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ORDINANCE NO. 571
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE CODE
OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AND ARTICLE 55
THEREOF DEALING WITH BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
BY PLACING RESTRICTIONS UPON THE CONSTRUCTION
AND USE OF METAL BUILDINGS AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
The City Council of the City of Burlingame does ordain
as follows:
SECTION I. Section 2400 of the Ordinance Code of the City of
Burlingame is hereby amended by adding thereto a Subsection "d"
providing and reading as follows:
" (d) Section 1602 (b) of the Uniform Building Code shall
read as follows:
+(b) Limitation of Types of Construction. Floors over
usable spaces, and all walls, partitions, and columns
shall be of not less than one-hour fire -resistive con-
struction or as permitted in Chapter 19 for Type II
construction. Exterior walls within twenty feet (20+)
of adjacent property lines shall be of not less than
four-hour fire -resistive construction.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. One-story Type IV buildings, if of
incombustible construction throughout, and not more
than twenty-five hundred square feet (2500 sq. ft.)
in area, need not be fire protected provided they
are located twenty feet (201) or more from adjacent
property lines and provided further that they are
constructed or used only as a gasoline service
station or similar dispensing station.
2. Walls fronting on a street having
a width of at least fifty feet (501) may be of in-
combustible construction with structural members
fire protected as required in Part V.1"
SECTION II. Section 2400 of the Ordinance Code of the City of
3urlingame is hereby amended further by adding thereto a Subsection
'e" providing and reading as follows:
" (e) Section 2101 of the Uniform Building Code shall
read as follows:
t Section 2101. In Type IV buildings the structural
framework shall be of steel, iron, masonry or concrete.
Exterior walls shall be of any incombustible materials
except metal; provided that the use of metal for exter-
ior wall covering shall be permissible in the construc-
tion or use of a gasoline service station or similar
dispensing station. Partitions, floors and roof con-
struction shall be of incombustible materials except as
specified in this Chapter. Foundations shall be of
masonry or concrete."'
ECTION III. So much of Section 2401 of the Ordinance Code of the
ity of Burlingame as reads:
"The use of metal for roof or wall covering is permissible
in the industrial and commercial areas as the same are in
this code delineated, if in other respects it meets the
requirements of the fire restrictions of this code; and
provided such metal covering is over a metal or concrete
frame, and the architectural design and treatment of the
building to be covered with metal, shall receive the appro-
bation of the Planning Committee."
d all other parts of Ordinances or Ordinances, and any amendments
ereto existing at the time of the effective date of this Ordin-
rapealed.
ce, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, are hereby)
law.
This Ordinance shall be published once as required
H. KENT ATWATER
MAYOR
I, HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting held
by the City Council, on the 15th day of November, 19540 and
adopted thereafter at a regular meeting held on the 6th day of
December, 1954, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: ATWATER-BYRD-LOVE-MORGAN-ROOTH
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: NONE
HERBERT K. WHITE
CITY CLERK