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Introduced by
Nancy Read
ORD~IANCE NO.
1998 N.C.S.
Seconded by
Mary Stompe
AN OI2~DINANCE OF T~E COiJNCII, O~ '~~E CIT'~' O~ PETALUIVIA
AMEND~PTG SECTION 17.04.010 OF T~E I'ETAI.iJNIA MUNIC~AL COI)E "g'O
AI)OPT 'I'HE FOI,I.OW~NG UNI~'OIt1VI CONST'I2ITCTION COI)ES ANI)
BTJII.I)ING ~GUI.ATIONS: UNIF'ORM ~iJiI.D~NG COI)E, 1994 EDITION,
VOI,UMES 1, 2, 3; gTNIg'ORNI HOUSING CODE, 1994 EI)I'T~ON, UNd~'ORNI
CODE FOI2 T~E ABATElVgENT OF DANGE~tO~JS ~iJII„I)INGS, 1994
ED~TION; UNI~O~ MECF~ANI~AI, COI)E, 1994 EI~I'I'ION; AY.L AS
ADOPTED ~1' AND P~T~LISHED ~X T~E INTEI2NA'I'IONAI, CONF'E12~NCE
OF BUII..~ING OFFICIA~,S: T~E iJN~'0~21VI PI.UMB~TG CODE, 1994 ~I)I'~'ION,
AS ADOPTED AND PUBLIS~ED BY THE ~P1~'ERNA'I'IONAI. ASSOCIA'I'ION
OF' PI,UMBING AND 1VIEC~ANICAI, OF'FICIAI,S, T~E jJN~'O~ SWgMMING
POOI„ SPA ANID HOT T'UB COIDE, 1994 EDITION, AND T~E ~TN~'(JRli'Y
SOI.AR ENERG~' C'ODE, 1994 EI)ITION, AS AIiOPTEI) AND PU~LISHED ~~'
T'~E INTERNA'I'IONAI, ASSOCIATION OF PL~TIVI~ING AND 1VIEC~ANICAI,
OF~'ICIAI.S, T~E NATIONAI. EI,ECT'RICAL C'ODE, 1993 EDI'TION AS
AI)OPTED AND P~TBLISHED ~Y T~dE NATIONA~, F~2E P~20TECTION
ASSOCIATION, iJNiFORM SIGN COI)E, 1994 EDITION, 1994 UNI~'ORM CODE
F0~2 BiTILD1NG CONSERVA'~ION, 1994 ANALYSIS OF REVISION TO
iJNIE'ORM ~UII.DING CODES; AL,L AS AI)OPTED ANI) PU~I.ISH~D ~Y
IN'Y'E12NA~'IO1rTAi, C'ONFEI2ENCE OF BUILI)ING OFFICIAI,S
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section l. Section 17.04.010 of the Petaluma Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
17.04.010 Codes Adopted.
There is hereby adopted by the City of Petaluma for the purpose of
establishing rules and regulations governing building activity in the
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1 City, providing for the collection of permit fees, the issuance of
2 permits; the adoption of the latest editions of recognized codes;
3 amendment of such codes, and thus regulate the erection,
4 construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removing,
5 conversion, demolition, occupancy, use, height and area; including
6 the installation of electrical, gas plumbing and mechanical systems;
7 including regulations applying to the construction of fences, signs,
8 swimming pools, yard drainage systems, grading and excavation of
9 land; and provide for the abatement of unsafe buildings; the
10 following uniform codes:
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12 A. Uniform BUII.DING Code, 1994 Edition, Volumes 1, 2,
13 and 3, as adopted and published by the International
14 Conference of Building Officials; including all appendices
15 except Volume 1 Appendix Chapter #4, Barriers For
16 Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs, Volume 1 Appendix
17 Chapter #11, Accessibility and Volume 1 Appendix Chapter
18 #30 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators and Moving Walks.
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20 With respect to Uniform Building Code, the following
21 sections shall be included:
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23 107.5.1.2(a) A Stop Work Order will be issued when:
24 a) Work is being done or has been done without a
25 permit.
26 b) Work being done is beyond the scope of the issued
27 permit.
28 c) Work being done does not match approved plans.
29 d) Work being done violates current adopted Building
30 Codes.
31 e) Work being done in violation of Municipal Code and
32 Zoning Ordinance.
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34 107.5.1.2(b) Violators receiving a Stop Work Order are required
3.5 to respond to the Building Division within 48 hours
36 of the issued notice to receive instructions on how
37 to rescind the order. If no response is forthcoming,
38 within 48 hours, the Building Division will forward a
39 Building Code Violation memo to the City
40 Attorney's Office for abatement action. A copy of
41 the abatement request will be sent to the Planning
42 Department for their use and information.
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44 107.5.1.2(c) A building permit application with constructions
45 plans and supporting (structural calculations, energy
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calculations, handicapped access) documents must
2 be submitted for approval within 15 working days
3 following response to the Building Division. Plans
4 will be reviewed within 15 working days and a
5 correction letter issued or permit application
6 approved. A response to any correction letter must
7 be returned within 15 working days. Five working
8 days will be required to review this second
9 submission and a permit approved for issue. Permits
10 ready for issue must be issued within 5 working
11 days. All construction must be inspected as work
12 progresses and signed off by all (affected)
13 departments within 60 days of building permit
14 issuance.
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16 107.5.1.2(d) All time limitations for plan check review and
17 construction indicated in the building codes shall not
18 apply to any work indicated in Section (a) that has
19 received a Stop Work Order.
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21 107.5.1.2(e) An additional fee of double the permit fee shall be
22 added to each permit reflecting a Stop Work Order.
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24 904.2.1 Fire sprinkler requirements for all Occupancies is
25 amended to read as follows:
26 l. "Automatic sprinkler systems shall be
27 installed and maintained throughout all new
28 buildings 3,500 or more square feet in area
29 or three stories or more in height and in all
30 buildings that will house an occupancy,
31 which in the opinion of the Fire Chief, may
32 create a substantial threat to life or property.
33 The Fire Chief shall be guided by the
34 statistical report of the California Fire
35 Incident Reporting System. Sprinkler
36 systems shall be installed in accordance with
37 the applicable National Fire Protection
38 Association Pamphlet. Sprinkler systems
39 installed in non-residential buildings shall be
40 monitored by automatic transmission of an
41 alarm to an approved central alarm receiving
42 station. For purposes of this section, new
43 building shall mean any building for which
44 site plan and architectural review application
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was made pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance
2 on or after June 20, 1990."
3 2. "Additions or alterations made to a building
4 so that the combined building exceeds 3,500
5 square feet in area or three stories or more in
6 height shall be required to install and
7 maintain an automatic sprinkler system as
8 described in Subsection 1 throughout the
9 addition or alteration, except that a one-time
10 addition or alteration of an aggregate area.
11 not to exceed 250 square feet to an
12 unsprinklered building shall be exempt from
13 this subsection, if made more than one year
14 after the `Certificate of Occupancy' is
15 issued."
16 3. "It shall not be the intent of this requirement
17 to reduce the more restrictive requirements
18 of Chapter 9 of the Uniform Building Code,
19 1994 Edition. Other requirements for fire
20 sprinkler criteria shall be in accordance with
21 the Uniform Fire Code - City of Petaluma."
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23 1804.8 Crawl Space Grade and Drainage.
24 Foundation walls shall have a 3" (minimum)
25 diameter through wall pipe to conduct underfloor
26 water to the outside of the building. UnderEloor
27 area shall be graded to the through-wall pipe and
28 exterior grading shall be sloped away from the
29 building.
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31 Grade level in underfloor areas shall not be lower
32 than exterior grade unless adequate drainage to a
33 positive outfall is provided. Where any water will
34 collect in the underfloor area, an approved drainage
35 system shall be provided.
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37 106.2(5) Retaining Walls shall be amended to read as stated
38 in Ordinance #1727 N.C.S./1988 for Retaining Wall
39 Standards.
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41 1503 Roof Covering Material shall be revised to read as
42 stated in Ordinance #1744 N.C.S./1989 for roof
43 covering material to be Class "B" or better.
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1 B. Uniform Housing Code, 1994 Edition, as the same is
2 adopted and published by the International Conference of
3 Building Officials.
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5 C. Dwelling Construction Under the Uniform Building Code,
6 1994 Edition, as the same is adopted and published by the
7 International Conference of Building Officials.
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9 D. Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,
10 1994 Edition, as the same is adopted and published by the
11 International Conference of Building Officials.
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13 E. Uniform Administrative Code, 1994 Edition, as the same is
14 adopted and published by the International Conference of
15 Building Officials.
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17 F. Uniform Building Security Code, 1994 Edition, as the same
18 is adopted and published by the International Conference of
19 Building Officials.
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21 G. Uniform Sign Code, 1994 Edition, as the same is adopted
22 and published by the International Conference of Building
23 Officials, except Section 303 is omitted.
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25 H. Dwelling Construction under the Uniform Mechanical
26 Code, 1994 Edition, as published by the International
27 Conference of Building Officials.
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29 I. 1994 Analysis of Revisions to the Uniform Building Codes
30 as the same is adopted and published by the International
31 Conference of Building Officials.
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33 J. Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition, as the same is
34 adopted and published by the International Conference of
35 Building Officials and the International Association of
36 Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
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38 K. Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition, as the same is
39 adopted and published by the International Association of
40 Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
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42 L. Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 1994
43 Edition, as the same is adopted and published by the
44 International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
45 Officials.
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M. Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1994 Edition, as the same is
adopted and published by the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
N. National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition, as adopted and
published by the National Fire Protection Association.
All references to permit fees within items A through N above are hereby deleted. The
permit fees shall be fixed by the Fee Schedules adopted by the City Council by Resolutions 86-
178 N.C.S. and 87-199 N.C.S.
This ordinance supersedes and makes void Petaluma Ordinance 1888 N.C.SJ1992.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or word of this ordinance
is for any reason held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the
City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this ordinance and each
and all provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions be
declared unconstitutional.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance to take effect January 1, 1996. All plans
submitted before January 1, 1996 will be reviewed under 1991 Codes. All plans submitted after
January 1, 1996 will be reviewed under the 1994 Building Codes and the 1993 National Electrical
Code. Existing subdivisions with approved plans under the 1991 Codes will be allowed to
complete that phase of the work, all new phases or models not previously approved will be
reviewed under the 1994 Codes.
Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to post this ordinance for the period and in
the manner required by the City Charter.
INTRODUCED and ordered posted this 20th day of November , 1995
ADOPTED this 4th day of December , 199'5 by the following vote:
AYES: Hamilton, Stompe, Read, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES:
ABSENT: Barlas ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
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