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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 68-267ORDINANCE NO. 68 -267 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 65 -170 OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE AS CONTAINED IN THE 1968 EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING LAWS AND PUBLISHED BY THE BUILDING NEWS, INC., AND INCLUDING CHAPTERS 68, 69, 98 AND 99 INCLUDED IN THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE SAID LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE FOR AND INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT BUILDING CODE AND MAKING OTHER AMENDMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 65 -170 entitled "Building Code" adopt- ed August 17, 1965, is hereby amended by adopting by reference, except as hereinafter provided, that certain Building Code known and designated as the Los Angeles County Building Code as contained in the 1968;Edition of the Los Angeles County Building Laws and published by Building News, Inc., and including Chapters 68, 69, 98 and 99 included in the supplement to the said Los Angeles County Building Code and such code shall be and become the Building Code of the City of Temple City, regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height, area, maintenance of all structures and certain equipment therein specifically regulated and grading within the City of Temple City, and providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor, providing penalties for violation of such code, declaring and establishing fire zones. Three copies of said Los Angeles County Building Laws have been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Temple City, and shall be at all times maintained by said Clerk for use and examination by the public. Said edition of the Los Angeles County Building Code, except as provided hereinafter, is hereby substituted for, and shall take the place of, the Building Code set forth in said Ordinance No. 65 -170, and such amending ordinances previously adopted. SECTION 2. Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in said Los Angeles County Building Code, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section as follows: "Board of Appeals" shall mean the Board of Appeals established by Section 206 of said Los Angeles County Building Code. "Building Department" shall mean the "Building and Safety Division" of the Department of County Engineer. "Building Official" shall mean County Engineer of the County of Los Angeles. "City" shall mean the City of Temple City except in Section 103 of said Building Code. "County ", "County of Los Angeles" or "unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles" shall mean the City of Temple City. "General Fund" shall mean the City Treasury of the City of Temple City. "Health Officer" shall mean the Health°-0fficer of the City of Temple City. "Ordinance No. 7583, an ordinance adopting a Health Code" shall mean Ordinance No. 68 -264 of the City of Temple City. "Special Inspector' :' shall mean a person holding a valid Certifi- cate of Registration issued by the County of Los Angeles as set forth in Section 305 (b) of said Los Angeles County Building Code. SECTION 3. Section 9906 of said Los Angeles County Building Code is amended to read: "SECTION 9906. Building Rehabilitation Appeals Board. In order to hear appeals provided for in Chapter 99 regarding substandard buildings and substandard property, there shall be and is hereby created a Building Rehabilitation Appeals Board consisting of five members who are qualified to pass on matters pertaining to substandard buildings. The members of the Board shall be appoint- ed by the City Council of the City of Temple City and shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Council and may recommend such new legislation as deemed necessary. The Board shall adopt reason- able rules and regulations for conducting its investigations. The County Engineer shall be an ex officio non - voting member and act as secretary. He shall keep a record of all proceedings and notify all parties concerned of the finding and decisions of the Board." SECTION 4. Section 208 of the Building Code of the City of Temple City shall read as follows: "SECTION 208 (a). Compliance with Code. A person shall not 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, or cause the same to be done, contrary to, or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. (b). Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this 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 this 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 $500., or by im- prisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment." SECTION 5. Said Los Angeles County Building Code is amended by deleting Section 307 therefrom. SECTION 6. Said Los Angeles Building Code is amended by rewriting Table 3 -A to read as follows: Total Valuation Fee BUILDING PERMIT FEES Less than $20.00 $2Q.00 to and including $200.00 More than $200.00 to and including $600.00 More than $600.00 to and including $1,000.00 Each additional $1,000 or fraction, to and including $25,000.00 Each additional $1,000 or fraction, to and including $50,000.00 Each additional $1,000 or fraction, to and including $100,000.00 Each additional $1,000 or fraction more than $100,000.00 No Fee $ 6.00 9.00 12.00 5.25 4.50 3.00 1.50 1 1 Ordinance No. 68 -267, page 3 1968. ATTEST: PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July, i/(/'Ge/e)-/-41, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF TEMPLE CITY ) ss I, Karl L. Koski, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 68 -267, was intro- duced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City, held on the 18th day of June, 1968, and was duly passed, approved, and adopted by said Council, approved and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 16th day of July , 1968, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen- Beckley, Harker, Merritt, Tyrell, Briggs NOES: Councilmen- None ABSENT: Councilmen- None