HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1361ORDINANCE NO. 1361
ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1985
EDITION, THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1985 EDITION,
THE UNIFORM CODE FOR ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS,
1985 EDITION, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1985 EDITION,
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1987 EDITION; AND AMENDING,
ADDING AND REPEALING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE BURLINGAME
MUNICIPAL CODE
The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
does ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Chapters 18.07 and 18.10 of the Burlingame
Municipal Code are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section 18.08.010 is amended to read as follows:
"18.08.010 Adoption of Uniform Building Code.
The rules, regulations and standards printed in two volumes and
published by the International Conference of Building Officials under
the title Uniform Building code, 1985 Edition, including appendix 32,
35, 38, 49, 51, 55 and 70, Uniform Building Code, 1985 Standards and
all supplements to said.code,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 of the appendix to the Building
Code shall be enforceable to the same extent as if contained in the body
of the Building Code."
Section 3. Section 18.08.020 is amended to read as follows:
"18.08.020 Building Inspector to File Monthly Report.
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to file with the City
Council on the first day of each calendar month a report of all
buildings inspected by him during the preceding month and of all fees
received by him as Building Inspector."
Section 4. Section 18.08 is amended to read as follows;
"18.08.030 Building Inspector's Duties. It shall be
the duty, among others, of the Building Inspector to issue permits
for buildings, to file in his office the plans and specifications
thereof, to inspect the work progressing on buildings at all times
and to enforce a strict compliance by the builder or contractor
with the plans and specifications, and all provisions of the ordinances
or Ordinance Code of the City relating to or governing the construction
of buildings or structures. He is to perform the
duties of and have the powers
and
authority imposed or conferred
upon the electrical
inspector
by
any provision of this code. He
is to perform and
execute all
the
duties of and have the powers and
authority imposed
or conferred
upon
the mechanical inspector and
upon the plumbing
inspector by
the
ordinances or ordinance code
of the City."
Section
5. Section
18.08.032
is added to read as
follows:
"18.08.032 Major Additions, Alterations or Repairs.
When additions, alterations, or repairs within any
12 -month period exceed 50 percent of the value of an existing
building or structure, such building or structure shall be made
in its entirety to conform with the requirements for new buildings
or structures."
Section 6. 18.08.034 is added to read as follows:
"18.08.034 Section 204 amended - Appeal. Section
204 is amended to read as follows: An appeal may be taken to the
Planning Commission from a denial of or a refusal to issue a
building permit or from any other decision or determination of the
building official (1) in order to determine the suitability of
alternate materials and types of construction, and (2) to provide
for reasonable interpretations of the provisions of this Building
Code.
The decisions of the Planning Commission shall be
written and shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal.
Copies of the decisions shall be furnished to the building official
and to the appellant.
"The Planning Commission may conduct investigations of
the suitability of alternate materials and types of construction.
It shall adopt reasonable rules regulating the conduct of such
investigations and of the appeals herein provided for and may
recommend to the City Council any new legislation deemed desirable.
Section 7. Section 18.08.040 is amended to read as
follows:
"18.08.040 Section 301(a) amended - Permits Required.
Section 301(a) 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, convert or demolish any building
or structure, either public or private, municipal, county or state
in the City of Burlingame without first obtaining a building permit
from the building official. A single permit may be issued to
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include all buildings to be constructed under one contract on a
single property."
Section 8. Section 18.08.045 is added to read as follows:
"18.08.045 Section 302(a) amended - Plot Plan - Section
302(a) is amended by adding item 8 to read as follows:
'8. Submit a plot plan showing location of the proposed
building with respect to property lines; lot, block and sub -division
of the property; any existing building or buildings that will
remain on the property; existing and proposed driveways, utilities,
fire hydrants, trees, power poles or any other fixed object between
property lines and curb; and an indication of the finish grades
at various points about the building and at property lines relative
to an established datum such as curb or sidewalk.""
Section 9. Section 18.08.050 is amended to read as
follows:
"18.08.050 Section 302 (d) added - Submission of building
permit application to other departments. Section 302(d) is
amended by adding the following.
'(d) Before issuing any building permit the building
official shall first submit the application, with the plans and
specifications to every other department whose endorsement is
required.'"
Section 10. Section 18.08.055 is amended to read as
follows:
"18.08.055 Section 303 (d) amended - Expiration of building
permits - Failure to complete. Section 303 (d) of the Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
'(d) All work to be performed under a building permit shall
be completed within the maximum time allowed for the construction
as set forth herein. Failure to complete the work within the time
allowed, unless an extension of time has been specifically approved
Dy the Building Inspector will cause the permit for the work to
become null and void. A new permit requiring compliance with all
current codes and payment of all fees shall be required to re-
commence work. The request for an extension of the time must be
submitted in writing prior to the expiration of the time allowed.
The fees for the first extension shall be the amount required for
the original permit. If no changes in plans or specifications have
been made, no additional plan checking fee will be required. The fee
for the second and any subsequent extension shall be double the
original permit fee or $300.00, whichever is greater.
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Total Estimated Cost
Total Time Allowed
$300 or less. . a 9 . . . a V . . . . . . . . .3 months
Over $300 to and including $1000. . . . . . .3 months
Over $1000 to and including $10,000 . . . . .6 months
Over $10,000 to and including $50,000 . . . . 12 months
Over $50,000 to and including $1,000,000. . . 18 months
Over $1,000,000 to and including $2,000,000 . 24 months
Over $2,000,000 to and including $10,000,000. 30 months
Over $10,000,000 . . . . . . . . W. . . . . . 36 months
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if
a building permit was issued for all or part of a project or
building which was required to obtain a special permit, variance
or traffic allocation, the building permit shall expire and such
special permit, variance or traffic allocation shall be null and
void if substantial progress has not occurred within one year from
the issuance of the building permit Substantial progress shall
be when the total basic foundation has been formed, poured and
inspected. The Council may grant an extension of a permit upon
the showing by the permittee of hardship or unforseen circumstances.'"
Section 11. Section 18.08.056 is added to read as follows:
"18.08.056 Section 304(b) amended - additional fees. The
first sentence of Section 304(b) is amended to read as follows:
'(b) Permit Fees. The fee for each permit shall be as
set forth in Table No. 3-A, and any additional fees which may be
established or mandated by state or federal law.'"
Section 12. Section 18.08.058 is added to read as follows:
"18.08.058 Section 304(e) amended - Investigation Fees.
Section 304 (e) is amended to read as follows:
'(e) Investigation Fees. whenever any construction or
work for which a permit is required by this Code, or any other
code incorporated by reference and made a part of this code, is
started or commenced without the prescribed permit having first been
obtained, an investigation fee shall be added to the permit fee,
and shall be collected at the time the permit is issued. Such
investigation fee shall be collected for each separate and distinct
permit required for a specific project. Where a permit has been
previously obtained, but construction or work is commenced which
goes beyond the scope of the permit or is in violation of the
terms of the permit, including the performance of work without
required inspections, the above-described investigation fee shall
be assessed for such portion of the construction or work done
beyond the scope of, or in violation of, the permit.
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Investigation fees shall be assessed on the following
schedule:
Total estimated cost
$1 to $2000 Twice permit fees
Over $2000 Ten times permit fees
The maximum investigation fee which may be assessed and
collected as to any individual permit shall be ten thousand dollars
($10,000). Any person assessed such fee may file an appeal with
the City Clerk within ten (10) days after written notice to such
person of the assessment. A hearing upon such appeal shall there-
after be held by the City Council; its decisions thereon shall be
final. Nothing in this section shall relieve any persons from fully
complying with the requirements of this code, or with any codes
incorporated by reference and made a part of this code in the
execution of the work, or from any other fees or penalties prescribed
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law."
Section 13. Section 18.08.160 is added to read as follows:
"Section 18.08.160 Section 513 amended - Premises Ident-
ification. Section 513 is amended to read as follows:
'Section 513. Approved numbers or addresses shall be
provided for all new buildings. Numbers or addresses shall be plainly
visible and legible from the street fronting the property, and shall
be illuminated upon all new buildings and all buildings having
interior or exterior alterations, repairs or additions in excess of
$10,000 in value.'"
Section 14, Table 7-A is amended to delete Type II -
1 -hour and Type II -N construction.
Section 15. Section 18.08.186 is repealed.
Section 16. Section 18.08.245 is amended to read as follows:
"18.08.245 Section 1701.1 added - Commercial and Industrial
Districts. Section 1701.1 is added to read as follows:
'All new buildings hereafter constructed within, or
buildings moved within, and all additions, alterations or repairs
to existing buildings, within the limits of the Commercial (C-1)
district shall be a minimum of Type III 1 -hour construction as
required by Chapter 20 and Table 017-A of this code with the
following exception: non-bearing exterior walls which front on a
street having a width of at least forty feet may have combustible
frame work as approved for one-hour construction provided the
structural frame is protected as required by this code. This
exception only applies to group B occupancies when the height of
such construction does not exceed 15 feet above grade. All new
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buildings hereafter constructed within, or buildings moved within
or into C-2, C-3, C-4 or M-1 districts shall have exterior walls of
one(1) hour minimum fire resistive construction and fire retardant
roofs.'"
Section 17. Section 18. 08.248 is amended to read as follows:
"18.08.248 Section 2305(f) amended - Water Accumulation.
Section 2305(£) is amended to read as follows:
'All portions of roof shall be designed with a minimum
slope or camber of a minimum of one quarter inch (1/4") per foot to
ensure adequate drainage after a long time deflection from dead load.
Roof shall be designed to support maximum loads, including possible
ponding of water due to deflection. See Section 2307 for deflection
criteria.'"
Section 17.5 Section 18.08.350 is amended to read as
follows:
"18.08.250
Section 2308(b)
amended -
Retaining Walls.
Section 2308(b)
is amended by
adding a second
paragraph to read as
follows:
' When a wall of wood or masonry is designed to retain a
lateral or vertical load it must be designed by a licensed architect
or engineer and approved by the City Engineer. A fence structure
may not be substituted for a required retaining wall. The following
types of retaining walls shall be of concrete or other engineered
material: Supporting on engineered surcharge, supporting a structure
at the toe of a slope, or more than three feet in height. Retaining
walls of engineered material shall have a minimum service life of
seventy-five (75) years for all major support systems and fifty (50)
years for all replaceable support systems.'"
Section 18. Section 18.09.010 is amended to read as follows:
"18.09.010 Adoption of Uniform Mechanical Code.
The rules, regulations and standards printed in one volume
and published by the International Conference of Building Officials
under the title 'Uniform Mechanical Code, 1985 Edition,' including
the appendixes and supplements thereto, is adopted as and for the
rules, regulations and standards within this City as to all matters
therein contained, except as herein otherwise provided. The append-
ixes to said code shall be enforceable to the same extent as if
contained in the body of the code."
Section 19. Section 18.09.020 is amended to read as follows:
1118.09.020 Table 3-A amended Fee Schedule. The fee
schedule set forth in Table 3-A of the Uniform Mechanical Code is
amended to read as follows:
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SCHEDULE OF FEES
For Issuing Each Permit $1.5.00
Furnace, Blower/Gray. 100m BTU
7.50
Over 100m BTU
10.00
For each Outlet
6.00
Furnace: Floor, Wall, Suspended
7.50
Repair Alteration Addition to Heating, Appliances,
Refrigeration and Locking Unit, Evaporative Cooling
7.50
System
Exhaust Hood (Non -Res)
10.00
Exhaust Hood (Comm)
20.00
Boiler, Compressor or Assumption Unit
0-3 H.P. - 100m BTU
7.50
4-15 H.P. 500m BTU
10.00
16-30 H.P. 1000m BTU
15.00
31-50 H.P. 1750m BTU
20.00
Over 50 H.P. - Over 1750m BTU
25.00
Each Outlet or Register
1.00
Fan Unit lm - 10 Cfm
7.50
Over 10m Cfm
10.00
Evaporative Cooler
10.00
Comm. Incinerator
30.00
Domestic Incinerator
15.00
Appliance Vent or Fan 17.50
Ventilation System 7.50
Other Appliances not mentioned 10.00
NOTE: Plan Checking Fees shall be
Charged at a Rate Not to Exceed
650 of the Valuation or Contract Bid,
whichever is Greater."'
Section 20. Section 18.09.030 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"18.09.030 Section 203 amended- Appeal. Section 203 is
amended to read as follows:
'Section 203. An appeal may be taken to the Planning
Commission from a denial of or a refusal to issue a permit, or from
any other decision or determination of the building official
(1) in order to determine the suitability of alternate materials
and types of construction, and (2) to provide for reasonable
interpretations of the provisions of this code.
'The decisions of the Planning Commission shall be written,
shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal. Copies of its
decisions shall be furnished to the building official and to the
appellant.
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'The commission may conduct investigations of the suit-
ability of alternate materials and types of construction. It
shall not adopt reasonable rules regulating the conduct of such
investigations and of the appeals herein provided for and may
recommend to the City Council any new legislation deemed desirable
after any such investigation or appeal.'"
Section 21. Section 18.11.010 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"18.11.010 Adoption of Uniform Code for Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings.
The rules,regulations and standards printed in one volume
and published by the International Conference of Building officials
under the title 'Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,
1985 Edition,' is adopted as and for the rules, regulations and
standards within this City as to all matters therein contained,
except as herein otherwise provided."
Section 22. Section 18.12.010 is amended to read as follows:
"18.12.010 Adoption of Uniform Plumbing Code.
The rules, regulations and standards printed in one volume
and published by the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical officials under the title 'Uniform Plumbing Code, 1985
Edition,' including the appendixes thereto, hereinafter called
plumbing code, is adopted as and for the rules, regulations and
standards within this city as to all matters therein contained,
except as herein otherwise provided. The appendixes to the
plumbing code shall be enforceable to the same extent as if contained
in the body of the plumbing code."
Section 23. Section 18.12.011 is amended to read as follows:
"18.12.011 Section 20.7 amended - Fee Schedule. The fee
schedule set forth in Section 20.7 of the Uniform Plumbing Code
is amended to read as follows:
'SCHEDULE OF FEES
For issuing each permit
Swimming Pools - Public
Swimming Pools - Private
Fixture of Trap (inc. water piping)
Sewer
Water Heater and/or vent
Gas Piping - Plus $1.00 for each outlet
Industrial Waste Interceptor
Repair Water/Waste/Vent (each fixture)
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$15.00
30.00
20.00
5.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
10.00
5.00
Vacuum Breakers
or Backflow Devices (each
5.00
Private Sewage
Disposal Systems
50.00
18.12.015
Lawn Sprinkler
System (each)
10.00
amended -
Interior Roof Drains
(each)
5.0011'
Section
24. Section 18.12.012 is amended to
read as
follows:
of Section
401
of
"18.12.012
Section 20.14 -- amended - Appeal.
Section
as follows:
2014 is amended to read as follows:
'An appeal may be taken to the Planning Commission from
a denial of or a refusal to issue a permit or from any other
decision or determination of the building official (1) in order
to determine the suitability of alternate materials and types of
construction, and (2) to provide for reasonable interpretations
of the provisions of this code.
'The decisions of the Planning Commission shall be written
and shall be final and not be subject to appeal. Copies of its
decisions shall be furnished to the building official and to the
appellant.
'The Planning Commission may conduct investigations of the
suitability of alternate materials and types of construction. It
shall adopt reasonable rules regulating the conduct of such invest-
igations and of the appeals herein provided for and may recommend
to the City Council any new legislation deemed desirable after any
such investigation or appeal.'"
Section 25. Section 18.12.013 is amended to read as follows:
"18.12.013 Section 315(f) amended - Exterior pipes
prohibited. Subsection (f) of Section 315 is amended to read as
follows:
'(f) No water, soil; waste, gas or plumbing vent pipe
shall be installed or attached to the exterior wall of a residential
building without the written permission of the Chief Building
Inspector, and such installation shall be enclosed in such a way as
to be obscured from view.'"
Section 26. Section 18.12.015 is added to read as follows:
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18.12.015
Section
401(a)(2)
amended -
ABS and PVC
Pipe.
Subsection (a)(2)
of Section
401
of
said code is
amended to
read
as follows:
'ABS. and PVC
piping
installatior,
shall
be li.,, u
single
family dwellings,
not more than
two
(2) stories
in height.'"
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Section 28M Section 18.12.120 is amended to read as follows:
"18.12.120 Amendment to Section 1107 - Main Sewer Cleanout.
Section 1107 is amended by adding subsection (h) to read as follows:
'(h) When a main sewer is located in the street, alley or
easement, there must be provided a cleanout brought up flush with
sidewalk level next to curb, and, if no curb or sidewalk exist, then
the cleanout must be located outside of the lot line. Riser shall
be of cast iron or vitrified clay pipe, the same size as the drain
it serves, brought up to the level of the ground by a wye, and the
top of same to be provided with a regulation cleanout. If the side-
walk space mentioned is entirely concrete, then a cast iron sidewalk
box with loose cover fitting with brass screws, shall be installed.
The minimum size for a cleanout shall be four inches.'"
Section 29. Section 18.12.130 is amended to read as follows:
"18.12.130 Amendment to Section 1310 - Water Heater Safety
Pans. Section 13.10 is amended by adding subsection (e) to read as
follows:
'(c) Water heater safety pans. Water heaters shall have
safety pans with drains when located in living area or when leakage
would do damage to the building or its contents. The pans shall be
of metal and be of such dimension as to provide a minimum of two
inch clearance between the pan and the outside diameter of the heater
with a depth of three inches. The drain shall not be less than
three-quarters of an inch. The drain shall be taken to the exterior
of the building.'"
Section 30. Section 18.12.401 is amended to read as follows:
"18.12.401 Disposal of Rainwater Drainage. Rainwater from
roof or other approved areas exposed to rainwater may be drained into
the storm drainage system, but shall not drain into any sewer intended
for sanitary sewage."
Section 31. Section 18.12.403 is amended to read as follows:
"18.12.403 Rainwater to Public Gutters No rainwater from
roofs, or other rainwater drainage of premises, shall discharge upon
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a public sidewalk. When it is desired to conduct rainwater from a
building or premises to a public street gutter, the outside under-
ground drainage piping shall be vitrified clay pipe, A.B.S. P.V.C.,
galvanized wrought iron pipe, galvanized steel pipe, approved concrete
Ape, asbestos cement sewer pipe or cast iron pipe. When clay pipe,
A.B.S., P.V.C., asbestos cement sewer pipe or approved concrete pipe
is used, such pipe shall be two feet from the building and one foot
below the official grade. Water leaders connected to such background
drainage pipe which are on the outside of the building wall that abuts
on a public thoroughfare, shall be constructed of galvanized wrought
iron pipe, galvanized steel pipe, or cast iron pipe for a distance of
not less than five feet vertically above the official grade. See
Section 18.08.360 for exception for drainage from R-1 properties."
Section 32. Section 18.12.407 is amended to read as follows:
"18.12.407 Nonconforming Rainwater Drainage. Every existing
drainage of rainwater into a sanitary sewer in violation of the prov-
isions of this chapter shall be altered or terminated or replaced
so as to conform to the provisions of this chapter."
Section 33. Section 18.16.010 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"18.16.010 Adoption of National Electrical Code. There is
hereby adopted for the purpose of prescribing regulations safeguarding
persons and buildings and their contents from the hazards arising
from the use of electricity for light, heat, power, radio, signaling,
and for other purposes, that certain code known as the National
Electrical Code, 1987 Edition, and the same is here incorporated in
this chapter by reference as fully as if set forth at length herein."
Section 34. Section 18.16.020 of said code is amended_to
read as follows:
Permit Fee
"18.16.020
Fees. Each application
for a permit under
this
chapter
shall pay to
the Building Inspector
prior to obtaining
said
permit
the following
fees.
living units per
.02
Permit Fee
$15.00
Supplemental Permit
5.00
New Residential. Buildings
Multi -family - three or more
living units per
.02
square foot
Single and two-family - per
square foot
.025
All others and Alterations &
Additions
and modifications - use unit
fee schedule
Swimming Pools $25.00
Carnivals or other travalling shows or 5.00
Exibitions; electronic generators and
electrically driven rides
Mechanical rides and other attractions with 5.00
lighting
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System, area or booth lighting
5.00
Permanently installed rides, displays and
attractions - use unit fee schedule
600 volts or
Temporary power service
15.00
15.00
Temporary distribution system and lighting
10.00
Unit Fee Schedule
Each receptacle, switch, lighting or
other outlet
.50
amperes to
Lighting Fixtures - each
.50
1,000 amperes
Power Apparatus
(Rating in Horsepower, kilowatts, kilovolt,
amperes, or Kilovolt amperes -reactive)
Over 600 volts
or over 1,000
One
5.00
Over one and not over 10,each
10.00
and
Over 10 and not over 50,each
15.00
Over 50 and not over 100, each
25.00
Over 100, each 35.00
Busways, each 100 feet or fraction thereof 4.00
(Not including fixture and appliances
connected to trolley and plug-in busways)
Signs, outline lighting and marquees
Initial Circuit 15.00
Each Additional Circuit 4.00
Services
600 volts or
less, not over
200 amperes
15.00
rating, each
600 volts or
less, over 200
amperes to
30.00
1,000 amperes
rating, each
Over 600 volts
or over 1,000
rating
50.00
DZiscellaneous
apparatus, conduits
and
10.00
conduction
Inspection outside business hours (minimum
charge two hours) and for which no fee is
indicated, per hour 30.00
Section 35. Section 18.16.030 is amended to read as
follows:
18.16.030 Appeal An appeal may be taken to the
Planning Commission from a denial of or a refusal to issue a permit
or from any other decision or determination of the building official
(1) in order to determine the suitability of alternate materials
and types of construction, and (2) to provide for reasonable inter-
pretations of the provisions of this code.
"The decisions of the Planning Commission shall be
written and shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal. Copies
of its decisions shall be furnished to the building official and to
the appellant.
"The Planning Commission may conduct investigations of the
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suitability of alternate materials and types of construction. It
shall adopt reasonable rules regulating the conduct of such invest-
igations and of the appeals herein provided for."
Section 36. Section 18.16.040 is amended to read as follows:
"18.16.040 Services
(a) Overhead Services. Raceways for overhead services shall
be galvanized rigid steel conduit one and one-fourth inches (1-1/4")
minimum size or aluminum rigid conduit two inches (2") minimum size
for the entire length of the service.
(b) Underground Services. Raceways for underground services
shall not be less than one and one half inches (1-1/2") minimum size
and rigid galvanized steel or aluminum rigid conduit shall be used
above grade.
(c) Meter Box. All electric meters and main service
switches (except rain type) located in residences must be in a weather-
proof cabinet at least 20" X 32" X 11" built of three-fourths inch
(3/4") material. Doors of meter boxes must be hinged at the side
and shall be weatherproof. The main switch and meter locations must
be readily accessible from the outside. Rain tight electrical service
equipment shall not be flush mounted in such a manner as to require
structural alterations for future expansions.
(d) Height of Meter Box. No fuse cabinet or meter box shall
be more than seven feet (7') from the floor or finish grade to the top
of the box, and the bottom of the box shall not be less than thirty
inches (30") from the floor or finish grade.
(e) Number of Services per Piece of Property. Not more
than one set of service entrance conductors shall be installed on
one piece of property, except when written permission is obtained from
the Building Inspector.
(f) Location of Overhead Service Connection of Building.
Service for overhead service connection shall be located at the
nearest accessible outlet point on the building from the utility pole.
On residences service outlets may be located on the side of the
building%, provided they are not more than eighteen (18) inches from
the side of the building most accessible to the utility pole. When
other conditions exist, the location of the service outlet shall be
determined by the Building Inspector.
(g) Bare Neutral Conductors. Bare neutral conductors may
only be used with underground services."
Section 37. Section 18.16.045 is added to read as follows:
"Section 230-70(a) of said code is amended to read as
follows:
'(a) Main Switch Location. The main switch location shall
be made accessible to the outside. If due to structural or arch-
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itectural conditions it is not possible to place the main switch
accessible to the outside, special permission must be received from
the Building Inspector to place such equipment inside the building."'
Section 38. Section 18.16.060 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"18.16.060 Raceways. Except as provided in Section 18.16.074 and
18.16.075, all feeders, subfeeders, branch circuits and all service
conductors regulated by this code shall be in approved raceways."
Section 39. Section 18.16.070 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"18.16.070 Deleted Articles and Sections. The following
articles and sections of the National Electrical Code shall not be
a part of this chapter: 320-10; 321; 325; 330 through 334; 338; 339;
342; 344; 352-B."
Section 40. Section 18.16.074 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"18.16.074 Permitted Uses of Concealed Knob -and -Tube r74
rinQ.
Section 324-3 is amended to read as follows:
'324-3 Uses Permitted. Concealed knob -and -tube wiring shall
be permitted to be used only in R -III (single-family dwelling and
duplex occupancies)."
Section 41. Section 18.16.075 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"18.16.075 Permitted Uses of Non -metallic -sheathed Cable.
The first paragraph of Section 336-3 is amended to read as follows:
"Uses Permitted. Type NM and Type NMC Cable shall be limited
to copper conductors only and shall be permitted to be used only in
the following occupancies: M (detached accessory structures), R -III
(single-family dwellings and duplexes), and R-1 (apartments and hotels
Df type V wood frame construction).'"
Section 42. Section 18.16.076 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"18.16.076 Permitted Uses of Shielded Non-metallic Sheathed
Cable. A second paragraph is added to Section 337-3 to read as
follows:
"Type SNM cable shall be limited to copper conductors only
and shall be permitted to be used only in the following occupancies:
N (detached accessory structures), R -III (single-family dwellings
and duplexes)a7'3R-I (apartments and hotels of Type V wood frame con-
struction).'"
Section 43. Section 18.16.077 is hereby added to read as
follows:
18.16.077 Permitted Uses of Riaid Non-metallic Conduit.
Section 347-2 is amended to read as follows:
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347-2 Uses
Permitted. The use of rigid
non-metallic
conduit
and fittings shall be
permitted only
for underground
installation,
under
or in concrete slabs on
grade, or in
masonary walls.
The conduit
shall
have a green ground wire installed as required by Table 250-95.
Section 44. Section 18.16.078 is hereby added to read as follows:
"18.16.078 Electrical Metallic Tubing. The following sentence
shall be added to Section 348-1:
'Such tubing shall not be buried in earth or placed in slabs
on grade. "'
follows:
Section 45. Section 18.16.079 is hereby added to read as
"18.16.078 Flexible Metal Conduit. The following paragraph
shall be added to Section 350-2:
"The use of such conduit shall be permitted only in the following
occupancies: M (detached accessory structures), R -III (single-family
dwellings and duplexes), R -I (apartments and hotels of Type V wood frame
construction), and B-2 occupancies limited to 5,000 square feet and two
stories in height. It shall have a green ground wire installed as required
by Table 250-95."'
Section 46. Section 18.16.080 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"18.16.080 Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit. Subparagraph
(c) is added to Section 351-5 to read:
'(c) Maximum length. The maximum length of any installation
shall be six (6) feet.""
Section 47. Section 18.16.081 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"18.16.081 Surface Metal Raceway Ground Wire. The following
sentence shall be added to Section 352-8:
'A green ground wire shall be installed as required by Table
250-95. ' "
Section 48. Section 18.16.082 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"18.16.082 Hydromassage bathtubs - Other Equipment. Section
680-71 is amended to read as follows:
'680-71. Other Electrical Equipment. Beginning at floor
level, electrical outlets, switches, dimmers, timers and similar devices
are prohibited within three feet horizontally and 8 feet vertically of
the edge of the water in the tub at flood level. Exposed portions of
all other electrical devices within this area shall be non-conductive.
Lights, fans and similar types of devices shall be rated and labelled
for damp locations.
In addition to the above and to requirements elsewhere in
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this code, all electrical devices within five feet horizontally and
twelve feet vertically of the edge of the water in the tub at flood
level shall be GFCI protected.'"
Section 49. Section 18.16.083 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"18.16.083. Non -power -limited Fire Protective Signalinq
Circuits. - Wiring Methods. Section 760-14 is amended to read as
follows:
'Section 760-14 Wiring Method. Fire protective signal
circuits shall be installed as provided for in Article 346, Rigid
Metal Conduit, and/or Article 348, Electrical Metallic Tubing.'"
Section 50. Section 18.16.084 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"18.16.084 Power Limited Fire. Protective Signaling
Circuits - Wiring Methods and Materials on Load Side. Section
760-28(b) is amended to read as follows:
'760-28(b) Power -Limited Wiring Methods.
Power -limited
circuits shall be installed as provided for in Article 346, Rigid
Metal Conduit, and Article 348, Electrical Metallic Tubing.'"
Section 51. This ordinance shall be published as required
by law.
I, JUDITH A.
MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City
of Burlingame,
do hereby certify that
the
foregoing Ordinance was
introduced
at a
regular meeting of the
City
Council held on the lst
day of
February ,1988,
and
was adopted thereafter
at
a regular
meeting of the City Council
held on the 16th day
of
Fehruary
1988, by the following
vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEN:
NOES:
COUNCILMEN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN:
BARYON, LEMBI, MANGINI
NONE
AMSTRUP, PAGLIARO _
Deputy/'city Clerk
CITY OF BURLTNGAME
SUMMARY OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1985
EDITION, THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1985 EDITION,
THE UNIFORM CODE FOR ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS,
1985 EDITION, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1985 EDITION,
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1987 EDITION; AND AMENDING,
ADDING AND REPEALING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE BURLINGAME
MUNICIPAL CODE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 36933'(c)(1) the
following is a summary of Ordinance No. 1361 adopted
February 16, 1988.
Adopts 1985 Uniform Building; Dangerous Building,
Plumbing and Mechanical Codes, and 1987 National Electrical Code.
Includes increases in fees, increased penalties for permit
extensions.
Said ordinance was introduced on February 1, 1988; a
public hearing thereon was held on February 16, 1988 at 7:30 p.m.
at the City Council Chambers, Burlingame City Hall, 501 Primrose
Road, Burlingame, California.
Dated February 18, 1988.
AYES: COUNCILMEN: BARYON, LEMBI, MANGINI
NOES: COUNCILMEN
NONE
ABSENT: @OUNCILMEN
AMSTRUP, PAGLIARO
A certified copy of said adopted ordinance is posted in
the City Clerk's office, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California
Dated: FPr„-„ars, iQ X988
Prepa±wed-_Dy
F. COLEtI
AN
City Attorney