Ordinance No. 435 - Amending Buidling CodeORDINANCE NO. 435
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING
BY REFERENCE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 50022.2 -.ORDINANCE NO.
11,360 and ORDINANCE NO. 11,275 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND
AMENDMENDING THE BUILDING CODE AS INCORPORATED IN ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL
CODE ARTICLE VIII COMMENCING WITH SECTION 8100
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8100 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is amended
to read as follows:
ARTICLE VIII - BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1 - BUILDING CODE
8100. Adoption of Building Code. The Los Angeles County Building Code being
Ordinance No. 2225 of the County of Los Angeles as amended to and in
effect on January 1, 1977, except as hereinafter provided, is hereby adopted
by reference as the Building Code of the City of Rosemead as amended'by
Sections 8101, et seq., of this Chapter. Said code may be referred to as
the Building Code.
is The provisions of said Building Code applying to dwellings, lodgings,
houses, hotels, apartment houses, covents, monasteries or other uses
classified by said Building Code as Group H or I Occupancy and including
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 98 and 99 shall constitute and may be cited as
the Housing Code.
Three copies of said Los Angeles County Building Laws have been deposited
in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, and shall be
at all times maintained by said Clerk for use and examination by the public.
Section 2. Ordinances No. 11,360 and 11,275 of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Los Angeles are specifically incorporated into the
Building Code of the City of Rosemead with the adoption of this ordinance.
Three copies of Ordinance No. 11,360 and 11,275 have been deposited in
the offices of the City Clerk of the City of Rosemead and at all times,
10 shall be maintained by said clerk for use and examination by the public.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS ay of 1977
MAYOR OF E C OF ROSEMEAD
Y
I, Jenny E. Young, City
that the foregoing is a
adopted by the Rosemead
AYES: CICHY, HUNTER,
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: IMPERIAL
Clerk of'the City of'Rosemead do hereby certify
full, true, and correct copy of that Ordinance
City Council by the following roll call vote:
TAYLOR, TRUJILLO
CITY CLERK
ORDINANCE NO. 11,360
An ordinance amending Section 104 of
Ordinance No. 2225. the 'a9 Code.
relating em
ergency ogra e exist-
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ing residential l Supervisors.
The Board rd Supervisors of the Courtly
ORDINANCE NO. 1L275
time construction
shall be o
,
of Los Angeles es
ordain as follows:
An ordinance amending Sections 1,704,
the
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conform to to these e requirements. . or he e
Se
of Ordinance
SECTION L Section
104
1404. and Chapter 67
Ordinance
removed. the sleeping rooms shall
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2225. entitled "Building Code".
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el
the Building Code, relating to emergency
protected with a fire warning system as set
t
adopted )larch 20. 1933. is amended by
do
egress from residential occupancies.
forth in Section 1413.
adding Subsection (n) thereto to read:
The Board of Supervisors of the County of
SECTION 3. Section 6703 of said Ordinance
(n) Security' Bars or Grills. Every per.
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
No. 2225 is amended to read:
son who owns, operates, or maintains a
SECTION 1. Section not of Ordinance No
Section 6703- Limitations.
hotel, apartment house. lodging house or
.
2225, entitled "Building Code." adopted
No provision of this Chapter shall require
dwelling constructed pursuant to building
permits issued prior to July 1. 1965, on
March 20. 1933. is amended to read:
or be construed to require devices on exit
which se
bars or grills exist at
Section 1304. Exit Facilities. Stairs. exits,
doors or on sleeping room emergency exits
e ors
exterior doors or windows shall remove
and smokeproof enclosures shall be as
contrary to the requirements sprpificd in
or modify such bars or grills as neces-
specified in Chapter 33. Locking devices on
Chapter 33 and Sections 1304 and 1407.
- sary to conform with the specific re.
swinging exit doors from dwelling units and
SECTION 4. Section 6709 of said Ordinance
quirements of this section. This Subsec-
on those windows or doors providing
No. 2215 is amended by amending Subsection
tion shall apply only to the main en-
required emergency exit from sleeping
Iblloread:
trance door to the dwelling unit and to
rooms shall be operable from the inside
ibo A single swinging door, the active leaf
exterior doors and windows at sleeping
without the use of a key, tool, or excessive
of a pair of doors, and the bottom leaf of
• rooms.
force.
Dutch doors shall be equipped with a
EXCEPTIONS:
All stairs and exits in Group it
deadbolt and a deadlocking latch. The
1. Sleeping rooms above the third
Occupancies shall open directly upon a
deadbolt and latch may be activated by one
floor.
2. Main entrance door of a dwelling
street or alley or upon a yard or court not
lock or by individual locks. Deadbolts shall
unit where each sleeping room contains
less than four feet in width directly
contain hardened inserts. or equivalent. so
an exterior door or an exterior window
connected to a street or alley by means of a
as to repel cutting tool attack. The lock or
with a net clear operable area of not less
passageway not less in width than the
locks shall be key operated from the exterior
than five square feet with no dimension
stairway opening into such passageway and
side of the door and engaged or disengaged
less than 22 inches and with a sill height
not less than seven feet in height.
from the interior side of the door by a device
not more than 48 inches above the floor.
Buildings more than one story- in height
not requiring a key, tool. or excessive force.
Where bars or rills exist at these open.
shall have an transoms or ventilating
EXCEPTION: 1. The latch may be
ings. they shall be operable from the
openings from guest rooms to public
omitted from doors in Group F and C.
inside without use of a key, tool, or
corridors.
occupancies.
excessive force.
Door openings from guest rooms to public
2. In other than residential occupancies.
Bars or grills shall be modified, or
corridors shall be protected as specified in
locks may be key, or otherwise from the
installed, to be removable or operable
I Section 3304.
inside when not prohibited by Chapter 33
from the inside without the use of a key.
Every sleeping room below the fourth
or other laws and regulations.
tool, or excessive force. When in the
floor shall have at least one. window or
3. A swinging time of width greater than
removed or open position the net opening
exterior door approved for emergency exit
five (5) feet may be secured as set forth
shall not be less than that which would
available through the door or window
or rescue. Where windows am provided they
in Section 6711.
if
such
bars o galls were not insulted
shall have a sill height not more than 48
A straight deadbolt shall have a minimum
Bars
or
grills installed prior to the e
effec-
I inches above the floor.
throw of one inch and the embedment shall
mire date of this be
Windows with a net clear oPenable area of
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be not less than fi inch .into the holdin
modified providing the dwelling unit is
not less than five square feet with no
device receiving the projected bolt. A hook
provided with approved detectors of
dimension less than 22 inches shall be
shape or expending lug deadbolt shall havea
products of combustion other than heat
deemed to meet the requirements of this
minimum throw of inch. All deadbolls of
conforming to U.B.C. Standard No. 43.6
Section provided the sill heights are not over
locks which automatically activate two or
mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point
48 inches above the floor.
more deadbalts shall embed at least I6 inch. I
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centrally located in the corridor or area
Bars, grills, or screens placed over the
but need not exceed 4.t inch. into the holding
giving access to rooms used for sleeping
openoble windows. or exterior doors
devices receiving the projected bolts.
purposes. In an efficiency dwelling unit,
required by this Section for emergency exit
SECTION 5. Section 6710 of said Ordinanm
the detector shall be centrally located on
at sleeping roams shall be operable or
No. 2225. is amended by adding a paragraph
the ceiling of the main room. Where
removable from the inside without the use of
to read:
sleeping rooms are on an upper level, the
detector shall be placed at the center of
akey, tool, or excessive force.
Bars
grills
or screens installed
rior to
Locking devices installed on sliding glass
doors providin
the emer
e
the ceiling direcll) above the stairway.
All detectors shall be located within 12
.
,
p
the effective date of this provision at
g
g
ncy egress
required by Sections 1304 and 1401 shall he
inches of the ceiling. Care shall be ex-
windows or exterior doors to which
releasable from the inside without the use of
incised to insure
that installation will not
interfere with the operating character-
emergency egress provisions applied at the
time of construction shall be modified to
a key. tool. or excessive force.
SECTION 6. Section 6715 of said Ordinance
istics of the detector. When actuatzd, the
conform to these requirements, or be
No. 2225 is amended by designating
detector shall provide an alarm.
removed, or the stooping rooms shall be
Subsections la1 through Icl as Subsections
New security bar or grill installations
protected with a fire detection system as set
(b) through Id1 respectively and by adding
shall comply with regulations contained
I forth in Section 1310( a).
new Subsection l a l to read:
herein.
SECTION 2. Section 1407 of said Ordinance
(a) Locking devices installed on windows
Section 2. This ordinance shall be pub-
No. 2225 is amended to read:
providing the emergency egress required by
lished in the Metropolitan News, a news.
Section 1404. Exit Facilities. Stairs and
Sections 1304 and 1404 shall be releasable
paper printed and published in the Coun-
exits shall be provided as specified in
from the inside without the use of a key, tool, '
y
of AL) Angeles.
UAL) BAXTER WARD
" Chapter33. Lackingdevices on swinging exit
or excessive form.
I
Chairman
doors from a dwelling unit and on those
Section 7. This ordinance shall be
ATTEST
:
windows or doors providing required
published in the Metropolitan News, a
JAMES S. MIZE
emergency exit from sleeping rooms shall
newspaper printed and
published in the'
Executive Officer-Clerk
beoperable from inside without the use of a
County of "Angeles.
of the Board of Supervisors
key, tool, or excessive force.
ISEALI BAXTERWARD
of the County of Los Angeles
Every sleeping room below the fourth
Chairman'
• I hereby certify that at its meeting of
June 22. 1976, the foregoing ordinance
floor shall have at least one window or
exterior door approved for emergency exit
ATTEST:
James S. Mize I
was adopted by the Board of Supervisors
orrescue. Where windows are provided they
Executive Officer-
of said County of Los Angeles by the
shall have a sill height not more than 48
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
following vote, to wit
inches above the floor.
of the County of Los Angeles
Ayes: Supervisors Peter F.
Windows with a net clear openable area of
I hereby certify that at its meeting of
Schabarum, Kenneth Hahn, Ed.
not less than five square feet with no
December 30, 1975. the foregoing ordinance
mund D. Edelman. James A.
Hayes and Baxter Ward
dimension less than 22 inches shall be
was adopted by the Board of Supervisors of ,
.
Noes: None
deemed to meet the requirements of this
said County of Los Angeles by the following ,
.
(SEAL)
Section provided the sill heights are of over
vote, to wit:
JAMES S
MIZE
48 inches above the floor.
Ayes: Supervisors Peter F.l
.
Executive Officer-Clerk
Bars, grills. or screens laced over the
placed
Schabarum. Edmund D.
of the Board of Supervisors
operable windows, or exterior doors
Edelman and Baxter Ward.
of the County of Los Angeles
required by this Section for emergency exit
Noes: None.
86332 -550- July 2-It
at sleeping rooms shall be operable or
ISEALI JAMESS. MIZE j
removable from the inside without the use of
Executive Officer - '
Reprinted from Metropolitan News
a key. tool, or excessive force.
Clerk of the Has rd of Supervisors
205 S. Broadway, 628-4384
Bars grills, or screens installed prior to
- of the Countyof Los Angeles
the effective date of this provision at
Effective date January30. 1976.
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windows or exterior door to which
79579 550- Jan. 9'
emergency egress provisions applied at the
Reprinted from Metropolitan News
205 S. Broadway, 628-1384 -
ANALYSIS OF.PROPOSED ORDINANCE
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This ordinance will amend the County Buildin.g
Code relating to emergency egress from existing dwel-
ling units.
Existing Building Code provisions require secu-
rity bars or grills placed over emergency exits from
sleeping rooms to be equipped with a means of release
from the inside for all dwellings constructed on or
after January 309 1976. Existing provisions further
require that such bars or grills installed on dwel-
ling units constructed pursuant to building permits
issued between July 1, 1965 and January 30, 1976 be
• brought into conformance with interior release re-
quirements or the sleeping rooms shall be protected
with specified fire warning systems:
This ordinance will apply the emergency egress
requirements for bars and grills installed on sleep-
ing rooms to structures built prior to July 1, 1965.
Retrofit will be required to equip such sleeping
• rooms with either the interior release mechanism or
a fire warning system. The requirements will also
apply to dwelling unit main entrance doors.
.ANALYSIS OF ??OPOSEU vxvi.i . 2 '7 -1;
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This Ordinance amends Sections 1304, 1404 end Chapter
. 67"of the County. Building Code with respect to emergency
egress from dwelling units.
The proposed amendments will require teat bars,
grills or screens placed over emergency exit openings in
sleeping rooms of dwelling units be releasable or removable
from the inside without use of a key, tool or excessive
force. The amendments additionally require that swinging
exit doors from dwelling units be similarly openable from
the inside.
The amendments will further require that existing
! bars, grills or screens installed dwelling units con-
strutted pursuant to building permits issued between
July 1, 1965, and the effective date of these amendments
be brought into conformance with these regulations or
"i the sleeping rooms shall be protected with specified fire
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warning systems. Prior to July 1, 1965 there were no
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requirements for emergency egress rom bedrooms.
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STATE OF CAL IFORM I )
ti0.Iit T Y OF LOS NIGELES ) SS:
CITY `OF ROSEMEAD j
being first
dvl y sV:orn,
deposeVnd -44:U' CJ
that _row., and. at al I_ t roes herein L i oned was, tnP-
of. ar,d ;or- zTh e City Of .f os
Cou:~ty a; tFs Ansel State or Cal if
nrn S; ate of Cal F f orn
what on thaYda y t;i 1 i
posted a true and correct copy or' ~•e.,l[`= • I
:a r6py o; rr Etch Fs attached hereto aad rzade a' dart fiereor, at
;each of the three public places speciriedf in Section 2$,0 e~f
It"<<ead City Coda, {.ursuant to Section 36933 of the
Cad iForri31,
Goveri rien Code,..ther be=, ng no adjudicated ne ~spaper o;- gsn°ra
circulation pub) ished ar:d c! -allated in. the ~Ci-ty of Fo
that said posting was completed on the day flr ~ ~
and that a -tdtal numibe of copies by ?aw of saSd \
_ ~~r O - l-~ Lyc~i e S::~ posted,
I DECLPRE L'10ER .PERALTY OF pEzRJ'JRY THAT THE-F0R~G0IMG :IS T~i1z-
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Executed on the day Of- at
Fose,-a-ad, Couifiy of Los Angel es, Stato_ of Cal iforniz_