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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 702 1967-01-16 .' , " < cn:G!N!,:.. r: '-"0 r:.O?y NOT TO I,,~ ' :) ,\ , THE CITY CLl:RK':> OFl=ICl: ~ ORDINANCE NO. 70? 1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADDING SECTION 5- 7 TO CHAPTER 5 OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY CODE, PROVIDING FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC AND OCCUPANTS AND OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS BY~:ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTIONS, STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES AND FOR REQUIRING REPAIR, VACATION OR DEMOLITION OF D~ROUS AND/OR SUBSTAN- DARD RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 5-7 of Chapter 5 is hereby added to the Seal Beach City Code and reads as follows: Sec. 5-7.1 This ordinance shall be known as the "Housing Code," may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this Code," I Sec. 5-7.2 The purpose of thi~ Code is to provide minimum requirements for the protectio~ of life, limb, health, property, safety, and welfare pf the general public and the owners and occupants of residential buildings and to I provide a jus~ equitable, and practicable method, to be cumulative with and in addition to, any other remedy provided by the Uniform Building Code or Uniform Code for Repair, Vacation or Demolition of Dangerous Buildings, or otherwise available at law. ' Sec. 5-7.3 (a) Application. The provisions of this Code shall apply to all buildings or portions thereof used, or designed or intended to be useg, for human habitation. Such occupancies in existing b~ildings may be continued as provided in Section 104 (g)1 of the Uniform Building Code, except such structures as are found to be substand- ard as defined in this Code. I Where any building or portion thereof is used or intended to be used as a combination apartment house- hotel, the provisions of thislCode shall apply to the separate portions as if they ~ere separate buildings. Every rooming house or lodging house shall comply 1 with all the requirements of th!s Code for dwellings. (b) Alteration. Existinglbuildings which are altered or enlarged shall be made to conform to this Code insofar , as the new work ~s concerned and in accordance with Section 104 (a) .. (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Uniform Building Code. ' (c) Relocation, Existing buildings which are moved or relocated shall be considered as new buildings and shall comply with all the requirements of this Code. Sec. 5-7.4 (a) Authority. The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to administer and enforce all of the provisions of this Code. (b) Inspections. The City Health Officer, the Fire I Ordinance Number I Marshall and the Building Official are hereby authorized to make such inspections and !take such actions as may be required to enforce the prov~sions of this Code. (c) Right of Entry. 1. ~enever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any ,of the provisions of this Code, or whenever the Building Official or his authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises any condition which makes such building or ,premises substandard as defined in this Code, the Building Official or his authorized representative may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or perform any duty imposed upon the Building Official by this Code; provided that (i) if such building or ~remises be occupied, he shall first present proper cr.edentials and demand entry; and (ii) if such building or !premises be unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having char~e or control of the building or premises and demand entry,! If such entry is refused the Building Official or his !authorized representative shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry. : 2. "Authorized represen~ative" shall include the officers named in Section 5-7..3 (b) and their authorized inspection personnel. i 3. No owner or occupant :or any other person having charge, care or control of aqy building or premises shall fail or refuse, after p'roper demand made as herein provided, to promptly permit lentry therein by the Building Official or his authorized r~presentative for the purpose of inspection and examinatiod pursuant to this Code. Any person violating this subdiv~sion shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. I (d) Responsibilities Def~ned. Every owner remains liable for violations of dutfes imposed upon him by this Code even though an obligatidn is also imposed on the occupants of his building, arid even though the owner has, by agreement, imposed on the!occupant the duty of furnishing required equipment or of complying with this Code. Every owner, or his agen~, in addition to being responsible for maintaining his building in a sound structural condition, shall be responsible for keeping that part of the building or !premises which he occupies or controls in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition including the shared or publfc areas in a building containing two or more dwellfng units, Every owner shall, whereirequired by this Code, the health ordinance or the health officer, furnish and maintain such approved sanitdry facilities as required, and shall furnish and mainta~n approved devices, equipment, or facilities for the prevention of insect and rodent infestation, and where infestation has taken place, shall be responsible for the exte~ination of any insects, rodents, or other pests when such extermination is not specifically made the responsibility of the occupant by law or ruling. I I I -2- ... Ordinance Number I Every occupant of a dwelling unit, in addition to being responsible for keeping in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition that part of the dwelling or dwelling unit or premises which he occupies and controls, shall dispose or all his rubbish, garbage, and other organic waste in a manner required by the health ordinance and approved by the health officer. Every occupant shall, where required by this Code, the health ordinance, or the health officer, furnish and maintain approved devices, ~quipment or facilities necessary to keep his premises safe and sanitary. Sec, 5-7.5 All buildings or portions thereof which are determined to be substandard as defined in this Code are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolitio~, or removal, in accordance with the procedure specified in Section 203 of the Uniform Building Code or by this Code. Sec. 5-7.6 In order to provide for final interpretation of the provisions of this Code and to hear appeals provided for hereunder, there is hereby established a Board of Appeals consisting of five members who are not employees of the city. The Building Official shall be an ex officio membedr hoflalnbd shall.actdas sehcretar~7~~,~~~j~~~rg~~v~;~ Boar s a e appo~nte by t e Mayorhana shaLL serve aC his pleasure, The Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a copy to the Building Official. Appeals to the Board shall be processed in accordance with the provisions contained in this Code. Copies of all rules or regulations adopted by the Board shall be delivered to the Building Official who shall make them freely accessible to the public. The Board may recommend from time to time to the City Council such new legislation as is consistent herewith. Sec. 5-7.7 No person, firm, or corporation, whether as owner, lessee, sublessee, or occupant, shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or premises, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any order issued by the Building Official hereunder, Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be 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. Sec. 5-7.8 No person, firm, or corporation shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish any building or structure, or cause or permit the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate building permit for each such building or structure from the Building Official in the manner and according to the applicable conditions prescribed in Chapter 3 of the Uniform Building Code. I 1 -3- Ordinance Number I Sec. 5-7.9 Whenever a building permit is required by Section 5-7.8 of this Code, the appropriate fees shall be paid to the Building Official as set forth in Section 303 of the Uniform Building Code. Sec. 5-7.10 All buildings or structures within the scope of this Code and all construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the Building Official in accordance with and in the manner provided by this Code and Sections 304 and 305 of the Uniform Building Code. Sec, 5-7.11 For the purpose of this Code, certain abbreviations, terms, phrases, words, and their derivatives shall be construed as specified in this Chapter. Words used in the singular includeilthe plural and the plural the singular. Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine, and the feminine the masculine. Terms, words, phrases, and their de~ivatives used but not specifi- cally defined in this Code shall have the meaning defined in Chapter 4 of the Uniform Building Code, APARTMENT. Apartment shall mean a dwelling unit as defined in this Code. I APARTMENT HOUSE. Apartment house is any building, or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of three or more families living independently of each other in dwelling units as defined in this Code. I BASEMENT. Basement is that portion of a building between floor and ceiling, which is partly below and partly above grade (as defined in this Section), but so located that the vertical distance from grade to the floor below is less than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling. (See definition of "Story.") BOARDING HOUSE. Boarding House is a lodging house in which meals are provided. BUILDING. Building shall mean any building or structure, or portion thereof, which is used, or designed or intended to be used for human habitation for living, sleeping, cooking, or eating purposes or any combination thereof. , BUILDING EXISTING. Existing:building is a building erected prior to the adoption of this Code, or one for which a legal building permit has beJn issued. I BUILDING OFFICIAL. Building Official is the officer charged with the administration and enforcement of this Code, or his regularly authorized deputy. -4- Ordinance Number CEILING HEIGHT. Ceiling height shall be the clear vertical ,'distance from the finished floor to the finished ceiling. I CELLAR. Cellar is that portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is wholly or partly below grade (as defined in this Section) and so located that the vertical distance from grade to the floor below is equal to or greater than the vertical dist~nce from grade to ceiling. (See definition of "Story.") COURT. Court is an open, unoccupied space extending not more than twenty-four inches (24") below finish grade and bounded on two or more sides by the walls of the building. An inner court is a court entirely within the exterior walls of a building. All other courts are outer courts. DORMITORY. Dormitory is a room occupied by more than two guests. DWELLING. Dwelling is any building or any portion thereof which is not an "Apartment House," a "Lodging House," or a "Hotel" as defined in this Code, which contains one or two "Dwelling Units" or "Guest Rooms," used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for living purposes. I DWELLING UNIT. Dwelling unit is a suite of two or more habitable rooms which are occupied or which are intended or designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and dining. EFFICIENCY LIVING UNIT. Efficiency living unit is any room having cooking facilities used for combined living, dining, and sleeping purposes and meeting the requirements of Section 0-7:l4(b), Exception. EXIT. Exit is a continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public way, and shall include intervening doorways, corridors, ramps, stairways, smokeproof enclosures, horizontal exits, exit courts, and yards, FAMILY. Family is an individual or two or more persons related by blood or marriage, or a group of not more than four persons (Excluding servants), who need not be related by blood or marriage, living together in a dwelling unit. 1 GRADE (GROUND LEVEL). Grade (Ground Level) is the average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building. In case walls are parallel to and within five feet (5') of a sidewalR, the above ground level shall be measured at the sidewalk. GUEST. Guest is any person hiring or occupying a room for living or sleeping purposes. -5- Ordinance Number GUEST ROOM. Guest room is any room or rooms used, or ,intended to be used, by a guest for sleeping purposes..' Everyone hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of super- ficial floor area in a dormitory is a guest room. I HABITABLE ROOM. Habitable room shall mean any room meeting the requirements of this Code for sleeping, living, cooking or dining purposes excluding such enclosed places as closets, pantries, bath or toliet' rooms, service rooms, connecting corridors, laundries unfinished attics, foyers, storage spaces, cellars, utility rooms and similar spaces. HEALTH OFFICER. Health officer shall be the leg~lly designated head of the Department of Health of this city. HOT WATER. Hot water shall be water at a temperature of not less than 120 degrees F. HOTEL. Hotel is any building containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests, whether rent is paid in money, goods, labor, or otherwise, It does not include any jail, hospital, asyl~, sanitarium, orphanage, prison, detention home, or other institution in which human beings are housed and detained under legal restraint. I INTERI0B LOT. Interior lot is a lot other than a corner lot. KITCHEN. Kitchen shall mean a room used, or designed to be used, for the preparation of food. LODGING HOUSE. Lodging house is any building, or portion thereof, containing not more than five guest rooms which are used by not more than five guests where rent is paid in money, goods, labor or otherwise. A lodging house shall comply with all of the requirements of this Code for dwellings. 1 NUISANCE. The following shall be defined as nuisances: (a) Any public nuisance known at common law or in equity jurisprudence. (b) Any attractive nuisance which may prove detrimental to children whether in a building, on the premises of a building, or upon an unoccupied lot. This includes any 1 abandoned wells, shafts, basements, or excavations; abandoned refrigerators and motor vehicles; or any structurally unsound fences orlstructures; or any lumber, trash, fences, debris, or vegetation which may prove a hazard for inquisitive minors. -6- Ordinance Number I . (c) Whatever is dangerous to human life or is detrimental to health, as determined by the health officer. (d) Overcrowding a room with occupants. (e) Insufficient ventilation or illumination. (f) Inadequate or unsanitary sewerage or plumbing facilities. (g) Uncleanliness, as determined by the health officer. (h) Whatever renders air, food, or drink unwholesome or detrimental to the health of human beings, as determined by the health officer. OCCUPIED SPACE. The total area of all buildings or structures on any lot or parcel of ground projected on a horizontal plane excluding permitted projections as allowed by this Code, ROOMING HOUSE. See Lodging House. STORY. Story is that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or cellar is more than six feet (6') above grade, such basement or cellar shall be considered a story. SUBSTAND~ BUILDING. (See Section 5-7.20) 1 SUPERFiCIAL FLOOR AREA, Superficial floor area shall mean the net floor area within the enclosing walls of the room in which the ceiling height is not less five feet (5'), excluding built-in equipment such as wardrobes, cabinets, kitchen units, or fixtures. UNIFORM BUILDING CODE. shall mean the Uniform Building Code, Volume I, 1964 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials. USED. Used shall mean used or designed or intended to be used. VENT SHAFT. Vent shaft is a court used only to ventilate or light a water closet, bath, toliet, or utility room or other service room. I WINDOW. Window shall mean a glazed opening, including glazed doors, which open upon a yard, court, or recess from a court, or a vent shaft open and unobstructed to the sky. I YARD. Yard is an open, unoccupied space, other than a court, I unobstructed from the gr,ound to the sky, except where , specifically provided by this Code, on the lot on which a building is situated, -7- Ordinance Number Sec. 5-7.12 (a) Access to Public Property. All buildings shall be located with respect to property lines and to other buildings on the same property as required by Section 504 and Table No. 5-A of the Uniform Building Code. Each dwelling unit and each guest room in a dwelling or a lodging house shall have access to a passageway, not less than three feet (3') in width, leading to a public street or alley. Each apartment house or hotel shall have access to a public street by means of a passageway not less than five feet (5') in width. Sec. 5-7.13 (a) Scope. This Section shall apply to yards and courts having required windows opening therein. (b) Yards. Every ya~d shall be not less than three feet (3') in width for one-story and two-story buildings, For buildings more than two stor~es in height the minimum width of the yard shall be increased at the rate of one foot (1') for each additional story. Where yards completely surround the building, the required width may be reduced by one foot (1'). For buildings exceeding 14 stories in height, the required width of yard shall be computed on the basis of 14 stories. (c) Courts. Every court shall be not less than three feet (3') in width, Courts having windows opening on opposite sides shall be not less than six feet (6') in width. Courts bounded on three or more sides by the walls of the building shall be not less than ten feet (10') in length unless bounded on one end by a street or yard. For buildings more than two stories in height the court shall be increased one foot (1') in width and two feet (2') in length for each additional story, For buildings exceeding 14 stories in height, the required dimensions shall be computed on the basis of 14 stories. Adequate access shall be provided to the bottom of all courts for cleaning purposes. Every court more than two stories in height shall be provided with a horizontal air intake at the bottom not less than ten square feet (10 sq, ft.) in area and leading to the exterior of the building unless abutting a yard or public space. The construction of the air intake shall be as required for the court walls of the building, but in no case shall be less than one-hour fire- resistive. (d) Projection into Yards. Eaves and cornices may project ,into any required yard in accordance with the Uniform Building Code. Unroofed landings, porches and 3stairs may project into any required yard provided no portion extends above the floor level of a habitable room; and provided further that no such projection shall obstruct a required exitway. 1 1 1 -8- Ordinance Number 1 .Sec. 5-7.14 (a) Ceiling Height. Habitable rooms and servicerrooms in all occupancies shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet, six inches (7'6"). In rooms with sloping ceilings the required ceiling height shall be provided in at least 50 per cent of the room and no portion of any room having a ceiling height of less than five feet (5') shall be considered as con- tributing to the minimum areas required by Subsection (b) of this Section. (b) Superficial Floor Area. Every dwelling unit shall have at least one room which shall have not less than one hundred and twenty square feet (120 sq. ft.) of superficial floor area. Every room which is used for both cookigg and living or both living and sleeping purposes shall have not less than one hundred and fifty square feet (150 sq. ft.) of superficial floor area. Every room used for sleeping purposes shall have not less than ninety square feet (90 sq. ft.) of superficial floor area. Where more than two persons occupy a room used for sleeping purposes the required superficial floor area shall be increased at the rate of fifty square feet (50 sq. ft.) for each occupant in excess of two. Every kitchen shall have not less than fifty square feet (50 sq. ft.) of superficial floor area. EXCEPTION: Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of an efficiency living unit meeting the following requirements: 1. Such efficiency living unit shall have a living room of not less than two hundred and twenty ~quare feet (220 sq. ft.) of superficial floor area. An additional one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of superficial floor area shall be provided for each occupant of such unit in excess of two. 2. En~ry from the public space to the living room shall be through a foyer. 3. Such efficiency living unit shall be provided with a separate dressing closet of such size as to provide for adequate circulation and storage. 4. Such efficiency living unit shall be provided with a kitchenette not less than three feet by five feet (3' x 5') in size. Such kitchenette shall be accessible from the living room or foyer only; shall be enclosed by a door or doors; shall be equipped with a tennant-operated electric exhaust fan connected to the outside air; and shall be equipped and arranged for complete kitchen use. , 5. Such efficiency living unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom meeting the tequirements of this Code. Such bathroom shall be accessi~le from the foyer or dressing closet only. I (c) Widt~. No habitable romm shall be less than seven feet (7') in any dimension and no water closet space less than thirty inches (30") in width and there shall be not less than two feet, six inches (2'6") clear space in frout of each water closet. 1 1 -9- Ordinance Number I Sec, 5-7.15 (a) Habitable Rooms. Every habitable room ,'shall have an aggregate window area of not less than one-eighth of the floor area nor twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) whichever is greater. (b) Other Rooms. Every bathroom, toilet room and similar room shall have an aggregate window area of not less than three square feet (3 sq. ft.) (c) Porches. Required windows shall open on a street, yard, or court either directly or through a porch having a minimum clear height of not less than seven feet (7'). Such porches shall be at least 50 per cent open on at least one side or on both ends. (d) Vent Shaft. A required window in a service room may open into a vent shaft which is open and unobstructed to the sky and not less than four feet (4') in least dimension. No vent shaft shall extend through more than two stories. (e) Openable Window Area. One-half of the required window area in all rooms shall be openable. (f) Hallways. All public hallways, stairs, and other exitways shall be adequately lighted at all times in accordance with Section 3312 (a) of the Uniform Building Code. (g) Mechanical Ventilation. An approved system of mechanical ventilation and artificial light may be used in lieu of the windows required by this Section in bathrooms, toilet rooms and similar rooms. Where a mechanical venti- lation system is used it shall be capable of producing a change of air every five minutes and shall be connected directly to the outside. Toilet compartments and bathrooms ventilated in accordance with this Subsection may be provided with artificial light. Sec. 5-7.16 (a) Dwelling Units. Every dwelling unit shall be provided with a water closet, a lavatory, and a bath tub or shower. (b) Hotels. Where private water closets, lavatories, and baths are not provided, there shall be provided on each floor for each sex at least one water closet and lavatory and one bath accessible from a public hallway. Additional water closets, lavatories, and baths shall be provided on each floor for each sex at the rate of one for every additional 10 guests, or fractional number thereof, in excess of 10. Such facilities shall be clearly marked for liMen" or "Women." (c) Kitchen. Each dwelling unit shall be provided with a kitchen. Every kitchen shall be provided with a kitchen sink and a disposaL No wooden sink or sink of similarly absorbent material shall be permitted. (d) Fixtures. All plumbing fixtures shall be con- nected to a sanitary sewer or to an approved private sewage disposal system, All plumbing fixtures shall be connected to an approved system of water supply and provided with hot and cold running water, except water closets shall be provided with cold water only. All plumbing fixtures shall be of an approved glazed earthenware type or of a similar nonabsorbent material. I 1 -10- Ordinance Number 1 (e) Water Closet Compartments. Walls and floors of ..water closet compartments except in dwellings shall be finished in accordance with Section 1711 of the Uniform Building Code. Water closet compartments in dwellings shall be finished with approved nonabsorbent materials. (f) Room Separations. No room used for the preparation of food shall be used for sleeping purposes and no room housing a water closet shall open directly into any room used for the preparation of food. (g) Installation and Maintenance. All sanitary facilities shall be installed and maintained in safe and sanitary condition and in accordance with all ap- plicable laws. Every water closet, bathtub or shower required by this Code shall be installed in a room which will afford privacy to the occupant. ,Sec. 5-7.16 (a) General. Buildings or structures may be of any type of construction permitted by the Uniform Buildi~g Code. Roofs, floors, walls, foundations, and all other structural components of buildings shall be capable of resisting any and all forces and loads to which they may be subjected. All structural elements shall be proportioned and joined in accordance with the stress limitations and design criteria as specified in the appropriate sections of the Uniform Building Code. Buildings of every permit tea type of construction shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Uniform Building Code. (b) Shelter. Every building shall be weather protected so as to provide shelter for the occupants against the elements and to exclude dampness. (c1 Protection of Materials. All wood shall be protected against termite damage and decay as provided in the Uniform Building Code. Sec. 5-7.17 (a) Heating. Every dwelling unit and guest room shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 70 degrees F. at a point three feet (3') above the floor in all habitable rooms. Such facilities shall be installed and maintained in a safe condition and in accordance with Chapters 37 and 51 of the Uniform Building Code and all other applicable laws. No unvented or open flame gas heater shall be permitted. All heating devices or appliances shall be of an approved type. (b) Electrical Equipment. All electrical equipment, wiring, and appliances shall be installed and maintained in a safe manner in accordance with all applicable laws. All electrical equipment shall be of an approved type. Where there is electrical power available within three hundred feet (300') of the pre~ises of any building, such building shall be connected to I such electrical power. Every habita~le room shall contain at least two supplied electric convenience outlets or one such convenience outlet and one supplied electric light fixture. Every water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room, and public hallway shall contain at least one supplied electric light fixture. 1 I -11- I I 1 Ordinance Number , ' (c) Ventilation. Ventilation for rooms and areas and for fuel-buraing appliances shall be provided as required in Chapter 51 of the Uniform Building Code and in this Code. Ventilating equipment shall be of approved types, installed and maintained in a safe manner and in accordance with Chapter 37 of the Uniform Building Code and all other applicable Taws. Where mechanical ventilation is provided in lieu of the natural ventilation required by Section 5-7.15 of this Code, such mechanical ventilating system shall be maintained in operation during the occupancy or any building or portion thereof. Sec. 5-7.18 Every dwelling unit or guest room shall have access directly to the outside or to a public corridor. All buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with exits, exitways, and appurtenances as required by Chapter 33 of the Uniform Building Code. Sec. 5-7.19 All buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with the degree of fire-resistive construction as required by the Uniform Building Code for the appropriate occupancy, type of construction, and loeation on property or in fire zone; and shall be provided with the appropriate fire-extinguishing systems or equipment required by Chapter 38 of the Uniform Building Code. Sec. 5-7.20 (a) General. Any building or portion thereof including any dwelling unit, guest room or suite of rooms, or the premises on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the following listed cDnditions to an extent that endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of the public or the occupants thereof shall be deemed and hereby is declared to be a substandard building: (b) Inadequate Sanitation, which shall include but not be limited to the following: 1. Lack of, or improper water closet, lavatory, bath tub or shower in a dwelling unit:.- 2. Lack of, or improper water closets, lavatories, and bath tubs or showers per number of guests in a hotel. 3. Lack of, or improper kitchen sink. 4. Lack of hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures in a hotel. 5. Lack of hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures in a dwelling unit. 6. Lack of adequate heating facilities. 7. Lack of improper operation of required ventilating equipment. 8. Lack of minimum amounts I of natural light and ventilation required by this Code. I 9. Room and space dimensions less than required by this Code. I 10. Lack of required electrical lighting, 1 11, Dampness of habitable rpoms. 12. Infestation of insects, 'vermin or rodents as determined by the health officer. 13. General dilapidation or improper maintenance. 14. Lack of connection to required sewage disposal system. 15. Lack of adequate garbage and rubbish storage and removal facilities as determined by the health officer. -12- " , I I 1 Ordinance Number , ' - (c) Structural Hazards, which shall include but not , be limited to the following: 1. Deteriorated or inadequate foundations. 2. Defective or deteriorated flooring or floor supports. '3. Flooring or floor supports of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety. 4. Members of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports that split, lean, list, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration. 5. Members of walls, partitions, or' other verticle supports that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety, 6. Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports of horizontal members which sag, split, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration. 7. Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports, or other horizontal members that are of in- sufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety. 8, Fireplaces or chimneys which list, bulge, or settle, due to defective material or deterioration. 9. Fireplaces or chimneys which are of insufficient size or strength to carry imposed loads with safety. 10. Any condition provided in the Uniform Code for Repair, Vacation or Demolition of Dangerous Buildings as determining a dangerous building or as determined by any law or oidinance of the state or th~s city relating to the condition, location or structure of buildings. (d) Nuisance. Any nuisance as defined in this Code. (e) Hazardous Wiring. All wiring except that which conformed with all applicable laws in effect at the time of installation and which has been maintained in good condition and is being used in a safe manner. (f) Hazardous Plumbing. All plumbing except that which conformed with all applicable laws in effect at the time of installation and which has been maintained in good condition and which is free of cross connections and siphonage between fixtures. (g) Hazardous Mechanical Equipment. All mechanical equipment, including vents, except that which conformed with all applicable laws in effect at the time af installation and which has been maintained in good and safe condition. (h) Faulty Weather Protection, which shall include but not be limited to the following: 1. Deteriorated, crumbling, or loose plaster. 2. Deteriorated or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roof, foundations, or floors, including broken windows or doors. ~3. Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings, including lack of paint, or weathering due to lack of paint or other approved protective covering. 4. Broken, rotted, split, or buckled exterior wall coverings or roof coverings. -13- .' , I 1 1 Ordinance Number , , (i) Fire Hazard. Any building or portion thereof, dev.ice, apparatus, equipment, combustible waste, or vegetation which, in the opinion of the Chief of the Fire Department or his deputy, is in such a condition as to cause a fire or explosion or provide a ready fuel to augment the spread and intensity of fire or explosion arising from any cause. (j) Faulty Materials of Construction. All materials of construction except those which are specifically allowed or approved by this Code and the Uniform Building Code, and which have been adequately maintained in good and safe condition. (k) Hazardous or Unsanitary Premises. Those premises on which an accumulation of weeds, vegetation, junk, dead organic matter, debris, garbage, offal, rat harborages, stagnant water, combustible materials, and similar materials or conditions constitute fire, health, or safety hazards. (1) Inadequate Maintenance. Any building or portion thereof which is determined to be an unsafe building in accordance with Section 203 of the Uniform Building Code. (m) Inadequate Exits. All buildings or portions thereof not provided with adequate exit facilities as required by this Code except those buildings or portions thereof whose exit facilities conformed with all applicable laws at the time of their construction and which have been adequately maintained and increased in relation to any increase in occupant load, alteration or addition, or any change in occupancy. When an unsafe condition exists through lack of, or improper location of exits, additional exits may be required to be installed. (n) Inadequate Fire-protection or Fire-fighting Equipment. All buildings or portions thereof which are not provided with the fire-resistive construction or fire-extinguishing systems or equipment required by this Code, except those buildings or portions thereof which conformed with all applicable laws at the time of their construction and whose fire-resist~ve integrity and fire-extinguishing systems or equ~pment have been adequately maintained and improved in relation to any increase in occupant load, alteration or addition, or any change in occupancy. (0) Improper Occupancy. All buildings or portions thereof occupied for living, sleeping, cooking or dining purposes which were not designed or intended to be used for such occupancies. , (p) Whenever any portion of a residential building or , structure remains on a site after the demolition or destruction of the building orlstructure or whenever any residential building or structure is abandoned for a period in excess of six months so as to constitute such building 0U portion thereof an attractive nuisance or hazard to the public. -14- " I I 1 Ordinance Number , . . . .5ection 5-7.21 (a) General. Whenever the Building Official determines by inspection that any existing building or portion thereof is substandard, he shall order the order the building or portion thereof vacated and shall institute proceedings to effect the repair or rehabilitation of the building or portion thereof. If such repair or rehabilitation is impractical he shall then order such building or portion thereof removed or demolished. The owner or other person affected shall then have the right to appeal to the Board of Appeals for investigation and review of the Building Official's determination in accordance with procedures established by ordinance. The Building Official shall give notice to the owner or other responsible person in accordance with procedures specified by ordinance. Any building or po~tion thereof found to be substandard, as defined in this Code shall be repaired, rehabilitated, demolished, or removed in accordance with the procedure specified by city ordinances. Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of the ordinance, or the application thereof to any person, firm, corporation or circum- stance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision snali not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The 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 section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion be declared invalid or un- constitutional. Section 3. adoption of this The City Clerk shall verify to the passage and ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted. ;q,tI~ 1'1#7 Y OF r,EeEMBi!R, n61l. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED T ATTEST: h.~ City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I, F. W. Hickman, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach and ex officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify to the passage and adoption of the foregoing ordinance of the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the /~ day of >>~~9mBeF, 1988. _ .r...v~Mf Iflt. 1 AYES:~/~#',.r~-lFi-.J~~"" &"-L- NOES: ~ ABSENT: ~ /LZJ.<7'.k~. ~: City Clerk -- -15-