HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0688NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 688 ADOPTING
BY REFERENCE 1958 EDITION OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE WITH AMEND-
MENTS, AND FARMERTS BULLETIN NO. 1638 OF THE UNITED STATES DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND AMENDING ARTICLE 22 OF THE CITY OF
BURLINGAME ORDINANCE CODE ESTABLISHING RULES, REGULATIONS AND
STANDARDS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on MONDAY, the 18th day of May,
1959, at the hour of 8:00 o°clock P.M., in the Council Chambers of
the City Hall in the City of Burlingame, a hearing will be held on
the proposed ordinance cited in the title above, providing that the
rules, regulations and standards printed in two volumes and pub-
lished in 1958 by International Conference of Building Officials,
under the title "Uniform Building Code, 1958 Edition", Volume I, in
cluding appendix thereto, and Volume III, entitled "Uniform Buildin
Code Standards, 1958 .Edition", and Farmer's Bulletin No. 1638 of th
United States Department of Agriculture, published by the Departmen
of Agriculture, be adopted as and for the rules, regulations and
standards within the City of Burlingame, County of San Mateo, State
of California, as to all matters therein contained, except as other
wise provided in said ordinance, and that said volumes of the
Uniform Building Code, 1958 Edition, Volume I, the Uniform Building
Code Standards, 1958 Edition, Volume III, and Farmer's Bulletin No.
1638 of the United States Department of Agriculture, as so modified
will become a part of the City of Burlingame Ordinance Code.
Said Uniform Building Code, 1958 Edition, Volume I, in-
cluding the appendix thereto, and Volume III, Uniform Building Code
Standards, 1958 Edition, were published in 1958 and provide rules,
regulations and standards for building construction and the altera-
tion of structures of various types, and provide requirements based
on occupancy and types of construction for engineering regulations,
quality and design.
Said Farmer's Bulletin No. 1638 of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture was published in pamphlet form in 1930, and
provides rules, regulations and standards for ratproofing of
structures.
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That three copies of the Uniform Building Code, 1958
Edition, Volume I, including the appendix thereto, and Volume III,
Uniform Building Code Standards, 1958 Edition, are on file in the
Office of the City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, three copies of
said Farmer's Bulletin No. 1638 of the United States Department of
Agriculture are also on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the
City of Burlingame, that said City of Burlingame Ordinance Code was
published in 1941 by the City Council of the City of Burlingame,
and three copies thereof are on file in the Office of said City
Clerk, and are open to public inspection.
Dated:
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City Clerk of the
City of Burlingame
ORDINANCE NO. 639
Adopting by reference 1958 Edition of Uniform Building Code
with amendments and Farmerts Bulletin No. 1638 of the United
States Department of Agriculture, and amending Article 55 of
the City of Burlingame Ordinance Code and Article 22 of the
City of Burlingame Ordinance Code establishing Rules, Regu-
lations and Standards for building construction and the moving
of buildings, and providing penalities for the violation thereof
The Council of the City of Burlingame do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Article 55 of the City of Burlingame Ordinance Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Article 55 Adoption of Building Code
and Local Amendments Thereto.
Sect. 2400 Adoption of Uniform Building Code, 1958 Edition. The
rules, regulations and standards printed in two volumes
and published by International Conference of Building
Officials under the title 'Uniform Building Code, 1958
Edition, Volume I', including the appendix thereto, and
'Volume III, Uniform Building Code Standards, 1958
Edition*, hereinafter collectively called 'Building Code',
are adopted as and for the rules, regulations and
standards within this city as to all matters therein con-
tained, except as hereinafter provided. The mandatory
requirements of the Appendix to the Building Code shall
be enforceable to the same extent as if contained in the
body of the Building Code. Three copies of the Building
Code, Volumes I and III, shall at all times be kept on
file in the office of the City Clerk.
Sect. 2400.1 Sect. 204 of the Building Code shall not be a part
of this Article.
Sect. 2400.2 Sect. 301(a) of the Building Code is amended to read
as follows:
(a) Permits required. No person, firm, corporation, or
public body shall commence or proceed to erect, construct,
alter, repair, move, improve, remove, enlarge, convert or
demolish any building or structure, either public or
private, municipal, county, state or federal in the City
of Burlingame, without first obtaining a separate build-
ing permit for each such structure or building from the
Building Official.
Sect. 2400.3 Sect. 301(b) is amended by adding the following
item 8.
8. State that the grade of the land on which the propos-
ed work is to be done has met with the approval of the
City Engineer.
Sect. 2400.4 Sect. 301 of the Building Code is amended by adding
the following:
(f) Before issuing any building permit, except a permit
for an I or J occupancy, the Building Official shall first
submit the application, with the plans and specifications,
to the Fire Chief and to the Health Officer who shall
examine the same and endorse thereon their approval or
disapproval thereof.
Sect. 2400.5 Sect. 302 of the Building Code is amended by adding
the following:
Sect. 302.1 Grade of Land. The Building Official shall
issue no building permit hereunder unless the City Engin-
eer shall have approved by endorsement on the plans the
grade thereof, after finding that such grade meets the
requirements of the public health, safety and welfare.
The City Engineer may require the installation of drain
tile or other adequate means of removing ground water
from the site of the proposed building.
Sect. 2400.6 Sect. 303(b) of the Building Code is amended to read
as follows:
(b) Plan -checking fees. when the valuation of the pro-
posed construction exceeds One Thousand Dollars ($1000,00)
and a plan is required to be submitted by subsection (c)
of Sect. 301, a plan -checking fee must be paid to the
Building Official at the time of submitting the 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.
The plan -checking fee shall be waived by the Building
Official for buildings of I or J occupancies and for any
occupancy where the plans have been prepared by or checked
by an architect or engineer, licensed by the State of
California, and so endorsed on the prints by the said
architect or engineer.
Sect. 2400.7 Sect. 303 of the Building Code is amended by adding
subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Refund of Permit Fees. During the period for which
a building permit continues in force, the applicant may
surrender such permit to the Building Official and if no
work has been performed thereunder, the Building Official
shall authorize refund to such applicant of 75% of the
fee, theretofore paid for such permit.
Sect. 2400.8 Sect. 306 of the Building Code is amended by adding
the following subsections (f) and (g), to read as follows:
(f) Notice of New Business. Whenever any person, firm or
corporation applies to the License Collector for a bus-
iness license to conduct a kind of business which is not
then being conducted at the place or premises for which
the license is applied, the License Collector shall first
refer the application to the Building Official, Fire Chief,
and Health Officer, and it shall be the duty of said
officials to prevent such use or occupancy of such place
or premises in violation of any provision of the Burlingame
Ordinance Code or in violation of any state or federal
statute.
(g) Approval of Other Officials Required, In Certain Cases.
In the case of a proposed occupancy and use, except for an
I or J occupancy, the Building Official, before issuing
a Certificate of Occupancy, shall first submit the ap-
plication to the Fire Chief and the Health Officer, who
shall examine the same and endorse their approval or dis-
approval thereof. In such case, no Certificate of
Occupancy shall be issued, except for an I or J occupancy,
without the approval of the Fire Chief and the Health
Officer.
Sect. 2400.9 The Building Code is amended by adding a new Sect.
307 to read as follows:
Sect. 307 Fire and Health Protection, The Chief of the
Fire Department and the Health Officer shall have con-
current jurisdiction, respectively, with the Building
Official in the enforcement of all those provisions of this
code relating to, or involving protection against, fire,
or the maintenance of public health. The Building Offic-
ial, Fire Chief, and/or Health Officer and/or their au-
thorized representatives, may enter any building or premises
for the purpose of inspection or enforcing the provisions
of this code.
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Whenever any building work is being done contrary to the
provisions of this code, the Building Official or his au-
thorized representative may order the work stopped by
notice in writing served on the contractor, or his repre-
sentative, or any persons engaged in doing or causing such
work to be done, and any such person shall forthwith stop
such work until authorized by the Building Official to
resume the same.
In case the work is being done in such a manner as to in-
crease the fire hazard or jeopardize the public health,
the Fire Chief and the Health Officer shall have concurrent
jurisdiction with the Building Official to stop the work,
or any portion thereof, as above provided.
Sect. 2400.10 Sect. 408 of the Building Code is hereby amended by
changing the definition of "Garage, Private" to read as
follows:
Garage, Private, is a building, or a portion of a building
in which only motor vehicles used by the tenants of the
building or buildings on the premises are stored or kept.
Sect. 2400.11 Sect. 420 of the Building Code is hereby amended by
changing the definition of "Story" to read as follows:
Story, is that portion of a building included between the
upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the
floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be
that portion of a building included between the upper
surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above.
If the finished floor level directly above a basement or
cellar is more than six feet (61) above the grade establish-
ed by the City Engineer for the street upon which the
building fronts, such basement or cellar shall be consider-
ed a story.
Sect. 2400.12 The second paragraph of Sect.501 of the Building Code
is amended to read as follows:
Doubtful Classification. Whenever any proposed use or
occupancy is not specifically mentioned in any classifica-
tion and the proper classification of such use or occupancy
is in doubt for any reason, the question of classification
shall be referred to the Building Official, the Fire Chief
and the Health Officer, and the decision of any two of them
shall be final and conclusive insofar as the proposed
classification is concerned.
Sect. 2400.13 Sect. 1008 of the Building Code is amended by adding
to "Exceptions", the following:
In Division 3 occupancies under 3000 square feet in area, a
two-hour fire resistive occupancy separation may be used.
Sect. 2400.14 Sect. 1101, Division 1. of the Building Code is amend-
ed to read as follows:
Division 1. Gasoline service stations, private garages
over 2000 square feet in area, storage garages where no
repair work is done except exchange of parts and mainten-
ance requiring no open flame, welding, or the use of highly
flammable liquids.
Sect. 2400.15 Sect. 1302 of the Building Code is amended by substi-
tuting for subsection (b) Special Provisions, the following:
(b) Special Provisions. Group H occupancies more than
one story in height shall be of not less than one-hour fire
resistive construction throughout.
For attic space partitions and draft stops, see Sect. 3205.
Sect. 2400.16 Sect. 1501, Division 1, of the Building Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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Division 1. Private garages when not over two thousand
square feet (2000 sq. ft.), sheds and agricultural build-
ings when not over one thousand square feet (1000 sq. ft.)
in area.
Sect. 2400.17 Sect. 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 struc-
ture is less than 300 square feet, and the use of which is
not for garage or living quarters purposes, and which
structure is located in the rear 30 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.
Sect. 2400.18 Sect. 1602 of the Building Code is amended by adding
to Exceptions, the following:
First floor walls fronting on a street having a width of
at least 50 feet may have combustible frame work as ap-
proved for one-hour construction provided the structural
frame is protected as required by this code. This applies
to Group F and G occupancies only.
Sect. 2400.19 Sect. 1603 of the Building Code is amended by delet-
ing all of subsection (c) "Occupancies Prohibited."
Sect. 2400.20 Sect. 1603(b)3 of the Building Code is amended by
adding the following:
Exception: Roofs may be covered with wood shakes, provid-
ed that the average butt thickness is not less than one
inch, that five-eighths inch gypsum board or equal is laid
between the shakes and the sheathing, and that the building
is at least five feet from property lines.
Sect. 2400.21 Sect. 1701 of the Building Code is amended by adding
the following:
The use of metal sheets or plates for the external cover-
ing of roofs or walls is prohibited, anything in this code
notwithstanding, with the following exceptions:
1. Metal or metallic shingles as roof coverings in I or
J occupancies;
2, Prefabricated and prefinished modular siding or panels
approved by and acceptable to the Fire Chief and the
Building Official for a specific installation;
3. Gasoline service stations as provided in Sect. 2101 of
this code.
Sect. 2400.22 Sect. 2309 of the Building Code is amended by adding
the following:
Where retaining walls are required to protect adjoining
property or structures and they are over four feet, six
inches (4*611) in height, they shall be designed by a
licensed architect or engineer and approved by the City
Engineer.
Sect. 2400.23 Sect. 2507(b)il is amended to read as follows:
Bridging. All stud partitions or walls over seven feet
(7r) in height shall have bridging, not less than two
inches (211) 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 Sect. 2508.
Sect. 2400.24 Sect. 2507 of the Building Code is amended by repeal-
ing subsection (f) 5.
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Sect. 2400.25 Sect. 2507 of the Building Code is amended by adding
to subsection (f), the following:
8. Stucco. Stucco shall be applied with sheathing or
similar backing.
In all cases, except in back -plastered construction, an
approved waterproof paper or asphalt saturated felt weigh-
ing not less than fourteen pounds per one hundred square
feet or any substantial waterproof paper which success-
fully passes a 60 pound Mullen test shall be applied
weatherboard fashion directly over the sheathing. Horizon-
tal joints shall be lapped not less than'two inches and
vertical joints not less than six inches.
Sect. 2400.26 Sect. 2516(a), second paragraph, is amended to read
as follows:
The minimum clearance between the bottom of floor joist
or the bottom of floors without joist and the ground shall
be twenty-four inches (2411). Minimum clearance under
girders shall be eighteen inches (1811).
Sect. 2400.27 Sect. 2516 of the Building Code is amended by adding
subsection (d), as follows:
(d) Wood Preservative Required. Creosote or other equal-
ly effective material must be used on the mudsilis and for
six inches above the mudsills on the studding and under-
pinning.
Sect. 2400.28 Sect. 2806 of the Building Code is amended by adding
the following subsections (c) and (d):
(c) Rat Proofing. Every building or portion thereof shall
be made rat proof in accordance with the specifications
set forth in Farmer's Bulletin No. 1638 of the United States
Department of Agriculture, which is hereby adopted by
reference, said bulletin being purblished in pamphlet form
in 1930, and three copies thereof being on file in the
office of the City Clerk.
(d) 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 from collecting under the house
may be provided, if authorized by the Building Official
and subject to his approval.
Sect. 2400.29 Sect. 2806 of the Building Code is amended by delet-
ing the first and second paragraphs of "Exceptions":113".
Sect. 2400.30 Sect. 3102 of the Building Code is amended by adding
the following paragraph:
Following are the requirements for concrete slabs on ground
used as a finish floor or as a base for other floor finish
in habitable rooms:
A. Minimum thickness of reinforced concrete, three and
one-half inches (3z").
B. Membrance water -proofing or water -proofing acceptable
to the Building Official shall be provided. Extend to
exterior walls or beyond the limits of habitable rooms
and turn up to top of slab.
C. A granular material shall be placed under concrete
slabs and shall be of proper consistency and thickness
to retard capillary action and shall be approved by
Building Official.
Sect. 2400.31 Sect. 3105 of the Building Code is amended by strik-
ing the third paragraph and substituting the following:
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The minimum access crawl hole in an exterior wall shall be
eighteen inches (1811) by thirty inches (30),
Sect. 2400.32 Sect. 3205 is amended by adding subsection (a) as
follows:
(a) Attic Ventilation. There shall be installed in the
attic, or area under the roof in all buildings, sufficient
vents properly to ventilate the area. The total area of
attic vent openings shall be approximately one-half square
inch per square foot of attic or roof area when the roof
pitch is greater than a three inch rise on a twelve inch
run, and double that when the pitch is flatter. The method
of venting shall be approved by the Building Official.
Sect. 2400.33 Sect. 3206 of the Building Code is amended to read
as follows:
Sect. 3206. The water from the roof of all buildings,
except I or J occupancies, which would flow by gravity over
a public sidewalk shall be carried by means of conductors
under the sidewalk and through the curb into the gutter.
Overflows shall be installed at each low point of the roof
to which the water drains. Concealed roof drainage pipe
shall be installed as required for soil, waste, or vent
piping.
No down spout on any building shall be drained into the
sanitary sewer. On all buildings constructed on lots
which slope downward to the rear, gutters and roof drain-
age shall be arranged so that water will flow to the street
or to a natural drain or drainage easement.
Sect. 2400.34 Sect. 3302(b) of the Building Code is amended by
adding the following:
Where two or more exits are required, an approved fire
escape may be substituted for one exit. Such fire escape
shall comply with provisions of the State Housing Act of
California as to type and construction.
Sect. 2400.35 Sect. 3801 of the Building Code is amended by adding
a third paragraph to subsection 1. to read as follows:
Whenever in such storybasement or cellar of a buildin
partitions are built r installed so that an area is °u�yre
uAie�_+
created which is not accessible directly from thApenings
in the exterior walls, any such area shall be protected
with an approved automatic fire -extinguishing system.
Sect. 2400.36 Sect. 4204 of the Building Code is amended by changing
Table 42-B, referred to in that section, to read as follows:
Table 42-B Minimum Interior -Finish
Classifications
Enclosed Rooms
Occupancy Vertical Other or
Group Exit -Ways Exit -Ways Areas
A
I
IT
YYI
B
I
II
IYI
C
I
II
III
D
Y
II
II**
E
I
II
III*
F
I
II
TII
G
I
II
III
H
I
IY
IIY*
Y
YIY
ITY
YII
J
N o
r e s t r i c t
i o n s
* Over two stories shall be Class II
** In rooms in which personal liberties of inmates
are forcibly restricted, Class I material only
may be used.
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Sect. 2400.37 Sect, 4710 of the Building Code is amended by adding
subsection (e), to read as follows:
(e) Sheathing Required. Anything in Sect, 4710 or else-
where in this code to the contrary notwithstanding, in all
cases where plastering or stucco is applied to the exter-
ior of a wood frame building, the building paper required
shall be applied on sheathing or similar backing.
Sect. 2400.38 Sect. 5101 of the Building Code is amended by adding
subsection (g), to read as follows:
(g) Oil Burners for Heating. All stoves, furnaces and
other heating or power apparatus in which oil burners are
installed shall be constructed in accordance with the pro-
visions of Sections 1419,1 and 1419.2 of the Burlingame
Ordinance Code,
Sect, 2400.39 Sect. 5101(e) "Fuel Connection" of the Building Code
is amended. by deleting subsections 1, 21 3, and 4, and
substituting for subsection 1, the following:
1. All gas and liquid fuel -burning heat -producing ap-
pliances shall be rigidly connected to the fuel piping
outlet with standard I.P.S. (iron pipe size) pipe, except
that wall heaters may be installed within the wail area
with copper tubing connections between the rigid pipe and
the unit, where every portion of the installation is
rigidly installed.
Sect, 2400.40 Sect. 5109(c) "Kitchen Ventilation" is amended to
read as follows:
(c) Kitchen Ventilation, There shall be installed in the
ceiling, approximately over the cooking facilities, a
ventilating opening with a minimum area of eight inches
by six inches (8" x 611), connected by an incombustible
ventilating duct free to the outside of the building.
The ventilating duct for each kitchen shall have a minimum
cross-sectional area of twenty-eight square inches
(28 sq. in, ), An approved forced -draft system, in either
wall or ceiling, may be substituted for the natural -draft
ventilating system.
Combination -type gas and solid -fuel ranges and trash -
burner ranges must be vented to a Type "A" chimney con-
structed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
for use by trash -burners. Solid -top -type gas ranges and
built-in gas circulator -type ranges shall be vented to an
approved Type "B" gas vent or Type "A" chimney. Gas
ranges having a griddle and open -type burners are not
classed as solid -top ranges. Gas ranges which are equip-
ped for unvented use and approved for such use by an
applicable nationally recognized testing agency may be
installed without connection to a flue provided that the
room in which the range is installed is ventilated in ac-
cordance with this section and approved by the Building
Official.
Sect, 2400.41 Table No, 5-A of the
Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
Group Description of
Fire Fire Resistance
Openings
Occupancy
Zone of Exterior
in Exter-
Walls
for Walls
H Hotels, apart-
1 2 hr. less than
Not per-
ment houses,
20 ft,
mitted
dormitories,
1 hr, elsewhere
less than
lodging houses,
3 ft,
convents,
Protected
monasteries
less than
(each accommo-
10 ft,
dating more
than 10 persons)
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2 1 hour Not permitted
less than 3 ft.
Protected less
than 5 ft.
3 1 hour Not permitted
less than 3 ft.
Protected less
than 5 ft.
Sect. 2400.42 Volume 111, Uniform Building Code Standards, 1958
edition is amended by deleting the following sections:
Sect.
9.120 e
Dikes and Walls 1. Crude
Petroleum
2. Flammable liquids other
than petroleum
Sect.
9.121
a. Location; b. Depth and
cover;
c.4 Vent piping
Sect.
9.119 b
Unenclosed tanks inside of
buildings
Sect.
9.129
(a) General construction
Sect. 9.132 Drainage and waste disposal
Sect. 9.138 Drainage and waste disposal
Sect. 9.142 a. Location; b. Design and construction
of inside mixing and handling rooms
y vq°aSect. 9.152 Sources of ignition
Sect. 2440.43 It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any
Provisions or fail to comply with any of the requirements of
this Article 55, or of the Building Code incorporated by
reference herein and made a part hereof. Any person violating
any of such provisions or failing to comply with any of the
mandatory requirements of this Article, or of the Building Code
as herein incorporated, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any
person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this
section shall be punished by a fine of not more than 4500.00
or by imprisonment of not to exceed six months in the city jail
of this city or in the county jail in the County of San liateo,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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Sect. 2400.43 Section 9A-IC4Volume III, Uniform Building Code
Standards, 1958 edition is amended by adding the follow-
ing paragraph:
In addition to the foregoing requirement the capacity
of each new tank installed shall be restricted to not
more than 3,000 gallons. When installed but before
backfilling, tank and fitting shall be tested for
tightness at not less than 15 pounds per square inch.
Greater test pressures may be required by the authority
having jurisdiction when tanks are subject to submergence
in excess of 30 feet.
Sect. 2400.44 Appendix A, Volume III, Uniform Building Code
Standards, 1958 edition is amended by adding a new
Section 9A-108 to read as follows:
Section 9A-108 Enforcement and Inseections
The chief of the bureau of fire prevention or other
enforcing official shall make periodic inspections of
all plants where the storage of flammable liquids is
such as to require compliance with the foregoing
requirements, in order to assure the following:
(1) That all flammable liquid storage tanks
are in compliance with these requirements and so
maintained.
(2) That detailed printed instructions of what
to do in flood emergencies are properly posted.
(3) That station operators and other employees
depended upon to carry out such instructions are
thoroughly informed as to the location and operation
of such valves and other equipment necessary to
effect the intent of these requirements.
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Sect, 2405 Moving Buildings, Permit Required.
Before any building or structure is moved on or along
any street within the city, a permit must be applied
for and issued for such moving. The application shall
describe the streets and route over which the building
will travel, the location of final installation if
within the city, and the hours during which building
will be moved. The Building Official will collect a fee
of Twenty -Five Dollars ($25) for required 'investigations
and inspections.
Prior to issuance of permit, the Building Official shall
notify all affected city officials, and, in the event
that any such officials object to route or time of
travel, changes shall be made to meet such objection.
Sect. 2406 Moving Buildings, Bond Required.
In addition to all other requirements of the Building
Code relating to the moving of buildings and structures,
no permit for such moving shall be issued until the ap-
plicant shall have filed with the Building Official a
corporate surety bond in favor of the city or a cash
deposit in lieu of such bond. The bond shall be con-
ditioned that the applicant will strictly comply with
all provisions of the Building Ordinance Code and the
Building Code relating to the moving of buildings and
structures and that the applicant will pay any and all
damage which may result by reason of such moving to any
fence, hedge, tree, pavement of streets or sidewalks,
pipes, poles and wires, or to any public or private
property, and to hold harmless the city against any costs
or expense which may accrue in consequence of such moving..
The bond shall be in such amount as the Building Of-
ficial shall determine but in no case less than One
Thousand Dollars ($1000) and shall be approved by the
City Attorney. At the option of the applicant, a cash
deposit in the same amount may be deposited with the
City Treasurer.
Sect. 2407 Time Limited During Which Building May Be Left Standing
on One Block.
No person owning, or having charge of the removal of,
any building being moved over any street shall permit
such building to be, or stand, on any street within the
limits of any one block for a period of more than
twenty-four hours.
Sect. 2408 Prevention of Injury to Street or Property.
No person owning or having charge of the moving of any
building or structure over any street shall allow or
cause injury to any fence, hedge, tree, pavement, side-
walk, gas pipe, water pipe, sewer pipe, electric wires
or the poles supporting the same, or any other public
or private property by reason of such removal.
SECTION 2. Ordinances Nos. 506, 571, 638, and all provisions of the
Ordinance Code of the City of Burlingame which are in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed.. Sections 1385, 1386 and 1387 of the
Ordinance Code of the City of Burlingame relating to moving of build-
ings are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by the decision of any court or courts jurisdiction, decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
The City Council of this city hereby declares that it would
have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsections, sentence,
clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases or portions may be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be published once as .required by law.
Charlott Johnson
Mayor
I,. Herbert K. 71hite, '';ity Clerk, do hereby certify that
the :orep;oinr, ordinance was introduced at a regul:,.r meeting of the
City Council 'held on the 20th day of April, 1959, and adopted
thereafter at a. regular meeting of the City Council held on the
l8t;).day of May, 1959, by the following vote:
Aye:,: Councilmen: Johnson -Morgan -.tooth -Thayer
Noes: Councilmen: None
Absent Counciimen: Byrd
Herbert K. 1.7hite
City Clerk