HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 557ORDINANCE N0. 557 NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A UNIFORM BUILDING CODE FOR
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, AND REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 152 NEW SERIES AND ALL AMENDMENTS
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,
as followsa
SECTION 1.
That the Uniform Building Code, 1937 Edition, as adopted by
the Pacific Coast Building Officials' Conference at the 6th Annual
Meeting, October, 1927, with Revisions and Additions approved at the
14th Annual Meeting, October, 1936, as published in April, 1937,
printing of'July, 1939, as the same now reads, be and the same iS
hereby adopted, except as to Sections 104 and 203, which shall read
as follows:
Section 104,
The following specified requirements shall apply to exist-
ing buildings which for any reason whatsoever do not conform to the
requirements of this Code for new buildings:
(a) Major Alterations and Renairs. If alterations and/or
repairs in excess of 50 per cent of the value of an existing building
are made to such building within any period of 12 months, the entire
building shall be made to conform with the requirements given herein
for new buildings. Any existing building which for any reason whatso-
ever, requires repairs, at any one time, in excess of 50 per cent of the
value thereof, not deducting from such value any loss caused by fire or
any other reason, shall be made to conform to the requirements of this
Code or shall be demolished, except as specified in Section 1602.
(b) Chan~ed ~se,
If the existing use or occupancy of an existing building is
changed to a use or occupancy which would not be permitted in a
similar building hereafter erected, the entire building shall be
made to conform with the requirements given herein for new buildings;
provided, however, that if the use or occupancy of only a portion or
portions of an existing building is changed and such portion or
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portions are segregated as specified in Section ~0-~ of this Code th~.n
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only such portion or poiotions of the building need to be made to
comply ~.;itb. said ~equirements; ~:nd p~'ovided, further, that the Bui!:J.-
i:~g Ir, spectof is he..'eby given authority to approve any change in tl?.e
use ox~ occupm~cy of any existing building within any one Group of
Occupancy as specified in Part III, even tl~ough such building is not
made to fully conform to the requirements of this Code, '..~:hen it is
obvious that such a change in t~:e use or occupanc~ of ~he existing
building Fill not exte~.~d or increase a.~3.y existing non-conformity or
hazard of the building.
(c) Additio~.s. An~J existing building not covered by the
preceding pa~agrt~.pl~s (a) and (b) '~hich has its floor area or its
number of stories increased e'.,~ its ~se or occupa~_~.y changed in any
way from its former or existi~.g use or occupan. c~- shall be provided
with stair~ays, emergency exits and fire protection facilities as
specified in this Code for buil~.ings he',~eafte~~ erected for si,,~ilar
uses or occupa~:cies.
(d) Minor Alterations an__Jd. Repairs. Every alteration or
repair to ar~y structural part or portion of an existi'qg building
shall, when deemed necessary in the opinion of the Building Inspector,
be made to conform to the x'equis~emsnts of thls Code foi'- ne~;.~ buil,liDgs.
Minor alterations, repairs and. ci'mnges not covered by the preceding
pax'agraphs (a), (b) and (c) may be made with the same ma.~erials of
which the building is constructed; provided, that not more than P~
per cent of the roof covering of any building shall be replaced in
any period of 12 months unless the entire roof covering is made to
conform to the requirements of this Coc~e for new buildings.
New roofing meeti,?g t.bs requi~e~.eDts of this Code may be
placed over existi~.g roofing ~.v.hen the existing roofing and roof
framing are such as to permit the ne~v roofi~ag to be properly suppo.-,.~ted
and securely fastened.
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(e) Movin2 Houses.
No building used for residence or apartment house purposes
shall be moved from one location to another until the consent of the
owners. of a majority of the property frontage on both sides of the
street in the'block in which said building is to be located shall
have been obtained.
Section 20~A
Any person desiring a building permit shall, at the time of
filing an application therefor, as provided in Section 201 of this
Code,'
pay to the Building Inspector a fee as required in this section:
For a total valuation'of $25.00 or less, no fee.
For a total valuation from $25.00 to and including $300.00,
a $1.00 fee.
For a total valuation from $300.00 to and including $1,000.00,
a $2.50 fee.
An additional fee of $1.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof of total valuation to and including $15,000.00.
An additional fee of $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof of total valuation from $15,000.00 to and including
$~0,000.00.
An additional fee of 50¢ for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof of total valuation exceeding $40,000.00.
The city, county, state, or the United States of America
shall be exempt from the paying of any fee as provided in this
ordinance.
Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is
started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees
above specified shall be doubledr but the payment of such double fee
shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the require-
ments of this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other
penalties prescribed herein.
The Building Inspector shall keep a permanent, accurate
account of all fees and other monies collected and received under
this Code and give the names of the persons upon whose account the
same were paid, the date and amount thereof, together with the
location of the building or premises to which they relate.
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I ICE.~BY CE;'LTIFY that the for..:going Ox'~-'.inance ~.;.~as passed
and adcpted hy the Council of L]~e City of
meeting tb. efeof held on the ;-Y'. f 9~, by' the
follu',ving vote:
AYES, BODEN, MARMRDUKE, McMILLRN, PAULY, SMI*TH, SOLLEAS, WXLSON
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City Clerk an8 Ex-Officio Clerk cf the
Counc~l of the City of Be.kersfield.
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V. VAN RIPER, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is t duly appointed, acting and qualified Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on .~~ ~ ~... ....19~..~.. he posted on the Bulletin Board at the
at a meeting thereof duly held on ........ .~......, 19.~......, which ordinance
was numbered s
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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A UNIFORL.' BUILDING CODE FOR
THE~ CITY OF BABzrI-ISFIELr. , CALIFORIYIA, AI~f. REPEALING
OR]"~I~.~AP'CE NO. 15~ NEW S~RIES A~' ALL AI..ZFDI.~NTS
THERETO.