HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 78-457ORDINANCE NO. 78 -457
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 75• -410 OF THE
CITY OF TEMPLE CITY BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE AND AMENDMENTS AS
IN THE 1977 EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
BUILDING LAWS PUBLISHED BY THE BUILDING NEWS, INC.
FOR AND INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT BUILDING CODE AND
MAKING OTHER AMENDMENTS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 75 -410 entitled "Building Code"
adopted August 5, 1975, as codified Section 7100, et. seq. of the
Temple City Municipal Code, 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 1977 edition of the Los Angeles County Building
Laws published by Building News, Inc., 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 therefore, 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 beat 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. 75 -410,
and such amending ordinances previously adopted.
SECTION 2. Section 101 of said Los Angeles County Building Code
is amended to read:
Section 101. Title.
Section 7100, et seq. of thelTemple City Municipal Code,
shallbe. known as the "Building Code ", may be cited as such,
and will be referred to herein as "this Code ". The provisions
of said Section 7100 et.seq. applying to dwellings, lodgings,
houses, hotels, apartment houses, convents, monasteries or other
uses classified by this Code as a Group R -1 or R -3 Occupancy and
including Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 98 and 99 is and may be cited
as the "Housing Code".
SECTION 3. Section 207 of said Los Angeles County Building Code
is amended to read:
Section 207. Definitions.
Whenever any of the names.. or terms defined in this Section
are used in this Code, each such name or term shall be deemed
and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this Section.
"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 Divi-
sion" 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.
"County Engineer" shall mean the County Engineer of the
County of Los Angeles.
"Electrical Code" shall mean Section 7300, et seq, of the
Temple City Municipal Code.
"Fire Code" shall mean Section 3100, et seq. of the Temple
City Municipal Code.
"Fire Zone" shall mean the fire zone adopted by an ordinance
creating and establishing fire zones or where no such fire zones
have been adopted by the City of Temple City shall be considered
to be in Fire Zone No. 3.
"General Fund" shall mean the City Treasury of the City of
Temple City.
"Health Code" or "Los Angeles County Health Code" shall mean
Section 3200, et seq. of the Temple City Municipal Code.
"Health Officer" shall mean the Health Officer of the City
of Temple City.
"Mechanical Code" shall mean Section 7200, et seq. of the
Temple City. Municipal Code.
"Plumbing Code" shall mean Section 7400, et seq. of the
Temple City Municipal Code:
"Special Inspector" shall mean a person holding a valid
Certificate of Registration issued by the County of Los Angeles
as set forth in Section 305 (b) of said: Los Angeles County
Building Code.
SECTION 4 Section 208 of the Building Cade 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 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 mis-
demeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each and everyday 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 imprisonment for not more than six
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 5. Section 303 of said Los Angeles County Building Code
is amended by amending Table No, 3 -A to 1k times the fees shown,
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SECTION 6. Said Los Angeles County, Bu.i.lding Code is amended by
deleting Section 307 therefrom.'
SECTION 7. - 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 98 and in
this chapter, there shall be and is hereby created a Building
Rehabilitation Appeals Board consisting of five (5) members who
are qualified to pass on matters pertaining to substandard
building and property. The members of the Board shall be
appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the City Council
of the City of Temple City and may recommend such new legislation
as deemed necessary. The Board shall adopt reasonable rules and
regulations for conducting its investigations. The Planning
Director shall be an ex- officio nonvoting member and act as
secretary.. He shall keep a record of all proceedings and notify
all parties concerned of the findings and decisions of the Board.
SECTION 8. Section 9907 of said Los Angeles County Building Code
is deleted.
SECTION 9. The provisions of said Ordinance No. 75 -410 as amended
by this ordinance insofar as they are substantially the same as the
provisions of said Ordinance No. 68 -267 prior to November 19, 1970
shall be construed as restatements and continuations and not as new
enactments. All changes and modifications of the Uniform Building
Code, 1973 Edition in said Ordinance No. 75 -410 as amended by this
ordinance are reasonably necessary because of local conditions. This
finding is made pursuant to Section 17958.5 of the State Health
and Safety Code.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and to its approval by the Mayor and shall cause the same to
be published in the Temple City Times, a newspaper of general circula-
tion, printed, published, and circulated in the City of Temple City.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7th day of February, 1978.
ATTEST:
Ch of Deputy City rk
I, Chief Deputy City Clerk, do hereby certify t.h.at the
foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 78 -457, was introduced at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple. City held on.
the 17th. day of January, 1978 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 7th day
of February, 1978, by the following vote
AYES: Councilmen- Atkins, Dennis, Greenberg, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen- None
ABSENT: Councilmen- None
City Clerk, Chief Deputy
City of Temple. City, California