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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.
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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
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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
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