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1 ORDINANCE N0.
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CTTY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING ORDINANC
N0. 3248, KNOWN AS THE "UNIFORM BUILDING ORDINANCE;" PROVIDING
3 FOR AN INCREASE IN PERMIT FEES; AND MODIFYING THE EXCAVATION AND
GRADING CHAPTER.
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
5 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
6 SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 3248, Section Three, which amends
7 certain sections and provisions of the UNIFORM BUILDING CODE,
8 VOLUME I (1970 Edition), is hereby amended by adding thereto
9 amendments to certain sections or subsections of said Code to
10 read as follows:
11 "Sec. 303. (a) Buildin Permit Fees. A fee for
each building permit s a e pa"~3 to the Build-
12 ing Official as set forth in Table 3-A.
13 The determination of value or valuation under any
of the provisions of this Code shall be made by
14 the Building Official. The valuation to be used
in computing the permit fees and plan-check fees
16 shall be the total value of all construction work
for which the permit is issued; as well as all
16 finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumb-
ing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire-
17 extinguishing systems and any other permanent
equipment.
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TABLE N0. 3-A BUILDING PERMIT FEES
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TOTAL VALUATION FEE
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$1.00 to $500.00 $7.50
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$500.01 to $2,000.00 7.50 for the first $500.00 plus
22 1.50 for each additional $100.00
or fraction thereof, to and in-
23 cluding $2,000.00
24 $2,000.01 to $25,000.00 30.00 for the first $2,000.00 plus
,4.50 for each additional thousand
25 or fraction thereof, to and in-
cluding $25,000.00
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$25,000.01 to $50,000.00 $133.50 for the first $25,000.00
27 plus $3.75 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof, to
28 and including $50,000.00
29 $50,000.01 to $227.25 for the first $50,000.00
$100,000.00 plus $2.25 for each additional
30 thousand or fraction thereof, to
and including $100,000.00
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$100,000.01 and up $339.75 for the first $100,000.00
32 plus $1.50 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof.
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1 Where work for which a permit is required by this
Code is started prior to obtaining said permit, the
2 fees above specified shall be doubled; but the pay-
ment of such double fee shall not relieve any per-
3 sons from fully complying with the requirements of
this Code in the execution of the work nor from any
4 other penalties prescribed herein.
5 An additional fee of $7.50 shall be paid to the
Building Official for each inspection that is made
g after two previous inspections have been made of
either the foundation, frame, lath, or final con-
? struction; and such fee shall not be in lieu of
any other requirement, fee or penalty provided
g for herein.
g Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 8, Division
2 of the Public Resources Code, an amount equal to
10 .007 percent of the estimated construction cost
shall be added to the cost of the permit for con-
11 struction with an estimated valuation exceeding
$1,000.00"
12
"Sec. 7006. (c) Plans and S ecifications. Each
13 application for a gra ing permit s a e accom-
panied by two sets of plans and specifications
14 and supporting data consisting of a soil engineer-
ing report, and, when required by the City Engineer,
15 an engineering geology report. Except as waived
by the City Engineer for small and unimportant
16 work, the plans and specifications shall be pre-
pared and signed by a civil engineer licensed by
17 the State of California."
lg "Sec. 7012. (d) Dis osal. All drainage facili-
ties shall be design carry waters to the
1g nearest practicable drainage way approved by the
City Engineer and/or other appropriate jurisdic-
20 tion as a safe place to deposit such waters. If
drainage facilities discharge onto natural ground,
21 riprap may be required.
22 At least two percent gradient toward approved
~ drainage facilities from building pads will be
23 required unless waived by the City Engineer for
nonhilly terrain. Lot grades shall be a minimum
24 of 2 percent for hillside areas."
25 "Sec. 7013. (a) Slo es. The face of all cut and
fill slopes shall e p anted and maintained with
2g a ground cover approved by the City Engineer to
protect the slopes against erosion as soon as
27 practical and prior to the final approval of the
grading. Where cut slopes are not subject to
2g erosion due to their rocky character, this re-
quirement may be waived by the City Engineer. An
29 irrigation system or watering fac ilities may be
required by the City Engineer."
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"Sec. 7014. ~c) En ineered Gradi Re uirements.
31 For engineere gra ing it s a e t e responsi-
bility of the civil engineer who prepares the
32 approved grading plan to incorporate all recommend-
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11~' ations from the soil engineering and engineering
geology reports into the grading plan. He shall
21j also be responsible for the professional inspec-
' tion and certification of the grading within his
31~I area of technical specialty. This responsibility
I. shall include, but need not be limited to, in-
4;ii spection and certification as to the establish-
ment of line, grade and drainage of the develop-
Slli went area. The civil engineer shall act as the
coordinating agent 5ui the event the need arises
6',' for liaison between the other professionals, the
contractor and the City Engineer. The civil
7 engineer shall also be responsible for the pre-
paration of revised plans and the submission of
8 as-graded grading plans upon completion of the
work.
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Soil engineering and engineering geology reports
10 shall be required as specified in Section 7006.
During grading all necessary reports, compaction
11 data and soil engineering and engineering geology
recommendations shall be submitted to the civil
12i~ engineer and the City Engineer by the soil en-
gineer and the engineering geologist. Such re-
13~ ports shall be submitted weekly while the work
it is in progress. Compaction reports shall include
14'i' the date, time and place of testing.
15 The soil engineer`s area of responsibility shall
include, but need not be limited to, the profes-
16 sional inspection and certification concerning
the preparation of ground to receive fills, test-
17 Ong for required compaction, stability of all
' finish slopes and testing for required compaction,
18 stability of all finish slopes and the design of
~ buttress fills, where required, incorporating
1911 data supplied by the engineering geologist.
20 The engineering geologistis area of responsibility
shall include, but need not be limited to, profes-
21 sional inspection and certification of the adequacy
of natural ground for receiving fills and the
22 stability of cut slopes with respect to geological
matters, and the need for subdrains or other ground
23 water drainage devices. He shall report his find-
ings to the soil engineer and the civil engineer
24 for engineering analysis."
25 "Sec. 7014. (d) Re ular Gradi Re uirements.
The City Engineer s a inspect t e wor an re-
26 quire adequate inspection and compaction control
by a soils testing agency. The soils testing
27 agency shall be approved by the City Engineer.
28 The testing agency`s responsibility shall include,
but need not be limited to, certification concern-
29 ing the inspection of cleared areas and benches
30 to receive fill, and the compaction of fills.
31 When the City Engineer has cause to believe that
geologic factors ma.y be involved the grading
operation will be required to conform to °engineered
32 grading` requirements."
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1 "Sec, 7015, (a) 2. A soil grading report pre-
pared by the soil engineer, including locations
2 and elevations of field density tests, summaries
of field and laboratory tests, and other substantiat-
3 ing data and comments on any changes made during
grading and their effect on the recommendations
4 made in the soil engineering investigation report.
He shall provide certification that the grading
5 operations have met the requirements of this ordi-
nance."
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"Sec, 7015, (b) Notification of Com letion, The
7 permittee or his agent smell no~i y t e ity Engineer
when the grading operation is ready for final i.n-
g spection, Final approval shall not be given until
all work including installation of all drainage
9 facilities and their protective devices and all
erosion control measures nave been completed in
10 accordance with the final approved grading plan
and the required reports have been submitted, All
11 erosion control planting, devices, and work on
~ hillside lots shall be completed prior to issuance
12 of a building permit."
13 SECTION 2. Ordinance i~io, 3248, Section Five, which adds
14 certain sections, subsections, and paragraphs to said UNIFORM
15 BUILDING CODE, is hereby amended by adding Section 7000 to said
16 Code to read as follows:
17 "Sec. 7000, The words 'Building Official' as
hereinafter used shall mean City Engineer of the
City of San Bernardino. The term Engineering
18 Geologist' as hereinafter used shall mean a
geologist registered in the State of California
19 to practice in the field of engineering geology,"
20 SECTIOiQ 3, Ordinance IQo, 3248, Section Five, which adds
21 certain sections, subsections, and paragraphs to said UiVIFORM
22 BUILDING CODE, is hereby amended by adding subsection (h) to
23 Section 7006 of said Code to read as follows:
24 "(h), Chance in Plan, In the event it becomes
25 necessary or esira e during the course of the
work to change the approved grading plan, all
work in the affected area of the project shall
26 cease until a new plan is filed with and
approved by the City Engineer,"
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I HJREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
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adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Ber-
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nardino at a ~ meeting thereof, held on the
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~~~day of '7.t_ 1972, by the following
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vote, to wit:
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The foregoing ordinance is hereby approvgd,this / lz~!
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