HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 261ORDINANCE NO. t4/
AN ORDINANCE OF TEE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF BUILDING INSPECTOR,
FIXING HIS COIPENSATION, DEFINING HIS DUTIES, ESTABLISHING
FIRE LIMITS IN SAID CITY AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR THE
COItiTSTRUCTION, ALTERATION AND REPAIR OF BUILDINGS IN SAID
CITY, PRESCRIBING THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAID
ORDINANCE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINA'CES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
The Board of Trustees of the City of Azusa do or-
dain as follows:
FIRE LIMITS
Section 1. The fire limits of the City of Azusa
shall be within that portion of said city bounded. as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 25
in Block 21 of Map of Azusa, as per.map thereof re-
corded in Book 15, Page 93, 1discellaneous Records
of Los Angeles County; thence south along the west
line and the prolongation southerly of the west line
of the alley between Azusa Avenue and San Gabriel
Avenue, to the southeast corner of said Lot 15,
Block. 20; thence west along the south line of said
Lot 15, to the southwest corner of said Lot 15,
being a point in the east line of San Gabriel Avenue;
thence south along the east line and prolongation
south of the east line of San Gabriel Avenue to the
northwest -corner of Lot 15, Block 37; thence east
along the north line of said Lot 15, to the northeast
corner of said Lot 15; thence south along the west
line of the alley between Azusa Avenue and San
Gabriel Avenue to the southeast corner of Lot 320
Block 37, being the north line of Sixth Street;
thence east along the north line and prolongation
east of the north line of Sixth Street to the south-
west corner of Lot 33, in. Block 36; thence north along
the east line, of the alley between Alameda Avenue and
Azusa Avenue to the northwest corner of Lot 50, Block
36; thence east along the north line of said Lot 50
to the northeast corner of said Lot 50, said point
being the west line of Alameda Avarua; thence north
along the west line and prolongation north of the
west line of Alameda Avenue to the southeast corner
of Lot 49, in Block 29; thence west along the south
line of Lot 49, in Block 29, to the southwest corner
of said Lot 490 being a point in the east line of the
alley between Alameda Avenue and Azusa Avenue; thence
north along the east line and prolongation north of
the east lire of said alley between Alameda and Azusa
Avenue to the northwest corner of Lot 1, in Block 20,
being a point in the south line of Ninth Street; thence
west along the south line and prolongation west of the
south line of Ninth Street to the northeast corner of
Lot 25, in Block 31, being the point of beginning. All
Of said lots and bloc1B referred to herein are of the
11ap of Azusa, as per map thereof recorded in Book 15,
Page 93, Miscellaneous Records of Los Angeles County.
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Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to erect, construct, alter, repair,raise,
build.upon, move, demolish, maintain or use, or to cause, per-
mit or suffer to beerected, constructed, altered, repaired,
raised, built upon, moved, demolished, maintained or used,
within the City of Azusa, any building or structure, or any
portion thereof, contrary to any of the provisions of this
Ordinance.
Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to commence or proceed with the erection,
construction, alteration, repair, moving or demolition, ex-
ceeding Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) in cost (restoration
of plastering or painting excepted), of any building or other
structure in the City of Azusa, unless a permit so to do
shall have been first obtained as herein provided.
Any person desiring such permit shall file with,
the Building Inspector, on a blank to be furnished by said
Inspector, an application therefor, which application for
such permit shall be made by the owner or his agent. When
such app'lication is made, one copy of plans and specifications
in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
filed with the Building Inspector, when the cost of the build-
ing or improvement is less than Twenty-five Hundred Dollars
($2500.00), and two copies thereof shall be so filed when the
cost of the building or improvement is Twenty-five Hundred
Dollars ($2500.00) or more. If such plans and specifications
conform to the provisions of this Ordinance and of the "State
Housing Act" of the State of California, the Building Inspector
shall then issue a permit and shall file such application and
shall apply to such plans and specifications an official stamp
stating that the drawings and specifications to which the same
has been applied comply with the terms of this Ordinance and
with the said "State IIousing Act". A copy of the plans and
specifications so stamped shall then be returned to such
applicant. Such application shall specify the land upon which
the proposed work is to be done, describing the same by lot
and block, or other accurate description, the general dimen-
sions of the building to be erected, constructed, altered,
repaired, moved or demolished, the number and height of
stories thereof, the names of the owner, architect and con-
tractor or builder, if there be such architect, contractor
or builder, and the cost of the proposed work and. the pur-
pose for which such building, alteration or repair is designated
and such other matters as said Inspector may require.
The applicant for a permit shall also obtain and
file with the said Inspector, before obtaining such a permit,
a written certificate from the City Clerk that the description
of the lard contained in the application is correct and a
written statement from the City Engineer of the proper house
number for said building.
Thereupon, on payment of the fees hereinafter pro-
vided, the said Inspector shall issue a permit for the pro-
posed work.
After a permit has been granted for the construction,
alteration, repair, moving or demolition of any said building,
the plans thereof shall not be changed without notice having
been given to said Inspector of such change and of the nature
thereof, and the written assert first obtained from such In-
spector therefor. If such change increases the cost of the
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proposed work, the said Inspector shall collect an addi-
tional fee for such change, in accordance with the scale
of fees hereinafter prescribed. The stamping of any plan
or specifications shall not be held to permit or to be an
approval of the violation of any section of this Ordinance.
Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall apply to
or affect or authorize the moving of any building upon any
public street, alley or place.
Section 4. The fees to be paid to the Building In-
spector for the issuance of any permit mentioned in Section 4
hereof shall be as follows:
Where the cost of the proposed work is not less than
$25.00 and does not exceed d„100.00 x'1.25
Where the cost of the proposed work is not less than
$100.00 and does not exceed 9250.00
Where the the cost of the proposed work is not less than
$250.00 and does not exceed 500.00 ?'2.25
Where the cost of the proposed work is not less than
t500.00 and does not exceed k1000.00 x`3.50
Where the cost of the proposed work is not less than
6W1000.00 and does not exceed X20.00.00 I6.50
Where the cost of the proposed work is not less than.
962000.00 and does not exceed w03000.00 $10.00
Where the cost of the proposed work is not less than
$3000.00 and does not exceed 4500.00 912.50
Where the cost of the proposed work is not less than
U4500.00 and does not exceed 9!6000.00 015.00
Where the cost of the proposed work is not less than
$6000.00 and does not exceed w8000.00 t20.00
Where the cost of the proposed_ work is not less than
$8000.00 and does not exceed flC,CCC:00 9,625.00
For each additional P'1000.00 or fraction thereof
of the cost of such work above4k,iQ000.00 and not
exceeding $30,000.00 501
For each additional 0.1000.00 or fraction thereof
of -the cost of such work above 9;30,000.00 and not
exceeding $50,000.00 40V
For each additional 961000.00 or fraction thereof
of the cost of such work above :"50,000.00 25�
The above mentioned fees do not include any other
work for which a. permit is required by any other Crdinance
of the City of Azusa.
In the case of moving any building without enter-
ing upon any public street or alley, the cost of moving
added to the cost of any repairs, additions or alterations
to be made to such building after the moving thereof, shall
constitute the total cost for the purposes of determining
the fee to be paid for the permit, according to the above
schedule.
If any person,.firm or.corporation shall commence
the erection, construction, alteration_, repair, moving or
demolition of any building, without a permit first having
been obtained from the Building Inspector, as required by
this Ordinance, notice in writing to obtain such permit shall
be served upon such person, firm or corporation by the Build-
ing Inspector, or shall be posted upon such building, and
if such person, firm or corporation shall fail, for a period
of 24 hours after service or posting of such notice, to ob-
tain such permit, such person, firm or corporation shall be
required, upor.subsequently taking out such permit to pay for
the same, double the amount of the fee hereinbefore provided
for such permit; provided, however, that the failure of the
Building Inspector to serve such notice shall not relieve
any person, firm or corporation from any liability imposed by
or provided in this Ordinance.
Section 5. If the work authorized by said permit
is not commenced within. 60 days from the date thereof, then
such permit shall be thence forth void,and before such work
can be recommenced, anew permit shall be taker_ out and the
same fees shall be paid therefor as hereinbefore fixed for
the original permit.
Section. 6. If any building shall be constructed
or work done in violation of any of the provisions of this
Ordinance or of the "State IIousinp Act" and if such building
or work shall not be changed to comply with this Ordinance
and said "State Housing* Act", the Building Inspector shall re-
voke the permit, and i£ work upon any building shall be aban-
doned for a period of more thar. 60 days, the said Inspector
shall revoke the permit.
Section 7. The Building Inspector shall keep in
proper books an accurate account of all fees received under
this Ordinance, giving the number of permit, the owner's name,
the name of the party paying same, the date and the amount
thereof together with the house number of said premises, which
said books shall be open for public inspection. Said'Build-
ing Inspector shall weekly pay all fees collected by him
into the City Treasurer.
Section S. The Building Inspector shall render a
report under oath to the Board of Trustees of said city on
the first Taonday of each month, of the number of building
permits issued with the amounts collected Tor the same during
the month preceding, and the amount turned into the City
Treasury by said Inspector from permit fees.
Section 9. It shall be the duty of said. Build.irg
Inspector to endorse all Ordinances relating to the erection
construction, alteration, repair, removal, demolition or
safety of buildings.
Section 10. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to repair any frame or wooden building with-
in the Fire District of the City of Azusa, that has been injured
more than forty per cent of its actual value by wear and tear,
or by the action of the elements, or by fire. Whenever it shall
be brought to the attention of the Building Inspector that any
such building is injured more than forty per cent of its actual
value by wear and tear, or by the action of the elements, or
by fire, said Building Inspector shall notify the owner,
person in charge, lessee or occupant thereof, in writing,
of such fact and shall require such owner, person in charge,
lessee or occupant of such building to demolish such build-
ing or remove the same outside of the Fire District within
such time, not less than ter_ days, as may be fixed by the
said Building Inspector and specified in such notice.
It shall be unlawful for any person_, firm or corpora-
tion to repair or reconstruct any wooden roof of any building
within the Fire District except in accordance with the provi-
sions of this Ordinance for the construction of new roofs
within such Fire District.
Section 11. whenever the Building Inspector shall
find that any structure, or any part thereof, is dangerous
to persons or property, or is unsafe for the purpose for
which it is used, or is in danger of fire from any defect in
its construction or repair, or that the doors, passage ways, or
stairways of any structure are insufficient for the escape of
occupants in case of fire, panic or accident, or do not con-
form to this Ordinance, or other Ordinances of the City of
Azusa, he shall notify the owner, person in charge, or occupant
thereof in writing, specifying wherein such structure is
dangerous, unsafe or defective, or not in conformity with said
Ordinance and requiring such owner, person in charge or occu-
pant thereof, forthwith to remove, demolish or remove the same,
or to make such alteration therein as may be necessary to make
such structure conform to said Ordinance,and the person receiv-
ing such notice shall, within forty-eight hours after receiv-
ing the same, commence the work required by said notice to be
done and shall diligently prosecute the same to completion.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or to permit the
use of any such structure or part thereof, described in said
notice, unless the work mentioned in said notice shall have
been done. The notice herein specified to be given by the
said Inspector may, in case such Inspector is,after diligent
search and inquiry, unable to find within the City of Azusa
any owner, person in charge or occupant of such premises, be
served by posting such written notice in a conspicuous place
upon the premises, directed to the owner, person in charge,
or occupant of such premises, and such notice and posting
shall have the same force and effect as a personal service of
said notice.
Section 12. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to enlarge, alter, raise, build upon or
move any building unless at the completion of such work the
whole building and every part thereof, shall conform to the
provisions of this Ordinance; provided, however, that when
any part of any existing building within the Fire District
is taken for the public use by condemnation, for street or
other purposes, it shall be lawful to repair the remaining
portion of such building with the same material or materials
of the same or similar kind as those of which the remaining
portion of such building is constructed; or if there is
sufficient ground in the same lot or premises upon which such'
building exists, the same may be moved as far as necessary
to clear that portion of the lot or premises taken for such
public use; and if there is not sufficient ground for such
purpose, said building may be moved elsewhere, but outside
said Fire District;and provided further that, when any exist-
ing wooden building within said Fire District is altered or
repaired as to the interior thereof only, it shall be lawful
to make such alterations or repairs to the satisfaction of
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and under the supervision of said inspector, with materials
of the same kind as those of which the remainder portion
of such building is constructed.
Section 13. When plans and detailed statements
are filed in the office of the Building Inspector for any
existing building, which is to be demolished such fact
shall be stated in the statement so tiled.
In demolishing any building one story shall be
completely removed before the demolition of another story
is begun. No material shall be placed upon the floor of
any such building in the course of demolition, but the brick,
timbers and other structural parts of each story shall be
lowered to the ground immediately upon displacement. The
owner, architect, builder or contractor for any building,
structure, premises, wall, platform, staging or flooring
to be demolished shall give not less than twenty-four
hours previous notice to the said Inspector of such intend-
ed demolition.
Section 14. The outer walls of all buildings
hereafter erected within said Fire District shall be made
and constructed of brick, stone or concrete, or of a com-
bination of such materials, and said outer wall shall ex-
tend from the foundation to the top of and through the
roof of the building to Which they may appertain, and at
least two (2) feet above the roof, and in such manner as to
break any communication of wood whatever between such roof
and any other building. The roofs of all buildings here-
after erected in said.Fire District and the roofs of any
building in said Fire District now constructed which shall
be repaired, shall be covered with such material as will
afford protection against fire, and in case of repair of
any building now erected in said Fire District in which
the outer walls do not extend up through and above the roof
as aforesaid the same shall be extended as herein required
for new buildings, and the roof covered with fireproof ma-
terial. All skylights shall be constructed of galvanized
iron and heavy wire glass. Provided, however, that sheds
and outbuildings in the rear of stone, brick or concrete
buildings may be constructed of metal with or without sides,
subject to the approval of the Building. Inspector.
Section 15. The outer walls of one story brick
buildings hereafter erected in said city shall be at least
twelve inches (12") in width and must have a foundation of
at least twelve inches (1211) in width at the tap with at
least a twenty-four inch (24") footing. The outer walls of
all stone, brick or concrete buildings hereafter erected in
said city, two stories in height shall be at 'least twelve
inches (12") in width in the basement or foundation and must
have thirty inch (3011) footings, and taelv.e inches 1'12") for
the first story and eight inches (6") for the s0oond,story;
and the outer walls of all buildings hereafter erected in.
said city of three stories in height shall be at least twenty
inches (20") in width in the basement or foundation,and must
have forty inch (40) footings, and shall be at least sixteen
inches (1611) in width in the first story, and shall be at .
least twelve inches (12") in width in the second and -third
stories; and the outer walls of all buildings hereafter
erected in said city of four stories or more, the basement or
foundation must be at least twenty-four. inches (24") in width,
and must have forty-eight inch (48") footings, first and
second stories sixteen inches (16") in width, and for the
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balance of the building at least twelve inches (12) in
width. All of said walls must be of uniform thickness
throughout their entire length. One story additions not
over ten feet (10*) in height may be constructed with nine
inch (9") wail having eighteen inch (1611) footings. Brick,
terra cotta, interlocking tile, cement tile or cement
blocks that will pass adequate test under requirements
of the State Building code shall be considered '
equal. Salmon floor the shall not be used for exterior
or bearing walls.
Section 16. All buildings, except as hereinafter
stated, of frame or wooden construction,: not more than two
stories in height, shall have exterior studding and single
floor plates and double top plates and bearing partitions
and ceiling joists each not less than two (2) by four (4)
inches in dimension, except that one story dwellings and
outbuildings in connection with same, and one story barna,
garages and sheds, having studding not more than twelve feet
in length, shall have studding and plates and ceiling joists
not less than two (2) by three (3) inches in dimension; pro-
vided, however, that if the one story buildings herein men-
tioned in this section, constructed outside the Fire Dis-
trict, shall contain not more than one thousand feet of
floor space, they may be built without studding, on condition
that no space above the ceiling be used for any purpose un-
less studding is especially provided underneath such space,
in compliance with the "State Housing Act", and that no pulleys,
shafting or machinery shall be attached to the walls, parti-
tions, ceiling or roof of such buildings; the walls and
partitions of such buildings to be constructed of not less
than seven -eighths inch boarding, not over twelve feet long,
exclusive of gables, placed on end and securely nailed to
upper and lower plates or joists. Buildings so constructed
shall have ceiling joists not less than two (2) by three
(3) inches in dimension, spaced not more than thirty-two (32)
inches apart, and may have ceilings covered with any kind of
approved slow burning "wall boarding" that is not less than
three -sixteenths of an inch thick, but no cloth or paper
ceilings or partitions shall be allowed in any building
whatever, and no burlap, fabric or similar material may be
used on any walls, partitions or ceilings, except on a solid
backing.
Studded buildings higher than two stories shall
have studding and plates not less than two (2) by six (6)
inches in all exterior walls and interior bearing partitions
below the two upper stories, and shall have ceiling joists
not less than two (2) by four (4) inches. Non-bearing par-
titions, not more than twelve feet in height in any studded
building shall have studding and plates not less than two
(2) by three (3) inches in dimension.
Double headers shall be placed over all windows
and door openings. All openings over four feet in width
shall be trussed. Spans twelve feet or over shall be tied
to cross beams through center. Rafters shall be two (2)
by four (4) inches and shall be placed two feet apart from
center to center and shall be adequately braced, first story
joists shall be not less than two (2) by six (6) inches and
bearings under such joists shall not be over seven feet apart.
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Second story joists.shall be not less than two (2) by
eight (8) inches and bearings under same shall be not
less than twelve (12) feet apart; provided, however, that
when joists are two (2') by ten (10) inches, the bearings
may be sixteen (16) feet apart and, when joists are two (2)
by twelve (12) inches, the bearings thereof may be sixteen
(16) feet apart. All joists shall be bridged not more than
seven (7) feet apart and all floor joists shall be boxed
solid at the ends.
Ro deviations from these general standards of
frame or wooden construction shall be permitted unless it
shall first be shown to the satisfaction of the Building
Inspector that such deviations will not weaken or otherwise
injure the building, and that no additional fire risk will
be entailed, and that such deviations will not conflict with
any specific provisions of this Ordinance, or of any other
Ordinance of the City of Azusa or of the "State Housing Act".
Wooden trusses and heavy timber construction of every kind not
provided for in this Ordinance shall comply with the provi-
sions of the "State Housing Act".
Tents,tent or screen houses, having canvass or
screen walls, portable houses of any description, greenhouses,
lath houses, grandstands, reviewing stands, platforms for
public speaking, pavillions, lunch wagons and vender's wagons,
or booths so constructed or located -as to constitute temporary
buildings and any or all types of buildings and similar struc-
tures not specially mentioned or described elsewhere in this
Ordinance, shall be erected or maintained only after a permit
so to do has first been obtained from the Board of Trustees,
and all such buildings or structures shall conform to the re-
quirements of said Board as to the materials to be used and
the form of construction to be followed, and as to any other
conditions *:it may impose when granting such permit, where
a permit is desired for the erection of any such special type
or form of building or structure for which the materials and
manner of construction are not prescribed by this Ordinance.
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector.to ascertain
by careful investigation whether such building or structure
will be safe for the purpose for which it is intended, and
will be in conformity with recognized standards of building
construction, and will not create a dangerous fire risk to
adjoining or surrounding property, and will not conflict with
any Ordinance of the City of Azusa or the "State Housing Act",
after which the Building Inspector shall make such report and
recommendation to the Board of Trustees as his investigation
shall warrant; but the power to issue or refuse to issue a
permit for the erection of such building or structures shall
rest with the Board of Trustees only.
Section 17. All party walls of buildings hereafter
constructed in said Fire District must be twenty (20) inches
in width in the basement and foundation, and must have forty
(40) inch footings, and sixteen (16) inches in width for each
story to the height of three stories above the basement or
foundation, and at least twelve (12) inches to the top, so as
to have four (4) inches at least of solid masonry between tim-
bers. Party walls shall be of solid brick or stone or concrete,
and shall be without openings unless same are covered by double
iron doors, each one-eighth of an inch or more in thickness.
In no case shall studding against brick or stone walls be allow-
ed on exterior of buildings, and all outer walls shall be
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seourely anchored with iron anchors to each third tier of
joists. All posts or columns supporting fronts of buildings
or any brick or stone wall shall be of incombustible material.
All buildings must be supplied with usual I beams or steel
girders.
Section 18. All buildings in said city of two
stories and over in height, shall be supplied with one or
more fire hydrants, as may be required by the Building In-
spector of said city. Said fire hydrants shall be not less
than one and one-half (1*) inches in diameter. Water service
supplying said hydrants shall be not less than one and one-
half (l*) inch continuouspipe from street main.. There shall
be not less than fifty (50) feet of hose to each connection
and said hose shall be equipped with suitable reel and nozzle.
Section 19. In any building of frame construction
more than one story in height, used or designed to be used,
as a lecture room, public hall or as a hotel, apartment house,
tenement house, boarding house or lodging house, all vesti-
bules, corridors, hallways and the underside of all stairways
not constructed of fire -proof material, shall be metal lathed
and plastered.
Section 20. No chimney shall be built in said city
of less than four (4) inch walls and no top shall be less than
two (2) feet above a flat roof and three (S) feet above any
pitched roof. Ordinary chimneys in business buildings shall
have four (4) inch wall with eight (8) inch jambs. All flues
intended for furnaces, ranges, bake ovens, steam or hot water
heating apparatus, laundries or for any other purpose requir-
ing great heat, shall have walls eight (8) inches thick, or
have walls four (4) inches thick, and be lined with chimney
lining. All walls or chimneys less than eight (8) inches
thick, or those not lined with tile, shall be smoothly plaster-
ed for the entire height on the inside and outside. No joists
or girders shall rest and be supported on the walls of any
chimney, and the framing around chimneys of all kinds shall be
so constructed that in no case will any joists or timbers be
placed nearer than one (1) inch from the outside face of walls
or flues whether the same be a smoke, air or other kind of flue;
and in no case shall the distance from the inside of any flue
to any joist or timbers be less than five inches. No timber
shall be placed under any coal or wood burning fireplace or
hearth -stone, but all hearths or fireplaces shall rest upon a
trimmer arch of brick or concrete. The back of all fireplaces
shall be at least eight (8) inches in thickness. All chimneys
having four (4) inch walls must be plastered upon the outside
before any woodwork is placed against them. No fireplace shall
start from the joists but shall start from the ground on a
good solid concrete foundation. No furring shall be placed
within one (1) inch of any chimney. Chimneys shall be furred
independently of brick work, and no nails shall be driven
into said brick work. Any chimney not forming a part of a
wall shall rest upon the ground with proper foundations, and
in no case shall any chimney rest on or be supported by any
frame work, beams, or posts of woodwork of any description. All
openings in chimneys for mantels shall have an iron archbar over
the top of the opening, not less than one-quarter by two and
one-half inches, turned up at the ends two inches on each side
of chimney breast so as to make a perfect bond for the arch.
All chimneys shall have a concrete foundation, not less than
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one foot in thickness, and with sufficient width and length
so as to project six inches beyond outer wall of chimney at
all points. Excavations for the footings shall not be less
than one foot and shall extend to solid ground.
Section 21. wherever in any building in said city
smoke pipes pass through a wood or plastered stud partition
they shall be surrounded either by a body of brick hollow tile,
porous terra cotta or other substance, measuring at least
four (4) inches all around such smoke pipe. No smoke pipe
shall extend or pass through any wall or window.
Section 22. wherever in any building in said city
pipes are used for the distribution of hot air in said build-
ing, such pipes must be made of metal and double, but may
be single, provided the same are covered with asbestos. If
double,the space between the two metal pipes shall be at least
one-half inch. Such pipes shall be made with airtight joints
and shall be securely fastened to the partitions through which
they pass. where the air conveyed through pipes is heated
in an ordinary hot air furnace or in any other apparatus by
direct contact of the air with a fire box, the material used
for said duct pipes and register boxes shall be bright -tin
and all joints shall be double seamed but not soldered, where
the air is heated by contact with hot water or steam pipes,
any other sheet metal may be used for the pipes.
Section 23. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation either as owner, tenant or occupant of
any property within said City of Azusa to erect, construct
or maintain over any sidewalk or any part thereof, in said city,
any awning otherwise than as provided in this section.
Every awning or covering erected, constructed or main-
tained over any window, or part thereof, shall be constructed
of canvas on a metal frame, which frame shall be attached to
a building.
Every such canvas awning or covering erected, con-
structed or maintained over any sidewalk or any part thereof
shall be when lowered at least eight (8) feet above such side-
walk at its lowest point, and shall not extend over suoh.side-
walk for a greater distance than two-thirds of the distance
from the building to which such awning is attached to the
outer edge of such sidewalk immediately in front of such build-
ing; provided, however, that a hanging border may drop verti-
cally therefrom to a point not less than seven (7) feet above
the sidewalk.
Awnings of approved metal or wire glass construction
adequately supported by rods or chains and conforming in all
other respects to the requirements of this section may be
constructed when a proper permit therefor has been obtained.
Section 24. Every exterior masonry wall of any
building must be built to conform in thickness to the follow-
ing schedule except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance;
thickness being given in inches, to -wit:
No* of stories
Base -
in building
ment
1
One story......
16
12
Two stories....
16
16
Three stories..
20
16
Four stories...
20
20
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Thickness of walls
at each story.
2 3 4
;0 .. op
12 .. ..
16 12 ..
16 16 12
Provided, that in any building used wholly as a
dwelling and detached from any other building, the walls
shall be not less than nine inches in thickness for the
second story and not less than 12 inches in thickness for
the first story; if one story only in height, walls shall
be not less than 9 inches thick from the floor level to the
wall plate and not less than 12 inches thick below the level
of the floor joists; provided, however, that such buildings
shall not be changed to serve for other purposes than dwell-
ings, unless the walls be increased to the thickness set
forth in the foregoing schedule,
Provided that where reinforced concrete is used in
the construction of any building every exterior masonry wall
may be built so as to conform in thickness to the following
schedule:
No, of stories in Base- Thickness of walls
building meat at each story.
1 2 3 4
One story........... 12 9 .. .. ..
Two stories......... 12 9 9 .. ..
Three stories....... 16 12 9 9 ..
Four stories........ 16 12 12 9 9
Section 25. Every party or division wall shall be
built to conform in thickness to the following schedule, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, thickness being
given in inches, to -wit:
No, of stories
Base-
Thickness of walls
in building.
ment
at
each story.
1
2
3 4
One story...........
16
16
..
.. ..
Two stories....,....
20
16
16
.. ..
Three stories.......
24
20
16
16 ..
Four stories........
24
20
20
16 16
Section 26. Walls heretofore built for or used as
party walls, which are not in accordance with the requirements
of this Ordinance, may be used, if in good condition, for the
ordinary use of party walls, provided the height of same be
not increased.
Section 27. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to oo�nstruct or maintain any board or any
cloth and paper partition in any.building, provided, however,
that partitions extending not more than two-thirds of the
height of the story in which such partitions are placed, may
be constructed of uncovered wood. The space between the top
of any such partition and the ceiling of such story may be
closed with glass set in frames. Provided, however, that the
provisions of this section shall not apply to any such parti-
tion erected prior to the date of the passage of this Ordinance.
Section 28. There shall be no permanent opening
in any sidewalk extending beyond the property line, except such
openings as are herein expressly authorized. There may be an
opening, provided it is covered with metal sidewalk trap doors,
the outer edge of which doors shall be within two feet of the
outside edge of the sidewalk curb, and the inner edge of which
shall not be more than seven feet from the outer edge of the
sidewalk curb. Every door shall be provided with metal guards
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for the protection of the public when open, and shall be flush
with the sidewalks when closed. There may also be openings
through sidewalks for admittance of fuel. All openings in
sidewalks shall have metal covers flush with the walk, and
their upper surfaces shall be roughened. All parts of side-
walks, including illuminating tile or other structural parts,
shall be capable of sustaining a load at all points simul-
taneously equal to four hundred pounds for each superficial
foot of the surface thereof. There shall be no permanent
openings in the form of gratings of any description in any
sidewalk.
Section 29. The header beam carrying the tail
beams of a floor, and supporting a trimmer arch in front of
a fireplace, shall be not less than twenty inches from the
chimney breast. Every girder or truss shall have a bearing
of not less than eight inches, and joists not less than four
inches, on masonry walls. All headers and trimmers shall be
of such size that the strength of the floor shall be uniform.
All wood under arch shall be removed after arch is turned.
Where joists or beams rest on masonry walls the
ends of such joists and beams must be beveled at least three
inches at the ends resting on such walls.
Section 30.. Floors shall be constructed to carry
not less than the following live load per square foot with
a factor safety of.four:
Warehouses', wholesale houses and heavy factories,
260 lbs.'
Assembly halls, dancing halls and corridors of
public buildings, including hotels, 125 lbs.
Apartment houses, dwellings, flats, hotels and
hospitals, 50 lbs..
Office buildings, 75 lbs.
Roofs, 40 lbs.
Section 31. Every instantaneous heater shall be
provided with a vent pipe not less than three inches in
diameter extending clear through and at least twelve inches
above the roof, with a T connection at the top; and around
every such vent at all places not exposed, there shall be a
galvanized iron sleeve extending the full length of the con-
cealed portion with a clear air space of not less than one
inch surrounding the vent. In.every room fitted with an
instantaneous hoe -ter there shall be provided an air inlet in-
dependent of doors or windows.
No gas heater or other gasb`urning fixture shall be
vented into any chimney, flue or pipe to which any cooking
or other heating appliance is connected that burns fuel other
than gas.
No gas meters shall be located in a room or enclosure
with any boiler, hot air apparatus, furnace or heater of any
kind whatsoever; and no electric meter shall be located in
the same room or enclosure that contains a gas meter.
Section 32. The top of every heating furnace set
in brick shall be covered with sheet iron and brick, so con-
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structed as to be perfectly tight and shall be supported by
iron bars with at least two inches of sand on top of brick.
The top of every portable heating furnace or smoke -
pipe shall be not less than two feet from the underside of near-
est joists or girders, excepting where said joists or girders
are protected by metal furring strips one and one-half inches
deep and metal plates or plaster and metal lath; but in no
case shall the top of the furnace or smokepipe be nearer than
fifteen inches to the underside of nearest joists or girders.
Such metal protection or plaster above such furnace or smoke -
pipe shall extend not less than one foot each side of such
smokepipe and two feet on all sides of such furnace. Every
furnace used for heating purposes shall be set on a masonry
floor, and there shall not be any woodwork, or wood lath and
plaster, within two feet of such furnace; unless said wood-
work or wood lath and plaster is protected by metal furring
one and one-half inches deep and metal plates or plaster on
metal lath, and in no case shall it be nearer than fifteen
inches to either smokepipe or furnace. No smokepipe from a
furnace shall enter the same flue to which the exhaust from
an automatic gas heater or gas water heater is connected.
Section 33. All concealed wall pipes, register
boxes and fittings shall be thoroughly covered with two thick-
nesses of eight -pound asbestos paper cemented to same, and
after being placed, all joints shall be covered in the same
manner.
All concealed wall pipes and all first floor side
wall boxes shall be provided with suitable boots extending
to the underside 'of floor joists and all joints between same
shall be tightly fitted together and covered as above pro-
vided.
The boots at the bottom of all risers and side wall
register boxes shall be attached at the time said risers and
boxes are placed in the building.
All wall pipe shall have full capacity at all points
and shall have no right angle bends. Advantage may be taken
of all available space, including lath, plaster and baseboard,
for inlets or throats of side walls register boxes on first
floor.
Section 34. Where hot water, steam, hot air or
other heating appliances, or of furnaces, or restaurant or
hotel ranges, are hereafter placed in any building, due notice
shall first be given to said Inspector by the person or per-
sons placing same.
Section 35. The bond in brickwork shall be formed
by laying at least one course of headers for every six course
of stretchers. If pressed brick facing is used, it must be
bonded into its backing at least every sixth course. Bond
shall be established by solid headers or by galvanized iron
strips not less than one inch wide, not less than one -sixteenth
of an inch thick and not less than eight inches long, placed
at right.angles to the face of the wall. If such strips are
used for bonding each face brick shall be bonded. No diagonal
bond shall be allowed. In the case of piers faced with press-
ed brick, only solid headers or bondstones of iron, plates shall
be used for such bonding. Pressed brick in all cases must be
laid so as to have a full bed of mortar under each brick. The
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mortar used in backing all pressed brick shall have cement
added thereto, in the proportion•of not less than one-sixth
of the bulk of the mortar.
Section 36. No veneering of brick, stone or terra
cotta on any frame building shall exceed twenty-five feet in
height from the ground level, exclusive of gables; and all
veneered structures must be sheathed solid with one inch
boards. Veneering shall not be less than four inches in
thickness, and shall be built on a solid foundation wall not
less than twelve inches think. All veneer facings of brick
shall be bonded by metal ties in the form of staples one-
eighth of an inch in diameter. All veneer facings of stone,
terra cotta and cement stone shall be bonded by metal ties
in the form of staples not less than one-fourth of an inch
in diameter. The ties shall be bedded into the wall or
structural parts of the building not less than four inches,
with the ends turned over to give a mechanical anchorage.
Such ties shall be not less than twelve inches apart horizon-
tally and shall be in every horizontal joint between courses,
except in brick veneering, in which they shall be in every
third course.
Section 37. Dwellings of frame construction not
over one story in height, outside of said Fire District must
have foundations of brick or concrete as follows: if of
brick, shall be not less than eight inches thick, and shall
have a footing not less than twelve inches wide. If such
foundation wall is of concrete, it shall not be less than
six inches thick, and have a footing not less than twelve in-
chee wide, and shall extend six inches below grade. If such
foundation walls be over seven feet in height,the walls there-
of shall be increased four inches in thickness for each addi-
tional seven feet or fractional part thereof in height. Where
the increased thickness of the wall is required, the footing
shall be increased in thickness in the above ratio.
Buildings more than one story in height, except
barns and outhouses, shall have a masonry foundation or cel-
lar wall not less than eight inches thick, and shall have a
footing course not less than sixteen inches wide, and not
less than eight inches thick. If such foundation walls be
over seven feet in height, they shall be increased four inches
in thickness for each additional seven feet or fractional
part thereof of height. Where the increased thickness of the
wall is required, the footing shall be increased in width in
the hereinbefore mentioned ratio.
Buildings over two stories in height shall have
foundations or other walls not less than twelve inches thick,
if such wall is not more than two feet high, and each successive
ten feet or fraction thereof of height below the top ten feet
of such wall shall be four inches thicker than the section
next above. Each such wall shall have a footing not less than
75 per cent wider than the section of wall resting upon it.
Depths of foundations of buildings of frame construc-
tion shall be not less than as specified in the following
schedule:
For one story buildings, not less than six
inches below the natural surface of the ground;
For two story buildings, not less than one foot
below the natural surface of the ground;
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For three or four story buildings, not less
than two feet below the natural surface of
the ground.
Section 36. Every apartment or room containing a
water closet or urinal shall be ventilated by means of a
window opening directly into the open air, or by a suitable
flue.
Section 39. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to use, or cause or permit to be used,
any cement in the construction of any building, or any part
thereof, except Portland cement which will develop a tensile
strength of at least 350 pounds per square inch after one
day in air and six days in water.
Section 40. Only Portland.eement shall be permit-
ted in reinforced concrete construction and all cement so
used shall meet the requirements of all tests made in ac-
cordance with the methods proposed by the committee on
uniform tests of cement of the American Society of Civil
Engineers presented to the Society January 21, 1903, and
amended January 20, 1904, with all subsequent amendments
thereto.
Section 41. Concrete for foundations shall be
made of at least one part cement, three parts of clean
sand and.five parts of clean broken stone of such size as
to pass in any way through a two-inch ring, or.good clean
gravel may be used in the same proportion as broken stone.
The cement, sand and stone or gravel shall be measured and
thoroughly mixed.
Section 42. All lime mortar used in the construc-
tion of brick buildings shall be slacked (10) days before
used in the wall, and where used in basement shall consist
of one part cement to three parts lime mortar.
Section 43. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to fail or neglect to have at least
one-half of width of the sidewalk and not lees than ten
feet of the width of any alley, unobstructed and free of
rubbish at all times, except that a passageway across such
space may be used for carriage of materials.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to occupy more than one-quarter of the width
of the roadway of any street in front or at side of any
building for any purpose in connection with building opera-
tions. If there is a street railroad track upon any street,
no part of such street within four feet of any such track
shall be used, obstructed or occupied.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to store any earth taken from any excavation,
or.rubbish, or material taken from any building, upon the
sidewalk or the roadway of any street or alley, but the
same shall be removed from day to day as produced. Any
dry rubbish liable to produce dust must be wetted down so
as to prevent it from being blown about.
Section 44. In all buildings where any portion
of the space under the sidewalk is excavated, the walls
surrounding such excavation shall be not less than 12
inches in thickness unless they act as retaining walls,
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and, in such case, such retaining walls shall be of the
thickness prescribed for retaining walls by this Ordi-
nanoe. Where the City of Azusa or any Department thereof,
desires to install a fire hydrant, the connecting pipe of
which extends into such basement, the owner or occupant of
the basement shall, upon the demand of said City, enclose
said pipe within masonry walls not less than eight inches
in thickness, plastered on both sides with cement plaster
and extending from the floor to the ceiling of such base-
ment.
Section 45. A permit to occupy or obstruct the
streets, alleys, and sidewalks for the purpose of build-
ing operations, shall be'used only in connection with the
actual erection, repair, alteration, removal or demoli-
tion of buildings, and it shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation to occupy or obstruct any part
of any street, alley or sidewalk, unless such building
operations are actually in progress on premises absolute-
ly on such part of such street alley or sidewalk.
Section 46. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation using, occupying or obstructing
any portion of any street, alley or sidewalk, for the
storage of building material to,fail or neglect to dis-
play and maintain a red light during the whole of every
night at each end of every pile of such material.
Section 47. For the proper and necessary pro-
tection of life and property, every building more than
two stories at front or rear in height, that is occupied,
or designed to be occupied, above the second story by
three or more families, or that is used, or designed to
be used, for offices, work shop, or public entertainments
or assemblages; every building three or more stories in
height at front or rear; every building used or occupied,
or so constructed as to be capable of being used or occu-
pied, as a theater, hospital, asylum, academy, college,
hotel, rooming house, apartment house, tenement house,
lodging house, factory, mill or manufactory; and every
school building of two stories in height at front or
rear shall be fitted and equipped with one or more
metallic fire escapes, combined with metallic balconies,
platforms and railings firmly secured to the outer walls
and erected and arranged in such a way and in such prox-
imity to windows or doors of each story above the first
as to render said fire escapes readily accessible for
the escape of the inmates in case of fire, and for the
use of the fire department, and all such buildings as a-
bove described, which are more than three stories in
height, shall have a metallic standpipe in connection
with every fire escape required by this Ordinance, such
standpipe to be of the size described in this Ordinance.
On every such building there must be at least one fire
escape connected with every floor above the first floor.
Section 48. All openings in brick or stone
walls of four feet or more across shall have steel
angles or T bars of sufficient strength to carry any
walls built upon them; and all openings less than four
feet across shall have wood lintels to carry weight
thereon or be properly arched.
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Section 49. A story of a building is defined
to be, as used in this Ordinance, the space of not less
than eight feet between floor and ceiling and above the
surface of the ground in front or rear of building.
Section 50. All buildings, structures or prem-
ises in said Fire District shall be provided with fire
hydrants and hose in such number and size as said Build-
ing Inspector may direct, and any. refusal to comply with
such direction of said Inspector on the part of any owner,
lessee, or occupant of any such building, structure or
premises shall be a violation of the provisions of,this
Ordinance and punishable accordingly.
Section 51. It shall be unlawful for any owner,
lessee, or occupant of any premises in the Fire District
to cause or permit rubbish or other inflammable material
to accumulate on any such premises.
Section 52. Whenever it shall be brought to
the attention of the Building Inspector that any build-
ing is being constructed, altered, repaired, raised,
built upon, moved or demolished contrary to or in viola-
tion of the provisions of this Ordinance, or of the
"State Housing Act," the said Inspector shall have the
power and is hereby authorized to revoke the permit for
such work and to order the construction, alteration, re-
pair, raising, building upon, moving or demolition of
such building to be stopped, and to notify in writing
any persons in any manner engaged in or causing any
such work to be done, to forthwith desist therefrom,
and it shall be unlawful for any person to continue or
further prosecute, or to cause the continuance or fur-
ther prosecution of any such work in any manner after
the service of such notice, unless a new permit there-
for shall be granted by said Building Inspector pursu-
ant to the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 53. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation in any way to hinder or prevent
the Building Inspector or any of his deputies, or any
other duly authorized officer from entering or inspecting,
during business hours, any building already erected, or
any building in course of construction, alteration, re-
pair, removal or demolition; provided that no such de-
puty, inspector or officer shall be authorized to enter
any dwelling house after the same is occupied, without
the consent of the occupant thereof.
Section 54. Pny person., firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fire of not less than
ten dollars nor more than three hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment in the City Jail of the City of Azusa for
not less than five days nor more than ninety.dsys, or'by
both such fine and imprisonment. Every such person,.
firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day during which any building
erected, constructed, altered, repaired, raised, built
upon, demolished or moved by such person, firm or cor-
poration, in violation of any of the provisions of this
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Ordinance, continues in such condition, and for every
day during which any other violation of this Ordinance
by such person, firm or corporation continues, and shall
be punishable therefor, as herein provided.
Section 55. The office of Building Inspector
is hereby established the incumbency of which shall be
known and designated as "Building Inspector", and who
shall be appointed by and serve during the pleasure of
the Board of Trustees of said city, and who shall give
bond to said city for the faithful performance of his
duties in such sum as may be determined by said Board.
Section 56. For a compensation as such Build-
ing Inspector the incumbent of such office shall be en-
titled to receive a monthly salary equal to the aggre-
gate sum of all fees collected and received by him as
such Building Inspector for the previous month during
his incumbency, unless said Board by resolution fixes a
different salary or compensation.
Section 51. All ordinances, parts of ordinances
and amendments thereto in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 58. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same
to be published in one regular issue in the "Pomotropie",
a weekly newspaper of general circulation established,
printed and published in the City of Azusa.
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was duly passed by the Board of Trustees of the City .
of Azusa at Q t�-� �_ meeting held
Ar ,1926, by the following vote of the Board:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:e., ll
City Clerk Of the 01ty Of s .
Approved this day of
Q `
Pres en o' a oard o Trus=
tees of the City of Azusa.
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