HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1068-1989ORDINANCE NO. 1068-89
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.08 OF THE SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ADOPT TNE UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE AND UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1988
EDITIONS, AND TO REPEAL THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1985 EDITIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building
Code Standards, 1985 Edition, Repealed.
The Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building Code
Standards, 1985 Editions (South San Francisco Municipal Code
Sections 15.08.010 through 15.08.240) as enacted by Ordinance No.
1016-87, 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conflict herewith are hereby repealed.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 Building Code, 1988 Edition,
adopted by reference.
The Uniform Building Code, 1988 Edition, including the
Uniform Building Code Standards, 1988 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, 1988 Editions. Chapter, section table numbers
used herein are those of the Uniform Building Code and
Uniform Building Code Standards.
Section 15.08.030 Violations.
Section 205 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 provided.
Section 15.08.040 Penalties.
Section 206 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.
Section 15.08.050 Certificate of Occupancy.
Section 307 Certificate of Occupancy.
(g) Approval of Other Officials Required.
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, or the fire chief's
designated representative, 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 M
occupancy without the approval of the fire chief, or
the fire chief's designated representative.
Section 15.08.060 Weather Protection.
Section 1707 Weather Protection.
(a) Weather-resistive Barriers.
All weather-exposed surfaces shall have a weather-
resistive barrier to protect the interior wall
covering. Such barrier shall be equal to that provided
in U.B.C. Standard No. 17-1 for kraft waterproof
building paper, except Grade D paper shall have 1 Hour
resistance to liquid water permeation, or U.B.C.
Standard No. 32-1 for asphalt-saturated rag felt.
Building paper and felt shall be free from holes and
breaks other than those created by fasteners and
construction system due to attaching of the building
paper, and shall be applied over studs or sheathing of
all exterior walls. Such felt or paper shall be
applied weatherboard fashion, lapped not less than 2
inches at horizontal joints and not less than 16 inches
at vertical joints and attached at two studs.
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Weather protected barrier may be omitted only in the
following cases:
1. In back-plastered construction.
Behind lath and portland cement plaster applied to
the underside of roof and eave projections.
(e) Exterior Metal Hardware, Galvanizing 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 1/8-
inch thick or thicker, shall conform to the
specifications of ASTM Designation: A123. Except for
pregalvanized standard pipe, galvanizing of material
1/8-inch thick or thicker shall be performed after
fabrication into the largest practical sections.
Material thinner than 1/8-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.
Section 15.08.070 Minimum Slab Thickness.
Section 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 (3-1/2") and shall be reinforced.
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(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 12
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 1/2" thick
concrete.
Section 15.08.080 Grading and Drainage.
Section 2905 Foundation Investigation.
{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 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 (1/2" 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.
(h) Group R-1 and R-3 Occupancies.
A minimum of two (2) half-inch (1/2") steel reinforcing
bars shall be placed in continuous foundation of all
Group 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.
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Section 15.08.090 Moving Buildings.
Section 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 performance 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, as the building official may determine
such bond 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 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, 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.
Section 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 public works.
Section 4603 Time Limited During Which Building To Be Left
Standing On Any Block. 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.
Section 4604 Prevention of Injury to Street. 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.
Section 15.08.100 Exterior Lath.
Section 4706 Exterior Lath.
(d) Weather-Resistive Barriers.
Weather resistive barriers shall be installed as
required in Section 1707(a) and, when applied over wood
base sheathing, shall include two layers of 60 minute
Grade D paper.
Section 15.03.110 Excavation and Grading.
Appendix Section 7002 Scope. This appendix sets forth rules
and regulations to control excavation, grading and earthwork
construction, including fills and embankments; establishes
the administrative procedure for issuance of permits; and
provides for approval of plans and inspections of grading
construction. 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.
Appendix Section 7003 Permits Required.
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Grading for the purpose of agricultural irrigation or
cultivation.
Section 15.08.130 Hazards.
Appendix Section 7004 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 Permits.
Appendix Section 7006 Grading Permit Requirements.
(e) Soils 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, 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 improvements involve roadways, parking lots or
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.
(f) Engineering Geology Report.
The engineering geology report required by subsection
c) 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.
(h) Transportation Routes.
(i)
(J)
The routes along which fill and grading material will
be transported shall be designated by the city
engineer.
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.
Hours,
No grading or any work in connection therewith,
including, but not limited to, 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.
(k) Grading in Public Right-of-Way.
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 Grading Fees.
Appendix Section 7007 Grading Fees.
(a) General.
Fees shall be as set forth in the master fee schedule,
as amended from time to time by resolution of the city
council.
(b) 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.
(c) Grading 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 7008 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 the applicant 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 the applicant, a subcontractor
or any person directly or indirectly employed by the
applicant and the amount of such insurance shall be at
least $1,000,000.00 commercial general liability and an
additional $500,000.00 vehicle liability (code 1). 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 During Rainy Season.
Appendix Section 7016 Restriction of Work During Rainy
Season. The period between November I and May i 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. All temporary erosion control
and devices, including the desilting basins, shall be
installed not later than November 1.
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The city engineer may add:
Regulations as to the use of public streets and places
in the course of the work.
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.
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A requirement that personnel 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 7017 Liability. The City of South San
Francisco relies upon Section 17956 of the Health and Safety
Code in enacting Appendix Chapter 70, as amended, of the
Uniform Building Code, 1988 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 Building Code Provisions
Deleted.
Appendix Chapter 12, Appendix Chapter 51, Appendix Table No.
70-A, and Appendix Table No. 70-B are deleted.
Section 15.08.200 Uniform Building Code Standards.
Section 17.102 and Table No. 17-1-A of the Uniform Building
Code Standards, 1988 Edition, with regard to Kraft
waterproof building paper are amended to require 60 Minute
Grade D in Standard No. 17-1 and a minimum of one hour
permeation of water through paper for the water resistance
grade requirements in Table No. 17-1-A.
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.
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SECTION 4.
PUBLICATION & EFFECTIVE DATE.
After the introduction of this ordinance, pursuant to
Government Code Section 50022.3, notice of a public hearing to be
held on December 13, 1989, shall be published once a week for two
successive weeks in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of South San Francisco.
Pursuant to the provisions of the 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.
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Introduced this 8th day of November ,
19 89 .
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 13th day of December ,
1989 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jack Draqo, Gus Nicolopulos, John R. Penna,
Roberta Cerri Teglia, and Mayor Richard A. Haffev
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: NoNe
ABSENT: None
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby
approve the foregoing Ordinance this 13th day of
December , 19 89 .
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