HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0987ORDINANCE N0. 987
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFOPM BUILDING CODE, 1970 EDITION,
VOLUME I AND THE APPENDIX THERETO ENTITLED UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
STANDARDS, 1970 'EDITION, UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, VOLUME II (MECH-
ANICAL CODE), 1970 EDITION, AND UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1970 EDI-
TION, VOLUME III (HOUSING) AND AMENDING, ADDING AND REPEALING THE
AMENDED
8008,010
8.08.090
,08.200
08.210
08.240
m08.245
8.08.260
8.08.267
x08.300
08 ,
310
08.360
08.380
08.382
18,08.280
08.383
08,385
ADDED
18.08.160
18.08.185
18.08.190
18.08,359
18,08.392
18.08,397
18.08,100
18.08.265
18.08.270
18,08.280
18,08.290
18.08.320
18,08.370
18.08.440
18,08,450
18.08.540
18,08:'550
follows:
The City Council of the City of Burlingame does ordain a
Section 1. 18.08.010 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is amended to read:
"18.08.010 Adoption of Uniform Building Code.
The rules, regulations and standards printed in
four volumes and published by International Confer-
ence of Building Officials under the title Uniform
Building Code, 1970 Edition, Volume I, including the
appendix thereto: Uniform Mechanical Code, 1970
Edition, Volume II; Uniform Building Code - Housing
volume III; and the Uniform Building Code, 1970
Standards, hereinafter collectively called "Building
Code", are adopted as and for the rules, regulations
and standards within this city as to all matters
therein contained, except as hereinafter provided.
The mandatory requirements to the Appendix to the
Building Code shall be enforceable to the same
extent as if contained in the body of the Building
Code.
Uniform Building Code Standard No. 38-1-70 is
deleted and in its place the National Fire Protec-
tion Association Standard for the Installation of
Sprinkler, NFPA No. 130 1968 Edition, is adopted by
reference."
Section 2. 18.08.non
of the Burlingame Municipal Code is
ed to read as Follows:
'118.080
090 Section 303 (b) amended - Plan checking
fees.
Section 303(b) of
the Building Code is amended
to read:
(b) Plan -checking Fees. When the valuation of
the proposed construction exceeds one thousand
dollars and a plan is required to be submitted by
sub -section (c) of Section 301, a plan -checking fee
must be paid to the Building Official at the time of
submitting plans and specifications for checking.
Said plan -checking fee shall be equal to one-half of
the building permit fee as set forth in Table No.
3-A.
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Section 3. ..18.08.440 of the Burlingame Municipal Code is
repealed and it is re-enacted as 18.08.160 of the Burlingame
icipal Code to read:
°'18.08.160 Table 5-A amended - Wall and opening
protection,
DESCRIPTION OF OCCUPANCY
H Hotels, apartment houses, dormitories,
lodging houses, convents, monasteries
(each accommodating more than 10 persons)
Fire Fire
one Resistance of Openings in
Exterior Walls Exterior Walls
1 2 hr, less than 20 ft
1 hr, elsewhere
2 1 hour
Not permitted less than
3 ft.
Protected less than 20 ft
Not permitted less than
3 £t.
Protected less than 5 ft.
3 1 hour less than 3 £t, Not permitted less than
3 ft.
Protected less than 5 ft.
Section 4. 18.08.185 is added to the Burlingame Muni -
;;pal Code to read:
"18.08,185 Section 1304 Amended - Exits.
The last two paragraphs of Section 1304 of the
Building Code are deleted and the following provi-
sion is substituted for the deleted paragraphs:
Every sleeping room in Group H occupancies
shall have at least one openable window or exterior
door to permit emergency exit or rescue. Where
windows are provided they shall have a sill height
of not more than thirty-six (36") inches above the
floor and shall provide not less than five square
feet (5 sq. ft.) of openable area with no dimension
less than twenty-four (24") inches."
Section 5, 18,08,190 is added to the Burlingame Municipa
to read:
"18.08.190 Section 1404 Amended - Exits,
The last paragraph o£ Section 1404 of the
Building Code is deleted and the following provision
is substituted for the deleted paragraph:
Every sleeping room in Group I occupancies sha
have at least one openable window or exterior door
permit emergency exit or rescue. Where windows are
provided they shall have a sill height of not more
than thirty-six (3611) inches above the floor and
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shall provide not less than five square feet (5
sq. ft.) of openable area with no dimension less
than twenty-four (24") inches."
Section 6. 18.08.200 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
"18.08.200 Section 1503 amended - Exterior walls
of Group J occupancies.
Section 1503 of the building code is
amended by adding the following:
Exception. Exterior walls of any structure
of any Group "J" occupancy in a residential zone,
the area of which structure is less than three
hundred square feet, and the use of which is not
for garage or living quarters purposes, and which
structure is located in the rear thirty percent
of the lot, may be of any type of construction
allowed by this code for exterior walls. Proper
means for roof drainage shall be installed."
Section 7. 18.08.210 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
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18.08.210 Section 1602 amended - Exceptions in
Fire Zone.
Section 1602
of
the Building
Code is
amended by adding
to
Exceptions the
following:
First floor walls whose main entrance
fronts on a street having a width of at least
fifty feet may have combustible frame work as
approval for one-hour construction provided the
structural frame is protected as required by this
code. This paragraph only applies to Group F and
G occupancies."
Section 8. 18.08.240 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
18.08.240 Section 1701 amended - Exterior
metal coverhgs.
Section 1701 of the Building Code is
amended by adding the following paragraph:
The use of metal sheets or plates for the
external covering of roofs or walls is prohibited
anything in this code notwithstanding, with
following exception.
1. Metal or metallic shingles as roof
coverings and prefabricated prefinished modular
siding or panels approved and acceptable to the
Fire Chief
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and the Building Official for specific installation.
2. Gasoline service stations as provided in
Section 2101 of this Code.
3. Architectural approval for all such instal-
lation is to be obtained from the Planning Commis-
sion."
Section 9. 18.08.245 of the Burlingame Municipal Code is
to reads
18.08.245 Section 2203(b) Amended - Openings in
walls.
Section 2203 (b) of the Building Code is amended
to read:
(b) Openinas in walls. All openings in
exterior walls shall conform to the requirements
specified in Section 504. In Fire Zone No. 2 all
openings not on a street front and which are within
10 feet of an adjacent property line shall be pro-
tected by a fire assembly having a three-fourths
hour fire protection rating.
Exception. This shall not apply to Group H
occupancies which are required by amended Table
No. 5-A to be protected when the distance is five
feet or less.
For shaft enclosures, see Section 1706."
Section 10. 18.08.260 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is amended to reads
"18.08.260 Section 2518(f)9 Amended - Bridging in
stud partitions or walls.
Section 2518(f)9 of the Building Code is
amended to reads
Bridging. All stud partitions or walls over
seven feet in height shall have bridging not less
than two inches in thickness and of the same width
as the stud, fitted snugly and spiked into the studs
at mid -height of stud or other means for giving
equal lateral support to the studs. Bridging may
serve as fire stopping as required in Section
2517 (f) .
As an alternate for fire stopping, approved
batts for building insulation may be used in walls
on any single floor. Such insulation is to complete
fill the space between studs.
Section 11. 18.08.265 of the Burlingame Municipal Code i
hereby repealed.
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Section 12. 18.08,267 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is amended to read:
"18.08.267 Section 2517 (a) Amended - Exterior wall
coverings.
Section 2517 (g) of the Building Code is
by adding the following:
All exterior wall coverings, except masonry
veneer, shall lap foundation by one inch and come
not closer than three inches to ground level, or
closer than two inches to concrete slabs, porches
steps,"
Section 13. 18.08.270 and 18.08.280 0£ the Burlingame
icipal Code is hereby repealed,
Section 14. 18,08,290 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
hereby repealed.
Section 15, 18,08.300 of the Burlingame Municipal Code is
to read:
"18.08,300
Section
2517 (c) of the Building Code is
amended
by
adding
the following paragraph,
8. Floors, Interior floors shall have fifteen
pound felt membrane between all wood and concrete.
Exterior floors shall have a hot mop membrane,"
Section 16. 18.08.310 of the Burlingame Municipal Code is
to read:
"18.08,310 Section 2806 Amended - Ra
Section 2806 of the Building Code is amended by
adding sub -sections (f), (g) and (h):
(f) Rat -proofing, Every building or portion
thereof shall be made rat -proof in accordance with
the specifications as set forth in Farmer's Bulletin
No. 1638 of the United States Department of Agricul-
ture, which is hereby adopted by reference, said
bulletin being published in pamphlet form in 1930,
and three copies thereof being on file in the Office
o£ the City Clerk,
(g) Drainage on Sloping Lots. On hillside or
sloping lots where the
exterior grade is higher than
the rat -proof grade, drainage must be provided to
the satisfaction of the Building Official, In lieu
of such drainage, some means of preventing water fror
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collecting under the house may be provided, if
authorized by the Building Official and subject
to his approval.
(h) Footings and Foundations. Footings
and foundations, unless specifically provided,
shall be continuous reinforced concrete of 2500
PSI minimum, and shall conform to Chapter 26 as
to design and to revised Table 29(a) as to mini-
mum sizes. Foundations on filled ground may be
supported on concrete piles or columns with the
foundation wall designed as a beam. Piers or
pads for interior support may be supported on
pads of a minimum size of eight inches into grade
twenty-four by twenty-four inches and increased
in size according to imposed loads and local soil
condition. Sill plates shall be of construction
heart redwood two inches by six inches minimum
and shall be anchored to foundation with one-half
by ten inch bolts not over six feet on center nor
more than eighteen inches from corners. Founda-
tion walls supporting wood shall extend at least
six inches above grade at all points.
Exceptionse Where a slab floor construe
is used, the foundation and slab may be poured
monolithically with the following minimum requ
ments:
Perimeter footings shall extend eight inch
below grade and contain at least two one-half in
continuous bars of reinforcing steel and have a
base of at least twelve inches in width for one
story and sixteen inches in width for two story
structures, and extend at least six inches above
finish grade. All slab floors within liveable
area shall be planed on well -drained base materi
and a waterproof membrane which must be approved
by the Building Official and shall have a lap of
at least six inches when sections are used.
Section 17. 18.08.320 of the Burlingame
Municipal Code
is hereby repealed.
Section 18. 18.08.359 is added to the Burlingame
Code to read:
"18.08.359 Section 3201 Amended - Roof overlays.
The following paragraphs are added to Sec-
tion 3201 of the Building Code:
No more than one overlay shall be applied
wood or asphalt shingles without the approval of
the Building Official.
Exceptions: With
permission
of
Building
Official those buildings
with
rafters
2 x 4 at
twenty-four inch centers with 6 and 12 pitch or
greater and 2 x 4 perlins at eight foot centers may
have one additional overlay.
All valleys shall be replaced or covered with
asphalt shingles, laced or open,
Built -Up Roofs: All built-up roofs with rock
shall be removed before applying new roof. Broken
boards and dry rot shall be removed and replaced
with new material. Knotholes shall be tin covered.
No overlays sYiall be allowed except if built -u
roofs meet the requirements of Section 2517(i) and
Tables 25-P and 25-4 of the Uniform Building Code;
then overlays will be allowed subject to the approa
al of the Building Official. The owner assumes
guarantee against leakage."
Section 19. 18,08,360 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is amended to read:
"18.08.360 Section 3207 Amended - Roo£ drainage,
Section 3207 (e) of the Building Code is
to read:
(e) The water from the roof of any building
and from any paved area which would £low by gravity
over a public sidewalk shall be carried by means of
conductors under the sidewalk and through the curb
into the gutter.
(£) No storm waters or underground waters
draining from any lot, building, or paved areas
shall be allowed to drain to adjacent properties nor
shall these waters be connected to the city's sani-
tary sewer system. These waters shall all drain to
either artificial or natural storm drainage facili-
ties by gravity or pumping regardless of the slope
of the property,"
Section 20. 18.08.370 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
hereby repealed.
Section 21� 18,08.380 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
amended to read:
"18.08,380
�uishina s
`a
- Fire extin-
Section 3802 of the Building Code is amended by
adding a fourth paragraph to subsection (b)1, to
read:
Whenever, in such story, basement or cellar of
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a building, partitions are built or installed so
that a single room area over fifteen hundred square '
feet is created which is not accessible directly
from the openings in the exterior walls, any such
area shall be protected with an approved fire extin-
guishing system."
Section 22. 18.08.382 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is amended to reads
"18,08:382 Section 3803.
in four story buildinas.
Section 3803 (b) is amended to read:
1. Every building four or more stories in
height where the area of any floor above the third
floor is ten thousand square feet or less shall be
equipped with not less than one standpipe and an
additional standpipe shall be installed for each
additional ten thousand square feet or fraction
thereof.
2. Every building four stories or more in
height shall be equipped with one dry standpipe
within each stairway in which no dry standpipe is
required to be installed pursuant to the provision
of subparagraph 1 above."
Section 23. 18.08.383 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
s amended to read:
"18,08.383 Section -3806 Amended - Buildings under
construction.
Section 3806 of the Building Code is amended to
read:
In every building requiring a dry standpipe by
that code, and while in the process of construction,',
there shall be installed either a temporary or perm-
anent standpipe system. The standpipe system shall
be installed before the building has reached the
fourth (4th) floor.
1. Adequate fire department connections shall
be provided.
2.
At
each floor
level there shall be provided
at least
one
approved
fire department outlet.
3. Standpipes
floor and securely
shall be
capped at
carried up
the top.
with each
Top hose out-
lets should, at all times, be
floor below the highest forms,
bustibles,
not more
staging
than one
and like comp
E
4. At the highest outlet there shall be main-
tained a substantial box, preferably metal, in whicl
is kept a sufficient amount of hose to reach all
parts of the floor, and a nozzle with a one and one•
eighth (1-1/8") inch tip.
5, Temporary standpipes shall remain in
service until the permanent standpipe installation
is complete.
6. vdhere fire department connections are not
readily visible from the street, a sign shall be
posted in a conspicuous place directing fire depar
ment to the connection.
Section 24, 18,08,385 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is amended to read:
"18.08.36 Section 3804 _ Wet standpipes,
Section 3804 of the Building Code is amended
read:
Every Group A and B Occupancy o£ any height,
and in every Group C Occupancy two or more stories
in height, and every Group D. E, F, G and H Occup
pancy three or more stories in height and every
Group E and F Occupancy over twenty thousand square
(20,000 sq. ft,) feet in area shall be equipped witf
one or more interior wet standpipes extending from
the cellar or basement into the topmost story, pro-
vided that Group B buildings having no stage and
having a seating capacity of less than 500 need not
be equipped with interior standpipes,"
Section 25. 18,08,392 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
added to read:
"18,08.392 Section 4203.4 Added - Interior walls
and partitions.
When interior finish is to be wood paneling of
three --eighths (3/8") inch thickness or less, it
shall be applied over one-half (1/2") inch sheetrock
backing and meet the standards as set forth in
Tables 42�A and 42-B."
Section 26, 18,08.397 is added to the Burlingame Muni®
Code to read:
"18.08,397 Section 4706(f) Added Stucco backing,
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Section
4203,4 of the
Building Code is amended
by
adding the
following:
When interior finish is to be wood paneling of
three --eighths (3/8") inch thickness or less, it
shall be applied over one-half (1/2") inch sheetrock
backing and meet the standards as set forth in
Tables 42�A and 42-B."
Section 26, 18,08.397 is added to the Burlingame Muni®
Code to read:
"18.08,397 Section 4706(f) Added Stucco backing,
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Subparagraph (f) is added to Section 4706 of
the Building Code to read:
(f) Stucco. Stucco shall be applied with
sheathing or similar backing.
In all cases, except in back -plastered con-
struction, an approved waterproof paper or asphalt
saturated felt weighing not less than fourteen
pounds per one hundred square feet or any substan-
tial waterproof paper which successfully passes a
sixty pound Mullen test shall be applied weather®
board fashion directly over the sheathing. Hori®
zontal joints shall be lapped not less than two (2"
inches and vertical joints not less than six (6")
inches.
An approved paper -backed wire fabric with fire
blocking may be used as an alternate if applied
directly over studding,
Section 27. 18.08.450 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
hereby repealed.
Section 28. 18.08.540 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is hereby repealed.
Section 29. 18,08,550 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
is hereby repealed.
Section 30, Findings. The City Council of the City of
Burlingame expressly finds
and determines that all of the changes
or modifications made in Sections 1 through 29 of this ordinance
are needed as reasonably necessary because of local conditions.
City Council further finds and determines that each, every and
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ipal Code of the City of Burlingame enacted on or before the
£fective date of California Health and Safety Code, 17958,7, The
ity Council of the City of Burlingame further finds and
suant to California Government Code, 500220
2 that each of the
s adopted by reference by this ordinance are expressly required
permitted to be adopted as a condition of compliance with Cali-
'.'.fornia Health and Safety Code 17922 and that each of said codes may
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be adopted by reference without complying with the procedures and
requirements of California Government Code, Title 5, Division 1,
Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 2.
Section 31. Seyerability< If any section, subsection,
clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason he
to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validi
of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of
the City of Burlingame hereby declares that it would have adopted
this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one
or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, or portions may
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 32, Publication, This ordinance shall be pub-
lished once as required by law.
YOR
I, HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame
o hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a
egular meeting of the City Council held on the 36 th day of
April , 1973, and adopted thereafter at a regular meet®
ng of the City Council held on the 7th day of May
973, by the following vote:
YES: COUNCILMEN: Amstrup, Crosby, Cusick, Martin
OESM. COUNCILMEN: None
BSENT: COUNCILMEN: Mangini
HERBERT K. WHITE, CITY ELERK
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