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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 1040 ORDINANCE NO. 1040 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE "COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES UNIFORM BUILDING LAWS, 1971 EDITION" CONSISTING OF THE "COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES BUILDING CODE", THE SAME BEING ORDINANCE NO. 2225 AS AMENDED THROUGH AND INCLUDING JULY 29, 1971; AND THE "PLUMBING CODE OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES", THE SAME BEING ORDINANCE NO. 2269 AS AMENDED THROUGH AND INCLUDING, JULY 29, 1971, AND THE "MECHANICAL CODE OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES", THE SAME BEING ORDINANCE NO. 9544, AS AMENDED THROUGH AND INCLUDING, JULY 29, 1971; AND TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES THEREIN. The City Council of the City of Azusa does ordain as follows : SECTION 1 . Section 8100 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8100. ADOPTING CODES. Subject to the changes and amendments hereinafter set forth in this Chapter, that certain code entitled ' County of Los Angeles Uniform Building Laws, 1971 Edition' , consisting of a published compilation of rules, regulations and standards adopted by said County, an agency of the State, set forth therein in four parts, to wit, the 'County of Los Angeles Building Code", the same being Ordinance No. 2225, as amended through and including, July 29, 1971; and the "Plumbing Code of the County of Los Angeles", the same being Ordinance No. 2269, as amended through and including, July 29, 1971; and the "Mechanical Code of the County of Los Angeles", the same being Ordinance No. 9544, as amended through and including, July 29, 1971; and the "Electrical Code of the County of Los Angeles", the same being Ordinance No. 2252 as amended through and including, March 12, 1968, three full printed copies of which, printed as a code in book form, 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 herein and made a part hereof as fully and for all intents and purposes as though set forth herein at length, shall be and the same is hereby adopted and established as the rules, regulations, standards, provisions and conditions to be observed and followed in the construction, erection, enlargement, razing, alteration, repairing, demolition, conversion, occupancy, removal, maintenance, moving, use, area and height of buildings and structures and certain equipment therein, in the installation, arrangement, alteration, repair, use and operation of electric wiring, connections, fixtures and other electrical appliances, in the erection, installation, alteration, repair, relocation, replacement, addition to, use, or maintenance of any heating, ventilating, comfort cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators, or other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances, and in the regulation of sanitary plumbing and drainage systems, house sewers and private sewage disposal systems and grading within the City, and the various parts of said Code shall constitute the Building Code, Electrical Code, Mechanical Code and Plumbing Code, respectively, of and for the City. Whenever any provision of said Codes conflicts with other provisions of the Azusa Municipal Code, such other provisions shall apply. " SECTION 2. Section 8101 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8101. CITY REFERENCES IN THE COUNTY BUILDING LAWS . Wherever in said County of Los Angeles Uniform Building Laws, reference is made to the unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles, or similar phrases referring to said unincorporated territory, these phrases shall be construed to refer to the incorporated territory of the City of Azusa . Whenever in said County of Los Angeles Uniform Building Laws, reference is made to the Division of Building and Safety or the Bureau of Public Safety, the same shall be deemed and construed to refer to the Building Department of the City of Azusa . Whenever reference is made in said County of Los Angeles Uniform Building Laws to the County Engineer or to the Chief Electrical Inspector or to the Chief Plumbing Inspector, the same shall be deemed to refer to the person employed by or under contract with the City of Azusa to act as the Building Inspector of the City or the Director of Public Works . " SECTION 3. Section 8102 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8102. AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE, FIRE ZONES DEFINED. Paragraph (a ) of Section 1601 of said Building Code is amended to read as follows : " (a ) Fire Zones Defined. For the purpose of this Code, the entire territory of the City is hereby declared to be a Fire District and said Fire District shall be divided into and shall be designated as Fire Zones Nos . 1, 2, 3, and 4, and each of said zones shall include such territory or portions of said City as set forth in Part 2 of Chapter 1 of Article III of the Azusa Municipal Code . Whenever reference is made in the Azusa Municipal Code or this code to Fire Zone No. 1, 2, 3, and 4, it shall be construed to mean the Fire Zone of the same number designated and referred to in this Chapter. " SECTION 4+. Section 8103 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8103. AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE. EXTERIOR WALLS. A new paragraph (d) is hereby added to Section 1603 of said Building Code reading as follows : " (d) Not withstanding any other provision of this Code, all exterior walls less than three feet distant from any property line shall be of not less than four-hour fire resistive construction in Fire Zone No. 2 . " SECTION 5 . Section 8103.1 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8103.1 . SAME, NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS . A new paragraph (e ) is added to Section 1603 of said Building Code reading as follows : " (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) and (c ) of this Section 1603, the City Council may, by resolution, permit an existing non-conforming building to be altered, raised, enlarged, added to or moved, subject to such terms and conditions as the City Council may impose, upon finding after consultation with the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment and the Chief Building Inspector that any fire hazard or fire danger will be diminished rather than increased by such permitted alterations or other work. " SECTION 6. Section 8103.2 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8103.2. SAME, RIGHT TO DEMOLISH. COSTS. Section 203 of said Building Code is amended by the addition - 2 - thereto of a new subsection (d) and a new subsection (e) reading respec- tively as follows : (d) Right to demolish. In case the owner shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with the notice to repair, rehabilitate, or to demolish and remove said building or structure or portion thereof, the City Council may order the owner of the building prosecuted as a violator of the provisions of this Code or may order the Building Official to proceed with the work specified in such notice. A statement of the cost of such work shall be transmitted to the City Council who shall cause the same to be paid and levied as a special assessment against the property. (e) Costs . Costs incurred under Subsection (d) shall be paid out of the City Treasury. Such costs shall be charged to the owner of the premises involved as a special assessment on the land on which the building or structure is located, and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the collection of special assessments with the taxes on the next ensuing tax bill upon which it is possible to add the assessment . SECTION 7. Section 8103.3 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8103.3 SAME. UNSAFE BUILDINGS. ABATEMENT. Subsection (b ) of Section 203 of said Building Code is amended to read: (b) Notice to owner. The Building Official shall examine or cause to be examined every building or structure or portion thereof reported as dangerous or damaged and, if such is found to be an unsafe building as defined in this Section, the Building Official shall give to the owner of such building or structure written notice stating the defects thereof and giving notice that a public hearing will be held before the City Council at a date, hour and place specified in said notice at which time and place the City Council will hear the owner and any other person interested and will determine whether or not said building or structure is an unsafe building as defined by this Section and whether the same shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this Section. Such notice shall be served in the manner hereinafter specified and shall also be published once in the official newspaper of the City, and such service and publication shall be completed at least ten days before the hearing. The City Council shall conduct a public hearing at the time and place specified at which it shall afford the owner and all persons interested in such building or structure an opportunity to be heard, and shall determine from the evidence and declare by resolution whether or not said building or structure is an unsafe building as herein defined and whether the same shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this Section. If the City Council determines and declares by resolution that the building or structure is an unsafe building as herein defined, the Building Official shall serve upon the owner of such building or structure written notice of such determination by the City Council which notice shall require the owner or person in charge of the building or premises, within 48 hours, to commence either the required repairs or improvements or demolition or removal of the building or structure or portions thereof, and all such work shall be completed within 90 days from date of notice, unless otherwise stipulated by the Building Official. If necessary, such notice shall also require the building, structure, or por- tion thereof to be vacated forthwith and not reoccupied until the required repairs and improvements are completed, inspected, and approved by the Building Official . - 3 - Proper service of the notice required by this subsection shall be by personal service upon the owner of record, if he shall be found within the city limits . If he is not found within the city limits such service may be made upon said owner by registered or certified mail; provided, that if such notice is by registered or certified mail, the designated period within which said owner or person in charge is required to comply with the order of the Building Official shall begin as of the date he receives such notice. " SECTION 8. Section 8103.'+ of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8103.4 SAME. DELETIONS. Said Building Code is hereby amended by deleting therefrom Sections 204,205,206, 208, 209 and 307, and Chapter 99. " SECTION 9. Section 8103.5 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8103.5 SAME. HOMES FOR AGED AND FOR CHILDREN. Division 3 of Section 901 of said Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows : "Division 3. Nursing Homes for one or more ambulatory patients, homes for six or more children of kindergarten age or older, and homes for the aged accomodating one or more aged persons . " SECTION 10. Section 8103.6 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read : "SECTION 8103.6. SAME. AMENDING SECTION 1603. Subsection (a ) Sec . 1603 of said Building Code is hereby amended by the addition of the following after the last paragraph of said subsection: "EXCEPTION: Type V Buildings Housing Groups H, I, or J occupancies may have a roof covering as specified in Sec . 3203 (f) on ar- chitectural appendages; unenclosed balconies, porches, patios, or similar structures providing the area of the roofs so covered does not exceed ten percent of the total roof area aC the building on the property. " SECTION 11. Section 8103.7 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read : "SECTION 8103.7 SAME. AMENDING SECTION 2203. Subsection (b) of Sec. 2203 of said Building Code is hereby amended by the addition of the following after the first paragraph of said subsection: "EXCEPTION: Buildings Housing Groups H, I, or J occupancies may have unprotected openings when located five feet or more from an adja- cent property line" . SECTION 12. Section 8103.7 of the Azusa Municipal Code is amended to read: "SECTION 8103.8. SAME, AMENDING SECTION 3302. Subsection (b) of Section 3302 of said Building Code, is hereby designated and renumbered as " (b)2" . A new subsection (b)1 is hereby added to Section 3302 of said Building Code, between subsections (a ) and (b)2, reading as follows : - 4 - " (b)1 Number of Exits . All buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with a minimum of two exits . Exception: Where Section 3302 (b )2 would not require more than one exit, the second means of egress may be an opening other than a door providing the location and means of egress has been approved by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the second means of egress may be waived when in the opinion of the Chief of the Fire Department and the Building Official, no undue hazard will exist. " SECTION 13 . Sections 8103.9, 8103 .10 and 8103.11 of the Azusa Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 14. Chapter 3 of Article VII of the Azusa Municipal Code, consisting of Sections 7300 to 7328 inclusive, is hereby repealed. SECTION 15 . Section 3120 of the Azusa Municipal Code amended to read: "SECTION 3120. FIRE ZONES CREATED. There is hereby created four fire zones in the City to be designated as Fire Zone No. 1, Fire Zone No. 2, Fire Zone No. 3 and Fire Zone No. 4. SECTION 16. Section 3120.3(a ) is added to the Azusa Municipal Code to read: "SECTION 3120.3(a ) FIRE ZONE NO. 4. LIMITS . The limits of Fire Zone No. 4 shall include and embrace those parts of the City in or within 500 feet of lands covered with forest, brush or grass in sufficient quantity to constitute a fire hazard as found and determined by the Fire Chief . Areas within Fire Zone No. 4. shall be excluded from such zone when tip Fire Chief finds that urbanization has permanently removed the hazard of forest, brush or grass covered lands for a distance of not less than 500 feet from the area to be excluded. " SECTION 17. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall publish the same as required by law . Passed and approved this 21 day of August , 1972. y ...1 ' ,-- e--- ,.v.7 Ma or - 5 - • STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS. CITY OF AZUSA ) I, DEAN F. KLARR, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1040 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 5th day of July , 1972. That there- after, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 21st day of August , 1972, by the following vote, to wit : AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Snyder, Clark, Solem NOES : Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Decker City Cyerk I DO FURTHER CERTIFY that I caused said ordinance to be published prior to the expiration of fifteen days from the passage thereof in the Azusa Herald and Pomotropic, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated in the City of Azusa, on the 31st day of August , 1972, and that the same was published in accordance with law . Ci _erk Publish Azusa Herald & Pomotropic, August 31, 1972 - 6 -