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CC - Adopting of Uniform Codes - Internal Files 023 TO: FRANK TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER FROM: CRAIG R. MELICHER, DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL DATE: AUGUST 5, 1992 RE: ADOPTION OF UNIFORM CODES On the agenda for the Council meeting on August 11, 1992, there is an urgency ordinance for your consideration to adopt the Uniform Building Code, the Uniform Mechanical Code, and the Uniform Plumbing Code, along with amendments to said codes by the County of Los Angeles and to readopt amendments currently existing in the Rosemead Municipal Code. Every 3 years the State of California adopts the current edition of the Uniform Codes with state amendments. Local jurisdictions are required to enforce these codes 6 months after the State Codes are published. Additionally, if local jurisdictions wish to amend the State Codes, they must do so prior to the required date of enforcement, and make a finding for the amendments based on local climatic, geologic, and topographic conditions. For this particular code cycle, local jurisdictions must amend the codes by August 14, 1992. As in the past, the City of Rosemead is preparing to adopt the Uniform Codes as amended by the County of Los Angeles. The County version of the Uniform Codes are adopted in an effort to provide consistent code requirements for developers, designers, and contractors working within Los Angeles County boundaries. Unfortunately the County has not completed amending and adopting the current version of the Uniform Codes. This forces the City to adopt a draft version of the County amendments prior to August 14, 1992, and then readopt the County Codes by reference at a later date. CM:tb 01309/3004/062. rsmd2\m\m15 COUNCIL AGENDA AUe 1 1 1992 ITEM No. ORDINANCE NO. 707 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 50022.2, THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 19~,1,~•ON, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; THE UNIFORM - CODE, 1991 EDITION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1991 EDITION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; READOPTING PORTIONS OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The provisions set forth herein after to be enacted by reference pursuant to Government Code Section 50022.2. Section 2. Chapter I of Article VIII of the Rosemead Municipal Code is amended by amending Sections 8100 and 8108 to read: 8100. Adoption of Building Code. Except as hereinafter provided, Chapters 4 through 60, excluding Chapters 31, 35, 41, and 53 of that Building Code known and designated as the "Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition," prepared by the International Conference of Building Officials and including Chapters 7, 11, 23 (Division II), 38, 49, and 55 of the Appendix to said Uniform Building Code, together with all amendments to the Uniform Building Code as set forth in Title 26, Building Code of the County of Los Angeles, as amended and in effect on August 11, 1992, and together with the proposed amendments contained in Exhibit "A" attached to this Ordinance, are hereby adopted by reference. All of the above-mentioned codes, amendments, and sections shall constitute the Building Code of the City of Rosemead. The provisions of the Building Code applying to dwellings, dwellings used for residential day care, lodgings, houses, hotels, apartment houses, convents, monasteries, or other occupancy and including Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 98, and 99 shall constitute and may be cited as the Housing Code. A copy of Title 26, of the Los Angeles County Code, has been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Rosemead and shall be at all times maintained by the Clerk for use and examination by the public. 1 8108. Violations. (a) Compliance with Code. No person shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure or perform any grading in the City of Rosemead, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the Building Code. , (b) No person shall maintain, permit, or cause to be maintained or permitted substandard building conditions or substandard property conditions. Section 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 of this Ordinance, the Building Code is amended as follows: " (a) Section 9905 of Title 26 of the Los Angeles County Code is amended by adding subsection (s) to read as follows: U Neglect or maintenance of property in a condition which contributes substantiall y to the deterioration and unsightliness of the community, the appreciable depreciation of property values in the surrounding neighborhood, or the prevalence and attraction of social economic and criminal maladjustment. This neelect includes. but is not limited to, building exteriors, walls, fences, driveways. or walkways which are defaced due to any wg, inscription, figure, scratches, or other markings commonly referred to as " rag ffiti." (b) Section 9926 of Title 26 of Los Angeles County Codes is amended as follows: Section 9926 (b) Emergency Procedures. When in the opinion of the county engineer a substandard property, substandard structure, or portion thereof is an immediate hazard to life and property, and the abatement of such hazard requires action pursuant to the exception in Section 9910, the building official may then demolish the substandard building, or portion thereof, or may cause such other work to be done to the extent necessary to eliminate the hazard. Section 4. Chapter III of Article VIII of the Rosemead Municipal Code is amended by amending Sections 8300 and 8302 to read: 8300. Adoption of Plumbing Code. Except as hereinafter provided, Chapters 1 through 13 of that certain Plumbing Code known and designated as the "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1991 Edition," prepared by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and including Appendices A, B, C, and 1, together with all amendments to the Uniform Plumbing Code as set forth in Title 28, Plumbing Code of the County of Los Angeles, as amended and in effect on August 11, 1992, and together with proposed amendments contained in Exhibit "A" attached 2 to this Ordinance, are hereby adopted by reference. Sections 8301, et seq., Chapter III of Article VIII of the Rosemead Municipal Code are hereby readopted. All of the above-mentioned codes, amendments, and sections shall constitute the Plumbing Code of the City of Rosemead. Sections 8301, et seq., Chapter III of Article VIII of the Rosemead Municipal Code are hereby readopted. All of the above mentioned codes, amendments, and sections shall constitute the Plumbing Code of the City of Rosemead. A copy of Title 28 have been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Rosemead and shall be at all times maintained by the clerk for use and examination by the public. 8302. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, install, alter, repair, relocate, add to, replace, use, or maintain any plumbing equipment or system in the jurisdiction or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any provisions of the Plumbing Code. Maintenance of plumbing equipment or system which was unlawful at the time it was installed, and which would be unlawful under said Plumbing Code, shall constitute violation of said Plumbing Code. Section 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 of this Ordinance, the Plumbing Code is amended as follows: (1) Section 113 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Subsection (b) and relettering the remainder of the Section. Subsection (b) shall read as follows: (b) Lavatory - A plumbing fixture used for washing the hands, arms, face, and head. (2) Section 117 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Subsections (d) and (h) and relettering, the remainder of the Section. Subsections (d) and (h) shall read as follows: (d) Personal Service Room - A room which is not directly connected with the production or service function performed by the establishment. Such rooms may include, but are not limited to, first aid or medical rooms, toilet rooms, change rooms, wash rooms, shower rooms, kitchens, and lunch rooms. (h) Plumbing Code - Plumbing Code is the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, including Appendices A, B, C, and I, as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and amended by the City of Rosemead. 3 (3) Section 121 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and relettering the remainder of the Section. Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall read as follows: (a) Toilet - A fixture within a toilet room which may be used for defecation or urination. (b) Toilet Room - A room within or on the premises containing at least one water closet. (c) Toxic Material - A material is concentration or amount which exceeds the applicable limit established by a standard, such as Section 5155, 5208, or 5209 of Title 8, CCR, or in the absence of an applicable standard, which has the capacity to produce personal injury or illness to persons through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through any body surface. Section 6. Chapter IV of Article VIII of the Rosemead Municipal Code is amended by amending Sections 8400 and 8402 to read: 8400. Adoption of Mechanical Code. Except as hereinafter provided, Chapters 4 through 17, Chapters 19 and 20 of that certain Mechanical Code known and designated as the "Uniform Mechanical Code, 1991 Edition," prepared by the International Conference of Building Officials, and including Appendices A and C together with all amendments to the Uniform Mechanical Code as set forth in Title 29, Mechanical Code of the County of Los Angeles, as amended and in effect on August 11, 1992, and together with proposed amendments contained in Exhibit "A" attached to this Ordinance, are hereby adopted by reference. Sections 8401, et seq., Chapter IV of Article VIII of the Rosemead Municipal Code are hereby readopted. . All of the above-mentioned codes, amendments, and sections shall constitute the Mechanical Code of the City of Rosemead. A copy of Title 29, has been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Rosemead and shall be at all times maintained by the clerk for use and examination by the public. 8402. Violation. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, install, alter, repair, relocate, add to, replace, use, or maintain heating, ventilating, comfort cooling, or refrigeration equipment in the jurisdiction, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the Mechanical Code. Maintenance of equipment which was unlawful at the time it was installed, and which would be unlawful under said Mechanical Code, shall constitute a continuing violation of said Mechanical Code. 4 Section 7. Amendments to Mechanical Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6 of this Ordinance, the Mechanical Code is amended as follows: (1) The Group R Occupancies category of Section 417 of the Mechanical Code is amended to read: Group R Occupancies: Division 1. Hotels and apartments. Convents and monasteries (each accommodating more than 10 persons). Division 2. Not used. Division 3. Dwellings and lodging houses, large, and small day-care homes. Section 8. Penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of said Building Code, Electrical Code, Plumbing Code, and Mechanical 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 said Mechanical Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violations, such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand ($1,000.00) or my imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months or by both such fine or imprisonment. Section 9. The modifications to the Building Code, Electrical Code, Plumbing Code, and Mechanical Code that have previously been enacted are merely a continuation of the Rosemead Building, Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical Codes, and all of the changes and modifications to the Building, Plumbing, and Mechanical Codes, whether previously enacted or enacted in this ordinance, are reasonably necessary because of local climate, characterized by hot, dry summers, followed by strong Santa Ana winds which make the structures in the City particularly vulnerable to rapidly spreading fires, and heavy winter rains, the location in Southern California and the relatively flat topography of the City. Section 10. State law requires that localities adopt the Uniform Codes and any modifications thereto, by August 14, 1992. It is essential that the City have in effect on the date building codes that comport with state law and contain those modifications necessitated by unique geographic, geologic, and climatic conditions. In the absence of immediate effectiveness, the provisions of the building code unique to the City's special circumstances will not be in place, and this will have a detrimental effect on the public health, safety, and welfare. The modifications to the Uniform Codes contain vital provisions regarding administrative procedures, roofing materials, sprinkling requirement, and other similar matters necessitated by the City's 5 exposure to Santa Ana winds. For these reasons, the public health, safety, and welfare require that this ordinance take effect immediately. This is an urgency ordinance. Section 11. This ordinance shall become operative on August 14, 1992. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this day of 11990. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk CRM:mc 01309/3011/062 rsmd2\misc\misc13 6