HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 1187 1985-06-24
ORDINANCE NUMBER 11'f17
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RELATING TO
BUILDING AND SAFETY AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
THE FOLLOWING CODES WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS:
THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1982 EDITION, INCLUDING
THE APPENDIX; THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1982
EDITION; THE UNIFORM PLUMBING COOE, 1982 EDITION;
fHE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL CODE, 1982 EDITON;,THE
UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1982 EDITION; THE UNIFORM
CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS,
1982 EDITION; THE UNIFORM SIGN CODE, 1982 EDITION;
THE ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE, 1982 EDITION;
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1984 EDITION; THE
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1982 EDITION;
THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1982 EDITION, APPENDICES
AND THE 1983 ACCUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT; THE UNIFORM
SOLAR ENERGY CODE, 1982 EDITION; THE UNIFORM
BUILDING SECURITY CODE, 1982 EDITION.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 5, Section 5-1 of the Code of Seal Beach, is
amended to read:
Sec. 5-1. Codes Adopted by Reference. The below listed codes
are adopted by reference as the Building and Safety Code of the
City of Seal Beach.
(A) Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, including the appendix.
(B) Uniform Mechanical Code, 1982 Edition.
(C) Uniform Plumbing Code, 1982 Edition.
(D) Uniform Swimming Pool Code, 1982 Edition.
(E) Uniform Housing Code, 1982 Edition.
(F) Uniform Code From the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1982
Edition.
(G) Uniform Sign Code, 1982 Edition.
(H) One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1982 Edition.
(I) National Electrical Code, 1984 Edition.
(J) Uniform Building Code Standards, 1982 Edition.
(K) . Uniform Fire Code, 1982 Edition, including appendices I-A
through VI-D and the 1983 Accumulative Supplements.
(L) Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1982 Edition.
(M) Uniform Building Security Code, 1982 Edition.
One copy of each of the above Codes shall be deposited in the
office of the City Clerk and shall be at all times maintained by
said Clerk for use and examination by the public.
All amendments to Codes adopted herein by reference shall be
considered as part of the Code.
Section 2. Chapter 5, Section 5-6A of the Code of Seal Beach is amended
to read:
Sec. 5-6A. Permits - Not Required for the Following:
(1) Structures placed in public streets, alleys and sidewalks,
except those regulated by Chapters 44 and 45; Uniform Building Code.
(Pub1ir Wor~. Pprmit required);
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(2) Buildings or structures owned by the Federal Government,
the State, the County, public school district, or any other buildings
and/or structures exempt under State law, i.e. hospitals, nursing
homes, etc.
(3) Work done by employees of the City on City-owned or leased
structures;
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(4) Waterfront and marine structures. (Public Works Permit required);
(5) Masonry planter boxes not more than eighteen inches in height;
(6) Fences less than thirty-six inches in height above grade;
(7) Unroofed walks, platforms, driveways and slabs not more
than 18 inches above grade and not over any basement or story below
located on private property;
(8) Application of hot or cold paint or other roof coating on
a roof of a building;
(9) Installation of a row of ceramic tile not exceeding six inches
in height around a bathtub or a laundry tub;
(10) Replacement of broken or damaged ceramic tile in an existing
installation;
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(11) Plaster patching not in excess of ten square yards of interior
or exterior plaster;
(12) Installation or removal of a household type or single unit
system or refrigeration that is self-contained and hermetically
sealed, a single type of refrigeration of twenty-two cubic feet
capacity or less, N.E.M.A. rating, that is self-contained, that
employs no other type of refrigerant than freon or methyl chloride,
a single unit type of refrigeration of fifteen cubic feet capacity
or less, N.E.M.A. rating, that employs sulphur dioxide refrigerant;
(13) Pools not over 1'6" in depth, where there is no electrical
or plumbing installation;
(14) Any portable heating appliance;
(15) Any portable ventilating equipment;
(16) Any portable comfort cooling unit;
(17) Any steam, hot or chilled water piping within any comfort
heating or cooling equipment regulated by this Code;
(18) Replacement of any component part or assembly of an appliance
which does not alter its original approval and complies with other
applicable requirements of this Code;
(19) Any portable evaporative cooler;
(20) Any refrigeration equipment which is a permit has been issued
pursuant to the requirements of this Code;
(21) Repair work as follows: The stopping of leaks in drains,
soil, waste or vent pipe; provided however, that should any trap,
drainpipe, soil, waste or vent pipe be or become defective and it
becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material
in any part or parts, the same shall be considered as such new work
and a permit shall be procured and inspections made as hereinbefore
provided;
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(22) Clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes,
valves, or fixtures, when such repairs do not involve or require the
replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes or fixtures.
(23) One story detached accessory buildings limited to:
prefabricated tool and storage sheds not exceeding 120 square feet,
and playhouses and similar structures not exceeding 50 square feet.
(24) Oil derricks.
(25) Movable cases, counters and partitions not over 5 feet high.
(26) Water tanks supported directly upon grade if the capacity
does not exceed 5000 gallons and the ratio of height to diameter
or width does not exceed two to one.
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(27) Painting, papering and similar finish work.
(28) Temporary motion picture, television and theater stage
sets and scenery.
(29) Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a Group R, Division
3 Occupancy in which the pool walls are entirely above the adjacent
grade and if the capacity does not exceed 5000 gallons.
Section 3. Chapter 5, Section 5-14 Permits - Issuance.
Subsectlon (If) "Exceptlons" lS amended to read:
"Exception: A building permit may be issued to an owner of any
single-family building, or dwelling, not exceeding three
stories including appurtenances thereto who contracts for such
a project with a licensed and insured contractor or contractors.
Electrical, sewer, mechanical and plumbing permits shall be issued
to licensed contractors only.
(1) Any permit required by this Code may be issued to any owner
to do any work regulated by this Code in a structure, building or
a dwelling, including the usual accessory buildings and quarters
in connection with such buildings, provided;
(a) That the owner shall personally purchase all material
and shall personally, or through his own employees,
perform all labor in connection therewith; and
(b) That such structure, building or dwelling with or without
accessory buildings and quarters or appurtenances thereto
is not intended or offered for sale; and
(c) That the owner shall file a certificate of consent to
self-insure, or a certificate of Worker's Compensation
Insurance, or a certificate of exemption for Worker's
Compensation Insurance.
(2) Any person, organization, corporation or other firm regularly
employing one or more journeymen mechanics and/or maintenance men
for the purpose of installation, alteration, maintenance or repair
on his or its commercial or industrial buildings and premises, shall
make monthly reports within fifteen days following the end of each
month covering all installations, additions or alterations and shall
pay for each thereof the permit fees provided for by this Code.
All such work shall be installed and done in accordance with the
provisions of this Code; and such work shall be subject to inspection
by the Building Official to the same extent as all other similar
work for which such inspection is provided. Single projects valued
in excess of two hundred dollars shall provide drawings, updated
monthly to the Building Official. A written request, approved by
the Building Official shall be submitted in advance of this program.
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(3) No person shall allow an" l")t.I1p" r,prrnn t.o do cause to be
done work under a permit secured by a permittee except persons in
his employ."
Section 4. Chapter 5, Section 5-15 of the Code of Seal Beach is
amended to read:
"Section 5-15. Retention of Plans. One set of Building Official
approved plans, specifications and computations shall be retained
by the Building Official as required by State law, and one set
of approved plans and specifications shall be returned to the
applicant, which set shall be kept on the site of such building
or work at all times during which the work authorized thereby
is in progress. This set of approved plans (plus future plans
or changes that the Building Official has stamped approved)
shall be the only plans used for inspections required by Sections
5-19 through 5-28.
Plans, submitted for checking, for which no permit is issued,
and on which no action is taken by the applicant for one hundred
and eighty days shall be returned to the last known address of
the applicant. To renew action on the plans a payment of a new
plan check fee shall be required."
Section 5. Chapter 5, Section 5-16 of paragraph one of the Code
of Seal Beach is hereby amended to read:
A fee for each building, sewer, electrical and demolition permit
shall be paid to the Building Official as per the latest resolution
of the City Council relating to the establishment of a revised
fee schedule.
Section 6. Chapter 5, Section 5-18 of the Code of Seal Beach is
amended to read:
"Sec. 5-18. Demolition Permit Fees. Existing Building or structures
or portions thereof, including sewer, plumbing, electrical and
mechanical installations requiring demolition in whole or part
shall pay the required demolition permit fees."
Section 7. Chapter 5, Section 5-20 of the Code of Seal Beach is
amended to read:
"Sec. 5-20. Swimming Pool Inspections. The Building Official,
upon notification from the permittee or his agent, shall make
the following inspections of swimming pools, and shall either
approve that portion of construction as completed, or shall notify
the permit holder or his agent wherein the same fails to comply
with the law.
The following inspections are required:
(1) Special Inspection: A special inspector as specified in
Section 5-27 through 5-28 shall be present at all times during gunite
operations. He shall be responsible to assure the steel, piping,
steps, skimmer, drain, and other elements imbedded in the gunite
is in accordance with the approved plan. He shall assure the gunite
complies with Section 2621, Uniform Building Code. The special
inspector shall forward his reports of his inspection including results
of cylinder tests to the Building Official. The Building Official's
approval shall be conditional on the streeet right-of-way being clean
and clear of construction materials.
(2) Preplaster Inspection: (After the special inspection report
and laboratory test report is satisfactory, three thousand p.s.i.).
To be made when all fence and gates are installed. (Reference Sec.
5504).
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(3) Final Ins~ection: To be made when all work pertaining to
pool is comple e. Approval is conditional to the street being clear
and clean and damaged street elements repaired.
Section 8. Chapter 5, Section 5-27 of the Code of Seal Beach is
amended to read:
'Sec. 5-27. Special Inspection - Generallf. In addition to the
lnspections to be made as specified in Sec ion 5-19 through 5-
26, the owner or his agent shall employ a special inspector who
shall be present at all times during construction of the types
of work noted in Section 306 of the Uniform Building Code, 1982
Edition."
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Section 9. Chapter 5, Article V. Amendments of Codes of the Code
of Seal Beach is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-29. Amendment to Codes - Generalla. The Codes set forth
in Section 5-1 of this chapter are amende as set forth herein.
Sec. 5-30. Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, is amended as follows:
(A) The following amendments are made to the Uniform Building Code,
1982 Edition adopted by this chapter:
(1) Section 205 is amended to read as follows:
"Section 205. 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 in the City, or cause the same to be done,
contrary to, or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions I
of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic .
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars ($500), or by imprisonment of not more than six (6) months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment." Each separate
day or any portion thereof during which a violation of this Code
occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as herein provided.
(2) Section 301~ is amended to read as follows:
"(a) Permits Re~uired. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
or corporation 0 erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, roof
or re-roof, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish any building
or structure regulated by this Code, except as specified in Section
5-6A of the Seal Beach Municipal Code of this section,
or cause the same to be done without first obtaining
a separate permit for each building or structure from the
Building Official."
(3) Section 301(b)is amended to read as follows:
"(b) EX~btedhw~rk. Only the work noted in Section 5-6A of
the Sea eac unicipa1 Code shall be considered exempt from obtaining
a building permit.
(4) Section 305~ is amended to add the following:
"6. RE-ROOF INSPECTION. All re-roofing shall conform to the
applicable provisions of Chapter 32 (appendix) of this Code. A final
inspection shall be obtained from the Building Official when the
re-roofing is complete."
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(5) Section 306l!l is amended to add Item 13 as follows:
"B. STRUCTURAL STEEL: A special inspector is required to be
present during the entire period of erection of the structural steel
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framework. Building v~ .i ["-:.,,,, [,..~"re ~:iall be sufficiently inspeci.ed
to satisfy the inspector that steel members and their assembly comply
with all regulations."
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(6) Section 1206~ is amended to read as follows:
(b) Yards. Every yard shall be not less than 3 feet in width
for one-story, two-story, three-story or four-story buildings with
heights of 35 feet or less. For buildings more than 35 feet in height,
the minimum width of the yard shall be increased at the rate of one
(1) foot for each additional story greater than two. For buildings
exceeding 14 stories in height, the required width of yard shall
be computed on the basis of 14 stories.
(7) Section 1704 is amended to read as follows:
Section 1704. Roofs. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Building Code and Appendix to the contrary, the roof covering
of any building hereinafter, constructed regardless of Type or Occupancy
classification, including any re-roofing of any existing building
as specified in Chapter 32 of the Appendix hereto, involving fifty
percent or more of such roof in any twelve month period of time,
shall be of fire-retardant construction as defined in Section 3202(b)
of this Code.
(8) Section 3303 is amended to add the following:
Occupants on floors above the second story and in basements shall
have access to not less than two separate exits from the floor or
basement.
EXCEPTIONS. 4. A single-family dwelling unit located on a
lot with 1000 square feet of ground area or less may provide the
following in-lieu of the second required exit:
1) An emergency exit ladder (Reinhard Corp. Model RLL-16 or
RLL-25 or equivalent) as approved by the Building Official; and
2) The dwelling shall contain a 13-D fire sprinkler system, as approved
by the Orange County Fire Department and the Building Official.
(9) Section 3306(f) is amended to read:
(f) Spiral Stairways. In Group R, Division 3 Occupancies and
in private stairways within individual units of Group R, Oivision
1 Occupancies, spiral stairways may be installed. Such stairways
may be used for required exits when the area served is limited
to 500 square feet.
The tread must provide a clear walking area measuring at least
26 inches from the outer edge of the supporting column to the
inner edge of the handrail. A run of at least 7-1/2 inches is
to be provided at a point 12 inches from where the tread is the
narrowest. The rise must be sufficient to provide.6-foot 6-inch
headroom. The rise shall not exceed 9-1/2 inches.
(10) Section 4409 is amended to add the following:
The work of demolishing any building shall conform
to the following regulations:
(a) Handling of Materials. All materials shall be
handled within the building area or within an
area bounded by a barricade approved by the Building
Official..
Structural Members. No structural member in any
story shall be demolished or removed until the
story next above is completely removed.
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Storage of Materials. No material shall be stored
on any floor in excess of the allowable live load
for that floor.
Prevention of Dust. All debris shall be sufficiently
set at the time of handling to prevent dust from
arising."
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Section 4508 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 4508. Structures and appendages projected beyond
and supported from public property.
General: For the purpose of this section a
projection beyond the property line that must
be supported by structures placed on public
property shall be allowed only after plans and
specifications have been approved by the City
Councilor such commission, committee, agency,
department, group or individual as the Council
may appoint by resolution to approve such plans.
Projection and Clearance: The horizontal clearance
between the structure and the curb line shall
be not less than two (2) feet. A structure
projecting into the public right-of-way shall
be not less than eight (8) feet above the ground
or pavement below.
Uses: The space adjoining a structure projecting
lnto the public right-of-way shall not be used
for any occupancy defined in the Uniform Building
Code, 1982 Edition.
(12) Appendix Section 5J01~is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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"Note: Refer to California Energy Resources Conservation
a~eve10pment Commission's regulations establishing Energy
Conservation Standards for new non-residential buildings and the
erection, construction, enlargement, conversion, alteration and
repair of all residential buildings, including hotels, motels,
apartment houses and dwellings. These regulations are in Section
T-20-1400 through T-20-1464 and Parts 2-5301 through 2-5365 of
Title 24 of the California Administrative Code."
(13) Fees Not Adopted.
"Any and all fees establ ished in Chapter J and Chapter
70 of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, adopted by this
Chapter, are hereby deleted. Fees shall be established by separate
action of the City Council."
(14) Chapter 55 is added to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 55 - "FENCES"
Section 5501. Fences.
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A. All fences shall comply with the provisions of
this Chapter.
B. Masonry fences shall comply with the provisions
of Chapter 24.
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C. Wood fences shall comply with the provisions of
Chapter 25.
D. Concrete fences shall comply with the provisions
of Chapter 26.
E. Steet fences shall comply with the provisions of
Chapter 27.
F. Aluminum fences shall comply with the provisions
of Chapter 28.
G. Fences constructed of a combination of materials
shall conform to the cognizant chapter and/or the
manufacturers of cognizant material institute
requirements.
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H. The fence footings and foundations as well as those
fences that are in whole or part in retaining wall
shall conform to Chapter 29.
I. Fences shall structurally conform to Chapter 23.
Sec. 5502. Citf Standards. The fence design shall comply with
the City of Sea Beach standards, copies of which are available
at the Building Department.
Sec. 5503. Compliance with Other Provisions. The height, location,
construction and other characteristics of fences on property zoned
manufacturing or commercial shall comply with fire, health, planning,
traffic, zoning and building laws and codes. Plans for such fences
must be approved by the Fire Marshal, Traffic Engineer, Planning
Director in addition to the BU11ding Official.
Sec. 5504. Pool Fences. Pools to be completely fenced, gates
to have latches. Every swimming pool, pond or other body of water
eighteen (18) inches or more in depth at any point shall be
surrounded by a fence or wall not less than six (6) feet in height
measured on the exterior side. No such fence or wall shall be
constructed and maintained with openings or projections such that
a toddler or small child may gain a foothold and climb over. Openings
between vertical members shall not exceed four (4) inches, and
the distance between horizontal members, accessible from the exterior,
shall not be less than four feet, six inches (4'6"). Fences or
walls shall be located a sufficient distance from any structure,
shrubbery or tree, or hillside grade which could be used to assist
a child to scale the fence or wall. Gates and doors opening through
such enclosures shall be self-closing and self-latching with release
located on the pool side as to prevent release from the exterior.
A self-latching tumbler lock may be installed so that the gate
can be opened from the exterior with a key. Exception: When
approved by the Building Official, public swimming pools under
continuous supervision may be operated with gates or doors unlocked.
Except for single family residences, the fence and walls shall
be so locked as to allow access to all living units without entering
the pool enclosure. The fence or walls shall serve to isolate
the pool from other activities and structures and shall be located
within fifty (50) feet of the pool. Gates in such enclosures shall
be located in view of the pool. A building wall without doors
may be used as part of such pool enclosures when within fifty (50)
feet of the pool. For single family residences, access to the
main front door shall not be threough the swimming pool enclosure.
The swimming pool enclosure for single family residences may include
that dwelling walls with windows and doors.
(15) Chapter 56 is added to read as follows:
.CHAPTER 56 - SECURITY"
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Sec. 5601. pur~ose. The purpose of this chapter is to set forth
mlnlmum standar s of construction for resistance to unlawful entry.
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Sec. 5602. Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall apply
to enclosed Group R, I and J Occupancies regulated by this Code.
Groups A, B, C, 0, E, F and G should comply with the intent of
this chapter. However, other laws, insurance requirements, owner
operations and other considerations may provide other security
arrangements. Exception: The requirements shall not apply to
enclosed Group J Occupancies having no openings to an attached
building or which are completely detached."
Sec. 5603. Limitations. No provisions of this chapter shall require
devices on exist doors contrary to the requirements specified in
Chapter 33.
Sec. 5604. Alternate Security Provisions. The provlslonS of this
chapter are not intended to prevent the use of any device or method
of construction not specifically prescribed by this Code when such
alternate provides equivalent security approved by the Building
Official upon the recommendation of the City Police Official.
Sec. 5605. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, certain
terms are defined as follows:
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A. Cylinder guard is an exposed free-turning collar,
cast or machined from solid bar, surrounding the
exposed portion of the lock cylinder and is so
fastened to completely encase the cylinder. The
cylinder guard shall have a minimum taper of 15
degrees. The cylinder guard shall form the exterior
trim of the lock to protect the lock cylinder against
wrenching, prying, cutting, or pulling by attack
tools.
B. Deadlocking latch is a latch with a minimum projection
latch bolt of 1/2" and is positively held in the
projected position by a guard bolt, plunger or
auxiliary mechanism.
c. Dead bolt is a bolt with a free-turning, case-hardened
steel insert having a minimum projection of I"
which has no automatic spring action and is operated
by a key from outside and by a key cylinder,
thumbturn, or lever from the inside and is positively
held fast in the projected position.
D. Wrought box strike is a steel box installed under
the strike recessed to receive the dead bolt when
projected.
E. Latch is a device for automatically retaining the
door in a closed position upon its closing.
F. Light is a window, or a pane, or compartment of
a window (Chapter 54).
Sec. 5605. Doors - General. A door forming a part of the enclosure
of a dwelling unit or of an area occupied by one tenant of a building
shall be constructed, installed, and secured as set forth in Sections
5606, 5607, 5608, and 5609, when such door is directly reachable I
or capable of being reached from a street, highway, yard, court,
passageway, corridor, balcony, patio, breezeway, private garage
portion of the building which is available for use by the public
or tenants, or similar area. A door enclosing a private garage
with an interior opening leading directly to a dwelling unit shall
also comply with said Sections 5606, 5607, 5608 and 5609.
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Sec. 5606. Doors - Swinging Door.
A. Swinging wooden doors, openab1e from the inside
without the use of key and which are either/or hollow core
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construction or less than 1-3/8 inches in thickness, shall be covered
on the inside face with 16 gauge sheet metal attached with screws
at six (6) inch maximum centers around the perimeter or equivalent.
Lights in doors shall be as set forth in Section 5611 and 5612.
B. A single swinging door, the active leaf of a pair
of doors, and the bottom leaf of Dutch doors shall be equipped
with a key-operated dead bolt lock and a key-operated lock with
a dead-locking latch. The dead bolts shall contain a free-turning,
case-hardened steel insert, or equivalent, to repel cutting tool
attack. Cylinder guards shall be installed on all dead locks
(mortise or rim type cylinder locks) whenever the cylinder projects
beyond the face of the door or.is otherwise accesib1e to gripping
tools.
C. The inactive leaf of a pair of doors and the upper
leaf of Dutch doors shall be equipped with a dead bolt as set forth
in Subsection B. The dead bolt need not be key operated but shall
not be otherwise activated from the exterior side of the door.
Exceptions:
(1) The bolt or bolts need not be key operated but
shall be otherwise activated, from the exterior
side of the door.
(2) The bolt or bolts may be engaged or disengaged
automatically with the dead bolt or by another
device on the active leaf or lower leaf.
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(3) Manually operated hardened bolts at the top and
bottom of the the leaf and which embedded a minimum
of 1/2 inch into the device receiving the projected
bolt may be used when not prohibited by Chapter
33 or other laws and regulations.
D. Door stops on wooden jambs for in-swinging doors
shall be of one piece contruction with the jamb or joined by a
rabbet.
E. Nonremovable pins shall be used in pin type hinges
which are accessible from the outside when the door is closed.
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F. Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise
or rim type cylinder locks installed in doors whenever the cylinder
projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible
to gripping tools.
Sec. 5607. Doors - Sliding Glass Doors. Sliding glass doors shall
be equipped with locking devices. Movable panels shall not be
rendered easily openab1e or removable from the frame. Cylinder
guards shall be installed on all mortise cylinder projects beyond
the face of the door or is otherwise accessible to gripping tools.
Sec. 5608. Doors - Overhead and Sliding Doors. Metal or wooden
overhead and sliding doors shall be secured with a cylinder lock,
padlock with a hardened steel shackle metal slide bar, bolt or
equivalent when not otherwise locked by electric power operation.
Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim type
cylinder locks installed in hollow metal doors whenever the cylinder
projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible
to gripping tools.
Sec. 5609. Doors - Metal Accordian Gate or Grille Ty~e Doors.
Metal accordlan gate or grllle type doors shall be qUlpped wlth
metal guides at top and bottom, and a cylinder lock of padlock
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and hardened steel shackle shall be provided. Cylinder guards
shall be installed on all mortise or rim type cylinder locks
installed in hollow metal doors whenever the cylinder projects
beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible to gripping
tools.
Sec. 5610. Lights - In General. A window, skylight, or other
light forming a part of the enclosure of a dwelling unit or of an area 1
occupied by one tenant of a building shall be constructed, installed
and secured as set forth in Section 5611 and 5612, when the bottom
of such window, skylight or light is not more than sixteen (16)
feet above the grade of a street, highway, yard, court, passageway,
corridor, balcony, patio, breezeway, private garage, portion of
the building which is availble for use by the public or other
tenants, or similar areas. A window enclosing a private garage
with an interior opening leading directly to a dwelling unit shall
also comply with said Sections 5614 and 5615.
Sec. 5611. Lights - Material. Lights within forty (40) inches
Of a requlred locking deV1Ce on a door when in the closed and locked
position and openab1e from the inside without the use of a key
and lights with at least a dimension greater than six (6) inches
but less than forty-eight (48) inches in F and G Occupancies, shall
be fully tempered glass, approved burglary resistant material or
guarded by metal bars, screens, or grills in an approved manner.
Sec. 5612. Lights - Locking Devices.
A. Sliding glass windows shall be provided with locking
devices. Movable panels shall not be rendered easily openab1e
or removable from the frame.
B. Other openab1e windows shall be provided with I
substantial locking devices which render the building as secure
as the devices required by this section. In Group F and G
Occupancies, such devices shall be a glide bar, bolt, cross bar,
and/or padlock with hardened steel shackle.
C. Seecia1. Louvered windows, except those above
the flrst story in Group H and I Occupancies which cannot be reached
without a ladder, shall be of material or guarded as specified
in Section 5611 and individual panes shall be securely fastened
by mechanical fasteners requiring a tool for removal and not
accessible from the outside when the window is in the closed position.
Sec. 5613. Other openings - In general. Openings,
other than doors or lights, which form a part of the enclosure,
or portion thereof, housing a single and the bottom of which is
not more than sixteen (16) feet above the grade of a street, highway,
yard, court, passageway, corridor, balcony, patio, breezeway, or
similar area, or from a private garage or from a portion of the
building which is occupied, used or available for use by the public
or other tenants, or an opening enclosing a private garage attached
to a dwelling unit which openings therein shall be constructed,
installed and secured as set forth in Section 5614.
Sec. 5614. Hatchways, Scutt lees and Similar Openings.
A. Wooden hatchways less than 1-3/4 inch thick solid
wood shall be covered on the inside with 16 gauge sheet metal
with screws at six (6) inch maximum around perimeter.
B. The hatchway shall be secured from the inside with
a slide bar, slide bolts and/or padlock with a hardened steel shackle.
C. Outside pin-type hinges shall be provided with
non-removable pins.
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D. Other openino~ exceeding ninety-six (96) square
inches with the least dimension exceeding eight (8) inches shall
be secured by metal bars, screens, or grill, in an approved manner.
Section 10: Section 5-31. Uniform Mechanical Code, 1982 Edition is amended
as follows:
(A) The following amendments are made to the Uniform Mechanical Code,
1982 Edition, adopted by this Chapter:
(1) Section 500 is amended by adding the following
paragraph:
"Equipment regulated by this Code shall not be located
in any required front or side yard as established by
the building code or zoning ordinances."
(2) Fees repealed.
"Any and all fees established in Chapter 3 of the Uniform
Mechanical Code, 1982 Edition, adopted by this Chapter,
are hereby deleted. Fees shall be established by separate
action of the City Council."
Section 11: Sec. 5-32. Uniform Plumbing Code, 1982 Edition is amended as follows:
(A) The following amendments are made to the Uniform Plumbing Code,
1982 Edition adopted by this Chapter:
(1) Section 20.1 - Administrative Authority is hereby amended
to read:
"Whenever the term "Administrative Authority" is used
in this Code, it shall be construed to mean the Building
Official or his authorized representative."
(2) Section 20.3 - Violation and Penalties. Paragraph
one '(1) is hereby amended to read:
"Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by
a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500),
or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months,
or both fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or
any portion thereof during which a violation of this
Code occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute
a separate offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be punishable as herein provided. The issuance or
granting of a permit or approval of plans and
specifications shall not be deemed or construed to
be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of
any of the provisions of this Code. No permit presuming
to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions
of this Code shall be valid, except insofar as the .
work or use which it authorized is lawful."
(3) Section 20-6. Application for Permit.
The following paragraphs are added:
Every permit shall expire and become null and void
for anyone or more of the following reasons:
(1) Whenever the plumbing work authorized by said
permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty
(180) days from the date of issuance of such permit.
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(2) Whenever the plumbing work authorized by said
permit has been suspended, abandoned or discountinued
for a continuous period of one hundred eighty
(180) days.
(3) Whenever the plumbing work done during any continuous
period of one hundred eighty (180) days amounts
to less than ten percent (10%) of the total of
the work authorized by such permit.
Before commencing, proceeding with or doing any plumbing
work authorized by, but not done before expiration
of, any such permit, a new permit shall be obtained
therefor, and the fee for such permit shall be one-
half (1/2) the fee required for a new permit; provided
that such permit is obtained within one hundred eighty
(180) days of expiration of the prior permit."
(4) Sec. 20-7 - Cost of Permit
Paragraph two (2) is amended to read:
"Such applicant shall pay for each permit, at the time
of issuance, as per the latest resolution of the City
Council relating to the establishment of a Revised
Fee Schedule."
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Section 12. Sec. 5-33. Uniform Swimming Pool Code, 1982 Edition is amended
as follows:
(A) The following amendments are made to the Uniform Swimming Pool Code,
1982 Edition adopted by this Chapter.
(1) Section 1.5 Administrative Authority is hereby
amended to read:
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"Whenever the term "Administrative Authority" is used
in this Code, it shall be construed to mean the Building
Official or his authorized representative."
(2) Section 1.7 - Violations and Penalties. The first
sentence is amended as follows:
"Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by
a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500)
or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months,
or both fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or
any portion thereof during which a violation of this Code occurs
or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as herein provided."
(3) Section 1.11 - Cost of Permit. Paragraph three (3)
is amended as follows:
"Schedule of Fees, as shown, is deleted and will be
applicable as per the latest resolution of the City
Council relating to the establishment of a Revised
Fee Schedule to be used with the latest edition of
the Uniform Swimming Pool Code."
(4) Section 310 - Waste Water Disposal. An additional
sentence is added to the end of paragraph one to read as follows:
"The filter waste disposal shall discharge into the
sanitarv sewer onlv."
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(5) Chapter 6 - Design Requirements is Added to Read:
"DESIGN REQUIREMENTS - CHAPTER 6"
Sec. 601. Each swimming pool shall be designed by
a Civil Engineer licensed to practice in the State
of California and each pool shall withstand expansive
soil movement, see Sec. 2904 U.B.C., 1982 Edition.
Sec. 602. Continuous inspection by a special licensed
inspector shall be required on all pools constructed
of reinforced gunite. Said special inspector shall
take test samples during the placing of concrete or
gunite and such samples shall be tested by an approved
testing laboratory to attain a minimum strength of
3000 p.s.i. at twenty-eight (28) days. Should such
test show the concrete or gunite to fail or to be
questionable in quality or strength, the special inspector
may require core tests to be taken upon approval of
the Building Official. Special inspectors shall submit
to the Building and Safety Department a written report
showing the dates of inspection, and the result of
the laboratory tests.
Sec. 603. Sand under pool decking. A sand or crushed
rock rrnrnimum depth four (4) inches) shall be required
under all pool decking and under concrete slabs adjacent
to swimming pools.
Sec. 604. Deck drainage. Decking placed around any
swimming pool shall be constructed so that overflow
or splash water will drain to an approved deck drainage
system ~"d/or to the nearest practicable drainage way
or street as approved by the Building Official as a
safe place to deposit such waters. Provision shall
be made so that no such drainage will run off on adjoining
property. The deck shall slope away from a building,
structure, dwelling and/or auxiliary building.
Sec. 605. All electrical work shall be required as
set forth in the National Electrical Code.
Section 13. Sec. 5-34. Uniform Housing Code, 1982 Edition is amended as follows:
(A) The following amendments are made to the Uniform Housing Code,
1982 Edition, adopted by this Chapter:
(1) Chapter 2 is hereby amended by adding thereto
the following sections:
Section 201(a). Authority. The Building Official
and the Health Officer are hereby authorized and directed
to administer and enforce all of the provision of this
Code. For such purposes, they shall have the powers
of a law enforcement officer."
Section 201~b). Right of Entry. Whenever necessary
to make an lnspection to enforce any of the provisions
of this Code, or whenever the Building Official, the
Health Officer, or their authorized representatives
have reasonable cause to believe that there exists
in any building or upon any premises any condition
which makes such building or premises sub-standard,
as defined in Section H-202 of this Code, the Building
Official, the Health Officer, or their authorized
representatives may enter such building or premises
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at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to
perform any duty imposed upon the Building Official
or the Health Officer by this Code; provided that,
if such building or premises be occupied, they shall
first present proper credentials and request entry;
and if such building or premises be unoccupied, they
shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the
owner or other persons having charge or control of
the building or premises and request entry. If such
entry is refused, the Building Official, the Health
Officer or their authorized representatives shall have
recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure
entry.
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No owner or occupant or any other person having charge,
care or control of any building or premises shall fail
or neglect, after proper request is made as herein
provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the
Building Official, the Health Officer or their authorized
representatives for the purpose of inspection and
examination pursuant to this Code. Any person violating
this sub-division shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 14. Sec. 5-35, Uniform Fire Code, 1982 Edition is amended as follows:
(F) The following amendments are added to the Uniform Fire Code,
1982 Edition, adopted by this Chapter:
(1)
"Section 3.101 is hereby amended by adding thereto
the following:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Code, except as noted, 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 punished
by fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500)
or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment."
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(2) Article 9, Section 9.105(c) of said Fire Code is amended to include
the following:
(A) Whenever the term "corporation counsel" is used
in the Uniform Fire Code, it shall mean the City
Attorney of the City of Seal Beach.
(B)
Whenever the words "Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention" are used in the Uniform Fire Code,
it shall mean the Fire Marshal.
Clear Passageways. In all occupancies where checkout
stands or other similar undersize openings are
used, there shall be provided adjacent thereto:
a clear passageway or opening to such exit or
exits as determined by the occupant load exiting
requirements of the Uniform Building Code of the
City of Seal Beach. At no time shall such exit
or passageway be obstructed in any manner.
(3) Section 9.115~ is amended to include the following:
(C)
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Code, it shall mean the City of Seal Beach.
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(4) Section lO.?~6 of ~aid Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10.206. No person shall place or keep any post, fence, vehicle,
growth, trash, storage or other material or thing near any fire
hydrant, fire department connection or fire protection system control
valve that would prevent such equipment or hydrant from being
immediately discernible or in any other manner deter or hinder
the fire department from gaining immediate access to said equipment
or hydrant. A minimum 3 foot clear space shall be maintained around
the circumference of the fire hydrant except as otherwise required
or approved by the Chief. Any person violating this section shall
be guilty of an infraction.
(5) Section 10.207 of said Fire Code is hereby amended by adding Sections
207(g),(Fi)
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Fire Lanes, Accessways and Roadways. Parking
Prohibited. No person shall park any vehicle
or place any object in any fire1ane, clearly
designated as such by NO PARKING signs and/or
other appropriate notice, or park or place any
object, obstruction or vehicle in, on or across
an established or designated exit, driveway,
alleyway or access road, whether public or private,
in such manner as to hamper the movement of any
emergency vehicles and equipment in the event
of fire or other emergency. This prohibition
applies to, but is not limited to, areas in and
about any church, hospital, assembly hall, lodge
hall, school, hotel, motel, condominium, apartment
building, theater, industrial complex, motion
picture theater, stadium, shopping center,
restaurant, tent, or other place of public assembly,
whether open or closed.
Any vehicle parked or any object placed in a fire
lane or any of the aforementioned areas shall
be subject to an infractional citation and/or
immediate removal and storage pursuant of law.
(h) The provisions of this section may be enforced by
the local law enforcement agency and/or fire department.
(6) Section 10.208 of said Fire Code is hereby amended as follows:
Street numbers shall be placed on both the front and rear on those
buildings determined by the Fire Chief to require such. Numbers
are to be maintained in such a manner as to be plainly visible,
easily read, and not hidden from view by trees, shrubs, bushes and
other obstructions on the property, with a contrasting color from
the background. The location of the numbers is subject to the
approval of the Fire Chief.
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(1) Every existing dwelling unit within an apartment
house and every existing guest room in a hotel
or lodging house used for sleeping purposes shall
be provided with State Fire Marshal approved smoke
detectors. In dwelling units, detectors shall
be mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point
centrally located in the corridor or area giving
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access to rooms used for sleeping purposes. In
an efficiency dwelling unit, hotel sleeping rooms
and in hotel suites, the detector shall be centrally
located on the ceiling of the main room or hotel
sleeping room.
Where sleeping rooms are on an upper level, the
detector shall be placed at the center of the ceil ing I
directly above the interior stairway. All detectors
shall be located in accordance with approved manufacturer's
instructions. When actuated, the detector shall
provide an alarm in the dwelling unit or guest
room.
(2) Smoke detectors may be battery operated when installed
in existing buildings, or in buildings without
commercial power.
(f) Installation and Maintenance.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to supply,
install and maintain all required smoke detectors. The owner shall
be responsible for annually testing all required smoke detectors.
The owner shall be responsible for annually testing all required
smoke detectors and maintaining a written record of such tests.
The owner shall be responsible for providing each tenant with written
information regarding detector testing and maintenance, and such
information shall be posted in common areas frequently visited
by tenants such as laundry room areas or bulletin board, if one
is maintained.
It shall be the repsonsibility of the tenant to
immediately notify the owner or representative when indication
of a need for maintenance of detector(s) exist.
(g) Inspections.
An inspection for compliance may be done concurrent
with other fire prevention inspections at apartment houses,
efficiency units and hotels. Inspection for compliance may be
done in accordance with a sampling plan approved by the Fire Chief.
(h) When there is a change in ownership in existing
Group R, Division 3 Occupancies, the entire building shall be provided
with smoke detectors located as required for New Group R, Division
3 Occupancies as required in the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition.
(i) In all existing Group R, Division 1 Occupancies,
the entire building shall be provided with smoke detectors located
as required for New Group R, Division 1 Occupancies.
(8)
of said Fire Code
Approved automatic fire extinguishing systems shall be installed
and maintained in operable condition as specified in this section
in the following locations:
(1) In (Groups B, Division 2)B-2 occupancies used
for retail sa1ees, sho1esa1e sales, factories
and workshops using combustible goods, when the
building is over 12,000 square feet in a single
floor area or more than two stories in height.
(2) Throughout bowling alleys over 6,000 square feet
in area.
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(3) Th'';''\it,v..:t a~~ d;-in~~ng OJ- dini"9 establisi"'ri:nt~
exceeding 5,000 square feet or having an occupant
load in excess of 150.
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(4) Throughout all A-I through A-4 occupancies having
a state or enclosed platform.
(5) Throughout all structures having A-I through A-
4 occupancy with an occupant load of more than
fifty (50) above the first story.
(6) Throughout all R-l occupancies when the floor
area above the second floor regardless of area
separation walls, exceeds, 5,000 square feet or
when the total number of units in anyone structure
exceeds fifty (50).
(7) In all cases set forth above, the respective
increases for area and height specified in Section
506 and 507 of the Uniform Building Code shall
be permitted.
(9) Section 10.316 of said Fire Code is hereby added to
read as follows:
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Section 10.316. The high-rise requirements set forth in the Uniform
Building Code, Section 1807, and Title 24, Section 2-1807, shall
apply to all buildings having floors used for human occupancy located
more than 55 feet above the lowest floor level having building
access.
(10) Section 79.910(d)7 of said Fire Code is amended to
include naturar-gas.
7. Liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied or compressed
natural gas cylinders shall not be filled or discharged at any
petroleum marine service station without first obtaining written
permission from the Chief. Approved storage facilities for
liquefied petroleum gas cylinders shall ~e provided.
(11) Section 81.106~ of said Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
(d) The control switches shall be located in a room
on the access roadway side of the building. The room shall be
separated from the remainder of the building by a one-hour fire-
resistive occupancy separation in acordance with the Building Code.
An access door shall be provided in the exterior wall. A smoke
control sign of contrasting background shall be on the exterior
access door and shall be not less than one inch in height.
addition to
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be installed en the contiguous area (minimum separation between
areas is 60 feet) used for high piled combustible stock exceeds
2500 square feet.
Exception:
Areas protected by an approved fire extinguishing system
and powered smoke removal systems in accordance with
Sect ion 81.106.
(13) Delete Appendix VI B - MODEL CITATION PROGRAM
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Section 15. Section 5-35. Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1982 Edition is amended
as foll ows:
(A) The following amendments are made to the Uniform Solar Energy Code,
1982 Edition adopted by this chapter:
(1) Section 20.3. Violations and Penalties. The first sentence is
amended as follows:
"Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months,
or by both fine and imprisonment. Each separate day
or any portion thereof during which a violation of this Code occurs
or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as herein provided."
(2) Section 20.5. Application for Permit. The following paragraphs
are added:
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or more of the following reasons:
(1) Whenever the solar energy work authorized by said
permit is not commended within one hundred eighty
(180) days from the date of issuance of such permit.
(2) Whenever the solar energy work authorized by said
permit has been suspended, abandoned or discontinued
for a continuous permit of one hundred eighty
(180) days.
(3) Whenever the solar energy work done during any
continuous period of one hundred eighty (180)
days amounts to less than ten percent (101) of
the total of the work authorized by such permit.
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Before commencing, proceeding with or doing any
solar energy work authorized by, but not done
before expiration of, any such permit, a new permit
shall be obtained therefor, and the fee for such
permit shall be one-half (1/2) the fee required
for a new permit; provided that such permit is
obtained within one hundred eighty (180) days
of expiration of the prior permit."
Section 16. Section 5-36. National Electrical Code, 1984 Edition is amended
as follows.
(A) The following amendments are made to the National Electrical Code,
1984 Edition, adopted by this chapter:
(1) Section 90-4 is hereby amended to add the following paragraph:
"The Building Official of the City of Seal Beach is hereby designated
as the enforcing authority and vested with the authority to enforce
all of the provisions of this Code and shall have the right to I
enter upon any premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose
of inspecting the installation and working of all apparatus coming
within the terms of this Article. No person shall interfere with
the Building Official in making the inspection, or refuse to permit
the Building Official or his deputies to enter the premises for
such purposes; provided that if such building or premises be occupied
the Building Official shall first present proper credentials and
demand entry; and if such building or premises be unoccupied, the
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Building Official shall first make a reasonable eft:. : tc ~::a~:
the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building
or premises and demand entry. If such entry is refused, the Building
Official or his authorized representatives shall have recourse
to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
(2) Section 210-52lf) is hereby amended to add the following:
"At least one receptacle outlet shall be installed in each basement,
garage, and carport. See Section 210-8(a)(2)."
(3) Section 210-70~ is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a)
Dwe11iny Unit~. At least one wall switch
control ed lig ing outlet shall be installed
in every habitable room and in hallways, stairways,
garages, carports and at outdoor entrances.
At least one lighting outlet shall be installed
in attic, underfloor space, utility area and
basement where used for storage or containing
equipment requiring servicing."
Section 17. Chapter 5, Sections 5-37 through 5-41 of the Code of Seal Beach
are hereby deleted.
Section 18. Chapter 5, Section 5-44 of the Code of Seal Beach
is redesignated as Section 5-43; and Subsection I "Hours" is amended
to read:
1. Hours. No person shall engage in sandblasting before
8:00 o'clock a.m. or after 5:00 o'clock p.m. of
a~v day, or on Sunday or legal holidays, in any
neighborhood which is exclusively a residential
neighborhood or upon .any structure which is within
100 feet of any inhabited single or multi-unit.
residential dwelling. All clean-up work must be
done before 5:00 o'clock p.m.
In commercial areas, sandblasting is to be done
from 11:00 0'c10ck a.m. to 7:00 o'clock p.m. All
clean-up must be done by and/or before 7:00 o'clock
p.m.
Section 19.
Chapter 5, Section 5-45 of the Code of Seal Beach is hereby deleted.
Chapter 5, Section 5-46 of the Code of Seal Beach is hereby deleted.
Chapter 5~ Section 5-47 of the Code of Seal Beach
is hereby aeleted.
Article VI, Nonsubdivision Development Standards, Section 5-117
Construction of Curbs, Gutters and Sidewalks is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section 20.
Section 21.
Section 22.
A. Sec. 5-117. Construction of Curbs, Gutters and Sidewalks.
(1)
Requirements. Any person constructing or arranging
for the construction of any commercial building,
industrial building, residential building or any
other facility, or addition thereto, exceeding
four hundred square feet in floor area, who is
not otherwise required to make the improvements
enumerated herein, shall provide for the construction
of concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks and pavement
on the one-half of the street and alley abutting
the lot on which the building or facility is to
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be constructed in accordance with the standard
specifications of the City Engineer unless adequate
concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks and pavement
already exist along all streets and aleys abutting
the lot on which the building or facility is to
be constructed, except as provided in subsection
(b) of this section.
Curbs, gutters and sidewalks required to be
constructed by this section shall be located within
the street right-of-way at the locations and grades
established by the City Engineer.
Dela~ of Construction. Notwithstanding any other
provlsion of this article, the City Engineer may
delay the construction of curbs, gutters and/or
sidewalks and pavement if he determines that the
street grade cannot be readily established or
when on a block by block basis in the immediate
vicinity of the proposed development appears to
the engineer to be imminent, provided the property
owner posts a cash bond with the City insuring
the construction of curbs, gutters, sidewalks
and pavement at a future date when said construction
may be performed in a more efficient and expeditious
manner.
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Improvement Procedure
(a) Any person required to make improvements
by the provisions of this section shall file
with the City Engineer a bond in such amount
as the City Engineer shall estimate and determine
to be necessary to complete all of the
improvements required.
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(b) Such bond may be either a cash bond or a
bond executed by a company authorized to
act as a surety in this state. The bond
shall be payable to the City and be conditioned
upon the faithful performance of any and
all work required to be done and should the
work not be done or completed within the
time specified, the City may, at its option,
cause the same to be done or completed, and
the parties executing the bond shall be firmly
bound under a continuing obligation for the
payment of all necessary costs and expenses
incurred in the construction thereof. The
bond shall be executed by the owner of the
lot as principal and, if a surety bond, shall
also be executed by a corporation authorized
to act as a surety under the laws of the
State of California.
(4) Approval and Acceptance by Building Official.
The Building Official shall deny final approval
and acceptance on final public utility connections
to any commercial building, industrial building,
residential building, or any other facility until
such concrete curbs and gutters, or concrete
curbs, gutters, sidewalks and pavement exist or
are constructed, or their construction is guaranteed
by cash deposited with the City in a sum determined
by the City Enoineer, based upon the number of
lineal feet ot concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks
and pavement to be installed.
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!1t.cr.;:,'Ei '~:H~ c;':ner elects to deposit a cash bond,
the City is authorized in the event of any defua1t
on his part to use any or all of the deposit money
to cause all of the required work to be done or
completed and for payment of all costs and expenses
therefor. Any money remaining shall be refunded
to the owner.
Section 23.
When a substantial portion of the required improvement
has been completed to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer and the completion of the remaining
improvements is delayed due to conditions beyond
the owner's control, the City'Engineer may accept
the completed portion and consent to a proportionate
reduction of the surety bond in an amount estimated
and determined by the City Engineer to be adequate
to assure the completion of the required improvements
remaining to be made.
Chapter 5, Section 5-118 of the Code of Seal Beach
is hereby amended to read as follows:
(A). Sec. 5-118. Public Utilities.
(1)
Required. Any person constructing or arranging
for the construction of any commercial building,
industrial building, residential building, or
any other facility, or addition thereto exceeding
two thousand square feet in floor area, shall
be required to replace existing public utilities
facilities such as street lighting, water and
sewer lines, and related appurtenances serving
the property if in the determination of the City
Engineer the existing public utilities facilities
are insufficient to accommodate such construction.
Section 24. Chapter 5, Section 5-119 of the Code of Seal Beach
is hereby amended to read as follows:
(A). Sec. 5-119. Provisions for Future Under roundin
Any person cons ruc lng or arranglng or e cons ruc lon 0 any
commercial building, industrial building, residential building
or any other facility, or addition thereto, exceeding four hundred
square feet in floor area or ground area, or any accessory building
having an area greater than 400 square feet, shall provide for
future underground power and telephone connections. Undergrounding
facilities shall consist of conduits acceptable to the City Engineer
running from the power panel and/or telephone line hookup to the
appropriate utility easement, alley, or street as determined by
the City Engineer.
Section 25. Chapter 5, Section 5-120 of the Code of Seal Beach
is hereby amended to read as follows:
(A). Sec. 5-120. Deve10 ment Fee for Park and Recreation Facilities.
Any person cons rue ng or arranglng or e cons ruc on 0 any
residential dwelling unit shall through the payment of a fee provide
at least in part for the park and recreational needs of the proposed
development's inhabitants.
The amount of the park and recreation fee to be levied pursuant
to this section shall be as adopted by the City Council on a dwelling
unit basis. The Building Official shall not issue a building permit
until such fee has been paid to the City.
Provided, however, that the net increase in the number of dwelling
units situated upon a lot shall be used in determining the fee
to be levied under the provisions of this section, and provided
Ordinance Number 11~;7
further that this section shall not apply to any property the
subdivision of which has caused either the dedication of park land
or the payment of a fee in lieu thereof.
Section 26. If any section, subsection, sentence. clause, phrase
or portion of this Ordinance is for ~ny reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the I
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City
of Seal Beach hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance
and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
hereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections,
clauses, phras~s, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 27. Resolution Number J~79. dated ~AJ~ ~" , 1985,
is incorporated herein by reference and the City CounCl makes the
findings contained therein.
Section 28. The City Clerk shall certify to the passsage and adoption
of this Ordinance and shall cause same to be published as required
by law.
PASSED ROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Se~1,
Beach, Ca1' ornia, at a regular meeting thereof held on the c.?~~
dQ ~ , 19~.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
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I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance is the original copy
of Ordinance Number I/R1 on file in theco~~ of the laty
Clerk, introduced at--aiiiie'tTriQ held on the e:2, day of n, d9Sr'
an assed, approved and adopted by the City oun~~the Cit~
o Se 1 Beach at a meeting thereof held on the _ day of
, 1985 by the following vote:
')t)
AYES: Counci1member
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Counci1members
and do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number //~~ has
been published pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter an ( eso1ution
Number 2836.
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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S7ATE OF CALIFORNIA.
County of Orange
I am a citizen of the United States llnd a
residenf of the County aforesaid; I am over
the age of eighteen years. and not a party 10
or interested in the above-entitled maHer. I
am the principal clerk of the printer of the
Seal Beac h Journal
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a newspaper of general circulation. printed
a"d published .....HIH~k:;J,Y.,.................
in the City of ....~~,~;J;..~~!i':c:~.............
County of Orange. and which news-
paper has been adjudged a newspaper
of general circulation by the Superior
Court of the County of Orange. State of
Califo!nia. under the dateof..?~~.~. 19 ~?.
A82583 .
Case Number.. ..............; that the notIce.
.)f which the annexed is a printed copy (set
in type not smaller than nonpareill. has
bee, published in each regular and entire
issue of said newspaper and not in any
supplement thereof on the following dates.
to.wit:
June 5
~I~';~";~:';:~';';~:. ~~.......,.. ,.......".., ,.
I certify (or declare) under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct. .
Dated at Seal Beach
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Ca/ifor is.;J,O.th...cray of. J.una. 19..eS
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CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER SERVICE
BUREAU. INC.
Legal Advertising Clearing HOUR
120 We.' Second S,",. Los Angeles. Calif. 90012
Tel.phone: 12131825.2541
""'NT""... O."..AC. "'..,eI ".,.'ic."...
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This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp
Proof of Publication of
SUl1HARY - OR~INANCE 1187
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Build 1ng and Safety
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1117 IUILD"O AND SAFETY
. omlRlftCe Number 1187 of the CIty of
Seal Beech, Clhfomll. Imenehng
Chlpter 5 01 the Code of the City of
Seal Belch. relnn. to Buildln. and
"Safety ... -no by ......... ...
foUowina Codes with certam amend-
ments: the Uniform Bulldln. Code.
1982 EditIOn. Incluchna the Appendlll..
the Uniform Mechll'lIC11 Code. 19B2
EdltlJn; the Uniform Plumbma Code.
. 1982 EddlJl1: the Uniform SWimming
Pool Code. 1982 Edrt.on: the Uniform
Housr"l Code. 1982 Edition. the
: Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Danaerous Bt.llldlnp, 1982 Edlboothe
Uniform s.~ Code. 1982 EditIOn: ten
One and Two Family Dwellln. Code.
1982 Edition; the National Eletbc.1
I Code. 1984 Edition, the Umform
Bulldl,. Code Standards. 1982 Edl.
ban, the Uniform FITt Code. 1982 Edi-
tion. AppendICeS and the 1983 At-
Qlmulltnle Supplement: die Uniform
.... EMrIJ Code, 1982 Edition. the
Undarm Buil.... _ Code. 1982
EchtiDn, was introduced It thelllUl..
CorCaunciI'-naofM.,28.1985
First rodllll of OftIllllnte Number
1186 .. approved by the foIlowln.
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AYES: BrawnIIl. Clift, GIJU, RIIneJ.
, Wilson
NOE~ None Mation earned
OrchnlllCe Number 1187 will be con-
sidered inder public ...nn.. rICl!IlVt
~ ..... and canstdered for
adaptianIt the ...lIr City Council
. nll:mlDf June 2".1985. CoIIll!Sof
Ordmll'lCle N..... l1B7 Ire available
In""'offlClIof""'CltyClork.C1tyHalI.
211 a 8th Stl1lllt, Sui Belcn.
_ 12131431-2527
DATED THIS 29llIo.iof M.,. 1985.
..... M. Veo, City CIertI
CIty of Sui 8oocl1
Juno 5. 1985
Pubtished in The SUI BeIc~ Journal.
Ordinance Number /IB1
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C.C.P.l
S7ATE OF CALIFORNIA.
County of Orange
I am a cifizen of the United States and a
resident of the County aforesaid; I am over
the age of eighteen ye~rs. and not a .party 10
or interested in the above-entitled matter. I
am the principal clerk of the printer of the
Seal 3each Journal
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a newspaper of general circulation. printed
. weekly
and published ..................................
. . Seal Beach
In the City of ........................,..........
County of Orange. and which news,
paper has been adjudged a newspal'8r
oi general circulation by the Superior
Court of the County of Orange. State of
California. under the date ofP.(l!;,.... 19l'l.Q..
Case Number . N}i~9~.L ....; that the notice.
of which the annexed is a printed copy (set
in type not 'smaller than nonpareil I. has
bee., published in each regular and entire
issue of said newspaper and not in any
supplement thereof on the following dates.
to-wit: July :3
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all in the year 19..~;;..
, certify (or declare) under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct .
&e".l !le8ch
Dated at.o ..... ..................................
Jul 85
C ' .... . 19.....
FrH COlt,.. "'IIIII.n" form m., H"C"'" ,,,....:
CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER SERVICE
BUREAU. INC.
Legal Advertising Clearing House
120 We., Second S,... Los Angeles. Calif, 90012
Telepllone: (2131825-2541
..,.... r..u..t O.N..aL ~..f of l'''I'lc.''o.
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This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp
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1117 BUILDING..... SAFErY...~
Ordinance Number 1187 of the CIlr fI
Seal Buch. Calilomill. I_q
ChIpter 5 0Ilt1e Code .1 till CiIJ ""~
Seal Beach relatina to Buildq _,
SIfeIy ond Idopl1n. by ..-Ibo,
foUa.inl Codes wrth certain ,.,.;iI!lr
menta. the Uniform Bulldinl CadI. I
1982 Edition. Includirc the ~ ~
tho Unilonn Mec_1 Code, 1!1112
Edition. the Uniform Plumbinl ca.;
1982 Edition; the Uniform Swtmmllll
Pool Cod., 1982 EdItion, the U~IIam.
HousIn. Code. 1982 Edition, 1Ilo:
Uniform Code lor the _ ""
~ Buildi.... 1982 _
the Uniform S., Code. 1982 Ed~
the One IIId Two F.-ily _Iii...'
Code, 1982 Edition, the _ EIoc-:
_Codo.I9IoIE_,the_...
Build.. Code S_ 1982 Ed!,;,
tIon,theU_FiIoCodo.I!III2El!1:il
lion ~ IIId IIlo 1983 ""',.
curnu_ SuppIomont IIlo Uoilonn
Solar E_ COdo,.I982 Edition, tIIO
u...... AUlld.. Securllr CadI. 1982
Edition. .. c:anIRIIJ ........... public
heannlo ___ second rudinc...,
WIS Illoptod by the City COuncIl II..
reaular meetrna: thereof hekI on .IuIIe
24. 1985 by the fallowl.. _,
AYES. ._11. Clift, o,p.;
R_. Wilson ;
NOESI None Ma8aa arrIlId'.
Copies 01 Onllnonc:o _ 1187_
available in the affic:eaf.. City Clerk.
City 'Hill. 211 - lilt S_. SeoI
Buch, 101......... (2131 431-2527..
DATED!fl1S25lllctorol.-....I98f.
J..... M. Too, CIIy CIetI
Ci1i'oISas_
July 3, 1985. L~ :
Published In the SIal l:AlKh JaumllJ
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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S7ATE OF CALIFORNIA.
County of Orange
I am a citizen of the United Slates and a
resident of the County aforesaid; I am over
the age of eighteen years. and not a party to
or interested in the above.entitled maHer. I
am the principal clerk 01 the printer of the
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Seal Beach Journal
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a newspaper of general circulation_ printed
week ly
and publ ished ..................................
. , Seal Beach
In the CIty of ..................................
County of Orange. and which news-
paper has been adjudged a newspaper
of general circulation by the Superior
Court of the County of Orange. State of
California. under the date of, P.!l,9.\.. 19 .~:?
Case Number ..A6.?S63....; that the notice.
.;)f which the annexed is a printed copy (set
in type not smaller than nonpareil!. has
bee, published in each regular and entire
issue of said newspaper and not in any
supplement thereof on the following dates.
to.wit: June 5, 12
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all in the year 19...~~
t certify (or declare) under penalty of
perjury fhat the foregoing is true and
correct.
Dated at. ......~~~..~~.~?~.................
. . 12th June 85
s..........dayof........, 19.....
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Signature 7 -
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CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER SERVICE
BUREAU. INC.
Legal'Advertlsing Clearing House
"20 We.. Second S~. Los Angeles. Calif. 90012
Telepllone: 12131825'254'
.f.IHNllun, a.H.."L ",..., of ..,lIlIc.tlDII
.fI.n .r."'"1 'fI.a fo''''.
This space is for the County C/erk's Filing Stamp
Proof of Publication of
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Adoption of Buildine Codes
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NOTa 01' PUaUC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT thl
City CouneU of Ihe Co1r of SoaI_.
.HI conduct I publIC helnnl on Mon-
.. June 24. 1985 It 7:00 o'clock
p.m. In the City CounCil Chlmbefs.
211 - 8th Street. to COftSlsldaptlOn
by nIfMnce of the tDllowinl Codes
wiIh c:ertlln IInI!IIIdmentl. the Unltann
BUlldinc Code. 1982 Edition. In-
dudina the Appendia, the Uniform
MechlmClI Code. 1982 Edition:
Uniform P1umbll'll Code. 1982 Edi-
'tion: the Uniform SWimmll1l Pool
Code. 1982 Ediban; the Uniform
Houlinl Code. 1982 Ediboni the
I Uniform Code for the Ab8tement of
DInIerOuI BuUdinas. 1982 EditIOn.
the Unltann Sip Code. 1982 Edition:
.. the One and Two Flmily Dwellinl
r Code. 1982 Edition, the NIbonII Elec-
trlc.1 Code. 1984 Edition; The
Unsform FII. Code. 1982 Edition. Ap.
pendlCeS Iftd Ute 1983 Accumulltive
. SuppIomInt; Ihe Un"",," Sol.. Ene'1ll'
. CadI. 1982 Edlbon.lI'ld the Unitcrm
BuI-.:SecuntyCode.l982Edltion.
eap;i, d IIId r..- be"'a "",.-d
fa'1dDptian I" on fite llId 1V8lllble b publIC inspecban In the office of the
CityClork. C,,,H.U. 211 . 8th S.....
Sell Belch: ....phone (213)
431-2527.
, DATED THIS 31st dIy 01 MIY. 1985
.lalnne M. Yeo. City QIrk
CI1r of Sui Beech
June 5. 12. 1985
',,*Ished in the _I Inch Joumll.
