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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 3025ORDINANCE NO. 3025 NEW SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AMENDING SECTIONS 15.12.010, 15.12.020, 15.12.030, 15.12.060, 15.12.130, 15.12.140, 15.12.160, 15.12.170, 15.12.190, 15.12.200, 15.12.210, 15.12.220, ADDING SECTIONS 15.12.061 AND 15.12.065 AND DELETING SECTION 15.12.120 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: Section hereby amended to SECTION 1 15.12.010 of the Bakersfield Municipal read as follows: Code is 15.12.010 Adoption. Except as provided in this chapter, that certain building code known and designated as the Uniform Building Code, 1985 Edition, which code was sponsored and copyrighted by the Inter- national Conference of Building Officials and 1985 Standards including the appendix thereto, three copies of which are filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City for use and examination by the public, and each portion and provision thereof, is adopted by reference as modified and amended in this chapter and is declared to be the building code of the City for the purpose of regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height and maintenance of all structures and certain equipment therein specifically regulated within the incorporated limits of issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefore. -1- SECTION 2 Section 15.12.020 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 15.12.020 Deletions. The following sections and chapters of the Uniform Build- ing Code, 1985 Edition, or appendix thereto, are not adopted as part of the ordinance codified in this chapter and are deleted: Section 204, Board of Appeals; Section 205, Violations; Section 7006 (g), Issuance; Appendix; Section 7007, Fees; Appendix; Section 12, Appendix; Section 51, Appendix; and Section 53, Appendix. SECTION 3 Section 15.12.030 hereby amended to read as follows: 15.12.030 Modifications. The sections of the Uniform Building Code, mentioned in Sections 15.12.040 through 15.12.310, as reference, are amended as 15.12.310. the Bakersfield Municipal Code is provided in Sections 15.12.040 hereby SECTION 4 1985 Edition adopted by through Section 15.12.060 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: -2- 15.12.060 Section 304(C) amended - Plan Review Fees. Section 304(C) is amended by reducing the plan review fee from sixty-five percent to fifty percent and further amended by addition thereto ot Exemptions 1, 2 and 3 to read as follows: Exemptions: 1. Where a plan submitted is substantially similar, with like soil and terrain characteristics, to a plan on which a permit has been issued within the preceding sixty (60) days, the plan review fee shall be one-quarter (1/4) of the appli- cable building permit fee calculated from Table No. 3-A. 2. A plan review fee shall not be required for alteration and repairs of a minor nature. 3. A plan review fee shall not be required for any dwelling or accessory building thereto to Type V construction of less than two thousand (2,000) square feet in floor area and not more than two (2) stories in height. SECTION 5 Section 15.12.061 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows: 15.12.061 Table No. 3-A, Building Permit Fees - Amended. Table No. 3-A, Building Permit Fees, is amended by sub- stituting therefor Table No. 3-A, Building Permit Fees, as found in the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition. Said building permit fees as specified in Table No. 3-A of the 1979 Edition may be amended from time to time by the City Council and any such amend- ment shall be by resolution. -3- Section hereby amended to SECTION 6 15.12.065 of the Bakersfield Municipal read as follows: Code is 15.12.065 Refunds on be made as follows: 1. Unused Section 304 (f) amended - Fee Refunds. unused and ~up]icate building permits shall permits of fifteen dollars - fee and under shall not be refundable. 2. Unused permits over fifteen dollars shall be refunded in the amount equal to two-thirds of the amount over fif- teen dollars. 3. Duplicate permits shall be refunded for full fee. 4. Requests for refund for unused or duplicate permits must be presented within sixty days of issuance. After that time they shall not ~e eligible for refund. SECTION 7 Section 15.12.120 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code entitled "Section 1718 added-Atriums", is hereby deleted in its entirety. SECTION 8 Section 15.12.130 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 15.12.130 The general heading and Section 1807 (a) amended High-rise buildings. The general heading "Specia! Provisions for Group B, Division 2 Office Buildings and Group R, Division i Occupancies", and Section 1807 (a) is amended to read as follows: -4- SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS Section 1807 (a) Scope. This section shall apply to all buildings having floors used for human occupancy located more than seventy-five (75) feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. Such buildings shall be provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 1807 (c). The Area of Refuge Alternate of Section 1807 (1) shall not apply. Section hereby amended to SECTION 9 15.12.140 of the Bakersfield Municipal read as follows: Code is 15.12.140 The general heading and Section 1907 amended High-Rise Buildings. The general heading "SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR GROUP B, DIVISION 2 OFFICE BUILDINGS AND GROUP R, DIVISION 1 OCCUPANCIES: and Section 1907 is amended to read as follows: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS Section 1907 Type II-F.R. buildings shall comply with the special provisions of high-rise buildings in Section 1807 as amended. Exception: The reduction provisions for roofs in Section 1807 (m) Item No. 1 are not permitted. SECTION 10 Section 15.12.160 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows 15.12.160 Subsection 2604 (c is amended by adding a fourth and fifth paragraph to read: All concrete shall atta n a minimum 28 day compresslye -5- strength of 2500 P.S.I. This includes concrete for all structures, footings, floor slabs, driveways, porches, patios, sidewalks, etc. All concrete shall contain a minimum of 5 sacks of cement for each cubic yard of concrete. The concrete proportions for all concrete mixes shall ing code and be submitted to upon request. EXCEPTION: The meet the requirements of this build- the Building Department for approval cement content may be reduced to less than 5 sacks per cubic yard if a mix design is prepared and signed by a qualified registered Civil Engineer. This mix design shall be submitted to and approved by the Building Department prior to use. The engineer shall concrete placement. provide general field supervision of the SECTION 11 Section 15.12.170 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 15.12.170 Section 2907 (a) "Footings - General" is modified by adding second and third paragraphs to read: "All continuous footings constructed of masonry or con- crete shall be reinforced with a minimum of two (2) No. 4 contin- uous reinforcing bars for light-weight frame wall construction and two (2) No. 5 continuous reinforcing bars for concrete or masonry wall construction. One bar shall be placed 2" from the top and the other bar 3" from the bottom of the footings. These continu- ous bars shall be lap spliced at splices, corners and intersec- tions with a lap of 1'-3" for No. 4 bars and 1'-8" for No. 5 bars. -6- All concrete floor slabs poured on earth, for buildings of Group R occupancies, including garage floor slabs, shall be reinforced with a welded R occupancies, including garage floor slabs, shall be reinforced with a welded wire fabric of 6x6-10 10 minimum weight". installed, membrane, materials side. SECTION 12 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code SECTION 13 Section 15.12.200 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 15.12.200 Section 3306 (j) amended Handrails. 3. Stairways having less than four (4) risers and serv- ing one (1) individual dwelling unit in Group R, Division 1 or 3, or Group M Occupancies need not have handrails. Section 15.12.190 s hereby amended to read as follows: 15.12.190 Section 3305 (g) amended - Corridor Construction Alternative. Section 3305 (g) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: Where an automatic sprinkler system is installed through- out the building and the attic area directly above the one-hour corridor ceiling membrane is protected by sprinkler heads at approved spacing and width, and an approved smoke detection system with an alarm intended to give early warning protection is the one-hour corridor walls may terminate at the ceiling and the one-hour ceiling assembly need only consist of approved for one-hour construction on the corridor Section hereby amended to 15.12.210 Section 3802 Systems. SECTION 14 15.12.210 of the Bakersfield Municipa! Code read as follows: (c) amended - Automatic Sprinkler out all is Revise Section 3802 Group A Occupancies Automatic sprinkler new (c) to read: systems shall be installed through- buidlings containing a Group A-i, A-2 or A-2.1 Occupancy in any portion of the building, and throughout all existing buildings where the assembly occupant load in any one is increased fifty percent (50%) within a twelve (12) month period and exceeds three hundred (300) people. 15.12.210 Section 3802 (h) - added Add new paragraphs to read: (h) 1. NEW BUILDINGS An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed through- out all new buildings where the total building area exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet, area separation wails not- withstanding. To be classed as another building, for the purpose of this subsection, the exterior wall must be separated by twenty (20) feet from the exterior wall of another building. Unenclosed overhangs, balconies, arcades and the like may encroach a maximum of three (3) feet from each exterior wall or assumed exterior wall line. -8- EXCEPTION: Buildings used solely to house family dwell- ing units as defined by this Code two (2) stories and under. (h) 2. EXISTING BUILDINGS A. In buildings where a full automatic sprinkler pro- tection system exists and where said buildings undergo remodeling and/or alterations or additions, the automatic sprinkler system shall be kept in good operable condition and be extended to include additions, area separation walls notwithstanding. B. In buildings where an automatic sprinkler system does not exist, and the floor area is increased fifty (50%) or more within a twelve (12) month period, and the floor area exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet before or after the addition, an system shall be installed throughout the total automatic sprinkler building. SECTION 15 Section 15.12.220 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 15.12.220 Appendix Chapter 1 EXISTING BUILDINGS Section 117 (a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a reasonable degree of safety to persons living and sleeping in apartment houses and hotels through providing for alterations to such exist- ing buildings as do not conform with the minimum safety require- ments of this code. (b) Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply exclusively to existing nonconforming Group R, Division 1 Occupancies more than two stories in height. (e) date of this section, shall be vacated until section. sleeping Effective Date. Eighteen months after the effective every building falling within its scope made to conform to the requirements of this (d) Number of Exits. room shall have access Every apartment and every other to not less than two exits. A fire escape as specified herein may be used as one required exit. Subject to the approval of the building official, a lad- der device as specified herein may be used in lieu of a fire escape when the construction features or the location of the installation of a fire escape All stairs shall have a mini- rise of 8 inches and a minimum building on the property cause the to be impractical. (e) Stair Construction. mum run of 9 inches and a maximum width exclusive of handrails of 30 inches. Every stairway shall have at least one handrail. A landing having a minimum horizontal dimension of 30 inches shall be provided at each point of access to the stairway. (f) Interior Stairways. Every interior stairway shall be enclosed with walls of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction. Where enclosure, wood able in lieu of such enclosures lent to existing partitions form part of a stairwell lath and plaster in good conditioa will be accept- one-hour fire-resistive construction. Doors to shall be protected by a self-closing door equiva- a solid wood door not less than 1-3/4 inches thick. -10- Enclosures shall include landings dors, passageways of public rooms the exterior of the building. The stairway need not if cut off at each story by the required by this subsection for between flights and any corri- necessary for continuous exit to be enclosed in a continuous fire-resistive construction stairwell enclosures. shaft Enclosures shall not be required if an automatic sprin- kler system is provided for all portions of the building except bedrooms, apartments and rooms accessory thereto. (g) Exterior Stairways. Exterior stairs shall be non- combustible or of wood of not ]ess than 2-inch nominal thickness with solid treads and risers. (h) Fire Escapes, Exit Ladder Devices. 1. Fire esca- pes may be used as one means of egress, if the pitch does not exceed 60 degrees, the width is not less than 18 inches, the treads are not less than 4 inches wide, and they extend to the ground or are provided with counterbalanced stairs reaching to the ground. Access shall be by an opening having a minimum dimension of 29 inches when open. The sill shall be not more than 30 inches above the floor and landing. 2. A ladder device when used in lieu of a fire escape shall conform to U.B.C. Standard No. 33-3 and the following: A. Serves an occupant load of nine people or less or a single dwelling unit or hotel room. B. The building does not exceed three stories in height. C. The access is adjacent to an opening as specified for emergency egress or rescue or from a balcony. -11- D. The device does not pass in front of any building opening below the unit being served. E. The availability of activating the ladder device is accessible only to the opening or balcony served. F. The device as installed will not cause a person using it to be within 12 feet of exposed energized high-voltage conductors. (i) Doors and Openings. Exit doors shall meet the requirements of Sections 3304 (b), (c), (d) and 3305 (n). Doors shall not reduce the required width of stairway more than 6 inches when open. Transoms and openings other than doors from corridors to rooms shall be fixed closed and shall be covered with a minimum of 3/4-inch plywood or 1/2-inch gypsum wall board or equivalent 1. Existing solid-bonded wood core doors material. EXCEPTIONS: 1-3/8 inches thick or their equivalent may 2. Where the existing frame will complying with Section 3304 (h), a wood core may be used. be continued in use. not accomodate a door 1-3/8-inch thick solid-bonded (j) Exit Signs. Every exit doorway or change of direc- tion of a corridor shall be marked with a well-lighted exit sign having letters at least 5 inches high. (k) Enclosure of Vertical Openings. Elevators, shafts, ducts and other vertical openings shall be enclosed as required for stairways in Subsection (f) or by wired glass set in metal frames. Doors shall be noncombustible or as regulated in Subsection (f). -12- (1) Separation of Occupancies. Occupancy separations shall be provided as specified in Section 503. Lobbies and public dining rooms, not including cocktail lounges, shall not require a separation if the kitchen is so separated from the dining room. Every room containing a boiler or central heating plant shall be separated from the rest of the building by not less than a one-hour fire-resistive occupancy separation. EXCEPTION: A separation shall not be required for such rooms with equipment serving only one dwelling unit. (m) Alternates. No alternate method of obtaining the fire protection and safety required by this section may be used unless the Board of Appeals, including as a voting member for this purpose the Chief of the Fire Department, finds that such alter- nate method herein. provides protection and safety equivalent to that This Ordinance shall City Charter provisions and shall become effective thirty days from and after the date of its passage. .......... o0o .......... SECTION 16 be posted in accordance with the (30) -13- I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of May , 19 86 , by the following vote: AYES {.~O(JNCILMLMRERS. CHILDS, GHRISTLNSEN, SMITH. RATTY, MOORE, DICKERSON. SALVAGGIO NOES COUNCILMEM~{~[,'S r'~'~;~, .~ ABSEN~:COJ.Cli,,F ~E~ ANS[AtNING COUNr'[ '~: '~2RS ~ CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of Council of the City of Bakersfield the APPROVED this 7th day of May , 19 86 MAYOR of the City of l~ikersfield APPROVED as to form: TTORNEY,~I' the City of Bakersfield -14- Affi a ! of os mg r man es STATE OF CALIFORNIA t ss. County of Kern CAROL WILLIAMS, Being duly sworn, deposes and says: That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that on May 14 , 19 86 , she posted on the Bulletin Board at the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a meeting thereof duly held on May 7 , 19 86 , which ordinance was numbered 3025 New Series, and entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AMENDING SECTIONS 15.12.010, 15.12.020, 15.12.030, 15.12.060, 15.12.130, 15.12.140, 15.12.160, 15.12.170, 15.12.190, 15.12.200, 15.12.210, 15.12.220, ADDING SECTIONS 15.12.061 AND 15.12.065, AND DELETING SECTION 15.12.120 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE UNIFO~ BUILDING CODE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this ....... ~.~..'~1!. day of .-J ...............J~.~; ..............................,19...8_6... ]~:~ ROBERTA FAY (3AFFO~ ~ ~ '~ ,:7 ~omm. explr,s ~U~ 21 I92~ ~'