ORDINANCE 10287.nIII
ORDINANCE NO. 1028
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 16.04 (THE
BUILDING CODE) OF THE EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL
CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS THERETO PROHIBITING
UNTREATED WOOD SHINGLE ROOFS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Sections 16.04.145, 16.04.155, 16.04.222
and 16.04.224 are added to Chapter 16.04 of the "E1 Segundo
Municipal Code" to read as follows:
16.04.145 SECTION 1604 AMENDED -- RESTRICTIONS IN
FIRE ZONE NO. 3. Section 1604 is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 1604. Any building or structure complying
with the requirements of this code may be erected,
constructed, moved within or into Fire Zone 3 provided
that the roofs of such buildings or structures are
noncombustible, fire - retardant, or ordinary roofing
as specified in Sections 3203(e) and 3203(f) of this
code. See Section 104(f) for repairs.
16.04.155 SECTION 1704 AMENDED- -ROOF COVERINGS.
Section 1704 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1704. Roof covering shall be fire - retardant
except in Type V buildings housing groups H, I, or
J occupancies, where it may be as specified in Section
3203(f).
Exception: In Fire Zone 3, Class C roof
coverings which comply with U.B.C. Standard
No. 32 -7 may be used on buildings of Types
III -N and V -N construction housing Group
B, Divisions 3 and 4, Group C, and Group
F, Divisions 1 and 2 occupancies, provided
the horizontal clearance between cornice
and property line, except street front, is
not less than 10 feet.
Skylights shall be constructed as required in Chapter 34.
Penthouses shall be constructed as required in Chapter 36.
For use of plastics in roofs see Chapter 52.
For attics: Access and area, see Section 3205. For
roof drainage, see Section 3207.
16.04.222 SECTION 3201 AMENDED -- GENERAL (Chapter
32 ROOF CONSTRUCTION AND COVERING). Section 3201 is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3201. Roofing coverings for all buildings
shall be either fire - retardant, noncombustible or
ordinary roof construction, as specified in Sections
3203(e) and 3203(f), and as required by occupancy in
Part III, by location in Part IV, or by type of con-
struction in Part V. For general requirements see
Section 1704.
The roof covering shall be securely fastened in
an approved manner to the supporting roof construction.
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The roof covering shall provide weather protection
for the building at the roof.
16.04.224 SECTION 3203(f) AMENDED -- ORDINARY ROOF
COVERING. Section 3203(f) is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3203(f) Ordinary Roof Covering. An ordinary
roof covering shall be any one of the following roofings:
1. Any roof coverings listed in Section 3203(e).
2. Any built -up roofing assembly not less than
Class C roofing.
3. Any mineral aggregate surfaced built -up roof
for application to roofs having a slope of
not more than 3 inches to 12 inches, applied
as specified in Section 3203(d)l, consisting
of not less than the following:
Base Sheets
Three layers of 15 -pound organic or inorganic
fiber felt, and
Surfacing Material
300 pounds per roofing square of gravel or
other approved surfacing material, or 250
pounds per roofing square of crushed slag.
4. Any prepared roofing not less than Class
C roofing.
EXCEPTION: Unless otherwise required
becuase of location as specified in Parts
IV and V of this Code, Group J, Division
1, roof coverings shall consist of not less
than one layer of 55 -pound smooth surfaced
organic cap sheet, or built -up roofing con-
sisting of two layers of 15 -pound organic
fiber felt and one layer of surfacing ma-
terial as specified in Section 3203 (f) 3.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective at
midnight on the thirtieth day from and after the date of final
passage and adoption thereof.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify the passage
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, published and circulated within
said City of El Segundo and which is hereby designated for that
purpose.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 3,d day of
e,yB,.e• ,
1982.
'Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo,
California
ATTEST:
VALERIE A. BURROWES
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY Of LOS ANGELES, )
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, )
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Coi ;fo•.,. ..a, do hereby certify that the whole umber of members of the Clty Ccurcil
of the sad C ty is tire, 'hot 'he fo egNng o dl„once, belag Ordirance No, .M f3 '.. ,
is a fu;(, True oad coi ecl origina! of O -di oace Noe14 8.. .... cf the sand City of El
Segundoo Caltfc.r -tat, entitiedx
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 16.04 (THE
BUILDING CODE) OF THE EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL
CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS THERETO PROHIBITING
UNTREATED WOOD SHINGLE ROOFS.
which was duly passed all adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed
by the Moyo' of sold City, and attested by the C' -ty Clerk of said City, a,.i at a tegula-
meeting of *he said Ccuncll held on the,,. , 3rd_,day of o _Aotbgu9t...... 19A ?2 ...
and that the some was so passed ol�d adopted by the foliowing ,ote-
A'YES� Councilmesmbers _ ArmstronvJohnsono Sladek,
...,,. .... KsygreBue ...
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NOES. Ccunc'lmember..ao.Synaq —s .e.oee „oe.00e,00..
ABSENTS None ae.e,._eo.00„oo
I do hereby furthe- certify that pursuact to the p °cvislons of Section 36933 of the
Gove•nment Code of the Store of Caltiorr ;o, shat the fo-egoirg Ordir.on.ce No. .1028,00-
was duly acd regularly published acco -d+ng to [aw aad the order of the City Ccuacil
of said City it the El Segundo Herald, a weekly aewspope of ge<e:-ai r-cciation,
printed, published and circulated with;,: the said City ord that the same was so pub -
14edihe,e;n,on tbefol!owingdate, to witea.°oa..000evoo�evaoa .° .
City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, Coflforeia.
(SEAL)
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Deputy