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ORDINANCE NO. ,:?69S
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
BUILDING CODE, 1976 EDITION, TOGETHER WITH THE APPENDIX, CHAPTER
13 THROUGH CHAPTER 70, INCLUSIVE; UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS
FOR 1976 EDITION; UNIFORM BU1tDING CODE; UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE,
1976 EDITION, TOGETHER WITH APPENPIX A, B, AND C; UNIFORM HOUSING
CODE, 1976 EDnION; AND THE SUPPLiMENTS TO THE UNIFORM BUILDING
CODES, FOR THE PURPOSjl:S OF ESTABLISHING flUILDING, MECHANICAL, AND
HOUSING CODES FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND CREATING AND
ESTABLISHI~ FIRE ZONES THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS;
AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 3453.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. This Ordinance shall be known as the "Uniform
Building Ordinance".
SECTION 2. Those certain rules and regulations which
regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration,
repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy,
equipment use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or
structures 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 Appendices, entitled Uniform Building
COde, 1976 Edition, together with the Appendix, Chapter 13
through Chapter 70, inclusive, Uniform Building Code Standards
for 1976 Edition, Uniform Building Code. Uniform Mechanical Code
1976 Edition, including Appendix A, B, and C. Uniform Housing
Code, 1976 Edition, and the 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
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of the City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino, and are identi-
fied by Certificates attached thereto, reading substantially as
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"I, LUCILLE GOFORTH, hereby certify that three
copies of the annexed codes entitled Uniform Build-
ing Code, 1976 Edition, Uniform Building Code
Standards, 1976 Edition, Uniform Mechanical Code,
1976 Edition, Uniform Housing Code, 1976 Edition
and the Supplements to the Uniform Building Codes
and the Code for Welding in Building Construction,
Eighth Edition ~re filed in my office on ~
. 7tt. , 1977 and are true, correct
and complete'copies or-those certain codes and
supplements thereto referred to in Ordinance No.
of the City of San Bernardino and by
said Ord1nance adopted by reference and made a part
thereof as fully as though set forth at length.
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LUCILLE GOFORTH
City Clerk of the City of
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SECTION 3. The sections and provisions of said Uniform
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,I Building Code, 1976 Edition, are hereby amended to read as
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I Board of Building Commissioners of the City of San Bernardino whic
,shall consist of nine members who shall serve at the pleasure of
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Section 204.
There is hereby created and re-established a
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Each Councilman shall nominate
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24 nominating Councilman. The Mayor shall nominate and appoint two
25 (2) members who shall serve during and for the term of the Mayor.
26 The terms shall commence and terminate at the same time as and
27 shall coincide with the term of the nominating Councilman or
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a Councilman or the Mayor, the applicable term of the member of
the Board shall continue until a successor has been nominated by
the Councilman or Mayor elected to fill such vacancy and has been
appointed by'the Mayor.
Each member of the Board, after having been nominated,
shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the
Common Council. Each member shall be a local resident and should
be qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters re-
lating to buildings. Subsequent vacancies shall be filled and
appointments made in the manner hereinbefore set forth. Each
member shall serve without compensation. At the first meeting of
the Board it shall choose from its members a Chairman and Vice-
Chairman who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The
Building Official shall be Clerk of the Board. Said Board shall
do and perform such duties as are delegated to it by this
ordinance, or any amendments thereto, and such other duties as
are prescribed in Ordinance Nos. 2291 and 3339 or amendments
thereto, relating to the abatement of buildings, structures and
certain conditions constituting public nuisances or as may be
prescribed by order of the Mayor and Common Council. Provided
further, that Board members previously appointed and serving
terms shall complete the terms of their appointments prior to any
new appointments being made as set forth hereinabove.
Section 303.
(a) Building Permit Fees. A fee for each
building permit shall be paid to the Building Official as set
forth in Table 3-A.
The determination of value or valuation under any of the
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
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TOTAL VALUATION
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$5.00
$1. 00 to $500.00
$501.00 to $2,000.00
$5.00 for the first $5DO;QO plus
$1.00 for each additional $100.00
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cluding $2,000.00
$20.00 for the first $2,000.00
plus $4.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof, to
and including $25,000.00
$112.00 for the first $25,000.00
plus $3.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof, to
and including $50,000.00
$187.00 for the first $50,000.00
plus $2.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof, to
and including $100,000.00
$2,001. 00 to $25,000.00
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00
$287.00 for the first $100,000.00
plus $1.50 for each additional
$1,000 or fraction thereof, to
and including $500,000.00
$887.00 for the first $500,000.00
plus $1.00 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof.
$500,001.00 and up
When the proposed construction valuation is less than
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$10,000.00, the indicated amount shown in Table 3-A shall be in-
creased by fifty percent (50%).
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Where the proposed construction valuation is $10,000.01
or more, the indicated amount shown in Table 3-A shall be in-
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creased by one hundred percent (100%).
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Such increase or excess amount (over and above the indicate
amount shown in Table 3-A) collected by the Building Official
shall be deposited in the Storm Drain Construction Fund which is
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hereby created for such purpose.
When work for which a permit is required by this Code is
started prior to obtaining said permit, the fees above specified
shall be doubled; but the payment of such double fee shall not
relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of
this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other
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penalties or payments prescribed herein.
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An additional fee of $10.00 shall be paid to the Building
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Official for each inspection that is made after two previous in-
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spections have been made of either the foundation, frame, lath,
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Pursuant to the provisions of State of California, Chapter
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0.007 percent of the estimated construction cost or fifty cents
($0.50) whichever amount is the higher, shall be added to the cost
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of the building permit.
(b) Plan-Checking Fees. When the valuation of the pro-
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24 be submitted by Subsection (c) of Section 301, a plan-checking
25 fee shall be paid to the Building Official at the time of submitti g
26 plans and specifications for checking.
27 Said plan-checking fees for buildings of Groups R-3 and M,
28 Occupancies shall be one-half of the building permit fees. Plan-
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checking fees for all other buildings shall be sixty-five percent
(65%) of the building permit fees as set forth in Table No.3-A.
Where plans are incomplete, or changed so as to require
additional plan checking, an additional plan-check fee shall be
charged at a rate established by the Building Official.
(c) To facilitate and expedite the function of plan-
checking during periods of heavy work load or for large and com-
plicated structures, the Superintendent of the Building and Safety
Department may, at his discretion, submit plans and specifications
to licensed civil engineers for plan-checking. The fees paid to
such engineers shall not exceed the plan-checking fees specified
in Section 303 (b) and collected by his department.
(d) When a proposed construction is located within special
studies zones as indicated upon official maps established by the
Division of Mines and Geology of the Department of Conservation
of the State of California pursuant to the Alquist-Priolo Geologic
Hazard Zones Act (Chapter 7.5, Division 2, California Public
Resources Code), then a fee shall be paid to the building official
at the time of submitting the report of the registered geologists
required by said Act and requirements established pursuant there-
to. Said fee shall be an amount of money computed as one-tenth
(1/10) of one percent (1%) of the total valuation of the proposed
building construction for which the building permit is issued as
determined by the building official.
(e) To allow for review of the report of the registered
geologists submitted by the party applying for a proposed con-
struction, the Environmental Review Committee of the City shall,
when required by City and the provisions of the Alquist-Priolo
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independent registered geologist approved by City for review as
required by the provisions of said Act. The fees paid to such
registered geologist for reviewing the submitted report shall be
established by the Mayor and Common Council.
(f) Expiration of Plan Check. Applications for which no
permit is issued within 180 days following the date of application
shall expire by limitation and plans submitted for checking may
thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the
Building Official. The Building Official may extend the time for
action by the applicant for a period not exceeding 180 days upon
written request by the applicant showing that circumstances
beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from
being taken. In order to renew action on an application after
expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new
plan-check fee.
Section 306.
(a) Use or occupancy. No building or
structure in Groups A, E, I, H, B or R, Division I Occupancy
shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupanc
classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shal
be made, until the Building Official has issued a certificate of
Occupancy therefor as provided herein.
The rules and regulations of the "California Administrativ
Code, Title 8" shall apply to the issuance of Certificates of
Occupancy for apartment houses, hotels, and lodging houses; and
none of such buildings shall be used or occupied until the
owner or operator thereof has been issued a valid Certificate of
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For buildings or structures or portions thereof in Groups
A, E, I, H, B or R Division I Occupancy, a new Certificate of
Occupancy shall be obtained whenever:
1. The building has been vacant for one hundred eighty
(180) continuous days; or
2. There is a change of occupancy, ownership, lessee(s),
or of the use; or
3. There is a change of occupancy classification of the
building or portion of the building; or
4. There is a temporary use not exceeding thirty (30) days.
Said new Certificate of Occupancy must be obtained prior to
any person, firm or corporation using or occupying a building or
structure under conditions requiring the obtaining of a new
Certificate of Occupancy.
Before an application for a Certificate of Occupancy is
accepted, a fee shall be paid by the applicant to cover the cost
of the inspection as follows:
For a Commercial Building
$15.00
For an Apartment House:
Any building or combination of
buildings containing a total
of 4 units .
$20.00
Any building or combination
of buildings containing more
than 4 but not more than 8
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$20.00 plus $3.00 for
each unit over 4
Any building or combination
of buildings containing more
than 8 units
$32.00 plus $2.50 for
each unit over 8
Exceptions: No fee shall be charged for:
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1. The use of vacant land, except for Christmas tree
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2. A building or structure for which, in the opinion of
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Section 1604.
Fire Zone No. 3
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8 within the R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4, M-l, M-2, M-1A, T and 0 Land Use
9 Zoning Districts as defined in Ordinance No. 1991, may be erected
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(b) Any building or structure erected, constructed, or
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moved within or into Fire Zone 3, and in the C-l, C-2, C-3, C-3A,
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C-4, AP and CM Land Use Zoning Districts as defined in Ordinance
No. 1991, shall conform to the requirements of Fire Zone 2, as
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set forth in the Uniform Building Code.
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I (c) In Fire Zone 3, when additions, alterations, or
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'[structures in the R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4, M-l, M-1A, T and 0 Land Use
Zoning Districts) such building or structure shall be made to
Iconform with the requirements of Fire Zone 2, as set forth in the
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use of any building in Fire Zone 3 which would place the building
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in a different division of the same group occupancies, other than
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those structures in the R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4, M-l, M-1A, M-2, T and
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conform with the requirements of Fire Zone 2 as set forth in the
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Section 3206. (a) When Required. Smoke and heat vents
shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of this
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In single story Group B, Division 2 and 4 Occupancies
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over 50,000 square feet of undivided area.
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and any other building when specifically exempted by the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department, with the concurrence of the
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Building Official, upon their finding that adequate fire protectio
has been provided.
Section 3302. (c) Arrangement of Exits. If two or more
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exits are required, they shall be so arranged that if one becomes
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unusable for any cause, the other will be available and usable.
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In general, the following regulations shall apply:
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For rectangular shaped areas, a separation of one-
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22 dead-end corridor provisions of the Code are complied with, but
23 shall not be less than thirty (30) feet in a direct line of
24 measurement between entrances to exits or terminations of exits.
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3. Buildings arranged around and exiting into an inner
26 court shall have entrances to and terminations from such exits
27 located a distance apart equal to thirty (30) feet or one-fifth
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7 When a corridor is not used to connect exits, the closest direct
8 line measurement shall be used.
9 When exit enclosures are provided as required means of
10 egress, the shaft walls shall not be nearer to each other than
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Section 3805. (a) General. All combination standpipes
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14 installation shall be in accordance with U.B.C. Standard No. 38-3.
15 Where a combination standpipe system is installed in accordance
16 with this section, a separate dry standpipe system need not be
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18 All fire extinguishing systems, including automatic
19 sprinklers, wet and dry standpipes, automatic chemical extinguish-
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Section 4503. On the condition that the right to use
25 and occupy may be revoked by the City at any time, the space
26 adjoining a building below or above a sidewalk on public property
27 may be used and occupied in connection with the building for any
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2 building shall be required to remove, or make the necessary
3 alterations on any structures, facilities or other items situate
4 in said space, and to pay all costs and expenses attendant there-
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6 Upon the revocation of permission to use such space below
7 the sidewalk, the owner of the building shall construct the
8 necessary walls and footings to separate such space from the
9 building and pay all costs and expenses attendant therewith.
10 Footings located at least eight feet below grade may pro-
11 ject not more than twelve inches.
12 Section 4505. (b) Projection and Clearance. The
13 horizontal clearance between a marquee and the approved or pro-
14 posed curb line shall be not less than three feet six inches,
15 provided that no marquee shall project more than eight feet from
16 the property line.
17 A marquee projecting more than two-thirds (2/3) of the
18 distance from the property line to the curb line shall be not less
19 than twelve feet above the ground or pavement below.
20 A marquee projecting less than two thirds (2/3) of the
21 distance from the property line to the curb line shall be not less
22 ,than eight feet above the ground or pavement below.
23 In the event a street is widened, the minimum horizontal
24 clearance between an existing marquee and the proposed curb line
25 may be reduced to 2.0 feet, provided that the City Engineer makes
26 a finding that the existing marquee will not be in conflict with
27 any existing or proposed traffic signals, street lights, or any
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the Mayor and COmmon Council have approved any such finding.
Section 7003.4. A land reclamation or refuse disposal site
operation shall be exempt from the permit requirements of
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section 7006. (c) Plans and specifications. Each
15 application for a grading permit shall be accompanied by two sets
16 of plans and specifications and supporting data consisting of a
17 soil engineering report and, when required by the City Engineer,
18 an engineering geology report. Except as waived by the City
19 Engineer for small and inconsequential work, the plans and
20 specifications shall be prepared and signed by a civil engineer
21 licensed by the State of California.
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section 7008. Bonds Required. A permit shall not be
issued for more than 5000 cubic yards, unless the permittee shall
first post with the Director of Public Works a good and sufficient
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surety bond, cash, or certificate of deposit in such an amount as
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lithe Director of Public works shall estimate and determine to be
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i itemized estimate of the costs of the grading and the amount of
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fa bond which has been executed for a development on the site where
Ii the grading is to be done, the bond for the grading required
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!Ipermittee to the Director of Public Works that the grading work
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The Director of Public Works shall cause a written
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An agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and the City
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of San Bernardino, approved by the City Attorney and uncondition-
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those grading and other improvements and pay the costs thereof
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required pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7008, may be
filed with the Director of Public Works as security in lieu of
said bond, cash or certificate of deposit whenever said project
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cites that the street improvements are in compliance with the
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Redevelopment Plan for said area and in furtherance of the public
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interest in promoting public or private development.
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Section 7013. (a) Slopes. The face of all cut and fill
23 slopes shall be planted and maintained with a ground cover approve
24 by the City Engineer to protect the slopes against erosion as soon
25 as practical and prior to the final approval of the grading.
26 Where cut slopes are not subject to erosion due to their rocky
27 character, this requirement may be waived by the City Engineer.
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I density tests, summaries of field and laboratory tests, and other
substantiating data and comments on any changes made during grad-
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SECTION 4. Said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended
11 by deleting therefrom the following sections, subsections and
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13 Section 203
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SECTION 5. Said Uniform Building Code is hereby amended
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Section 202. (i) Compliance with Laws. The Building
19 Official, known as the Superintendent of the Department of Bui1d-
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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
27 Code, Uniform Fire Code, and their adopting Ordinances, or other
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the "Subdivision Ordinance", Ordinance No. 2623, known as the
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"Sign Ordinance", Ordinance No. 2168, Ordinance No. 2229,
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Ordinance No. 2291, Ordinance No. 2589, or of other ordinances of
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Section 202. (j) The Superintendent of the Department of
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11 building on a lot which fails to provide access to a dedicated
12 street or to a private street, the width, location, and grade of
13 which street must have been submitted to, and approved by, the
14 Planning Conunission pursuant to Section 20.2 of Ordinance No.
15 1991; or when he determines that the maximum gradient between
16 vertical transitions is 2.4 inches per foot, or twenty percent
17 (20%) grade or greater for a driveway; or when he determines that
18 the location, grade, width and plans for the driveway are such
19 that its approach to and entrance upon a substandard or deficient
20 street of less than the approved width for a public street right-
21 of-way will create an unsafe and dangerous traffic and pedestrian
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is requested by any person, firm or corporation other than that
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covered under Chapter Three of this Code and/or when the final
inspection is requested after the building or portion of the bUild4
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3 (e) Where work for which a permit is required by this
4 Code is completed prior to the issuance of said permit, an
5 additional fee of ten percent (10%) of the cost of the project or
6 . the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), whichever is less, shall
7be paid. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Depart
8 iment of Building and Safety to levy and collect said additional
9 fee. The payment of such fee shall not relieve any persons or
10 firms from fully complying with other provisions of this Code, or
11 from any other fees or penalties prescribed herein.
12 (f) A fee in the sum of forty dollars ($40.00) for the
13 inspection of any existing property or building required to be
14 made by the Department of Building and Safety for compliance with
15 the National Housing Act, Section 221 (d) (2) and regulations
16 thereunder shall be paid to the City by the applicant for such
17 inspection service.
18 (g) Regulations for Mobilehome Installations. Pursuant to
19 provisions set forth in Section 5078.2, Title 25, Chapter 5,
20 California Administrative Code, the following installation permit
21 fees shall apply:
22 1. Application filing fee - five dollars ($5.00)
23 2. Installation permit fee - twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
24 3. Reinspection fee - twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
25 Section 304. (g) Before final approval is given for a
26 building or portion thereof, the building shall be ready for
27 occupancy with all defects corrected and all construction debris
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Buildings or structures or yards shall have final inspec-
3 : tion and approval by all departments before the public utilities
4 . may connect gas or electricity to the building.
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Exception: The Building Official may grant permission to
6 connect one or more utilities to the building before final in-
7 spection is approved when it can be shown that withholding a
8 utility will be detrimental to health and safety.
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Section 420.5. Shade Structure is a structure constructed
10 of noncombustible materials with a roof that is eigh~percent
11 (80%) open to the sky and without walls.
12 Storage Cabinet and Playhouse is a structure on a
13 residential lot that is designed and used only for recreation or
14 storage of personal equipment and possessions of the resident. A
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storage cabinet or playhouse shall not exceed one hundred (100)
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I cabinet or playhouse encroach upon any required yard as defined
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II as defined in this section shall be limited to one per dwelling
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of noncombustible materials throughout when located in Fire Zone 1
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26 of noncombustible material or of one hour fire-resistant materials
27 throughout if side or sides not enclosed face a yard of forty feet
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(h) Minimum Toilet Facilities. Minimum
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6 Sections 1005, 1105, and 1205 of the Uniform Building Code, Volume
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8 that is located in the building and accessible to every subdivisio
9 in the building.
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section 2305.
(g) A "shade structure" as defined in this
11 Ordinance, constructed of noncombustible 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, 1976
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 sky
17 shall be required between any two structures.
18 Driveways shall not be covered by "shade structures".
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Secti6n~, 2714.5. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
20 2714, the following sections and subsections shall govern all
21 welding work.
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(a) All welding shall be done by qualified,operators
23 approved by the Building Inspector. The Superintendent of Buildi
24 and Safety shall prescribe rules and regulations for the tests fo
25 welders, and no operator shall be approved by the Superintendent
26 unless and until he has first successfully completed such tests a
27 may be given by the Department of Adult-Vocational Education, San
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5 or San Bernardino Valley College. A certificate shall be issued t
6 operators by the Superintendent upon successful completion of the
7 required test or tests and/or approval as aforesaid being obtained
8 Requests for the certificate shall be made by the operator within
9 thirty (30) days after completion of the test. The certificate
10 shall remain in force for one year. Subsequent certificates may b
11 obtained by successful completion of required tests, or when the
12 approved operator submits sufficient evidence to the Department of
13 Adult-Vocational Education, San Bernardino City Schools, or San
14 Bernardino Valley College that he has regularly engaged in such
15 work and that such work has been satisfactorily performed during
16 the past year.
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(b) Every welder employed for welding of steel plate of No
18 8 gauge thickness or less, shall be qualified for light gauge weld
19 ing. Every welder employed for field welding shall be qualified t
20 weld in the flat, vertical and overhead positions. Welders, in-
21 cluding light gauge welders who are employed for shop welding,
22 shall be qualified in the flat, vertical and horizontal positions.
(c) Structural steel welding operators shall be qualified
24 as prescribed in the Code for Welding in Building Construction
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25 (Eighth Edition) of the American Welding Society, and Chapter 27,
26 Section 27-01 to 27-10, Uniform Building Code standards for
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2 operation. Carelessness, inability to maintain a uniform arc and
3 ,poor workmanship will be deemed sufficient cause for revocation
4 'of the welder's certificate.
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(el A fee of five dollars ($5.00) will be charged by the
City of San Bernardino for each original or renewed Certificate.
(fl 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.
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(g) Testing shall be done under the supervision of the
San Bernardino City Schools, Department of Adult-Vocational
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Education or San Bernardino Valley College.
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Section 2905. (fl The finish grade adjacent to the
eundation walls supporting wood shall be sloped away from such
walls at a rate of not less than one-fourth inch (1/4") vertical
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for every twelve inches horizontal for a minimum of five feet from
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the foundation.
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Plans for all buildings or structures shall be submitted
showing existing and finish grades with drainage pattern and
facilities.
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Section 3207. (f) Disposal of roof drainage water from a
24 building and drainage water from all paved areas on a lot shall be
25 directed to the nearest street or to a drainage area or facility
26 approved by the City Engineer.
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Section 7000. The words "Building Official" as hereinafter
shall mean City Engineer of the City of San Bernardino. The
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geologist registered in the State of California to practice in the
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Section 7002. (a) This Chapter shall also include those
I requirements set forth in the "Alquist-Priolo Geologic Hazard Zone
, Act" (Chapter 7.5, Division 2, Public Resources Code, State of
I California and adopted by "State Mining and Geology Board",
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8 November 21, 1973). This Act is intended to represent minimum
9 criteria only for all structures that fall within the boundaries
10 as shown on the "Special Studies Zone Maps" as prepared by the
11 State of California Division of Mines and Geology.
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Section 7006. (h) Change in Plan. In the event it be-
13 comes necessary or desirable during the course of the work to
14 change the approved grading plan, all work in the affected area
15 of the project shall cease until a new plan is filed with and
16 approved by the City Engineer.
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SECTION 6. The word "City" in the above mentioned sections
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and codes shall be deemed to refer to and designate the City of
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San Bernardino, and any reference to any act or legislative
enactments herein referred to shall be deemed to designate and
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embrace the statutes of the State of California, and the amend-
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ments thereof, dealing with the subject matter thereby and therein
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referred to.
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SECTION 7. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
25 corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move,
26 improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip for use, occupy or
27 maintain any building or structure in the City or cause the same
28 to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions
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2 Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro-
3 visions of this Ordinance or the Codes adopted herein shall be
4 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and such person shall be deemed
5 guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion
6 thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of
7 tnis Ordinance or the Codes adopted herein is committed, continued
8 or permitted. Upon conviction of any such violation such persons
9 shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
10 ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by
11 both such fine and imprisonment.
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SECTION 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause
13 or phrase of this Ordinance or said Codes is for any reason held
14 to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
15 competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
16 validity of the remaining portions of said Ordinance or Codes.
17 The ~yor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby
18 declare that they would have passed said Ordinance and Codes, and
19 each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
20 irrespective of the fact that anyone or more other sections,
21 subsections, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or uncon-
22 stitutional.
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SECTION 9. Ordinance No. 3453 is hereby repealed.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
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