HomeMy Public PortalAbout92-981U ORDINANCE NO. 92-981U
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON ADOPTING
BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1991
EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; LOS ANGELES
COUNTY CODE, BUILDING CODE, TITLE 26 AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO; THE UNIFORM PLUMBING
CODE, 1991 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO;
LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, PLUMBING CODE, TITLE
28 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; THE UNIFORM
MECHANICAL CODE, 1991 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS
THERETO; LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, MECHANICAL
CODE, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; ADOPTING
FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES, READOPTING
PORTIONS OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CARSON
MUNICIPAL CODE AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of Article VIII of the Carson
Municipal Code is amended by amending Sections 8100, 8102, 8113,
and 8114, by adding Subsection (E) to Section 8112, and a new
Section 8117 to respectively read as follows:
8100. Adoption of Building Code. Except as herein-
after provided, Chapters 4 through 60, excluding Chapters 31, 35,
41 and 53 of that certain building code known and designated as
the "Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition, prepared by the Inter-
national Conference of Building Officials and including Chap-
ters 7 , 11, 23, 38, 49 and 55 of the Appendix to said Uniform
Building Code, and Title 26, Building Code of the Los Angeles
County Code, as amended and in effect on July 21, 1992, are
hereby adopted by reference. Title 26 shall control over any
conflict with said Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition.
Sections 8101, et pg . , of Chapter 1 of Article VIII of the
Carson Municipal Code are hereby readopted except as otherwise
provided in this Section 8100. All of the above-mentioned Codes
or portions of Codes, amendments and sections which are hereby
adopted shall constitute and may be cited as the Building Code of
the City of Carson.
The provisions of the Building Code applying to
dwellings, lodging houses, congregate residences, hotels, motels,
apartment houses, convents, monasteries or other uses classified
by the Building Code as a group R occupancy and .ncluding
Chapters 1, 21 3, 4 and 98 and 99 shall constitute and may be
cited as the Housing Code.
A copy of the Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition,
Title 26, and Chapter 1 of Article VIII of the Carson Municipal
Code have been deposited in the office of the city clerk of the
City of Carson and shall be at all times maintained by the clerk,
together with a copy of Exhibit "A" to this Ordinance
No. 92-981U, for use and examination by the public.
8102 . Violations and Penalties.
(a) Compliance with Code. No person shall erect,
construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or
structure or perform any grading in the City of Carson, or cause
the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the
provisions of the Building Code.
(b) Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of the Building Code shall be
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deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or
portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provi-
sions of the Building Code is committed, continued or permitted,
and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be
punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand ($1, 000.00)
dollars or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not
more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
8112 . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8100
the Building Code is amended as follows:
(E) Section 308 (d) is amended by adding the following
paragraphs between the first and second paragraphs to read:
Group R-3 and Group M occupancies and
additions thereto located at least 25 feet
from an active, abandoned, or idle oil or gas
well may be constructed with a protective
system as shown in Figure 3-A or Figure 3-B
of Section 308 (c) upon execution and
recordation of a waiver of liability in favor
of the city.
8113. Amendment to Building Code. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 8100, the Building Code is hereby amended
by increasing the amount of each and every fee set forth in said
Building Code, including but not limited to the fees set forth in
Section 304 and in Tables No. 3-A and 3-B of said Building Code,
to be the fee set forth in the most current resolution of the
City Council establishing fees pursuant to said Building Code.
In the event no such resolution is in effect, said fees shall be
one hundred percent (100%) greater than those set forth in said
Building Code. (Ord. 182-627 , $1)
8114 . Amendment to Building Code. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 8100, Section 3204 (d) of the Building Code
is amended by adding an Item 5 to read:
5. Untreated wood shingles or shakes when
used to reroof a building classified as an
R-3 or M occupancy that was previously roofed
with the same material.
8119 . Amendment to Building Code. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 8100, the Building Code is amended by
amending Section 7014 (b) to read as follows:
(b) Planning and Zoning Compliance.
No Grading Permit shall be issued for the
import or export of more than 10,000 cubic
yards of earth material to or from a grading
site where such work would be classified as
"Project Grading" as defined in the City of
Carson Zoning Ordinance unless the project is
in conformance with said ordinance.
Section 2 . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1
of this Ordinance, the Building Code referred to in Section 1 is
amended as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached to this Ordinance.
Section 3 . Chapter 3 of Article VIII of the Carson
Municipal Code is amended by repealing Section 8304 and amending
Sections 8300 and 8302 to read:
8300. Adoption of Plumbing Code. Except as herein-
after provided, Chapters 1 through 13 and Appendices A, B, C, D
and I of that certain Plumbing Code known and designated as the
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"Uniform Plumbing Code, 1991 Edition", prepared by the Inter-
national Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and
Title 28, Plumbing Code of the Los Angeles County Code, as
amended and in effect on July 21, 1992, are hereby adopted by
reference. Title 28 shall control over any conflict with the
Uniform Plumbing Code, 1991 Edition. Sections 8301 and 8303 of
Chapter 3 of Article VIII of the Carson Municipal Code are hereby
readopted. All of the above-mentioned Codes or portions of
Codes, amendments and sections which are hereby adopted shall
constitute and may be cited as the Plumbing Code of the City of
Carson.
A copy of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1991 Edition,
Title 28 and Chapter 3 of Article VIII of the Carson Municipal
Code have been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the
City of Carson and shall be at all times maintained by the clerk
for use and examination by the public.
8302 . Violations and Penalties. Any person, firm or
corporation violating any provision of the Plumbing Code shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a
period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Each separate day or any portion thereof, during
which any violation of the Plumbing Code occurs or continues,
shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punishable as herein provided.
Section 4 . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3
of this Ordinance, the Plumbing Code is amended as follows:
(a) Subsection 117 (b) of the Plumbing Code is deleted.
(b) Subsection 117 (c) of the Plumbing Code is amended
to read as follows:
(c) Person - Person is an individual human being,
a firm, partnership or corporation, his or their heirs,
executors, administrators, assigns, officers or agents; the
County of Los Angeles, and any local agency as defined in
Section 53090 of the Government Code, or officers thereof.
Singular includes plural, male includes female.
(c) Subsection 121(b) of the Plumbing Code is amended
to read:
(b) Toilet Room - A room within or on the
premises containing water closets, urinals and other require3
facilities.
(d) Section 122 (a) of the Plumbing Code is amended as
follows:
(a) U.P.C. - U.P.C. is the 1991 Edition of the
Uniform Plumbing Code, including Appendices A, B, Co D, and I as
published by the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials.
(e) Subsection 122 (a) of t`.e U.P.C. is renumbered
Subsection 122 (c) .
(f) Section 201 of the U.P.C. is amended by adding
Subsection (k) which reads as follows:
(k) Provisions contained in this Code shall not
apply to one and two-family dwelling private sewage disposal
systems and minimum plumbing facilities when alternate facilities
or installations have been approved by the local health
authority, provided that such alternate facilities or
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installations provide substantially equivalent protection to
health and safety.
(g) Subsection 310(d) of the Plumbing Code is deleted.
(h) Section 310 of the U.P.C. is amended by adding
Subsections (h) and (i) which read as follows:
(h) Piping over nurseries, food preparation
centers, food-serving facilities, food storage areas, electrical
rooms containing main electrical distribution panels or motor
control centers, and other critical areas shall be kept to a
minimum and shall not be exposed. Special precautions shall be
taken to protect these areas from possible leakage from necessary
overhead piping systems.
(i) Plastic piping shall not be exposed as a
portion of the interior room finish in a building or structure if
the piping has a flame-spread rating exceeding 75 when tested in
accordance with ASTM E84-77a, "Test for Surface Burning
Characteristics of Building Materials" .
(i) The second paragraph of subsection 314 (b) of the
Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
Existing building sewers and building drains may
be used in connection with plumbing alterations or repairs if
such sewers or drains have been properly maintained in a good and
safe condition, are working properly and were installed in
accordance with the applicable laws in effect at the time of
installation.
(j) Subsection 318. 1(a) of the Plumbing Code is
amended by renumbering said subsection to be Subsection 318 (a) (1)
and is amended to read as follows:
(a) Scope. All new plumbing work, and such
portions of existing systems as may be affected by new work or
any changes shall be inspected by the Administrative Authority to
insure compliance with all the requirements of this Code and to
assure that the installation and construction of the plumbing
system is in accordance with approved plans. Special
construction and inspection may be required on work involving
special hazards or conditions and on work requiring extensive,
unusual or constant inspection. Special inspections, when
necessary, shall be accomplished by the means set forth in Title
26 of the Los Angeles County Code, except that the Special
Inspector shall be a qualified person approved and registered by,
and reporting to, the Chief Flumbing Inspector.
(k) Subsection 401 (a) of the Plumbing Code is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Drainage piping shall be cast iron,
galvanized steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass,
Schedule 40 ABS DMV, Schedule 40 PVC DMV, extra strength
vitrified clay pipe, or other approved materials having a smooth
and uniform bore, except that:
(1) No galvanized wrought iron or galvanized
steel pipe shall be used under ground and shall be kept at least
six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above ground.
(2) ABS and PVC DMV piping installations shall be
limited to residential construction, not more than two stories in
height.
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(3) No vitrified clay pipe or fitting shall be
used above ground and shall be kept at least twelve (12) inches
( . 3m) below ground.
(1) Subsection 5O3 (a) of the Plumbing Code is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Vent pipe shall be cast iron, galvanized
steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, Schedule 40
ABS DMV, Schedule 40 PVC DMV or other approved materials, except
that:
(1) No galvanized wrought iron or galvanized
steel pipe shall be used underground and shall be kept at least
six (6) inches above ground.
(2) ABS and PVC DMV piping installation shall be
limited to residential construction, not more than two (2)
stories in height.
(m) Subsection 8O2 (a) of the U.P.C. is amended by
adding the following sentence which reads as follows:
All joints for liquid materials to be reamed to
full size and cleaned of all loose materials.
(n) Section 804 of the U.P.C. is amended by adding
Subsection 8O4 (g) which reads as follows:
(g) Dielectric unions shall be used at all points
of connection where there is a dissimilarity of metals.
(o) Section 906 of the U.P.C. is amended by adding
Subsection 9O6(c) which reads as follows:
(c) Drinking Fountains - Drinking fountains shall
be installed and so regulated that a jet of water extending at
least two (2) inches from the water orifice shall be constantly
available. The orifice shall not be accessible to the mouth of
the drinker nor subject to immersion.
(p) Subsection 9O9 (c) of the Plumbing Code is amended
to read as follows:
(c) Each shower receptor shall be an approved
type and be so constructed as to have a finished dam, curb, or
threshold which is at least one (1) inch (25.4 mm) lower than the
sides and back of such receptor. In no case shall any dam or
threshold be less than two (2) inches (50.8 mm) or more than nine
(9) inches (228.6 mm) in depth when measured from the top of the
dam or threshold to the top of the drain. The finished floor of
the receptor shall slope uniformly from the sides toward the
drain not less than one-quarter (1/4) inch per foot (20. 9 mm/m) ,
nor more than one-half (1/2) inch per foot (41.8 mm/m) .
Thresholds shall be of sufficient width to accommodate a minimum
22 inch (558 .8 mm) door.
(q) The second paragraph of Section 1001 of the
Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
Water closets for residential buildings or
structures built prior to July 9, 1991 shall use a maximum of
3-1/2 gallons of water per flush as approved by the State
Department of Housing and Community Development. Water closets
and urinals installed in new buildings or structures shall comply
with the requirements of Section 913 .
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(r) Section 1010 of the Plumbing Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 1010 - Flow-Limiting Devices
Interior faucet fixtures, other than those for
bathtubs, shall be fitted with approved flow control devices
allowing a maximum flow rate of 2. 2 gallons per minute. Shower
heads shall be fitted with approved flow control devices allowing
a maximum flow rate of 2 . 5 gallons per minute. The
Administrative Authority may waive these requirements where he
finds them impracticable.
Water closets and urinals installed in new
buildings or structures shall comply with the requirements of
Section 913 .
(s) Chapter 11 of the U.P.C. is amended by changing
the Chapter Title to read as follows:
Building Sewers and Private Systems
(t) Subsection 1107 (e) of the Plumbing Code is
deleted.
(u) Subsection 1110(b) (2) of the U.P.C. is amended to
read as follows:
(2) Provide additional space for a building sewer
or a private sewage disposal system or part thereof, when proper
cause, transfer of ownership, or change of boundary not in
violation of other requirements has been first established to the
satisfaction of the Administrative Authority. The instrument
recording such action shall constitute an agreement with the
Administrative Authority which shall clearly state and show that
the areas so joined or used shall be maintained as a unit during
the time they are so used. Such an agreement shall be recorded
in the Office of the County Recorder, as part of the conditions
of ownership of said properties, and shall be binding on all
heirs, successors and assigns to such properties. A copy of the
instrument recording such proceedings shall be filed with the
Administrative Authority.
(v) Subsection 1212 (a) of the Plumbing Code is
deleted.
(w) Subsection 1213 (b) of the Plumbing Code is amended
by renumbering said Subsection to be Subsection 1213 .
(x) Subsection 1213 (0) of the Plumbing Code is
deleted.
(y) Subsection 1307 (c) (4) of the Plumbing Code is
deleted.
(z) Subsections D-l(a) and D-1(c) of Appendix D of the
U.P.C. are amended to read as follows:
(a) Rainwater piping placed within the interior
of a buildi-:g or run within a vent or shaft shall be of cast iron
galvanized steel, wrought iron, brass, copper, lead, Schedule 40
ABS DMV, Schedule 40 PVC DMV or other approved materials. ABS
and PVC DMV piping installations shall be limited to residential
structures not exceeding two (2) stories in height.
(c) Rainwater piping located underground within a
building shall be of service weight cast iron soil pipe, Type DMV
copper tube, Schedule 40 ABS DMV, Schedule 40 PVC DMV, extra
strength vitrified clay pipe, or other approved materials. ABS
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and PVC DMV piping installations shall be limited to residential
structures not exceeding two (2) stories in height.
(aa) Subsection I-4 (c) of the Plumbing Code is deleted.
Section 5. Chapter 4 of Article VIII of the Carson
Municipal Code is amended by repealing Section 8404 and amending
Sections 8400 and 8402 to read:
8400. Adoption of Mechanical Code. Except as herein-
after provided, Chapters 4 through 17, Chapter 19, Chapter 20 and
Appendices A and C of that certain Mechanical Code known and
designated as the "Uniform Mechanical Code, 1991 Edition",
jointly prepared by the International Conference of Building
Officials and the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials, and Title 29, Mechanical Code, of the Los
Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect July 21, 1992 are
hereby adopted by reference. Title 29 shall control over any
conflict with the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1991 Edition.
Sections 8401 and 8403 of Chapter 4 of Article VIII of the Carson
Municipal Code are hereby readopted. All of the above-mentioned
Codes or portions thereof, amendments and sections which are
hereby adopted shall constitute and may be cited as the
Mechanical Code of the City of Carson.
A copy of the Uniform Mechanical Code, Title 29 and
Chapter 4 of Article VIII of the Carson Municipal Code have been
deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Carson
and shall be at all times maintained by the clerk for use and
examination by the public.
8402. Violations and Penalties. It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to erect, install, alter,
repair, relocate, add to, replace, use or maintain heating,
ventilating, comfort cooling, or refrigeration equipment in the
jurisdiction, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in
violation of any of the provisions of the Mechanical Code.
Maintenance of equipment which was unlawful at the time it was
installed, and which would be unlawful under said Mechanical
Code, shall constitute a continuing violation of said Mechanical
Code.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of said Mechanical Code shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during
which any violation of any of the provisions of said Mechanical
Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction
of any such violation, such person shall be punishable by a fine
of not more than one thousand ($1, 000. 00) dollars or by imprison-
ment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six (6)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5
of this Ordinance, the Mechanical Code is amended as follows:
read: (a) Section 106 of the Mechanical Code is amended to
Sec. 106. Heating, ventilatig, comfort cooling,
refrigeration systems, or other miscellaneous heat-producing
appliances lawfully installed prior to the effective date of the
Mechanical Code may have their existing use, maintenance or
repair continued if the use, maintenance or repair is in
accordance with the original design and location and is not a
hazard to life, health or property.
All heating, ventilating, comfort cooling, or
refrigeration systems, or other miscellaneous heat-producing
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appliances, both existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall
be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices or
safeguards which are required by the Mechanical Code in heating,
ventilating, comfort cooling, or refrigeration systems or other
miscellaneous heat-producing appliances when installed, altered,
or repaired, shall be maintained in good working order.
The owner or his designated agent shall be responsible
for the maintenance of heating, ventilating, comfort cooling,
refrigeration systems or other miscellaneous heat-producing
appliances.
(b) Subsection 303 (b) of the Mechanical Code is
amended by amending the first paragraph thereof to read:
(b) Expiration. Every permit issued by the
Building Official under the provisions of the Mechanical Code
shall expire by limitation, and become null and void, if the work
authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from
the date of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit
is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced
for a period of 180 days. Before such work can be recommenced, a
new permit shall be first obtained so to do, and the fee therefor
shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such
work, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the
original plans and specifications for such work; and provided,
further, that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one
year.
(c) Section 417 of the U.M.C. (Group R Occupancies) is
amended to read:
Group R Occupancies:
Division 1. Hotels and apartments. Congregate
residences (each accommodating more than 10 persons) .
Division 2 . Not used.
Division 3 . Dwellings and lodging houses, and large
and small day-care homes. Congregate residences (each
accommodating 10 persons or less.
(d) Section 423 of the U.M.C. is amended to read:
U.M.C. is the 1991 Edition of the Uniform
Mechanical Code, including Appendices A and C, as jointly
published by the International Conference of Building Officials
and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials.
U.M.C. STANDARDS are the Uniform Mechanical Code
Standards included in Appendix A of the 1991 Edition of the
Uniform Mechanical Code.
(e) Subsection 604 (1) of the U.M.C. is hereby
renumbered subsection 604 (a) 1.
(f) Section 704 of the U.M.C. is amended by adding the
following subsection to read as follows:
8. Under openable windows on exterior walls.
Section 7. The modifications to the Building Code,
Plumbing Code and Mechanical Code that have previously been
enacted are merely a continuation of the Carson Building,
Plumbing and Mechanical Codes, and all of the changes and
modifications to the Building, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes,
whether previously enacted or enacted in this ordinance, are
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reasonably necessary because of local climate, characterized by
hot, dry summers, followed by strong Santa Ana winds and heavy
winter rains, the location in Southern California and the
relatively flat topography of the City.
Section S . The City contracts with the County of Los
Angeles for certain services, including building inspection
services. To obtain those services, it is necessary to adopt
local building codes in the form adopted by the County of Los
Angeles. Therefore, this ordinance adopts, like the County
ordinances, the Uniform Codes as approved by code writing
organizations, the amendments to those codes adopted by agencies
of the State of California upon the incorporation of those codes
into the California Building Standards Code, and the local
amendments stated in this ordinance. In so doing, this ordinance
adopts and amends the applicable provisions of the California
Building Standards Code as required by Health & Safety Code
Section 18941. 5.
Section 9. State law requires that localities adopt
the Uniform Building Codes and any modifications thereto, by
August 12, 1992 . It is essential that the City have in effect on
that date building codes that comport with state law and contain
those modifications necessitated by unique geographic, geologic
and climatic conditions. In the absence of immediate
effectiveness, the provisions of the building codes unique to the
City's special circumstances will not be in place and this will
have a detrimental effect on the public, health, safety and
welfare. The modifications to the building codes contain vital
provisions regarding administrative procedures, roofing
materials, sprinkling requirements, methane gas control and other
similar matters necessitated by the City's exposure to Santa Ana
winds and the number of former land fills within the City. For
these reasons, the public health, safety and welfare require that
this ordinance take effect immediately. This is an urgency
ordinance.
Section 10. This Ordinance shall be effective upon
adoption and shall become operative on August 12, 1992.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED the 21st day of
July, 1992 .
e
ATTEST: ayor Pro Tem
Citv Cler
APPROVED AS TO P OR�M:
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 92-981U was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council
of said City on an urgency basis at a regular meeting of said Council, duly held on the 21st
day of July, 1992, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Calas, Fajardo, Muise-Perez, McDonald, and Mitoma
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
City Clerk, City of Carson, 6eifornia
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