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1 ORDINANCE NO. ~ '1L/-1-=;
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2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADOPTING AND
ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILD-
3 INGS WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE, 1973 EDITION, TOGETHER WITH THE APPENDIX, CHAPTER
4 13 THROUGH CHAPTER 70, INCLUSIVE; UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS
FOR 1973 EDITION; UNIFORM BUILDING CODE; UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE,
5 1973 EDITION, TOGETHER WITH APPENDIX A, B, AND C; UNIFORM HOUSING
CODE, 1973 EDITION; AND THE 1974 SUPPLEMENT TO THE UNIFORM BUILD-
6 ING CODES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING BUILDING, MECHANICAL,
AND HOUSING CODES FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND CREATING AND
7 ESTABLISHING FIRE ZONES THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS;
AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 3248.
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
9 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION ONE: This Ordinance shall be known as the
11 "Uniform Building Ordinance".
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SECTION TWO: Those certain rules and regulations which
13 regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration,
14 repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equip-
15 ment use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures
16 and the installation and maintenance of heating, ventilating,
17 refrigeration and related systems in the City of San Bernardino,
18 and which provide for Uniform Building Code Standards for said
19 buildings or structures and minimum housing requirements for the
20 protection of life, limb, health and property and for the safety
21 and welfare of the general public and the owners and occupants
22 of residential buildings in said City, all as set forth in those
23 certain Codes and Appendices, entitled Uniform Building Code,
24 1973 Edition, together with the Appendix, Chapter 13 through
25 Chapter 70, inclusive, Uniform Building Code Standards for 1973
26 Edition, Uniform Building Code. Uniform Mechanical Code, 1973
27 Edition, including Appendix A, B, and C. Uniform Housing Code,
28 1973 Edition, and the 1974 Supplements to the Uniform Building
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Codes, as promulgated by the International Conference of Building
Officials, three copies of which codes are on file in the Office
of the City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino, and are
identified by Certificates attached thereto, reading substantially
as follows:
"I, LUCILLE GOFORTH, hereby certify that three
copies of the annexed codes entitled Uniform Build-
ing Code, 1973 Edition, Uniform Building Code Stan-
dards, 1973 Edition, Uniform Mechanical Code, 1973
Edition, Uniform Housing Code, 1973 Edition, and
the 1974 Supplements to the Uniform Building Codes
and the Code for Welding in Building Constrl;1c}:j,on,
Eig~h Edition were filed in my office on()~2. // ,
197 and are true, correct and complete copJ.es
of hose certain codes and supplements thereto re-
ferred to in Ordinance No. .~~. of the City
of San Bernardino and by sar J.nance adopted by
reference and made a part thereof as fully as though
set forth at length.
LUCILLE GOFORTH
City Clerk of the City of
San Bernardino"
SECTION THREE: The sections and provisions of said Uniform
Building Code, 1973 Edition, are hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 204. There is hereby created and re-established
a Board of Building Commissioners of the City of San Bernardino
which shall consist of nine members who shall serve at the
pleasure of the Mayor and Common Council. Each Councilman shall
nominate one (1) member who shall serve during and for the term of
the nominating Councilman. The Mayor shall nominate and appoint
two (2) members who shall serve during and for the term of the
Mayor. The terms shall commence and terminate at the same time
as and shall coincide with the term of the nominating Councilman
or Mayor, provided that when a vacancy shall occur in the office
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1 of a Councilman or the Mayor, the applicable term of the member of
2 the Board shall continue until a successor has been nominated by
3 the Councilman or Mayor elected to fill such vacancy and has been
4 appointed by the Mayor.
5 Each member of the Board, after having been nominated,
6 shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the
7 Common Council. Each member shall be a local resident and should
8 be qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters
9 relating to buildings. Subsequent vacancies shall be filled and
10 appointments made in the manner hereinbefore set forth. Each
11 member shall serve without compensation. At the first meeting of
12 the Board it shall choose from its members a Chairman and Vice-
13 Chairman who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The
14 Building Official shall be Clerk of the Board. Said Board shall
15 do and perform such duties as are delegated to it by this
16 ordinance, or any amendments thereto, and such other duties as are
17 prescribed in Ordinance Nos. 2291 and 3339 or amendments thereto,
18 relating to the abatement of buildings, structures and certain
19 conditions constituting public nuisances or as may be prescribed
20 by order of the Mayor and Common Council. Provided further, that
21 Board members previously appointed and serving terms shall com-
22 plete the terms of their appointments prior to any new appoint-
23 ments being made as set forth hereinabove.
24 Section 303. (a) Building Permit Fees. A fee for each
25 building permit shall be paid to the Building Official as set
26 forth in Table 3-A.
27 The determination of value or valuation under any of the
28 provisions of this Code shall be made by the Building Official.
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1 The valuation to be used in computing the permit fees and plan-
2 check fees shall be the total value of all construction work for
3 which the permit is issued; as well as all finish work, painting,
4 roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning,
5 elevators, fire extinguishing systems and any other permanent
6 equipment.
7 TABLE NO. 3~A -- BUILDING PERMIT FEES
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$1.00 to $500.00
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$5.00 for the first $500.00 plus
$1.00 for each additional $100.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
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$20.00 for the first $2,000.00 plus
$3.00 for each additional thousand
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cluding $25,000.00
$89.00 for the first $25,000.00 plus
$2.50 for each additional thousand
or fraction thereof, to and includin
$50,000.00
$151.50 for the first $50,000.00
plus $1.50 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof, to and
including $100,000.00
$226.50 for the first $100,000.00
plus $1.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof.
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$100,001.00 and up
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23 $10,000.00, the indicated amount shown in Table 3-A shall be in-
24 creased by fifty percent (50%).
25 Where the proposed construction valuation is $10,000.01 or
26 more, the indicated amount shown in Table 3~A shall be increased
27 by one hundred percent (100%).
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1 dicated amount shown in Table 3-A) collected by the Building
2 Official shall be deposited in the Storm Drain Construction Fund
3 which is hereby created for such purpose.
4 When work for which a permit is required by this Code is
5 started prior to obtaining said permit, the fees above specified
6 shall be doubled; but the payment of such double fee shall not
7 relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements
8 of this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other
9 penalties or payments prescribed herein.
10 An additional fee of $7.50 shall be paid to the Building
11 Official for each inspection that is made after two previous in-
12 spections have been made of either the foundation, frame, lath,
13 or final construction; and such fee shall not be in lieu of any
14 other requirement, fee or penalty provided for herein.
15 Pursuant to the provisions of State of California, Chapter
16 8, Division 2 of the Public Resources Code, an amount equal to
17 0.007 percent of the estimated construction cost or fifty cents
18 ($0.50) whichever amount is the higher, shall be added to the cost
19 of the building permit.
20 (b) Plan-checking Fees. When the valuation of the pro-
21 posed construction is $1,000.00 or more, and a plan is required
22 to be submitted by Subsection (c) of section 301, a plan-checking
23 fee shall be paid to the Building Official at the time of sub-
24 mitting plans and specifications for checking. Said plan-checking
25 fee shall be equal to one-half of the building permit fee as set
26 forth in Table No.3-A.
27 (c) To facilitate and expedite the function of plan-
28 checking during periods of heavy work load or for large and
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1 complicated structures, the Superintendent of the Building and
2 Safety Department may, at his discretion, submit plans and
3 specifications to licensed civil engineers for plan-checking. The
4 fees paid to such engineers shall not exceed the plan-checking
5 fees specified in Section 303 (b) and collected by his department.
6 (d) When a proposed construction is located within
7 special studies zones as indicated upon official maps established
8 by the Division of Mines and Geology of the Department of Conser-
9 vation of the State of California pursuant to the Alquist-Priolo
10 Geologic Hazard Zones Act (Chapter 7.5, Division 2, California
11 Public Resources Code), then a fee shall be paid to the building
12 official at the time of submitting the report of the registered
13 geologists required by said Act and requirements established
14 pursuant thereto. Said fee shall be an amount of money computed
15 as one-tenth (1/10) of one percent (1%) of the total valuation of
16 the proposed building construction for which the building permit
17 is issued as determined by the building official.
18 (e) To allow for review of the report of the registered
19 geologists submitted by the party applying for a proposed con-
20 struction, the Environmental Review Committee of the City shall,
21 when required by City and the provisions of the Alquist-Priolo Act
22 submit the reports of said registered geologists to an independent
23 registered geologist approved by City for review as required by
24 the provisions of the said Act. The fees paid to such registered
25 geologist for reviewing the submitted report shall be established
26 by the Mayor and Common Council.
27 Section 306. (a) Use or Occupancy. No building or
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occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification
of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until
the Building Official has issued a Certificate of Occupancy
therefor as provided herein.
1. The rules and regulations of the "California Adminis-
trative Code, Title 8" shall govern the issuance of the
Certificate of Occupancy for apartment houses, hotels, and lodging
houses; and such structures shall not be used or occupied until
the owner or operator has been issued a valid Certificate of
Occupancy.
2. For buildings or structures or portions thereof in
Groups "A" to "G", inclusive, a new Certificate of Occupancy
shall be obtained whenever:
(a) The building has been vacant for one hundred
eighty (180) days; or
(b) There is a change of occupant or owner, or use,
that requires a new City Business License; or
(c) There is a change of occupancy classification of
a building or portion of the building.
3. Before an 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 dollars ($10.00).
Exceptions: No fee shall be charged for:
(a) A temporary use not exceeding thirty (30) days; or
(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
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3 Section 1604. Fire Zone No. 3 (a) Any building or
4 structure complying with the requirements of this Code and
5 located within the R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4, M-l, M-2, M-IA, T and 0
6 Land Use Zoning Districts as defined in Ordinance No. 1991, may
7 be erected or constructed in or moved within or into Fire Zone 3.
8 (b) Any building or structure erected, constructed, or
9 moved within or into Fire Zone 3, and in the C-l, C-2, C-3, C-3A,
10 C-4, AP and CM Land Use Zoning Districts as defined in Ordinance
11 No. 1991, shall conform with the requirements of Fire Zone 2, as
12 set forth in the Uniform Building Code.
13 (c) In Fire Zone 3, when additions, alterations, or re-
14 pairs, within any twelve month period exceed fifty percent (50%)
15 of the value of an existing building structure (excepting those
16 structures in the R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4, M-l, M-IA, T and 0 Land Use
17 Zoning Districts) such building or structure shall be made to
18 conform with the requirements of Fire Zone 2, as set forth in the
19 Uniform Building Code.
20 (d) Any change made in the character of occupancies or use
21 of any building in Fire Zone 3 which would place the building in a
22 different division of the same group occupancies, other than those
23 structures in the R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4, M-l, M-IA, M-2, T and 0 Land
24 Use Zoning Districts, shall require that the building conform with
25 the requirements of Fire Zone 2 as set forth in the Uniform Build-
26 ing Code.
27 Section 3302. (c) Arrangement of Exits. If two or more
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unusable for any cause, the other will be available and usable.
In general, the following regulations shall apply.
1. For rectangular shaped areas, a separation of one-fifth
(1/5) the perimeter of the area shall be considered as a reason-
able separation between entrances to exits or between terminations
of exits.
2. For U-shaped or L-shaped areas, an exit shall be
located in each wing of the area. Separations shall be such that
dead-end corridor provisions of the Code are complied with, but
shall not be less than thirty (30) feet in a direct line of
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measurement between entrances to exits or terminations of exits.
3. Buildings arranged around and exiting into an inner
court shall have entrances to and terminations from such exits
located a distance apart equal to thirty (30) feet or one~fifth
(1/5) of the perimeter of the inner court, whichever is the
greater. Separation shall be measured in a direct line between
entrances or termination of the exits. Exits from the court shall
be separated as required by the shape of the court.
Exit separation, unless otherwise specified, shall be
measured in the closest line of travel when exits are inter-
connected by a corridor meeting the requirements of the Division.
When a corridor is not used to connect exits, the closest direct
line measurement shall be used.
When exit enclosures are provided as a required means of
egress, the shaft walls shall not be nearer to each other than
thirty (30) feet in any direct line of measurement.
Section 3805. (a) General. All combination standpipes
shall comply with the requirements of this Section. Design and
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1 installation shall be in accordance with U.B.C. Standard No. 38-3.
2 !Where a combination standpipe system is installed in accordance
3 iwith this section, a separate dry standpipe system need not be in-
4 stalled.
5 All fire extinguishing systems, including automatic
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8 I meet the approval of the Fire Department as to installation and
9 location, and shall be subject to such periodic tests as it may
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Section 4004. The aggregate of openings for projection
equipment shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the area
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of the wall between the projection room and the auditorium.
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All openings shall be provided with glass or other approved
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walls, including any fresh-air inlets but excluding exit doors and
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exhaust ducts, shall be provided with a shutter of not less than
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No. 10 U.S. gauge sheet metal, or its equivalent, large enough to
20 overlap at least one inch on all sides of such opening. Shutters
21 shall be arranged to slide without binding in guides constructed
22 of material equal to the shutters in strength and fire resistance.
23 Each shutter shall be equipped with a 1650 F. fusible link which,
24 when fused by heat, will cause closure of the shutter by gravity.
25 Shutters of a size greater than two hundred (200) square inches
26 shall be equipped with a counterbalance. There shall also be a
27 fusible link located over the upper magazine of each projector
28 which, upon operating, will close all shutters. In addition,
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2 simultaneously all shutters from any projector head and from a
3 point within the projection room near each exit door. Shutters
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Section 4503. On the condition that the right to use and
occupy may be revoked by the City at any time, the space adjoining
a building below or above a sidewalk on public property may be
used and occupied in connection with the building for any purpose
not inconsistent with this Code or other laws and ordinances.
Upon the revocation of permission, the owner of the building shall
be required to remove, or make the necessary alterations on any
structures, facilities or other items situate in said space, and
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Upon the revocation of permission to use such space below
i the sidewalk, the owner of the building shall construct the
necessary walls and footings to separate such space from the build
ing and pay all costs and expenses attendant therewith.
Footings located at least eight feet below grade may pro-
ject not more than twelve inches.
Section 4505.
(b) Projection and Clearance. The hori-
21 zontal clearance between a marquee and the approved or proposed
22 curb line shall be not less than three feet six inches, provided
23 that no marquee shall project more than eight feet from the
24 property line.
25 A marquee projecting more than two-thirds (2/3) of the
26 distance from the property line to the curb line shall be not less
27 than twelve feet above the ground or pavement below.
28 A marquee projecting less than two-thirds (2/3) of the
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1 Idistance from the property line to the curb line shall be not less
2 than eight feet above the ground or pavement below.
3 In the event a street is widened, the minimum horizontal
4 clearance between an existing marquee and the proposed curb line
5 may be reduced to 2.0 feet, provided that the City Engineer makes
6 a finding that the existing marquee will not be in conflict with
7 any existing or proposed traffic signals, street lights, or any
8 other similar device or facility, or trees, or similar landscaping
9 and the Mayor and Common Council have approved any such finding.
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Section 7003.4. A land reclamation or refuse disposal site
11 and operation shall be exempt from the permit requirements of
12 Section 7003 if:
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(a) An agreement executed by said owners or operators and
14 the City has first been recorded with the County Recorder. Said
15 agreement shall contain promises of compliance with each and every
16 condition of the above mentioned conditional development permit
17 and shall state that the subject land has been exempted from the
18 requirements set forth herein for regulating excavation and gradin
19 The City Engineer shall file and maintain a map depicting
20 such land reclamation or refuse disposal sites.
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Section 7006.
(c) Plans and Specifications. Each
22 application for a grading permit shall be accompanied by two sets
23 of plans and specifications and supporting data consisting of a
24 soil engineering report and, when required by the City Engineer,
25 an engineering geology report. Except as waived by the City
26 Engineer for small and inconsequential work, the plans and
27 specifications shall be prepared and signed by a civil engineer
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section 7008. Bonds Required. A permit shall not be
2 issued for more than 5,000 cubic yards, unless the permittee shall
3 first post a bond with the City Engineer. The bond shall be
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executed by the owner and a corporate surety authorized to do
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business in this State as a surety in an amount sufficient to
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complete the work on schedule. The form shall be approved by
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executed for a development on the site where the grading is to be
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evidence satisfactory to the City Engineer that the grading work
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24 facilities discharge onto natural ground, riprap may be required.
25 At least two percent (2%) gradient toward approved drainage
26 facilities from building pads will be required unless waived by
27 the City Engineer for nonhilly terrain. Lot grades shall be a
28 minimum of two percent (2%) for hillside areas.
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section 7013.
(a) Slopes. The face of all cut and fill
slopes shall be planted and maintained with a ground cover
approved by the City Engineer to protect the slopes against
erosion as soon as practical and prior to the final approval of
the grading. Where cut slopes are not subject to erosion due to
their rocky character, this requirement may be waived by the City
Engineer. An irrigation system or watering facilities may be
required by the City Engineer.
Section 7014.
(c) Engineered Grading Requirements. The
City Engineer shall inspect the work and require adequate in-
spection and compaction control by a soils testing agency. The
soils testing agency shall be approved by the City Engineer.
The testing agency's responsibility shall include, but need
not be limited to, certification concerning the inspection of
cleared areas and benches to receive fill, and the compaction of
fills.
When the City Engineer has cause to believe that geologic
factors may be involved, the grading operation will be required
to conform to "engineered grading" requirements.
Section 7015.
(a) 2. A soil grading report prepared by
the soil engineer, including locations and elevations of field
density tests, summaries of field and laboratory tests, and other
substantiating data and comments on any changes made during grad-
ing and their effect on the recommendations made in the soil
engineering investigation report. He shall provide certification
that the grading operations have met the requirements of this
ordinance.
section 7015.
(b) Notification of Completion. The
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1 permittee or his agent shall notify the City Engineer when the
2 grading operation is ready for final inspection. Final approval
3 shall not be given until all work including installation of all
4 drainage facilities and their protective devices and all erosion
5 control measures have been completed in accordance with the final
6 approved grading plan and the required reports have been submitted
7 All erosion control planting, devices, and work on hillside lots
8 shall be completed prior to issuance of a building permit."
9 SECTION FOUR: Said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended
10 by deleting therefrom the following sections, subsections and pro-
11 visions:
12 Section 203
13 Exception 1, Section 2907 (b)
14 Section 4505 (c)
15 SECTION FIVE: Said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended
16 by adding thereto the sections, subsections and paragraphs set
17 forth as follows:
18 "Section 202. (i) Compliance with Laws. The Building
19 Official, known as the Superintendent of the Department of Build-
20 ing and Safety of said City, and officers and employees in his
21 Department, shall not issue or approve the issuance of any permit
22 for a building or structure or a Certificate of Occupancy, except
23 for a temporary certificate, unless and until there is compliance
24 on the subject property or land, with each and every applicable
25 provision of the latest editions of the Uniform Building Code,
26 Volumes I, II and III, Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Wiring Code,
27 Fire Prevention Code, and their adopting Ordinances, or other
28 Codes or laws adopted by the City or of Ordinance No. 1991, known
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1 as the "Land Use Zoning Ordinance", Ordinance No. 1984, known as
2 the " subdivision Ordinance", Ordinance No. 763, known as the
3 "Business License Ordinance", Ordinance No. 2623, known as the
4 "Sign Ordinance", Ordinance No. 2168, Ordinance No. 2229,
5 Ordinance No. 2291, Ordinance No. 2589, or of other ordinances of
6 the City of San Bernardino or laws of the State of California, or
7 of any valid zoning or use condition imposed by the Mayor and
8 Common Councilor Planning Commission relating to the subject
9 property or land.
10 Section 202. (j) The Superintendent of the Department of
11 Building and Safety shall not issue a building permit for a build-
12 ing on a lot which fails to provide access to a dedicated street
13 or to a private street, the width, location, and grade of which
14 street must have been submitted to, and approved by, the Planning
15 Commission pursuant to Section 20.2 of Ordinance No. 1991; or
16 when he determines that the maximum gradient between vertical
17 transitions is 2.4 inches per foot, or a twenty percent (20%)
18 grade or greater for a driveway; or when he determines that the
19 location, grade, width and plans for the driveway are such that
20 its approach to and entrance upon a substandard or deficient stree
21 of less than the approved width for a public street right-of-way
22 will create an unsafe and dangerous traffic and pedestrian
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24 Section 303. (d) When special inspection or information
25 is requested by any person, firm or corporation other than that
26 covered under Chapter Three of this Code and/or when the final
27 inspection is requested after the building or portion of the build
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1 collect an inspection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00). Such fee
2 shall not be in lieu of any other requirement, fee or penalty
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(e) Where work for which a permit is required by this
5 Ii Code is completed prior to the issuance of said permit, an
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7 the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), whichever is less, shall
8 be paid. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the
9 Department of Building and Safety to levy and collect said
10 additional fee. The payment of such fee shall not relieve any
11 persons or firms from fully complying with other provisions of
12 this Code, or from any other fees or penalties prescribed herein.
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(f) A fee in the sum of forty dollars ($40.00) for the
14 inspection of any existing property or building required to be
15 made by the Department of Building and Safety for compliance with
16 the National Housing Act, Section 221 (d) (2) and regulations there-
17 under shall be paid to the City by the applicant for such
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(g) Regulations for Mobilehome Installations. Pursuant
20 to provisions set forth in Section 5078.2, Title 25, Chapter 5,
21 California Administrative Code, the following installation permit
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1. Application filing fee - five dollars ($5.00)
2. Installation permit fee - twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
3. Reinspection fee - twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
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Section 304. (g) Before final approval is given for a
27 building or portion thereof, the building shall be ready for
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1 spots and stains removed and the site shall be graded to final
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3 Buildings or structures or yards shall have final inspectio
4 and approval by all departments before the public utilities may
5 connect gas or electricity to the building.
6 Exception: The Building Official may grant permission to
7 connect one or more utilities to the building before final in-
8 spection is approved when it can be shown that withholding a
9 utility will be detrimental to health and safety.
10 Section 420.5. Shade Structure is a structure constructed
11 of noncombustible materials with a roof that is eighty percent
12 (80%) open to the sky and without walls.
13 Storage Cabinet and Playhouse is a structure on a residenta
14 lot that is designed and used only for recreation or storage of
15 personal equipment and possessions of the resident. A storage
16 cabinet or playhouse shall not exceed one hundred (100) square
17 feet in area or eight feet in height nor may any storage cabinet
18 or playhouse encroach upon any required yard as defined in
19 Ordinance No. 1991. A storage cabinet or playhouse structure as
20 defined in this section shall be limited to one per dwelling.
21 Section 1602. (d) Roofed buildings or structures or
22 portions thereof not enclosed on all sides by walls shall be made
23 of noncombustible materials throughout when located in Fire Zone 1.
24 Section 1603. (d) Roofed buildings or structures or
25 portions thereof not enclosed on all sides by walls shall be made
26 of noncombustible material or of one hour fire-resistent materials
27 throughout if side or sides not enclosed face a yard of forty feet
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1 Section 1711. (h) Minimum Toilet Facilities. Minimum
2 toilet facilities for assembly buildings shall not be less than
3 the minimum pluinbing facilities specified in Appendix C of the
4 1973 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
5 When only one toilet is required under the provisions of
6 sections 1005, 1105 and 1205 of the Uniform Building Code, Volume
7 1, there shall be installed the "roughing-in" for a second toilet
8 that is located in the building and accessible to every subdivisio
9 in the building.
10 Section 2305. (g) A "shade structure" as defined in this
11 Ordinance, constructed of incombustible materials, may be located
12 anywhere on a lot except in required yards as defined in Land Use
13 Zoning Ordinance No. 1991 and the Uniform Building Code (1973
14 Edition) .
15 The width of the "shade structure" shall not exceed forty
16 feet. An aisle space of at least twenty-four feet open to the
17 sky shall be required between any two structures.
18 Driveways shall not be covered by "shade structures".
19 Section 2714.5. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
20 2714, the following sections and subsections shall govern all
21 welding work.
22 (a) All welding shall be done by qualified operators
23 approved by the Building Inspector. The Superintendent of Build-
24 ing and Safety shall prescribe rules and regulations for the tests
25 for welders, and no operator shall be approved by the Superintend-
26 ent unless and until he has first successfully completed such
27 tests as may be given by the Department of Adult-Vocational
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17 No. 8 gauge thickness or less, shall be qualified for light gauge
18 welding. Every welder employed for field welding shall be
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welders, including light gauge welders who are employed for shop
welding, shall be qualified in the flat, vertical and horizontal
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2 operation. Carelessness, inability to maintain a uniform arc and
3 poor workmanship will be deemed sufficient cause for revocation of
4 the welders certificate.
5 (e) A fee of five dollars ($5.00) will be charged by the
6 City of San Bernardino for each original or renewed Certificate.
7 (f) At the time application is made, a certificate may be
8 issued without examination upon presentation of proper evidence
9 that the welder is currently approved for the position either by
10 the Department of Adult-Vocational Education or the Division of
11 Architecture, State of California.
12 (g) Testing shall be done under the supervision of the San
13 Bernardino City Schools, Department of Adult-Vocational Education.
14 Section 2905. (f) The finish grade adjacent to the
15 foundation walls supporting wood shall be sloped away from such
16 walls at a rate of not less than one-fourth inch (1/4") vertical
17 for every twelve inches horizontal for a minimum of five feet from
18 the foundation.
19 Plans for all buildings or structures shall be submitted
20 showing existing and finish grades with drainage pattern and
21 facilities.
22 Section 3207. (f) Disposal of roof drainage water from a
23 building and drainage water from all paved areas on a lot shall be
24 directed to the nearest street or to a drainage area or facility
25 approved by the City Engineer.
26 Section 7000. The words "Building Official" as hereinafter
27 used shall mean City Engineer of the City of San Bernardino. The
28 term "Engineering Geologist" as hereinafter used shall mean a
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1 geologist registered in the State of California to practice in the
2 field of engineering geology.
3 Section 7002. (a) This Chapter shall also include those
4 requirements set forth in the "Alquist-Priolo Geologic Hazard
5 Zones Act" (Chapter 7.5, Division 2, Public Resources Code, State
6 of California and adopted by "State Mining and Geology Board",
7 November 21, 1973). This Act is intended to represent minimum
8 criteria only for all structures that fall within the boundaries
9 as shown on the "Special Studies Zone Maps" as prepared by the
10 State of California Division of Mines and Geology.
11 Section 7006. (h) Change in Plan. In the event it be-
12 comes necessary or desirable during the course of the work to
13 change the approved grading plan, all work in the affected area
14 of the project shall cease until a new plan is filed with and
15 approved by the City Engineer."
16 SECTION SIX: The word "City" in the above mentioned
17 sections and codes shall be deemed to refer to and designate the
18 City of San Bernardino, and any reference to any act or legislativ
19 enactments herein referred to shall be deemed to designate and
20 embrace the statutes of the State of California, and the amend-
21 ments thereof, dealing with the subject matter thereby and therein
22 referred to.
23 SECTION SEVEN: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
24 or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move,
25 improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip for use, occupy or
26 maintain any building or structure in the City or cause the same
27 to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions
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1 Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro-
2 visions of this Ordinance or the Codes adopted herein shall be
3 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and such person shall be deemed
4 guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion
5 thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of
6 this Ordinance or the Codes adopted herein is committed, continued
7 or permitted. Upon conviction of any such violation such persons
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competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validit
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