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AN ORDINANCE OF TP,~ CITY OF SARATOGA REGULATING THE ERECTION~ CONSTRUCTION,, EiqLARG~ENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION, D~MOLITIOi~, OCCUPANCY, EQUIP~T, USE, HEIGHT, AREA ~ND MAINTE~ANCE OF BEINGS AND STRUCTURES IN SAID CITY PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PEF~MITS AND ~OLLECTIOIj OF ~'E~S THEREFOR, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIOIq THEREOF, DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE ZO.~ES, AND REPEALING CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TMEREWITN~ The City Council of the City of Saratoga does h~reby ordain as follows: Section 1.: ADOPTION OF UNIFORM B~.r~,D!NG..OODE~ 1961 EDITION The'~provisi0n of Parts I to XII inclusiv~ and appendiX of .'the International C~nference'of Building Officials, UnifOrm Building.Code, 1961 Edition hereinafter termed the B,,ilding Code, and each and all of the regula_ tions provision~s, penal.ties, conditions and terms of such portions of said Building'.Cnde (three copies of which Code have been filed for use and examin- ation by the public in the Office of the City Clerk of said City of Saratoga) are hereby adopted and made part hereof, the same as if fully set forth in this Ordinance, and subject further to the following amendments to said published code: Section 2: Until the appeintm,ent of the Board of Appeals in accord ~th SectiOn 204 of the Building Code, the City Council shall continue to act as such Board of appeals in the building trade pursuant to Section 1.4 of Ordinance A~A. Sectipn 3: Section 103 is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the last cla~use of the first paragraph, which clause roads "and hydraulic flood control structures", and the following language is hereb~ added in place Of said deletei clause: : "but the provisions of this code shall apply without limitation / to all dams. and other hydraulic flood control structures with the · exception of such hydraulic flood control structures as are ~on- structed and installed by the Santa Clara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District." ~ Section. 4: Section 303 is hereby amended by adding thereto the following ~ Section 303(c): Section 30,3(c): Building Permit Fees Fees shall not be .required .for permits for buildings erected for and owned by the United States of America~ the State of California, the County of Santa Clara, the City of Saratoga, nor a public school dis- trict in the City of Saratoga. Subsection (b) is hereby amended by adding the following excep- tion: EXCEPTION: Group I .~nd Group J Occupancies shall be exempt from paYing plan-checking fees, ! .: ., , Section 5: Called InspectiOns. No reinforcing steel or structural framework '. of any part of any lbuildi~ or structure shall be covered or . concealed in any manner whatever without first obtaining the approval of the B,,~]ding Official. The B,,~lding Official upon notification from the permit holder or his agent shall make the following inspections of Type V buildings and shall either approve that portion of the construction as completed or shall notify the permit holder or his agent wherein the same fails to comply with the laV. 1. FOUNDATION INSPECTIOI~: To be made after trenches are excavated and forms eroCted and when all materials for the foundation are~ delivered on the job. Where concrete from a central mixing plant (cornonly termed "transit mixed" is to be used, materials need not be on the job. -1- 2. UNdERFLOOR INSPECTION: To ~e made after all underfloor work is complete prior to the laying of+ any sub-floor. FRAME LMSPECTION: To b~ m~de a'f~er the roof, all framing, fire- blocking, and bracing are ih pla, ce and all pipes, chimneys and vents are complete. LATH INSPECTION: To be made after all lathing~ interior and exterior is in place and aii plastering materials are delivered on the job but before any plaster is applied. 5. FINAL INSPECTIOi, i: To be made 'after building is Completed and ~eady for occupancy. Section 6: Section 1704 is hereby amended by omitting therefrom the paraj. graph captioned "Exception: Roofs of Cedar..." and ending ~ith the language "...only in fire Zone No. 3", and by adding in place thereof the following: "EXCEPTION: Roofs of cedar or redwood shake having a nominal thickness of one inch (1~') at the butt may be used in buildings 6~ Group B,. Division 3, G~oup C and Group F, Divisions 1 and 2, occupancies of Type- v construction, Where there are. no general requir&ments for fire resistance, provided tha~the horizontal clearanSe between cornice and property lineS, except street fronts~ is not less tha~n'~en (t0) feet, and provided further there shall be not less than 2" solid. T ~n~ G wood sheathing f~r the same. This provision shall be ~pplicable in Fire Zone No. 3 and in Fire 'zone No. 2 for above mentioned GrOupS and Division df G~oups." .,eCtlion 7: section 2516 is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: "EXCEPTION: Girders used as floor joists shell h~ve a clearance of not less than eighteen inches (18") between the bottom of the girder and the uniform surface of the ground underneath, when girders aD~ two inch (2") subflooring are used instead of standard floor joist construction. Section .8..' Section 3102 is hereby amended by adding thereto the following paragraph to read as follows: Concrete slab floors used in structures for human occupancy shall be separated from natural ground by placing a water proof membrane over a six inch (6~') layer of gravel. or rock base. Se.c~ion ~: Section 4710(b) is hereby amended by adding thereto the followin~ paragraphs: %~erever line wire backing is used on exterior walls, the walls shall have blocking, not less than two inches (2") in thickness and of the same width as the stud, fitted snugly, and nailed into the studs at mid- height of the stud, so placed that the maximum dimension of any concealed space is not over four feet (~'). All Type V b,~!)dings over one story in height shall have solid sheathing under exterior plaster. On Type V buildings having solid sheathing. the third or finish coat may be a wash coat. Section 10: Section 5101(d) is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 5101(d) Installation: The installation of heat-producing appliances covered by this Chapter shall conform to the condi- tions of approval as specified in the manufacturer's instructions pertaining to safety and to the requirements of this Chapter. The installer shall leave the manufacturer's instructions attached to the appliance for the benefit of the Building Official. Appliances installed in garages, or other areas where they may be subjected to m~Chanical damage shall be suitably gn,_arded against such damage by being installed behind protective barriers or by being elevated o~ located out of the n6rmal path of vehicles. Heat~prod~ing Appliances shall not be located in a pri~a~e garage~ ~f iotated i~lai. ga~age area there shall be a complete 6~e~h6d~ fire reSiStlye Wall Separating the heat producing appliance from th~ garage.. ~ . !'EXCEPTION: +Heat-producing appliances elevated so that there is~ more from the flame to the garage floor level on a ~b-' stantial platform suitably guarded from mechanical damage from vehicles may be permitted in private garages~ :Such platform is to be constructed with tightly fitted b~ard~ or other material with a s~o0th finish exterior so as t8 minimize storage of combustibles adjacent to heat pro~ ducing appliances. Section 11: That the entire i~corporated area of the City of Saratoga is h~re- by declared to be and is hereby established as a fire District and said Fire District shall be known and designated as Fire Zones 2 and 3, and each such zone Shall include such territory or portions Of said city as ~ ustrated, outlined, and designated on a certain map On.~:fLle inL~ th~ OffiCe of the City Clerk of the City of Saratoga being marked and disignated as '~Fire Zones of the City of Saratoga,+' which is hereby adopted as the Fire ~oning Map of the CitZ ~f Saratoga for. the application of the regulati~nS included in the "Uniform Building Code 1961 Edition, published 1961 by Interhational Conference of Bn~]ding Officials." Fire District No. 2 shall be all of the area zoned for Or, through the granting of Z0ne LvarianCeS~ used for'industrial, business and commercial ~pttrposes under the comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Saratoga now in effect or hereafter adopted which said zones or uses are designated as 6ommerciai or. light industrial, now particularly described in Ordinance No~ NS'3 as Zones C-_N, C-C, C-S~ and M. Fi~e District No. 3' shall be all of that area not included in Fire Dis~ric~ No. 2. In the event that there should be any conflick betwee~ the af~- said Fire zones map and the fire zone as determined by virtue of the zoning, re-zoning or granting of zone variances as to any particular property, then the latter shall control and be conclusive as against any contrary fire zone which my be delineated on said map. Section 12: From and after July 1, 1962, Section 3.1 of Ordinance ~-A shall be of no further force and effect. Pursuant to Section'201 of the 1961 edition of the Uniform Building Cede, the M~yor of the City of Sara- toga, with the concurrence of a majority of the City Council, is hereby authorized to appoint the building official for the City of Saratoga whose authority and duties shall commence under this ordinance and said 1961 edition of the Uniform Building Code on July 1, 1962. Section 13: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corperetion to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City of Saratoga, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the 1961 Edition of the Uniform Bn~lding Code as modified and amended by this ordinance. Any parson, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of said 1961 Uniform Bn~ding Code or this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which the violation is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punishable by fine of not more than $300.00, or by imprison- ment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisOn- ment, for each separate offense committed. In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided,' any building or structure set ups erecteds constructed, altered, enlarged, .converted, moved or maintained contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, and/or any use of any land, building or premises conducted, operatedr or maintained contrary to the pro- visions of this ordinances and/or any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be and the same is hereby declared to be unlawful an0. a public n~isance, and may by ~.h~s City be summarily abated as such, and in s~dition the City Attorney of the. City of Saratoga shall, upon order of the*City Council, 4mmedlately con~nence action or proceeding for the abatement and removal and/or enJoirnnent in the manner provided by law and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such court or courts as may have Jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate and remove any such building or structure constituting .a pubiic ~uisance, and restrain and enjoin any person, firm or corporation from .setting up, erecting, building, matntalnfng or using such building or structure or using any property in the City of Saratoga contrary to the provisions of this ordinance. , All references herein to this ordinance shall be deemed to mean the 1961 Edition of the Uniform Building Code as adopted and amended b~ this Ordinance. The remedies he~einabove provided for shall be c,~nulative and net exclustve~, .Section 1/~: If any section, sub,action,"' sentence, clause, phrase br portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or uncon~ Stttut~onal by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such ~eciai0n shall .net affect the v'aiidity Of the remaining portions O~ this ordinance~ ,The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that would have passed this ordinance add each ~eCtion, sub,action, sentence, clause and p~r@se thereof, irrespective of .the fact that any one or more sections, sub,actions, Sentences, clauses or phrases be held invalid or unconstitu- tional. Secti~.n ~S: .P~.PEALS All of Article 2 of title 11 of the Santa Clara County Ordinance Cbde~ and so much of Section 1.i ~f Ordinance ~-A of the City o~ .Saratoga as .adopts the same by ieference, i-~ hereby repealed. This repeal is intended co include Sections 11.1.2-1 through ll.l.2~lA of said Santa Clara C~unty Ordinance Code, as said sections were originally ad~pted~ by Ordinanc~ and added to or amended from time to time. Ordinance ~-B o~ the CiC~ Saratoga shall be of no further force or effect from and after the effective date of this ordinance, except for purposes of enforcing, prosecuting or abering any violations thereof which occurred prior to the effective date hereof. In addition, all ordinances or parts of ordinances othersvise in con- flict herewith are hereby superceeded and repealed. Section 16'- This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage and adoption. The above and foregoing ordinance ~as regularly introduced and after public hearing held thereon by the C~ty Council on the 5th da~ of July, 1962, was therea£ter passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the ~ day of ~ulv, 1962, by the following vote: AYES: Drake, Hartman, Ritchie NOES: I~one r ' /-,z' which h~ been published according, to law. Clerk Date