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ORDINANCE NO. 287
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 255 OF
THE CITY OF IRWINDALE BY ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING
CODE CONTAINED IN THE 1975 EDITION OF THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING LAWS PUBLISHED BY
THE BUILDING NEWS INC. FOR AND INSTEAD OF THE
PRESENT BUILDING CODE AND MAKING OTHER
'AMENDMENTS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 255 entitled "Building Code" �<<
adopted June 29, 1972 is hereby amended by adopting by reference,
except as hereinafter provided, that certain Building Code known
and designated as the Los Angeles County Building Code as
contained in the 1975 Edition of the Los Angeles County Building
Laws published by Building News, Inc., and such code shall be and
become the Building Code of the City of Irwindale, regulating the
erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving,
removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height, area,
maintenance of all structures and certain equipment therein
specifically regulated and grading within the City of Irwindale,
and providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of
fees therefore, providing penalties for violation of such code,
declaring and establishing fire zones.
Three copies of said Los Angeles County Building Laws have
been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of
Irwindale and shall be at all times maintained by said Clerk for
use and examination by the public.
Said edition of the Los Angeles County Building Code,
except as provided hereinafter, is hereby substituted for, and
shall take place of, the Building Code set forth in said Ordinance
No. 255, and such amending ordinances previously adopted.
SECTION 2. Section 101 of said Los Angeles County Building
Code is amended to read:
Section 101. Title. Ordinance No. 287, adopted August 14,
1975, shall be known as the "Building Code", may be cited as
such, and will be referred to herein as "this Code". The
provisions of said Ordinance No. 287 applying to dwellings,
lodging, houses, hotels, apartment houses, convents, monasteries
or other uses classified by this Code as a Group H or I
occupancy and including Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 98 and 99 is and may
be cited as the "Housing Code".
SECTION 3. Section 207 of said Los Angeles County Building
Code is amended to read:
Section 207. Definitions. Whenever any of the names or
terms defined in this Section are used in this Code, each such
name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning
ascribed to it in this Section.
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"Board of Appeals" shall mean the Board of Appeals
established by Section 206 of said Los Angeles County Building
Code.
"Building Department" shall mean the "Building & Safety
Division" of the Department of County Engineer.
"Building Official" shall mean County Engineer of the
County of Los Angeles.
"City" shall mean the City of Irwindale except in Section
103 of said Building Code.
"County", "County of Los Angeles" or "unincorporated
territory of the County of Los Angeles" shall mean the City of
Irwindale.
"County Engineer" shall mean the County Engineer of the
County of Los Angeles.
"Electrical Code" shall mean Ordinance No. 290 of the City
of Irwindale.
"Fire Code" shall mean Ordinance No. 236 of the City of
Irwindale.
"Fire Zone" shall mean the fire zone adopted by an ordinance
creating and establishing fire zones or where no such fire zones
have been adopted by the City of Irwindale shall be considered to
be in Fire Zone No. 3.
"General Fund" shall mean the City Treasury of the City of
Irwindale.
"Health Code" or "Los Angeles County Health Code" shall mean
Ordinance No. 218 of the City of Irwindale.
"Health Officer" shall mean the Health Officer of the City
of Irwindale.
"Mechanical Code" shall mean Ordinance No. 289 of the City
of Irwindale.
"Plumbing Code" shall mean Ordinance No. 288 of the City of
Irwindale.
"Special Inspector" shall mean a person holding a valid
certificate of Registration issued by the County of Los Angeles
as set forth in Section 305 (b) of said Los Angeles County
Building Code.
SECTION 4. Section 208 of the Building Code of the City of
Irwindale shall 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 perform 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.
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(b) Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and each such person 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 m itted, and upon
conviction of any such violation such person shall be punish-
able by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for
not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 5. Section 303 of said Los Angeles Building Code
is amended by amending Tables No. 3A and Section 303(f) to
read as follows:
1. TABLE NO. 3-A -- BUILDING PERMIT FEES
Buildings of Group A,B,C,D,E,F, and
G Occupancies
Total Valuation Fee
Less than
$20.00 --------------------------------------
no fee
$20.00 to
and including
$100.00 ---------------------
$ 3.00
More than
$100.00 to and
including $200.00 -----------
6.00
More than
$200.00 to and
including $400.00 -----------
9.00
More than
$400.00 to and
including $700.00 -----------
12.00
More than
$700.00 to and
including $1,000.00 ---------
15.00
Each additional $1,000,
or fraction..to and
to and
including
$25,000.00 ----------------------------------
9.00
Each additional $1,000 or
fraction, to and
fraction,
including
$50,000.00 ----------------------------------
including $100,000.00 ----------------------------------
7.50
Each additional $1,000 or
fraction, to and
Each additional $1,000 more
including
$100,000.00 ---------------------------------
-------------3.75
6.00
Each additional $1,00 more
than $100,000.00 -----------
3.75
Buildings of Group H, I, and J
Occupancies
Total Valuation Fee
Less than $100.00 -----------------------------------$ 3.00
$100.00 to and including
$200.00 ----------------------
6.00
More than $200.00 to and
including
$400.00 ------------
9.00
More than $400.00 to and
including
$700.00 ------------
12.00
More than $700.00 to and
including
$1,000.00
---------- 15.00
Each additional $1,000 or
fraction,
to and ------------
including $25,000.00 ------------------------------------
6.75
Each additional $1,000 or
fraction,
to and
including $50,000.00 ------------------------------------
6.00
Each additional $1,000 or
fraction,
to and
including $100,000.00 ----------------------------------
4.125
Each additional $1,000 more
than $100,000.00
-------------3.75
2. Table No. 3-B, Section 303 of said Building Code, is
amended to read:
TABLE NO. 3-B -- GRADING PERMIT FEES
(Based on Volume of Material Handled)
1 - 50 cubic yards
51 - 100 cubic yards
$ 36.00
60.00
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101 - 1,000 cubic yards, plus $15/100 cubic yards
or fraction thereof in excess of 100 cubic
yards ----------------------------------- $ 60.00
1,001 - 10,000 cubic yards, plus $15/1,000 cubic
yards or fraction thereof in excess of
1,00 cubic yards ------ -------------------- 195.00
10,001 - 100,000 cubic yards, plus $10/1,000 cubic
yards or fraction thereof in excess of
10,000 cubic yards ------------------------ 330.00
100,001 - 500,000 cubic yards, plus $30/10,000
cubic yards or fraction thereof in excess
of 100,000 cubic yards ------------------ 1,230.00
More than - 500,000 cubic yards, plus $18/10,000
cubic yards or fraction thereof in excess
of 500,000 cubic yards ------------------ 2,430.00
3. Section 303(f). Other Fees. The following fees shall
be paid before any permit is issued, inspection made, occupancy
allowed or device operated:
For inspection of any use, occupancy, or change in use or
occupancy not otherwise covered herein by a fee and which is
regulated by the City of.Irwindale Ordinance. This fee shall
cover all corrective work, which has a total valuation of less
than $1,000, resulted from an occupancy inspection ------ $ 30.00
Inspection or reinspection of Group B, Division 4 structures
each-------------------------------------------------------- 9.00
Inspection of structures or devices regulated by Chapter 66,
for the first inspection of the first structure or device--- 18.00
And for each additional structure or device------------------ 1.88
Reinspection of one or more of above structures or devices
at the same location --------------------------------- ------ 9.00
Application and investigation fee for relocation building
permits as required by Chapter 68 ------------------------- 52.50
Investigation and/or permit fee for trailer coaches as
required by Chapter 69 --------------------------------I---- 9.00
For search of office records and,a single copy of a permit 3.00
SECTION 6. Said Los Angeles County Building Code is
amended by deleting Section 307 therefrom.
SECTION 7. Section 9906 of said Los Angeles County
Building Code is amended to read:
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Section 9906. Building Rehabilitation Appeals Board.
In order to hear appeals provided for in Chapter 98 and in
this chapter, there shall be and is hereby created a Building
Rehabilitation Appeals Board consisting of five (5) members
who are qualified to pass on matters pertaining to sub-
standard building and property. The members of the Board
shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the
City Council of the City of Irwindale and may recommend such
new legislation as deemed necessary. The Board shall adopt
reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its
investigations. The Building Official shall be an ex -officio
non-voting member and act as secretary. He shall keep a record
of allproceedingsand notify all parties concerned of the
findings and decisions of the Board.
SECTION 8. Section 9907 of said Los Angeles County
Building Code is deleted.
SECTION 9. The provisions of said Ordinance No. 255
as amended by this ordinance insofar as they are substantially
the same as the provisions of said Ordinance No. 223 prior to
November 19, 1970 shall be construed as restatements and
continuations and not as new enactments. All changes and
modifications of the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition in
said Ordinance No. 255 as amended by this ordinance are
reasonably necessary because of local conditions. This finding
is made pursuant to Section 17958.5 of the State Health and
Safety Code.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be processed in
the manner prescribed by law.
APPROVED and adopted this 14th day of August, 1975.
Richard Chico, Magor
ATTEST:
Marga t S. Barbosa, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF IRWINDALE )
I. Margaret S. Barbosa, City Clerk of the City of
Irwindale, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance,
being Ordinance No. 287, was passed, approved and adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council held on August 14, 1975,
by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Barbosa, Michael Miranda, Breceda,
Pat Miranda and Mayor Chico.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None o
Marg et S. Barbosa, City Clerk
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