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ORDINANCE 1173ORDINANCE NO. 1173 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE INCLUDING THE APPENDIX THEREOF, EXCEPT APPENDIX CHAPTERS 12, 35, 51 AND 53, AND THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1991 EDITIONS, REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 16.04 OF, AND ADDING CHAPTER 16.04 TO, THE EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 16.04 of the E1 Segundo Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety. Section 2. Chapter 16.04 is added to the E1 Segundo Municipal Code to read as follows: Chapter 16.04 Building Code 16.04.010 ESTABLISHED. The 1991 Edition of the Uniform Building Code including the Appendix thereof, except Appendix Chapters 12, 35, 51 and 53; and the Uniform Building Code Standards, 1991 Edition, promulgated and published by the International Conference of Building Officials, one copy of each which 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. 16.04.020 CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO CODES. The Uniform Building Code is amended by changing, adding, or deleting the chapters, articles, sections and portions of sections designated in 16.04.030 through 16.04.170. 16.04.030 SECTION 204(a) AMENDED - BOARD OF APPEALS. Section 204(a) is amended to read as follows: Sec.204(a) Board of Appeals. In order to determine the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of the provisions of this code, there shall be and there is hereby created a Board of Appeals, consisting of five members, composed of the Mayor and the other members of the City Council. Said members shall hold their respective memberships on said Board of Appeals by reason of, and concurrently with their terms of service as Council members and shall cease to be such members upon their ceasing to be such Council members. The Building Official shall be the Secretary to the Board. The Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investigations and shall render all its decisions and findings on contested matters, in writing to the Building Official, with a duplicate copy thereof to any appellant or contestant affected by such decision or finding, and may recommend to the City Council such new legislation, if any, as is consistent therewith. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Mayor shall be the presiding officer of the Board and in his absence the Board shall select a temporary chairman. Notices of meetings of the Board shall be given by at least 72 hours notice, delivered to each member personally or by registered mail; provided, however, that any meeting of the Board shall be legal for the purpose if the written consent of all of the members of the 1 Board to such meeting is executed and filed in the records of the Board. The Board shall have the right, subject to such limits as the City Council may prescribe by resolution, to employ at the cost and expense of the City, such qualified individuals as the Board, in its discretion, may deem reasonably necessary in order to assist it in its investigations and in making its findings and decisions. There shall be a $250.00 charge at the time of filing an appeal of any orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of this code. The $250.00 filing fee shall be refundable in full should the appellant prevail in a decision by the Board. The appeal shall be taken by filing a written notice of appeal, in letter form, to the Board of Appeals. 16.04.040 SECTION 205 AMENDED - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. Section 205 is amended to read as follows: Sec.205. Violations and Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause to permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of the ordinances of E1 Segundo shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the ordinances of El Segundo shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of the ordinances of E1 Segundo is committed, continued, or permitted by any such person, and he shall be punished accordingly. 16.04.050 SECTION 301(a) AMENDED - PERMITS REQUIRED. Section 301(a) is amended 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 42 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. 16.04.060 SECTION 301(d) ADDED - DRIVEWAY PERMITS REQUIRED. Section 301(d) is added to read as follows: Sec. 301(d) Driveway Permits Required. There shall be paved access for vehicles from the property line of a building site to the required parking enclosure and to the edge of any existing pavement upon any public street, avenue, way or place adjacent to which any residential building or structure is located and the Building Official is hereby instructed to refuse to issue any permit for any residential building or structure, unless and until the applicant shall have first procured a permit from the Public Works Department of the City of E1 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 required permit fees and made the necessary and sufficient deposits to cover the costs incident thereto. The gradient and design profile of the driveway from the r required parking structure to the City pavement shall be according to recognized national standards and subject to the approval of the Building Official. 16.04.070 SECTION 304(b) TABLE 3 -A AMENDED - PERMIT FEES. Section 304(b) Table 3 -A is amended to read as follows: Sec. 304(b). Building permit fees shall be located in City Resolution Building Permit Fees. 16.04.080 SECTION 304(c) AMENDED - PLAN REVIEW FEES. Section 304(c) is amended to read as follows: Sec. 304(c). Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data are required to be submitted by Subsection (b) of Section 302, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifications for review. Said plan review fees for buildings of Group R -3, M -1 occupancies and fences, shall be one -half of the building permit fees; provided, however, in all cases when proposed construction involves work which is subject to the California Energy Conservation Standards, said plan review fees shall be 75 percent of the building permits fees set forth in Table No. 3 -A. Said plan review fees for all other buildings shall be 154 percent of the building permit fees; provided, however, and in all cases when proposed construction involves work which is subject to the California Energy Conservation Standards said plan review fees shall be 213 percent of the building permit fees set forth in Table No. 3 -A. All future fees shall be fixed and established by City Council from time to time by resolution. 16.04.090 SECTION 304(g) ADDED - PLAN RETENTION FEES. Section 304(g) is added to read as follows: Sec. 304(g). Plan Retention Fees. Before issuing a building permit, the City shall collect a fee for retaining plans and related documents which the Building Official determines shall be kept as permanent records of the City. The amount of the plan retention fee shall be located in City Resolution Building Permit Fees. 16.04.100 SECTION 3304(c) EXCEPTION 3 ADDED - TYPE OF LOCK OR LATCH. Exception 3 is added to Section 3304(c) to read as follows: Exception 3. When required by Federal Government Security regulations as evidenced to the satisfaction of the Building Official, an exit door from a secured area may have installed a lock requiring special knowledge or effort to open from the inside. 16.04.110 SECTION 3802(c) 1. AMENDED - AUTOMATIC FIRE - EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - GROUP A OCCUPANCIES. Section 3802 (c) 1. sentence 1 is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3802 (c) 1. Nightclubs, discos and dining facilities. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in rooms primarily used for drinking or dining and unseparated accessory uses where the total area of such unseparated rooms and assembly uses exceeds 4000 square feet. 16.04.120 SECTION 3802(d) AMENDED - AUTOMATIC FIRE - EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - GROUP B, DIVISION 2 OCCUPANCIES. Section 3802 (d) sentence 1 is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3802 (d) Group B, Division 2 Occupancies. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in Group B, Division 2 Occupancies where the floor area exceeds 12,000 square feet on any floor or 24,000 square feet on all floors. 16.04.130 SECTION 3802(i)I (j), (k), (1) ADDED - AUTOMATIC 3 FIRE - EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS. Subsections (i), (j) , (k) , and (1) are added to Section 3802 to read as follows: (i) An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all bowling alleys. (j) An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all buildings having a place of public assembly above the first floor having an occupant load of more than 100 persons. (k) An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all buildings having usable floor area more than fifty -five feet or five stories above grade, or buildings attached thereto. (1) An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout parking garages over 10,000 square feet in area, incorporated within and part of Group R occupancies and not otherwise covered by this Code. 16.04.140 Chapter 55 DELETED AND CHAPTER 55 ADDED - TEMPORARY BUILDINGS, TRAILERS, AND STRUCTURES. Chapter 55 is added to read as follows: CHAPTER 55 Temporary Buildings, Trailers and Structures Section 5501(a) General. Temporary structures shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and the El Segundo Municipal Code. (b) Defined. Temporary buildings, trailers, and structures are structures that are installed or constructed for a period of one year or less. Section 5502(a) Permit Required. A permit shall be issued for each temporary structure installation subject to the approval of the Building Official. (b) Application for Permit; Fees. Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a permit shall make such application on forms provided for that purpose. He shall give a description of the character of the work proposed to be done, and the location, ownership, occupancy and use of the premises in connection therewith. The Building Official may require plans, specifications or drawings and such other information as he may deem necessary. If the Building Official determines the temporary structure is in compliance with said Code, he shall issued the permit applied for upon payment of required fee. Fees shall be located in City Resolution Building Permit Fees. (c) Time Extension. A request for an extension of time beyond one year must be made in writing and thereafter submitted to the City Council for its consideration and approval. The City Council may permit a one -year extension beyond the first, second, and third years if a valid building permit has been issued to construct a permanent building to replace such temporary structure, prior to any extension beyond the second year. Section 5503 Reinspection Fees. A permit not renewed or cancelled by the termination date thereon shall cause the Building Official to make weekly inspections to assure conformance to Codes until such time the permit is renewed or cancelled. A reinspection fee per unit for each inspection shall be charged until such time the permit is renewed or cancelled by the permittee. In addition, any permit not renewed or cancelled within 180 days of expiration 4 shall have the Certificate of Occupancy revoked and the permittee will be charged per day processing fee to offset the cost of further inspections, processing, and legal proceedings. Section 5504 Permitted Locations; Screening. Temporary structures may only be permitted in the C and M zones. Temporary structures installed or constructed for a period of three months or more must be screened from the public view when required by, and in a manner subject to the approval of the Building Official. 16.04.150 APPENDIX SECTION 7004 AMENDED - HAZARDS. Section 7004 of the Appendix is amended by adding a paragraph to read as follows: Construction debris shall not be buried on any construction site, and shall be removed prior to final inspection. 16.04.160 APPENDIX SECTION 7007(b), TABLE NO. 70 -A AMENDED - GRADING PLAN REVIEW FEES. Appendix Section 7007 (b) Table 70 -A is amended to read as follows: TABLE NO. 70 -A - GRADING PLAN REVIEW FEES Refer to City Resolution Building Permit Fees. 16.04.170 APPENDIX SECTION 7007(c) , TABLE 70 -B AMENDED - GRADING PERMIT FEES. Appendix 7007 (c), Table 70 -B is amended to read as follows: TABLE NO. 70 -B - GRADING PERMIT FEES Refer to City Resolution Building Permit Fees. SECTION 3. The fees set forth in this ordinance are the initial fees to be charged. Any future changes in these fees, and the effective dates thereof, shall be fixed and established by the City Council from time to time by resolution. SECTION 4. All changes and modifications in the Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition, as amended by this ordinance, are reasonably necessary because of local conditions. This finding is made pursuant to Section 17958.5 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective at midnight on the thirtieth day from and after the date of the final passage and adoption thereof. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to 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 f 'd y of 1991. Mayor of the C' y of Cali ornia City Clerk 5 Segundo ( SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: C. OITY ATTORNEY +_ STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) I, Ronald L. Hart, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, 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. 1173 is a full, true correct original of ORDINANCE NO. 1173 of the said City of El Segundo, California, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE INCLUDING THE APPENDIX THEREOF, EXCEPT APPENDIX CHAPTERS 12, 35, 51 AND 53, AND THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1991 EDITIONS, REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 16.04 OF, AND ADDING CHAPTER 16.04 TO, THE EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE. which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor or said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 1992, and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Jacobson, Mayor ProTem Dannen Councilmembers West and Wise. NOES: None ABSTENTION: Councilwoman Cruikshank I 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. 1173 as duly and regularly published according to law and the order of the City Council of said City of El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated within said City and that the same was so published therein on the following day, to wit: Ronald L. Hart City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California (SEAL)