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HomeMy WebLinkAbout137'82 ORDINANCE NO. 137 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE ADOPTING THE IRWINDALE BUILDING CODE, BEING LOS ANGELES COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2225, ENTITLED "BUILDING CODE" AS AMENDED, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1962, WHICH ORDINANCE ADOPTED THAT CERTAIN BUILDING CODE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS "UNIFORM BUILDING CODE", 1961 EDITION, VOLUME 1, PREPARED BY THE INTERNATIONAI, CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, AND INCLUDING SECTIONS 4801, 4802, 4803, AND CHAPTERS 7 AND -51 OF THE APPENDIX TO SAID UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AS PUBLISHED IN THE 1962 .EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING LAWS BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS: ADOPTING THE IRWINDALE ELECTRICAL CODE, BEING LOS ANGELES COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2252, ENTITLED "ELECTRICAL CODE" AS AMENDED, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY, 16, 1962, AS PUBLISHED IN THE 1962 EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING LAWS PREPARED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS: ADOPTING THE IRWINDALE PLUMBING CODE, BEING LOS ANGELES COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2269, ENTITLED "LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLUMBING CODE" AS AMENDED, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 17, 1962, BASED UPON THE 1961 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE OF THE WESTERN PLUMBING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATIONS, AS PUBLISHED IN THE 1962 EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING LAWS PREPARED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS: MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO EACH OF SAID CODES AND ORDINANCE: AND AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Article VIII, Chapter 1, of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows; ARTICLE VIII BUILDING REGULATIONS CHAPTER 1 - BUIID ING CODE 8100. Except as it is hereinafter amended, ;Ordinance No. 2225 of the County of Los Angeles entitled 'Building Code", adopting, except as provided in said Ordinance No. 2225 as amended, effective October 1, 1962, that certain Building Code known and designated as "Uniform Building Code", 1961 Edition, Volume 1, prepared by the International Conference of Building Officials, and including Sections 4801, 4®02, 4803, and Chapters 7 and 51 of the Appendix to said Uniform Building Code as published in the 1962; Edition of the Los Angeles County Building Laws by the International Conference of Building Officials, the test of which is set forth in the Los Angeles County Building Laws, 1962 Edition, is hereby adopted as the Irwindale Building Code and may be cited as such. Three cppies of said Ordinance No. 2225, as amended, effective October 1, 1962, as contained in the said Los Angeles County Building Laws, 1962, Edition, are on deposit in the office of the City Clerk and shall be at all time maintained by said City Clerk for use and examination by the public. Reference to section numbers and amendments of the Irwindale Building Code are declared to be references to the section numbers contained in said Volume of Los Angeles County Building Laws, 1962 Edition. 83 8101. Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in said Los Angeles County Building Laws, 1962 Edition, or in said Ordinance No. 2225 of the County of Los Angeles, as amended, each such name or term shall be deemed or construed to have the meaning, unless the context otherwise requires, as set forth in this section. 1. "County" or "County of Los Angeles" or "unincorporated area" shall mean the City of Irwindale. 2. "Building Official' shall mean the City Engineer. 3. "Building Department" shall -mean the Building and Safety Division of the Department of the City Engineer. 4. "Board of Supervisors" shall mean the City Council of the City of Irwindale. 5. "Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 1494, the Zoning Ordinance" shall mean the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Irwindale. 6. "Unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles" shall mean the unincorporated territory of the City of Irwindale. 7. Whenever reference is made in said Ordinance to No. 2225 to any ordinance of the County of Los Angeles, said reference shall be deemed to be to the appropriate similar ordinance of the City of Irwindale. 8102. Section 207 of said Building Code. is amended to read as follows: Section 207. Rehabilitation Board. In order to hear appeals provided for in Chapter 99 regarding substandard buildings, there shall be and is hereby created a Rehabilitation Board consisting of five members who are qualified to pass upon matters pertaining to substandard buildings. The members of .the Rehabilitation Board shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Irwindale, and shall hold office at its pleasure. The Board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investigations. The hearings for demolition or repair of substandard buildingsshall be heard by the Rehabilitation Board and shall follow the procedure set forth in this Chapter for Unsafe Buildings. The Board shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the City Engineer with a duplicate copy to the appellant and may. recommend to the City Council of the City of Irwindale such new legislation as is consistent therewith. 8103. Section 208 of said Building Code is amended to read as follows: Section 208. (a) Compliance with Code. A person shall not erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure, or per- form any grading in the City, or cause the same to be done, contrary to, or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. (b) Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof ;during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or per- mitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punish- •V mO able by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 8104. Said, Building Code is amended by deleting Section 307 therefrom. 8105. Section 5105 (f) of said Building Code is amended by deleting paragraphs 4 and 5 therefrom. follows; 8106. Section 5109 of said Building Code is amended to read as Section 5109. Miscellaneous Domestic Appliances. (a) Clearances. 1. Vertical cleazance above cooking top. Domestic free-standing or built-in ranges shall have a vertical clearance above the cooking top of not less than thirty inches (30") to combustible material or metal cabinets. When the underside of such combustible material or metal cabinets is protected with asbestos millboard at least one-fourth inch (1/4") thick covered with sheet metal of not less than No. 28 U. S. gauge, the distance shall be not less than twenty-four (24!). The protection shall extend nine inches (9") beyond the sides of the range. When combustible material or metal cabinets above the cooking top of domestic free-standing or built-in ranges are protected by a metal ventilating hood, the top of which is more than twenty-four inches (24") above the cooking top and is insulated with at least one-fourth inch (1/4") thick asbestos millboard, such protection need not extend beyond the sides of the range. 2. Horizontal clearance of built-in top cooking units. The minimum horizontal distance from the center of the burner head(s) of a top (or surface) cooking unit to vertical combustible walls ex- tending above the top panel shall. be not less than that distance specified by the permanent marking on the unit. (b) Ranges and Hot Plates. Ranges or hot plates shall not be in- stalled in rooms intended to be used for sleeping ppuPoses. (c) 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 building. The ventilating duct for each kitchen shall have a minimum cross-sectional area of twenty-eight square inches (28 sq. in.). An moved forced -draft system of ventilation may be substituted for the natural -draft ventilating system. Combination -type gas and solid fuel ranges and trash. -burner ranges must be vented to a Type A chimney constructed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter for use by trash burners. Solid top -type gas ranges and built-in gas circulator -type ranges shall be bented to an approved Type B gas vent or Type A Chimney. Gas ranges having a griddle and open -type burners are.not classed as solid -top ranges. (d) Domestic Clothes Dryers. 1. Prohibited locations. Clothes dryers shall not be installed in bathrooms or rooms used for sleeping purposes. 2. Moisture exhaust ducts. Where a clothes dryer is con- nected to a moisture exhaust duct, it shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and ;recommendations. A clothes dryer, moisture exhaust duct shall not be connected into any vent connector, gas vent, or chimney. Ducts for exhausting clothes dryers shall not b e put together with sheet metal screws or other fastening means which extend into the duct. In no case shall the moisture exhaust terminate beneath the building or in the attic area. SECTION 2. Article VIII, Chapter 2, of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as ,follows: AR'T'ICLE VIII- BUILDING REGULATIONS CHAPTER 2 - ELECTRICAL CODE 8200. Except as it is hereinafter amended, Ordinance No. 2252 of the County of Los Angeles entitled "Electrical Cade", as amended effective February 16, 1962, as published in the 1962 Edition of the Los Angeles County Building Laws prepared by the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted as the Irwindale Electrical Code. and maybe cited as such. Three copies of said Ordinance 2252, as amended, effective February 16, 1962, as contained in said Los Angeles .County Building Laws, 1962 ,Edition are on deposit in the office of the City Clerk and shall beat all times maintained by said City Clerk for use and examination by the public. References to section numbers and amendments of the Irwindale Electrical Code are declared to be references to the section numbers contained in said Volume of Los Angeles County Building Laws, 1962 Edition. 8201. Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in said Los Angeles County Building Laws, 1962 Edition, or in said Ordinance 2252 of the County of Los Angeles, as amended, each such name or term shall be deemed or sonstrued to have the meaning, unless the context otherwise requires, as set forth in this section. 1. "County" or "County of Las Angeles" or "unincorporated area" shall mean the City of Irwindale. 2. "Building Official" shall mean the City Engineer. 3. "Building Department" shall mean the Building and Safrety Division of the Department of City Engineer. 4. "Board of Supervisors" shall mean the City Counc~ l of the City of Irwindale. S. "Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 1494, the Zoning Or;dinance' shall mean the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Irwindale. 6. "Unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles" shall mean the unincorporated territory of the City of Irwindale. 7. Whenever reference is made in.said Ordinance No. 2252 to any ordinance of the County of Los Angeles, said reference shall be deemed to be to the appropriate similar ordinance of the City of Irwindale. SECTION 3. Article VIII, Chapter 3,. of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ARTICLE VIII - BUILDING REGULATIONS CHAPTER 3 - PLUMBING CODE 8300. Exceptras it is hereinafter amended, Ordinance No. 2269 of the County of Los Angeles entitled "Los Angeles County Plumbing Code", as amended, effective August 17, 1962, based upon the 1961 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing .Code of the Western Plumbing Officials Association, as published in the 1962 edition of the Los Angeles County Building Laws prepared by the Inter- national Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted as the Irwindale Plumbing Code and may be cited as such. Three copies of said Ordinance No. 2269, as amended, effective August 17, 1962, as contained in the Los Angeles County Building Lbws, 1962 Edition, are on deposit in the office of the City Clerk and shall be at all times mainlained,by the City Clerk for use and examination by the public. References to section numbers and amendments of the Irwindale Plumbing Code are declared to be references to the section numbers contained in said Volume of Los Angeles County Building Laws, 1962 Edition. 8301. Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in said Los Angeles Building Laws, 1962 Edition, or in, said Ordinance No. 2269 of the County of Los Angeles, as amended, each such name or term shall be deemed or construed to have the meaning, unless context otherwise required, as set forth in this section. 1. "County" or "County of Los Angeles" or "Unincorporated area" shall mean the City of Irwindale. 2. "Building Department" shall mean the Building and Safety Division of the Department of the City Engineer. 3. "Building Dfieiaf"::a" shall mean the City Engineer. 4. "Board of Supervisors" shall mean the City Council of the City of Irwindale. 5. "Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 1494, the Zoning Ordinance" shall mean the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Irwindale. 6. "Unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles" shall mean the unincorporated territory of the City of Irwindale. 7. Whenever reference is made inlaid Ordinance No. 2269 to any ordinance of the County of Los Angeles, said reference shall be ,deemed to be to the appropriate similar ordinance of the City of Irwindale. ' SECTION 4. The Irwindale Municipal Code Article 8, Chapter 2, MOVING OF BUILDINGS, Beginning with Section 8200 is hereby amended to read "Article 8, Chapter 4, MOVING OF BUILDINGS" and the Sections in said Chapter shall be 8400 et. seq. ,wr SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall attest to same, and the same shall be posted immediately thereafter in three (3) public places within the City Limits of the City of Irwindale, as prescribed by Resolution No. 60-8. KWOR Adopted this 19th day of August, 1963. STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF IRWINDALE and H. Diaz, Mayor of the of Irwindale, California I, Lee B. Young, City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 137 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 5th day of August, 1963. That, thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 19th day of August, 1963, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Breceda, NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF IRWINDALE ) Miranda, Martinez, Sulzer and Diaz. Lee B. Young, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That she is the duly appointed and acting City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, California, and is and was at all times herein mentioned a citizen of the United States over the age of eighteen (18) years and competent to be a witness herein. On August 20, 1963, she securely and conspicuously posted at each of the public places in said City, to -wit: (1) 16034 Calle de Norte; (2) Post Office on Irwindale Avenue; and (3) At or near the door of the Council Chambers, 5050 North Irwindale Avenue, a copy of Or;dinance No. 137 of the City of Irwindale, being in all respects the same as that attached hereto and made a part hereof. Dated:.°jugPEAV AV, 1963.