HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2013 —
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
ADOPTING VOLUMES I AND II AND APPENDICES C, G, H, AND I OF THE 2013
CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THAT CODE,
AND AMENDING CHAPTER 15.08 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
Section 1. The City Council of the City of National City hereby adopts Volumes I and
II, and Appendices C, G, H, and I of the 2013 California Building Code.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of National City hereby deletes, adds, or
modifies certain provisions of the 2013 California Building Code based on local climatic,
topographic, or geological conditions that justify deviating from that code.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of National City amends Chapter 15.08 of the
National City Municipal Code to read as follows:
Sections:
15.08.010
15.08.020
15.08.025
CHAPTER 15.08
CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
California Building Code — Adopted.
Chapter 2, Definitions — Amended.
Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 104 "Duties and Powers of Building
Official", Subsection 104.6 "Right of entry" — Amended.
15.08.030 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 105 "Permits", Subsection 105.2 'Work
exempt from permit — Building" — Amended.
15.08.040 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 105 "Permits", Subsection 105.5
"Expiration" — Amended.
15.08.045 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 105 "Permits", Subsection 105.7
"Placement of permit" — Amended.
15.08.050 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 105 "Permits", Subsection 105.8 "Permit
denial" — Added.
15.08.055 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 109 "Fees", Subsection 109.2 "Schedule
of permit fees" — Amended.
15.08.056 Plan review fees —Added.
15.08.060 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 109 "Fees", Subsection 109.4 "Work
commencing before permit issuance" — Amended.
15.08.065 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 110 "Inspections", Subsection 110.3.8.1
"Reinspections" — Added.
15.08.070 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 111 "Certificate of Occupancy",
Subsection 111.3 "Temporary occupancy" — Amended.
15.08.075 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 113 "Board of Appeals", Subsection 113.1
"General" — Amended.
15.08.080 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 114 "Violations", Subsection 114.1
"Unlawful acts" — Amended.
15.08.085 Section 501 "General'', Subsection 501.2 "Address identification" —
Amended.
15.08.090 Table 1505.1 "Minimum roof covering classification for types of
construction" — Amended.
15.08.092 Chapter 18, Division II, Section 1803 "Geotechnical Investigations",
Subsection 1803.1.1.1.1 — Added.
15.08.093 Chapter 31, Division II, Section 3109 Swimming Pool Enclosures and
Safety Devices, Subsection 3109,4.4.8(4) "Construction requirements for
building a pool or spa" — Amended.
15,08.095 Section 3409 "Historic Buildings", Subsection 3409.1.1. "Historic buildings"
— Added.
15.08.100 Appendix Chapters C, G, H and I — Adopted.
15.08.010 California Building Code — Adopted. The city council adopts, for the
purpose of prescribing regulations governing the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration,
repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height, area, fire resistance
and maintenance of all buildings and/or structures, Volumes I and II of the 2013 California
Building Code, including both Administration Divisions I and II, published in the California
Building Standards Commission 2013 Edition, based on the International Building Code 2011
Edition, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, Part 2.5 of Division 13 of the California
Health and Safety Code beginning with section 18901, and Appendices C, G, H, and 1, save and
except such portions as are deleted, added, or modified. Copies of all the codes are filed in the
office of the building official and are adopted and incorporated as fully set out in this chapter,
and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the city limits.
15.08.020 Chapter 2. Definitions — Amended. Section 202 of the 2013 California
Building Code is amended by amending the following definition:
Building, Existing. An "existing building" is a building erected prior to the
adoption of the 2013 California Building Code, or one for which a legal building
permit has been issued. If more than fifty -percent of a structural roof or more than
fifty -percent of all exterior walls are removed as part of a project, the building is not
an existing building.
15.08.025 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 104 "Duties and Powers of Building
Official", Subsection 104.6 "Right of entry" — Amended. Section 104.6 of the 2013 California
Building Code is amended to read as follows:
104.6 Right of Entry. When necessary to make an inspection to enforce
any of the provisions of this code, or when the Authority Having Jurisdiction has
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reasonable cause to believe that there exists a condition that makes such building
or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the Authority Having Jurisdiction, or
designee, may request entry as specified in Chapter 1.12 of the National City
Municipal Code.
15.08.030 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 105 "Permits", Subsection 105.2 "Work
exempt from permit — Building" — Amended. Section 105.2 Building: Item 4 of the 2013
California Building Code is amended to read as follows:
Permits for retaining walls shall be as specified in the National City
Municipal Code, Chapter 15.70.
Section 105.2 Building of the 2013 California Building Code is amended by
adding the following items:
14. Playground, gymnastic and similar equipment and
structures used for recreation and athletic activities accessory to Group R Division
3 structures.
15. Repairs to lawfully existing Group R Division 3 structures
and Group U occupancy structures accessory to Group R Division 3 structures
constructed pursuant to a building permit which involves only the replacement of
component parts or existing work completed with similar materials only for the
purpose of maintenance and do not affect any structural components or plumbing,
mechanical or electrical installations. Repairs exempt from permit requirements
shall not include any addition, change or modification in construction. exit facilities
or permanent fixtures or equipment. Specifically exempt from permit requirements
are:
1) Painting and decorating including refinishing of
exterior stucco finishes.
2) Installation of floor covering.
3) Cabinet work.
4) Outside paving on private property not within the
public right-of-way.
5) Replacement of existing windows with no structural
modification of the existing window opening.
16. Ground mounted satellite antennas not exceeding ten feet
in diameter and roof mounted satellite antennas not exceeding eight feet in
diameter.
17. Painted wall signs and styrofoam or other foam mounted
wall signs.
15.08.040 Chapter 1. DIVISION II, Section 105 "Permits", Subsection 105.5
"Expiration" — Amended. Section 105.5 of the 2013 California Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 105.5 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Authority Having
Jurisdiction under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become
null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced
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within six calendar months from the date of such permit, or if the building or work
authorized by such permit is stopped at any time after the work is commenced for
a period of six calendar months, or if the building or work authorized by such permit
exceeds three calendar years from the issuance date of the permit. Work shall be
presumed to have commenced if the permittee has obtained a required inspection
approval of work authorized by the permit by the Authority Having Jurisdiction
within six calendar months of the date of permit issuance.
Work shall be presumed to be stopped if the permittee has not obtained a
required inspection approval of work by the Authority Having Jurisdiction within
each six-month period upon the initial commencement of work authorized by such
permit.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit, or a renewal permit
as specified below, shall be first obtained.
1. Permits where work has not commenced. For permits for
which work has not commenced in the first six calendar months from the date of
issuance, a renewal permit may be obtained provided that:
A. No changes have been made or will be made in the
original plans and specifications for such work;
B. The expiration has not exceeded three years from
the original issuance date;
C. The same edition of the California codes is in effect
as used in the initial plan check;
D. A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a
new permit is paid; and
E. The renewal permit shall expire three calendar years
from the date of initial permit issuance.
Where later editions of the California codes have been adopted than used
in the initial plan check, such applications for renewal shall be considered as a new
plan check submittal. Accordingly, plans shall reflect the requirements of the
current codes in effect, a full new plan check is required, and a full new plan check
fee shall be paid. Upon completion of a new plan check, the permit may be
renewed upon payment of a permit fee equal to one-half the amount required for
a new permit.
2. Permits where work has commenced. For permits where
work has commenced and was subsequently stopped as defined herein, a renewal
permit may be obtained provided that:
A. No changes have been made or will be made in the
original plans and specifications for such work;
B. The expiration has not exceeded three years from
the original issuance date;
C. A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a
new permit is paid, except that where construction has progressed and has been
approved to the point of requiring only a final inspection, a fee equal to one quarter
the amount required for a new permit shall be paid; and
D. A renewal permit shall expire three calendar years
from the date of initial permit issuance.
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3. Permits that have exceeded three years. For permits that
have exceeded three years beyond the issuance date, a renewed permit may be
obtained provided that:
A. Construction in reliance upon the building permit has
commenced and has been approved;
B. No changes have been made or will be made in the
original plans and specifications for such work; and
C. A fee equal to the full amount required for a new
permit is paid except that where the Authority Having Jurisdiction determines that
construction has progressed to the point that a lesser fee is warranted, such lesser
fee shall be paid.
The maximum life of a permit renewal in accordance with subsection
15.08.040.3 shall be one calendar year from the date of renewal. The permit may
be renewed for each calendar year thereafter provided that all requirements of A,
B and C as stated in subsection 15.08.040.3 are met.
4. Extension of an unexpired permit. For an extension of an
unexpired permit, the permittee may apply for an extension of the time within which
work under that permit may be continued when, for good and satisfactory reasons
as determined by the Authority Having Jurisdiction in his or her sole discretion, the
permittee is unable to continue work within the time required by section 15.08.040.
The Authority Having Jurisdiction may extend the time for action by the permittee
for a period not exceeding six calendar months beyond the expiration date in effect
at the time of the extension application, upon written request by the permittee
showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented
action from being taken.
5. Permits issued where the permittee has been deployed to a
foreign country, may be held in abeyance until six months after the return of the
permittee from his/her deployment if necessary, upon application for such relief by
the permittee.
15.08.045 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 105 "Permits", Subsection 105,7
"Placement of permit" — Amended. Section 105.7 of the 2013 California Building Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 105.7 Placement of permit. The building permit or a copy, the
inspection record, and the approved plans shall all be kept on site until the
completion of the project. The inspection record is to be kept on the job unless
removed by the building official.
15.08.050 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 105 "Permits", Subsection 105.8 "Permit
denial" — Added. Section 105.8 is added to the 2013 California Building Code to read as follows:
Section 105.8 Permit denial. The Authority Having Jurisdiction may deny
the issuance of a building permit on any property where there exists an unsafe or a
substandard building as provided in Chapter 15.10 and 15.16 of the National City
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Municipal Code, or where there exists unlawful construction, or where there exists
a violation of the National City Municipal Code.
15.08.055 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 109 "Fees", Subsection 109.2 "Schedule
of permit fees" — Amended. Section 109.2 of the 2013 California Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 109.2 Schedule of permit fees. Permit fees, including plan review
fees, shall be assessed in accordance with the current City of National City Fee
Schedule.
15.08.056 Plan review fees — Added. When plans are incomplete or changed so as
to require additional plan review, an additional plan review fee shall be charged in accordance
with the current City of National City Fee Schedule.
15.08.060 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 109 "Fees", Subsection 109.4 "Work
commencing before permit issuance" — Amended. Section 109.4 of the 2013 California Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Any person who
commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or
plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to an
administrative penalty equal to the inspection fee portion the permit fee that would
be required by this code if a permit were to be issued. The administrative penalty
is in addition to a permit fee.
When a plan review is required for issuance of such permit, the plan review
fee portion will not be subject to said penalty. The payment of such administrative
penalty shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of
this code or from any penalty prescribed by law.
15.08.065 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 110 Inspections". Subsection 110.3.8.1
"Re -inspections" — Added. Section 110.3.8.1 is added to the 2013 California Building Code to
read as follows:
Section 110.3.8.1 Re -inspections. A re -inspection fee may be assessed
for each inspection or re -inspection when any of the following occurs:
1. The portion of work for which the inspection was called is
not complete or the corrections previously required and called for are not made;
2. Calling for an inspection before the job is ready for such
inspection or re -inspection;
3. The inspection record card or the approved plans are not
posted or otherwise available to the inspector;
4. Failure to provide access on the date for which the
inspection is requested; or
5. Deviating from the approved plans when such deviation or
change required approval of the building official.
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To obtain a re -inspection, the permittee shall file an application in writing
on a form provided for that purpose and pay the re -inspection fee in accordance
with the current City of National City Fee Schedule. In instances where a re -
inspection fee has been assessed, no further inspections shall be performed until
the fees have been paid.
15.08.070 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 111 "Certificate of Occupancy",
Subsection 111.3 'Temporary occupancy" — Amended. Section 111.3 of the 2013 California
Building Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 111.3 Temporary Certificate of Occupancy. Where a project or a
major portion thereof is substantially complete and can be safely occupied, but
practical difficulties delay completion of work, the building official may issue a
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the use of a portion or portions of the
building or structure prior to the completion of the entire project.
Prior to issuance of a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, the premises
shall be inspected by all affected city departments who shall prepare a list of work
required to be completed and shall forward the list along with a recommendation
for approval or disapproval of the issuance of a Temporary Certificate of
Occupancy to the building official.
Upon receipt of a recommendation for approval from all affected City
departments, the building official may prepare a Temporary Certificate of
Occupancy granting temporary occupancy that shall include the following:
1. Work yet to be completed;
2. Maximum time allotted for completion of said work;
3. Property owner's signature and the signature of the
contractor agreeing to complete the work within the prescribed time or vacate the
premises upon order of the building official until such work is completed;
4. Evidence that a faithful performance bond has been posted
if required by any affected city department; and
5. A copy of the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy granting
temporary occupancy shall be provided to all affected city departments.
15.08.075 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 113 "Board of Appeals", Subsection
113.1 "General" — Amended. Section 113.1 of the 2013 California Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 113.1 Board of Appeals_ The City Council, pursuant to National
City Municipal Code Chapter 15.04, shall have jurisdiction to review the items as
enumerated in Chapter 15.08 of the National City Municipal Code.
15.08.080 Chapter 1, DIVISION II, Section 114 "Violations", Subsection 114.1
"Unlawful acts" — Amended. Section 114.1 of the 2013 California Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Section 114.1 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
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convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or
cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this code.
Violation of any provision of this code shall be punishable as a
misdemeanor and shall carry the penalties as prescribed in Chapter 1.20 of the
National City Municipal Code.
15.08.085 Section 501 "General", Subsection 501.2 "Address identification" —
Amended. Section 501.2 of the 2013 California Building Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 501.2 Address numbers. Every principal building or structure
within the incorporated limits of the City of National City shall be identified by a
designated street number as issued by the National City Fire Department.
Approved numbers or addresses shall be placed on all new and existing
buildings, adjacent to the principal entrance to the premises or at a point that is
highly visible and legible from the street. If necessary, directional signs shall be
posted showing proper access to the given address from a point where the Fire
Department access roadway leaves the dedicated street, to the entrance of each
addressed building. All such numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabetical
letters and shall be a minimum of 4 inches (102mm) high with a minimum stroke
width of 0.5 inches (12.7mm), and shall be placed on a contrasting background.
15.08.090 Table 1505.1 "Minimum roof covering classification for types of
construction" — Amended. Table 1505.1 of the 2013 California Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Due to climatic and geographical conditions within the City of National City,
Table 1505.1 is amended as follows:
IA
B
Table 1505.1
Minimum Roof Covering Classification
For Types of Construction
1B iIIA IIB IIIA 111B 'IV 'VA VB 1
B B B B %B B B 'B
15.08.092 Chapter 18, Division II, Section 1803 "Geotechnical Investigations",
Subsection 1803.1.1.1.1 — Added. Chapter 18, Division II, Section 1803 Geotechnical
investigations, Subsection 1803.1.1.1.1 is added to the 2013 California Building Code to read as
follows:
Subsection 1803.1.1.1.1. A geotechnical investigation shall be submitted
with each application for a building permit for a new building or addition 500
square feet and larger. The investigation and report shall comply with the
requirements of Section 1803.
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15.08.093 Chapter 31, Division 11, Section 3109 Swimming Pool Enclosures and
Safety Devices, Subsection 3109.4.4.8(4) "Construction requirements for building a pool or spa"
— Amended. Section 3109.4.4.8 (4) of the 2013 California Building Code is amended to read as
follows:
Section 3109.4.4.8 (4) Construction requirements for building a pool or
spa. Whenever any building permit is issued and there is an existing swimming
pool, toddler pool or spa, the permit shall require that the suction outlet of the
existing swimming pool, toddler pool or spa be updated so as to be equipped with
an anti -entrapment cover meeting current standards of the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) or the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME).
15.08.095 Section 3409 "Historical Buildings", Subsection 3409.1.1 "Historic
buildings" —Added. Section 3409.1.1 is added to the 2013 California Building Code to
read as follows:
Section 3409.1.1 Historic Buildings. The repair, alteration, enlargement,
maintenance and moving of historic buildings which are designated as historic
pursuant to National City Municipal Code Chapter 18.139 shall comply with the
provisions of the State Historical Building Code (Part 8, Title 24, California Code
of Regulations) and shall be subject to the review of permit requirements of
National City Municipal Code Chapter 18.12.
15.08.100 Appendix Chapters C. G, H, and I — Adopted. Appendix Chapters C, G, H
and I of the 2013 California Building Code are adopted.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2013.
Ron Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk Claudia Gacitua Silva
City Attorney
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