely for the storage of personal equipment and possessions of 25 the resident. A storage cabinet or playhouse shall not be con- 26 sidered a building as defined by this Code. A storage cabinet or 27 28 29 playhouse shall not exceed 54 square feet in area or 8 feet in height nor may the storage cabinet encroach on any required yard. SECTION 1305 (c): The openable areas of all windows shall 30 be protected by screens. 31 SECTION 1305 (b) 1: SANITATION. Enclosed area under 32 kitchen sink, laundry tray and lavatory. Such areas enclosed by -14- . ~ cabinets at the above mentioned locations shall be installed so 2 3 4 5 6 that at least ten (10) square inches is available for ventilationo SECTION 1305 (d): KITCHEN VENTILATIONo 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 7 ventilating duct free to the outside of the buildingo The 8 ventilating duct for each kitchen shall have a minimum cross 9 sectional area of twenty-eight (28 sqo ino) square incheso An 10 approved forced-draft system of ventilation may be substituted for 11 12 the natural draft ventilating systemo SECTION 1405 (d): The openable areas of all windows shall 13 be protected by screenso 14 15 SECTION 1405 (e): Where one habitable room is borrowing light and ventilation from another, the common wall separating the 16 areas shall have a permanent opening with a dimension equal to at 17 least sixty-five per cent (65%) of the common wallo SECTION 1405 (f): SANITATION. Enclosed areas under a 18 19 kitchen sink, laundry tray and lavatory. Such areas enclosed by 20 cabinets at the above mentioned locations shall be installed so 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 that at least ten (10) square inches is available for ventilationo SECTION 1405 (g): 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 buildingo The ventilating duct for each kitchen shall have a minimum cross sectional area of twenty-eight square inches (28 sq. ino). An approved forced-draft system of ventilation may be substituted for the natural draft ventilating system. . -15- . ~ SECTION 1602 (d): IN FIRE ZONE I, doors, windows and 2 other enclosing assemblies for openings that need not be pro- 3 tected by the Code shall be finished on the outside with glass or 4 metal of not less than 26 U.S. Standard Gauge, or other approved 51 material, when the size of openings exceed thirty square feet 61 I 71 81 I 91 ! (30 sq. ft.). SECTION 1603 (d): In Fire Zone II, doors, windows and other enclosing assemblies for non-fire rated openings that are in ex- terior walls that are required to be incombustible or fire-resistant 10 shall be finished on the outside with glass or metal of not less 11. than 26 U.S. Standard Gauge or other approved material, when the 12 size of openings exceed thirty square feet (30 sq. ft.). 13 SECTION 1705 (a) 1: Upon approval of the Mayor and Common 14 Council Section 1705 (a) shall apply to a corridor serving an 15 occupant load of 40 or less. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SECTION 1705 (f): All insulating materials used in walls or attics shall be of an approved type recommended by the manu- facturer and shall be installed according to the manufacturer's specifications. SECTION 2305 (g): SPECIAL PURPOSE ROOFS. Patio structures attached to a private dwelling, apartment unit or private garage and having a dead weight of no more than two pounds per square foot and constructed of materials that will not support combustion shall be designed for a vertical live load of at least ten (10) pounds per square foot. All other roof structures shall be designed with 26 a live load of not less than twenty (20) pounds per square foot. 27 A shade structure constructed of incombustible materials 28 and as defined in this Ordinance may be located any where on a lot 29 except in required yards as defined in Land Use Ordinance No. 1991 30 and the Uniform Building Code current edition. 31 The width of the shade structure shall not exceed 40 feet. 32 ~ aisle space of at least 24 feet open to the sky shall be requir- ed between any two shade structures. -, (:- ... 1 Drive Ways in Fire Zone I and II shall not be covered by 2 shade structures. 3 SECTION 2714.5: Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 2714, the following paragraphs and subsections shall govern all 5 welding work. 6 (a) All welding shall be done by qualified operators 7 approved by the Building Inspector. The Superintendent of Building 8 and Safety shall prescribe rules and regulations for the tests for 9 welders, and no operator shall be approved by the Superintendent of 10 Building and Safety unless he has first successfully completed III such tests as may be given by the Department of Adult vocational 12 Education, San Bernardino City Schools. A certificate shall be 13 issued by the Superintendent of Building and Safety to approved 14 operators upon the successful completion of the required test or 15 tests. Request for the Certificate must be made by the operator 16 within thirty (30) days after completion of the test. The 17 Certificate shall remain in force for one year. Subsequent 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 certificates may be obtained by the successful completion of re- quired tests or when the approved operator submits sufficient evidence to the Department of Adult vocational Education, 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 26 welding. Every welder employed for field welding shall be quali- 27 fied to weld in the Flat, vertical and Overhead positions. Welders 28 29 30 31 32 including light gauge welders, who are employed for shop welding, shall be qualified in the Flat, Horizontal and vertical positions. (c) Structural steel we14ing operators shall be qualified as prescribed in Part II, Appendix D of the Standard Code of Arc . -17- . 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 151 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 II , ,I II I I I 11 and Gas Welding in Building Construction, published in 1946, by the 2 American Welding Society and Chapter 27, Sections 2701 to 2710, 3 Current Edition, Uniform Building Code Standards. 4 (d) After a welder has passed the above tests, he must be 5 capable of doing neat and consistently good work in actual opera- 6 tion. Carelessness, inability to maintain a uniform arc and poor workmanship will be sufficient for revocation of approval. (e) A fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) will be charged by the 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 Educa- tion. SECTION 2S06: (g). The finish grade adjacent to the founda- tion walls supporting wood, shall be sloped away from such walls at the rate of not less than one-eighth inch (l/S") vertical for every twelve inches (12") horizontal. Plans shall be submitted showing drainage pattern. EXCEPTIONS: See Ordinance No. 1900. SECTION 7000: The words "Building Official" as hereinafter used shall mean City Engineer of the City of San Bernardino. SECTION 7003.5: Exception 7. A land reclamation or refuse dis posal site and operation when the owners or operators have first obtained, and thereafter continually comply with, a condition.1 development permit for a land reclamation or refuse disposal opera- tion and have first recorded with the County Recorder an agreement between said owners and the city stating that the subject land has been exempted from the excavation and grading ordinance and require ments and promising to comply with each condition of said condi- -lS- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 tional development permit. Such exemption shall be conditioned upon compliance with the conditions and requirements of this para- graph and the conditional development permit. The City Engineer shall file and maintain a map depicting such land reclamation or refuse disposal sites. Said site and operation and the foregoing provisions hereof shall be an exception to the permit requirements of Section 7003. SECTION SIXg 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 herein referred to shall be deemed to designate and embrace the statutes of the State of California, and the amendments thereof, dealing with the subject matter thereby and therein referred to. SECTION SEVEN: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm 81 9 101 111 I 121 131 141 15 16 17 18 19 20 211 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 provi- sions of this Ordinance or the Codes adopted herein. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of the Codes adopted herein 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 ofrense for each day during any portion of which any violation of any provisions of this Ordinance or said Codes is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation and shall be punishable therefo as provided by this Ordinance. SECTION EIGHTg If any section, subsection, 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 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 -19- 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 [I I I I 1 and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby declare 2 that they would have passed said Ordinance and Codes, and each 3 section, Sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irre- 4 spective of the fact that anyone or more other sections, sub- 5 sections, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitu- 6 tional. 7 8 9 101 SECTION NINE: Ordinance No. 2676 is hereby repealed. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Ber- AYES: / nardino at a meeting thereof, held on , 1968, by the following vote, to 11 the /..:'iiL day of 12 wit: 13 14 15 16 17 NOES: >u-~ ( _ ABSENT: ~ -rI~ ~ 00, d;;, C~ty Clerk is hereby approved this /L ~ day 18 19 foregoing ordinance 20 of 21 22 23 , 1968. MaYO~h~~~~~ardinO Approved as to form: 24 ----, F'~_ED J l. ). 'I' ,,) _.- JL L J !,1~)o) . JAcl~ 1': FEU' J. 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