ORDINANCE 63341_ M. ` s
ORDINANCE NO. 633
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE "UNIFORM BUILD-
ING CODE, 1964 EDITION, VOLUME I", TOGETHER
WITH ITS APPENDIX AND THE "UNIFORM BUILD-
ING CODE STANDARDS, 1964 EDITION, VOLUME III ";
AND REPEALING ORDINANCESNOS. 594, 6950 609
AND 614 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALI-
FORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. BUILDING CODE ESTABLISHED; The "Uniform
Building Code, 1964 Edition, Volume V. together with its Appendix and
the "Uniform Building Code Standards, 1964 Edition, Volume III," both
of which are promulgated and published by the International Conference of
Building Officials, three (3) copies of each of which have been filed, and
are on file in the office of the City Clerk, for public inspection, hereby
are adopted with the same force and effect as though set out herein in full.
SECTION 2. CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE: Said Uniform Building Code is amended by changing,
adding, and deleting the following designated chapters, sections and por-
tions of sections:
(A) Section 202 (i) and (j) are added to read as follows:
"Sec. 202. (i) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE EXPOSURE OF
WORK. Whenever any work on which called inspections are re-
quired by this Code is covered or concealed, the building official
may require, by written notice, that such work shall be exposed
for examination. The cost of exposing and recovering shall not
entail expense to the City.
"(j) MODIFICATIONS. The building official may make
slight modifications for individual cases from the provisions
of this Code where full compliance would be impractical and
where the modifications will not decrease the structural stability,
fire resistance, or create any increased hazard to life or prop-
erty. In making such modifications, the Building Official may
impose such conditions as he deems reasonable and proper to
carry out the purpose and intent of this Code."
(B) Section 204 is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 204. In order to determine the suitability of alter-
nate materials and construction and to provide for reasonable
interpretations of the provisions of this Code and for reason-
able variances therefrom where same are found necessary in
order to provide for unusual or extraordinary conditions which
may arise, there shall be and there is hereby created a Board
of Examiners and Appeals, consisting of seven members. The
membership of said Board of Examiners and Appeals shall be
composed of the Mayor and the other members of the City Coun-
cil, the City Clerk and the Chief of the Fire Department of
said City. Said members shall hold their respective member-
ships on said Board of Examiners and Appeals by reason of,
and concurrently with, their terms of service in their respec-
tive city offices above referred to and shall cease to be such
members upon their ceasing to be such officers. The Building
Inspector shall be the Secretary to the Board. The Board may
adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investi-
gations and shall render all its decisions and findings on contested
matters, in writing, to the Building Inspector, with a duplicate
copy thereof to any appellant or contestant affected by any such
decision or finding, and may recommend to the City Council such
new legislation, if any, as is consistent therewith.
"The Board of Examiners and Appeals may interpret the
provisions of this Code to cover a special case, if it appears that
the provisions of this Code do not definitely cover the point raised
or that a manifest injustice might be done or unnecessary hard-
ship or inconvenience be suffered by a strict adherence to the
provisions hereof; provided that every such decision shall be by
at least a two- thirdts vote of all of the members of said Board
of Examiners and Appeals who are present at the meeting at
which any such matter is considered and decided.
"Four members of said Board shall constitute a quorum.
The Mayor shall be the presiding officer of said Board and in
his absence the Board shall select a temporary chairman.
Notices of meetings of said Board shall be given by at least
three hours notice delivered to each member personally or by
registered mail; provided, however, that any meeting of said
Board shall be legal for any purpose if the written consent of
all of the members of such Board to such meeting is executed
and filed in the records of such Board.
"The said Board shall have the right, subject to such
limits as the City Council may prescribe by resolution, to em-
ploy at the cost and expense of said City, such practicing archi-
tects, competent builders, attorneys and structural engineers
as said Board, in its discretion, may deem reasonably necessary
in order to assist it in its investigations and in making its find-
ings and decisions. "
(C) Section 301 (a) is amended and (e) and (f) are added to read as follows:
" Sec. 301. (a) PERMITS - REQUIRED. No person, firm
or corporation shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair,
move, improve, remove, convert or demolish any building
or structure (or masonry, brick, concrete or concrete block
fence or wall in excess of 48 inches in height) in the city, or
cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate
building permit for each such building or structure or each
such fence or wall, from the Building Official.
"(e) DRIVEWAY PERMIT REQUIRED. It is the policy
of the City of E1 Segundo to require that there shall be paved
access for vehicles from the property line of a building site
to the edge of any existing pavement upon any public street,
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avenue, way or place adjacent to which any residential build-
ing or structure is located and the Building Inspector is here-
by instructed to refuse to issue any permit for any residential
building or structure after the effective date of this subdivision
(e), unless and until the applicant shall have first procured a
permit from the Street Department of the City of El Segundo
for the construction of a Street Department approved driveway
or access way from the property line of the building site to the
edge of any such existing pavement, and shall have paid the re-
quired permit fees and made the necessary and sufficient de-
posits to cover the costs incident thereto.
"Any applicant for any such permit shall have the right
of appeal to the City Council in the event of any dispute arising
with the Building Department or the Street Department respect-
ing any determination of said Department, or either of them,
under this subdivision (e) and the decision of such Council
after a hearing of such applicant of such appeal shall be final
and conclusive.
"(f) TO WHOM PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED. A permit
shall not be issued to any firm, person, or corporation, to
perform any work for which a permit is required by this Code
unless such firm, person, or corporation holds a valid, un-
expired contractor's license issued by the Department of Voca-
tional Standards of the State of California.
"EXCEPTIONS: (1) A permit may be issued to an owner
for the construction of not to exceed a three - family dwelling in
which such individual intends to reside and for the accompany-
ing accessory buildings, provided all work is actually accom-
plished by said owner or by State and City licensed sub - contractors
under the direct supervision of said owner.
"(2) Minor work or non - structural alterations, the owner or
lessee of a building may be issued a permit, when such project is
confirmed as minor by the Building Official. "
(D) Section 303 (c), (d) and (e) are added, and Table No. 3 -A is amended,
to read as follows:
"Sec. 303 (c) OCCUPANCY INSPECTION FEE. An occu-
pancy inspection fee in the sum of $10. 00 shall be paid to the
Building Official at the time application is made for an occupancy
inspection.
"(d) DEMOLITION PERMIT FEE. A permit fee of $2. 00
shall be paid to the Building Official at the time of application
for a permit to demolish any building or structure.
"(e) REFUNDS. In the event any person shall have obtain-
ed a Building Permit and no portion of the work or construction
covered by such permit shall have been commenced, and such
permit shall have been cancelled as provided for in subsection
(d) of Section 302, or in the further event there has been a sur-
render of said permit because of the abandonment of the con-
templated project with no portion of the work or construction
covered by the permit issued by the Building Official under the
provisions of this Code having been commenced, the person to
whom such permit has been issued may deliver such permit to
the Building Official with a written request that such permit be
cancelled. The Building Official shall thereupon stamp or write
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on the face of such permit the words "Cancelled at the request
of the permittee", or as in the first part, "Expired by time
limitation ". Thereupon such permit shall be null and void and
of no effect. Upon such presentation to said Building Official
of a written request for refund, the Permittee shall be entitled
to a refund of eighty per cent (80 %) of the Building Permit Fee
actually paid. When such refund is granted, a subsequent re-
application for the same project will require the payment of a
full plan checking and building permit fee.
"The Building Official, upon verifying that no work in-
volving city inspections has.been done, shall approve such
claim to be paid as provided by law for the payment of claims
against the City.
"Eighty per cent (80 %) of the Plan Check Fee may be re-
funded only if such plans have not been checked.
"TABLE NO. 3 -A -- BUILDING PERMIT FEES
TOTAL VALUATION
Less than $2
$ 20.00
101.00
401.00
701.00
1,001.00
25, 001.00
501 001. 00
100, 001. 00
5001 001. 00
00000 ........
- 100.00 ..............
- 400.00 ..............
- 700.00•.•..•••••••••
- 11 000. 00 . • ........... •
- 25, 000.00 ..............
- 502 000. 00 0. 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0
- 1002 0000 00 .00000000009
- 500, 000. 00 *0000006000000
- or more 0000000000.000
FEE
No Fee
$ 2.00
3.00
5.00
6.00
3. 00 plus
$3. 00 for ea.
15.00 "
2.50 " It
40.00 "
2.00 " It
90.00 "
1.50
340.00 "
1.00
(E) Section 305 (a) is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 305. (a) GENERAL. In addition to the inspections
to be made pursuant to the requirements of this Code, special
inspector or supervisors, or both, shall be required as follows:
1. A special inspector or inspectors who shall be' present
at all times during construction on the following types of work:
EXCEPTION: The building official may waive the requirements
for the employment of a special inspector if he finds that the
nature of the construction or work is such that a special inspec-
tor is not required.
a. All concrete work when the design is based on an
"ftc" in excess of 2, 000 psi.
b. Masonry shall have special inspection as required
by Chapter 24.
c. Welding on all structural welding.
d. Reinforced gypsum concrete.
Such special inspector or supervisor shall be provided by
the owner or his authorized agent when such services are avail-
able through a recognized testing laboratory.
Free lance special inspectors or supervisors will be pro-
vided by the Building Official as provided for in Part 2.
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$1J000.00
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2. Whenever the Building Official determines that the
nature of the construction or work requires constant or extra-
ordinary inspection, the Building Official may employ a special
inspector or inspectors who shall be present at all times during
such construction or work and the owner shall pay to the City all
direct and indirect costs of such inspector or inspectors.
The owner or his agent shall maintain a cash deposit with
the City at all times in a sufficient amount for the purpose of
paying such costs. Any portion of the cash deposit with the City
not used or encumbered for such costs shall be returned to the
owner or his agent at such time as the Building Official deter-
mines there is no further need for such special inspector or
inspectors.
3. Whenever the Building Official determines that con-
struction or work is of such specialized nature as to warrant
the direct supervision thereof by an engineer or engineers re-
gistered by the State of California, the owner or his agent shall
employ such an engineer or engineers who shall be qualified
with respect to the type of construction or work involved, who
shall be satisfactory to the Building Official and who shall be
given direct supervision. "
(F) Section 307 is added to read as follows:
"Sec. 307. The City Council being mindful that the City
of El Segundo has, and in the future will have within its bound-
aries, various large manufacturing and industrial concerns,
whose intra -plant operations are complex and extensive and
which almost daily may involve some feature or features re-
quiring the filing of applications, the payment of fees, the
making of inspections, the issuance of related orders and ap-
provals, and of other matters covered by this Code, therefore,
makes the following provisions after careful study and consi-
deration for the issuance of Annual Comprehensive Permits
upon payment of Annual Comprehensive Permit fees as here-
inafter provided for. The provision herein made for Annual
Comprehensive Permits will not only avoid the delay, detail
and confusion incident to the making of applications and the
securing of permits on the part of such concerns under said
Code, but will also expedite construction and business; will
materially reduce the burden presently placed on municipal
services to process applications and permits, etc., and will
also provide the necessary safeguards and protection contem-
plated by such Code.
"Said Council does, therefore, hereby establish the follow-
ing Annual Comprehensive Permit and does hereby fix the
Annual Comprehensive Permit Fee therefor as follows, to wit:
"Anyperson who complies with the rules relating thereto
hereinafter set forth, whose subject property owned by him or
in which he is substantially interested, is located in any M -1
or M -2 zone as established under the zoning ordinances and
regulations of the City, may make application for and have
issued to, such person an Annual Comprehensive Permit which
shall cover, as to the subject property or properties, certain
limited matters requiring applications, permits or processing
under the provisions of this Code, for the full period of one
year from and including the date of issuance of such permit.
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RULES & FEES RELATING TO ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE
PERMITS:
1. Written application therefor shall be made to the
Director of Building Safety on forms provided by
the City.
2. The basic minimum fee must accompany the appli-
c ation.
3. Applicant must agree to furnish the required infor-
mation, from its books and records, and to pay the
additional fee (above the designated minimum fee)
hereinafter provided for, on or before the 31st day
of December of the permit year.
4. Permittee must furnish at his own expense, quali-
fied special inspectors to inspect specified building
work on subject property or properties. Such inspec-
tors must be approved by the Director of Building
Safety. The approval of such inspectors is subject
to withdrawal at any time, in which case other inspec-
tors satisfactory to and approved by the Director of
Building Safety must be furnished immediately, as in
the first instance.
5. Special inspectors may inspect permitted work on sub-
ject properties requiring municipal inspection to pro-
vide compliance with applicable code regulations.
6. Special inspectors must submit to the Director of
Building Safety at the end of each quarter, a written
statement certifying that all work performed during
such quarter under the Annual Comprehensive Per-
mit, pursuant to which he is acting, conforms to the
regulations of the applicable codes; and a description
of the work performed, on forms provided for that
purpose.
7. The application for the Annual Comprehensive Per-
mit should contain the legal description of the prop-
erty that is to be the subject of the Annual Compre-
hensive Permit.
8. Annual Comprehensive Permit only may be issued
for the following construction:
a. Wood frame commercial structures, not over
one story in height, not in excess of 2, 500
square feet of gross floor area, and where the
clear span between bearing walls does not ex-
ceed 25 feet. Additions to existing structures
will be permitted under the Annual Comprehen-
sive Permit only when they will not cause the
total floor area of the existing building together
with the new addition to exceed the aforemen-
tioned 2, 500 square feet. Additions shall not
be construed to mean additional stories to exist-
ing structures.
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b. Construction projects such as the erection of
office partitions, revamping existing facilities,
minor additions or alterations, the installation
or removal of mechanical devices.
c. Erection or alteration of open structures used
to accommodate mechanical equipment peculiar
to the operation of the concern and having no
human occupancy during its normal operation.
d. Other projects, broadly classified as construc-
tion and failing within the meaning of this sec-
tion.
9. Designs, calculations and specifications for buildings
or structures erected or constructed under the provi-
sions of paragraph 8 a. or 8 c. shall be based on this
Code and Division 13, Part 3, of the Health and Safety
Code of the State of California. Such designs, calcu-
lations and specifications shall be permanently main-
tained by the holder of the Annual Comprehensive Per-
mit, and shall be subject to examination by the Direc-
tor of Building Safety at his discretion.
10. The holder of an Annual Comprehensive Permit will
be held responsible for seeing that all persons or firms
performing services covered by this permit are prop-
erly licensed by the City of El Segundo.
11. Fees for Annual Comprehensive Permits are fixed and
established as follows:
a. A basic minimum annual fee of $100. It shall
accompany the application for the Annual Compre-
hensive Permit. Permits shall be issued on a
calendar year basis; they shall not be prorated.
Annual renewal of permit may be effected by appli-
cation accompanied by payment of the required
annual fee.
b¢ Additional fees computed pursuant to Chapter 3
of this Code. Fees will be computed on the total
valuation of all work performed during the calen-
dar year under the Annual Comprehensive Permit,
and are due and payable on December 31 of each
ye ar.
"In making provisions for the Annual Comprehensive Permits
herein contemplated, the Council wishes to announce that in the
event attempts are made to take any undue advantage of the conven-
ient methods provided for minimizing the inconvenience and time in-
volved under ordinary procedures, the Council will be disposed in
such cases to repeal this section.
"In the event any such permittee shall refuse or fail to:
1. observe, abide by and conform to the conditions,
regulations and provisions, or any of them set forth
in, or contemplated by or under this section; or
2. co- operate with the Director of Building Safety in
matters covered by this section, and with reference
to subjects governed by this Code;
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then, and in any such event, the City Council reserves the right
to revoke the permits held by such permittee under this section.
Upon revocation of any such permit, all rights of the permittee
therein named, granted by such permit, shall immediately cease
and terminate, and such permittee, and the subject premises
referred to therein, shall thereupon be immediately subject to
the provisions of this Code, as fully and for all intents and pur-
poses as though the permit under this Section 307, so revoked,
had never been issued. "
(G) Section 502 "EXCEPTION" is amended to read, and an unnumbered
paragraph is added to the end of said section to read, as follows:
"EXCEPTION: The character of the occupancy of existing
buildings may be changed subject to the approval of the Building
Official, and the building may be occupied for purposes in other
Groups without conforming to all the requirements of this Code
for those Groups, provided the new or proposed use is not more
hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the existing use."
"Applications for occupancy inspections shall be made on
forms provided for that purpose; each such application shall be
accompanied by a plot plan and a floor plan accurately drawn to
scale showing how the building will be partitioned, location of
doors, windows, toilet facilities, method of providing ventila-
tion and any other information pertinent to the intended use. "
(H) Section 503, subsection (c), paragraph number "4" is amended by
adding the following:
"EXCEPTION: Fire - protection assemblies will not be
required in air ducts passing through a fire resistive occu-
pancy separation between a private garage and a dwelling, pro-
vided the duct is at least 26 U. S. gauge galvanized iron and
such ducts do not open into the garage area. "
(I) Section 504 (d) is added to read as follows:
"Sec. 504 (d) Requirements for Areas Subject to Inunda-
tion. When in the opinion of the Building Official, it is deemed
necessary, any foundation or main floor of any structure to be
built in an area subjecttD inundation shall be required to be built
at an elevation at least six inches (6 ") above street grade as estab-
lished by the City Engineer. Whenever said Building Official
deems it to be necessary for purposes of safety or convenience
of ingress or egress, any structure for which a permit is here-
after sought shall be built at an elevation which will clearly
serve and accomplish such purposes and such elevation shall
be subject to approval of said Building Official."
(J) Section 505 (c) is amended by adding the following:
"EXCEPTION: Such separation need not extend above
the ceiling of the garage below a group H occupancy of Type V
construction. "
(K) Section 1601 (a) is amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 1601. (a) For the purpose of this Code, the entire
city is hereby declared to be, and is hereby established a Fire
District, and said Fire District shall be known and designated
as "Fire Zones Two, Three and Four, it and shall include such
territory or portions of said city with such respective zones as
outlined and determined in an ordinance of said city, entitled,
"Ordinance No. 506. An Ordinance of the City of El Segundo,
California, Fixing and Establishing Fire Zones in and for said
City, and Repealing all Ordinances and Parts of Ordinances in
Conflict Wherewith. ", adopted July 8, 1957, as same now exists
and may hereafter be amended. Wherever, in such ordinance
creating and establishing fire zones, reference is made to any
fire zone, it shall be construed to mean one of the three fire
zones designated and referred to in this chapter.
"In the event said Ordinance No. 506 is hereafter amended
or repealed, or a new ordinance establishing fire zones or dis-
tricts in and for said city, is adopted in lieu thereof, then and
in that event the provisions of said Ordinance No. 506, as so
amended in case of such amendment, or of said new ordinance
in case of a new ordinance, shall prevail, and the fire districts
set forth and established therein shall be the fire districts or
zones established and referred to in this Code, effective as of
the effective date of such amendatory ordinance or new ordi-
nance, as the case maybe."
(L) Section 2314, Table 23 -I is amended by adding the following:
"Prefabricated structural elements,
other than walls, with force applied
at center of gravity of assembly. Any
The Wp shall be equal to the total Horizontal 0.30
dead load plus 25% of the floor live Direction
load in storage and warehouse occu-
pancies. "
(M) Section 2507 (c) is deleted.
(a)
(N) Section 2511 /is amended by adding an unnumbered paragraph to read
as follows:
"Plywood used in diaphragms must be fabricated with an
exterior glue line. "
(0) Section 2806 (b) "EXCEPTIONS :" is amended by deleting paragraph
numbers 1, 2 and 3, and by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"Sec. 2806. (e) FOUNDATION PLATES OR SILLS.
Foundation plates or sills shall be bolted to the foundation
or foundation wall with not less than one -half -inch (1/2 ")
bolts embedded at least seven inches (7 ") into the masonry
or concrete and spaced not more than six feet (6t) apart
within twelve inches (12 ") of the end of each mudsill.
Foundation plates and sills shall be the kind of wood speci-
fied in Section 2517 (c).
(P) Section 3301 (c), the definition of "EXIT" is amended to read as
follows:
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"EXIT is a continuous and unobstructed means of
egress not less than seventy -eight inches (78 ") in height
to a public way, and shall include intervening doors, door-
ways, corridors, exterior exit balconies, ramps, stair-
ways, smoke -proof enclosures, horizontal exits, exit passage-
ways, exit courts,and yards."
(Q) Section 3302 (a) is amended by adding to the second unnumbered
paragraph the following:
"EXCEPTION: (1) When a multiple dwelling contains
more than two living units above the first story, and each
unit is not provided with individual stairways enclosed within
the unit, two common stairways, remotely located, shall be
provided so that in the event one becomes blocked or unusable,
the other will be available.
"(2) Dwellings having an area.%ove the first story with
an occupant load of five or more, shall be provided with at
least two conforming exits. it
(R) Section 3303 (c), the second unnumbered "EXCEPTION" thereof,
is deleted.
(S) Section 3312 is amended to read as follows:
EMERGENCY LIGHTING, EXIT SIGNS AND ILLUMINATION.
"Sec. 3312 (a) EMERGENCY LIGHTING. An emergency
lighting system shall be installed in all occupancies to provide
sufficient lighting to enable persons to easily, conveniently and
safely use hallways, corridors, stairways and other means of
egress from a building in the event the main lighting system
should fail for any reason.
"EXCEPTIONS; The following occupancies are exempt
from this requirement:
1. Group I occupancies.
2. Group H occupancies not exceeding three stories in
height where at least one exit from each apartment
opens directly to the outside.
3. Group F and G occupancies not over one story in
height where the occupant load is less than three
hundred and where there is provided at least 10%
of the exterior walls in glazed openings and there
are no interior rooms, areas, hallways or corri-
dors that have no natural light.
4. Group E occupancies not over one story in height
with an occupant load not in excess of one hundred.
5. Group C occupancies not over one story in height
with an occupant load not in excess of one hundred
and in which all rooms used for instruction open
directly to the outside.
6. Group B, Division 1 and 2, with an occupant load
not to exceed three hundred when glazed openings
are provided in the exterior walls equal to 10% of
such wall area.
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"(b) SOURCE OF ENERGY: Current supply shall be such
that in event of emergency within the building or group of build-
ings concerned, emergency lighting shall be available. A sepa-
rate and independent service used exclusively to supply emergency
light, exit lights, or emergency equipment shall be provided where
required. This emergency service shall be supplied by one of the
following methods:
1. By a different serving agency than that supplying the
regular lighting or equipment.
2. By different primary mains from the same or a dif-
ferent substation than the mains supplying the regular
lighting or equipment.
3. By a suitable storage battery (automobile batteries or
lead batteries other than the sealed jar type are not con-
sidered suitable) which complies with the following re-
quirements:
a. Has capacity to supply all such lights and equip-
ment for one -half hour and still have a .terminal
voltage of 87-112% of nominal system voltage.
b. Is connected to a low rate charger located on the
same premises which will automatically maintain
maximum charge when battery is not supplying
energy, and also
c. Is connected to a high rate charger located on the
same premises which will fully recharge it auto-
matically from a terminal voltage of 87-1/2% of
nominal system voltage in not to exceed sixteen
hours.
d. Is maintained to comply with the foregoing require-
ments as long as it supplies such lights or equip-
ment.
4. By a generator set, driven by some form of prime mover
in a capacity sufficient to supply circuits carrying emer-
gency lights and equipment, with suitable means for auto-
matically starting the generator on failure of the normal
service.
5. By a suitable dry cell battery having a capacity to supply
all such lights and equipment for one -half hour.
"(c) AUTOMATIC TRANSFER: Suitable devices approved for
the purpose shall be provided to automatically transfer from the
normal supply to the emergency lighting system in case of failure
or damage to the normal supply system.
"(d) DERANGEMENT SIGNALS: Audible and visual signal
devices shall be provided where possible to give warning of derange-
ment of emergency illumination current sources jeopardizing their
proper functioning and to indicate when batteries or generator sets
are carrying the emergency illumination load.
"(e) CONTROL: Circuits for emergency lighting shall be con-
trolled through one switch located in the same area as the electrical
equipment and accessible only to qualified and authorized persons.
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"(f) CAPACITY OF SYSTEM: The emergency system
shall be of sufficient capacity to provide lighting as follows:
Rooms or areas less than 1, 000 square feet, 1/10th
watt per square foot.
Rooms or areas 1, 000 square feet or more, 1 120th
watt per square foot.
Hallways, corridors, exit passageways, vestibules,
lobbies, or foyers, 1 14th watt per square foot or one
lighting fixture and lamp of not less than 40 watts for
each fifty lineal feet, whichever provides the most light.
All other areas normally used by persons other than
maintenance personnel, 1 /20th watt per square foot.
STAIRWAYS: One light outlet of not less than 40 watt
capacity situated within five feet of the top and bottom
of each story and for each landing which is over twenty
risers from both top and bottom of each stairway.
"(g) EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION: All buildings required
to have an amergency lighting system shall provide illuminated
exit signs at each required exit and at other points where line
of travel to such an exit is not plainly evident.
1. Signs shall be placed not more than two feet above
exit openings.
2. Exit lights over doorways or exit openings shall be
behind a suitable glass panel or other suitable material
having the word "EXIT" plainly painted, cut or etched
thereon.
3. Such letters to be not less than five inches in height.
4. Exit signs shall have at least two lamp holders, one of
which shall be supplied by the emergency lighting sys-
tem and the other by the general lighting.
5. Switch controls for exit lights shall be of the key type
if located in such a position that it can be disconnected
by unauthorized persons. The emergency side of the
sign shall not be affected by such switch.
6. Exit signs shall be kept illuminated at all times.
7. Lamps for exit signs shall be rated at 15 watts minimum.
(T) Section 4507 is deleted.
(U) Section 5203 (a), "EXCEPTION" is deleted.
(V) Section 5205 (a) is amended by adding paragraph number "4" to
"EXCEPTIONS :" to read as follows:
"4. Corrugated sheets of approved slow- burning plastic
may be used as transparent or translucent roofing material
where roofs are not required to be fire retardant. "
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SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held
to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection,
clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases be declared un-
constitutional.
SECTION 4. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. That it shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, en-
large, alter, repair, move, remove, demolish, convert, equip, use or
occupy or maintain any building or structure or any portion of any build-
ing or structure in the City of El Segundo, California, contrary to or in
violation of any provision of this Code or its appendix or of any of the
specification documents herein referred to, or to cause, permit or
suffer the same to be done.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provi-
sions of this Code or of its said appendix, or of any of said specifica-
tion documents therein referred to, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by
imprisonment in the City Jail of the City of El Segundo, California, or
in the County Jail of the County of Los Angeles, California, as the com-
mitting magistrate may direct, for not more than six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Court. Each
such person, firm or corporation 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, or of its said appendix,
or of any of its said specification documents therein referred to, is
committed, continued or permitted.
SECTION 5. REPEALS. Ordinance No. 594 and all ordi-
nances amendatory thereto, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with this Ordinance, and in particular Ordinances No. 595,
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609 and 614, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. That this ordinance
shall become effective at midnight on the thirtieth day from and after
the final passage and adoption thereof.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the pass-
age and adoption of this Ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered
in the book of original ordinances of said city; shall make a minute of
the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the meeting at which
the same is passed and adopted; and shall, within fifteen days after the
passage and adoption thereof, cause the same to be published once in
the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, pub-
lished and circulated within said City of El Segundo, and which is hereby
designated for that purpose.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of
March , 1965.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
Mayor of trie City-of El Segun o, C51ifornia.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, )
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
I EUNICEo U. CREASON o o , City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
Cal ifornia, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No.. M
is a full , true and correct original of Ordinance No. , 631 o 0 0 , . of the said City of El
Segundo, California, entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE "UNIFORM BUILD-
ING CODE, 1964 EDITION, VOLUME I ", TOGETHER
WITH ITS APPENDIX AND THE "UNIFORM BUILD-
ING CODE STANDARDS, 1964 EDITION, VOLUME III ";
AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 594, 595, 609
AND 614 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH. ";
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed
by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular
meeting of the said Council held on thee. e . 022ud0 o day of.... M@LrpK o o .. o a , IW5. e . o ,
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen. o Kimporta,o McElhaney, o Nagel and o 0 0. 0 .
... Mayor.mq ill;.......... 00 00000.0000000000000aoa
NOES: Councilmen, NQue;0000000aoo o oa , 0000.,00 o,,,,,00,00000a o o,o,o
ABSENT: �Qn��enolVone .000000a000000.000000e0000 oaoeooaaa000000 o ao
do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933 of the
Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 0A o 0 .
was duly and regularly published - according to law and the order of the City Council
of said City in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated within the said City and that the same was so pub-
1 ished therein on the fol lowing date, to wit:... o o . o .... ......... .... 0.. 0 ... O O . .
(SEAL)
ity Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California.
By. o ............................... o.....o
Deputy
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) as
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
ChC YZ T' - C Ofzan ....... ........_................. being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
he is, and at all of the times hereinafter mentioned was, a citizen of the United States of America,
over the age of eighteen years, and a resident of the County of Los Angeles, State of California; that he
was, at, and during all of the time of the publication of the instrument hereunto attached the ............
............... - ................................................................ PrIncl -jo- 1.... G7-ea rk.............................................. ...............................
Editor of EL SEGUNDO HERALD, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated weekly in
the City of El Segundo, in said County and State; that said newspaper has been so published and
circulated at regular intervals of one week for more than one year immediately preceding the
publication of the instrument hereunto annexed; that said newspaper is, and was, at all of the times
herein mentioned, a newspaper of general circulation within the meaning of Section 4460 of the Political
Code of the State of California; that as provided by said section, said newspaper is published for the
dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, having a bona fide
subscription list of payir_g subscribers; that said newspaper is not and was not at any of the times herein
referred to, devoted to the interests, or published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular
class, profession, trade, calling, race or denomination, or for any number of such classes, pr ofessions, trades,
callings, race; or denominations, and that said newspaper is not devoted to or published for, nor was it
at any of the times herein mentioned devoted to or published for the purpose, whether avowed or
otherwise, of entertaining or instructing such classes, professions, trades, eallings, races or denomin-
ations, or any of such c1r.sses, professions, trades, callings, races or denominations.
That the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument hereunto attached on page ............ numbered
__ .......... .... ............................ --........-.._.....-........----.......................---.............-...._............•-------..................-----........ ...............................
hereof in all respects, including subject matter, and size and arrangement of type, is a full -true and
correct copy of the said notice, ordinance, resolution or instrument, in words and figures exactly as
published; that the same was set and printed in type not smaller than nonpareil and that the body of
the same was preceded with words printed in black -face type not smaller than nonpareil, describing
and expressing in general terms the purpose and character of the notice, order, ordinance, resolution
or instrument intended to be published, as will appear from an inspection of the said annexed instru-
ment; that the ................................. ............... - - _rCl.l.►�sa.n- C�.... N. p. s-..... 6s3. u.............--•-_.........._......... ...............................
of which the annexed is a printed copy as hereinabove stated, was published and printed in said news-
paper at least ........................ week ..y..., by ........ On.... .- ..------. consecutive publication commencing on the
.......19- t -.... day of ............ : �,} 2Y '.11 .....................•.... A. 13...196. and ending on the .....l..s.t................... day of
April ............ ............ A. D. 19.65...., and as often during said time as said newspaper was rega-
larly issued, to -wit: ... . .............
Subscribed and sworn to before me this .�...........
dayof ......... 1 ............................... A. D. 19... �!..
�COr�R!l �w�iGC /..(�� ...................... . ----- - - - - --
City clerk of the City of El Segundo, County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
By JA-"46#. .......................... ........
Deputy City CI tad said City.
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