Ordinance No. 862 - Building Stardards CodeURGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 862
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 50022.2, THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (TITLE 26 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE), THE
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE (TITLE 27 LOS ANGELES COUNTY ELECTRICAL CODE),
THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE (TITLE 28 LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLUMBING CODE),
THE CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE (TITLE 29 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MECHANICAL
CODE) AND ADOPTING LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF.
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. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 15.04.010 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
15.04.010 California Building Code as amended by Los Angeles County Building Code
adopted.
(A) The 2007 California Building Code as amended by Title 26 Los Angeles County
Building Code (adopted November 27, 2007, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors),
• together with their appendices, which regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration,
repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, use, equipment, height, area, security,
abatement, and maintenance of buildings or structures within the City, provide for the issuance of
permits and collection of fees therefor, and provide for penalties for violations thereto, are hereby
adopted by reference, and conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.
(B) All of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of said codes, together with
their appendices, one copy of which will be on file and accessible to the public for inspection at the
City Clerk's office, are hereby referred to, adopted and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth
in this chapter with the exceptions, deletions, additions, and amendments thereto as setforth in this
subchapter.
Section 2 Section 15.04.020 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended by the
adding the following definition:
Rehabilitation Appeals Board per section 99.06. shall mean the City Council of the City of
Rosemead.
Section 2. Section 15.04.060 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
• 15.04.060 Violations - Penalties.
Every person violating any provision of the 2007 California Building Code as amended by
Title 26 Los Angeles County Building Code and appendices, adopted by reference by Section
15.04.010, or of any permit or license granted thereunder, or any rules or regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof he or she shall be
punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of such penalty for any violation shall not
excuse the violation or permit it to continue. Each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a
separate offense.
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Section 3 Section 15.08.010 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
15.08.010 California Electrical Code as amended by Los Angeles County Electrical Code
adopted.
(A) The 2007 California Electrical Code as amended by Title 27 Los Angeles County
Electrical Code (adopted November 27, 2007, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors),
which provides minimum requirements and standards for the protection of the public health, safety
and welfare by regulating the installation or alteration of electrical wiring, equipment, materials, and
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workmanship in the City, provides for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor and
provides penalties for violations thereof, with all changes and amendments thereto, is hereby
adopted by reference, and all conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.
(B) All of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of said codes, together with
their appendices, one copy of which will be on file and accessible to the public for inspection at the
City Clerk's office, are hereby referred to, adopted and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth
in this chapter with the exceptions, deletions, additions, and amendments thereto as set forth in this
subchapter.
Section 4. Section 15.08.040 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to
• read as follows:
15.08.040 Violations - Penalties
Every person violating any provision of the 2007 California Electrical Code as amended by
Title 27 Los Angeles County Electrical Code and appendices, adopted by reference by Section
15.08.010, or of any permit or license granted thereunder, or any rules or regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof he or she. shall be
punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of such penalty for any violation shall not
excuse the violation or permit it to continue. Each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a
• separate offense.
Section 5. Section 15.12.010 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
15.12.016 California Plumbing Code as amended by Los Angeles County Plumbing Code
adopted.
(A) The 2007 California Plumbing Code as amended by Title 28 Los Angeles County
Plumbing Code (adopted November 27, 2007, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors),
which regulates and controls the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation,
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alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of heating,
venting, cooling, refrigeration systems, or other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances in the
City, provide for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, and provides for penalties
for violations thereof, with certain changes and amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by
reference, and conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.
(B) All of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of said codes, together with
their appendices, one copy of which will be on file and accessible to the public for inspection at the
City Clerk's office, are hereby referred to, adopted and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth
in this chapter with the exceptions, deletions, additions, and amendments thereto as setforth in this
subchapter.
• Section 6. Section 15.12.040 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
15.12.040 Violations - Penalties
Every person violating any provision of the 2007 California Plumbing Code as amended by
Title 28 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code and appendices, adopted by reference by Section
15.12.010, or of any permit or license granted thereunder, or any rules or regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof he or she shall be
punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months,
• or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of such penalty for any violation shall not
excuse the violation or permit it to continue. Each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a
separate offense.
Section 7 Section 15.16.010 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
15.16.010 California Mechanical Code as amended by Los Angeles County Mechanical
Code adopted.
(A) The 2007 California Mechanical Code as amended by Title 29 Los Angeles County
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Mechanical Code (adopted November 27, 2007, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors),
which provide minimum requirements and standards for the protection of the public health, safety
and welfare by regulating the installation or alteration of plumbing and drainage, materials, venting,
wastes, traps, interceptors, water systems, sewers, gas piping, water heaters and other related
products, and workmanship in the City, provides for the issuance of permits and collection of fees
therefor and provides for penalties the violations thereof, with certain changes and amendments
thereto, is hereby adopted by reference, and all conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.
(B) All of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of said codes, together with
their appendices, one copy of which will be on file and accessible to the public for inspection at the
City Clerk's office, are hereby referred to, adopted and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth
in this chapter with the exceptions, deletions, additions, and amendments thereto as setforth in this
• subchapter. .
Section 8. Section 15.16.040 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
15.16.040 Violations - Penalties
Every person violating any provision of the 2007 California Mechanical Code as amended by
Title 29 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code and appendices, adopted by reference by Section
15.16.010, or of any permit or license granted thereunder, or any rules or regulations promulgated
• pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof he or she shall be
punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of such penalty for any violation shall not
excuse the violation or permit it to continue. Each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a
separate offense.
Section 9. The City Council hereby makes each finding of reasonable necessity for
modifications as stated separately for each such modification as identified in Los Angeles County
Titles 26, 27, 28 and 29. These modifications to the California Building Standards Code,
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incorporating the uniform codes are reasonably necessary due to the local climate, characterized
by hot, dry summers and the high potential for seismic activity, which make structures particularly
vulnerable to rapidly spreading fires and structural damage.
Section 10. Severability. Should any section, subsection, clause, or provision of this
Ordinance for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance; it being hereby expressly declared that this Ordinance, and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, approved, and ratified
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases
be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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Section 11. This Ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2008, and shall apply to all
projects submitted for plan check on or after that date.
Section 12 This Ordinance has been determined to be exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State Guidelines 15061(b)(3) as a project that has no
potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Section 13. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be processed according to law.
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Section 14. The City Clerk shall file a certified copy of this Ordinance with the California
Building Standards Commission.
Section 15. Urgency Findings. State Law requires localities to adopt the 2007 California
Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Codes and any amendments thereto, by December
31, 2007. It is essential that the City adopt the above stated Codes and modifications necessitated
by local topographical, geological, and climatic conditions by that date. In the absence of legislation
effective by that date, technical codes adequate to meet the City's special circumstances will not be
in effect by that date and hazards will be posed which would immediately threaten the public health
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And safety. Accordingly, this ordinance shall be an Urgency Ordinance and shall take effect
immediately and become operative January 1, 2008.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 11th day of December 2007.
n Tran, MAYOR
• ATTEST:
I A 0 (1 l~ Gloria Molleda, CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
I, Gloria Molleda, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 862 was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the Rosemead City
Council on the I Ith of December 2007, by the following vote to wit:
Yes:
CLARK, LOW, NUNEZ, TAYLOR, TRAN
No:
NONE
Absent:
NONE
Abstain:-
NONE
Gloria Molleda
City Clerk
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