4598ORDINANCE NO. 4598
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL O THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM REPEALING CHAPTER 15.04 OF TITLE 15 OF
THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING THE 1982
EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING
OFFICIALS' UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, WITH AMENDMENTS
THERETO, AND AMENDING TITLE 15 OF HE ANAHEIM
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO A NEW CHAPTER 15.04.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 15.04 of Title 15 of the
be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
SECTION 2.
IM DOES ORDAIN AS
im Municipal Code
That Title 15 of the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same
is hereby, amended by adding thereto a new hapter 15.04 to read
as follows:
"CHAPTER 15.04
BUILDING CODE
15.04.001 APPROVAL OF CODE
The City Council does hereby find and d
result of investigation and tests conducted
Building Official, or by reason of the acce
tests by recognized national or state autho
scientific organizations, that the Uniform
Edition, of the International Conference of
is an approved Code for adoption by referen
of Section 50022.1 of the Government Code o
California.
15.04.010 ADOPTION OF CODE
?termine, as the
by the City and its
,)ted principles or
-ities, technical or
3uilding Code, 1982
Building Officials
�e within the meaning
E the State of
Pursuant to the provisions of Sections
both inclusive, of the Government Code of t
California, the City of Anaheim does hereby
except as hereinafter in this chapter amend
of the International Conference of Building
Building Code (hereinafter in this chapter
"Uniform Building Code") with amendments the
Appendix thereof, excluding Chapters 23, 38,
Appendix which Code shall be deemed the Ana
At least one copy of said Code shall be file
0022.1 to 50022.8,
e State of
adopt by reference,
d, the 1982 Edition
Officials' Uniform
eferred to as the
reto, and the
51 and 70 of the
eim Building Code.
d in the office of
the City Clerk of the City of Anaheim and shall be kept there
for public inspection while said Code is in force. The City
Clerk shall at all times maintain a reasonable supply of copies
of said Code available for purchase by the public at a moderate
price not to exceed the actual cost thereof to the City of
Anaheim.
15.04.201 CREATION OF BUILDING DIVISION
Section 201 of the Uniform Building Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
201. There is hereby established in the City, the
Building Division of the Planning Department, which shall be
under the jurisdiction of the Building official designated
by the appointing authority.
15.04.204 BOARD OF APPEALS
Section 204 of the Uniform Building Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
204. In order to determine the stability of
alternative materials and methods of construction and to
provide for reasonable interpretations f the provisions of
this Code, there shall be, and is hereb , created a Board of
Appeals. The Building Official shall b an ex official
member and shall act as Secretary of the Board. The Board
of Appeals shall be the City Council. a Board may adopt
reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its
investigations and shall render all decisions and findings
in writing to the Building Official with a duplicate copy to
the appellant and may adopt such new leislation as is
consistent therewith.
15.04.206 PENALTIES
Section 206 is hereby added to the Unifrm Building Code to
read as follows:
206. The penalty for violation of any provisions of
this Code shall be a misdemeanor punish ble as specified in
Section 1.01.370 of the Anaheim Municip 1 Code.
15.04.304 FEES
Section 304 of the Uniform Building Code is hereby amended
by amending the first sentence of paragraph (a) thereof to read
as follows:
(a) The fee for each permit shall be as set forth
and established by resolution of the City Council of the
Boa
City of Anaheim. Any reference in this Code to Table No.
3-A shall be deemed to refer to the fee schedule as
established by resolution of the City Council and Table No.
3-A as set forth in this Code shall be deemed superseded by
the fee schedule as set forth in said resolution.
15.04.407 FRONT OF LOT
Section 407 of the Uniform Building Cod is hereby amended
by amending the definition of "FRONT OF LOTset forth therein
to read as follows:
FRONT OF LOT is the front boundary line of a lot
bordering on the street and, in the cas of a corner lot,
the narrow portion of said lot will con titute the frontage.
15.04.426 YARD
Section 426 of the Uniform Building Cod is hereby amended
to read as follows:
426. YARD is an open, unoccupied pace, other than a
court, unobstructed from the ground to he sky, except where
specifically provided by this Code, on he lot on which a
building is situated, or on an adjoininj common lot in a
planned unit development which is used is open space and not
intended for building purposes. Two or more structures
utilizing the same common open space sh 11 be assumed to
have a property line between them.
15.04.1101 GROUP M OCCUPANCY DEFINED
Section 1101 of the Uniform Building Coe is hereby amended
to read as follows:
1101. Group M. Occupancy shall be:
Division 1.
Division 2.
Private garages, carport sheds and
agricultural buildi gs.
Fences other than m sonry over six (6)
feet high; masonry fences over three (3)
feet high, tanks and towers.
15.04.1213 ACCESS TO BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
Section 1213 of the Uniform Building Co a is hereby amended
to read as follows.
"1213. Requirements of access to buildings and
facilities by the physically handicapped shall be as set
forth in Section 2-105(b)(9) of Part 2 of Title 24 of the
California Administrative Code."
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15.07.1704 ROOFS
Section 1704 of the Uniform Building
to read as follows:
1704. Notwithstanding any other p
Building Code and Appendix to the contr
covering of any building hereinafter co
of Type or Occupancy classification, in
re -roofing of any existing building as
32 of the Appendix hereto, shall be of
fire -retardant construction as defined
this Code.
is hereby amended
ovision of this
ry, the roof
structed regardless
luding any
pecified in Chapter
oncombustible or
n Section 3203(e) of
"Skylights shall be constructed as required in
Chapter 34.
"Penthouses shall be construc
Chapter 36.
"For use of plastics in roof,
"For attics: Access and Area
For Roof Drainage see Section 3207
15.04.1807 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
2 OFFICE BUILDINGS
1 OCCUPANCIES
as required in
see Chapter 52.
see Section 3205.
of
GROUP B, DIVISION
GROUP R DIVISION
Section 1807(a) of the Uniform Building Code is hereby
amended by replacing the wording 'more than 75 feet above the
lowest level of fire department vehicle acc ss' with the wording
'more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department
vehicle access.'
15.04.2623
MINIMUM SLAB REQUI
Section 2623 of the Uniform Building
to read as follows:
S
e is hereby amended
2623. The minimum thickness of concrete floor slabs
supported directly on the ground shall be not less than
three and one-half (3.5) inches. An approved water -proofed
membrane or two (2) inches of crushed r ck three-fourths
(3/4) inch maximum size shall be under slab floors in I, R
and R Division 3 occupancies.
15.04.3503 EXTERIOR NOISE
Chapter 35 of the Appendix of the Unifo m Building Code is
hereby amended by adding Section 3503 as follows:
ME
3503(a) Location and Orientation. Consistent with land use
standards, residential structures located ir noise critical
areas, such as proximity to select system oJ county roads and
city streets (as specified in Section 186.4 of the State of
California Streets and Highway Code) railroads, rapid transit
lines, airports, or industrial areas, shall be designed to
prevent the intrusion of exterior noises beyond prescribed
levels with all exterior doors and windows in the closed
position. Property design shall include, but shall not be
limited to, orientation of the residential structure, set -backs,
shielding, and sound insulation of the building itself.
(b) Interior noise levels. Interior community noise
equivalent levels (CNEL) with windows, closed attributable to
exterior sources shall not exceed an annual CNEL of 45 dB in any
habitable room.
(c) Airport noise source. Residential structures to
be located within an annual CNEL contour (as defined in Title 4,
Subchapter 6, California Administrative Code) of 60 require an
acoustical analysis showing that the structure has been designed
to limit intruding noise to the prescribed allowable levels.
CNELs shall be as determined by the local jurisdiction in
accordance with its local general plan.
(d) Vehicular and industrial noise sources.
Residential buildings or structures to be located within
exterior community noise equivalent level contours of 60 dB of
an existing or adopted freeway, expressway, major street,
thoroughfare, railroad, or rapid transit line shall require an
acoustical analysis showing that the propos?d building has been
designed to limit intruding noise to the al owable interior
noise levels prescribed in Section 3502b. xceptions:
Railroads where there are no nighttime (10:)o p.m. to 7:00 a.m.)
railway operations and where daytime (7:00 i.m. to 10:00 p.m.)
railway operations doe not exceed four (4) er day.
15.04.3504
COMPLIANCE
Chapter 35 of the Appendix of the Unifom Building Code is
hereby amended by adding Section 3504 as fo lows:
3504(a) Evidence of compliance shall c nsist of submittal
of an acoustical analysis report, prepared ander the supervision
of a person experienced in the field of aco stical engineering,
with the application for building permit. rhe report shall show
topographical relationship of noise sources and dwelling site,
identification of noise sources and their characteristics,
predicted noise spectra at the exterior of the proposed dwelling
structure considering present and future laid usage, basis for
the prediction (measured or obtained from p blished data), noise
attenuation measures to be applied, and an analysis of the noise
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insulation effectiveness of the proposed co
that the prescribed interior noise level re
interior allowable noise levels are met by
windows be unopenable or closed, the design
must also specify the means that will be em
ventilation and cooling, if necessary, to p
interior environment.
(b) Field testing. When inspection in
construction is not in accordance with the
field testing may be required. Interior no
shall be taken under conditions of typical
noise levels within legal limits. A test r
compliance or non-compliance with prescribe
levels shall be submitted to the Building 0
Where a complaint as to noncompliance w
requires a field test to resolve the compla
shall post a bond or adequate funds in escr
said testing. Such costs shall be chargeab
when such field tests show that compliance
regulations is, in fact, present. If such
noncompliance, then such testing costs shal
owner or builder.
struction showing
uired are met. If
equiring that
for the structure
loyed to provide
ovide a habitable
icates that the
pproved design,
se measurements
aximum exterior
port showing
interior allowable
ficial.
th this article
nt, the complainant
w for the cost of
e to the complainant
ith these
ests show
be borne by the
15.04.3805. LOCATION OF CLASS IISTANDPIPES
Paragraph (c) of Section 3805 of the Un form Building Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) Location of Class I Standpipe
Class I standpipe outlet connection at
landing of every required stairway abov
on each side of the wall adjacent to th
horizontal exit. Outlets at stairways
within the exit closure or in the case
enclosures, within the vestibule or ext
access to the stairway.
. There shall be a
very floor level
and below grade and
exit opening of a
hall be located
f smokeproof
rior balcony, giving
Risers and laterals of Class I standpipe systems not
located within an enclosed stairway or :mokeproof enclosure
shall be protected by a degree of fire esistance equal to
that required for vertical enclosures in the building in
which they are located.
Exception: In buildings equipped with an approved
automatic sprinkler system, risers and laterals which
are not located within an enclosedlstairway or
smokeproof enclosure need not be enclosed within
fire -resistive construction.
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There shall be a three-way outlet above the roof line
when the roof has a slope of less than four (4) inches in
twelve (12) inches.
In buildings where more than one sandpipe is provided,
the standpipes shall be interconnected �t the bottom.
SECTION 3. PENALTY
It shall be unlawful for any person, fi m or corporation to
violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the
requirements of this ordinance. Any person firm or corporation
violating any provision of this ordinance or failing to comply
with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1r000.00) or by
imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall
be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any
portion of which any violation of any of the provisions of this
ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person,
firm or corporation, and shall be punishable therefor as
provided for in this ordinance.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY
The City Council of the City of Anaheimlhereby declares that
should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter
of the Code, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be
invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have
passed all other portions of this chapter independent of the
elimination herefrom of any such portion aslmay be declared
invalid.
SECTION 5. SAVINGS CLAUSE
Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal of any
other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed
as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions
applicable to any violation thereof. The provisions of this
ordinance, insofar as they are substantiall�he
the same as
ordinance provisions previously adopted by City relating to
the same subject matter, shall be construed,as restatements and
continuations, and not as new enactments.
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SECTION 6. CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within
fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a
newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in
said City, and Thirty (30) days from and after its final
passage, it shall take effect and be in full force.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved ands,adopted by the City
Council of the City of Anaheim this 23rd day of April, 1985.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OP ANAHEIM
PRO TEM
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) as.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 4598 was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the 9th day of April, 1985, and
that the same was duly passed and adopted ata regular meeting of said City f
Council held on the 23rd day of April, 1985, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Bay, Pickler and Overholt
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Roth
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AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Anaheim signed
said Ordinance No. 4598 on the 23rd day of April, 1985.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of the City of Anaheim this 23rd day of April, 1985. -
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original Ordinance No. 4598 and was published once in the
Anaheim Bulletin on the 3rd day of May, 1985.
CITY CLERK
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