HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 2227ORDINANCE NO. 2227
NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING PORTIONS OF TITLE 13,
INCLUDING CHAPTERS 13.01, 13.04, 13.16, 13.30,
13.40, 13.56, 13.60, 13.64 AND 13.66 AND
REPEALING CHAPTER 13.68 OF SAID TITLE OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE, CONCERNING BUILDING AND CON-
STRUCTION REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS; ADOPTING
BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1973
EDITION AND APPENDIX THERETO, THE UNIFORM
MECHANICAL CODE, 1973 EDITION, THE UNIFORM
SIGN CODE, 1973 EDITION, THE UNIFORM ELECTRI-
CAL CODE, 1975 EDITION, AS THE PRIMARY CODE
AND THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1975 EDITION,
AS THE SECONDARY CODE, THE UNIFORM PLUMBING
CODE, 1973 EDITION AND APPENDICES A THROUGH
H THERETO, THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1973
EDITION AND THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATE-
MENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1973 EDITION.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 13.01 and the Table of Chapters of Title 13
of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield are hereby amended
to read as follows:
Title 13
BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapters:
13.01
13.04
13.08
13.12
13.16
13.28
13.30
13.40
13.52
13.56
13.60
13.64
13.66
13.70
Findings
General Provisions Relating to This Title
Fire Zones
Numbering of Buildings
Uniform Building Code
Standards For Moved Buildings
UniformMechanical Code
Uniform Sign Code
Enclosing Swimming Pools
Uniform Electrical Code (Primary) and National
Electrical Code (Secondary)
Uniform Plumbing Code
Uniform Housing Code
Uniform Code For The Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
Advertising
Chapter 13.01
FINDINGS
Sections:
13.01.010 Findings
13.01.020 Duty of City Clerk
13.01.010 FindingS. The City Council does hereby expressly
find and determine that the changes and modifications to the 1973
Editions of the Uniform Codes and to the 1975 Editions of the
Uniform Electrical Code and National Electrical Code, as adopted
by reference by the ordinance codified in this Title pursuant to
Sections 17922, 17958 and 17958.5 of the Health and Safety Code,
are reasonably necessary because of local conditions.
13.01.020 Duty of City Clerk. The City Clerk, upon enactment
of the ordinance codified herein, shall notify the Department of
Housing and Community Development, Division of Building and Housing
Standards, State of California, of the enactment of sending a copy
of the ordinance codified herein, along with a notice advising such
department of the fact of the enactment of said ordinance and its
effective date and of the express finding made in this chapter that
such changes and modifications to the said codes herein adopted by
reference, are reasonably necessary in the City of Bakersfield
because of local conditions.
SECTION 2.
That the Table of Sections of Chapter 13.04 of Title 13
of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sections:
13.04.010
13.04.020
13.04.030
13.04.040
13.04.050
13.04.060
13.04.070
13.04.080
13.04.090
13.04.100
13.04.110
13.04.120
Chapter 13.04
GENERAL PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THIS TITLE
Purpose of Title 13
Title--The Code
Application of Code
Interpretation of Code
Definitions
Enforcement of Code
Records--Reports--Disposition of Fees
Adoption of Regulations and Fee Schedules
Retention of Plans
Expiration, Suspension and Revocation of Permits--
Recommencement of Work
Unfinished Structures and Projects
Board of Building Appeals
13.04. 130
13.04. 135
13.04. 140
13.04. 150
Limitations on Responsibility
Fees For Mobilehomes
Violations
Penalty For Violations
SECTION 3.
That Section 13.04.050 of Chapter 13.04 of Title 13 of
the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to
read as follows:
13.04.050 Definitions. As used in the "Buildings and Construction
Code."
(1) "Administrative Authority," "Building Official,"
"Chief Building Inspector," and "Chief Electrical Inspector" shall
mean the Building Director of the City of Bakersfield.
(2) "Board of Appeals" and "Board" shall mean the Board
of Building Appeals of the City of Bakersfield.
(3) "Department" shall mean the Building Department of
the City of Bakersfield.
SECTION 4.
That subsection (d) of Section 13.04.080 of Chapter
13.04 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield
is hereby amended to read as follows:
(d) A special investigation fee of twenty dollars shall be
charged for investigation work done where no permit or permits are
sought by the party or parties requesting the investigation.
SECTION 5.
That subsection (e) of Section 13.04.080 of Chapter 13.04
of Title 13 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(e) Fees for duplicating documents and other special services
shall be in accordance with City of Bakersfield administrative
policy.
SECTION 6.
That Section 13.04.100 of Chapter 13.04 of Title 13 of
the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to
read as follows:
13.04.100 Expiration, Suspension and Revocation of Permits--
Recommencement of Work.
(a) Expiration. Permit issued by the Building Director under
the "Buildingsand Construction Code" shall expire by limitation and
become null and void, if the building or work authorized by such
permit is not commenced within 120 days from the date of such per-
mit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is sus-
pended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a
period of 120 days.
(b) Suspension or Revocation. The Building Official may, in
writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of
this title whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis
of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of any ordinance
or regulation or any of the provisions of the Buildings and Construc-
tion Code.
(c) Recommencement. Suspended or abandoned work, for which
the original permit has expired, shall be recommenced only after
the issuance of a new permit therefor.
SECTION 7.
That Section 13.04.120 of Chapter 13.04 of Title 13 of
the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended
to read as follows:
13.04.120 Board of Building Appeals.
(a) There is hereby created the City of Bakersfield Board of
Building Appeals consisting of seven members who shall be qualified
by training and experience in building construction or the building
trades. All seven members shall be appointed by, and serve at the
pleasure of the City Council. As soon as practical after the
appointment of the first board, the board shall meet and organize.
Thereafter, the board shall have the powers granted, and shall
assume the duties, responsibilities and functions imposed by the
"Buildings and Construction Code" upon the board. The Building
Director shall be a nonvoting, ex officio member and Shall act as
Secretary of the board.
(b) The Board of Building Appeals shall resolve all questions
relating to the suitability of alternate materials and methods of
construction arising under this title and shall detemnine reason-
able interpretations of the provisions of the "Buildings and
Construction Code." The board shall adopt reasonable rules and
regulations, consistent with the purposes of such code, for con-
ducting its hearings and investigations; it shall render written
findings and decisions signed by its chairman and secretary in
all cases, to the Building Director, and serve a copy on the appel-
lant. The board may study and recommend to the City Council new
legislation consistent with its purposes and function~
(c) The Board of Building Appeals herein created shall serve
in the place of and have the powers and duties of the Board of
Appeals created by Section 204 of the Uniform Building Code, 1973
Edition; by Section 203 of the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1973
Edition; by Section 205 of the Uniform Code For The Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings, by Section 103(c) of the Uniform Sign Code,
1973 Edition, and Section 14 of the Uniform Electrical Code, 1975
Edition, which sections are deleted in this Title. The Board of
Building Appeals herein created shall also have the responsibi-
lity of resolving any interpretations of the rules made by the
Building Director, for resolving decisions made by the Building
Director upon the approval of equipment and materials and for
resolving any questions concerning the granting of the special
permission contemplated in a number of the rules or suitability
of alternate methods, in connection with the enforcement of the
Uniform Electrical Code, 1975 Edition and the National Electrical
Code, 1975 Edition.
(d) In order to provide for final interpretation of the pro-
visions of the Uniform Housing Code, 1973 Edition and to hear
appeals provided for thereunder, the Board of Building Appeals
shall act as the Housing Advisory and Appeals Board.
SECTION 8.
That section 13.04.135 is hereby added to Chapter 13.04
13 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield as
of Title
follows:
o
13.04.135 Fees For Mobilehomes.
(a) The mobilehome park construction fee shall be eighteen
dollars per lot.
(b) The mobilehome park construction fee for permanent
structures and mobilehome accessory structures shall be the same
as set forth in the fee schedules in the various codes adopted in
this Title by reference, as modified, for permanent structures
outside of mobilehome parks.
(c) The mobilehome installation permit fee shall be twenty-
five dollars, as determined by City of Bakersfield Resolution
No. 80-74.
SECTION 9.
That Chapter 13.16 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code of
the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sections:
13.16. 010
13.16. 020
Chapter 13.16
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
Uniform Building Code Adopted by Reference
Certain Provisions of Uniform Building Code
Deleted
13.16.030 Modifications of Uniform Building Code
13.16.010 Uniform Building Code Adopted by Reference. Except
as hereinafter provided, that certain Building Code known and
designated as the "Uniform Building Code," 1973 Edition, which Code
was sponsored and copyrighted by the International Conference of
Building Officials and 1973 Standards including the appendix thereto,
three copies of which are filed in the Office of the City Clerk of
the City of Bakersfield, for use and examination by the public,
and each portion and provision thereof is hereby adopted by refer-
ence as modified and amended in this chapter, and is hereby declared
to be the Building Code of the City of Bakersfield 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
the City of Bakersfield, and providing for the issuance of permits
and the collection of fees therefor.
13.16.020 Certain Provisions of Uniform Building Code Deleted.
The following sections and chapter of the Uniform Building Code,
1973 Edition, or appendix thereto, are not adopted as part of this
ordinance and are hereby deleted:
Section 204, Board of Appeals;
Section 205, Violations and Penalty;
Section 302(b), Retention of Plans;
Section 303(d), Reinspection Fee;
Sections 5101 through 5104, Elevators, Dumbwaiters,
Escalators, and Moving Walks; and
Chapter 51 of the Appendix;
Section 7006(g), Issuance;
Section 7007, Fees.
13.16.030 Modification of Uniform Building Code. The following
sections of the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition, as adopted by
reference, are amended as provided herewith:
(a) Section 202 is amended by adding paragraph (i) thereto,
as follows:
(i) 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.
(b) Section 302(a) is amended by adding the following para-
graphs thereto:
(1)
(2)
(3)
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 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 parcelmap is required by Title
16 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code, shall not
be issued, until such map thereof in full com-
pliance 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.
(c) Section 303(b) is amended to read:
"(b) Plan checking fees. If a plan is
required to be
submitted under subsection 301(c), a plan checking fee shall be
paid to the Building Official at the time the plans and specifica-
tions are submitted for checking. The fee shall be one-half the
applicable building permit fee calculated from Table No. 3-A.
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 days,
the plan checking fee shall be one-quarter of the applicable build-
ing permit fee calculated from Table No. 3-A.
2. A plan checking fee shall not be required for altera-
tions and repairs of nonstructural nature.
3. A plan checking fee shall not be required for any
dwelling or accessory building thereto of Type V construction of
less than three thousand (3,000) square feet in floor area and not
more than two stories
(d) Section 303
follows:
in height."
is amended to include new subsection (d) as
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"(d) Rechecking plans. Corrections required by the
Building Department shall be checked without additional fee. If
plans are resubmitted with changes from previously approved or
checked plans, a rechecking fee shall be paid; the fee shall be
based on the valuation of all the members or portions redesigned
without reduction for any member or portion replaced or omitted."
(e) Section 305(b) is amended to read:
"(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 respon-
sible for designing the structure."
(f) Section 305 is amended to include new subsection (d) as
follows:
"(d) Certification by architect or engineer. If a
building has been constructed to utilize higher stresses requiring
continuous inspections, the architect or engineer responsible for
the design shall notify in writing to the Building Official that
the building or portions thereof requiring continuous inspection
were constructed in conformity with the approved design, and this
code."
(g) Section 901 is amended to read:
"Sec. 901 Group D occupancies shall be:
Division 1. Mental hospitals, mental sanitariums, jails,
prisons, reformatories, and buildings where personal liberties of
inmates are similarly restrained.
Division 2. Nurseries for the full-time care of children
under the age of six (each accommodating more than six persons).
Hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes with nonambulatory
patients and similar buildings (each accommodating more than six
persons) .
Division 3. Nursing homes for ambulatory patients,
homes for children six years of age or over (each accommodating
more than six persons).
(h)
read:
For occupancy separations see Table No. 5-B.
For occupant load see Section 3301.
EXCEPTION: Group D occupancies shall not
include buildings used only for private residential
purposes or for a family group."
Section 1501 is amended by adding a new Division 3 to
"Division 3. Patio roofs, canopies, awnings, carports,
arbors, lath houses, greenhouses and other special purpose roof
structures not exceeding one thousand square fee."
(i) Section 1503 is amended to read:
"Section 1503. For fire resistive protection of exterior
walls and openings, as determined by location on property, see
Section 504 and Part V.
EXCEPTIONS: For Division 3 structures, either
detached or attached to buildings of Group "I"
occupancy, fire resistive protection of exterior
walls or openings are not required when all the
following conditions occur:
1. The side of Division 3 structure adjacent to
property line does not exceed twenty-five feet.
2.Fifty per cent of the combined area of the sides
of the Division 3 structure is open.
3. The combined roof area of the Division 3 structure
and Group "I" occupancy building when attached,
does not exceed three thousand square feet.
4. The Division 3 structure is located in Fire
Zone III."
(j) That subdivision (d) of Section 1601 is amended by adding
the following two paragraphs:
"Residential buildings used solely for the purpose of
display as a model residence, may be erected or placed upon land
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for a period of time not to exceed twenty-four months, without the
construction of the required concrete foundation, in Fire Zones
2 or 3, upon issuance of a permit by the Building Official. The
Building Official shall approve the temporary foundation to be
used for, and the proposed location of, any such building. No
permit hereunder shall be granted by the Building Official unless
and until the applicant files with the official, a faithful per-
formance bond in the amount of five hundred dollars, guaranteeing
the removal of the building."
"Prior to construction of the required concrete founda-
tion for the building at or before the expiration of the twenty-
four month period, in the event the building is to remain perman-
ently at this location, all permits required under this code for
the construction of the foundation and the installation of all
other facilities to complete the buildings on its permanent location,
shall be obtained from the Building Official."
(k) A new Section 2316 is added to read as follows:
"Section 2316 Flood or Mud Slide Hazards. The Building
Director shall review applications for building permits, including
the plans and specifications for the proposed construction, to
determine if the proposed construction is consistent with the need
to minimize flood damage; he shall require: that proposed construc-
tion in flood hazard locations be designed and anchored to prevent
the flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure or
portions of the structure due to flooding; the use of construction
materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage;
the use of construction methods and practices that will minimize
exposure to flood hazards; the location of public utilities and
facilities on the site in such a manner as to be elevated and con-
structed to minimize or eliminate flood damage. If in the opinion
of the Building Director, a structure to be used for human habita-
tion or occupancy is proposed to be located such that it would be
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subject to 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 infor-
mation and knowledge relative to such hazardous conditions. He
may require applicants to furnish geological and/or engineering
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."
(1) Section 2905 is amended by adding a second and a third
paragraph to subsection 2905(a) to read:
'~11 perimeter concrete or masonry foundations or foun-
dation walls for buildings or Group "H" and "I" occupancies, includ-
ing garage attached, shall be reinforced with a minimum of two
continuous one-half inch reinforcing bars. One bar shall be placed
two inches from the top and the other bar three inches from the
bottom of the foundation or foundation wall."
'~11 concrete floor slabs for buildings of Group "H"
and "I" occupancies, including garage attached, shall have a mini-
mum thickness of three and one-half inches and shall be reinforced
with a minimum of six-inch by six-inch by Number ten by Number ten
welded wire mesh. The mesh shall be placed at the center of the
slab."
(m) The second sentence in second paragraph in Section 1313(f)
of Chapter 13, of Appendix to the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition
(Interior Stairways - Existing Buildings), is hereby amended to read:
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"Doors to the enclosures shall be protected by self-
closing Class "B" fire doors or solid wood doors not less than one
and three-eighth inches thick."
(n) Chapter 49 of the Appendix is amended to include Group J,
Division 3 structures.
(o) Section 7002 is amended by substituting the word "approvals"
for the words "issuance of permits."
(p) The heading of Section 7003 is amended to read: '%pprovals
Required." Section 7003 is amended by substituting the words "an
approval" for the words "a grading permit."
(q) Subsections (a), (b) and (c) of Section 7006 are amended
to read as follows:
Approval Requirements
Section 7006(a) Approval Required. Except as exempted
in Section 7003 of this Code, no person shall do any grading with-
out first obtaining approval from the Building Official. A separate
approval shall be required for each site, and may cover both excava-
tions 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 accom-
panied by two 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.
(r) In Section 7012(d) substitute the words "Public Works
Director" for "Building Official" and/or other appropriate juris-
diction.
(s) In Section 7014(a) substitute the word "approval" for the
word "permit." In Section 7014(b) add the words "and for new
subdivisions" after the words "cubic yards" and the word "applicant"
for "permittee."
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(t) In Section 7015(b) 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
him approved by him, and final grading report certificate, signed
and issued by the City Engineer, has been recorded with the County
Recorder of Kern County."
SECTION 10.
That Chapter 13.30 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code
of the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sections:
13.30.010
13.30.020
13.30.030
Chapter 13.30
UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE
Adoption of Uniform Mechanical Code by Reference
Certain Provisions of Uniform Mechanical Code
Deleted
Modifications of UniformMechanical Code
13.30.010 Adoption of UniformMechanical Code by Reference.
Except as hereinafter provided that certain Uniform Mechanical
Code known and designated as the "Uniform Mechanical Code, 1973
Edition," which Code was sponsored and copyrighted by the Inter-
national Conference of Building Officials and the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, three copies
of which are filed in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of
Bakersfield, for use and examination by the public, and each portion
and provision thereof is hereby adopted by reference as modified
and amended in this Chapter, and is hereby declared to be the
Mechanical Code of the City of Bakersfield 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
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of the City of Bakersfield, and providing for the issuance of
permits and the collection of fees thereof.
13.30.020 Certain Provisions of Uniform Mechanical Code Deleted.
The following sections of the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition,
are hereby deleted:
Section 202, Violation and Penalty
Section 203, Board of Appeals
Section 303(b) Expiration of Permit
Section 304(1) Permit Issuance Fee
13.30.030 Modifications of Uniform Mechanical Code. The follow-
ing sections of the Uniform Mechanical Code are amended to read as
follows:
(a) Section 302 is amended by amending the first paragraph
of subsection (b) thereof, to read:
"(b) Plans and specifications. When required by the
Building Official for the enforcement of any provision of this
Code, plans and specifications for the installation of comfort
heating systems, comfort cooling systems, absorption systems,
ventilation systems and hoods, shall be submitted. When required, the plans
and specifications shall be designed by a person licensed to per-
form the work in California."
(b) Items 22 and 23 are hereby added to Section 304, as
follows:
22. New Single Family Dwellings and Apartment Units.
0 1800 sq. ft. $13.00
1800 + sq. ft. 17.50
23. Combination Heating and Refrigeration Unit
Less than 100,000 BTU heating,
less than 3-ton refrigeration $ 8.00
More than 100,000 BTU heating,
more than 3-ton refrigeration 12.50
(c) Section 710 is modified by adding a second paragraph to
subsection (e) to read as follows:
"Exception: A platform shall not be required for an
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appliance serving a Group
of three dwelling units of a Group
height."
'I' or 'J' occupancy or serving a maximum
'H' occupancy of one story in
the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to read as
SECTION 11.
That Chapter 13.40 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code of
follows:
Sections:
13.40.010
13.40.020
13 40.030
13 40.040
13 40.050
13 40.060
13 40.070
13 40.080
Chapter 13.40
UNIFORM SIGN CODE
Adoption of Uniform Sign Code by Reference
Certain Sections of Uniform Sign Code Deleted
Exemptions to Permit Requirement
Fees For Permits
Plan Checking Fees
Modifications of Uniform Sign Code
Restriction as to Zoning Regulations
Construction--Approval of City Council
13.40.010 Adoption of Uniform Sign Code by Reference. Exept
as hereinafter provided that certain Uniform Sign Code known and
designated as the Uniform Sign Code, 1973 Edition, sponsored and
copyrighted by the International Conference of Building Officials,
as modified and amended in this Chapter, three copies of which
are filed in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield
for use and examination by the public, is hereby adopted by refer-
ence and is hereby declared to be the Sign Code of the City of
Bakersfield for the purpose of regulating the construction, mainten-
ance, use and removal of signs.
13.40.020 Certain Sections of Uniform Sign Code Deleted. The
following provisions are hereby deleted from the Sign Code.
Section 103(c), Board of Appeals
Section 103(d), Violations and Penalties
Section 301, Permits Required (Last sentence)
Section 303, Exemptions
Section 304, Fees
13.40.030 Exemptions to Permit Requirement. The following
signs shall not require a sign permit. These exceptions shall not
be construed as relieving the owner of the sign from the responsibility
of its erection and maintenance under this chapter and compliance by
the owner with the provisions of this chapter or any other applicable
law or ordinance regulating the same.
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(1) The changing of the advertising copy or message on a
painted or printed sign only. Except for theater marquees and
similar signs specifically designed for the use of replaceable
copy, electric signs shall not be included in this exception.
(2) Painting, repainting or cleaning of an advertising
structure or the changing the advertising copy or message thereon
shall not be considered an erection or alteration which requires
sign permit unless a structural change is made.
(3) Signs less than six feet above grade.
(4) Real estate signs not exceeding twelve square feet in
area which advertise the sale, rental, or lease of the premises
upon which said signs are located.
(5) Professional name plates not exceeding two square feet
in area.
(6) Bulletin boards not over twelve square feet in area for
public, charitable or religious institutions when the same are
located on the premises of said institutions.
(7) Signs denoting the architect, engineer or contractor
when placed upon work under construction and not exceeding twelve
square feet in area.
(8) Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date
of erection when cut into masonry surface, or when constructed of
bronze or other incombustible materials.
(9) Signs of public service companies indicating danger, and
aids to service or safety.
(10) Small portable signs under twelve square feet inside or
outside a building, not over public property.
(11) Construction signs for duration of construction project
in residential area.
13.40.040 Fees For Permits. A fee for each sign permit shall
be paid to the building official as set forth in the Schedule
Table No. 3-A.
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TABLE No. 3-A
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
Total Valuation
$1 to $500
$501 to $2,000
$2,001 to $25,000
$25,001 to $50,000
$50,001 to $100,000
$100,001 and up
Fee
$5
$5 for the first $500 plus $1 for each
additional $100 or fraction thereof,
to and including $2,000
$20 for the first $2,000 plus $3 for
each additional thousand or fraction
thereof, to and including $25,000
$89 for the first $25,000 plus $2.50
for each additional thousand or fraction
thereof to and including $50,000
$i[51.50 for the first $50,000 plus $1.50
for each additional thousand or fraction
thereof, to and including $100,000
$226.50 for the first $100,000 plus $1
for each additional thousand or fraction
thereof
13.40.050 Plan Checking Fees. Where plans and other pertinent
information are required in accordance with Section S-302, UBC
Vol. V, a plan check fee equal to one-half the sign permit fee
shall be paid to the building official.
13.40.060 Modifications of Uniform Sign Code.
(a) Table No. 4-B is amended as follows:
Clearance
Less than 8 feet
8 feet
8 to 16 feet
Over 16 feet
TABLE No. 4-B
PROJECTION OF SIGNS
Maximum Projection
Not permitted
1 foot
1 foot plus 6 inches for
each foot of clearance
in excess of 8 feet
At least 2 feet back of
curb line
18.
(b)
Table No. 4-C is amended as follows:
TABLE No. 4-C
THICKNESS OF PROJECTING SIGN
Projection
Maximum Thickness
5 feet + 2 feet
4 feet 2 feet 6 inches
3 feet 3 feet
2 feet 3 feet 6 inches
1 foot 4 feet
13.40.070 Restriction as to Zoning Regulations. All signs
shall comply with the provisions of Title 17 of the Municipal
Code of the City of Bakersfield. (Zoning Regulations.)
13.40.080 Construction--Approval of City Council. No permit
for any sign exceeding a height of fifty feet from ground level
shall be issued without prior approval of the City Council.
SECTION 12.
That Chapter 13.56 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code of
follows:
the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to read as
Chapter 13.56
ELECTRICAL CODE
Sections:
13.56.010 Adoption of Uniform Electrical Code (Primary)
and National Electrical Code (Secondary)
13.56.020 Deletion of Certain Sections of the Uniform
Electrical Code, 1975 Edition
13.56.025 Amendment to Uniform Electrical Code, 1975 Edition
13.56.030 Amendments to National Electrical Code, 1975 Edition
13.56.040 Fee Schedule
13.56.050 Chief Electrical Inspector
13.56.010 Adoption of Uniform Electrical Code (Primary) and
National Electrical Code (Secondary). Except as herein otherwise
provided, that certain primary electrical code known and designated
as 'Uniform Electrical Code, 1975 Edition," published by Pacific
Coast Electrical Association, Inc., and that certain secondary
electrical code known and designated as '~ational Electrical Code,
1975 Edition" published and sponsored by the National Fire Pro-
tection Association, three copies of both codes having heretofore
been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield, for use
and examination by the public, are adopted as the Electrical Code
of the City of Bakersfield, and each provision and portion thereof,
except as otherwise in this chapter provided, is referred to and
made a part of this chapter to the same effect as if fully set
forth herein.
19.
13.56.020 Deletion of Certain Sections of the Uniform Electrical
Code, 1975 Edition. Sections 2E, 3, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of the Uniform
Electrical Code, 1975 Edition, are deleted.
13.56.025 Amendment to Uniform Electrical Code, 1975 Edition.
Subsection 3 of Section 2C of the Uniform Electrical Code, 1975
Edition, is amended to read as follows:
3. Home owner: The Building Director may issue to an
individual a home owner's permit authorizing said individual to
install, alter, change or repair any electrical wiring, devices,
appliances, apparatus or equipment in, on or about a dwelling of
which said individual is owner and in which he resides or intends
to reside, but not elsewhere; provided, that electrical work authorized
under any such home owner's permit may be done personally by the
owner or through his own employees for wages.
13.56.030 Amendments to National Electrical Code, 1975 Edition.
The following section is added to Article 230 (Services) of the
National Electrical Code, 1975 Edition:
230-56 Special Residential Requirements.
"(a)
In residences, a one-inch raceway shall be
run from the service panel to accessible
attics and crawl areas beneath floors, for
future use.
(b) In residences, the service entrance conduit
shall be metal conduit for overhead services."
13.56.040 Fee Schedule. A fee shall be paid to the Building
Department at the time of application for each permit in accord-
ance with the following schedule:
Single-family dwellings. For single-
family dwellings on new construction
work, the following flat rate table shall
apply, including service conductors, all
outlets, range, dryer, and any miscel-
laneous circuit servicing the structure:
Fee
Area of Construction
$13.00
25.00
37.00
43.00
(1)
0 to 1000 square feet
1001 to 2000 square feet
2001 to 3000 square feet
3001 and larger.
20.
(2)
Multi-dwelling occupancies. For multi-
dwelling occupancies, new work, the
following flat rate, for each dwelling
unit shall be applied:
Area of Construction
Fee
0 to 750 square feet . $ 7.00
751 to 1250 square feet . 13.00
1251 and larger 19.00
(3)
For the installation or relocation of
each electrical service equipment, includ-
ing riser conduit:, metering equipment and
main disconnect - all under 600 volts. $ 6.00
(4)
For the installation or relocation of
each electrical service equipment, includ-
ing riser conduit, metering equipment and
main disconnect - all above 600 volts. $ 8.00
(5)
For the installation or relocation of
each subpanel, including feeders all
under 600 volts
$ 6.00
(6)
For the installation or relocation of
each subpanel, including feeders - all
above 600 volts
$ 8.00
(7)
For the installation or relocation of
each lighting fixture or receptacle,
including branch conductors - first
ten or less
each group of ten or fraction.
$ 5.00
3.00
(8)
For the
each motor, transformer, heating de-
vice, appliance or miscellaneous
equipment --
0 through 5 horsepower or KVA,
5.1 through 15 horsepower or KVA,
15.1 through 100 horsepower or KVA,
100ol through 500 horsepower or KVA,
Over 500 horsepower or KVA, KWA.
installation or relocation of
KWA
KB/A
K~A
KWA
$ 2.50
3.50
5.00
11.00
16.00
(9)
For the installation or relocation of
each high voltage circuit breaker or
automatic recloser .
(10) For issuing of an annual electrical
maintenance permit:
For one location .
For two, three, o~ fo~r'lgcatio~s[
For five or more locations
$ 6.00
$11.00
26.00
5~.00
(11) For the inspection of any electrical
equipment for which no fee is pre-
scribed for the time consumed
per hour . .
With minimum ghlr~e'172'hgu~ gr'lgs~
$ 8.00
4.50
21.
13.56.050 Chief Electrical Inspector. The Chief Electrical
Inspector referred to in the Uniform Electrical Code, 1975
Edition, shall be the duly appointed and acting Building Director
of the City of Bakersfield, his duly authorized representatives,
or such person as hereafter may be authorized by law to perform
the duties now being performed by that official in the City of
Bakersfield.
SECTION 13.
That Chapter 13.60 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code of
the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sections:
13.60.010
13.60.020
13.60.030
13.60.040
13.60.050
13.60. 060
13.60.070
13.60.080
13.60.090
13.60. 100
Chapter 13.60
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
Adoption of Uniform Plumbing Code by Reference
Modifications of Uniform Plumbing Code
Administration and Enforcement by Building Director
Rules and Regulations
Nonliability of City for Damages
Issuance of Permit Not Authority for Violations
Corrections of Error
Permit Duration
Special Owner's Permit
Schedule of Fees
13.60.010 Adoption of Uniform Plumbing Code by Reference. Except
as herein otherwise provided, that certain Plumbing Code, known and
designated as the "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1973 Edition," (with
appendices A through H), sponsored and coyprighted by the Inter-
national Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, three
copies of which have heretofore been filed with the City Clerk of
the City of Bakersfield for use and examination by the public, is
hereby adopted by reference and enacted as the Plumbing Code of
the City of Bakersfield, for the purposes stated therein.
13.60.020 Modifications of Uniform Plumbing Code. The follow-
ing sections of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1973 Edition, as adopted
by reference, are modified and amended as provided herewith:
(A) Section 609 (Cooling Water) is amended ro read as
follows:
22.
"609 (a) Water which has been used as a cooling
medium in any cooler, appliance, device or other apparatus, shall
not be connected to the drainage system on the premises where the
cooler, appliance, device or other apparatus is located and used,
nor shall the water be in any manner discharged into the sanitary
sewer system of the City of Bakersfield, provided, however, that
water which has been used as a cooling medium in any cooler, appli-
ance, device or other apparatus, must be disposed of in a manner
approved by the Building Director of the City of Bakersfield.
(b) All connections heretofore made or existing
at the time of the effective date of the ordinance codified herein,
as mentioned in this section, shall be disconnected from the sani-
tary sewer system of the City of Bakersfield and the discharge of
water from the coolers, appliances, devices and other apparatus,
shall be effected in a manner approved by the Building Director."
(B) Section 1008(c) (Installation of Water Piping) is amended
to read as follows:
"1008(c) No water piping shall be installed within
slab or in the ground under a concrete slab of a build-
a concrete
lng.
Exceptions: If required by structural conditions,
water piping may be installed in chases, sleeves, ducts, or may be
protected by an approved pipe wrapping material with the prior
approval of the administrative authority in accordance with the
following requirements:
(1) Ferrous piping shall have a protective coating of
an approved type, machine applied and conforming to recognized
standards. Field wrapping shall provide equivalent protection and
in restricted to those short sections and fittings necessarily
stripped for threading. Zinc coating (galvanized) shall not be
deemed adequate protection for piping or fittings.
23.
(2) Copper tubing shall be protected per paragraph (1)
and shall be installed without joints where possible. Where
joints are permitted they shall be brazed and fittings shall be
wrought copper."
13.60.030 Administration and Enforcement by Building Director.
Whenever used in the Uniform Plumbing Code, the terms "Administra-
tive Authority" and/or "Plumbing Official" mean the duly appointed
and Acting Building Director of the City of Bakersfield, his duly
authorized representative, or such persons as hereafter may be
authorized by law to perform the duties now being performed by that
official in the City of Bakersfield.
13.60.040 Rules and Regulations. The Building Director may pro-
mulgate rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the City
Council of the City of Bakersfield, not in conflect with the pro-
visions hereof, to facilitate the enforcement and administration of
the Uniform Plumbing Code.
13.60.050 Nonliability of City for Damages. This chapter shall
not be construed as imposing on the City of Bakersfield or its
officers or employees any liability for damage resulting from defec-
tive plumbing work; nor shall the City of Bakersfield or its
officers or employees be held to assume any such liability by
reasons of the inspections authorized hereunder.
13.60.060 Issuance of Permit Not Authority for Violations. The
issuance of granting of a permit or approval of plans and/or speci-
fications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or
an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this
code. No permit or approval presuming to give authority to violate
or cancel the provisions of this code shall be valid except insofar
as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful.
13.60.070 Corrections of Error. The issuance of a permit upon
approval of plans and specifications shall not permit the Building
Director from thereafter requiring the correction of error in the
plans and specifications or from preventing construction or instal-
lation operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of
24.
this code or of any other ordinances or from revoking any permit
or certificate of approval when issued in error.
13.60.080 Permit Duration. Every permit issued by the Building
Director under the provisions of this code shall expire by limita-
tion and become null and void, if the work authorized by the permit
is not commenced within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date
of the permit, or, if the work authorized by the permit is suspended
or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of
one hundred twenty (120) days. Before the work can be recommenced
a new permit shall be first obtained to do so.
13.60.090 Special Owner's Permit. The Building Director may
issue to an individual a special owner's permit authorizing the
individual to do the plumbing or drainage work in, on or about a
building of which the individual is owner; provided, that no plumb-
ing or drainage work authorized under any such special owner's
permit shall be done, nor shall the owner holding any such permit
allow any such work to be done, except personally by the owner to
whom the permit is issued, or by a member of his immediate family;
the issuance of such permit shall conform to the State Contractors
License Law; and if this or any other provision hereof shall be
violated by the holder of the special owner's permit, the permit
shall be subject to immediate cancellation by the Building Director,
and the holder thereof shall[ be liable to the penalty provided for
violation of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall prohibit
a home owner from obtaining a permit, doing his own work, or hiring
employees for wages in doing the work.
13.60.100 Schedule of Fees. Plumbing permit fees shall be paid
to the Building Director as set forth in the following Fee Schedule:
PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
1. NEW DWELLING UNITS
1 - bathroom .
2 - bathrooms.
3 - bathrooms.
4 - bathrooms.
5 - bathrooms.
$17.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
25.
10.
11.
12.
13~
Each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on
one trap
Each building sewer or each trailer coach sewer
Each water heater or vent.
For first f~ve gas outlets
Each added gas outlet over 5
For each water service
Each rain water system - each drain.
For each industrial waste treatment interceptor
(including trap.and vent).
For installation, repair, or alteration of water
piping or water treatment equipment.
For repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping.
For each vacuum breaker or back flow device.
For private disposal systems -- each septic tank .
Each seepage pit ........
For any change or repair to'e~i~tin~ ~eptic t~nk,
seepage pit, or drain.
$ 3.00
7.00
3.00
2.00
0.40
3.00
3.00
5.00
3.00
3.00
2.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
NOTE: MINI-MUM PERMIT FEE.
5.00
SECTION 14.
That Chapter 13.64 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code
the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 13.64
UNIFORM HOUSING CODE
Sections:
13.64.010
13.64.020
13.64.030
Uniform Housing Code Adopted by Reference
Certain Provisions of Uniform Housing Code
Deleted
Modification of Uniform Housing Code
of
26.
13.64.010 Uniform Housing Code Adopted by Reference. Except
as herein otherwise provided, that certain Housing Code known and
designated as "Uniform Housing Code, 1973 Edition" sponsored and
copyrighted by the International Conference of Building Officials,
three copies of which have been filed with the City Clerk of the
City of Bakersfield, for use and examination by the public, is
hereby adopted by reference as modified and amended in this
chapter, and is hereby declared to be the Housing Code of the
City of Bakersfield for the purpose of providing requirements for
the protection of life, limb, health, property, safety and welfare
of the general public and the owners and occupants of residential
buildings.
13.64o020 Certain Provisions of Uniform Housing Code Deleted.
The following sections of the Uniform Housing Code, 1973 Edition
are not adopted as part of this ordinance and are hereby deleted:
Section 203, Housing Advisory and Appeals Board
Section 204, Violations
Section 501(b),
Section 502(b),
Section 502(d),
Occupied Space
Yards
Projection into Yards
13.64.030 Modification of Uniform Housing Code.
sections of the Uniform Housing Code, 1973 Edition,
provided herewith:
Section 201 is amended by adding subsection (b)
as follows:
(b) County Health Officer. The enforcement of
this Housing Code by the Building Director shall not prevent the
enforcement of the State Housing Law and applicable regulations,
by the County Health Officer as required by Section 17961 of the
Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
The following
are amended as
thereto,
27.
SECTION 15.
That Chapter 13.66 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code of
the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 13.66
UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
Sections:
13.66.010
13.66.020
13.66.030
Uniform Code For The Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings Adopted by Reference
Certain Provisions of Uniform Code For The Abate-
ment of Dangerous Buildings Deleted
Modification of Uniform Code For The Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings
13.66o010 Uniform Code For The Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
Adopted by Reference. Except as herein otherwise provided, that
certain Code entitled "Uniform Code For The Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings," 1973 Edition, sponsored and copyrighted by the Interna-
tional Conference of Building Officials, three copies of which have
been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield for use
and examination by the public, is adopted by reference and enacted
as the Uniform Code For The Abatement of Dangerous Buildings of
the City of Bakersfield, for the purpose stated therein with the
exceptions and subject to the amendments and deletions of the pro-
visions thereof hereinafter in this chapter provided.
13.66.020 Certain Provisions of Uniform Code For The Abatement
of Dangerous Buildings Deleted. The following provisions are hereby
deleted from the Uniform Code For The Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,
1973 Edition:
Section 203, Violations
Section 205, Board of Appeals
13.66.030 Modification of Uniform Code For The Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings.
(a) Section 201 is amended by the addition of a second para-
graph to subsection (a) to read as follows:
28-
"The enforcement of this Uniform Code For The Abatement
of Dangerous Buildings by the Building Official shall not prevent
the enforcement of the State Housing Law by the County Health
Officer as required by Section 17961 of the Health and Safety
Code."
(b) Section 801(a) is amended to read as follows:
(a) Procedure. "When any work or demolition is to be
done pursuant to Section 701(c) 3 of this Code, the Building
Official, who shall, for the purposes of Chapters 8 and 9, be known
as the Director, shall cause the work to be accomplished by private
contract under his direction. Plans and specifications therefor
may be prepared by said Director, or he may employ such architectural
and engineering assistance on a contract basis as he may deem
reasonably necessary. Standard City contractual procedures shall
be followed."
(c) Section 802(a) is amended to read as follows:
(a) General. "The City Council shall establish a
special fund to be designated as the Repair and Demolition Fund.
Payments shall be made out of said fund upon the demand of the
Director to defray the costs and expenses which may be incurred
by the City in causing to be done the necessary work of repair or
demolition of dangerous buildings."
(d) Section 901 is amended to read as follows:
901 Account of Expense; Filing of Report; Contents.
The Building Official shall keep an itemized account of the expense
incurred by the City in the repair or demolition of any building
done pursuant to the provisions of Section 701(c) 3 of this Code.
Upon completion of the work of repair or demolition, said Director
shall prepare and file with the City Clerk a report specifying the
work done, the itemized and total cost of the work, a description
of the real property upon which the building or structure is or
was located, and the names and addresses of the persons entitled
to notice pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 401.
SECTION 16.
That Chapter 13.68 of Title 13 of the Municipal Code of
the City of Bakersfield is hereby repealed.
SECTION 17.
This ordinance shall become effective thirty days
and after the date of its passage.
from
.......... o0o ..........
30.
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 12th day of May, 1975, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN BARTON, BLJ~ECKER, CHR)STENSEN MEDDCRS ROGERS, SC~LES,~
CIl'~.~.ERl~'>and~x Officio Clerk of the
Council of the!City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
the~tY o~ Bakersfield
Afft avt! of Iosttng ( r tnat es
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, i
County of Kern ss.
H. E. BERGEN, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and
that oa .......................................~I..~.~.._~:...4...~ ....................................................., 19_.~..~. he 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 .................M...a~...J~.~. ..........................................19..7..~._, which ordinance
was numbered ...... ~2.? ............New Series, and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING PORTIONS OF TITLE 13,
INCLUDING CHAPTERS 13.01, 13.04, 13.16, 13.30,
13.40, 13.56, 13.60, 13.64 AND 113.66 AND
REPEALING CHAPTER 13.68 OF SAID TITLE OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE, CONCERNING BUILDING AND CON-
STRUCTION REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS; ADOPTING
BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1973
EDITION AND APPENDIX THERETO, THE UNIFORM
MECHANICAL CODE, 1973 EDITION, THE UNIFORM
SIGN CODE, 1973 EDITION, THE UNIFORM ELECTRI-
CAL CODE, 1975 EDITION, AS THE PRIMARY CODE
AND THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1975 EDITION,
AS THE SECONDARY CODE, THE UNIFORM PLUMBING
CODE, 1973 EDITION AND APPENDICES A THROUGH
H THERETO, THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1973
EDITION AND THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATE-
MENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1973 EDITION.
' ' ~ity ,G/erk
Suhscribed and sworn to before me this