Ordinance No. 336 - Building CodeORDINANCE NO. 336
0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 50,022,2 OF THE GOVERN-
MENT CODE LOS ANGELES,COUNTY CODES AND AMENDMENTS
THERETO AS CONTAINED IN THE 1971 EDITION OF THE LOS
ANGELES BUILDING LAWS PUBLISHED BY THE BUILDING NEWS,
INC., AS FOLLOWS:
THE BUILDING CODE INCLUDING CHAPTERS 68, 69, 98 AND 99
OF THE SUPPLEMENT TO SAID LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING
CODE, THE MECHANICAL CODE INCLUDING THE'APPENDIX THERE-
TO, AND THE PLUMBING CODE INCLUDING APPENDICES A, B, C,
F AND G, MAKING OTHER AMENDMENTS AND AMENDING THE
"ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE,
THE CITY COUNCIL.OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Sec,.l, Sec. 8100 of the Rosemead Municipal Code
is7amended to read:
"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 March 15, 1972, as
contained in-the 1971 Edition.of the Los Angeles County Building
.Laws` published by Building,,News, Inc „-,including Chapters 68, 69,
98 and 99,-inclusive, in the-Supplement to said Los Angeles
County Building Code as amended by,,and including those portions
of pages 1 through 8 of that portion of said Los Angeles County
• Building Laws titled 'Amendments tothe 1971 County of Los Angeles
Building Laws'~amending said,Los Angeles County Building Code,
except as hereinaft'er?provided, is hereby adopted by reference
as the Building Code-of the'City of Rosemead regulating the
erection, construction,..enlargement, alteration, repair, moving,
removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height,.area,
maintenance of all structures and certain equipment therein speci-
fically regulated and grading within the City of Rosemead, and
- 1 -
L
•
providing for the issuance of permits and the collection
of fees therefor, providing penalties for violation of such
code, and declaring and establishing fire zones. Said code
may be.referred to as the 'Building 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':;. aind,,shall.-,be::at all: times: maintained,.by
said Clerk for use and examination by the public."
Sec. 2'. Sections 8101 and 8102 of the Rosemead
Municipal Code as adopted by Ordinance 68.242 are repealed.
Sec 3. The Rosemead Municipal Code is amended
by adopting See. 8101, to read:
"8101; Amendment to Building Code (Definitions).
Notwithstanding the provisions. of Section 8100,.the Building
,Code is amended by amending Section 207 thereof to read:
'Sec. 207.. Definitions. Whenever any of the
names or terms defined in this Section are used in this Code,
each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have,
the meaning ascribed to it in this Section,
"Board of Appeals' shall mean the Board of
Appeals established by Section 206 hereof.
"Building Department".shall mean the "Building
and Safety Division" of the Department of County Engineer act-
ing as the City Engineer.
"Building Official" shall mean County Engineer
of the County of Los Angeles acting as the City Engineer.
"City" shall mean the City of Rosemead except in
Section 103 of said Building Code.
"County",
"County of Los.Angeles," or "unin-
- 2 -
corporated territory of the County of Los Angeles" shall mean
the City of Rosemead.
"County Engineer" shall mean the County Engineer
of the County of Los Angeles acting as the City Engineer.
"Electrical Code" shall mean the Electrical Code
-as adopted by Section 8200 of the•Rosemea:d..Municipal Code
as amended,
"Fire Code" shall mean the;:Fire Code as
adopted by Section 3100 of the Rosem~ead,Municipal Code as
amended,
"Fire Zone" sliall mean the fire zone-adopted
by an ordinance creating and"establishing fire zones or
• where no such fire zones-have,Ibeen adopted by the City
shall be considered to be in Fire Zone No. 3.
"General Fund" shall mean the City Treasury
of the City of Rosemead,
!!Health Code" or "Los Angeles County Health
.Code" shall mean.the Health Code as adopted by 'Section 5100
of the Rosemead Municipal Code-as amended.
"Health Officer":shall mean the Health
• Officer of the'City of Rosemead;
"Mechanical Code" shall mean the'Mechanical
Code as adopted by Section 8400 of the Rosemead Municipal
Code as amended.
"Plumbing Code" shall mean the Plumbing'Code
as adopted by Section 8300 of the Rosemead Municipal Code
as amended,
"Special Inspector" shall mean -a person holding
a valid Certificate of Registration issued by the County of
Los Angeles as set forth, in Section•305(b) of this Code.."
Sec, 4. The Rosemead Municipal Code is amended
by adopting Sec. 8102 to read:.,
"8102.',--Amendment to Building Code (Violations and
3 -
• . 0
Penalties.) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8100,
the Building Code is amended by amending Section 208 thereof
to read:
1'Sec.'208(a) Compliance with Code. A person.
shall not 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, or cause the same to be done, contrary to, or in
violation of, any of the provisions of this Code.
(b) Penalty. 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,'-or by imprison-
ment for not.more than six months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment."'
Sec. 5.` The Rosemead Municipal Code is amended
- • by adopting Sec..'.8103 to read:
"8103. Amendment to Building Code. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 8100 of this Code,-the Building Code
is amended as follows:
1. Subsection(a)of Section 306 of said Building Code
is-amended to read:'
Sec. 306(a) Use or Occupancy. No building or
structure-in groups A to J inclusive shall be
used or occupied, and no change in the existing
occupancy classification of a building or structure
or portion thereof shall be made until the building
- 4 -
official has approved the building or structure
for such use or occupancy.
The first sentence of Subsection (c) of said
Section 306 is amended to read:
(c) Certificate Issued, After final inspection
z. when it is found that the building.or
structure complies with the provisions of
this Code, the building official shall
issue a certificate of occupancy which shall
contain the following:
2. Section 307 of said Building Code is deleted.
3; The second paragraph of Section 303 (e) of. said
Building Code is amended to read, as "follows:
• For inspection of any use, occupancy or change
in use or occupancy not otherwise covered herein
by a fee and which is regulated by any Los
Angeles County Ordinance... $25.00.
4. Table No. 3-A of Section 303 of said Building Code
is amended to read:
Buildings of Group A, B, C, D, E, F, and
G Occupancy
• Total Valuation Fee
Less
than
$20.00
._no fee
$20.60'to
and including $100.00
$ 3.00
More
than
$100.00 to and including
$200.00.---------
6.00--
More
than
$200.00 to and including
$400.00
9.00
More
than
$400.00 to and including
$700.00
.12.00.+.
More
than
$700.00 to and including
$1,000.00
.15.00
Each
additional $1,000.00 or fraction to and
including $25.,000.00
9.00
- 5 -
•
r1
LJ
Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction,to~and
including $50,000.00 $ 7.50
Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction to and
including $100,000.00 6.00
Each additional $1;000.00 more than $100,000.00 3.75
Buildings of Group H, I, and J Occupancy
Total Valuation
Fee-
Less than $100.00
$ 3.00
$100.00 to and including $200.00
6.00
More than $200.00 to and including $400.00
9.00
More'than $400.00 to and including $700.00
12.00
More than $700.00 to and including $1,000.00
15.00
Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction to and
including $25,000.00
6.75
Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction to and
including $50,000.00
6.00
Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction to and
including $100,000.00
4.25
Each additional-$1,000.00 or fraction more than l
$100,000.00
3.75
5. Table.'No.3-B of Section 303, of said Building
Code
is amended to read:
TABLE NO. 3-B--GRADING PERMIT'FEES
(Based on Volume of Material Handled)
1-50 cubic yards
$ 12.00
51-100 cubic yards
20.00
101-1,000 cubic yards
20.00
plus $51190.-.; cubic yards or fraction thereof
in excess of 100 cubic yards
1,001-10,000r:cubic yards
65.00
plus $5/1,000 cubic yards or fraction
thereof in excess of 1,000 cubic yards
10,001-100,00 cubic yards-------------------------------
110.00
plus $3.25/1,000 cubic yards or fraction
thereof in excess of 10,000 cubic yards
100,001-500,000 cubic yards
402.50
plus $10/10,000 cubic yards. or fraction
`
'cubic yards
thereof in excess of 100,000
More than 500,000 cubic yards $ 802.50
plus $6/10,000 cubic yards or fraction
thereof in excess of 500,000 cubic yards
6, (416) OCCUPANCY.is the purpose for which'a building is -
used or intended to be used. The term shall also include
the building or room housing such use. Change of occu-
pancy includes a change of tenant or user in any com-
mercial or.industrial use.
Sec. 6. The Rosemead Municipal Code is amended
by adopting Sec 8104 to read:
"8104. Amendment to Building Code (Building Rehabili-
tation Appeals Board).' Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
8100, the Building Code is amended by amending Section 9906 thereof
to read:
'Sec. 9906. Building Rehabilitation Appeals
• Board, In order to hear appeals provided for 'in Chapter 98 and in
this chapter, there shall be and is hereby created a Building
Rehabilitation Appeals Board consisting of five (5) members who
are qualified to pass on matters pertaining to substandard building
and property. The members of the Board shall be appointed by and
hold office at the pleasure-of the City Council of the City and.
may recommend such new legislation as deemed necessary, The Board
shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its
• investigations, The Building Official shall be an ex-officio non-
voting-member and act as secretary. He shall keep a record of all
proceedings and notify all parties concerned of the findings and
decisions of the Board,"'
`Seca 7. Section 8300 of the Rosemead Municipal
Code is amended to read:
"8300. Adoption of Plumbing Code. The Los
Angeles.County Plumbing Code, being Ordinance No, 2269 of the
County of Los Angeles, as amended to and in-effect on March 15,1972,
as contained in the 1971 Edition of the Los Angeles County
Building Laws published by Building News, Inc., including
- 7 -
Appendices A, B, C, F and G of said Los Angeles County Plumbing
Code as amended by and including the applicable provisions,
on pages 1 through 8 of that, portion of the said Los Angeles
County Building Laws titled-'Arriendments to the 1,971 County of
Los Angeles Building Laws,' amending said Los Angeles County
Plumbing Code, except as hereinafter provided, is hereby
adopted as the Plumbing Code of the City of Rosemead, regulating
plumbing and drainage systems, house sewers, private sewage
disposal systems and prescribing conditions under which such
work may be carried on within the City of Rosemead and providing
for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor.
Three copies of said Los Angeles County Building
Laws have been deposited with 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."
Sec. 8. The Rosemead Municipal Code.is amended by
amending Section 8301 to read:
118301. Definitions.; Whenever any.of the following
names or terms are used in said Los Angeles County Plumbing
Code; each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to
have the meaning.ascribed to it in this section as follows:
"Administrative Authority,' 'Chief Plumbing
• Inspector' or 'Plumbing Inspector'- shall mean the County
Engineer of the County-'of Los Angeles acting as the City
Engineer except in Section 4 thereof.
.'Board of Examiners of Plumbers, Gas Fitters,
and Sewerage Contractors' or -'Board of Examiners' shall mean
the Board of Examiners of Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Sewerage
Contractors of the County of Los Angeles established by Section
73 of the said Los Angeles County Plumbing Code..
"City) shall mean the City of Rosemead except
in Section 3 of said Los Angeles County Plumbing Code. .
- 8 -
'County,' 'County of Los Angeles' or 'unincor
porated territory of the County of Los Angeles' shall mean the_
City of Rosemead.
'Gas Fitting Contractor,' 'Journeyman Gas
Fitter,' "journeyman Plumber,' 'Plumbing Contractor,' or 'Sewage
contractor' shall mean a person holding a valid Certificate of
.Registration issued by the County of-Los Angeles as set forth in
Section 72 of said Los Angeles County Plumbing Code."
Sec. 9. Section 8400`of the Rosemead Municipal Code
is.amended to read:
"8400. Adoption of Mechanical Code. The Los
Angeles County Mechanical Code, being Ordinance No. 9544 of
the County of Los Angeles as amended and in effect on March 15,
• 1972, as contained in the 1971 Edition of the Los Angeles'County
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."
Sec. 10. Section 8401 of the Rosemead Municipal
Code is amended to.read:
"8401. Definitions. Whenever any of the following
names or terms are used in said Los Angeles County Mechanical "
Code, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed-to
the appendix to said Los Angeles County Mechanical Code, except
chanicalCode of
'
Building Laws Three c published copies by of the said Los Building Angel News, Angeles Inc., County and including
as herein provided, is hereby adopted as the•"Me Building .
the City of Rosemead, providing for the issuance of permits and
the collection of fees therefor and providing penalties for
violations of such code.
have the meaning ascribed to it in this section as follows:
- 9 -
'Board of Appeals' or 'Board of Examiners
of Plumbers' shall mean the Board of Examiners of Plumbers,
Gas Fitters, and Sewerage Contractors of the County of Los
Angeles established by Section 73 of the Los Angeles County
Plumbing Code as published in-said 1971 Edition of the Los
Angeles County Laws.
'Building Department' shall mean the
,'Building and Safety Division' of the Department of the
County Engineer acting as the City Engineer.
'Building Code,' ',Uniform Building Code' or.
'Los Angeles County Building Code' shall mean the Building
Code of the City of Rosemead a§ amended.,
'Building Official' shall mean County Engineer
• of the County of Los Angeles acting as the City Engineer'.
'City' shall mean the City of Rosemead-.
'Electrical Code' shall mean the:-,Electrical
Code as adopted by Section 8200 of the Rosemead Municipal Code
as amended.
'Fire Code' or '.Los.Angeles County Fire Code'
shall mean the Fire Code as adopted by Section 3100 of the
-Rosemead Municipal Code as amended.
'General Fund' shall mean the City Treasury
• of the City of Rosemead.
'.Health Code,' or 'Los Angeles County Health
Code'shall mean the Health Code as adopted by.Section 5100 of
the Rosemead Municipal Code as amended.
''Mechanical Code' shall mean the Mechanical
Code of the City of Rosemead, as amended.
'Plumbing Code' shall mean•the Plumbing Code
as adopted by Section 8300 of the Rosemead Municipal Code as
amended.".
Y '
10 _
Sec. 11. The Rosemead Municipal Code is amended
by amending'Section 8402 to read:
"8402. Violations and Penalties. 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 this Code. Maintenance
of equipment which was unlawful at the time it was installed
and which would be unlawful under this Code if installed after
the effective date of this Code, shall constitute a continuing
violation of this Code.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of
• the provisions of this Code.shall.be deemed-guilty of a.mi's-
demeanor, 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, or by imprisonment for not more than
six 'months, or by .both such fine and imprisonment,"
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 13th day.of
• June. 1972.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK .
- 11 - •