HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 118ORDINANCE NO. 118
Ail ORDINANCE V THE C111 COUNCIL V THE
C111 00 PALN DESERT CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
WITH CERTAIN ADDITIbNS, DELETIONS AND
A14NOMENTS THE RULES REGULATIONS, PROVIS
AND CONDITIONS SET 9ATH 1N THOSE CERTAI
Coin ENTITLED, -UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
EDITION- "UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STAN A
1913 E911ION,- INCLUDING THE APPENDICES
THEREIN CONTAINED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
APPENDICE 70 OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
AS PROMULGATED AND PUBLISHED BY THE INTER
TIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS.
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DATCC:
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as foilows:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 16 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby established to read as out. .led in the 1973 Edition
of the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Code Standards and their appendices
with the exception and exclusion of Appendice 70 of the Uniform Building
Code, subject to the particular additions, amendments and deletions as
contained herein.
That the rules, regulations, provisions and conditions set forth in
those certain Codes entitled "Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition" and the
"Uniform Building Code Standards, 1973 Edition". therein contained, pro-
mulgated and published by the International Conference of Building Officials.
three (3) full printed copies of which, printed as a Code in book form,
together with additions, amendments and deletions, were by the City Council
ordered filed, and which have been actually filed in the office of the City
Clerk, and which as so on file, are hereby referred to, and by this reference
expressly incorporated as Chapter 16 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, and
for all intents and purposes as though set forth at length, shall be and the
save are hereby established and adopted as the rules, regulations. provisions
and conditions to be observed and followed for the erection, construction,
enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition,
occupancy, equipment, use, area and maintenance of buildings, structures,
and/or improvements, is hereby established and adopted, and the same shall
be designated, known and referred to as the Municipal Building Code of and
for the City of Palm Desert, California.
SECTION Z. 6FFECTIYE DATE. That this Ordinance shall take effect and
be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of
adoption thereof.
SECTION S. IEPEAL OT ORDINANCES. That Ordinance No. 64 and all
ame-& a is thereto, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict•
with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
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i SEitIIN 4. ERiRES3 fiiblNBS, in aeeordenee with Health U Safety
Oewv Settian 1rm aw title t6 of the talMM& Administrative Codes
tm MY Ceeneil of him Desert, California finds the following sections
admMistrative aM wtvbstantivat
(A) 16.14.01. 16.2.2.02. 16.2-2.03 and 16.2-2.04.
(6) Section 16.2-2.05 is amended to meet minimum requirements of
Sectioe E403, items 1 and 2, Title 19 of the California Administrative
Oode.
(C) Section 16.2-2.06, 16.3-1.01 and 16.3-1.02. The use of asphalt
floors as garage surface material deteriorates and becomes unstable due to
extreme surface temperatures, common of lower desert areas. Burn -out, rutting
and cracking of surfaces creates maintenance problems not common in other
areas. It is the express finding of this Council that short term installa-
tions with high maintenance and replacement costs are not in the better
Interest or welfare of the general public.
(0) Section 16.3-1.03. It is the express finding of this Council
that and desert conditions with an annual rainfall of 2.5" does not warrant
the added expense imposed by metal weep screed installed at the plateline on
( exterior walls; nor does it serve the best interests of the general public
jt for architectural construction.
SECTION S. CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION. The City Clerk of the City of
Palm Desert, California, is hereby directed to cause this Ordinance to be
published once within fifteen (15) days of adoption in the Palm Desert Post,
a newspaper published and circulated within the City of Palm Desert, California,
and the same shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 12th day of
Maw 1976 by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, by the following vote:
AYES: McPherson, Mullins, Newbrander, Seidler i Brush
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAiNs None
ATTESTt
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City of Ials Oesorto California
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Palm Desert Municipal Code
Chapter 16
Building Code
April, 1976
Exhibit A
Ordinance No. 118
to--*�TICLE 16.1 GENERAL PROVI?OftvlS
16.1-1 Intent and Purpose
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all types of construction
classified as buildings or structural.
16.1-2 Definitions
16.1-2.01 Building and Structural
The erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal,
demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, area and maintenance of
buildings, structures, and/or improvements.
16.1-3 Administration
The administration of this Code shall be as designated by Ordinance No. 100,
Chpater 15, Palm Desert Municipal Code.
16.1-4 Qualification of Amendments and Deletions
Express findings of the City Council determining the amendments
and deletions to the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition included in
this Chapter have been made to meet requirements of Section 17958.7 of
the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, to protect the
public health and safety of the citizens of the community, and to delete
the Uniform Building Code sections that require or allow material usage that
is unsuitable to the natural conditions found in the local area.
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With the exception of the additions, amendments, and deletions set forth
this chapter, the rules, regulations, visions and conditions set
th in that certain Code entitled 'Unit Building Code, 1973 Edition',
..1cluding the Appendix and Corrections he. a contained, and the 'Uniform
Building Code Standards, 1973 Edition', shall be designated as the Building
Code of and for the City of Palm Desert, California.
16.2-2 Additions
16.2-2.01 Section 302(f) shall be added to said Building Code
as follows: Construction Site Security.
The owner, contractor or responsible party constructing a new building,
shall maintain security measures as deemed necessary or as required by
the Building Official to control vandalism, fires, blowing dust, sand or
debris. Refusal to comply shall be a misdemeanor and punishable as stip-
ulated in Section 205 of said Code.
16.2-2.02 Subsection (a) of Section 303 of Chapter 3 of Part 1
of said Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows: a)a) Building
Permit Fees. A fee for each building permit shall be paid to t eh Building
Division as set forth in Resolution No. 50 expressly incorporated in this
section as though set forth at length; and, further, when an inspection is
requested wherein no permit has been obtained and/or where it must be
determined by the Building Official if a structure or a portion thereof
complies with safety requirements, a fee in the amount of fifteen and
no/100ths ($15.00) Dollars shall be paid to the Department for such
inspection, which shall be referred to as a "Special Inspection".
The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of
this Code shall be based on the building valuation data as prepared and
published in the "Monthly Building Standard % Magazine" by the International
Conference of Building Officials, or determined by the Director of Building
& Safety. The valuation of all work, including painting, roofing, electrical,
plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire extinguishing systems
and any other permanent work or permanent equipment shall be determined by
the Director of Building & Safety.
16.2-2.03 The following paragraph is hereby added to Section 303(a)
of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of said Building Code to read as follows:
A permit shall be obtained for each demolition or removal of buildings or
structures within the City and a fee in the amount of five and no/100ths
($5.00) Dollars shall be paid to the Building Division for each structure
or building removed or demolished, and, in addition thereto, there shall be
deposited with the City a bond or other guarantee, satisfactory to the
Director of Building & Safety or City Attorney, in an amount of ten (10t)
cents per square foot per floor level of each building, and, in no event,
no less than a minimum of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars shall be paid to
guarantee c an -up satisfactory to the Building Division. Such deposit
shall be returned upon the completion of all work including the demolition,
removal of debris, and grading of the lot or parcel of land.
16.2-2.04 Section 303(b) of said Building Code shall be amended
as follows: (b) Plan Checking Fees. Notwithstanding any other provisions
of this Code, a plan checking fee will be charged regardless of valuation,
wherein it is deemed necessary to check plot plans, site plans, drawings,
engineering, specifications, and/or any other requirements or exhibits at
the time the applicant files for a permit.
Said plan checking fees for buildings of Groups I and J Occupancies shall be
one-half or 50% of the building Kermit fees. Plan checking fees for all other
occupancies, uses, engineering, specifications and/or other requirements shall
be sixty-five (65%) percent of the building permit fees as set forth in
Section 16-1.05 of this Ordinance.
New subdivisions utilizing plans of construction previously approved and
where continuity of construction is not delayed by more than six (6) months,
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shall pay plan check fees as follows:
(A) Full plan check fee for one of each basic floor plans.
(B) Repeated use of plans with elevation changes shall pay : or
50% of full plan check fee.
Where plans are incomplete, or changed so as to require additional plan
checking, an additional plan check fee of not less than $15.00 per hour,
or fraction thereof, shall be charged by the Director of Building & Safety.
16.2-2.05 Section 402 of Chapter 4 of Part II of said Building
Code is hereby amended by amending the definition of "Assembly Building"
to read as follows:
Assembly Building. Is a building, or a portion of a building, used for the
gat Bring together of fifty (50) or more persons for such purposes as de-
liberation, education, instruction, worship, entertainment, amusement, or
awaiting transportation, or of fifty (50) or more persons in drinking and
dining establishments, as stipulated in Section B403, Items 1 and 2, Title
19 of the California Administrative Code, required by Section 17958.5 of the
Health and Safety Code. This is an expressed finding deemed necessary for
the protection of the public health and safety of citizens of the community.
16.2-2.06 Section 1505 of Chapter 15 of Part III of said Building
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Gara a Floor Surface. In areas where motor vehicles are stored or operated,
floor surfaces shall be nominal 4" portland cement concrete.
16.2-2.07 Subsection (a) of Section 3501 of Chapter 35 of the
Appendix of said Building Code shall include the following addition:
The Director of Building & Safety and/or his Deputies shall inspect the
material, construction and workmanship for sound transmission control, but
shall not be held responsible for and/or guarantee the performance of such
controls.
The certification of such performance shall be the responsibility of the
engineer, architect, designer, contractor or permittee of record, for such
installations.
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:'' ' ' it.�-1 • Tht fellawtNg portions of said Buller Code are
The exception set forth In subsection (b) of section
1002 of Chapter 10 of Part iII requirements for Group E occupancies.
See Section 16.3-1.02 below.
tt.s-1.02 The exeeptlon set forth in subsection (b), second
paragraph of Section 1102 of Chapter 11 of Part III, Requirements for-
i e Occupancies.
ccub ie The express finding detemined these deletions due to
g tw omtures in this area which create unstable asphaltic
conditions some four months per year, also maintenance costs become
unuswily high.
16.3-1.03 Delete the third paragraph of Section 4706(e). Due
to local and conditions with annual rainfall of 2.5" and humidity
average of 16 to 2S%, the use of weep screed only increases costs and
does not serve its general purpose to prevent effenwesuance and degenera-
tion of stucco. Trapped water may be dissipated by use of chamfer stripping.
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