HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1194-1996ORDINANCE NO. 1194-96
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.08 OF THE SOUTH SAN
FR3~NCISCO MI3NICIPAL CODE, TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
AND UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1994 EDITION, AND TO
REPEAL THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
STANDARDS, 1991 EDITION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Uniform Buildinq Code and Uniform Buildinq Code Standards, 1991
Edition, Repealed.
The Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building Code Standards, 1991 Editions
(South San Francisco Municipal Code Sections 15.08.010 through 15.08.200) as enacted
by Ordinance No. 1117-92, and any other ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This repeal shall not affect or prevent the
prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or omitted in violation of
this Chapter prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 2. Chapter 15.08 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 15.08.010 Uniform Buildin~ Code & Standards, 1994 Edition, adopted by
reference.
The Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition, including the Uniform Building Code
Standards, 1994 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building
Officials, and as modified by the amendments, additions and deletions set
forth hereinafter, is hereby adopted by reference as the Building Code of the
City of South San Francisco, and may be cited as such.
Section 15.08.020 Amendments, General.
Set forth below are the amendments, additions and deletions to the Uniform
Building Code, and Uniform Building Standards, 1994 Editions. Chapter,
section and table numbers used herein are those of the Uniform Building Code
and Uniform Building Code Standards.
Section 15.08.030 Violations.
Section 103.1 Violations.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip,
use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or cause or permit the same
to be done in violation of this code. Each day during any portion of which
any violation is committed or continued by any person, firm or corporation
shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as herein
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Section 15.08.040 penalties.
Section 103.2 Penalties.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code
shall be punished as provided for in Section 15.06.040 of this code.
Section 15.08.050 Certificate of occupancy.
Section 109.7 Certificate of Occupancy.
(g) Approval of Other Officials Required. In the case of a proposed occupancy
and use, except for an R-3 or U occupancy, the Chief Building Official before
issuing a certificate of occupancy, shall first submit the application to the
Fire Chief, who shall examine the same and indicate approval or disapproval
thereof based on applicable sections of Chapter 15.24 and related statutes and
ordinances. In such case, no certificate of occupancy shall be issued, except
for an R-3 or U Occupancy without the approval of the Fire Chief, or the Fire
Chief's designated representative.
Section 15.08.060 Weather Protection.
Section 1402.5 Weather-resistive Barriers.
(e) Exterior Metal Hardware, ~alvanizing Required. Metal railings, cabinets,
bolts, nails, hinges, locks and any similar parts exposed to weather on
residential buildings located west of Interstate Highway 280 shall be
galvanized.
Galvanizing of products fabricated from rolled, pressed and forged steel
shapes, plates, bars and strip 1/S-inch thick or thicker, shall conform to the
specifications of ASTM Designation: A123. Except for pregalvanized standard
pipe, galvanizing of material i/S-inch thick or thicker shall be performed
after fabrication into the largest practical sections. Material thinner than
1/S-inch shall either be galvanized before fabrication in conformance with the
requirements of ASTM Designation; A525, Coating Designation: G210 or after
fabrication, in conformance with the requirements of ASTM Designation: A123,
whichever results in the greatest resistance to rust, except that the weight
of zinc coating shall average not less than 1.2 ounces per square foot of
actual surface area with no individual specimen having a weight of less than
1.0 ounce.
Galvanized surfaces that are abraded or damaged at any time after the
application of the zinc coating shall be repaired by thoroughly wire brushing
the damaged areas and removing all loose and cracked coating, after which the
cleaned areas shall be painted with 2 applications of Zinc-Rich Primer without
thinner.
Galvanizing is not required for stainless steel, non-ferrous metals and
similar equally corrosion resistant metals.
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Section 15.08.070 Minimum slab thickness
Section 1924.1 Minimum Slab Thickness.
(a) The minimum thickness of concrete floor slabs supported directly on the
ground shall be not less than three and one-half inches (3-1/2") and shall be
reinforced as stipulated in (b) 4 of this Section .
(b) The following are the requirements for concrete slabs on the ground used
as a finish floor or as a base for other floor finish in habitable rooms:
The minimum thickness of reinforced concrete shall be three and one-half
inches (3-1/2").
A waterproof membrane of polyethylene film of 10 mil minimum thickness
or alternate material, approved by the building official shall extend to
the exterior walls or beyond the limits of habitable rooms and be turned
up to top of slab.
A granular material, approved by the building official shall be placed
under the concrete and shall be of proper gradation and thickness to
retard capillary action.
Steel reinforcement equivalent to 6" x 6" x 10 ga. welded wire mesh over
granular material placed approximately mid-depth within the 3 ~" thick
concrete.
Section 15.08.080 Grading and drainage.
Section 1804.7.1 Foundation Investigation
(c) arading and Drainage.
The underfloor grade beneath the floor system of a building shall be graded to
a low point so as to provide positive drainage to the exterior. If the
exterior grade is higher than the grade beneath the floor system, a positive
drain shall be installed subject to approval of the Chief Building Official.
The exterior grade around every building shall be sloped away from the
building by a minimum grade of one-quarter inch per foot (1/4" per 1') for a
distance of thirty inches (30"). Grading for drainage shall be arranged so as
to drain toward the public sidewalk or street gutter, except where alternate
methods are approved by the Chief Building Official.
Section 15.08.090 Footing Reinforcement.
Section 1806.5.1 Footings
(e) Reinforcement.
A minimum of two (2) half-inch (~") steel reinforcing bars shall be placed in
footings of all R-1 and R-3 Occupancies, with one such rod placed three inches
(3") from the top of the foundation and the other rod placed three inches (3")
from the bottom of the footing.
Section 15.08.100 - Movin~ Buildings.
Section 3404.1 ADDlication tO Existinq Buildings and Structures.
(e) Moved Buildings and Temporary Buildings. Buildings or structures moved
into or within the jurisdiction shall comply with the provisions of this code
for mew buildings or structures. In addition to all other requirements of the
building code relative to the moving of buildings and structures, no permit
for the moving of a building or structure shall be granted until the applicant
has filed with the Chief Building Official:
A performance bond in favor of the city, of not less than one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00), as the Chief Building Official may determine, shall be
conditioned to require the applicant to strictly comply with all
conditions and provisions of this chapter, and of any provision of the
municipal code relating to the moving of buildings or structures, and of
any order, rule or regulation which may be hereafter passed or adopted
by the City Council. The applicant also shall be required to pay any
and all damages to any fence, hedge, tree, pavement, sidewalk, street,
curb, gas, sewer or water pipe, electric wire or pole supporting the
same, or to any public or private property which may result from moving
the building or structure; and
An undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the city and its
elective officers, agents and employees against all liabilities, claims,
actions, judgments, cost or any expense which may for any reason arise
out of the issuance of said permit or moving of such buildings or
structures.
Ail removals made under any permit granted for such moving shall be done over
and along only the street or streets designated in such permit, and at the
times therein specified, and shall be done in a careful manner to the
satisfaction of the Chief Building Official, Superintendent of Public Works
and the City Engineer.
No person owning or having charge of the removal of any building or structure
being moved over any street, shall permit such building or structure to be, or
stand, on any street within the limits of any one block for a period of more
than twenty-four (24) hours.
No person owning or having charge of the removal of any building or structure
being moved over any street, shall allow or cause injury to any fence, hedge,
tree, pavement, street, sidewalk, curb, gas pipe, water pipe, sewer pipe,
electric wire or pole supporting same, or any other public or private property
by reason of such removal.
Temporary structures such as reviewing stands and other miscellaneous
structures, sheds, construction trailers, canopies or fences used for the
protection of the public and/or in conjunction with construction work may be
erected by special permit from the Chief Building Official for a limited
period of time. Such buildings or structures need not comply with the type of
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construction or fire-resistive time periods required by this code. Temporary
buildings or structures shall be completely removed upon the expiration of the
time limit stated in the permit.
Section 15.08.110 Excavation and Grading.
Section 3305 Excavation and Grading - City Engineer.
For the purposes of grading excavation permits and requirements, all
references in the Uniform Building Code to building official shall be
considered as references to the city engineer.
Section 15.08.120 Permits Required
Section 3306.2 Permit Required
10. Grading for the purpose of agricultural irrigation or cultivation.
Section 15.08.130 Hazards.
Appendix Section 3307 Hazards.
The owner of any property on which an excavation or fill has been made, shall
maintain in good condition and repair all retaining walls, cribbing, drainage
structures, planted slopes, natural water courses and surface drainage.
Whenever the city engineer determines that any existing excavation or
embankment or fill on private property has become a hazard to life and limb,
or endangers property or adversely affects the safety, use or stability of a
public way or drainage channel, the owner of the property upon which the
excavation or fill is located, or other person or agent in control of said
property, upon receipt of notice in writing from the city engineer shall
within the period specified therein repair or eliminate such excavation or
embankment so as to eliminate the hazard to be in conformance with the
requirements of this code.
Section 15.08.140 Grading permit requirements.
Appendix Section 3309.3 Grading Permit ReGuirements.
(1) Soils Engineering Report.
The soil engineering report shall include data regarding the nature,
distribution and strength of existing soils, conclusions and recommendations
for grading procedures and design criteria for corrective measures, including
buttress fills, when necessary, and opinions and recommendations covering
adequacy of sites to be developed by the proposed grading, including the
stabilities of slopes.
The soil engineering report on engineering grading shall include results of at
least one triaxial compression test or a direct shear test, where applicable;
sieve analysis of coarse and fine aggregates; indicate the location of water
tables, and the location of test bore holes and compaction tests. Where
public improvements involve streets, the soils report shall include results of
R value tests, taken for the native material over which the improvement is to
be made. R values at both 300 psi exudation pressure and the expansive
pressure shall be included.
A thorough analysis for slope stability for all slope areas shall be provided
which contains calculated slope stability factors of safety.
Where clay strata exist, the soil engineering report shall include the
thickness of clay strata, its depth below surface and its effect with regard
to settlement of foundations or improvements and shall be supported by
consolidation test results.
The city engineer may require additional tests, as necessary, and the costs of
these tests shall be borne by the developer. The result of these tests will
be included in the soil engineering report.
Recommendations included in the report and approved by the city engineer shall
be incorporated in the grading plans or specifications.
(2) Enqineerinq Geoloqv Report.
The engineering geology report shall include an adequate description of the
geology of the site, and conclusions and recommendations regarding the effect
of geologic conditions on the proposed grading.
When springs and ground water are encountered upon excavation, the engineering
geology report shall describe, in detail, measures for the permanent drainage
of water from the proposed construction site.
Where borings show extensively thick soft strata or clay, a map showing the
boundaries of such strata and its thickness also shall be a part of
engineering geology report.
Recommendations included in the report and approved by the city engineer shall
be incorporated in the grading plans or specifications.
(3) TransDortation Routes.
The routes along which fill and grading material will be transported shall be
designated by the city engineer.
(4) Further Subdivision Gradinq.
In subdivision work where grading is completed in accordance with the plans
and specifications, and further grading is proposed, a new grading permit may
be required and all such grading shall be in conformance with this chapter and
other related provisions of the Uniform Building Code.
(5) Hours.
No grading or any work in connection therewith, including, but not limited to,
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the import and export of earth or other materials and the delivery, servicing
or operation of grading equipment, shall be conducted between the hours of
6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. within or adjacent to residential zones, or between
the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within all other areas of the City, of
any day, nor on Saturday, Sunday or Municipal holidays at any time without
prior written approval of the city engineer.
(6) Gradin~ in Public Ri~ht-of-Wa¥.
No person shall do any grading in the public right-of-way or in a public
easement without first obtaining an encroachment permit from the city engineer
as set forth in Chapter 13.04.
Section 15.08.150 Gradin~ Fees
Appendix Tables A33-A and A33-B from the Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition,
are deleted and are replaced with the following:
(1) General.
Fees shall be as set forth in the master fee schedule, as amended from time to
time by resolution of the City Council.
(2) Plan Review Fee.
For excavation and fill on the same site, the fee shall be based on the volume
of the excavation or fill, whichever is greater. Before accepting a set of
plans and specifications for checking, the building official shall collect a
plan-checking fee. Separate permits and fees shall apply to retaining walls
or major drainage structures as indicated elsewhere in this code. There shall
be no separate charge for standard terrace drains and similar facilities.
(3) Gradin~ Permit Fees.
Grading permit fees shall be paid prior to the issuance of the permit.
Separate permits and fees shall apply to retaining walls or major drainage
structures as required elsewhere in this code. There shall be no separate
charge for standard terrace repairs and similar facilities.
Section 15.08.160 Public nuisances and immediate hazardous conditions.
Appendix Section 3311 Bonds and Insurance.
(a) The applicant shall conduct the grading work in such a manner as not to
create a present public nuisance or immediate public hazard and shall file a
performance bond with the city engineer in a sum not less than $50,000 to
assure remedial work required to abate any present public nuisance or
immediate public hazard so created, if such a bond is required by the city
engineer. The city engineer may reasonably reduce the amount of the
performance bond based on the discretionary determination as to the scope of
any anticipated remedial work, but in no case to a sum of less than $10,000.
(b) In lieu of a bond the applicant may deposit cash or other acceptable
instrument of credit as security with the city engineer in an amount equal to
that which would be required in the bond.
(c) The city engineer may, before issuing the permit, require that the
applicant for a permit file a certificate showing that he is insured against
claims for damages for personal injury as well as claims for property damage,
including damage to the city for deposit or washing of material into city
streets or other public improvements, which may arise from or out of the
performance of the work, whether such performance be by himself, his
subcontractor or any person directly or indirectly employed by him and the
amount of such insurance shall be at least $1,000,000.00 public liability and
an additional $500,000.00 property damage. Any such insurance shall include
protection against liability arising from completed operations provided the
cause of action therefor existed at the time of project completion. Any such
insurance shall be subject to the approval of the city attorney as to form,
amount and carrier and shall insure the city, its elected and appointed
officers, agents and employees against any loss or liability which may arise
from any occurrence during the performance of or which may result from any
work required to be done.
Section 15.08.170 Restriction of work durinq rainy season.
Appendix Section 3319 Restriction of Work Durinq Rainy Season.
The period between November 1 and May 1 is hereby determined to be the period
in which heavy rainfall normally occurs in the city.
During this period no grading work in excess of 200 cubic yards will be
authorized on any single grading site under permit where the city engineer
determines that such work will adversely impact the public health, safety or
welfare. Previously authorized grading work which extends into the rainy
season shall be protected by incorporating temporary erosion control devices.
Plans of erosion control devices shall be submitted to the city engineer no
later than September 1, and design approval obtained not later than October 1,
prior to the rainy season. The design of desilting basins which discharge
into city streets or natural water courses shall be under the control of the
city engineer. Temporary erosion controls and devices including desilting
basins, shall be installed no later than November 1.
The city engineer, in the performance of his duties, may add:
Regulations as to the use of public streets and places in the course of
the work.
2. Requirements for safe and adequate drainage of the site.
A requirement that approval of the city engineer be secured before any
work which has been commenced may be discontinued.
A requirement that men and equipment be provided at the site during
storms to prevent incomplete work from endangering life or property.
Requirements for fencing of excavation or fills which would be hazardous
without such fencing.
Section 15.08.180 Liability.
Appendix Section 3320 Liability
The City of South San Francisco relies upon Section 17956 of the Health and
Safety Code in enacting Appendix Chapter 33, as amended herein of the Uniform
Building Code, 1994 edition, which provides that the city shall not be liable
for any injury which arises out of any act or omission of the city or other
enforcement agency or a public employee or any other person under Sections
17953, 17954 or 17955 of the Health and Safety Code.
Section 15.08.190 Uniform Buildinq Code ADDendices Adopted.
Ail Appendices from the Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition, are adopted,
except for Appendix Chapter 3, Division I; Appendix Chapter 3, Division III;
Appendix Chapter 29; and Appendix Table No. A33-A and A33-B, which are
deleted.
Section 15.08.200 - Uniform Buildinq Code Standards.
The Uniform Building Code Standards, 1994 Edition, is amended to include
Standard 47-18 of the 1988 Uniform Building Standards with regard to standard
installations for Metal Suspension Systems for Acoustical Tile and Lay in
Panel Ceilings.
Section 15.08.210 - Buildin~ Permit Fees.
Table 1-A of the Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition, is hereby deleted, and
is replaced by Table 3-A of the Uniform Administrative Code, 1991 Edition.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
In the event any section or portion of this ordinance shall be determined
invalid or unconstitutional, such section or portion shall be deemed severable and
all other sections or portions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION & EFFECTIVE DATE
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a summary of this
Ordinance shall be prepared by the City Attorney. At least five (5) days prior to
the Council meeting at which this Ordinance is scheduled to be adopted, the City
Clerk shall (1) publish the summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's office a
certified copy of this Ordinance. Within fifteen (15) days after the adoption of
this ordinance, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the summary, and (2) post in the
City Clerk's office a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with
the names of those City Council members voting for and against this Ordinance or
otherwise voting.
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its
adoption.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
city of South San Francisco, held the 13th day of
November , 19 96
Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at
meeting of the City Council of the
18th day of December , 1996
a special
Francisco held on the
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
City of South San
__, by the following
Councilmembers Euqene R. Mullin, John R. Penna, Robert Yee
and Mayor Joseph A. Fernekes
None
None
None
City Clerk ~
AS Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing
Ordinance this 18th day of December , 19 96
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