HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 3240ORDINANCE NO. 3240 , NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING CHAPTER 15.12 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 15.12 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
Chapter 15.12
hereby
Sections:
15.12.010
15.12.020
15.12.030
15.12.040
15.12.050
15.12.060
15.12.070
15.12.080
15.12.090
15.12.100
15.12.110
15.12.120
15.12.130
15.12.140
15.12.150
15.12.160
15.12.170
15.12.180
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
Adoption.
Deletions.
Modifications.
Section 202 (h) added - Dust abatement.
Section 301(a) amended - Permits required.
Section 303(a) amended - Permit issuance.
Section 304(C) amended - Plan review fees.
Table No. 3-A amended - Building permit fees.
Section 304(f) amended - Fee refunds.
Section 305e(3) amended - Frame inspections.
Section 306(b) amended - Special inspector.
Section 306(g) amended - Fabricator acceptance.
Section 502 amended - Change in use.
Section 1001 (1) and table 5-A amended - Nurseries
and nursing homes.
Section 1103 amended - Fire-resistive protection.
Section 2313 added - Geological or flood hazards.
Section 2517(h) 3 amended - Framing.
Section 2604(c) amended - Alternative methods of
construction.
15.12.190
15.12.220
15.12.230
15.12.240
15.12.260
15.12.270
15.12.280
15.12.290
15.12.300
15.12.310
Section 2907(b) amended - Footings.
Section 3802(c) amended and (i) added - Automatic
sprinkler systems.
Section 5406(d) 5 amended - Safety glazing.
Appendix Chapter 1 Division 1 - amended.
Appendix Section 7002 amended - Chapter modification.
Section 7003 amended - Word substitutions.
Section 7006(a), (b) and (c) amended - Approval
requirements.
Section 7012(d) amended - Word substitutions.
Section 7014(a) and (b) amended - Word substitutions.
Section 7015(b) amended - Grading report.
15.12.010 Adoption.
Except as provided in this chapter, that certain
building code known and designated as the Uniform Building Code,
1988 Edition, which code was sponsored and copyrighted by the
International Conference of Building Officials and 1988 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.
15.12.020 Deletions.
The following sections and chapters of the Uniform
Building Code, 1988 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;
Chapter 1, Division 1, Appendix;
Chapter 12, Appendix;
Chapter 51, Appendix;
Chapter 53, Appendix.
15.12.030 Modifications.
The sections of the Uniform Building Code, 1988
Edition, mentioned in Sections 15.12.040 through 15,12.310 of this
chapter, as adopted by reference, are amended as provided in
Sections 15.12.040 through 15.12.310 of this chapter.
15.12.040
Section 202
Section 202(h) added - Dust abatement.
is amended by adding paragraph (h) thereto, as follows:
(h) The Building Official shall have the authority to
require any reasonable means, including the use of
water, to prevent dust or other particles from pollut-
ing the air and to prevent or abate any nuisance
caused by the performance of any of the building or
work authorized by this Code. Any person engaged in
the doing or causing such building or work to be done
shall, by the use of water or other means approved by
the Building Official, prevent dust or other particles
from polluting the air or becoming a nuisance.
15.12.050 Section 301(a) amended - Permits required.
Section 301(a) is amended by adding the following
second paragraph:
Spas, hot tubs, and hydromassage bathtubs shall
require a separate permit.
15.12.060 Section 303(a) amended - Permit issuance.
Section 303(a is amended by adding the following
paragraphs thereto:
Building permits for conversion of private garages to
any other use shall not be issued until all necessary
clearing and grading of the new parking area has been
accomplished and access has been provided thereto from
a public street and such work has been completed to
City standards and approved by the Building Official.
Building permits for construction, installation or
placement of any building for sale, lease or financing~
on any lot or parcel, except for model homes, or to
allow occupancy thereof, for which a final map or par-.
cel map is required by Title 16 of the Bakersfield
Municipal Code, shall not be issued until such map
thereof, in full compliance with said Title 16 and the
Subdivision Map Act, has been filed for record by the
County Recorder.
Building permits shall not be issued if the use
thereof on the land proposed is in violation of the
provisions of Title 17 of the Bakersfield Municipal
Code.
15.12.070 Section 304(C) amended - Plan review fees.
Section 304(C) is amended by reducing the plan review
fee from sixty-five percent to sixty percent and further amended
by addition thereto of 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 (¼) of the applicable build-
ing permit fee calculated from Table No. 3-A.
2. A plan review fee shall not be required for alter-
ation 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.
15.12.080 Table No. 3-A amended - Building permit fees.
Table No. 3-A, building permit fees, is amended by
substituting the following schedule. The building permit fees may
be amended from time to time by the city council and any such
amendment shall be by resolution.
Total Valuation
Fee
$1.00 to $500.00
$20.00
$501.00 to $2,000.00
$20.00 for the first $500.00 plus
$1.50 for each additional $100.00
or fraction thereof, to and
including $2,000.00.
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Total Valuation
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00
$25,000.00 to $50,000.00
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
Fee
$42.50 for the first $2,000.00
plus $6.00 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof,
and including $25,000.00.
to
$180.50 for the first $25,000.00
plus $4.50 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to
and including $50,000.00.
$293.00 for the first $50,000.00
plus $3.00 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to
and including $100,000.00.
$100,001.00 and up
$443.00 for the first $100,000.00
plus $2.50 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof.
Other Inspection and Fees:
Inspections outside of normal business
hours ...................................... $30.00 per hour
(minimum charge - two hours)
2. Reinspection fee assessed under provision
of Section 305(g) .......................... $30.00 each
Inspections for which no fee is
specifically indicated ..................... $30.00 per hour
(minimum charge - one hour)
Additional plan review required by changes,
additions or revisions to approved plans ....... $30.00 per hour
(minimum charge - one hour)
15.12.090 Section 304(f) amended - Fee refunds.
Refunds on unused and duplicate building permits shall
be made as follows:
1. Unused permits over fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall
be refunded in the amount equal to two-thirds of the amount over
fifteen dollars ($15.00).
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2. Duplicate permits shall be refunded for full fee
minus twenty dollars ($20.00).
3. Requests for refund for unused or duplicate permits
must be presented within sixty days of issuance. After that time
they shall not be eligible for refund.
15.12.100 Section 305(e)3 amended - Frame inspections.
Section 305(e)3 Frame inspections is modified by add-
ing exception 1 and 2.
Exception: 1.
Tile roofs shall be substantially complete except
around skylights, solar panels and walls that will
have siding or plaster applied from the roof.
Exception: 2.
Special order tile roofs or other special order
type roofs (metal tile, etc.) shall not be
required to be installed if tile is back ordered
or being shipped late due to availability.
15.12.110 Section 306(b) amended - Special inspector.
Section 306(b) is amended to read as follows:
(b) Special Inspector. The special inspector shall be
a qualified person approved by the Building Official and shall be
chosen by and responsible to the architect or engineer responsible
for designing the structure.
15.12.120 Section 306(g) amended - Fabricator acceptance.
Section 306(g) is amended by adding an unnumbered
paragraph as follows:
Exception:
The Building Official may accept fabricators at his
discretion based upon testing and/or evaluations by
other responsible organizations or agencies.
15.12.130
Exception:
Section 502 amended - Change in use.
Section 502 is modified by adding a second exception.
Any occupancy change or use from existing dwelling
structures must meet the following:
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
Single story and less than 2500 square feet. Any two story
structure must be secured so as not to allow access to second
story except for separate residential use.
Building structurally sound and in good condition overall.
Three foot side yards minimum. New construction in compliance
with current adopted Building Code.
Remodel work wholly within the building. Minor exterior
remodel acceptable.
Electrical deficiencies corrected to the current adopted code.
Mechanical and plumbing deficiencies corrected to the current
adopted code.
Occupancy shall be minor Group B-2 office or restricted com-
mercial use.
Off-street parking shall conform to Parking Ordinance with
handicapped stall.
The proposed use must be permitted in the zone.
Handicapped access and bathroom facilities must be provided to
the satisfaction of Building Director.
Building must have a fire-retardant roof covering as defined
by the Uniform Building Code.
New or existing curb, gutter and sidewalk must satisfy Public
Works standards.
Site Plan Review - minimum fee.
15.12.140
Section 1001(1) and Table 5-A amended - Nurseries and
nursing homes.
Section 1001 (1) and Table 5-A are amended by amending
Divisions 1 and 2 to read as follows:
Division 1.
under the age of six
persons).
Nurseries for the full-time care of children
(6 each accommodating more than six (6)
Hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes with nonambulatory
patients and similar buildings (each accommodating more than six
(6) persons).
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Division 2. Nursing homes for ambulatory patients, homes
for children six (6) years of age or over (each accommodating morE?
than six (6) persons).
15.12.150 Section 1103 amended - Fire-resistive protection.
Section 1103 is amended to read as follows:
Section 1103. For Fire-resistive protection of
exterior walls and openings, as determined by
location on property, see Section 504 and Part IV.
Exception:
Exterior wall fire protection for one (1) story,
unenclosed, accessory use, patio roofs, canopies,
awnings, carports, arbors, lath houses, greenhouses
and other special purpose roof structures classed as
"M" occupancy may be waived upon approval of the
Building Official.
15.12.160 Section 2313 added - Geological or flood hazards.
Section 2313 is added to read as follows:
Section 2313 Geological or Flood Hazards. If in the
opinion of the Building Director a structure to be used for human
habitation or occupancy is proposed to be located such that it
would be subject to geological or flood hazards or mud slide, to
the extent that it would endanger human life or safety, a permit
to construct shall be denied, unless corrective work satisfactory
to the Building Director can be done to eliminate or sufficiently
reduce the hazard. No structures shall be permitted where prohib-
ited under the City flood plain ordinance.
The Building Director, in formulating his opinion as
to the extent of the hazard, may take into consideration such data
as is available from federal, state and local agencies having
information and knowledge relative to such hazardous conditions.
He may require applicants to furnish geological and/or engineerinq
studies, reports and recommendations for corrective work, suffi-
cient to establish the safety of the proposed structure, and for
which a qualified registered geologist and/or engineer shall
assume full responsibility.
15.12.170 Section 2517(h)3 amended - Framing.
Section 2517(h)3 is modified by adding exception:
Exception: Volume areas may have a ridge beam the same size as
their rafter sizes.
15.12.180
Section 2604(c) amended - Alternative methods of
construction.
Section 2604(c) is amended by adding a fourth and fifth paragraph
to read:
All concrete shall attain a minimum 28 day compressire
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 meet the requirements of this build-
ing code and be submitted to the Building Department for approval
upon request.
Exception:
The 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
provide general field supervision of the concrete
placement.
15.12.190 Section 2907(a) amended - Footings.
Section 2907(a) "Footings -- General" is modified by adding second
and third paragraphs to read:
All continuous footings constructed of masonry or
concrete shall be reinforced with a minimum of two (2) No. 4
continuous reinforcing bars for light-weight frame wall construc-
tion 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
continuous bars shall be lap spliced at splices, corners and
intersections with a lap of 1'-3" for No. 4 bars and 1'-8" for No.
5 bars.
All concrete floor slabs poured on earth, for build-
ings of group R occupancies, including garage floor slabs, shall
be reinforced with a welded wire fabric of 6 x 6-10/10 minimum
weight.
15.12.220
Section 3802(c) amended and (i) added - Automatic
sprinkler systems.
A. Revise Section 3802(c) to read:
Group A Occupancies
Automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed throughout all
new buildings containing a Group A-l, 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.
B. Subsection (i) added to Section 3802 to read:
(i) 1. NEW BUILDINGS
An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed
throughout all new buildings where the total building
area exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet, area
separation walls notwithstanding. 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.
(i) 2. EXISTING BUILDINGS
In buildings where a fully automatic sprinkler
protection 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.
In buildings where an automatic sprinkler system
does not exist, and the floor area is increased
fifty percent (50%) or more within a twelve (12)
month period, and the floor area exceeds ten thou-
sand (10,000) square feet before or after the
addition, an automatic sprinkler system shall be
installed throughout the total building.
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15.12.230 Section 5406(d) 5 amended - Safety glazing.
Section 5406(d) 5 is modified by adding exception.
Exception:
Glazing located above 5'-6" in height measured from
the finished floor area of enclosure. Glazing located
adjacent to spas, jacuzzies, saunas, swimming pools
and similar facilities are subject to the same
requirements.
15.12.240 Appendix Chapter 1.
Appendix Chapter 1 Division 1 shall read as follows:
EXISTING BUILDINGS
Section 110 Purpose.
The purpose of this section is to provide a reasonable
degree of safety for persons living and sleeping in
apartment houses and hotels by providing for alterations
to such existing buildings as do not conform with the
minimum safety requirements of this code.
(b) Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply
exclusively to existing nonconforming Group R, Division
Occupancies more than two stories in height.
(d) Number of Exits. Every apartment and every other
sleeping room shall have access 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
ladder device as specified herein may be used in lieu of
a fire escape when the construction features or the loca-
tion of the building on the property cause the installa-
tion of a fire escape to be impractical.
(e) Stair Construction. All stairs shall have a minimum
run of 9 inches and a maximum rise of 8 inches and a min-
imum 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.
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(f) Interior Stairways. Every interior stairway shall
be enclosed with walls of not less than one-hour fire-
resistive construction.
Where existing partitions form part of a stairwell
enclosure, wood lath and plaster in good condition will
be acceptable in lieu of one-hour fire-resistive con-
struction. Doors to such enclosures shall be protected
by a self-closing door equivalent to a solid wood door
not less than 1-3/4 inches thick. Enclosures shall
include landings between flights and any corridors,
passageways of public rooms necessary for continuous exit
to the exterior of the building.
(g) Exterior Stairways. Exterior stairs shall be
noncombustible or of wood of not less than 2-inch nominal
thickness with solid treads and risers.
(h) Fire Escapes, Exit Ladder Devices.
Fire escapes 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.
A ladder device when used in lieu of a fire escape shall
conform to U.B.C. Standard No. 33-3 and the following:
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.
D. The device does not pass in front of any building
opening below the unit being served.
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The availability of activating the ladder device
is accessible only to the opening or balcony
served.
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 Section 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 corri-
dors to rooms shall be fixed closed and shall be
covered with a minimum of 3/4-inch plywood or
~-inch gypsum wallboard or equivalent material.
Exceptions: 1.
Existing solid-bonded wood core
doors 1-3/8 inches thick or their
equivalent may continue in use.
Where the existing frame will not
accommodate a door complying with
Section 3304(h), a 1-3/8-inch
thick solid-bonded wood core may
be used.
(j) Exit Signs. Every exit doorway or change of
direction 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).
(1) Separation of Occupancies. Occupancy separa-
tions 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.
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Every room containing a boiler or central
heating plant shall be separated from the rest of
the building by not less than 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 fire department, finds that such alternate
method provides protection and safety equivalent to
that required herein.
15.12.260 Appendix Section 7002 amended - Chapter modification.
Section 7002 of the Appendix is amended by adding a second para-
graph to read as follows:
The Building Official may, after acceptance and
approval of a civil engineer's report, waive or modify
any requirement of this Chapter if he determines the
modification or waiver will provide for the public
safety and will not violate good construction
practices.
Section 7002 is further amended by substituting the word
"approvals" for the words "issuance of permits."
15.12.270 Section 7003 amended - Word substitutions.
The heading of Section 7003 is amended to read:
"Approvals Required."
Section 7003 is amended by substituting the words "an approval"
for the words "a grading permit."
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15.12.280
Subsections
as follows:
Section 7006(a),
requirements.
(a), (b) and (c)
(b) and (c)
of Section
amended - Approval
7006 are amended to read
Section 7006
a)
Approval Required. Except as exempted in Section
7003 of this Code, no person shall do any grading
without first obtaining approval from the Building
Official. A separate approval shall be required
for each site and may cover both excavations and
fills.
b)
Application. The application for approval shall
be in the form of a preliminary report indicating
grading work to be done.
c)
Plans and Specifications. When required by the
Building Official, each application for approval
shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans and
specifications and supporting data consisting of a
soil engineering report and engineering geology
report. The plans and specifications shall be
prepared and signed by a civil engineer when
required by the Building Official.
15.12.290 Section 7012(d) amended - Word substitutions.
Section 7012(d) is amended by substituting the words "Public Works
Director" for "Building Official and/or other appropriate
jurisdiction."
15.12.300 Section 7014(a) and (b) amended - Word substitutions.
Subsection (a) of Section 7014 is amended by substituting the
words "an approval" for the words "a permit"; Subsection (b) of
Section 7014 is amended by addition of the words "and for new
subdivisions" after the words "cubic yards," and substituting the
word "applicant" for "permittee."
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15.12.310 Section 7015(b) amended - Grading report.
In Section 7015, substitute the word "applicant" for the word
"permittee" and add the following paragraph:
The Building Director of the City of Bakersfield shall
not approve any building permit on any lot within any
new subdivision until the final grading report as
required has been submitted to and accepted by said
Building Director.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the
City Charter provisions and shall become effective thirty (30)
days from and after the date of its passage.
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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 July 19, 1989 , by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMSMBERS: ANTHONY, DeMOND, SMITH, RATrY;~, McDERMOTT, SALVAGGIO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER~: None
ASSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: iN oTle
CItY C~ER~ and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED July 19, 1989
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CITY ATTORNE~o1~'~e City of Bakersfield
LCM/meg
00RD 4
UC.BLDG1
7/19/89
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
) ss.
County of Kern)
CAROL WILLIAMS, Being duly sworn,
That she is the duly appointed,
of Bakersfield; and that on the
posted on the Bulletin Board at
the following:
City Council at
and entitled:
Ordinance
a meeting held on the _~ day of
deposes and says:
acting and qualified City Clerk of the City
21st day of July , 19 89 she
City Hall, a. full, true and correct copy of
No. 3240 , passed by the Bakersfield
, 19'8g ,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF.BAKERSFIELD
AMENDING CHAPTER 15.12 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE.
NSAOPD
/s/ CAROL WILLIAMS
CITY CLERK of the City of
~EPUTY City Clerk/~
Bakersfield