HomeMy WebLinkAbout122 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 122
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 1979
EDITIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, UNIFORM
HOUSING CODE, UNIFORM CODE FOR ABATEMENT OF
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, UNIFORM SIGN CODE, UNIFORM
BUILDING SECURITY CODE, AND UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE STANDARDS AND MAKING CERTAIN CHANGES THEREIN
NECESSARY TO MEET LOCAL CONDITIONS.
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1:
Chapters 1, 5, 6, and 8 of Division 3, Title 6 of the San
Bernardino County Code adopted by Ordinance 17 are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2:
For the purpose of providing minimum standards to safeguard
life, limb, property and public welfare by regulating the design,
construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and
maintenance of buildings, structures, those certain codes known as
the "Uniform Building Code", the "Uniform Housing Code", the "Uniform
Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings", the "Uniform Sign
Code", the "Uniform Building Security Code", and the "Uniform
Building Code Standards", 1979 editions, prepared and published by
the International Conference of Building Officials, including all
their indices and appendices, and except said portions thereof as
are hereafter deleted, modified or amended by this Ordinance, three
(3) copies of each of which said codes are on file in the Office of
the City Clerk for public record and inspection, are hereby adopted
by reference and made a part of this Ordinance in full, subject,
however, to the amendments, additions and deletions set forth in
this Ordinance. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between
this Ordinance and said codes set forth above or any other Ordinance
lawfully adop`-�d by the City of Rancho Cucamonga, these amendments
and additions call control.
SECTION 3:
Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in
said codes, such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have
the meaning ascribed to it in this Section as follows:
A. Building Official shall mean the Building Official of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga or his designated representative.
B. Health Officer shall mean the Director of Environmental Health
Services of San Bernardino County or his designated representative.
C. Fire Chief shall mean the Fire Chief of the Foothill Fire District
or his designated representative.
D. Building Department shall mean the Building and Safety Division of
Community Development Department of the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
SECTION 4:
The Uniform Building Code is amended as follows:
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A. Section 204 of said Uniform Building Code is amended to read as
follows:
Section 204. BOARD OF APPEALS. In order to provide for
final interpretation of the provisions of this Code and to hear
appeals provided for hereunder, there is hereby established a Board
of Appeals consisting of five (5) members, said members to be
members of the City Council or persons, other than employees of the
City, appointed by the City Council and who shall hold office, at
its pleasure.
The Building Official shall be an ex—officio member of
and shall act as Secretary to said Board.
The Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for
conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings
in writing to the Building Official with a duplicate copy to the
appellant.
B. Section 205 of said Uniform Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 205. VIOLATIONS AND PENALITIES. It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, covert, relocate,
demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or struct --
or unsafe grading site in the City, or cause the same to be done,
contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code.
Maintenance of a building or structure which was unlawful at the
time it was constructed and which would be unlawful under this Code
if constructed after the effective date of such code, shall constitute
a continuing violation of such code.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense
for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation
of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or
permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment
for not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
C. Section 303 of said Uniform Building Code is amended by
addition of Subsection (f) to read as follows:
Section 303 (f). UNFINISHED BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.
Whenever the Building Official determines by inspection that work
on any building or structure for which a permit has been issued and
the work started thereon has been suspended for a period of 180
days or more, the owner of the property upon which such structure
is located or other person or agent in control of said property,
upon receipt of notice in writing from the Department to do so,
shall, within 90 days from the date of such written notice, obtain
a new permit to complete the required work and diligently pursue
the work to completion or shall remove or demolish the building or
structure within 120 days from date of the written notice.
D. Section 304 of said Uniform Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 304 (a). PERMIT FEES. The fee for each permit
shall be as set forth in Resolution of the City Council. The
determination of value of valuation under any of the provisions of
this code shall be made by the Building Official. The value to be
used in computing the building permit and building plan review fees
shall be the total value of all construction work for which the
permit is issued as well as all finish work, painting, roofing,
electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire—
extinguishing systems and any other permanent equipment.
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Whenever any work, for which a permit is required by this
Code, has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, and
when such work is discovered as a result of an investigation, the
permit fees specified by City Council Resolution shall be doubled.
The payment of such double fee shall not exempt any person from
compliance with all other provisions of this Code nor from any
penalty prescribed by law.
Section 304 (b). PLAN REVIEW FEES. When a plan or other
data is required to be submitted by Subsection (b) of Section 302,
a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and
specifications for review.
Where plans are incomplete or changed so as to require
additional plan review, an additional plan review fee shall be
charged.
Fees for plan review shall be as set forth by City Council
Resolution.
Section 304 (c). EXPIRATION OF PLAN REVIEW. Applications
for which no permit is issued within 180 days following the date of
application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data
submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or
destroyed by the Building Official. The Building Official may
extend the time for action by the applicant, for a period not
exceeding 180 days, upon written request, showing that circumstances
beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from
being taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In
order to renew action on an application after expiration, the
applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.
Section 304 (d). EXEMPTION FROM FEES. Neither the state
nor this nor any other county, city, district, or other political
subdivision, nor any public officer or body acting in his official
capacity on behalf of the state or of this or any county, city,
district, or other political subdivision shall pay or deposit any
fee required by this code. This Section does not apply to the
State Compensation Insurance Fund or Public Housing Authority or
where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets
which have come under his jurisdiction by virtue of his office.
Section 304 (e). REFUNDS. In the event that any person
shall have obtained a building permit and no portion of the work or
construction covered by such permit shall have been commenced and
such permit shall have expired as provided for in Subsection (d) of
Section 302, the permittee, upon presentation to the Building
Official of a written request on a form provided therefore, shall
be entitled to a refund in an amount equal to eighty percent (80%)
of the building permit fee actually paid for such permit; however,
the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than fifteen
dollars ($15.00). In case a permit is issued in error by the
Building Official, all fees shall be returned to applicant upon
request.
No refund shall be granted when receipt of the request
occurs more than 180 days following payment of the permit or plan
check fee. No portion of a plan checking fee shall be refunded,
unless no checking has been performed on a set of plans, in which
case eighty percent (80%) of the plan checking fee shall be refunded;
however, the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than
fifteen dollars ($15.00).
The Building Official shall satisfy himself as to the
right of such applicant to such refund and each such refund shall
be paid as provided by law for the payment of claims against the
City.
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E. Subsection (d) of Section 305 is amended to read as
follows:
Section 305 (d). APPROVAL REQUIRED. No work shall be
done on any part of the building or structure beyond the point
indicated in each successive inspection without first obtaining
written approval of the Building Official. Such written approval
shall be given only after an inspection shall have been made of
each successive step in the construction as indicated by each of
the inspections required in Subsection (e).
There shall be no clearance for connection of gas or
electrical utilities until final building, electrical, plumbing,
heating, ventilation and air conditioning inspections have been
made and approval has been first obtained from the Building Official
and all conditions of developments approval completed or guaranteed,
except as provided for in Section 307 (d) for a temporary certificate
of occupancy.
In the event the building is not completed and ready for
final inspection in the time prescribed by the Building Official,
the building shall be vacated and the utilities disconnected until
such time as the building is completed and final inspection is made
and a certificate of occupancy is issued as set forth in Subsection
304 (c) above.
F. Table 3A entitled "Building Permit Fees", of said Uniform
Code is deleted.
G. Section 420 of said Uniform Building Code is amended by
adding the following definition:
SWIMMING POOL is any body of water created by artificial
means designed or used for swimming, immersion or therapeutic
purposes.
H. Section 1101 of said Uniform Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 1101. GROUP M OCCUPANCIES shall be:
Division 1. Private garages, carports, sheds and agricultural
buildings.
Division 2. Fences or walls over six feet (6') high,
tanks, towers and swimming pools.
For occupancy separations. See Table 5B.
For occupancy load see Section 3301.
I. Section 1105 of said Uniform Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 1105. In building areas where motor vehicles are
operated or stored, floors shall be of noncombustible, nonabsorbent
construction.
J. Chapter 11 of said Uniform Building Code is amended by
adding Section 1107 to read as follows:
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Section 1107 (a). Every person in possession of land
within the City of Rancho Cucamonga, either as owner, purchaser
under contract, lessee, tenant, licensee, or otherwise, upon which
is situated a swimming pool, having a water depth exceeding 18",
shall at all times maintain on the lot or premises upon which such
pool is located and completely surrounding such pool, lot or premises,
a fence or other structure not less than five feet six inches (51-
6") in height with no opening therein, other than doors or gates,
having a greater dimension exceeding four inches (4"). Openings
may exceed 4" in greatest dimension when approved by the Building
Official, provided such openings will not materially facilitate
scaling the fence or other structure by children.
All gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall
be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device designed
to keep and capable of keeping such door or gate securely closed at
all times when not in actual use, however, the door of any dwelling
occupied by human beings and forming any part of the enclosure
herein above required need not be so equipped. Required latching
devices shall be located not less than five feet (5') above the
ground. The pool enclosure shall be in place and approved by the
Building Official before water is placed in the pool.
EXCEPTION: The provisions of this Section shall not
apply to public swimming pools for which a charge or admission
price is required to be paid for use thereof, during the time that
the owner, operator or adult employee of such owner or operator is
present at and in active charge of the premises upon which such
pool is located.
Section 1107 (b). Notwithstanding the requirements of
subsection (a) any fencing serving as enclosure for a swimming
pool, lawfully in existence on the date of adoption of this ordinance,
and meeting the requirements for fencing in effect at the time of
construction of the swimming pool, may continue; however, a
replacement in whole or in part shall comply with the requi. ents
of subsection (a).
K. Section 1210 (a) of said Uniform Building Code is amended
to read as follows:
Section 1210 (a). FIRE-WARNING SYSTEMS. Every dwelling
unit and every guest room in a hotel or lodging house used for
sleeping purposes shall be provided with smoke detectors conforming
to U.B.C. Standard No. 43-6. In dwelling units, detectors shall be
mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in the
corridor or area giving access to rooms used for sleeping purposes.
In an efficiency dwelling unit, hotel sleeping room and in hotel
suites, the detector shall be centrally located on the ceiling of
the main room or hotel sleeping room. Where sleeping rooms are on
an upper level, the detector shall be placed at the center of the
ceiling directly above the stairway. All detectors shall be located
in accordance with approved manufacturer's instructions. When
actuated, the detector shall provide an alarm in the dwelling unit
or guest room.
When habitable space having a valuation exceeding $1000
or when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created in existing
Group R, Division 3 Occupancies, the entire building shall be
provided with smoke detectors located as required for new Group R,
Division 3 Occupancies.
In new construction, required smoke detectors shall
receive their primary power from the building wiring when such
wiring is served from a commercial source. Wiring shall be permanent
and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for
overcurrent protection. Smoke detectors may be battery operated
when installed in existing buildings, or in buildings which undergo
alterations, repairs or additions regulated by the second paragraph
of this section.
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L. Section 1704 of said Uniform Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 1704. ROOF COVERINGS. Roof coverings shall be
fire retardant except in Types III, IV and V buildings, where it
may be as follows:
1. Ordinary roof coverings may be used on buildings of
Group R, Division 3 or Group M Occupancies.
2. Class C roof coverings which comply with U.B.C.
Standard No. 32-7 may be used on Group R, Division 1
Occupancies which are not more than two stories in
height and have not more than 6000 square feet of
projected roof area and there is a minimum of 10
feet from the extremity of the roof to the property
lines on all sides except for street fronts.
Skylights shall be constructed as required in Chapter 34.
Penthouses shall be constructed as required in
Chapter 36. For use of plastics in roofs, see
Chapter 52. For Attics: Access and Area, see
Section 3205. For Roof Drainage, see Section 3207.
M. Chapter 17 of said Uniform Building Code is amended by
addition of Sections 1718 through 1720 to read as follows:
Section 1718. FIRE STOPPING. Roof coverings having
openings at eaves which would allow the entrance of embers or
flames shall be fire-stopped at eave ends to preclude entry of
embers or flames under the roof covering.
Section 1719. UNDERFLOOR AREAS. Buildings or structures
shall have all underfloor areas enclosed to the ground with construction
a required for exterior walls.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Enclosure is not required when the underside of all
exposed floors and all exposed structural columns,
beams and supporting walls are of non-combustible
construction or protected with one-hour fire resistive
materials.
2. The underside of cantilevered wood balconies and
unroofed walking "decks", constructed entirely of 2"
or greater nominal thickness wood joists and decking,
need not be enclosed.
3. Wood structural members having a minimum dimension
of 6" nominal, tongue and groove flooring of 112" net
thickness or plywood flooring of 1-1/8" net thickness
need not be enclosed or fire-protected.
Section 1720. OPENINGS. Openings into enclosed underfloor
or attic areas shall be provided with doors or sash or shall be
screened with galvanized or copper wire screen with maximum one-
eighth inch (1/8") mesh size.
N. Subsection 2907 (b) of said Uniform Building Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2907 (b). BEARING WALLS. Bearing walls shall be
supported on masonry or concrete foundations or piles or other
approved foundation system which shall be of sufficient size to
support all loads. Where a design is not provided, the minimum
foundation requirements for stud bearing walls shall be as set
forth in Table No. 29-A.
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EXCEPTIONS:
1. A one story wood or metal frame building not used
for human occupancy and not over 200 square feet in
floor areas may be constructed without a masonry or
concrete foundations if walls are supported by a
Portland cement concrete slab not less than 3t," in
thickness.
2. The support of buildings by posts embedded in earth
shall be designed as specified in Section 2907 (f).
Wood posts or poles embedded in earth shall be
pressure treated with an approved preservative.
Steel posts or poles shall be protected as specified
in Section 2908 (h).
0. Subsection 3203(f) of said Uniform Building Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 3203(f). ORDINARY ROOF COVERING. An ordinary
roof covering shall be any one of the following roofings:
EXCEPTION: Unless otherwise required because of location
as specified in Parts IV and V of this code. Group M.
Division 1 roof coverings shall consist of not less than
one layer of 55-pound smooth-surfaced organic cap sheet,
or built-up roofing consisting of two layers of Type 15
organic fiber felt and one layer of surfacing material as
specified in Section 3203(f)3.
1. Any roof covering listed in Section 3203(e).
2. Any built-up roofing assembly not less than Class C
roofing.
3. Any mineral aggregate surface built-up roof for
application to roofs having a slope of not more than
3 inches to 12 inches applied as specified in Section
3203(d) 2, consisting of not less than the following:
Base Sheet and Plies
Three layers of Type 15 organic or inorganic fiber
felt, and
Surfacing Material
300 pounds per roofing square of gravel or other
approved surfacing material, or
250 pounds per roofing square of crushed slag in 50
pounds of asphalt, or 60 pounds of pitch.
60 pounds of pitch.
4. Any prepared roofing not lei- than Class C roofing.
P. Chapter 37 of said Uniform Building Code is amended by
adding Section 3708 to read as follows:
Section 3708. Any chimney, flue, vent, or stovepipe
attached to any solid or liquid burning fireplace, stove, barbeque,
or other device hereafter installed within or attached to anv
building or structure, shall be equipped with an approved spark
arrestor. A spark arrestor is defined as a device constructed of
non-combustible material equivalent to 12 guage steel welded or
woven wire mesh or 3/16" thick cast iron plate. Perforations or
openings in spark arrestors shall be not less than one-half inch
(12") and not larger than five-eighths inches (5/8") and shall be of
sufficient number so as not to reduce the required flue area.
Spark arrestors shall be installed in such a manner as to be visible
for inspection and accessible for maintenance.
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Q. Section 3210 of the appendix of said Uniform Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 3210. New roof coverings for existing buildings
shall not be applied without approval of the Building Official. An
inspection may be required to determine the acceptability of an
existing structure for reroofing. A final inspection and approval
shall be obtained from the Building Official when reroofing is
complete.
R. Section 7003 of the Appendix of said Uniform Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 7003. No person shall do any grading without
first having obtained a grading permit from the Building Official
except for the following:
1. Grading in an isolated, self-contained area if there
is no danger to private or public property.
2. An excavation below finished grade for basements and
footings of a building, retaining wall or other
structure authorized by a valid building permit.
This shall not exempt any fill made with the material
from such excavation nor exempt any excavation
having an unsupported height greater than 5 feet
after the completion of such structure.
3. Cemetery graves.
4. Refuse disposal sites controlled by other regulations.
5. Excavations for wells or tunnels or utilities.
6. Mining, quarrying, excavating, processing, stockpiling
of rock, sand, gravel, aggregate or clay where
established and provided for by law provided such
operations do not affect the lateral support or
increase the stresses in or pressure upon any adjacent
or contiguous property.
7. Exploratory excavations under the direction of soil
engineers or engineering geologists.
8. An excavation which (a) is less than 2 feet in
depth, or (b) which does not create a cut slope
greater than 5 feet in height and steeper than one
and one-half horizontal to one vertical.
9. A fill less than 1 foot in depth, and placed on
natural terrain with a slope flatter than 5 horizontal
to one vertical, or less than 3 feet in depth, not
intended to support structures, which does not
exceed 100 cubic yards on any one lot and does not
obstruct a drainage course or alter drainage patterns.
10. An excavation for pipeline or other underground
utility lines installed under a separate permit,
provided that any necessary erosion control measures
are made part of that permit.
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11. Public works projects not requiring a building
permit including sewer and storm drain construction,
utility trenches, power transmission lines and
appurtenant access roads and retaining walls
or grading accomplished as part of street maintenance
activities.
12. Recurring, regularly scheduled maintenance of existing
facilities where no new construction is involved.
This exemption includes the replacement of a single
transmission tower or pole, which can be projected
to reoccur over very long periods.
13. Emergency repairs to existing facilities resulting
from natural or civil disaster including, but not
limited to, rainstorm, flooding, earthslide, heat
storm, earthquake, riot, sabotage, and the like.
S. Section 7004 of Chapter 70 of the Appendix of said Uniform
Building Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 7004, "Whenever the Building Official determines
that any existing natural slope, excavation, embankment,
fill or other condition created by a grading project
has become a hazard to life or limb, or endangers
property, or adversely affects the safety, use or
stability of a public way or drainage channel, the
Building Official may give the owner of the property
upon which the condition is located, or other person
or agent in control of said property, a written
notice to abate the condition. Upon receipt of such
written notice from the Building Official, the owner
or other person or agent in control of said property
shall within the period specified in the notice
repair or eliminate such natural slope, excavation,
embankment, fill or other condition so as to eliminate
the hazard and be in conformance with the requirements
of this Code."
T. Section 7005 of the Appendix of said Uniform Building
Code is amended by adding the following definitions:
1. Final Grading Plan is a plan showing all detailed
drainage information, grade elevations, building
locations and floor elevations.
2. Preliminary Grading Plan is a plan showing building
pad elevations, typical drainage methods to be
utilized, and similar generalized information,
usually excluding finish floor elevations, building
locations, and specific drainage details.
U. Section 7006 of the Appendix of said Uniform Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 7006 (a). PERMITS REQUIRED. Except as exempted
in Section 7003 of this Code, no person shall do any grading without
first obtaining a grading permit from the Building Official. A
separate permit shall be required for each site, and may cover both
excavations and fills. Grading permits may be issued based upon
submittal of either a preliminary or final grading plan. The
preliminary grading plan requirements shall apply where insufficient
precise detail of site improvement exists at the time of grading
permit inssuance. Where grading is accomplished based upon a
preliminary grading plan the submittal of a final grading plan
shall be required prior to the issuance of any building permit for
the site. Preliminary grading plans shall include sufficient
detail to assure that at the time of final grading plan submittal,
all standards and specifications of this code and other City grading
regulations will be met.
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Section 7006 (b). APPLICATION. The provisions of Section
302 (b) are applicable to grading and in addition the application
shall state the estimated quantities of work involved.
Section 7006 (c). PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. When required
by the Building Official, each applicant for a grading permit shall
be accompanied by three 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.
Section 7006 (d). INFORMATION ON PLANS AND IN SPECIFICATIONS.
Plans shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth and
shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of
the work proposed and show in detail that they will conform to the
provisions of this Code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules
and regulations. The first sheet of each set of plans shall give
the location of the work and name and address of the owner and the
person by whom they were prepared. The plans shall include the
following information:
1. General vicinity of the proposed site.
2. Property limits and accurate contours of existing
ground and details of terrain and area drainage.
3. Elevations and finish contours to be achieved by the
grading.
4. Detailed plans of all surface and subsurface drainage
devices, walls, cribbing, dams and other protective
devices to be constructed with, or as a part of, the
proposed work together with a map showing the drainage
area and the extimated runoff of the area served by
any drains.
5. Location of any buildings or structures on the
property where the work is to be performed and the
location of any buildings or structures on land of
adjacent owners which are within 15 feet of the
property or which may be affected by the proposed
grading operations.
6. Size, type and condition of vegetation that is to
remain.
7. Legal restrictions such as property lines, easements,
setbacks, etc.
8. Utility structures: catch basin, manhole, culvert,
etc.
9. Utility lines: drainage, sewer, water, gas, electric.
10. Anv unusual site conditions.
Contours, both existing and proposed, shall be shown in accordance
with the following schedule:
Natural Slopes Maximum Interval
2% or less 2 feet
Over 2% to and including 9% 5 feet
Over 9% 10 feet
Specifications shall contain information covering construction and
material requirements.
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Section 7006 (e). SOIL ENGINEERING REPORT. The soil
engineering report required by subsection (c) shall include date
regarding the nature, distribution and strength of existing soils,
conclusions and recommendations for grading procedures and design
criteria for corrective measures when necessary, and opinions and
recommendations covering adequacy of sites to be developed by the
proposed grading.
Recommendations included in the report and approved by
the Building Official shall be incorporated in the grading plans or
specifications.
Section 7006 (f). ENGINEERING GEOLOGY REPORT. The
engineering geology report required by subsection (c) shall include
an adequate description of the geology of the site, conclusions and
recommendations regarding the effect of geologic conditions on the
proposed development, and opinions and recommendations covering the
adequacy of sites to be developed by the proposed grading.
Section 7006 (g). ISSUANCE. The provisions of Section
302 are applicable to grading permits. The Building Official may
also require submittal of the following additional information with
the permit application.
1. Extent and manner of cutting of trees and clearing
of vegetation, disposal of same, and measures for
protection of undistributed trees and/or vegetation.
2. Schedule defining staging and timing of construction
and estimated extent of disturbance at strategic
points during construction.
3. Equipment, methods, and location of spoils disposal.
4. A plan defining the schedule, equipment, materials,
and crew that will be used to maintain all protective
devices and drainage facilities shown on the approved
grading plan.
5. Designation of routes upon which materials may be
transported and means of access to the site.
6. The place and manner of disposal of excavated materials
and control of erosion from such materials.
7. Requirements as to the mitigation of fugitive dust
and dirt offensive or injurious to the neighborhood,
the general public or any portion thereof, including
due consideration, care, and respect for the property
rights, convenience, and reasonable desires and the
needs of said neighborhood or any portion thereof.
8. Limitations on the area, extent and duration of time
of exposure of unprotected soil surfaces.
9. Mitigating measures recommended by the Regional
Water Quality Control Board or Resource Conservation
District.
10. Phasing of operations to minimize water or other
environmental impacts.
11. Such further applicable information as the Building
Official may require to carry out the purposes of
this ordinance.
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Section 7006 (h). COMPLIANCE WITH PLANS AND CODE. The
permittee or his agent, shall carry out the proposed work in accordance
with the approved plans and specifications and in compliance with
all the requirements of this Code.
Section 7006 (i). INSPECTIONS. In performing regular
grading, it shall be the responsibility of the permittee to notify
the Building Official at least one working day in advance so that
required inspections may be made.
Section 7006 (j). PROTECTION OF ADJACENT PROPERTY.
During grading operations, the permittee shall be responsible for
the prevention of damage to adjacent propety and no person shall
excavate on land sufficiently close to the property line to endanger
any adjoining public street, sidewalk, alley, or other public or
private property without supporting and protecting such property
from settling, cracking, or other damage which might result.
Section 7006 (k). TEMPORARY EROSION CONTROL. The permittee
shall put into effect and maintain all precautionary measures
necessary to protect adjacent water courses and public or private
property from damage by erosion, flooding, and deposition of mud or
debris originating from the site.
V. Section 7007 of the Appendix of said Uniform Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 7007. FEES. Grading and plan check fees shall
be as set forth by the most recent comprehensive fee Resolution
adopted by the City Council. Where preliminary and final grading
plans are submitted separately for plan checking and/or permit,
fees shall be calculated from the overall yardage to be moved under
each submittal.
The fee for a grading permit authorizing addition work to
that under a valid permit shall be the difference between the fee
paid for the original permit and the fee shown for the entire
project.
W. Section 7008 of the Appendix of said Uniform Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 7008 (a). BONDS. Prior to the issuance of a
grading permit involving 5000 cubic yards or more of cut and fill,
the applicant shall first post with the Building Official, a bond
executed by the owner as principal and a corporate surety authorized
to do business in this state. In lieu of a surety bond, the applicant
may file a cash bond, or deposit and assign to the City, savings
and loan certificates or other instruments of credit. Where unusual
conditions or special hazards exist, the Building Official may
require a bond for grading involving less than 5000 cubic yards.
The bond required by this Section may include incidental
off-site grading on property contiguous with the site to be developed
provided written consent of the owner of such contiguous property
is filed with the Building Official. The Building Official may
waive the requirements for grading necessary to remove a geological
hazard, where such work is covered by an agreement and bond posted
pursuant to provisions of other Ordinances.
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Section 7008 (b). AMOUNT OF BOND. The amount of the bond
shall be based upon the number of cubic yards of material in
both excavation and fill, plus the cost of all drainage or other
protectible devices, work necessary to eliminate geological hazards,
erosion control planting and required retaining walls, and masonry
fences. That portion of the bond valuation based on the volume of
material shall be computed as set forth in the following table:
1000,000 cubic yards or less.......50% of the cost of grading work.
Over 100,000 cubic yards...........50% of the cost of the first
100,000 cubic yards plus 25%
of the estimated cost of that
portion in excess of 100,000
cubic yards.
Section 7008 (c). REDUCTION IN BOND. When rough grading has
been completed in conformance with the requirements of this Code, the
Building Official may at his discretion consent to a proportionate reduction
of the bond to an amount estimated to be adequate to insure completion of
the grading work, site development or planting remaining to be performed.
The costs referred to in this Section shall be as estimated by the
Building Official.
Section 7008 (d). CONDITIONS. Every bond shall include the
conditions that the principal shall:
1. Comply with all of the provisions of City Ordinances,
applicable laws, and standards.
2. Comply with all of the terms and conditions of the _-rading permit.
3. Complete all of the work authorized by the permit within the
time limit specified in the permit or within any extension
thereof granted. No such extension of time shall release the
surety upon the bond.
Section 7008 (e). TERM OF BOND. The term of each bond shall begin
upon the filing thereof with the Building Official and the bond shall
remain in effect until the work authorized by the grading permit is
completed and approved by the Building Official.
Section 7008 (f). DEFAULT PROCEDURES. In the event the owner
or his agent shall fail to complete the work or fail to comply with all
terms and conditions of the grading permit, it shall be deemed a default
has occurred. The Building Official shall give notice thereof to the
principal and surety on the grading permit bond, or to the owner in the
case of a cash deposit or assignment, and may order the work required to
complete the grading in conformance with the requirements of this Code be
performed. The surety executing the bond shall continue to be firmly
bound under an obligation up to the full amount of the bond, for the
payment of all necessary costs and expenses that may be incurred by the
Building Official in causing any and all such required work to be done.
In the case of a cash deposit or assignment, the unused portion of such
deposit or funds assigned shall be returned or reassigned to the person
making said deposit or assignment.
Section 7008 (g). RIGHT OF ENTRY. The Building Official or
the authorized representative of the surety company shall have access to
the premises described in the permit for the purpose of inspecting the
work. In the event of default in the performance of any term or condition
of the permit the surety or the Building Official, or any person employed
or engaged in the behalf of either, shall have the right to go upon the
premises to perform the required work.
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The owner or any other person who interferes with or
obstructs the ingress to or egress from any such premises, of any
authorized representative of the surety or of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga engaged in the correction or completion of the work for
which a grading permit has been issued, after a default has occurred
in the performance of the terms or conditions thereof, is guilty of
a misdemeanor.
X. Section 7010 of the Appendix of said Uniform Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 7010 (a). GENERAL. Unless otherwise recommended
in the approved soil engineering report, fills shall conform to the
provisions of this Section and to Figure A, Typical Lot Cross
Section for fills.
ORIGINAL GRADE
30'Max.
2
Overexcovate min.2'and recompact
30'Max. CSEO 2 "Dere both cut and fill would otherwise
OPE GOMQP occur in building pad area.
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FIGURE "A"
TYPICAL LOT CROSS-SECTION FOR FILLS
In the absence of an approved soil engineering report
these provisions may be waived for minor fills not intended to
support structures.
Section 7010 (b). FILL LOCATION. Fill slopes shall not
be constructed on natural slopes steeper than two to one or where
the fill slope toes out within 12 feet horizontally of the top of a
lower existing or planned cut slopes except in the case of slopes
of minor height when approved by the Building Official.
Section 7010 (c). PREPARATION OF CZOUND. The ground
surface shall be prepared to receive fill by removing vegetation,
noncomplying fill, top-soil and other unsuitable materials scarifying
to provide a bond with the new fill, and, where slopes are steeper
than five to one, aid the height greater than 5 feet, by benching
into sound bedrock or other competent material as determined by the
soils engineer. The bench under the toe of a fill on a slope
steeper than five to one shall be at least 10 feet wide. The area
beyond the toe of fill shall be sloped for sheet overflow or a
paved drain shall be provided. Where fill is to be placed over a
cut, the bench under the toe of fill shall be at least 10 feet wide
but the cut must be made before placing fill and approved by the
soils engineer and engineering geologist as a suitable foundation
for fill.
Section 7010 (d). FILL MATERIAL. Detrimental amount of
organic material shall not be permitted in fills. Except as permitted
y by the Building Official, no rock or similar irreducible material
with a maximum dimension greater than 12 inches be buried or placed
in fills.
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EXCEPTION: The Building Official may permit placement of
larger rock when the soils engineer properly devises a method
of placement, continuously inspects its placement and approves
the fill stability. The following conditions shall also apply:
A. Prior to issuance of the Grading Permit, potential rock
disposal areas shall be delineated on the grading plan.
B. Rock sizes greater than 12 inches in maximum dimension
shall be 10 feet or more below grade, measured vertically.
C. Rocks shall be placed so as to assure filling of all voids
with fines.
Section 7010 (e). COMPACTION. All fills shall be compacted to
a minimum of 90% of maximum density as determined by U.B.C. Standard No.
70-1. Field density shall be determined in accordance with U.B.C.
Standard No. 70-2 or equivalent as approved by the Building Official.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Fills excepted elsewhere in this ordinance and where the
Building Official determines that compaction is not a
necessary safety measure to aid in preventing saturation,
settlement, slipping, or erosion of the fill.
2. Where lower density and expansive types of soil exist,
then permission for lesser compactions may be granted by
the Building Official upon showing of good cause under the
conditions provided herein.
3. All backfill in utility line trenches shall be compacted
and tested. The soils engineer shall verify that this
backfilling has been satisfactorily accomplished. Alternate
methods of filling and compaction may be utilized on
specific projects when specified by the soil engineer
and/or approved by the Building Official.
Section 7010 (f). SLOPE. The slope of fill surfaces shall be
no steeper than is safe for the intended use. Fill slopes shall be no
steeper than two horizontal to one vertical.
Section 7010 (g). DRAINAGE AND TERRACING. Drainage and
terracing shall be provided and the area above fill slopes and the
surfaces of terraces shall be graded and paved as required by Section
7012.
Y. Section 7011 of the Appendix of said Uniform Building Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 7011 (a). GENERAL. The setbacks and other restrictions
specified by this Section are minimum and may be increased by the Building
Official or by the recommendation of a civil engineer, soils engineer, or
engineering geologist, if necessary for safety and stability or to prevent
damage of adjacent properties from deposition or erosion or to provide
access for slope maintenance and drainage. Retaining walls may be used
to reduce the required setbacks when approved by the Building Official.
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Page 16
Section 7011 (b). SETBACKS FROM PROPERTY LINES. The
tops of cuts and toes of fill slopes shall be set back from the
outer boundaries of the permit area, including slope right areas
and easements, in accordance with Figure No. 1 and Table No. 70-C.
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Section 7011 (c). DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SETBACKS. Setbacks
between graded slopes (cut and fill) and structures shall be provided
in accordance with Figure No. 2.
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Z. Section 7013 of the Appendix of said Uniform Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 7013 (a). EROSION CONTROLS. The faces of cut
and fill slopes shall be prepared and maintained to control against
erosion. The protection for the slopes shall be installed as soon
as practicable and prior to calling for final approval. Where cut
slopes are not subject to erosion due to the erosion-resistant
character of the materials, such protection may be omitted.
Section 7013 (b). OTHER DEVICES. Where necessary, check
dams, cribbing, riprap or other devices or methods shall be employed
to control erosion and provide safety.
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Section 7013 (c). PLANTING. The surface of all cut and
fill slopes more than =ive feet in height shall be protected against
damage by erosion by planting with approved grass or ground cover
plants. Slopes exceeding 15 feet in vertical height shall also be
planted with shrubs and trees at equivalent spacings, in addition
to the grass or ground cover plants. The plants selected and
planting methods used shall be suitable for the soil and climatic
conditions of the site.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Planting need not be provided for cut slopes, rocky
in character and not subject to damage by erosion,
when approved by the Building Official.
2. Slopes may be protected against erosion damage by
other methods when such methods have been specifically
recommended by a soils engineer, engineering geologist,
or equivalent and found to offer erosion protection
equal to that provided by the planting specified in
this Section.
Section 7013 (d). IRRIGATION. Slopes required to be
planted shall be provided with an approved system of irrigation
designed to cover all portions of the slope, and plans therefore
shall be submitted and approved prior to installation. A functional
test of the system may be required. The requirements for permanent
irrigation systems may be modified upon specific recommendation of
a landscape architect or equivalent authority that because of the
type of plants selected, the planting methods used and the soil and
climatic conditions at the site, such irrigation system will not be
necessary for the maintenance of the slope planting.
Section 7013 (e). RELEASE OF BOND. The planting and
irrigation systems required by this Section shall be installed as
soon as practical after rough grading. Prior to final approval of
grading and before the release of the grading bond, the planting
shall be well established and growing on the slopes.
SECTION 5:
The Uniform Housing Code is amended as follows:
A. Section 203 of said Uniform Housing Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 203. BOARD OF APPEALS. In order to provide for
final interpretation of the provisions of this Code and to hear
appeals provided for hereunder, there is hereby established a Board
of Appeals consisting of five (5) members, said members to be
members of the City Council or persons other than employees of the
City, appointed by the City Council and who shall serve at its
pleasure.
The Building Official shall be an ex-officio member of
and shall act as Secretary to said Board.
The Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for
conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings
in writing to the Building Official with a duplicate copy to the
appellant. Appeals to the Board shall be processed in accordance
with Chapter 12 of this Code.
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Page 18
B. Section 204 of said Uniform Housing Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 204. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move,
improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain
any building or structure or cause or permit the same to be done in
violation of this code. Any person, firm, or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense
for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation
of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or
permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment
for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. Section 1501 of said Uniform Housing Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 1501 (a). PROCEDURE. When any work of repair or
demoliton is to be done pursuant to Section 1401 (c) 3 of this
code, _iie Building Official shall cause the work to be accomplished
by city personnel or by private contract under the direction of the
Building Official. Plans and specifications therefore may be
prepared by the Building Official, or he may employ such architectural
and engineering assistance on a contract basis as he may deem
reasonably necessary.
Section 1501 (b). COSTS. The cost of such work may be
made a special assessment against the property involved, or may be
made a personal obligation of the property owner, whichever the
legislative body of this jurisdiction shall determine is appropriate.
SECTION 6:
The Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings is
amended as follows:
A. Section 203 of said Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings is amended to read as follows:
Section 203. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move,
improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain
any building or structure or unsafe grading site or cause or permit
the same to be done in violation of this code. Any person, firm,
or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person shall be deemed
guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion
thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this
Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of
any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Section 205 of said Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings is amended to read as follows:
Section 205. BOARD OF APPEALS. In order to provide for
final interpretation of the provisions of this Code and to hear
appeals provided for hereunder, there is hereby established a Board
of Appeals consisting of five (5) members, said members to be
members of the City Council or persons other than employees of the
City, appointed by the City Council and who shall serve at its
pleasure.
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Page 19
The Building Official shall be an ex-officio member of
and shall act as Secretary to said Board.
The Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for
conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings
in writing to the Building Official with duplicate copy to the
appellant.
Appeals to the Board shall be processed in accordance
with the provisions contained in Section 501 of this Code.
C. The Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings is
amended by adding sections 206 and 207 to read as follows:
Section 206. In addition to the procedures provided for
abatement of dangerous buildings as set forth in Chapter 4 of this
Code, the Building Official is hereby given summary power to secure
from entry any structure or premises which in his discretion he
determines to be immediately dangerous, or immediately hazardous or
in other manner injurious to public health or safety. Such struc-
tures may be secured by the Building Official by nailing of boards
over the doors and windows of such structure, however, he shall not
be limited to only this method and may use other methods at his
discretion to accomplish the same purpose which may be more appro-
priate under the circumstances. The Building Official shall also
post a sign stating in effect "DANGEROUS BUILDING, DO NOT ENTER":
or other appropriate sign upon the structure or premises in at
least one conspicuous place. The Building Official shall immedi-
ately upon such action send notice to the owners of the real
property upon which the structure or condition is located, as shown
on the last equalized assessment rolls. Such notice shall contain
the following information:
1. That he has secured the structure or corrected the
hazardous conditions.
2. The cost incurred by the City thereby.
3. That he has posted signs as provided by this section.
4. The reasons why he has taken the action.
5. That an appeal may be made within ten (10) days to
the City Council, as provided in this Section.
6. That if his action is not annulled by the City
Council, the cost of securing the property shall
become a lien upon the real property, unless the
cost is paid to the City within thirty (30) days of
the mailing of the notice. If any owner of prop-
erty, or any person having any interest in property
affected by the action of the Building Official in
securing a structure or abating a hazardous con-
dition as permitted by this section, is aggrieved by
the action of the Building Official in securing the
structure, such person or persons may appeal the
action of the Building Official by filing a written
notice of appeal with the City Clerk within ten (10)
days after receipt of notice of the action by the
Building Official. The notice of appeal must be
verified under oath or under penalty of perjury and
must state the grounds upon which the action of the
Building Official is appealed. The City Council
shall, upon receiving such notice of appeal, hear
any evidence or other relevant matters presented by
the appellant or the Building Official at its next
regular meeting after the filing of the notice of
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appeal, provided however, if the notice of appeal is
filed less than ten days prior to the day of a
regular meeting of the City Council, the hearing
shall not be held at the first regular meeting, but
at the following regular meeting. After hearing all
evidence and other relevant matters presented at
said hearing or without hearing if no appeal is made
upon the report of the Building Official, the City
Council may then confirm, amend, or annual the
action of the Building Official is annulled, the
City at its own expense shall remove any and all
instruments used to secure said structure, and shall
remove any and all signs stating that the building
is unsafe to enter. If, however, the City Council
confirms the action of the Building Official in
securing the structure at the hearing on appeal, or,
if no appeal is taken, at any other regular meeting,
or adjourned meeting, then the cost incurred by the
City in securing the structure shall become a lien
against the property, and a resolution of the City
Council confirming the action of the Building
Official, including the imposition of a lien upon
the property upon which the structure is located to
pay for the cost of securing it, may be adopted upon
receipt of a report from the Building Official.
Such resolution may be filed with the San Bernardino
County Tax Assessor, and the lien imposed thereby
may be collected for the City by him, along with the
next annual tax levy and assessment on said property.
Section 207. The same procedure, as provided in Section
206 of this Code for abating through securing from entry any struc-
ture which is determined by the Building Official to be immediately
dangerous or immediately hazardous may also be used by the Building
Official in connection with the summary abatement of all other
dangerous or hazardous condition upon private property which the
Building Official determines, at his discretion, as constituting an
immediately dangerous or hazardous condition. The Building Official
may then summarily abate such nuisance, at his discretion, in the
most appropriate manner under the circumstances, which may include,
but shall not be limited to the following methods: fencing, draining
water from swimming pools and filling with appropriate ballast,
removing fire hazards, filling or covering open holes and grading
or strengthening land fills or excavations. Although the manner
and method used by the Building Official shall be at his discretion,
he shall, in making his determinations, seek the most economical
method and endeavor not to place an undue economical hardship upon
the owner of the property, and only use those measures which will
eliminate the dangerous and hazardous features.
D. Section 801 of said Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings is amended to read as follows:
Section 801. PROCEDURE. When any work of repair or
demolition is to be done pursuant to Section 701 (c) 3 of this
Code, the Building Official shall issue the order therefore and the
work shall be accomplished by City personnel or by private contract
under the direction of the Building Official, or he may employ such
architectural and engineering assistance on a contract basis as he
may deem reasonably necessary. If any part of the work is to be
accomplished by private contract, standard public works contractural
procedures shall be followed.
E. Said Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings is
amended by deleting Section 802 in its entirety.
F. Section 901 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings is amended to read as follows:
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Page 21
Section 901. 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 the completion of the work of repair or
demolition, said Building Official 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.
G. Section 902 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings is amended to read as follows:
Section 902. Upon receipt of said report, the City Clerk
shall present it to the City Council for consideration. The City
Council shall fix a time, date and place for hearing such report,
and any protests or objections thereto. The City Clerk shall cause
notice of said hearing to be posted upon the property involved,
posted as directed by the City Council so as to give proper public
notice, and served by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to
the owner of the property as his name and address appears on the
last equalized assessment roll of the county, if such so appears,
or as known to the Clerk. Such notice shall be given at least ten
(10) days prior to the date set for hearing and shall specify the
day, hour, and place when the Council will hear and pass upon the
Building Official's report, together with any objections or protests
which may be filed as hereinafter provided by any person interested
in or affected by the proposed charge.
H. Section 903 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings is amended to read as follows:
Section 903. Any person interested in or affected by the
proposed charge may file written protests or of --ions with the
City Clerk at any time prior to the time set f( he hearing on the
report of the Building Official. Each such protest or objection
must contain a description of the property in which the signer
thereof is interested and the grounds of such protest or objection
the date it was received by him. He shall present such protests or
objections to the City Council at the time set for the hearing, and
no other protests or objections shall be considered.
I. Section 904 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings is amended to read as follows:
Section 905. Upon the day and hour fixed for the hearing
the City Council shall hear and pass upon the report of the Building
Official together with any such objections or protests. The Council
may make such revision, correction or modification in the report or
the charge as it may deem just; and when the Council is satisfied
with the correctness of the charge, the report (as submitted or as
revised, corrected or modified) together with the charge shall be
confirmed or rejected. The decision of the City Council on the
report and the charge, and on all protests or objections, shall be
final and conclusive.
SECTION 7:
The Uniform Building Security Code is amended as follows:
A. Section 4101 of said Uniform Building Security Code is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 4101. The purpose of this code is to establish
minimum standards to make newly constructed dwelling units and
additions to dwelling units and private garages resistant to unlawful
entry and to facilitate protection of property.
B. Section 4102 of said Security Code is amended to read as
follows:
Section 4102. The provisions of this chapter shall apply
to openings into dwelling units within apartment houses of Group R,
Division 1 Occupancies and Group R, Division 3 Occupancies and into
private garages of Group M-1 Occupancies, defined in the Uniform
Building Code, including openings between attached garages and
dwelling units.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. An opening in an exterior wall when all portions of
such openings are more than 12 feet vertically or 6
feet horizontally from an accessible surface of any
adjoining yard, court, passageway, public way, walk,
breezeway, patio, planter, porch or similar area.
2. An opening in an exterior wall when all portions of
such openings are more than 12 feet vertically or 6
feet horizontally from the surface of any adjoining
roof, balcony, landing, stair tread, platform or
similar structure or when any portion of such surface
is itself more than 12 feet above an accessible
surface.
3. Openings where the smaller dimension is 6 inches or
less, provided that the closest edge of such openings
is at least 40 inches from the locking device of the
door or window assembly.
4. Openings protected by required fire door assemblies
having a fire endurance rating of not less than 45
minutes.
C. Section 4105 of said Uniform Building Security Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4105. All main or front entry doors to dwelling
units shall be arranged so that the occupant has a view of the area
immediately outside the door withe )pening the door. Except as
provided in Section 3304 (h) of tr,, iniform Building Code, such
view may be provided by a door viewer having a field of view of not
less than 180 degrees, through windows or through view ports.
D. Section 4016 of said Uniform Building Security Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4106 (a). Swinging pedestrian doors and their
hardware regulated by this chapter shall comply with UBC Standard
No. 41-1, Part I or equivalent standard. Doors and hardware shall
be installed as tested.
EXCEPTIONS: Doors fabricated and installed as set forth
in Subsections (b) through (i) below.
Section 4106 (b). DOOR CONSTRUCTION. Such doors shall
be of solid construction with a minimum thickness of one and three-
quarters inches (1 3/4") except for recessed panels which may be
not less than nine-sixteenths inches (9/16") thickness.
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Section 4106 (c). LOCKING DEVICES. Such doors shall be
equipped with a double or single cylinder deadbolt lock. The bolt
shall have a minimum projection of one inch (1") and be constructed
so as to repel cutting tool attack. The deadbolt shall have an
embedment of at least three-fourths inch (3/4") into the strike
receiving the projected bolt. The cylinder shall have a cylinder
guard, a minimum of five (5) pin tumblers, and shall be connected
to the inner portion of the back by connecting screws of at least
one-fourth inch (14") in diameter. A dual locking mechanism constructed
so that both deadbolt and latch can be retracted by a single action
of the inside door knob, or lever, may be substituted provided it
meets all other specifications for locking devices.
Section 4106 (d). INACTIVE LEAVES. Inactive leaves of
double doors shall be equipped with metal flush bolts at top and
bottom having a minimum cross-sectional dimension of one-half inch
(1') and a minimum embedment of five-eights inches (5/8") into the
head and threshold of the frame.
Section 4106 (e). BLOCKING. In wood framing, horizontal
blocking shall be placed between studs at door lock height for
three (3) stud spaces each side of the door openings. Any spaces
between jambs and trimmers and adjoining studs shall be shimmed
solid.
Section 4106 (f). STOPS. Door stops of wooden jambs for
inswinging doors shall be of one piece construction with the jamb.
Jambs for all doors iall be constructed or protected so as to
prevent violation of the strike.
Section 4106 (g). GLAZING. Glazing in exterior doors
within forty (40) inches of any locking mechanism shall be of fully
tempered glass or burglary resistant glazing, except when double
cylinder deadbolt locks are installed.
Section 4106 (h). STRIKE PLATE INSTALLATION. In wood
frame construction any open space between trimmers and wood door
jambs shall be solid shimmed by a single piece extending not less
than 6 inches above and below the strike plate. Strike plates
shall be attached to wood with not less than two No. 8 x 2" screws.
All strike plates of doors in pairs shall be installed as
tested.
Section 4106 (i). HINGES. Hinges which are exposed to
the exterior shall be equipped with nonremovable hinge pins or a
mechanical interlock to preclude removal of the door from the
exterior by removing the hinge pins.
E. Section 4107 of said Uniform Building Standard Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4107. SLIDING DOORS. Section 4107 Sliding Door
assemblies regulated by this chapter shall comply with UBC Standard
41-1, Part II or equivalent standard.
F. Section 4108 of said Uniform Building Standard Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4108. WINDOWS. Window assemblies which are
designed to be openable and which are regulated by this Chapter
shall comply with UBC Standard 41-2 unless such windows are protected
by approved metal bars, screens or grilles.
G. Section 4109 of said Uniform Building Security Code is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 4109 (a). GARAGE VEHICULAR ACCESS DOORS. Rolling
overhead, solid overhead, swinging/sliding or accordian doors
provided for vehicular access to private garages shall be constructed
and installed as set forth in this section.
Section 4109 (b). Such doors shall be provided with an
exterior covering of one of the following:
1. Exterior grade plywood not less than five-sixteenths
inches (5/16") in thickness.
2. Aluminum not less than four-hundredths inches (.04")
in thickness.
3. Steel not less than three-hundredths inches (.03")
in thickness.
4. Fiberglass having a density of not less than five
ounces (5 oz.) per square foot.
5. Wood siding not less than nine-sixteenths inches
(9/16") in thickness.
Section 4109 (c). LOCKING DEVICES. All locking devices
utilizing a cylinder lock shall have a minimum five (5) pin tumbler
operation with the locking bar or bolt extending into the receiving
guide a minimum of one inch (1"). Slide bolt type locking assemblies
shall have a bolt diameter of not less than three-eighths inch
(3/8"). Slide bolts shall penetrate the receiving guide not less
than one and one-half inches (1Y') and shall be attached with three
(3) bolts that are not removable from the outside. Rivets shall
not be used to attach slide bolt assemblies.
Doors exceeding sixteen feet (16') in width shall be provided with
opposite, centrally located locking points, either at each side or
at top and bottom of the door.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. For doors nineteen feet (19') or less in width, a
single locking point may be used if centrally located
at the floor or top of the door.
2. Doors provided with torsion spring counter-balance
type hardware.
Section 4109 (d). FRAMES. Frames for garage vehicle-
access doors shall be constructed of one of the following:
1. Aluminum not less than twelve-hundredths inches
(.12") in thickness.
2. Steel not less than six-hundredths inches (.06") in
thickness.
3. Wood not less than one and one-half inches (112") in
thickness.
H. Said Uniform Building Security Code is amended by adding
Sections 4110 through 4115 to read as follows:
Section 4110. COMPLEX DIAGRAM. There shall be positioned
at each entrance of a multiple family development, an illuminated
diagrammatic representation of the complex which shows the location
of the viewer and the unit designations and locations within the
complex.
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Section 4111. LIGHTING. Lighting in multiple family
dwellings shall be as follows:
Aisles, passageways and recesses related to and within
the building complex shall be illuminated with an intensity of at
least twenty-five one-hundredths (.25) footcandles at the ground
level during the hours of darkness. Lighting devices shall be
protected by vandal resistant covers.
2. Open parking lots and car ports shall be provided
with a minimum of one (1) footcandle of light on the parking surface
during the hours of darkness. Lighting devices shall be protected
by vandal resistant covers.
Section 4112. KEYING. Upon occupancy, each dwelling
unit in a subdivision or multiple family development shall have
locks using keys that are not interchangeable with any other dwelling
unit in the subdivision or multiple family development.
Section 4113. DEFINITIONS.
1. "Burglary Resistant Glazing" means those materials
as defined in Underwriters Laboratory Bulletin 972.
2. "Double Cylinder Deadbolt" means a deadbolt lock
which can be activated only by a key on both the
interior and the exterior.
3. "Door Stop" means that projection along the top and
sides of a door jamb which checks the door's swinging
action.
4. "Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof
designed exclusively for residential occupancy,
including single family dwellings.
5. "Flushbolt" is a manual, key or turn operated metal
bolt normally used on inactive door(s) and is attached
to the top and bottom of the door and engages in the
head and threshold of the frame.
6. "Single Cylinder Deadbolt" means a deadbolt lock
which is activated from the outside by a key and
from the inside by a knob, thumb-turn, lever, or
similar mechanism.
Section 4114. ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND METHODS. The
provisions of this chapter are not intended to prevent the use of
any material, device, hardware or method not specifically prescribed
in this chapter, when such alternate provides equivalent security
and is approved by the Building Official.
Section 4115. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to construct, erect,
enlarge or alter any building or permit the same to be done contrary
to, or in violation of, any of the provision of this Code. Any
person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such
person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and
every day or portion thereof during which any violation of the
provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and
upon conviction of such violation, such person shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more
than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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SECTION 8:
The Uniform Sign Code is amended as follows:
A. Section 103 (d) of said Uniform Sign Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 103 (d). VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish,
equip or use or maintain any sign or sign structure in the City or
cause or permit the same to be done contrary to or in violation of
any of the provisions of this Code. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day or portion thereof during wnich any
violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed,
continued, or permitted; and, upon conviction of any such violation,
such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00
or by imprisonment of not more than six months or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
B. Section 303 of said Uniform Sign Code is amended to read
as follows:
Section 303. The following work shall not require a sign
permit, however, these exemptions shall not be construed as relieving
the owner of the sign from the responsibility for its erection and
maintenance, compliance with the provisions of this Code, the
Rancho Cucamonga Sign Ordinance, or any other law or ordinance
regulating the same:
1. The changing of the advertising copy or message on a
painted or printed sign.
2. Painting, repainting or cleaning of an advertising
structure provided no structural change is made.
3. Signs less than 6 feet above grade that are not
electrically lighted.
4. Changing of theater marquees and similar signs
specifically designed for the use of replaceable
copy.
Any permit issued for erection of a sign in violation of
this Code or other ordinance is automatically void and shall be
cancelled by the Building Official.
C. Said Uniform Sign Code is amended by deletion of Chapters
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 14.
SECTION 9:
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and
17958.7 a city may make such modifications in the requirements of
the regulations adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
17922 as it determines to be reasonably necessary because of local
conditions, and the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
determines that the modifications set forth herein are in fact
reasonably necessary because of local conditions as set forth more
fully below:
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a. It is reasonably necessary, because of local conditions,
to modify and supplement Chapters 2 and 3 of the
Uniform Building Code, Chapters 2 and 15 of the
Uniform Housing Code, 1979 Editions, dealing with
administration and enforcement, in order to provide
for efficient and orderly operation of the Building
and Safety Division.
b. It is reasonably necessary, because of local conditions,
to modify Sections 420, 1101, and add Section 1107
to Chapter 11 of the Uniform Building Code, 1979
Edition, in order to provide regulation and protection
from life hazard in and around swimming pools and
other man-made bodies of water.
C. It is reasonably necessary, because of local conditions,
to modify Sections 1105 and 2907 (b) of the Uniform
Building Code, 1979 Edition, dealing with floors, in
order to reduce deterioration in certain buildings.
d. It is reasonably necessary, because of local conditions,
to modify Sections 1704 and 3708 of the Uniform
Building Code, 1979 Edition, and add Sections 1718
through 1720 to said Code, in order to reduce fire
hazards and the spread of roof fires in buildings.
e. It is reasonably necessary, due to local geological
conditions, to modify chapter 70 of the Appendix of
the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, to reduce
erosion and provide protection against development
of hazardous grading conditions.
Each and every modification of said Code as adopted by
this City Council has been necessitated bacause the provisions of
the published Code are inadequate to provide for protection of
health, safety and welfare of the general public and efficient,
orderly administration of the Building and Safety Division.
The above listed expressed findings shall be made available
as a public record and a copy with the modifications thereof, shall
be kept on file with the Building and Safety Division.
SECTION 10:
The City Clerk shall file a certified copy of this
ordinance with the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
SECTION 11:
The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk
shall cause the same to be published within fifteen (15) days after
its passage, at least once in The Daily Report, a newspaper of
general circulation published in the City of Ontario, California
and circulated in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 21st day of January, 1981.
AYES: Frost, Mikels, Palombo, Schlosser
NOES: None
ABSENT: Bridge
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Phillo D. Schlosser, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lauren M. Wasserman, City Clerk