Ordinance No. 763 - The Uniform Building CodeORDINANCE NO. 763
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE VOLUMES 1, 2, AND 3, UNIFORM
PLUMBING CODE, UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, AND NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE, MAKING AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES, AMENDING
THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1
Section 8100 through 8400 of the Rosemead Municipal Code, including all
subsections thereof are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2
The Rosemead Municipal Code is amended by adding new Sections 8100 through
8105 to read as follows:
• • 8100 Adoption of the Uniform Building Code.
• Chapters 1 through 35 of Volumes 1, 2, and 3, and including Appendix
Chapters 3, Division 11; 4, Division III; 9; 15; 16, Division 111; 18; 23; 29; 31,
Division 11 and Division III; of that certain Building Code published by the
International Conference of Building Officials, and known as the Uniform
Building Code 1994 Edition, and Chapters 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 96, 98,
and 99 are hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Rosemead.
All of the above-mentioned codes or portions of codes, amendments, and
sections which are hereby adopted and shall constitute and may be cited
as the Building Code of the City of Rosemead.
• Local amendments of the City of Rosemead set forth in this chapter shall
control over amendments of the State of California set out in Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations, and included in the California Building
Standards Code, and shall also control over the provisions of the uniform
code as published by the International Conference of Building Officials or
other code-writing organization. Amendments of the State of California set
out in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, and included in the
California Building Standards Code shall control over the provisions of the
uniform code as published by the International Conference of Building
Officials or other code-writing organization.
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SECTION 7
State law requires localities to adopt the 1994, Edition of the Uniform Building Code, 1993,
Edition of the National Electrical Code, and the 1994, Edition of the Uniform Plumbing
Code, and any modifications thereto, by December 28, 1995 and the 1994 Edition of the
Uniform Mechanical Code and any modifications thereto, by February 19, 1996. It is
essential that the city adopt the above-stated codes, and modifications necessitated by
local topographical, geological, and climactic 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 place and hazards will be posed which would immediately
threaten the public peace, health, and safety. Accordingly, this ordinance shall be an
urgency ordinance and shall take effect on December 28, 1995, under the terms of
Section 18941.5 of the California Health and Safety Code.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this.-2S' day of 1995 by the
following vote to wit:
AYES: Clark, Vasquez, Bruesch, Imperial
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ABSTAIN: Taylor
ATTEST: o
Nancy Valde rama, City Clerk
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01309\3012\ MISC01 I hereby certify that the foregoing Urgency Ordinance
6620 No. 763 was duly and regularly adopted by the Rosemead
City Council at a regular meeting held on the 28th day
of November, 1995, by the following vote:
Yes: Clark, Vasquez, Bruesch, Imperial
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: Taylor
City Clerk
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