HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 3388ORDINANCE NO. ~ 3 8 8
AN ORDINANCE 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 hereby
amended to read as follows:
Chapter 15.12
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
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.12.190
.12.200
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
Adoption.
Deletions.
Modifications.
Section 202 (h)
Section 301 (a)
Section 303 (a)
Section 304 (c)
added - Dust abatement.
amended - Permits required.
amended - Permit issuance.
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 - Approved fabricators.
Section 502 amended - Change in use.
Section 1001 Group I and Table 5-A amended -
Nurseries and nursing homes.
Section 1103 amended - Location on property.
Section 2313 added - Geological or flood hazards.
Section 2517 (h) 3 amended - Framing.
Section 2604 (c) amended - Alternative methods of
construction.
Section 2907 (b) amended - General.
Section 3802 (c) amended and (i) added -
Automatic sprinkler systems.
15.12.210
15.12.220
15.12.230
15.12.240
15.12. 250
15.12.260
15.12.270
Appendix Chapter 1 Division i - amended.
Appendix Section 7002 amended - Chapter
modification.
Appendix 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,
1991 Edition, which code was sponsored and copyrighted by the
International Conference of Building Officials and 1991 Standards
including the appendix thereto, a copy of which is filed in the
Building Department 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 erections, 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 therefor.
15.12.020
Deletions.
The following sections and chapters of the Uniform
Building Code, 1991 Edition, or appendix thereto, are not adopted
as part of the ordinance codified in this chapter and are deleted:
Section 204, Board of Appeals; General
Section 7006 (h), Appendix; Issuance;
Section 7007, Appendix; Grading fees;
Chapter 1, Division 1, Appendix;
Chapter 12, Appendix;
Chapter 31, Appendix;
Chapter 51, Appendix;
Chapter 53, Appendix.
15.12.030
Modifications.
The sections of the Uniform Building Code, 1991
Edition, mentioned in Sections 15.12.040 through 15.12.270 of this
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chapter, as adopted by reference, are amended as provided in
Sections 15.12.040 through 15.12.270 of this chapter.
15.12.040
Section 202 ks
Section 202 (h) added - Dust abatement.
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
polluting 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 parcel 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 (65%) to thirty-two point four
percent (32.4%) of the total building valuation.
15.12.080
Table No. 3-A amended - Buildinq permit fees.
Table No. 3-A 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 building permit ............ 0.0085 x Valuation.
Other inspections and fees:
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15.
16.
17.
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20.
Reinspections ...........................
Demolition ..............................
Antenna dish ............................
Mobilehome .............................
Mobilehome with permanent foundation. ..
Mobilehome garage ................
Awning and carport ..............
Swimming pool ...................
Spa .............................
Pool and spa ....................
Oil well permit .................
Special inspections during normal .....
working hours .........................
Special inspections other than normal...
working hours .........................
Plan check other than normal ..........
working hours .........................
Paint booths ..........................
Fire sprinkler systems per riser ......
(plus 25 cents per sprinkler head) ....
Standpipe system including all wet ....
dry or combination systems ............
Fire extinguishing systems ...........
...$30.00 per hour
.Min. of $30.00
.$40.00
.$40.00
.$135.00
.$5O.00
,Min. of $30.00
.Min. of $92.00
.Min. of $38.00
.Min. of $110.00
.$686.00
..$50.00 per hour
..$40.00 per hour
..$45.00 per hour
..$108.00
..$162.00
..$162.00
(plus $3.50 per nozzle) ..................... $108.00
Fire alarm system (plus 50 cents ...........
per detector) .............................. $108.00
Signs - minimum of $10.00 plus $30.00
issuance fee (all other signage will
be based on construction valuation).
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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).
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
adding exception ! 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(f) amended - ADDroved fabricators.
Section 306(f) is amended by adding a second
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 Section 502 amended - Chanqe in use.
Section 502 is modified by adding a second
exception, as follows:
Exception:
Any occupancy change or use from existing dwelling
structures must meet the following:
Single story and less than 2500 square feet. Exception: A
two story structure secured so as not to allow access to
second story except for separate residential use.
B. Building structurally sound and in good condition overall.
Three foot side yards minimum. New construction in compliance
with current adopted Building Code.
D. Remodel work wholly within the building. Minor exterior
remodel acceptable.
E. Electrical deficiencies corrected to the current adopted code.
Mechanical and plumbing deficiencies corrected to the current
adopted code.
G. Occupancy shall be minor Group B-2 office or restricted
commercial use.
Off-street parking shall conform to Parking Ordinance with
handicapped stall.
I. 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.
M. Site Plan Review - minimum fee.
15.12.140
Section 1001 Group I and Table 5-A amended -
Nurseries and nursinq homes.
Section 1001 (1) and Table 5-A are amended by amending
Divisions 1 and 2 to read as follows:
Division 1. Nurseries for the full-time care of children
under the age of six (6) each accommodating more than six (6)
persons).
Hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes with nonambulatory
patients and similar buildings (each accommodating more than six
(6) persons).
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 - Location or property.
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 2340 added - Geoloqical or flood hazards.
Section 2340 is added to read as follows:
Section 2340 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
prohibited 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 engineering
studies, reports and recommendations for corrective work,
sufficient to establish the safety of the proposed structure, and
for which a qualified registered geologist and/or engineer shall
assume full responsibility.
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15.12.170 Section 2517(h)3 amended - Framing.
Section 2517(h)3 is modified by adding exception:
Exception:
Volume area ridge beams may be the same size as the
rafters.
15.12.180
Section 2605(c) amended - Alternative methods of
construction.
Section 2605(c) is amended by adding a fourth and fifth paragraph
to read:
All concrete shall attain a minimum 28 day
compressive 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 building
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 - General
Section 2907(a) "Footings -- General" is modified by adding third
and fourth 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
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 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
buildings of group R occupancies, including garage floor slabs,
shall be reinforced with a welded wire fabric of 6 x 6-10/10
minimum weight.
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15.12.200 Section 3802(c) amended and (i) added - Automatic
sprinkler systems.
A. Section 3802(c) is amended 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) is 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.
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 thousand (10,000) square feet
before or after the addition, an automatic
sprinkler system shall be installed throughout
the total building.
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15.12.210 Appendix Chapter 1.
Appendix Chapter 1 Division 1 shall read as follows:
EXISTING BUILDINGS
Section 110 Purpose.
(a) 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
1 Occupancies more than two stories in height.
(c) 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
location of the building on the property cause the
installation of a fire escape to be impractical.
(d) Stair Construction. All stairs shall have a minimum
run of 9 inches and a maximum rise of 8 inches and a
minimum 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.
(e) 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
construction. 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.
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(f) Exterior Stairways. Exterior stairs shall be
noncombustible or of wood of not less than 2-inch nominal
thickness with solid treads and risers.
(g) 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.
The building does not exceed three
stories in height.
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.
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.
(h) 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 corridors to rooms shall
be fixed closed and shall be covered with a minimum of
3/4-inch plywood or 1/2-inch gypsum wallboard or
equivalent material.
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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), 1-3/8-inch thick
solid-bonded wood core may be used.
(i) 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.
(j) Enclosure of Vertical Openings. Elevators, shafts,
ducts and other vertical openings shall be enclosed as
required for st~i_rways in Subsection (f) or by wired
glass set in metal frames. Doors shall be noncombustible
or as regulated in Subsection (f).
(k) 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 one-
hour fire-resistive occupancy separation.
Exception: A separation shall not be
required for such rooms with equipment
serving only one dwelling unit.
(1) 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.
15.12.220
ADDendix Section 7002 amended - Chapter modification
Section 7002 of the Appendix is amended by adding a third paragraph
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.
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Section 7002 is further amended by substituting the word
"approvals" for the words "issuance of permits."
15.12.230
The heading of
Section 7003 amended - Word substitutions.
Section 7003 is amended to read:
"Approvals Required."
Section 7003 is amended by substituting the words "an approval" for
the words "a grading permit."
15.12.240
Section 7006(a), (b) and (c) amended - ADDroval
Requirements.
Subsections (a), (b) and (c) of Section 7006 are amended to read as
follows:
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.
15.12.250
Section 7012(d) amended - Word substitutions.
Section 7012(d)
Director" for
jurisdiction."
is amended by substituting the words
"Building Official and/or other
"Public Works
appropriate
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15.12.260 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".
15.12.270
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
Bakersfield Municipal Code 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 AU6 ~ 8 1991 , by the
following vote:
AYES; C0UNCILMEMBERS: EOWARO$, O,eMOND, SMITH, BRUNNI, PETERSON, McDERMOT¥, SALVAOOIO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: A/~,%~
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS'
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED AU6 2 8 1991
Mayor of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
~AWRENCE M. LUNARDINI
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
LCM/kg
ORD. 2
6-26-91
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
)
County of Kern)
CAROL WILLIAMS,
That she is the
of Bakersfield;
SS.
Being duly sworn,
duly appointed,
and that on the
posted on the Bulletin Board at
the following: Ordinance
City Council at a meeting held on
and entitled:
deposes and says:
acting and qualified City Clerk of the City
30th day of August , 19 91 she
City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of
No. 3388 passed by the Bakersfield
the 28th day of August , 19 91 ,
NSAOPD
/s/ CAROL WILLIAMS
CITY CLERK of the City of Bakersfield
DEPUTY City Clerk