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HomeMy WebLinkAbout354144 ORDINANCE NO. 354 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 287 OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE CONTAINED IN THE 1981 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. 287 entitled "Building Code" adopted August 14, 1975, 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 1981 Edition of the Los Angeles County Building Laws pub- lished 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 regu- lated and grading within the City of Irwindale, and providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefore, pro- viding penalties for violation of such code, declaring and estab- lishing fire zones. Three copies of said Los Angeles County Building Laws have been deopsited 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. 287, 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. 354 adopted 1981 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. 354 applying to dwellings, lodgings, houses, hotels, apartment houses, convents, monasteries, or other uses classified by this Code as a Group R-1 or R-3 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. "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 and 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. 145 Ordinance No. 354 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. (b) Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violation 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 permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500., or by imprison- ment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprison- ment. SECTION 5. Section 3030 of said Los Angeles Building Code is amended by amending Table No. 3-A 2 times the fees shown. SECTION 6. Said Los Angeles County 'Building Code is amended by deleting Section 307, 308(a), 3203(f) and Chapter 96 therefrom. SECTION 7. Section 9906 of said Los Angeles County Building Code is amended to read: 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 Rehabili- tation Appeals Board consisting of five (5) members who are quali- fied to pass on matters pertaining to substandard 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 and deemed necessary. The Board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investigations. The Building Official shall be an ex -office non-voting member and act as Secretary. He shall keep a record of all proceedings and 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. 287 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 modivications of the Uniform Fill Building Code, 1981 Edition in said Ordinance No. 287 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 24th day of September, 1981. Arthur Far'ia, Mayor ATTEST: /Ai� d" Marg Ye t S. Barbosa, City Clerk 146 Ordinance No. 354 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 No. 354 was approved on first reading on the 10th day of September, 1981, approved and adopted at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of September, 1981, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Barbosa, Castellanos, Michael Miranda, Pat Miranda and Mayor Tapia NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None -� Margaft Sl Z� . Barbosa, City Cle'k