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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 849-1981ORDINANCE NO. 849-81 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REGULATING BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND ACTS RELATED THERETO; PROVIDING FOR PERMITS, FEES, AND PENALTIES; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO'S. 691, 767 AND 774, AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS' UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND UNIFORM BUILDING STANDARDS, 1979 EDITION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: : SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Ordinance shall be officially known and cited as the "Building Code Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco." SECTION 2. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1979 EDITIONS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN SECTIONS, SUBSECTIONS, AND PARTS OF SECTIONS All of the provisions of the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition (Library of Congress Catalog Number 73-79247) and the Appendix thereto, and Uniform Building Code Standards, 1979 Edition (Library of Congress Catalog Number 73-79246), except the following sections, subsections and parts of sec- tions, are hereby adopted and made part of this Ordinance as though fully set forth herein: Secti on 501 2623 7003 (8) 7006 (e) (f) 7008 Exception All of Section All of Section All of Subsection 8 Subsections (e) and (f) of Section 7006 All of Section CENTRAL RECORDE~ FILE NO ............................. Three copies of said Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building Code Standards, certified to be true copies, shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk in the form and at the times prescribed by law and kept there for public inspection during the time this Ordinance is in effect, except that after adoption of this Ordinance one of said copies may be kept in the office of the Chief Building Official instead of the City Clerk's office. The City Clerk shall maintain a reasonable supply of copies available for purchase by the public as required by law. SECTION 3. SECTIONS, SUBSECTIONS, AND PARTS OF SECTIONS ADDED. The following Sections, Subsections and parts of Sections added read as hereinafter stated, are hereby adopted and added to said Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, which was adopted by reference in Section 2 of this Ordinance. Secti on 2O6 302 (a) 8 302 (d) 307 (f)(g) 308 501 2623 2905 (g) 2907 (i) (j) Chapter 46 Addition Section 206 Subsection 8 to Section 302 (a) Subsection (d) to Section 302 Subsections (f) and (g) to Section 307 Section 308 Section 501 Section 2623 Subsection (g) to Section 2905 Subsections (i) and (j) to Section 2907 Chapter 46 ~ENTRAL RECORD:~ FILE NO.: .............................. Section 7003 7004 7006 (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k) Addition Last phrase of first sentence and all of subsection 8 Original section relettered sub- section (a). Subsection (b) added Subsections (e), (f), (h) (i), (j), (k) to Section 7006 7008 Section 7008 7016 Section 7016 7017 Section 7017 206 Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provi- sions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of an infraction, 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 punished as provided in Government Code Section 36900. 302(a) Application for Permit. 8. Submit a plot plan of the property containing the lot number, block number and subdivision designation, with the grades including existing and proposed finished grades at several points adjacent to the proposed building location and at the property lines, said grades to be related to an established datum such as curb or sidewalk elevation and showing the following: location of the proposed building with respect to property lines, location of existing building or buildings which will remain on the property and the location m CENTRAL RECORDS FILE NO ..... ............................ of existing and proposed drainage, utilities, fire hydrants, trees, power poles and other facilities or fixed objects located between the property line and the curb. Submit a soils report if so required by the Building Official. 302(d) Approval by Other Departments Required. Before issuing any building permits, except a permit for re- pairs or alterations, the Chief Building Inspector shall first submit the appli- cation with plans and specifications to the Fire Department, Director of Community Development, Director of Public Services, Park Department, and Health Department as required, who shall examine the same and endorse thereon their approval or disapproval. 307(f) Notice of New Business. When a business license application is made for a business license to conduct a type of business which is not then being conducted at the place or premises for which the license is applied, the Business License Collector shall first refer the application for a license to the Building Official, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Director of Community Development and Health Officer, and it shall be the duty of said officials to determine whether such use or occupancy of the place or premises would constitute a menace to the public health and safety. 307(g) Approval of Other Officials Required. When, in the case of a proposed occupancy and use, except for an R-3 or M Occupancy, the Building Official before issuing a Certificate of Occupancy, shall first submit the application to the Fire Chief, who shall examine the same and endorse his approval or disapproval thereof based on appli- cable sections of the Uniform Fire Code and related statutes and ordinances. In such case, no Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued, except for an R-3 or M Occupancy without the approval of the Fire Chief. 4 CENTRAL RECORDS 308 Fire and Health Protection. The Chief of the Fire Department, as active head of the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Safety, and the Health Officer shall have con- current jurisdiction, with the Building Official, in the enforcement of all those provisions of this Code relating to, or involving protection against fire, or the maintenance of public health. The Building Official, Fire Chief, and/or Health Officer, and/or their authorized representatives, may enter any building or premises for the purpose of inspection or enforcing the provisions of this Code, as provided in Section 202(d) of the Uniform Building Code. 401 Occupancy Classified. Every building, whether existing or hereafter erected, shall be classified by the Building Official, according to its use or the character of its occupancy, as a building of Group A, B, E, H, I, M or R as defined in Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. (See Table No. 5-A). After consultation wi th the Fi re Chief or his representative, any occupancy not mentioned specifically or about which there is any question shall be classified by the Building Official and included in the group which its use most nearly resembles, based on the existing or proposed life and fire hazard. 2623 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 (3½"). (b) Following are the requirements for concrete slabs on ground used as a finish floor or as a base for other floor finish in habitable rooms: 1. Minimum thickness of reinforced concrete three and one- half inches (3½"). 2. A waterproof membrane, same being polyethylene film of 12 mil CENTRAL RECORDS minimum thickness or alternate material approved by the Building Official, pursuant to the provisions of this Code. Said waterproof membrane shall extend to the exterior walls or beyond the limits of habitable rooms and be turned up to top of slab. A granular material shall be placed under concrete slab and shall be of proper consistency and thickness to retard capillary action and shall be approved by the Building Official. 2905(g) Grading and Drainage. The concrete cover 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 system shall be installed subject to approval of the Building Official. The exterior grade around every building shall be sloped away from the building by a minimum grade of one-half inch per foot (½" per 1') for a distance of thirty inches (30"). Grading for drainage shall be arranged so as to drain toward the sidewalk or street gutter, except where alternate methods are approved by the Building Official. 2907 Foot, ngs. (i) Group R-1 and R-3 Occupancies. A minimum of two (2) half-inch (½") steel reinforcing bars shall be placed in continuous foundation of all Group R-1 and R-30ccupanices, with one such rod placed three inches (3") from the top of the foundation and the other three inches (3") from the bottom of the footing. (j) Concrete Coverage. Every building or portion thereof, in order to minimize dampness, a concrete covering having a minimum thickness of two inches (2") shall cover all otherwise exposed earth within the foundation walls. CENTRAL. RECORD,,~ Chapter 46. Moving Buildings. 4601 Bond. In addition to all other requirements of the Building Code relating to the moving of buildings and structures, no permit for the moving of buildings and structures shall be granted by the Building Official until the applicant shall have filed with the Building Official (a) a corporate surety bond in favor of the City, in the sum of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), in such amount, however, as the Building Official may determine, which bond shall be conditioned that the applicant will strictly comply with all conditions and provisions of this article, and of any provision of the City of South San Francisco relating to the moving of buildings or structures, and of any order, rule or regulation which may be hereafter passed or adopted by the Council, and that such person will pay any and all damages which may result, by reason of the moving of the building or structure, to any fence, hedge, tree, pavement, street, sidewalk, curb, gas pipe, water pipe, sewer pipe, electric wire or pole supporting the same, or to any public or private property and (b) an undertaking to indemnify and save harmless the City and its elective officers, agents and employees against all liabilities, claims, actions, judgments, cost or any ex- pense which may in anywise accrue against the City or any of them caused by the issuance of said permit or moving of such buildings or structures. 4602 Place and Manner of Removal. In addition to all other requirements of the Building Code, relating to the moving of buildings or structures, all 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 Building Official and the Superintendent of Streets. CENTRAL RECORDS 7 FILE NO..~...~,~-c:~. 4603 Time Limited During Which Building To Be Left Standing On Any Block. No person owning or having charge of the removal of any build- ing 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. 4604 Prevention of Injury to Street. No person owning or having charge of the removal of any build- ing 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. 7003 Permits Required. Except for the following, no person shall do any grading with- out first having obtained a Grading Permit from the Building Official, which term when used in this Chapter shall mean the Director of Public Services: 7004 (a) (b) 8. Grading for the purpose of agricultural, irrigation or cultivation. Hazards. [to be added in front of original paragraph] 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. CENTRAL RECORDS 7006 (e) Grading Permit Requirements. Soil Engineering Report. The soil engineering report required by Subsection (c) shall include data regarding the nature, distribution and strength of existing soils, conclusions and recommendations for grading procedures and design criteria for corrective measures when necessary, and opinions and recommendations covering adequacy of sites to be developed by the proposed grading. 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; show the location of water tables; location of test bore holes and compaction tests. Where public improve- ments 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. In expansive soils such as clay, where the fill is greater than 6 feet, a thorough analysis for slope stability of the grading shall be provided which contains a minimum slope stability factor of safety of 1.15. Where clay strata exist, the soil engineering report shall include the thickness of clay strata, its depth below sur- face and its effect with regard to settlement of foundations of improvements and shall be supported by consolidation test results. The Building Official may require additional tests as required, CENTRAL RECORD:~ FILE NO,,~ .~..2.~~ and the costs of these tests shall be borne by the developer. The results of these tests will be included in the soil engineering report. Recommendations included in the report and approved by the Building Official shall be incorporated in the grading plans or specifications. (f) Engineering Geology Report. The engineering geology report required by Subsection (c) shall include an adequate description of the geology of the site, conclusions and recommendations regarding the effect of geologic conditions on the proposed development, and opinions and recommendations covering the adequacy of sites to be developed by 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 shall also be a part of engineering geology report. Recommendations included in the report and approved by the Building Official shall be incorporated in the grading plans or specifications. (h) Transportation Routes. The routes along which fill and grading material will be trans- ported shall be designated by the Building Official. 10 CENTRAL RECORDS 7008 (i) Further Subdivision Grading. 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. (j) Hours. No grading or any work in connection therewith, including the import and export of earth materials, shall be conducted between the hours of 6:00 pm and 7:00 am of any day, nor on Saturday or Sunday at any time without prior written approval of the Building Official. (k) Grading in Public Right-of-Way. No person shall do any grading in public right-of-way or a public easement without first obtaining an encroachment permit from the Building Official. Public Nuisances and Immediate Hazardous Conditions. (a) Bonds. The owner and contractor 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 corporate surety bond with the Building Official 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 Building Official. The Building Official may reasonably reduce the amount of the corporate surety bond based on the discretionary determination as to the scope of 7016 (b) (c) any anticipated remedial work, but in no case to a sum of less than $10,000. In lieu of a surety bond the applicant may file a cash bond or instrument of credit with the Building Official in an amount equal to that which would be required in the surety bond. Insurance. The Building Official 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 by 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 $500,000 and $1,000,000 public liability and $500,000 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 written by a company which meets with the approval of the City Attorney and shall insure the City, its officers, agents and employees against loss or liability which may arise from each occurrence during the performance of or which may result from any work herein required to be done. Restriction of Work During 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 of South San Francisco. During this period no grading work in excess of 200 cubic yards will be authorized on any single grading site under permit where the Building Official determines that such work will endanger the public health or safety. 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 Building Official 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 Building Official. All temporary erosion control and devices, including the desilting basins, shall be installed not later than November 1. The Building Official, in the performance of his duties, may add: 1. 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. 3. A requirement that approval of the Building Official be secured before any work which has been commenced may be discontinued. 4. A requirement that men and equipment be provided at the site during storms to prevent incomplete work from endan- gering life or property. 5. Requirements for fencing of excavation or fills which CENTRAL RECORDS would be hazardous without such fencings. 7017 Liability. The City of South San Francisco relies upon Section 17956 of the Health and Safety Code in enacting Chapter 70, as amended, herein of the Uniform Building Code, 1979 edition, which pro- vides that the City shall not be liable for any injury which arises out of any act or omission of the City or other enforce- ment agency or a public employee or any other person under Sections 17953, 17954 or 17955. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, phrase or clause of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, phrase and clause thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. SECTION 5. REPEAL OF PRIOR ORDINANCES. Ordinance no. 691, entitled "An Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco Regulating Buildings, Structures, and Acts Related Thereto; Providing for Permits, Fees and Penalties; Repealing Ordinance No. 574, and Adopting by Reference the International Conference of Building Officials' Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building Code Standards, 1973 Editions;" Ordinance No. 767, entitled "An Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco Amending Building Code Ordinance No. 691-75, as Amended;" and Ordinance No. 774, entitled "An Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco Amending Building Code Ordinance 691-75, as Amended (Table No.3-A)" are hereby repealed except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or CENTRAL RECORDS committed in violation of any Ordinance hereby repealed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after the date of final passage and adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the "Enterprise-Journal" as required by law. Introduced this 4th day of March , 1981. Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco this 18thday of ' March , 1981, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Ronald G. Acosta, Mark N. Addiego, Emanuele N. Damonte, Gus Nicolopulos; and Councilwoman Roberta Cerri Teglia NOES: None ABSENT: None As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 18thday of March , 1981. Mayor 15 CENTRAL RECORDS